EP0442285A1 - Filling machine for palletised kegs - Google Patents

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EP0442285A1
EP0442285A1 EP91100634A EP91100634A EP0442285A1 EP 0442285 A1 EP0442285 A1 EP 0442285A1 EP 91100634 A EP91100634 A EP 91100634A EP 91100634 A EP91100634 A EP 91100634A EP 0442285 A1 EP0442285 A1 EP 0442285A1
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  • the invention relates to a drum filling machine of the type mentioned in the preamble of claim 1.
  • Semi or fully automatic drum filling machines for individual drums or for several drums arranged on pallets must bring the working position of a tool slide through relative alignment in each case over the bung hole of the next drum to be processed and then control the movement of the tool slide in such a way that the tools arranged on it successively Unscrew the screw cap, fill the barrel, screw a cap back on and, if necessary, attach a clinching cap.
  • individual tools are provided, such as screwdrivers, filling valves, clinkers, etc.
  • drum filling machines for filling drums arranged on pallets
  • the working position of the tool slide must be brought into register-correct engagement with all the bung holes one after the other.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to create a fully automatic drum filling machine of the type mentioned at the outset, which is more suitable for toxic and in particular explosive filling goods.
  • a line camera is provided on the filling machine, which can detect the positions of the bung holes in a relative movement over the barrel surfaces and enter them into the control program. It can also be used to fill chaotically arranged barrels fully automatically, i.e. without an operator on site.
  • a line scan camera is particularly advantageous because it is much cheaper both in terms of acquisition and in terms of computer program expenditure than a surface-recording camera. It also has the advantage that the required object illumination can be limited to one line. This means that significantly lower light outputs are required, which constitutes a significant design advantage in order to comply with explosion protection regulations.
  • the features of claim 4 are also advantageously provided.
  • the tool slide which is usually used only for changing tools, but not for finding bung holes, is used according to the invention for both movements, so that an additional drive is saved, which in turn simplifies the fulfillment of strict explosion protection regulations.
  • the features of claim 5 are advantageously provided. This is particularly advantageous for pallets that have only two barrels next to one another in the row direction. If only a narrow edge strip lying towards the center is detected by each of these, the line can be very short, for example only in the length of half a barrel diameter.
  • the advantage is that the resolution can be increased for a given line scan camera. However, an at least rough pre-alignment of the drums is necessary in such a way that the bung holes all point essentially towards the center.
  • barrels 1 are to be filled, which, as the figure shows, each have four on a pallet 2, which stand in the machine on a conveyor belt 4 driven by a motor 3, which in the direction of arrow 5 is drivable.
  • the tool slide 10 carries in the simplified shown Embodiment only two barrel treatment tools, namely a filling valve with filling tube 11 and suction device 12 and a screwdriver 13.
  • a control computer (not shown) is provided, to which the drives are connected in a suitable manner.
  • a line camera 16 is provided on a fixedly arranged gallows 15, which, with the viewing angle ⁇ shown, captures an observation line 17 which is oriented transversely to the transport direction 5.
  • the entire surface can be detected and entered into the control computer, which can determine the bunghole positions.
  • the length of the control line 17 is shorter than the width of the pallet 2. This makes it necessary that the barrels 1 have to be roughly pre-aligned so that the bung holes are essentially in the middle. Since the line is much shorter, the point resolution increases for a given line camera or, with the same resolution, a simpler and less expensive camera can be used.
  • the line can also be longer and cover the entire width of the pallet 2, so that the entire barrel surfaces can be detected. This is particularly advantageous if not two barrels are next to each other, as in the illustrated embodiment, but a larger number of barrels is placed on the pallet.
  • the line camera 16 lies in the transport direction of the arrow 5 at a distance in front of the tool slide 10 which is greater than the length of the pallet 2.
  • the pallet is thus moved in the transport direction (in the direction of the end having the motor 3 of the conveyor belt 4) is first completely captured by the line camera before the first bunghole comes into treatment engagement under the tool slide 10.
  • the control computer can therefore first detect all the bunghole positions and carry out a path optimization before the first bunghole is to be approached.
  • the conveyor belt 4 can also be driven in a reversing manner in both directions and, for example, pass the pallet 2 several times under the line camera 16 to increase the reading accuracy.
  • the control computer then sets the tool slide 10 in motion and first moves the screwdriver 13 into position over the first bunghole to be treated. With the height drive 7 or possibly with its own height drive for the screwdriver, the screwdriver 13 is lowered onto the bung hole and unscrews the barrel. The tool slide 10 is then moved until the filling tube 11 comes into engagement via the same bung hole. The barrel is filled. Then the tool slide 10 is moved back until the screwdriver 13 engages, and the barrel is screwed again.
  • Additional tools can be provided on the tool slide 10, for example a clinker, which can be brought into engagement with the same bunghole in the same way.
  • the conveyor belt 4 and the tool slide are moved until the screwdriver 13 is engaged over the next bung hole to be treated. Then the barrel treatment cycle begins in the manner described from the front. In this way, all bung holes are drilled one after the other. Since the position of the individual bung holes was previously recorded in the control computer, the drives can be driven in an optimized path by suitable control of the drives. When the conveyor belt 4 is reversed, the bung holes can be traversed in a circle, for example.
  • drum filling machine shown can be varied widely.
  • only one slide namely the tool slide 10 is provided for controlling the tools 11 and 13 in the direction of the arrow 9, that is to say transversely to the pallet transport direction 5. This serves both to change the tool and to move to a new bunghole position in the direction transverse to the pallet transport direction.
  • These control movements can, however, also be carried out by separate carriages, the bunghole search, for example, being carried out with a cross slide arrangement and the tool carriage 10 being provided as a sub-carriage.
  • the line camera 16 can also be arranged differently than shown, namely directly on the rail of the tool slide fixed in the direction of the arrow 9. It then detects the bung holes in the engagement area of the tool slide. A path optimization for approaching the bung holes is also possible, for example, the pallet 2 can pass under the position of the tool slide twice in succession, the first time for reading the positions in the control computer and the second time for the machining operations.

