JP2005112399A - Method for packaging cylindrical body and package - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a package of a packaging shape for cylindrical bodies such as heat insulating cylinders made of an inorganic fiber with a packaging material less than that for boxing with a corrugated box, with good productivity, and without generating a breakage of the end part. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of the cylindrical bodies 2 are placed in a receptacle 11 to arrange them into a specified form, and protective materials 3 are pushed to both their end faces. Then, the protective materials 3 are pushed against the end faces of the heat insulating cylinders 2 by work pushing members 14a and 14b of the first and second pushers 14 and 15 to restrain the heat insulating cylinders 2 so that the heat insulating cylinders 2 do not collapse. Under this condition, the protective materials 3 and the heat insulating cylinders 2 are sent to a film winding device 18, and the peripheries of the heat insulating cylinders 2 and the protective materials 3 on both end faces are wound with a flexible packaging material 4 such as a stretch film, to integrate the whole body and to form a package. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaging technique for a cylindrical body made of a fiber material that is easily crushed, such as a heat insulating cylinder made of inorganic fiber.

  Some heat insulating cylinders made of inorganic fibers such as rock wool and glass wool are liable to be crushed when compressed, and it is necessary to prevent damage from being crushed during transportation. In particular, since the heat insulating cylinder is attached to the pipe in a form in which the end portions are abutted with each other, damage to the end portions must be avoided. Therefore, cardboard box packing is used as the present packing form of the heat insulating cylinder. However, corrugated cardboard boxes require a cardboard box that completely accommodates the heat insulation cylinder, which increases the packaging cost. Moreover, since the unpacked cardboard box becomes garbage at the construction site, a large amount of garbage is generated. There was a problem.

  Therefore, a packaging form that replaces cardboard box packaging is desired. As a packaging technique for stick-shaped articles, which are not packaging of heat insulation cylinders, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 52-54591 discloses that a plurality of stick-shaped articles are stacked and aligned on a U-shaped guide, and at both end positions of the aligned articles. A method of assembling a cap from cardboard, covering both ends of the article with the cap, and packaging with a shrinkable film thereon is described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 62-4294. Since the method of aligning with a character-shaped guide and wrapping both ends or the whole with a shrinkable film or a stretch film is described, it is conceivable to apply these to packaging of a heat insulating cylinder.

However, the packaging method described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 52-54591 has a problem that productivity is not good because caps at both ends are assembled in a state of being stacked on a U-shaped guide. Further, in the packaging method described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 62-4294, there is no protective material at both ends of the formed package, so that there is a risk of damage when the package is handled with its ends up and down. there were.
JP-A-52-54591 Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 62-4294

  The present invention was made in view of such a problem, and a cylindrical body made of a fiber material that is easily crushed like a heat insulating cylinder made of inorganic fiber is good in productivity with less packaging material than cardboard box packing, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for packaging so as to form a packaging body in a packaging form in which the end portion is not easily damaged.

  The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a packaging method for a cylindrical body made of a fiber material that is easily crushed, and includes a step of laying a plurality of cylindrical bodies on a receiving stand, and a cylinder arranged on the receiving stand. A step of applying a protective material to both end surfaces of the cylindrical body, a step of pressing each protective material from the outer surface side and pressing it against the end surface of the cylindrical body, and restraining the aligned cylindrical bodies from collapsing, and the protective material And a step of taking out the tubular body from the cradle in a state of being restrained so as not to collapse, and winding a film-like soft wrapping material around the protective material and the tubular body during or after taking out from the cradle And a packaging step.

  The invention according to claim 2 is also a packaging method for a cylindrical body made of a fiber material that is easily crushed, and lays the plurality of cylindrical bodies and at least one of the longitudinal directions of the body portions of the cylindrical bodies. A step in which the partial area is arranged on the pedestal in a form that is exposed over the entire circumference, and a cylindrical material that is arranged on the pedestal, the binding material is wound around the area that is exposed over the entire circumference, and the cylinder is arranged A step of temporarily fixing the cylindrical body so as not to collapse, a step of applying a protective material to both end faces of the arranged cylindrical bodies, or a step of temporarily fixing the cylindrical body, A step of taking out from the cradle with a protective material applied to both end faces, and a step of wrapping a wrapping film-like soft wrapping material around the cylindrical body and the protective material during or after taking out from the cradle It is characterized by including.

