WO1997042110A1 - Method and arrangement for storing, grouping and transporting products, in particular biscuits - Google Patents

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WO1997042110A1
WO1997042110A1 PCT/CH1997/000156 CH9700156W WO9742110A1 WO 1997042110 A1 WO1997042110 A1 WO 1997042110A1 CH 9700156 W CH9700156 W CH 9700156W WO 9742110 A1 WO9742110 A1 WO 9742110A1
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Armin Hofmann
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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
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
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    • B65G47/46—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points
    • B65G47/51—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination
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    • B65G47/5109—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination for articles first In - First Out systems: FIFO
    • B65G47/5113—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination for articles first In - First Out systems: FIFO using endless conveyors
    • B65G47/5118—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination for articles first In - First Out systems: FIFO using endless conveyors with variable accumulation capacity
    • B65G47/5122—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination for articles first In - First Out systems: FIFO using endless conveyors with variable accumulation capacity by displacement of the conveyor-guiding means, e.g. of the loose pulley-type
    • 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
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
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    • B65G2201/0202—Agricultural and processed food products
    • B65G2201/0205—Biscuits

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  • a method and a device according to the preamble of claims 1 and 3 are known from EP-A-684 196.
  • a store with a large number of pendulum-suspended gondolas is loaded with products in an entrance station.
  • An exit station all trays of a gondola are emptied together into a collector.
  • the collector consists of three successive elements, in which groups of upright, flanked products lying flat against each other are formed on an output conveyor in a relatively complex manner from the flat-lying products of a gondola.
  • the gondolas tend to vibrate, which limits the transport speed.
  • the object of the present invention is to design a device of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it is simple in construction and has a high output. This object is achieved by the combination of features of the claims.
  • An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawings. It shows:
  • Fig. 8 shows a detail of the collector
  • Fig. 9 is a plan view of the exit conveyor.
  • a feed conveyor 1 which is controlled by a motor 2 with an angle encoder 3
  • disc-shaped products 5, e.g. Biscuits, in an input station 10 are fed to a memory 6 in aligned rows 7.
  • the store 6 has two spaced-apart, parallel, endless chains 8, to which receiving elements 9 for receiving the rows 7 of products 5 are fastened at regular intervals in accordance with the division T1.
  • the chains 8 are guided over a plurality of deflection wheels 11, 12, 13, 14.
  • the wheels 13 are rotatably mounted on a vertically displaceable carriage, not shown, so that storage loops 15 and empty loops 16 are formed.
  • a pair of wheels 12 in front of the storage loops 15 and a pair of wheels 14 after the storage loops 15 are each driven by a motor 17, 18 with angle sensors 19, 20. Depending on the difference in the average speed of the motors 17, 18, the storage loops 15 lengthen or shorten.
  • the products 5 are pushed by a group of successive receiving elements 9 through jointly actuated slides 26 into a collector 27 with a plurality of supports 28 arranged one above the other.
  • the slide 26 are actuated by a further motor 29 with an angle encoder 30.
  • the division T2 of the supports 28 is half as large as the division TI of the receiving elements 9.
  • the collector 27 is therefore only about half filled with a first stroke of the slide 26.
  • the descending run 31 of the memory 6 by means of the motor 18 at (n + £) or TI - lowered TI, where n is the number of ejected products (n £ ⁇ ).
  • the slides 26 are lowered or raised by £ TI by means of a motor 32 with an angle sensor 33, so that the slides 26 which are still empty are filled between those already loaded during the next stroke of the slider 26.
  • the collector 27 is rotated about a horizontal axis of rotation 37 by means of a motor 38 with an angle sensor 39 by 90 °. pivots so that the groups 40 of products 5 collected in the collector 27 are placed on a horizontal output conveyor 41.
  • the collector 27 has been pivoted back, the deposited groups 40 are transported away on the conveyor 41 by means of a further motor 42 with an angle encoder 43 transversely to the transport direction A of the conveyor 1.
  • the conveyor 1 consists of two conveyor belts 48, 50 and an intermediate conveyor belt row 49 and side guides 51.
