KR100370380B1 - End sealer and cutting apparatus for horizontal pillow packaging machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a horizontal pillow packing machine (Horizontal Pillow) to improve the merchandise of agricultural products by sealing and cutting both ends of the pillow-type packaging material formed of a low density polyethylene (LDPE) film according to the length of the agricultural products, producers directly package the agricultural products from the production area Its purpose is to provide a Packaging Machine.

Horizontal pillow packing machine of the present invention, the roll film as a pillow-type packaging material, the means for semi-packaging the product and then conveying, a sensor for sensing that the semi-packaged product is transported, and both ends of the semi-packaged product is sealed and cut A double end sealing and cutting device 10, a control device 9 for controlling the double sealing and cutting device 10 in accordance with the detection signal of the sensor, and the discharge conveyor 12 for discharging the packaged product is sealed at both ends It includes, both end sealing and cutting device 10, the upper and lower end Silva (10a, 10b) for sealing and cutting both ends of the packaging material to be supplied in close contact with each other and the slider coupled to the upper and lower end, respectively ( 16a and 16b, a fixed plate 16 for slidably fixing the sliders, and a slide for driving the fixed plate to move left and right while the sliders slide up and down with respect to the fixed plate 16, respectively. It includes a gear (14, 15).

Description

Apparatus for sealing and cutting both ends of a pillow type packaging material and a horizontal pillow packaging machine having the same {End sealer and cutting apparatus for horizontal pillow packaging machine}

The present invention relates to a packaging machine for packaging a final product using a plastic film, and more particularly, to a horizontal pillow packaging machine using a low density polyethylene (LDPE) film as a packaging material. The present invention also relates to an end sealer cutting apparatus for sealing and cutting both ends of a pillow type packaging material formed of a low density polyethylene (LDPE) film.

Agricultural products such as green peppers, carrots, and sesame leaves, which breathe continuously after harvesting, are easily damaged by small physical effects, so it is important to package and store them immediately after harvesting.

Therefore, in the related art, a horizontal pillow packing machine as described in Korean Patent Application No. 95-24007 was used. However, the conventional low density polyethylene film is not applicable because the adhesive method of the horizontal pillow packing machine is a method of bonding by a heater seal bar and cutting a bag using a blade.

In other words, when sealing and bonding a low density polyethylene film using a conventional horizontal pillow packing machine, not only the adhesive surface is uneven during double sealing but also the film adheres to the heater seal during adhesion, resulting in poor adhesion. The disadvantage is that it is impossible.

In addition, when packaging a variety of agricultural products using a conventional horizontal pillow packing machine, it is difficult to change the packaging length according to the length of the agricultural product has a disadvantage in that it is difficult to apply to packaging of various agricultural products.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, by sealing and cutting both ends of the pillow-type packaging material formed of a low density polyethylene (LDPE) film to the length of the produce to produce the produce in the producer It is an object of the present invention to provide a horizontal pillow packing machine that improves the merchandise of agricultural products by shipping directly.

1 is a perspective view for explaining the components of a horizontal pillow packaging machine having a device for sealing and cutting both ends of a pillow type packaging material according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2a is a plan view showing the both ends sealing and cutting device shown in Figure 1,

Figure 2b is a front view showing a perspective view of both ends sealing and cutting device shown in Figure 2a,

Figure 3a is a plan view showing the lower surface of the both ends sealing and cutting device shown in Figure 2a,

Figure 3b is a front view showing a perspective view of both ends sealing and cutting device shown in Figure 3a,

Figure 3c is a right side view showing a perspective view of both ends sealing and cutting device shown in Figure 3b,

Figure 4 is a view showing the motion trajectory of the upper and lower Silva of the both ends sealing and cutting device shown in Figure 3c,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a coupling relationship between the fixed plate and other components of the both ends sealing and cutting device shown in FIG. 2B;

6 is a layout view showing the arrangement of the discharge conveyor of the both ends sealing and cutting device shown in FIG.

7 is a block diagram showing a power transmission device of the horizontal pillow packing machine shown in FIG.