  The invention according to claim 3 is also a method for packaging a cylindrical body made of a fiber material that is easily crushed, and lays the plurality of cylindrical bodies and at least one of the longitudinal directions of the trunk portions of the cylindrical bodies. A step in which the partial area is arranged on the pedestal in a form that is exposed over the entire circumference, and a cylindrical material that is arranged on the pedestal, the binding material is wound around the area that is exposed over the entire circumference, and the cylinder is arranged A step of temporarily fixing the cylindrical body so as not to collapse, a step of removing the temporarily fixed cylindrical body from the cradle, a step of applying a protective material to both end surfaces of the cylindrical body taken out of the cradle, and The method includes a step of wrapping and packaging a film-like soft packaging material around the cylindrical body and the protective material.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that in the invention of claim 1, 2, or 3, a stretch film is used as the film-like flexible packaging material.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a heat-shrinkable film is used as the film-like flexible packaging material, and the cylindrical body and the protective material are packaged with the heat-shrinkable film. The step of applying heat to the heat shrinkable film to cause the film to shrink is performed.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cylindrical body is a heat insulating cylinder made of inorganic fibers.

  The invention according to claim 7 is a package body in which a plurality of heat insulating cylinders made of inorganic fibers are packaged, wherein the heat insulating cylinders are arranged in contact with the body portion, and are bound around at least a partial region in the longitudinal direction. The protective material is pressed against both end surfaces of the arranged heat insulation cylinders, and the plurality of heat insulation cylinders and the protection materials are formed into a film-like soft packaging material around them. It is characterized by being integrated by winding.

  In the invention according to claim 1, when packaging a plurality of cylindrical bodies, the plurality of cylindrical bodies can be laid and placed on a cradle so that the plurality of cylindrical bodies can be easily arranged in a form suitable for packaging. Then, a protective material is applied to both ends of the arranged cylindrical bodies, the protective material is pressed against the cylindrical bodies from the outside, and the arranged cylindrical bodies are constrained so as not to collapse. By taking out from the cradle, because the periphery of the protective material arranged and the periphery of the protective material are exposed, by wrapping a film-like soft packaging material around the protective material and the cylindrical body, It can be packaged with good productivity. Since the packaging materials used in this packaging method are only protective materials and soft packaging materials at both ends, the amount is smaller than that of corrugated cardboard boxes, which can reduce costs and reduce the amount of dust generated. Since there is a protective material at the end of the cylindrical body in the package, the effect that the end of the cylindrical body is not damaged even when the package is placed vertically is obtained.

  In the invention according to claim 2, when packaging a plurality of cylindrical bodies, the plurality of cylindrical bodies can be laid and placed on a cradle, so that the plurality of cylindrical bodies can be easily arranged in a form suitable for packaging. Then, by winding the binding material around the entire exposed area of the cylindrical bodies, the aligned cylindrical bodies can be temporarily fixed so as not to collapse. Before or after, a protective material is applied to both end faces of a plurality of cylindrical bodies arranged side by side, and the temporarily fixed tubular body is taken out from the cradle together with the protective materials on both end faces, and the cylindrical body and the protective material By wrapping a film-like soft wrapping material around the substrate, it can be packaged with high productivity. The packaging materials used in this packaging method are also only a binding material for temporarily fixing a plurality of cylindrical bodies, protective materials at both ends, and soft packaging materials. It is possible to reduce the amount of dust generated and reduce the amount of dust generated. Furthermore, since the obtained packaging body has a protective material at the end of the cylindrical body, the end of the cylindrical body is damaged even when the packaging body is placed vertically. The effect that there is nothing is obtained.

  In the invention according to claim 3, when a plurality of cylindrical bodies are packaged, the plurality of cylindrical bodies can be arranged in a cradle and can be easily arranged in a form suitable for packaging. Then, by winding the binding material around the entire circumference of the arranged cylindrical bodies, the arranged cylindrical bodies can be temporarily fixed so as not to collapse, and then temporarily fixed. Productivity is obtained by removing a plurality of cylindrical bodies from the cradle, applying a protective material to both end faces of the cylindrical body, and winding a film-like flexible packaging material around the cylindrical body and the protective material in that state. It can be packaged well. The packaging material used for this packaging method is only a binding material for bundling a plurality of cylindrical bodies, protective materials at both ends, and soft packaging material. And the amount of dust generated can be reduced, and in the obtained package, there is a protective material at the end of the cylindrical body, so that the end of the cylindrical body may be damaged even if the package is placed vertically. The effect that there is no is obtained.

