Simultaneous retooling of processing devices
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorWolfgang Hahn
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Abstract
A method, a system and a processing device for simultaneous manual retooling of at least two units or for simultaneous exchange of at least two format parts within a processing device. The processing device includes at least two working areas, each including a retooling area, a working opening and an activation device. The working openings exist in an open retooling state or in a closed processing state. For retooling at least two of the working openings are opened. The actual state of the working openings of at least two working areas is determined. Furthermore the activation of at least one activation device is recognized. If the activation devices of open working openings are activated simultaneously, a repositioning of convertible units or format parts is triggered.
Claims17
1-13. (canceled)
A method for simultaneous manual retooling of at least two units or for simultaneous exchange of at least two format parts or convertible units within a processing device comprising at least two working areas, each of the working areas comprising a retooling area, a working opening and an activation device, the working openings each capable of assuming an open retooling state or a closed processing state, the method comprising the steps of:
- opening at least two of the working openings for a simultaneous retooling of the processing device;
- determining an actual state of the working openings of at least two working areas;
- recognizing the activation of at least one activation device;
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- triggering a repositioning of at least two format parts or convertible units in the at least two retooling areas, if the activation devices of all open working openings are activated simultaneously, or not triggering the repositioning of the at least two format parts or convertible units in the at least two retooling areas or actively preventing the repositioning if none, just one or just a part of the activation devices of all open working openings are activated simultaneously.
A system for controlling a processing device during a retooling process or during an adjustment process, the processing device being adapted to new products, the system comprising:
- a detector for identifying an opening state of working openings in at least two working areas, the system detecting the activation of activation devices and assigns the detected signals to the respective open working openings and controls a repositioning of units to be converted next or a repositioning of exchangeable format parts, if the activation devices of all open working openings are activated simultaneously.
A processing device comprising:
- a working area for adjustment of the processing device according to the processed products, the working area including a retooling area, a lockable working opening and an activation device;
- at least one further working area including a further retooling area, a further lockable working opening and a further activation device, the working area and the further working area for simultaneous retooling of the processing device in the retooling and further retooling areas, the working area and further working area each capable of assuming an open retooling state or a closed processing state;
- at least one detector for detecting the state of the working opening and further working opening and/or for detecting the activation of the activation and further activation devices;
- at least one control unit for coordination of data from the at least one detector and for controlling repositioning of at least two units to be converted next or exchangeable format parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.