JP2013203425A - Apparatus and method for packaging linear article bundle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for packaging a linear article bundle which is capable of stabilizing quality, while enhancing productivity of the linear article bundle, by restraining or preventing crushing and breakage of a linear article generated maybe when packaging the linear article bundle bundled with hollow fabric membranes or the like while imparting a tensile force by a sheet-like material, and by allowing a continuous operation therein.SOLUTION: An apparatus 1 for packaging a linear article bundle 12 packages the linear article bundle 12 by a sheet like material 4, and includes at least a press-in means 7 for pressing the linear article bundle 12 into the sheet-like material 4, a supply rolling-up mechanism for imparting a prescribed tensile force to the sheet-like material 4, by supplying and rolling up the sheet-like material 4, a pair of opposed packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 for enclosing the linear article bundle 12, from a reverse surface side of the sheet-like material 4, in an upper part of the pressed linear article bundle 12, a linear article bundle rotating means for rotating the linear article bundle 12, and bonding/cutting mechanisms 10 and 11 for the sheet-like material 4 provided a just upper side of the packaging mechanisms 8, 9.

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaging device and a packaging method for a bundle of linear objects.

  Microfiltration membranes and ultrafiltration membranes are composed of microporous hollow fiber membranes. By passing fluids and gases through the micropores, contaminants are filtered and separated to obtain clean water. I am trying to do it. In addition, application to a water treatment process for producing industrial water and tap water from river water, lake water, ground water, seawater, domestic wastewater, and industrial wastewater is being promoted using the filtration performance. In particular, the use of household water purifiers connected to taps and filtering tap water is expanding.

  Usually, hollow fiber membranes incorporated in household water purifiers and the like are wound through a yarn making process, cut into a predetermined length, and then bundled into dozens to thousands of bundles.

  Here, when a hollow fiber membrane or the like is bundled, packaging with a sheet-like material such as a nonwoven fabric or a film sheet is known for the purpose of protecting the bundle and preventing the bundle from being scattered. As a conventionally known packaging technique for bundles of linear objects in which hollow fiber membranes and the like are bundled, there is one described in Patent Document 1.

  According to the disclosure, as shown in FIG. 14, a second section 34 is wound around the film sheet bundle 32 to surround the hollow fiber membrane bundle, and a first section 33 and a third section 35 are formed on both sides thereof, and the film After fixing the first section 33 of the sheet 31 with the retainer 38, the film sheet 31 is wound in the direction of the arrow X to form a film tube that fits the contour of the hollow fiber membrane bundle 32. A packaging method is provided in which the first section 33 and the third section 35 are joined together in the vicinity of the hollow fiber membrane bundle 32. Such a method has been conventionally used, and the disclosure discloses a configuration in which a punch is pushed into the film sheet 31 to form a recess in the second section 34 and a hollow fiber membrane bundle 32 is inserted into the recess. . This prevents the hollow fiber membrane bundle 32 from losing its shape by pre-forming the recesses, and loosely encloses the hollow fiber membrane bundle 32, but easily slips out of the enclosure during further processing. It can be surrounded so narrow that it does not come out.

  According to the knowledge of the inventors of the present application, such a conventional method has a certain effect when packaging the hollow fiber membrane bundle 32 without reducing the diameter. However, for example, when wrapping the hollow fiber membrane bundle 32 while reducing the diameter, a gap that is formed between the table plate 36 and the table plate 37 and is slightly wider than twice the thickness of the film sheet 31. When the film sheet 31 is pulled back, the hollow fiber membranes of the hollow fiber membrane bundle 32 may be dragged and sandwiched in the above-described gap, leading to the collapse of the hollow fiber membranes. When the hollow fiber membrane is crushed, raw water does not flow through the hollow fiber membrane during filtration, which leads to a defect that the amount of filtered water is reduced when a hollow fiber membrane module is obtained. Moreover, since the hollow fiber membrane has a hole starting from crushing and the raw water leaks from the hole, there is a problem that the raw water is not filtered and mixed with the filtered permeated water.

  Further, when the hollow fiber membrane passes through the gap and reaches the welding position of the welding device 39 provided on the table plate 37, the hollow fiber membrane is welded to the film sheet 31, and the hollow fiber membrane bundle 32 is formed in a subsequent process. When the packaged film sheet 31 is pulled out, the welded hollow fiber membrane is pulled together with the film sheet 31, whereby the hollow fiber membrane is torn off. If this thread film breakage is present in the product, it may cause a product defect such that the raw water is not filtered and mixed with the filtered permeated water. Even if the hollow fiber membrane passes through the gap and does not reach the welding point of the welding device 39, if the distance between the welding device 39 and the hollow fiber membrane of the hollow fiber membrane bundle 32 is short, the film is welded. The heat necessary for the above reaches the hollow fiber membranes of the hollow fiber membrane bundle 32, and the hollow fiber membranes melt and holes are formed, and the raw water is not filtered and mixed with the permeated water after filtration.