  • the conveyor belts 49 of the middle conveyor belt row are individually controllable and are each stopped when the foremost product 5 has a light barrier 52 at the end these bands 49 reached. They are put into operation together when the next receiving element 9 is to be loaded.
  • the conveyor belt 50 runs faster than the belts 49, so that there is an intermediate space between the row 7 pushed onto the belt 50 and the next row which enables the belts 49 to be stopped as soon as the next row 7 reaches the light barriers 52.
  • the receiving elements 9 are formed by approximately U-shaped pockets 53 fastened to the chains 8, the webs 54 of which have openings 56 for the sliders 26 between each two side guide plates 55.
  • the belt 50 can be pivoted about the upstream deflection roller 57, so that the rows 7 can be pushed into the pockets 53 with the strand 47 being continuously moved.
  • the conveyor 41 has side guide plates 61, which are aligned with the supports 28 in the lowered position of the collector 27, and crossbars 62 fastened to rotating chains (not shown), the spacing of which from one another corresponds to the lateral spacing of groups 40 in the collector 27.
  • the guide plates 41 run parallel to one another across the width of the accumulator 6 and collector 27 and then converge (FIG. 9), being of different lengths at the downstream end. As a result, the products 5 of the deposited groups 40 are pushed against one another on the flat side.
  • FIG. 8 shows an enlarged view of one of the plurality of pockets 63 arranged next to one another on one of the supports 28.
  • the collector 27 When the collector 27 is lowered, the product 5 is held in the pocket 63 by closing plates 64 which extend over the entire height of the collector 27 and can be pivoted about axes 65.
  • the sheets 64 of all pockets 63 arranged next to one another are actuated together via a push rod 66 by means of a motor 67 with an angle transmitter 68 as soon as the collector 27 is in the lowered position.
  • All motors and angle or displacement sensors are connected to a control device, not shown, which synchronizes the movements of the various elements with one another in a program-controlled manner.
  • the device described has a high output because there are no pendulum-suspended gondolas which tend to oscillate.
  • the format change is easily possible by reprogramming the control device and, if necessary, by easily replaceable supports with side guides.
  • the formation of the upright standing groups 40 from rows 7 delivered flat lying requires very few moving parts and is functionally reliable.

Abstract

The arrangement comprises a storage device (6) with holder elements (9) which are disposed on chains (8) at regular intervals at a spacing T1 and are loaded with rows of products (5) in an input station (10). In an output station (25), the rows comprising a plurality of superimposed holder elements (9) are pushed by slides (26) onto supports (28) of a collector (27). The spacing between the supports (28) is an integral fraction of the spacing T1. When the storage device (6) has been advanced, in a second stroke of the slides (26), the supports (28) which are still empty are filled between those which have already been loaded. The collector (27) then pivots onto an outlet conveyor (41) on which the groups (40) of products (5) formed are carried away. This device has a high level of performance and a flexible and simple construction.

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Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Speichern, Gruppieren und Trans¬ portieren von Produkten, insbesondere Biskuits Method and device for storing, grouping and transporting products, in particular biscuits
Aus der EP-A-684 196 ist ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung ge¬ mäss Oberbegriff der Ansprüche 1 und 3 bekannt. Ein Speicher mit einer Vielzahl von pendelnd aufgehängten Gondeln wird in einer Eingangsstation mit Produkten beschickt. In einer Ausgangsstati¬ on werden alle Tablare einer Gondel gemeinsam in einen Sammler entleert. Der Sammler besteht aus drei aufeinander folgenden Elementen, in welchen relativ aufwendig aus den flach anliegen¬ den Produkten einer Gondel Gruppen hochkant stehender, flachsei- tig aneinanderliegender Produkte auf einem Ausgangsförderer ge¬ bildet werden. Die Gondeln neigen zum Schwingen, was die Trans¬ portgeschwindigkeit beschränkt.A method and a device according to the preamble of claims 1 and 3 are known from EP-A-684 196. A store with a large number of pendulum-suspended gondolas is loaded with products in an entrance station. In an exit station, all trays of a gondola are emptied together into a collector. The collector consists of three successive elements, in which groups of upright, flanked products lying flat against each other are formed on an output conveyor in a relatively complex manner from the flat-lying products of a gondola. The gondolas tend to vibrate, which limits the transport speed.
Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vor¬ richtung der eingangs genannten Art derart auszubilden, dass sie einfach im Aufbau ist und eine hohe Leistung hat. Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmalskombination der Ansprüche gelöst. Nach¬ folgend wird ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung anhand der Zeichnungen erläutert. Darin zeigt:The object of the present invention is to design a device of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it is simple in construction and has a high output. This object is achieved by the combination of features of the claims. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawings. It shows:
Fig. 1 eine schematische Seitenansicht,1 is a schematic side view,
Fig. 2 eine Draufsicht,2 is a plan view,
Fig.3 und 4 Ansichten des Zufuhrförderers,3 and 4 views of the feed conveyor,
Fig.5 bis 7 Seitenansichten des Sammlers, Fig. 8 ein Detail des Sammlers, und5 to 7 side views of the collector, Fig. 8 shows a detail of the collector, and
Fig. 9 eine Draufsicht auf den Ausgangsförderer.Fig. 9 is a plan view of the exit conveyor.
Auf einem Zufuhrförderer 1 , der durch einen Motor 2 mit einem Winkelgeber 3 gesteuert ist, werden in mehreren Kolonnen 4 scheibenförmige Produkte 5, z.B. Biskuits, in einer Eingangssta¬ tion 10 einem Speicher 6 in ausgerichteten Reihen 7 zugeführt. Der Speicher 6 hat zwei voneinander beabstandete, parallele, endlose Ketten 8, an denen in regelmässigen Abständen entspre¬ chend der Teilung T1 Aufnahmeelemente 9 zur Aufnahme der Reihen 7 von Produkten 5 befestigt sind. Die Ketten 8 sind über mehrere Umlenkrader 11, 12, 13, 14 geführt. Die Räder 13 sind auf einem nicht dargestellten vertikal verschiebbaren Schlitten drehbar gelagert, so dass Speicherschlaufen 15 und Leerschlaufen 16 ge¬ bildet werden. Ein Radpaar 12 vor den Speicherschlaufen 15 und ein Radpaar 14 nach den Speicherschlaufen 15 ist durch je einen Motor 17, 18 mit Winkelgebern 19, 20 angetrieben. Je nach der Differenz der durchschnittlichen Drehzahl der Motoren 17, 18 verlängern oder verkürzen sich die Speicherschlaufen 15.On a feed conveyor 1, which is controlled by a motor 2 with an angle encoder 3, disc-shaped products 5, e.g. Biscuits, in an input station 10, are fed to a memory 6 in aligned rows 7. The store 6 has two spaced-apart, parallel, endless chains 8, to which receiving elements 9 for receiving the rows 7 of products 5 are fastened at regular intervals in accordance with the division T1. The chains 8 are guided over a plurality of deflection wheels 11, 12, 13, 14. The wheels 13 are rotatably mounted on a vertically displaceable carriage, not shown, so that storage loops 15 and empty loops 16 are formed. A pair of wheels 12 in front of the storage loops 15 and a pair of wheels 14 after the storage loops 15 are each driven by a motor 17, 18 with angle sensors 19, 20. Depending on the difference in the average speed of the motors 17, 18, the storage loops 15 lengthen or shorten.
