JP4060613B2 - Equipment for manufacturing a package containing a long object - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention The long The present invention relates to a manufacturing apparatus that manufactures a package containing a scale, and is used, for example, as a chopstick packaging technique.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as chopsticks provided to a user at the time of eating and drinking at restaurants, convenience stores, homes, etc., as shown in FIG. 9, a bag-like package B having an opening B1 at one end is used. B has a chopsticks A that is inserted and covered through the opening B1 so that the upper end portion is exposed.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the disposable chopsticks A covered with the package B as described above have a problem of being unfavorable for hygiene for the following reasons.
[0004]
Since the disposable chopsticks A can be removed from and inserted into the package B at any time, it is impossible to see at a glance whether the disposable chopsticks B are new or used when the disposable chopsticks B are inserted into the package B. Therefore, when the disposable chopsticks A used by the user is inserted into the package B and placed on the table in the original state, the provider misunderstands the disposable chopsticks A as a new one and sends it to another user. There is a risk that it will be provided, and it may impair the trust of the store for providers who provide food and drink.
[0005]
In addition, there is a possibility that foreign matters such as hair may be mixed through the opening B1 of the package B, and artificial foreign matters cannot be prevented from being mixed. .
[0006]
And as what solves the trouble mentioned above, as shown in FIG. 10, the chopsticks A covered with a packaging body C made of a film material or the like is provided, and when using the chopsticks A, For example, by tearing one end portion of the package C in the longitudinal direction, the split chopsticks A is taken out through the opening C1 formed by the tearing.
[0007]
However, when the disposable chopsticks A are covered as shown in FIG. 10, when the disposable chopsticks A are taken out, a part of the torn package C becomes a cut end C2 and is always separated from the main body Ca of the package C. Will do. Since the separated piece C2 is small and difficult to handle, and is light, it is easy to fall on the floor or the like, and when it falls on the floor or the like, the removal becomes even more difficult.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the object thereof is excellent in hygiene by preventing mixing of foreign matters by packaging a long object such as chopsticks in a substantially sealed state, In addition, a package containing a long item that can be discarded as it is integrated with the package without taking out a piece when opened. Body An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for manufacturing a package containing a long product that can be mass-produced.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Claim 1 Apparatus for manufacturing a package containing a long product according to the invention On Conveying means for conveying a long object between the lower two sheet materials, sheet material supplying means for continuously supplying the upper and lower two sheet materials to the carry-in portion of the conveying means, and one sheet material Incision forming means for forming perforations or incisions, a long object supply means for supplying a long object to the carry-in end of the conveying means, and a long piece from the long article supplying means at the carry-in end of the convey means A long object insertion means for inserting the long object between the upper and lower two sheet members in a state where the object is taken out and the longitudinal direction of the long object is directed to the conveying direction of the conveying means, and the conveying means In an apparatus for manufacturing a package containing a long article, the upper and lower sheets are welded and cut, and a sealing means for enclosing the long article is included. The long object supply means includes a plurality of pallet groups formed with an appropriate number of recesses for placing the long objects, and these pallet groups can be freely circulated on a horizontal plane, and the upstream pallet group The entire pallet group is provided in a freely reciprocating manner so as to intermittently convey the pallet group on the downstream side arranged opposite to the carry-in end of the conveying means with a predetermined span, The long object supply means is provided with a hopper for supplying a plurality of long objects to the concave portion of the upstream pallet, The long object insertion means is the long object supply means. Palette A feed member that is configured to be movable between the top and the carry-in end portion of the transport means and that can be moved up and down, and at one end of the feed member, Inside the pallet recess A carry-in piece for entering a long object into the carry-in end portion of the conveying means is provided, and the other end of the feed member is carried into the carry-in end portion by the carry-in piece at the other end of the feed member. An insertion piece for inserting a scale between the sheet materials supplied to the conveying means is provided, and the one sheet material has the perforations or cuts at a predetermined interval in the conveying direction of the sheet material. The sheet material is supplied so that the perforations or the cut portions are formed and substantially coincide with the base end of the elongated object inserted between the sheet materials.
