WO2020069803A1 - Dispositif et procédé de transport d'une pluralité d'articles - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé de transport d'une pluralité d'articles

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WO2020069803A1
WO2020069803A1 PCT/EP2019/073326 EP2019073326W WO2020069803A1 WO 2020069803 A1 WO2020069803 A1 WO 2020069803A1 EP 2019073326 W EP2019073326 W EP 2019073326W WO 2020069803 A1 WO2020069803 A1 WO 2020069803A1
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articles
guide wall
guide
movement
sensor system
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PCT/EP2019/073326
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Manuel Kollmuss
Herbert Spindler
Jürgen Werner
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Krones Aktiengesellschaft
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Priority to CN201980059932.4A priority Critical patent/CN112689604A/zh
Priority to EP19762150.1A priority patent/EP3860937A1/fr
Publication of WO2020069803A1 publication Critical patent/WO2020069803A1/fr

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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
    • B65G43/00—Control devices, e.g. for safety, warning or fault-correcting
    • B65G43/08—Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed or discharged
    • 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
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/52—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices
    • B65G47/68—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor
    • B65G47/71—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor the articles being discharged or distributed to several distinct separate conveyors or to a broader conveyor lane
    • 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
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/52—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices
    • B65G47/68—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor
    • B65G2047/685—Devices for preventing jamming in converging flows
    • B65G2047/686—Lane boundaries which reciprocate or oscillate, e.g. vibrating boundaries

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for
  • Packaging industry where it is customary to provide devices specially designed for handling recurring processes for handling the articles to be handled.
  • the articles can be, for example, objects, such as packaged or unpacked objects or containers, or bundles of several objects, the objects of a bundle, for example, by means of strapping, an outer packaging, such as a wrapping, a shrink tube or one
  • Cartons or a support frame are held together, to name just a few conceivable configurations.
  • Articles in an article stream of articles arranged in succession for example uninterrupted articles that are transported directly one after the other, are advantageously conveyed to be handled or transported away from a handling that has been carried out.
  • Conveyor belt formed transport track The two outer lanes are outward through two outer ones fixed to the frame on opposite long sides Guide railings limited.
  • Inner guide rails briefly referred to as alley plates, delimit the alleys inwards, towards the center of the transport device. The alleys to the left of the middle are thus left outside through the outside
  • the alleys to the right of the center are delimited from each other by the outer guide rail on the right and towards the center by alley plates arranged on one side on the left of their transport tracks.
  • the conveyor belts are arranged to be freely displaceable independently of one another across the width of the transport device between the outer guide railings.
  • the vessels are in the process by a
  • Feeder fed and diverted from this at right angles to a crowding table upstream of the alley distribution The process provides active control of the movement of the vessels from the feed conveyor to the aisles depending on the
  • a movement of the vessels on the thrust table can be actively controlled. From the crowding table, the vessels are distributed approximately evenly over the several aisles of the aisle distribution with slight dynamic pressure, which is caused by vibrators on the guide rails, a slight transverse or longitudinal movement of the guide rails or by additional ones
  • US Pat. No. 5,768,860 A also discloses the loading of an aisle transport with bottles previously transported in bulk transport. As soon as by means of
  • Detectors of a congestion in the bottle transport is detected, lateral baffles are moved towards or away from each other in the area of mass transport, which should resolve the congestion that occurs.
  • Bottles to be transported in rows separated by side guides A pivotally movable flap is arranged in the area of an intermediate guide. As soon as an interruption in the container flow is detected, the movable flap is pivoted or rotated in order to prevent congestion in the
  • EP 2 479 123 A1 also describes a device and a method for transporting articles in a mass flow in the direction of one or more separating elements for dividing the mass flow into a plurality of aisles.
  • a detection device is arranged in a separation area and can detect faults in the article flow.
  • a handling device coupled to the detection device is able to either remove individual articles which have caused such disturbances or to correct their positioning.
  • the detection device can in particular comprise one optical sensor or a plurality of optical sensors.
  • the handling device can comprise at least one gripping means for the articles and can be formed, for example, by a portal robot.
  • the respective beverage containers can be removed, for example, by manual intervention in the article flow and removed manually from the article flow. To do this, the transport device must be stopped, which in turn reduces the throughput. Personnel effort is also required to remove the respective congestion. If a stowage is not noticed, it may be that a subsequent handling intended for the articles or, if applicable, a subsequent handling intended for the articles designed as beverage containers
  • Packaging process is faulty or associated with problems.
