JP2001206306A - Horizontal pillow type packaging method, and horizontal pillow type packaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a horizontal pillow type packaging method, and a horizontal pillow type packaging apparatus which can easily evacuate and package an article easily deteriorating or degradable by the moisture in the air by newly adding the evacuation function without considerably changing a main portion of a conventional horizontal pillow type packaging method, and a conventional horizontal pillow type packaging machine (a packaging apparatus). SOLUTION: The horizontal pillow type packaging method comprises a step of packaging an article in a packaging film in a cylindrical shape to form a cylindrical packaged body, a step of heat-sealing the packaging film along the axial direction of the cylindrical packaged body, a step of evacuating the cylindrical packaged body by applying the blow outside of a first end in the perpendicular direction to the axial direction of the cylindrical packaged body while fixing the cylindrical packaged body to the horizontal plane in the axial direction, and a step of heat-sealing a second end of the cylindrical packaged body, and the horizontal pillow type packaging apparatus to implement the horizontal pillow type packaging method.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a horizontal pillow packaging method and a horizontal pillow packaging apparatus, and more particularly, to articles such as spherical or disc-shaped confectionery and chemicals which are easily degraded or decomposed by moisture in the air. Wrap it in a film to make a package, and heat-seal the package in the longitudinal direction (center seal)
Thereafter, the present invention relates to a horizontal pillow packaging method and a horizontal pillow packaging device for heat-sealing both ends.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a horizontal pillow packaging method and a horizontal pillow packaging apparatus in which a disk-shaped article such as a spherical confectionery or tablet is wrapped in a packaging film in a bag making section and then sealed. I have.

[0003] For example, as shown in FIG.
No. 92888 discloses a guide roller in which an article is supplied onto a conveyor 44 and the article is transported on a transport path 51 onto the film, and a packaging film 52 which can be heated and welded from a roll 54 of the film. A film feeding section set so as to be continuously pulled out via the 53 and carried out to the lower bag making machine 55, and an article conveyed on the film fed from the film feeding device 58 are packaged in a cylindrical shape. The first package 59 is heat-sealed (center-sealed) along the long axis direction of the cylindrical package,
Further, a sealed packaging portion for heat-sealing (end-seal) the end of the tubular package with a second heat welding device 60 incorporating a film cutting device, and a sealed tubular package 61.
A horizontal pillow wrapping device having a delivery section for delivering a pillow is described.

This apparatus is equipped with a conveyor 44 which is continuously operated on a supporting frame 45 extending from a main body 42 provided on a supply line of articles, and a flat belt 4 of the conveyor 44.
The upper horizontal portion of the conveyor 3 is positioned between guide rails 50, 50 which are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the support frame 45 to form a goods transport path 51, and the front end of the conveyor 44 is connected to the bag making device 55. A small-diameter roller 49 disposed below the inside is formed by wrapping the folded portion of the belt, and extends inside along the lower surface of the bag making device. Set at high speed.

[0005] This packaging apparatus continuously packs a large number of small articles such as spherical confectionery and tablets by a horizontal pillow packaging method.
It can be packaged accurately and well in a tubular package.

However, in this packaging apparatus, the viewpoint of removing moisture in the air and packaging is not taken into consideration, and confectionery and tablets which are easily degraded by the moisture in the air are packaged and transported and stored. In some cases, the packaged product may be altered or decomposed by moisture in the air taken into the package as it is.

To solve this problem, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 57-28730 discloses that a package 62 filled with an article 61 is heat-sealed and cut by a bag-making and sealing device as shown in FIG. When forming the bags, vent holes 63 are formed at appropriate portions of the respective seal portions 64, and then the seal portions with the vent holes are bent together with the ends of the bags by the folding plate 65 in the thickness direction of the product. In the process, there is described a bag making and packaging method in which the air in the bag is removed, and the above-mentioned bent portions are attached to the end face of the article 61 by the sealing device 66.