[0013]
Claim 1 In the manufacturing apparatus for a package that accommodates a long article according to the invention, the conveying means includes a conveying table and a feeding roller that is interposed in the conveying table and conveys the upper and lower sheet materials to the carry-out portion side. It is prepared.
[0016]
Claim 1 In the manufacturing apparatus for a package body containing a long article according to the invention, the enclosing means is provided on the upstream side of the conveying means, and the upper and lower two sheet materials are welded and cut in the conveying direction. A longitudinal welding cutting means for sealing both sides in the longitudinal direction of the sheet, and two sheets of upper and lower sheets connected in the conveying direction are welded and cut in a direction perpendicular to the flow direction to seal the longitudinal direction of the long object in the longitudinal direction. And horizontal welding and cutting means for separating each of them.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0018]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a package containing a long object of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a long chopstick will be described as an example.
[0019]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a package, in which a pair of chopsticks A is accommodated.
[0020]
The package 1 is composed of two upper and lower sheet materials 11, and the peripheral edges of the respective sheet materials 11 are joined together by heat sealing, ultrasonic sealing, or the like, and the inside is made a storage space for storing a single chopstick A. ing. The sheet material 11 is made of, for example, a transparent material, and a biaxially stretched film such as, for example, biaxially stretched polypropylene (OPP) is used as the material.
[0021]
Further, the length of the package 1 is somewhat longer than the length of the chopsticks A so that a single chopstick A can be easily stored therein.
[0022]
The chopsticks A includes, for example, two chopsticks A1 that are originally separated, and each chopstick A1 has a base end side Aa that is held by the user during eating and drinking in a rectangular shape in cross section, and a distal end side. Ab is formed in a circular shape in cross section, and is formed so as to become gradually narrower toward the tip.
[0023]
Here, the sheet material 11 on one side of the package 1 has a plurality of discontinuous cuts 12 at a position that coincides with one end of the base end side Aa of the one chopstick A stored therein or in the vicinity thereof. It is formed in a straight line so as to be substantially orthogonal to the direction.
[0024]
These cuts 12 serve as sites for opening the packaging body 1 when a single chopstick A to be described later is taken out from the packaging body 1.
[0025]
The first chopsticks A packaged in the package 1 can be mass-produced by a manufacturing apparatus (not shown).
[0026]
By packaging a pair of chopsticks A in this way, the chopsticks A are accommodated in a substantially sealed state except for the cuts 12 and can be reliably prevented from entering foreign matter, and can be touched by a person's hand until opening. There is no hygiene. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent artificial foreign matters from being mixed.
[0027]
Furthermore, since the notch 12 has some air permeability, the moisture contained in the chopsticks A can be discharged to the outside air through the notch 12, and can be accommodated in a hygienic state.
[0028]
Next, when using a single chopstick A packaged in this way, the end 1a of the package 1 with the notch 12 and the proximal end Aa edge of the chopstick A aligned with each other. The user picks the side by hand and folds it downward in FIG. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 2, the part of the notch 12 is broken in the straight line shape in the package 1, and the opening 1b is made.
[0029]
Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the user manually picks the base end side Aa of each chopstick A1 in the package 1 through the opening 1b, and takes out each chopstick A1 from the package 1 for use.
[0030]
At this time, since there is no cut on the back side of the end 1a of the package 1, the end 1a is not separated from the main body of the package 1 as shown in FIG. It is left.
[0031]
For this reason, when opening the packaging body 1, there is no cut end separated from the packaging body 1 as in the prior art, and the packaging body 1 can be discarded while being integrated. Therefore, it is easy to clean up after use and is easy to use.
[0032]
In addition, if the end 1a of the package 1 is opened, it is obvious that the chopsticks A have been used. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent accidents in which the used chopsticks A are provided to other users. Can do.