  • a handling device formed for example by a
  • the invention relates to a method for transporting a large number of articles.
  • the individual articles of the multitude can each be designed as a beverage container and in particular as a beverage bottle and / or as a beverage can.
  • a first step in the process involves the conveyance of articles.
  • the articles may be moved horizontally during conveying.
  • At least one horizontal conveyor device can be provided for conveying, on which the articles stand during conveying.
  • the articles are to be guided over several guide walls during their promotion. At least individual articles can be at least temporarily in surface contact with the plurality of guide walls and can be slid along the plurality of guide walls.
  • the conveyed articles are monitored with regard to a disturbance which is already caused by at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls or is about to occur in the future and relates to the conveyance of articles.
  • the monitoring can be designed in such a way that the conveyed articles are monitored with regard to a disturbance which has already been caused by at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls or is imminent and which is related to the promotion of articles, which disturbance affects the promotion of articles by reducing a Transport speed of individual articles or characterized by a complete standstill of individual articles without further transport. It may be the case that individual articles clamp in the area of at least one guide wall, as a result of which their respective transport speed is reduced compared to a respective transport speed of further articles or as a result of which individual articles are stopped or come to a standstill.
  • At least one sensor system is provided, with the aid of which at least one sensor system the articles conveyed with regard to one already caused by at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls or future impending disruption and article promotion.
  • at least one sensor system is provided, with the aid of which at least one sensor system, the conveyed articles with regard to a disturbance over the course of time that is either caused or imminent by at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls and that is impending in the future and relates to the conveyance of articles be monitored continuously and / or without interruption.
  • the at least one sensor system can be formed, for example, by at least one camera and / or by at least one light barrier and / or by at least one pressure sensor.
  • At least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls executes, if necessary, a defined movement in order to resolve or avoid a fault, at which defined movement the at least one guide wall is moved back and forth, provided that within the scope of the monitoring one through at least one guide wall of the several guide walls a disturbance that has already been caused or is about to occur as well as the promotion of articles is determined and / or recognized. It is conceivable here that the at least one guide wall is moved in the context of the defined movement against a conveying direction provided for articles and is subsequently moved back into an initial position or an initial position.
  • the at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls executes a defined movement as required, in order to resolve or avoid a malfunction, at which defined movement the at least one guide wall is moved back and forth and is thereby extended and / or telescoped.
  • Relationship in determining and / or recognizing a future imminent by at least one baffle of the several baffles as well as the promotion of articles is taken into account.
  • a defined actuating movement that is coordinated with the respective malfunction is selected from several different actuating movements for at least one guide wall.
  • the at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls can to trigger or avoid the fault identified and / or recognized as part of the monitoring, if necessary, be moved back and forth with the selected, defined actuating movement that is coordinated with the fault. In this way, a multitude of different disturbances can be effectively counteracted.
  • the plurality of guide walls in the area of a respective free end with the aid of at least one sensor system, the detection area of which extends over the area of the free ends of the plurality of guide walls, onto one that is already caused or is impending in the future by at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls, and Promotion of items related to disorder to be monitored.
  • At least one free end of at least one guide wall is moved back and forth to resolve or avoid a disturbance within the defined movement, provided that within the scope of the monitoring one of the several guide walls that has already been caused or is pending in the future or that is to come
  • the conveyance of a fault pertaining to articles is determined and / or detected in the area of a respective free end, a respective guide wall of the plurality of guide walls can taper.
  • the articles are guided parallel or substantially parallel to one another over the plurality of guide walls during their conveyance in several and in particular at least three rows of articles arranged one behind the other.
  • the articles are guided over the several guide walls during their conveyance in the disordered mass flow. It may be that the multiple and in particular at least three rows are on
  • Articles arranged one behind the other can be fed in parallel or essentially in parallel to a packaging machine.
  • At least one guide wall has at least two guide wall sections along its longitudinal direction, which at least two guide wall sections are coupled to one another by at least one hinge, at least one guide wall section of the at least two
  • Guide wall sections for resolving or avoiding a malfunction, if necessary, and being moved back and forth relative to at least one further guide wall section of the at least two guide wall sections about a vertical axis formed via the at least one hinge. It may also be that the at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls executes an oscillating movement, in which oscillating movement the at least one guide wall is in and against one provided for the articles
  • Direction of conveyance is moved back and forth.