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A filling machine for filling in each case a plurality of kegs (1) arranged on a pallet (2), having a controllable tool slide (10) which is arranged above the kegs and brings the different keg-handling tools (12, 13) successively into engagement with the same bunghole (14), and also with a search device (16) which controls the working position of the tool slide and the pallet relative to one another in order to search for the particular bunghole to be handled next, the position of which is stored in a control computer, is characterised in that a line camera (16) connected to the control computer and scanning the keg surfaces is provided, said line camera being movable transversely to the line direction relative to the pallet. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Faßfüllmaschine der im Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1 genannten Art.The invention relates to a drum filling machine of the type mentioned in the preamble of claim 1.

Halb- oder vollautomatisch arbeitende Faßfüllmaschinen für Einzelfässer oder für mehrere auf Paletten angeordnete Fässer müssen die Arbeitsposition eines Werkzeugschlittens durch relative Ausrichtung jeweils über das Spundloch des nächsten zu bearbeitenden Fasses bringen und dann die Bewegung des Werkzeugschlittens derart steuern, daß die an diesem angeordneten Werkzeuge nacheinander den Schraubdeckel abschrauben, das Faß füllen, einen Deckel wieder aufschrauben und gegebenenfalls noch eine Clinchkappe aufbringen. Dazu sind einzelne Werkzeuge vorgesehen, wie Schrauber, Füllventile, Verclincher etc. Ist ein Faß fertig, so muß die Arbeitsposition des Werkzeugschlittens über dem Spundloch des nächsten zu behandelnden Fasses ausgerichtet werden.Semi or fully automatic drum filling machines for individual drums or for several drums arranged on pallets must bring the working position of a tool slide through relative alignment in each case over the bung hole of the next drum to be processed and then control the movement of the tool slide in such a way that the tools arranged on it successively Unscrew the screw cap, fill the barrel, screw a cap back on and, if necessary, attach a clinching cap. For this purpose, individual tools are provided, such as screwdrivers, filling valves, clinkers, etc. When a barrel is finished, the working position of the tool slide must be aligned over the bunghole of the next barrel to be treated.

