Device and method for forming hollow cylindrical bodies

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10022775-B2
Application number	US-201514967523-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2015
Priority date	Jun 28, 2013
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

A device and a method for forming hollow cylindrical bodies. The device has a plurality of stations. A tool is allocated to each station. The tools are arranged on a common carrier. The tool can be moved between two reversing positions via a main drive. This reciprocating movement is executed intermittently. One of the two reversing positions forms a rest position in which the tool carrier stops in a rest phase. While the tool carrier stops in a rest position in the rest phase, a transport device transports the bodies from one station to the respective next station.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device ( 10 ) for forming hollow cylindrical bodies ( 11 ), the device ( 10 ) comprises:
a common tool carrier ( 14 ) including a plurality of stations ( 12 ) in operative arrangement along a circular orbit and comprise, respectively, one tool ( 13 ), wherein the tools ( 13 ) are in operative arrangement on the common tool carrier ( 14 ),
a main drive ( 15 ) in operative arrangement with the common tool carrier ( 14 ) for generating an intermittent reciprocating movement (H) of the common tool carrier ( 14 ) between a first reversing position or rest position (UA) and a second reversing position (UB) thereof, the main drive ( 15 ) comprises a first electric motor or servomotor ( 18 ) that reverses its turning direction in the first reversing position or rest position (UA),
a transport device ( 23 ) in operative arrangement with the common tool carrier ( 14 ), the transport device ( 23 ) operatively disposed for transporting the hollow cylindrical bodies ( 11 ) between the stations ( 12 ) and comprises a rotating part ( 24 ) with a plurality of holding means ( 28 ) for respectively holding one of the hollow cylindrical bodies ( 11 ) arranged along an orbit (K),
the transport device ( 23 ) comprising a separate rotary drive ( 30 ) in operative arrangement with the rotating part ( 24 ) for generating an intermittent movement of rotation of the rotating part ( 24 ),
a control unit ( 19 ) in operative arrangement with the main drive ( 15 ) and the separate rotary drive ( 30 ), the control unit ( 19 ) disposed to control the main drive ( 15 ) and the rotary drive ( 30 ) in such a manner that the intermittent movement of rotation of the rotating part ( 24 ) is performed as long as the tool carrier ( 14 ) is stopped in one of the reversing positions that is the rest position (UA),
the control unit ( 19 ) is further disposed to adjust a length of stroke of the common tool carrier ( 14 ) between the first reversing position or rest position (UA) and the second reversing position (UB), and,
the control unit ( 19 ) is further disposed to control the first electric motor or servomotor ( 18 ) of the main drive ( 15 ) in a pivot operation, wherein the main drive ( 15 ) has a pivot range (P) specifying the length of the stroke between the first reversing position or rest position (UA) and the second reversing position (UB) of the common tool carrier ( 14 ), whereby a required overlift (Z) is minimized.

2. The device of claim 1 , characterized in that the separate rotary drive ( 30 ) comprises a second electric motor ( 31 ) that is in operative connection with the rotating part ( 24 ) without the interposition of a transmission gear or reduction gear ( 2 ).

3. The device of claim 2 , characterized in that the second electric motor ( 31 ) is a segment motor or a torque motor or a servomotor.

4. The device of claim 1 , characterized in that the control unit ( 19 ) is disposed further to control by separately specifying a chronological progression of the intermittent movement of rotation of the rotating part ( 24 ) and a chronological progression of the intermittent reciprocating movement (H) of the tool carrier ( 14 ).

5. The device of claim 1 , characterized in that the transport device ( 23 ) further comprises a position sensor ( 33 ) operatively disposed to detect a position of rotation (α i ) of the rotating part ( 24 ).

6. The device of claim 5 , characterized in that the transport device ( 23 ) in operative arrangement with the control unit ( 19 ) further disposed to control at least one of the position and the angular velocity (ω) and the angular acceleration and the acceleration change of the rotating part ( 24 ).

7. The device of claim 1 , characterized in that the control unit ( 19 ) is disposed to control a rest phase (R) while the tool carrier ( 14 ) is stopped which is at least as long as a transport phase (T) that is controlled by the control unit ( 19 ) and required by the rotary drive ( 30 ) for rotating the rotating part ( 24 ) between two successive, specified positions of rotation (α i , α i+1 ).

8. The device of claim 7 , characterized in that the duration of the transport phase (T) required by the rotary drive ( 30 ) for rotating the rotating part ( 24 ) between two successive, specified positions of rotation (α i , α i+1 ) is adjustable.

9. A method for operating a device ( 10 ) for forming hollow cylindrical bodies ( 11 ), the device ( 10 ) comprises a common tool carrier ( 14 ) with a plurality of stations ( 12 ) that are arranged along a circular orbit and comprise, respectively, one tool ( 13 ), wherein the tools ( 13 ) are arranged on the common tool carrier ( 14 ), a main drive ( 15 ) in operative arrangement with the common tool carrier ( 14 ), the main drive ( 15 ) comprises a first electric motor or servomotor ( 18 ) that reverses its turning direction in a first reversing position or rest position (UA), a transport device ( 23 ) including a rotating part ( 24 ), a separate rotary drive ( 30 ) in operative arrangement with the rotating part ( 24 ), the method comprises the following steps:
initiating an intermittent reciprocating movement (H) of the tool carrier ( 14 ) between the first reversing position or rest position (UA) and a second reversing position (UB),
transporting the hollow cylindrical bodies ( 11 ) by the rotating part ( 24 ) between the stations ( 12 ) along a circular orbit (K),
controlling the first electric motor or servomotor ( 18 ) of the main drive ( 15 ) in a pivot operation, wherein the main drive ( 15 ) has a pivot range (P) specifying the length of the stroke between the first reversing position or rest position (UA) and the second reversing position (UB),
moving the tool carrier ( 14 ) into the rest position (UA) via the main drive ( 15 ) before starting of an intermittent rotating movement of the rotating part ( 24 ) and stopping the tool carrier ( 14 ) in the rest position (UA),
subsequently, initiating the intermittent rotating movement of the rotating part ( 24 ) via the rotary drive ( 30 ), and,
starting the reciprocating movement (H) of the tool carrier ( 14 ) out of the rest position (UA) only after the intermittent rotating movement of the rotating part ( 24 ) is completed.

Assignees

• Schuler Pressen Gmbh

Inventors

• Brechling Carsten
• Abt Wilfried
• Rehm Thomas

Classifications

• B21D51/2692 Primary

  Manipulating, e.g. feeding and positioning devices; Control systems · CPC title

• B21D51/26

  cans or tins; Closing same in a permanent manner (making outlet arrangements B21D51/38; welding or soldering B23K) · CPC title

• B21D43/14 Primary

  by turning devices, e.g. turn-tables · CPC title