JP2015091726A - Sealing device and packaging machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sealing device which has a plurality of seal portions, causes no troubles among wiring operations of individual seal portions even when a seal portion executes a box motion and thus allows improvement of the productivity of item packaging and a packaging machine.SOLUTION: In a sealing device 3, seal portions 6 include a plurality of one-side seal portions 6 which are arranged on one side of a package and separated at equal intervals in a specified trajectory direction on one side and a plurality of the-other-side seal portions 6 which are arranged on the other side of the package and separated at equal intervals in a specified trajectory direction on the other side. Each of one-side and the-other-side seal portions 6 has a sealer 613 coming in contact throughout the whole area in the width direction and a to-be-guided holding part which is guided along a specified trajectory while holding the sealer 613 in such a way as to be capable of coming in contact with a package. The to-be-guided holding part is provided with a guide path along the width direction for guiding, out of the seal portion 6, a wire which is connected electrically to the sealer 613 to supply electric power to the sealer 613.

Description

  The present invention relates to a seal device for individually packaging a package body to be arranged in a cylindrical package body at a predetermined interval, and a packaging machine including the seal device. This sealing device is used in, for example, a horizontal bag making filling and packaging machine which is an example of a packaging machine.

  For example, as a sealing device provided in a horizontal bag making filling and packaging machine, a device called a rotary horizontal sealer and a device called a box motion type horizontal sealer have been proposed. All of these are individually packaged by sealing (horizontal sealing) the objects to be packaged arranged in a cylindrical package body at a predetermined interval in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction.

  The sealing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a rotary lateral sealer. The rotary horizontal sealer includes two rotating bodies that are arranged so as to face each other with a package interposed therebetween and are driven to rotate in synchronization with each other. Each rotating body includes a rotating shaft and a seal portion fixed on the periphery of the rotating shaft. A package is sealed by the heat | fever of a seal | sticker part by being pinched | interposed by both seal | sticker parts, and a to-be-packaged body is mounted | worn individually.

  In such a rotary horizontal sealer, the package body is sealed using the peripheral speed of the rotary body as it is, so that the packaging body can be quickly sealed. That is, the productivity of individual packaging is good. However, the time for sealing the package is short because the sealing process is performed quickly. For this reason, it is pointed out that high-quality sealing is difficult with a rotary horizontal sealer.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a box motion type horizontal sealer. In the box motion type horizontal sealer, the seal portion performs an operation called box motion. The box motion is an operation having a region that can move linearly by a predetermined distance at the same speed as the package feed speed while the package is sandwiched, while the seal portion circulates in a certain locus. . In this box motion, the seal portion is always maintained in the same posture.

  With the box motion type horizontal sealer, the seal part moves linearly at a predetermined distance at the same speed as the package feed speed with the package sandwiched in between. Therefore, a good quality seal can be applied to the package. However, the longer the sealing time, the lower the productivity of the individual packaging compared to the rotary horizontal sealer.

  Therefore, in the box motion type horizontal sealer of Patent Document 2, two pairs of seal portions are provided for the purpose of ensuring a predetermined sealing time and improving the productivity of individual packaging. That is, since Patent Document 2 enables two individual packaging processes for a package by one cycle of box motion by providing two pairs of seal portions, it is intended to improve the productivity of individual packaging. This is an intended proposal.

JP 2008-273562 A JP 2011-235925 A

  In these conventional sealing devices, the seal portion is heated by power feeding. That is, wiring for supplying power to the seal portion is necessary. In particular, in a box motion type horizontal sealer, wiring for supplying power to the seal portion is generally hung from the upper side of the seal portion.

  However, in the box motion type horizontal sealer, as in Patent Document 2, when two pairs (or more) of seal portions are provided, if power is supplied to each seal portion, the wiring is hung from the upper side of each seal portion. In addition, the wiring between the seal portions is wound up with the operation of the box motion. For this reason, in the box motion type horizontal sealer, a seal device having two pairs of seal portions has not been realized so far, and in the box motion type horizontal sealer, the productivity of individual packaging has not been improved. .

  Therefore, the present invention provides a seal device in which a plurality of pairs of seal portions are provided, and even if the seal portions operate in a box motion, the wiring to the respective seal portions does not interfere with each other, thereby improving the productivity of individual packaging. And to provide a packaging machine.

  The sealing device of the present invention includes a seal portion having a rotation axis and revolving a constant locus, and a drive portion for driving the seal portion to revolve a constant locus, the seal portion being attached to the package body. A plurality of seal portions disposed on one side and spaced apart at equal intervals in a constant trajectory direction on the one side, and disposed on the other side with respect to the packaging body and in a constant trajectory direction on the other side A plurality of seal portions on the other side spaced apart at equal intervals, and the seal portions on the one side and the other side are in contact with each other over the entire region in the width direction substantially orthogonal to the feeding direction of the package, A power supply unit including a sealer that revolves along the fixed trajectory without being connected, and a power distribution unit including a power supply line that connects a power supply outside each seal unit and the sealer of each seal unit. The power supply is arranged on the seal side with respect to the terminal. A slip ring connected to the child via a power supply line, a brush connected to the slip ring and disposed on the seal portion side with respect to the slip ring, and a rotary connector connected to the brush via the power supply line It is characterized by having prepared.

