JP2003327220A - Bagging jig and bagging apparatus using the jig - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a bagging jig capable of easily bagging a soft and long article to be packaged when the article is to be bagged into a packaging bag, of which one end positioned in its longitudinal direction is opened. <P>SOLUTION: The bagging jig contains an article to be packaged and leaves it in a packaging bag by the relative movement with the packaging bag. The bagging jig is provided with cylindrical main bodies 11 and 12 passable through an opening of the packaging bag in the state of containing the article. A pair of opposed pieces 18 and 18, each being provided at the forward end of each of the cylindrical main bodies 11 and 12 and smoothly continuing to the peripheral wall of each of the cylindrical main bodies in its longitudinal direction, extend to the opposed positions. A gap between both the opposed pieces 18 and 18 exposes the article, which is contained in the cylindrical main bodies 11 and 12, in the packaging bag, and the opposed pieces 18 and 18 are opened to a degree that the article can be caught from the exterior of the packaging bag through the packaging bag. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bagging jig for efficiently and efficiently inserting a soft and long packaged article such as delicacies of squid and scallops into elongated pouches, and a bagging tool using the jig. It relates to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Delicious delicacies such as squid and scallops obtained at convenience stores, station shops, etc. are enclosed in small sachets for individual consumption, and each delicacy cut by an operator for individual consumption Enclosed in a small bag.

Conventionally, the packaging of various articles involves protecting the articles to be packaged and extending their shelf life,
The purpose is to improve the commercial value of the packaged product and to inspire purchase, and in recent years, packaged products such as bags and containers according to the shape and properties of the packaged product have been manufactured.

[0004] In particular, bag packing is adopted for many products due to environmental (trash) problems, selection of a tough packaging bag, and high preservability of articles to be packaged. There are various packaging methods for bag-packing, but in many cases, a bag with an open mouth is made from a roll-shaped film or a tube-shaped film, and the articles to be packaged are manually packed or machine-packed in the bag. After filling with, the open mouth is sealed and sealed.

When the article to be packaged is filled in the bag, no problem will occur as long as the article to be packaged is hard and has little adhesiveness to the surface of the bag. If the adhesiveness to the surface is high, the bag is scratched in the middle of the bag and cannot be easily enclosed, and the work is troublesome and the work efficiency is very poor.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a bagging jig which can be easily bagged when a soft and long article to be packaged is packed in a packaging bag having one longitudinal end opened. Aim to get.

[0007]

A jig for bagging according to the invention described in claim 1 is for containing an article to be packaged and leaving the article in the bag by relative movement with the packaging bag. The jig for bag filling of claim 1, comprising a tubular body capable of passing through the opening of the packaging bag in a state where the article is contained therein, and the distal end portion of the tubular body is smooth in the circumferential wall of the tubular body and in the longitudinal direction. A pair of opposing pieces extending to the opposite position, and the gap between the opposing pieces exposes the article enclosed in the tubular body in the packaging bag and grips it from the outside of the packaging bag through the packaging bag. It is open to the extent that it can.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bagging jig in which the tubular body according to the first aspect has a split structure which can be opened and closed along a dividing line in the longitudinal direction. is there.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bagging apparatus in which the bagging jig according to the first or second aspect of the present invention is held, and the bagging jig is held so that the tubular main body is substantially formed. A jig transfer means for moving the first position for receiving the article while keeping it horizontal and a second position for the bagging operation, and a tip portion of the tubular main body moved to the second position, It is provided with a bagging jig and a moving means for relatively moving the packaging bag so that the facing piece is located in the packaging bag.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bagging apparatus which comprises means for holding the plurality of bagging jigs in parallel and intermittently translating the jig conveying means according to the third aspect. It includes.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bag packing apparatus, wherein the moving means according to the fourth or fifth aspect includes an opening holding jig for keeping the opening of the packaging bag open. The jig is equipped with an insertion tube part that can expand the diameter inside the opening of the packaging bag.
The insertion tube portion has a halved structure separated by a dividing line along the longitudinal direction, and the opening holding jig separates the halved structure to expand the diameter of the insertion tubular portion. ,
It is provided with a diameter expanding means for keeping the opening of the packaging bag open.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a bagging jig for containing an article to be packaged and leaving the article in the bag by relative movement with the packaging bag. In this state, a cylindrical main body that can pass through the opening of the packaging bag is provided, and a pair of opposed pieces that are smoothly continuous with the peripheral wall of the cylindrical main body in the longitudinal direction extend to the opposed positions at the distal end of the cylindrical main body. ,
The gap between the opposing pieces is open to the extent that the article enclosed in the tubular body is exposed inside the packaging bag and can be gripped from the outside of the packaging bag through the packaging bag.

