JP3814141B2

JP3814141B2 - Pouch filling and packaging equipment

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Publication number: JP3814141B2
Application number: JP2000331608A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 衛治児島; 正人宮嶋; 信博杉本
Original assignee: 靜甲株式会社
Priority date: 1999-11-15
Filing date: 2000-10-31
Publication date: 2006-08-23
Anticipated expiration: 2020-10-31
Also published as: JP2001341703A

Description

【０００１】
【産業上の利用分野】
本発明は、保形性がよくないパウチの開口部を確実に開いて、円滑で効率よく流体を充填することができるパウチ充填包装装置に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来、保形性や自立性がよくないパウチに液体等を充填・包装するときは、充填ノズルがパウチ内へ確実に挿入できるように口を大きく開いておく必要があるもので、あらかじめ他の工程においてパウチを膨らめておき、袋支持具へ落とし込んで、パウチの両耳と胴部を抱持していた。
【０００３】
そして、この袋支持具に入ったパウチは、次の充填工程に移送され、この液体充填が終了した後、また、他のシール工程に移されて所定に密封されていたもので、それぞれの工程における処理は、一旦、袋支持具に入ったパウチを停止させた状態で行うため、作業が間欠的になって処理能力を著しく低下させ、高速による充填包装が行えない問題点を有するものであった。
【０００４】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は、前記した問題点を解決するためになされたもので、パウチを保持するホルダーを移送手段上へ多数載置して、この移送手段におけるホルダーの移送軌道上に、パウチ供給手段とパウチ挿入手段と流体充填手段とパウチシール手段とパウチ取出手段とを順次並設することにより、保形性がよくないパウチの開口部を確実に開いて、円滑で効率よく流体を充填することができるパウチ充填包装装置を提供することを目的としている。
【０００６】
【課題を解決するための手段】
前記した目的を達成するための本発明の手段は、
パウチを保持するホルダーを移送手段上へ多数載置して、この移送手段におけるホルダーの移送軌道上に、パウチ供給手段とパウチ挿入手段と流体充填手段とパウチシール手段とパウチ取出手段とを順次並設したパウチ充填包装装置にあって、
前記パウチ供給手段は、パウチを略水平に多数積層させた蓄溜体と、この蓄溜体の最上部のパウチに対応させて設けて、該一枚のパウチを吸着保持して取り出す取り出し部材と、取り出された前記パウチを中継する受け渡し部材と、このパウチを受け取って略水平に保持させて前記パウチ挿入手段へ送り込む送り込み部材とを備えさせ、
前記送り込み部材は、前記受け渡し部材の近傍において回転自在に設けた水平回転体と、この水平回転体の周面へ間隔的に多数設けて前記パウチの前縁または後縁が当接する規制部材と、前記パウチを保持する前記水平回転体の回転軌跡上に設けて前記パウチの下縁を支承するストッパーと、前記パウチを保持する前記水平回転体の回転軌跡上に設けて前記パウチの高さ方向の姿勢を修正する高さ姿勢ガイドと、前記パウチを保持する前記水平回転体の回転軌跡上に設けて前記水平回転体の規制部材によって回転移送される前記パウチの前縁に当接し該パウチの倒れを修正する傾倒修正ガイドと、前記水平回転体の周面部に設けた前記パウチを吸着保持する吸着保持手段とからなるパウチ充填包装装置の構成にある。
【００１２】
【実施例】
次に、本発明に関するパウチ充填包装装置および流体充填包装装置の一実施例を図面に基づいて説明する。
図１においてＡは、本発明の一実施例のパウチ充填包装装置で、移送手段１と、パウチ供給手段２と、パウチ挿入手段３と、流体充填手段４と、パウチシール手段５と、パウチ取出手段６とにより基本的に構成される。
【００１３】
そして、前記した移送手段１は、図１に示すように、無端状に張設したコンベア等を用いて、その上部にパウチ７を保持するホルダー８を多数載置して所定速度で走行している。
【００１４】
なお、パウチ７は、可撓性を有する軟らかい素材により成形されていて、図１６に示すように、下部に拡がったとき自立できる底７ａを有し、上部に後記する流体充填手段４の充填ノズル９４が容易に挿入し得る開口部を有する三方袋状に形成してある。
【００１５】
また、ホルダー８は、パウチ７を希望する姿勢を維持させて加工処理の移動中にあって傾倒しないように保持するもので、図１７および図１８に示すように、基体９と、この基体９へ相対的に進退自在に取り付けて、その進退方向の内側面に薬研台状に形成したパウチ７への当接面を有する一対の保持体１０，１０と、この一対の保持体１０，１０へ連係してパウチ７の把持方向へ付勢させるスプリング等の付勢手段１１と、一対の保持体１０，１０へそれぞれ連係させて、付勢手段１１の付勢力に抗して該一対の保持体１０，１０を相対的に連動作動させる操作手段１２とからなる。
【００１６】
一対の保持体１０，１０は、パウチ７の両耳部７ｃを挿入させる容入部１３，１３を有していて、その薬研台部をパウチ７の胴部へ当接させる。
また、一対の保持体１０，１０の閉塞時の間隔は、これら一対の保持体１０，１０間に介在させる複数サイズからなる間隔調整部材４１により任意に得られる（図１７参照）もので、パウチ７の形状や種類に応じて適宜選定し、抜き差し自在に設ける。
【００１７】
前記した操作手段１２は、一対の保持体１０，１０を開閉させる作動を行うもので、この一対の保持体１０，１０の下部に設けた軸１４，１４に係合させて、先端部１２ａが移送手段１において設けた当接子１３０（図１３，図１５参照）が係合しているとき、図１３および図１５に示すように、ｆからｇの区間およびｑからｖの区間を開放し、該先端部１２ａが当接子１３０から外れたとき、同図に示すように、ｈからｐの区間を閉じる。
【００１８】
前記したパウチ供給手段２は、図２および図３に示すように、蓄溜体１５と、この蓄溜体１５の最上部のパウチ７に対応させて設けて、該一枚のパウチ７を吸着保持して取り出す取り出し部材１６と、取り出されたパウチ７を中継する受け渡し部材１７と、このパウチ７を受け取って略水平に保持させて後記するパウチ挿入手段３へ送り込む送り込み部材１８とからなる。
【００１９】
そして、このうち、蓄溜体１５は、パウチ７を略水平に多数積層させた該パウチ群７ｎを形成させてあって、パウチ７は、折り畳んだ状態に収納されているもので、この蓄溜体１５の一側部（前側）に対して、該パウチ７の底部側を揃えて向けてある。
【００２０】
前記した取り出し部材１６は、支持体１９より立設させた回転軸２０へ円筒状の回転部材２１を取り付けてあって、図４に示すように、この回転部材２１の内部に複数個の吸着保持部材２２を取り付けた保持部材２３を、第一レバー２４とリンク２５とにより軸２６により支持させてある。
なお、吸着保持部材２２は、吸着パット式が好ましいもので、吸引源２６に接続させてある。
【００２１】
また、リンク２５は、第二レバー２７へ軸２８により連結してあって、これら第一および第二レバー２４，２７は回転部材２１へ軸２９，３０によりそれぞれ回動自在に使用させてある。
【００２２】
更に、回転部材２１には、軸３１によりカムレバー３２の一端部を回動自在に支持して、該カムレバー３２の他端部にカムローラ３３を軸支してある。
このカムローラ３３は、支持体１９に取り付けた円盤状のカム体３４へ係合させてあり、また、このカムレバー３２の軸３１と第一レバー２４の軸２９とにベルト等の連係部材３５を掛け渡ししてあって、カムローラ３３の揺動運動が第一レバー２４に、すなわち、吸着保持部材２２に伝達されるようにしてある。
【００２３】
この構成により、吸着保持部材２２は、図５において（ａ）〜（ｂ）に示すように揺動かつ、図６に示すように、パウチ７面に対して上下して、該吸着保持部材２２の吸引作用によりパウチ７を一枚ずつ吸引して蓄溜体１５から取り出す。
なお、回転部材２１が、図５（ａ）において矢印ｓ方向へ回転移動するとき、吸着保持部材２２が前記したカム操作により、同図において矢印ｐの方向へ揺動するため、実質的に一定位置に該吸着保持部材２２が停留することとなって、パウチ７の取り出しが容易に行える。
更に、この吸着保持部材２２は、第一レバー２４とリンク２５により、図６に示すように、所定の上下運動量Ｌが与えられ、このストロークによってパウチ７を吸着保持し取り出すことができる。
【００２４】
前記した取り出された受け渡し部材１７は、取り出し部材１６が吸着保持しているパウチ７を中継して後記するパウチ挿入手段３へ送り込むもので、円筒状に形成した円筒体３６の周面に、吸引源２６と接続した吸引孔３７を多数設けてあり、受け渡されたパウチ７をこの吸引力により吸着保持しつつ移送する。
なお、取り出し部材１６の回転軸２０に取り付けた図示してない回転手段と接続させた駆動ギア３８へ、円筒体３６の回転軸３９の取り付けた受動ギア４０を噛合させて、取り出し部材１６と受け渡し部材１７とが連動回転するようにしてある。
【００２５】
更に、円筒体３６の外周部には、弾性部材等からなる複数条の離隔部材４１を張設してあって、パウチ７の受け渡し部において、円筒体３６の外周部に接するように設けた略垂直の送り込みガイド４２において、図２に示すように、該円筒体３６の外周部から離れる離隔部４１ａを形成して、送り込みガイド４２に達したパウチ７を円筒体３６の当接面から引き離す。
【００２６】
