WO2001027009A1 - Method and device for transporting objects in suspended position - Google Patents

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WO2001027009A1
WO2001027009A1 PCT/FR2000/002695 FR0002695W WO0127009A1 WO 2001027009 A1 WO2001027009 A1 WO 2001027009A1 FR 0002695 W FR0002695 W FR 0002695W WO 0127009 A1 WO0127009 A1 WO 0127009A1
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Frédéric Bernard
Sébastien DEBUSSCHERE
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G51/00—Conveying articles through pipes or tubes by fluid flow or pressure; Conveying articles over a flat surface, e.g. the base of a trough, by jets located in the surface
    • B65G51/02—Directly conveying the articles, e.g. slips, sheets, stockings, containers or workpieces, by flowing gases
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    • B65G51/035—Directly conveying the articles, e.g. slips, sheets, stockings, containers or workpieces, by flowing gases over a flat surface or in troughs for suspended articles, e.g. bottles

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  • TITLE Method and device for conveying objects in the suspended position.
  • the invention relates to a method for conveying objects in the suspended position as well as a device for implementing such a method. Although more particularly intended for the conveying of bottles, it can also be used for all other types of objects, in particular for objects having an elongated dimension with respect to its other dimensions.
  • bottle preforms that is to say tubular objects provided with a bottom and an opposite threaded orifice, intended to be transformed into bottles by blowing.
  • the bottles are made to swing laterally and / or longitudinally, which interferes with their progression and can cause impacts between bottles when they are close to each other.
  • Complete stoppages of a conveyor line can also occur when a bottle swings too wide and locks in its guide rail or with the next bottle.
  • the purpose of this is to provide a method and a device for conveying objects in the suspended position which overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks and which make it possible to avoid rocking in their direction of transport of the conveyed objects.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for conveying objects in the suspended position which make it possible to avoid transverse rocking of the conveyed objects.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for conveying objects in the suspended position which make it possible to preserve the conveyed objects.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for conveying objects in the suspended position which are easily adaptable to changes in shape and to the increasing fragility of the objects conveyed.
  • the invention firstly relates to a method of conveying objects in the suspended position in which said objects are oriented according to an angular offset ⁇ , with respect to the perpendicular to their direction of transport, at least equal to a given minimum angle, so as to force their inclination, and said inclination is maintained during their transport, over at least part of their trajectory.
  • the invention also relates to a device for conveying objects in the suspended position, for implementing the method described above, comprising means for orienting said objects according to an angular offset ⁇ , relative to the perpendicular to their direction of transport. , at least equal to a given minimum angle, so as to force their inclination and to maintain said inclination during their transport, over a part at less than their trajectory.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view on the line II-II illustrated in FIG. 1 above,
  • FIG. 3 partially illustrates a first alternative embodiment of part of the device shown in FIG. 2 above
  • FIG. 4 partially illustrates a second alternative embodiment of part of the device shown in FIG. 2 above,
  • FIG. 5a and 5b are sectional views taken along the lines illustrated V a -V a and V b -V b shown respectively in Figures 5b and 5a illustrating a first variant of the bottom of an object intended to be conveyed, in particular , by the variant embodiment of FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 5 C illustrates, according to a radial section plane, a second variant of the bottom of an object intended to be conveyed according to the method according to the invention
  • - Figures 6a and 6b are sectional views made according to illustrated lines Vl a -Vl a and Vl b -Vl b shown respectively in FIGS. 6b and 6a, illustrating a third variant of the bottom of an object intended to be conveyed, in particular, by the variant embodiment of FIG. 3.
  • the invention relates first of all to a method of conveying objects in the suspended position.
  • said objects 1 are oriented according to an angular offset ⁇ relative to the perpendicular
  • Said angular offset is produced, for example, in the plane of transport of objects 1, that is to say, in the vertical plane in which said direction of transport 2 is inscribed.
  • Said angle ⁇ is included, in particular between 10 ° and 20 °. It could be, for example, around 15 °.
  • said objects are inclined, in particular, in the direction opposite to their direction of transport. Said objects are guided, for example, at a part 5 of the latter, called the first, corresponding to that by which they are suspended. Said objects are then tilted while also guiding them in the vicinity of one of their ends 6, at a distance h less than that h b separating said first part and said end.
  • Said first part 5 is located, in particular, in the vicinity of the end opposite to that which is guided to tilt the objects.
  • said objects are transported, for example, by blowing, in particular at their end 5 in the vicinity of which they are suspended.
  • air jets, marked 8 are directed in the direction of said end.
  • Said objects are transported, in particular, by means of a suspension protuberance, in particular a flange 9, provided on said objects 1 in the vicinity of their said end 5 at which the blowing is carried out.