  • the at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls executes the oscillating movement continuously or without interruption, in which case the oscillating movement is carried out continuously or without interruption, the at least one guide wall is moved back and forth in and against a conveying direction provided for the articles .
  • the at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls executes a defined movement, if necessary, in order to resolve or avoid a fault, in which case a defined movement, if necessary, temporarily increases an action radius of the oscillating movement.
  • the conveyed articles are monitored with regard to a malfunction which has already been caused by at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls or is about to occur in the future and relates to the conveyance of articles. It may be the case that after the defined movement has been carried out, a check is carried out to determine whether the respective disturbance already caused by at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls and relating to the conveyance of articles could be eliminated by means of the defined movement. It is also conceivable here that the radius of action is increased further, provided that
  • the invention also relates to a device for transporting a large number of articles. Additional features that have already been described above for various embodiments of the method can also be described in the following
  • Embodiments of the device can be provided and are not mentioned several times. Furthermore, features described below, which relate to various embodiments of the device, may be provided in previous embodiments of the method already described.
  • the device can comprise an inlet, the articles being conveyed in the region of the inlet in an unordered mass flow. Furthermore, the device can comprise a metering section adjoining the inlet, which has at least two guide walls each designed as a separating element. In the area of
  • Partition trained guide walls are performed.
  • the at least two guide walls, each designed as a separating element can be positioned at an angle to one another, so that an opening cross-section, provided via the at least two guide walls, each designed as a separating element, for guiding articles, of an alley created by means of the at least two guide walls, each designed as a separating element, in a conveying direction of the articles gradually decreased.
  • a transport section designed as part of the device can connect to the metering section.
  • Transport section can comprise a plurality of guide walls each formed as a narrow plate, with immediately adjacent ones each formed as a narrow plate
  • baffles between each of a respective alley for guiding a single-row flow of articles arranged one behind the other.
  • the device comprises at least one horizontal conveyor for
  • the at least one horizontal conveyor device can comprise at least one circulating conveyor belt, via which articles can be moved or conveyed.
  • the device has at least one sensor system, which is designed to detect and / or detect a fault which occurs in the area of at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls and relates to the conveyance of articles.
  • the device comprises at least one actuator that is operatively connected to the at least one sensor system, which can transmit at least one actuator that is operatively connected to the at least one sensor system in order to resolve or avoid a fault, a defined movement to the at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls, provided that the at least one a sensor system detects and / or detects a fault occurring in the area of the respective at least one guide wall.
  • the at least one actuator that is operatively connected to the at least one sensor system can be, for example, a spindle drive or an electromagnetic one
  • Direct drive or as a linear motor, as a servo motor and / or as a further drive.
  • the detection range of the at least one sensor system can extend over free ends of the plurality of guide walls, so that the at least one sensor system for
  • a detection range of the at least one sensor system extends at least in regions over an inlet and / or over further regions of the device within which articles are conveyed.
  • the at least one actuator that is operatively connected to the at least one sensor system can move the respective at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls back and forth within the scope of the defined movement, at least in the region of its free end, provided that the at least one sensor system Detects and / or detects the area of the respective free end of the respective at least one guide wall fault.
  • the plurality of guide walls between them form a plurality of aisles for guiding articles moved via the at least one horizontal conveyor device as single-row article flows which are moved parallel to one another.
  • the plurality of guide walls form lateral boundaries for guiding articles moving in the unordered mass flow via the at least one horizontal conveyor device.
  • the device can comprise a control and / or regulating device which is connected to the at least one sensor system and the at least one actuator. It is conceivable that the control and / or regulating device, taking into account respective actual information provided via the at least one sensor system and relating to the conveyance of articles, can conclude that there will be a future fault and the conveyance of articles in the area of the respective at least one guide wall.
  • the at least one actuator via the control and / or regulating device for transmitting a defined one and for avoiding one future disturbance-oriented movement of the respective at least one guide wall can be controlled, provided that the control and / or regulating device, taking into account respective actual information provided via the at least one sensor system and relating to the promotion of articles, relates to future occurring and the promotion of articles in the area of closes any fault relating to at least one guide wall.
  • control and / or regulating device can be designed as a self-learning system. It can be the case that information provided by the at least one sensor system over the course of time and relating to the promotion of articles with potentially occurring and the promotion of articles in the range of several
  • Baffles related faults are linked and these links are stored in a memory. Furthermore, it can be provided that the control and / or regulating device designed as a self-learning system, taking into account the links stored in the memory, can conclude that there will be a future fault and the promotion of articles in the area of the respective at least one guide wall.