前記した送り込み部材１８は、受け渡し部材１７からのパウチ７を受け取って略垂直に保持させた状態で後記するパウチ挿入手段３へ送り込むもので、水平回転体４５と、規制部材５２と、ストッパー４４と、高さ姿勢ガイド１４０と、傾倒修正ガイド１４１と、吸着保持手段５３とからなる。
【００２７】
このうち、水平回転体４５は、円筒ドラム状に形成してあって、図１，図２，図７，図１９に示すように、受け渡し部材１７の近傍において駆動部材５４により回転自在に設けてあるもので、前記した離隔部材４１により円筒体３６から引き剥がされたパウチ７はその側面が、送り込みガイド４２の途中に設けた搬送ローラ４３により該送り込みガイド４２内へ引き込まれて、該水平回転体４５の周面に対応する。
【００２８】
前記した規制部材５２は、水平回転体４５の周面へ間隔的に突出するように多数設けて、パウチ７の前縁または後縁が当接するもので、図２０（ｂ）に示すように、規制部材５２の内端５２ａがパウチ７の前縁７ａが当接するときは、早送りされた該パウチ７の停止を行うものであり、図２０（ｃ）に示すように、規制部材５２の外端５２ｂがパウチ７の後縁７ｂに当接するときは、水平回転体４５の回転に伴ってパウチ７を移送する搬送用の爪となる。
【００２９】
前記したストッパー４４は、パウチ７を保持する水平回転体４５の回転軌跡上に、すなわち、送り込みガイド４２の下方から後記するパウチ挿入手段３への受渡位置までに設けてパウチ７の下縁を支承するもので、前記搬送ローラ４３により送り込みガイド４２内へ引き込まれた際に、該ストッパ４４により下方搬送を規制する。（図２参照）
【００３０】
前記した高さ姿勢ガイド１４０は、パウチ７を保持する水平回転体４５の回転軌跡上に設けてパウチ７の高さ方向の姿勢を修正するもので、送り込みガイド４２から落下したパウチ７は斜めにセットされやすいため、該パウチ７の上部に該高さ姿勢ガイド１４０を係合させることにより、パウチ７の高さ方向の姿勢が修正される。
なお、この高さ姿勢ガイド１４０は、固定状態でもよいが、作動手段１４２により昇降自在とさせてもよく、また、常時は、該高さ姿勢ガイド１４０の下面とパウチ７の上面との間には所定の隙間を形成して設けてあって、該パウチ７の移送抵抗が掛からないようにしてある。
【００３１】
前記した傾倒修正ガイド１４１は、図２１および図２２に示すように、パウチ７を保持する水平回転体４５の回転軌跡上、すなわち、該パウチ７の移送路に設けて、水平回転体４５の規制部材５２によって回転移送されるパウチ７の前縁に当接し、ストッパ４４面を摺動して移動する該パウチ７が、その下縁の摩擦抵抗によって生ずるパウチ７の倒れを修正する。
【００３２】
この傾倒修正ガイド１４１は、機体５５に固着した支持体１４３へ可撓性を有する止め部材１４４を取り付けてあって、該止め部材１４４に倒れかかったパウチ７の最前縁が当たることでパウチ７に移送抵抗を与え、該パウチ７の移送に伴って姿勢が起こされて、正常な移送姿勢に修正されるもので、このパウチ７に所定の移送圧が掛かれば、止め部材１４４は、図２２において仮想線で示すように撓んで、パウチ７の移送を妨げない。
【００３３】
前記した吸着保持手段５３は、水平回転体４５の周面部に設けて該周面に位置するパウチ７を該水平回転体４５の周面部に穿設した吸引孔５３ａからの吸引力により吸着保持して、この水平回転体４５の回転に伴って、次工程のパウチ挿入手段３へ搬送するもので、図１９に示すように、パウチ７が移動するセクションＳの範囲において吸引が行われる。
【００３４】
なお、後記するパウチ挿入手段３と送り込みガイド４２の下方部との対応位置おいてはパウチ７の早送り手段ｙが設けられていて、送り込みガイド４２に達した次のパウチ７との干渉を回避する。
そして、その構成は、図７に示すように、パウチ挿入手段３における水平回転体４５と同期回転するカム体４６に係合するコロ体４７を、支軸４８により揺動自在に支持させたレバー４９に取り付け、このレバー４９と一体的に揺動する支持部材５０を支軸４８へ取り付けてあって、この支持部材５０にピンチローラ５１を回転自在に支承させてある。
【００３５】
したがって、このピンチローラ５１は、図７（ｂ）に示すように、カム操作により外側へ押し出されているときは、送り込みガイド４２内を開放して、送り込みガイド４２の下方部までの搬送が可能となる。
一方、該ピンチローラ５１が、図７（ａ）に示すように、カム操作により内側へ移動しているときは、このピンチローラ５１はパウチ７を水平回転体４５へ押し付けるため、早送り手段ｙにより、水平回転体４５の規制部材５２の位置まで早送りされる。
この水平回転体４５では、その周面部に穿設した吸引孔５３ａの吸引力によりパウチ７を吸着保持して、駆動部材５４の回転によって次工程のパウチ挿入手段３へ移送される。
【００３６】
前記したパウチ挿入手段３は、図７および図８に示すように、機体５５上に立設した挿入回転軸５６へ、その回転外周軌跡が水平回転体４５の回転外周軌跡に接するように挿入回転体５７を設けて、水平回転体４５により支承されているパウチ７を、移送手段１上のホルダー８へ受け渡すもので、パウチ供給手段２によって保持されているパウチ７の一側面を吸着して受け取る吸着パット式の第一吸着部材５８ａ，５８ｂと、パウチ７の他側面を吸着して保持する吸着パット式の第二吸着部材５９と、第一および第二吸着部材５８ａ，５８ｂおよび５９へ昇降自在に接続させた第一および第二昇降手段６０ａ，６０ｂと、パウチ７の開口部に対応させて設けた昇降自在の送気手段６１とからなる。
【００３７】
このうち、第一吸着部材５８ａは、挿入回転体５７へ並べて立設させた昇降ガイド６２および揺動軸６３へ保持体６４を昇降自在に係合させ、この保持体６４へパウチ７面に当接する第一圧接体６５を進退自在に取り付けてあって、該第一圧接体６５の略中央部にこの第一吸着部材５８ａが取り付けられているもので、パウチ７の縦方向における上部一側面を吸着保持する。
【００３８】
また、第一吸着部材５８ｂは、保持体６４より垂下させたブラケット６６へ軸６７により回動自在に取付部材６８の一端部を支持させ、この取付部材６８の他端部にこの第一吸着部材５８ｂを取り付けているもので、パウチ７の縦方向における下部一側面を吸着保持する。
【００３９】
更に、この第一吸着部材５８ｂは、ホルダー８へのパウチ７の挿入に際して、エアーシリンダ等の退避部材６９により、軸６８を支点として回動して該ホルダー８に干渉しないように側方へ退避される。
【００４０】
前記した第二吸着部材５９は、昇降ガイド６２およびスプライン軸となる揺動軸６３へ係合させた保持体６４へ中間体７０を介して進退自在に取り付けた第二圧接体７１の略中央部へ第一吸着部材５８ａと対応するように取り付けられているもので、パウチ７の縦方向における上部他側面を吸着保持する。
【００４１】
これら第一および第二吸着部材５８ａ，５８ｂおよび５９は、操作手段７２によりパウチ７に対してその把持と把持解除とを任意に行えるもので、揺動軸６３へ回動体７３を取り付け、この回動体７３の両側にそれぞれ第一リンク７４および第二リンク７５を軸支してある。
【００４２】
また、揺動軸６３には、回動レバー７６を取り付けてこの回動レバー７６に、機体５５上の固定軸５６ａに取り付けたカム体７７に係合するカムローラ７８を、支軸７９を介してレバー８０により連結してある。
【００４３】
この構成により、挿入回転体５７の回転に伴ってカム運動をすると、第一リンク７４および第二リンク７５がパウチ７の表裏面に対して、第一および第二吸着部材５８ａ，５８ｂおよび５９が相対的に進退運動をすることで、パウチ７の把持および把持解除が任意に行われる。
【００４４】
前記した第一昇降手段６０ａは、第一吸着部材５８ａ，５８ｂに接続させて任意に昇降させるもので、機体５５上の固定軸５６ａに取り付けたカム体８１に係合するカムローラ８２を保持体６４に軸支させて、挿入回転体５７の回転に伴ってカム運動をすると、保持体６４が昇降ガイド６２および揺動軸６３を上下方向へ摺動運動する。
【００４５】
また、前記した第二昇降手段６０ｂは、第二吸着部材５９に接続させて任意に昇降させるもので、機体５５上の取付部材８３に取り付けたカム体８４に係合するカムローラ８５を中間体７０に取り付けた支持部材８６に軸支させてあって、挿入回転体５７の回転に伴ってカム運動をすると、昇降ガイド８７に沿って支持部材８６が上下方向へ摺動運動する。
【００４６】
前記した送気手段６１は、パウチ７の開口部に対応させて設けて作動部材８８により昇降自在となるもので、昇降ガイド８７に支持された外筒８９内へエアノズル体９０を上下方向に対して移動自在に挿嵌させてあって、パウチ７の開口部の開口を送気圧により行う。
【００４７】
なお、作動部材８８はカム作動する構成を用いるもので、取付部材（図示せず）に取り付けたカム体９１に係合するカムローラ９２をエアノズル体９０に軸支させてあって、挿入回転体５７の回転に伴ってカム運動をすると、外筒８９に沿ってエアノズル体９０が上下方向へ摺動運動する。
【００４８】
前記した流体充填手段４は、ホルダー８へ押し込まれたパウチ７内へ流体を充填するもので、回転体９３へ取り付けられた充填ノズル９４をパウチ７の開口部に対応させるものであって、この流体充填手段４は、移送手段１の走行と同タイミングの速度で移動される。
なお、パウチ７の開口部は、開閉部材を備えた押し開き部材９５により充填ノズル９４の挿入を容易にさせる。
【００４９】
前記したパウチシール手段５は、流体が充填されたパウチ７の開口部を封緘するもので、パウチシール部下側における幅方向両端部を前後から開閉自在に把持する一対の把持部材９６，９７と、この把持部材９６，９７に接続させて該把持部材９６，９７を昇降自在に支承させる作動部材９８と、前記パウチシール部をヒートシールするシール部材９９とを備えさせる。
【００５０】
そして、このうち、一対の把持部材９６，９７は、図１０および図１１に示すように、回転体１００上の支持杆１０１へ昇降自在に支承させた支持部材１０２へ横ガイド１０３を横架させ、この横ガイド１０３にアーム式の把持部材９６を摺動自在に係合させてあって、この把持部材９６に把持部材９７の略中央部を回動支軸１０４へ回動自在に取り付けてある。