  • bottles and / or preforms of bottles they are thus transported for example by propulsion of an air jet towards their neck and they are guided by means of the flange 9, provided at said neck, the bottom of the bottles being also guided so as to tilt them at the desired angle ⁇ .
  • the invention also relates to a device for implementing the method described above. It comprises means for orienting said objects 1 according to an angular offset ⁇ , relative to the perpendicular 2 to their direction of transport 3, at least equal to a given minimum angle, so as to force their inclination, and to maintain said inclination at during their transport, on at least part of their trajectory.
  • Said means making it possible to tilt the objects 1 consist, in particular, of first guide means 11 of said objects 1 intended to cooperate with them in the vicinity of a part 5 of the latter, called the first, by which they are suspended, and additional guide means 12, intended to cooperate with one of the ends 6 of said objects 1.
  • Said first means 11 and additional guide means 12 are further provided at a distance h less than that h b separating said first part and said end.
  • Said first guide means 11 consist, in particular, of a rail 13, for example intended to cooperate with the collar 9 possibly provided on the objects 1, as mentioned above.
  • the device also comprises, in particular, blowing means, not shown, provided above said rail 13. It is, for example, a blowing chamber from which the air jets 8 are emitted towards said objects 1.
  • said blowing chamber is provided, for example, at its bottom, with a channel inside which the neck of the bottles can circulate, said channel being provided with slots for the passage of said air jets 8.
  • said additional guide means 12 consist, for example, of two elements 14, 15, provided longitudinally over at least part of the trajectory of the objects.
  • Such an embodiment could be used, for example, with objects 1 provided, at their end 6 intended to cooperate with the additional guide means 12, with a bottom 19 having, as in FIGS. 5a and 5b, a contour 18 substantially circular. It is, in particular, a bottom 19 having a central cavity 20, oriented towards the inside of the objects 1. It may also be, among other things, a substantially flat or hemispherical bottom, as illustrated in FIG. 5 C. The latter case corresponds, in particular, to bottle preforms. As illustrated in FIG.
  • said additional guide means 12 can also consist, for example, of at least one element 21 provided longitudinally over at least part of the trajectory of objects 1, said element 21 being provided capable of cooperating with a groove 22, illustrated in Figures 6a and 6b, provided diametrically at the bottom 19 of said objects!
  • said objects 1 will thus have, in particular, a petaloid bottom 19, that is to say, provided with protuberances 23 spaced apart so as to define one or more said grooves 22.
  • said additional guide means 12 consist, for example, of an element 24, provided longitudinally over at least part of the trajectory objects 1.
  • Said element 24 has lateral flanks 25, oriented in the direction 3 of transport of the objects 1.
  • Said lateral flanks 25 are linked together by a bottom 26 and are oriented towards one another at an angle given, opening in the direction of said first guide means 11, so as to be able to adapt to the dimensions, in particular to the diameter of the bottom 19 of the objects 1, by adjusting the height of said element 24, according to the arrow marked 27, with respect to said first guide means 11.
  • Said element 24 thus defined, in a way, a chute provided with a V-shaped profile truncated at its base.
  • Said chute is optionally symmetrical with respect to the plane of transport of the objects 1. It may be provided on its inclined sides with strips of materials promoting sliding, in particular PTFE, provided longitudinally along the trajectory of the bottles so as to cooperate with the bottom of it.
  • the distance between said elements successively marked 14, 15; 21; 24 is equal to the distance h less than the distance h b mentioned above.
  • h b represents the height of the latter between their bottom and their flange.
  • said additional guide means 12 can be supported independently of the blowing box and / or the rail 13, or even attached thereto.
  • means for adjusting their position h in height relative to the rail 5 may be provided. These will be, for example, jacks actuating support rods of said additional guide means 12, in particular of the chute 24.

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The invention concerns a method and a device for transporting objects in suspended position which consists in: directing said objects (1) along an angular offset α, relative to the normal (2) of their transport direction (3), not less than a given minimum angle, so as to force them to be inclined, and in maintaining said inclination during their transport over at least part of their trajectory.

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TITRE : Procédé et dispositif de convoyage d'objets en position suspendue.TITLE: Method and device for conveying objects in the suspended position.
L'invention concerne un procédé de convoyage d'objets en position suspendue ainsi qu'un dispositif pour la mise en oeuvre d'un tel procédé. Bien que plus particulièrement prévue pour le convoyage de bouteilles, elle pourra également être utilisée pour tous autres types d'objets, notamment pour des objets présentant une dimension allongée par rapport à ses autres dimensions.The invention relates to a method for conveying objects in the suspended position as well as a device for implementing such a method. Although more particularly intended for the conveying of bottles, it can also be used for all other types of objects, in particular for objects having an elongated dimension with respect to its other dimensions.
