JPH09278022A - 超音波シール装置 - Google Patents

超音波シール装置

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JPH09278022A
JPH09278022A JP8115714A JP11571496A JPH09278022A JP H09278022 A JPH09278022 A JP H09278022A JP 8115714 A JP8115714 A JP 8115714A JP 11571496 A JP11571496 A JP 11571496A JP H09278022 A JPH09278022 A JP H09278022A
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horn
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leading end
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Hideaki Fukunaga
秀明 福永
Toshiyuki Hirai
俊行 平井
Shigeyuki Hirata
重幸 平田
Hideki Yamaguchi
英樹 山口
Eihiko Todo
栄彦 藤堂
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Abstract

(57)【要約】 【課題】 熱融着性を有するフイルムを熱シールする装
置であって、超音波シールの改良に関する。 【解決手段】 シール形状に成形された超音波ホーン
と、同ホーンに対向する少なくとも一個の受けローラと
を備え、受けローラが同ホーンのシール形状先端にフイ
ルムを介して接触し、シール長全体に渡り移動すること
を特徴とする超音波シール装置。

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】
【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、熱可塑性樹脂等の
ように熱融着性を有するフイルム（シートを含む）を熱
シールする装置に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】熱シール装置には、ヒータを用いた熱板
によるものの他に、超音波ホーンを用いた熱シール装置
も多く利用されている。このような熱シール装置におけ
る超音波ホーンは、超音波の発生効率に配慮した形状に
作成され、一般的には先端が円錐状に作成され、受けロ
ーラとの平坦な接触面を有する円錐柱の物が多い。この
ようなホーンを利用する場合は、ホーンを固定してフイ
ルムを走行させる装置が多い。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】フイルムを走行させな
い方式では、超音波ホーンをシールの長さ分だけ移動さ
せる必要があり、ホーンを移動させるには超音波装置自
体を移動させなければ成らず機構上不利であった。更に
シール強度を保つためには移動速度に限界がありシール
時間が長くなるという問題もある。又、シール長さ以上
のホーンや熱板を利用して一度にシールする方法では、
大きなシール荷重と当たり精度が必要となるし、熱板で
はヒゲが出やすいという問題もあった。
【０００４】
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、熱融着性を有
するフイルムを熱シールする装置であって、シール形状
に成形された超音波ホーンと、同ホーンに対向する少な
くとも一個の受けローラとを備え、受けローラが同ホー
ンのシール形状先端にフイルムを介して接触し、シール
長全体に渡り移動することを特徴とする。
【０００５】
【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明の実施の形態を図面
に基づき説明する。本発明の対象になる熱融着性を有す
るフイルムとは、ナイロン、ポリオレフイン、ポリエス
テル、塩化ビニル等の熱可塑性樹脂のように熱溶融性を
示す素材から成るフイルム、シートであれば適用可能で
ある。
【０００６】シール形状に成形された超音波ホーンと
は、図１に示す超音波ホーン１、図２に示す超音波ホー
ン１１のようにシール長さ全長に渡るホーン先端を成形
した物で、断面形状は特に限定されるものでなく、伝達
効率に配慮し先細タイプが好ましい。受けローラとの組
み合わせにおいて、図５に示すようにホーン先端１７に