  In the invention according to claim 4, by using a stretch film having large elongation and self-adhesiveness for packaging, the stretch film is wound around the cylindrical body and the protective material disposed on both end faces thereof. Thus, it is possible to easily carry out tight packaging in accordance with the shape of the packaged article, and the obtained package can obtain an effect of being less likely to collapse.

  In the invention according to claim 5, by using a heat-shrinkable film for packaging and shrinking the film, the tubular body can be tightened and packaged, and the effect of preventing collapse of the load can be obtained.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 6, by making the said cylindrical body into the heat insulating cylinder made from an inorganic fiber, a heat insulating cylinder can be provided with a protective material on both end surfaces, and it can package with a soft packaging material.

  Since the packaging body of the invention according to claim 7 has a configuration in which a plurality of heat insulating cylinders are temporarily fixed with a binding material and only the protective material and the soft packaging material arranged on both end faces of the heat insulating cylinder are packaged, Since it is packed with packaging materials, it is easy to unpack at the construction site and reduce the amount of dust generated. In addition, both ends of the heat insulation cylinder are protected by protective materials, so the packaging body can be placed vertically. However, the effect that the end portion of the heat insulating cylinder which is easily crushed is not damaged can be obtained.

  The object of packaging in the present invention is arbitrary as long as it is a cylindrical body made of a fiber material that is easily crushed when compressed, and the shape is also arbitrary, such as a cylindrical shape or a rectangular tube shape. In this specification, the cylindrical body is not limited to a hollow structure, but includes a solid structure. As a typical example of the cylindrical body, a heat insulating cylinder made of inorganic fibers such as rock wool and glass wool can be given. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking a heat insulating cylinder as an example.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of a package formed by the packaging method of the present invention. The whole package denoted by reference numeral 1 is a package of a plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 made of inorganic fibers. The plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 are in contact with the body and as shown in FIG. 1 (c). Are arranged so as to form a quadrangular shape, plate-like protective materials 3 are applied to both end faces of the arranged heat insulating cylinders 2, and a film-like soft packaging material 4 is provided around the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 and the protective materials 3. It is wound and integrated as a whole. The protective material 3 used here is for protecting the end face of the heat insulating cylinder 2, and has a size capable of covering the end faces of the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 to be packaged together and has a strength necessary for protection. Things are used. Further, the protective material 3 is preferably lightweight and can be easily disposed of such as disposal. Specifically, paper cardboard is suitable. The planar shape of the protective material 3 is a quadrangle in accordance with the arrangement of the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 in FIG. It should be noted that the corners of the protective material 3 may be modified so as to be cut obliquely so as not to protrude or to have an arc shape in accordance with the shape of the heat insulating cylinder 2. Furthermore, the protective material 3 is not limited to a flat plate, and the heat insulating cylinder 2 is provided on the periphery of the flat portion 3a pressed against the end surface of the heat insulating cylinder 2 as in the protective material 3A used in the package 1A shown in FIG. It is good also as what provided the upright wall part 3b for protecting the outer peripheral surface of this edge part. The upright wall portion 3b is not limited to being provided on the entire circumference of the flat portion 3a, but may be modified such as being provided in a partial region or a plurality of regions on the periphery of the flat portion 3a. The protective material 3A in this form can be easily formed by bending a plate material such as corrugated cardboard used for the protective material 3A at an appropriate position.

  In FIG. 1, as the soft wrapping material 4 for wrapping the heat insulating tube 2 together with the protective material 3, various materials can be used as long as they can wrap the heat insulating tube 2 and the protective material 3 integrally. A film, a laminated film, paper, etc. can be illustrated. Moreover, in the drawing, the entire length of the heat insulating cylinder 2 is wrapped by winding the soft packaging material 4 having a narrow width in a spiral shape so as to partially overlap. However, the length of the heat insulating cylinder 2 is not limited to this form. Alternatively, packaging may be performed using a wide width soft packaging material. At both ends of the heat insulating cylinder 2, the soft packaging material 4 is wound so that a part of the width direction extends outward from the protective material 3 (on the side opposite to the heat insulating cylinder 2). The part 4 a in the width direction of the packaging material 4 is wound around the outer surface of the protective material 3, and the protective material 3 can be kept fixed to the heat insulating cylinder 2. If necessary, a part 4a of the soft wrapping material may be attached to the protective material 3 using an appropriate means such as an adhesive tape or an adhesive. When using a resin film as the flexible packaging material 4, it is preferable to use a stretch film or a heat-shrinkable film. Stretch film usually has large elongation and self-adhesiveness, so it is tightly wrapped according to the shape of the heat insulation cylinder 2 and the protective material 3 just by winding the stretch film around the heat insulation cylinder 2 and the protective material 3 with an appropriate tension. In addition, since the heat insulating cylinder 2 and the protective material 3 are tightly packaged with the stretch film in the obtained package, it is possible to prevent the collapse of the load during transportation for a long period of time. When the heat-shrinkable film is used, the heat-insulating cylinder 2 and the protective material 3 can be tightly packaged by heat-shrinking after packaging, and the collapse of the load during transportation can be prevented over a long period of time.

