EP1279596B1 - Machine with a dome for packaging products in centre-folded heat-shrinking film - Google Patents
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- EP1279596B1 EP1279596B1 EP02077996A EP02077996A EP1279596B1 EP 1279596 B1 EP1279596 B1 EP 1279596B1 EP 02077996 A EP02077996 A EP 02077996A EP 02077996 A EP02077996 A EP 02077996A EP 1279596 B1 EP1279596 B1 EP 1279596B1
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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
- B65B9/00—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages
- B65B9/06—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it
- B65B9/073—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it the web having intermittent motion
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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
- B65B53/00—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging
- B65B53/02—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat
- B65B53/06—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat supplied by gases, e.g. hot-air jets
- B65B53/066—Mobile frames, hoods, posts or the like
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- the present invention refers to a machine with a hood for packaging products in centre-folded heat-shrinking film.
- Packaging machines formed from a structure, upon which a mobile hood is hinged, which closes the top of a heat-shrinking chamber, containing a fan for circulating the air and heating means, are known.
- Document US 4104848 shows a packaging machine according to the preamble of claim 1.
- the hood is integrated with a cutting and sealing frame, equipped with sealing rods and facing a counterframe, mounted upon the structure.
- the chamber is moreover equipped with a support surface of the product in the packaging step.
- the product partially wrapped in the centre-folded film, in other words placed between two flaps of a film folded longitudinally upon itself, is arranged inside the chamber.
- the hood is lowered so as to activate the sealing blades which close the open sides of the film.
- the heated air is made to circulate which causes the shrinking of the film on the product.
- the operator lifts the hood to remove the product from the support surface.
- Machines with a hood of the known type are mainly used with transparent PVC film, which is easy to seal and to shrink, and does not hold heat. Therefore, the removal of the packaged product from the machine with a hood can be carried out manually by the operator even immediately after the sealing operation. Nevertheless, PVC film has a high cost of purchase, which makes the use of polythene as an alternative, which is substantially more cost-effective, desirable.
- polythene has the drawback of being more difficult to seal. Indeed, as the hood is lowered the material tends to remain stuck to the sealing rods.
- the general purpose of the present invention is that of overcoming the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art in an extremely simple, cost-effective and particularly functional manner.
- Another purpose is that of realising a packaging machine which allows greater efficiency in production.
- a machine with a hood for packaging products in centre-folded heat-shrinking film in object is wholly indicated with 10. Only the most useful functional elements for understanding the present invention shall be shown of the structure of the machine, which is per se known and to which a reel of heat-shrinking film 11 is applied.
- the machine 10 with a hood comprises a body 12 upon which a mobile hood 13 is hinged which, in lowered position, defines a heat-shrinking chamber 14, equipped with a heat source 15, for example made up of many resistors, and with a fan 16 for forcefully circulating air, schematised in the figures.
- the hood 13 carries along the edges a sealing frame 17, equipped with sealing rods 18 and facing a counterframe 19, mounted on the body 12.
- the heat-shrinking chamber 14 is, moreover, equipped with a transportation and support surface 20 for a product 21 being treated, or with another equivalent means.
- the transportation surface 20 consists of a motorised conveyor belt made out of a suitable heat-resistant material of the high-friction type, but it can be replaced by equivalent techniques, for example by motorised rollers.
- the motorisation, as well as the command device for the transportation surface 20, are not described since they are well known to the man skilled in the art.
- the packaging machine 10, object of the present invention is equipped with a cooling device 22, applied to the body 12 at the exit of the hood 13 and arranged bridging over the transportation surface 20.
- the machined (10) with a hood (13), object of the present invention has specific innovative characteristics for feeding with the reel of heat-shrinking film 11 made out of polythene, without however prejudicing the possibility of using films made of PVC or other.
- the operating sequence of the machine is the following: the product 21 is packaged according to substantially known methods, in other words inserted between the flaps of the centre-folded heat-shrinking film.
- the hood 13 is lowered causing the sealing of the film between the sealing rods 18, of the frame 17 and of the counterframe 19, respectively (figures 2 and 5).
- the moving of the hood 13 is carried out manually by the operator.
- the salient characteristics of the machine 10 with a hood 13, object of the present invention can also be transferred to a machine with automated operation.