  In the sealing device of the present invention, the seal portion is pivotally supported by the horizontal sealer bearing so as to extend between a pair of horizontal sealer bearings spaced apart in the width direction, and the slip ring, brush, and The rotary connector can employ a configuration in which the rotary connector is disposed in one outer region with respect to the region between the pair of horizontal sealer bearings in the width direction.

  In the sealing device of the present invention, a rotary connector is provided for each sealer of each seal portion, and a configuration in which a brush connected to each rotary connector via a power supply line is connected to one slip ring can be adopted.

  A packaging machine according to the present invention includes any one of the above-described sealing devices.

  In the sealing device and the packaging machine according to the present invention, a plurality of seal portions are arranged at equal intervals in the fixed trajectory direction, and a plurality of seal portions are disposed on one side and the other side of the package body. Part) makes a round of a certain trajectory, and the other seals (a pair of seals) come into contact with one side and the other side of the package to sandwich the package, and the sealer of the seal part holds the package In the sandwiched state, the package body is linearly moved by a predetermined distance at substantially the same speed as the feed speed of the package body, and the package body is reliably heat-sealed, so that the productivity of individual packaging can be improved.

  A guided holding section that does not change its posture even if it circulates through a certain trajectory is provided with a guide path along the width direction substantially orthogonal to the feeding direction of the package so as to guide the wiring for supplying power to the sealer to the outside of the seal section. Therefore, even if the plurality of seal portions circulate through a certain locus, the wirings connected to the sealers of the seal portions separated in the locus direction do not get entangled. For this reason, during the operation in which the seal portion circulates in a certain trajectory, the packaging body feed speed in a state where the cylindrical packaging body is sandwiched from one side and the other side over the entire width direction substantially orthogonal to the feeding direction. The package body is linearly moved by a predetermined distance at substantially the same speed as the above, so that the package body is heat-sealed at the seal portion so that the packages to be packaged are arranged at predetermined intervals inside the package body. A sealing device and a packaging machine can be realized.

The whole schematic structure showing the horizontal type bag making filling packaging machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a partially broken longitudinal cross-sectional view (front view) of the 2nd sealing apparatus of the horizontal type bag making filling packaging machine. It is a principal part side view from the one side in the 2nd sealing apparatus. It is a principal part side view from the other side in the 2nd sealing apparatus. It is a top view showing the relationship between a horizontal sealer bearing and a sun gear shaft holder in the second sealing device. It is a top view showing the relationship between the sun gear, idle gear, and planetary gear in the second sealing device. It is a principal part expanded side view in the 2nd sealing apparatus. It is a top view showing the relationship between the horizontal sealer gear and the connector holder in the second sealing device. It is a side view showing the locus of the horizontal sealer in the second sealing device.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a sealing device according to the present invention will be described in the case where the sealing device is used in a horizontal bag making filling and packaging machine. Based on FIG. 1, a schematic configuration of the horizontal bag-making filling and packaging machine 1 will be described. The horizontal bag making filling and packaging machine 1 includes a film supply unit 1A, a first seal device 1B, an input unit 1C, a transport unit 1D, and a second seal device 3.

  1 A of film supply parts are comprised so that the film F wound by roll shape may be unwound and supplied to the conveyance part 1D side. The first sealing device 1B is configured to seal the end sides of the supplied film F in the longitudinal direction (vertical sealing) to form a tube shape. 1 C of input parts are comprised so that the to-be-packaged body 2 may be injected | thrown-in to the inside of the film F formed in the tube shape at predetermined intervals. The transport unit 1D includes a transport belt 1E that is disposed on the downstream side in the feeding direction of the film F with respect to the feeding unit 1C and transports them to the downstream side in the feeding direction while pressing the film F and the packaged body 2.

  The second sealing device 3 corresponds to the sealing device of the present invention. The second sealing device 3 is arranged on the downstream side in the feeding direction of the transport unit 1D and seals the film F in the width direction (lateral seal) on the front and rear sides of the packaged body 2 and cuts the film F in the width direction. It is configured to be formed into a bag shape.

  Based on FIG. 2 thru | or FIG. 9, the structure of the 2nd sealing apparatus 3 is demonstrated in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the second seal device 3 includes a frame body 4, a drive unit 5, and a seal unit 6.

[Frame structure]
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the frame body 4 includes a box-shaped support base 41, columns 42 fixed to the four corners of the support base 41, and upright in the feed direction ( It is passed between the front and rear beam members 43 passed between the upper ends of the columns 42 separated from the front side Y and the downstream side (rear side) Z in the feed direction and the upper ends of the columns 42 spaced apart in the left and right direction (width direction). The left and right beam members 44 and the horizontal sealer bearing 45 are provided.