♠ Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing ♠

1 roll film 2 bag forming apparatus

3: supply conveyor 4: supply conveyor width adjustment handle

5: film feed roller 6: center seal roller

7: film cooling roller 8: height adjustment handle

9 control device 10 both ends sealing and cutting device

11: Manual operation handle 12. Discharge conveyor

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, it is used in a horizontal pillow packing machine for packaging a product using a plastic film and in the device for sealing and cutting both ends of the pillow type packaging material, the bottom seal bar (bottom seal bar) and Slide the slider and the slider coupled to the upper and lower Silva, respectively, the upper Silva with a heating wire to seal and cut both ends of the packaging material to be supplied in close contact with each other while being spaced apart from the lower Silva by a predetermined interval Double end sealing and cutting comprising a fixed plate for possible fixing, slider gears for driving the fixed plate to move left and right while the sliders slide up and down with respect to the fixed plate, and driving means for driving the slider gears. An apparatus is provided.

In addition, according to the present invention, in a horizontal pillow packing machine for sealing and cutting both ends of the pillow-type packaging material for packaging the product, means for transporting the product after the semi-packaged product using a roll film as a pillow-type packaging material, the semi-packaged product A detection sensor for detecting that the transfer is carried out, a double end sealing and cutting device configured as described above to seal and cut both ends of the semi-packaged product, and to control the double end sealing and cutting device according to a detection signal of the detection sensor. There is provided a horizontal pillow packing machine including a control device and a discharge conveyor for discharging a package product sealed at both ends.

The present invention is a modification of both ends sealing and cutting device of the conventional horizontal pillow packing machine, it is produced by the impulse sealing type (Impulse sealing type) to cut the bag at the same time by flowing electricity to the hot wire instantaneously. This impulse sealing type can be cut at the same time with all the heat-adhesive film can be cut at the same time to use a variety of packaging materials without structural changes can be applied to low-density polyethylene film which is widely used for packaging agricultural products.

In the following, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of the device for sealing and cutting both ends of the pillow type packaging material according to the present invention and a horizontal pillow packing machine having the same will be described in detail.

The horizontal pillow packing machine of the present invention is similar to the conventional horizontal pillow packing machines currently in circulation except that the device for sealing and cutting both ends of the pillow type packing material has been modified. Therefore, similar parts will be described briefly.

The pillow type packaging material of the present invention is a packaging material in which only one central portion is sealed, such as a ramen bag currently in circulation, and is used to ship a packaged product by finally sealing and cutting both ends.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view for explaining the components of a horizontal pillow packaging machine having a device for sealing and cutting both ends of the pillow type packaging material according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1 describes the operation relationship of the horizontal pillow packing machine of the present invention.

When the roll film 1 is supplied, the film is maintained by the bag forming apparatus 2 so that the film can be packaged. The film is continuously fed by the supply conveyor 3 and the bag conveying roller 5 while maintaining the bag shape. Film is supplied. In the process of supplying the film, the product to be packaged (green pepper, carrot, sesame leaf, etc.) is supplied, and the encapsulated film in which the product to be packaged is placed and supplied is adhered to and cooled by the central sealing roller 6. The part bonded by the roller 7 is cooled. At this time, the product in the state sealed in the center is detected by the product detection sensor (not shown) located in front of both the sealing and cutting device (10). Then, both ends of the bag are sealed and cut by the both ends sealing and cutting device 10 of the present invention to complete product packaging, and the product is discharged by the discharge conveyor 12.

The horizontal pillow packing machine of the present invention operating as described above may adjust the width of the supply conveyor 3 by using the supply conveyor width adjusting handle 4 according to the type of product to be packaged and the amount of packaging. The height of the film feed roller 5, the central sealing roller 6 and the film cooling roller 7 can be adjusted according to the height of the product to be packaged using the height adjusting handle 8.

In the following, the coupling relationship between the both ends sealing and cutting device of the present invention will be described in detail.

