AU2010235950A1

AU2010235950A1 - Continuous air filling type air enclosure and method for manufacturing the same

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Publication number: AU2010235950A1
Application number: AU2010235950A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Bo-Xin Jian; Chieh-Hua Liao; Yao-Chuan Liao; Yaw-Shin Liao
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2009-12-31
Filing date: 2010-10-21
Publication date: 2011-07-14
Anticipated expiration: 2030-10-21
Also published as: NZ588776A; AU2010235950B2; TWI413605B; TW201121848A

Abstract

A continuous air filling type air enclosure is revealed. Air channels are formed by two inner membranes. A first outer membrane, a second outer membrane and the 5 inner membranes are connected by first hot sealing lines. One second hot sealing line connects the first and the second outer membranes while the other connects both the first and the second outer membranes to adjacent inner membrane. Air inlets are formed on the second hot sealing 10 line, between the inner membranes and air columns are formed among the first and the second outer membranes, and inner membranes connected by the first and the second hot sealing lines. Air flows through the air inlets, along the air channels, and into the air columns. Then the air 15 presses inner membranes to attach with each other and close the air columns while the other end of inner membrane is separated to form gaps. 24465S8_1 (CHMatters) 21/10/10 2a 2b 4a Ilc la 2 e I b 5 ' 2f FIG. 1 4 b

