Granted Patent B2

US 12,570,069 · App. 17/424,683 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Inventors: Takashi Nitta (Hyogo, JP); Yukikazu Shoji (Hyogo, JP); Hideki Mizutani (Hyogo, JP)

Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIESMACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD

B31F1/26B21B31/103B31F1/2868

Abstract

Claims (57)

1 . A cardboard sheet manufacturing apparatus, comprising:

a single facer on which a first corrugating roll unit is mounted;

a corrugating roll unit transporting carriage on which a second corrugating roll unit is mounted; and

a corrugating roll unit replacing apparatus moveable in a replacement direction between the single facer and the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage for replacing the first corrugating roll unit with the second corrugating roll unit, the corrugating roll unit replacing apparatus comprising:

a replacement carriage moveable along the replacement direction;

a carriage driver configured to move the replacement carriage in the replacement direction; and

a connector configured to connect the replacement carriage and the first and second corrugating roll units together,

wherein

the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage is configured to shift to a position in the replacement direction towards the single facer,

the single facer, on which the first corrugating roll unit is mounted, is on one side of the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage, on which the second corrugating roll unit is mounted, in the replacement direction,

the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage, on which the second corrugating roll unit is mounted, is on an other side of the single facer, on which the first corrugating roll unit is mounted, in a direction opposite to the replacement direction,

the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage comprising a mounting base and a first guide rail disposed on the mounting base, the first guide rail extending in the replacement direction,

the corrugating roll unit replacing apparatus comprising a second guide rail connected in series to the first guide rail of the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage,

a retreat space is on the one side of the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage in the replacement direction, the replacement carriage being disposed in the retreat space during operation of the single facer,

a connection space is on the other side of the single facer in the direction opposite to the replacement direction, the replacement carriage being disposed in the connection space for replacement of the first corrugating roll unit with the second corrugating roll unit,

the replacement carriage is located on the one side of the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage in the replacement direction, and

the replacement carriage is supported to be movable along the first guide rail between the retreat space and the connection space.

2 . The cardboard sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the connector is provided at the replacement carriage, and the connector includes:

a locking hook moveable to a locking position where the locking hook is locked to the first and second corrugating roll units and a release position where the locking hook releases the locking, and

a hook driver configured to move the locking hook.

3 . The cardboard sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein in response to the locking hook at the locking position, the replacement carriage is configured to pull and move the second corrugating roll unit to the one side in the replacement direction through the locking hook, and push and move the first corrugating roll unit to the other side in the replacement direction through the locking hook.

4 . The cardboard sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the locking hook is configured to be locked to a locking pin provided at an end portion on the one side of the first and second corrugating roll units.

5 . The cardboard sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the single facer includes:

upper and lower corrugating rolls configured to clamp medium paper and perform corrugating processing, and

an endless pressurizing belt configured to be wound around a plurality of support rolls and pressurize and join the corrugated medium paper and a liner together with one of the upper and lower corrugating rolls, and

the replacement carriage is provided with a belt supporter configured to block lowering of the pressurizing belt during an operation of replacing the upper and lower corrugating rolls.

6 . The cardboard sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the belt supporter is disposed along the replacement direction, and

inclined guide surfaces inclined toward a lower side in a vertical direction are provided on an upper surface of an end portion on one side in the replacement direction of the belt supporter and an upper surface of an end portion on an other side opposing to the one side in the replacement direction of the belt supporter.

7 . The cardboard sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the belt supporter is disposed along the replacement direction, and

guide rollers are provided at an upper end portion on one side in the replacement direction of the belt supporter and an upper end portion on an other side opposing to the one side in the replacement direction of the belt supporter.

8 . The cardboard sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising a belt retainer configured to block a shift of the pressurizing belt in the replacement direction,

wherein the belt retainer is configured to lower during the operation of replacing the upper and lower corrugating rolls and clamp the pressurizing belt together with a pressurizing belt supporter fixed in the single facer.

9 . A method in a cardboard sheet manufacturing apparatus,

the cardboard sheet manufacturing apparatus comprising:

a single facer on which a first corrugating roll unit is mounted,

a corrugating roll unit transporting carriage on which a second corrugating roll unit is mounted, and

a corrugating roll unit replacing apparatus moveable in a replacement direction between the single facer and the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage and replacing the first corrugating roll unit with the second corrugating roll unit,

the method comprising:

connecting, by a connector, a replacement carriage at a retreat position in a retreat space to the first corrugating roll unit,

wherein

the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage is configured to shift to a position in the replacement direction towards the single facer,

the single facer, on which the first corrugating roll unit is mounted, is on one side of the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage, on which the second corrugating roll unit is mounted, the replacement direction,

the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage, on which the second corrugating roll unit is mounted, is on an other side of the single facer, on which the first corrugating roll unit is mounted, in a direction opposite to the replacement direction,

the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage comprising a mounting base and a first guide rail disposed on the mounting base, the first guide rail extending in the replacement direction

the corrugating roll unit replacing apparatus comprising a second guide rail connected in series to the first guide rail of the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage,

the retreat space is on the one side of the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage in the replacement direction, the replacement carriage being disposed in the retreat space during operation of the single facer,

a connection space is on the other side of the single facer in the direction opposite to the replacement direction, the replacement carriage being disposed in the connection space for replacement of the first corrugating roll unit with the second corrugating roll unit,

the replacement carriage is located on the one side of the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage in the replacement direction, and

the replacement carriage is supported to be moveable along the first guide rail in the replacement direction between the retreat space and the connection space;

removing the corrugating roll unit from the single facer by moving, by a carriage driver configured to move the replacement carriage in the replacement direction, the replacement carriage along a direction of removing the first corrugating roll unit to the connection space;

releasing a connection between the replacement carriage and the removed first corrugating roll unit;

connecting the replacement carriage and a further corrugating roll unit mounted on the corrugating roll unit transporting carriage;

mounting the further corrugating roll unit to the single facer by moving the replacement carriage along a direction of mounting the further corrugating roll unit toward the single facer; and

releasing a connection between the replacement carriage and the mounted second corrugating roll unit and moving the replacement carriage to the retreat position, wherein

the replacement carriage is located on the one side of the replacement direction with respect to the carriage driver.

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