EP3946886A2 - Transporting a film tube, blown film line and method for producing a film - Google Patents
Transporting a film tube, blown film line and method for producing a filmInfo
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- EP3946886A2 EP3946886A2 EP20716428.6A EP20716428A EP3946886A2 EP 3946886 A2 EP3946886 A2 EP 3946886A2 EP 20716428 A EP20716428 A EP 20716428A EP 3946886 A2 EP3946886 A2 EP 3946886A2
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a system for transporting a film tube, a blown film system for producing a film and a method for producing a film.
- Blown film systems are known from the prior art.
- a film in the form of a film tube is extruded from a blow head by extrusion.
- the film tube is then transported to a destination, such as a winding device or the like, for example.
- a destination such as a winding device or the like, for example.
- it is often laid flat, that is, a web material is produced from the cylindrical tube at a certain transport section which has two flat tube sections of the film lying on top of one another.
- the film tube is deflected, ie for example, is guided over a roller, by means of which the transport direction of the film tube is locally changed. In this way, for example, a transport direction can be implemented using an angle.
- air that has accumulated in the system in this way can have a negative effect on the quality properties of a film.
- the film can be overstretched locally by the air bubble, so that plastic deformations are introduced into the film during production.
- dirt can be pressed into the film, so that further quality losses are to be feared here as well.
- a system for transporting a film tube of a blown film system along a transport direction.
- the system has a process unit with a guide unit for guiding the film tube, in particular when transporting the film tube, and a constriction at which a width of the film tube can be reduced.
- the system further comprises a
- Cutting device with at least one cutting element, in particular for cutting through the film tube.
- the leading unit is the bottleneck in the
- the severing device is designed in such a way that only a first hose side of a hose section of the film tube can be severed by the severing element, so that air that has accumulated at the process unit, in particular between the constriction and the guide unit and / or in front of the constriction, is blocked, in particular when the film tube is being transported , through which, in particular incised, hose section can be released.
- the system for transporting the film tube can preferably be arranged downstream of a blow head of the blown film system for producing the film tube in the transport direction of the film tube within the blown film system.
- the system can be a passive system, which in particular has no drive, or an active system, which enables active transport and / or conveyance of the film tube.
- the system can have a drive unit for moving the film tube along the transport direction.
- a drive unit for moving the film tube along the transport direction can advantageously be located downstream of the system.
- transporting the film tube can include guiding the film tube and / or influencing the direction of transport of the film tube.
- the film tube can in particular be able to be passed through the system as an endless material.
- the film tube preferably has a plastic film. Furthermore, it can be provided that the film tube has a cylindrical extension at least before it reaches the system. When the film tube is being transported along the transport direction, the film tube can be subjected to several changes of direction, which can be ensured in particular by the guide unit or several guide units.
- the process unit can in particular form a section of the system in which at least part of the transport of the film tube can be carried out.
- the process unit can have several guide units, a lay-flat device and / or further components for transporting or processing the film tube. It is also conceivable that the process unit is formed by a stretching unit for stretching and / or stretching film material of the film tube, which has the constriction and the guide unit.
- the air can accumulate at the process unit, for example, directly in front of the bottleneck and / or between the bottleneck and the guide unit, in particular directly in front of the guide unit. In particular, the air can accumulate on a component of the process unit.
- the guide unit can preferably comprise a deflecting cylinder, which can be designed to be stationary or can be designed as a rotatable roller.
- the deflection of the film tube changes the transport direction.
- the width of the film tube, which can be reduced at the narrow point can in particular be understood to mean an extension and / or a diameter of the film tube which can be reduced at the narrow point. In particular, the width can be measured perpendicular to the transport direction.
- the bottleneck can result, for example, from a transport request for the film tube.
- the fact that the guide unit is arranged downstream of the constriction in the transport direction of the film tube can in particular be understood to mean that the film tube first passes through the constriction during transport and then the guide unit.
- the guide unit can preferably be designed to deflect the film tube.
- the guide unit can thus be designed as a deflection unit.
- the guide unit guides the film tube and in particular does not influence the transport direction of the film tube.
- the guide unit can be drivable in order to actively promote the transport of the film tube.
- the bottleneck is formed by a further guide unit.
- the severing element of the severing device can be a mechanical severing element.
- the severing element can be designed, for example, as a cutting knife.
- a cutting force of up to 10 N, preferably of up to 5 N, can preferably be applied to the first tube side by means of a mechanical severing element.
- the severing element is an optical and / or thermal severing element.
- the severing element can comprise a laser for this purpose.
- the severing element is designed to create an opening, preferably in the form of a severing cut, in the first tube side.
- the severing device can also be referred to as a cutting device and / or the severing element can be referred to as a cutting element.
- the severing element can be introduced into the film tube at least in regions, the film tube being pierced and / or cut, for example, at least in regions.
- the severing element can be designed for mechanical severing into the film tube.
- the severing element has one or more needles. It can thus be provided that the severing element is designed as a needle roller which, for example, can insert needles into the film tube at specific points by rotating the needle roller, that is to say can cut through the first side of the tube.