  Next, a packaging method and a packaging apparatus for forming the package 1 having the above-described configuration will be described. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the packaging device 10 as viewed from the side, FIG. 4 is a schematic front view showing the cradle 11 of the packaging device 10 shown in FIG. 5 is a schematic front view showing the film winding device 18 of the packaging device 10 shown in FIG. 3 in a state when the flexible packaging material 4 is wound around the heat insulating cylinder 2, and FIGS. 6 (a), 6 (b) and 6 (c) are packaging. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a packaging operation by the device 10. 3 to 6, reference numeral 11 denotes a cradle for arranging a plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 in a predetermined arrangement. The cradle 11 has a length that supports substantially the entire length of the heat insulating cylinder 2 and, as shown in FIG. 4, has a substantially U-shaped cross section so that a plurality of the heat insulating cylinders 2 can be arranged in a square shape. Is. Note that the cradle 11 is not limited to the one that supports the entire length of the heat insulating cylinder 2, and may be shorter than the heat insulating cylinder 2 as long as it can support the heat insulating cylinder 2 in a state where it is not bent. Alternatively, it may be configured to be divided into a plurality of parts so as to support a plurality of positions in the longitudinal direction of the heat insulating cylinder 2.

  3 to 6, reference numeral 13 denotes a heat insulating cylinder 2 arranged by pressing the protective material 3 applied to both end faces of the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 supported by the cradle 11 against the end faces of the heat insulating cylinders 2 from the outside. This is a workpiece restraint moving device for restraining the crucible so as not to collapse and moving the protective material 3 and the heat insulation cylinder 2 in the longitudinal direction in a restrained state so as not to collapse and taking them out from the cradle 11. The work restraint moving device 13 includes a work pressing member 14a for pressing the protective material 3 arranged on one end face of the heat insulating cylinder 2 arranged in the cradle 11 against the heat insulating cylinder 2, and the work pressing member 14a. The first pusher 14 provided with a cylinder mechanism 14b such as an air cylinder that reciprocates in the longitudinal direction of the heat insulating cylinder 2 in the cradle 11 and the protective material 3 disposed on the other end face of the heat insulating cylinder 2 2 and a second pusher 15 including a cylinder mechanism 15b such as an air cylinder that reciprocates the workpiece pressing member 15a in the longitudinal direction of the heat retaining cylinder 2. Here, the work pressing members 14a and 14b have a considerably smaller area than the protective material 3 so that the protective material 3 can be pressed in a state where the peripheral region of the surface of the protective material 3 facing the workpiece pressing member is exposed. Is made. This means that when the soft wrapping material 4 is wound around the protective material 3, a part of the soft wrapping material is wound on the surface of the protective material 3 [see the part indicated by reference numeral 4a in FIG. 1 (a)]. This is to allow. The means for reciprocating the workpiece pushing members 14a and 14b is not limited to the cylinder mechanism, and other mechanisms such as a mechanism using a motor may be used.

  Reference numeral 18 denotes a film wrapping device for wrapping the soft wrapping material 4 around the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2. As can be clearly understood from FIG. 5, the film winding device 18 includes a ring-shaped guide 19 disposed so as to surround a region through which the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 pass, and a soft guide held movably along the guide 19. The packaging material feeding device 20 and a driving means for moving the flexible packaging material feeding device 20 along the guide 19 are provided, and the flexible packaging material 4 for winding the flexible packaging material feeding device 20 around the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2. For example, a soft packaging material roll 4A for feeding out a stretch film is held. The soft wrapping material feeding device 20 is also provided with a tension applying means, for example, a brake so that an appropriate tension can be applied to the soft wrapping material 4 to be fed. Reference numeral 22 denotes a guide roller that movably supports the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2.

