JP5000562B2 - Packaging apparatus and packaging method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging device and a packaging method that ensure packaging a long object without causing damages the object and a packaging material. <P>SOLUTION: The packaging device 1 includes: a holding base 31 that holds a long object 60; the cylindrical packaging material 14 for packaging a long object 60; a packaging material formation box 12 that can be covered with the packaging material 14 and has a space in which the long object 60 can be inserted; and a moving means 11 for relatively moving the long object 60 into the space of the packaging material forming box 12 in the lengthwise direction of the long object 60. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaging apparatus and a packaging method used for packaging a long body.

For example, when a long body such as a pipe or a long steel material is packaged with a packaging material such as a synthetic resin film, the long body is lifted and inserted into the tubular packaging film from one end. A wrapping film is put on the door (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-321008 A (paragraph [0009], FIG. 1)

  In the packaging method described above, there are cases where the long body is damaged by the lifting jig when the long body is lifted, and the long body is deformed by deflection due to its own weight. In addition, when inserting a long body into the packaging material, the long body comes into contact with the packaging material and rubs, causing damage such as holes in the packaging material, and the long body of the damaged part is exposed, However, there is a problem in that the long body is damaged during transportation and the quality deteriorates.

  In view of the circumstances as described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a packaging apparatus and a packaging method capable of packaging without damaging a long body or a packaging material.

  In solving the above-described problems, the packaging device of the present invention can be covered with a holding base for holding a long body, a cylindrical packaging material for packaging the long body, and the packaging material. A packaging material molding box having an internal space into which the body can be inserted; and a moving means for relatively moving the elongated body in the longitudinal direction into the internal space of the packaging material molding box.

  In the present invention, since the packaging material forming box having an internal space that can be covered with the packaging material is provided, the packaging material is covered with the packaging material molding box, and the long body is inserted into the internal space. The long body can be inserted into the packaging material without contacting the long body. Therefore, there is no damage to the packaging material due to the contact between the film and the long body, and it is possible to prevent the long body from being damaged due to the damaged portion during transportation.

  In addition, the packaging material forming box includes a plurality of divided packaging material forming boxes which are divided along the longitudinal direction and can be connected to each other.

  Thereby, the length of the packaging material molding box or the number of connections can be changed depending on the length of the long body, and long bodies of various lengths can be packaged with one apparatus.

  In addition, the internal space further includes a plurality of support portions that support the elongated body inserted into the internal space, and the interval between the support portions in the longitudinal direction is increased by the support portions. The long body is set so as not to bend when the scale is supported.

  Thereby, since the long body is supported in a straight state by the support portion without being bent in the packaging material molding box, the long body in an unbent state can be packaged by the packaging material, and at the time of packaging Deformation of the long body can be prevented.

  Further, in the packaging apparatus, the holding table includes a plurality of divided holding tables divided along the longitudinal direction, and further includes elevating means capable of moving the divided holding table up and down for each of the divided holding tables.

  Accordingly, when inserting the long body into the packaging material forming box, the divided holding base corresponding to the portion into which the long body is inserted is lowered by the lifting means, so that the long body can be easily placed in the packaging material forming box. Can be handed over to. Therefore, for example, when packaging a heavy long body, it is not necessary to lift the long body, and the packaging can be performed safely and easily.

  In the packaging method of the present invention, a long body is placed on a holding table, a packaging material forming box having an internal space is covered with a packaging material, and the long body is relatively placed in the longitudinal direction into the internal space. After the insertion, the packaging material forming box is removed from between the elongated body and the packaging material.

  In the present invention, the packaging material molding box is covered with the packaging material and the long body is inserted into the internal space. Therefore, the long material is inserted into the packaging material without contacting the packaging material and the long body. Can do. Therefore, there is no damage to the packaging material due to the contact between the film and the long body, and it is possible to prevent the long body from being damaged due to the damaged portion during transportation.

  The holding table includes a plurality of vertically movable dividing holding tables divided along the longitudinal direction, and the divided holding table corresponding to a portion to be inserted into the internal space of the elongated body at the time of insertion. Descends sequentially.

  Accordingly, the long body can be easily transferred from the holding base into the packaging material molding box, and for example, even when a heavy long body is packaged, it can be safely and easily packaged. .

  As described above, according to the present invention, a long body can be easily packaged without damaging the packaging material.

