US20180065168A1 - Seaming device - Google Patents

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US20180065168A1
US20180065168A1 US15/811,934 US201715811934A US2018065168A1 US 20180065168 A1 US20180065168 A1 US 20180065168A1 US 201715811934 A US201715811934 A US 201715811934A US 2018065168 A1 US2018065168 A1 US 2018065168A1
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Satoshi Uehara
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
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  • the present invention relates to a seaming device equipped with a can placement unit that places a can, a chuck unit provided opposite the can placement unit, and a seaming roll that seams a lid to the can.
  • a known seaming device for example as shown in Patent Literature 1, includes a seaming turret ( 1 ) that performs the process of seaming cans and lids, an infeed conveyor (supply conveyor 7 ) that supplies cans prior to seaming to the seaming turret, a lid transfer turret (supply turret 3 ) of a lid supply unit that supplies lids, a discharge turret (discharge turret 5 ) that carries the seamed cans out of the seaming turret, and an outfeed conveyor (discharge conveyor 8 ) that carries the cans out of the discharge turret further to the outside.
  • the seaming turret, discharge turret, and lid transfer turret are each provided with pockets (fitting recesses 2 , 4 , and 6 ) in their outer peripheral parts for individually accommodating and transferring cans and lids.
  • Each pocket of the seaming turret is provided with a can placement unit (lifter 17 ) where cans are placed, a chuck unit (seaming chuck device 10 ) provided opposite the can placement unit, and a seaming roll ( 18 , 19 ) that seams lids to cans.
  • Such a seaming device configured as described above is capable of continuous seaming of cans and lids as they are transferred from one place to another at high speed, with the respective turrets and conveyors operating at speeds and timings matched by means of gears or the like, and by the actions of the can placement unit, chuck unit, and seaming unit disposed in each pocket coordinated with the rotation of the seaming turret by means of gears, cam mechanisms and the like.
  • Patent Literature 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. S62-244537
  • the can placement unit (lifter) provided to each pocket of the seaming turret, and knockout pads, if any, are each lifted and lowered by a cam mechanism in coordination with the rotation of the seaming turret.
  • the can placement unit (lifter) is lifted up to hold the can and lid between the lifter and the chuck to seam the lid on the can.
  • the transfer of the can supplied from the infeed conveyor to the can placement unit (lifter) of the seaming turret for the seaming operation makes the posture of the can unstable.
  • the can may hit a guide or a pocket of the seaming turret and dents may be created, which can result in buckling during the seaming.
  • High-speed lifting of the can by the can placement unit makes its posture unstable and decenters the can, which similarly causes the can to hit a guide or a pocket of the seaming turret and dents to be created.
  • the present invention solves the problems described above, its object being to provide a seaming device capable of preventing dents caused by a can guide or a seaming turret pocket, and buckling resulting from the dents during seaming, and capable of improving seaming accuracy, by stabilizing the posture of the can being transferred when the can is supplied from an infeed conveyor.
  • the seaming device is a seaming device including a can placement unit that places a can, a chuck unit that is provided opposite the can placement unit, and a seaming unit that seams a lid to the can, the can placement unit including a pressing mechanism that presses a plate, on which the can is placed, resiliently upward, and the chuck unit and the seaming unit being configured to be capable of moving up and down, whereby the above problems are solved.
  • the can placement unit includes the pressing mechanism that presses the plate on which the can is placed resiliently upward, and the chuck unit and seaming unit are configured capable of moving up and down, so that the can placement unit need not be lifted or lowered in a state wherein the plate of the can placement unit is rotating.
  • the can does not move up and down and stays stable when it is transferred from the infeed conveyor to the can placement unit. Therefore, dents caused by guides or pockets of the seaming turret, and buckling during seaming resulting from such dents are prevented, and the seaming accuracy can be improved.
  • the chuck unit and seaming unit are formed integrally so as to be moved up and down by a single cam mechanism. This can prevent changes in the positions of the chuck and seaming roll resulting from expansion caused by friction heat generated between a rotary shaft and an oil seal and the like, so that maintenance is made easy.
  • rotation of the plate of the can placement unit and rotation of the chuck of the chuck unit, and the seaming operation by the seaming roll of the seaming unit are achieved by power sources that are independently controlled.
  • the timing of starting or accelerating the rotation of the plate and chuck, and the timing of the seaming operation can be adjusted individually and optimally without stopping the operation by separate control of respective power sources, so that the adjustment operation can be performed easily in a short time.
  • the seaming device includes an infeed conveyor that supplies cans to the seaming turret, and a lid supply unit made up of a lid feeder that feeds lids and a lid transfer turret.