  Next, a packaging method by the packaging apparatus 10 having the above configuration will be described. In FIG. 6A, a plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 are supplied into the cradle 11 manually or using an appropriate transfer robot. The plurality of supplied heat insulating cylinders 2 are arranged in a quadrangular shape following the shape of the inner surface of the cradle 11 as shown in FIG. Next, the protective material 3 is pressed against the both end surfaces of the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 in the cradle 11 manually or using an appropriate transfer robot, and then, as shown in FIG. The one pusher 14 and the second pusher 15 are actuated, and the protective material 3 is pressed against the end face of the heat insulation cylinder 2 from the outside by the work pushing members 14a and 14b, and the heat insulation cylinders 2 in the arranged state are restrained so as not to collapse.

  Next, the pressing force of the first pusher 14 is increased in a state where the protective material 3 and the heat retaining cylinder 2 are restrained so as not to collapse by the workpiece pressing members 14a and 14b, and as shown in FIG. 3 and the heat insulating cylinder 2 are pushed in the longitudinal direction and moved out of the cradle 11. And when the front-end | tip reaches the film winding apparatus 18, winding of the flexible packaging material 4 is started. That is, the tip of the soft wrapping material 4 drawn from the soft wrapping material roll 4A set in the soft wrapping material feeding device 20 is placed in the width direction around the tip portion of the heat insulating cylinder 2 and the protective material 3 in contact with the tip. Wrap so that a part is outside the protective material 3 (opposite side of the heat insulating cylinder 2), and then turn the soft packaging material feeding device 20 along the guide 19 while moving the protective material 3 and the heat insulating cylinder 2 forward The flexible packaging material 4 from the flexible packaging material feeding device 20 is wound around the heat insulating cylinder 2. At this time, the flexible packaging material feeding device 20 applies a preset tension to the flexible packaging material 4. As a result, the flexible packaging material 4 is wound around the heat retaining cylinder 2 in a spiral shape and partially overlapping with a predetermined tension. In addition, at the beginning of winding, the portion of the soft wrapping material wound outside the protective material 3 is wound on the outer surface of the protective material 3 by the tension acting on the portion, and the protective material 3 is fixed to the heat insulating cylinder 2. The flexible packaging material 4 is wound up to the rear end region of the heat insulating cylinder 2 and is wound until a part of the width direction of the flexible packaging material is outside the protective material 3 on the rear end side. Thereby, the part of the soft packaging material wound outside the protective material 3 is wound on the outer surface of the protective material 3 by its own tension. Thereafter, the movement of the heat insulating cylinder 2 and the turning of the soft packaging material feeding device 20 are stopped, the soft packaging material 4 is cut, and the end portion is pressed against the surface of the soft packaging material or the protective material 3 which has been wound first. , Fix. At this time, when a stretch film is used as the soft wrapping material 4, it can be bonded by the self-adhesiveness of the stretch film, so there is no need to use an adhesive tape or an adhesive. The part can be easily cleaned up. In addition, what is necessary is just to clean the edge part of the soft packaging material 4 using an adhesive tape or an adhesive agent, when the soft packaging material 4 is not provided with self-adhesiveness. By the above operation, the package 1 having the form shown in FIG. 1 is created.

  When a heat-shrinkable film is used as a soft wrapping material to wrap the heat insulating cylinder 2, a heating device 25 is provided downstream of the film winding device 18 as shown in FIG. Similarly, the heat-shrinkable film in the wound region may be heated and shrunk while the soft packaging material 4 (heat-shrinkable film) is wound around the plurality of heat retaining cylinders 2. When packaging with a heat-shrinkable film, the heat-shrinkable film can be heat-shrinked after winding, even if the tension at the time of winding the heat-shrinkable film around the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 is not so high or tension is not applied. There is no problem because it can be tightened. For this reason, tension adjustment at the time of winding is almost unnecessary, and winding work becomes easy.

  As described above, the packaging method using the packaging apparatus 10 simply puts the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 in the receiving base 11, applies the protective material 3 to both end faces thereof, and the protective material 3 by the work restraint moving device 13. Is pressed against the heat insulating tube 2 and restrained so that the protective material 3 and the heat insulating tube 2 are not collapsed, and is sent out from the cradle 11 to the film winding device 18. By the simple operation of winding the soft packaging material 4 around the protective material 3, the packaging body 1 having the form shown in FIG. 1 can be formed, and the heat insulation cylinder can be packaged with high productivity.