- the product 21 is made to advance integral with the transportation surface 20 - whether a conveyor belt or another equivalent means of the high-friction type - by a short distance, so as to cause the detachment by yanking of the film held under the sealing rods 18 (figure 3).
- This teaching is indispensable for the use of polythene film which, due to its physical properties, tends to remain applied to the sealing rods 18.
- the hood is opened (figure 4) and the packaged product 21 is removed onto the transportation surface 20.
- the product 21 is conveyed below the bridging cooling device 22, where it is hit by a mass of cold air.
- packaged products 21 which are cooled and therefore which can safely be moved by the operator are gathered on the discharge line 23.
Abstract
Description
- The present invention refers to a machine with a hood for packaging products in centre-folded heat-shrinking film.
- Packaging machines formed from a structure, upon which a mobile hood is hinged, which closes the top of a heat-shrinking chamber, containing a fan for circulating the air and heating means, are known.
- Document US 4104848 shows a packaging machine according to the preamble of claim 1.
- The hood is integrated with a cutting and sealing frame, equipped with sealing rods and facing a counterframe, mounted upon the structure.
- The chamber is moreover equipped with a support surface of the product in the packaging step.
- The product, partially wrapped in the centre-folded film, in other words placed between two flaps of a film folded longitudinally upon itself, is arranged inside the chamber. The hood is lowered so as to activate the sealing blades which close the open sides of the film. At the same time the heated air is made to circulate which causes the shrinking of the film on the product. To pick up the package, the operator lifts the hood to remove the product from the support surface.
- Machines with a hood of the known type are mainly used with transparent PVC film, which is easy to seal and to shrink, and does not hold heat. Therefore, the removal of the packaged product from the machine with a hood can be carried out manually by the operator even immediately after the sealing operation. Nevertheless, PVC film has a high cost of purchase, which makes the use of polythene as an alternative, which is substantially more cost-effective, desirable.
- However, polythene has the drawback of being more difficult to seal. Indeed, as the hood is lowered the material tends to remain stuck to the sealing rods.
- Moreover, polythene accumulates the heat supplied to it in the heat-shrinking step, which tends to last even after exiting the hood. Consequently, the manual removal of the packaged piece, which is still hot, is difficult an above all dangerous for the operator.
- The general purpose of the present invention is that of overcoming the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art in an extremely simple, cost-effective and particularly functional manner.
- Another purpose is that of realising a packaging machine which allows greater efficiency in production.
- In view of the aforementioned purposes, according to the present invention, it has been thought of to realise a machine with a hood for packaging products in centre-folded heat-shrinking film, having the characteristics outlined in the attached claims.
- The structural and functional characteristics of the present invention and its advantages compared to the prior art shall become even clearer from an examination of the following description, referring to the attached drawings, which show a machine with a hood, realised according to the innovative principles of the invention itself.
- In the drawings:
- figure 1 is a partial section side elevation view of a machine with a hood of the present invention in a non-operative position;
- figures 2-4 are schematic partial section side elevation views of the machine of figure 1 in three different operating positions;
- figure 5 is a plan view of the machine with a hood of the present invention in the position shown in figure 2.
- With reference to the drawings, a machine with a hood for packaging products in centre-folded heat-shrinking film in object is wholly indicated with 10. Only the most useful functional elements for understanding the present invention shall be shown of the structure of the machine, which is per se known and to which a reel of heat-shrinking
film 11 is applied. - The
machine 10 with a hood comprises abody 12 upon which amobile hood 13 is hinged which, in lowered position, defines a heat-shrinking chamber 14, equipped with aheat source 15, for example made up of many resistors, and with afan 16 for forcefully circulating air, schematised in the figures. - The
hood 13 carries along the edges a sealingframe 17, equipped withsealing rods 18 and facing acounterframe 19, mounted on thebody 12. - The heat-
shrinking chamber 14 is, moreover, equipped with a transportation andsupport surface 20 for aproduct 21 being treated, or with another equivalent means. - In the embodiment proposed purely as an example the
transportation surface 20 consists of a motorised conveyor belt made out of a suitable heat-resistant material of the high-friction type, but it can be replaced by equivalent techniques, for example by motorised rollers. The motorisation, as well as the command device for thetransportation surface 20, are not described since they are well known to the man skilled in the art. - The
