JP2004338956A - End part joining device of delivery film - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a loss in a film, by using film joining, without using a joining tape and the other sub-resources. <P>SOLUTION: This end part joining device is provided with a film holding member 3 for holding a succeeding delivery film 2 in the width direction in its standby position, heat seal teeth 6 and 7 positioned in substantially parallel to the film holding member 3, displaced for advancing-retreating to the member, and heat-sealing by pressing a preceding delivery film 1 to the succeeding delivery film 2, a cutter blade 11 arranged on the rear side of the heat seal teeth 6 and 7 in the film delivery direction, displaced for advancing-retreating to the film holding member 3, and traveling in the direction along the heat seal teeth 6 and 7, and a reciprocatingly driving means 8 for stroking the film holding member 3 in the film width direction between an advancing position for holding the film and a retreat position for retreating from a film delivery passage. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to an automatic filling bag-making apparatus, a laminating apparatus, and the like, in which the leading end of the next feeding film which is next fed and fed is attached to the rear end of the preceding feeding film which has already been fed and traveled with an adhesive tape or another auxiliary tape. without the use of materials, yet it makes it automatically bondable relates end contact GoSo location of feeding the film.

  For example, the end joining of a film in an automatic filling and bag making apparatus is often performed when the remaining amount of the roll of the advanced film actually fed from the film roll formed by winding the film into a roll becomes small. When the whole tape is completely stopped, the protruding portion of the joining tape previously applied to the leading end portion of the next feeding film to be fed from the following feeding film is attached to the preceding feeding film mechanically or manually. It is done by sticking by work.

  However, in such prior art, a joining tape as an auxiliary material was indispensable for film joining, and even after the subsequent feeding film was pasted, the feeding tape was continuously fed to the winding end. There is a problem that the leading portion of the subsequent feeding film that overlaps the rear end portion of the preceding feeding film cannot contribute to filling and packaging at all, and loss of a considerable length of the subsequent feeding film is unavoidable. .

  The present invention has been made as a result of studying to solve such a problem of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an end portion of a film without using a bonding tape or other auxiliary materials. An object of the present invention is to provide an end-joining apparatus for a fed-out film, which can realize joining and can effectively contribute a leading end portion of a subsequent-feeding film to filling and packaging with little loss.

The end joining device of the feeding film of the present invention is provided with a film holding member for holding the succeeding feeding film in a standby position thereof in the width direction by pinching, suction, etc., and substantially in parallel with the film holding member. The heat-sealing teeth are provided to be heat-sealed by pressing the preceding feeding film against the succeeding feeding film by being displaced forward and backward with respect thereto, and are disposed behind the heat-sealing teeth with respect to the feeding direction of the film. A cutter blade which is moved forward and backward with respect to the film holding member and is moved in a direction along the heat seal teeth, and moves the film holding member back from an advance position for holding a film and a film feeding path. And a reciprocating drive means for making a stroke in the film width direction between the retracted position and the retracted position. To arm holding member, and its heat seal tooth side, it is provided with a shift guide rolls are displaced and the opposite side from that.
In this apparatus, more preferably, the heat-sealing teeth are provided at two places spaced apart in the length direction of the film, and a cutter blade is provided between the two heat-sealing teeth.

According to the present invention, in a state where the advance running of the advance feeding film is stopped, the rear end of the heat sealing teeth is heat-sealed to the front end portion of the subsequent feeding film at the standby position by, for example, a downward displacement. By doing so, both films can be joined as expected without using any auxiliary material such as a joining tape.
Further, after such heat sealing, by cutting the portion located on the rear side from the heat sealing position with a cutter blade, the leading end portion of the subsequent feeding film can be effectively contributed to filling and packaging, and the film loss can be reduced. Can be greatly reduced.

  After that, by separating the heat seal teeth pressing both films from them, it becomes possible to feed and run the subsequent feeding film instead of the preceding feeding film.

  When the film is cut between the two heat-sealing positions in such joining of the two films, the surplus leading end portion of the subsequent feeding film is cut and separated from the leading end portion of the preceding feeding film. Since it can be processed together with the portion and the core of the advance feeding film, there is an advantage that a separate disposal process or the like for the surplus leading end portion becomes unnecessary.

  Further, in the device of the present invention, the above-described joining can be performed mechanically without any need for any manual operation. Here, in the case where the shift guide roll is provided, in the feeding of the subsequent feeding film after completion of the joining operation, interference between the subsequent feeding film and the film holding member is avoided under the action of the shift guide roll. Thus, the feeding can be started quickly and smoothly.