Il pourra ainsi s'agir, par exemple, de préformes de bouteilles, c'est-à-dire d'objets tubulaires munis d'un fond et d'un orifice fileté opposés, destinés à être transformés en bouteilles par soufflage.It could thus be, for example, bottle preforms, that is to say tubular objects provided with a bottom and an opposite threaded orifice, intended to be transformed into bottles by blowing.
Actuellement, dans le domaine du convoyage des bouteilles, il est connu de transporter celles-ci en position suspendue. Pour cela, on les guide grâce à un rail coopérant avec une collerette prévue au niveau de leur goulot et on les propulse grâce à un jet d'air.Currently, in the field of conveying bottles, it is known to transport them in the hanging position. For this, they are guided by a rail cooperating with a flange provided at their neck and they are propelled by an air jet.
Selon une telle solution, les bouteilles sont amenées à se balancer latéralement et/ou longitudinalement, ce qui nuit à leur progression et peut provoquer des chocs entre bouteilles lorsque celles-ci sont proches les unes des autres. Des arrêts complets d'une ligne de convoyage peuvent également se produire lorsqu'une bouteille se balance selon une trop grande amplitude et se bloque dans son rail de guidage ou avec la bouteille suivante.According to such a solution, the bottles are made to swing laterally and / or longitudinally, which interferes with their progression and can cause impacts between bottles when they are close to each other. Complete stoppages of a conveyor line can also occur when a bottle swings too wide and locks in its guide rail or with the next bottle.
Pour éviter les balancements latéraux, il a déjà été proposé des guides, prévus le long de la trajectoire des bouteilles, au niveau de leur corps. Bien que satisfaisante vis-à-vis de la question du balancement latéral, une telle solution présente l'inconvénient de rayer les bouteilles dans une zone particulièrement visible de celles-ci.To avoid lateral swaying, guides have already been proposed, provided along the trajectory of the bottles, at their bodies. Although satisfactory with regard to the question of lateral rocking, such a solution has the drawback of scratching the bottles in a particularly visible area thereof.
Pour éviter le balancement longitudinal, différentes solutions obligeant les bouteilles à rester verticales ont été proposées, telles que des guides ou cales, longitudinalement prévus au niveau de leur épaulement et/ou juste au-dessus de leur goulot. Ces solutions présentent cependant des inconvénients en ce qui concerne, notamment, leur difficulté de réglage. En outre, les convoyeurs qui en sont munis présentent encore des guides au niveau du corps des bouteilles.To avoid longitudinal swaying, various solutions requiring the bottles to remain vertical have been proposed, such as guides or wedges, longitudinally provided at their shoulder and / or just above their neck. However, these solutions have drawbacks with regard, in particular, to their difficulty of adjustment. In in addition, the conveyors which are provided with them also have guides at the level of the body of the bottles.
Le but de la présente est de proposer un procédé et un dispositif de convoyage d'objets en position suspendue qui pallient les inconvénients précités et qui permettent d'éviter le balancement dans leur direction de transport des objets convoyés .The purpose of this is to provide a method and a device for conveying objects in the suspended position which overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks and which make it possible to avoid rocking in their direction of transport of the conveyed objects.
Un autre but de la présente invention est de proposer un procédé et un dispositif de convoyage d'objets en position suspendue qui permettent d'éviter le balancement transversal des objets convoyés. Un autre but de la présente invention est de proposer un procédé et un dispositif de convoyage d'objets en position suspendue qui permettent de préserver les objets convoyés.Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for conveying objects in the suspended position which make it possible to avoid transverse rocking of the conveyed objects. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for conveying objects in the suspended position which make it possible to preserve the conveyed objects.
Un autre but de la présente invention est de proposer un procédé et un dispositif de convoyage d'objets en position suspendue qui soient facilement adaptables aux changements de forme et à la fragilité croissante des objets convoyés.Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for conveying objects in the suspended position which are easily adaptable to changes in shape and to the increasing fragility of the objects conveyed.
D'autres buts et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront au cours de la description qui va suivre qui n'est donnée qu'à titre indicatif et qui n'a pas pour but de la limiter. L'invention concerne tout d'abord un procédé de convoyage d'objets en position suspendue dans lequel on oriente lesdits objets selon un décalage angulaire α, par rapport à la perpendiculaire à leur direction de transport, au moins égal à un angle minimum donné, de façon à forcer leur inclinaison, et on maintient ladite inclinaison au cours de leur transport, sur une partie au moins de leur trajectoire.Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear during the description which follows which is given for information only and which is not intended to limit it. The invention firstly relates to a method of conveying objects in the suspended position in which said objects are oriented according to an angular offset α, with respect to the perpendicular to their direction of transport, at least equal to a given minimum angle, so as to force their inclination, and said inclination is maintained during their transport, over at least part of their trajectory.