[0008]

However, according to the above-mentioned method, the package is placed in the mold 67, the ventilation holes 63 are provided in advance at both ends of the package, and the outside of the both ends is sealed with the package. It is pressed (sandwiched) and degassed from a direction perpendicular to the long axis direction. Therefore, it is difficult to apply the method to the horizontal pillow packaging method as it is. That is, it is impossible to provide this kind of deaeration section as it is without largely changing the main part of the existing horizontal pillow packaging apparatus, and it is necessary to basically change the design of the packaging apparatus.

According to the present invention, a horizontal pillow packaging method and a horizontal pillow packaging machine (packaging apparatus) described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 54-92888 are newly provided with a deaeration function without largely changing the main parts. The object of the present invention is to provide a horizontal pillow packaging method and a horizontal pillow packaging device capable of easily degassing and packaging goods which are easily degraded and decomposed by moisture in the air, such as foods and tablets. And

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems The present inventors have disclosed Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
Various studies have been made on means capable of providing a deaeration section without largely changing the main part of an existing horizontal pillow packaging apparatus as described in JP-A-4-92888, and the present invention has been completed.

That is, according to the present invention, first, a step of wrapping an article in a tubular shape in a packaging film to form a tubular package, and heat-sealing the packaging film along a longitudinal direction of the tubular package. (Hereinafter, also referred to as “center seal”).
A step of heat-sealing the first end portion in the short axis direction of the cylindrical package, and fixing the horizontal surface of the cylindrical package in the long axis direction while perpendicularly to the long axis direction of the cylindrical package. From the direction,
A horizontal pillow package comprising: a step of hitting the outside of the first end of the package at a predetermined speed to deaerate the inside of the package; and a step of heat-sealing the second end of the cylindrical package. Provide a way.

[0012] The first invention preferably packs a spherical, disk-shaped or column-shaped product, more preferably a spherical, disk-shaped or column-shaped product which is easily deteriorated or decomposed by moisture in the air. Can be applied in case.

In the first aspect of the present invention, it is preferable in terms of packaging efficiency that all steps are continuously performed on a belt conveyor.

The present invention secondly provides a packaging mechanism for wrapping an article in a packaging film in a tubular shape and packaging it in a tubular shape, and a first mechanism for sealing the packaging film along the longitudinal direction of the tubular package. A sealing mechanism for sealing an end of the cylindrical package in the short axis direction, a fixing mechanism for fixing the cylindrical package from a horizontal plane in the long axis direction from above, and a cylindrical mechanism. A horizontal pillow packaging device having a degassing mechanism for degassing the inside of the cylindrical package by hitting the outside of the first end at a predetermined speed from a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the package.

[0015] The second invention preferably comprises a spherical, disc-shaped or column-shaped article, more preferably a spherical, disc-shaped or column-shaped article which is easily degraded or decomposed by moisture in the air. It can be used for packaging.

Further, the horizontal pillow packaging apparatus of the present invention comprises an article supply mechanism for supplying an article on a belt conveyor, a transport mechanism for transporting the article on a packaging film, and a package for wrapping the article in a cylindrical package. A first sealing mechanism for thermally sealing the package along the long axis direction, a second sealing mechanism for thermally sealing the short axis end of the package, and the tubular package. A fixing mechanism for fixing a horizontal plane in the longitudinal direction from above, and a structure in which the outside of the first end of the cylindrical package is hit at a predetermined speed from a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical package, and the inside of the package is formed. And a degassing mechanism for degassing the gas.

Further, the horizontal pillow packaging device according to the present invention is a film for cutting a packaging film along a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical package substantially outside the heat-sealed first and second ends. Preferably, the package further includes a cutting mechanism, and more preferably, further includes a package transport mechanism for transporting the cut package.

According to the horizontal pillow packaging method and the horizontal pillow packaging apparatus of the present invention, spherical, disk-shaped or column-shaped articles,
In particular, a spherical shape that is easily transformed or decomposed by moisture in the air,
Disc-shaped or column-shaped articles can be easily and reliably degassed and packaged.