[0033]
Furthermore, in addition to obtaining the excellent effects as described above, by providing the user with the above-mentioned one chopsticks A packaged in the transparent packaging body 1, for example, the conventional chopsticks A shown in FIG. You can bring out a sense of quality that cannot be obtained with disposable chopsticks.
[0034]
Next, a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing the package 1 containing the chopsticks A as described above will be described. In the present embodiment, an apparatus that continuously manufactures 10 chopsticks A at a time will be described as an example.
[0035]
FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing the overall configuration of the manufacturing apparatus, and FIG. 5 is a plan view thereof.
[0036]
This manufacturing apparatus includes a conveying device 2 as a conveying unit that conveys chopsticks A between two upper and lower sheet materials C1 and C2, and two upper and lower sheet materials C1 on the carry-in portion side of the conveying device 2. , A sheet material supply device 3 as a sheet material supply device for supplying C2, a notch formation device 4 as a notch formation device for forming a perforation or a cut in one sheet material C1, and a carry-in end of the conveying device 2 The chopsticks supply device 5 as a long material supply means for supplying the chopsticks A1 to the unit 21b, and the chopsticks A1 supplied by the chopstick supply device 5 at the carry-in end portion 21b of the transport device 2 are taken out from the chopstick supply device 5 side. The chopsticks insertion device 6 as a long object insertion means for inserting between the upper and lower two sheet materials C1 and C2 as a single chopstick A, and the upper and lower two sheet materials C1 and C2 are interposed in the conveying device 2. Weld and cut, one chopstick A And a sealed unit 7 for encapsulating a sheet material C1, C2.
[0037]
The conveyance device 2 includes a conveyance table 21 and three feed rollers 22, 23, and 24 interposed in the conveyance direction of the conveyance table 21 indicated by an arrow P.
[0038]
The upper surface of the transport table 21 is a transport surface, and ten transport recesses 21a are formed on the transport surface over the entire transport direction. Each of these transport recesses 21a is for smoothly guiding one chopstick A in the transport direction. A guide path 25 is formed at the carry-in end portion 21b of the transport table 21 so that the tip is wider than the transport concave path 21a and gradually becomes narrower, and continues to the transport concave path 21a. The guide path 25 is configured to divide 20 chopsticks A1 taken out from the chopstick supply device 5 side by a chopstick insertion device 6 (to be described later) into 10 chopsticks A. The chopsticks insertion device 6 inserts between the feed rollers 22 through the respective conveyance recesses 21a.
[0039]
The feed roller 22 includes a pair of upper and lower rollers 22a and 22b. The feed roller 22 is provided on the upstream side of the transport table 21 and is supplied to the transport table 21 by the sheet material supply device 3. , C2 is sandwiched between these rollers 22a, 22b. One of the rollers 22a and 22b, for example, the lower roller 22b, is rotatably provided in FIG. 4 by a drive system (not shown), and the sheet materials C1 and C2 are drawn from the sheet material supply device 3 by this rotation. It is sent to the downstream side. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper roller 22a is formed with a plurality of ridges 22c at a predetermined interval on the outer peripheral surface, and a single chopstick A is inserted between these ridges 22c.
[0040]
The feed roller 23 is composed of a pair of upper and lower rollers 23a and 23b, and is provided in the middle of the transport table 21, and the upper and lower sheet materials C1 and C2 are sandwiched between the rollers 23a and 23b. The rollers 23a and 23b are provided so that the upper roller 23a can rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 4 and the lower roller 23b can rotate clockwise in FIG. 4 by a drive system (not shown). It draws in from the feed roller 22 side and feeds it to the downstream side. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of ridges 23c are formed at a predetermined interval on the upper roller 23a, and a single chopstick A is inserted between these ridges 22c.