L'invention concerne également un dispositif de convoyage d'objets en position suspendue, pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé décrit plus haut, comprenant des moyens pour orienter lesdits objets selon un décalage angulaire α, par rapport à la perpendiculaire à leur direction de transport, au moins égal à un angle minimum donné, de façon à forcer leur inclinaison et pour maintenir ladite inclinaison au cours de leur transport, sur une partie au moins de leur trajectoire.The invention also relates to a device for conveying objects in the suspended position, for implementing the method described above, comprising means for orienting said objects according to an angular offset α, relative to the perpendicular to their direction of transport. , at least equal to a given minimum angle, so as to force their inclination and to maintain said inclination during their transport, over a part at less than their trajectory.
L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description suivante, accompagnée des dessins en annexe qui en font partie intégrante et parmi lesquels : - la figure 1 décrit, selon une vue de côté, un exemple du dispositif de convoyage conforme à l'invention,The invention will be better understood on reading the following description, accompanied by the attached drawings which form an integral part thereof and among which: - Figure 1 describes, in a side view, an example of the conveying device according to invention,
- la figure 2 est une vue de coupe d'après la ligne ll-ll illustrée à la figure 1 précédente,FIG. 2 is a sectional view on the line II-II illustrated in FIG. 1 above,
- la figure 3 illustre partiellement une première variante de réalisation d'une partie du dispositif représenté à la figure 2 précédente,FIG. 3 partially illustrates a first alternative embodiment of part of the device shown in FIG. 2 above,
- la figure 4 illustre partiellement une deuxième variante de réalisation d'une partie du dispositif représenté à la figure 2 précédente,FIG. 4 partially illustrates a second alternative embodiment of part of the device shown in FIG. 2 above,
- les figures 5a et 5b sont des vues en section effectuées selon les lignes illustrées Va-Va et Vb-Vb représentées respectivement aux figures 5b et 5a illustrant une première variante du fond d'un objet destiné à être convoyé, notamment, par la variante de réalisation de la figure 2,- Figures 5a and 5b are sectional views taken along the lines illustrated V a -V a and V b -V b shown respectively in Figures 5b and 5a illustrating a first variant of the bottom of an object intended to be conveyed, in particular , by the variant embodiment of FIG. 2,
- la figure 5C illustre, selon un plan de coupe radiale, une seconde variante du fond d'un objet destiné à être convoyé selon le procédé conforme à l'invention, - les figures 6a et 6b sont des vues en section réalisées selon les lignes illustrées Vla-Vla et Vlb-Vlb représentées respectivement aux figures 6b et 6a, illustrant une troisième variante du fond d'un objet destiné à être convoyé, notamment, par la variante de réalisation de la figure 3.- Figure 5 C illustrates, according to a radial section plane, a second variant of the bottom of an object intended to be conveyed according to the method according to the invention, - Figures 6a and 6b are sectional views made according to illustrated lines Vl a -Vl a and Vl b -Vl b shown respectively in FIGS. 6b and 6a, illustrating a third variant of the bottom of an object intended to be conveyed, in particular, by the variant embodiment of FIG. 3.
L'invention concerne tout d'abord un procédé de convoyage d'objets en position suspendue.The invention relates first of all to a method of conveying objects in the suspended position.
Comme illustré à la figure 1 , selon ce procédé, on oriente lesdits objets 1 selon un décalage angulaire α par rapport à la perpendiculaireAs illustrated in FIG. 1, according to this method, said objects 1 are oriented according to an angular offset α relative to the perpendicular
2 à leur direction de transport 3, au moins égal à un angle minimum donné, de façon à forcer leur inclinaison et on maintient ladite inclinaison au cours de leur transport, sur une partie au moins de leur trajectoire.2 to their direction of transport 3, at least equal to a given minimum angle, so as to force their inclination and said inclination is maintained during their transport, over at least part of their trajectory.
On évite ainsi tout basculement, non seulement longitudinal mais encore latéral. En outre, on peut espérer une meilleure pénétration dans l'air des objets.This avoids any tilting, not only longitudinal but still lateral. In addition, we can hope for better penetration into the air of objects.
Ledit décalage angulaire est réalisé, par exemple, dans le plan de transport des objets 1 , c'est-à-dire, dans le plan vertical dans lequel ladite direction de transport 2 est inscrite.Said angular offset is produced, for example, in the plane of transport of objects 1, that is to say, in the vertical plane in which said direction of transport 2 is inscribed.