That is, the bag-filling jig of the present invention is a jig for facilitating the bag-filling work of the worker (that is, the bag-filling worker). As described above, the structure includes a tubular main body that can pass through the opening of the packaging bag in a state that the article is contained therein, and the distal end portion of the tubular main body has a pair of smoothly continuous longitudinal walls with the peripheral wall of the tubular main body. The facing piece extends to the facing position, and the gap between the facing pieces is such that the article enclosed in the tubular body can be exposed in the packaging bag and can be gripped from the outside of the packaging bag through the packaging bag. It is open.

With this, when the article to be packaged (the article to be packaged) is held in the tubular body and the facing piece and pulled out from the inside of the packaging bag, the article to be packaged exposed in the packaging bag is exposed from the outside. The article to be packaged can be left inside by grasping it through the packaging bag, and the article to be packaged can be packed inside the packaging bag.

The article to be packaged may be mounted in the tubular body and the facing piece from the rear end of the tubular body, but the tubular body is divided into two parts along the longitudinal dividing line. As long as it has a split structure, the article to be packaged can be loaded by opening the tubular body, and the article to be packaged can be easily loaded with a simple structure as a bagging jig. Incidentally, it is possible to prevent the accident that the tubular main body part pieces that engage with each other are eliminated by connecting the divided tubular main bodies to each other, preferably with a hinge.

The bagging jig of the present invention requires one worker to
Although one or a plurality of bagging jigs may be used to perform the bagging operation in sequence, the worker who puts the article to be packaged into the insertion tip of the bagging jig, the tubular body, and the opposing piece When the product to be packaged is held in the packaging bag and pulled out from the packaging bag to the outside, the packaged product exposed in the packaging bag is separated from the worker who holds the packaged product from the outside through the packaging bag. This makes it possible to carry out bag packing work efficiently in large quantities.

That is, the bagging apparatus according to the present invention is for receiving the above-mentioned bagging jig and the article to be packaged while holding the bagging jig and keeping the tubular body thereof substantially horizontal. A jig carrying means for moving between the first position and a second position for bagging work, and a bag so that the tip end of the tubular body and the facing piece moved to the second position are located in the packaging bag. It is provided with a moving means for relatively moving the packing jig and the packaging bag.

More specifically, a bagging jig in which the article to be packaged is held in advance by the one operator at the first position on the tip end of the tubular main body of the bagging jig and the facing piece is second. The jig is moved to the position by the jig transfer means, and at the second position, the bagging jig and the packing bag are relatively moved so that the tip end of the tubular body and the facing piece transferred by the moving means are located in the packing bag. After holding the article to be packaged in the tubular body and the opposing piece, the work to leave the article to be packaged in the packaging bag is performed. The work of leaving the article to be packaged in the packaging bag can be performed by moving the bagging jig and the packaging bag relative to each other at the second position or a third position different from the second position. Good. For example, when pulling out the packaging bag from the bagging jig, by grasping the article to be packaged contained in the tubular body by another worker from the outside of the packaging bag through the packaging bag, Work to leave it.

Further, as a concrete jig conveying means, a plurality of bagging jigs each holding the rear end portion thereof and the cylindrical main body of the front end portion thereof in a horizontal state and in a parallel state are arranged in a first state. Second from position
Anything can be used as long as it can be transported to a position. For example, an endless belt chain fixed at even intervals is preferable.

