CN104159459A - Transportation apparatus with a solid object retention means - Google Patents
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Abstract
Apparatus for the transportation of objects comprises a reservoir (20) with an outlet for providing a plurality of objects and a distribution wheel (2) rotatable in a substantially horizontal plane. The distribution wheel (2) is in communication with the outlet of the reservoir (20) and is capable of transporting the objects from a central portion (22) of the distribution wheel (2) to a peripheral portion of the distribution wheel (2). The apparatus further comprises a retention device (1) for holding the objects back on the distribution wheel (2), the retention device (1) comprises a retention element (11) and an actuator (10) adapted to move the retention element (11) from a release position in which the objects can be transported from the central portion (22) to the peripheral portion of the distribution wheel (2), into an object blocking position in which the transportation of the objects is interrupted. The actuator (10) is adapted to move the retention element (11) into an object blocking position independent of a rotational position of the distribution wheel (2).
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to equipment and method for article delivery.For example, these article can be solids substantially.
Background technology
It is known carrying equipment and the method for article.For example, International Patent Application WO-A-2011/024068 has disclosed a kind of article conveying system for capsule, wherein by described capsule from memory transfer to the allocation wheel horizontally rotating.By the rotation of described allocation wheel, described capsule is transported to the outer peripheral portion of allocation wheel, they are transferred in the groove in the transfer wheel that can vertically rotate there.A position transferred to by described capsule by described transfer wheel, in this position, described capsule discharged and is inserted into filter filament from described groove.
Usually, according in the machine of prior art, in the time that need of production for example interrupts to safeguards, solid article continues to be transferred, until this machine stops completely.Usually, during this speed-raising of machine and reduction of speed (ramping up and down), can not easily these solid articles be regained, because generally can not produce in product specification at machine described in acceleration or deceleration process.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, exist allow to regain the needs of solid article in this machine, especially stop or between the starting period at machine.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of equipment of carrying for solid article.This equipment comprises memory, and described memory comprises the outlet for multiple article are provided and comprises and be arranged to rotating allocation wheel in the plane of basic horizontal.Allocation wheel is communicated with and article can be transported to from the middle body of this allocation wheel the outer peripheral portion of this allocation wheel with the outlet of described memory.This equipment also comprises holding device, and this holding device is for stoping article in described allocation wheel, and this holding device comprises holding element and actuator.Described actuator is suitable for making described holding element to move to article blocking position from off-position, in described off-position, can make described article be transported to outer peripheral portion from the middle body of described allocation wheel, in described article blocking position, interrupt the conveying of article from the middle body of described allocation wheel to outer peripheral portion.The turned position that described actuator is also suitable for being independent of described allocation wheel moves in article blocking position described holding element.Described actuator is also suitable for making described holding element to turn back to off-position from described article blocking position motion.
Term " solid article " expression using in conjunction with the present invention has the article with the geometry on definite border compared with liquid or gas.For example, solid article comprises: the article of being made up of solid matter completely; There are the article of being made by solid matter, surround the shell of liquid or gas core body; And also have definite border picture gelatine capsule article.For fear of doubt, if can be that flexible to apply enough large power be deformable and crushable according to solid article of the present invention.Preferably, described solid article is substantially spherical article.Preferably, the article of substantially spherical have the diameter of about 0.5mm to about 6.5mm; More preferably, the article of substantially spherical have the diameter of about 2.5mm to about 4.0mm.Preferably, the article of substantially spherical are capsules.Preferably, this capsule comprises liquid.Preferably, described liquid is flavor enhancement, for example menthol.Preferably, described capsule is crushable, in the time applying enough crushing strength described in capsule can discharge its content.In the situation that having similar articles, the particularly important is is careful handles these article, to do not discharge the liquid in capsule in manufacture process.