Ledit angle α est compris, notamment entre 10° et 20°. Il pourra être, par exemple, d'environ 15 °. Par rapport à la zone par laquelle ils sont suspendus, lesdits objets sont inclinés, notamment, dans le sens opposé à leur sens de transport. On guide lesdits objets, par exemple, au niveau d'une partie 5 de ces derniers, dite première, correspondant à celle par laquelle ils sont suspendus. On incline alors lesdits objets en les guidant également au voisinage de l'une de leur extrémité 6, à une distance h inférieure à celle hb séparant ladite première partie et ladite extrémité. Ladite première partie 5 est située, notamment, au voisinage de l'extrémité opposée à celle que l'on guide pour incliner les objets. En effectuant ainsi un guidage haut et bas desdits objets 1 , on conçoit qu'il n'est plus nécessaire de les guider au niveau de leur partie latérale 7. On évite ainsi qu'ils soient abîmés dans des parties directement visibles. La distance h à laquelle on effectue le guidage additionnel pourra être réglé de manière à s'adapter aux dimensions des objets destinés à être convoyés, comme développé plus loin.Said angle α is included, in particular between 10 ° and 20 °. It could be, for example, around 15 °. Relative to the area by which they are suspended, said objects are inclined, in particular, in the direction opposite to their direction of transport. Said objects are guided, for example, at a part 5 of the latter, called the first, corresponding to that by which they are suspended. Said objects are then tilted while also guiding them in the vicinity of one of their ends 6, at a distance h less than that h b separating said first part and said end. Said first part 5 is located, in particular, in the vicinity of the end opposite to that which is guided to tilt the objects. By thus carrying out top and bottom guidance of said objects 1, it is understood that it is no longer necessary to guide them at their lateral part 7. This thus prevents them from being damaged in directly visible parts. The distance h at which the additional guidance is carried out can be adjusted so as to adapt to the dimensions of the objects intended to be conveyed, as developed below.
Cela étant, comme illustré, on transporte lesdits objets, par exemple, par soufflage, notamment au niveau de leur extrémité 5 au voisinage de laquelle ils sont suspendus. On dirige pour cela des jets d'air, repérés 8, en direction de ladite extrémité.However, as illustrated, said objects are transported, for example, by blowing, in particular at their end 5 in the vicinity of which they are suspended. For this, air jets, marked 8, are directed in the direction of said end.
On transporte lesdits objets, notamment, par l'intermédiaire d'une protubérance de suspension, notamment collerette 9, prévue sur lesdits objets 1 au voisinage de leurdite extrémité 5 au niveau de laquelle le soufflage est réalisé.Said objects are transported, in particular, by means of a suspension protuberance, in particular a flange 9, provided on said objects 1 in the vicinity of their said end 5 at which the blowing is carried out.
Dans le cas de l'application à des bouteilles et/ou des préformes de bouteilles, on transporte ainsi celles-ci par exemple par propulsion d'un jet d'air en direction de leur goulot et on les guide par l'intermédiaire de la collerette 9, prévue au niveau dudit goulot, le fond des bouteilles étant également guidé de manière à les incliner selon l'angle α voulu.In the case of application to bottles and / or preforms of bottles, they are thus transported for example by propulsion of an air jet towards their neck and they are guided by means of the flange 9, provided at said neck, the bottom of the bottles being also guided so as to tilt them at the desired angle α.
L'invention concerne également un dispositif pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé décrit ci-dessus. Il comprend des moyens pour orienter lesdits objets 1 selon un décalage angulaire α, par rapport à la perpendiculaire 2 à leur direction de transport 3, au moins égale à un angle minimum donné, de façon à forcer leur inclinaison, et pour maintenir ladite inclinaison au cours de leur transport, sur une partie au moins de leur trajectoire.The invention also relates to a device for implementing the method described above. It comprises means for orienting said objects 1 according to an angular offset α, relative to the perpendicular 2 to their direction of transport 3, at least equal to a given minimum angle, so as to force their inclination, and to maintain said inclination at during their transport, on at least part of their trajectory.
Lesdits moyens permettant d'incliner les objets 1 sont constitués, notamment, de premiers moyens de guidage 11 desdits objets 1 destinés à coopérer avec ceux-ci au voisinage d'une partie 5 de ces derniers, dite première, par laquelle ils sont suspendus, et de moyens de guidage additionnels 12, destinés à coopérer avec l'une des extrémités 6 desdits objets 1. Lesdits premiers moyens 11 et moyens additionnels 12 de guidage sont en outre prévus à une distance h inférieure à celle hb séparant ladite première partie et ladite extrémité.Said means making it possible to tilt the objects 1 consist, in particular, of first guide means 11 of said objects 1 intended to cooperate with them in the vicinity of a part 5 of the latter, called the first, by which they are suspended, and additional guide means 12, intended to cooperate with one of the ends 6 of said objects 1. Said first means 11 and additional guide means 12 are further provided at a distance h less than that h b separating said first part and said end.
