EP2177438B1 - Dispositif pour l'emballage sous vide, en particulier de produits alimentaires - Google Patents

Dispositif pour l'emballage sous vide, en particulier de produits alimentaires Download PDF

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EP2177438B1
EP2177438B1 EP09172585A EP09172585A EP2177438B1 EP 2177438 B1 EP2177438 B1 EP 2177438B1 EP 09172585 A EP09172585 A EP 09172585A EP 09172585 A EP09172585 A EP 09172585A EP 2177438 B1 EP2177438 B1 EP 2177438B1
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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
    • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/04—Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied
    • B65B31/043—Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied the nozzles acting horizontally between an upper and a lower part of the container or wrapper, e.g. between container and lid
    • 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
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/06—Packaging slices or specially-shaped pieces of meat, cheese, or other plastic or tacky products
    • 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
    • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/02—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • 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
    • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/02—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65B31/024—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas specially adapted for wrappers or bags
    • 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
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • B65B59/001—Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the product to be packaged
    • 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
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • B65B59/003—Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the packaging material
    • 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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  • the present invention relates to a device for packaging, particularly of food products or technical materials.
  • Vacuum machines which have a bell-shaped chamber and comprise a vacuum pump connected to a chamber, also known as a vacuum chamber, inside which a preformed pouch, open on three sides, is usually positioned, a food product being arranged inside the pouch.
  • the preformed pouch with the product already inside it, is thus inserted within the vacuum chamber, and then vacuum is produced inside the chamber; heat-sealing is then performed at the free side of the preformed pouch.
  • This known technology entails the need to use preformed pouches, which therefore have a size that is comparable to that of the product; considerable labor is further required.
  • EP603704 is also known in which food products are packaged by using a film made of plastic material, which is passed through a folding station for obtaining a double layer and is then heat-sealed so as to form pockets.
  • Such pockets are obtained with the desired size or capacity before they are filled and sealed.
  • Heat-sealing and forming are followed by filling, closure and cutting of the pockets or pouches thus obtained: however, this solution is complicated, in that it provides for several distinct stations for performing the individual operations to which the film made of plastic material must be subjected sequentially.
  • Hot- or cold-forming of the plastic film is further provided, and so is the filling, by means of a nozzle, of liquid products, flours or fine granulates, and it is therefore not possible to consider the use of the described solution for solid products having preset volumes, such as sliced ham and salami, meat, cheese portions, trays containing food and non-food products.
  • EP0405718 is also known which discloses a solution that illustrates a packaging device, particularly for packaging food products or technical materials that can be inserted between longitudinally folded parts of a film that is single-folded on one of its open sides, the device comprising means for thermal bonding or heat-sealing which are substantially L-shaped, so as to seal the film both at the open longitudinal side and at its transverse sides, and at least one nozzle for producing vacuum and/or introducing the gas or mix.
  • EP0832819 is also known, which discloses a packaging device which comprises a vacuum chamber that can be opened to receive a length of at least one single-folded film inside which the material to be packaged is inserted, and can be respectively closed hermetically, after which it is possible to produce vacuum and/or introduce the gas or mix with such portion or length of film assuming a pocket-like configuration, heat-sealing means being further provided which are arranged, for operation, within the vacuum chamber, such at least one nozzle being arranged at the vacuum chamber so that it is directed, after its closure, toward the open longitudinal and/or transverse sides of such length of film.
  • the flow of gas within the film is not perfect, reducing the efficiency of the device.
  • the aim of the present invention is to solve the described technical problems, eliminating the drawbacks of the cited background art, by providing a device that makes it possible to achieve vacuum packaging or compensated vacuum packaging of technical products or food products, such as sliced ham or salami, meat, cheese portions, trays containing food or non-food products, making it possible to guide the film in an optimum manner, to achieve higher efficiency in the flow of the gas and to avoid the formation of small creases.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a device that makes it possible to achieve simple and rapid manual packaging of said products.
  • Another object is to provide a device that combines with the above cited characteristics that of being structurally simple, reliable and safe to use.
  • the reference numeral 1 designates a device for packaging, particularly of technical materials or food products, which are designated by the reference numeral 2.
  • the device 1 comprises a chamber that is shaped like a vacuum bell, designated by the reference numeral 3, which substantially consists of a lower container 4 and an upper lid 5 that can be closed; suitable first bands or gaskets 6 for airtightness are provided perimetrically with respect to the container 4 and the lid 5.
  • the device uses a single-folded film 7, which therefore has a first longitudinal side 8 which is closed and a second longitudinal side 9 which is open.
  • a first heat-sealing bar 11 is arranged transversely within the vacuum bell-shaped chamber 3 at an inlet 10; laterally adjacent to the first heat-sealing bar 1 There is a substantially L-shaped cutting blade 12, and a first wing 13 of the blade is arranged parallel to the first heat-sealing bar 11, while a second wing 14 is arranged at right angles to the first wing in the direction of advancement of the single-folded film 7.
  • a second heat-sealing bar 15 is adjacent to the cutting blade 12, is also L-shaped and forms a third wing 16, which is adjacent and parallel to the first wing 13, and a fourth wing 17, which is adjacent and parallel to the second wing 14.
  • the first heat-sealing bar 11, the second heat-sealing bar 15 and the cutting blade 12 are advantageously but not necessarily associated with a same support 50, which can move inside the vacuum bell-shaped chamber, and work in abutment against appropriately provided abutments 51, which are associated inside the lid 5.
  • the vacuum bell-shaped chamber 3 also contains at least one nozzle 18 that is adapted to allow vacuum and/or the introduction of gases or mixtures at either the second longitudinal open side 9 of the single-folded film or at a fourth transverse side 20 that is adjacent to the lateral inlet 10 of the vacuum bell-shaped chamber 3.
  • the nozzle 18 is used which is inserted hermetically from the base of the bell-shaped chamber by means of an appropriately provided piston 31.
  • the nozzle 18 is of the type that can be extended/shortened as the width of the single-folded film 7 varies, and is adapted to tighten and/or guide the single-folded film 7 upon a transverse movement thereof.
  • the nozzle 18 is therefore preferably of the telescopic type and accordingly comprises a hollow body 60, with which a hollow stem 62 is slidingly associated by means of appropriately provided sealing gaskets 61; such stem has an end 63 that is preferably rounded and is adapted to interfere by abutment with the first closed longitudinal side 8 of the single-folded film 7.
  • the gaskets can be made of polyethylene or equivalent material.
  • the gas or mix are thus injected proximately to the folded longitudinal side 8 of the single-folded film 7.
  • the third transverse side 19 of the single-folded film 7, which is adjacent to the lateral outlet 30 in the vacuum bell-shaped chamber, is already sealed partially along its height; the operator subsequently places inside the single-folded film, through the second longitudinal side 9, which is open, the product 2 to be packaged.
  • the extension of the nozzle 18 is modified by elongating or shortening the stem 62 depending on the width of the container or package 21 that can be obtained, its length being changed manually by the operator or automatically by means of adapted mechanisms.
  • the nozzle injects gases or mixtures if required; then the first heat seating bar 11 is activated and forms the third transverse closed side 19 of the subsequent container or package 21 that can be obtained; then the second heat-sealing bar 15 is activated and closes both the fourth transverse side 20 and the second longitudinal side 9.
  • the product is not moved inside the bell-shaped chamber.
  • a closed package 21 is thus obtained by activation of the cutting blade 12. It is thus possible to open the bell-shaped chamber, remove the package thus obtained and start a new cycle.
  • the invention has achieved the intended aim and objects, a device having been provided which, by using a single-folded film, makes it possible to obtain a vacuum package or a modified atmosphere package, the film being arrangeable in an optimum manner for its interaction with the nozzle, and further makes it possible to obtain heat-seals that have no small creases and finally makes it possible to achieve better efficiency in the flow of gas due to the particular placement of the holes of the nozzle.