In the drawings, FIG. 2A is a plan view showing the double sealing and cutting device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is a front view showing the double sealing and cutting device shown in FIG. And, Figure 3a is a plan view showing the lower surface of the both ends sealing and cutting device shown in Figure 2a, Figure 3b is a front view showing the both ends sealing and cutting device shown in Figure 3a, Figure 3c is 3b It is a right side view showing through the both ends sealing and cutting device shown in. And, Figure 4 is a view showing the motion trajectory of the upper and lower Silva of the double end sealing and cutting device shown in Figure 3c, Figure 5 is a view of the fixed plate and other components of the double end sealing and cutting device shown in Figure 2b A perspective view showing a coupling relationship. And, Figure 6 is a layout showing the arrangement of the discharge conveyor of the both ends sealing and cutting device shown in Figure 1, Figure 7 is a block diagram showing a power transmission device of the horizontal pillow packing machine shown in FIG.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3c, both ends sealing and cutting device 10 of the present invention is installed with a top wire (10a) with a heating wire, the top Silva (10a) spaced apart a predetermined interval and the bottom Silva with a heating wire And 10b to adhere and cut both ends of the bag. That is, the upper and lower Silva 10a and the lower Silva 10b are positioned at the top and bottom of the bag in a direction perpendicular to the bag to be supplied, and are selectively operated to bond and cut both ends of the bag to be supplied.

The upper Silva 10a is connected to the upper Silva support 10c which connects the upper sliders 16a which are positioned at predetermined intervals in the same supply direction as the bags, and the lower Silva 10b is the same as the bag. The lower sliders 16b, which are positioned at predetermined intervals in the supply direction, are connected to the lower Silva support 10d, which connects to each other. At this time, the upper slider 16a and the lower slider 16b are provided at intervals such that the upper Silva 10a and the Lower Silva 10b are positioned at predetermined intervals. The upper and lower sliders 16a and 16b are fitted into the upper slider groove 16c and the lower slider groove 16d of the fixing plate 16 shown in FIG. 5, respectively, and are coupled to be movable upward and downward. At this time, the upper and lower sliders 16a and 16b move up and down along the long holes formed in the upper and lower slider grooves 16c and 16d, respectively.

The upper slider 16a is connected to the upper slider gear 14 and the lower slider gear 15 is connected to the lower slider 16b. At this time, the upper and lower sliders 16a and 16b are eccentrically connected to the upper and lower slider gears 14 and 15. When the upper and lower sliders 10a and 10b contact each other, pressure may be applied to each other. Eccentric to be. The upper and lower slider gears 14 and 15 connected in this way are engaged with each other.

In addition, the lower slider gear 15 rotates, and for this purpose, the turning gear 11c and the driving gear 11b are sequentially connected to the lower slider gear 15. The two driving gears 11b positioned as described above are connected to each other by the driving shaft 11a, and the driving shaft 11a is driven by the power from the motor 20 and the clutch brake 20a shown in FIG. . That is, as the upper and lower slider gears 14 and 15 rotate by the rotation of the drive shaft 11a, the upper and lower sliders 16a and 16b respectively coupled to the fixed plate 16 move up and down and the fixed plate ( 16) will move left and right.

Then, the upper Silva 10a and the lower Silva 10b are rotated while moving up, down, left and right, as shown in FIG. 4, and the upper and lower Silva 10a and 10b receive pressure when they are in contact with each other. Electricity flows instantaneously to the heating wire connected to (10a) to bond and cut the bag at the same time. As the upper and lower sliders 16a and 16b move up and down and the fixed plate 16 moves left and right, the upper and lower sliders 16a and 16b and the upper and lower slider gears 14 and 15 respectively. Because they are eccentrically combined. In addition, when the upper and lower ends of the Silvas 10a and 10b come into contact with each other, the upper and lower slider gears 14 and 15 are adjusted by adjusting the sealing pressure adjusting handle 13 located on the upper Silva support 10c. This is because pressure is applied at the time of contact between the upper and lower end bars 10a and 10b by adjusting the eccentric position of the upper and lower ends.

That is, as shown in Figures 2a and 3c, the sealing pressure adjustment handle 13 is screwed to the upper Silva support (10c) so that the upper seal (10a) can move up and down by a small gap by rotating left and right. That is, the upper Silva (10a) is coupled to move up and down relative to the upper Silva support (10c), the elastic spring (13a) between the upper Silva support (10c) and the sealing pressure adjustment handle 13 is The fixing screw 13b is screwed around the sealing pressure adjusting handle 13. Therefore, when adjusting the sealing pressure by the upper and lower end bars 10a and 10b, loosen the fixing screw 13b and move the sealing pressure adjusting handle 13 up and down to adjust the elastic spring 13a. Afterwards, the sealing pressure is adjusted by tightening the fixing screw 13b.