【００５１】
この把持部材９７は、図示しない操作部材により進退される当接部材１０５によって回動支軸１０４を中心に回動することで、その一端部が把持部材９６のパウチ支持段部１０６へ対応して該パウチ７を挟持する。
なお、該把持部材９７は、バネ等の弾機１０７により常時その一端部が把持部材９６側へ付勢される。
【００５２】
また、これら一対の把持部材９６，９７は、パウチ７の幅方向に対して横ガイド１０３に沿って横移動することで、該パウチ７の開口部を緊張させて密着させることができるものであって、把持部材９６の他端部にそれぞれ軸支したリンク１０８，１０８の端部に、支持杆１０１へ昇降自在に取り付けた操作部材１０９の操作部１１０を連結してある。
この操作部材１０９の進退運動によりリンク１０８，１０８が移動して、一対の把持部材９６，９７の開閉動作がなされる。
【００５３】
前記した作動部材９８は、把持部材９６，９７に接続させて該把持部材９６，９７を昇降自在に支承させるもので、支持部材１０２に接続させた流体シリンダ等を用いて、ホルダー８内のパウチ７の挟持位置と該パウチの上方退避位置とを任意に移動する。
【００５４】
前記したシール部材９９は、本体１１１と、この本体１１１に取り付けて加圧部材１１２により昇降自在となる移動体１１３と、本体１１１へ横方向へ移動自在となるパウチ７の表裏に対応する前後一対のシール体１１４，１１４と、このシール体１１４，１１４と移動体１１３とに連結して該移動体１１３の昇降運動をシール体１１４，１１４の横移動運動に変換させるリンク体１１５，１１５とを備えさせる。
【００５５】
このうち、本体１１１は、回転体１００へ図示してない連結部材により固着させてあって、ホルダー８の上方に設けられる。
【００５６】
前記した移動体１１３は、本体１１１より立設させた縦ガイド１１６へ昇降自在に支承させてあって、流体シリンダ等の加圧部材１１２により作動される。
【００５７】
前記したシール体１１４，１１４は、パウチ７のシール面を挟んでその両側に配置されるように設けられていて、本体１１１の下側において横ガイド１１７，１１７へ横移動自在に取り付けてあって、電気等により所定温度に加熱するヒータを用いる。
【００５８】
前記したリンク体１１５，１１５は、移動体１１３の下側部とシール体１１４，１１４とを連結してあって、該リンク体１１５の下端側がパウチ７のシール面側に向いた下り勾配をなすような傾斜状態で取り付けられているため、加圧部材１１２の加圧作動が倍力装置の作用を行う。
すなわち、図１２（ａ）に示すように、パウチ７のシール面に掛かる加圧力Ｆは、Ｆ＝Ｆ０／ｔａｎαにより表され、高いシール圧によるヒートシールが行われる。
【００５９】
なお、このパウチシール手段５は、移送手段１の走行と同タイミングの速度で移動される。
【００６０】
前記したパウチ取出手段６は、充填包装されたパウチ７を移送手段１から取り出すもので、回転体１１８に取り付けられたパウチ７の把持部材１１９により該パウチ７を掴んで、コンベア等の搬出手段１２０へ送り出すものであって、パウチシール手段５によって封緘された箇所を押圧することでシール部の成形と冷却とが行われるものであり、このパウチ取出手段６は、移送手段１の走行と同タイミングの速度で移動される。
【００６１】
したがって、前記のように構成される本発明実施例のパウチ充填包装装置Ａは、以下に述べる作用を奏するもので、図２および図１３〜図１５に示す作動概要図に沿って説明する。
移送手段１には、その上部に多数のホルダー８が所定間隔で載置されていて、かつ、図１に示すように、所定速度で一方向へ連続に循環走行している。
まず、パウチ供給手段２において、蓄溜体１５のパウチ群７ｎから、その最上層の一枚のパウチ７を取り出し部材１６の吸着保持部材２２により受け取るもので、回転部材２１の回転に伴って、図６に示すような、吸着保持部材２２の動きにより確実に吸着保持する。
【００６２】
そして、この回転部材２１が略９０°回転すると、この回転部材２１とその外側の回転軌跡に接する受け渡し部材１７の円筒体３６へ、該回転部材２１に保持されたパウチ７を吸引孔３７の吸引力により受け渡す。
【００６３】
更に、この円筒体３６が略１８０°回転すると、この円筒体３６に吸着保持されたパウチ７は送り込み部材１８へ移送されるもので、離隔部材４１の離隔部４１ａにおいて円筒体３６からパウチ７が引き剥がされる。
【００６４】
すると、このパウチ７は、円筒体３６のバキュームによる搬送力と共に、離隔部材４１の搬送力により送り込みガイド４２内を落下して、搬送ローラ４３に達するもので、この搬送ローラ４３に干渉したパウチは７は、この回転引き込み力によって、該送り込みガイド４２内に送り込まれ、この送り込みガイド４２の下方に待機するストッパ４４に当たって止まる。
【００６５】
同時に、このパウチ７は、早送り手段ｙにおけるピンチローラ５１によって、送り込み部材１８の水平回転体４５の周面に移送され、該水平回転体４５に設けた規制部材５２における内縁５２ａへその前縁７ａが当たって止まる。
【００６６】
次に、水平回転体４５の回転に伴って移動する次の規制部材５２における外縁５２ｂがパウチ７の後縁７ｂに当接するもので、該水平回転体４５の回転力によりパウチ７は移送される。
【００６７】
このとき、該パウチ７はその起立姿勢が不良であったり、高さ方向において所定の位置に納まっていないときは、高さ姿勢ガイド１４０により修正されて一定のパウチ高さとなる。
【００６８】
また、水平回転体４５の回転に伴って回転移送されるパウチ７は、傾倒修正ガイド１４１を通過するとき、斜めとなっていたパウチ７は、その姿勢が修正される。
【００６９】
と同時に、水平回転体４５の周面には執着保持手段５３が働いて、その吸引孔５３ａからの吸気によりパウチ７は正しい姿勢状態で吸着保持されるもので、該水平回転体４５は、パウチ７を吸着保持しながら回転し、パウチ挿入手段３に達する。
【００７０】
該水平回転体４３の外周回転軌跡に接する挿入回転体５７に設けた第一吸着部材５８ａ，５８ｂが対応し、その吸引力によりパウチ７の一側面に吸着保持する。
【００７１】
したがって、水平回転体４３が回転移動すると、パウチ７は該水平回転体４５より剥がれて、図１３におけるａ，ｂセクションに示すように、第一吸着部材５８ａ，５８ｂ側に移動するもので、第二吸着部材５９が第一吸着部材５８ａの位置に降下し、同図ｃセクションにおいて示すように、該第二吸着部材５９がパウチ７の他側面を吸着保持する。このとき、パウチ７は、まだ表裏が密着した扁平の一枚状態となっている。
【００７２】
すると、両第一吸着部材５８ａ，５８ｂおよび第二吸着部材５９が、互いに外方へ横移動するのでパウチ７の開口部が開く。（セクションｄ）
【００７３】
この状態で、エアノズル体９０が降下すると共に、第一吸着部材５８ａ，５８ｂおよび第二吸着部材５９が、互いに内方へ横移動してエアノズル体９０を挟みつつパウチ７の開口を閉塞する。（セクションｅ）
【００７４】
次に、第一および第二昇降手段６０ａ，６０ｂ第一吸着部材５８ｂとによりパウチ７を吸着保持させた状態で降下するもので、ホルダー８内に挿入されると共に、第一吸着部材５８ｂが吸着を解除して外方へ退避する。（セクションｆ）
【００７５】
ホルダー８内に挿入されたパウチ７内にはエアノズル体９０により空気が圧入されるため、パウチ７内が膨らんでホルダー８の内壁に沿う状態となる。（セクションｇ）
同時に、第一吸着部材５８ａおよび第二吸着部材５９が、互いに外方へ横移動するのでパウチ７の開口部が開く。（セクションｈ）
また、これら第一吸着部材５８ａおよび第二吸着部材５９とエアノズル体９０は上昇する。（セクションｉ）
【００７６】
このとき、ホルダー８は、操作手段１２の操作により一対の保持体１０，１０が閉じてパウチ７を容易に傾倒しない程度に把持させる。（セクションｈ以降セクションｐまで）
【００７７】
次に、中継部材１３１を介してパウチ挿入手段３から流体充填手段４へ移動するもので、移送手段１と同調移動する該流体充填手段４の充填ノズル９４により、図１４においてｊからｐに至るセクションに亘って、パウチ７内へ適量の流体が回転体９３の回転移動中に充填される。
【００７８】
充填が終了すれば、中継部材１３２を介して流体充填手段４からパウチシール手段５へ移動するもので、一対の把持部材９６，９７が、作動部材９８の操作によりパウチ７上部両側に降下して、パウチ７のシール部より下側において、該パウチ７の幅方向両端部を把持する。（セクションｑ、ｒ，図１１（ｂ）参照）
【００７９】
すると、操作部材１０９が作動して一対の把持部材９６，９７がパウチ７の幅方向両側に開いて、該パウチ７を緊張させ、パウチ口元にしわ等が生じないように保持する。
【００８０】
この状態で、シール部材９９が作動してそのシール体１１４，１１４がシール部に対応して、パウチ７の開口部をシール（封緘）される。（セクションｓ）
【００８１】
パウチ７のヒートシールが終了すれば、シール体１１４，１１４が開放し、一対の把持部材９６，９７がパウチ７の把持を開放した後、該パウチ７の上方へ退避する。（セクションｔ）
【００８２】
そして、パウチ取出手段６へ移送されたホルダー８に納まった製品のパウチ７は、そのシール部を図示してない把持部材により成形と冷却が施されつつ、回転体１１８の回転移動によってパウチ７の取出準備ができるもので、図１５においてセクションｕからｗの間において、該回転体１１８に取り付けられた把持部材１１９がパウチ７の上部を把持した後、把持部材１１９該の上昇によりホルダー８から抜けて、回転体１１８の回転移動に伴って搬出手段１２０へと移し替えられ、全工程が終了する。
【００８３】
このように、移送手段１上の循環走行するそれぞれのホルダー８には、パウチ供給手段２からのパウチ７が連続して供給され、このパウチ７に対して、前記したように移送手段１の走行と共にそれぞれの処理が順次施される。
【００８４】
