JP4558805B2 - Cylindrical package manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Description

In the present invention, the longitudinal ends of the cylindrical body are converged after the cylindrical body of the film having a vertical seal portion is filled with contents such as processed food. In addition, the present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a cylindrical package in which the converging portion is fused and sealed without having a metal clip.

  The general form of a cylindrical package filled with processed food is a cylindrical shape in which the edges on both sides in the width direction of the film are joined together to form a vertical seal (or called “back pasting”). A body is formed, and the contents are filled into the cylindrical body. Thereafter, the cylindrical body is pressed so that both end portions in the longitudinal direction are flattened, and the contents in the cylindrical body are separated (squeezed or divided), and the flat portion is the focusing plate. Is pressed and focused. The converging part is ligated at two places by wire clips formed of metal such as aluminum, and the middle of the two ligation parts is cut at the converging part and separated into individual tubular packages.

  However, a package ligated with a wire clip made of metal such as aluminum has a disadvantage in detecting metal as a foreign object because the clip reacts with the metal detection means in the quality control of the cylindrical package performed by the metal detection method. Arise.

  Further, in the process of manufacturing a cylindrical package, if the work of ligating the film converging part with a wire clip is performed, metal powder is generated when the wire clip is pressed, which is not preferable as an environment for a food packaging process.

Therefore, in the following Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, and Patent Document 3, after the contents are filled in the cylindrical body formed of the film, the film is focused at the portion where the contents are excluded. Further, a technique is disclosed in which a film at a converging portion is melted using an ultrasonic welding means as it is and sealed without using a wire clip.
JP 59-26424 A JP 59-26467 Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-67496

  However, the pressure resistance strength of the sealing portion is not sufficient in the cylindrical package in which the film is focused and melted with ultrasonic waves or the like and sealed as described above. In particular, in products that require a heating process such as a boil process, a retort process, or a steaming process after both ends of the cylindrical body are sealed as described above, Due to the increase in internal pressure, the package may not be sealed and may be detected as a pinhole in the electrical continuity test.

  For example, in Patent Document 3, a constant pressure is applied to an ultrasonic horn and an anvil sandwiching the film converging part, thereby ensuring a contact pressure between the horn and the anvil against the film of the converging part, and the film is sealed at the sealing part. A technique for welding is disclosed. However, it is not possible to steadily form a sealing portion having sufficient pressure resistance only by managing the contact pressure between the horn and the anvil.

  The inventors of the present invention have investigated the reason why the sealing portion is not constantly given sufficient pressure resistance to the sealing portion, and found that the position of the vertical seal portion that joins the edges of the film at the converging portion. I understood that it was caused. That is, conventionally, when the film is focused, the presence of the vertical seal portion is not taken into consideration, so the position of the vertical seal portion within the film focusing portion is random, and the orientation thereof is irregular, for example, When the converging part is sandwiched between the ultrasonic horn and the anvil and heat is generated in the film of the converging part, the thickness of the film sandwiched between the horn and the anvil becomes non-uniform. It was found that it was difficult to melt uniformly.

  Moreover, as described in the said patent document 1 and the patent document 2, after forming the vertical seal | sticker part which joins the edge parts of a film, it is toward the vertical seal | sticker part from the side facing the said vertical seal | sticker part. When the focusing plate moves and the film is focused, the vertical seal portion tends to appear on the surface facing the ultrasonic horn or anvil at the focusing portion. If the ultrasonic horn and the anvil are pressed against the converging part in this state from the same direction as the converging direction by the converging plate, the vertical seal part hits the ultrasonic horn or the anvil. As a result, the clamping pressure on the entire film sandwiched between the horn and the anvil will act non-uniformly, making it difficult for the film at the converging part to be melted uniformly, reducing the pressure strength of the sealing part, and sealing The good product rate and the sealed part good product rate are reduced.

  As described above, in the cylindrical package body in which the sealing portion is formed by melting the film at the converging portion without using the conventional metal wire clip, the sealing good product rate is lowered.