  In Patent Document 2, the table plate 36 and the table plate 37 are closed from the left and right toward the film sheet 31, the surfaces of the film sheets 31 are brought into close contact with each other, and then the film sheet 31 is pulled to pull the hollow fiber membrane bundle. 32 is narrowed down, but at that time, the table plate 36 and the table plate 37 are opened, and the hollow fiber membrane and the film sheet 31 protrude together, leading to product defects. As a countermeasure, by controlling the closing force of the table plate 36 and the table plate 37 to be larger than the pulling force of the pulling force control mechanism (not shown) of the film sheet 31 provided on the left and right, The fear of opening the table plate 37 is eliminated. However, in order to squeeze the film sheet 31, a gap slightly larger than twice the thickness of the film sheet 31 for passing the film sheet 31 between the table plate 36 and the table plate 37 is necessary. When the film sheet 31 is squeezed, the hollow fiber membranes of the hollow fiber membrane bundle 32 are dragged by the movement of the film sheet 31 passing through the gap, and may be caught in the gap, leading to the collapse of the hollow fiber membrane. When the hollow fiber membrane is crushed, the raw water does not flow, and the hollow fiber membrane has a hole starting from the crushing at the time of filtration, so that the raw water is not filtered and mixed with the permeated water after filtration.

  As described above, the crushing or cutting of a bundle of linear objects bundled with hollow fiber membranes, etc. leads to deterioration in appearance quality, product failure, and reduction in production efficiency. Suppressing or preventing has been a major challenge.

JP 2000-238710 A JP 2009-280288 A

  An object of the present invention is to wrap a linear bundle of bundles of hollow fiber membranes or the like with a sheet-like material such as a film while applying a predetermined tensile force to the sheet-like material such as a film. In this case, the linear object bundle packaging apparatus and packaging capable of stabilizing the quality while improving the productivity of the linear object bundle by suppressing or preventing the crushing and cutting of the linear object that may occur at this time It is to provide a method.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a packaging device for a linear object bundle that wraps a linear object bundle with a sheet-like object, the pushing means for pushing the linear object bundle into the sheet-like object; A supply winding mechanism for applying a predetermined tensile force to the sheet-like material by supplying and winding the sheet-like material, and a back surface of the sheet-like material at an upper portion of the pressed linear material bundle. From the side, a pair of opposing packaging mechanisms that enclose the linear object bundle, linear object bundle rotating means for rotating the linear object bundle, and the sheet-like object provided immediately above the packaging mechanism. There is provided a packaging device for a bundle of linear objects, characterized by having at least an adhesion / cutting mechanism for bonding and cutting.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a linear object bundle packaging apparatus in which the linear object bundle rotating means is a means for feeding the sheet-like object to one side by a supply winding mechanism.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a linear object bundle packaging apparatus in which the linear object bundle rotating means rotates the pair of opposing packaging mechanisms.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a linear object bundle packaging apparatus in which the linear object bundle rotating means moves the pair of opposed packaging mechanisms in the horizontal direction.

  Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pushing means for pushing the linear object bundle into the sheet-like object is performed by a pushing guide for pushing the linear object bundle onto the sheet-like object. Provided is a packaging device for a bundle of linear objects.

  Moreover, according to the preferable form of this invention, the packaging apparatus of the linear object bundle which has a linear object bundle position control guide which controls the position which puts the said linear object bundle on the said sheet-like object is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packaging method for a linear object bundle in which a linear object bundle is packaged with a sheet-like object, wherein the sheet-like object is supplied to the linear object bundle. The upper part of the pressed linear object bundle is pushed from the back side of the sheet-like material by a pair of opposing packaging mechanisms, and the linear object bundle is enclosed with a predetermined gap in the packaging mechanism. , By applying tension to the sheet material, the linear material bundle is narrowed down,
The wire bundle wrapped in the sheet material is rotated, and the sheet material is bonded by a bonding / cutting mechanism for bonding and cutting the sheet material provided immediately above the packaging mechanism. And providing a method for packaging a bundle of linear objects.

  Moreover, according to the preferable form of this invention, the method of rotating the said linear object bundle is the state which opened the predetermined clearance gap between the said opposing pair of packaging mechanisms, By sending the said sheet-like thing to one side direction Provided is a method for wrapping a bundle of linear objects.

  Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method of rotating the linear object bundle rotates the yarn bundle relatively from the packaging mechanism by rotating the pair of opposed packaging mechanisms. A method for packaging a certain bundle of linear objects is provided.

  Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method of rotating the linear bundle is configured such that the pair of opposed packaging mechanisms are horizontally arranged with a predetermined gap between the pair of opposed packaging mechanisms. Provided is a method for packaging a linear bundle, in which the yarn bundle is moved relatively in the rotational direction from the packaging mechanism by being moved.

  Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method of pushing the bundle of linear objects into the sheet-like article is performed with the bundle of linear articles in a state where a predetermined gap is provided between the pair of opposed packaging mechanisms. Provided is a method for wrapping a bundle of linear objects which is performed by an indentation guide which is pushed onto the sheet-like object.

  Moreover, according to the preferable form of this invention, when putting the said linear object bundle on the said sheet-like thing, the packaging method of the linear object bundle which regulates a position is provided.

  According to the present invention, as described below, the linear object bundle is packaged while applying a tensile force to the sheet-like object, and the linear object can be prevented from being crushed or broken when packaging, The productivity of the linear bundle can be improved.

It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows one Embodiment of the packaging apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a state figure at the time of press molding in the packaging device concerning the present invention. It is a state figure when the linear object bundle | wrap is wrapped in the packaging apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a state figure when the tension | tensile_strength is provided to the sheet-like material in the packaging apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a state figure when the sheet-like object is bonded and cut by the bonding / cutting mechanism in the packaging device according to the present invention. It is a state figure at the time of completion of packaging in the packaging device concerning the present invention. It is the schematic diagram which showed an example in the case of providing tension | tensile_strength in a sheet-like material in the packaging mechanism which concerns on this invention. It is a front detail drawing of the adhesion | attachment and cutting | disconnection mechanism in the packaging mechanism which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic diagram when the gap of the packaging mechanism in the packaging apparatus according to the present invention is slightly larger than twice the thickness of the sheet material and the sheet material is pulled. In the packaging device according to the present invention, it is a detailed view around the gap of the packaging mechanism, in particular, the gap obtained by subtracting twice the thickness of the sheet-like material from the gap of the packaging mechanism is smaller than the outer diameter of the linear material It is a schematic diagram in the case. FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the periphery of the gap of the packaging mechanism in the packaging device according to the present invention, and in particular, the gap obtained by subtracting twice the thickness of the sheet-like material from the gap of the packaging mechanism is equal to or greater than the outer diameter of the linear material. It is a schematic diagram in the case. In the packaging apparatus which concerns on this invention, when a sheet-like thing is pulled and a linear thing bundle is squeezed up, it is a schematic diagram when a part of linear thing passes the clearance gap of a packaging mechanism. In the packaging apparatus which concerns on this invention, it is the schematic diagram which sent the sheet-like object to the one side, rotated the linear object bundle, and pulled the linear object which passed the packaging mechanism back to the linear object bundle. In the packaging apparatus which concerns on this invention, it is a state figure when the sheet-like material is sent to one side and the linear material bundle is rotating. FIG. 6 is a state diagram when the linear mechanism is rotated by rotating the packaging mechanism in the packaging apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a state diagram when the linear mechanism is rotated by moving the packaging mechanism to the left in the packaging apparatus according to the present invention. It is the schematic of 1 embodiment in the packaging apparatus of a prior art document.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of a packaging device according to the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the packaging device 1 is fixed with a shaft extending in a vertical direction (front direction in FIG. 1) with respect to the base 20 of the packaging device 1, and is rotatable and in contact with the sheet-like material 4. The linear object bundle position restriction guides 5 and 6 are fixed to the base 20 at the upper part of the sheet-like object 4 and are provided so as to restrict the positions of the linear object bundle 12 in the arrow A direction and the arrow B direction. Are connected to an operating device (not shown) such as a cylinder installed in the base 20 and operate in the direction of the arrow C and the direction of the arrow D, so that the linear object bundle 12 is moved together with the sheet-like object 4 in the direction of the arrow C. Pushing, pushing guide 7 and packaging mechanism fixed to base 20 and connected to a device (not shown) that operates in the direction of arrow E and arrow F or in the direction of arrow G and arrow H. 8 and 9 and base It is fixed to 0, connected to a device (not shown) that operates in the direction of arrow I and arrow J, or in the direction of arrow K and arrow L, and is provided directly opposite the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9, in a sheet form It is composed of adhesion / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11 for bonding and cutting the object 4.

  The sheet-like material 4 is supported by the guide rolls 2 and 3 and is arranged so as to cross the packaging device 1. The sheet-like material 4 is fed in a direction indicated by arrows 4 A and 4 B by a supply winding mechanism (not shown). It is stretched from both sides. The linear object bundle 12 is composed of tens to thousands of linear objects, and is conveyed from outside the system by a linear object bundle transfer device (not shown), and the line on the sheet-like object 4 It is placed between the shape bundle position restriction guides 5 and 6.