By being provided for that the article such as capsule or pearl are stoped to the holding device in described allocation wheel, these article further can be transported to the outer peripheral portion of allocation wheel, especially in described equipment speed-raising and reduction of speed process, these article further can be transported to the outer peripheral portion of allocation wheel.Therefore, can further not process these article, for example, transfer to other transfer wheel or be incorporated in the filter-tip material of smoking article.Like this, thus can reduce or avoid these solid articles to be transported to and may not meet in the product that product specification can go out of use completely.By triggering described actuator, described holding element is moved in solid article blocking position, thereby the turned position that is independent of allocation wheel stop these article in allocation wheel.If activate described holding device and described holding element moved in article blocking position, will be independent of and act on any other mechanism in allocation wheel and securely these solid articles stoped in allocation wheel, until holding element is moved back in off-position.Preferably, in some embodiments, support a transfer device by the blocking mechanism of cam control, it only allows solid article to shift wheel from allocation wheel by arrival provisionally and only in some position, angle of allocation wheel.According to the present invention, this transfer supporting mechanism, by described holding device releasing effect, makes this transfer supporting mechanism also stop passing through of solid article.
The solid article being stopped in allocation wheel is kept for subsequent use.Once utilize described holding device that solid article is remained in allocation wheel and described machine has restarted or reached enough machine speeds and just can use.The start-up course of unit can be combined with the triggering again of actuator.Described holding device or holding element are moved to respectively in off-position, and these article that are blocked before making can be transported to the outer peripheral portion of allocation wheel.
Term " middle body of allocation wheel " is for representing about 20% to about 50% part allocation wheel, extend preferably to this and take turns radius from these central authorities of taking turns.Term " outer peripheral portion of allocation wheel " is for representing the part of the radial outer periphery that is positioned at allocation wheel, and article can discharge and are for example transferred to buanch unit or directly transfer in finished product or semi-finished product from this part.
Term " in the plane of basic horizontal " should be understood to and comprise that any layout of the allocation wheel that can rotate and allocation wheel can be to reach the layout of about 45 angular turn of spending about horizontal plane in horizontal plane.Owing to making the central authorities of solid article trailing wheel move to the centrifugal force of its circumferential part, similarly for the layout about the angled allocation wheel of horizontal plane tool, definite advantage above of the present invention is also suitable for.Especially, term " in the plane of basic horizontal " also comprises that allocation wheel is wherein that layout and wherein said wheel of basic face wheel is for example conical embodiment.
According in equipment of the present invention embodiment, described holding element is arranged in radial position place between middle body and the outer peripheral portion of allocation wheel.
Term " between middle body and outer peripheral portion " defines the position between these two regions substantially.But, it should also be understood that the position being included in these parts, be especially included in the position of peripheral part office, in the position at the radial outer periphery place of allocation wheel.
Holding element is arranged in and in the radial position between the middle body of allocation wheel and the outer peripheral portion of allocation wheel, makes solid article can be supplied to allocation wheel and be arranged in standby in the position of further conveying in allocation wheel.Preferably, the solid article in allocation wheel for example in single plane, aim in single line or in multiple single lines.Like this, article are stoped to the risk that can advantageously avoid crushing or missing due to the stacked arrangement of article any solid article in allocation wheel.Advantageously, the materials supply from memory to allocation wheel and may the shifting of article in the peripheral part office of taking turns can be carried out completely independently and not affected by holding device in the time that described holding device is in off-position.Holding device can be totally independent of transfer device and arrange and operate.But, can also for example, by already present mechanism in holding device and corresponding maintaining body and equipment (transfer device or transfer supporting mechanism) combination.This combination can simplified apparatus assembling and by providing the advantage of holding device to reduce the quantity of mechanism part.
According in another embodiment of present device, described holding element is arranged in radial position place of contiguous allocation wheel outer peripheral portion.
The term outer peripheral portion of allocation wheel " contiguous " for represent allocation wheel, preferably this take turns radius about 50% to about 100% between the part of extension; But, for the possible transfer device that is arranged in allocation wheel peripheral part office or will be applied to allocation wheel outer peripheral portion reserve enough spaces for article from this release of taking turns.
Holding element is arranged the closer to the outer peripheral portion of allocation wheel, and just more article can remain in allocation wheel---and therefore can easily regain.
According in equipment of the present invention embodiment, described holding element comprises ring part, and this ring part and described middle body are arranged and with one heart above allocation wheel.Described actuator is suitable for acting on described ring part, to make described ring part drop in article blocking position and described ring part is elevated in off-position.
