Lifting Means For a Packaging Machine With Two Coupling Rods
AssigneeGEA Food Solutions Germany GmbH
InventorAlexander Fries
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Abstract
A lifting means for a packaging machine, which has a frame and moves a lifting table from a lowered position to a raised position and vice versa, the lifting means has two parallel shafts; two toggle levers, each having a first rotary lever and a second rotary lever, each of the two toggle levers are respectively provided between a shaft and the lifting table, each of the first rotary lever is rotationally fixedly connected to a respective shaft of the two parallel shafts; and at least two coupling rods are provided between the two parallel shafts.
Claims20
A lifting means for a packaging machine, which has a frame and moves a lifting table from a lowered position to a raised position and vice versa, the lifting means comprising:
- two parallel shafts,
- two toggle levers, each having a first rotary lever and a second rotary lever, wherein each of the two toggle levers are respectively provided between a shaft and the lifting table, wherein each of the first rotary lever is rotationally fixedly connected to a respective shaft of the two parallel shafts,
- wherein at least two coupling rods are provided between the two parallel shafts.
A method for raising and lowering a lower tool and an upper tool;
- of a packaging machine with a lifting means, which has a frame and moves a lower tool and an upper tool from a lowered to a raised position and vice versa, comprising:
- two parallel shafts,
- two toggle levers, each having a first rotary lever and a second rotary lever, wherein each toggle lever is respectively provided between a shaft and the lifting table, wherein each first lever is rotationally fixedly connected to a shaft,
- two toggle levers, each having a first rotary lever and a second rotary lever, wherein each toggle lever is respectively provided between a shaft and the frame of the lifting means, wherein each first lever is rotationally fixedly connected to a shaft,
- wherein, during the rotation of the shafts, these and the lifting table are raised and lowered in opposite directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.