Monitoring method for monitoring an unwinding process, unwinding device and unwinding system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11078041-B2
Application number	US-201815956593-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2018
Priority date	Apr 21, 2017
Publication date	Aug 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

The invention relates to a monitoring method (100) for monitoring an unwinding process of an unwinding device (2), comprising the following steps:at least partially unwinding (101) a web material (11) from a reel (10),detecting (102) at least one irregularity (12) of the web material (11) and/or the unwinding process.Furthermore, the invention relates to an unwinding device (2) for performing an unwinding process as well as an unwinding system (5) for performing an unwinding process.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A monitoring method for monitoring an unwinding process of an unwinding device, comprising the following steps:
at least partially unwinding a web material from a reel by a driving device,
detecting at least one irregularity of the web material and/or the unwinding process by a detection unit, and
determining a correlation of the irregularity to at least one running parameter of the reel by a computing unit,
wherein the running parameter is determined by the computing unit by detecting an advance parameter of the web material at the driving device by a measuring unit, and
wherein additionally a measurement of a number of rotations of the reel is performed by the measuring unit.

2. The monitoring method according to claim 1 , wherein
the running parameter is determined by the computing unit during the unwinding of the web material from the reel.

3. The monitoring method according to claim 1 , wherein
the monitoring method further comprises the following step:
entering the correlation of the irregularity to the running parameter in a database by a communication interface.

4. The monitoring method according to claim 3 , wherein
the irregularity is correlated with a time indication by the computing unit when entering the correlation in the database.

5. The monitoring method according to claim 3 , wherein
the database is provided at least on an external server or an internal storage unit of the unwinding device.

6. The monitoring method according to claim 1 , wherein
the monitoring method further comprises the following step:
at least visual or acoustic output a warning signal when the irregularity is detected or the irregularity is of a predefined type of irregularity by an output unit.

7. The monitoring method according to claim 1 , wherein
the monitoring method further comprises the following step:
visualizing the correlation of the irregularity to the running parameter by a display.

8. The monitoring method according to claim 1 , wherein
the monitoring method further comprises the following step:
determining a probability of a cause of the irregularity at least in a production process of the web material or in the unwinding process by the computing unit.

9. The monitoring method according to claim 1 , wherein
the irregularity comprises a process parameter which is located outside of a parameter range.

10. The monitoring method according to claim 1 , wherein
a number of products produced from the web material is determined based on the running parameter by the computing unit.

11. An unwinding device for performing an unwinding process of a web material from a reel, comprising:
a reel holder on which the reel can be stored during the unwinding process,
a driving device, by which a propulsion of the web material can be generated, and
a detection unit, by which at least one irregularity of at least the web material or the unwinding process can be detected,
wherein the detection unit is in a communication connection with a computing unit, wherein a correlation of the irregularity to at least one running parameter of the reel can be determined by the computing unit,
wherein for determination of the running parameter by the computing unit, the computing unit is in a communication connection with a measuring unit for detecting an advance parameter of the web material at the driving device, and
wherein the measuring unit is additionally configured to measure a number of rotations of the reel.

12. The unwinding device according to claim 11 , wherein
a calculation of the running parameter can be performed by the computing unit.

13. The unwinding device according to claim 11 , wherein
the computing unit has a communication interface for data communication with a database, so that the correlation of the irregularity to the running parameter can be entered into the database via the communication interface.

14. The unwinding device according to claim 11 , wherein
the computing unit is in a communication connection with an output unit and is configured to output at least a visual or acoustic warning signal via the output unit when the irregularity is detected or the irregularity is of a predefined type of irregularity.

15. An unwinding system for performing an unwinding process of a web material from a reel, comprising:
an unwinding device, with a reel holder on which the reel can be stored during the unwinding process,
a driving device, by which a propulsion of the web material can be generated, and
a detection unit, by which at least one irregularity of at least the web material or the unwinding process can be detected,
wherein the detection unit is in a communication connection with a computing unit, wherein a correlation of the irregularity to at least one running parameter of the reel can be determined by the computing unit,
wherein for determination of the running parameter by the computing unit, the computing unit is in a communication connection with a measuring unit for detecting an advance parameter of the web material at the driving device, and
wherein the measuring unit is additionally configured to measure a number of rotations of the reel.

16. The Unwinding system according to claim 15 , wherein
an external server is provided with a database which is in a communication connection with the computing unit via a communication interface, so that the correlation of the irregularity to the running parameter can be entered in the database.

17. A monitoring method for monitoring an unwinding process of an unwinding device in form of a form, fill and seal (FFS) machine which is configured to produce sacks made of a web material comprising a plastic film, the method comprising the following steps:
at least partially unwinding the web material from a reel by a driving device,
detecting at least one irregularity of the web material and/or the unwinding process by a detection unit, and
determining a correlation of the irregularity to at least one running parameter of the reel by a computing unit,

wherein the running parameter is determined by the computing unit by detecting an advance parameter of the web material at the driving device by a measuring unit, and
wherein the irregularity comprises at least one of the following features:
unsuccessful opening of a tube of the web material on the unwinding device,
breaking up of a product produced from the web material on the unwinding device,
tearing of the web material on the unwinding device,
absence of at least one part of a printed image on the web material on the unwinding device,
increased slip on a driving means during unwinding of the web material on the unwinding device, and
at least altered torques or forces during processing of the web material on the unwinding device.

Assignees

• Windmoeller & Hoelscher

Inventors

• Köhn Uwe
• Huil Oliver

Classifications

• B65H26/02 Primary

  responsive to presence of irregularities in running webs · CPC title

• B65H2801/84

  Paper-making machines · CPC title

• B65H2557/62

  for web tracking, i.e. retrieving a certain position of a web · CPC title

• B65H2557/60

  Details of processes or procedures · CPC title

• B21B38/04

  for measuring thickness, width, diameter or other transverse dimensions of the product · CPC title