  • the infeed conveyor, lid feeder, and lid transfer turret each have an independently controlled power source, the operation timing can be adjusted individually and optimally in accordance with the size or weight of the can, seam size, etc., without stopping the operation, and the adjustment operation can be performed easily in a short time.
  • the power sources are servomotors, so that adjustments can be made by electrical control commands, and feedback control is also possible.
  • the adjustment operation can be performed more easily in a short time.
  • cans on which lids have been placed are supplied to the seaming turret by the infeed conveyor, so that seaming is performed by the chuck unit and seaming unit without the need to lift and lower the plate of the can placement unit.
  • the chuck unit causes the chuck alone to make contact with the lid, and lowers the chuck for centering the lid and for pressing the lid, so that it is easier to correct the position of the lid. No eccentric load is applied so that buckling of the can is prevented, which enables a further reduction in the can thickness.
  • the chuck includes lid suction means. Since the chuck holds the lid by suction and increases the fitting force, seaming failures resulting from slippage are prevented. This enables a reduction in axial load applied to the can, so that buckling of the can is prevented, and can thickness can be reduced.
  • the chuck holds the lid by suction with its lid suction means to achieve centering of the lid, and is lowered to place the lid on the can thereafter so that the seaming is performed by the chuck unit and seaming unit without the need to lift and lower the plate of the can placement unit.
  • the seaming turret includes detection means that detects the positions of the pockets.
  • a pitch sensor that detects attachments of the infeed conveyor is provided on the transfer path of the infeed conveyor, so that the adjustment operation can be performed more easily. Also, automatic detection and correction of position errors, or position variations during operation, of each pocket or attachment, are made possible, so that the seaming accuracy can be improved and the speed of seaming operation can be increased.
  • the chuck unit includes a rotary vane pump that forcibly discharges lubricating oil, so that the amount of lubricating oil stored above the oil seal can be made minimum. Lubricating oil leakage from the oil seal or stain that may occur as the chuck rotates can be prevented.
  • the pressing mechanism of the can placement unit is configured to operate by fluid pressure, so that a constant pressing force can be achieved and the adjustment is made very easy.
  • the seaming accuracy can thus be improved and the speed of seaming operation can be increased.
  • a diaphragm for sealing the fluid pressure is included, so that a sealing member that operates in sliding contact is made unnecessary.
  • the plate can be lifted and lowered smoothly, as there is no seal resistance in the vertical movement.
  • FIG. 1 is a process illustration diagram of a seaming device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an illustrative diagram of a drive motor in each process.
  • FIG. 3 is an illustrative diagram of a can placement unit, a chuck unit, and a seaming unit of the seaming device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is an illustrative diagram of a chuck in the seaming device of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is an illustrative diagram of another form of the chuck in the seaming device of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a process illustration diagram of a seaming device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is an illustrative diagram of another form of the chuck unit and seaming unit in the seaming device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is an enlarged illustrative diagram of yet another form of the chuck unit.
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 8 .
  • FIG. 10 is an illustrative diagram of another form of the pressing mechanism of the can placement unit in the seaming device of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is an enlarged illustrative diagram of yet another form of the pressing mechanism of the can placement unit.
  • the seaming device 100 includes, as shown in FIG. 1 , a seaming turret 101 that performs the process of seaming cans C and lids F, an infeed conveyor 102 that supplies cans C on which lids F have been placed to the seaming turret 101 , a lid feeding unit 104 composed of a lid feeder 105 that supplies lids F and a lid transfer turret 106 , a discharge turret 107 that carries the seamed cans CM out of the seaming turret 101 , and an outfeed conveyor 108 that carries the cans CM out of the discharge turret 107 further to the outside.
  • Cans C on which lids F have been placed are supplied to the seaming turret 101 by the infeed conveyor 102 , so that seaming is performed by a chuck unit 120 and a seaming unit 130 without the necessity to lift and lower the plate 112 of the can placement unit 110 to be described later.
  • the seaming turret 101 , discharge turret 107 , and lid transfer turret 106 are each provided with pockets P in their outer peripheral parts for individually accommodating and transferring the cans C or CM and lids F.
  • the infeed conveyor 102 is provided with attachments 103 that individually engage with and transfer cans C.
  • the rotation speeds of the seaming turret 101 , discharge turret 107 , and lid transfer turret 106 , the moving speed of the attachments 103 of the infeed conveyor 102 , and coordinated timing of each pocket P and attachment 103 are designed adjustable so that the cans C or CM and lids F are smoothly transferred between respective turrets and conveyors.
