Arrangement and method for coupling several groups of machine assemblies of a container processing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9284083-B2
Application number	US-201113135487-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2011
Priority date	Jul 20, 2010
Publication date	Mar 15, 2016
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016

Abstract

An arrangement of several machine assemblies ( 34, 38 ). The machine assemblies are arranged in a way that the material flow between the machine assemblies ( 34, 38 ) is at least technically mutually coupled. The machine assemblies are subsequently arranged to form treatment stations and/or processing stations of a machine ( 10 ) for processing, treatment and/or filling of containers. A method for coupling several machine assemblies ( 34, 38 ). The assemblies are subsequently arranged to form treatment stations and/or processing stations of a machine ( 10 ) for processing, treatment and/or filling of containers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An arrangement of several machine assemblies, the arrangement comprising:
a first machine assembly and a second machine assembly arranged subsequent to the first machine assembly and receiving material from the first machine assembly, the first and second machine assemblies forming processing stations of a machine for processing of containers;
each of the first and second machine assemblies including components for at least one of air conveyance, air cooling and compressed air supply, the first machine assembly including a blower providing air to transport a film, the second machine assembly being fed with exhaust air from the blower; and
a pressure boosting device arranged between the neighboring coupled first and second machine assemblies, the pressure boosting device increasing the pressure of the exhaust air from the blower and providing the compressed exhaust air to the second machine assembly for use in a film shrinking station downstream of the first machine assembly, the pressure boosting device being a compressor or a turbocompressor.

2. The arrangement as recited in claim 1 wherein the exhaust air provided by the first machine assembly is used as at least one of a compressed air supply and cooling air for at least one of machine parts, container parts, and a packager for the containers of the one of the first and second machine assemblies.

3. The arrangement as recited in claim 1 wherein the film shrinking station including a conveyor for transport of packs of several containers wrapped in film.

4. The arrangement as recited in claim 3 wherein the conveyor includes a circumferential conveyor chain permanently running through the film shrinking station, the conveyor chain being heated by hot air used for heating the film wrapped packs and the conveyor chain being cooled in a section outside a film shrinking section by the exhaust air of the first machine assembly.

5. The arrangement as recited in claim 1 further comprising an intercooling device arranged between the first and second machine assemblies, wherein the intercooling device cools down the exhaust air exchanged between the first and second machine assemblies.

6. A method for coupling several machine assemblies subsequently arranged to form processing stations of a machine for processing of containers, each of the machine assemblies comprising components for at least one of air conveyance, air cooling and compressed air supply, the machine assemblies including a first machine assembly including a blower providing air to transport a film and a second machine assembly including a film shrinking station downstream of the first machine assembly, the method comprising:
feeding the second machine assembly with exhaust air of the blower; and
increasing the pressure of the exhaust air of the blower and providing the compressed exhaust air to the second machine assembly for use in the film shrinking station, the pressure being increased by a pressure boosting device arranged between neighboring coupled first and second machine assemblies of the machine assemblies, the pressure boosting device being a compressor or a turbocompressor.

7. The method as recited in claim 6 wherein the exhaust air from the blower is redirected and used as compressed air supply or cooling air supply of machine components or parts of containers or of a packager for the containers.

8. The method as recited in claim 6 wherein the film shrinking station including a conveyor for transport of packs of several containers wrapped in film, the conveyor including a circumferential conveyor chain permanently running through the film shrinking station, the conveyor chain being heated by the hot air used for heating the film wrapped packs and the conveyor chain being cooled in a section outside the film shrinking section by the exhaust air of the neighboring one machine assembly.

9. An arrangement of several machine assemblies, the arrangement comprising:
a first machine assembly and a second machine assembly arranged subsequent to the first machine assembly and receiving material from the first machine assembly, the first and second machine assemblies forming processing stations of a machine for processing of containers;
each of the first and second machine assemblies including components for at least one of air conveyance, air cooling and compressed air supply, the first machine assembly including a blower providing air to transport a film, the second machine assembly being fed with exhaust air from the blower; and
a means for pressure boosting arranged between the neighboring coupled first and second machine assemblies, the means for pressure boosting increasing the pressure of the exhaust air from the blower and providing the compressed exhaust air to the second machine assembly for use in a film shrinking station downstream of the first machine assembly.

Assignees

• Koch Peter
• Sigl Franz
• Krones Ag

Inventors

• Koch Peter
• Sigl Franz

Classifications

• B65B53/063 Primary

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• B65B53/06

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• B65B59/04

  Machines constructed with readily-detachable units or assemblies, e.g. to facilitate maintenance · CPC title

• B65B11/08

  in a single straight path · CPC title