Bei Faßfüllmaschinen zum Füllen von auf Paletten angeordneten Fässern stellt sich dabei die zusätzliche Aufgabe, daß auf einer Palette mehrere Fässer angeordnet sind, die nach Möglichkeit automatisch mit einer Programmsteuerung gefüllt werden sollen. Dabei muß die Arbeitsposition des Werkzeugschlittens nacheinander mit allen Spundlöchern in registergerechten Eingriff gebracht werden.In drum filling machines for filling drums arranged on pallets, there is the additional task that several drums are arranged on a pallet, which should be filled automatically with a program control if possible. The working position of the tool slide must be brought into register-correct engagement with all the bung holes one after the other.

Vollautomatisches Arbeiten ist bei solchen Faßfüllmaschinen erwünscht, da mit diesen häufig giftige oder explosionsgefährliche Substanzen gefüllt werden, die einen in der Nähe postierten Bedienungsmann gefährden würden.Fully automatic work is desirable with such drum filling machines, since they are often used to fill toxic or explosive substances that would endanger an operator positioned nearby.

Bekannte Faßfüllmaschinen der eingangs genannten Art können bereits weitgehend automatisch die Fässer füllen, haben aber Probleme bei der Erfassung der Positionen der Spundlöcher der verschiedenen Fässer der Palette für das Steuerprogramm. So ist es beispielsweise bekannt, daß das Steuerprogramm nur feste Spundlochpositionen kennt. Daher müssen für derartige Maschinen die Fässer genau vorausgerichtet werden, so daß die Spundlöcher in genau vorgegebenen Positionen stehen, was beispielsweise mit Schablonen erreichbar ist. Eine andere Möglichkeit ist es, in einem "Teaching"-Verfahren vor Beginn des Füllvorganges alle Spundlöcher von Hand anzufahren und die Positionen in das Programm einzugeben, wonach die Maschine dann automatisch füllen kann. Alle diese bekannten Maschinen machen aber zumindest vorübergehend die Anwesenheit eines Bedienungsmannes erforderlich bzw. erfordern hochgenau vorjustiert auf den Paletten aufgestellte Fässer.Known drum filling machines of the type mentioned can already largely automatically fill the drums, but have problems in detecting the positions of the bung holes in the various drums of the pallet for the control program. For example, it is known that the control program only knows fixed bunghole positions. Therefore, for such machines, the drums must be precisely pre-aligned so that the bung holes are in precisely predetermined positions, which can be achieved, for example, with templates. Another possibility is to use a "teaching" process to manually approach all the bung holes before entering the filling process and to enter the positions in the program, after which the machine can then fill automatically. However, all of these known machines at least temporarily require the presence of an operator or require barrels set up on the pallets in a highly precisely adjusted manner.

Die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es daher, eine vollautomatische Faßfüllmaschine der eingangs genannten Art zu schaffen, die besser für giftiges und insbesondere explosives Füllgut geeignet ist.The object of the present invention is therefore to create a fully automatic drum filling machine of the type mentioned at the outset, which is more suitable for toxic and in particular explosive filling goods.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß mit den Merkmalen des Kennzeichnungsteils des Anspruches 1 gelöst.This object is achieved with the features of the characterizing part of claim 1.