- the fact that only a first tube side of the tube section of the film tube can be severed by the severing element can be understood to mean that the film tube is not completely cut through. In particular, after the film tube has been laid flat, only one of two film layers lying at least partially on top of one another can thus have a severing cut.
- the severing element By severing the severing element into the first hose side, access to the hose interior can thus be created, through which fluid communication between the hose interior and an outer area of the film hose can be realized. If the tube section thus passes the constriction, an overpressure present inside the film tube can be reduced, in particular after the constriction. In particular, through a severing cut made by the severing element during severing in the first hose side or in the hose section, air can thus escape from the film hose, especially when the hose section passes the area between the constriction and the guide unit.
- the severing element is preferably designed to sever the film tube during operation of the blown film system and / or during transport of the film tube.
- Air in the system can thus be broken down in a simple manner, in particular during the transport of the film tube, which could possibly have a detrimental effect on the quality of the film tube.
- the severing of the hose section by the The severing element can be carried out when a certain amount of air has accumulated in the system or when a predetermined period of time has elapsed during the transport of the film tube.
- the incised tube section can be removed or marked, for example, before winding up and / or before further processing of the film tube.
- a lay-flat device for laying the film tube flat to form two at least partially superposed film layers, the narrow point being formed by the lay-flat device.
- the lay-flat device has squeezing rollers, by means of which the film tube is squeezed at the constriction, so that after the constriction two at least partially superposed film layers are provided.
- the film layers lying on top of one another can be understood to mean, for example, film sections oriented parallel or essentially parallel.
- the lay-flat device can preferably have a plurality of guide elements along which the film tube is guided in the lay-flat device, so that the width of the film tube is reduced in particular in a cone-like and / or tapered manner up to the narrow point. At least some sections of the film layers can be in contact at the narrow point.
- the lay-flat device can in particular follow a film bubble, which can be generated in the transport direction of the film tube after a blow head of the blown film system.
- an increased internal pressure of the film tube can be provided in the region of the film bubble, which in the region of the lay-flat device can promote the entrainment of air into further transport sections of the system.
- the use of the severing device for releasing the accumulated air after the flattening device can thus be particularly advantageous.
- the severing device has a transverse drive for moving the at least one severing element transversely to the transport direction of the film tube and / or that the severing element is set at an oblique angle to the transport direction of the film tube.
- a movement of the severing element transversely to the transport direction can in particular be understood to mean that the severing element is perpendicular to the transport direction of the Film tube is movable. In this way, for example, an oblique angle of a severing cut can be achieved when severing the severing element in the film tube.
- an oblique cut can also be achieved with a brief introduction of the severing element into the film tube.
- An oblique severing cut can improve the escape of the pent-up air.
- further tearing of the severing cut can be reduced or prevented during further transport, for example when passing through further narrow points. As a result, further damage to the film layers can be avoided and the quality of the film product can be improved.
- the transverse drive can, for example, have a pneumatic drive, in particular acting on one side, for example in the form of a pneumatic cylinder.
- the transverse drive can preferably have a restoring device, for example in the form of a spring, for restoring the severing element after severing the first hose side of the hose section.
- the severing device has a propulsion for moving the at least one severing element in the direction of the film tube.
- Moving the severing element in the direction of the film tube can be understood to mean that the entire severing element is moved towards the film tube.
- a blade can be inserted into the film tube in the case of a mechanical severing element, for example.
- the propulsion can be carried out pneumatically, electrically and / or hydraulically.
- the transverse drive and the forward drive can preferably be combined in one drive in order, for example, to achieve a perforation of the film tube.
- the propulsion can advantageously enable punctual and / or regional severing of the severing element into the film tube.
- the severing device has a hose guide, in particular in the form of a roller, by means of which the film hose can be moved in areas towards the severing element. Due to the hose guide, the transport direction of the foil hose can be changed locally in order to cut through the foil hose by the severing element. Consequently for example, the severing element of the severing device can be rigid. If the film tube is moved towards the severing element during transport, ie while the film tube is moving relative to the severing element, the film hose can be cut through the severing element in particular along the transport direction.
- the hose guide can be moved towards the severing element up to a predetermined nominal distance.
- both the hose guide and the severing element can be moved towards one another in order to achieve the predetermined nominal distance.
- the predetermined nominal distance can thus define a height of an enclosed air bubble in the film tube from which the film tube is cut. So it is conceivable that the severing only takes place automatically from a certain size of the enclosed air bubble, so that unnecessary damage to the film tube can be avoided.
- the severing device has a housing, the severing device being able to be brought into an activation state in which the severing element protrudes from the housing at least partially, and into a deactivation state in which the severing element is arranged within the housing is.
- the housing can in particular have an opening through which the severing element can protrude when the severing device is in the activated state.
- the safety of the system can be improved by the housing, since in the deactivated state the severing element is hidden in the housing and is therefore not accessible to a machine operator.
- the severing element can be protected by the housing from environmental influences and / or from parts that may fall down during maintenance work.
- the service life of the severing element can be extended overall.
- the severing element can at least partially be moved out of the housing in order to establish the activation state.
- the severing element is preferably pretensioned in the activated state, in particular so that the severing element can be automatically returned to the housing in order to bring the severing device into the deactivated state.