[0041]
The feed roller 24 is composed of a pair of upper and lower rollers 24a and 24b, and is provided on the downstream side of the transport table 21, and the upper and lower sheet materials C1 and C2 are sandwiched between the rollers 24a and 24b. . The rollers 24a and 24b are provided so that the upper roller 24a can rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 4 and the lower roller 24b can rotate clockwise in FIG. 4 by a drive system (not shown). It draws in from the feed roller 23 side and feeds it to the downstream side. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper roller 24a is formed with a plurality of ridges 24c at a predetermined interval, and a single chopstick A is inserted between the ridges 24c.
[0042]
Accordingly, the upper and lower sheet materials C1 and C2 can be fed in the transport direction on the transport table 21 by the cooperative action of the feed rollers 22, 23 and 24.
[0043]
As shown in FIG. 6, the sheet material supply device 3 includes an upper sheet supply device 31 that supplies the upper sheet material C <b> 1 between the feed rollers 22, and a lower sheet supply device that supplies the lower sheet material C <b> 2 between the feed rollers 22. 32.
[0044]
Specifically, the upper and lower sheet material supply devices 31 and 32 are provided with support shafts 33 and 34 that support the sheet materials C1 and C2 wound in a roll shape so as to be freely rotatable. In addition, the sheet materials C1 and C2 supported by the support shafts 33 and 34 are guided by a plurality of rollers 35 and supplied in a state where they are overlapped with each other between the feed rollers 22.
[0045]
The support shafts 33 and 34 are provided with tension members 36 for feeding the sheet materials C1 and C2 wound in a roll shape with a predetermined good tension, respectively. Furthermore, a tension member 37 is also provided on the specific roller 35, and by adjusting the position of the specific roller 35, the tension of each of the sheet materials C1 and C2 supplied between the feed rollers 22 can be adjusted. Yes.
[0046]
The incision forming device 4 is provided in the supply path of the upper sheet material C1 as shown in FIG. The upper cutting blade 41 is connected to the horizontal rotation shaft 43 with some eccentricity. By rotating the rotation shaft 43 clockwise in FIG. 6 by a drive system (not shown), the upper and lower cutting blades 41, Thus, a plurality of cuts 12 (see FIG. 8) that are discontinuous in the width direction of the upper sheet C1 are formed.
[0047]
The chopstick supply device 5 is configured such that a plurality of pallets 51 can circulate in the direction of arrow Q (see FIG. 5) on a horizontal plane. As shown in FIG. 7, the pallet 51 has eight concave portions 52 with a triangular cross section formed on the upper surface, and one chopstick A1 can be placed in each concave portion 52.
[0048]
Each pallet 51 5 As shown in FIG. 1, the chain is fixed to the chain 55 wound around the sprockets 53 and 54 arranged at the front and rear, respectively, and the chain 55 is circulated by the rotational drive of the sprocket 53 so as to circulate.
[0049]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, each pallet 51 is supported along the guide rail 57 together with the support member 56, the sprockets 53 and 54, the chain 55, etc. with the bottom surface being stably supported by the support member 56. And can be reciprocated back and forth.
[0050]
Then, by circulating the pallet 51 group through the chain 55 by the rotation of the sprockets 53 and 54 and reciprocating the pallet 51 back and forth at a predetermined timing, the upstream pallet 51 group can be The pallet 51 group on the downstream side, which is continuously conveyed at the conveyance speed and is arranged to face the carry-in end portion 21b of the conveyance table 21, has a predetermined span (20 portions of each recess 52 in the adjacent pallet 51 group). So that they are transported intermittently. That is, when the entire pallet 51 group is moved forward while matching the speed at which the pallet 51 group is circulated, the upstream pallet group is continuously moved, but the downstream pallet 51 group is the carry-in end 21b. In this case, the stopped state can be maintained, and thereafter, by moving the entire pallet 51 group backward, 20 of the recesses 52 can be moved at a time on the downstream side. By repeating this operation, the pallet 51 group is intermittently conveyed on the downstream side.