Erfindungsgemäß ist an der Füllmaschine eine Zeilenkamera vorgesehen, die in Relativbewegung über die Faßoberflächen hin die Positionen der Spundlöcher erfassen und in das Steuerprogramm eingeben kann. Es können also auch chaotisch aufgestellte Fässer vollautomatisch, also ohne Bedienungsmann vor Ort gefüllt werden. Eine Zeilenkamera ist deshalb von besonderem Vorteil, weil sie wesentlich kostengünstiger sowohl hinsichtlich der Anschaffung als auch hinsichtlich des Rechenprogrammaufwandes ist als eine flächenerfassende Kamera. Außerdem hat sie den Vorteil, daß die erforderliche Objektausleuchtung sich auf eine Zeile beschränken kann. Es sind somit wesentlich geringere Lichtleistungen erforderlich, was zur Erfüllung von Explosionsschutzvorschriften einen wesentlichen Konstruktionsvorteil bildet.According to the invention, a line camera is provided on the filling machine, which can detect the positions of the bung holes in a relative movement over the barrel surfaces and enter them into the control program. It can also be used to fill chaotically arranged barrels fully automatically, i.e. without an operator on site. A line scan camera is particularly advantageous because it is much cheaper both in terms of acquisition and in terms of computer program expenditure than a surface-recording camera. It also has the advantage that the required object illumination can be limited to one line. This means that significantly lower light outputs are required, which constitutes a significant design advantage in order to comply with explosion protection regulations.

Weiterhin vorteilhaft sind die Merkmale des Anspruches 2 vorgesehen. Man könnte zur Relativbewegung die Kamera über die Palette führen. Dafür wäre aber ein eigener zusätzlicher Antrieb für die Kamera erforderlich, was wiederum aus Kosten- und Explosionsschutzgründen nachteilig wäre. Da die Paletten ohnehin durch die Füllmaschine gefördert werden müssen, kann die dafür vorgesehene Transporteinrichtung für die Relativbewegung zwischen Palette und Kamera in einfacher Weise eingesetzt werden.The features of claim 2 are also advantageously provided. You could move the camera over the pallet for relative movement. However, this would require its own additional drive for the camera, which in turn would be disadvantageous for reasons of cost and explosion protection. Since the pallets have to be conveyed by the filling machine anyway, the transport device provided for the relative movement between the pallet and the camera can be used in a simple manner.

Weiterhin vorteilhaft sind die Merkmale des Anspruches 3 vorgesehen. Bei dieser Anordnung werden alle Fässer der Palette von der Zeilenkamera erfaßt, bevor das erste Spundloch in Bearbeitungseingriff mit der Arbeitsposition des Werkzeugschlittens gerät. Bevor also das erste Spundloch von den Werkzeugen anzufahren ist, sind alle Spundlöcher im Steuerprogramm erfaßt, und es kann eine Wegoptimierung erfolgen, bevor der Suchvorgang beginnt.The features of claim 3 are also advantageously provided. With this arrangement, all the barrels on the pallet are captured by the line scan camera before the first bunghole comes into machining engagement with the working position of the tool slide. Before the tools first approach the first bung hole, all bung holes are recorded in the control program, and path optimization can take place before the search process begins.

Weiterhin vorteilhaft sind die Merkmale des Anspruches 4 vorgesehen. Der Werkzeugschlitten, der üblicherweise nur zum Werkzeugwechsel, nicht aber zur Spundlochsuche eingesetzt wird, wird erfindungsgemäß für beide Bewegungen benutzt, so daß ein zusätzlicher Antrieb eingespart wird, was wiederum die Erfüllung strenger Explosionsschutzvorschriften vereinfacht.The features of claim 4 are also advantageously provided. The tool slide, which is usually used only for changing tools, but not for finding bung holes, is used according to the invention for both movements, so that an additional drive is saved, which in turn simplifies the fulfillment of strict explosion protection regulations.

