Quick-change system and operating method for a container processing machine
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsErik Blochmann, Bernhard Sternkopf
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Abstract
In a quick-change system for exchangeable machine elements, particularly in a container processing machine in which the machine element (E) can be brought into a target position and can be localized in a target position by a securing unit comprising at least one securing element, at least a second securing unit (P2) is provided with which a machine element that either has not been brought into the target position or that has moved out of the target position (X) can be localized in a securing position. The securing position is detected and evaluated as grounds for a corrective action before commencing an operation or during the operating sequence before a corrective action is initiated and executed.
Claims21
A quick-change system for exchangeable machine elements that depend on the product in a machine carrying out an operating sequence, comprising a container processing machine in which a respective machine element when exchanged can be brought into a target position in a holder one of manually and by a changer in an exchange direction and can be localized in the target position by a first securing unit, the first securing unit comprising at least one securing element engaging the machine element in the target position, and at least a second securing unit with which the machine element that either one of has not been brought into the target position after an exchange or that has moved out of the target position after an exchange or during an operation sequence can be localized or positioned in a predetermined securing position that differs from the target position by a non-hazardous distance in the exchange direction.
A quick-change system for exchangeable machine elements that depend on the product in a machine carrying out an operating sequence, comprising a container processing machine in which a respective machine element when exchanged can be brought into a target position in a holder one of manually and by a changer in an exchange direction and can be localized in the target position by a first securing unit, the first securing unit comprising at least one securing element engaging the machine element in the target position, and at least a second securing unit with which the machine element that either one of has not been brought into the target position after an exchange or that has moved out of the target position after an exchange or during an operation sequence can be localized or positioned in a predetermined securing position that differs from the target position by a non-hazardous distance in the exchange direction, wherein the respective securing element is arranged in the holder in such a manner that it is movable and can be brought into a locking position on the machine element by a spring force and can be brought from the locking position into a release position by an external application of force.
A quick-change system for exchangeable machine elements that depend on the product in a machine carrying out an operating sequence, comprising a container processing machine in which a respective machine element when exchanged can be brought into a target position in a holder one of manually and by a changer in an exchange direction and can be localized in the target position by a first securing unit, the first securing unit comprising at least one securing element engaging the machine element in the target position, and at least a second securing unit with which the machine element that either one of has not been brought into the target position after an exchange or that has moved out of the target position after an exchange or during an operation sequence can be localized or positioned in a predetermined securing position that differs from the target position by a non-hazardous distance in the exchange direction, and further comprising a monitoring device for detecting the securing position of the machine element in the holder and wherein the securing position detected after an exchange can be evaluated as grounds for a corrective action one of before beginning operation and in the operating sequence of the machine.
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