また、送り込み部材１８において、高さ姿勢ガイド１４０と傾倒修正ガイド１４１とのパウチ７の姿勢修正により、パウチ７は高さ方向および幅方向に対して常に正常姿勢に維持されるため、パウチ挿入手段３においてのホルダー８へのパウチ７の挿入が確実で安定すると共に、次工程における、例えば、パウチ７の開口部のヒートシールにおける位置精度が向上したり、パウチ７面への印刷にあって、その印字位置が正確となる等後工程の全ての処理において良好な結果をもたらすことができる。
【００８５】
図２３および図２４においてＲは、本発明に係る第二実施例における流体充填包装装置で、多数の容器７ａを移動させる循環式の移送手段１を無端状に配設させて、この移送手段１の移送軌道上に、該移送手段１に対して容器７ａを供給する容器供給手段２００と、この移送手段１上の容器７ａに対して流体を充填する流体充填手段４００と、流体が充填された後の容器７ａにキャップを施す施蓋手段５００と、移送手段１から充填包装済みの容器７ａを取り出す容器取出手段６００とを順次並設させてあって、移送手段１の一循環の間に容器７ａに対する一連の充填包装工程、すなわち、流体の充填・包装およびこの処理に伴う必要な他の手段を施し、かつ、完了させるものである。
また、この一容器７ａに対して、一連の各処理が完了すれば、新たに、容器７ａの供給から流体の充填、施蓋等の処理がなされ、容器７ａの連続供給により順次連続的な処理が行われる。
【００８６】
そして、前記した移送手段１は、無端状に張設したコンベアを用いて、その上部に容器７ａを多数並べて載置し所定速度で走行している。
【００８７】
前記した容器供給手段２００は、移送手段１に対して多数の容器７ａを連続的あるいは間欠的に供給するもので、コンベア等の挿入手段２０１を移送手段１へ接続して、該容器７ａを所定に整列させながら送り込む。
【００８８】
前記した流体充填手段４００は、移送手段１において容器供給手段２００の下流側に設けてあって、移送手段１の移送軌道に沿って回転移動するロータリー式の充填機が採用されるもので、図示してない複数個の充填部材が回転体に取り付けられている。
【００８９】
前記した施蓋手段５００は、移送手段１において流体充填手段４００の下流側に設けてあって、移送手段１の移送軌道に沿って回転移動するロータリー式のキャッパが採用されるもので、図示してない複数個のキャップの把持部材が回転体に取り付けられている。
【００９０】
前記した容器取出手段６００は、移送手段１において施蓋手段５００の下流側に設けてあって、移送手段１の移送軌道に沿って回転移動するように構成されていて、充填包装済みの容器７ａを移送手段１から取り出し、次工程へ接続させた搬出手段１２０を移送手段１に臨ませてある。
【００９１】
なお、移送手段１に並設させたこれら容器供給手段２００および流体充填手段４００、施蓋手段５００、容器取出手段６００は中継部材１３２により接続されていて、容器７ａが円滑に受け渡されるようにしてある。
【００９２】
また、この移送手段１にあって、自立性が低下する容器７ａにおいては、袴と呼ばれる、例えば、図１１に示すようなものや単に受入凹部を有するホルダー８が使用されるもので、該容器７ａは移送手段１上に載置されるホルダー８内に対して任意に出し入れされるものであり、移送手段１への供給にあっては、容器供給手段２００において移送手段１上を流れるホルダー８へ適宜挿入され該容器７ａは安定的に移動するものであり、所定の充填包装を終えた充填済み容器７ａは、容器取出手段６００において、ホルダー８から分離され搬出手段１２０へ取り出される。
【００９３】
このとき、前記したホルダー８はその多数個が移送手段１上をエンドレスに循環運動した搬送が行われ、繰り返しこの移送手段１において反復使用されるものであり、更には、通常の流体充填包装処理にあっては、この移送手段１からは他の手段へ取り出されることがない。
また、型換え時等において、ホルダー８を移送手段１から取り除くあるいは交換する場合には、容器取出手段６００や他の手段において、搬出手段１２０から順次移送手段１外へ排出するものであり、移送手段１への搬入にあっては、容器供給手段２００や他の手段において、挿入手段２０１から順次移送手段１上に送り出される。
【００９４】
更に、この容器充填包装装置Ｒにあっては、図２４に示すように、施蓋手段５００と容器取出手段６００との間において、移送手段１の移送軌跡に沿って、一機または複数機の他の充填・包装手段を配設されることがあるもので、その一つの例として挙げれば、容器７ａの外側面に貼着するラベル機や印刷機７００、あるいは、容器７ａの検査機８００等がある。
これらの他の充填・包装手段７００，８００は、流体充填包装装置Ｒにあって適宜必要なものが選択されて移送手段１の移送軌跡に沿って設置される。
【００９５】
また、この循環式の移送手段１にあって、不良品等の非製品７ｂは、この移送手段１の適所に接続させた排出手段９００により取り出されて、製品となる容器７ａの搬出手段１２０には混入しない。
【００９６】
【発明の効果】
前述のように構成される本発明のパウチ充填包装装置は、保形性がよくないパウチの開口部を確実に開いて、円滑で効率よく流体を充填することができるもので、しかも、それぞれの工程における処理は、移送手段の走行と共にそれぞれの処理が順次一連的に施されるため、それぞれの処理作業が連続して行えるから、処理能力が大幅に向上し、かつ、高速処理による充填包装が行える。
また、パウチの移送にあって、その搬送姿勢が安定するため、各工程の位置決め精度が向上する。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明に関するパウチ充填包装装置の一実施例の要部を示す概略的な平面図である。
【図２】図１における装置のパウチ供給手段を概略的に示す平面図である。
【図３】図２におけるパウチ供給手段の側面図である。
【図４】図２におけるパウチ供給手段の取り出し部材の要部を示す側面図である。
【図５】図４における取り出し部材の概略を拡大して示す説明図である。
【図６】図５における取り出し部材の吸着部材の作動状態を示す説明図である。
【図７】図１における装置の受け渡し部材と送り込み部材の接続部を概略的に示す拡大した説明図である。
【図８】図１における装置のパウチ供給手段とパウチ挿入手段との接続部を概略的に示す側面図である。
【図９】図８におけるパウチ挿入手段における吸着部材の動作構成を示す概略的な平面図である。
【図１０】図１におけるパウチシール手段の要部を示す側面図である。
【図１１】図１０における把持部材の概略を示すもので、（ａ）は平面図を、（ｂ）は側面図を示す。
【図１２】図１０におけるパウチシール手段の作動状態を示す説明図である。
【図１３】図１における装置の作動状態を概略的に示す説明図で、パウチ供給手段からパウチ挿入手段までの工程を示す。
【図１４】図１における装置の作動状態を概略的に示す説明図で、パウチ挿入手段から流体充填手段までの工程を示す。
【図１５】図１における装置の作動状態を概略的に示す説明図で、流体充填手段からパウチ取出手段までの工程を示す。
【図１６】本発明に関するパウチ充填包装装置に用いる充填前のパウチを示す斜視図である。
【図１７】本発明に関するパウチ充填包装装置に用いるホルダーを示す縦断側面図である。
【図１８】図１におけるホルダーの開閉動作の各例を示す平面図である。
【図１９】図１における装置の送り込み部材の作動状態を概略的に示す説明図である。
【図２０】図１９における送り込み部材の規制部材を示すもので、（ａ）はその概略的な拡大図を、（ｂ）はパウチのストッパー作用を、（ｃ）はパウチの移送作用をそれぞれ示す。
【図２１】図１９における送り込み部材の高さ姿勢ガイドと傾倒修正ガイドの取付状態を示す説明図である。
【図２２】図２１における傾倒修正ガイドの作動状態を示す説明図である。
【図２３】本発明に関する流体充填包装装置の一実施例の要部を示す概略的な平面図である。
【図２４】図２３における流体充填包装装置の他の実施例の要部を示す概略的な平面図である。
【符号の説明】
１移送手段
２パウチ供給手段
３パウチ挿入手段
４流体充填手段
５パウチシール手段
６パウチ取出手段
７パウチ
７ａ容器
８ホルダー
１５蓄溜体
１６取り出し部材
１７受け渡し部材
１８送り込み部材
４４ストッパ
４５水平回転体
５２規制部材
ｙ吸着保持手段
５８ａ，５８ｂ第一吸着部材
５９第二吸着部材
６０ａ，６０ｂ昇降手段
６１送気手段
９６，９７把持部材
９８作動部材
９９シール部材
１１１本体
１１２加圧部材
１１３移動体
１１４シール体
１１５リンク体
１４０高さ姿勢ガイド
１４１傾倒修正ガイド
２００容器供給手段
４００流体充填手段
５００施蓋手段
６００容器取出手段
７００，８００他の流体充填・包装手段[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
  The present invention provides a pouch filling and packaging apparatus that can reliably and efficiently fill a fluid by reliably opening an opening of a pouch having poor shape retention.InRelated.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when filling and wrapping liquid etc. in a pouch with poor shape retention and self-supporting properties, it is necessary to keep the mouth wide open so that the filling nozzle can be securely inserted into the pouch. In the process, the pouch was inflated, dropped into the bag support, and held on both ears and torso of the pouch.