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  1. Dispositif d'emballage (1) pour emballer manuellement ou automatiquement des produits alimentaires ou des matériaux techniques (2) qui peuvent être insérés, au moyen d'une surface de chargement du produit qui peut se déplacer de manière transversale, entre des parties longitudinalement pliées d'un film à pli unique (7) à partir de son côté longitudinal ouvert (9) comprenant des moyens de liaison thermique ou de thermosoudage pour souder, au moins une buse (18) pour produire du vide et/ou pour introduire le gaz ou le mélange, et une chambre de vide en forme de cloche (3), caractérisé en ce que ladite buse (18) est du type qui peut être allongée/raccourcie lorsque la largeur dudit film à pli unique (7) varie et est adaptée pour serrer et/ou guider ledit film à pli unique (7) avec son mouvement transversal, ledit gaz ou mélange étant injecté à proximité du premier côté longitudinal plié (8) dudit film à pli unique.
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite buse (18) est adaptée pour permettre l'introduction supplémentaire de vide et/ou de gaz ou mélanges au niveau dudit côté longitudinal ouvert (9) dudit film à pli unique (7) ou au niveau dudit quatrième côté transversal (20) qui est adjacent à l'entrée latérale (10) de ladite chambre de vide en forme de cloche (3).
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite buse (18) est insérée hermétiquement à partir de la base de ladite chambre de vide en forme de cloche (3) et est raccordée à un piston (31).
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite buse (18), du type qui peut être allongée/raccourcie lorsque la largeur dudit film à pli unique (7) varie et est adaptée pour serrer et/ou guider ledit film à pli unique (7) avec son mouvement transversal, est de type télescopique et comprend un corps creux (60), avec lequel une tige creuse (62), prévue avec une extrémité (63), est associée de manière coulissante au moyen de joints d'étanchéité (61).
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que l'extrémité (63) de la tige est arrondie et adaptée pour interférer par butée avec le premier côté longitudinal fermé (8) du film à pli unique (7).
  6. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que lesdits joints sont réalisés à partir de polyéthylène ou d'un matériau équivalent.
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce qu'à proximité de ladite extrémité (63), on trouve un ou plusieurs trous (64) pour l'émission dudit gaz ou du mélange.
  8. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que l'extension de ladite buse (18) est modifiée en allongeant ou en raccourcissant ladite tige (62), en fonction de la largeur du récipient ou de l'emballage (21) qui peut être obtenue, sa longueur étant modifiée manuellement par l'opérateur ou automatiquement.
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que, en déplaçant dans la même direction, la surface de chargement dudit produit (2) conjointement avec ledit film à pli unique (7) dans la direction dudit côté longitudinal ouvert (9), ledit film à pli unique (7) s'adapte sur ladite buse (18) presque sur sa base s'il est nécessaire d'emballer un produit (2) de taille réduite.
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que, en déplaçant la surface de chargement dudit produit (2) dans la direction dudit côté longitudinal plié (8) dudit film à pli unique (7), ladite tige (62) de ladite buse (18) est allongée, guidant ledit film à pli unique (7) dans son mouvement pour emballer un produit (2) avec de plus grandes dimensions.
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