  • the device is a control and / or
  • control device which with the at least one sensor and the
  • At least one actuator is connected and on which a plurality of motion sequences for a defined movement of the respective at least one guide wall are stored.
  • the plurality of different movement sequences can be matched to a plurality of faults which can be detected and / or recognized by the at least one sensor system and which relate to the conveyance of articles.
  • the at least one actuator can be controlled via the control and / or regulating device for transmitting a respective defined movement with a respective movement pattern to the respective at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls, which movement sequence is based on the respective one of the at least one sensor system ascertained and / or recognized and in the area of the respective at least one guide wall malfunction is coordinated.
  • the at least one guide wall has at least two guide wall sections along its longitudinal direction, which at least two guide wall sections are coupled to one another by at least one hinge, so that the at least two guide wall sections within the defined movement over the at least one Actuator can be pivoted relative to each other about at least one vertical axis formed over the at least one hinge.
  • the device can comprise a control and / or regulating device which is connected to the at least one sensor system and the at least one actuator. It can be provided that the at least one guide wall can be moved in an oscillating manner via the at least one actuator and that the at least one actuator, upon the instigation of the control and / or regulating device, in order to resolve or avoid a fault, perform a defined movement onto the at least one guide wall of the plurality of guide walls can transfer the defined movement at which a radius of action of the oscillating movement is temporarily increased.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a first embodiment of a device according to the invention.
  • FIGS. 2 to 7 show individual aspects as they can be provided in various embodiments of the device according to the invention. Furthermore, FIGS. 2 to 7 show individual steps as they occur in various embodiments of the invention
  • Figures 8 and 9 show a schematic view of another
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 further illustrate individual steps, such as those of a possible embodiment
  • the inventive method can be provided.
  • FIG. 10 shows a schematic view of a guide wall as can be provided in various embodiments of a device according to the invention and for implementation in various embodiments of the method according to the invention.
  • Identical reference numerals are used for identical or identically acting elements of the invention.
  • only reference numerals are shown in the individual figures which are necessary for the description of the respective figure.
  • the illustrated embodiments are only examples, such as the
  • Invention can be designed and are not a final limitation.
  • the device 1 shows a schematic view of a first embodiment of a device 1 according to the invention.
  • the device 1 is provided for transporting a large number of articles 2, which individual articles 2 of the large number each as
  • Beverage containers 4 are formed.
  • the device 1 In order to move the articles 2 or beverage containers 4 in the conveying direction FR, the device 1 comprises a horizontal conveyor device 9, on which the articles 2 or beverage containers 4 stand. Via an inlet 3, the articles 2 or
  • the dosing section 5 comprises several oriented parallel to each other and each designed as a separating element 6 "
  • Transport section 7 comprises several each designed as a narrow plate 6 ′′ ”
  • a packaging machine 20 connects to the transport section 7. The packaging machine 20 is fed via the transport section 7 single-row flow on articles 2 arranged one behind the other or single-row flows on drink containers 4 arranged one behind the other, the packaging machine 20 receiving the single-row flows via the transport section 7 from the articles 2 or from the drink containers 4 Articles 2 or on beverage containers 4
  • article 2 or beverage container 4 for example in an area in which a respective guide wall 6 designed as a lateral boundary 6 'connects to a guide wall 6 designed as a separating element 6 ", thereby causing a continuous flow or a continuous movement of articles 2 formed by beverage containers 4 is disturbed.
  • subsequent articles 2 formed by beverage containers 4 can accumulate on the respective article 2 or beverage containers 4, which articles 2 or beverage containers 4 in a region in which a respective guide wall formed as a lateral boundary 6 ' a guide wall 6 designed as a separating element 6 "connects, inadvertently clamp.
  • a gap or spacing is inadvertently formed in relation to articles 2 that are leading and formed by beverage containers 4, as a result of which the packaging machine 20 is to be used
  • Baffles 6 have a free end pointing towards the conveying direction FR, at which articles 2 formed by beverage containers 4 can also jam. Furthermore, the alley plates 6 ′′ ”formed as a component of the transport section 7 or the guide walls 6 designed as a component of the transport section 7 form a free end pointing against the conveying direction FR, at which end
  • Beverage containers 4 trained articles 2 can also unintentionally jam.
  • the device 1 comprises a sensor system 15 designed as a camera 16, which is connected to a control and / or regulating device S.