[Configuration of horizontal sealer bearing]
In particular, the lateral sealer bearing 45 includes a left lateral sealer bearing 45A on one side in the left-right direction and a right lateral sealer bearing 45B on the other side in the left-right direction. The left lateral sealer bearing 45A is disposed and fixed between the left column 42 on the upstream side Y in the feed direction and the left column 42 on the downstream side Z in the feed direction.

  The right lateral sealer bearing 45B is disposed and fixed between the right column 42 on the upstream side Y in the feed direction and the right column 42 on the downstream side Z in the feed direction. Therefore, the left side sealer bearing 45A and the right side sealer bearing 45B are spaced apart in the left-right direction by a distance that is substantially equal to the struts 42 spaced in the left-right direction. The left side sealer bearing 45A and the right side sealer bearing 45B are both formed in a rectangular plate shape, and an upper sealer bearing 450A and a lower sealer bearing 450B having the same dimensions are in contact with each other in the vertical direction.

(Configuration of drive unit)
As shown in FIG. 2, the drive unit 5 includes a differential gear train mechanism 51, a drive motor 52, and a transmission mechanism 53 for transmitting the driving force of the drive motor 52 to the differential gear train mechanism 51. I have.

[Configuration of differential gear train mechanism]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the differential gear train mechanism 51 is assembled to each of the upper sealer bearing 450A and the lower sealer bearing 450B in the left side sealer bearing 45A, and among the right side sealer bearing 45B. The upper sealer bearing 450A and the lower sealer bearing 450B are respectively assembled. The differential gear train mechanisms 51 assembled to the upper sealer bearing 450A are arranged at positions facing each other in the left-right direction, and the differential gear train mechanisms 51 assembled to the lower sealer bearing 450B are arranged in the left-right direction. It is arrange | positioned in the position which opposed. Thus, in this embodiment, a total of four differential gear train mechanism sections 51 are provided.

  Each differential gear train mechanism 51 includes a lateral sealer gear 511, a sun gear 512, an idle gear 513 (see FIG. 3), and a planetary gear 514. The lateral sealer gear 511 is disposed outside the left lateral sealer bearing 45A and outside the right lateral sealer bearing 45B. The upper and lower horizontal sealer gears 511 are arranged so that their outer peripheral teeth mesh with each other. Each horizontal sealer gear 511 includes a horizontal sealer gear shaft 511a serving as a rotation center. The horizontal sealer gear shaft 511a is supported by the left side sealer bearing 45A and the right side sealer bearing 45B via bearings (not shown) so as to be rotatable about the axis.

  The sun gear 512 includes a sun gear shaft 512a. The end of the sun gear shaft 512a is penetrated by the horizontal sealer gear 511 so that the axis of the sun gear shaft 512a is on the same axis (axis along the left-right direction) as the horizontal sealer gear shaft 511a, and the sun gear shaft 512a is the horizontal sealer gear 511. Is supported non-rotatingly. As shown in FIG. 5, the other end portion side of the sun gear shaft 512 a penetrates and is fixed to a sun gear shaft holder 516 attached to the horizontal sealer bearing 45 via a stay 515.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the idle gear 513 includes an idle gear shaft 513a. In the idle gear 513, the idle gear shaft 513a is penetrated and supported by the horizontal sealer gear 511 at the outer peripheral portion of the sun gear shaft 512a so as to mesh with the teeth of the sun gear 512 and rotate (spin). The planetary gear 514 includes a planetary gear shaft 514a. In the planetary gear 514, the planetary gear shaft 514a is penetrated by the lateral sealer gear 511 at the outer peripheral portion of the sun gear shaft 512a so as to mesh with the tooth portion of the idle gear 513.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the planetary gear shaft 514a is fitted with a planetary gear shaft holder 517 on a portion projecting from the lateral sealer bearing 45 to the opposing lateral sealer bearing 45 side. Is held by a horizontal sealer bearing 45. The planetary gear shaft 514a is formed in a cylindrical shape, and an insertion hole 518 through which a power supply line 627 (described later) is inserted is formed at the center. The insertion hole 518 corresponds to a guide path.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a plurality of idle gears 513 and planetary gears 514 are arranged at predetermined intervals on the outer periphery of the sun gear 512. In this embodiment, two idle gears 513 and two planetary gears 514 are arranged on the outer periphery of the sun gear 512 with an interval of 180 °. The number of teeth of the planetary gear 514 and the number of teeth of the sun gear 512 are set equal.

  With this configuration, when the horizontal sealer gear 511 rotates around the horizontal sealer gear shaft 511a, the sun gear shaft 512a is fixed to the sun gear shaft holder 516, the sun gear 512 does not rotate, and the idle gear 513 rotates while the sun gear 512 rotates. Since the number of teeth of the sun gear 512 and the number of teeth of the planetary gear 514 are the same, the planetary gear 514 revolves around the sun gear 512 without rotating even if the idle gear 513 rotates. In other words, the planetary gear 514 revolves around the sun gear 512 without changing the posture including the planetary gear shaft 514a.