By arranging with one heart ring part with described middle body of taking turns, at least some parts of holding device or maintaining body can be arranged in the described top of taking turns with symmetrical rotating manner.Like this, actuation motion can be delivered to described ring part or also be delivered to multiple ring parts, makes to apply to keep moving.Be shaped to ring or be shaped to almost the ring of sealing at described ring part, thereby any power that is applied to allocation wheel is distributed to symmetrically around described, to take turns the basic of central authorities be circular part.Described ring part or preferably described ring also for example allow to provide the continuous retaining member of the rotation-symmetric that is attached to described ring part or described ring.For example also allow to provide and be exclusively used in each retaining member each transfer passage of being for example arranged in allocation wheel, that rotation-symmetric is arranged.
According to another embodiment of equipment of the present invention, described allocation wheel comprises the multiple transfer passages for delivery of article.Preferably, the each middle body from allocation wheel of these transfer passages extends to the outer peripheral portion of allocation wheel.Preferably, described holding element comprises multiple retaining members, and these retaining members can engage with the solid article in transfer passage when in article blocking position.Preferably, one of them individual being connected of each and described multiple transfer passages of described multiple retaining members.
Preferably, in the time that retaining member engages with the solid article in transfer passage, these solid articles are blocked respectively and are prevented from being transported to outer peripheral portion.In transfer passage, the joint of article is firmly stopped Individual Items or row's article in transfer passage.Although for the stopping of article at least one transfer passage is provided with a retaining member, in a preferred embodiment, a retaining member and a transfer passage are connected, multiple retaining members are corresponding with multiple transfer passages.A retaining member for example makes retaining member have the shape of accurate adaptive transfer passage shape corresponding to this man-to-man configuration of a transfer passage.
According in another embodiment of equipment of the present invention, this equipment also comprises position control unit, and this position control unit is for locating described holding element so that described retaining member is aimed at the mode of arranging with the transfer passage of described allocation wheel with respect to described allocation wheel.
Preferably, in rotating allocation wheel, solid article is fed to allocation wheel, and because the rotation of allocation wheel acts on the centrifugal force on solid article, solid article is transported to the outer peripheral portion that this is taken turns.In the situation that thering is position control unit, guarantee after allocation wheel stops operating, be independent of this stop position of taking turns and retaining member is aimed at transfer passage.Preferably, then described retaining member can complete in transfer passage the action that stops on solid article.Use location control module preferably in the time that each parts of holding device or holding device are installed with fixed form.In the time that revolving member or holding device rotate together with allocation wheel, can save position control unit.Position control unit can be for example electronic position controller or can be also mechanical positioner, wherein only can predict each stop position of allocation wheel.
If if do not have transfer passage or retaining member to take turns or unnecessary aligning of described parts of taking turns with described in allocation wheel, also can save position control unit; For example, in the case of having circularly the retaining member of arranging continuously, stretch out the article that also can be blocked above transfer passage provides and stops action thereby it does not join in transfer passage for diameter than the large article of the height of transfer passage from the top, edge of transfer passage.
According to another embodiment of equipment of the present invention, each retaining member comprises the blocking pin that is assigned to corresponding transfer passage.The off-position that described blocking pin is arranged in transfer passage top and can be arranged in transfer passage top from them drops to them and extends to the article blocking position transfer passage.
Blocking pin realized the solid article in transfer passage very localization and effectively stop.The operating position fixing that stops in point of each transfer passage has reduced to destroy or crush the risk of article in transfer passage.Also reduce to stop the risk that after having moved, solid article discharges unintentionally.
According to an embodiment of retaining member that comprises blocking pin, described blocking pin is towards transfer passage spring-biased.
The spring-biased mounting means (for example passing through mechanical spring) of blocking pin has reduced to destroy the risk of solid article in transfer passage.If blocking pin is about to decline and be inserted in the position that has solid article in passage, this pin is because its spring-biased mounting means can be abdicated space before crushing as the solid article of capsule and so on.Solid article can from blocking pin below by, make blocking pin but engage with the next solid article in transfer passage.
According to another embodiment of equipment of the present invention, this equipment comprises the cam member that is suitable for the turned position actuating holding element that relies on allocation wheel.According to the present invention, described holding element is independent of described holding element and remains in article blocking position by the actuating of described cam member.