- the housing can be rigid or movable.
- the housing of the severing device has a displacement unit, by means of which the housing can be moved between a release position for establishing the activated state and a closed position for establishing the deactivated state, in particular wherein the housing is biased into the closed position by the displacement unit is.
- the displacement unit can in particular be resiliently mounted in order to implement the pretensioning in the closed position. Switching between the activation state and the deactivation state can thus be implemented by the housing itself.
- the severing element can be made rigid. When the housing is in the release position, the severing element can preferably protrude through an opening in the housing, wherein the opening can in particular be designed as a slot.
- severing elements arranged in a row can be provided, which protrude through individual slots of the housing in the activated state in order to enable the film tube to be cut.
- a movement of the severing element can be provided in order to switch between the deactivation state and the activation state.
- the severing element can thus be moved through an opening in the housing.
- a laser is switched on to produce the activation state and takes over the cutting of the first tube side.
- the adjustability of the housing has the particular advantage that a movement, in particular of the severing element, is not necessary and thus the safety of the system and / or the blown film system can be increased.
- the severing device is arranged in front of the guide unit in the transport direction of the film tube, so that the film tube can be severed by the severing element before the film tube passes the guide unit. It can preferably be provided that the severing device is arranged in front of the constriction in the transport direction of the film tube, so that the film tube can be severed by the severing element before the film tube passes the constriction. Arranging the severing device in front of the guide unit can ensure that the air can be released at this point.
- the severing device can, for example, be integrated into the guide unit itself, so that the air can be released in particular immediately before the deflection.
- the severing device in the transport direction of the Foil tube can be provided in front of the guide unit and after the constriction.
- the severing element can be introduced into the first tube side in a simple manner.
- the film tube cannot yet be laid flat in front of the constriction, ie it can have a cylindrical and / or conical extension. This makes it possible in a simple manner to prevent the severing element from also cutting a second tube side opposite the first tube side.
- the process unit has a stretching unit and / or a stretching unit is provided between the constriction and the guide unit, by means of which a longitudinal expansion of the film tube can be influenced, in particular with the severing device in the transport direction of the film tube in front of the stretching unit or is arranged within the stretching unit.
- the severing device is arranged in the transport direction of the film tube between the constriction and the stretching unit or between the stretching unit and the guide unit.
- the stretching unit can be part of the guide unit, for example.
- the stretching unit can be used to pre-tension the film tube, particularly in the direction of transport.
- the film properties of the film tube can be influenced, so that the quality of the film products can be improved.
- the severing device is already arranged in front of the stretching unit in the transport direction of the film tube, air can already be released in this area or the accumulation of air can be prevented.
- Arranging the severing device in the transport direction of the film tube after the stretching unit has the advantage that an operator does not or only rarely need access in this area, so that the safety of the system can be improved. It can preferably be provided that the stretching unit is designed to carry out a stretching process. Two guide units in the form of roller pairs can be arranged one behind the other. The film tube can be introduced into the process unit through the first pair of rollers.
- the second pair of rollers can be operated at a higher rotation speed than the first pair of rollers in order to enable the film material of the film tube to be stretched longitudinally.
- the severing element is arranged in such a way that the severing of the first tube side by the severing element, in particular by cutting the severing element into the film tube, takes place automatically when a certain amount of accumulated air in the tube section of the film tube between the Bottleneck and the guide unit is present.
- This can be implemented, for example, in that the film tube can be brought up to a predetermined nominal distance to the severing element or is transported to the severing element at a predetermined nominal distance.
- the system in particular the process unit, preferably has an air bubble sensor, by means of which an actual amount of accumulated air in the film tube, in particular within the process unit, can be monitored. It can be provided that the severing device is activated when the actual amount of the pent-up air exceeds a desired amount.
- the target amount can be predetermined or determined according to dynamic operating parameters when the film tube is transported through the control unit.
- the guide unit has an air supply through which an air cushion can be formed between the film tube and the guide unit, in particular between a second tube side of the film tube and the guide unit.
- an air cushion By means of the air cushion, the deflection of the film tube on the guide unit can be carried out in particular without contact, ie in particular without contact between the guide unit and the film tube.
- the air supply can be implemented, for example, through channels in the guide unit, wherein the channels can end in openings in the area of the deflection of the film tube.
- the second tube side is in particular the tube side of the film tube opposite the first tube side.
- the air cushion is formed on the second tube side, this has the advantage that the air supply does not introduce air again through the tube section or the severing cut of the severing element into the interior of the film tube. Instead, the closed side of the film tube is used to form the air cushion. In this way, the air can also be kept low in the further process when the film tube is transported inside the film tube.
- the severing device has a recognition unit for recognizing the film tube, in particular an edge region of the film tube.
- the detection unit can in particular have a sensor.
- the sensor can in particular be an optical sensor.
- a severing of the edge region of the film tube could in particular also represent a notch which further tears when the film tube is being transported. This can thus be prevented by recognizing the edge area and in particular by avoiding severing into the edge area.
- a movable sensor unit for detecting a film parameter, in particular a thickness, of the film tube, and the severing device is coupled to the sensor unit, so that when the sensor unit approaches the film tube, the film tube passes through the severing element is severable.
