JPH10296880A - Device for producing packaging body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging body on which an object which is machined using laser beams is formed precisely without producing pinholes on each of a pair of multilayered films. SOLUTION: A pair of multilayered films 7, 7 is delivered from a sheet feed part 11 and heat-sealed at a longitudinal heat-seal device 15 and a transverse heat-seal device 19 so that the films 7, 7 are bonded to each other. And at a notch/laser beam machining line forming part 30, a notch and a laser beam machining line are formed on both the bonded films 7, 1. An upper and lower laser beam radiation devices of the part 30 are operated only when the films 7, 7 are conveyed corresponding to the conveying timing of the films 7, 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a package manufacturing apparatus for storing detergents, foodstuffs and the like therein.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a package for accommodating a detergent or the like inside, a package having a pair of films, the peripheral edges of which are bonded by heat sealing is known.

[0003] In such a package, a half-cut cut line is formed on the surface of each film, and the cut line cuts the film to open the package. Next, the contents are discharged from the opened opening.

[0004]

As described above, a package is produced by laminating a pair of films by heat sealing, and a cut line is formed in each film. However, if the positions of the score lines formed in each film do not accurately match, the opening operation is difficult, and the shape of the opened opening becomes unstable.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a package manufacturing apparatus in which the positions of cut lines formed in each of a pair of films are accurately matched. And

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a package manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a package by laminating a pair of films having at least a laser absorbing layer, a film transport line for transporting the pair of films, One laser irradiation device that is provided on the transport line, performs laser irradiation toward the surface of one film, heats and melts the laser absorption layer, and forms a laser processing line on the film surface,
The other laser irradiation device that is provided on the film transport line, performs laser irradiation toward the surface of the other film, heats and melts the laser absorption layer, and forms a laser processing line on the film surface, and one of the film transport lines A laser irradiation device, and a control device for controlling the other laser irradiation device. The control device controls a film transport line to transport a pair of films intermittently one transport pitch at a time, and transports a pair of films. A package manufacturing apparatus characterized in that one laser irradiation device and the other laser irradiation device are operated only for a time.

According to the present invention, one of the laser irradiators and the other laser irradiator are operated only during the transport time of the pair of films, so that one of the laser irradiators or the other laser irradiator is stopped when the pair of films is stopped. No laser irradiation is performed on the pair of films by the apparatus. Therefore, pinholes and the like are not formed in the pair of films.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 6 are views showing an embodiment of a package manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.

First, a package according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the package 1
Has a pair of multilayer films 7, 7, and the peripheral edges of the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 are bonded together by heat sealing to form a heat seal portion 2. Here, FIG. 5A is a plan view of the package 1, and FIG. 5B is a side sectional view of the package 1.

In this case, each multilayer film 7 has at least a laser absorbing (Ny) layer 5 and a laser non-absorbing layer 6, and the laser absorbing layer 5 is a layer that absorbs laser light. The laser non-absorbing layer 6 is a layer that does not absorb laser light. Also, a pair of multilayer films 7
Are laminated on each other with the laser non-absorbing layer 6 facing inward, and the heat-sealed portion 2 is formed by bonding the linear polyethylene layers 6 together by heat sealing. Further, the heat seal portion 2 includes a vertical heat seal portion 2a and a horizontal heat seal portion 2b.

The package 1 is provided with a pair of notches 3 at a portion located at the edge of the package 1, and a laser processing line 4 is formed between the notches 3. Laser processing line 4
Is obtained by irradiating a laser beam to the laser absorption layer 5 on the surface side of each multilayer film 7 to heat and melt a part of the laser absorption layer 5.

As described above, the laser processing lines 4 are provided on the front surface and the back surface of the package 1, and both ends of each laser processing line 4 reach the edge of the package 1.

The laser processing wire 4 is formed on the heat-sealed portion 2 and the non-heat-sealed region 9 of the package 1.
Therefore, when the package 1 is opened along the laser processing line 4, an opening is formed in the region 9 that is not heat-sealed.