  • the control and / or regulating device S Via the sensor system 15 designed as a camera 16, the control and / or regulating device S is able to detect or cause congestion in the area of guide walls 6 of the inlet 3, guide walls 6 of the metering section 5 and / or guide walls 6 of the transport section 7. Detect or determine the fault.
  • the control and / or regulating device S can then, if necessary, move a respective guide wall 6 back and forth via at least one actuator, which is not shown in FIG.
  • control and / or regulating device S detects a congestion via the sensor system 15 designed as a camera 16 or detects or detects a fault.
  • the movement of the respective guide wall 6 is preferably oscillating and oblique to the conveying direction FR, which the horizontal conveying device 9 for
  • control and / or regulating device S Transport of articles 2 formed by beverage containers 4 is provided. It is also conceivable here that the control and / or regulating device S, with the aid of logic stored on the control and / or regulating device S, can conclude that there is an impending malfunction or congestion in articles 2 before the respective malfunction or congestion has occurred . In this case, the control and / or regulating device S can control the respective at least one actuator for moving a respective guide wall 6, as a result of which a respective malfunction or congestion does not occur or as a result of which a respective impending malfunction or congestion is counteracted.
  • FIGS. 2 to 7 show individual aspects as they do in various
  • FIGS. 2 to 7 also show individual steps as can be provided in various embodiments of the method according to the invention.
  • the metering section 5 of FIG. 2 differs in structure from that
  • Dosing section 5 as shown in the embodiment of FIG. 1.
  • the guide walls 6 of the metering section 5, each designed as a separating element 6 ", are set at an angle to one another in the exemplary embodiment according to FIG Direction of the transport section 7 adjoining the metering section 5 is reduced in amount.
  • a further component of the transport section 7 are a plurality of guide walls 6, each designed as a narrow plate 6 '', between which guide walls 6 of the transport section 7 articles 2 formed by beverage containers 4 in a row in the direction of a packaging machine 20 (not shown in FIG. 2) (see FIG. 1). be performed.
  • the articles 2 ′′ or beverage containers 4 ′′ clamp in the region of free ends of a plurality of guide walls 6 of the transport section 7, which a plurality of guide walls 6 are formed by alley plates 6 ′′.
  • the articles 2 ' which are clamped between the upper guide walls 6' '', each of which is designed as an alley plate 6 '
  • FIG. 2 it can be seen in FIG. 2 that between the clamped articles 2 or the clamped beverage containers 4' and further articles 2 or further beverage containers 4, which lead the clamping articles 2 'or the clamping beverage containers 4', a relative distance or a gap is formed.
  • Such a distance or such a gap is undesirable in practice, which is why the fault must be eliminated as soon as possible or the unwanted clamping for the articles 2 'or
  • a sensor system 15 is also provided in the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 2 to 7, the detection range of which is indicated by reference 17.
  • the sensor system 15 is designed as a camera 16, but in further embodiments it can also be designed as a light barrier or as a further sensor system.
  • the sensor system 15 designed as a camera 16 is connected to the control and / or regulating device S. If the control and / or regulating device S, with the aid of the sensor system 15 or the camera 16, has identified a fault or jamming of the articles 2 'or beverage container 4', the control and / or
  • Control device S matched to the respective fault or tuned to the
  • the guide wall 6 shown at the top and designed as a narrow plate 6 '" is moved obliquely to the conveying direction FR and in the opposite direction of the respective article 2' or the respective beverage container 4 ', which respectively Article 2 'or which one
  • FIGS. 5 to 7 A summary of FIGS. 5 to 7 then shows that the guide wall 6 designed as a narrow plate 6 ′′ “is moved back to the starting position according to FIG. 2 after the fault has been eliminated or after the clamping has been released. If the clamping or malfunction after moving the alley plate 6 ′′ “
  • the respective guide wall 6, which is designed as a narrow plate 6 ′′ “, can be moved several times from the position according to FIG. 2 into the position according to FIG. 5.
  • trained sensor 15 continues to be monitored for faults. If a further fault occurs, at least one guide wall 6 designed as a narrow plate 6 '"and / or at least one guide wall 6 designed as a separating element 6" can be moved back and forth at a later point in time, with the respective clamping of articles 2 being released or the respective fault is eliminated.
  • Figures 8 and 9 show a schematic view of another
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 illustrate individual steps, as they occur in conceivable embodiments of a
  • the inventive method can be provided. According to the
  • Embodiment of a device 1 from FIG. 1, the exemplary embodiment of a device 1 according to FIGS. 8 and 9 comprises an inlet 3, a metering section 5 following the inlet 3 and a connecting section 5 adjoining the metering section 5
  • Beverage containers 4 are fed to a packaging machine 20 in several parallel rows.