- a film parameter such as, for example, a density of the film material, transparency and / or the like, is detected by the movable sensor unit.
- the movable sensor unit can preferably be an optical movable sensor unit.
- the coupling of the severing device and the sensor unit can in particular be implemented in that the severing element is integrated into the sensor unit.
- a control unit is provided for activating, ie in particular controlling and / or regulating, the severing device.
- the control unit which can be a control and / or regulating unit, is advantageously in data communication with the severing device, that is to say in particular with the drive of the severing device and / or the drive unit which is responsible for moving the film tube along the transport direction.
- the control unit can preferably comprise a processor and / or a microcontroller.
- the control unit can also be part of the system and / or one of the winding stations. Increased automation of the blown film line can thus be achieved. It is also conceivable that the control unit is assigned to the blown film system and / or a winding point.
- the control unit has a start module for controlling the severing device for, in particular, performing the severing of the first tube side when the blown film system is started up.
- the cut tube section can be assigned to the reject in a simple manner, so that a continuous material of the film tube can then be used at the winding points.
- it can be useful to open the film tube if the separating device has not yet been inserted into the film tube when starting up. The separating device can then remain in a separating position, so that the film tube is continuously separated.
- Starting up the blown film line can mean, in particular, the creation of a new film tube.
- production of the blown film line can be stopped and / or interrupted before starting up.
- the start-up of the blown film plant thus offers a favorable point in time for controlling the severing device.
- it can thus be provided during start-up that an area of the film tube is provided as scrap anyway, so that the tube section, in particular with the severing cut, can also be disposed of without interrupting a film roll.
- a film bubble can be set via an internal pressure of the film tube, during which air can accumulate in the process unit, in particular in front of the constriction. This can thus be eliminated or reduced by severing the first hose side immediately upon start-up.
- the control unit has a winder module for detecting a winding change at at least one of the winding points and in particular for performing the severing of the first tube side once when the winding change is detected.
- a winding change can include a transverse separation of the entire tubular film.
- control unit has a protocol module for creating an in particular digital winding protocol, by means of which a position of the severing of the first tube side for the at least one film web can be assigned.
- the digital winding log can contain information about a winding produced from the film tube.
- a blown film plant for producing a film with a blow head from which a film tube can be extruded and a system, in particular a system according to the invention, for transporting the film tube along a transport direction.
- the blown film system has a process unit with a guide unit for guiding the film tube, in particular when transporting the film tube, and a constriction at which a width of the film tube can be reduced.
- the blown film system has a severing device with at least one severing element for severing the tubular film.
- the guide unit is arranged downstream of the bottleneck in the transport direction of the film tube.
- the severing device is designed such that only a first hose side of a hose section of the film hose can be severed by the severing element, so that on the process unit, in particular before the constriction and / or between the constriction and the guide unit, accumulated air can be released through the tube section of the film tube.
- a blown film line according to the invention thus brings the same advantages as have already been described in detail with reference to a system according to the invention.
- the system is preferably arranged after the blow head in the transport direction of the film tube.
- an extruder can be connected upstream of the blow head. Since air can be released within the system when the film tube is transported away from the blow head, undesired bubble formation within the system can be reduced or avoided. In this way, contamination of the finished film product can be reduced. Furthermore, film tears can be reduced or avoided, which can be traced back to the tension in the film tube caused by the accumulation of air.
- the blown film plant and / or the system preferably has a drive unit for bringing about a movement of the film tube along the transport device.
- the drive unit can be located downstream of the system.
- the film can in particular be formed by separating the film tube into one, two or more film webs.
- the film tube forms the film produced, at least in sections, if the film is e.g. is provided like a hood.
- a method for producing a film in particular by means of a blown film line according to the invention, is claimed.
- the process comprises the following steps:
- Narrowing of the film tube in particular through a narrow point when transporting the film tube, so that a width of the film tube is reduced
- Foil tube is released through the tube section.
- a method according to the invention thus brings the same advantages as have already been described in detail with reference to a system according to the invention and / or a blown film line according to the invention.
- plastic pellets are heated.
- the heated mass can still be at least partially liquid when the film tube is extruded from the blow head.
- the film tube can have a frost line at which the film material of the film tube solidifies.
- the cutting of the first tube side can preferably take place in the transport direction of the film tube after the frost line.
- the deflection of the film tube can preferably include a change in the transport direction and / or an angle of the transport direction of the film tube.
- the film tube is deflected as a film tube laid flat.
- the width of the film tube can in particular include an extension width, ie in particular a diameter of the film tube.
- a severing element of the severing device is introduced into the film hose in such a way that a severing cut is produced which only affects and / or severes the first hose side.
- the severing of the first tube side can also be understood to mean, in particular, piercing into the first tube side.
- severing the first tube side includes releasing a material bond in the region of the tube section, so that an open cut is created.
- the first tube side can, in particular, lie opposite a second tube side, the first tube side and the second tube side preferably forming two at least partially superposed film layers after the film tube has been narrowed.