[Configuration of drive motor]
As shown in FIG. 2, the drive motor 52 includes an output shaft 54 parallel to the sun gear shaft 512 a, and a drive pulley P <b> 1 is attached to the output shaft 54. The drive motor 52 has a main body portion 56 mounted on the support base 41, an output shaft 54 protrudes laterally (rightward) from the support base 41 along the left-right direction, and the drive pulley P 1 is attached to the output shaft 54. It has been.

[Configuration of transmission mechanism]
The transmission mechanism 53 includes a transmission shaft (drive gear shaft) 57, a transmission gear (drive gear) 58, a driven pulley P2, and a transmission belt 59. The transmission shaft 57 is disposed on the upper side of the drive motor 52 so that the end portion is inserted through the lower sealer bearing 450B between the left side sealer bearing 45A and the right side sealer bearing 45B. The transmission shaft 57 is disposed in parallel to the sun gear shaft 512a.

  The transmission gear 58 is externally fitted and fixed to each protruding portion that protrudes from the lower sealer bearing 450 </ b> B on the transmission shaft 57. The transmission gear 58 is fixed to the transmission shaft 57 so as to mesh with the horizontal sealer gear 511 of the lower differential gear train mechanism 51. The driven pulley P2 is externally fitted and fixed to the right side (drive motor 52 side) among the protruding portions protruding from the lower sealer bearing 450B. The driving pulley P1 and the driven pulley P2 are arranged at the same position in the left-right direction. The transmission belt 59 is wound around the driving pulley P1 and the driven pulley P2.

[Structure of seal part]
As shown in FIG. 2, the seal portion 6 includes a seal mechanism portion 61 disposed between the left side sealer bearing 45 </ b> A and the right side sealer bearing 45 </ b> B, and a power distribution portion 62 for supplying power to the seal mechanism portion 61. .

  The seal mechanism unit 61 includes a planetary gear shaft holder 611, a sealer base 612, a horizontal sealer 613, a horizontal heater 614, and a box motion mechanism unit 615.

  The planetary gear shaft holders 611 are respectively attached to the opposite end portions of both planetary gear shafts 514a. The planetary gear shaft holder 611 corresponds to a guided holding portion. As shown in FIG. 3, the planetary gear shaft holder 611 includes a base portion 611a fitted to the end portion of the planetary gear shaft 514a and a pair of planetary gear shaft holders 611 protruding from the base portion 611a toward the planetary gear shaft holder 611 facing vertically. And a protruding portion 611b. The protrusions 611b are formed integrally with the base 611a, and the protrusions 611b are spaced apart in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sealer base 612 is formed in a bowl shape, and ends are held by the planetary gear shaft holders 611 on both sides. The horizontal sealer 613 is disposed in the middle of the sealer base 612 in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction), and has a sufficient width with respect to the width of the film F formed in a tube shape. The cross section of the horizontal sealer 613 is formed in a substantially rectangular horizontal column shape. The lower surface of the upper horizontal sealer 613 is a sealing surface that seals the film F, and is formed on a flat surface. The upper surface of the lower horizontal sealer 613 is a sealing surface for sealing the film F, and is formed on a flat surface. The horizontal heater 614 is provided over the entire area of the horizontal sealer 613 in the substantially longitudinal direction. The horizontal heater 614 is heated by power supply, and the heat of the horizontal heater 614 is transmitted to the flat surface of the horizontal sealer 613. As shown in FIG. 3, a groove 613 a is formed on the flat surface of the horizontal sealer 613 over the entire longitudinal direction. A cutting blade 613b is attached to a groove 613a formed in the upper horizontal sealer 613 so as to be retractable and retractable with respect to the groove 613a.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the seal mechanism portion 61, the upper side sealer 613 and the lower side sealer 613 that are vertically opposed to each other have a lower surface of the upper side sealer 613 when they are closest to each other in the vertical direction. And the upper surface of the lower horizontal sealer 613 are configured to be in contact with each other. The upper horizontal sealers 613 and the lower horizontal sealers 613 are arranged at equal intervals on a locus of box motion described later. In addition, the conveyance belt 1E of the conveyance unit 1D has the film F and the packaged body 2 up to an area where the lower surface of the upper horizontal sealer 613 and the upper surface of the lower horizontal sealer 613 can be contacted with each other. Transport.

  A spring (compression spring) 63 is disposed between the protrusions 611b. The spring 63 is arranged such that the bottom surface of the first mounting recess 611 c formed in the planetary gear shaft holder 611 and the bottom surface of the second mounting recess 612 a formed at the end of the sealer base 612 are used as spring seats. The sealer base 612 is biased in a direction away from the planetary gear shaft holder 517 by the spring 63. That is, the spring 63 secures cushioning properties when the lower surface of the upper horizontal sealer 613 and the upper surface of the lower horizontal sealer 613 come into contact with each other.