Description

AUSTRALIA Patents Act 1990 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION Standard Patent Applicant(s): Yaw-Shin LIAO Invention Title: Continuous air filling type air enclosure and method for manufacturing the same The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method for performing it known to me/us: -2 CONTINUOUS AIR FILLING TYPE AIR ENCLOSURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Fields of the Invention 5 The present invention relates to an air enclosure and a method for manufacturing the same, especially to a continuous air filling type air enclosure and method for the same. Descriptions of Related Art 10 The air enclosure is made from resin film. The resin film is sealed to form close air columns with air inlets for inflation. After air being filled into the air columns through the air inlets, the air enclosure is used as cushioning material in inner packing. 15 Refer to Japanese utility model application publication No. 5-95851 "sealed bag for fluid", published in 1994, each air column is disposed with an independent check valve. An inlet on top of each check valve is connected and aligned with a hot sealing line. After air 20 being filled into an inflation channel, the inflation channel expands and the check valve is opened, allowing air flowing into the air column. However, the air column is inflated respectively due to the independent check valve. It's unable to inflate a plurality of air columns 25 at the same time. Moreover, the manufacturing of the air enclosures is quite complicated. Each check valve is mounted into a preset position of the air column respectively and then run the hot sealing process. Once the position of the check valve or the sealing mould is 30 offset, the check valve can't be fixed in the air column or the inlet on top is over the hot sealing line produced by the sealing mould. Therefore, the inflation channel expands after inflation but the check value is not opened 2446558_1 (GHMattere) 21/10/10 - 3 along with the expansion of the inflation channel and the air can't be filled into the air column. Refer to Taiwanese invention patent No. 00587049 "hermetic enclosure with on/off valve assembly and 5 apparatus for manufacturing the same", another structure of the air enclosure is revealed. An on/off valve that allows air into the hermetic enclosure includes two inner membranes and one lateral outer membrane connected with one another and a path is formed. After inflation, the 10 hermetic enclosure expands and blocks the path. In this hermetic enclosure, only how the air is kept in the hermetic enclosure is described. However, when the air is filled into the path and the two membranes are pushed outward, the on/off valve is not pulled out along with the 15 movement of the two membranes. Thus the two inner membranes of the on/off valve still attach to each other and an inlet of the path is not opened. According to such design, air is unable to enter the hermetic enclosure automatically. 20 Besides, in conventional air enclosures, an air inlet on top of the check valve is quite narrow and the width of the air inlet is smaller than the width of the air column. While inflating, inflators should be aligned with the narrow air inlets precisely. This is inconvenient in 25 inflation operation. The narrow air inlets also lead to poor inflation performance. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore it is a primary object of the present invention to provide an air enclosure in which air inlets 30 are opened automatically so as to fill air continuously and save the inflation time. Moreover, the poor inflation performance can be avoided and the inflation efficiency is improved. 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 4 In order to achieve above object, a continuous air filling type air enclosure includes a first outer membrane, a second outer membrane stacked with the first outer membrane, two inner membranes located between the 5 first outer membrane and the second outer membrane, a plurality of channel adhesive parts located on onside of the two inner membranes and connecting the two inner membranes, a plurality of air channels between the two inner membranes connected by the channel adhesive parts, a 10 heat insulating part between the two inner membranes, a plurality of first hot sealing lines connecting the first outer membrane, the second outer membrane, and the two inner membranes along the first direction, two second hot sealing lines connecting along the second direction, a 15 plurality of air inlets and a plurality of air columns. The first direction and the second direction are intersected and one second hot sealing line connects the first outer membrane to the second outer membrane while the other second hot sealing line is on the heat 20 insulating part and is connecting the first outer membrane to the adjacent inner membrane, the second outer membrane to the adjacent inner membrane. The air inlets are formed on the second hot sealing line, where the two inner membranes are not connected to each other. The air inlets 25 are connected to the air channels. The width of each air inlet is equal to the distance between two adjacent first hot sealing lines. The air columns are among the first outer membrane, the second outer membrane and two inner membranes connected by the plurality of first hot sealing 30 lines and the plurality of second hot sealing lines. The two inner membranes are pulled out so as to open the plurality of air inlets. Thus air flows into the plurality of air channels through the air inlets and then inflates the plurality of air columns to expand the air columns. 35 After entering the air columns, the air presses one end of each inner membrane to attach with each other and close 2446558_1 (GHMattera) 21/10/10 -5 the air columns while the other end of each inner membrane is separated to form gaps. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing continuous air filling type air enclosures 5 that includes following steps. Provide a first outer membrane and two inner membranes while a heat insulating part is disposed between the two inner membranes. Then connect the two inner membranes with the first outer membrane by hot sealing so as to form a plurality of 10 channel adhesive parts and a plurality of air channels is formed between the two inner membranes connected by the plurality of channel adhesive parts. Next provide a second outer membrane stacked with the first outer membrane and the two inner membranes are between the first outer 15 membrane and the second outer membrane. Later connect the first outer membrane, the second outer membrane and the two inner membranes by a plurality of first hot sealing lines along the first direction. Use two second hot sealing lines to connect membranes along the second 20 direction. The second direction and the first direction are crossed with each other. One of the two second hot sealing lines connects the first outer membrane to the second outer membrane while the other second hot sealing lines on the heat insulating part connects the first outer 25 membrane to the adjacent inner membrane and the second outer membrane to the adjacent inner membrane. On the second hot sealing line, the two inner membranes are not connected to each other so as to form a plurality of air inlets. The width of each air inlet is equal to the 30 distance between two adjacent first hot sealing lines. A plurality of air columns is formed among the first outer membrane, the second membrane and two inner membranes connected by the plurality of first hot sealing lines and the plurality of second hot sealing lines. Pull out two 35 inner membranes to open the plurality of air inlets. Thus air flows through the air inlets, along air channels, and 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 -6 into the air columns to inflate and expand the air columns. After entering the air columns, the air presses one end of each inner membrane to attach with each other and close the air columns while the other end of each 5 inner membrane is separated to form gaps. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The structure and the technical means adopted by the present invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best understood by referring to the following 10 detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings, wherein: Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment according to the present invention; Fig. 2A is a schematic drawing showing the embodiment 15 in Fig. 1 during manufacturing processes; Fig. 2B is another schematic drawing showing the embodiment in Fig. 1 during manufacturing processes; Fig. 2C is a further schematic drawing showing the embodiment in Fig. 1 during manufacturing processes; 20 Fig. 3 is a schematic cross sectional view of the embodiment in Fig. 1 according to the present invention; Fig. 4 is a schematic drawing showing another cross sectional view of the embodiment in Fig. 1 according to the present invention; 25 Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of another pattern of the embodiment in Fig. 1 according to the present invention; Fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of another embodiment according to the present invention; 30 Fig. 7 is a schematic cross sectional view of the embodiment in Fig. 6 according to the present invention; 2446558_1 (CHMattere) 21/10/10 - 7 Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a further embodiment according to the present invention; Fig. 9A is a schematic drawing showing inflation of the embodiment in Fig. 8 according to the present 5 invention; Fig. 9B is another schematic drawing showing inflation of the embodiment in Fig. 8 according to the present invention; Fig. 10A is a schematic drawing showing inflation of 10 the embodiment in Fig. 8 at an angle of view according to the present invention; Fig. 10B is a schematic drawing showing inflation of the embodiment in Fig. 8 at another angle of view according to the present invention; 15 Fig. 11 is a schematic cross sectional view of a further embodiment according to the present invention; Fig. 12A is a schematic top view of a cross section of a further embodiment according to the present invention; 20 Fig. 12B is a schematic a bottom view of a cross section of the embodiment in Fig. 12A according to the present invention; Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a unit of the embodiment in Fig. 11 and the embodiment in Fig. 12A 25 according to the present invention; Fig. 14 is a schematic cross sectional view of a further embodiment according to the present invention; Fig. 15 is a perspective view of a band of a further embodiment according to the present invention; 30 Fig. 16 is a schematic cross sectional view of the embodiment in Fig. 15 according to the present invention. 2446558_1 (GHMattera) 21/10/10 - 8 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 2A-2C, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, and Fig. 5, an embodiment of a continuous air filling type air 5 enclosure is revealed. The continuous air filling type air enclosure 1 of the present invention includes a first outer membrane 2a, a second outer membrane 2b, two inner membranes la, 1b, a plurality of channel adhesive parts 5, air channels 2f, a 10 plurality of first hot sealing lines 3, two second hot sealing lines 4a, 4b, and a plurality of air columns 6. The first outer membrane 2a and second outer membrane 2b are stacked vertically. The two inner membranes la, lb are arranged between 15 the first outer membrane 2a and second outer membrane 2b and located a bit lower than the first outer membrane 2a and second outer membrane 2b. The width of the two inner membranes la, lb is the same with that of the first and the second outer membranes 2a, 2b while the length of the 20 two inner membranes la, lb is shorter than the length of the two outer membranes 2a, 2b. The two sides of the two inner membranes la, lb are disposed inside the two outer membranes 2a, 2b, not aligned with the two sides of the outer membranes 2a, 2b, as shown in Fig. 2C. This is only 25 an embodiment of the present invention, not intended to limit the present invention. One side of each inner membrane, la, lb can also be arranged parallel to the top side of the first outer membrane 2a, and the second outer membrane 2b, as shown in Fig. 5. The two membranes la, lb 30 are respectively thermally sealed with the top side of the first outer membrane2a and the second outer membrane 2b. Moreover, a long strip of heat resistant material 1c (as shown in Fig. 2A) is coated between the two inner membranes la,lb, near the top of the two inner membranes 24465581 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 9 la,lb. The width of the heat resistant material ic is the same with that of the two inner membranes la, 1b. The heat resistant material 1c is used as an air path that allows air flowing. The coated heat resistant material 1c is used 5 as a heat insulating part and is able to be replaced by a stopper arranged near the top side. After completing the thermal sealing, the stopper is taken out. The length and the width of the heat resistant material 1c can be preset. And the heat resistant material 1c is disposed between the 10 two inner membranes la, lb at certain intervals. The optimal width of the heat resistant material 1c is a distance between two adjacent first hot sealing lines 3. The plurality of channel adhesive parts 5 (as shown in Fig. 2c) is formed by hot sealing. The channel adhesive 15 parts 5 are located on one side of the two inner membranes la, lb and used for attaching the two inner membranes la, lb with the first outer membrane 2a (as shown in Fig. 3). The channel adhesive part 5 is spotted, linear or curved, but not limited to these. Besides, the channel adhesive 20 part 5 can only be disposed on one side of the two inner membranes la, lb and only connecting the two inner membranes la, lb so that the two inner membranes la, lb are not attached to the first outer membrane 2a or the second outer membrane 2b (as shown in Fig. 4). 25 The plurality of air channels 2f is between the two inner membranes la, lb connected by the channel adhesive part 5. The plurality of first hot sealing lines 3 is produced by hot sealing and is connecting the first outer 30 membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b and the two inner membranes la, lb along a first direction. The first direction means the longitudinal direction along the length of the first outer membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b and the two inner membranes la, 1b. 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 10 The two second hot sealing lines 4a, 4b are also formed by hot sealing and are respectively located on each of two ends of the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b along a second direction. The second hot 5 sealing line 4a is arranged near the heat resistant material 1c, and is connecting the first outer membrane 2a to the inner membrane la, the second outer membrane 2b to the inner membrane 1b. The other second hot sealing line 4b connects the first outer membrane 2a to the second 10 outer membrane 2b. The second direction and the first direction are crossed with each other and the second direction represents a transverse direction along the width of the first outer membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b and the two inner membranes la, 1b. 15 A plurality of air inlets 2e is formed between the two unconnected inner membranes la, lb on the second hot sealing line 4a. The plurality of air inlets 2e is connected to the plurality of air channels 2f. And the width of each air inlet 2e is the same with the distance 20 between two adjacent first hot sealing lines 3. In this embodiment, the length of the two inner membranes la, lb is over the length of the second hot sealing line 4a. Once the over part is too long and falling to cover the air inlet 2e, poor performance on the 25 air intake and inflation happens. Thus the optimal condition is that the length of the two inner membranes la, lb is not over that of the second hot sealing line 4a too much or the over part is not falling or covering the air inlet 2e. 30 The plurality of air columns 6 is formed among the a plurality of first hot sealing lines 3, the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b connected by the two second hot sealing lines 4a, 4b, and the two inner membranes la, 1b. 