The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and when both ends of a cylindrical body are focused and a film is melted by ultrasonic waves or the like, a sealing portion that does not use a metal wire clip is formed. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing apparatus for a cylindrical package body in which a film can be uniformly melted in a converging portion so that a sealing portion having a high pressure strength can be formed.

The present invention provides a sealing means for forming a longitudinal seal portion in which the edges of the film are joined in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body, a filling means for filling the contents inside the cylindrical body, and the cylindrical body Squeezing means for removing the contents in the cylindrical body by clamping from the direction facing the vertical seal portion to form a flat part in a part of the cylindrical body,
A converging means having a concave portion for applying a converging force to the flat portion, the flat portion being pinched from both ends by the concave portion, and the flat portion being folded and converged so that the vertical seal portion is sandwiched between films from the front and rear. When,
A pressure welding means for welding the vertical seal portion and the front and rear films thereof by sandwiching the convergence portion from the overlapping direction of the films folded in the convergence portion;
Cutting means for cutting the converging part in the middle of the welded part is provided .

  In this case, the vertical seal portion and the film overlapping the vertical seal portion are welded in almost the entire area of the cross section of the sealing portion, and the vertical sealing portion is a film at a position where it does not appear on the surface of the sealing portion. It is preferable to be sandwiched between them in order to make it difficult for pinholes to occur and to increase the ratio of non-defective products in the sealing portion.

  Alternatively, the longitudinal seal portion that joins the edges of the film is filled with the contents in a cylindrical body extending in the longitudinal direction, and the films at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body are converged. In the cylindrical package body in which the film is welded and the sealing portion is formed, the following items (a) and (b) are simultaneously satisfied.

(A) A direction at a converging position on a plane parallel to a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body, and a direction from the intersection of the cross section of the converging position and the vertical seal portion to the central axis of the cylindrical body on the cross section At the base of the contents of the sealing part which is folded and welded in a substantially right angle direction,
(B) A depressed portion is formed along a direction parallel to the direction to the central axis of item (a).

  Means for melting the film in the present invention is to sandwich the film of the converging part with an ultrasonic horn and anvil, ultrasonic welding means for generating heat in the film with ultrasonic waves, pinch the film of the converging part with a high frequency electrode, High frequency welding means that generates heat in the film by high frequency dielectric heating, or heat welding means that sandwiches the film at the converging part with a heating plate and melts the film at the converging part with heat applied from the heating plate, or hot air through a nozzle or slit And hot air jet welding means for welding the film of the converging part.

  In the present invention, the vertical seal portion is buried so as to be sandwiched between the films inside the converging portion. The surface of the flat portion where the vertical seal portion is formed, that is, the surface of the film where the vertical seal portion is formed is directed parallel to the pressure surface such as the horn or anvil of the welding means, and in this state, the vertical seal portion And the film located in the back and front is clamped by the said pressurization surface, and a film is welded. Preferably, the vertical seal portion is located at the center of the converging portion in the width direction.

  Therefore, when the converging part is clamped by a pressure surface such as a horn and an anvil, the film of the converging part is almost uniformly pressed and melted with the vertical seal part buried in the approximate center of the converging part. It becomes. By applying a uniform pressing force that does not shift to one side to the film of the converging part, the film of the converging part is sufficiently and almost homogeneously melted, and the vertical seal part and the film positioned before and after it are welded. This increases the pressure resistance of the converging part.

  In the above, the portion of the cylindrical body from which the contents have been removed is pressed from the direction facing the vertical seal portion to form a flat portion where the vertical seal portion is located in the intermediate portion in the width direction, and thereafter It is preferable that the flat part is folded to form a converging part.

  As described above, when the film is regularly folded at the converging part in the state where the vertical seal part is located in the middle part in the width direction, preferably in the center in the width direction, in the flat part, the converging part is, for example, a horn and an anvil. It becomes easy to press uniformly on the pressing surface, and welding at the converging portion can be made more uniform.

  In the above, it is preferable that the opening width of the opening of the concave portion of the focusing means is equal to or less than the width dimension of the planar bottom portion.