  The upper sealer base 612 and the planetary gear shaft holder 611 are different from the lower sealer base 612 and the planetary gear shaft holder 611 in the positions where the first mounting recess 611c and the second mounting recess 612a are formed. The first mounting recess 611 c in the upper planetary gear shaft holder 611 is formed on the lower surface of the planetary gear shaft holder 611, and the first mounting recess 611 c in the lower planetary gear shaft holder 611 is formed on the upper surface of the planetary gear shaft holder 611. ing. The second mounting recess 612 a in the upper sealer base 612 is formed on the upper surface of the end portion of the sealer base 612, and the second mounting recess 612 a in the upper sealer base 612 is formed on the lower surface of the end portion of the sealer base 612.

  The box motion mechanism 615 is a mechanism for causing the sealer base 612, the horizontal sealer 613 and the horizontal heater 614 provided integrally therewith to perform box motion. The box motion mechanism unit 615 includes a cam follower 616 attached to both end surfaces of the sealer base 612, and a groove cam 617 that guides the cam follower 616 so as to circulate through a certain locus.

  The cam follower 616 is formed in the shape of a horizontal cylinder with its axial center extending in the left-right direction, and the cam follower 616 attached to the upper sealer base 612 is disposed near the lower side of both side end surfaces of the sealer base 612. . The cam follower 616 attached to the lower sealer base 612 is disposed closer to the upper side of both end surfaces of the sealer base 612.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the groove cam 617 is provided for each of the upper differential gear train mechanism 51 and the lower differential gear train mechanism 51, thereby providing a pair of upper and lower grooves. The groove cam 617 is attached to the opposing surface side of the upper sealer bearing 450A and the lower sealer bearing 450B via a holding member 618 (attachment bolt) at the contact portion between the upper sealer bearing 450A and the lower sealer bearing 450B.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the groove cam 617 includes a straight groove 617a along the front-rear direction on the plate surface and a curved groove 617b continuous before and after the straight groove 617a. In the upper and lower groove cams 617, each groove cam 617 is incorporated in the plate surface of the holding member 618 so that the linear groove 617a and the curved groove 617b are reversed in the vertical direction.

[Configuration of power distribution unit]
The power distribution unit 62 is a part that supplies power to the horizontal heater 614 to raise it to a predetermined temperature. The power distribution unit 62 is provided on one side with respect to the horizontal heater 614 so as to supply power to the horizontal heater 614 from one side (left side).

  The power distribution unit 62 is configured to supply power to the horizontal heater 614 from an external fixed power source (not shown) disposed on one side (left side) of the left side sealer bearing 45 </ b> A that is one side sealer bearing 45. . As shown in FIG. 2, the power distribution unit 62 includes a relay terminal 621, a connector holder 622, a rotary connector 623, a slip ring 624, a carbon brush 625, an external fixed power terminal 626, and a power supply line 627.

  The relay terminal 621 is integrally attached to the upper surface of the sealer base 612. The connector holder 622 is formed in a disk shape, and is externally fitted via a bearing in the middle of the sun gear shaft 512a. As shown in FIG. 8, the connector holder 622 is integrally attached to the horizontal sealer gear 511 via a stay 628 extending in the left-right direction. The rotary connector 623 is supported so as to be embedded in the plate surface of the connector holder 622.

  The slip ring 624 is lined up with the connector holder 622 and is externally fitted to the sun gear shaft 512a. The slip ring 624 is connected to the connector holder 622 so as to rotate integrally with the connector holder 622 about the sun gear shaft 512a. The carbon brush 625 is fitted and fixed to the outer periphery of the slip ring 624.

  One end of the feed line 627 is electrically connected to the horizontal heater 614, the other end of the feed line 627 is inserted into the sun gear shaft holder 516, and the external fixed power terminal is connected to the other end of the feed line 627. 626 is connected.

  The feed line 627 is connected to the relay terminal 621 on the way from the horizontal heater 614 to the external fixed power supply terminal 626, inserted into the insertion hole 518 of the planetary gear shaft 514 a (planetary gear shaft holder 517), and connected to the rotary connector 623. And connected to the carbon brush 625 and connected to the external fixed power terminal 626 from the slip ring 624. The feeder 627 is connected to the external fixed power supply terminal 626 through the insertion hole 516 a formed in the left sun gear shaft holder 516 from the slip ring 624.

  In the above configuration, the film F wound in the roll shape is unwound by the film supply unit 1A and supplied to the transport unit 1D side. The first sealing device 1B seals the end sides of the supplied film F in the longitudinal direction (vertical sealing) to form a tube shape. Subsequently, the package body 2 is sequentially fed from the loading unit 1C toward the inside of the film F formed in a tube shape at a predetermined interval. The film F and the packaged body 2 are conveyed downstream in the feed direction while being pressed by the conveyance unit 1D.