Described holding element relies on to activate by the rotation of described cam member and can be arranged for support transfer device.For example, in the time that allocation wheel or corresponding transfer passage are in transferring position, each solid article can arrive along transfer passage the outer peripheral portion of allocation wheel, in this peripheral part office, solid article is transferred to and is shifted wheel.In the situation that utilizing cam member to activate holding element, in the time that allocation wheel is not in transferring position, this conveying to allocation wheel outer peripheral portion of capsule can be stopped temporarily.But, in the time that equipment or unit stop, not having further solid article to be transferred to and shift wheel.Therefore, actuator is actuated into holding element in article blocking position and remains in described position.Advantageously, the actuating that holding element relies on actuating mechanism by cam member or by other suitable rotations is by the holding element releasing effect in article blocking position.Rely on actuating by the rotation of cam member and preferably absorbed by the element of elastically deformable, for example mechanical spring.In this embodiment, holding device can be incorporated into and shifts in supporting mechanism, has simplified like this this equipment.Preferably, actuator makes cam member drop to the holding position of cam member from the operating position of cam member, in described operating position, in the non-blocking position of one of them maintaining body in rising, maintaining bodies all in described holding position are in blocking position.
According to another embodiment of equipment of the present invention, described holding element comprises multiple liners.These liners can drop to from off-position article blocking position, and in described off-position, these gasket arrangement are above transfer passage, and in described article blocking position, these liners engage with the article in transfer passage.
Comprise that in the holding element structure of liner be very simple.Liner engage transfer passage and as be applied to along transfer passage aim at and in transfer passage at least one, stamping parts or the plunger on multiple article preferably.For example, if allocation wheel has inclined surface, these liners can be shaped to the have overturning angle portion parallelepiped of (angular tilt), so that the inclination of compensation distribution wheel and be still parallel to the item placement that will be blocked.The shape of liner preferably adapts to the shape of transfer passage.But any other shape such as circle is also suitable.
According to an embodiment of retaining member that comprises multiple liners, described multiple liners are made up of elastomeric material.
Be suitable for the elastomeric material of liner by use, the risk of the compression failure solid article by retaining member is dropped to minimum.Can also use the elastomeric material that is suitable for retaining member, described elastomeric materials is continuous retaining member or comprises continuous retaining member, and it is not assigned to each transfer passage.Therefore, elastomeric material is in region elastically deformable and at transfer passage, to be to be not too out of shape or not flexible in the region between transfer passage of allocation wheel.
According in another embodiment of equipment of the present invention, described actuator fixed and arranged.
Although described actuator is installed with fixed form, allocation wheel can be installed and be attached to holding element together with allocation wheel with rotating manner.By these devices, holding element is always located together with allocation wheel, that is, especially take turns middle transfer passage with this and aim at, and only needs to make this additional weight of holding element to rotate instead of make the weight rotation of whole holding device simultaneously.
In the time that actuator and holding element are the independent element of holding device, preferably, be set connection unit the connecting for these two elements between actuator and holding element.If for example stopped for the unit of article being introduced to smoking article, activate holding device and actuator is connected to holding element, this holding element is dropped in article blocking position.
According in another embodiment of equipment of the present invention, holding element is also fixed and arranged.
Holding device also can be configured to each element single type or holding device and can be fixed to one another attachedly, has simplified so mechanical assembling.It should be understood that described holding device can also install in rotating mode.Then described holding device preferably mechanical attachment rotate to allocation wheel and with the speed identical with allocation wheel.
According to another embodiment of equipment of the present invention, this equipment also comprises that the outer peripheral portion of contiguous allocation wheel is arranged in the transfer wheel at transferring position place.Described transfer wheel is arranged to and to have the groove for hold the article that send by allocation wheel in transferring position around horizontal axis rotation.Preferably, described transfer wheel is suitable for the solid article in described groove to be transported to the position that will be further processed these article, for example, be introduced in continuous material stream.