In addition, the fixing plate 16 shown in FIGS. 2B, 3B, and 5 is supported by the roller 17 fixed to the fixing member (not shown), thereby allowing smooth left and right movement. These rollers 17 are arranged so as to have a predetermined interval, that is, an interval greater than or equal to a range in which the fixed plate 16 moves left and right. Then, the manual operation handle 11 is connected to the power shaft 11a, so that the bag can be manually sealed and cut by operating the manual operation handle 11.

1 and 6, the discharge conveyor 12 discharges the packaged product sealed and cut by the both ends sealing and cutting device 10, in which upper and lower Silva bars 10a and 10b are located. The parts are installed so as not to interfere with each other. That is, the two shafts 12a and 12b supporting the belt 18 are spaced apart from each other so as to have a distance d greater than or equal to the width of the upper and lower Silva bars 10a and 10b, thereby installing the belt 18 to the frame 19. By doing so, the upper and lower ends 10a and 10b do not interfere with rotation and movement. At this time, the two shafts 12a and 12b are coupled to the fixed plate 16. Therefore, as the upper and lower slider gears 14 and 15 rotate, the fixed plate 16 moves to the left and right, so that the shafts 12a and 12b of the belt 18 move to the left and right. Both ends are sealed and cut smoothly without interference.

In Fig. 7, reference numeral 20b denotes both end sealing and cutting device driving sprockets, 20c is a sprocket for turning direction, 20d is a supply conveyor driving sprocket, 20e is a turning gear, 20f is a supply conveyor driving gear, and 20g is a cooling roller driving. The sprocket, 20h represents the central sealing roller drive sprocket, 20i represents the film feed roller sprocket, 20j represents the chain tension adjusting sprocket, 21 represents the chain, and 22 represents the power transmission path. As can be seen in the schematic diagram of the power transmission device of FIG. 7, the power of the present invention is generated by one motor 20, and all driving elements are operated by the driving force. In addition, the upper and lower slider gears 14 and 15 of the present invention are driven by a drive means composed of a motor 20, a clutch brake 20a, a drive shaft 11a, a drive gear 11b, a direction change gear 11c, and the like. Works by

And all the operation of this invention is comprised by the control apparatus 9 equipped with PLC (Programmable Logic Controller).

In the following, it will be described in detail the operation relationship of the horizontal pillow packing machine having a device for sealing and cutting both ends of the pillow type packaging material of the present invention configured as described above.

1 to 7, the roll film 1 is supplied to the feed conveyor 3 and the bag conveying roller 5 while maintaining the encapsulation form in which the film can package the product by the bag forming apparatus 2. Film is continuously supplied. In the process of supplying the film, the product to be packaged (green pepper, carrot, sesame leaf, etc.) is supplied, and the encapsulated film in which the product to be packaged is placed and supplied is adhered to and cooled by the central sealing roller 6. The part bonded by the roller 7 is cooled. When the semi-packaged product in the sealed state is transferred by the supply conveyor 3 and then detected by the product detection sensor, the detection signal is inputted to the control device 9 to generate a motor 20 that generates main power. By driving the clutch brake 20a connected to the motor 20 is operated.

Then, the drive shaft 11a connected to the clutch brake 20a is rotated, and thus, the lower slider gear 15 and the upper slider gear 14 via the drive gear 11b and the changeover gear 11c. Will rotate. As the upper and lower slider gears 14 and 15 rotate in this manner, the upper and lower sliders 16a and 16b respectively coupled to the fixed plate 16 move up and down, and the fixed plate 16 moves left and right.

Then, the upper Silva 10a and the lower Silva 10b are rotated while moving up, down, left, and right as shown in FIG. 4, and thus the upper and lower Silva 10a and 10b are pressed at the time of contact with each other. Electricity flows instantaneously to the heating wire connected to the upper Silva (10a) to bond and cut the bag at the same time.

Through this process, the front end of the semi-packaged product is bonded and cut. Then, if a subsequent transfer of another semi-packaged product is detected by the product detection sensor, the same process is performed to bond and cut the rear end of the semi-packaged product and the front end of the subsequent semi-packaged product. The fully packaged product is discharged along the discharge conveyor 12 in this way. That is, since the horizontal pillow packing machine of the present invention detects the sealed semi-packaged product in the product detection sensor and seals and cuts it, the packaging length can be automatically changed according to the length of the product to be packed.