  Since the packaging body 1 formed by the above packaging method wraps the heat insulating cylinder 2 only with the protective material 3 and the soft packaging material 4 arranged at both ends, it is far more than the conventional form stored in the cardboard box. It can be packed with a small amount of packaging material, and the packaging cost can be reduced. In transporting and storing, even if the package 1 is placed vertically, the end of the heat retaining cylinder 2 that is easily crushed is protected by the protective material 3, so that the end is not damaged. Furthermore, as a result of reducing the packaging materials, there are various advantages such that the unpacking operation at the construction site is easy and the amount of generated dust can be reduced.

  In addition, in embodiment shown in FIG.6 (c), the film winding apparatus 18 is arrange | positioned near the base 11, and winding of a soft packaging material is started from the middle of taking out the several heat insulation cylinder 2 from the base 11. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the film winding device 18 is disposed at a position further away from the cradle 11 and the heat insulating cylinder 2 is completely removed from the cradle 11 and then the flexible packaging material is removed. It is good also as a structure which winds. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the cradle 11 is substantially U-shaped as shown in FIG. 4 and the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 are arranged in a quadrangular shape. The shape of the table 11 can also be changed as appropriate. Examples are shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b). The cradle 11A shown in FIG. 7 (a) is substantially V-shaped, and the heat insulating cylinders 2 can be arranged in a square shape therein. Moreover, the cradle 11B shown in FIG.7 (b) is a reverse trapezoid shape, and the thermal insulation cylinder 2 can be arranged in hexagon shape in it.

  Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the plurality of heat insulation cylinders 2 are held by pressing the plurality of heat insulation cylinders 2 arranged on the cradle 11 from the outside of the protective material 3 applied to both end surfaces thereof by the work restraint moving device 13. Although it restrains so that it may not collapse, it can also be set as the structure fixed temporarily so that it may not be collapsed by tying the several heat insulation cylinders 2 with the appropriate binding material instead of using together or this. Hereinafter, an embodiment in that case will be described.

  FIG. 8 shows a packaging apparatus 10A used for carrying out a packaging method including a step of winding a plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 with a binding material and temporarily fixing them. In this packaging apparatus 10 </ b> A, a receiving base 11 </ b> C shorter than the heat insulating cylinder 2 is used as a receiving base for arranging a plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2. Other configurations are the same as those of the packaging device shown in FIG. When packaging is performed by the packaging apparatus 10A shown in FIG. 8, first, as shown in FIG. 8A, a plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 are supplied into the cradle 11C and arranged so as to have a predetermined arrangement. At this time, the heat insulating tube 2 is set so that both end regions of the heat insulating tube 2 extend outside the cradle 11C. Next, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the protective material 3 is pressed against both end faces of the plurality of heat retaining cylinders 2, and then the first pusher 14 and the second pusher 15 are operated, and the workpiece pressing member 14a, The protective material 3 is pressed against the heat insulating cylinder 2 from the outside by 14b, and the protective material 3 and the heat insulating cylinder 2 are restrained. The restraining force by the first pusher 14 and the second pusher 15 at this time does not need to be large enough to restrain the heat retaining tube 2 so that it does not collapse when the heat retaining tube 2 is taken out from the cradle 11C. It may be smaller than the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. In this state, the binding material 30 is wound around portions of both end regions of the plurality of heat retaining cylinders 2 that protrude outward from the cradle 11C, and the plurality of heat retaining cylinders 2 are temporarily fixed so as not to collapse. The bundling material 30 used here is arbitrary as long as it can be wound around the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 and temporarily fixed so as not to collapse the heat insulating cylinders 2, and examples thereof include films, tapes, strings, bands, and the like. However, it is preferable to use a stretch film because it is easy to wrap and fix. When a stretch film is used as the binding material 30, the stretch film is wound not only on the heat insulating cylinder 2 but also around the protective material 3 pressed against the end surface thereof, and the protective material 3 is wrapped around the heat insulating cylinder 2. It may be fixed. The operation of winding the binding material 30 around the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 may be performed manually, or may be performed using an appropriate binding device provided.