The solid article that is fed to allocation wheel and is transported to this outer peripheral portion of taking turns can be transferred to and shifted wheel.Preferably vertical rotating wheel of described transfer wheel, its by the article delivery in corresponding recesses to these article are for example incorporated into the position in filter filament.By using two wheels, can make the layout of allocation wheel and article to the introducing optimization in filter-tip material.For example, the allocation wheel of arranging by usage level and the transfer wheel of vertically arranging, horizontally disposed allocation wheel has been simplified the supply of article and has been fed to, the transfer wheel of vertically arranging and simplified article to the introducing in filter filament for example.
Preferably, the quantity of the transfer passage in allocation wheel equals to shift the quantity of wheel further groove.This can advantageously simplify allocation wheel and shift synchronizeing between wheel.Alternatively, in allocation wheel, the quantity of transfer passage is different from the quantity that shifts wheel upper groove.In this embodiment, synchronizeing between allocation wheel and transfer wheel can and be shifted the angular speed of wheel and realize by their diameter by allocation wheel, makes in transferring position, and the each transfer passage in allocation wheel and the groove shifting in taking turns are connected.
According to equipment of the present invention embodiment, this equipment also comprises the operation control unit that can trigger according to the mode of operation of this equipment holding device.
Once operation control unit inspection is according to equipment of the present invention or for article being incorporated into the operation of unit of smoking article and this equipment or unit stops or starting or by certain predefined machine speed threshold value, trigger described holding device.By making the working cycles of holding device and this equipment or this unit harmonious, with the article of regaining maximum for the best torque that stops or starting.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of method for delivery of solid article.The method comprises the steps:
– provides multiple solid articles;
– receives described solid article in allocation wheel, and described allocation wheel can be at the rotation with in surface of basic horizontal;
– rotates described allocation wheel, thereby described solid article is transported to the outer peripheral portion of described allocation wheel from the middle body of described allocation wheel;
– is provided for described solid article to stop the holding device in described allocation wheel, and described holding device comprises holding element;
– makes described holding element move to article blocking position from off-position, in described off-position, described solid article is transported to outer peripheral portion from the middle body of allocation wheel, in described article blocking position, the conveying of solid article from the middle body of allocation wheel to outer peripheral portion interrupted in the turned position that is independent of allocation wheel.
In an embodiment of the method according to this invention, the method also comprises the step that activates described holding element according to the turned position of allocation wheel.Thereby wherein making holding element move to article blocking position is independent of the turned position of allocation wheel and interrupts step that article are transported to outer peripheral portion from the middle body of allocation wheel and superposeed and be dependent on the motion that the turned position of allocation wheel activates holding element.
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Above with reference to according to device description of the present invention advantage of the present invention.
From the description of the following auxiliary embodiments of the present invention at accompanying drawing, can make to become apparent aspect in addition favourable of the present invention, wherein:
Fig. 1 shows the cross sectional side view according to equipment of the present invention, and this equipment has holding device, and this holding device comprises the blocking pin of being combined with transfer supporting pin system.
Fig. 2 show comprise holding device according to a part for equipment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 shows according to the cross sectional side view of the holding device of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 shows the cross sectional side view of the holding device that comprises blocking pin.
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In Fig. 1, show according to equipment of the present invention embodiment, the pin system of wherein said holding device 4 with being used in the capsule transfer process that takes turns to transfer wheel (not shown) from distribution is combined.For example in WO-A-2011/024068, use and described this pin system for capsule being inserted in the equipment of filter filament and method.Wherein multiple pins are distributed on the circumference of allocation wheel.The position of pin is corresponding to the radial groove in allocation wheel or transfer passage.The end that these pins are arranged to them is contained in corresponding transfer passage.Pin comprises actuator, lining, body and end.In WO-A-2011/024068, described pin is guided in fixing double cam, and described fixing double cam makes described pin move up and down according to the circumferential position of described pin.In this double cam configuration with overhead cam and lower cam, wherein said pin is activated by the cam-follower between upper and lower cam, and the self-movement of a pin is impossible.
According to the present invention, single cam is set.In the embodiment illustrating, only use lower cam.Described cam-follower by spring towards cam face fexible bias pressure.