  The operation | movement which packages the linear bundle | flux 12 which bundled several hundred hollow fiber membranes with the sheet-like thing 4 using this embodiment is demonstrated below.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1, a yarn bundle transfer (not shown) is carried between linear object regulating guides 5 and 6 on a sheet-like object 4 laid substantially horizontally via guide rolls 2 and 3. The linear object bundle 12 is arranged by a machine.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the linear object bundle 12 whose position is restricted by the linear object bundle position restriction guides 5 and 6 is pushed toward the sheet-like object 4 (in the direction of arrow C) by the push guide 7. . At the same time, the sheet-like material 4 is pulled out from a supply winding mechanism (not shown) of the sheet-like material 4 while being bent into a valley shape by pushing the push-in guide 7. For example, when packaging a hollow fiber membrane that is easily damaged, the pushing force is preferably 30 N or less, more preferably 20 N or less, but the pushing force is appropriately set according to the tension condition of the sheet-like material 4. There is no particular limitation.

  The pushing of the linear object bundle 12 by the pushing guide 7 needs to be pushed to a position where the linear object bundle 12 is lower than the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 in order to prevent pinching by the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, after the pushing guide 7 is retracted in the direction of arrow D, the tension of the sheet-like material 4 is such that the linear material bundle 12 does not hang down due to its own weight. It is preferably controlled by a supply take-up mechanism to support it. By this control, the position of the linear object bundle 12 can be maintained at the position pushed by the push guide 7. Next, the wrapping mechanisms 8 and 9 are closed from the back side of the sheet-like object 4 at the upper part of the linear object bundle 12 to wrap the linear object bundle 12. At this time, the linear object bundle 12 is pushed by the push-in guide 7 so that the linear object bundle 12 is below the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9, but the lower surface of the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 and the upper surface of the linear object bundle 12 This distance is preferably smaller, though it depends on the substantially outer diameter of the linear bundle 12. It is because the processing time of packaging can be shortened and the production efficiency can be improved by reducing the amount of winding up the sheet-like material 4 when the linear material bundle 12 is drawn up. On the other hand, if it is too small, there is a concern that the upper surface of the outer circumference of the linear bundle 12 is sandwiched between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 when the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 are closed. For this reason, the distance between the lower surfaces of the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 and the upper surface of the linear object bundle 12 can be calculated from the distance represented by the following formula (1), assuming that the outer diameter of the linear object bundle 12 is 2r. A slightly larger degree is preferable.
r × (0.5π−1) Formula (1)
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4, the sheet-like material 4 is predetermined in the directions of the arrows 4E and 4F via the guide rolls 2 and 3 by a supply winding mechanism (not shown) of the sheet-like material 4. By pulling with the force of, the linear object bundle 12 is drawn up and formed into a predetermined size. For example, when a hollow fiber membrane that is easily damaged is packaged, the tensile force is preferably 30 N or less, and more preferably 20 N or less.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, after the narrowing is completed, the sheet-like objects 4 are bonded face-to-face in a position where the bonding / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11 are closed, and the sheet is placed above and below the bonding / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11. The product 4 is cut.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the sheet-like material 4 is bonded at the upper and lower portions of the cutting portion, and at the same time as the packaging of the linear object bundle 12 is completed, the upper sheet-like material 4 is also bonded at the left and right. Therefore, it becomes a continuous sheet again, and the sheet-like material 4 can stand by in preparation for the next packaging operation by the supply winding mechanism (not shown) of the sheet-like material 4. Further, the linear object bundle 12 packaged in the sheet-like object 4 is discharged to the outside of the packaging apparatus 1 and conveyed to the next process (not shown) by a transfer machine or the like.

  Through the above-described series of steps, the linear bundle 12 placed on the sheet-like material 4 is packaged after being formed into a predetermined size by applying a predetermined tensile force to the sheet-like material 4, It is taken out.

  The packaging apparatus 1 of this embodiment is suitable for the easily damaged linear object bundle 12, and a hollow fiber membrane is mentioned as a particularly easily damaged linear object. The material of the hollow fiber membrane is not particularly limited as long as it is a porous hollow fiber membrane, but polyethylene, ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, polychlorotrifluoroethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinyl fluoride , Tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer, and chlorotrifluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyacrylonitrile, polysulfone and polyethersulfone, Ultrafiltration membranes or microfiltration membranes of other materials can be used as appropriate. Furthermore, a filtering material made of a sintered body of these polymers can also be preferably used. The inner and outer diameters of the hollow fiber membrane are not particularly limited, and various inner and outer diameters and cross-sectional structures can be used. The linear object bundle 12 may be wrapped with the sheet-like object 4 while being bundled and fixed to the winding frame body, or may not be fixed to the winding frame body. The linear object bundle 12 may be dried, or may be wetted so that the linear objects are in close contact with each other so that the linear objects are not scattered.