[0051]
Further, two hoppers 58 are provided on the upstream side of the group of pallets 51 at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction. Each hopper 58 has an upper surface opened and a discharge port 58a formed below. A plurality of chopsticks A1 accommodated therein are supplied to the recess 52 of the pallet 51 one by one from the discharge port 58a. Is configured to do. Accordingly, the chopsticks A1 are supplied and placed in a row from the rear hopper 58 to the respective recesses 52 of the pallet 51 group by the supply device 59, and the recesses opened from the front hopper 58 by the supply device 59 in a row. By supplying and placing the chopsticks A1 on 52, the chopsticks A1 are continuously supplied to all the recesses 52 of each pallet 51 group.
[0052]
Each chopstick A1 is disposed in each recess 52 so that the thicker base end portion held by hand is outside the circulation path. In other words, each chopstick A1 is accommodated in the hopper 58 with the thicker end of the base end facing forward.
[0053]
In addition, a sterilizer 8 is provided on the circulation path of the chopstick supply device 5 in front of the carry-in end 21b, and each chopstick A1 conveyed by the pallet 51 group is irradiated with ultraviolet rays so that each chopstick A1 is sterilized. Thereby, it can package in the state which sterilized all the chopsticks A1 conveyed, and the packaging body 1 excellent in hygiene can be manufactured.
[0054]
The chopstick insertion device 6 is provided over the carry-in end 21b of the transport table 21 and over each pallet 51 facing the carry-in end 221b.
[0055]
Specifically, in the chopstick insertion device 6, as shown in FIG. 6, the feed member 61 is movable between the pallet 51 and the carry-in end 21b along the guide rail 61a by a drive system (not shown). And is vertically movable by an extendable cylinder 61b.
[0056]
At one end (the left end in FIG. 6) of the feed member 61, 20 carry-in pieces 62 are provided that enter the recess 52 of the pallet 51 from above and carry the chopsticks A1 into the carry-in end portion 21b. Further, at the other end (the right end in FIG. 6) of the feeding member 61, the sheet material supplied between the feeding rollers 22 is a group of chopsticks A which are carried into the carry-in end portion 21b by the carry-in piece 62 and divided into 10cm. A plurality of insertion pieces 63 to be inserted between C1 and C2 are provided.
[0057]
Therefore, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, the feeding member 61 is lowered to allow the carry-in piece 62 to enter the concave portion 52 of the pallet 51 disposed at a position facing the carry-in end portion 21b. By moving the chopsticks A1 on the pallet 51 toward the carry-in end 21b, the 20 chopsticks A1 on the pallet 51 are slid toward the carry-in end 21b, and this carry-in through the guide path 25 of the carry-in end 21b. It can be divided into 10 chopsticks A group and loaded into the end 21b.
[0058]
Thereafter, after raising the feed member 61, the feed member 61 is moved onto the pallet 51, so that 10 chopsticks A group carried into the carry-in end portion 21b remains in the carry-in end portion 21b. The feeding member 61 is returned to the original position. Subsequently, by operating the feeding member 61 in the same manner as described above, a group of 10 chopsticks A previously carried into the carry-in end portion 21b is inserted at a time between the sheet materials C1 and C2 by the insertion piece 63, and the pallet The 20 chopsticks A1 on 51 can be carried into the carry-in end portion 21b as described above.
[0059]
The sealing means 7 includes a vertical welding and cutting device 71 and a horizontal welding and cutting device 72.
[0060]
The vertical welding and cutting device 71 is composed of a plurality (11 in this example) of ultrasonic sealing devices 73 provided between the feed roller 22 and the feed roller 23 of the transport table 21, and these ultrasonic sealing devices. 73, two upper and lower sheet materials C1 and C2 are welded and cut in the conveying direction every ten chopsticks A.
[0061]
The transverse welding and cutting device 72 is a heat sealing device provided at the carry-out end portion of the carrying table 21 on the downstream side of the feed roller 24. The horizontal welding / cutting device 72 is a pair of upper and lower sheet materials C1 and C2 connected in the carrying direction. Each A is welded and cut in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction.