  (Packaging equipment)

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The packaging device of the present invention is a device for packaging a long body.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the packaging device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the packaging device of FIG. 1, and illustration of the control device is omitted in FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic partial perspective view of a packaging material forming base constituting a part of the packaging apparatus of FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of a sealing / cutting device provided on the packaging material forming table. FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of a sealing / cutting device provided on the packaging material forming table, and is a process diagram showing a sealing process and a cutting process. FIG. 6 is a partial schematic side view of the elongated body mounting table that constitutes a part of the packaging device of FIG. 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the packaging device 1 includes a packaging film molding table 10 as a packaging material molding table, an elongated body mounting table 30, a deaeration / sealing device 50, and movements of the packaging device 1. And a control device 70 for controlling.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the packaging film forming table 10 includes a movable film roll carriage 11 provided with wheels as moving means, and a packaging material forming box provided on the film roll carriage 11. Film box 12, packaging film roll 13 provided at one end on film roll carriage 11, film transport roller 17, film box support roller 15, elongate transport roller 16, and others on film roll carriage 11 It has the sealing / cutting device 20 provided at the end. The film roll carriage 11 is long in the longitudinal direction of the long body and is movable in parallel with the longitudinal direction.

  The film box 12 has an outer shape of a cylindrical rectangular parallelepiped that is long in the longitudinal direction of the film roll carriage 11 and has an internal space 12b into which the long body 60 is inserted. The film box 12 is configured by connecting a plurality of divided film boxes 12a as divided packaging material forming boxes divided in the longitudinal direction. The plurality of divided film boxes 12a can be connected to and detached from each other, and the length of the film box 12 is adjusted by adjusting the number of divided film boxes 12a to be connected according to the length of the long body 60 to be packaged. Is possible. The film box 12 is disposed on the film roll carriage 11 between the packaging film roll 13 and the sealing / cutting device 20. The film box 12 has substantially the same length dimension as the long body 60.

  The packaging film roll 13 is configured by winding a packaging film 14 as a packaging material around a paper tube in a roll shape. As shown in FIG. 3, the wrapping film 14 has a cylindrical shape in which the two corresponding sides of the two strip-shaped films 143 and 144 are bonded and the two opposite sides 141 and 142 are bonded. . The packaging film 14 is drawn from the packaging film roll 13 and covered with the film box 12 so that the shape thereof is formed into a cylindrical shape.

  As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.3, the film conveyance roller 17 is provided in the internal space 12b of the film box 12 at the upper and lower sides of the both end parts for every division | segmentation film box 12a. The film conveyance roller 17 is exposed to the outside of the film box 12 in the area facing the film box support roller 15. The film box support roller 15 is provided adjacent to the film transport roller 17 at the upper and lower portions outside the film box 12. A motor 19 for rotating the film box support roller 15 is provided on the film roll carriage 11. At the start of packaging, the packaging film 14 is set so as to be sandwiched between the film box support roller 15 and the film transport roller 17 disposed closest to the packaging film roll 13, and the motor 19 is driven to drive the film transport roller 17. , The wrapping film 14 is fed from one end of the film roll carriage 11 toward the other end, and the wrapping film 14 is placed over the entire outer periphery of the film box 12.

  As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.3, the elongate body conveyance roller 16 as a support part is provided in the internal space 12b of the film box 12 in the lower part of the both ends for every division | segmentation film box 12a. The long body 60 inserted into the film box 12 is supported and transported within the film box 12 by the long body transport roller 16. The arrangement interval of the long body conveyance rollers 16 along the longitudinal direction is determined so that the long body does not bend when the long body 60 is arranged on the long body conveyance roller 16 due to the degree of bending of the long body 60. It is desirable to set the length. Thereby, when the elongate body 60 is inserted in the film box 12a, it can support so that an insertion part may not bend. In this embodiment, since the elongate body conveyance roller 16 is provided in the both ends of the division | segmentation film box 12a, the length along the longitudinal direction of the division | segmentation film box 12a is the length which the elongate body 60 does not bend. It will be designed roughly.

  The sealing / cutting device 20 is a device that adhesively seals the vacant end portion of the cylindrical packaging film 14 and further cuts the packaging film 14. As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, and 5, the sealing / cutting device 20 includes a cutter 23, a cutter travel motor 21, a pair of sealers 25, and a sealer / cutter elevating cylinder 22. The cutter 23 cuts the packaging film 14, and the cutter travel motor 21 drives the cutter 23 by its rotation to enable the cutting of the packaging film 14. The pair of sealers 25 are arranged one above the other, and the upper sealer 25 descends and seals by sandwiching the vacant ends of the packaging film 14 by the pair of sealers 25. The sealer / cutter elevating cylinder 22 is capable of moving up and down the integrated sealer 25 and cutter 23.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6, the long object mounting table 30 includes a fixed mounting table 33, a work table 31 as a holding table on which the long object is mounted, and a work table 31. A work table elevating cylinder 32 and a work / film clamp 34 are provided. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 60 ′ denotes a long body placed on the work table 31.

