Global Patent Index - EP 1949983 A2

EP 1949983 A2 20080730 - DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING TREATED TINPLATE SHEETS

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING TREATED TINPLATE SHEETS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR HANDHABUNG VON BEHANDELTEN ZINNBLECHEN

Title (fr)

MANIPULATEUR POUR FEUILLES DE FER BLANC TRAITEES

Publication

EP 1949983 A2 20080730 (EN)

Application

EP 05824287 A 20051130

Priority

  • ES 2005000651 W 20051130
  • ES 200502078 A 20050822

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a device for manipulating treated tinplate sheets, combining a tinplate sheet cutter and a machine for forming containers for food products or similar and comprising a receiving table (1-2) containing a plurality of number - and width-configurable channels (3) which receive different sizes of sheets with the treated surface thereof facing downwards. According to the invention, when a signal detector (4) establishes that there are a pre-determined number of sheets in the channels (3), a signal is a transmitted to a first cylinder (5) which lifts the channels and, immediately thereafter, a second cylinder (6) pulls the sheets from the loading area (1) to the discharge area (2), whereat piles of sheets are deposited on supports (7) in order to be gripped by a manipulator arm which conveys said sheets either to a collection tray or to an unloading/turning arm which conveys same to the tower used to feed the container-forming machine. The inventive process is fully automatic and the treated surface of the sheets is always protected, with the position thereof being inverted just prior to reaching the forming machine.

IPC 8 full level

B21D 43/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP ES)

B21D 43/20 (2013.01 - ES); B21D 51/2692 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 5/006 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2301/4224 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2555/30 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2701/173 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2801/81 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007023195A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1949983 A2 20080730; ES 2268989 A1 20070316; ES 2268989 B1 20081216; WO 2007023195 A2 20070301; WO 2007023195 A3 20080619

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05824287 A 20051130; ES 2005000651 W 20051130; ES 200502078 A 20050822