[0003]
Then, the pouch entered in the bag supporter is transferred to the next filling process, and after the liquid filling is completed, the pouch is transferred to another sealing process and sealed in a predetermined manner. Since the processing in step 1 is performed with the pouch contained in the bag support once stopped, the operation becomes intermittent and the processing capacity is remarkably reduced, and there is a problem that high-speed filling and packaging cannot be performed. It was.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. A large number of holders for holding a pouch are placed on the transfer means, and the pouch supply means and the pouch are placed on the transfer path of the holder in the transfer means. By sequentially arranging the insertion means, the fluid filling means, the pouch seal means, and the pouch take-out means, it is possible to reliably open the opening portion of the pouch having poor shape retention and to fill the fluid smoothly and efficiently. Pouch filling and packaging equipmentTheIt is intended to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The means of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is as follows:
  A number of holders for holding the pouch are placed on the transfer means, and the pouch supply means, the pouch insertion means, the fluid filling means, the pouch seal means, and the pouch take-out means are sequentially arranged on the transfer path of the holder in the transfer means. In the pouch filling and packaging device
  The pouch supply means includes a storage body in which a large number of pouches are stacked substantially horizontally, and a take-out member that is provided corresponding to the uppermost pouch of the storage body, and takes out and holds the single pouch by suction. A delivery member that relays the pouch taken out, and a feed member that receives the pouch and holds it substantially horizontally and feeds it into the pouch insertion means,
  The feeding member includes a horizontal rotating body that is rotatably provided in the vicinity of the delivery member, a regulating member that is provided with a large number of intervals on the peripheral surface of the horizontal rotating body, and a front edge or a rear edge of the pouch abuts. A stopper provided on the rotation locus of the horizontal rotating body for holding the pouch and supporting the lower edge of the pouch, and a stopper provided on the rotation locus of the horizontal rotating body for holding the pouch in the height direction of the pouch. A height posture guide for correcting the posture and a front edge of the pouch that is provided on a rotation locus of the horizontal rotating body that holds the pouch and is rotated and transferred by a regulating member of the horizontal rotating body, and the pouch falls Is a configuration of a pouch filling and packaging apparatus that includes a tilt correction guide that corrects the suction and a suction holding means that suctions and holds the pouch provided on the peripheral surface portion of the horizontal rotating body.
[0012]
【Example】
Next, an embodiment of a pouch filling and packaging apparatus and a fluid filling and packaging apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, A is a pouch filling and packaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and includes a transfer means 1, a pouch supply means 2, a pouch insertion means 3, a fluid filling means 4, a pouch seal means 5, and a pouch takeout. It is basically constituted by means 6.
[0013]
Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the transfer means 1 uses a conveyer or the like stretched in an endless manner, and places a number of holders 8 holding the pouch 7 on the upper portion thereof and travels at a predetermined speed. Yes.
[0014]
The pouch 7 is formed of a flexible soft material, and has a bottom 7a that can be self-supported when expanded at the lower portion as shown in FIG. 16, and a filling nozzle of the fluid filling means 4 described later at the upper portion. 94 is formed in a three-sided bag shape having an opening that can be easily inserted.
[0015]
The holder 8 holds the pouch 7 in a desired posture and holds the pouch 7 so that the pouch 7 is not tilted while the processing is moving. As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the base 9 and the base 9 A pair of holding bodies 10 and 10 having a contact surface to the pouch 7 formed in the shape of a pharmacological stand on the inner side surface in the advancing and retreating direction, and the pair of holding bodies 10 and 10. The pair of holding bodies against the urging force of the urging means 11 by linking to the urging means 11 such as a spring that cooperates and urges in the gripping direction of the pouch 7 and the pair of holding bodies 10, 10. And operating means 12 for relatively interlocking operation of 10 and 10.
[0016]
The pair of holding bodies 10, 10 have insertion portions 13, 13 for inserting both ear portions 7 c of the pouch 7, and the pharmacological stand portion is brought into contact with the trunk portion of the pouch 7.
Moreover, the space | interval at the time of obstruction | occlusion of a pair of holding body 10 and 10 is arbitrarily obtained by the space | interval adjustment member 41 which consists of multiple sizes interposed between these pair of holding bodies 10 and 10 (refer FIG. 17). 7 is appropriately selected according to the shape and type of 7 and provided so as to be freely inserted and removed.
[0017]
The above-mentioned operation means 12 performs an operation for opening and closing the pair of holding bodies 10, 10, and is engaged with shafts 14, 14 provided at the lower part of the pair of holding bodies 10, 10 so that the distal end portion 12 a When the contact member 130 (see FIGS. 13 and 15) provided in the transfer means 1 is engaged, the section from f to g and the section from q to v are opened as shown in FIGS. When the tip 12a is detached from the contact 130, the section from h to p is closed as shown in FIG.
[0018]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the above-described pouch supply means 2 is provided so as to correspond to the accumulation body 15 and the uppermost pouch 7 of the accumulation body 15, and adsorbs the single pouch 7. It comprises a take-out member 16 that is held and taken out, a delivery member 17 that relays the taken-out pouch 7, and a feed member 18 that receives the pouch 7 and holds it substantially horizontally and feeds it into the pouch insertion means 3 described later.
[0019]
Of these, the reservoir 15 forms the pouch group 7n in which a large number of pouches 7 are stacked substantially horizontally, and the pouch 7 is stored in a folded state. The bottom side of the pouch 7 is aligned with one side (front side) of the body 15.
[0020]
The take-out member 16 has a cylindrical rotary member 21 attached to a rotary shaft 20 erected from a support 19, and a plurality of suction members are held inside the rotary member 21 as shown in FIG. A holding member 23 to which the member 22 is attached is supported by a shaft 26 by a first lever 24 and a link 25.
The suction holding member 22 is preferably a suction pad type and is connected to a suction source 26.
[0021]
The link 25 is connected to the second lever 27 by a shaft 28, and the first and second levers 24 and 27 are rotatably used by the rotating member 21 by shafts 29 and 30, respectively.
[0022]
Further, one end portion of the cam lever 32 is rotatably supported on the rotating member 21 by a shaft 31, and a cam roller 33 is pivotally supported on the other end portion of the cam lever 32.
The cam roller 33 is engaged with a disk-shaped cam body 34 attached to the support body 19, and a link member 35 such as a belt is hung on the shaft 31 of the cam lever 32 and the shaft 29 of the first lever 24. The swing motion of the cam roller 33 is transmitted to the first lever 24, that is, to the suction holding member 22.
[0023]
With this configuration, the suction holding member 22 swings as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B and moves up and down with respect to the surface of the pouch 7 as shown in FIG. The pouches 7 are sucked one by one by the suction action and taken out from the reservoir 15.
When the rotating member 21 rotates in the direction of the arrow s in FIG. 5A, the suction holding member 22 swings in the direction of the arrow p in FIG. Since the suction holding member 22 stops at the position, the pouch 7 can be easily taken out.
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the suction holding member 22 is given a predetermined vertical momentum L by the first lever 24 and the link 25, and the pouch 7 can be sucked and held by this stroke.
[0024]
The above-mentioned delivery member 17 taken out is relayed to the pouch insertion means 3 to be described later by relaying the pouch 7 held by the take-out member 16 and is sucked onto the peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 36 formed in a cylindrical shape. A number of suction holes 37 connected to the source 26 are provided, and the delivered pouch 7 is transported while being sucked and held by this suction force.
The drive gear 38 connected to the rotating means (not shown) attached to the rotary shaft 20 of the take-out member 16 is engaged with the passive gear 40 attached to the rotary shaft 39 of the cylindrical body 36 to deliver to the take-out member 16. The member 17 is rotated in conjunction with the member 17.
[0025]
Further, a plurality of separating members 41 made of an elastic member or the like are stretched on the outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical body 36, and are provided so as to be in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical body 36 at the transfer portion of the pouch 7. In the vertical feed guide 42, as shown in FIG. 2, a separation portion 41 a that is separated from the outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical body 36 is formed, and the pouch 7 that reaches the feed guide 42 is pulled away from the contact surface of the cylindrical body 36.
[0026]
The aforementioned feeding member 18 receives the pouch 7 from the delivery member 17 and feeds it to the pouch insertion means 3 which will be described later in a state of being held substantially vertically. The horizontal rotating body 45, the regulating member 52, the stopper 44, The height posture guide 140, the tilt correction guide 141, and the suction holding means 53.
[0027]
Among these, the horizontal rotator 45 is formed in a cylindrical drum shape, and is rotatably provided by the drive member 54 in the vicinity of the delivery member 17 as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 7, and 19. The side surface of the pouch 7 peeled off from the cylindrical body 36 by the separating member 41 is drawn into the feeding guide 42 by the conveying roller 43 provided in the middle of the feeding guide 42, and the horizontal rotation is performed. This corresponds to the circumferential surface of the body 45.