[0062]
The horizontal welding / cutting device 72 is provided so as to freely reciprocate in the conveying direction. After performing welding and cutting while moving in the conveying direction in synchronization with the conveying speed of the sealing materials C1, C2, The operation of returning to the position is repeated.
[0063]
Further, a brush roller 26 is provided on the transport table 21 downstream of the feed roller 23. The brush roller 26 is provided with brushes radially provided from a rotational drive shaft. The brush C pushes a group of chopsticks A flowing downward by the brush onto the conveying table 21 together with the upper and lower sheet materials C1 and C2 with a good force. The chopsticks A group is transported smoothly.
[0064]
Further, a carry-out conveyor 27 is provided at the carry-out end portion of the transfer table 21. The carry-out conveyor 27 is a belt conveyor, and conveys the packaged chopsticks A carried out from the carry-out end portion of the carriage 21 to a predetermined place. Above the carry-in portion of the carry-out conveyor 27, a brush roller 28 is provided. The brush roller 28 has the same configuration as that of the brush roller 26, and the chopsticks A packaged by the brush roller 28 is smoothly carried into the carry-out conveyor 27.
[0065]
Next, an operation for manufacturing the package 1 shown in FIG. 1 in which one chopstick A is accommodated by the manufacturing apparatus configured as described above will be described.
[0066]
First, the chopsticks A1 are accommodated in the two front and rear hoppers 58 with the base end facing forward.
[0067]
Then, chopsticks A1 are supplied and placed one by one in each recess 52 of each pallet 51 that is circulated and driven by the supply device 59 of each hopper 58, and each pallet 51 is transported to the carry-in end 21b of the transport base 21.
[0068]
On the carry-in end 21b side of the transport table 21, each pallet 51 is intermittently moved in a span corresponding to 20 chopsticks A1, and each pallet 51 is moved by the chopstick insertion device 6 in response to this intermittent movement. Twenty chopsticks A1 are carried into the carry-in end portion 21 from each recess 52.
[0069]
In carrying 20 chopsticks A1 by the chopstick insertion device 6, first, the feeding member 61 of the chopstick insertion device 6 is lowered from the pallet 51 so that the carry-in piece 62 enters the innermost portion of the recess 52 of each pallet 51. This is done by moving the feed member 61 to the carry-in end 21b side at this height. As a result, the 20 chopsticks A1 are carried into the respective conveyance recesses 21a as a pair of two chopsticks A1 adjacent to each other by the ten guide paths 25 formed on the receiving side of the carry-in end portion 21b. That is, 20 chopsticks A1 are divided into 10 chopsticks A and are carried into the respective transport recesses 21a.
[0070]
Subsequently, each pallet 51 is intermittently moved in parallel with the operation of raising the chopstick insertion device 6 on the carry-in end 21b and then moving it again onto the pallet 51 to return it to the original position. Twenty chopsticks A1 placed in each recess 52 of 51 are carried into each conveyance recess 21a as a group of 10 chopsticks A as described above. At this time, the 10 chopsticks A previously carried into each conveyance recess 21a is inserted into each conveyance recess 21a by the insertion piece 63 provided at the other end of the feeding member 61 by the operation of the chopstick insertion device 6 described above. Are inserted sequentially between the feed rollers 22. By repeating such an operation of the chopstick insertion device 6 for every intermittent movement of the pallet 51 group, the chopsticks A group divided into ten pieces is sequentially inserted between the feed rollers 22.
[0071]
The upper and lower two sheet materials C1 and C2 are supplied from the sheet supply device 3 by the pulling action of the feed roller 22 between the feed rollers 22, and a group of 10 chopsticks A includes these sheet materials C1 and C2. It is inserted at once with being sandwiched between them.