Equipment in Fig. 1 has memory 20 from capsule to the middle body 22 of allocation wheel 2 that supply.Described allocation wheel 2 is provided with the transfering channel 24 radially extending.This equipment is also provided with to be had stationary cam dish 70, the cover part 77 of cam face 71 and is arranged in cover part 77 and multiple pins 414 at the circumference place of allocation wheel 2.Each pin 414 is arranged between cam disc 70 and cover part 77, and wherein cover part is provided with the hole 771 of the end 417 for holding pin 414.The cam-follower 72 that is connected to the distal portion of described pin 414 is arranged on the cam face 71 of cam disc 70 slidably.In the time that the pin assembly that is connected to allocation wheel 2 rotates, cam-follower 72 rises and falls on cam face 71, described pin 414 is activated by described cam-follower 72 and retract from transfer passage 24 when in transferring position 25, as shown in the left-hand side of Fig. 1.In the situation that described pin 414 is in off-position 415: the end 417 of pin 414 is retracted from transfer passage 24 completely, thereby allow capsule to be transported to the outer peripheral portion 23 of allocation wheel 2 and to leave described allocation wheel 2 from the middle body 22 of allocation wheel 2.For the actuator 40 of holding element 41 be and the mechanical spring 419 of compressing member 418 combinations.Described pin 414 lean on described cam 70 by spring 419 towards described pin 414 to upper/lower positions bias voltage.
Cam-follower 72 as shown in the right-hand side of Fig. 1 is because the power compared with the spring 419 in low thickness area in the region of cam face 71, cam disc 70 declines, thereby described pin 414 is moved downward.Described pin extend in transfer passage 24 and stops at least provisionally any conveying to outer peripheral portion 23 by capsule.The further rotation of described pin will make described pin move in off-position 415 again, as shown in the right-hand side of Fig. 1.But in the left-hand side of Fig. 1, described pin is in article blocking position 416.
Cam disc 70 is arranged in vertical axes 40, and making is for example that the actuator of motor (not shown) can make whole cam disc 70 drop to holding position.In the holding position of cam disc 70, with in fall spring 419 that the pin 414 of position (as can finding out at Fig. 1 right-hand side) connects further compressed and these pins 414 remain on and fall in position.On the other hand, as shown in the left-hand side of Fig. 1, the pin 414 in raised position is also fallen, the obvious compression of the spring 419 that is not even connected, make the falling in position of cam disc 70, all transfer passages 24 be blocked and passage described in capsule be kept.This state remains to cam disc 70 always and again activates and move in conventional rise operating position by actuator 40.
In Fig. 2, show have holding device 1 according to a part for equipment of the present invention.Memory 20 is arranged in allocation wheel 2 tops for the middle body 22 to allocation wheel 2 by the materials supply such as capsule 21.Allocation wheel 2 comprises the transfer passage 24 of radial arrangement, wherein capsule 21 is transported to the outer peripheral portion 23 of allocation wheel from the middle body 22 of allocation wheel 2.Holding device 1 is arranged between the middle body 22 and outer peripheral portion 23 of allocation wheel 2.Holding device 1 comprises actuator 10 and holding element 11.Described holding element 11 comprises ring 111 or ring part, described ring 111 or ring part via at least one bridging element 112 be connected to be also ring or ring part shape control element 113.Utilize actuator 10 holding elements 11 to move upward in the side perpendicular to allocation wheel, as what indicate with arrow 100.Holding element 111 can move to article blocking position from the off-position of retracting.In off-position, holding element 11 is arranged in the top of allocation wheel, and capsule 21 is allowed in transfer passage 24, freely advance and be transported to outer peripheral portion 23 from the middle body 22 of allocation wheel 2.In article blocking position, actuator 10 makes holding element 11 drop to holding element 11 or is attached to the degree that the retaining member (not shown) of controlling element 113 stops the capsule 21 in transfer passage 24, thereby interrupts carrying to the capsule of outer peripheral portion 23 from the middle body 22 of allocation wheel 2.This interruption for example can be realized or can be realized by the retaining member 114 that can engage transfer passage 24 as shown in Figure 3 by the retaining member 114 of exerting pressure at the one or more capsules 21 that protrude from transfer passage.Control element 113 and on its downside, be provided with retaining member 114, this retaining member and at least one transfer passage are connected.In the time that actuator 10 activates, the holding device 1 with retaining member 114 is dropped in transfer passage, thereby stop the further conveying of the capsule in transfer passage.The article blocking position 116 of holding element is illustrated by the broken lines.By the actuating again of holding element, retaining member 114 from transfer passage 24 retract and holding element again in off-position 115, this is corresponding to the state of holding element as shown in Figure 2.Return in off-position 115, capsule is allowed in transfer passage 24, freely to move and be transported to the outer peripheral portion 23 of allocation wheel 2 again.Retaining member 114 is rectangular gasket, is preferably shaped to and is accurately coupled in transfer passage 24.Cover 117 if allocation wheel 2 or transfer passage are provided with, be covered with opening 118 described in, the preferably shape of retaining member 114 of described opening 118, to allow retaining member to insert at least in part in transfer passage 24.