  As described above, the bottom portion of the concave portion formed in the converging plate has a planar shape, and preferably, when the opening width of the concave portion is smaller than the width of the bottom portion, the flat portion of the cylindrical body is formed by the converging plate. When the film is clamped, the film is folded within a predetermined width, and when it is welded by the welding member, a pinhole is hardly generated.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the welding means is ultrasonic welding, and the pressure welding member is made of a preheated anvil.

  In the present invention, when a film is welded at the converging portions at both ends of the cylindrical package to form a sealing portion, even if a vertical seal portion is present, the pressure applied during welding becomes uneven. The sealing portion can be welded uniformly, and sealing failure due to pinholes or tears is less likely to occur.

  FIG. 6 is a front view of the tubular package of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view showing a sealing portion of the tubular package.

  This tubular package 1 is formed by stacking edges Fa and Fb in the width direction of a film F rich in oxygen gas barrier properties such as a film of vinylidene chloride resin, and a substantially central portion of the overlapping width of the edges Fa and Fb. Thus, the films F are welded by high-frequency dielectric heating using a high-frequency electrode, and the vertical seal portion S1 is formed. The vertical seal portion S1 extends along the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body.

  Both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body formed of the film F are converged to form a converging portion 2, and the film of the converging portion 2 is heated by ultrasonic welding means, and the films are welded together. A sealed portion 3 is formed. In this invention, the sealing part 3 is formed only by welding of the film F, and the ligation means by the metal wire clip like the past is not provided. However, a structure in which the sealing portion 3 is further tightened with a clip other than a metal formed of a plastic material or the like may be used.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, in the converging part 2, the cylindrical body of the film F in a state where the contents are removed is flattened to form a flat part Fr, and this flat part Fr. Are regularly folded.

5A and 5B show the process of forming the converging unit 2 in more detail.
As shown in FIG. 5 (A), the contents inside the cylindrical body formed of the film F are removed to form a flat portion Fr. In the flat portion Fr, the vertical seal portion S1 is It is located in the middle portion in the width direction, preferably in the center in the width direction. Focusing forces P and P are applied by the focusing plate from both ends of the flat part Fr to focus the flat part Fr. At this time, guide forces Ga, Ga, Gb, and Gb are given. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, the flat portion Fr is regularly folded and converged.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, in the converging part 2, the vertical seal part S <b> 1 is sandwiched between the films F, and the vertical seal part S <b> 1 is located inside the converging part 2. Further, the folding surface of the converging portion 2 is in the Y direction, and the film where the vertical seal portion S1 is formed, that is, the surfaces of the films Fs and Fs continuous on both sides of the vertical seal portion S1, is the same as the folding surface. It is directed in the direction. Therefore, in the converging part 2, when the vertical seal part S1 is located substantially at the center in the overlapping direction (X direction) by folding the film and the folding surface direction (Y direction) is the width direction of the converging part 2, The vertical seal portion S1 is located substantially at the center in the width direction.

  Furthermore, when welding the converging part 2 with the ultrasonic horn 4 and the anvil 5, the film in the location where the vertical seal part S1 is formed with respect to the pressure surface 4a of the horn 4 and the pressure surface 5a of the anvil 5. The film F is sandwiched between the pressurizing surface 4a and the pressurizing surface 5a from the overlapping direction of the film folded by the converging unit 2 so that the surfaces of Fs and Fs are parallel, and ultrasonic waves are applied to the film. The film F at the converging part 2 is melted.

  In this way, the vertical seal portion S1 is located inside the converging portion 2, the vertical seal portion S1 is sandwiched between the films, and the vertical seal portion S1 is located substantially at the center of the converging portion 2, and the vertical seal portion S1. The vertical seal portion S1 is welded together with the films positioned before and after the pressing surfaces 4a and 5a parallel to the films Fs and Fs at the places where the film is formed. In this case, in the converging part 2, since a plurality of films are evenly positioned on the left and right front and back of the welded mass of the vertical seal part S1 and the film edges Fa and Fb extending on the left and right sides thereof, the pressure surfaces 4a and 5a The pressure applied by the above acts evenly on the film of the converging part 2.