  • the seaming turret 101 that performs the process of seaming cans C and lids F includes, as shown in FIG. 3 , a can placement unit 110 where cans C are placed, a chuck unit 120 provided opposite the can placement unit 110 , and a seaming unit 130 having a seaming roll 131 that seams the lid F to the can C, in each of the pockets P.
  • the seaming turret 101 is configured to be rotated by a drive motor 151 of the seaming turret, and the pocket positions can be detected by a pocket position detection encoder 155 from the rotation phases.
  • a pitch sensor S made up of a phototube, proximity switch, laser and the like is provided on a transfer path of the infeed conveyor 102 for detecting the positions of the attachments 103 of the infeed conveyor 102 .
  • the positions of the attachments 103 relative to the pockets P of the seaming turret 101 and lid transfer turret 106 are controlled based on the outputs of this pitch sensor S.
  • Such detection and control can further facilitate adjustment operations, as well as enable automatic detection and correction of position errors, or position variations during operation, of each pocket P or attachment 103 , so that the seaming accuracy can be improved and the speed of seaming operation can be increased.
  • the lid feeder 105 , lid transfer turret 106 , and infeed conveyor 102 are driven by a drive motor 153 of the lid feeder 105 , a drive motor 152 of the lid transfer turret 106 , and a drive motor 154 of the infeed conveyor 102 , respectively, as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • Servomotors are adopted as these motors, which are configured such that the speed and timing are individually adjustable, and that they are capable of following speed and timing fluctuations of the seaming turret 101 , in accordance with the outputs of the pocket position detection encoder 155 .
  • the operation timing can be adjusted individually and optimally in accordance with the size or weight of the can, seam size, etc., without stopping the operation, and the adjustment operation can be performed easily in a short time.
  • the power sources are servomotors, adjustments can be made by electrical control commands, and feedback control is also possible. Thus the adjustment operation can be performed more easily in a short time.
  • any suitable power sources may be used, as represented by drive force transmitted mechanically via a transmission mechanism from the drive motor 151 of the seaming turret 101 .
  • any suitable power sources as represented by drive force transmitted mechanically via a transmission mechanism from the drive motor 151 of the seaming turret 101 , may be used also for the lid feeder 105 , lid transfer turret 106 , and infeed conveyor 102 , as long as they are designed such that the speed and timing are easily adjustable in tams of accuracy and speed.
  • the can placement unit 110 includes a plate 112 on which a can C is placed, and a pressing mechanism 111 that presses the plate 112 resiliently upward with a spring, compressed air, and the like.
  • the can placement unit 110 is configured not to move up and down except for the plate 112 being moved up and down by the pressing mechanism 111 .
  • the chuck unit 120 moves up and down by means of a vertical motion mechanism 122 of the chuck unit 120 made up of a vertical motion cam 123 and a vertical motion cam follower 124 as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the vertical motion cam 123 of the chuck unit 120 is fixedly provided, so that, as the seaming turret 101 rotates, the vertical motion cam follower 124 of the chuck unit 120 moves in conformity to the cam profile to cause the chuck 121 in the chuck unit 120 to move up and down at corresponding positions.
  • the width (thickness) of a gear each attached to the chuck unit 120 and the drive motor 156 of the chuck 121 to be described later is set suitably to control the rotation of the chuck 121 by the drive motor 156 in the up and down movement of the chuck unit 120 .
  • This control of rotation can be achieved by adopting or adding suitable means.
  • the seaming roll 131 of the seaming unit 130 similarly moves up and down by means of a vertical motion mechanism 133 of the seaming unit 130 made up of a vertical motion cam 134 and a vertical motion cam follower 135 as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the vertical motion cam 134 of the seaming unit 130 is fixedly provided, so that, as the seaming turret 101 rotates, the vertical motion cam follower 135 of the seaming unit 130 moves in conformity to the cam profile to cause the seaming unit 130 to move up and down at corresponding positions.
  • the seaming unit 130 includes a spline K above a roll pivot shaft 132 to enable extension/contraction and rotation of the roll pivot shaft 132 .
  • the seaming roll 131 is moved up and down by the vertical motion mechanism 133 mentioned above, as well as the seaming operation and pressing by the seaming roll 131 are achieved by the drive motor 158 of the roll pivot shaft 132 to be described later.
  • Means for enabling vertical motion, seaming operation, and pressing of the seaming roll 131 are not necessarily limited to the spline K or the like of the roll pivot shaft 132 , and any suitable means may be adopted or added.
