Conveying device for can blanks
AssigneeHinterkopf GmbH
InventorsStefan Drexler, Steffen Osswald, Alan Goser
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Abstract
A conveyor for can blanks, having a machine frame, on which at least one conveyor drum is supported so that it can rotate about an axis of rotation, wherein the conveyor drum on an external circumferential surface is provided with a plurality of can holders in each case supported parallel to the axis of rotation so that they can move linearly, and having at least one actuator system associated with the conveyor drum, configured to impart a linear movement to at least one can holder. It is provided that the at least one actuator system is configured to provide the linear movement of the at least one can holder as a predefinable function of a rotational position of the conveyor drum in relation to the machine frame.
Claims14
A conveyor for can blanks, having a machine frame, on which at least one conveyor drum is rotatably supported about an axis of rotation, wherein the conveyor drum is provided with a plurality of can holders which are supported on an external circumferential surface of the conveyor drum, wherein each can holder is linearly moveable parallel to the axis of rotation along the external circumferential surface of the conveyor drum, and the conveyor drum comprises at least one control body, which is configured to impart a linear movement to at least one can holder and wherein the at least one control body is configured to provide the linear movement of the at least one can holder as a predefinable function of a rotational position of the conveyor drum in relation to the machine frame, and
- wherein the control body comprises at least one trajectory on a circumferential surface or on a front face, which is configured for an attachment or an engagement of a guidance means associated with the respective can holder.
A conveyor for can blanks, having a machine frame, on which at least one conveyor drum is rotatably supported about an axis of rotation, wherein the conveyor drum is provided with a plurality of can holders which are supported on an external circumferential surface of the conveyor drum, wherein each can holder is linearly moveable parallel to the axis of rotation and the conveyor drum comprises at least one control body, which is configured to impart a linear movement to at least one can holder and wherein the at least one control body is configured to provide the linear movement of the at least one can holder as a predefinable function of a rotational position of the conveyor drum in relation to the machine frame, and
- wherein the conveyor drum comprises a plurality of guide rods supported on the external circumferential surface of the conveyor drum, the plurality of guide rods being in each case aligned parallel to the axis of rotation, wherein the can holders are linearly movable on the guide rods, and wherein the guide rods, together with a drum axis, determine an annular interior volume, wherein the at least one control body is arranged in the interior volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.