[0028]
A large number of the regulating members 52 described above are provided so as to protrude to the peripheral surface of the horizontal rotating body 45 at intervals, and the front edge or the rear edge of the pouch 7 abuts, as shown in FIG. When the inner edge 52a of the restricting member 52 abuts the front edge 7a of the pouch 7, the pouch 7 that has been fast-forwarded is stopped. As shown in FIG. 20 (c), the outer end of the restricting member 52 When 52 b comes into contact with the rear edge 7 b of the pouch 7, it becomes a conveying claw for transferring the pouch 7 as the horizontal rotating body 45 rotates.
[0029]
The stopper 44 is provided on the rotation locus of the horizontal rotating body 45 holding the pouch 7, that is, from the lower side of the feeding guide 42 to the delivery position to the pouch insertion means 3 described later, and supports the lower edge of the pouch 7. Therefore, when the feed roller 43 is pulled into the feed guide 42, the stopper 44 restricts the lower feed. (See Figure 2)
[0030]
The height posture guide 140 described above is provided on the rotation trajectory of the horizontal rotating body 45 holding the pouch 7 to correct the posture in the height direction of the pouch 7, and the pouch 7 dropped from the feeding guide 42 is inclined. Since it is easy to set, the height posture of the pouch 7 is corrected by engaging the height posture guide 140 with the upper portion of the pouch 7.
The height posture guide 140 may be in a fixed state, but may be moved up and down by the actuating means 142, and is always between the lower surface of the height posture guide 140 and the upper surface of the pouch 7. Is provided with a predetermined gap so that the transfer resistance of the pouch 7 is not applied.
[0031]
As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the tilt correction guide 141 is provided on the rotation trajectory of the horizontal rotating body 45 holding the pouch 7, that is, in the transfer path of the pouch 7, so as to restrict the horizontal rotating body 45. The pouch 7 that abuts on the front edge of the pouch 7 rotated and transferred by the member 52 and moves while sliding on the surface of the stopper 44 corrects the falling of the pouch 7 caused by the frictional resistance of the lower edge.
[0032]
The tilt correction guide 141 has a flexible stopper member 144 attached to a support body 143 fixed to the machine body 55, and the front edge of the pouch 7 that has fallen against the stopper member 144 hits the pouch 7. A transfer resistance is applied, and the posture is raised with the transfer of the pouch 7 to be corrected to a normal transfer posture. When a predetermined transfer pressure is applied to the pouch 7, the stop member 144 is It bends as shown by the phantom line and does not hinder the transfer of the pouch 7.
[0033]
The suction holding means 53 described above is provided on the peripheral surface portion of the horizontal rotating body 45 and holds the pouch 7 positioned on the peripheral surface by suction force from a suction hole 53a formed in the peripheral surface portion of the horizontal rotating body 45. As the horizontal rotating body 45 rotates, the sheet is conveyed to the pouch insertion means 3 in the next step, and suction is performed in the range of the section S where the pouch 7 moves as shown in FIG.
[0034]
Note that a fast-feed means y of the pouch 7 is provided at a position corresponding to the pouch insertion means 3 and the lower portion of the feed guide 42, which will be described later, to avoid interference with the next pouch 7 that has reached the feed guide 42. .
As shown in FIG. 7, the structure is such that a roller body 47 that engages with a cam body 46 that rotates in synchronization with the horizontal rotating body 45 in the pouch insertion means 3 is swingably supported by a support shaft 48. 49, a support member 50 that swings integrally with the lever 49 is attached to a support shaft 48, and a pinch roller 51 is rotatably supported by the support member 50.
[0035]
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the pinch roller 51 is pushed outward by a cam operation, the inside of the feed guide 42 can be opened and conveyed to the lower part of the feed guide 42. It becomes.
On the other hand, when the pinch roller 51 is moved inward by a cam operation as shown in FIG. 7A, the pinch roller 51 presses the pouch 7 against the horizontal rotating body 45. Then, it is fast-forwarded to the position of the regulating member 52 of the horizontal rotating body 45.
In the horizontal rotating body 45, the pouch 7 is sucked and held by the suction force of the suction hole 53a formed in the peripheral surface portion thereof, and is transferred to the pouch insertion means 3 in the next step by the rotation of the driving member 54.
[0036]
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the above-described pouch insertion means 3 is inserted and rotated into the insertion rotation shaft 56 erected on the machine body 55 so that the rotation outer periphery locus thereof is in contact with the rotation outer periphery locus of the horizontal rotation body 45. A body 57 is provided to transfer the pouch 7 supported by the horizontal rotating body 45 to the holder 8 on the transfer means 1, and adsorb one side surface of the pouch 7 held by the pouch supply means 2. The suction pad type first suction members 58a and 58b to be received, the suction pad type second suction member 59 that sucks and holds the other side surface of the pouch 7, and the first and second suction members 58a, 58b and 59 are moved up and down. The first and second elevating means 60a and 60b are connected freely, and the elevating and lowering air supply means 61 is provided corresponding to the opening of the pouch 7.
[0037]
Of these, the first suction member 58a engages the holding body 64 with the raising / lowering guide 62 and the swinging shaft 63 which are erected side by side with the insertion rotary body 57 so that the holding body 64 can be raised and lowered. The first pressure contact body 65 in contact with the first pressure contact body 65 is attached so as to be movable forward and backward, and the first suction member 58a is attached to the substantially central portion of the first pressure contact body 65. Hold by adsorption.
[0038]
Further, the first suction member 58 b supports one end portion of the attachment member 68 so as to be rotatable by a shaft 67 to a bracket 66 suspended from the holding body 64, and the other end portion of the attachment member 68 supports the first suction member. 58b is attached, and the lower side surface of the pouch 7 in the vertical direction is held by suction.
[0039]
Further, when the pouch 7 is inserted into the holder 8, the first suction member 58 b is retreated to the side so as not to interfere with the holder 8 by rotating around the shaft 68 by a retraction member 69 such as an air cylinder. Is done.
[0040]
The second adsorbing member 59 is substantially at the center of the second press-contacting body 71 attached to the holding body 64 engaged with the lifting guide 62 and the swinging shaft 63 serving as a spline shaft via the intermediate body 70 so as to be able to advance and retract. It is attached so as to correspond to the first suction member 58a, and sucks and holds the other upper side surface of the pouch 7 in the vertical direction.
[0041]
These first and second suction members 58a, 58b, and 59 can be arbitrarily held and released from the pouch 7 by the operating means 72. A rotating body 73 is attached to the swing shaft 63, and this rotation is performed. A first link 74 and a second link 75 are pivotally supported on both sides of the moving body 73, respectively.
[0042]
Further, a swing lever 76 is attached to the swing shaft 63, and a cam roller 78 that engages a cam body 77 attached to a fixed shaft 56 a on the machine body 55 via the support shaft 79. The lever 80 is connected.
[0043]
With this configuration, when the cam motion is performed along with the rotation of the insertion rotating body 57, the first and second suction members 58 a, 58 b and 59 are brought into contact with the front and rear surfaces of the pouch 7 by the first link 74 and the second link 75. By relatively moving forward and backward, the pouch 7 is arbitrarily held and released.
[0044]
The first lifting / lowering means 60a is connected to the first suction members 58a and 58b and arbitrarily lifts and lowers, and the cam roller 82 engaged with the cam body 81 attached to the fixed shaft 56a on the machine body 55 is held by the holding body 64. When the cam rotation is performed with the rotation of the insertion rotary body 57, the holding body 64 slides the lifting guide 62 and the swing shaft 63 in the vertical direction.
[0045]
The second elevating means 60b is connected to the second suction member 59 and arbitrarily raised and lowered. The intermediate roller 70 includes a cam roller 85 engaged with a cam body 84 attached to an attachment member 83 on the machine body 55. When the cam motion is performed as the insertion rotary member 57 rotates, the support member 86 slides in the vertical direction along the lifting guide 87.
[0046]
The air supply means 61 is provided corresponding to the opening of the pouch 7 and can be moved up and down by the operating member 88. The air nozzle body 90 is moved into the outer cylinder 89 supported by the lift guide 87 in the vertical direction. The opening of the pouch 7 is opened by supplying air pressure.
[0047]
The actuating member 88 uses a cam-operating configuration. A cam roller 92 that engages with a cam body 91 attached to an attachment member (not shown) is pivotally supported by the air nozzle body 90, and the insertion rotating body 57. When the cam motion is performed with the rotation of the air nozzle body 90, the air nozzle body 90 slides in the vertical direction along the outer cylinder 89.
[0048]
The fluid filling means 4 is for filling a fluid into the pouch 7 pushed into the holder 8, and the filling nozzle 94 attached to the rotating body 93 is made to correspond to the opening of the pouch 7, The fluid filling unit 4 is moved at the same speed as the traveling of the transfer unit 1.
Note that the opening of the pouch 7 facilitates the insertion of the filling nozzle 94 by a push-off member 95 having an opening / closing member.
[0049]
The pouch seal means 5 described above seals the opening of the pouch 7 filled with fluid, and a pair of gripping members 96 and 97 for gripping both ends in the width direction on the lower side of the pouch seal portion from the front and rear. An operating member 98 that is connected to the grip members 96 and 97 and supports the grip members 96 and 97 so as to be movable up and down, and a seal member 99 that heat seals the pouch seal portion are provided.
[0050]
Of these, the pair of gripping members 96 and 97, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, lay the horizontal guide 103 horizontally on the support member 102 that is supported by the support rod 101 on the rotating body 100 so as to be movable up and down. An arm type gripping member 96 is slidably engaged with the lateral guide 103, and a substantially central portion of the gripping member 97 is rotatably attached to the rotating support shaft 104. .
[0051]
The gripping member 97 is rotated around the pivotal support shaft 104 by a contact member 105 that is advanced and retracted by an operation member (not shown), so that one end thereof corresponds to the pouch support step 106 of the gripping member 96. The pouch 7 is held.