  • the can placement unit 110 includes the pressing mechanism 111 that presses the plate 112 on which the can is placed resiliently upward, and since the chuck unit 120 and seaming unit 130 can move up and down, the can placement unit 110 need not be lifted or lowered in a state wherein the plate 112 is rotating.
  • the can C does not move up and down and stays stable when it is transferred from the infeed conveyor 102 to the can placement unit 110 . Therefore, dents caused by guides or pockets P of the seaming turret 101 , and buckling during seaming resulting from such dents are prevented, and the seaming accuracy can be improved.
  • the power sources for the rotation of the plate 112 of the can placement unit 110 and the chuck 121 of the chuck unit 120 are the drive motor 157 of the can placement unit 110 and the drive motor 156 of the chuck 121 , respectively, which are independently controlled servomotors, as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • Such driving allows independent control of the timing of starting or accelerating rotation of the plate 112 and chuck 121 for individual optimal adjustment without stopping the operation by an operation panel or the like, so that the adjustment operation can be performed easily in a short time, and fluctuations can be dealt with during the operation.
  • the rotation of the plate 112 and chuck 121 can be stopped or slowed down when fitting the rotating chuck 121 with the lid placed on the can, to reduce misalignment between the rotation centers, whereby dents, scratches, or the like on the can caused by contact with guide members or the like are prevented, and also, the lid centering performance of the chuck 121 can be improved.
  • the power source of the roll pivot shaft 132 of the seaming unit 130 is the drive motor 158 of the roll pivot shaft 132 which is an independently controlled servomotor.
  • the timing of the seaming operation or amount of pressure applied by the seaming roll 131 can be independently controlled and individually optimally adjusted without stopping the operation by an operation panel or the like, so that the adjustment operation can be performed easily in a short time, and fluctuations can be dealt with during the operation.
  • the power sources for rotating the plate 112 and chuck 121 and for the roll pivot shaft 132 are servomotors, so that adjustments can be made by electrical control commands, and feedback control is also possible. Thus the adjustment operation can be performed more easily in a short time.
  • the chuck unit 120 includes the chuck 121 that presses the lid F as shown in FIG. 4 . Centering of the lid F is achieved by the chuck 121 coming down with its chuck peripheral part 126 fitting with the lid F placed on the can C that has been supplied to the seaming turret 101 , so that the seaming is performed by the chuck unit 120 and seaming unit 130 , without the need to lift and lower the plate 112 of the can placement unit 110 .
  • the chuck 121 performs centering of the lid F placed on the can C as well as presses the lid F in this way, it is easier to correct the position of the lid F. No eccentric load is applied so that buckling of the can is prevented, which enables a further reduction in the can thickness.
  • the chuck 121 is famed with a negative pressure suction hole 125 , so that the chuck 121 holds the lid F by suction for the centering.
  • the speed and timing of the infeed conveyor 102 and lid transfer turret 106 are normally adjusted in accordance with the speed and timing of the seaming turret 101 such that the centers of the can C and lid F coincide with each other at a meeting point G as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the lid transfer turret 106 is disposed such that the lid F is picked up by the chuck 121 by negative pressure suction at a position Gb upstream of the normal meeting point G relative to the seaming turret 101 .
  • the lid F is held by negative pressure suction and centered by the chuck 121 , whose rotation is controlled with a drive motor (servomotor) 156 .
  • the chuck 121 After the chuck 121 holds the lid F by suction, it is lowered to place the lid F on the can C. Seaming is thus performed by the chuck unit 120 and seaming unit 130 without the need to lift and lower the plate 112 of the can placement unit 110 .
  • the chuck 121 holds the lid F by negative pressure suction for the centering in this way to fit the chuck peripheral part 126 with the lid F.
  • Cans C before lids F are seamed are transferred by the infeed conveyor 102 in engagement with each attachment 103 toward the seaming turret 101 .
  • lids F are cut out one each from the lid feeder 105 , handed over to each pocket P of the lid transfer turret 106 , and travel to above the can C (see FIG. 1 ) by the rotation of the lid transfer turret 106 .
  • the speed and timing of the infeed conveyor 102 and lid transfer turret 106 are coordinated in accordance with the speed and timing of the seaming turret 101 such that the centers of a can C and a lid F coincide with each other at a predetermined position on the infeed conveyor 102 , and the lid F drops down to the can C at the predetermined position.
  • the lid F is placed on the can C on the infeed conveyor 102 .
  • the can C with the lid F thereon is transferred from the infeed conveyor 102 to the seaming turret 101 , where it is placed on the plate 112 of the can placement unit 110 , whose rotation is controlled by the drive motor (servomotor) 157 of the can placement unit 110 .