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 11 While inflating, pull out the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b, the two inner membranes la, lb are also moved outward and the air inlets 2e is opened. Air flow through the air inlets 2a, the air 5 channels 2f, and then into the air column 6. Pull out the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b so as that the air column 6 is filled with air. After entering the air column 6, the air presses the two inner membranes la,lb to attach to each other and close the air 10 column 6. Moreover, the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b change from a flat form to a curved stereo form so that the other end of each inner membrane la,lb is separated from each other to form gaps. Furthermore, the width of each air inlet 2e is the same 15 with the distance between two adjacent first hot sealing lines 3. Thus means o the width of each air inlet 2e is the same with the width of the air column 6. Therefore, the air column 6 is inflated in a stepless way so that the inflation efficiency is improved significantly. The 20 problems of conventional air enclosures such as difficulties in aligning inflators with small air inlets and poor inflation efficiency are resolved. Refer to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, another embodiment is disclosed. The difference between this embodiment and the 25 above one is in the inflation structure. In this embodiment, the air enclosure further includes a third hot sealing line 4C that connects the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b along the second direction by hot sealing. Thus an inflation channel 9 is 30 formed among the first outer membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b, the second hot sealing line 4a, and the third hot sealing line 4c. The inflation channel 9 is connected to the plurality of air inlets 2e. Air in the inflation channel 9 passes through the plurality of air inlets 2e 35 and the plurality of air channels 2f to inflate the plurality of air columns 6. 2446558_1 (GHMatter) 21/10/10 - 12 Refer to Fig. 8, Fig. 9A, Fig. 9B, Fig. 10A and Fig. 10B, a further embodiment of the present invention is revealed. In this embodiment, the first hot sealing lines 3 extend to form reinforcing adhesive parts 8 located at 5 the intersection of the first hot sealing lines 3 and the second hot sealing line 4a, where is coated with the heat resistant material 1c. The plurality of reinforcing adhesive parts 8 projects out of the heat resistant material lc to connect the first outer membrane 2a with 10 the inner membrane la, and the second outer membrane 2b with the inner membrane lb. When being inflated, the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b are pulled out along the first direction. The first outer membrane 2a and the 15 second outer membrane 2b are expanded from the flat form into the curved stereo form. The area without the reinforcing adhesive parts 8 is inflated fully while the positions disposed with the reinforcing adhesive parts 8 is not inflated. Due to the difference in inflation along 20 the second direction, the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b are tightened and having displacement along the second direction so as to press the two inner membranes la, lb by the plurality of reinforcing adhesive parts 8. Thus the two inner membranes la, lb are 25 pulled out along the first direction and the air inlets 2e is opened, as shown in Fig. 8B and Fig. 9B. The plurality of peak-like reinforcing adhesive parts 8 presses valley shaped air channels 2f by the side so that the two inner membranes la, lb beside the air channels 2f are pulled out 30 and the plurality of air inlets 2e are opened automatically. The inflation problem of conventional air enclosures caused by failure in opening the air inlets is resolved. A method for manufacturing continuous air filling 35 type air enclosures consists of following steps: 2446558_1 (GHMattera) 21/10/10 - 13 Step 101: provide a first outer membrane 2a and two inner membranes la, lb while a heat insulating part is between the two inner membranes la, lb. The two inner membranes la, lb are stacked over the 5 first outer membrane 2a and a heat insulating part is preset between the two inner membranes la, lb. The width of the heat insulating part is substantially the same with the width of the two inner membranes la, lb, or the width of the heat insulating part is smaller than the width of 10 the width of the two inner membranes la, lb and is arranged at intervals. The heat insulating part can be heat resistant material 1c. A long strip of heat resistant material 1c with equal width is coated between the two inner membranes la,lb, near the top of the two inner 15 membranes la,lb. The heat resistant material 1c is used as an air path that allows air flowing. Or only one of the two inner membranes la, lb is coated with the heat resistant material 1c at intervals. Moreover, a stopper is arranged near the top side so as to replace the heat 20 resistant material 1c. Furthermore, the two inner membranes la, lb are disposed a bit lower than the first outer membrane 2a. The width of the two inner membranes la, lb is the same with that of the first outer membrane 2a while the length of 25 the two inner membranes la, lb is shorter than the length of the first outer membrane 2a. The two sides of the two inner membranes la, lb are not aligned with the two sides of the first outer membrane 2a. In this pattern, the length of the two inner membranes la, lb is much over the 30 second hot sealing line 4a so that the over part falls and covers the air inlets 2e, causing poor inflation performance. Thus the optimal condition is that the part of the two inner membranes la, lb over the second hot sealing line 4a will not fall or the over and falling part 35 will not cover the air inlet 2e. The structure mentioned above is only an embodiment, not intended to limit the 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 14 scope of the present invention. One side of the two inner membranes la, lb can be aligned with one side on top of the first outer membrane 2a. Step 102: connect the two inner membranes la, lb to 5 the first outer membrane 2a by hot sealing to form a plurality of channel adhesive parts 5. A plurality of air channels 2f is formed between the two inner membranes la, lb connected by the plurality of channel adhesive parts 5. By hot sealing, the two inner membranes la, lb and 10 the first outer membrane 2a are connected and the plurality of the channel adhesive parts 5 is produced. The two inner membranes la lb attach to the first outer membrane 2a. The channel adhesive part 5 is spotted, linear or curved, but not limited to these. 15 Step 103: provide a second outer membrane 2b to be stacked with the first outer membrane 2a and the two inner membranes la, lb are located between the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b. The length and the width of the second outer membrane 2b are the same 20 with those of the first outer membrane 2a. Step 104: connect the first outer membranes 2a, the second outer membrane 2b and two inner membranes la, lb by a plurality of hot sealing lines 3 along the first direction. The first direction is the longitudinal 25 direction along the length of the first outer membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b and the two inner membranes la, 1b. Step 105: connect the membranes by two second hot sealing lines 4a, 4b along a second direction crossed with 30 the first direction. The second hot sealing line 4b connects the first outer membrane 2a to the second outer membrane 2b while the second hot sealing line 4a near the area coated with the heat resistant material 1c connects the first outer membrane 2a with the inner membrane la, 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 15 and the second outer membrane 2b with the inner membrane 1b. On the second hot sealing line 4a, the two inner membranes la, lb are not connected with each other so as to form a plurality of air inlets 2e. The width of each 5 air inlet 2e is the same with the distance between two adjacent first hot sealing lines 3. Moreover, a plurality of air columns 6 is formed among the first outer membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b and the two inner membranes la, lb connected by the two hot sealing lines 10 4a, 4b. The two second hot sealing lines 4a, 4b are also formed by hot sealing and are respectively located on, connected with each of two ends of the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b along a 15 second direction. The second direction and the first direction intersect are crossed with each other and the second direction represents a transverse direction along the width of the first outer membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b and the two inner membranes la, 1b. 20 Moreover, a plurality of reinforcing adhesive parts 8 is formed at the intersection of the first hot sealing lines 3 and the second hot sealing line 4a, coated with the heat resistant material 1c. The reinforcing adhesive parts 8 project out of the heat resistant material lc to 25 connect the first outer membrane 2a with the inner membrane la, and the second outer membrane 2b with the inner membrane 1b. Step 106: fill air through the plurality of air inlets 2e, the plurality of air channels 2f and into the 30 plurality of air columns 6 to inflate the air columns 6 fully. After entering the air columns 6, the air presses the two inner membranes la, lb and one end of each inner membrane la, lb attach to each other to close the air columns 6 while the other end of each inner membrane la, 35 lb is separated to form gaps. 