  After the binding material 30 is wound around the plurality of heat insulation cylinders 2 and temporarily fixed so as not to collapse, as shown in FIG. 8C, a plurality of heat insulation cylinders are provided as described in the embodiment of FIG. 2 and the protective material 3 on both end surfaces thereof are moved to the film winding device 18, and the flexible packaging material 4 is wound around the heat insulating cylinder 2 and the protective material 3 on both end surfaces by the film winding device 18. The heat insulation cylinder can be packaged with good quality. In this embodiment, before the plurality of heat insulation cylinders 2 are taken out from the cradle 11C, the binding material 30 is wound around the plurality of heat insulation cylinders 2 and fixed so that the plurality of heat insulation cylinders 2 do not collapse. Even if the restraining force by the one pusher 14 and the second pusher 15 is small, the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 are not collapsed during movement, and good packaging can always be performed. In the above description, the protective material 3 is applied to both end faces of the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 arranged in the cradle 11C, and pressed against the end face of the heat insulating cylinder 2 by the first pusher 14 and the second pusher 15, The binding material 30 is wound around the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 and temporarily fixed. Instead, the binding material 30 is first wound around the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 and temporarily fixed. The protective material 3 may be applied to both end surfaces, and the first pusher 14 and the second pusher 15 may be used to press against the end surface of the heat retaining cylinder 2. However, before the binding material 30 is wound around the heat retaining tube 2 and temporarily fixed, the protective material 3 is applied to both end surfaces of the heat retaining tube 2 and pressed against the end surface of the heat retaining tube 2 by the first pusher 14 and the second pusher 15. It is preferable to place the plurality of heat retaining cylinders 2 in the longitudinal direction.

  FIG. 9 shows a package 1B created by the packaging apparatus of FIG. 8, and in this package 1B, a plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 arranged are bound by binding materials 30 at both ends, and further the heat insulating The protective material 3 is applied to both end faces of the tube 2, and the flexible packaging material 4 is wound around the plurality of heat insulating tubes 2 and the protective material 3 so as to be integrated as a whole. Also in this package 1B, since the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 are packaged only with the binding material 30, the protective material 3 and the flexible packaging material 4 disposed at both ends, compared with the conventional form stored in the cardboard box. It is packaged with a much smaller amount of packaging material, reducing packaging costs. In transporting and storing, even if the package 1 is placed vertically, the end of the heat retaining cylinder 2 that is easily crushed is protected by the protective material 3, so that the end is not damaged. Furthermore, as a result of reducing the packaging materials, there are various advantages such that the unpacking operation at the construction site is easy and the amount of generated dust can be reduced.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 8, the binding material is wound around both ends of the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 held on the cradle 11C and fixed so that the heat insulating cylinder 2 does not collapse. The position for winding is not limited to this, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, like the packaging device 10B shown in FIG. 10, two receiving elements 11a and 11a arranged at intervals are provided as the receiving table 11D. It is good also as a structure which wraps the binding material 30 around the center area | region (area | region located between the two cradle elements 11a and 11a) of the heat insulation cylinder 2 using a thing. Also with this packaging apparatus 10B, as shown in FIGS. 10 (a), (b), and (c), the heat insulation cylinder 2 can be packaged with high productivity in the same procedure as the packaging apparatus 10A shown in FIG. .

  In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the film winding device 18 is disposed downstream of the cradle 11 </ b> C, 11 </ b> D, and is soft against the heat retaining cylinder 2 sent out from the cradle 11 </ b> C, 11 </ b> D in the longitudinal direction of the heat retaining cylinder. Although the packaging with the packaging material 4 is performed, when the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 are temporarily fixed so as not to collapse by the binding material 30, the plurality of heat insulating cylinders 2 are easily bundled in another place. Since the film can be transported, the film winding apparatus may be installed in another place, and the flexible packaging material may be wound and packaged there. In this case, the protective material 3 disposed on both end faces of the heat retaining cylinder 2 may be disposed on both end faces of the heat retaining cylinder 2 at the film winding apparatus. Further, the film winding apparatus is not limited to a configuration (horizontal type) in which the soft packaging material is wound around the heat insulation cylinder 2 arranged horizontally as shown in FIG. 8, but the soft packaging material is wound around the heat insulation cylinder 2 arranged vertically. It may be configured (vertical).

  The packaging method of the present invention is extremely suitable for a thermal insulation tube made of inorganic fibers such as rock wool and glass wool, and can be applied to the packaging of the thermal insulation tube to reduce the packaging cost of the thermal insulation tube and to construct the thermal insulation tube. In addition to the heat retaining cylinder, it can be applied to the packaging of any cylindrical body made of fiber material that is easily crushed. is there.