Further, the horizontal pillow packaging apparatus of the present invention can be used before the package is completely sealed in the conventional horizontal pillow packaging apparatus.
A degassing mechanism capable of degassing the inside of the package by hitting at a predetermined speed from the outside of the package is added. That is, an effect of performing deaeration packaging without giving any design change to the main part of the conventional horizontal pillow packaging device is provided. Therefore, there is no need to change the conventional bag-making and packaging line, so that products can be efficiently packaged at low cost.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the horizontal pillow packaging method of the present invention. In FIG. 1, (a) is a cross-sectional view of a cylindrical package in a long axis direction, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of a cylindrical package in a short axis direction.

(1) First Step First, as shown in FIGS. 1 (1) (a) and (b), an article 1 is wrapped in a packaging film 2 to form a cylindrical package.
The center is sealed along the long axis direction (A in the figure).

Although there is no particular limitation on the shape and type of the article 1 to be packed, since the present invention is a horizontal pillow packaging method in which the article is packed in a cylindrical package, a spherical, disk-shaped or column-shaped article such as confectionery And tablets and the like. In particular, the present invention
The present invention is characterized in that a degassing step is newly added, and can be preferably applied to the packaging of spherical, disk-shaped or column-shaped articles which are easily deteriorated or decomposed by moisture in the air.

The packaging film that can be used is not particularly limited as long as it can be heat-sealed. For example, chlorine-based resin films such as polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-vinyl chloride copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol Etc. can be used. Further, a laminated film composed of the same or different kinds of these can also be used.

(2) Second Step Next, as shown in FIG. 1 (2), one end of the center-sealed tubular package is heat-sealed (B in the figure). As a method of heat sealing, for example, a method of heat-sealing a seal portion with a heating bar can be used. When a continuous belt-like film is used on a belt conveyor, it is preferable from the viewpoint of packaging efficiency that the packaging film is continuously cut along the seal portion after heat sealing.

(3) Third Step After that, as shown in FIGS. 1 (3) (a) and (b), one end face is heat-sealed (B). For example, while pressing (fixing) from above on the fixing plate 3 as shown in the drawing, the striking plate 4 strikes the side wall portion (outside of B) of the package at a predetermined speed, and the article 1 and the heat sealing portion B
Can be minimized.

At this time, it is necessary to slightly delay the timing of hitting the side wall portion (outside of B) by the hitting plate 4 from the timing of pressing the horizontal plane in the long axis direction of the package from above by the fixing plate 3. If these timings are simultaneous or the timing of hitting the striking plate 4 is earlier than that of the fixed plate 3, the sufficient effect of the present invention cannot be obtained.

The force for pressing the package from above and the force for striking the side wall of the package B from the outside are such that the article 1 is not broken or damaged and the article 1 is struck by the striking plate 4 from the side wall. The product 1 is moved to the heat-sealed portion B side so that the gap between the product 1 and the sealed portion B is minimized so as not to fall down to the unsealed portion side (C side) due to the shock given. Force (strike speed) is required.

The timing of pressing and hitting from above and the magnitude of each force can be freely set as appropriate according to the type and size of the article, the size of the tubular package, and the like.

(4) Fourth Step Finally, as shown in FIG. 1 (4), the other end is heat-sealed (C in the figure) to complete the sealing of the tubular package. . By doing so, the article inside the package moves to the heat-sealed end B side, and the inside of the package is sufficiently degassed, so that close packing can be performed.

According to the conventional horizontal pillow packaging method, no consideration is given to minimizing the void inside the cylindrical package, and as shown in FIG. 2B, the void D 'is relatively large. . On the other hand, according to the horizontal pillow packaging method of the present invention, the size of the gap D is minimized (that is, D << D '). Therefore, according to the horizontal pillow packaging method of the present invention, at the time of packaging, the incorporation of moisture in the air into the interior of the package can be minimized. Is not deteriorated or decomposed by moisture, so that the packaged goods can be stored for a long time without being deteriorated or decomposed.