Schließlich sind vorteilhaft die Merkmale des Anspruches 5 vorgesehen. Dies ist insbesondere bei Paletten vorteilhaft, die in Zeilenrichtung nur zwei Fässer nebeneinander aufweisen. Wenn von diesen nur jeweils ein zur Mitte hin liegender schmaler Randstreifen erfaßt wird, so kann die Zeile sehr kurz sein, beispielsweise nur in Länge eines halben Faßdurchmessers. Der Vorteil dabei ist, daß bei gegebener Zeilenkamera die Auflösung erhöht werden kann. Es ist allerdings eine zumindest grobe Vorausrichtung der Fässer in der Weise erforderlich, daß die Spundlöcher alle im wesentlichen zur Mitte hin zeigen.Finally, the features of claim 5 are advantageously provided. This is particularly advantageous for pallets that have only two barrels next to one another in the row direction. If only a narrow edge strip lying towards the center is detected by each of these, the line can be very short, for example only in the length of half a barrel diameter. The advantage is that the resolution can be increased for a given line scan camera. However, an at least rough pre-alignment of the drums is necessary in such a way that the bung holes all point essentially towards the center.

In der Zeichnung ist eine bevorzugte Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Faßfüllmaschine in perspektivischer Ansicht beispielsweise und schematisch dargestellt.In the drawing, a preferred embodiment of the drum filling machine according to the invention is shown in a perspective view, for example and schematically.

In der in der Figur dargestellten Faßfüllmaschine sollen Fässer 1 gefüllt werden, die, wie die Figur zeigt, jeweils zu viert auf einer Palette 2 stehen, die in der Maschine auf einem von einem Motor 3 angetriebenen Transportband 4 stehen, welches in Richtung des Pfeiles 5 antreibbar ist.In the drum filling machine shown in the figure, barrels 1 are to be filled, which, as the figure shows, each have four on a pallet 2, which stand in the machine on a conveyor belt 4 driven by a motor 3, which in the direction of arrow 5 is drivable.

Neben dem Transportband steht ortsfest eine Säule 6, an der mit einem Höhenantrieb 7 in Richtung des Pfeiles 8 höhenverstellbar ein mit einem Querantrieb in Richtung des Pfeiles 9 quer zur Richtung des Pfeiles 5 verstellbarer Werkzeugschlitten 10 angeordnet ist.Next to the conveyor belt there is a stationary column 6, on which a height-adjustable drive 7 in the direction of the arrow 8 is arranged, and a tool slide 10 which is adjustable with a transverse drive in the direction of the arrow 9 transversely to the direction of the arrow 5 is arranged.

Der Werkzeugschlitten 10 trägt im dargestellten vereinfachten Ausführungsbeispiel nur zwei Faßbehandlungswerkzeuge, nämlich ein Füllventil mit Füllrohr 11 und Absaugeinrichtung 12 und einen Schrauber 13.The tool slide 10 carries in the simplified shown Embodiment only two barrel treatment tools, namely a filling valve with filling tube 11 and suction device 12 and a screwdriver 13.

Es können also mit den drei Antrieben in Richtung der Pfeile 5, 8 und 9 die Faßbehandlungswerkzeuge 11 und 13 in Eingriff mit allen Spundlöchern 14 der Fässer 1 gebracht werden. Zum Steuern der Antriebe ist ein nicht dargestellter Steuerkomputer vorgesehen, an den die Antriebe in geeigneter Weise angeschlossen sind.So with the three drives in the direction of arrows 5, 8 and 9, the barrel treatment tools 11 and 13 can be brought into engagement with all bung holes 14 of the barrels 1. To control the drives, a control computer (not shown) is provided, to which the drives are connected in a suitable manner.

Zum Erfassen der Positionen der Spundlöcher 14 ist an einem ortsfest angeordneten Galgen 15 eine Zeilenkamera 16 vorgesehen, die mit dem dargestellten Betrachtungswinkel α eine Beobachtungszeile 17 erfaßt, die quer zur Transportrichtung 5 ausgerichtet ist.To detect the positions of the bung holes 14, a line camera 16 is provided on a fixedly arranged gallows 15, which, with the viewing angle α shown, captures an observation line 17 which is oriented transversely to the transport direction 5.