Further, the specific moving means includes an opening holding jig for keeping the opening of the packaging bag open. A preferable opening holding jig is provided with an insertion tube portion that can be expanded in diameter in the opening of the packaging bag, and the insertion tube portion has a split structure separated by a dividing line along the longitudinal direction. The opening holding jig is provided with a diameter expanding means for maintaining the opening of the packaging bag in an open state by separating the two split structures and expanding the diameter of the insertion tube portion.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is an explanatory view for explaining the construction of a bagging jig of the present invention, in which a figure is a front view, b figure is a plan view, c figure is a right side view, and d figure is a left side view. , E are plan views showing the open state, and f is a right side view showing the open state. As shown in the figure, in the bagging jig 10 of the present invention, cylindrical main bodies 11 and 12 having a split structure are engaged by two hinges 13 and 14 so as to be openable and closable by dividing lines in the longitudinal direction. It has a cylindrical appearance. A hooking piece 15 is projectingly provided on each of the rear ends of the tubular main bodies 11 and 12 having a split structure.
A spring 17 is hooked on.

Cylindrical main bodies 11 and 12 having a split structure
Each of the distal end portions of the pair of opposed pieces 18 is provided with a pair of opposed pieces 18 which are smoothly continuous with the peripheral walls of the cylindrical main bodies 11 and 12 in the longitudinal direction and are flush with each other. The pair of facing pieces 18 and the tips of the tubular bodies 11 and 12 constitute the insertion tip portion 16 having a diameter and a length in the longitudinal direction that can penetrate from the opening of the packaging bag to the opposite end portion. The gap between the pair of opposing pieces 18 is open to the extent that the article to be packaged contained in the insertion tip portion can be exposed inside the packaging bag and can be gripped from outside the packaging bag through the packaging bag. . Therefore, when pulling out the tubular main body from the inside of the packaging bag to the outside, the packaged article can be left by holding the packaged article held through the packaging bag.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view for explaining the operation of the bagging jig shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. a, the cylindrical main bodies 11 and 12 constituting the bagging jig 10 are opened, and the squid-like article 21 to be packaged is placed with the tip of the navel inside and the facing piece 18 on one side.
And the cylindrical body 11 is placed on the insertion tip portion. b
As shown, the other tubular body 12 is closed. As shown in FIG. 7C, the insertion tip is inserted from the opening 23 at one end of the packaging bag 22 to the other end 24 opposite thereto. As shown in FIG. 3d, the worker inserts his / her finger into each of the gaps 19 opened between the pair of facing pieces 18 facing each other via the packaging bag 22 and grips the article to be packaged 21. , Packaging bag 2
By pulling out 2 from the bagging jig 10, the article to be packaged 21 is left inside the packaging bag and can be packaged.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a front structure of an embodiment of a bagging apparatus using the bagging jig shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, as a jig transfer means for transferring the tubular bodies 11 and 12 of the bagging jig 10 in a horizontal state from the packaged article holding position as the first position to the bagging position as the second position. A plurality of bagging jigs 10 are arranged with their rear ends fixed at equal intervals on an endless chain belt 25 that is passed over two gears 26 whose circumferential surfaces face each other.

The first position is preferably a position where the bagging jig 10 reaches the upper horizontal surface from one gear, and the second position is a bagging jig 10 which is a predetermined distance from the first position. It is better to reach the other gear. The bagging jig 10 is intermittently operated by the chain belt 25 in several steps from the first position to the second position.

Further, the bagging jig 10 stopped at the second position.
The bagging jig 10 that is stopped at the axially opposite position of
A packaging bag supply device 27 as a moving means for covering the cylindrical main bodies 11, 12 with the opening 23 of the packaging bag 22 is arranged.

The packaging bag feeder 27 supplies a single packaging bag 22 to the mounting position from a packaging bag holder 28 in which the packaging bags 22 having only the opening 23 opened are obliquely held in a stacked state. Is equipped with. A first suction means 30 for sucking the packaging bag 22 in the lowermost layer of the holder is attached to the tip of the supply arm 29, and the packaging bag 22 fixed by the first suction means 30 is kept in a horizontal position by the supply arm 29. It Since the packaging bag 22 holder 28 holds the upper and lower portions of the packaging bag 22, it is possible to pull out one packaging bag 22 by driving the supply arm 29.