  In this way, since the applied pressure acts uniformly on the converging part 2, it is difficult for the deviation of the applied pressure to occur in the width direction (Y direction) of the converging part 2. Therefore, the film F in the converging part 2 is evenly melted including the welded lump of the vertical seal part S1, and as a result, the welding quality at the sealing part 3 is improved, and pinholes and the like are less likely to occur.

  Next, the manufacturing method of the said cylindrical package body is demonstrated in order with reference to drawings of FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 5 (A) (B).

  FIG. 1 (A) is a front view showing a schematic structure of a vertical continuous filling and packaging apparatus for producing a cylindrical package, and FIG. 1 (B) is a partial side view of FIG. 1 (A). FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a film forming part of the vertical continuous filling and packaging apparatus.

  The film F is drawn from the original fabric 10 shown in FIG. 1A, guided by the guide rolls 11a and 11b, and guided to the molding member 12. The molded member 12 is called a forming plate. As shown in FIG. 2, the forming member 12 is formed into a cylindrical shape by a metal plate, the edges thereof are stacked apart from each other in the longitudinal direction, and the upper edge portion 12a is inclined.

  The film F that has passed through the guide roll 11b is folded inward from the upper edge 12a of the forming member 12 and formed into a cylindrical shape. At this time, the edges Fa and Fb of the film F are the same as the edge 12b of the forming member 12. 12c and are overlapped with each other. Under the molding member 12, high-frequency electrodes 13a and 13b are provided to face each other, and a substantially central portion of the overlapping portion between the edge portion Fa and the edge portion Fb is sandwiched between the high-frequency electrodes 13a and 13b. By welding, a vertical seal portion S1 is formed, and a cylindrical body is formed.

  Feed rollers 14a and 14b that rotate continuously are provided below the high-frequency electrodes 13a and 13b, and the cylindrical body on which the vertical seal portion S1 is formed is sandwiched between the feed rollers 14a and 14b, and It is sent downward at a constant speed by the rotational force of the feed roller. Alternatively, the cylindrical body may be intermittently fed by the feed rollers 14a and 14b.

  A filling nozzle 15 is inserted into the center of the molding member 12 from above, and a filling pump 16 is provided above the filling nozzle 15. From the filling pump 16 and the filling nozzle 15 to the tubular body of the film F which is inverted at the upper edge portion of the forming member 12 and formed into a cylindrical shape and the vertical seal portion S1 is formed by the high frequency electrodes 13a and 13b. Contents 17 such as processed food are continuously filled at a constant amount per unit time.

  A pair of ironing rollers 18a and 18b constituting ironing means are provided below the feed rollers 14a and 14b, and the ironing rollers 18a and 18b are driven to intermittently repeat the pressure contact and separation. By these squeezing rollers 18a and 18b, the cylindrical body of the film F continuously fed downward is pinched at a constant interval. When the cylindrical body is clamped by the squeezing rollers 18a and 18b, the contents 17 inside the cylindrical body are partially removed, and the films F are pressure-bonded to form a flat portion Fr.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B), the squeezing rollers 18a and 18b press the cylindrical body from the direction facing the vertical seal portion S1, so that the squeezing rollers 18a and 18b When the width dimension of the flat part Fr formed by pressurization is W, the vertical seal part S1 is positioned substantially at the center of the width dimension.

  A focusing / sealing mechanism 20 is provided below the squeezing rollers 18a and 18b. The converging / sealing mechanism 20 is driven up and down in synchronization with the descending speed of the cylindrical body. During the descending operation, the flattened portion Fr is pinched and converged, and an ultrasonic wave is used. It welds and also the converging part 2 is cut | disconnected. Alternatively, each operation such as focusing may be performed by the focusing / sealing mechanism 20 when the cylindrical body of the film F is intermittently fed downward and the cylindrical body is stopped.