Wird die Palette 2 vom Transportband 4 in Richtung des Pfeiles 5 unter der Zeilenkamera hindurchgeführt, so kann die gesamte Oberfläche erfaßt und dem Steuerkomputer eingegeben werden, der die Spundlochpositionen ermitteln kann.If the pallet 2 is guided by the conveyor belt 4 in the direction of arrow 5 under the line camera, the entire surface can be detected and entered into the control computer, which can determine the bunghole positions.

Im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel ist die Länge der Steuerzeile 17 kürzer als die Breite der Palette 2. Dies macht es erforderlich, daß die Fässer 1 grob vorausgerichtet werden müssen, so daß die Spundlöcher jeweils im wesentlichen zur Mitte hin liegen. Da die Zeile wesentlich kürzer ist, erhöht sich bei gegebener Zeilenkamera die Punktauflösung bzw. kann bei gleicher Auflösung eine einfachere und kostengünstigere Kamera verwendet werden. Die Zeile kann aber auch länger sein und die gesamte Breite der Palette 2 erfassen, so daß die gesamten Faßoberflächen erfaßbar sind. Dies ist insbesondere dann von Vorteil, wenn nicht, wie im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel nur jeweils zwei Fässer nebeneinanderstehen, sondern auf der Palette eine größere Zahl von Fässern aufgestellt ist.In the exemplary embodiment shown, the length of the control line 17 is shorter than the width of the pallet 2. This makes it necessary that the barrels 1 have to be roughly pre-aligned so that the bung holes are essentially in the middle. Since the line is much shorter, the point resolution increases for a given line camera or, with the same resolution, a simpler and less expensive camera can be used. The line can also be longer and cover the entire width of the pallet 2, so that the entire barrel surfaces can be detected. This is particularly advantageous if not two barrels are next to each other, as in the illustrated embodiment, but a larger number of barrels is placed on the pallet.

Im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel der Maschine liegt die Zeilenkamera 16 in Transportrichtung des Pfeiles 5 in einem Abstand vor dem Werkzeugschlitten 10, der größer ist als die Länge der Palette 2. Die Palette wird also bei Bewegung in Transportrichtung (in Richtung auf das den Motor 3 aufweisende Ende des Transportbandes 4 hin) zunächst vollständig von der Zeilenkamera erfaßt, bevor das erste Spundloch in Behandlungseingriff unter den Werkzeugschlitten 10 gelangt. Der Steuerkomputer kann also zunächst sämtliche Spundlochpositionen erfassen und eine Wegoptimierung vornehmen, bevor das erste Spundloch anzufahren ist. Wie der Pfeil 5 zeigt, kann ds Transportband 4 auch reversierend in beiden Richtungen angetrieben werden und beispielsweise die Palette 2 zur Erhöhung der Lesegenauigkeit mehrfach unter der Zeilenkamera 16 hindurchfahren.In the illustrated embodiment of the machine, the line camera 16 lies in the transport direction of the arrow 5 at a distance in front of the tool slide 10 which is greater than the length of the pallet 2. The pallet is thus moved in the transport direction (in the direction of the end having the motor 3 of the conveyor belt 4) is first completely captured by the line camera before the first bunghole comes into treatment engagement under the tool slide 10. The control computer can therefore first detect all the bunghole positions and carry out a path optimization before the first bunghole is to be approached. As the arrow 5 shows, the conveyor belt 4 can also be driven in a reversing manner in both directions and, for example, pass the pallet 2 several times under the line camera 16 to increase the reading accuracy.