  In the packaging device 1 of the present embodiment, the guide rolls 2 and 3 reduce friction when the sheet-like material 4 is fed, and are installed in a direction perpendicular to the base 20 of the packaging device 1 (front side in FIG. 1). Then, the supply / winding direction of the sheet-like material 4 is regulated. The outer diameters of the guide rolls 2 and 3 are preferably 200 mm or less, and the length in the direction perpendicular to the base 20 of the packaging device 1 (the front side in FIG. 1) is preferably 400 mm or less. Needless to say, a material having a low surface friction is preferable for feeding the article 4 with low tension. Further, the distance between the guide rolls 2 and 3 in the direction of the arrow A and the direction of the arrow B is pushed to regulate the distance between the linear object bundle 12 in the direction of the arrow A and the arrow B when the linear object bundle 12 is pushed in. It is preferable to arrange them close to each other as long as they do not interfere with the guide 7.

The sheet-like material 4 has a structure in which a tensile force can be controlled by a supply winding mechanism (not shown) of the sheet-like material 4. Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, the tensile force of the sheet-like material 4 in the directions of the arrows 4A and 4B can be controlled. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7, a roll operable in the direction of the arrow 4K and the direction of the arrow 4L, or the direction of the arrow 4M and the direction of the arrow 4N is provided on the path line of the sheet-like material 4 reaching the packaging device 1. After the sheet-like material 4 is wound around, the tensile force may be controlled by operating the roll in the arrow 4K direction and the arrow 4L direction, or the arrow 4M direction and the arrow 4N direction. The sheet-like material 4 is wound around a roll or the like, and is supplied to the packaging device 1 by unwinding the roll or the like in a direction opposite to the winding direction with a drive device or the like (not shown). The width of the sheet-like object 4 is preferably so as to cover the entire linear object bundle, and is preferably 250 mm or less. The thickness of the sheet-like material 4 depends on the heating temperature of the heater, the heating time, and the material of the sheet-like material. From the viewpoint of heat, it is preferable that the basis weight is 50 g / m ² or less in order to melt and bond with a low amount of heat.

  As for the material of the sheet-like material 4, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl chloride nylon, fluororesin, and other thermoplastic resins can be used as appropriate. Furthermore, the sheet-like object 4 may have water permeability like a nonwoven fabric, for example, and does not need to have like a film. That is, it is appropriately selected depending on the specifications of the product using the linear object bundle 12.

  It is preferable that the linear object bundle position restriction guides 5 and 6 can be adjusted in the arrow A direction and the arrow B direction according to the substantially outer diameter of the linear object bundle 12 to be packaged. The linear object bundle 12 is preferably arranged between the linear object bundle position restriction guides 5 and 6 by a dedicated linear object bundle transfer device (not shown), but manually transferred. / You may arrange.

  The pushing guide 7 is used to push the linear object bundle 12 placed on the sheet-like object 4 into the sheet-like object 4 from above the linear object bundle 12 in the directions of arrows C and D by an actuator (not shown). It is operable. What is used as an actuator may be an air cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, or the like that serves as a driving source for pushing. In order to avoid damage due to friction between the linear object bundle 4 and the pressing guide 7 during pressing, the surface of the pressing guide 7 is preferably non-adhesive, and a non-adhesive material is used or a linear shape is used. It is preferable to apply a non-adhesive coating to the portion in contact with the bundle 4. The type of coating is not particularly limited as long as it has non-tackiness. The length of the pushing guide 7 in the longitudinal direction (depth direction in FIG. 1) is preferably 50 mm or more, and the width is preferably 30 mm or more so that the pushing force is not concentrated on the linear object bundle 12. .

  The wrapping mechanisms 8 and 9 are disposed immediately below the adhesion / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11 and are operable in the direction of the arrow E and the arrow F or the direction of the arrow G and the arrow H in order to wrap the wire bundle 12. is there. The leading ends of the wrapping mechanisms 8 and 9 are provided to face each other so as to sandwich the sheet-like material 4, and are desirably face-to-face matching. It is preferable that the front ends of the wrapping mechanisms 8 and 9 are over the entire length of the linear object bundle 12 in the longitudinal direction of the linear object bundle 12 (the depth direction in FIG. 1) and have a thickness of 8 mm or less. More preferably, it is 3 mm or less. If the leading end face-matching portion of the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 is too thick, the distance between the linear bundle 12 and the bonding / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11 is increased, and tension is applied to the sheet-like article 4 to some extent. However, the length of the sheet-like object 4 for packaging the linear object bundle 12 is too long with respect to the outer peripheral length of the linear object bundle 12, and the linear object bundle 12 cannot be sufficiently restrained by the sheet-like article 4. Later, the bundle of linear objects 12 may come off from the sheet-like object 4 and reduce the production efficiency. The angle of the wrapping mechanisms 8 and 9 is, for example, a linear object bundle 12 having a substantially outer diameter of 20 mm in the longitudinal section so that the longitudinal section of the linear object bundle 12 does not become flat when squeezing up. The angle on one side with respect to the horizontal plane is preferably 45 degrees or less, more preferably 30 degrees or less, and still more preferably 20 degrees or less.