  The focusing / sealing mechanism 20 is provided with focusing plates 21a and 21b serving as focusing means, focusing plates 22a and 22b serving as focusing means opposite to each other, and upper focusing. An ultrasonic horn 4 positioned between the plate 21a and the lower focusing plate 21b, an anvil 5 positioned between the upper focusing plate 22a and the lower focusing plate 22b, and a cutting positioned between the anvils 5 And a blade 23. In addition, the focusing / sealing mechanism 20 is a driving mechanism for operating the focusing plates 21a, 21b and the focusing plates 22a, 22b in a pressure-contacting manner in synchronism with the lifting / lowering operation, and a pressure-contacting that presses the horn 4 and the anvil 5 together. A mechanism and a mechanism for advancing the cutting blade 23 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1B and FIG. 4, the contents 17 in the cylindrical body of the film are partially removed by the clamping force between the squeezing rollers 18a and 18b, and the flat portion Fr is formed. In the sealing mechanism 20, the converging plates 21 a and 21 b and the converging plates 22 a and 22 b are driven toward the flat portion Fr from both ends of the flat surface in directions approaching each other, and the flat portion Fr has a converging force from both sides in the width direction. It is focused by receiving P and P.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 5A, for example, guide forces Ga and Ga are applied to the flat portion Fr from one side, for example, at two locations, and from the other side to the guide forces Ga and Ga. The guide forces Gb and Gb are applied from the position. When the focusing forces P and P are applied to the flat portion Fr by the focusing plates 21a and 21b and the focusing plates 22a and 22b, this guide force is synchronized with the guide projection or guide plate from the side of the flat portion Fr. It is given by approaching.

  As a result, in the converging portion 2 converged by the converging plates 21a and 21b and the converging plates 22a and 22b, the flat portion Fr is regularly folded by the guide forces Ga and Gb, and as described above, the vertical seal portion S1. Is sandwiched between the films in the converging part 2. In addition, the vertical seal portion S <b> 1 is positioned in the center of the converging portion 2 in the X direction and Y direction.

  Immediately after the focusing by the focusing plate is completed, the ultrasonic horn 4 and the anvil 5 approach each other, and two locations of the focusing portion 2 are ultrasonically welded. At this time, the surface of the film Fs where the vertical seal portion S1 is formed in the converging portion 2 is substantially parallel to the pressure surface 4a of the horn 4 and the pressure surface 5a of the anvil 5. Therefore, as described above, in the converging part 2, the longitudinal seal part S1 and the films before and after it are uniformly pressed together to give ultrasonic waves. In order to ensure the ultrasonic welding, it is preferable to preheat the horn 4 or the anvil 5 as necessary.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, in the focusing / sealing mechanism 20, the horn 4 and the anvil 5 approach each other after the flat portion Fr is focused by the focusing plate. The pressure surfaces 4a and 5a are separated from the supporting base end portions of the horn and the anvil. Therefore, when the film is pressed by the pressing surfaces 4a and 5a, the parallel state of the pressing surface 4a and the pressing surface 5a is easily broken. That is, if the film thickness at the converging part is non-uniform or the film thickness at the converging part is offset, the pressure surfaces 4a and 5a are not pressed in a parallel state, and the horn and anvil are slightly inclined. Is likely to occur. In such a state, it is difficult to pressurize the film of the converging portion uniformly.

  On the other hand, in the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5B, the vertical seal portion S1 is positioned substantially at the center in the converging portion 2, and the vertical seal portion S1 is sandwiched between the films. Therefore, the pressurizing surface 4a of the horn 4 and the pressurizing surface 5a of the anvil 5 are easy to press the converging part 2 in a stable state, and the converging part 2 is uniformly pressurized at each position in the Y direction and melted uniformly. As a result, the sealing portion 3 is formed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (A), a flat portion Fr is formed, and further, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), the flat portion Fr is folded. At this time, a portion 6a of the film in which the vertical seal portion S1 is formed is drawn inward of the converging portion along a surface (surface including the Y axis) from the vertical seal portion S1 toward the central axis of the package. . As a result, in the completed cylindrical packaging body 1, as shown in FIG. 7, in the root portion of the sealing portion 3, the film in the portion where the vertical seal portion S1 is formed is in the plane direction including the Y axis. It becomes the shape in which the recessed part 6 which penetrates was formed.