Der Steuerkomputer setzt sodann den Werkzeugschlitten 10 in Bewegung und fährt zunächst mit dem Schrauber 13 in Position über das erste zu behandelnde Spundloch. Mit dem Höhenantrieb 7 oder gegebenenfalls mit einem eigenen Höhenantrieb des Schraubers wird der Schrauber 13 auf das Spundloch abgesenkt und schraubt das Faß auf. Sodann wird der Werkzeugschlitten 10 so weit verfahren, bis das Füllrohr 11 in Eingriff über dasselbe Spundloch gelangt. Das Faß wird gefüllt. Anschließend wird der Werkzeugschlitten 10 wieder zurückgefahren bis zum Eingriff des Schraubers 13, und das Faß wird erneut verschraubt.The control computer then sets the tool slide 10 in motion and first moves the screwdriver 13 into position over the first bunghole to be treated. With the height drive 7 or possibly with its own height drive for the screwdriver, the screwdriver 13 is lowered onto the bung hole and unscrews the barrel. The tool slide 10 is then moved until the filling tube 11 comes into engagement via the same bung hole. The barrel is filled. Then the tool slide 10 is moved back until the screwdriver 13 engages, and the barrel is screwed again.

Es können am Werkzeugschlitten 10 weitere Werkzeuge vorgesehen sein, beispielsweise ein Verclincher, der in derselben Weise in Eingriff mit demselben Spundloch gebracht werden kann.Additional tools can be provided on the tool slide 10, for example a clinker, which can be brought into engagement with the same bunghole in the same way.

Nach Abschluß der Behandlung eines Spundloches werden das Transportband 4 und der Werkzeugschlitten so weit verfahren, bis der Schrauber 13 in Eingriff über dem nächst zu behandelnden Spundloch steht. Sodann beginnt der Faßbehandlungszyklus in der beschriebenen Weise von vorn. Auf diese Weise werden nacheinander alle Spundlöcher abgefahren. Da die Position der einzelnen Spundlöcher zuvor im Steuerkomputer erfaßt wurde, kann durch geeignete Steuerung der Antriebe in optimierter Bahn gefahren werden. Bei Reversieren des Transportbandes 4 können die Spundlöcher beispielsweise im Kreis abgefahren werden.After completion of the treatment of a bung hole, the conveyor belt 4 and the tool slide are moved until the screwdriver 13 is engaged over the next bung hole to be treated. Then the barrel treatment cycle begins in the manner described from the front. In this way, all bung holes are drilled one after the other. Since the position of the individual bung holes was previously recorded in the control computer, the drives can be driven in an optimized path by suitable control of the drives. When the conveyor belt 4 is reversed, the bung holes can be traversed in a circle, for example.

Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Erfindung kann die dargestellte Faßfüllmaschine weitgehend variiert werden.In the context of the present invention, the drum filling machine shown can be varied widely.

Im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel ist zur Steuerung der Werkzeuge 11 und 13 in Richtung des Pfeiles 9, also quer zur Palettentransportrichtung 5, nur ein Schlitten, nämlich der Werkzeugschlitten 10, vorgesehen. Dieser dient sowohl zum Werkzeugwechsel als auch zum Anfahren einer neuen Spundlochposition in Richtung quer zur Palettentransportrichtung. Diese Steuerbewegungen (Spundlochsuchbewegung und Werkzeugwechselbewegung) können aber auch von getrennten Schlitten durchgeführt werden, wobei beispielsweise die Spundlochsuche mit einer Kreuzschlittenanordnung erfolgt und der Werkzeugschlitten 10 als Subschlitten dazu vorgesehen ist.In the exemplary embodiment shown, only one slide, namely the tool slide 10, is provided for controlling the tools 11 and 13 in the direction of the arrow 9, that is to say transversely to the pallet transport direction 5. This serves both to change the tool and to move to a new bunghole position in the direction transverse to the pallet transport direction. These control movements (bunghole search movement and tool change movement) can, however, also be carried out by separate carriages, the bunghole search, for example, being carried out with a cross slide arrangement and the tool carriage 10 being provided as a sub-carriage.