The horizontal pillow packaging method of the present invention can be carried out by the horizontal pillow packaging apparatus of the present invention. Hereinafter, specific examples of the horizontal pillow packaging device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The horizontal pillow packaging device of the present invention is not limited to the devices exemplified below, and the design can be freely changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the horizontal pillow packaging apparatus of the present invention. 3A is a cross-sectional view of the packaging device of the present invention as viewed from the long axis direction (longitudinal direction), and FIG.
1 is a cross-sectional view of a packaging device of the present invention as viewed from above.

This packaging apparatus includes a supply mechanism for supplying the article 1 (not shown) onto the belt conveyor 5, a transport mechanism for transporting the article 1 onto the packaging film 6, and a packaging mechanism for wrapping the article 1 in a tubular package. A first sealing mechanism for center-sealing the cylindrical package along the longitudinal direction, a second sealing mechanism for heat-sealing the end of the cylindrical package, and a horizontal surface for the cylindrical package in the longitudinal direction. A fixing mechanism that presses and fixes the inside of the package at a predetermined speed from the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical package. An air mechanism, a film cutting mechanism for cutting the packaging film substantially outside both ends of the tubular package, and a package transport mechanism for transporting the cut tubular package.

(1) Supply Mechanism The supply mechanism comprises an article supply device and / or a supply conveyor (not shown). From here, a predetermined quantity or a predetermined weight of articles are supplied, and the articles are conveyed.

(2) Transport Mechanism The transport mechanism comprises a transport conveyor 5. The article 1 supplied from the supply mechanism is transported onto the packaging film 6 by the transport conveyor 5. In this transport mechanism, a conveyor 5 is installed in a support frame 12 extending horizontally from a main body 11.

The conveyor 5 has a large-diameter main roller 13 on the main body 11, a medium-diameter sub-roller 14 on the distal end side of the supporting frame 12, and a small-diameter first roller disposed below in a bag-making machine 15 to be described later. An endless flat belt 18 is stretched between the second roller 16 and a second roller 17 having a medium diameter disposed below the inlet side of the bag making machine 15. The upper horizontal portion 18a of the flat belt 18 has a pair of guide rails 1 arranged on both sides of the upper surface of the support frame 12 in the longitudinal direction (the left-right direction in the figure).
An article transport path 20 is formed between the three members 9 and 19.

The right end in the figure, that is, the first,
A front end portion 20 a formed of a folded portion of the flat belt 18 between the second rollers 16 and 17 is inserted downward from the entrance of the bag making machine 15. In addition, conveyor 5
The main roller 13 is connected to a variable motor via a chain row (not shown), and is continuously operated so that the speed can be changed at a suitably high speed depending on the pulling / conveying speed of the packaging film described later. .

The first and second rollers 16 and 17 are both movable (position can be changed), and the position and length of the front end 20a with respect to the bag making machine 15 can be changed. The tension of the belt 18 can be adjusted.

(3) Packaging mechanism The packaging mechanism comprises a film feeding section and a bag making section. The film feeding portion above the main body 11 is a strip-shaped packaging film 6 that can be thermally welded (also referred to as “heat fusion”) from a roll 21 of the packaging film detachably set to the frame.
Are continuously drawn out through the guide rollers 22 and are carried out to the lower bag-making unit side.

In the bag making section, a known bag making machine 15 is set at the front end 20a of the conveyor 5. Although not shown in detail, the bag making machine 15 starts folding both ends of the above-mentioned packaging film 6 downward at the entrance side and gradually forms the film into a horizontal V-shape while forming the film into a horizontal V shape. is there. The heat-welded portion of the film 23 folded into a cylindrical shape is transported from the delivery frame 15a side in a state of being suspended in the guide groove, and the article conveyed from the conveyor 5 during this process. 1 is wrapped in a tubular film 23.

