EP1074475A1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verpacken unter Verwendung von Mehrkammerbehältern - Google Patents

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verpacken unter Verwendung von Mehrkammerbehältern Download PDF

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EP1074475A1
EP1074475A1 EP00116428A EP00116428A EP1074475A1 EP 1074475 A1 EP1074475 A1 EP 1074475A1 EP 00116428 A EP00116428 A EP 00116428A EP 00116428 A EP00116428 A EP 00116428A EP 1074475 A1 EP1074475 A1 EP 1074475A1
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Ribun c/o Daisey Machinery Co. Ltd. Tazaki
Kenichi c/o Daisey Machin. Co. Ltd. Nakabayashi
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/02—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, slitting, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B7/00—Closing containers or receptacles after filling
    • B65B7/16—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B65B7/162—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by feeding web material to securing means
    • B65B7/164—Securing by heat-sealing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/34—Trays or like shallow containers
    • B65D1/36—Trays or like shallow containers with moulded compartments or partitions

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  • the present invention relates generally to a packaging method and apparatus using a multiple packaging material for obtaining multiple packaged goods and more particularly to a packaging method and apparatus for effecting packaging such that, where the multiple packaging material has a plurality of goods filling sections connected in series via an adjacent side edge portion between each of the goods filling sections, goods to be packaged are filled in the goods filling sections of the multiple packaging material and are packaged with the multiple packaging material being covered with a sheet and each of the goods filling sections is made separable at the adjacent side edge portion.
  • a packaging art using the multiple packaging material is desired such that an existing packaging device using the multiple packaging material may be used effectively as it is with an improvement being added so as to enable a multiple packaging to meet "meal eating by oneself".
  • the present invention provides the following packaging method:
  • a packaging method using a multiple packaging material for obtaining multiple packaged goods by effecting packaging such that, where the multiple packaging material has a plurality of goods filling sections connected in series via an adjacent side edge portion between each of the goods filling sections, goods to be packaged are filled in the goods filling sections of the multiple packaging material and are packaged with the multiple packaging material being covered with a sheet and each of the goods filling sections is made separable at the adjacent side edge portion, characterized in comprising steps of;
  • the overlapped portion of the outer peripheral edge portion of the multiple packaging material and the sheet is first sealed, like in the conventional multiple packaging, and then the adjacent side edge portion of the multiple packaging material is sealed with the sheet and the cutters arranged to abut on the adjacent side edge portion cut the sheet on the adjacent side edge portion as well as scratch the adjacent side edge portion.
  • the packaging method of the present invention may be readily realized only by using a conventional multiple packaging device which effects packaging by sealing an outer peripheral edge portion of the multiple packaging material with a sheet and providing downstream thereof a device for sealing the adjacent side edge portion of the multiple packaging material with the sheet and for cutting the sheet on the adjacent side edge portion and scratching the adjacent side edge portion.
  • the present invention provides the following packaging apparatus:
  • a packaging apparatus using a multiple packaging material characterized in comprising: a multiple packaging portion for effecting packaging such that, where the multiple packaging material has a plurality of goods filling sections connected in series via an adjacent side edge portion between each of the goods filling sections, goods to be packaged are filled in the goods filling sections of the multiple packaging material and are packaged with the multiple packaging material being covered with a sheet, and with an overlapped portion of an outer peripheral edge portion of the multiple packaging material and the sheet being sealed; a longitudinal sealing portion for sealing an overlapped portion of the adjacent side edge portion of the multiple packaging material, which has come out of the multiple packaging portion, and the sheet; and a scratching portion for forming a scratched portion in the adjacent side edge portion.
  • such a device in addition to a conventional multiple packaging device, such a device is provided as comprising the longitudinal sealing portion for sealing the overlapped portion of the adjacent side edge portion of the multiple packaging material and the sheet, and the scratching portion for forming the scratched portion in the adjacent side edge portion of the multiple packaging material, thereby the multiple packaging in which each of the goods filling sections may be separated easily, as desired, can be realized.
  • the packaging apparatus of the present invention if the longitudinal sealing portion and the scratching portion for performing the sealing and scratching of the adjacent side edge portion are constructed changeable for a single packaging material and a multiple packaging material, it will be preferable as a packaging apparatus changeable for the conventional packaging using the single packaging material and the packaging using the multiple packaging material can be obtained.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view showing an entire construction of a packaging apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on line II-II of Fig. 1 and seen in the arrow direction.