Described liner also can have different shapes, for example, be configured as parallelepiped to regulate the gradient of bringing due to conical allocation wheel 2, to be still applied to abreast the top surface of adjacent capsules 21.But the liner of any other shape is also feasible.Preferably, the material of liner has elasticity, for example, be made up of bipeltate, felt or any other elastic compressible material.The liner of being made up of elastomeric material drops to minimum by the risk of the compression failure capsule by retaining member 114.If liner extends above more than one transfer passage 24, above all transfer passages, extend possibly, preferably use elastomeric material, simultaneously the each more than one transfer passage 24 of all distributing to of one or more holding elements 11.In the time that holding element 11 is fallen, described liner is by the surface elasticity compression in the region between transfer passage 119 (seeing Fig. 1) of allocation wheel 2, and not compressed or only compressed a little in transfer passage 24 while exerting pressure on the capsule 21 that will be stopped in allocation wheel.The motion of falling of retaining member 114 is preferably arrived in the scope of about 1mm about 0.1, for example about 0.3mm.
Holding device 1 can be arranged on the center or middle body 22 of allocation wheel 2 with fixed form.But holding device 1 can also arrange rotationally, thereby rotate in the direction identical with allocation wheel 2, and be preferably fixedly attached to allocation wheel.Each parts of holding device can be fixed or removably be attached to one another.For example, comprise controlling element 113 and can being fixedly attached to allocation wheel 2 of retaining member 114.Like this, in the time that stopping or starting, allocation wheel 2 do not need the rotational alignment of retaining member 114 and transfer passage 24.In order not make more additional weight rotate together with allocation wheel 2, the miscellaneous part of holding device (such as actuator 10, and in the situation of Fig. 1 and 2, encircle in addition 111 and bridging element 112) can install with fixed form.In the situation of the actuator 10 separating and holding element 11, be provided with connection unit and need to activate holding element for one and connect this two elements.
In Fig. 4, show another embodiment of holding device 3.Actuator 10 and comprise that the ring 111 of bridging element 112 can construct as described in Fig. 1 and 2.Holding element 31 also comprises pin 314, housing 313 and is arranged in housing 313 inside and acts on the spring 315 on described pin 314.Described pin is arranged to extend in transfer passage 24 when in article blocking position, that is, and and in the time acting on actuator 10 on ring 111 (described ring 111 acts on housing 313 by bridging element 112) holding element declined.The state of the holding element 31 of Fig. 3 is corresponding to the holding element in article holding position.The end 316 that described pin 314 is arranged on and makes there is no tension force at spring 315 in housing 313, sell described in when in off-position does not extend in transfer passage 24.If actuator 10 activates holding element 31, will make the housing 313 that comprises pin 314 decline and described pin is dropped in transfer passage 24.If described pin 314 strikes the capsule 21 in passage 24, the resistance of capsule compresses described spring 315, makes not have the too much power that may destroy capsule to be applied on capsule 21.In order to be further limited in the risk of clashing into capsule 21 when described pin 314 penetrates transfer passage 24, described pin 314 has tapered distal end 316.
The motion of falling of described pin 314 is preferably arrived in the scope of about 5mm at about 1mm, more preferably arrives in the scope of about 3mm at about 2mm.