In der Ausgangsstation 25 werden die Produkte 5 von einer Gruppe aufeinanderfolgender Aufnahmeelemente 9 durch gemeinsam betätig¬ te Schieber 26 in einen Sammler 27 mit mehreren übereinander an¬ geordneten Auflagen 28 geschoben. Die Schieber 26 werden durch einen weiteren Motor 29 mit Winkelgeber 30 betätigt. Die Teilung T2 der Auflagen 28 ist halb so gross wie die Teilung TI der Auf¬ nahmeelemente 9. Der Sammler 27 wird also mit einem ersten Hub der Schieber 26 nur etwa halb gefüllt. Anschliessend wird das absteigenden Trum 31 des Speichers 6 mittels des Motors 18 um (n + £ ) TI oder (n - ■£ ) TI abgesenkt, wobei n die ausgeschobene Anzahl von Produkten ist. Gleichzeitig werden die Schieber 26 mittels eines Motors 32 mit einem Winkelgeber 33 um £ TI abge¬ senkt oder angehoben, so dass beim nächsten Hub der Schieber 26 die noch leeren Auflagen 28 zwischen den bereits beschickten ge¬ füllt werden. Nun wird der Sammler 27 um eine horizontale Dreh¬ achse 37 mittels eines Motors 38 mit Winkelgeber 39 um 90° ge- schwenkt, so dass die im Sammler 27 gesammelten Gruppen 40 von Produkten 5 auf einen horizontalen Ausgangsförderer 41 abgelegt werden. Nach dem Zurückschwenken des Sammlers 27 werden die ab¬ gelegten Gruppen 40 auf dem Förderer 41 mittels eines weiteren Motors 42 mit Winkelgeber 43 quer zur Transportrichtung A des Förderers 1 abstransportiert.In the exit station 25, the products 5 are pushed by a group of successive receiving elements 9 through jointly actuated slides 26 into a collector 27 with a plurality of supports 28 arranged one above the other. The slide 26 are actuated by a further motor 29 with an angle encoder 30. The division T2 of the supports 28 is half as large as the division TI of the receiving elements 9. The collector 27 is therefore only about half filled with a first stroke of the slide 26. Subsequently, the descending run 31 of the memory 6 by means of the motor 18 at (n + £) or TI - lowered TI, where n is the number of ejected products (n £ ■). At the same time, the slides 26 are lowered or raised by £ TI by means of a motor 32 with an angle sensor 33, so that the slides 26 which are still empty are filled between those already loaded during the next stroke of the slider 26. Now the collector 27 is rotated about a horizontal axis of rotation 37 by means of a motor 38 with an angle sensor 39 by 90 °. pivots so that the groups 40 of products 5 collected in the collector 27 are placed on a horizontal output conveyor 41. After the collector 27 has been pivoted back, the deposited groups 40 are transported away on the conveyor 41 by means of a further motor 42 with an angle encoder 43 transversely to the transport direction A of the conveyor 1.
In Fig. 3 und 4 ist der Zufuhrförderer 1 sowie das ansteigende Trum 47 des Speichers 6 detaillierter dargestellt. Der Förderer 1 besteht aus zwei Förderbändern 48, 50 und einer dazwischen an¬ geordneten Förderbandreihe 49 sowie Seitenführungen 51. Die För¬ derbänder 49 der mittleren Förderbandreihe sind einzeln steuer¬ bar und werden jeweils gestoppt, wenn das vorderste Produkt 5 eine Lichtschranke 52 am Ende dieser Bänder 49 erreicht. Sie werden gemeinsam in Betrieb gesetzt, wenn das nächste Aufnahmee- lement 9 beschickt werden soll. Das Förderband 50 läuft rascher als die Bänder 49, so dass zwischen der auf das Band 50 aufge¬ schobenen Reihe 7 und der nächstfolgenden ein Zwischenraum ent¬ steht, der das Stoppen der Bänder 49 ermöglicht, sobald die nächste Reihe 7 die Lichtschranken 52 erreicht. Die Aufnahmeele- mente 9 werden durch an den Ketten 8 befestigte, annähernd U- förmige Taschen 53 gebildet, deren Stege 54 zwischen jeweils zwei Seitenführungsblechen 55 Durchbrüche 56 für die Schieber 26 haben. Das Band 50 ist um die stromaufwärtige Umlenkrolle 57 schwenkbar, so dass die Reihen 7 bei kontinuierlich bewegtem Trum 47 in die Taschen 53 eingeschoben werden können.3 and 4, the feed conveyor 1 and the rising run 47 of the store 6 are shown in more detail. The conveyor 1 consists of two conveyor belts 48, 50 and an intermediate conveyor belt row 49 and side guides 51. The conveyor belts 49 of the middle conveyor belt row are individually controllable and are each stopped when the foremost product 5 has a light barrier 52 at the end these bands 49 reached. They are put into operation together when the next receiving element 9 is to be loaded. The conveyor belt 50 runs faster than the belts 49, so that there is an intermediate space between the row 7 pushed onto the belt 50 and the next row which enables the belts 49 to be stopped as soon as the next row 7 reaches the light barriers 52. The receiving elements 9 are formed by approximately U-shaped pockets 53 fastened to the chains 8, the webs 54 of which have openings 56 for the sliders 26 between each two side guide plates 55. The belt 50 can be pivoted about the upstream deflection roller 57, so that the rows 7 can be pushed into the pockets 53 with the strand 47 being continuously moved.