- the method according to the invention thus makes it possible for air that has accumulated during operation of the blown film system and / or during transport, that is to say in particular during the movement of the film tube, to be released. This is preferably done through the hose section by the hose section along a Area is transported in which air has collected, ie in particular before the deflection and / or in front of a guide unit. Because the hose section has the severing cut, the air is released especially when passing through the area with accumulated air.
- air that has accumulated inside the film tube can form an overpressure which is released when the incised tube section passes the area.
- accumulated air can be avoided, which can lead to a reduction in impurities and / or an improved quality of the film products produced from the film tube.
- the film tube is laid flat when it is narrowed to form two film layers lying at least partially on top of one another.
- the two at least partially superposed film layers correspond in particular to the first and second tube sides.
- the first tube side can form one of the two at least partially superimposed film layers and the second tube side the other of the two at least partially superimposed film layers.
- the flattened film tube can be separated at the sides in order to obtain a flat film. Further packaging and / or transport solutions for the film products from the film tube can also advantageously be achieved in this way.
- the film tube is incised several times when the first tube side is severed, in particular transversely to a transport direction of the film tube and / or along a transport direction of the film tube.
- This can result in a perforation of the film tube, wherein a plurality of severing cuts in the film tube can cover larger areas of the film tube in order to release air.
- a transport speed of the film tube in the transport direction can be increased, since a delay in the escape of air can be reduced, when the pent-up air is released through the cut tube section.
- a larger area of the film tube can thus be covered in the transverse direction.
- a severing element of a severing device of the blown film system can preferably be used transversely to the
- the film tube is moved towards a severing element of a severing device in order to sever the first hose side, so that the
- Cutting element performs the cutting.
- the severing element is passive and / or rigid.
- a knife can be designed to be immovable, so that the safety of the blown film plant can be maintained even at high process speeds.
- the film tube When the film tube is moved towards the severing element, the film tube can in particular be stretched locally, preferably with an expansion and / or force below a yield point of a film material of the film tube.
- the severing of the first tube side is carried out before the film tube is deflected, preferably before the film tube is narrowed. This ensures that the air can escape at the right place in the system.
- the film tube can be cut before the film tube is deflected and after the film tube is narrowed. This means that the accumulated air can escape immediately when cutting through. If the film tube is already cut before the film tube is narrowed, a favorable positioning of a severing device, for example within the blown film system, can be provided, with the first tube side being able to be cut in a particularly simple manner without damaging the second tube side.
- the film tube in a region before the film tube is narrowed, can have a cylinder-like extension, so that the first and second tube sides are at least partially spaced from one another.
- the severing is carried out before the film tube narrows the escape of the air after the severing can be provided.
- air can escape when the film tube is further transported along the transport direction.
- a severing device for severing the first hose side from a deactivation state in which a severing element of the severing device is arranged within a housing of the severing device, into an activation state in which the severing element protrudes from the housing at least partially, is brought.
- the film tube can be severed by the severing element, in particular without the severing element being accessible when the severing element is not required.
- the safety of the blown film system can be further improved overall, since the severing element is not freely accessible during maintenance work, for example.
- the severing element itself can be protected and thus the reliability of severing can be improved, since, for example, falling parts and / or the like are kept from damage to the severing element by the housing.
- the method comprises the following step:
- Film tube is influenced
- the severing of the first tube side being carried out before the stretching.
- the stretching can be carried out, for example, by a stretching unit, which in particular can be part of a guide unit of the blown film line.
- the cutting of the first tube side takes place automatically when a certain amount of accumulated air is present in the tube section of the film tube between the constriction and the guide unit.
- This can be implemented, for example, in that a severing element is arranged at a predetermined nominal distance from the film tube and the film tube is guided past the severing element. If the film tube is thus charged locally due to trapped or pent-up air, the extent of the film tube changes, which becomes larger with increasingly pent-up air.
- an electronic control can be provided which, for example, creates an activation state of a severing device when a certain amount of accumulated air has been detected.
- a sensor unit for detecting the accumulated air and / or an internal pressure of the film tube can be provided.
- small amounts of accumulated air can be harmless in the process, so that these amounts of accumulated air can be tolerated.
- the specific amount of accumulated air can be, for example, an amount of accumulated air that is critical for the quality properties of the film product and / or the film tube.
- the method comprises the following step:
- the air cushion when the film tube is deflected it is possible, in particular, to guide the film tube in a contactless and / or contactless manner. This makes it possible, for example, to avoid the film tube coming into contact with the guide unit on a guide unit, in particular a deflection roller. In this way, surface properties of the film tube in particular can advantageously be retained and / or contamination can be avoided. Thus, the quality can be improved as a whole. If the air cushion is also formed on the second tube side, this has the advantage that no further air is introduced into the interior of the film tube through the air cushion and this can lead to the formation of bubbles again. Instead, the closed, second tube side of the film tube can be in contact with the air cushion. Furthermore, in a method according to the invention, it can advantageously be provided that the following step is carried out before cutting through the first tube side:
- recognizing the edge area of the film tube it can be avoided that the edge area is damaged when it is severed.
- a diameter of the film tube can fluctuate.