[0072]
Further, in the upper sheet material C1 supplied to the feed roller 22 as described above, a plurality of cuts 12 that are discontinuous in the width direction are formed at predetermined intervals in the transport direction by the cutting and other forming device 4. The upper sheet material C <b> 1 is supplied so that the incision 12 portion substantially coincides with each base end of the group of 10 chopsticks A inserted between the feeding rollers 22. In other words, the supply speed of the upper sheet material C1 by the feed roller 22, the cutting timing by the cutting and other forming device 4, the carry-in timing of the 10 chopsticks A group by the chopstick insertion device 6 are set in advance.
[0073]
Further, although not shown in the drawings, the upper and lower sheet materials C1 and C2 are preliminarily printed on the surface, respectively, and when the chopsticks A1 are inserted between the feed rollers 22, the chopsticks A group as in the above-described notch 12 portion. In contrast, the printing portions of the sheet materials C1 and C2 are set to be arranged at appropriate positions.
[0074]
Such supply of the sheet materials C1 and C2 between the feed rollers 22 is performed by detecting a mark at any time by a detection device (not shown), in which marks are previously attached to the sheet materials C1 and C2 in the conveyance direction at a predetermined interval. Thus, the deviation of the supplied sheet materials C1 and C2 is detected, and the deviation is corrected based on this.
[0075]
The group of 10 chopsticks A inserted between the feed rollers 22 as described above is moved between the upper and lower sheet materials C1 and C2 by the pulling action of the upper and lower sheet materials C1 and C2 by the downstream feed rollers 23 and 24. In the state of being sandwiched between the two, it is transported downstream on the transport table 21 while being guided by the transport recesses 21a.
[0076]
At this time, first, the sheet materials C1 and C2 are sealed and cut in the flow direction for each chopstick A by the vertical welding and cutting device 71 for cutting.
[0077]
Since the insertion of the chopsticks A between the sealing materials C1 and C2 by the feed roller 22 and the sealing and cutting of the sealing materials C1 and C2 are continuously performed, the sheet materials C1 and C2 are illustrated in FIG. As shown, the above-mentioned cutting forms 10 strip-shaped packages that are continuous in the conveying direction, and a pair of chopsticks A are arranged inside the conveying table 21 at a predetermined interval in the flow direction. The upper part is conveyed downstream.
[0078]
Then, the ten strip-shaped packages are sequentially sealed and cut for each chopsticks A by the horizontal welding and cutting device 72 at the carry-out end portion of the transport table 21, so that 1 よ う な as shown in FIG. The package 1 containing the chopsticks A can be manufactured.
[0079]
Accordingly, from the carry-out end portion of the carriage 21, as shown in FIG. 8, 10 packaging bodies 1 each containing one chopstick A are carried out onto the carry-out conveyor 27 at a predetermined pitch. Will be carried out sequentially.
[0080]
As a result, the packaging body 1 in which the chopsticks A are packaged as described above can be mass-produced, and there is almost no manpower, and the production cost can be reduced.
[0081]
In the present embodiment, the chopsticks A have been described as an example of a long object. However, other than the chopsticks A, general disposable chopsticks may be used, and a long object may be a ballpoint pen or a toothbrush. By packaging the ballpoint pen and the toothbrush in the package 1 in the same manner as described above, the same effects as described above can be obtained.
[0082]
Further, the cut 12 may be perforated. Further, the opening 1b may be of a size that allows the chopsticks A to be taken out, and the length of the cut 12 or perforation may be set accordingly.
[0083]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the package containing the long object of the present invention, at least one surface of the package is constituted by a sheet-like sheet material, and the sheet material is positioned at one end of the long object. Alternatively, discontinuous perforations or a plurality of cuts are formed in a straight line so as to be substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction in the vicinity thereof, so that long items such as chopsticks can be wrapped in a substantially sealed state, and foreign matter can be mixed in. Prevents and is hygienic. Moreover, when the package is opened, there is no broken piece separated from the conventional package, and it can be discarded as it is integrated with the package, so that it is easy to clean up after use and is easy to use.