Lesdits premiers moyens de guidage 11 sont constitués, notamment, d'un rail 13, par exemple destiné à coopérer avec la collerette 9 éventuellement prévue sur les objets 1 , comme évoqué plus haut.Said first guide means 11 consist, in particular, of a rail 13, for example intended to cooperate with the collar 9 possibly provided on the objects 1, as mentioned above.
Le dispositif comprend en outre, notamment, des moyens de soufflage, non représentés, prévus au-dessus dudit rail 13. Il s'agit, par exemple, d'une chambre de soufflage à partir de laquelle les jets d'air 8 sont émis en direction desdits objets 1.The device also comprises, in particular, blowing means, not shown, provided above said rail 13. It is, for example, a blowing chamber from which the air jets 8 are emitted towards said objects 1.
Dans le cas d'application à des bouteilles et/ou des préformes de bouteilles, ladite chambre de soufflage est munie, par exemple, au niveau de son fond, d'un canal à l'intérieur duquel le goulot des bouteilles peut circuler, ledit canal étant muni de fentes pour le passage desdits jets d'air 8. Comme illustré à la figure 2, lesdits moyens de guidage additionnels 12 sont constitués, par exemple, de deux éléments 14, 15, prévus longitudinalement sur une partie au moins de la trajectoire des objets.In the case of application to bottles and / or bottle preforms, said blowing chamber is provided, for example, at its bottom, with a channel inside which the neck of the bottles can circulate, said channel being provided with slots for the passage of said air jets 8. As illustrated in FIG. 2, said additional guide means 12 consist, for example, of two elements 14, 15, provided longitudinally over at least part of the trajectory of the objects.
Ils sont espacés entre eux de façon à être sensiblement tangents en deux points 16, 17 opposés du contour 18 du fond 19 des objets 1.They are spaced apart so as to be substantially tangent at two points 16, 17 opposite the contour 18 of the bottom 19 of the objects 1.
Un tel mode de réalisation pourra être utilisé, par exemple, avec des objets 1 munis, au niveau de leur extrémité 6 destinée à coopérer avec les moyens de guidage additionnels 12, d'un fond 19 présentant, comme aux figures 5a et 5b, un contour 18 sensiblement circulaire. II s'agit, notamment, d'un fond 19 présentant une cavité 20 centrale, orientée vers l'intérieur des objets 1. Il pourra encore s'agir, entre autres d'un fond sensiblement plat ou hémisphérique, comme illustré à la figure 5C. Ce dernier cas correspond, notamment, à des préformes de bouteilles. Comme illustré à la figure 3, lesdits moyens de guidage additionnels 12 peuvent aussi être constitués, par exemple, d'au moins un élément 21 prévu longitudinalement sur une partie au moins de la trajectoire des objets 1 , ledit élément 21 étant prévu apte à coopérer avec une gorge 22, illustrée aux figures 6a et 6b, prévue diamétralement au niveau du fond 19 desdits objets!Such an embodiment could be used, for example, with objects 1 provided, at their end 6 intended to cooperate with the additional guide means 12, with a bottom 19 having, as in FIGS. 5a and 5b, a contour 18 substantially circular. It is, in particular, a bottom 19 having a central cavity 20, oriented towards the inside of the objects 1. It may also be, among other things, a substantially flat or hemispherical bottom, as illustrated in FIG. 5 C. The latter case corresponds, in particular, to bottle preforms. As illustrated in FIG. 3, said additional guide means 12 can also consist, for example, of at least one element 21 provided longitudinally over at least part of the trajectory of objects 1, said element 21 being provided capable of cooperating with a groove 22, illustrated in Figures 6a and 6b, provided diametrically at the bottom 19 of said objects!
Pour pouvoir être employés avec un tel mode de réalisation du dispositif conforme à l'invention, lesdits objets 1 présenteront ainsi, notamment, un fond 19 pétaloïde, c'est-à-dire, muni de protubérances 23 espacées entre elles de manière à définir une ou plusieurs dites gorges 22. Comme illustré à la figure 4, selon un mode de réalisation encore différent, lesdits moyens de guidage additionnels 12 sont constitués, par exemple, d'un élément 24, prévu longitudinalement sur une partie au moins de la trajectoire des objets 1.To be able to be used with such an embodiment of the device according to the invention, said objects 1 will thus have, in particular, a petaloid bottom 19, that is to say, provided with protuberances 23 spaced apart so as to define one or more said grooves 22. As illustrated in FIG. 4, according to a still different embodiment, said additional guide means 12 consist, for example, of an element 24, provided longitudinally over at least part of the trajectory objects 1.