As described above, each multilayer film 7 is composed of the laser absorbing layer 5 and the laser non-absorbing layer 6. The laser absorbing layer 5, for example, has good laser absorptivity and forms a packaging bag. Since it is a basic material, a resin film or sheet having excellent properties in mechanical, physical, chemical, etc. can be used. Specifically, for example, a polyester resin, a polyamide resin , Polyaramid resin, polypropylene resin, polycarbonate resin, polyacetal resin,
A film or sheet of a tough resin such as a fluororesin or the like can be used.

As the film or sheet of the resin, any one of an unstretched film and a stretched film stretched in a uniaxial or biaxial direction can be used.

In the present invention, the thickness of the resin film may be a thickness capable of maintaining the strength and rigidity of the resin film to the minimum necessary. There is also a disadvantage that the tearability decreases and the cost increases, and conversely if it is too thin,
It is not preferable because strength, rigidity and the like are reduced.

In the present invention, for the above reasons, about 10 μm to 50 μm, preferably about 12 μm
Most preferably, it is about 25 μm to 25 μm.

In the present invention, among the above resin films, the resin film as the laser absorbing layer 5 has rigidity, mechanical toughness, bending resistance, piercing resistance, and the like. It is most preferable to use a biaxially stretched polyamide film root polyester film which is excellent in solution properties such as impact resistance, cold resistance, heat resistance, chemical resistance and the like and has printability.

Further, the above-mentioned biaxially stretched polyamide film or the like has an orientation close to the flow direction of the film, has very small tearing even when superposed, and absorbs at the oscillation wavelength of the carbon dioxide gas laser as described later. Because of this, there is an advantage that the laser beam can be easily prepared for laser processing when a break for opening is provided.

As such a biaxially stretched polyamide film, for example, nylon films such as nylon-6, nylon-66, nylon-11, nylon-12, nylon-6,10, etc., and NON-coated biaxially stretched film, A polyvinylidene chloride-coated biaxially stretched film or the like can be used.

Further, as the laser non-absorptive layer 6, for example, a film or sheet having good heat sealability and low laser absorptivity can be used. Specifically, any material can be used as long as it can be melted by heat and fused to each other. For example, low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, linear (linear) low density polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-acetic acid Polyolefins such as vinyl copolymer, ionomer resin, ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer, ethylene-propylene copolymer, methylpentene polymer, polyethylene and polypropylene Acid-modified polyolefin resin modified with unsaturated carboxylic acid such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric acid, etc. Films or sheets can be used.

The thickness of the film is preferably 10 μm or more, preferably 40 μm or more, and more preferably about 80 μm to 300 μm.

In particular, the resin film having heat sealing properties is about 2 to 20 times as thick as the resin film having strength as the laser absorbing layer 5, preferably 4 to 10 times. It is desirable to have a thickness of

In the present invention, by using a film having the above thickness, the rigidity, strength, etc. of the film are increased, and the physical properties, etc., of the resin film having excellent strength as the laser absorbing layer 5 are used. In addition, when configured for packaging, it has the advantage that the paper-made maintainability of the bag becomes good, the refilling work of the consumer becomes easy, and the handling at the store in the distribution process becomes more convenient. It also keeps the storage of the contents.

In the present invention, among the resin films as described above, the resin film having heat sealing properties used as the laser non-absorptive layer 6 is preferably linear low-density polyethylene or ethylene-vinyl acetate. It is most preferable to use a film or sheet mainly composed of a copolymer.

That is, the film mainly composed of the above-mentioned linear low-density polyethylene or ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer has an advantage that it has low adhesiveness and thus less propagation of breakage and improved impact resistance. In addition, since the inner layer is in constant contact with the contents, it is effective for preventing deterioration of the environmental stress cracking resistance.

In the present invention, other resins can be blended with the linear low-density polyethylene or ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer. For example, by blending a root ethylene-butene copolymer or the like, Although the heat resistance is slightly inferior and the seal stability tends to deteriorate in a high temperature environment, there is an advantage that the tearing property is improved and the easy opening property is contributed.

Further, in the present invention, the linear low-density polyethylene as a heat-sealing resin film as described above includes, specifically, an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer polymerized using a metallocene catalyst. Can be similarly used.