  The work table 31 has a divided work table 31a as a plurality of divided holding tables. A work table elevating cylinder 32 as an elevating means is provided for each divided work table 31a, and the elevating control of the divided work table 31a by individually elevating the work table elevating cylinder 32 is possible. The length of the divided work table 31a along the longitudinal direction is desirably set to a length that does not allow the long body to be bent depending on the degree of bending of the long body 60. That is, in a state where the long body 60 is placed on the work table 31 and one divided work table 31a is lowered, the long body 60 at a location corresponding to the lowered divided work table 31a is not bent. It is desirable to do so. Thereby, when the long body 60 is inserted into the film box 12, the divided work table 31a corresponding to the portion to be inserted is lowered (see FIG. 6), but the long body 60 bends during the insertion. Therefore, the film can be smoothly inserted into the film box 12.

  The work film clamp 34 inserts the long body 60 into the internal space 12 b of the film box 12 and then moves the packaging film forming table 10 to move the film box 12 between the long body 60 and the packaging film 14. When removing, the long body 60 and the packaging film 14 are fixed.

  The deaeration / sealing device 50 is a device for removing the film box 12 and then evacuating the inside of the packaging film 14 in a bag shape by sealing the vacant end portion with the sealing / cutting device 20. .

  The control device 70 detects the position of the packaging film forming table 10 mainly by a limit switch installed on the long body mounting table 30, and controls the timing of raising and lowering the divided work table 31a. Moreover, after removing the film box 12 from between the elongate body 60 and the packaging film 14, the sealing / cutting apparatus 20 which processes the vacant edge part of the packaging film 14 is also controlled.

  (Packaging method)

  The long body packaging method using the packaging apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The long body 60 is placed on the work table 31 of the long body mounting table 30. Each of the divided work tables 31a constituting the work table 31 is in a raised state, and the surface of the work table 31 is flat without a step. The raised position of the divided work table 31 is set to a height equivalent to the transport height of the long body 60 by the long body transport roller 16.

  In the packaging film forming table 10, the packaging film 14 is manually pulled out from the packaging film roll 13, covered on one end of the film box 12, and between the film box support roller 15 and the film transport roller 17 closest to the packaging film roll 13. The packaging film 14 is sandwiched and set.

  Next, the motor 19 is driven, the film box support roller 15 is rotated, and the film box support roller 15 and the film transport roller 17 are interlocked to cover the outer periphery of the film box 12.

  Next, the packaging film forming table 10 is moved forward (moved in the left direction in FIG. 1) toward the long body mounting table 30, and the long body 60 is inserted into the film box 12. At the time of this insertion, as shown in FIG. 6, the divided work table 31a corresponding to the part into which the long body 60 is inserted is sequentially lowered, and the divided work table 31a corresponding to the non-inserted part is raised. Yes. The long body 60 inserted into the film box 12 is transported and supported in the film box 12 by the long body transport roller 16. In the state where the long body 60 is completely inserted into the film box 12, all the divided work tables 31a are lowered. Thereby, the long body 60 is arrange | positioned in the internal space 12b of the packaging film 14 via the film box 12. As shown in FIG. When the last divided work table 31a is lowered, the motor 19 is driven, and the packaging film 14 is covered over the entire long body 60 until the work film clamp 34 can fix the long body 60 and the packaging film 14.

  Next, the long body 60 and the packaging film 14 are fixed to the work film clamp 34. By moving the packaging film forming table 10 backward (moving in the right direction in FIG. 1) so as to be away from the elongated body mounting table 30, the film box 12 is pulled out of the packaging film roll 13 while the packaging film 14 is pulled out. And between the long body 60 and the like. And when the area | region used as the edge part located in the packaging film molding stand 10 side of the packaging film 14 which packages the elongate body 60 is located in the film sealing position of the sealing and cutting device 20, the packaging film molding stand 10 The backward movement of is stopped. During the backward movement, the divided work table 31a corresponding to the portion of the long body 60 carried out from the film box 12 is sequentially raised, and the long body 60 covered with the packaging film 14 is removed from the long body transporting roller 16. It is transferred onto the raised divided work table 31 a and finally held on the work table 31. During the backward movement, the packaging film 14 for the long body 60 to be packaged next is pulled out from the packaging film roll 13 via the film box support roller 15 and the film transport roller 17 and is covered with the film box 12. At this time, the packaging film 14 of the elongated body 60 covered with the packaging film 14 and the packaging film 14 covered with the film box 12 used for the next packaging are connected. Therefore, as shown to Fig.5 (a), the boundary vicinity of the packaging film which coat | covered the elongate body 60 and the packaging film used for the following packaging is located in a sealing position.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the sealer / cutter elevating cylinder 22 is lowered, the upper sealer 25 is lowered, and the portion of the packaging film 14 sandwiched between the pair of sealers is sealed. At this time, the blade of the cutter 23 has not been lowered yet. Thereby, the packaging film 14 becomes a bag shape in which three sides are sealed.