Ledit élément 24 présente des flancs latéraux 25, orientés selon la direction 3 de transport des objets 1. Lesdits flancs latéraux 25 sont liés entre eux par un fond 26 et sont orientés l'un vers l'autre selon un angle donné, s'ouvrant en direction desdits premiers moyens de guidage 11 , de façon à pouvoir s'adapter aux dimensions, notamment au diamètre du fond 19 des objets 1 en réglant la hauteur dudit élément 24, selon la flèche repérée 27, par rapport auxdits premiers moyens de guidage 11. Ledit élément 24 défini ainsi, en quelque sorte, une goulotte munie d'un profil en forme de V tronqué à sa base. Ladite goulotte est éventuellement symétrique par rapport au plan de transport des objets 1. Elle pourra être munie sur ses flancs inclinés de bandes de matériaux favorisant le glissement, notamment du PTFE, prévues longitudinalement le long de la trajectoire des bouteilles de façon à coopérer avec le fond de celle-ci.Said element 24 has lateral flanks 25, oriented in the direction 3 of transport of the objects 1. Said lateral flanks 25 are linked together by a bottom 26 and are oriented towards one another at an angle given, opening in the direction of said first guide means 11, so as to be able to adapt to the dimensions, in particular to the diameter of the bottom 19 of the objects 1, by adjusting the height of said element 24, according to the arrow marked 27, with respect to said first guide means 11. Said element 24 thus defined, in a way, a chute provided with a V-shaped profile truncated at its base. Said chute is optionally symmetrical with respect to the plane of transport of the objects 1. It may be provided on its inclined sides with strips of materials promoting sliding, in particular PTFE, provided longitudinally along the trajectory of the bottles so as to cooperate with the bottom of it.
Selon les différents modes de réalisation évoqués plus haut, conformément à l'invention, la distance entre lesdits éléments successivement repérés 14, 15 ; 21 ; 24 est égale à la distance h inférieure à la distance hb évoquée plus haut. Dans le cas d'applications à des bouteilles et/ou des préformes de bouteilles, hb représente la hauteur de ces dernières entre leur fond et leur collerette.According to the various embodiments mentioned above, in accordance with the invention, the distance between said elements successively marked 14, 15; 21; 24 is equal to the distance h less than the distance h b mentioned above. In the case of applications to bottles and / or bottle preforms, h b represents the height of the latter between their bottom and their flange.
Cela étant, lesdits moyens de guidage additionnels 12 pourront être supportés de manière indépendante du caisson de soufflage et/ou du rail 13, ou encore rapportés sur ceux-ci. A ce sujet, des moyens de réglage de leur position h en hauteur par rapport au rail 5 pourront être prévus. Il s'agira, par exemple, de vérins actionnant des tiges de soutien desdits moyens de guidage additionnels 12, notamment de la goulotte 24.However, said additional guide means 12 can be supported independently of the blowing box and / or the rail 13, or even attached thereto. In this regard, means for adjusting their position h in height relative to the rail 5 may be provided. These will be, for example, jacks actuating support rods of said additional guide means 12, in particular of the chute 24.
Naturellement, d'autres modes de mise en oeuvre, à la portée de l'homme de l'art, auraient pu être envisagés sans pour autant sortir du cadre de l'invention. Naturally, other modes of implementation, within the reach of those skilled in the art, could have been envisaged without departing from the scope of the invention.

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1. Procédé de convoyage d'objets en position suspendue dans lequel on oriente lesdits objets (1) selon un décalage angulaire α, par rapport à la perpendiculaire (2) à leur direction de transport (3), au moins égal à un angle minimum donné, de façon à forcer leur inclinaison, et on maintient ladite inclinaison au cours de leur transport, sur une partie au moins de leur trajectoire.1. Method for conveying objects in the suspended position in which said objects (1) are oriented according to an angular offset α, with respect to the perpendicular (2) to their direction of transport (3), at least equal to a minimum angle given, so as to force their inclination, and said inclination is maintained during their transport, over at least part of their trajectory.
2. Procédé selon la revendication 1 , dans lequel :2. Method according to claim 1, in which:
- on guide lesdits objets (1) au niveau d'une partie (5) de ces derniers, dite première, par laquelle ils sont suspendus,- said objects (1) are guided at a part (5) of the latter, called the first, by which they are suspended,
- on incline lesdits objets (1) en les guidant également au voisinage de l'une de leur extrémité, à une distance h inférieure à celle hb séparant ladite première partie et ladite extrémité.- Said objects (1) are inclined, also guiding them in the vicinity of one of their ends, at a distance h less than that h b separating said first part and said end.
3. Procédé selon la revendication 2, dans lequel on règle la distance h à laquelle on effectue le guidage additionnel de manière à s'adapter aux dimensions des objets destinés à être convoyés.3. Method according to claim 2, in which the distance h is adjusted at which the additional guidance is carried out so as to adapt to the dimensions of the objects intended to be conveyed.
