JPH09221105A - Packaging container manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify various types of work and decrease a space occupied by packaging container manufacturing equipment. SOLUTION: This equipment comprises a packaging roll control part where a packaging roll 15 is set, a filling part 52 which is arranged to face the packaging roll control part and fills liquid food in a packaging material 16 and pull tab equipment 53 constructed between the upper part of the packaging roll control part and the upper part of the filling part 52 to attach a pull tab on the packaging material 16. A passage 55 is formed by the packaging roll control part, the filling part 52 and the pull tab equipment 53. This gives a space to work on the filling part 52 and the pull tab equipment 53. Also on the passage 55, the packaging roll 15 can be set in or taken out from the packaging roll control part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packaging container manufacturing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, when manufacturing a brick type packaging container filled with liquid food such as milk or soft drink, the packaging container manufacturing apparatus is flexible.
A web-shaped packaging material made of a flexible laminate is longitudinally sealed to form a tube, and the packaging material is manufactured by laterally sealing the tubular packaging material while filling it with liquid food. .

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a conventional packaging container manufacturing apparatus. As shown in the figure, the feeding unit 12 is provided below the frame 13 of the filling device 11 and the feeding head 18 is provided above the frame 13.
And the packaging material roll 15 is provided in the feeding section 12.
Is set. And the feeding head 1
When 8 is operated, the packaging material 16 is intermittently delivered from the delivery unit 12 at regular intervals and is conveyed upward. In the state of being fed from the feeding unit 12, the packaging material 16 has a web shape, but is folded in half while being conveyed upward.

The feeding head 18 has an inverted "U" -shaped head body 19, which forms a packaging material guide on the surface thereof.
It has a shaft 21 for swingably supporting the head main body 19, a link mechanism 22 for pushing the head main body 19 upward, and a connecting rod 23 connected to the link mechanism 22. Then, at a fixed time, the connecting rod 23 is operated in a state in which the packaging material 16 is fixed on the downstream side of the feeding head 18 in the transport direction of the packaging material 16,
When the head body 19 is swung, the packaging material 16 is transported by the moving distance of the free end of the head body 19.

The packaging material 1 conveyed by the feeding head 18 and inverted in the head body 19.
6 is conveyed to the creaser 25, and after being creased in the lateral direction by the creaser 25, it is conveyed to the vertical sealing device 27. The vertical sealing device 27 vertically seals the folded packaging material 16 along the edge portion into a tubular shape.

Then, between the creaser 25 and the vertical sealing device 27, a filling nozzle (not shown) is inserted into the tube-shaped packaging material 16 which is folded in two, and the packaging material 16 is inserted through the filling nozzle. Liquid food is filled inside.
At this time, the packaging material 16 changes from a flat shape to a thick shape due to the filled liquid food. A paper feeding device 29 is disposed below the vertical sealing device 27, and the packaging material 16 is gripped by the paper feeding device 29.
It is transported downward.

Further, a horizontal sealing device 31 is arranged below the paper feeding device 29, and the packaging material 16 is laterally sealed at a set distance by the horizontal sealing device 31. In this way, the liquid food in the continuous packaging material 16 is sealed in a predetermined amount. Then, a preforming / cutting device 32 is arranged below the lateral sealing device 31, the preforming of the packaging material 16 is performed by the preforming / cutting device 32, and the packaging material 16 is provided in each lateral sealing direction. Are cut to form a plurality of pillow-shaped prototype containers 34.

The prototype container 34 thus formed
Is dropped onto the chain conveyor 35, molded while being conveyed by the chain conveyor 35, and formed into a rectangular-shaped packaging container 36.

[0009]

However, in the conventional packaging container manufacturing apparatus, the respective elements such as the feeding section 12, the vertical sealing device 27, the paper feeding device 29, and the horizontal sealing device 31 are arranged in close contact with each other. Therefore, the packaging material roll 15 is set in the feeding unit 12, the vertical sealing device 27, the paper feeding device 2
9. When adjusting the horizontal sealing device 31 and the like, not only is the work troublesome, but it is necessary to secure a space around the packaging container manufacturing device for the work. Therefore, the packaging container manufacturing apparatus cannot be installed close to the wall or the like, and the occupied area of the packaging container manufacturing apparatus becomes large.