As described in detail above, both ends of the sealing and cutting device of the present invention has the effect of sealing and cutting both ends of the pillow-type packaging material formed of any film capable of thermal bonding including a low density polyethylene (LDPE) film to the length of the agricultural product.

In addition, the horizontal pillow packing machine equipped with both ends sealing and cutting device of the present invention can greatly reduce the manpower required for packaging work when the agricultural product is packaged as a final product at the production site, reducing the wear of the agricultural product distribution and improved product characteristics This will improve farm income and improve the distribution of agricultural products.

Although the technical details of the apparatus for sealing and cutting the pillow type packaging material of the present invention and a horizontal pillow packing machine having the same have been described together with the accompanying drawings, this is illustrative of the best embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited.

In addition, it is obvious that any person skilled in the art can make various modifications and imitations without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Claims (10)

An apparatus for sealing and cutting both ends of the packaging material in a horizontal pillow packaging machine for packaging a product using a plastic film as a pillow type packaging material, Upper and lower Silva, which is installed spaced apart from each other in the upper and lower portions of the path supplied with the packaging material is attached to the heating wire for sealing and cutting both ends of the packaging material, respectively; Upper and lower sliders respectively coupled to both sides of the upper and lower Silva supporters for supporting the upper and lower Silva, respectively, Fixed plates formed with grooves for inserting the upper and lower sliders, respectively, to slide up and down, The upper and lower sliders drive the fixed plates to move left and right while simultaneously sliding up and down opposite to the fixing plates, so that both ends of the packaging material are sealed and cut through the heating wires of the upper and lower sliders. Slider gears, Both end sealing and cutting device comprising a drive means for driving the upper and lower slider gears. The double end sealing and cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the upper and lower sliders are eccentrically coupled to the upper and lower slider gears, respectively. The double end sealing and cutting device of claim 1, wherein rollers are provided on upper and lower portions of the fixing plate to support the fixing plate and to smoothly move left and right. According to claim 1, The upper Silva is coupled to move up and down the upper Silva support, the upper seal support is coupled to the sealing pressure adjustment handle, the elastic between the upper seal and the sealing pressure adjustment handle A spring is located, both ends sealing and cutting device, characterized in that for adjusting the sealing pressure adjusting handle for adjusting the sealing pressure of the packaging material by the top and bottom sealer. The double end sealing and cutting device according to claim 1, further comprising a manual operation handle for manually operating the upper and lower slider gears. 6. The double end sealing and cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the pillow type packaging material is a low density polyethylene (LDPE) film. In Horizontal Pillow PackagingPackaginge, which seals and cuts both ends of a pillow type packaging material to package a product, Means for half-packaging and transporting the product by using a roll film as a pillow-type packaging material, a sensing sensor for detecting the transport of the semi-packaged product, and a double end sealing and cutting device for sealing and cutting both ends of the semi-packaged product, respectively; A control device for controlling the both ends sealing and cutting device according to the detection signal of the sensor, and a discharge conveyor for discharging the packaged product sealed at both ends, The both ends sealing and cutting device, Upper and lower Silva, which is installed spaced apart from each other in the upper and lower portions of the path supplied with the packaging material is attached to the heating wire for sealing and cutting both ends of the packaging material, respectively; Upper and lower sliders respectively coupled to both sides of the upper and lower Silva supporters for supporting the upper and lower Silva, respectively, Fixed plates formed with grooves for inserting the upper and lower sliders, respectively, to slide up and down, The upper and lower sliders drive the fixed plates to move left and right while simultaneously sliding up and down opposite to the fixing plates, so that both ends of the packaging material are sealed and cut through the heating wires of the upper and lower sliders. Slider gears, And a driving means for driving the upper and lower slider gears. The horizontal pillow packing machine according to claim 7, wherein the discharge conveyor is connected to the fixed plate and simultaneously moves from side to side. The method of claim 8, wherein the discharge conveyor is to form a space to free the shangdongdong of the upper and lower Silva using the two shafts provided on the fixing plate to be spaced apart from the width of the upper and lower Silva. Horizontal pillow packing machine. 10. The both end sealing and cutting device according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the control device operates the clutch brake of the driving means upon input of a detection signal by the detection sensor to match the length of the product to be packaged. Horizontal pillow packing machine, characterized in that for driving.