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 16 When being inflated, pull out the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b, the two inner membranes la, lb are also moved outward along with them so as to open the air inlets 2e automatically. Air 5 passes through the air inlets 2e, flows along the air channels 2f, and inflates into the air columns 6. The pull-out of the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b makes the air columns 6 inflate. After entering the air columns 6, the air presses the two inner 10 membranes la, lb to attach to each other and close the air columns 6. The first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b are expanded from the flat form into the curved stereo form so that the other end of each inner membrane la, lb is separated and gaps are formed. 15 Moreover, the width of each air inlet 2e is the same with the distance between two adjacent first hot sealing lines 3. Thus means o the width of each air inlet 2e is the same with the width of the air column 6. Therefore, the air is filled into the air columns 6 in a stepless way and the 20 inflation efficiency is improved dramatically. The problems of conventional air enclosures such as difficulties in aligning inflators with small air inlets and poor inflation efficiency are resolved. Furthermore, when the first outer membrane 2a and the 25 second outer membrane 2b are inflated from the flat form into the curved stereo form, the area without the reinforcing adhesive parts 8 is inflated while the positions disposed with the reinforcing adhesive parts 8 is not expanded. Due to the difference in inflation along 30 the second direction, the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b are tightened and having displacement along the second direction. Then the two inner membranes la, lb are pressed by the plurality of reinforcing adhesive parts 8 and are pulled out along the 35 first direction to open the air inlets 2e automatically. 2446558_1 (GHMattera) 21/10/10 - 17 The inflation problem of conventional air enclosures due to failure in opening the air inlets is resolved. In addition, after the Step 105, connect the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b along 5 the second direction by a third hot sealing line 4c. An inflation channel 9 is generated between the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b, and between the second hot sealing line 4a, and the third hot sealing line 4c. The inflation channel 9 is connected to the 10 plurality of air inlets 2e. Air in the inflation channel 9 inflates the plurality of air columns 6 through the plurality of air inlets 2e and the plurality of air channels 2f. The width of the air inlet according to the present 15 invention is the same with the width of the air column. Thus air is filled into air columns through each position between the two inner membranes. Therefore, the convenience of the inflation operation is increased. At the same time, other problems of conventional air 20 enclosures such as the inflator is required to align with the air inlet precisely due to the narrow air inlet and poor inflation performance are resolved. Refer to Fig. 11, the shape of the air columns of the present invention can be designed according to the shape 25 of the objects intended to be packaged. In this embodiment, a wine bottle 7 is the object to be packaged. The wine bottle 7 is composed of a bottle mouth 71, a bottle body 73 and a bottle bottom 75. The end of the bottle body 73 near the bottle mouth 71 is narrower while 30 the end of the bottle body 73 near the bottle bottom 75 is wider. An air enclosure 1 in this embodiment is a bag for receiving the wine bottle 7. The bottle body 73 near the bottle mouth 71 is narrower so that a first air column 6a covering the bottle body 73 near the bottle mouth 71 has a 35 larger volume. The bottle body 73 near the bottle bottom 24465581 (GHMattera) 21/10/10 - 18 75 is wider so that a second air column 6b covering the bottle body 73 near the bottle bottom 75 is with a smaller volume. The air enclosure 1 in this embodiment uses the larger first air volumes 6a and the smaller second air 5 volumes 6b to cover the front and rear sides of wine bottles 7. Thus collisions between wine bottles 7 during the transportation processes can be prevented. Refer to Fig. 12A and Fig. 12B, the air enclosures 1 only cover the front and rear sides of wine bottles 7 so 10 that there is still a space around the wind bottle 7. Thus four first air columns 6a are used to enclose the bottle body 73 near the bottle mouth 71. As to the number of the second air columns 6b, it depends on the width of the bottle body 73 near the bottle bottom 75. The wider the 15 width of the bottle body 73 near the bottle bottom 75 is, the larger the number of the second air columns 6b that covers the bottle body 73 is. Thus the wine bottle 7 is surrounded and covered by the first air columns 6a and the second air columns 6b. Therefore, the damage rate caused 20 by collisions between wine bottles 7 during the transportation process is reduced more. Also refer to Fig. 13. The embodiment in Fig. 11 reveals the air enclosure 1 used to pack the front and rear sides of the wine bottle 7 while the embodiment in 25 Fig, 12A and Fig. 12B disclosed the air enclosure 1 used to wrap around the wine bottle 7. The air enclosure 1 revealed in Fig. 11, Fig. 12A and Fig. 12B includes a plurality of units connected with one another. Each unit consists of a first air column 6a and a plurality of 30 second air columns 6b. In this embodiment, the number of the second air columns 6b is 3 and the number of the second air columns 6b depends on the width of the bottle body of the wind bottle. The air enclosure 1 in Fig. 11 is formed by two units connected with each other while the 35 air enclosure 1 in Fig. 12A and Fig. 12B includes four connected units. A unit of the air enclosure 1 is revealed 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 19 in Fig. 13. Each unit of the air enclosure 1 includes a first outer membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b, two inner membranes la, lb, heat resistant material 1c, a plurality of channel adhesive parts 5a, a plurality of 5 first channel adhesive parts 5b, a plurality of air channels 2f, a plurality of first air channels 2g, a plurality of first hot sealing lines 3a, a plurality of fourth hot sealing lines 3b, two second hot sealing lines 4a, 4b, a first air column 6a and a plurality of second 10 air columns 6b. The first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b stacked vertically and the two inner membranes la, lb are disposed between the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b. A long strip of heat resistant material lc is painted between the two 15 inner membranes la,lb, near the top of the two inner membranes la,lb. The plurality of channel adhesive parts 5a is formed by hot sealing. The channel adhesive parts 5a connect the two inner membranes la,lb to the first outer membrane 2a 20 so that the two inner membranes la,lb attach to the first outer membrane 2a. The air channels 2f are located between the plurality of the channel adhesive parts 5a and air flows through a space between the two