[0084]
Moreover, according to the manufacturing apparatus of the package which accommodated the elongate thing of this invention, the said package can be mass-produced, and also there is hardly manpower, and reduction of production cost can be aimed at.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a package containing chopsticks.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in the middle of opening in a package that also contains chopsticks.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state after unsealing in a package that similarly contains chopsticks.
FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing the overall configuration of a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a package containing chopsticks.
FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing the overall configuration of a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a package containing chopsticks.
FIG. 6 is a side view showing the vicinity of a carry-in end portion of the transport device.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a pallet.
FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view showing the manufacturing process of the package.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a conventional long packaging structure.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing still another conventional long packaging structure.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Package
1a end
11 Sheet material
12 notches
2 Conveying device (conveying means)
21 Transport stand
21b Loading end
22, 23, 24 Feed roller
3 Sheet material supply device (sheet material supply means)
4 Incision forming device (Incision forming means)
5 Chopsticks supply device (long material supply means)
51 pallets
52 recess
58 Hopper
6 Chopsticks insertion device (long object insertion means)
7 Enclosing means
71 Longitudinal welding cutting device (longitudinal welding cutting means)
72 Horizontal welding and cutting device (Horizontal welding and cutting means)
A chopsticks
C1, C2 sheet material

Claims (3)

Conveying means for conveying a long object between two upper and lower sheet materials, sheet material supplying means for continuously supplying the upper and lower two sheet materials to the carry-in portion of the conveying means, and one sheet material Incision forming means for forming perforations or incisions, a long object supply means for supplying a long object to the carry-in end of the conveying means, and a long piece from the long article supplying means at the carry-in end of the convey means A long object insertion means for inserting the long object between the upper and lower two sheet members in a state where the object is taken out and the longitudinal direction of the long object is directed to the conveying direction of the conveying means, and the conveying means In an apparatus for manufacturing a package containing a long article, the upper and lower sheets are welded and cut, and a sealing means for enclosing the long article is included.
The long object supply means includes a plurality of pallet groups formed with an appropriate number of recesses for placing the long objects, and these pallet groups can be freely circulated on a horizontal plane, and the upstream pallet group The entire pallet group is provided in a freely reciprocating manner so as to intermittently convey the pallet group on the downstream side arranged opposite to the carry-in end of the conveying means with a predetermined span, The long object supply means is provided with a hopper for supplying a plurality of long objects to the concave portion of the upstream pallet,
The long object insertion means includes a feed member that is configured to be movable between a pallet of the long object supply means and a carry-in end portion of the transport means and is provided so as to be movable up and down. One end of the feed member is provided with a carry-in piece that enters the concave portion of the pallet from above and carries a long object into the carry-in end portion of the transfer means, and the other end of the feed member has An insertion piece is provided for inserting the long object carried into the carry-in end by the carry-in piece between the sheet materials supplied to the conveying means,
In the one sheet material, the perforations or cuts are formed at predetermined intervals in the sheet material conveying direction, and the perforations or cut portions are inserted between the sheet materials. An apparatus for manufacturing a package containing a long object, wherein the sheet material is supplied so as to substantially match a base end. Said conveying means includes a conveying table, the elongated article according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a feed roller for conveying the interposed transfer table two upper and lower sheet material discharge portion Equipment for manufacturing packaged packages. The sealing means is provided on the upstream side of the conveying means, and is connected to the longitudinal welding and cutting means for welding and cutting the upper and lower two sheet materials in the conveying direction to seal the both sides in the longitudinal direction of the long object. It is characterized in that it comprises transverse welding and cutting means that seals the front and rear in the longitudinal direction of a long object by welding and cutting the upper and lower two sheet materials in a direction perpendicular to the flow direction, and separating each package. The manufacturing apparatus of the package which accommodated the elongate object of Claim 1 .

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