Examples of the film or sheet of the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer polymerized using the above metallocene catalyst include a catalyst obtained by combining a metallocene complex with an alumoxane such as a catalyst obtained by combining zirconocene dichloride and methylalumoxane. That is, a film or sheet of an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer obtained by polymerization using a metallocene catalyst can be used.

[0030] Metallocene catalysts are heterogeneous at the active site and are called multi-site catalysts, whereas
Since the active sites are uniform, it is also called a single-site catalyst.

More specifically, "Kernel" (trade name) manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, "Evolu" (trade name) manufactured by Mitsui Petrochemical Industry Co., Ltd., Exxon Chemical (USA)
N Chemical Co., Ltd. product name "Exact (E
XACT) ", Dow Chemical, USA
Product name “Affinity (AFFI)
NITY), and a film of an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer polymerized using a metallocene catalyst such as “ENGAGE”.

In the present invention, the film of the above-mentioned ethylene-α-olefin copolymer can be used in the form of a coating film of a composition containing the resin.

As the thickness of the film or film,
It functions as a single-layer or multi-layer sealing layer at a thickness of about 5 μm to 300 μm, preferably about 10 μm to 100 μm.

In the present invention, when a film or sheet of an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer polymerized by using a metallocene catalyst is used as the resin film having the heat sealing property as described above, the bag resistance is improved. This has the advantage that low-temperature heat sealability is possible during production.

The laser absorbing layer 5 and the laser non-absorbing layer 6
An intermediate layer may be provided between them. For example, when a base layer having a barrier property used as an intermediate layer is described, the base layer having such a barrier property may be, for example, a light-shielding light such as sunlight. Or water vapor,
Water, a material having the property of not permeating a gas such as oxygen or the like can be used, which may be a single base material, or a composite base material obtained by combining two or more types of base materials. Is also good.

Specifically, for example, a resin film having an aluminum foil having a light-shielding property and a barrier property or a resin film having a vapor-deposited film thereof, and a resin having a vapor-deposited film of an inorganic oxide such as silicon oxide or aluminum oxide having a barrier property. Low-density polyethylene, medium-density polyethylene, high-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-
A film or sheet of a resin such as a propylene copolymer,
Film or sheet of resin such as polyvinylidene chloride having a gas barrier property, polyvinyl alcohol, saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, a coloring agent such as a content in the resin, and kneading by adding a desired additive and kneading the film. Various colored resin films or sheets having light-shielding properties can be used.

These materials can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The thickness of the above-mentioned film or sheet is arbitrary, but is usually about 5 μm to 300 μm,
Further, the thickness is preferably about 10 μm to 100 μm.

Further, in the above, the aluminum foil has a thickness of about 5 μm to 30 μm,
As a deposited film of aluminum or an inorganic oxide, a film having a thickness of about 100 Å to 2000 Å can be used.

Examples of the resin film that supports the above-mentioned vapor-deposited film include polyester films, polyamide films, polyolefin films, polyvinyl chloride films, polycarbonate films, polyvinylidene chloride films, polyvinyl alcohol films, and ethylene-vinyl acetate. A saponified copolymer film and others can be used.

Further, in the above, for example, silicon oxide (SiO ₂ ), aluminum oxide, indium oxide, tin oxide, zirconium oxide, etc. are used as the inorganic oxide constituting the above-mentioned inorganic oxide deposited film layer. can do.

Further, in the present invention, the inorganic oxide may be a mixture of silicon monoxide and silicon dioxide, or a mixture of silicon oxide and aluminum oxide.

In the present invention, as a method of forming the inorganic oxide thin film layer, the film is formed by forming a vapor deposition film by a vacuum vapor deposition method such as an ion beam method or an electron beam method, a sputtering method, or the like. be able to.

In the above, the thickness of the inorganic oxide thin film layer is usually 10 to obtain a sufficient barrier property.
It is preferably about 0 Å to 2000 Å, and in the present invention, in particular, 20 Å
A range of 0 to 1500 angstroms is desirable.