Further, it is conceivable to arrange a plurality of subunits adjacent to each other in order to simultaneously manufacture a plurality of packaging containers. However, when a plurality of subunits are adjacent to each other, an operator, a maintenance staff, etc. are adjacent to each other. It becomes impossible to work between the subunits. The present invention solves the problems of the conventional packaging container manufacturing apparatus,
The occupation area can be reduced, and even if a plurality of subunits are arranged adjacent to each other, the work required for operation,
An object of the present invention is to provide a packaging container manufacturing apparatus capable of performing maintenance and the like.

[0011]

Therefore, in the packaging container manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, a packaging material roll operating section on which a packaging material roll is set, and a packaging material roll operating section are disposed so as to face the packaging material roll operating section, The packaging material includes a filling unit for filling the packaging material with the liquid food, and a pull tab device that is installed between an upper portion of the packaging material roll operating unit and an upper portion of the filling unit and attaches a pull tab to the packaging material.

A passage is formed by the packaging material roll operating portion, the filling portion and the pull tab device. In another packaging container manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, further, the packaging material roll operating unit, the filling unit and the pull tab device are all arranged adjacent to each other in a plurality, and each packaging material roll operating unit, the filling unit and the pull tab. A sub-unit is formed by the device, and the sub-units are connected by each passage.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a packaging container manufacturing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a perspective view of a carrier according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a set state diagram of the carrier according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view of the carrier according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an extraction | drawing state figure of a carrier. For convenience of explanation, the transport system of the packaging material 16 is shown in a see-through state.

In the figure, 50 is a packaging container manufacturing apparatus, and 5
1 is a cassette unit as a packaging material roll operating unit on which the packaging material roll 15 is set, 52 is disposed facing the cassette unit 51 and at a predetermined distance, and the liquid food is placed in the packaging material 16. The filling portion for filling, 53 is the cassette portion 51
Is provided between the upper part of the packing material 52 and the upper part of the filling part 52,
A pull tab device for attaching an inner seal and a pull tab to the
Reference numeral 54 is an electric cabinet arranged on the cassette portion 51. A tunnel-shaped passage 55 is formed by the cassette portion 51, the filling portion 52, and the pull-tab device 53, and the operator receives the packaging material roll 15 in the passage 55.
Can be set in the cassette section 51.

That is, in the cassette portion 51, the passage 55 side is open, and the carrier 61 can be placed at the carry-in position, the carry-out position, and the carry-out position set in the cassette portion 51 from the front side to the rear side. It is like this. The packaging material roll 15 is rotatably mounted on each carrier 61, the carrier 61 on which the packaging material roll 15 is mounted is carried in at the carry-in position, and the packaging material roll mounted on the carrier 61 at the feeding position. The packaging material 16 can be unwound from 15, and the empty carrier 61 after all the packaging materials 16 have been unwound can be unloaded at the unloading position.

Therefore, the carrier 61, in which all the packaging materials 16 have been delivered, is moved from the delivery position to the delivery position, while the carrier 61, on which the packaging material roll 15 is previously mounted, is moved from the delivery position to the delivery position. The old packaging material 16 and the new packaging material 16 are connected by the splicing device 63. Then, the carrier 61 moved to the carry-out position is carried out, and the carrier 61 on which the packaging material roll 15 is mounted is newly carried into the carry-in position.

The carrier 61 is, for example, placed on a self-propelled trolley 62, conveyed from an unillustrated material storage, and settable in the cassette section 51. In this embodiment, two carriers 61 can be placed on the trolley 62. Further, a wheel 61a for moving the carrier 61 in the axial direction of the packaging material roll 15 is provided below the carrier 61, and a wheel for moving the carrier 61 in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the packaging material roll 15. 61b is provided, a rail (not shown) corresponding to the wheel 61a is provided on the floor of the cassette 51, and a rail 93 is provided on the floor of the trolley 62 corresponding to the wheel 61b. To be done.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the trolley 62 is stopped in front of the carry-out position in the passage 55, and the carrier 61 is moved in the direction of arrow A along the rail 93 to carry out from the carry-out position. You can Note that 103
Is a core winding reel that remains after all of the packaging material 16 is fed from the packaging material roll 15. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the trolley 62 can be stopped in front of the loading position in the passage 55, and the carrier 61 can be moved in the direction of arrow B along the rail 93 to be loaded in the loading position.