When the packaging bag 22 stands by in the horizontal position, the second suction means 32 of the second arm 31 and the third arm 33 of the second arm 31 are evacuated to the evacuation position so as not to hinder the operation of the supply arm 29. The suction means 34 is arranged facing the edge of the opening 23 of the packaging bag 22 from above and below. Then the second
The suction means 32 is lowered downward by the second arm 32,
After contacting the packaging bag 22, second and third suction means 32,
34 is driven to suck the upper and lower surfaces of the packaging bag 22, and then the second suction means is lifted up by the second arm 31, whereby the opening of the packaging bag 22 is opened.

The second arm 31 and the third arm 33 are interlocked by the piston 35 to move forward (in the direction of the opening holding jig 40) in the opening of the opened packaging bag 22, and the opening holding jig 40 is mounted. . 4A and 4B are explanatory views showing the structure of the opening holding jig. FIG. 4A is a front view, FIG. 4B is a side view, and FIG. The opening holding jig 40 is configured such that the split pieces 41 and 42 having a split structure and the engaging surfaces of the two split pieces 41 and 42 are separated by a split line along the insertion direction of the packaging bag. The insertion cylindrical portion 43 having a diameter smaller than the opening of the packaging bag 22 formed when the packaging bag 22 and the communication hole 44 penetrating the insertion cylindrical portion 43 to communicate the inside and the outside of the packaging bag 22 are held opposite to each other. Further, there is provided a diameter expanding means for energizing the two divided pieces 41, 42 so as to separate them from each other and expanding the diameter of the insertion tube portion.

Further, two divided pieces 41, 42 are connected to each other to
Two guide cores 45, which are arranged in parallel and serve as guides when one of the divided pieces 41 and 42 is engaged or separated, are fixed to the divided piece 41 with screws 47.

The peripheral surfaces of the two divided pieces 41 and 42 are fixed by supporting bodies 48, and the supporting bodies 48 are driven in a direction in which they are engaged with each other by a lower supporting body drive portion 51. Further, the support body drive unit 51 can be moved in the axial direction of the bagging jig 10 by a sliding piston 52. As the above-mentioned diameter expanding means, a spring means may be attached between the two divided pieces 41 and 42 to use this biasing force.
In this embodiment, the drive of the support body drive unit 51 that drives the support body 48 that fixes the two divided pieces 41 and 42 is used.

When the opening holding jig 40 is attached to the opened opening of the packaging bag 22, the supporting member drive portion 51 engages the two divided pieces 41 and 42 with each other, and the insertion tube portion 43 is attached to the packaging bag 22. The diameter is smaller than the opening. The opening of the packaging bag 22 opened by the sliding piston 35 is moved toward the opening holding jig 40, and the insertion tube portion 43 is inserted into the opening of the packaging bag 22.

When the opening of the packaging bag 22 comes into contact with the edge portion 49 of the opening holding jig 40, the drive of the support body drive portion 51 is stopped in the closing direction, and further the drive to the open hole is performed. The two pieces 41, 42 are separated from each other. Along with this, the diameter of the insertion tube portion 43 is increased, and the opening of the packaging bag 22 is held. By stopping the suction of the second and third suction means 32, 34, the packaging bag 22 is held by the insertion tube portion 43 of the opening holding jig 40.

In this state, the sliding piston 52 is extended toward the bagging jig 10 stopped at the second position, so that the tubular body 1 of the bagging jig 10 is passed through the communication hole 44.
1, 12 are inserted into the packaging bag 22. Since the communication hole 44 on the bagging jig side is tapered,
The tubular bodies 11 and 12 can be easily inserted.