  Thereafter, the film F is laterally sealed (seal in the direction orthogonal to the vertical seal) by the second sealing device 3 with the packaged body 2 inside, and the laterally sealed horizontal seal portion is cut and the packaged body is cut. 2 are individually packaged and conveyed from the upstream Y in the feed direction to the downstream Z in the feed direction. Hereinafter, the process until the packaged body 2 is individually packaged and conveyed to the downstream side Z in the feed direction will be described mainly with respect to the operation of the second sealing device 3.

  In the second sealing device 3, the package body 2 is individually mounted by heating the horizontal sealer 613 of the seal unit 6, driving the drive unit 5, and the operation of the seal unit 6 accompanying the drive of the drive unit 5. That is, in the seal portion 6, power is supplied to the horizontal heater 614 from the external fixed power supply terminal 626 through the power supply line 627, the horizontal heater 614 is heated, and the horizontal sealer 613 is heated by the heat of the horizontal heater 614.

  When the drive motor 52 of the drive unit 5 is driven, the drive pulley P1 rotates, the driven pulley P2 connected to the drive pulley P1 via the transmission belt 59 rotates, and the transmission shaft 57 connected to the driven pulley P2. And the transmission gears 58 connected to the transmission shaft 57 rotate.

  Then, the lower horizontal sealer gears 511 meshed with the transmission gears 58 are rotated in synchronization, and the upper horizontal sealer gears 511 meshed with the lower horizontal sealer gears 511 are rotated. Here, since the sun gear shaft 512a is supported non-rotatingly with respect to the horizontal sealer gear 511, the sun gear shaft 512a and the sun gear 512 do not rotate even if the horizontal sealer gear 511 rotates.

  On the other hand, the idle gear 513 revolves around the sun gear 512 while rotating, and the number of teeth of the sun gear 512 and the number of teeth of the planetary gear 514 are the same. Therefore, even if the idle gear 513 rotates, the planetary gear 514 rotates. Without revolving around the sun gear 512. That is, as described above, the planetary gear 514 only revolves around the sun gear 512 without changing the posture including the planetary gear shaft 514a. Therefore, the planetary gear shaft 514a of each planetary gear 514 revolves around the axis of the horizontal sealer gear 511 without changing the posture.

  Since each sealer base 612 is held at the end of each planetary gear shaft holder 611, as shown in FIG. 9, each horizontal sealer 613 is arranged around the axis of the horizontal sealer gear 511 together with the planetary gear shaft 514a. Revolve while maintaining the same posture. The lower surface and the upper surface of the upper horizontal sealer 613 and the lower horizontal sealer 613 facing each other in the vertical direction repeat the approach and separation.

  Here, a box motion will be described in which the upper horizontal sealer 613 and the lower horizontal sealer 613 operate along with the operation of revolving around the axis of the horizontal sealer gear 511. As described above, the box motion mechanism 615 includes the cam follower 616 attached to both end surfaces of the sealer base 612, and the groove cam 617 that guides the cam follower 616 so as to circulate through a constant locus.

  That is, the cam follower 616 enters one curved groove 617b in the groove cam 617 during the circular motion in which the upper side sealer 613 and the lower side sealer 613 revolve around the axis of the horizontal sealer gear 511, The curved groove 617b moves to the linear groove 617a, and the upper horizontal sealer 613 and the lower horizontal sealer 613 move linearly at a constant speed by the length of the linear groove 617a. Thereafter, the upper side sealer 613 and the lower side sealer 613 reach the other curved groove 617b, and return to the circular motion when exiting from the other curved groove 617b.

  In such a box motion, the planetary gear 514 and the planetary gear shaft 514a do not rotate but only revolve around the axis of the horizontal sealer gear 511, so that each horizontal sealer 613 also maintains its posture. is there. The feed line 627 is held by the relay terminal 621 from the horizontal heater 614 and is inserted into the insertion hole 518 of the planetary gear shaft 514a (planetary gear shaft holder 517).

  The connector holder 622 rotates around the axis of the sun gear shaft 512 a together with the horizontal sealer gear 511, but the feed line 627 is connected to the rotary connector 623, and the rotary connector 623 together with the planetary gear 514 is sun gear shaft 512 a. Revolves around the axis. Further, the slip ring 624 is connected to the connector holder 622 so as to rotate integrally with the connector holder 622 about the sun gear shaft 512a. The power supply line 627 is connected to the slip ring 624 from the rotary connector 623 via the carbon brush 625.

  In this way, the power supply lines 627 are connected to the horizontal heaters 614 of the respective horizontal sealers 613, and these power supply lines 627 are connected from the horizontal heater 614 to the left horizontal sealer between the left horizontal sealer bearing 45A and the right horizontal sealer bearing 45B. As a configuration led out further to the outside (left side) of the bearing 45A, the feed line 627 is inserted through a planetary gear shaft 514a that does not rotate. With this configuration, even when the upper two horizontal sealers 613 and the lower two horizontal sealers 613 perform a box motion operation, the feed lines 627 connected to the respective horizontal sealers 613 are not entangled.