A handle 94 is provided on the carrier 61 for carrying it in and out. Further, an elevating means (not shown) is arranged on the rail 93 and the rail in the cassette part 51, and when the carrier 61 is run, the elevating means elevates (lifts) the rail 93 or the rail in the cassette part 51. When the carrier 61 is not traveling, the rails 93 or the rails in the cassette portion 51 can be lowered by the elevating means to lock the wheels 61a and 61b.

Further, the packaging material 16 is made of a laminated body in which both sides of a paper base material are coated with polyethylene, and if necessary, a barrier layer made of aluminum foil (foil), a barrier resin or the like. By the way, the packaging material 16 delivered at the delivery position of the cassette portion 51 is sent to the creasing unit 71 via the turn roller 66, the offset roller 67, the feed roller 68, the magazine rollers 69, 70 and the like. The turn roller 66 and the feed roller 68 change the conveying direction of the packaging material 16, and the offset roller 67 is for shifting the packaging material 16. Further, the magazine rollers 69 and 70 are the packaging materials 16
Is stored for a predetermined length in a meandering manner, and the stored packaging material 16 is discharged while the old packaging material 16 and the new packaging material 16 are connected by the splice device 63. Therefore, even when the old packaging material 16 and the new packaging material 16 are connected by the splicing device 63, it is not necessary to stop the operation of the filling section 52.

Next, the packaging material 16 in which the molding folds are formed in the creasing unit 71 is sent to the punch unit 73. The punch unit 73 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a punch hole (not shown), which is provided adjacent to the packaging material 16 that is conveyed in the vertical direction and serves as a spout, is formed at a set location of the packaging material 16. In the present embodiment, the creasing unit 71 forms two folds of the packaging container 89 in the packaging material 16. Therefore, the packaging material 16 is paired with a pair of punch holes each time the packaging material 16 is stopped. Is formed.

An inner seal sticking device 7 is provided downstream of the punch unit 73 in the transport direction of the packaging material 16.
5, a pull tab attaching device 76 is arranged further downstream than the inner seal attaching device 75. In the inner seal sticking device 75, a polyethylene inner tape is fed from a pair of inner tape reels 77, the inner tape is conveyed in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the packaging material 16, and the pair of punches is used. The inner seal is attached from the back side of the packaging material 16 so as to correspond to the holes.

In the pull tab sticking device 76, the pull tab tape formed by coating the aluminum foil with polyethylene is fed from the pair of pull tab reels 78, and the pull tab tape is fed in the conveying direction of the packaging material 16. In contrast, it is conveyed in the vertical direction and is attached as a pull tab from the front side of the packaging material 16 so as to correspond to the pair of punch holes.

In this way, the inner seal is
The packaging material 16 having the pull tabs attached to the front side is sent to the filling unit 52 via the dancer roller 81. The dancer roller 81 causes the packaging material 16 to meander to synchronize the pull tab device 53 with the filling portion 52. A feeding head (not shown) is provided at the top of the filling portion 52.
The turn rollers 83 are arranged in the lower part. The packaging material 16 sent from the dancer roller 81 is once (once)
The sheet is conveyed downward, inverted by the turn roller 83, then conveyed upward, and sent to the pair of marking devices 84. Then, the marking device 84 prints the manufacturing date, lot number, etc. of the liquid food on the packaging material 16, and then the packaging material 16 is sent to the feeding head. The packaging material 16 has a web shape in the state of being sent to the turn roller 83, but is folded in half while being sent from the turn roller 83 to the marking device 84.

The feeding head has an inverted "U" -shaped head body (not shown), and the head body forms a packaging material guide. When the feeding head is swung by swinging the head body, the packaging material 16 is intermittently moved upward by the moving distance of the free end of the head body every time the feeding head swings. Be transported.

Next, the packaging material 16 turned over in the head body is conveyed downward again and sent to a vertical sealing device (not shown). The vertical sealing device longitudinally seals the folded packaging material 16 along the edge into a tubular shape. Then, the filling pipe 86 is inserted into the tubular packaging material 16, and the packaging material 16 is filled with the liquid food through the filling pipe 86. At this time, the packaging material 16 changes from a flat shape to a thick shape due to the filled liquid food.