  • numeral 1 designates a multiple packaging device
  • numeral 2 designates a longitudinal sealing/scratching device.
  • the multiple packaging device 1 may be such an ordinary multiple packaging device as is conventionally used and comprises a multiple packaging material supply portion 11, a goods filling portion 12, a letter printing portion 13 for printing letters on a sheet which is used for covering the multiple packaging material, a sealing portion 14 for sealing an overlapped portion of the sheet placed on the multiple packaging material and an outer peripheral edge portion of the multiple packaging material and a control portion 15.
  • Numeral 16 designates a master roll of the sheet.
  • the longitudinal sealing/scratching device 2 comprises a longitudinal sealing portion 21, a scratching portion 22 and a control portion 23.
  • the longitudinal sealing portion 21 comprises a roll seal device having a roll-shaped sealer. By this roll-shaped sealer, the sheet and an adjacent side edge portion between each of goods filling sections of the multiple packaging material are pinched together upward and downward so that an overlapped portion of the sheet and the adjacent side edge portion of the multiple packaging material are sealed.
  • the scratching portion 22 comprises cutters 25, 26, which abut on upper and lower surfaces of the adjacent side edge portion of the multiple packaging material so sealed with the sheet at the longitudinal sealing portion 21.
  • the cutter 25 on the upper side cuts the sheet on the adjacent side edge portion and, at the same time, scratches the upper surface of the adjacent side edge portion.
  • the cutter 26 on the lower side is arranged so as to scratch the lower surface of the adjacent side edge portion at the position corresponding to the scratched portion of the upper surface of the adjacent side edge portion.
  • the multiple packaging material is supplied, one piece by one piece, onto a carrying conveyor (not shown) from the multiple packaging supply portion 11 to be conveyed to the left hand direction in Fig. 1.
  • a carrying conveyor not shown
  • goods to be packaged are filled in the goods filling sections of the multiple packaging material.
  • the multiple packaging material so filled with the goods is covered with the sheet, on which predetermined letters have been printed at the letter printing portion 13, so that the outer peripheral edge portion of the multiple packaging material and the sheet placed thereon are sealed together by melting at the sealing portion 14.
  • Fig. 3 is an explanatory view showing steps A to D for effecting packaging in the present packaging apparatus, wherein case (a) uses a single packaging material 30, case (b) uses a twin packaging material 40 and case (c) uses a triple packaging material 50.
  • packaging steps in the multiple packaging device 1 are shown as a flow from step A to step B.
  • the packaging material 30, 40, 50 coming out of the multiple packaging device 1 is sealed with the sheet placed thereon at the outer peripheral edge portion 31, 41, 51 thereof (black bold portions of step B of Fig. 3), in case of the multiple packaging materials of cases (b) and (c), the multiple packaging material is not sealed yet with the sheet at the adjacent side edge portion 42, 52, 53 between each of the goods filling sections.
  • the multiple packaging material coming out of the multiple packaging device 1 in the mentioned state enters the longitudinal sealing/scratching device 2.
  • the multiple packaging material is guided at its outer peripheral edges on both sides by a guide 24.
  • the multiple packaging material enters the longitudinal sealing portion 21 of the longitudinal sealing/scratching device 2 to be pinched together with the sheet upward and downward at the adjacent side edge portion 42, 52, 53 by the roll seal device so that the adjacent side edge portion 42, 52, 53 is sealed with the sheet placed thereon.
  • step C of Fig. 3 black bold portions.
  • the multiple packaging material coming out of the longitudinal sealing portion 21 is then carried to the scratching portion 22.
  • the cutters 25, 26 abut on the upper and lower surfaces of the adjacent side edge portion 42, 52, 53 of the multiple packaging material so that the cutter 25 on the upper side cuts the sheet which seals the adjacent side edge portion 42, 52, 53 and, at the same time, scratches the upper surface of the adjacent side edge portion 42, 52, 53.
  • the cutter 26 on the lower side scratches the lower surface of the adjacent side edge portion 42, 52, 53 at the position corresponding to the scratched portion 43, 54, 55 of the upper surface of the adjacent side edge portion 42, 52, 53.
  • the adjacent side edge portion 42, 52, 53 has the scratched portion 43, 54, 55 on the upper and lower surfaces thereof and the sheet covering the upper surface of the multiple packaging material is cut at the position of the scratched portion 43, 54, 55.
  • the state of the multiple packaging material when it comes out of the longitudinal sealing/scratching device 2 is shown in step D of Fig. 3.