- a severing element can be set for severing in a manner corresponding to a severing device. This avoids the creation of notches in the edge region of the film tube when it is severed, which can lead to the film tube tearing if the film tube is tensioned in the transport direction of the film tube. Process reliability can thus be improved.
- the method comprises the following step:
- the first tube side being severed when the sensor unit approaches the film tube.
- This allows the film parameter to be recorded and the first tube side to be severed at the same time.
- several production steps for the production of the film can be carried out simultaneously and / or coordinated with one another, so that the process reliability can be improved and the complexity of the blown film system can be reduced.
- a number of drives for the blown film system can be reduced, so that cost advantages and / or safety advantages result.
- the severing into the first tube side is carried out, in particular once, when the blown film system is started up.
- the start-up offers an advantageous point in time for severing the first tube side, in particular if a head area of the Film tube is produced as scrap.
- the start-up can be ended when the film webs are wound onto at least one roll.
- the film webs are wound onto at least one roll, preferably from two film webs onto two rolls, in particular the first tube side being severed when a change of roll is detected.
- a winding change can be carried out in particular as a function of the packaging of film products of the film tube.
- a full winding can be removed from the winding point and an empty winding roll can be provided at the winding point.
- the blown film line can advantageously be stopped or its production speed reduced.
- a hose section damaged by the severing cut can thus be identified and / or removed in a simple manner.
- Severing cut of the first tube side for which at least one film web can be assigned This may make it possible, for example, to change the position of the
- FIG. 1 shows a blown film line according to the invention with one according to the invention
- Figure 2 shows a deflection system of the system of the first embodiment
- FIG. 3 shows a severing device of the system of the first embodiment
- FIG. 4 shows a method according to the invention for producing a film
- FIG. 5 shows a severing device according to a further exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 6 shows a severing device according to a further exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 9 shows a system according to the invention for transporting a film tube in a further exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 10 shows a severing element for a severing device according to another
- Figure 1 1 a severing device according to a further embodiment
- FIG. 12 shows a process unit in the form of a stretching unit.
- FIG. 1 shows a sketch of a blown film system 1 in which a film tube 2 is extruded from a blow head 4 and conveyed in the transport direction Z.
- the material of the film tube 2 is initially still in the form of a melt-like extrudate.
- Plastic is first plasticized in an extruder 14.
- the resulting mass is fed via a connecting line to the blow head 4, with which the film tube 2 is formed from the mass. Additional extruders can be assigned to the blow head 4 so that multilayer films can be produced.
- a method 100 according to the invention for producing a film using the blown film line 1 is shown in FIG. In the following description of the blown film system 1, reference is also made to the method 100.
- the film tube 2 When the film tube 2 is extruded 101 from the blow head 4, when it leaves the blow head 4, it is initially present as a film bubble in which the internal pressure is slightly higher than the ambient pressure. Due to the increased internal pressure, the not yet solidified material of the film tube 2 expands. Ultimately, the diameter of the finished film tube 2 and / or the thickness of the film material are influenced in this way.
- the not yet solidified film bubble or film tube 2 then passes into the calibration device 15.
- the diameter of the film tube 2 is limited here. Inside or below the calibration device 15, the film tube 2 cools down to a temperature at which subsequent deformation is hardly possible, in particular only with the use of greater forces. The position at which this phase transition takes place is often referred to as the “frost line”.
- the film tube 2 After leaving the calibration device 15, the film tube 2 arrives in a lay-flat device 5, in which the film tube 2 is almost completely reshaped into a two-ply sheet of film laid flat.
- the flattening device 5 flattens the film tube 2 to form a double-layer plastic film, which is connected in particular in edge regions.
- the flattening device 5 has guide elements 5.1, by means of which a stepwise or continuous reduction of a width 2.3 of the film tube 2 is made possible.
- the blown film system 1, in particular the lay-flat device 5 has a squeezing device 13 with squeezing rollers, in particular so-called nip rollers, which prevent a larger amount of air from remaining inside the film tube 2 during its further transport.
- One of the squeeze rollers or both squeeze rollers can preferably be driven in order to support the transport of the film tube 2.
- the flattening device 5 and / or the squeezing device 13 narrow 102 the film tube 2, in which a width 2.3 of the film tube 2 is reduced when the film tube 2 is passed through the flattening device 5 and / or the squeezing device 13.
- the lay-flat device 5 and / or the squeezing device 13 form at least one narrow point 13.1 in a system 10 according to the invention for transporting the film tube 2.
- the film tube 2 is further forwarded in the direction of two winding points 7, 8 via transport rollers, some of which are not explicitly shown and which can form further constrictions 13.1.
- a drive unit 50 is provided for transporting the film tube 2, which in particular also applies a web tension to the film tube 2.
- the squeezing device 13 and the constriction 13.1 formed thereby form, together with at least one guide unit 51 and / or a deflection system 60, a process unit 30, by which at least partial transport and / or further processing of the film tube 2 is possible.
- the film tube 2 When transporting the film tube 2 through the constriction 13.1, however, in particular a smaller amount of air can be carried along, which can collect in the film in an air bubble 16 in the course of production.
- the accumulated air can form the air bubble 16 in front of a deflection system 60, in particular in front of a guide unit 51 for guiding 103, in particular deflecting 103, the film tube 2.