Further, in the article-packing / transferring section in front of the bag-making section (right side in the figure), a pair of left and right band-like parts is formed from the lower surface of the delivery frame 15a of the bag-making machine 15 to the center of the main body 11. The guide plates 24 are laid horizontally on each other, and a guide groove 26 aligned with the guide groove 25 of the bag making machine 15 is formed between the opposing inner edges of these plates 24.

(4) First Heat Sealing Mechanism In the first heat sealing mechanism, a well-known film feeding mechanism is provided on the entrance side of the lower surface of the guide plate 24 (below the feeding frame 15a of the bag making machine 15). The apparatus 27 is provided with a heat welding apparatus 28 at the outlet side. The feeding device 27 sandwiches the heat welding margin of the cylindrical film 23 hanging from the guide groove 26 between the outer peripheral surfaces of a pair of left and right rubber rollers 29 connected to each other via gears and the like. The film is delivered from the conveyor 5 at a suitably low speed.

The heat welding device 28 includes a pair of left and right metal seal rollers 3 with built-in heaters connected to each other.
Heat welding (center seal) is continuously performed while sandwiching and sending out the heat welding allowance portion between the outer circumferences of 0.

(5) Second Sealing Mechanism and Cutting Mechanism In front of the guide 24, a well-known sealing device 33 for sealing and packaging goods is constituted by a pair of upper and lower rotatable heat welding and cutting mechanisms 31, 32. is set up. Each mechanism is laid in a direction intersecting with the direction of transporting the film, and is rotationally connected to each other.
A heat welded body 35 with a built-in heater is detachably attached, and a knife 3 is provided in each heat welded body 35.
6 and the knife receiver 37 are inserted respectively.

(6) Fixing Mechanism and Degassing Mechanism On the right side of the drawing, a fixing mechanism and a degassing mechanism for degassing the inside of the package whose one end face is heat-sealed are provided.
FIGS. 3 and 4 show enlarged views of this part. As shown in FIG. 3, the articles are packaged in a cylindrical shape on the belt conveyor 5, and the center-sealed cylindrical package is firstly placed in the second portion at the center of the figure.
The heat sealing mechanism 38 heat seals the end on the head side (items flow from left to right on the belt conveyor in the figure), and then cuts the film substantially outside the seal. The second heat sealing mechanism has a structure in which, for example, a heating welded body (not shown) is attached to the tip of the spring 7 and can be operated up and down.

The cut tubular package flows on the belt conveyor 5 with the rear end unsealed, and the rear end temporarily stops at a position immediately below the second seal mechanism 38. . Thereafter, the fixing plate 3 descends from above, and lightly presses and fixes the tubular package 39. It is necessary that the force at this time is such that the shape of the article is not destroyed and that the article can be prevented from falling down in the package due to a hit made immediately thereafter.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, in this state, the striking plate 4 on the right side of the drawing descends upward from outside the sealed end of the package, and moves in the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction) of the package. From the vertical, a blow is applied to the outside of the heat-sealed end. The timing of the impact is preferably immediately after the tubular package 39 is pressed and fixed by the fixing plate 3. The impact strength is such that the articles in the tubular package 39 do not fall over, and the articles move inside the package toward the heat-sealed end, and the end of the heat-sealed end of the article is heat-sealed. The force should be such that the gap between them is minimized. The number of hits is not limited, but one hit is usually sufficient.

The material of the fixing plate 3 and the striking plate 4 is not particularly limited. However, in the case of confectionery or tablets having a property that the article 1 is easily broken, the fixing plate 3 is made of a soft elastic material such as a sponge. The fixed plate 3 is a fixed plate supporting plate 10
Is attached to a first support rod 8 which can be moved up and down through the first support rod 8. The striking plate 4 is formed of a soft elastic body such as a sponge adhered to a supporting plate made of, for example, metal or wood, and is attached to a second supporting rod 9 that can move up and down and left and right. By forming the fixing plate 3 and the striking plate 4 with a soft elastic body such as a sponge, it is possible to prevent damage to the product due to an impact at the time of fixing and striking. Further, the fixing plate 3 is used to fix the cylindrical package with a minimum force and to more effectively prevent damage to the product.
Is shaped to match the outer shape of the cylindrical package (E in the figure)
It is preferable to configure with.