  Further, by retreating the film holding member from the film feeding path by the reciprocating drive means, displacing the film to the preceding feeding film feeding path through the film feeding path during the continuing feeding operation of the subsequent feeding film. Can be. This makes it possible to arrange the film roll of another film at the position where the film roll of the subsequent feeding film was present, and to easily and quickly prepare the subsequent feeding.

  In this apparatus, when heat-sealing teeth are provided at two locations spaced apart in the length direction of the film, and a cutter-blade is provided between the two heat-sealing teeth, the heat-sealing position between the heat-sealing positions is reduced. The film can be easily cut.

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating an embodiment of an apparatus according to the present invention in an operation state of a main part thereof. Reference numeral 1 shown in the figure indicates a preceding feeding film actually fed and running, and 2 indicates a subsequent feeding film which is at a standby position and is next fed and run.
Here, the maintenance of the subsequent feeding film 2 at the standby position is performed in such a manner that, in this example, the leading end portion of the subsequent feeding film is directed outward on the peripheral surface of the film holding member 3 having a substantially roll shape. In this position, the film is wound over substantially half a circumference, and its leading end is pinched under, for example, a spring plate 4 attached to the peripheral surface of the film holding member 3.

  In this example, the entire shape of the film holding member 3 is substantially rolled in order to prevent the leading end portion of the subsequent feeding film 2 from being bent or the like. However, as long as it can be maintained at the standby position, the shape is not limited to the illustrated example, but may be an appropriate shape such as a rectangular tube shape or a plate shape.

  Here, the tubular member 5 is disposed so as to face the flat surface provided on the film holding member 3, and the tubular member 5 of the tubular member 5 positioned substantially parallel to the film holding member 3 is disposed. A flat surface is also formed on the opposite surface of the cylindrical member, and the heat seal teeth 6, 7 are mounted at positions spaced apart in the width direction of the flat surface substantially in parallel with the axis of the tubular member.

  Further, in the illustrated example, a cutter holder 9 that is moved forward and backward by a rodless cylinder 8 in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface is disposed in the tubular member 5, and the cutter holder 9 is disposed between the heat seal teeth 6 and 7. Then, a cutter blade 11 that projects toward the film holding member 3 from an axial slit 10 provided in the tubular member 5 is attached. Preferably, a slit 12 is also provided on the flat surface of the film holding member 3 to allow the cutter blade 11 to enter, thereby preventing the cutter blade 11 from being worn by the film holding member.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rodless cylinder 8 is attached and fixed to each end plate 13 for closing both ends of the cylindrical member 5 coaxially with the cylindrical member. 13, the cylindrical member 5 and the cutter blade 11 are respectively separated from the film holding member 3 by the respective cylinders 14 connected to the both end plates 13 so that the cylindrical member 5 and the cutter blade 11 are separated from each other. The heat sealing teeth 6 and 7 provided on the tubular member 5 are reciprocated integrally between a retracted position and a projecting position where the film is pressed against the film holding member 3.
In this case, in order to ensure smooth and secure reciprocating motion of the tubular member 5 and the like, the respective sliding guides 16 attached to the frame 15 move the respective reciprocating motions of the respective sliders 17 fixed to the rod end of the cylinder 14. To guide you.

  And still further, it is also attached to the frame 15 and moves the film holding member 3 in its axial direction between the illustrated advance position in which it functions and the retracted position completely retracted from the film feed path. A reciprocating drive means 18 to be driven, for example, a gear mechanism such as a cylinder, a rack and pinion, and the like are connected to the film holding member 3 via a rod 19.

  In addition, in this device, of a pair of guide rolls that are positioned with the tubular member 5 interposed therebetween and guide the advance traveling of the advance advance film 1 as shown in a schematic side view in FIG. Is displaced in parallel to the film holding member 3 with respect to the position on the heat seal teeth side of the film holding member 3 as shown, and the opposite side thereof, the position below the film holding member 3 in the figure. The shift guide roll 20 is used. Here, the displacement of the shift guide roll 20 can be performed by a pair of two cylinders (not shown) or the like.

The operation of the device configured as described above will be described below.
In the steady feeding state of the advance feeding film, as shown in FIG. 3, the tubular member 5 is sufficiently separated from the film by the cylinder 14, so that both heat sealing teeth 6, 7 are in their retreating posture. It is in. Further, the shift guide roll 20 is located at a position closer to the heat seal teeth than the film holding member 3, so that the advance feeding film 1 feeds and runs between the film holding member 3 and the cylindrical member 5. I do.

  While the preceding feeding film 1 is in such a normal feeding state, the film roll 21 of the following feeding film 2 to be fed next is positioned on a pair of two surface rolls 22 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the leading end portion of the loaded and subsequently fed film 2 is wound around the film holding member 3, and the leading end of the film 2 is sandwiched under the spring plate 4. Then, the joining of the preceding feeding film 1 to the following feeding film 2 is prepared.