Note that one end of the gripping member 97 is always urged toward the gripping member 96 by an elastic machine 107 such as a spring.
[0052]
Further, the pair of gripping members 96 and 97 can be brought into close contact with each other by tensioning the opening of the pouch 7 by laterally moving along the lateral guide 103 with respect to the width direction of the pouch 7. Thus, the operation portion 110 of the operation member 109 attached to the support rod 101 is connected to the end portions of the links 108 and 108 that are pivotally supported on the other end portion of the grip member 96.
As the operating member 109 moves forward and backward, the links 108 and 108 move, and the pair of gripping members 96 and 97 are opened and closed.
[0053]
The actuating member 98 is connected to the gripping members 96 and 97 so as to support the gripping members 96 and 97 so as to be movable up and down. A pouch in the holder 8 is used by using a fluid cylinder or the like connected to the support member 102. 7 is arbitrarily moved between the pinching position 7 and the upper retracted position of the pouch.
[0054]
The sealing member 99 described above is a pair of front and rear corresponding to the front and back of the main body 111, the moving body 113 that is attached to the main body 111 and can be moved up and down by the pressurizing member 112, and the pouch 7 that can move laterally to the main body 111. And the link bodies 115 and 115 that are connected to the seal bodies 114 and 114 and the moving body 113 and convert the up-and-down movement of the moving body 113 into the lateral movement of the seal bodies 114 and 114, respectively. Prepare.
[0055]
Among these, the main body 111 is fixed to the rotating body 100 by a connecting member (not shown) and is provided above the holder 8.
[0056]
The moving body 113 is supported by a vertical guide 116 erected from the main body 111 so as to be movable up and down, and is operated by a pressurizing member 112 such as a fluid cylinder.
[0057]
The sealing bodies 114 and 114 are provided so as to be disposed on both sides of the sealing surface of the pouch 7 and attached to the lateral guides 117 and 117 on the lower side of the main body 111 so as to be laterally movable. A heater that is heated to a predetermined temperature by electricity or the like is used.
[0058]
The link bodies 115, 115 described above connect the lower side portion of the moving body 113 and the seal bodies 114, 114, and the lower end side of the link body 115 forms a downward slope with the pouch 7 facing the seal surface side. Since it is attached in such an inclined state, the pressurizing operation of the pressurizing member 112 acts as a booster.
That is, as shown in FIG. 12A, the applied pressure F applied to the sealing surface of the pouch 7 is represented by F = F0 / tanα, and heat sealing is performed with a high sealing pressure.
[0059]
The pouch seal means 5 is moved at the same timing as the traveling of the transfer means 1.
[0060]
The pouch take-out means 6 takes out the packed pouch 7 from the transfer means 1. The pouch 7 is held by the grip member 119 of the pouch 7 attached to the rotating body 118, and the carry-out means 120 such as a conveyor is used. The seal part is molded and cooled by pressing the portion sealed by the pouch seal means 5, and the pouch take-out means 6 has the same timing as the travel of the transfer means 1. Moved at a speed of.
[0061]
Therefore, the pouch filling and packaging apparatus A according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above has the following actions, and will be described along the operation outline diagrams shown in FIGS. 2 and 13 to 15.
A large number of holders 8 are placed on the transfer means 1 at predetermined intervals, and as shown in FIG. 1, the transfer means 1 continuously circulates in one direction at a predetermined speed.
First, in the pouch supply means 2, one pouch 7 of the uppermost layer is received from the pouch group 7n of the reservoir 15 by the suction holding member 22 of the takeout member 16, and with the rotation of the rotating member 21, As shown in FIG. 6, the suction holding member 22 is securely held by suction.
[0062]
When the rotating member 21 rotates approximately 90 °, the suction member 37 sucks the pouch 7 held by the rotating member 21 into the cylindrical body 36 of the transfer member 17 in contact with the rotating member 21 and the rotation locus on the outside thereof. Pass by force.
[0063]
Further, when the cylindrical body 36 is rotated by approximately 180 °, the pouch 7 attracted and held by the cylindrical body 36 is transferred to the feeding member 18, and the pouch 7 is moved from the cylindrical body 36 to the separating portion 41 a of the separating member 41. Torn off.
[0064]
Then, the pouch 7 falls inside the feed guide 42 by the conveying force of the separation member 41 together with the conveying force due to the vacuum of the cylindrical body 36 and reaches the conveying roller 43. The pouch that interferes with the conveying roller 43 is 7 is sent into the feed guide 42 by this rotational pull-in force, and stops by hitting a stopper 44 waiting under the feed guide 42.
[0065]
At the same time, the pouch 7 is transferred to the peripheral surface of the horizontal rotating body 45 of the feeding member 18 by the pinch roller 51 in the fast-forwarding means y, and the leading edge 7a is moved to the inner edge 52a of the regulating member 52 provided on the horizontal rotating body 45. Hits and stops.
[0066]
Next, the outer edge 52b of the next regulating member 52 that moves with the rotation of the horizontal rotator 45 comes into contact with the rear edge 7b of the pouch 7, and the pouch 7 is transferred by the rotational force of the horizontal rotator 45. .
[0067]
At this time, when the standing posture of the pouch 7 is not good or is not stored in a predetermined position in the height direction, the pouch 7 is corrected by the height posture guide 140 to have a constant pouch height.
[0068]
Further, when the pouch 7 rotated and transferred with the rotation of the horizontal rotating body 45 passes through the tilt correction guide 141, the posture of the pouch 7 that is inclined is corrected.
[0069]
At the same time, the sticking holding means 53 works on the peripheral surface of the horizontal rotator 45, and the pouch 7 is sucked and held in the correct posture by the intake air from the suction hole 53a. 7 is rotated while sucking and holding to reach the pouch insertion means 3.
[0070]
The first suction members 58a and 58b provided on the insertion rotator 57 in contact with the outer peripheral rotation locus of the horizontal rotator 43 correspond to each other, and are sucked and held on one side of the pouch 7 by the suction force.
[0071]
Therefore, when the horizontal rotator 43 is rotated, the pouch 7 is peeled off from the horizontal rotator 45 and moved to the first suction members 58a and 58b as shown in sections a and b in FIG. The second adsorption member 59 descends to the position of the first adsorption member 58a, and the second adsorption member 59 adsorbs and holds the other side surface of the pouch 7 as shown in the section c of FIG. At this time, the pouch 7 is in a flat single sheet state in which the front and back are still in close contact.
[0072]
Then, the first suction members 58a and 58b and the second suction member 59 move laterally outward from each other, so that the opening of the pouch 7 is opened. (Section d)
[0073]
In this state, the air nozzle body 90 is lowered, and the first suction members 58a and 58b and the second suction member 59 are laterally moved inward to close the opening of the pouch 7 while sandwiching the air nozzle body 90 therebetween. (Section e)
[0074]
Next, the pouch 7 is lowered with the first and second elevating means 60a, 60b and the first suction member 58b being sucked and held. The pouch 7 is inserted into the holder 8 and the first suction member 58b is sucked. Release and evacuate outward. (Section f)
[0075]
Since air is pressed into the pouch 7 inserted into the holder 8 by the air nozzle body 90, the inside of the pouch 7 swells and becomes in a state along the inner wall of the holder 8. (Section g)
At the same time, the first suction member 58a and the second suction member 59 are laterally moved outward from each other, so that the opening of the pouch 7 is opened. (Section h)
Further, the first suction member 58a, the second suction member 59, and the air nozzle body 90 rise. (Section i)
[0076]
At this time, the holder 8 grips the pouch 7 to such an extent that the pair of holding bodies 10 and 10 are closed by the operation of the operation means 12 and the pouch 7 is not easily tilted. (From section h to section p)
[0077]
Next, it moves from the pouch insertion means 3 to the fluid filling means 4 via the relay member 131, and reaches j to p in FIG. 14 by the filling nozzle 94 of the fluid filling means 4 that moves in synchronization with the transfer means 1. Over the section, a suitable amount of fluid is filled into the pouch 7 during the rotational movement of the rotating body 93.
[0078]
When the filling is completed, the fluid filling means 4 moves from the fluid filling means 4 to the pouch seal means 5 via the relay member 132, and the pair of gripping members 96 and 97 are lowered to both sides of the upper portion of the pouch 7 by the operation of the operation member 98. The both ends of the pouch 7 in the width direction are gripped below the seal portion of the pouch 7. (See sections q and r, Fig. 11 (b))
[0079]
Then, the operation member 109 is actuated and the pair of gripping members 96 and 97 are opened on both sides in the width direction of the pouch 7 to tension the pouch 7 and hold the pouch mouth so that wrinkles and the like do not occur.
[0080]
In this state, the seal member 99 is operated, and the seal bodies 114 and 114 are sealed (sealed) corresponding to the seal portion. (Section s)
[0081]
When the heat sealing of the pouch 7 is completed, the sealing bodies 114 and 114 are opened, and the pair of gripping members 96 and 97 release the grip of the pouch 7 and then retreat to the upper side of the pouch 7. (Section t)
[0082]
The product pouch 7 stored in the holder 8 transferred to the pouch take-out means 6 is molded and cooled by a gripping member (not shown) while the seal portion of the pouch 7 is rotated by the rotating body 118. 15, the gripping member 119 attached to the rotating body 118 grips the upper part of the pouch 7 between the sections u to w in FIG. Thus, the rotary body 118 is transferred to the unloading means 120 as the rotary body 118 rotates, and all the processes are completed.
[0083]
As described above, the pouch 7 from the pouch supply means 2 is continuously supplied to each holder 8 that circulates on the transfer means 1, and the transfer means 1 travels to the pouch 7 as described above. At the same time, each process is sequentially performed.
