摘要:
An existing box-making machine is retrofitted by first removing the pull rolls and impression cylinder and other associated parts and cross-ties. However, the heavy duty side frames and drums, including the print cylinder are left intact in the box-making machine. A vacuum transfer machine is then inserted in the box-making machine and mounted to the existing frame to replace the pull rolls that were removed. The vacuum transfer machine includes a hood enclosure having an impression cylinder for printing, and transport rolls on opposite sides of the impression cylinder for conveying the corrugated boards through the impression and print cylinders and to the die cutter. The boards are held against the transport rolls and the impression cylinder by vacuum generated in a vacuum chamber in the hood which also contains the transport rolls and the impression cylinder. The vacuum chamber contains a plurality of vacuum dampers for controlling the vacuum area in accordance with the size of the boards being processed. For creating vacuum in the vacuum chamber, high performance "volume blowers" are included on the top of the vacuum transfer machine. Exhaust air from the vacuum chamber is dispersed through filters located adjacent to the blowers. The hood is suspended from a cross-tie which is part of the vacuum transfer machine and adapted to be mounted to the opposite side frames of the existing box-making machines. The cross-tie has a vertically adjustable portion for adjusting the nip of the impression cylinder.
摘要:
A corrugated box finishing machine has a station (14) where dust, debris and other particles are cleaned from the corrugated boards (12) before they are conveyed to the printing station (16). Electrostatic charges on the particles are neutralized by a static bar (50) and the particles are then removed from the boards by a rotating brush (30). The particles are drawn into a vacuum chamber (32) underlying the path of conveyance of the boards, and the static bar is positioned in an enclosure in proximity to the boards but isolated from the vacuum in the vacuum chamber. The enclosure has surfaces which direct the particles away from the static bar which is oriented to further minimize contact with the removed particles. The cleaning brush includes a plurality of brush sections mounted on a rotatable shaft made from carbon fiber material.
摘要:
A rotary die cuter for a box making machine has an abrading cylinder mounted for rotation alongside the anvil for engaging and resurfacing the blanket of the anvil on a virtually continuous basis to smooth, level and even the surface of the blanket. This resurfacing occurs during normal operation of the rotary die cutter so no production is lost. The abrading cylinder has a sheet layer of abrasive material spirally wrapped on the surface of the cylinder and bonded thereto with adhesive material on the backside of the sheet layer. The abrading cylinder is movable towards or away from the anvil by a servo motor and gearbox. The position of the abrading cylinder relative to the anvil is determined by an encoder which sends the information to a computer or programmable controller which calculates the changing diameter of the blanket and the amount of speed change that must be imparted to the anvil to compensate for its changing diameter. The computer or programmable controller is connected to a drive system of the anvil to effect the speed change.
摘要:
Conveyor apparatus comprising in combination: a conveyor having a conveyor belt (10) movable along a generally horizontal path for moving articles (12) along said path, said belt (10) having a plurality of apertures (22) for introducing a vacuum to the articles (12) on said belt (10) to hold the articles (12) on the belt (10), and means for opening a number of said apertures (22) to a source of vacuum and for closing other apertures (22) in the belt (10) to a source of vacuum while said first number of apertures (22) are open to said vacuum source.
摘要:
A feeder (28) for feeding corrugated blanks (B) in a box finishing machine including overlying and underlying endless timing belts (50,52) sandwiching the blanks to feed them. The belts are spaced from each other to form a first gap (G1) at rectilinearly moving sections located between opposite end pulleys (54,56,57,58) of the belts. The gap (G2) between the belts at the inlet and outlet pulleys is greater than the first gap (G1) whereby blanks are engaged and fed by the belt sections as they move rectilinearly between the opposite end pulleys. One of the belts (50) is urged into yieldable engagement with the blank (B) by a pressure mechanism including a floating pressure plate (60) engaging the belt and a spring (74) engaging the pressure plate. An extended stroke feeder (30) is used to feed blanks to the endless belts at a constant velocity matched to the velocity of the belts.
摘要:
A feeder (28) for feeding corrugated blanks (B) in a box finishing machine including overlying and underlying endless timing belts (50,52) sandwiching the blanks to feed them. The belts are spaced from each other to form a first gap (G1) at rectilinearly moving sections located between opposite end pulleys (54,56,57,58) of the belts. The gap (G2) between the belts at the inlet and outlet pulleys is greater than the first gap (G1) whereby blanks are engaged and fed by the belt sections as they move rectilinearly between the opposite end pulleys. One of the belts (50) is urged into yieldable engagement with the blank (B) by a pressure mechanism including a floating pressure plate (60) engaging the belt and a spring (74) engaging the pressure plate. An extended stroke feeder (30) is used to feed blanks to the endless belts at a constant velocity matched to the velocity of the belts.