  Next, the work film clamp 34 is removed, the inside of the packaging film 14 is degassed by the degassing / sealing device 50 from the empty end of the bag-like packaging film 14, and then the empty end is sealed. . Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5C, the cutter 23 is lowered, the cutter travel motor 21 is driven, the cutter is traveled, and the packaging film 14 is cut. Thereby, the long body 60 can be packaged by the packaging film 14. In this embodiment, the inside of the packaging film is evacuated and the inside of the packaging film is in a vacuum state, but can be appropriately changed depending on the long body to be packaged, for example, an inert gas atmosphere.

  In the above-described embodiment, the long body mounting table 30 is fixed, and the packaging film forming base 10 is moved, so that the long body 60 placed on the long body mounting base 30 is relative to the longitudinal direction thereof. And was inserted into the internal space 12b. On the other hand, by fixing the packaging film forming table 10 and providing a wheel on the mounting table 33 as a moving means and moving the long body mounting table 30, the long body 60 is relatively moved and inserted. Also good.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the packaging film is covered with the film box having the internal space and the long body is inserted into the internal space, the packaging film and the long body are not in contact with each other. It is possible to insert a long body. Therefore, there is no damage of the packaging film due to the contact between the packaging film and the long body, and it is possible to prevent the long body from being damaged due to the damaged portion during transportation.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the long body is always placed on and supported on the work table or the long body transport roller substantially horizontally, so that the long body is also used when packaging a heavy long body. There is no need to hang up and it can be safely packaged.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in consideration of the bending of the long body that is the packaging object, the length in the longitudinal direction of the divided work table and the distance between the long body conveying rollers are set so as not to be bent. . As a result, when inserting a long body into the film box, the long body does not bend and come into contact with the film box, or it is not inserted into the film box and does not protrude outside the film box. It can be smoothly inserted so that no damage occurs. Also, when the film box interposed between the long body and the packaging film is removed and placed on the work table, the long body may bend and collide with the work table to damage the long body or the packaging film. Will not occur. Thus, it is possible to wrap a highly flexible long body in a straight state without bending, and there is no problem such as deformation of the long body due to packaging in a bent state. .

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the plurality of divided work tables are controlled to be individually movable up and down, when inserting the long body into the film box, the divided work table corresponding to the portion into which the long body is inserted. Can be easily transferred into the film box by lowering in turn by the work table lifting cylinder. Therefore, it is possible to safely package a long and heavy body.

It is a schematic side view of the packaging apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the packaging apparatus of FIG. 1 which abbreviate | omitted illustration of the control apparatus. It is a general | schematic fragmentary perspective view of the packaging material formation stand which comprises a part of packaging apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic front view of the sealing / cutting device provided in the packaging material forming stand. It is a schematic side view of the sealing / cutting apparatus provided in the packaging material formation stand, and is a process diagram showing a sealing process and a cutting process. It is a partial schematic side view of the elongate body mounting base which comprises a part of packaging apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Packaging apparatus, 12 ... Film box, 12a ... Divided film box, 12b ... Internal space, 14 ... Packaging film, 16 ... Long body conveyance roller, 31 ... Work table, 31a ... Divided work table, 32 ... Work Table lifting cylinder, 60 ... Long body

Claims (6)

A holding base for holding the long body;
A cylindrical packaging material for packaging the elongated body; a packaging material molding box that can be covered by the packaging material and has an internal space into which the elongated body can be inserted;
A packaging device comprising: moving means for inserting the elongated body into the internal space of the packaging material molding box while relatively moving the elongated body in the longitudinal direction thereof. The packaging device according to claim 1,
The packaging material forming box comprises a plurality of divided packaging material molding boxes that are divided along the longitudinal direction and that can be connected to each other. In the packaging device according to claim 1 or 2,
In the internal space, further comprising a plurality of support portions for supporting the elongated body inserted into the internal space,
The spacing between the support portions in the longitudinal direction is set so that the long body does not bend when the long body is supported by the support portion. In the packaging device according to claim 1 or 2,
The holding table comprises a plurality of divided holding tables divided along the longitudinal direction,
The packaging apparatus which further comprises the raising / lowering means which can raise / lower this division | segmentation holding stand for every said division | segmentation holding stand. Place the long body on the holding table,
A packaging material molding box having an internal space is covered with the packaging material,
The long body is inserted into the internal space while being moved relatively in the longitudinal direction,
A packaging method for removing the packaging material forming box from between the elongated body and the packaging material after the insertion. The packaging method according to claim 5,
The holding table is composed of a plurality of vertically movable divided holding tables divided along the longitudinal direction,
At the time of the insertion, the divided holding table corresponding to the portion to be inserted into the internal space of the elongated body is sequentially lowered.

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