In Fig. 5 bis 7 ist das Beschicken und Entleeren des Sammlers 47 dargestellt. In der Stellung nach Fig. 5 wird die eine Hälfte der Auflagen 28 beschickt, wobei sieben aufeinanderfolgende Ta¬ schen 53 entleert werden. Nach Vorschub des Trums 47 um 6 £ TI und Anheben der Schieber 26 um T2 werden die restlichen Auflagen 28 beschickt (Fig. 6). Dadurch werden im Sammler 27 nebeneinan¬ der mehrere Gruppen 40 von je vierzehn Produkten 5 gebildet. Die Anzahl der Produkte 5 pro Gruppe 40 kann durch geeignete Wahl der Vorschubschritte des Trums 47 und wahlweise Anheben oder Ab¬ senken der Schieber 26 zwischen dem ersten und zweiten Schritt beliebig kleiner als 14 gewählt werden. So ist z.B. in Fig. 7 eine Gruppe 40 von zwölf Produkten beim Ablegen auf dem Förderer 41 gezeigt. Der Förderer 41 hat Seitenführungsbleche 61, welche in der abgesenkten Stellung des Sammlers 27 mit den Auflagen 28 fluchten, sowie an nicht dargestellten, umlaufenden Ketten befe¬ stigte Querstangen 62, deren Abstand voneinander dem seitlichen Abstand von Gruppen 40 im Sammler 27 entspricht. Die Führungs¬ bleche 41 verlaufen über die Breite des Speichers 6 und Sammlers 27 hinweg parallel zueinander und konvergieren anschliessend (Fig. 9), wobei sie am stromabwärtigen Ende unterschiedlich lang sind. Dadurch werden die Produkte 5 der abgelegten Gruppen 40 flachseitig aneinander geschoben.5 to 7 the loading and emptying of the collector 47 is shown. In the position according to FIG. 5, one half of the supports 28 is loaded, seven consecutive pockets 53 being emptied. After the run 47 has been advanced by 6 lbs TI and the slider 26 has been raised by T2, the remaining supports 28 are loaded (FIG. 6). As a result, a plurality of groups 40 of fourteen products 5 each are formed next to one another in the collector 27. The number of products 5 per group 40 can be chosen to be any smaller than 14 by suitable selection of the feed steps of the run 47 and optionally raising or lowering the slide 26 between the first and second steps. For example, in Fig. 7 a group 40 of twelve products is shown being placed on the conveyor 41. The conveyor 41 has side guide plates 61, which are aligned with the supports 28 in the lowered position of the collector 27, and crossbars 62 fastened to rotating chains (not shown), the spacing of which from one another corresponds to the lateral spacing of groups 40 in the collector 27. The guide plates 41 run parallel to one another across the width of the accumulator 6 and collector 27 and then converge (FIG. 9), being of different lengths at the downstream end. As a result, the products 5 of the deposited groups 40 are pushed against one another on the flat side.
In Fig. 8 ist eine der mehreren nebeneinander angeordneten Ta¬ schen 63 auf einer der Auflagen 28 vergrössert dargestellt. Das Produkt 5 wird beim Absenken des Sammlers 27 in der Tasche 63 durch Verschlussbleche 64 gehalten, welche sich über die ganze Höhe des Sammlers 27 erstrecken und um Achsen 65 schwenkbar sind. Die Bleche 64 aller nebeneinander angeordneter Taschen 63 werden gemeinsam über eine Schubstange 66 mittels eines Motors 67 mit Winkelgeber 68 betätigt, sobald der Sammler 27 in der ab¬ gesenkten Stellung ist.FIG. 8 shows an enlarged view of one of the plurality of pockets 63 arranged next to one another on one of the supports 28. When the collector 27 is lowered, the product 5 is held in the pocket 63 by closing plates 64 which extend over the entire height of the collector 27 and can be pivoted about axes 65. The sheets 64 of all pockets 63 arranged next to one another are actuated together via a push rod 66 by means of a motor 67 with an angle transmitter 68 as soon as the collector 27 is in the lowered position.
