Tetra Pak COMET RC, Manual

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CRC804BF 6-10
Tetra Pak
Hoyer
6.3 Cup production equipment
6.3.1 Cup feed station
The function of the cup feeders (Fig. 6.12) mounted
at the end of the machine is to deposit the cones in
the slots in the lamellas. This action is synchronised
with the movement of the trays.
The cup feeder consists of a magazine (Pos. 1, Fig.
6.12) in which cups must be placed manually, and a
cup dispenser driver by pneumatic actuators.
The station is activated by the cup feed switch (Pos.
11, Fig. 6.20) on the control panel.
The timing of the movements can be modified by
adjusting the corresponding cams.
The release and insertion of the cup in the slot takes
place through a combination of movements: the
pneumatic opening of the plates located at the lower
end of the magazine; a mechanical movement,
created by a cam mechanism, of a carriage carrying
the suction cups which grip the bottom of the cups,
and the action of the suction cups which, by means of the vacuum, grip the cups at the top dead centre
position and then release them once they are in the
slots.
Various types of adjustment are possible:
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adjustment of the height of the magazine support
frame, in that the travel of the suction cup carriage
is fixed, and as a result, the height of the
magazines must be altered to move the bottom
of the ice cream cup nearer to the suction cup
by adjusting the screw (Pos. 2, Fig. 6.12);
- anticipation or delay of the action of the vacuum,
by adjusting the position of the proximity sensor
(Pos. 1, Fig. 6.12a);
- if cup diameter changes during a product
changeover, it may be necessary to replace the
suction cups with new suction cups of the
diameter required.
Fig. 6.12
Fig. 6.12a
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1
1
2