  • both the roll seal device of the longitudinal sealing portion 21 and the cutters of the scratching portion 22 are constructed changeable to meet the single packaging material, twin packaging material and triple packaging material, as the case may be, as shown by arrows in Fig. 2 so that the present packaging apparatus may be operated for any of the single packaging material and the multiple packaging material.
  • numeral 27 designates a guide, by which the multiple packaging material, after completed of the packaging, is guided at its outer peripheral edges on both sides to be discharged and numeral 28 designates a washing nozzle for washing the multiple packaging material, after completed of the packaging.
  • the packaging has the sheet cut at the adjacent side edge portion 42, 52, 53 between each of the goods filling sections as well as has the scratched portion 43, 54, 55 formed in the same adjacent side edge portion, so that the multiple packaged goods are easily separable when the multiple packaging material is bent at the scratched portion 43, 54, 55.
  • the sealing of the adjacent side edge portion of the multiple packaging material and the sheet placed thereon is first done at the longitudinal sealing portion 21 and then the cutting of the sheet on the adjacent side edge portion and the scratching of the adjacent side edge portion are done at the scratching portion 22, the longitudinal sealing and the sheet cutting/scratching at the adjacent side edge portion may be done at the same time.
  • the packaging apparatus which may use the single, twin and triple packaging materials is shown, the apparatus may be of a multiple packaging material exclusive type using a twin or more packaging material or may be applied to a case to effect packaging using a multiple packaging material of quadruple or more. In this case, the longitudinal sealing portion and the scratching portion are changed to meet the multiple packaging material.
  • both the upper and lower surfaces of the adjacent side edge portion are scratched at the scratching portion 22, the construction of the scratching portion 22 may be such as to scratch either one of the upper and lower surfaces, as the case may be.
  • the present invention provides a packaging method using a multiple packaging material for obtaining multiple packaged goods by effecting packaging such that, where the multiple packaging material has a plurality of goods filling sections connected in series via an adjacent side edge portion between each of the goods filling sections, goods to be packaged are filled in the goods filling sections of the multiple packaging material and are packaged with the multiple packaging material being covered with a sheet and each of the goods filling sections is made separable at the adjacent side edge portion, characterized in comprising steps of:
  • the outer peripheral edge portion of the multiple packaging material and the sheet are sealed together and then the adjacent side edge portion of the multiple packaging material and the sheet are sealed together and the cutters are arranged to abut on the adjacent side edge portion so that the sheet on the adjacent side edge portion is cut and the adjacent side edge portion is scratched.
  • the multiple packaged goods so obtained may be separated easily, with each of the goods filling sections remaining sealed as it is, when the multiple packaging material is bent at the adjacent side edge portion.
  • the packaging method of the present invention may be practiced easily only by using a conventional multiple packaging device, as it is, of a type to effect packaging by sealing an outer peripheral edge portion of a multiple packaging material with a sheet and adding downstream thereof a device to cut the sheet on the adjacent side edge portion of the multiple packaging material and to scratch the adjacent side edge portion.
  • the present invention provides a packaging apparatus using a multiple packaging material, characterized in comprising: a multiple packaging portion for effecting packaging such that, where the multiple packaging material has a plurality of goods filling sections connected in series via an adjacent side edge portion between each of the goods filling sections, goods to be packaged are filled in the goods filling sections of the multiple packaging material and are packaged with the multiple packaging material being covered with a sheet, and with an overlapped portion of an outer peripheral edge portion of the multiple packaging material and the sheet being sealed; a longitudinal sealing portion for sealing an overlapped portion of the adjacent side edge portion of the multiple packaging material, which has come out of the multiple packaging portion, and the sheet; and a scratching portion for forming a scratched portion in the adjacent side edge portion.
  • a device comprising the longitudinal sealing portion for sealing the overlapped portion of the adjacent side edge portion between each of the goods filling sections of the multiple packaging material and the sheet, and the scratching portion for forming the scratched portion in the adjacent side edge portion of the multiple packaging material, thereby the multiple packaging in which each of the goods filling sections may be separated easily can be realized.
  • the packaging apparatus of the present invention in which the longitudinal sealing portion and the scratching portion for performing the sealing and scratching between each of the goods filling sections are constructed changeable for the single packaging material and the multiple packaging material, a packaging apparatus changeable for the conventional packaging using the single packaging material and the packaging using the multiple packaging material can be obtained.

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