Further, a horizontal sealing device (not shown) is arranged below the filling pipe 86, and the packaging material 16 is horizontally sealed at a set distance by the horizontal sealing device. In this way, the liquid food in the continuous packaging material 16 is sealed in a predetermined amount. Then, a preforming / cutting device (not shown) is disposed below the lateral sealing device, the preforming of the packaging material 16 is performed by the preforming / cutting device, and the packaging material 16 is formed at each lateral sealing portion. It is cut to form a plurality of pillow-shaped prototype containers 34.

The prototype container 34 thus formed
Is conveyed on a chain conveyor 88, during which final molding is performed by a final molding device (not shown) to form a rectangular packaging container 89. Reference numeral 90 is a control panel for operating a control device (not shown), and 91 is a portion for accommodating a cleaning system and the like.

By the way, since the pull tab device 53 is constructed so as to be installed between the upper portion of the cassette portion 51 and the upper portion of the filling portion 52, the filling portion 52 and the pull tab device 5 are arranged.
3 and 3 are arranged without being in close contact with each other. Platforms 57 and 58 are provided in the filling unit 52 and the pull tab device 53, respectively, and an operator can feed the filling unit 52 on the platform 57, a vertical sealing device, a horizontal sealing device, a preforming / cutting device, Each element such as the final forming device is adjusted, and the punch unit 7 of the pull tab device 53 is mounted on the platform 58.
3, inner seal sticking device 75, pull tab sticking device 76
Etc. and the electrical cabinet 54 can be adjusted.

Further, the packaging material roll 1 is provided in the passage 55.
5 can be set in the cassette part 51 or taken out. Therefore, it is not necessary to secure a space for performing work on the back surfaces of the cassette unit 51, the pull tab device 53, and the electric cabinet 54, so that the packaging container manufacturing device 50 can be installed close to a wall or the like.
As a result, the area occupied by the packaging container manufacturing apparatus 50 can be reduced.

Next, the splicing device 63 will be described. FIG. 6 is an arrangement state view of the splicing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the splicing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a layout view of sensors in the above configuration. In the figure, 15 is a packaging material roll, 61 is a carrier,
61b is a wheel, 63 is a splice device, 95 is a packaging material holding device, 96 is a sealing device, and 97 is a cutting device.

Further, reference numeral 98 denotes a paper remaining amount detecting sensor which is arranged at the feeding position in the cassette portion 51 so as to face the packaging material roll 15 and detects that the remaining amount of the packaging material roll 15 is low. Is a separation detection sensor that detects whether the packaging material 16 is separated from the core reel 103, 1
Reference numeral 00 is an eye mark sensor for detecting an eye mark printed in advance on a predetermined portion of the packaging material 16.

First, while the packaging material 16 is being delivered from the packaging material roll 15 mounted on the carrier 61 at the delivery position in the cassette portion 51, the carrier 61 on which the packaging material roll 15 is installed is at the carry-in position. Is brought in. And
When the remaining amount of the packaging material roll 15 mounted on the carrier 61 becomes small at the feeding position, the paper remaining amount detection sensor 98 detects it and starts preheating of a heater (not shown) of the sealing device 96. At this time, at the same time, the elevating means is operated, and the rail in the cassette portion 51 is raised.

Next, at the feeding position, the carrier 61
When all of the packaging material 16 of the packaging material roll 15 mounted on the core is fed out and the packaging material 16 is separated from the core reel 103, the separation detection sensor 99 detects it. When the separation of the packaging material 16 is detected, the packaging material 16 is gently conveyed, and when the eye mark sensor 100 detects the eye mark when the packaging container 89 is conveyed by one, the Pusher 95a of the packaging material holding device 95
Are pushed forward and hold the vicinity of the rear end of the old packaging material 16. As a result, the rear end of the packaging material 16 is stopped.

Then, with the rear end of the old packaging material 16 stopped, the cutting device 97 is advanced,
The cutting device 97 cuts the rear end of the old packaging material 16 into a shape suitable for splicing. Further, the carrier 61 from which the packaging material 16 is separated from the core reel 103 at the delivery position is moved from the delivery position to the delivery position, while the carrier 61 on which the packaging material roll 15 is mounted is delivered from the delivery position to the delivery position. Be moved to.