Since the horizontal pillow packaging apparatus of the present invention is for packaging an article which is particularly unstable against moisture in the air, it is necessary to continuously perform pressing, fixing and hitting. The strength of the pressing and striking forces and how these timings are set differ depending on the type, size, number, etc. of the articles. It is preferable that these values are set in advance so that the settings can be appropriately changed depending on the type and size of the article. For example, these data can be stored in a built-in computer, managed by the computer, and the set values can be appropriately changed on a control panel (not shown) provided in the main body 11.

(6) Package Transport Mechanism After that, the unsealed end is heat-sealed by the second sealing mechanism 38 to complete the sealed packaging of the article. The sealed tubular package 39 is transported on the belt conveyor 40 rightward in the drawing, and is appropriately packed in a box.

According to the horizontal pillow wrapping apparatus of the present invention, articles, particularly articles which are easily deteriorated or decomposed due to moisture in the air, can be continuously and quickly and efficiently hermetically sealed as a cylindrical package. it can. Further, the horizontal pillow packaging device of the present invention can perform horizontal pillow deaeration packaging only by adding a fixed portion and a hitting portion without making a major change to the main packaging line of the conventional horizontal pillow packaging device. .

[0052]

Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples and Comparative Examples. (Example) Using a horizontal pillow packaging apparatus shown in FIG. 3, a sealed package of 5 tablets (100 g product) for water treatment was produced. This tablet is made of trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCC
It is a tableted product containing A) as a main component (99% by weight). It is known that these tablets are gradually decomposed by moisture in the air to generate chlorine gas and carbon dioxide gas. In addition, a laminated film of oriented polypropylene (OPP) and unoriented polypropylene (CPP) was used as a packaging film.

(Comparative Example) As a comparative example, the same water treatment agent (100 g product) as in the example was prepared using the same packaging film as in the example using the conventional horizontal pillow packaging device shown in FIG.
A tablet-sealed package was produced.

[0054]

(Effect test of deaerated packaging) By measuring the volume of the voids in the sealed packages of the examples and the comparative examples prepared above, the extent to which the deaerated packaging was carried out was examined. The results are shown in Table 1 below.

[0055]

[Table 1]

(Storage Stability Test of Sealed Package) Each of the sealed packages prepared in the above Examples and Comparative Examples was stored under the conditions shown in Table 2 below, and each tablet was subjected to moisture due to moisture inside the package. The degree of decomposition was examined. The degree of decomposition of each tablet was determined by measuring the amount of chlorine gas generated when the tablet was decomposed due to moisture inside the sealed package. The results are shown in Table 2.

[0057]

[Table 2]

As is clear from Tables 1 and 2, the hermetically sealed package packaged by the horizontal pillow packaging apparatus of the present invention is sufficiently deaerated. Therefore, since the moisture in the air is hardly taken into the package at the time of packaging, the tablet can be stably stored for a long period of time.

As described above, according to the horizontal pillow packaging method and the horizontal pillow packaging apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to easily and surely deaerate and package items that are easily degraded or decomposed due to moisture in the air.

Further, the horizontal pillow packaging apparatus of the present invention has the effect of being able to perform deaeration packaging without changing the design of the main part of the conventional horizontal pillow packaging apparatus. Therefore, since it is not necessary to make a significant change to the conventional bag making and packaging line, the articles can be packaged at a reduced cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the steps of the horizontal pillow packaging method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a tubular package when the package is hermetically sealed by the horizontal pillow packaging method of the present invention and a conventional horizontal pillow packaging method.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the horizontal pillow packaging device of the present invention,
(A) is a side sectional view in the longitudinal direction, and (b) is an upper sectional view.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a characteristic portion of the horizontal pillow packaging device of the present invention, that is, a second heat sealing mechanism, a fixing mechanism, and a degassing mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of deaeration packaging in a second heat sealing mechanism, a fixing mechanism, and a deaeration mechanism of the horizontal pillow packaging apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal side sectional view of a conventional horizontal pillow packaging device.