inner membranes la, lb connected by the channel adhesive parts 5a. 25 Two first hot sealing lines 3a are produced by hot sealing and are connecting the first outer membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b and the two inner membranes la, lb along a first direction. The first direction here means the direction along the length of the first outer 30 membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b and the two inner membranes la, lb. Two second hot sealing lines 4a, 4b are produced by hot sealing, located at two ends of the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b, and 35 connecting along the second direction. The second hot 2446558_1 (GHMattere) 21/10/10 - 20 sealing line 4a is located on the position coated with the heat resistant material 1c and is connecting the first outer membrane 2a to the inner membrane la, the second outer membrane 2b to the inner membrane lb. As to the 5 second hot sealing line 4b, it connects the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b. The second direction and the first direction cross each other and the second direction is the direction along the width of the first outer membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b and 10 the two inner membranes la, lb. Refer to Fig. 14, a plurality of air inlets 2e is formed on the second hot sealing line 4a, where the two inner membranes la, lb are not connected with each other. The plurality of air inlets 2e are connected to the air 15 channels 2f. The width of each air inlet2e is the same with the distance between two adjacent first hot sealing lines 3a. In order to make each unit have one first air columns 6a and three second air columns 6b, two fourth hot sealing 20 lines 3b are formed by hot sealing. The two fourth hot sealing lines 3b that connect the first outer membrane 2a, to the second outer membrane 2b along the first direction are located between the two first hot sealing lines 3a. The distance between the first hot sealing line 3a and the 25 adjacent fourth hot sealing line 3b is equal to the distance between one fourth hot sealing line 3b and the other fourth hot sealing line 3b. The length of the two fourth hot sealing lines 3b is equal to the height from a shoulder of the bottle body 73 to the bottle bottom 75 of 30 the wind bottle 6. One end of the two fourth hot sealing lines 3b without connected with the second hot sealing line 4b is disposed with a first channel adhesive part 5b. One end of the two first hot sealing lines 3a corresponding to the fourth hot sealing lines 3b not 35 connected to the second hot sealing line 4b is also arranged with a first channel adhesive part 5b. The 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 21 plurality of first channel adhesive parts 5b connects the first outer membrane 2a with the second outer membrane 2b. A plurality of first air channels 2g is between the plurality of first channel adhesive parts 5b. According to 5 the structure mentioned above, the original one air column is divided into one first air column 6a and three second air columns 6b. In order to inflate, pull out the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b and the two 10 inner membranes la, lb are also moved outward so as to open the air inlet 2e automatically. The plurality of air channels 2f connects to the first air column 6a. Thus air flows through the air inlet 2e, along the plurality of air channels 2f, and entering the first air column 6a. The 15 plurality of first air channels 2g is connected to the plurality of second air columns 6b. Thus the air further flows along the plurality of first air channels 2g into the plurality of second air columns 6b. The first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b are pulled 20 out so that the first air column 6a and the plurality of second air columns 6b are inflated and expanded. After entering the first air column 6a and the plurality of second air columns 6b, the air presses the two inner membranes la, lb so that the two inner membranes la, lb 25 attach to each other and the first air column 6a as well as the plurality of second air columns 6b is closed. Refer to Fig. 14, an air enclosure 1 in this embodiment is a bag disposed with a band 10 so that users can carry the bag-like air enclosure 1 conveniently and 30 easily. The band 10 is also an air enclosure. Refer to Fig. 15, the air enclosure of the band 10 also consists of a first outer membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b, two inner membranes la, lb, heat resistant material 1c, a plurality of channel adhesive parts 5, air channels 2f, a 35 plurality of first hot sealing lines 3, two second hot sealing lines 4a, 4b, and an air column 6. The first outer 2446550_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 22 membrane 2a, and the second outer membrane 2b are stacked vertically and the two inner membranes la, lb are mounted therebetween. A long strip of the heat resistant material ic is coated between the two inner membranes la, lb near 5 the top side. The channel adhesive parts 5 formed by hot sealing is for connecting the two inner membranes la, lb and the first outer membrane 2a so that the two inner membranes la, lb attach to the first outer membrane 2a. The air 10 channels 2f are located between the channel adhesive parts 5. Air flows between the two inner membranes la, lb connected by the plurality of channel adhesive parts 5. Two first hot sealing lines 3a formed by hot sealing connect the first outer membrane 2a, the second outer 15 membrane 2b and the two inner membranes la, lb along a first direction. The first direction here means the direction along the length of the first outer membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b and the two inner membranes la, 1b. 20 Two second hot sealing lines 4a, 4b produced by hot sealing are located at two ends of the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b, and connecting them along the second direction. The second hot sealing line 4a is located on the position coated with the 25 heat resistant material 1c and is connecting the first outer membrane 2a to the inner membrane la, the second outer membrane 2b to the inner membrane 1b. As to the second hot sealing line 4b, it connects the first outer membrane 2a and the second outer membrane 2b. The second 30 direction and the first direction cross each other and the second direction is the direction along the width of the first outer membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b and the two inner membranes la, 1b. The air inlets 2e is formed on the second hot sealing 35 line 4a, where the two inner membranes la, lb are not 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 23 connected with each other. The air inlets 2e are connected to the air channels 2f. The width of each air inlet2e is the same with the distance between two adjacent first hot sealing lines 3. 5 Refer to Fig. 16, the band is arranged at the top of the bag and a third hot sealing line 4c is used to fix the band 10 and seal the top of the first outer membrane 2a as well as the top of the second outer membrane 2b. The air inlet 2e of the band 10 is not sealed by the third hot 10 sealing line 4c. Thus an inflation channel 9 is formed among the first outer membrane 2a, the second outer membrane 2b, the second hot sealing line 4a and the third hot sealing line 4c so as to fill air into the bag and the band 10. 15 Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details, and representative devices shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may 20 be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. In the claims which follow and in the preceding description of the invention, except where the context 25 requires otherwise due to express language or necessary implication, the word "comprise" or variations such as "comprises" or "comprising" is used in an inclusive sense, i.e. to specify the presence of the stated features but not to preclude the presence or addition of further 30 features in various embodiments of the invention. It is to be understood that, if any prior art publication is referred to herein, such reference does not constitute an admission that the publication forms a part of the common general knowledge in the art, in Australia 35 or any other country. 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10