  The adhesion / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11 are melt-bonded by applying heat to a thermoplastic resin such as the sheet-like material 4, and the sheet-like material 4 is arrowed by a supply winding mechanism (not shown) of the sheet-like material 4. By pulling in the 4E direction and the arrow 4F direction, the sheet-like material 4 that has not been solidified immediately after melting can be cut. Details of the bonding / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the bonding / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11. As shown in FIG. 8, flat plates are used as the main bodies of the adhesion / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11, respectively. A heater wire 13 is disposed at the tip of the flat plate 10 on one side. The flat plate and the flat plate are brought into contact with each other, the sheet-like material 4 is sandwiched, the heater wire 13 is heated and bonded, and cutting is performed. The heater wire 13 may be fixed to one of the left and right flat plates. Moreover, since the restraint property of the linear bundle | flux 12 by the sheet-like material 4 will fall when the thickness of a flat plate is too thick, a preferable range is 5 mm or less in thickness, More preferably, it is 3 mm or less in thickness. The wire diameter of the heater wire to be used is not particularly limited as long as it has conductivity and heat resistance equal to or higher than the melting point of the sheet-like material 4, and the wire diameter may be about 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm. Moreover, it is preferable to keep the adhesion allowance produced by heater adhesion to 4 mm or less, more preferably 2 mm or less. Increasing the bonding allowance is to increase the heat capacity of the heater, and the linear object bundle 12 near the bonding / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11 may be melted and damaged by the heat of the heater. Absent.

  As a means for generating heat other than the heater wire, an ultrasonic vibrator or the like using applying vibration energy to the sheet-like object may be used. Further, the adhesion / cutting mechanism 10 may be a method in which welding and cutting are simultaneously performed by a heating wire method, or after welding by heating wire, a welding and cutting function such as cutting the welding portion with a blade or the like is provided. A divided method may be used. When the sheet-like material 4 is melted by applying heat, if an excessive tensile force is applied to the sheet-like material 4, the melted sheet-like materials 4 may not adhere to each other. In such a case, the tensile force of the sheet-like material 4 is released before the melt-bonding by a supply winding mechanism (not shown) of the sheet-like material 4 and the bonding is performed first. The structure which cut | disconnects with a cutter may be sufficient.

  Here, details of the operation when pulling the linear object bundle 12 and applying tension will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9A shows a sheet-like shape in which the gap O between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 is a gap obtained by adding a value smaller than the outer diameter of the linear object to a thickness twice the thickness of the sheet-like object 4. It is a schematic diagram at the time of pulling the thing 4 in the arrow 4E direction and the arrow 4F direction. Moreover, FIG.9 (b) is detail drawing of the clearance gap O periphery of the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 in Fig.9 (a). In FIG. 9A, by pulling the sheet-like material 4 in the directions of arrows 4E and 4F, the wire-like material bundle 12 is drawn up in the direction of arrow S, and the outer periphery M portion of the wire-like material bundle is the packaging mechanism 8 and 9 is pressed against the position of the gap O, but as shown in FIG. 9 (b), the sheet-like object is formed from the gap O of the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 rather than the outer diameter of the linear object represented by N ′. When the gap obtained by subtracting twice the thickness of 4 is small, a part of the linear object in the outer periphery M part of the linear object bundle drawn into the movement of the sheet-like object 4 in the direction of the arrow 4E and the arrow 4F is There is a concern that when the linear object is a hollow fiber membrane or the like, it is likely to be crushed by being pressed toward the gap O between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9. Further, when the outer periphery M of the linear object bundle is pressed against the position of the gap O between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9, the linear object passes through the gap O between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9, and the protruding linear object N is generated. There is a case. Furthermore, when the protruding linear object N reaches the adhesion / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11 parts, there may be a problem that the adhesion / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11 are welded.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9 (c), if the gap obtained by subtracting twice the thickness of the sheet-like material 4 from the gap O between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 is equal to or larger than the outer diameter N ′ of the linear material, the packaging Even when the linear object is drawn into the gap obtained by subtracting twice the thickness of the sheet-like material 4 from the gap O between the mechanisms 8 and 9, the outer diameter N ′ of the linear object is greater than the gap O between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9. Since the gap is open, the linear object can pass through the gap O between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 without being crushed.