FIG. 7 is a process schematic diagram of a conventional packaging method in consideration of degassing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 61: Article 2, 6, 23, 52: Packaging film 3: Fixing plate 4: Striking plate 5, 44: Conveyor 7: Spring 8: First support rod 9: Support plate 10: Second support rod 11, 42 ... body 12, 45 ... support frame 13 ... main roller 14 ... slave roller 15, 55 ... bag making machine (bag making machine) 16, 49 ... first roller 17 ... second roller 18, 43 ... flat belt 19, 50: guide rails 20, 51: transport path 20a: front end 21, 54: film roll 22, 53: guide roller 24: guide plate 25, 26 ... guide groove 27, 58 ... film feeding device 28, 59: heat welding device 29: rubber roller 30: seal roller 31, 32: cutting mechanism 33, 60: sealing device (second heat welding device) 34: rotating shaft 35: heat welded body 36: knife 37: knife receiver 38 ... Second sealing mechanism 39,61 ... Cylinder package 40 ... Belt conveyor 62 ... Package 63 ... Vent hole 64 ... Seal part 65 ... Fold plate 66 ... Seal device 67 ... Type A ... Center seal part B ... Heat Sealed first end C: heat-sealed second end D, D ': gap between package and article E: shape of fixing plate

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A step of wrapping an article in a packaging film into a cylindrical shape to form a cylindrical package, a step of heat-sealing the packaging film along a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical package, and Heat sealing the first end portion of the body in the short axis direction, and fixing the cylindrical package body in a horizontal plane in the long axis direction, from the direction perpendicular to the long axis direction of the cylindrical package, A horizontal pillow packaging method comprising: a step of hitting the outside of a first end of a package at a predetermined speed to deaerate the inside of the package; and a step of heat-sealing a second end of the cylindrical package. . 2. The horizontal pillow packaging method according to claim 1, wherein the article is a spherical, disk-shaped or column-shaped article. 3. The horizontal pillow packaging method according to claim 1, wherein the article is a spherical, disk-shaped or column-shaped article which is easily degraded or decomposed by moisture in the air. 4. The horizontal pillow packaging method according to claim 1, wherein all the steps are continuously performed on a belt conveyor. 5. A packaging mechanism for wrapping an article in a packaging film in a tubular shape and packaging it in a tubular shape, a first sealing mechanism for sealing the packaging film along a longitudinal direction of the tubular package, A second sealing mechanism for sealing an end of the tubular package; a fixing mechanism for securing the tubular package from a top in a horizontal plane in a longitudinal direction; and a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tubular package. And a degassing mechanism for degassing the inside of the package by hitting the outside of the first end of the package at a predetermined speed. 6. The horizontal pillow packaging device according to claim 5, wherein the article is a spherical, disk-shaped or column-shaped article. 7. The horizontal pillow packaging apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the article is a spherical, disk-shaped, or column-shaped article that is easily degraded or decomposed by moisture in the air. 8. An article supply mechanism for supplying a cylindrical article onto a belt conveyor, a transport mechanism for transporting the article onto a packaging film, a packaging mechanism for wrapping the article in a cylindrical package, and the packaging. A first seal mechanism for heat-sealing the body along the long axis direction; a second seal mechanism for heat-sealing the short-axis end of the package; and a horizontal plane in the long axis direction for the cylindrical package. A fixing mechanism for fixing the package from above, and degassing the inside of the package by hitting the outside of the first end of the package at a predetermined speed from a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical package. A horizontal pillow packaging device having a pneumatic mechanism. 9. A film cutting mechanism for cutting a packaging film substantially outside the heat-sealed first and second end portions perpendicularly to a longitudinal direction of the tubular package. The horizontal pillow packaging device according to any one of claims 5 to 8. 10. The horizontal pillow packaging apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a package transport mechanism for transporting the cut tubular package.