Then, the rear end of the old packaging material 16 and the front end of the new packaging material 16 are fixed by the sealing device 96. In addition, the old packaging material 16
Since the magazine roller 69 (FIG. 1) discharges the stored packaging material 16 even while the vicinity of the rear end is being pressed, it is not necessary to stop the operation of the filling section 52.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a packaging container manufacturing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 15 is a packaging material roll, 500 is a packaging container manufacturing device, 501-504.
Are subunits arranged adjacent to each other. Each of the subunits 501 to 504 has the same structure as the packaging container manufacturing apparatus 50 of FIG. 1, and includes a cassette unit 51, a filling unit 52, a pull tab device 53, and an electric cabinet 54, respectively. Therefore, each of the subunits 501 to 50 is formed by the cassette unit 51, the filling unit 52 and the pull tab device 53 which are arranged adjacent to each other.
A passage 55 connecting the four is formed.

Further, platforms 57 and 58 for connecting the subunits 501 to 504 are provided in the filling sections 52 and the pull tab devices 53, respectively. Therefore, the operator can set or take out the packaging material roll 15 in or from each cassette unit 51 of each of the subunits 501 to 504 in the passage 55, and in the platform 57, each of the subunits 50.
Each element of the filling section 52 of 1 to 504 can be adjusted, and each element of the pull tab device 53 of each subunit 501 to 504 and the electric cabinet 54 can be adjusted on the platform 58. As a result, a plurality of subunits 5
The work can be performed even if 01 to 504 are adjacent to each other.

Further, since it is not necessary to secure a space for working on the back surface of the cassette section 51 and the electric cabinet 54, the packaging container manufacturing apparatus 500 can be installed close to a wall or the like. As a result, the area occupied by the packaging container manufacturing apparatus 500 can be reduced. In addition,
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but can be variously modified based on the spirit of the present invention, and they are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0040]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in the packaging container manufacturing apparatus, the packaging material roll operating section on which the packaging material roll is set, and the packaging material roll operating section are opposed to each other. A filling section for arranging the filling material for filling the packaging material with liquid food, and a pull tab device that is installed between the upper portion of the packaging material roll operating section and the upper portion of the filling section and that attaches a pull tab to the packaging material. Have.

A passage is formed by the packaging material roll operating portion, the filling portion and the pull tab device. in this case,
It is possible to secure a space for performing work in the filling section and the pull tab device. In addition, in the passage, the packaging material roll can be set in or taken out from the packaging material roll operating unit.

Therefore, since it is not necessary to secure a space for performing work on the back surface of the packaging material roll operating portion and the pull tab device, the packaging container manufacturing device can be installed close to a wall or the like. As a result, the area occupied by the packaging container manufacturing apparatus can be reduced. In another packaging container manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, further, the packaging material roll operating unit, the filling unit and the pull tab device are all arranged adjacent to each other in a plurality, and each packaging material roll operating unit, the filling unit and the pull tab. A sub-unit is formed by the device, and the sub-units are connected by each passage.

In this case, since the packaging material roll can be set in and taken out from the packaging material roll operating portion of each subunit in the passage, the work can be performed even if a plurality of subunits are adjacent to each other. it can. Moreover, since it is not necessary to secure a space for performing work on the back surface of the packaging material roll operation unit, the packaging container manufacturing apparatus can be installed close to a wall or the like. As a result, the area occupied by the packaging container manufacturing apparatus can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a packaging container manufacturing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a conventional packaging container manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a carrier according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a set state diagram of carriers according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a state diagram of a carrier taken out according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an arrangement state diagram of the splicing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the splicing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an arrangement state diagram of sensors according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a packaging container manufacturing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 15 Packaging material roll 16 Packaging material 50,500 Packaging container manufacturing apparatus 51 Cassette section 52 Filling section 53 Pull tab apparatus 55 Passages 501 to 504 subunits

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A packing material roll operating section on which (a) a packing material roll is set, and (b) a filling section which is disposed so as to face the packing material roll operating section and fills the packaging material with liquid food. When,
(C) a pull tab device that is installed between the upper part of the packaging material roll operating part and the upper part of the filling part and that adheres a pull tab to the packaging material, and (d) the packaging material roll operating part, filling An apparatus for manufacturing a packaging container, wherein a passage is formed by the section and the pull tab device. 2. A plurality of the packaging material roll operating unit, the filling unit, and the pull tab device are arranged adjacent to each other.
The packaging container manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a subunit is formed by each packaging material roll operating unit, the filling unit, and the pull tab device, and the subunit is connected by each passage.