Sämtliche Motoren und Winkel- bzw. Weggeber sind mit einer nicht dargestellten Steuereinrichtung verbunden, welche die Bewegungen der verschiedenen Elemente miteinander programmgesteuert syn¬ chronisiert.All motors and angle or displacement sensors are connected to a control device, not shown, which synchronizes the movements of the various elements with one another in a program-controlled manner.
Die beschriebene Vorrichtung hat eine hohe Leistung, weil keine pendelnd aufgehängten Gondeln vorhanden sind, welche zum Schwin¬ gen neigen. Die Formatumstellung ist durch Umprogrammieren der Steuereinrichtung und allenfalls durch leicht auswechselbare Auflagen mit Seitenführungen einfach möglich. Die Bildung der hochkant stehenden Gruppen 40 aus flachliegend angelieferten Reihen 7 benötigt sehr wenige bewegliche Teile und ist funkti¬ onssicher. The device described has a high output because there are no pendulum-suspended gondolas which tend to oscillate. The format change is easily possible by reprogramming the control device and, if necessary, by easily replaceable supports with side guides. The formation of the upright standing groups 40 from rows 7 delivered flat lying requires very few moving parts and is functionally reliable.

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Patentansprüche Claims
Verfahren zum Speichern, Gruppieren und Transportieren von in mehreren Kolonnen (4) angelieferten scheibenförmigen Produkten (5), insbesondere Biskuits, wobei in einer Ein¬ gangsstation (10) die Produkte (5) reihenweise in Aufnah- meelemente (9) eines Speichers (6) übergeben werden, und wobei in einer Ausgangsstation (25) die Produktereihen aus mehreren übereinander angeordneten Aufnahmelementen (9) in Auflagen (28) eines Sammlers (27) ausgeschoben werden, der sie als Gruppen 40 auf einen Ausgangsförderer (41) ablegt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Sammler (27) mit minde¬ stens zwei Hüben von Schiebern (26) beschickt wird und zwi¬ schen den Hüben ein Ausgangstrum (31) des Speichers (6) vorgeschoben wird.Method for storing, grouping and transporting disc-shaped products (5), in particular biscuits, which are delivered in several columns (4), the products (5) being arranged in rows in receiving elements (9) of a store (6) in an entry station (10) ) are transferred, and wherein in an exit station (25) the product series are pushed out from a plurality of stacked receiving elements (9) in supports (28) of a collector (27), which deposits them as groups 40 on an exit conveyor (41), characterized that the collector (27) is loaded with at least two strokes of slides (26) and an output strand (31) of the accumulator (6) is advanced between the strokes.
Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 , wobei zwischen den Hüben die Schieber (26) oder der Sammler (27) um einen ganzzahligen Bruchteil der Teilung (TI ) der Auflageelemente (9) in Rich¬ tung des Ausgangstrums (31) verschoben werden.A method according to claim 1, wherein between the strokes the slide (26) or the collector (27) is shifted by an integral fraction of the division (TI) of the support elements (9) in the direction of the exit strand (31).