  In other words, the cross section of the converging position and the vertical seal are in a plane parallel to the cross section of the converging position which is at the root of the contents of the sealing portion 3 to be folded and welded and is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body. A depression 6 as shown in FIG. 7 is formed in a direction parallel to the direction (Y-axis direction) from the intersection with the part S1 to the cylindrical body central axis on the cross section. After the sealing part 3 is formed, the converging part 2 is cut by the cutting blade 23 between the sealing parts 3 and 3 formed at intervals in the vertical direction, and each cylindrical package shown in FIG. Separated.

  As shown in FIG. 4, concave portions 25 and 26 are formed on the opposite sides of the focusing plates 21a and 21b and the focusing plates 22a and 22b, respectively, and the focusing plates 21a and 21b and the focusing plates 22a and 22b approach each other. When driven in the direction, the film of the flat part Fr is sandwiched between the concave part 25 and the concave part 26 and is pressed, and as a result, the film is converged.

  In the present invention, as shown in FIG.5 (B), the flat part Fr is folded as regularly as possible and converged, and the part where the vertical seal part S1 is formed is sandwiched between films from the front and rear by the converging part, Moreover, it is preferable that the vertical seal portion S1 is located at the center of the converging portion 2 in the width direction (Y direction).

  10 (A), (B), (C), and (D) show the planar shapes of the recesses 25 formed in the focusing plates 21a and 21b according to the type. FIG. 10 (D) shows a conventional example, and FIG. (A), (B), and (C) show the shape of the recess suitable for the present invention, and FIGS. 10A and 10B show the most preferable shape of the recess. In addition, the recessed parts 26 and 26 provided in the converging plates 22a and 22b on the opposite side are symmetrical to the recessed part 25 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 12 (C) shows the planar shape of the conventional recess 25 shown in FIG. 10 (D). In the conventional example, the bottom 25a of the recess 25 has an arc shape. This conventional example is suitable for film focusing when ligating with a metal clip, but is not suitable for film focusing in the present invention. This is because, when the flat portion Fr is converged by the concave portion 25 and the concave portion 26 facing the concave portion 25, the bottom portion 25a has an arc shape, and therefore, in the concave portion 26, the end portion of the flat portion Fr at the initial stage of focusing. Since the film slides without being fixedly fixed, regularity cannot be produced in the folding of the film, and in the cross section of the sealing portion 3 after welding, as shown in FIG. ) Is small, and protruding portions (ii) of the film are formed on both sides of the welded portion (i). The protruding part (ii) of the film with respect to the welded part (i) has a low welding strength, and pinholes and the like are likely to occur in the film protruding from the part (ii).

  FIG. 12A shows the recess 25 of the focusing plates 21a and 21b shown in FIG. The bottom portion 25a of the recess 25 is a flat portion that is orthogonal to the flat surface of the flat portion Fr. FIG. 12B shows a cross-sectional shape of the sealing portion 3 focused and welded by the concave portion 25. In this case, since the bottom portion 25a of the recess 25 has a flat portion, the cross-sectional area of the welded portion (i) welded by being sandwiched between the horn and the anvil is larger than that of FIG. The film which becomes larger and protrudes to the protruding portion (ii) is also shorter than that of FIG. Therefore, the probability that a pinhole is formed at the protruding portion (ii) is lower than that in FIGS. 12C and 12D, and the sealed good product rate can be increased.

  However, in the recess 25 shown in FIG. 12A, since the opening width of the opening 25b is larger than the width of the bottom 25a, the width of the flat portion at the bottom 25a must be reduced. As a result, as shown in FIG. 12 (B), the cross-sectional area of the welded portion (i) cannot be made sufficiently large, and the protruding portions (ii) of the film slightly remain on both sides of the welded portion (i), There is room for the yield rate of sealed parts to be low.