- air particles from the interior of the film tube 2 can be carried along through the constriction 13.1 before being laid flat.
- the film tube 2 thus expands locally, which can already lead to negative influences on the quality of the film product.
- the air bubble 16 can result in increased pressure between the film tube 2 and the guide unit 51, so that possibly impurities are pressed into the film tube 2 and can thus lead to further quality losses.
- a severing device 20 which has at least one severing element 21 for severing 104 the film tube 2.
- the severing device 20 is designed in such a way that only one first hose side 2.1 of a hose section 3.1 of the film hose 2, the severing element 21 can be severed, in particular the severing element 21 can be introduced into the first hose side 2.1, so that through the hose section 3.1 on the process unit 30, ie in particular here in front of the constriction 13.1 and / or between the constriction 13.1 and the guide unit 51, accumulated air can be released.
- the severing device 20 is arranged in the area of the lay-flat device 5.
- alternative arrangements of the severing device 20 are also conceivable, as shown, for example, in FIG.
- a tube section 3.1 which is incised with a severing cut 3
- the incised tube section 3.1 passes the area between the constriction 13.1 and the guide unit 51, the air trapped in the air bubble 16 can escape, in particular since the severing cut 3 enables access from an outer area to an inner area of the film tube 2. In this way, an overpressure in the interior of the film tube 2 can be compensated.
- Figure 2 shows a more detailed view of the bottleneck 13.1 and the deflection system 60 with a plurality of guide units 51 in a schematic representation.
- One of the guide units 51 comprises an air supply 53 through which an air cushion can be formed 103.1 between the film tube 2 and the guide unit 51, so that a Contactless deflection of the film tube 2 or the transport direction of the film tube 2 can take place on the guide unit 51.
- the guide unit 51 can in particular be provided as a rotatable or rigid roller. Due to the deflection, in particular due to a large angle in the deflection, a damming of the air can be promoted.
- the guide unit 51 is also preferably a cooling roller, by means of which the film tube 2 can be cooled after extrusion 101 from the blow head 4.
- a stretching unit 52 can be provided between the guide unit 51 and the constriction 13.1, through which stretching 105 of the film tube 2 can be carried out.
- the film properties of the film tube 2 can be influenced by the stretching unit 52 by introducing an expansion into the material.
- the stretching unit 52 can form a further guide unit 51 and / or a bottleneck 13.1.
- the system 10 for transporting the film tube 2 can have further guide units 51 and / or further stretching units 52.
- the Air supply 53 does not introduce air into the film tube 2 again.
- several guide units 51 with several air inlets 53 can be provided, with all air inlets 53 preferably being designed to form an air cushion between the respective guide unit 51 and the second hose side 2.2.
- FIG. 3 shows the severing device 20 in the area of the lay-flat device 5 in a further schematic illustration.
- a drive 22 is provided, by means of which the severing element 21 of the severing device 20 can be moved relative to the film tube 2 and / or to the flattening device 5.
- the drive 22 can have a transverse drive 22.1, by means of which the severing element 21 can be moved transversely to the transport direction Z of the film tube 2, in particular perpendicular to the transport direction Z of the film tube 2.
- the severing element 21 can be repeatedly moved towards the film tube 2 and returned by the transverse drive 22.1.
- the film tube 2 can be perforated over a region of the film tube 2, so that the release of the air in the region of the air bubble 16 can be improved.
- an oblique cutting pattern can thereby be applied when the film tube 2 moves relative to the severing element 21 and the severing element 21 is moved transversely.
- the severing device 20 preferably has a recognition unit 27 which is designed to recognize 104.1 of the film tube 2, in particular an edge region of the film tube 2. This can prevent the severing element 21 from making the severing cut 3 in the edge region of the film tube 2.
- the cutting device 20 is also shown in a side view.
- the severing device 20 has a drive 22.2 for the severing element 21.
- the propulsion 22.2 can be designed, for example, manually, pneumatically, hydraulically and / or electrically.
- the severing element 21 and / or the drive 22.2 is preferably coupled to a sensor unit 12 for detecting a film parameter of the film tube 2, so that the drive 22.2 can be used for both components. If, therefore, the sensor unit 12 approaches the film tube 2, the severing cut 3 can automatically be made in the first tube side 2.1.
- the severing element 21 can be moved towards the film tube 2 until the severing element 21 has been introduced into the film tube 2 on the first tube side 2.1. By moving the film tube 2 during transport, the film tube 2 is then cut.
- the arrangement in the area of the lay-flat device 5 or at least in front of the constriction 13.1 has the advantage that the severing cut 3 can only be made in the first tube side 2.1 in a simple manner, in particular because here the film webs are still spaced apart.
- the severing element 21, in particular in the form of a knife has a high tolerance range when moving into the film tube 2, since the second tube side 2.2 is still spaced from the first tube side 2.1.
- the incised tube section 3.1 passes first the constriction 13.1 during the transport of the film tube 2 and then the entire area between the constriction 13.1 and the guide unit 51, so that air can permanently escape during this.
- a detection 104.1 of the film tube 2 and / or an edge region of the film tube 2 preferably takes place before the severing element 21 is introduced into the film tube 2 by the drive 22.2.