  • the chuck unit 120 whose rotation is controlled by the drive motor (servomotor) 156 , is lowered by the vertical motion mechanism 122 , to fit the chuck 121 of the chuck unit 120 with the lid F.
  • the can C with the lid F fitted therewith is held between the plate 112 and the chuck 121 , with a constant axial load necessary for the seaming being applied thereto against the pressure applied by the pressing mechanism 111 of the can placement unit 110 .
  • centering of the lid F is achieved by the chuck 121 , and centering of the can C fitted therewith is also achieved.
  • the centering of the lid F by the chuck 121 and placement of the lid F on the can C may be performed such that the chuck 121 provided with the negative pressure suction hole 125 of suction means holds the lid F by suction and performs centering of the lid F, and after the suction hold, the chuck 121 is lowered to place the lid F on the can C.
  • the seaming turret 101 is rotated further, and accelerated to an rpm necessary for the seaming before the lid F and can C being sandwiched reach the seaming zone E shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the seaming unit 130 is lowered by the vertical motion mechanism 133 to position the seaming roll 131 at a seaming section of the can C with the lid F fitted thereon.
  • the roll pivot shaft 132 of the seaming unit 130 is actuated by the drive motor (servomotor) 158 to press the seaming roll 131 from a side to perform the seaming.
  • seaming roll 131 Although only one seaming roll 131 is shown in the drawings, there are actually provided two seaming rolls 131 on the roll pivot shaft 132 for primary seaming operation and secondary seaming operation, these being pressed to the can and lid one after another as they travel through the seaming zone E for completing the seaming.
  • the seamed can CM is handed over from the seaming turret 101 to the discharge turret 107 , and further from the discharge turret 107 to the outfeed conveyor 108 to be carried out to a next process such as inspection, packaging and the like.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates another form of the chuck unit and seaming unit in the seaming device of the present invention, wherein the chuck unit 120 b and seaming unit 130 b are made integral with each other by a housing 136 , so that the chuck 121 and seaming roll 131 move integrally up and down by a vertical motion mechanism 143 of the chuck unit 120 b and seaming unit 130 b, which is made up of a vertical motion cam 144 and a vertical motion cam follower 145 .
  • This configuration enables improvement of accuracy in the vertical positional relationship between the chuck unit 120 b and the seaming unit 130 b, and prevents misalignment in the vertical positions between the chuck unit 120 b and seaming unit 130 b caused by thermal deformation or the like, whereby the seaming accuracy can be improved and the operation speed can be increased.
  • FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 illustrate yet another form of the chuck unit in the seaming device of the present invention.
  • a vane pump 127 c that rotates with the rotation of the chuck 121 c is provided above an oil seal 129 c at the lowermost end of the chuck unit 120 c, so that lubricating oil is discharged from a discharge tube 128 c as the vane pump 127 c rotates.
  • the amount of lubricating oil stored above the oil seal 129 c can be made minimum, so that lubricating oil leakage from the oil seal 129 c or stain that may occur as the chuck 121 c rotates can be prevented.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates another form of the pressing mechanism 111 of the can placement unit 110 in the seaming device of the present invention.
  • a mechanism that presses the plate 112 resiliently upward with a pressurized fluid such as compressed air may be used.
  • This pressing mechanism 111 b is famed with a piston 114 having the plate 112 fixed thereto and inserted in an upper part of a cylindrical space 113 .
  • the plate 112 is resiliently pressed upward by supplying a pressurized fluid such as compressed air into the cylindrical space 113 .
  • the pressing mechanism 111 b With the use of the pressing mechanism 111 b, a constant pressing force can be achieved in all the pockets P. Since the pressing force achieved is constant irrespective of the amount of lowering of the pressed-down plate 112 , the adjustment is made very easy, and fluctuations during the operation can be prevented.
  • the pressing mechanism 111 b when the height of the can C decreases slightly during the seaming, the error between the cam profiles of the vertical motion cam 123 of the chuck unit 120 described above and the vertical motion cam 134 of the seaming unit 130 and the actual amount of decrease in the can height can be absorbed by the pressing mechanism 111 b without causing axial load fluctuations.
  • the seaming accuracy can thus be improved and operation speed can be increased.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates a can placement unit 110 c that has another form of the pressing mechanism.
  • the pressing mechanism 111 c includes a diaphragm 118 c to keep the piston 114 c for moving the plate 112 c up and down airtight from the cylindrical space 113 c.
  • the piston 114 c can move up and down without seal resistance, so that the plate 112 c can be lifted and lowered smoothly.

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