Claims

1. A continuous air filling type air enclosure comprising: a first outer membrane; 5 a second outer membrane stacked with the first outer membrane; two inner membranes between the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane; a plurality of channel adhesive parts located on 10 one side of the inner membranes and connecting the inner membranes; a plurality of air channels located between the inner membranes that are connected by the channel adhesive parts; 15 at least one heat insulating part arranged between the inner membranes; a plurality of first hot sealing lines connecting the first outer membrane, the second outer membrane and the inner membranes along a first direction; 20 two second hot sealing lines connecting membranes along a second direction intersected with the first direction; one of the two second hot sealing lines connects the first outer membrane to the second outer membrane while the other second hot sealing line on the 25 heat insulating part connects the first outer membrane to the adjacent inner membrane and the second outer membrane to the adjacent inner membrane; a plurality of air inlets formed on the second hot sealing line, where the two inner membranes are not 30 connected to each other; the air inlets connect to the air channels; width of each air inlet is equal to the distance between the two adjacent first hot sealing lines; and a plurality of air columns located among the first outer membrane, the second outer membrane and the inner 35 membranes connected by the first hot sealing lines and the second hot sealing lines; the inner membranes are pulled 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 25 out to open and air inlets so that air flow through the air inlets, along the air channels and into the air columns to inflate and expand the air columns; the air presses one end of each inner membrane after entering the 5 air columns so that one end of each inner membrane attaches to each other and the air columns are closed while the other end of each inner membrane is separated to form gaps.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein width of 10 the heat insulating part is substantially equal to width of the inner membranes.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein width of the heat insulating part is smaller than width of the inner membranes and the insulating part is arranged at the 15 inner membranes with intervals.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of channel adhesive parts connects the inner membranes to the first outer membrane.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein length of 20 the inner membranes is shorter than the length of the first outer membrane and the length of the second outer membrane while one side of the inner membranes is aligned with one side of the first outer membrane and one side of the second outer membrane. 25 6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein two sides of each inner membrane are located in the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane, not aligned with two sides of the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane. 30 7. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the continuous air filling type air enclosure further includes a plurality of reinforcing adhesive parts located at intersection of the first hot sealing lines and one of the 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 26 second hot sealing line that is over the heat insulating part.

8. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the reinforcing adhesive parts project out of the heat 5 insulating part to connect the first outer membrane with the adjacent inner membrane, and the second outer membrane with the adjacent inner membrane.

9. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second hot sealing lines are arranged at two ends of the 10 first outer membrane and the second outer membrane.

10.The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat insulating part is heat resistant ink. ll.The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat insulating part is a stopper. 15 12.The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the continuous air filling type air enclosure further includes a third hot sealing line and the third hot sealing line connects the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane along the second direction so as to form an 20 inflation channel between the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane and the inflation channel connects to the air inlets.

13.The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of air columns includes at least one first 25 air column and at least one second air column; the first air column and the second air column are arranged between the channel adhesive parts and the second hot sealing line that connects the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane by a plurality of first channel adhesive 30 parts; the first channel adhesive parts connect the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane along the second direction and divide the air column; a plurality of first air channels is between the plurality of first channel adhesive parts; the second air column connects to 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 27 the first air column by the plurality of first air channels and the first air column also connects to the air channels.

14.The device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the 5 second air columns are arranged between the first host sealing lines by at least one fourth hot sealing line, connecting the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane along the first direction and dividing the air column; the fourth hot sealing line connects to the first 10 channel adhesive part.

15.A method for manufacturing continuous air filling type air enclosures comprising the steps of: providing a first outer membrane and two inner membranes while a heat insulating part is disposed between 15 the two inner membranes; connecting the inner membranes with the first outer membrane by hot sealing so as to form a plurality of channel adhesive parts and a plurality of air channels is formed between the two inner membranes connected by the 20 plurality of channel adhesive parts; providing a second outer membrane to be stacked with the first outer membrane and the inner membranes are between the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane; 25 connecting the first outer membrane, the second outer membrane and the inner membranes by a plurality of first hot sealing lines along the first direction; connecting the membranes by two second hot sealing lines along the second direction while the second 30 direction and the first direction crossed with each other; connecting the first outer membrane to the second outer membrane by one of the two second hot sealing lines; connecting the first outer membrane to the adjacent inner membrane and the second outer membrane to the adjacent 35 inner membrane by the other second hot sealing line on the heat insulating part; forming a plurality of air inlets on 2446558_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 28 the second hot sealing line between the two inner membranes that are not connected to each other; the width of each air inlet is equal to the distance between two adjacent first hot sealing lines; forming a plurality of 5 air columns among the first outer membrane, the second membrane and two inner membranes connected by the first hot sealing lines and the second hot sealing lines; and pulling out the inner membranes to open the air inlets so as to let air flow through the air inlets, along 10 the air channels, and into the air columns to inflate and expand the air columns; the air presses one end of each inner membrane after entering the air columns so that one end of each inner membrane attaches to each other while the other end of each inner membrane is separated to form 15 gaps.

16.The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein length of the inner membranes is shorter than the length of the first outer membrane and the length of the second outer membrane while one side of the inner membranes is aligned 20 with one side of the first outer membrane and one side of the second outer membrane.

17.The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein two sides of each inner membrane are located in the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane, not aligned 25 with two sides of the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane.

18.The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein after the step of connecting the membranes by two second hot sealing lines along the second direction while the second 30 direction and the first direction crossed with each other, the method further includes a step of: connecting the first outer membrane to the second outer membrane and connecting the first outer membrane to the adjacent inner membrane and the second outer membrane to the adjacent 35 inner membrane; and forming a plurality of reinforcing 24465581 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 29 adhesive parts located at intersection of the first hot sealing lines and one of the second hot sealing lines, on the heat insulating part.

19.The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein after 5 the step of connecting the membranes by two second hot sealing lines along the second direction while the second direction and the first direction crossed with each other, the method further includes a step of connecting the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane by a third 10 hot sealing line along the second direction so as to form an inflation channel between the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane; the inflation channel connects to the air inlets.

20.The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein width of 15 the heat insulating part is substantially equal to width of the inner membranes.

21.The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein width of the heat insulating part is smaller than width of the inner membranes and the insulating part is arranged at the 20 inner membranes with intervals.

22.The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the plurality of channel adhesive parts connects the inner membranes to the first outer membrane.

23.The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the 25 reinforcing adhesive parts project out of the heat insulating part to connect the first outer membrane with the adjacent inner membrane, and the second outer membrane with the adjacent inner membrane.

24.The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the 30 second hot sealing lines are arranged at two ends of the first outer membrane and the second outer membrane.

25.The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the heat insulating part is heat resistant ink. 2446556_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10 - 30 26.The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the heat insulating part is a stopper. 244655_1 (GHMatters) 21/10/10