  As described above, the cam follower 616 has one curved groove 617b in the groove cam 617 during the circular motion in which the upper side sealer 613 and the lower side sealer 613 revolve around the axis of the side sealer gear 511. And moves from one curved groove 617b to a straight groove 617a. In the straight groove 617a, the upper horizontal sealer 613 and the lower horizontal sealer 613 move linearly at a constant speed by the length of the straight groove 617a. To do. Thereafter, the upper side sealer 613 and the lower side sealer 613 reach the other curved groove 617b, and return to the circular motion when exiting from the other curved groove 617b.

  The speed when the upper horizontal sealer 613 and the lower horizontal sealer 613 move linearly at a constant speed is set to the same speed as the film F feed speed. In the present embodiment, the drive of the drive motor 52 is controlled such that the speed in the other curved motion is larger than the speed at which the horizontal sealer 613 moves linearly.

  In this way, the upper side sealer 613 and the lower side sealer 613 move linearly at a constant speed, and the horizontal sealer 613 is continuously heated by the horizontal heater 614 during that time, whereby the transfer belt 1E of the transfer unit 1D. The film F that has been conveyed is sandwiched from above and below by the upper horizontal sealer 613 and the lower horizontal sealer 613. And while the upper side sealer 613 and the lower side sealer 613 move linearly at a constant speed, high-quality heat welding (seal) is surely performed.

  Further, since the cushioning property when the lower surface of the upper side sealer 613 and the upper surface of the lower side sealer 613 are in contact with each other is secured by the spring 63, the film F is made of the upper side sealer 613 and the lower side sealer. The spring 63 is compressed when it is sandwiched from above and below at 613, and therefore an unnecessary clamping force does not act on the film F, so that a higher-quality heat-welded portion is formed on the film F.

  On the lower surface of the upper side sealer 613, a cutting blade 613b is attached to the groove 613a so as to be freely retractable from the groove 613a. Accordingly, when the film F is sandwiched and thermally welded by the pair of upper and lower horizontal sealers 613, the cutting blade 613b enters the groove 613a formed on the upper surface of the lower horizontal sealer 613, and the film F is It is cut in a direction along the longitudinal direction of the sealer 613, and the packaged body 2 is individually mounted.

  In this embodiment, two pairs of the horizontal sealers 613 are provided in the vertical direction. For this reason, since the package body 2 is individually packaged by the two pairs of horizontal sealers 613 while the horizontal sealer gear 511 rotates once, compared to the second seal device 3 in which only a pair of upper and lower horizontal sealers 613 are provided. Thus, when compared at the same time, the individual packaging 2 is doubled. That is, significant speedup of individual packaging is realized.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, even when the number of the horizontal sealers 613 is increased, the feeder lines 627 are not entangled even when the horizontal sealer 613 performs the box motion operation. Therefore, a sealing device provided with a plurality of pairs of horizontal sealers 613 can be realized, and the number of horizontal sealers 613 increases, so that the number of rotations of the horizontal sealer gear 511 driven by the drive motor 52, that is, the horizontal sealer 613 is a box. Even if the speed of motion is slowed, the productivity of individual packaging can be improved, and the horizontal sealer 613 can slow down the speed of box motion, so it is a box motion type sealing device that is inherently susceptible to vibration. Even the whole vibration can be suppressed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The same applies to the specific configuration of each part.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where two pairs of the horizontal sealers 613 are provided in the vertical direction has been described. However, in the present invention, it is also possible to provide three or more horizontal sealers 613 in the vertical direction. In this case, the planetary gears 514 are provided according to the number of the horizontal sealers 613, and the horizontal sealers 613 are arranged at equal intervals on the locus of the box motion. In this way, since the film F can be thermally welded three times or more while the horizontal sealer gear 511 makes one rotation, the speed of further individual packaging can be greatly increased.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the seal portion is always maintained in the same posture has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the seal portion is sandwiched between the package bodies at the same speed as the package feed speed for a predetermined distance. If it is the structure which moves linearly, the seal | sticker part does not need to be the said same attitude | position in area | regions other than the movement.

  The sealing device of the present invention includes a seal portion that circulates a constant trajectory, and a drive unit that drives the seal portion to circulate a constant trajectory, and the seal portion is disposed on one side with respect to the packaging body. A plurality of seal portions on one side spaced apart at regular intervals in the constant trajectory direction on the one side, and disposed on the other side with respect to the packaging body and spaced apart at regular intervals in the constant trajectory direction on the other side A plurality of seal portions on the other side, each of the seal portions on the one side and the other side being in contact with each other over the entire region in the width direction substantially orthogonal to the feeding direction of the package, and packaging the sealer A guided holding portion that is guided along the fixed trajectory while being held in a fixed posture that can contact the body, and the guided holding portion is electrically connected to the sealer to supply power to the sealer. Lead the wires outside the seal It is characterized by having a guide path along the serial width direction.