  11A and 11C show the most preferable shape of the recess 25. FIG. This is the same as that shown in FIGS.

  11 (A) and 11 (C), both of the concave portions 25 are flat portions whose bottom portions 25a are orthogonal to the flat surfaces of the flat portions Fr. 11A, the opening width of the opening 25b of the recess 25 is the same as the width of the bottom 25a, and in FIG. 11C, the opening width of the opening 25b is smaller than the width of the bottom 25a. Yes.

  FIG. 11B shows a cross section of the sealing portion 3 to which the film focused in the recess 25 in FIG. 11A is welded, and the seal in which the film focused in the recess 25 in FIG. 11C is welded. A cross section of the stopper 3 is shown in FIG.

  When the concave portion 25 shown in FIGS. 11A and 11C is used, since the width of the flat portion of the bottom portion 25a is large, the area where the film focused in the concave portion 25 is sandwiched in a plane is widened. The film is likely to be regularly folded, and in the cross section of the sealing portion 3 shown in FIGS. 11B and 11D, the area of the welded portion (i) that is favorably welded becomes very wide. Furthermore, the film is sufficiently melted and welded at the portions (iii) on both sides of the welded portion (i). As a result, the film protruding from the welded portion is reduced, and the yield rate of the sealed portion of the film is increased.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 (A), the inner surface of one edge Fa of the film F is in a so-called envelope-backed state in which the outer surface of the other edge Fb is overlapped in a plane. The vertical seal portion S1 is formed, but as shown in FIG. 8, the film is high-frequency welded with the inner surfaces facing each other, and the edges Fa and Fb project to the outside of the cylindrical body. The vertical seal portion S2 may be formed in a pasted state.

〔Example〕
As an example of the present invention, the following cylindrical package was manufactured.

(Wrapping film)
A vinylidene chloride copolymer film (product name “Kurehalon” manufactured by Kureha Chemical Industries, Ltd.) having a total film thickness of 80 μm was used.

(Wrapping machine)
The vertical continuous filling and packaging machine “KAP500 type” manufactured by Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. was improved to manufacture the cylindrical package described in the above embodiment. The vertical seal portion S1 was formed by attaching the edges Fa and Fb of the film F in an envelope shape by high frequency welding. As the converging unit, a mold shown in FIG. The sealing portion 3 is formed by ultrasonic welding, and an ultrasonic welder for generating ultrasonic vibration uses a vibrator made of a sintered lead zirconate titanate powder. The frequency is 40 kHz and the longitudinal vibration amplitude of the horn 4 is 10 μm. Ultrasonic welding was performed.

(Contents)
About 380 g of a saturated saline solution was filled per cylindrical package. In addition, about 400 g of a stock solution of candy-like confectionery was filled per cylindrical package.

[Comparative example]
Using the same vertical continuous filling and packaging machine as in the above example, the same film as in the example was used to produce a cylindrical package. However, the flat part Fr is folded using the focusing plates 21a, 21b, 22a, and 22b provided with the U-shaped concave portions 25 and 26 shown in FIG. 10D, and the sealing shown in FIGS. A stop was obtained.

Other welding conditions and contents were the same as in the examples.
〔Evaluation methods〕
(Electrical continuity test)
100 cylindrical packages of examples and comparative examples each containing a saturated saline solution were prepared, and 100 examples of each of the examples and comparative examples using the stock solution of candy-like confectionery were also prepared. Prepared one by one.

  The sealed portion 3 of each cylindrical package is immersed in a container filled with saturated saline, one of the positive and negative electrodes of the continuity tester is pierced into the cylindrical package, and the other needle is saturated saline in the container. It was stabbed in water and the electrical resistance was measured. If the measured electrical resistance was 300 kΩ or more, no pinhole was generated in the sealing portion 3, and the sealed portion was a good product, and the ratio of the sealed good product was the sealed good product rate.

(Wet heating test)
100 cylindrical packages of examples and comparative examples each containing a saturated saline solution were prepared, and 100 examples of each of the examples and comparative examples using the stock solution of candy-like confectionery were also prepared. Prepared one by one.