  Here, when the winding diameter of the film roll 23 of the advance feeding film 1 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value, this is detected directly or indirectly by a photoelectric tube sensor-other sensors, and at least the film The rotation of the spindle inserted and engaged with the hollow core of the roll 23 is stopped, whereby the running of the advance feeding film 1 is stopped. In addition, during such a stoppage of the feeding traveling, the automatic filling bag making machine and other devices themselves can be stopped, but usually by consuming the film stored by the accumulator roll composed of a plurality of rolls. The operation of the device itself can be continued as it is.

  Thereafter, the cylindrical member 5 is displaced close to the films 1 and 2 as shown in FIG. 4, and the films 1 and 2 are respectively moved by the respective heat sealing teeth 6 and 7 which have been heated in advance. By pressing against the film holding member 3 as shown in (1), the heat-sealed layers of the films 1 and 2 are heat-sealed, and the leading end of the succeeding film 1 is joined to the rear end of the preceding film 1. Let it.

  Subsequently, the cutter blade 11 which is displaced close to the films 1 and 2 together with the cylindrical member 5 and stands by at the inoperative position at one side end of the films 1 and 2 is reciprocated by the rodless cylinder 8 to reciprocate. The two films 1 and 2 are cut over their entire width at a position between the heat seal teeth 6 and 7, in other words, at an intermediate portion between two heat seal positions spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the films 1 and 2.

  After the leading end portion of the subsequent feeding film 2 is completely connected to the preceding feeding film 1 by such joining and cutting, the tubular member 5 is separated from the film holding member 3 as shown in FIG. Then, the restraints on the films 1 and 2 by the heat sealing teeth 6 and 7 are released. Thereby, the interconnecting portion of the two films 1 and 2 extends in contact with each of the film holding member 3 and the shift guide roll 20.

After that, the film holding member 3 can be fed out and run by rotating the film roll 21 based on the rotation drive of the surface roll 22, but at this time, the base film layer of the film 2 is Rubbing may cause scratches there.
On the other hand, after the film holding member 3 is completely retracted from the film feeding path by the reciprocating drive means 18, the subsequent feeding film 2 can be fed and run. There is a possibility that the contacting film 2 will be accompanied by it and will be displaced in the width direction thereof and will be deformed.

Therefore, in the illustrated preferred example, the shift guide roll 20 is moved simultaneously with the separation displacement of the tubular member 5 from the film holding member 3 or subsequently to the shift displacement of the film holding member 3 as shown by a virtual line in FIG. By displacing the subsequent feeding film to a lower position to separate the subsequent feeding film from the surface of the film holding member 3 and starting the feeding operation of the subsequent feeding film 2 under the guidance of the shift guide roll 20, damage to the film 2 is caused. And the likelihood of occurrence, displacement, deformation, and the like of the same are sufficiently removed.
Therefore, it is preferable that the film holding member 3 be displaced backward after the film 2 is separated from its surface under the action of the shift guide roll 20, and the film displaced by the retracted displacement is supported and rotated. The upward displacement of the surface roll 21 as described later is performed without interference between the subsequent feeding film 2 and the film holding member.

By the way, the above-mentioned separation displacement of the cylindrical member 5 from the film holding member 3 is also caused by heat-sealing the cut trailing end portion 1a of the advance feeding film 1 which became an unnecessary portion as shown in FIG. , From the hollow core 23 a of the film roll 23, so that the surplus leading end portion 2 a of the subsequent feeding film 2 hangs. 2a, together with the hollow core 23a of the film roll 23, which is fitted and engaged with the outer peripheral surface of the spindle, is removed from the spindle mechanically or manually.
Here, since the surplus leading end portion 2a of the subsequent feeding film 2 is removed and removed integrally with the cut back end portion 1a of the preceding feeding film 1 which has been heat-sealed, the surplus leading end portion 2a is processed. This eliminates the need for special work steps.

  After the spindle, which supported and rotated the film roll 23 of the advance feeding film 1, was brought into a free state in this way, the respective surface rolls 22 were raised and displaced under the retracted posture of the spindle. Then, the film roll 21 is brought to a position immediately before the spindle while continuing the feeding and running of the subsequent feeding film 2 therefrom. In this case, as the film roll 21 rises, the feeding path of the film 2 also changes gradually, but the film holding member 3 existing in the course of the change of the path is moved in advance by the reciprocating drive means 18 in a retreat stroke. By doing so, there is no interference with the subsequent feeding film 2.

