Method for positioning sticks in a tray, and device for carrying out the method

• Main Authors: HOLZE JOACHIM, LEITZEN JURGEN, PLOTSCH HANS, MESCHLER LEO, KIK MICHAEL, KORN HELMUT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 16.06.1989
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS; SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS; STORING; TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING; TRANSPORTING; UNPACKING

For the automatic insertion of sticks (1), in particular glue sticks, which are brought along in a vertical position from a filling unit (14), into a separately conveyed tray (2), the sticks (1) are gathered in at least two rows of sticks (1) in a pre-accumulation section (3), from where they are fed in groups to an accumulation section (27), and a handling device (5) which is equipped with a gripper head (28) takes them from the accumulation section (27) and inserts them into a tray (2) which is prepared exactly in a filling station (7). The tray (2) charged with sticks (1) is conveyed away from the filling station (7) by means of a delivery conveyor belt (13). DISPOSITIVO PARA LA COLOCACION EN UNA BANDEJA (2) DE COMO MINIMO DOS FILAS DE BARRITAS (1) QUE CONTIENEN UN PRODUCTO QUIMICO, TAL COMO COLA, CARACTERIZADO PORQUE COMPRENDE UNA PRIMERA CINTA DE TRANSPORTE (4) CON MEDIOS PARA ORDENAR LAS BARRITAS (1) SUMINISTRADAS PERPENDICULARMENTE EN GRUPOS (6) CORRESPONDIENTES A LAS FILAS DE LA BANDEJA (2) EN CUESTION, UNA SEGUNDA CINTA DE TRANSPORTE (9) PARA LA ALIMENTACION DE LAS BANDEJAS (2) INDIVIDUALES A UN PATIN (11) A EMPUJAR POSICIONADO EN LA VIA DE LOS GRUPOS (7) DE BARRITAS, Y UN APARATO MANIPULADOR (5) PARA LA RECOGIDA POSICIONADA DE EN CADA CASO UN GRUPO (6) SUBDIVIDIDO DE BARRITAS ASI COMOPARA LA INSERCION DE ESTE GRUPO DE BARRITAS (6) EN UNA BANDEJA (2) ALIMENTADA CON AYUDA DEL PATIN (11).