平坦部を残した物で、受けローラ１８も平坦なローラ面
にすれば熱融着が行われるし、図４にしめすように受け
ローラ１６のローラ面を先の尖った物にすれば（そろば
ん玉）ホーン先端１５が平坦部であっても熱溶断が行わ
れる。又、図１のようにホーンの先端が鋭角又は鈍角で
も尖った形状にすれば、ローラ面が平坦であっても熱溶
断が行われる。シール形状は、図１のように直線であっ
ても良いし、図２のように曲線であっても良い。
【０００７】受けローラは、超音波ホーンのシール形状
先端との間にフイルムを介して加圧接触している。同受
けローラはフイルムの幅（シールの長さ）に応じて複数
個設ければ良いが、レバーに軸止されホーンのシール形
状先端に接触して転動する。接触圧は、摘宜のバネによ
り付勢され、同ローラの支持ブロックは、図示しない駆
動機構により、受けローラのホーン先端への接離移動、
復帰（図１矢視イロハニ）を行う。この時の接触移動と
ホーンからの発振により超音波シールが行われる。
【０００８】図２に示す筒状フイルム１０から曲線状の
袋底を有する袋１２を作成する場合も、図３に示すシー
ル受けローラ１４の幅を曲線１１のシール形状の幅を有
するホーン先端１３に合わせて設定すれば、図２のよう
な曲線であっても同時シールが可能となり、受けローラ
を複数個設ければ幅の大きなフイルムであっても、又フ
イルム内に物が挿入されていても、その物の形状に合わ
せたシール形状にタイトな溶断シールが可能となる。
【０００９】
【実施例】図１に示すように、超音波ホーン１は固定台
８に設けられた発振器７の先端に固定される。フイルム
２は送りローラ９によって超音波ホーン１の先端の所定
の位置に２つ折り状に或いは２枚重ねや筒状で送り出さ
れる。
【００１０】受けローラ３、３、３は、各々支持ブロッ
ク６に固定されているレバー４に軸止されバネ５により
ホーン１の先端に接触するように付勢されている。
【００１１】今、フイルム２が送り出され、支持ブロッ
ク６が矢視イの方向に移動し受けローラ３、３、３がフ
イルム２を超音波ホーン１の先端に加圧接触させると、
発振器７が発振すると共に支持ブロック６が矢視ロの方
向に移動するので、ホーン１の先端とローラ３の接点で
超音波シールが順次行われる。移動がローラ３の取付ピ
ッチ以上に行われれば、フイルム２の全幅にシールが完
了するので発振器７の発振を止め、支持ブロック６は矢
視ハの方向に移動する。
【００１２】シールが完了したフイルム（付図示）を排
除すると共に、新しいフイルム２を送りローラ９により
所定の位置に送り込む。この時支持ブロック６は矢視ニ
の方向に移動して元の位置に復帰する。
【００１３】
【発明の効果】本発明では、付加すべきものは受けロー
ラの支持ブロックを接離移動、復帰させる機構のみであ
るので、装置がコンパクトに成り、組み込みも簡単であ
る。受けローラ個数を増加させることが可能であるか
ら、幅（シール長さ）の大きな物でもシール時間の短縮
が可能となる。
【００１４】ロール接触であるので、当たり精度が粗く
ても均一なシール状態が得られ調整が容易であるし、直
線以外にも曲線状シールにも適用可能である。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明に係る超音波シール装置の要部斜視図で
あ
【図２】本発明に係る他のシール形状を示す説明図であ
る。
【図３】本発明に係る他のシール形状を有するホーンと
受けローラとを示す説明図である。
【図４】本発明に係る別のシール形状を有するホーンと
受けローラとを示す説明図である。
【図５】本発明に係る更に別のシール形状を有するホー
ンと受けローラとを示す説明図である。
【符号の説明】
１ 超音波ホーン ２ フイルム ３ 受けローラ ４ レバー ５ バネ ６ 支持ブロック ７ 発振器
───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 山口 英樹 滋賀県守山市森川原町163番地 グンゼ株 式会社滋賀研究所内 (72)発明者 藤堂 栄彦 滋賀県守山市森川原町163番地 グンゼ株 式会社滋賀研究所内

Claims (1)

    【特許請求の範囲】
  1. 【請求項１】 熱融着性を有するフイルムを熱シールす
    る装置であって、シール形状に成形された超音波ホーン
    と、同ホーンに対向する少なくとも一個の受けローラと
    を備え、受けローラが同ホーンのシール形状先端にフイ
    ルムを介して接触し、シール長全体に渡り移動すること
    を特徴とする超音波シール装置。
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