  In the above configuration, when power is supplied from each wiring to each sealer, the sealer rises to a temperature at which the package can be heat-sealed. By driving the drive unit, each guided holding unit is guided along a fixed trajectory in a state in which the sealer is held in a fixed posture in which the sealer can contact the package. In the middle of each guided holding part being guided along a certain trajectory, a pair of seal parts approaches one side and the other side of the package, respectively, and a sealer is placed on one side and the other side of the package, respectively. Contact and pinch the package. With each sealer sandwiching the package body, the package body is reliably heat-sealed at the seal portion by moving a predetermined distance at substantially the same speed as the package feed speed, and a predetermined amount is placed inside the package body. The objects to be packaged are arranged individually at intervals.

  In the above configuration, a plurality of seal portions are arranged on the one side and the other side of the package so as to be spaced apart at equal intervals in the trajectory direction, so that a certain seal portion (a pair of seal portions) goes around a fixed trajectory. While the other seal part (a pair of seal parts) is in contact with one side and the other side of the package to sandwich the package, the sealer of the seal unit sandwiches the package, Since the package body is linearly moved by a predetermined distance at substantially the same speed as the feed speed and the package is reliably heat-sealed, the productivity of individual packaging is improved.

  A guided holding portion that does not change its posture even if it circulates through a guide path along a width direction substantially orthogonal to the feeding direction of the packaging body so as to guide the wiring that feeds power to the sealer to the outside of the seal portion. Therefore, even if the plurality of seal portions circulate in a certain locus, the wirings connected to the sealers of the seal portions separated in the locus direction are not entangled.

  In the sealing device of the present invention, each guided holding portion includes a planetary gear that revolves without rotating around the fixed sun gear, and the guide path is inserted through the planetary gear shaft of the planetary gear in the axial direction. The formed configuration can be adopted.

  In the above configuration, the planetary gear shaft that forms the guide path is non-rotating, and the wiring is inserted through the guide path of such a planetary gear shaft, so that the wiring itself is not twisted and the wiring is protected.

  A packaging machine according to the present invention includes any one of the above-described sealing devices. According to this configuration, even if the guide path along the width direction substantially perpendicular to the feeding direction of the package is guided so as to guide the wiring for supplying power to the sealer to the outside of the seal portion, the posture does not change even if it circulates through a certain trajectory. Since the guide holding portion is provided, even if the plurality of seal portions circulate through a certain locus, the wirings connected to the sealers of the seal portions separated in the locus direction are not entangled.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Horizontal type bag making filling packaging machine, 2 ... Packaged body, 3 ... Second sealing apparatus, 4 ... Frame body, 45 ... Horizontal sealer bearing, 5 ... Drive part, 51 ... Differential gear train mechanism part, 52 ... Drive Motor, 53 ... Transmission mechanism, 511 ... Horizontal sealer gear, 512 ... Sun gear, 513 ... Idle gear, 514 ... Planetary gear, 517 ... Planetary gear shaft holder, 518 ... Insertion hole, 6 ... Seal part, 61 ... Seal mechanism part, 611 ... Planetary gear shaft holder, 612 ... Sealer base, 613 ... Horizontal sealer, 613a ... Groove, 613b ... Cutting blade, 614 ... Horizontal heater, 615 ... Box motion mechanism, 616 ... Cam follower, 617 ... Groove cam, 617a ... Linear groove, 617b ... curved groove, 62 ... distribution section, 627 ... feed line, F ... film, Y ... feed direction upstream side, Z ... feed direction downstream side

Claims (4)

A seal unit having a rotation axis and revolving a fixed path, and a drive unit for driving the seal unit to revolve a fixed path,
The seal portion is disposed on one side with respect to the package body, and is disposed on the other side with respect to the package body, and a plurality of seal portions on one side that are spaced at regular intervals in a constant trajectory direction on the one side. A plurality of seal portions on the other side spaced at equal intervals in a constant trajectory direction on the other side,
Each of the seal portions on the one side and the other side is provided with a sealer that contacts the entire region in the width direction substantially orthogonal to the feeding direction of the packaging body and revolves along the predetermined trajectory without rotating,
A power distribution unit provided with a power supply line for connecting a power supply outside each seal unit and a sealer of each seal unit is disposed on the seal unit side with respect to a power supply terminal connected to the power source and supplies the power supply terminal. A slip ring connected via an electric wire, a brush connected to the slip ring and disposed on the seal side with respect to the slip ring, and a rotary connector connected to the brush via a power supply line A sealing device characterized by the above. The seal portion is pivotally supported by the horizontal sealer bearing so as to extend between a pair of horizontal sealer bearings spaced apart in the width direction.
The sealing device according to claim 1, wherein the slip ring, the brush, and the rotary connector are disposed in one outer region with respect to a region between the pair of horizontal sealer bearings in the width direction.   3. The sealing device according to claim 1, wherein a rotary connector is provided for each sealer of each seal portion, and a brush connected to each rotary connector via a power supply line is connected to one slip ring.   A packaging machine comprising the sealing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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