EP3308951A1 - Verpackungsmaschine für aufblasbares kissen - Google Patents

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EP3308951A1
EP3308951A1 EP17175064.9A EP17175064A EP3308951A1 EP 3308951 A1 EP3308951 A1 EP 3308951A1 EP 17175064 A EP17175064 A EP 17175064A EP 3308951 A1 EP3308951 A1 EP 3308951A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H16/00—Unwinding, paying-out webs
    • B65H16/10—Arrangements for effecting positive rotation of web roll
    • B65H16/103—Arrangements for effecting positive rotation of web roll in which power is applied to web-roll spindle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31D—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B31B OR B31C
    • B31D5/00—Multiple-step processes for making three-dimensional articles ; Making three-dimensional articles
    • B31D5/0039—Multiple-step processes for making three-dimensional articles ; Making three-dimensional articles for making dunnage or cushion pads
    • B31D5/0073—Multiple-step processes for making three-dimensional articles ; Making three-dimensional articles for making dunnage or cushion pads including pillow forming
    • 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
    • B65B41/00—Supplying or feeding container-forming sheets or wrapping material
    • B65B41/12—Feeding webs from rolls
    • B65B41/16—Feeding webs from rolls by rollers
    • 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
    • B65B61/20—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents
    • 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
    • B65B7/02—Closing containers or receptacles deformed by, or taking-up shape, of, contents, e.g. bags, sacks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H16/00—Unwinding, paying-out webs
    • B65H16/02—Supporting web roll
    • B65H16/04—Supporting web roll cantilever type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H23/00—Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs
    • B65H23/04—Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally
    • B65H23/06—Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally by retarding devices, e.g. acting on web-roll spindle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31D—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B31B OR B31C
    • B31D2205/00—Multiple-step processes for making three-dimensional articles
    • B31D2205/0005—Multiple-step processes for making three-dimensional articles for making dunnage or cushion pads
    • B31D2205/0011—Multiple-step processes for making three-dimensional articles for making dunnage or cushion pads including particular additional operations
    • B31D2205/0017—Providing stock material in a particular form
    • B31D2205/0023—Providing stock material in a particular form as web from a roll
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31D—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B31B OR B31C
    • B31D2205/00—Multiple-step processes for making three-dimensional articles
    • B31D2205/0005—Multiple-step processes for making three-dimensional articles for making dunnage or cushion pads
    • B31D2205/0011—Multiple-step processes for making three-dimensional articles for making dunnage or cushion pads including particular additional operations
    • B31D2205/0047—Feeding, guiding or shaping the material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2801/00—Application field
    • B65H2801/81—Packaging machines

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  • the present disclosure generally relates to an inflatable cushion packaging machine, in particular, to an inflatable cushion packaging machine with self-braking structure.
  • the object can thus be transported and subjected to severe conditions while minimizing any risk of it being damaged.
  • the cushions absorb shock to a greater extent than is possible using rigid wedging means.
  • such cushions provide thermal insulation and, in some applications, they are advantageous in that they make the box unsinkable.
  • the present disclosure is directed to an inflatable cushion packaging machine with a self-braking structure therein so as to reduce a working time of producing the inflatable cushion package.
  • An inflatable cushion packaging machine including a housing, a driving mechanism disposed at a front side of the housing, a rolling shaft module disposed at a rear side of the housing, and a friction module assembled to the housing is provided.
  • a film roll is mounted to the rolling shaft module, and a free end of the film roll is engaged with and moved by the driving mechanism so as to drag the film roll and rotate the rolling shaft module.
  • the friction module has a friction ring being coaxial with the rolling shaft module and a plurality of friction rollers mounted to the friction ring. The friction ring is forced to lean the friction rollers against a side surface of the rolling shaft module and stop the rolling shaft module from rotating while the rolling shaft module not being dragged and rotated by the driving mechanism.
  • the rolling shaft module comprises a shaft body pivoted to the housing freely and a friction pad disposed at a side of the shaft body.
  • the film roll is mounted to and rotated along with the shaft body.
  • the friction pad is coaxial with the shaft body and has the side surface.
  • the shaft body rotates and the friction rollers rolling with the shaft body, wherein the friction rollers lean against the friction pad to generate a friction force therebetween while the shaft body being rotated, and the friction ring rotates along with the shaft body via the friction force.
  • the housing comprises a first part and a second part assembled to each other, and a portion of the shaft body is pivoted to the second part by passing through the first part.
  • the friction ring is disposed between the first part and the second part, and the friction rollers are protruded out of the first part to contact with the friction pad.