In the above, when the thickness of the inorganic oxide thin film layer exceeds 1500 angstroms, it is particularly 2000
If the thickness exceeds angstrom, cracks and the like are likely to be formed in the thin film layer of the inorganic oxide, and there is a danger that the barrier property is reduced, and the material cost is increased.
If the thickness is less than Angstroms, particularly less than 200 Angstroms, it is difficult to obtain the effect, which is not preferable.

In general, packaging containers are subjected to severe physical and chemical conditions. Therefore, strict packaging suitability is required for the laminated material constituting the packaging container.
Various conditions such as deformation prevention strength, drop impact strength, pinhole resistance, heat resistance, heat resistance, sealing property, quality maintainability, workability, hygiene, etc. are required. In addition to such materials, other materials that satisfy the above conditions can be used arbitrarily. Specifically, for example, low-density polyethylene, medium-density polyethylene, high-density polyethylene, linear Low density polyethylene,
Polypropylene, ethylene-propylene copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ionomer resin, ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene-acrylic acid or methacrylic acid copolymer, methylpentene polymer, polybutene resin, polychlorinated Vinyl resin, polyvinyl acetate resin, polyvinylidene chloride resin, vinyl chloride-vinylidene chloride copolymer, poly (meth) acrylic resin, polyacrylonitrile resin, polystyrene resin, acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer ( (AS resin), acrylonitrile-phthalene-styrene copolymer (ABS resin), polyester resin, polyamide resin, polycarbonate resin, polyvinyl alcohol resin, saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer,
Fluorine resin, diene resin, polyacetal resin,
It can be arbitrarily selected from films or sheets of known resins such as polyurethane resins, nitrocellulose and others.

In addition, for example, a film such as cellophane,
Synthetic paper can also be used.

In the present invention, any of the above-mentioned films or sheets which have not been stretched or stretched uniaxially or biaxially can be used.

The thickness is arbitrary, but several μm.
It can be used by selecting from a range of about m to 300 μm.

Further, in the present invention, the film or sheet may be any film such as an extruded film, an inflation film, a coating film and the like.

Next, in the present invention, at least a heat-sealing resin film as the laser non-absorbing layer 6 and a high-strength resin film as the laser absorbing layer 5 are laminated. A method for producing a laminated resistance consisting of two layers, or a resin film having heat sealing properties as the laser non-absorbing device 6, a base material layer having a barrier property as an intermediate layer, and a laser absorbing layer 5 When a method of manufacturing a laminate having at least three layers by laminating a resin film having excellent strength is described, as such a method, a lamination method used when manufacturing a normal packaging material, for example,
A wet lamination method, a dry lamination method, a solventless dry lamination method, an extrusion lamination method, a co-extrusion lamination method, and other methods can be used.

In the present invention, when performing the above-mentioned lamination, if necessary, a pretreatment such as a corona treatment or an ozone treatment can be applied to the film. Urethane-based), polyethyleneimine-based, polybutadiene-based, organic titanium-based anchor coating agents, or polyurethane-based, polyacryl-based, polyester-based, epoxy-based, polyvinyl acetate-based, cellulose-based, and other laminating adhesives Known anchor coating agents, adhesives and the like can be used.

In the above-described method for producing a laminate, the extruded resin constituting the adhesive resin layer at the time of extrusion lamination is, for example, polyethylene or polyethylene.
Ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, polypropylene,
Copolymers of ethylene and unsaturated carboxylic acids such as polybutene, polyisobutene, polyisobutylene, polybutadiene, polyisobrene, ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer, or ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, or acid-modified polyolefins obtained by modifying them Resins, ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymers, ionomer resins, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, and others can be used.

In the present invention, as the adhesive constituting the adhesive layer at the time of dry lamination, specifically, a two-component curable urethane adhesive or polyester urethane adhesive used in dry lamination or the like is used. Agents, polyether urethane adhesives, acrylic adhesives, polyester adhesives, polyamide adhesives, polyvinyl acetate adhesives, epoxy adhesives, rubber adhesives, and the like can be used.