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1. for delivery of the equipment of solid article, this equipment comprises:
-memory, described memory comprises the outlet for solid article is provided,
-being arranged to the allocation wheel that can rotate in the plane of basic horizontal, described allocation wheel is communicated with and described solid article can be transported to from the middle body of allocation wheel the outer peripheral portion of allocation wheel with the outlet of described memory, and
-for described solid article is stoped to the holding device in described allocation wheel, described holding device comprises holding element and actuator, wherein said actuator is suitable for making described holding element to move to article blocking position from off-position, and wherein said actuator is suitable for being independent of the turned position of allocation wheel and make described holding element move to blocking position.
2. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said holding element is arranged in radial position place between middle body and the outer peripheral portion of described allocation wheel.
3. equipment according to claim 2, wherein said holding element is arranged in radial position place of the outer peripheral portion of contiguous described allocation wheel.
4. according to equipment in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein said holding element comprises ring part, described ring part and described middle body arranged concentric and be arranged in described allocation wheel top, wherein said actuator is suitable for acting on described ring part, to make described ring part drop in article blocking position and described ring part is elevated in off-position.
5. according to equipment in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein said allocation wheel comprises the multiple transfer passages for delivery of article, each transfer passage extends to the outer peripheral portion of allocation wheel from the middle body of allocation wheel, wherein said holding element comprises multiple retaining members, multiple retaining members can engage with the article in transfer passage described in article blocking position time, and at least one transfer passage in each retaining member of wherein said multiple retaining members and described multiple transfer passage is connected.
6. equipment according to claim 5, also comprises position control unit, and this position control unit is for locating described holding element so that described retaining member is aimed at the mode of arranging with the transfer passage of allocation wheel with respect to described allocation wheel.
7. according to the equipment described in claim 5 or 6, each retaining member in wherein said retaining member comprises the blocking pin of distributing to corresponding transfer passage, wherein said blocking pin is arranged in transfer passage top and can drops to from off-position solid article blocking position, in described off-position, described blocking pin is arranged in transfer passage top, in described solid article blocking position, described blocking pin extend in transfer passage.
8. equipment according to claim 7, wherein said blocking pin is biased towards transfer passage by spring.
9. according to the equipment described in claim 7 or 8, also comprise the cam member that is suitable for activating according to the turned position of allocation wheel holding element, wherein said holding element is independent of holding element in article blocking position time and remains in article blocking position by the actuating of cam member.
10. according to the equipment described in claim 5 or 6, wherein said holding element comprises multiple liners, described multiple liner can drop to from off-position article blocking position, in described off-position, these gasket arrangement are above transfer passage, and in described article blocking position, these liners engage the solid article in transfer passage.
11. equipment according to claim 10, wherein said multiple liners are made up of elastomeric material.
12. according to the equipment described in any one in aforementioned claim, also comprise that the outer peripheral portion of contiguous allocation wheel is arranged in the transfer wheel at transferring position place, described transfer wheel is arranged to can rotate and have the groove for receive the article that transmit by allocation wheel at transferring position place around horizontal axis, and described transfer is taken turns and the article delivery in described groove can also be incorporated into solid article in the position of continuous material in flowing to treating.
13. equipment according to claim 12, also comprise the operation control unit that can trigger according to the mode of operation of this equipment described holding device.
14. methods for delivery of article, the method comprising the steps of:
– provides multiple solid articles;
– receives described solid article in allocation wheel, and described allocation wheel can be rotated in the plane of basic horizontal;
– rotates described allocation wheel, thus described solid article is transported to the outer peripheral portion of described allocation wheel from the middle body of described allocation wheel;
– is provided for described solid article to stop the holding device in described allocation wheel, and described holding device comprises holding element;
– makes described holding element move to article blocking position from off-position, in described off-position, described article are transported to outer peripheral portion from the middle body of allocation wheel, in described article blocking position, be independent of the turned position of allocation wheel and interrupt the conveying of solid article from the middle body of allocation wheel to outer peripheral portion.
15. methods according to claim 14, also comprise the step that activates described holding element according to the turned position of allocation wheel, be independent of the turned position of allocation wheel and interrupt step that solid article is transported to outer peripheral portion from the middle body of allocation wheel and superposeed and be dependent on the actuating movement that the turned position of allocation wheel activates holding element thereby wherein make holding element move to article blocking position.
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