  After each cylindrical package was heated with hot water at 90 ° C. for 1 hour, it was visually observed whether the sealing part 3 was torn. As a result, those in which the sealing part 3 was not torn were determined as non-defective sealing parts, and the ratio of non-defective sealing parts was defined as the non-defective ratio of sealing parts.

〔Evaluation results〕
(Example)
・ The content is saturated saline.
Sealing part non-defective rate = 99%
・ The content is a stock solution of bowl-shaped confectionery.
Non-defective product ratio of sealing part = 100%
(Comparative example)
・ The content is saturated saline. Sealed non-defective rate = 58%
Sealing part non-defective rate = 82%
・ The content is a stock solution of bowl-shaped confectionery. Sealed good product rate = 70% Sealed part good product rate = 93%

(A) is a front view of a vertical continuous filling and packaging apparatus used for manufacturing the cylindrical package of the present invention, (B) is a partial side view of (A), The perspective view which shows the film formation part and vertical seal formation part of the vertical type continuous filling packaging apparatus of FIG. 1 (A), The partial perspective view which shows the state in which the flat part was formed in the cylindrical body of a film, A partial perspective view showing a state in which the flat part is converged by the converging plate, (A) is a cross-sectional view of the flat part, (B) is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the converging part is ultrasonically welded, The front view which shows the cylindrical package body of this invention, An enlarged perspective view showing a sealing portion of the cylindrical package, Sectional drawing which shows the other structure of a vertical seal | sticker part, (A) is sectional drawing which shows the flat part of a comparative example, (B) is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the focusing part of a comparative example is ultrasonically welded, (A), (B), (C), and (D) are plan views showing focusing plates by type, (A) (C) is an enlarged plan view showing the concave portion of the focusing plate by type, (B) (D) are cross-sectional views of the sealing portion focused and welded in each concave portion, (A) (C) is an enlarged plan view showing the concave portion of the focusing plate by type, (B) (D) are cross-sectional views of the sealing portion focused and welded in each concave portion,

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F Film Fa, Fb Film edge Fr Flat part Fs Film S1, S2 where vertical seal part is formed Vertical seal part 1 Cylindrical package 2 Converging part 3 Sealing part 4 Horn 4a Pressure surface 5 Anvil 5a Pressurizing surface 6 Depressed portion 12 Molding members 13a, 13b High-frequency electrodes 18a, 18b forming vertical seal portions Ironing rollers 21a, 21b, 22a, 22b Converging plates 25, 26 Recessed portions 25a Bottom portions 25b Openings

Claims (5)

Sealing means for forming a longitudinal seal portion in which the edges of the film are joined in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body, filling means for filling the inside of the tubular body, and the longitudinal sealing of the tubular body A squeezing means that forms a flat portion in a part of the cylindrical body by removing the contents in the cylindrical body by pressing from the direction facing the portion;
A recess providing a focusing power on the flat portion, nipped the flat portion in the recess from both ends, the flat portion, the vertical seal portion is focusing means for focusing is folded so as to be sandwiched with a film from the front and rear When,
A pressure welding means for welding the vertical seal portion and the front and rear films thereof by sandwiching the convergence portion from the overlapping direction of the films folded in the convergence portion ;
An apparatus for manufacturing a cylindrical package, comprising: cutting means for cutting the converging part in the middle of the welded part. The cylindrical shape according to claim 1, wherein a bottom portion of the concave portion provided in the converging means has a flat portion that is substantially orthogonal to a flat surface of the flat portion, and both end portions of the flat portion are pressed by the flat portion. Packaging manufacturing equipment. The width of the opening of the recess of the focusing means is a cylindrical package manufacturing apparatus of the same or claim 2 wherein less than that the width dimension of the bottom. 4. A guide member for providing a guide force to the flat portion is provided so that the vertical seal portion is sandwiched between films when the flat portion is converged by the converging means. The manufacturing apparatus of the cylindrical package of description. The welding means is a ultrasonic welding, the press-welding means comprises a preheated anvil, cylindrical package manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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