  • the metering section 5 comprises four guide walls 6 which are oriented parallel to one another and each formed as a separating element 6 ′′, the free central ends 17 (cf. FIG. 10) of the two central guide walls 6 and the two central separating elements 6 “clamp the articles that are still shown with reference to numbers 2 'and each designed as a beverage container 4'.
  • a sensor system 15 designed as a camera 16 is provided, the detection area 17 of which extends over the guide walls 6 designed as separating elements 6 ".
  • FIG. 10 shows a schematic view of a guide wall 6, as can be provided in various embodiments of a device 1 according to the invention and for implementation in various embodiments of the method according to the invention.
  • the guide wall 6 according to the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 10 can be designed as a lateral boundary 6 ′′, as a separating element 6 ′′ and / or as a narrow plate 6 ′′ ”or can be used for this purpose.
  • the exemplary embodiment of the guide wall 6 shown in FIG. 10 comprises a first guide wall section 22 and a second guide wall section 24, which are connected to one another via a hinge 30.
  • the hinge 30 provides a vertical axis H about which the first guide wall section 22 and the second guide wall section 24 can be pivoted or pivoted relative to one another.
  • the first guide wall section 22 and the second guide wall section 24 each comprise a plurality of segments 16 and 16 'positioned one above the other in the horizontal direction.
  • Guide wall section 24 comprises guide wall 6 a third guide wall section 26.
  • Third guide wall section 26 is coupled to first guide wall section 22 via a hinge 30, so that third guide wall section 26 is relative to the first
  • Guide wall section 22 can be pivoted about the vertical axis H formed via the hinge 30.
  • the vertical axis H, about which the third guide wall section 26 can be pivoted relative to the first guide wall section 22 and the vertical axis H, about which the second guide wall section 24 can be pivoted relative to the first guide wall section 22, are oriented parallel to one another.
  • the third guide wall section 26 forms a free end 17 which is directed against the conveying direction FR (see FIGS. 1 to 9) or which points in the direction of the inlet 3. As mentioned above, article 2 or beverage container 4 may unintentionally jam in the area of the free end 17. In order to counteract such unwanted stowage, a respective guide wall 6 according to the
  • a fastening 32 which fastening 32 is not provided with one in the figures support rod shown can be arranged.
  • the support rod can then be moved in an oscillating manner together with the specific third guide wall section 26 via the actuator already described above and in connection with the control and / or regulating device S (see FIGS. 1 to 9), the third guide wall section 26 in this case being moved by one Vertical axis H is pivoted relative to the first guide wall section 22.
  • the free end 17 of the third guide wall section 32 can be moved both in the horizontal direction and overlapped in time in the vertical direction.
  • the guide wall 6 is designed to be telescopic and / or that the guide wall 6 can be extended or that the guide wall 6 comprises several parts, at least of which a first part can be pulled out of at least a second part.
  • the third guide wall section 26 is connected to an elongated hole which provides the hinge 31 connecting the third guide wall section 26 and the first guide wall section 22.
  • the third guide wall section 26 comprises at least two parts which can be selectively pushed or pulled apart for length compensation.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif (1) de transport d'une pluralité d'articles (2). Le dispositif (1) comporte au moins un dispositif de convoyage horizontal (9) servant au convoyage d'articles (2) ainsi que plusieurs parois de guidage (6), lesquelles sont conçues pour le guidage d'articles (2) convoyés par le biais de l'au moins un dispositif de convoyage horizontal (9). Le dispositif (1) comporte également au moins un système de détection (15), lequel est conçu pour déterminer et/ou détecter une perturbation se produisant dans la région d'au moins une paroi de guidage (6) parmi les plusieurs parois de guidage (6) et concernant le convoyage d'articles (2). Le dispositif (1) comporte en outre au moins un actionneur en liaison fonctionnelle avec ledit au moins un système de détection (15), lequel au moins un actionneur en liaison fonctionnelle avec ledit au moins un système de détection (15) peut, pour supprimer ou éviter toute perturbation, transmettre un mouvement défini à l'au moins une paroi de guidage (6) parmi les plusieurs parois de guidage (6), si l'au moins un système de détection (15) détecte et/ou détermine une perturbation se produisant dans la région de l'au moins une paroi de guidage (6) respective.
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