Speicher-, Gruppier- und Tranportvorrichtung bei welcher in einer Eingangsstation (10) durch einen Zufuhrförderer (1) mehrere Kolonnen (4) von Produkten (5) reihenweise in Auf¬ nahmeelemente (9) eines Speichers (6) zuführbar sind und in einer Ausgangsstation (25) die Produktreihen (7) aus mehre¬ ren übereinander angeordneten Aufnahmeelementen (9) durch Schieber (26) auf übereinander angeordnete Auflagen (28) eines Sammlers (27) ausschiebbar sind, dadurch gekennzeich¬ net, dass die Auflageelemente (9) über die ganze Speicher¬ länge einen regelmässigen ersten Abstand (TI ) und die Auf¬ lagen (28) einen zweiten Abstand (T2) haben, der ein ganz- zahliger Bruchteil des ersten Abstandes (T1 ) ist, dass der Sammler (27) mit mindesten zwei Hüben der Schieber (26) be¬ schickbar ist, wobei nach dem ersten Hub zwischen jeweils zwei gefüllten Auflagen (28) je mindestens eine noch unge¬ füllte Auflage vorhanden ist, welche im zweiten Hub oder den nachfolgenden Hüben der Schieber (26) gefüllt werden, und dass der Sammler (27) durch einen ersten Antrieb (38) in eine Stellung bewegbar ist, in welcher die in ihm gebil¬ deten Gruppen (40) von Produkten (5) durch einen Ausgangs¬ förderer (41) weitertransportierbar sind.Storage, grouping and transport device in which, in an entry station (10), a plurality of columns (4) of products (5) can be fed in rows in receiving elements (9) of a store (6) and in an exit station by a feed conveyor (1) (25) the product rows (7) can be pushed out of several receiving elements (9) arranged one above the other by pushers (26) onto supports (28) of a collector (27) arranged one above the other, characterized in that the support elements (9) over the entire length of the store has a regular first distance (TI) and the supports (28) have a second distance (T2) which is a complete A numerical fraction of the first distance (T1) is that the collector (27) can be loaded with at least two strokes of the slide (26), with at least one still unfilled between the two filled pads (28) after the first stroke There is a support which is filled in the second stroke or the subsequent strokes of the slide (26) and that the collector (27) can be moved by a first drive (38) into a position in which the groups ( 40) of products (5) can be transported further by an exit conveyor (41).
Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, wobei der Sammler (27) mittels des ersten Antriebs (38) um eine horizontale Achse (37) aus einer vertikalen in eine horizontale Stellung schwenkbar ist, und wobei er Verschlusselemente (64) auf der in der vertikalen Stellung den Schiebern (26) gegenüberliegenden Seite aufweist, welche durch einen zweiten Antrieb (67) be¬ tätigbar sind.Apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the collector (27) by means of the first drive (38) is pivotable about a horizontal axis (37) from a vertical to a horizontal position, and wherein it has closure elements (64) on the in the vertical position of the slide (26) on the opposite side, which can be actuated by a second drive (67).
Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, wobei die Aufnahmeele- mente (9) durch U-förmige Taschen (53) gebildet sind, deren Steg (54) Durchbrüche (56) für die Schieber ( 26 ) aufweist.Apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the receiving elements (9) are formed by U-shaped pockets (53), the web (54) of which has openings (56) for the slides (26).
Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 5, wobei die Schieber (26) oder der Sammler (27) um mindestens einen Schritt von der Grosse der Teilung (T2) der Auflagen (28) vertikal durch einen dritten Antrieb (32) hin und her ver¬ schiebbar sind bzw. ist.Device according to one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the slide (26) or the collector (27) vertically back and forth by at least one step from the size of the division (T2) of the supports (28) by a third drive (32) ¬ are or can be pushed.
Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 6, wobei die Förderrichtung (B) des Ausgangsförderers (41) quer zu jener des Zufuhrförderers (1) angeordnet ist und der Ausgangsför¬ derer (41) Führungselemente (61) aufweist, welche über die Breite des Speichers (6) parallel sind und einen Abstand gleich der Teilung (T2) der Auflagen (28) voneinander ha¬ ben, und dass die Führungselemente (61) anschliessend kon¬ vergieren. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, wobei die Führungselemente (61) in Förderrichtung (B) des Ausgangsförderers (41) un¬ terschiedlich lang sind.Device according to one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the conveying direction (B) of the output conveyor (41) is arranged transversely to that of the feed conveyor (1) and the output conveyor (41) has guide elements (61) which extend across the width of the store (6) are parallel and have a distance equal to the division (T2) of the supports (28) from one another, and that the guide elements (61) subsequently converge. Apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the guide elements (61) in the conveying direction (B) of the exit conveyor (41) are of different lengths.
Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 8, wobei der Ausgangsförderer (41) eine Stabkette (62) umfasst. Device according to one of claims 3 to 8, wherein the output conveyor (41) comprises a bar chain (62).
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