Next, an apparatus for manufacturing a package will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the package manufacturing apparatus 10 includes:
A paper feed unit 11 for feeding out the web-like multilayer films 7, 7 from a pair of rolled multilayer films 7, 7 which are not heat-sealed, and a first dancer unit 12 provided sequentially downstream of the paper feed unit 11 , Feeding roller 13 and second dancer unit 1
4 is provided.

The first and second dancer sections 12, 1
Numeral 4 temporarily stores the pair of multilayer films 7, 7, and the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 are continuously fed out from the sheet feeding section 11 by the first and second dancer sections 12, 14. The pair of multilayer films 7 can be conveyed intermittently on the downstream side.

Further, on the downstream side of the second dancer section 14, a pair of multilayer films 7, 7 are vertically heat-sealed to form a vertical heat seal section 2a.
5, a vertical cooling section 16 for cooling the vertical heat seal section 2a of the pair of heat-sealed multilayer films 7, 7
Are sequentially provided. On the downstream side of the vertical cooling unit 16, a rubber roller 1 for feeding a pair of multilayer films 7 and 7 is provided.
7 and a constant tension device 18 for applying a constant tension to the pair of multilayer films 7 and 7.

Further, on the downstream side of the constant tension device 18, a horizontal heat seal device 19 for forming a horizontal heat seal portion 2b by heat sealing the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 in the horizontal direction is heat-sealed. A horizontal cooling section 20 for cooling the horizontal heat sealing sections 2b of the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 is sequentially provided.

A notch / laser processing line forming unit 30 for forming a notch 3 and a laser processing line 4 on a pair of multilayer films 7 and 7 is provided downstream of the lateral cooling unit 20. Downstream of the line forming section 30, a cutting section 21 for cutting the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 into a package to form the package 1 and a rubber roller 23 are provided.

Further, on the downstream side of the cutting section 21, the package 1
Is provided. In addition,
In FIG. 11, a section from the paper supply section 11 to the package discharge section 22 forms a film transport line 25 for transporting a pair of multilayer films 7,7.

Next, the notch / laser processing line forming section 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3
The notch / laser processing line forming unit 30 includes a notch forming device 33 for forming a notch 3 in a portion of the pair of multilayer films 7 and 7 located at the edge of the package 1.
An upper laser irradiation device (carbon dioxide laser) 31 for forming the laser processing line 4 on the upper multilayer film 7;
It is arranged downstream of the upper laser irradiation device 31 by the width of the package 1 (the transfer pitch of the pair of multilayer films 7, 7),
A lower laser irradiation device (carbon dioxide laser) 32 for forming the laser processing line 4 on the lower multilayer film 7 is provided. Among these, the notch forming device 33 forms the notch 3 by penetrating the pair of multilayer films 7, 7.
A receiving portion 34 is provided below the notch forming device 33. Further, the notch forming device 33 and the receiving portion 34,
Upper laser irradiation device 31 and lower laser irradiation device 32
Are supported on the same base 35. In this case, the notch forming device 33 and the receiving portion 34 are supported on a gantry 35 via a support 36. The film transport line 25 and the notch / laser processing line forming unit 3
0 is controlled to be driven by the control device 40.

The notch forming device 33 may be provided downstream of the upper laser irradiating device 31 and the lower laser irradiating device 32.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 1, in the sheet feeding unit 11 driven and controlled by the control device 40,
The multilayer films 7, 7 are continuously fed out from the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 in the wound state. In addition, the conveyance speed of a pair of multilayer films 7 and 7 can be set arbitrarily. In the present embodiment, each multilayer film 7 is formed of a laminate formed by dry laminating the laser absorbing layer 5 (nylon layer) and the laser non-absorbing layer 6 (linear low-density polyethylene layer).

Next, the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 pass through the first dancer section 12 and the feed roller 13 to form the second dancer section 1.
3 to the vertical heat sealing device 15.

In the vertical heat sealing device 15, the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 are vertically heat-sealed to form a vertical heat seal portion 2 a on the pair of multilayer films 7, 7. Meanwhile, on the downstream side of the vertical heat sealing device 15, the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 are intermittently conveyed on the downstream side of the vertical heat sealing device 15, and the multilayer The films 7, 7 are absorbed by the first and second dancer portions 12, 14. Next, the longitudinal heat seal portions 2a of the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 are cooled in the longitudinal cooling portion 16, and thereafter, the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 are
7 and a constant tension device 18 to reach a transverse heat sealing device 19.