[0084]
Further, in the feeding member 18, the pouch 7 is always maintained in a normal posture in the height direction and the width direction by correcting the posture of the pouch 7 with the height posture guide 140 and the tilt correction guide 141. 3, the insertion of the pouch 7 into the holder 8 is reliable and stable, and the positional accuracy in the heat sealing of the opening of the pouch 7 in the next step is improved, for example, printing on the surface of the pouch 7, Good results can be obtained in all subsequent processes such as the printing position being accurate.
[0085]
In FIG. 23 and FIG. 24, R is a fluid-filled packaging apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in which a circulating transfer means 1 for moving a large number of containers 7a is disposed endlessly. The container supply means 200 for supplying the container 7a to the transfer means 1, the fluid filling means 400 for filling the fluid into the container 7a on the transfer means 1, and the fluid are filled in The lid means 500 for capping the subsequent container 7a and the container take-out means 600 for taking out the filled and packaged container 7a from the transfer means 1 are sequentially arranged side by side. A series of filling and packaging processes for 7a, i.e., filling and packaging of fluid and other means necessary for this processing are performed and completed.
Further, when a series of processes are completed for this one container 7a, new processes such as filling of the fluid from the supply of the container 7a, covering and the like are performed, and successive processes are sequentially performed by continuously supplying the container 7a. Is done.
[0086]
And the above-mentioned transfer means 1 is running at a predetermined speed by placing a large number of containers 7a side by side on an upper end of a conveyor that is stretched endlessly.
[0087]
The container supply means 200 described above supplies a large number of containers 7a continuously or intermittently to the transfer means 1, and an insertion means 201 such as a conveyor is connected to the transfer means 1 so that the container 7a is predetermined. Send in while aligning.
[0088]
The fluid filling means 400 is provided on the downstream side of the container supply means 200 in the transfer means 1, and employs a rotary filling machine that rotates and moves along the transfer track of the transfer means 1. A plurality of filling members not shown are attached to the rotating body.
[0089]
The lid means 500 is provided on the downstream side of the fluid filling means 400 in the transfer means 1 and employs a rotary type capper that rotates and moves along the transfer track of the transfer means 1. A plurality of cap holding members are attached to the rotating body.
[0090]
The container take-out means 600 is provided on the downstream side of the lid means 500 in the transfer means 1 and is configured to rotate along the transfer track of the transfer means 1 and is filled and packaged container 7a. The unloading means 120 taken out from the transfer means 1 and connected to the next process is made to face the transfer means 1.
[0091]
The container supply means 200, the fluid filling means 400, the covering means 500, and the container take-out means 600, which are juxtaposed with the transfer means 1, are connected by a relay member 132 so that the container 7a can be delivered smoothly. It is.
[0092]
Further, in the container 7a in which the self-supporting property is lowered in the transfer means 1, for example, a so-called bag, such as the one shown in FIG. 11 or a holder 8 having a receiving recess, is used. 7 a is arbitrarily inserted into and removed from the holder 8 placed on the transfer means 1, and when supplying to the transfer means 1, the holder 8 that flows on the transfer means 1 in the container supply means 200. The container 7a is appropriately inserted into the container 7a and moves stably, and the filled container 7a after completing the predetermined filling and packaging is separated from the holder 8 and taken out to the carry-out means 120 by the container taking-out means 600.
[0093]
At this time, a large number of the holders 8 described above are transported in an endlessly circulating manner on the transfer means 1, and are repeatedly used in the transfer means 1, and further, a normal fluid filling and packaging process is performed. In this case, the transfer means 1 is not taken out to other means.
When the holder 8 is removed from the transfer means 1 or exchanged at the time of mold change or the like, the container take-out means 600 and other means are sequentially discharged from the carry-out means 120 to the outside of the transfer means 1. In carrying-in to the means 1, the container supply means 200 and other means are sequentially sent out from the insertion means 201 onto the transfer means 1.
[0094]
Furthermore, in this container filling and packaging apparatus R, as shown in FIG. 24, one or a plurality of machines are arranged along the transfer path of the transfer means 1 between the cover means 500 and the container take-out means 600. Other filling / packaging means may be provided. For example, a labeling machine or a printing machine 700 for attaching to the outer surface of the container 7a, an inspection machine 800 for the container 7a, etc. There is.
These other filling / packaging means 700 and 800 in the fluid filling and packaging apparatus R are appropriately selected and installed along the transfer locus of the transfer means 1.
[0095]
Further, the non-product 7b such as a defective product in the circulation type transfer means 1 is taken out by the discharge means 900 connected to the appropriate place of the transfer means 1 and is transferred to the carry-out means 120 of the container 7a to be a product. Does not mix.
[0096]
【The invention's effect】
The pouch filling and packaging apparatus of the present invention configured as described above can reliably open the opening of a pouch having poor shape retention and can be smoothly and efficiently filled with fluid. The processing in the process is performed in series with the traveling of the transfer means, so that each processing operation can be performed continuously, so that the processing capacity is greatly improved and filling packaging by high-speed processing is possible. Yes.
Further, since the conveying posture is stable in the transfer of the pouch, the positioning accuracy of each process is improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a main part of an embodiment of a pouch filling and packaging apparatus according to the present invention.
2 is a plan view schematically showing a pouch supply means of the apparatus in FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a side view of the pouch supply means in FIG. 2. FIG.
4 is a side view showing a main part of a take-out member of the pouch supply means in FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an enlarged outline of the takeout member in FIG. 4;
6 is an explanatory view showing an operating state of an adsorption member of the takeout member in FIG.
7 is an enlarged explanatory view schematically showing a connection portion between a delivery member and a feeding member of the apparatus in FIG. 1. FIG.
8 is a side view schematically showing a connection portion between the pouch supply means and the pouch insertion means of the apparatus in FIG. 1. FIG.
9 is a schematic plan view showing an operational configuration of the suction member in the pouch insertion means in FIG. 8. FIG.
10 is a side view showing the main part of the pouch seal means in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIGS. 11A and 11B show an outline of the gripping member in FIG. 10, wherein FIG. 11A is a plan view and FIG. 11B is a side view.
12 is an explanatory view showing an operating state of the pouch seal means in FIG. 10. FIG.
FIG. 13 is an explanatory view schematically showing the operating state of the apparatus in FIG. 1, showing the steps from the pouch supply means to the pouch insertion means.
14 is an explanatory view schematically showing an operating state of the apparatus in FIG. 1, showing steps from a pouch insertion means to a fluid filling means. FIG.
FIG. 15 is an explanatory view schematically showing the operating state of the apparatus in FIG. 1, showing the steps from the fluid filling means to the pouch take-out means.
FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a pouch before filling used in the pouch filling and packaging apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a vertical side view showing a holder used in the pouch filling and packaging apparatus according to the present invention.
18 is a plan view showing each example of the opening / closing operation of the holder in FIG. 1. FIG.
19 is an explanatory view schematically showing an operating state of the feeding member of the apparatus in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIGS. 20A and 20B show a restricting member of the feeding member in FIG. 19, in which FIG. 19A is a schematic enlarged view, FIG. 19B is a pouch stopper action, and FIG. 19C is a pouch transfer action. .
FIG. 21 is an explanatory view showing an attachment state of the height posture guide and the tilt correction guide of the feeding member in FIG. 19;
22 is an explanatory diagram showing an operating state of the tilt correction guide in FIG. 21. FIG.
FIG. 23 is a schematic plan view showing a main part of one embodiment of the fluid filling and packaging apparatus according to the present invention.
24 is a schematic plan view showing a main part of another embodiment of the fluid filling and packaging apparatus in FIG. 23. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Transfer means
2 Pouch supply means
3 Pouch insertion means
4 Fluid filling means
5 Pouch seal means
6 Pouch removal means
7 Pouch
7a container
8 Holder
15 Reservoir
16 Extraction member
17 Delivery member
18 Feeding member
44 Stopper
45 Horizontal rotating body
52 Restriction member
y Adsorption holding means
58a, 58b first adsorbing member
59 Second adsorbing member
60a, 60b lifting means
61 Air supply means
96,97 gripping member
98 Actuating member
99 Seal member
111 body
112 Pressure member
113 Mobile
114 Seal body
115 Link body
140 Height posture guide
141 tilt correction guide
200 Container supply means
400 Fluid filling means
500 Covering means
600 Container removal means
700,800 Other fluid filling and packaging means

Claims

A number of holders for holding the pouch are placed on the transfer means, and the pouch supply means, the pouch insertion means, the fluid filling means, the pouch seal means, and the pouch take-out means are sequentially arranged on the transfer path of the holder in the transfer means. In the pouch filling and packaging device
The pouch supply means includes a reservoir in which a number of pouches are stacked substantially horizontally, and a take-out member that is provided corresponding to the uppermost pouch of the reservoir, and picks up and holds the single pouch. A delivery member that relays the pouch taken out, and a feed member that receives the pouch and holds it substantially horizontally and feeds it into the pouch insertion means,
The feeding member includes a horizontal rotating body that is rotatably provided in the vicinity of the delivery member, and a regulating member that is provided in a large number at intervals on the peripheral surface of the horizontal rotating body so that the front edge or the rear edge of the pouch abuts. A stopper provided on the rotation locus of the horizontal rotating body holding the pouch and supporting the lower edge of the pouch, and a stopper provided on the rotation locus of the horizontal rotating body holding the pouch and extending in the height direction of the pouch. A height posture guide for correcting the posture, and the pouch is brought into contact with the front edge of the pouch that is provided on the rotation locus of the horizontal rotating body that holds the pouch and is rotated by the regulating member of the horizontal rotating body. A pouch filling and packaging apparatus, comprising: a tilt correction guide for correcting the position and suction holding means for sucking and holding the pouch provided on a peripheral surface portion of the horizontal rotating body.