  • the second part has a bolt protruding toward the first part for receiving the portion of the shaft body and has a plurality of holes surrounding the bolt.
  • the friction module further comprises a supporting member and a first spring, wherein the supporting member has a plurality of arms extending through and locking with the holes respectively.
  • the first spring is disposed between and pressed by the second part and the supporting member. The first spring constantly provides a pressing force on the supporting member to lean the friction rollers against the friction pad, and the pressing force increases the friction force between the friction rollers and the friction pad.
  • the first part has a main opening and a plurality of sub openings surrounding the main opening, the portion of the shaft body passes through the main opening, and the friction rollers pass through the sub openings.
  • each of the sub openings extends along an arc path, and the friction rollers move along the arc path while the friction ring being rotated with the shaft body.
  • the friction module further comprises at least one second spring connected between the first part and an edge of the friction ring.
  • the second spring is deformed while the friction ring being rotated with the shaft body, and a restoring force of the second spring pulls back the friction ring while the shaft body not being dragged and rotated by the driving mechanism.
  • a driving force of the driving mechanism provided to the film roll is greater than the friction force generated between the friction rollers and the friction pad.
  • the inflatable cushion packaging machine including a friction module assembled to a housing, wherein a friction ring of the friction module is forces to lean a plurality of friction rollers onto the rolling shaft module, such that the friction module is able to stop the rolling shaft module from rotating while the film roll not being dragged and rotated by the driving mechanism. Therefore, when the machine is stop from producing the inflatable cushion, the friction module serves as a self-braking structure in the machine to stop the rolling shaft module from rotating. It is beneficial to reduce the working time of the machine wasted in a waiting process of stopping the rolling shaft module in progress, and a portion of the film leaving from the film roll but not being inflated is prevented from being stocked and blocked between the driving mechanism and the rolling shaft module.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an inflatable cushion packaging machine according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the inflatable cushion packaging machine in FIG. 1 .
  • an inflatable cushion packaging machine 100 includes a housing 110, a driving mechanism 120, a rolling shaft module 130, a friction module 140, and a base 150.
  • the housing 110 is disposed at a side of the base 150, such that a film roll 200 is suited for being mounted to the rolling shaft module 130.
  • the driving mechanism 120 is disposed at a front side of the housing 110 and located above the base 150, such that a free end of the film roll 200 is suited for being engaged with and moved by the driving mechanism 120 so as to rotate the rolling shaft module 130.
  • the driving mechanism 120 is composed of a plurality of driving rollers and transmission belts, a motor (not shown) is connected to and used for driving the belts and driving rollers.
  • the free end of the film roll 200 is engaged with the driving rollers so as to drag and rotate the film roll 200 on the rolling shaft module 130.
  • an inflator or gas generator (not shown) is also provided in the housing 110 to dispense air or gas into material sheets at the free end of the film roll and then sealed by a sealing tool (not shown) to form the inflatable cushion shown at right side of FIG. 1 in dashed lines.
  • the driving mechanism 120, the inflator and the sealing tool are known technical members of the inflatable cushion packaging machine 100, and unnecessary details thereof will not be described hereinafter.
  • the driving mechanism 120 drags the free end to rotate the film roll 200, such that the rolling shaft module 130 is rotated along with the film roll 200.
  • the rolling shaft module 130 includes a shaft body 132 and a friction pad 134 mounted to a side of the shaft body 132.
  • the housing 110 includes a first part 112 and a second part 114 being assembled to each other via a plurality of screws (not shown), the friction module 140 is disposed in the housing 110, wherein the shaft body 132 passes through the first part 112 and the friction module 140 so as to be pivoted to the second part 114.
  • the first part 112 has a main opening 112b and a plurality of sub openings 112a surrounding the main opening 112b.
  • the second part has a bolt 114a extending toward the first part 112 and a space 114b therein, and a top edge of the bolt 114a is located at the main opening 112b substantially when the first part 112 and the second part 114 are assembled to each other.
  • An end portion of the shaft body 132 is received in and pivoted to the space 114b of the second part 114 with a screw 116 along an axis C1 by passing through the main opening 112b of the first part 112, such that the shaft body 132 is pivoted to the housing 110 freely and be able to rotate along with the film roll 200 about the axis C1 smoothly.
  • a bearing 111 is used in the space 114b (but not limited thereto) for connecting to the end portion of the shaft body 132.
  • the friction module 140 includes a friction ring 142a and a plurality of friction rollers 142b mounted to the friction ring 142a.