In the horizontal heat sealing device 19, the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 are heat-sealed in the horizontal direction, and the horizontal heat seal portions 2b are formed in the pair of multilayer films 7, 7. Next, the horizontal heat sealing portion 2b of the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 is
Is cooled.

Thus, the vertical heat sealing device 1
5 and the horizontal heat sealing device 19, a vertical heat seal portion 2 a and a horizontal heat seal portion 2 b are formed on the pair of multilayer films 7, 7, and the vertical heat seal portion 2 a and the horizontal heat seal portion 2 b The package bodies 2 arranged in two rows are formed on the pair of multilayer films 7,7.

Next, in the notch / laser processing line forming section 30, the notch 3 and the laser processing line 4 are formed on the pair of multilayer films 7,7. That is, first, when the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 enter the notch / laser processing line forming section 30, the notch forming device 33 starts the pair of multilayer films 7, 7.
, And reaches the receiving portion 34 to form the notch 3. In this case, a pair of multilayer films 7 and
7, two notches 3, 3 are formed substantially at the center. One of the notches 3 is a notch for the package 1 in one row, and the other notch 3 is a notch for the package 1 in the other row. Formed.

The shape of the notch 3 is U-shaped, I-shaped, V-shaped.
It can be any of the types.

Next, of the pair of multilayer films 7, 7, the upper multilayer film 7 is irradiated with laser light from the upper laser irradiation device 31. In this case, the nylon layer of the multilayer film 7 absorbs the laser beam from the upper laser irradiation device 31 and is heated and melted to form two laser processing lines 4. One of the laser processing lines 4 is the laser processing line 2 for the package 1 in one row, and the other laser processing line 4 is the laser processing line for the package 1 in the other row.

Thereafter, similarly, the lower multilayer film 7
Is irradiated with laser light from the lower laser irradiation device 32, and two laser processing lines 4 are formed on the lower multilayer film 7 by the laser light from the lower laser irradiation device 32. The laser processing lines 4 and 4 formed by the lower laser irradiation device 32 are shifted one pitch downstream from the laser processing lines 4 and 4 formed by the upper laser irradiation device 31.

Next, the operation timing of the notch / laser processing line forming section 30 controlled by the control device 40 is shown in FIG. FIG. 4A shows a pair of multilayer films 7 and 7.
Is shown. As shown in FIG. 4A, based on the transport signal from the control device 40, the film transport line 25
Is operated, the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 is intermittently conveyed with the width of the package 1 as one transfer pitch.
In the meantime, as shown in FIG. 4B, the notch forming device 33 is operated based on the notch signal output from the control device 40 corresponding to the transport speed of the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 to form the notch 3. I do.

As shown in FIG. 4 (c), the upper laser irradiator 31 and the lower laser irradiator 32 are each controlled by the controller 40, and their operation timings are turned on t ₁ after the notch signal is output. And after t ₂ OF
It becomes F. During the period from t ₁ to t _2, it is the time during which the pair of multilayer films 7 are conveyed. During this time, the upper laser irradiation device 31 and the lower laser irradiation device 32 continuously emit laser light. The transport speed of the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 gradually increases from 0, reaches a maximum value in the middle, and gradually decreases (FIG. 4A). For this reason, the irradiation amount of the laser beam becomes large in the vicinity of the notch 3 of the package 1, and the irradiation amount of the laser beam becomes small in the central portion of the package 1. Therefore, the width of the laser processing line 4 can be increased near the notch 3 and reduced at the center of the package 1.

As described above, the width of the laser processing line 4 is
By increasing the size in the vicinity, when the package 1 is torn from the notch 3, the package can be smoothly torn from the notch 3 to the laser processing line 4.

Further, since the laser light is irradiated only during the transport time of the pair of multilayer films 7, 7, the laser light is irradiated when the pair of multilayer films 7, 7 is stopped, and the pinholes are formed in the pair of multilayer films 7, 7. Is not formed.