4. Procédé selon la revendication 1 , dans lequel on transporte lesdits objets par soufflage, au niveau de l'une de leur extrémité (5).4. Method according to claim 1, wherein said objects are transported by blowing, at one of their ends (5).
5. Procédé selon la revendication 4, dans lequel on transporte lesdits objets par l'intermédiaire d'une protubérance (9) de suspension, prévue sur ces derniers au voisinage de l'extrémité (5) au niveau de laquelle le soufflage est réalisé.5. Method according to claim 4, wherein said objects are transported by means of a suspension protuberance (9), provided on the latter in the vicinity of the end (5) at which the blowing is carried out.
6. Dispositif de convoyage d'objets en position suspendue, pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé selon la revendication 1 , comprenant des moyens pour orienter lesdits objets (1) selon un décalage angulaire α, par rapport à la perpendiculaire (2) à leur direction de transport (3), au moins égal à un angle minimum donné, de façon à forcer leur inclinaison et pour maintenir ladite inclinaison au cours de leur transport, sur une partie au moins de leur trajectoire. 6. Device for conveying objects in the suspended position, for implementing the method according to claim 1, comprising means for orienting said objects (1) according to an angular offset α, relative to the perpendicular (2) to their direction of transport (3), at least equal to a given minimum angle, so as to force their inclination and to maintain said inclination during their transport, over at least part of their trajectory.
7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, dans lequel lesdits moyens pour orienter et maintenir l'inclinaison desdits objets (1) sont constitués :7. Device according to claim 6, wherein said means for orienting and maintaining the inclination of said objects (1) are made up:
- de premiers moyens (11) de guidage desdits objets (1), destinés à coopérer avec ceux-ci au voisinage d'une partie (5) de ces derniers, dite première, par laquelle ils sont suspendus, - des moyens de guidage additionnels (12), destinés à coopérer avec l'une des extrémités (6) desdits objets, lesdits premiers moyens (11) et moyens additionnels (12) de guidage étant prévus à une distance h inférieure à celle hb séparant ladite première partie et ladite extrémité. - first means (11) for guiding said objects (1), intended to cooperate with them in the vicinity of a part (5) of the latter, called the first, by which they are suspended, - additional guide means (12), intended to cooperate with one of the ends (6) of said objects, said first means (11) and additional guide means (12) being provided at a distance h less than that h b separating said first part and said end.
8. Dispositif selon la revendication 7, dans lequel lesdits moyens de guidage additionnels (12) sont constitués de deux éléments (14, 15), prévus longitudinalement sur une partie au moins de la trajectoire des objets, lesdits éléments (14, 15) étant espacés entre eux de façon à être sensiblement tangents en deux points (16, 17) opposés du contour (18) du fond (19) des objets (1).8. Device according to claim 7, wherein said additional guide means (12) consist of two elements (14, 15), provided longitudinally over at least part of the trajectory of objects, said elements (14, 15) being spaced apart so as to be substantially tangent at two opposite points (16, 17) of the contour (18) of the bottom (19) of the objects (1).
9. Dispositif selon la revendication 7, dans lequel lesdits moyens de guidage additionnels (12) sont constitués au moins d'un élément (21), prévu longitudinalement sur une partie au moins de la trajectoire des objets (1), ledit élément (21) étant apte à coopérer avec une gorge (22) prévue diamétralement au niveau du fond (19) desdits objets (1).9. Device according to claim 7, wherein said additional guide means (12) consist of at least one element (21), provided longitudinally over at least part of the trajectory of objects (1), said element (21 ) being able to cooperate with a groove (22) provided diametrically at the bottom (19) of said objects (1).
10. Dispositif selon la revendication 7, dans lequel lesdits moyens de guidage additionnels (12) sont constitués d'un élément (24), prévu longitudinalement sur une partie au moins de la trajectoire des objets (1), présentant des flancs latéraux (25), orientés selon ladite direction de transport (3) des objets (1), liés entre eux par un fond (26), lesdits flancs (25) étant orientés l'un vers l'autre selon un angle donné, s'ouvrant en direction desdits premiers moyens de guidage (11), de façon à pouvoir s'adapter aux dimensions du fond (19) des objets (1) en réglant la hauteur dudit élément (24). 10. Device according to claim 7, in which said additional guide means (12) consist of an element (24), provided longitudinally on at least part of the trajectory of the objects (1), having lateral flanks (25 ), oriented in said direction of transport (3) of objects (1), linked together by a bottom (26), said sides (25) being oriented towards each other at a given angle, opening in direction of said first guide means (11), so as to be able to adapt to the dimensions of the bottom (19) of the objects (1) by adjusting the height of said element (24).
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