  FIG. 10A shows a state where the protruding linear object N is generated. For this improvement, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), the sheet-like material 4 is fed in the directions of arrows 4H and 4E while synchronizing the supply and winding mechanism (not shown) of the sheet-like material 4 to the left and right. Thus, the sheet-like object 4 in contact with the linear object bundle 12 may be moved in the direction of arrow 4I. At this time, since the linear object bundle 12 is squeezed by the sheet-like object 4 and is in close contact with each other, the linear object bundle 12 rotates together with the sheet-like object 4 in the direction of arrow 4I. By this movement, the M part moves to the P part, and the M part moves away from the gap O between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 so that the protruding linear object N is in the direction of the linear object bundle outer periphery P part. Drawn into. As a result, the protruding linear object N can be prevented from coming out of the gap O between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9, returning to the linear object bundle 12 side, and being bonded and cut by the bonding / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11. That is, the linear object close to the gap O between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 is kept away from the gap O between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 to avoid yarn crushing and thread breakage. Further, when the protruding linear object N that has once passed through the gap O between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 passes through the gap O between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 again, as shown in FIG. Since there is a gap larger than the outer diameter N ′ of the linear object in the gap O, the linear object is not damaged, passes smoothly through the shutter, and is stored in the linear object bundle. Up to this point, the case where the protruding linear object N has been described has been described as an example. However, before the operation of closing the bonding / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11 regardless of whether or not the protruding linear object N is generated, FIG. Thus, by moving the sheet-like object 4 in the directions of arrows 4D, 4H, 4E, and 4A, rotating the linear object bundle 12 in the direction of arrow 4I is performed in order to perform packaging in a quantitative and stable manner. Is also preferable.

  That is, the gap between the packaging mechanism 8 and the packaging mechanism 9 is preferably within the range represented by the following equation (2).

Gap L of packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 ≧ (thickness of sheet 4 × 2 + substantially outer diameter of linear object) Formula (2)
It is preferable that the feeding amount of the sheet-like material 4 can be appropriately adjusted within a range of 1 to 30 mm according to the type and bundle diameter of the linear material bundle 12, and more preferably, the sheet-like material 4. In order to shorten the time for feeding and improve the production efficiency, the range of 3 to 5 mm is preferable.

  Further, as a means for rotating the linear bundle 12, as shown in FIG. 12, the sheet-like object 4 is fixed on one side, and then the pair of opposing packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 are rotated in the direction of the arrow Q. The article 4 may be sent in one direction (arrow 4E ′ direction and arrow 4H ′ direction). As a rotation method of the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9, for example, a device attached to the packaging device 1 and operating the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 in the arrow Q direction may be connected to a rotary actuator and rotated. It is preferable that the rotation angle can be appropriately adjusted within a range of 1 to 10 degrees according to the type of yarn bundle and the bundle diameter. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 13, after fixing the sheet-like material 4 right and left, by moving a pair of opposing packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 in the horizontal direction (arrow R direction), the sheet-like material 4 is moved in one direction. The wire bundle 12 may be rotated by sending it in the directions of the arrows 4G ′ and 4F ′. It is preferable that the amount of movement in the horizontal direction (arrow R direction) can be set to an appropriate state in the range of 1 to 30 mm, more preferably in the range of 3 to 5 mm, depending on the condition of the yarn bundle.

  As described above, this embodiment suppresses or prevents crushing or breaking of the linear object that may occur when packaging, while applying a predetermined tensile force to the linear object bundle of bundled hollow fiber membranes. In addition, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to stabilize the quality in packaging of a linear object bundle while improving the productivity of the linear object bundle.

<Example 1>
The wire bundle 12 was packaged using the packaging device 1 shown in FIG.

As the guide rolls 2 and 3, hollow shafts having an outer diameter of 50 mm, a length of 200 mm in the vertical direction (front direction in FIG. 1) with respect to the base 20 of the packaging device 1, aluminum, and bearings incorporated therein were used.
The sheet-like material 4 is made of a non-woven fabric made of a thermoplastic resin polyethylene terephthalate having a thickness of 0.14 mm, a width of 120 mm, and a basis weight of 20 g / m ² , which can be melted by heat from a heater or the like. It was arranged so as to cover.

  The length of the push guide 7 in the longitudinal direction (depth direction in FIG. 1) is 100 mm and the width is 30 mm, and the entire linear object bundle is pushed in and arranged so as to be shaped. In addition, a non-adhesive coating (Betanon 5Z, Chiyoda Trading Co., Ltd.) was applied to the surface of the push guide 7.

  When the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 were abutted, the angle from the horizontal plane was 20 °, and the thickness of the packaging mechanism was 2 mm. The linear object bundle 12 was a linear object bundle in which 456 wet hollow fiber membranes made of polysulfone having an outer diameter of 0.46 mm were bundled and the entire bundle was bent into a U shape. The wire bundle 12 had a substantially outer diameter of 20 mm and a length in the longitudinal direction of 90 mm. Since the sheet-like material 4 is a thermoplastic resin, as the bonding / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11, a bonding / cutting mechanism called heat sealing, which uses heat generated by energizing the heater wire, is used. The wire diameter of the heater wire used was a nichrome wire, a wire diameter of 0.6 mm, a heater wire installed on a 3 mm thick flat plate, and the welding allowance was 2 mm.