Although the operation timing of the upper laser irradiation device 31 and the lower laser irradiation device 32 is set from t ₁ to t _{2 based on} the notch signal, the notch signal is set when t ₁ is too short. T ₁ and t ₂ with respect to
Later, the upper laser irradiation device 31 and the lower laser irradiation device 32 may be turned on and off at the next pitch.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, after the pair of multilayer films 7 and 7 are bonded by the vertical heat seal device 15 and the horizontal heat seal device 19, the multilayer films 7 and 7 are bonded to the pair of multilayer films 7 and 7. On the other hand, since the notch 3 is formed and the laser processing line 4 is formed in the notch / laser processing line forming section 30, the notch 3 and the laser processing line 4 can be accurately positioned. An upper laser irradiation device 31 and a lower laser irradiation device 32
Since the notch forming device 33 is provided on the gantry 35, the upper laser irradiation device 31, the lower laser irradiation device 32,
The relative position of the notch forming device 33 does not change. Therefore, the laser processing line 4 of the upper multilayer film 7 and the laser processing line 4 of the lower multilayer film 7 can be accurately aligned. When the positions of the pair of laser processing lines 4 and 4 and the notch 3 are changed, the positions can be easily changed only by moving the gantry 35.

Further, when the package 1 is torn from the notch 3,
The notch 3 can be smoothly torn through the laser processing lines 4 and 4 of the upper and lower multilayer films 7 and 7.

Next, referring to FIG.
1. Lower laser irradiation device 32 and notch forming device 33
A modification of the mounting structure will be described. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, portal supports 37, 38 may be provided on the gantry 35, and the upper laser irradiation device 31 and the notch forming device 33 may be attached to the supports 37, 38, respectively. The lower laser irradiation device 32 is directly mounted on the gantry 35.

In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the upper laser irradiating device 31 and the lower laser irradiating device 32 are arranged at a distance of one transfer pitch, but the upper laser irradiating device 31 and the lower laser irradiating device 32 are paired. May be arranged to face each other with the multilayer films 7, 7 interposed therebetween. In this case, the laser beams from the upper laser irradiation device 31 and the lower laser irradiation device 32 are inclined with respect to each other.

[0081]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The package can be easily torn along the laser processing line formed on the pair of films. Therefore, the tearing action can be easily performed, and the shape of the opened opening can be stabilized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an apparatus for manufacturing a package according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing upper and lower laser irradiation devices.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing upper and lower laser irradiation devices.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing operation timings of the upper and lower laser irradiation devices.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a package according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another mounting structure of the upper and lower laser irradiation devices.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Package 2 Heat seal part 3 Notch 4 Laser processing line 5 Laser absorption layer 6 Laser non-absorption layer 7 Multilayer film 10 Package manufacturing apparatus 11 Paper feed part 15 Vertical heat seal apparatus 19 Horizontal heat seal apparatus 21 Cutting part 31 Above Laser irradiation device 32 Lower laser irradiation device 33 Notch forming unit 35 Mount 40 Control device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A package manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a package by laminating a pair of films having at least a laser absorbing layer, comprising: a film transport line for transporting the pair of films; and a film transport line provided on the film transport line. One laser irradiation device that irradiates laser toward the surface of the film and heats and melts the laser absorption layer to form a laser processing line on the film surface; The other laser irradiator that forms a laser processing line on the film surface by heating and melting the laser absorption layer by performing laser irradiation toward the film, and controlling the film transport line, one laser irradiator, and the other laser irradiator The control unit controls the film transport line and intermittently moves a pair of films by one transport pitch. Conveyed to together, the pair of the film package manufacturing apparatus characterized by actuating only one of the laser irradiation apparatus and other laser irradiation device transport time. 2. A notch forming device for forming a notch penetrating the pair of films at a portion of the pair of films located at the edge of the package, on the film conveying line, wherein the control device is configured to convey the pair of films. 2. The manufacturing method of a package according to claim 1, wherein the notch forming device is operated according to the time, and one of the laser irradiation devices and the other laser irradiation device are operated based on an operation signal to the notch forming device. apparatus.