Auch kann die Zeilenkamera 16 anders als dargestellt angeordnet sein, nämlich unmittelbar an der in Richtung des Pfeiles 9 feststehenden Schiene des Werkzeugschlittens. Sie erfaßt dann die Spundlöcher im Eingriffsbereich des Werkzeugschlittens. Eine Wegoptimierung zum Anfahren der Spundlöcher ist auch dabei möglich, wobei beispielsweise die Palette 2 zweimal nacheinander die Position des Werkzeugschlittens unterfahren kann, und zwar beim ersten Mal zum Einlesen der Positionen in den Steuerkomputer und beim zweiten Mal für die Bearbeitungsgänge.The line camera 16 can also be arranged differently than shown, namely directly on the rail of the tool slide fixed in the direction of the arrow 9. It then detects the bung holes in the engagement area of the tool slide. A path optimization for approaching the bung holes is also possible, for example, the pallet 2 can pass under the position of the tool slide twice in succession, the first time for reading the positions in the control computer and the second time for the machining operations.

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Faßfüllmaschine zum Füllen jeweils mehrerer auf einer Palette angeordneter Fässer, mit einem oberhalb der Fässer angeordneten steuerbaren Werkzeugschlitten, der die verschiedenen Faßbehandlungswerkzeuge nacheinander mit demselben Spundloch in Eingriff bringt, sowie mit einer Sucheinrichtung, die die Arbeitsposition des Werkzeugschlittens und die Palette relativ zueinander zur Suche des jeweils nächsten zu behandelnden Spundloches steuert, dessen Position in einem Steuerkomputer gespeichert ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine an den Steuerkomputer angeschlossene, die Faßoberflächen erfassende Zeilenkamera (16) vorgesehen ist, die quer zur Zeilenrichtung (in Richtung des Pfeiles 5) relativ zur Palette (2) bewegbar ist.Barrel filling machine for filling several barrels arranged on a pallet, with a controllable tool slide arranged above the barrels, which successively engages the various barrel treatment tools with the same bunghole, and with a search device that detects the working position of the tool slide and the pallet relative to one another to find the controls the next bunghole to be treated in each case, the position of which is stored in a control computer, characterized in that a line camera (16) connected to the control computer and detecting the barrel surfaces is provided, which is transverse to the line direction (in the direction of arrow 5) relative to the pallet ( 2) is movable. Faßfüllmaschine nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kamera (16) feststeht und die Palette (2) von einer Transporteinrichtung (Transportband 4) bewegt wird.Drum filling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the camera (16) is stationary and the pallet (2) is moved by a transport device (conveyor belt 4). Faßfüllmaschine nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Abstand zwischen der Zeilenkamera (16) und dem Werkzeugschlitten (10) in Transportrichtung (Pfeil 5) der Palette (2) größer ist als die Länge der Palette.Drum filling machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the distance between the line camera (16) and the tool slide (10) in the transport direction (arrow 5) of the pallet (2) is greater than the length of the pallet. Faßfüllmaschine nach einem der Ansprüche 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Werkzeugschlitten (10) in Richtung quer zur Transportrichtung (Pfeil 5) der Palette (2) angetrieben ist und sowohl zum Wechsel der Werkzeuge (11, 13) als auch zum Suche der Spundlöcher (14) steuerbar ist.Drum filling machine according to one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that the tool slide (10) is driven in the direction transverse to the transport direction (arrow 5) of the pallet (2) and both for changing the tools (11, 13) and for searching for Bung holes (14) is controllable. Faßfüllmaschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Zeilenkamera (16) die jeweils an den Zeilenenden liegenden Fässer nur in einem zur Zeilenmitte hin liegenden Randbereich erfaßt.Drum filling machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the line camera (16) captures the barrels located at the line ends only in an edge region lying towards the center of the line.
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