Even if the tubular main body 11.12 of the bagging jig 10 comes into contact with the opposite side of the opening of the packaging bag 22, the opening holding jig 40 is further moved in the direction of the opening, whereby the packaging bag 22 is closed.
Is removed from the insertion tube portion 43 of the opening holding jig 40. The two divided pieces 41 and 42 of the opening holding jig 40 that have come off are returned to the initial position by the sliding piston 52 so as not to touch the packaging bag 22 while being largely separated by the support body drive portion 51.

When the opening holding jig 40 is returned by the sliding piston 52, the packaging bag 22 is secured by the chain belt 25.
The bagging jig 10 still attached is moved to the third position.
In this third position, the packaging bag is pulled out of the bagging jig. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2D and 2E, the worker puts a finger into each of the gaps 19 opened between the pair of facing pieces 18 facing each other with the packaging bag 22 interposed therebetween, and the article to be packaged is packed. 21
The article to be packaged 21 can be packaged in the packaging bag 22 by pulling it out from the bagging jig 10 while gripping.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a soft and long product to be packaged is packaged in a packaging bag having one longitudinal end opened, the packaging jig can be easily packaged. And there is an effect that a bagging device can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are explanatory views for explaining the structure of a bagging jig of the present invention, in which a figure is a front view, b figure is a plan view, c figure is a right side view,
Figure d is a left side view, Figure e is a plan view showing an open state, and Figure f is a right side view showing the open state.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view explaining the operation of the bagging jig of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a front configuration of an embodiment of a bagging apparatus using the bagging jig shown in FIG.

4A and 4B are explanatory views showing a configuration of an opening holding jig, wherein FIG. 4A is a front view, FIG. 4B is a side view, and FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... bagging jig, 11, 12 ... Cylindrical body, 13, 14 ... hinge, 15 ... Hook, 16 ... insertion tip, 17 ... Spring, 18 ... the facing piece, 19 ... Gap, 21 ... Wrapped article (squid ginger) 22 ... packaging bag, 23 ... Aperture, 24 ... the other end, 25 ... Chain belt, 26 ... Gears, 27 ... Packaging bag supply device, 28 ... packaging bag holder, 29 ... Supply arm, 30 ... First suction means, 31 ... the second arm, 32 ... Second suction means, 33 ... the third arm, 34 ... Third suction means, 35 ... Piston, 40 ... Aperture holding jig, 41, 42 ... Divided pieces, 43 ... Inserting cylinder part, 44 ... communication hole, 46 ... Guide core, 47 ... screw, 48 ... Support, 49 ... edge, 51 ... Support drive unit, 52 ... sliding piston,

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bag filling jig for containing an article to be packaged and leaving the article in the bag by moving relative to the packaging bag, the opening of the packaging bag with the article contained therein. And a pair of opposed pieces extending smoothly in the longitudinal direction with the peripheral wall of the cylindrical body at the tip end of the cylindrical main body extending to opposite positions, and a gap between the opposed pieces is formed. Is a jig for bagging, wherein the article enclosed in the tubular main body is exposed in the packaging bag and opened to the outside of the packaging bag so that the article can be gripped through the packaging bag. 2. The bagging jig according to claim 1, wherein the tubular body has a split structure that can be opened and closed along a dividing line in the longitudinal direction. 3. A bagging jig according to claim 1 or 2, and a first for holding the bagging jig and receiving the article while keeping its tubular body substantially horizontal. Jig conveying means for moving between a position and a second position for bagging work, and for bagging so that the tip end of the tubular body and the facing piece moved to the second position are located in the packaging bag. A bagging device comprising a moving means for relatively moving a jig and a packaging bag. 4. The bagging apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the jig conveying means includes means for holding a plurality of bagging jigs in parallel and intermittently translating them. 5. The moving means includes an opening holding jig for maintaining the opening of the packaging bag in an open state, and the opening holding jig includes an insertion tube portion capable of expanding the diameter in the opening of the packaging bag. The insertion tube has a halved structure separated by a dividing line along the longitudinal direction, and the opening holding jig separates the halved structure to expand the diameter of the insertion tube. 4. A diameter expansion means for maintaining the opening of the packaging bag in an open state.
Or the bagging device according to 4.