Thereafter, the spindle is advanced while being rotated, and is engaged with the inner peripheral surface of the hollow core 21a of the film roll 21, so that the support and rotation drive of the film roll 21 are replaced with the spindle from the surface roll 22 to the spindle. Let it.
As a result, the surface roll 22 that has completed its role is lowered to its original position as shown in FIG. 6, and the film holding member 3, which has no possibility of interfering with the feeding film 2, is moved by the reciprocating drive means 18 as shown in FIG. Is moved to its advanced position as shown in FIG.
With this, after a series of steps from the end joining of the films 1 and 2 to the transfer of the subsequent feeding film 2 to the spindle of the film roll 21 is completed, the film for the next film to be fed is completed. The roll is positioned and mounted on the surface roll as indicated by phantom lines in FIG. 6, and the leading end is held by the film holding member 3 in the same manner as described above to prepare the subsequent end joining. .

As described above, the present invention has been described based on the illustrated example. However, the holding of the leading end portion of the subsequent feeding film 2 by the film holding member 3 is performed by sucking the film 2 by a plurality of negative pressure suction holes provided therein. You can also.
Further, the cutter blade 11 can be provided on the film holding member side, and the advancing / retracting drive means thereof can be provided independently. Further, in the figure, the cutter blade 11 is heat-sealed with the film holding member 3 which is provided to be opposed in the vertical direction. The teeth 6 and 7 may be disposed so as to face each other in a lateral direction, an oblique direction, or the like.

Thus, according to the present invention, by joining the front end portion of the subsequent feeding film to the rear end portion of the preceding feeding film by heat sealing, auxiliary materials such as a joining tape become unnecessary, and the joining tape is moved to a predetermined position. Preparation work such as pasting of the above is also unnecessary at all.
Also, here, by cutting and removing the film portion located on the rear side from the heat sealing position, unnecessary overlapping of the rear end portion of the preceding feeding film and the front end portion of the subsequent feeding film is prevented, and The loss of the line feeding film can be extremely reduced.
If the film is cut between two heat-sealing positions, the surplus front end portion of the subsequent feeding film may be disposed of integrally with the cut end portion of the preceding feeding film. Since it is possible, a special processing man-hour for the surplus leading end portion is not required.

By the way, according to the apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to securely and mechanically and automatically perform the end joining of the film without using any manual operation.
Further, here, by completely retreating the film holding member from the film feeding path, during the feeding traveling of the subsequent feeding film, the film feeding path can be displaced to the feeding path of the preceding feeding film. This makes it possible to prepare a further unwinding very easily and quickly by arranging the film roll of the subsequently unwound film at the position where the film roll of the following unwinding film was.
When a shift guide roll is attached to the apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to prevent interference between the film and the film holding member when the subsequent feeding film is fed after joining the films.
In this apparatus, when heat-sealing teeth are provided at two locations spaced apart in the length direction of the film, and a cutter blade is disposed between the two heat-sealing teeth, the heat-sealing at the two locations of both films is performed. Cutting of the film between positions can be performed simply, quickly and accurately.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which illustrates the principal part of an invention apparatus in an operating state. It is a front view which illustrates the reciprocating operation mechanism of a heat seal tooth and a cutter blade. It is an approximate line side view showing the running state of the advance feeding film. It is an approximate line side view showing a joining process of a film. The state of cutting of the film by the cutter blade is shown. The state after the change of the feeding path of the subsequent feeding film is shown.

Explanation of reference numerals

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Advance feeding film 1a Cut-out rear end part 2 Trailing feeding film 2a Excess tip part 3 Film holding member 4 Spring plate 5 Cylindrical member 6, 7 Heat seal teeth 8 Rodless cylinder 9 Cutter-holder
10, 12 Slit 11 Cutter-blade 13 End plate 14 Cylinder 15 Frame 17 Slider 18 Reciprocating drive means 19 Rod 20 Shift guide rolls 21, 23 Film rolls 21a, 23a Hollow core 22 Surface roll

Claims (3)

The subsequent feeding film, a film holding member that holds the film in the width direction at its standby position, is located substantially parallel to the film holding member, and is displaced forward and backward to press the preceding feeding film against the following feeding film. The heat-sealing teeth to be heat-sealed are disposed behind the heat-sealing teeth with respect to the film feeding direction, and are moved forward and backward with respect to the film holding member, and run in the direction along the heat-sealing teeth. An end portion of the fed film, comprising: a cutter blade; and a reciprocating drive means for causing the film holding member to stroke in the film width direction between an advanced position for holding the film and a retracted position retracted from the film feeding path. Joining equipment. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the heat-sealing teeth are provided at two locations spaced apart in the length direction of the film, and the cutter blade is disposed between the two heat-sealing teeth. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the film holding member is provided with a shift guide roll that is displaced to a position on the heat seal tooth side and a position on the opposite side.

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