packaging machine 10, object of the present invention, is equipped with acooling device 22, applied to thebody 12 at the exit of thehood 13 and arranged bridging over thetransportation surface 20. - At the exit of the
hood 13 there is, moreover, a discharge andcollection line 23 of the packagedproducts 21, for example consisting of idle rollers or, alternatively motorised ones should supply be carried out towards subsequent work stations. - The machined (10) with a hood (13), object of the present invention, has specific innovative characteristics for feeding with the reel of heat-shrinking
film 11 made out of polythene, without however prejudicing the possibility of using films made of PVC or other. - The operating sequence of the machine is the following: the
product 21 is packaged according to substantially known methods, in other words inserted between the flaps of the centre-folded heat-shrinking film. - The
hood 13 is lowered causing the sealing of the film between thesealing rods 18, of theframe 17 and of thecounterframe 19, respectively (figures 2 and 5). In the proposed example the moving of thehood 13 is carried out manually by the operator. - Nevertheless, the salient characteristics of the
machine 10 with ahood 13, object of the present invention, can also be transferred to a machine with automated operation. - In the
machine 10 with ahood 13 according to the invention, after the sealing step, with the hood lowered, theproduct 21 is made to advance integral with the transportation surface 20 - whether a conveyor belt or another equivalent means of the high-friction type - by a short distance, so as to cause the detachment by yanking of the film held under the sealing rods 18 (figure 3). - This teaching is indispensable for the use of polythene film which, due to its physical properties, tends to remain applied to the
sealing rods 18. - During this displacement the
heat source 15 and the fan for circulatingair 16 are activated, which start off the heat-shrinking step. - Then the hood is opened (figure 4) and the packaged
product 21 is removed onto thetransportation surface 20. When coming out from thehood 13, theproduct 21 is conveyed below thebridging cooling device 22, where it is hit by a mass of cold air. Finally, packagedproducts 21 which are cooled and therefore which can safely be moved by the operator are gathered on thedischarge line 23. - From that which is described above with reference to the figures, it is clear how a machine with a hood for packaging products in centre-folded heat-shrinking film according to the invention is particularly useful and advantageous. The purpose mentioned in the preamble of the description is thus achieved.
- Of course, the shapes of the machine with a hood of the invention can be different to those shown just as a non-limiting example in the drawings, just as the materials can be different.
- The scope of protection of the invention is therefore defined by the attached claims.
Claims (6)
- Machine (10) with a mobile hood (13) for packaging products in centre-folded heat-shrinking film (11) comprising a body (12), upon which the mobile hood (13) is applied, and wherein said hood (13), when closed, defines a heat-shrinking chamber (14) equipped with at least one heat source (15) and at least one fan (16) for circulating air, with a sealing frame (17) and with a transportation and support surface (20) , characterised in that said transportation surface (20) is a motorized conveyor of the high-friction type, which drags the product (21) until it is separated from said heat-shrinking film (11) held under sealing rods (18) of said frame (17).
- Machine with a hood according to claim 1, characterised in that it is equipped with a cooling device (22) of heat-wrapped products (21) at the exit of said hood (13).
- Machine with a hood according to claim 2, characterised in that said cooling device (22) is arranged bridging over said transportation and support surface (20).
- Machine with a hood according to claim 1, characterised in that it is equipped with a discharge and collection line (23) of products (21).
- Machine with a hood according to claim 4, characterised in that said discharge and collection line (23) is a roller table.
- Machine with a hood according to claim 1,
characterised in that said heat-shrinking film (11) is polythene.
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ITMI20011598 | 2001-07-25 | ||
IT2001MI001598A ITMI20011598A1 (en) | 2001-07-25 | 2001-07-25 | BELL MACHINE FOR THE PACKAGING OF SINGLE-PLATE HEAT-SHRINK FILM PRODUCTS |
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EP1279596A1 EP1279596A1 (en) | 2003-01-29 |
EP1279596B1 true EP1279596B1 (en) | 2004-05-12 |
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ITMI20060259A1 (en) * | 2006-02-14 | 2007-08-15 | Italdibipack Spa | CAMPABNA MACHINE FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS WITH A MONOPIEGA THERMORETRABLE FILM |
JP2014012534A (en) * | 2012-07-03 | 2014-01-23 | Omori Mach Co Ltd | Heating device for stretch packaging apparatus, and stretch packaging apparatus |
CN107554840B (en) * | 2017-08-31 | 2019-03-05 | 重庆维得鲜农业发展有限公司 | Pleurotus eryngii packing device |
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