(A) is a schematic perspective view which shows one example of the package formed with the packaging method which concerns on this invention, (b) is a schematic sectional drawing of the package, (c) is the arrangement | sequence and protection of the heat insulation cylinder in the package Schematic end view showing the shape of the material Schematic side view showing other examples of the package as a cross section of the outer soft packaging material and the protective material The schematic sectional drawing of an example of the packaging apparatus used for implementation of the packaging method of this invention The schematic front view which shows the cradle of the packaging apparatus shown in FIG. 3 in the state which arranged the several thermal insulation cylinder in it The schematic front view which shows the film winding apparatus of the packaging apparatus shown in FIG. 3 in the state at the time of flexible packaging material winding with respect to a heat insulation cylinder, (A), (b), (c) is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the packaging operation | movement by the packaging apparatus shown in FIG. (A), (b) is a schematic front view which shows the modification of a receiving stand (A), (b), (c) is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the packaging operation | movement by the other example of a packaging apparatus. (A) is a schematic perspective view which shows the package formed with the packaging apparatus shown in FIG. 8, (b) is a schematic sectional drawing of the package, (c) is the arrangement | positioning of the thermal insulation cylinder in the package, and the shape of a protective material Schematic end view showing (A), (b), (c) is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the packaging operation | movement by the further another example of a packaging apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packing body 2 Thermal insulation cylinder 3, 3A Protective material 4 Soft packaging material 10, 10A, 10B Packaging apparatus 11, 11B, 11C Receptacle 13 Work restraint movement apparatus 14 First pusher 14a Work pushing member 14b Cylinder mechanism 15 Second pusher 15a Work pressing member 15b Cylinder mechanism 18 Film winding device 19 Guide 20 Flexible packaging material feeding device 22 Guide roller 25 Heating device 30 Bundling material

Claims (7)

  In the method of packaging a tubular body made of a fiber material that is easily crushed, a step of laying a plurality of tubular bodies on a cradle and a step of applying a protective material to both end surfaces of the tubular bodies laid on the cradle And pressing each protective material from the outer surface side and pressing it against the end surface of the cylindrical body to restrain the aligned cylindrical bodies from collapsing, and restraining the protective material and the cylindrical body from collapsing A step of taking out from the cradle in a state of being carried out, and a step of wrapping and wrapping a film-like soft wrapping material around the protective material and the cylindrical body during or after taking out from the cradle. A packaging method for a cylindrical body.   In a packaging method for a cylindrical body made of a fiber material that is easily crushed, a plurality of cylindrical bodies are laid down, and at least a partial region in the longitudinal direction of the trunk portion of the plurality of cylindrical bodies is exposed over the entire circumference. The step of arranging the pedestal in the form, and winding the binding material around the entire area of the cylindrical body arranged on the cradle, and temporarily fixing the arranged cylindrical body so as not to collapse. Before or after the step and the step of temporarily fixing, the step of applying a protective material to both end faces of the arranged cylindrical bodies, and the temporarily fixed cylindrical body in a state where the protective material is applied to both end faces A cylindrical body comprising: a step of taking out from the cradle; and a step of winding and packaging a film-like soft wrapping material around the tubular body and the protective material during or after taking out from the cradle. Packaging method.   In a packaging method for a cylindrical body made of a fiber material that is easily crushed, a plurality of cylindrical bodies are laid down, and at least a partial region in the longitudinal direction of the trunk portion of the plurality of cylindrical bodies is exposed over the entire circumference. The step of arranging the pedestal in the form, and winding the binding material around the entire area of the cylindrical body arranged on the cradle, and temporarily fixing the arranged cylindrical body so as not to collapse. A step, a step of taking out the temporarily fixed cylindrical body from the cradle, a step of applying a protective material to both end faces of the cylindrical body taken out from the cradle, and around the cylindrical body and the protective material A tubular body packaging method comprising a step of wrapping and packaging a film-like soft packaging material.   4. The tubular body packaging method according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the film-shaped soft packaging material is a stretch film.   The film-like soft wrapping material is a heat-shrinkable film, and after the protective material and the tubular body are packaged with the heat-shrinkable film, the heat-shrinkable film is heated and contracted. 4. A method for packaging a cylindrical body according to claim 1, 2, or 3.   The cylindrical body packaging method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cylindrical body is a heat insulating cylinder made of inorganic fibers.   A packaging body in which a plurality of heat insulating cylinders made of inorganic fibers are packaged, wherein the heat insulating cylinders are arranged in contact with the body portion, and are temporarily fixed by winding a binding material around at least a partial region in the longitudinal direction. Furthermore, a protective material is pressed against both end faces of the arranged heat insulation cylinders, and the plurality of heat insulation cylinders and the protection material are integrated by winding a film-like soft packaging material around them. A package of a heat insulating cylinder characterized by that.

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