  The distance between the linear object bundle position restricting guides 5 and 6 is set to 23 mm, the arrow A direction and the arrow B direction of the linear object bundle 12 are restricted, and the pushing mechanism 7 pushes in with the force 11N of the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9. After pushing in until the distance between the lower surface and the upper surface of the linear object bundle 12 became 8 mm, the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 were closed, and the gap between the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 was set to 0.8 mm. After the linear object bundle 12 is squeezed by setting the tensile force of the sheet-like article 4 to 15 N, the outer peripheral piece of the linear article bundle 12 is synchronized with the supply winding mechanism (not shown) of the left and right sheet-like articles 4. The linear object that was fed 5 mm in the direction (direction of arrow 4I) and jumped out of the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9 was pulled back below the packaging mechanisms 8 and 9, and then adhered and cut by the adhesion / cutting mechanisms 10 and 11.

Under these conditions, 300 linear bundles 12 were packaged, and the completed linear bundle 12 was observed, but there was no crushing or breakage.
<Comparative Example 1>
Packaging was performed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that there was no feeding operation. Under these conditions, 300 linear object bundles 12 were packaged, but in 30 linear object bundles 12, breakage of the yarn due to the biting of the linear objects in the vicinity of the packaging mechanism was confirmed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packaging apparatus 2, 3 Guide roll 4 Sheet-like article 5, 6 Linear article bundle position control guide 7 Push guide 8,9 Packaging mechanism 10,11 Adhesion / cutting mechanism 12 Linear article bundle 13 Heater wire 20 Base 31 Film sheet 32 Hollow fiber membrane bundle 33 First section 34 of film sheet Second section 35 of film sheet Third section 36, 37 of film sheet Table plate 38 Cage 39 Welding device

Claims (12)

A linear device bundle packaging device for packaging a linear material bundle with a sheet material,
Pushing means for pushing the bundle of linear objects into the sheet-like object; and
Supply and take-up mechanism of the sheet-like material for applying a predetermined tensile force to the sheet-like material by supplying and winding the sheet-like material,
A pair of opposing packaging mechanisms that enclose the linear object bundle from the back side of the sheet-like object at the top of the pressed linear object bundle,
A linear object bundle rotating means for rotating the linear object bundle;
An adhesive / cutting mechanism for bonding and cutting the sheet-like material provided immediately above the packaging mechanism;
A packaging device for a bundle of linear objects, characterized by comprising: 2. The linear object bundle packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the linear object bundle rotating means is a means for feeding the sheet-like object to one side by a supply winding mechanism. 2. The linear object bundle packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the linear object bundle rotating means rotates the pair of opposing packaging mechanisms. 2. The linear object bundle packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the linear object bundle rotating means moves the pair of opposing packaging mechanisms in a horizontal direction. The pushing means for pushing the linear object bundle into the sheet-like object is performed by a pushing guide for pushing the linear object bundle onto the sheet-like object. 4. A packaging apparatus for a bundle of linear objects according to any one of 4 above. The linear object bundle packaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a linear object bundle position restriction guide for restricting a position of placing the linear object bundle on the sheet-like object. . A method for packaging a linear bundle of bundles of linear bundles of sheets,
Supplying the sheet-like material and pushing the bundle of linear objects into the sheet-like material;
By enclosing the linear object bundle with a predetermined gap in the packaging mechanism from the back side of the sheet-like object, the upper part of the pressed linear object bundle by a pair of opposing packaging mechanisms,
By applying tension to the sheet material, the linear material bundle is narrowed down,
Rotate with the bundle of linear objects wrapped in the sheet,
A packaging method for a bundle of linear objects, characterized in that the sheet-like material is adhered and cut by an adhesion / cutting mechanism for adhering and cutting the sheet-like material provided immediately above the packaging mechanism. The method for rotating the linear object bundle is performed by sending the sheet-like object in one direction with a predetermined gap between the pair of opposing packaging mechanisms. 8. A method for packaging a linear bundle according to item 7. The method of rotating the linear object bundle comprises rotating the yarn bundle relatively from the packaging mechanism by rotating the pair of opposing packaging mechanisms. Packaging method for wire bundles. The method of rotating the linear object bundle relatively wraps the yarn bundle by moving the pair of opposed packaging mechanisms in the horizontal direction with a predetermined gap between the pair of opposed packaging mechanisms. The method of packaging a linear object bundle according to claim 7, wherein the movement is performed in the rotational direction from the mechanism. A method of pushing the linear object bundle into the sheet-like object, the pushing guide for pushing the linear object bundle onto the sheet-like object in a state where a predetermined gap is left between the pair of opposed packaging mechanisms. The packaging method for a linear object bundle according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein The method for packaging a linear bundle according to any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein the position is regulated when the linear bundle is placed on the sheet.

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