  • the friction ring 142a is disposed between the first part 112 and the second part 114 so as to protrude the friction rollers 142b out of the first part 112 via the sub openings 112a.
  • the friction module 140 further comprises a supporting member 144 and a first spring 146, wherein the supporting member 144 is coaxially connected to the friction ring 142a via a lip portion 144b along the axis C1, and the bolt 114a is collared by the friction ring 142a, the supporting member 144 and the first spring 146.
  • the first spring 146 is disposed between the supporting member 144 and the second part 114, wherein the supporting member 144 has a plurality of arms 144a extending through a plurality of holes 114c surrounding the bolt 114a respectively, and locking with the holes 114c of the second part 114.
  • a plurality of ribs existed on the lip portion 144b to reduce contact area between the friction ring 142a and the lip portion 144b, such that the friction ring 142a rotates relative to the supporting member 144 about the axis C1.
  • the first spring 146 is pressed and deformed by the supporting member 144 and the second part 114 when the first part 112, the second part 114 and the friction module 140 are assembled to each other, such that a pressing force of the first spring 146 is provided onto the supporting member 144 and the friction ring 142a so as to lean the friction rollers 142b onto a side surface of the friction pad 134 via the sub openings 112a respectively.
  • the friction rollers 142b and the friction pad 134 are respectively made of friction material such as wool felt, rubber etc., such that a friction force is generated when the first spring 146 forces the friction ring 142a to lean the friction rollers 142b onto the friction pad 134. Therefore, when the shaft body 132 is rotated along with the film roll 200, the rolling shaft module 130 drives the friction ring 142a to rotate via the friction force generated between the friction pad 134 and the friction rollers, wherein the rolling shaft module 130 and the friction ring 142a are rotated in a same direction while the film roll 200 being dragged and rotated by the driving mechanism 120.
  • FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 respectively depict a part of the inflatable cushion packaging machine of FIG. 2 in different states.
  • FIG. 4 depicts the inflatable cushion packaging machine in another view of FIG. 3 , wherein the housing 110 is disassembled in FIG.4 to identify necessary members therein.
  • FIG. 6 depicts the inflatable cushion packaging machine in another view of FIG. 5 , wherein the housing 110 is disassembled in FIG. 6 to identify necessary members therein. Please referring to FIGs.
  • the friction module 140 further comprises at least one second spring 148(two second springs 148 are depicted but not limited thereto) connected between the first part 112 and a hook 142c located at an edge of the friction ring 142a, wherein the second spring 148 is deformed while the friction ring 142a being rotated with the shaft body 132 and the friction pad 134, and a restoring force of the second spring 148 pulls back the friction ring 142a while the shaft body 132 not being dragged and rotated by the driving mechanism 120.
  • the second spring 148 is deformed while the friction ring 142a being rotated with the shaft body 132 and the friction pad 134, and a restoring force of the second spring 148 pulls back the friction ring 142a while the shaft body 132 not being dragged and rotated by the driving mechanism 120.
  • each of the sub openings 112a extends along an arc path, and the friction rollers 142b protruded out of the sub openings 112a move along the arc path while the friction ring 142a being rotated along with the shaft body 132, which also means the movement of the friction rollers 142b is guided by the sub openings 112a.
  • a driving force of the driving mechanism 120 provided to drag the film roll 200 is greater than the friction force generated between the friction rollers 142b and the friction pad 134, such that the friction rollers 142b and the friction ring 142a are both still acted for rotating as well.
  • the film roll 200, the rolling shaft module 130, the friction roller 142b and the friction ring 142a are still in the movement of rotation because of the inertia of the driving force.
  • the friction force between the friction roller 142b and the friction pad 134, and the restoring force of the second spring 148 both act as a braking system to stop the rolling shaft module 130 from rotating, wherein the second springs rotate the friction ring in an opposite direction relative to the shaft body and the friction pad thereon.
  • the inflatable cushion packaging machine has a friction module assembled to the housing for reducing the impact of rotational inertia of the film roll and the rolling shaft module while the driving mechanism is stopped.
  • the friction module includes a friction ring forced by a first spring to lean the friction rollers against the friction pad of the rolling shaft module to generate the friction force therebetween, and the friction module further includes the second spring for pulling back the friction ring via the restoring force thereof in a rotating direction opposite to the rolling shaft module (and the film roll). Therefore, the friction module plays a role of a braking structure corresponding to the rolling shaft module so as to reduce the working time of the machine wasted in a process of waiting for the rolling shaft module being stopped.

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