- the detection 104.1 can take place by the sensor unit 12.
- a sensor unit 12 can be arranged after the deflection system 60 and / or in front of a drive unit 50, in particular rigidly, in order to detect the tube section 3.1 and / or film properties of the film tube 2.
- FIG. 6 shows a severing device 20 for severing a film tube 2 on only one first tube side 2.1 by means of a rigid severing element 21.
- a rigid severing element 21 If air accumulates in the film tube 2, an air bubble 16 can form, which consequently inflates the film tube 2 locally.
- the rigid severing element 21 is provided at a nominal distance 21.1 from the film tube 2, which is designed in such a way that the severing only takes place above a certain amount of accumulated air.
- the air bubble 16 reaches a certain size 16.1, which is greater than the nominal distance 21.1 of the severing element 21 from the film tube 2, the first tube side 2.1 can be automatically cut when the film tube 2 is transported.
- a cutting device 20 is also shown in a further exemplary embodiment in a schematic side view.
- the severing device 20 has a severing element 21 for severing a film tube 2 on only a first tube side 2.1 of the film tube 2.
- the severing element 21 is provided in a housing 25, so that the severing element 21 is at least partially protected from environmental influences. It is also provided that the severing device 20 is in a deactivation state II can be brought, in which the severing element 21 is arranged within the housing 25.
- the deactivation state II is shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8 also shows an activation state I of the severing device 20, in which the severing element 21 at least partially protrudes from the housing 25.
- the housing 25 has a displacement unit 26, by means of which the housing 25 can be moved between a release position A for establishing the activation state I and a locking position B for establishing the deactivation state II.
- the displacement unit 26 can resiliently mount the housing 25 so that the housing 25 is pretensioned into the closed position B.
- a hose guide 24 in the form of a roller is provided, through which the film hose 2 can be moved towards the housing 25 and the severing element 21.
- the film tube 2 is pressed onto the housing 25, which is accordingly moved into the release position A so that the severing element 21 protrudes through an opening, for example in the form of a slot, in the housing 25.
- the severing device 20 of the present exemplary embodiment can preferably be provided in the immediate vicinity of the guide unit 51, preferably between the guide unit 51 and a stretching unit 52. Bubble formation is likely here, so that when the film tube 2 is pressed against the housing 25 or the severing element 21, advantageously only one surface of an air bubble 16 of the film tube 2 and thus the first tube side 2.1 is cut.
- a nominal distance 21.1 of the severing element 21 to the film tube 2 and / or to the tube guide 24 can be designed according to the nominal distance 21.1 according to FIG.
- FIG. 9 shows a system 10 according to the invention in a further exemplary embodiment with a process unit 30 as a section of a blown film system 1 according to the invention with different possible positions of a severing device 20 for severing 104 a film tube 2.
- the severing device 20 can be arranged in front of a constriction 13.1 at which a width 2.3 of the film tube 2 is reduced. This has the advantage that only a first tube side 2.1 of the film tube 2 can be severed in a simple manner, since the first tube side 2.1 is still at a distance from a second tube side 2.2. Furthermore, air that has built up on the process unit 30 can escape from the film tube 2 before the constriction 13.1.
- the severing device 20 is arranged between the constriction 13.1 and a guide unit 51 for guiding, in particular deflecting, the film tube 2. Accumulated air is to be expected here and can therefore be released directly in the area in which it could possibly have a damaging effect. Furthermore, it can be provided that the severing device
- the severing device 20 is provided between two guide units 51.
- the first guide unit 51 has only a small angle to the deflection and consequently air still passes the first guide unit 51.
- the severing device 20 can also be used at a point at which accumulated air is to be expected.
- the constriction 13.1 can also be formed by a further guide unit 51, which is arranged in front of the guide unit 51 in particular in the transport direction of the film tube 2.
- FIG. 10 shows a severing device 20 in a further exemplary embodiment.
- the severing device 20 has a severing element 21 which is designed as a needle roller.
- the individual needles can be introduced into the film tube 2, i. H. cut through the film tube 2 in order to perforate the film tube 2. In this way, too, a sufficient exchange between an inner area of the film tube 2 and an outer area of the film tube 2 can be created in order to be able to release accumulated air.
- FIG. 11 also shows a severing device 20 in a further exemplary embodiment.
- the severing device 20 has several, in particular two, severing elements
- FIG. 12 shows a process unit 30 in the form of a stretching unit 52 for carrying out a stretching process.
- Two guide units 51 are arranged one behind the other in the form of pairs of rollers.
- the film tube 2 is introduced into the process unit 30 through the first pair of rollers 51, while the second pair of rollers 51 is used for longitudinal stretching at a higher rotational speed than the first pair of rollers 51, in particular as stretching in the left / right direction, as shown by the dashed arrow.
- improved adhesion of the edge sections to the roller pairs 51 can preferably take place, so that a constriction or a reduction in the width of the film tube 2 is reduced or avoided transversely to the longitudinal direction.
- the edge sections can be cut off. The cut edge sections can then, for example, be recycled to the effect that they are recycled as raw material.
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