Machine for producing a cup
AssigneesRundpack AG, Michael Hörauf MaschinenfabrikGmbH & Co. KG
InventorsSteffen Riethmueller, Uwe Messerschmid
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Abstract
A machine uses a method for producing a cup from an outer shell and inner cup. For this purpose, the machine includes first holding devices that are arranged on a first rotatably housed star- or wheel-like holding device carrier, and second holding devices arranged on a second rotatably housed star- or wheel-like holding device carrier. Further, a first working station arranged at least in the region of the first holding devices for carrying out first working steps and at least one second working station arranged in the region of the second holding devices for carrying out second working steps are provided. Finally, the machine includes a transfer station for transferring a finished outer shell from a first holding device to a second holding device.
Claims21
A machine for producing a cup made of composite material, namely from an outer shell and an inner cup, comprising:
- a plurality of first holding devices, which are arranged on a first rotatably mounted star- or wheel-like holding device carrier,
- a plurality of second holding devices, which are arranged on a second rotatably mounted star- or wheel-like holding device carrier,
- at least one first workstation arranged in the region of the first holding devices for performing at least one of the steps:
- providing a winding for forming the outer shell, winding the winding onto or into one of the first holding devices, compressing and/or adhering ends of the winding wound onto or into one of the first holding devices, with the ends forming a seam area of the outer shell,
- a transfer station for transferring a finished outer shell from one of the first holding devices of the first holding device carrier to one of the second holding devices of the second holding device carrier,
- at least one second workstation arranged in the region of the second holding devices for performing at least one of the steps:
- pushing the outer shell into one of the second holding devices or pushing the inner cup onto one of the second holding devices, pushing a finished inner cup into the finished outer shell or pushing the finished outer shell onto the finished inner cup, checking finished cups, rejecting defective cups, removing the finished cups from the second holding device, and
- a preparation station for applying an adhesive in the seam area,
- wherein the preparation station comprises at least one nozzle facing the seam area and said nozzle is guided adjustably parallel to a conveying plane and transversely to a conveying direction of the winding, and the transverse adjustment of the nozzle is performed in perpendicular direction relative to the conveying direction of the winding, with the transverse adjustment of the nozzle for applying the adhesive being performed simultaneously with the conveying movement of the winding.
A method for producing a cup made of composite material, namely from an outer shell made of a first material and an inner cup made of a second material, comprising the steps:
- prior to providing a winding for forming an outer shell applying an adhesive in the seam area in a preparation station, wherein
- the adhesive is applied to the seam area with at least one nozzle facing the seam area and said nozzle is guided adjustably parallel to a conveying plane and transversely to a conveying direction of the winding, and
- the transverse adjustment of the nozzle is performed in perpendicular direction relative to the conveying direction of the winding, with
- the transverse adjustment of the nozzle for applying the adhesive being performed simultaneously with the conveying movement of the winding,
- providing the winding for forming the outer shell and performing at least one of the following steps:
- winding the winding onto or into a first holding device and compressing and/or adhering the ends of the winding wound onto or into a first holding device, in at least one first workstation arranged in the region of a first holding device, which is arranged on a first rotatably mounted star- or wheel-like holding device carrier,
- transferring a finished outer shell from the first holding device onto a second holding device, which is arranged on a second rotatably mounted star- or wheel-like holding device carrier, in the region of a transfer station and
- performing at least one of the steps:
- pushing the outer shell into or pushing the inner cup onto a second holding device, pushing a finished inner cup into the finished outer shell or pushing the finished outer shell onto the finished inner cup, checking finished cups, rejecting defective cups, removing the finished cups from the second holding device in at least one second workstation arranged in the region of the second holding device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.