KR100500961B1 - Vacuum sealer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vacuum packaging machine provided with a locking means, and more particularly, by providing a locking means in the hood, it is possible to vacuum without pressing the hood portion during the vacuum operation, the locking means and the vacuum release means after the completion of the vacuum operation At the same time, it provides a vacuum packaging machine that can be interlocked to make it easier to release the lock and release the vacuum.

The present invention is a container;

A hood hinged to the container;

Sealing means mounted to the container and the hood, the sealing means including a heater and a compression packing pressurizing the heater;

Packing means for forming a vacuum space mounted to the container and the hood;

A vacuum pump for vacuuming the vacuum space;

An inlet formed between the vacuum pump and the vacuum space; And

And a hermetic device comprising locking means for latching the hood to the container, vacuum release means for releasing the vacuum space, and switch means for operating the locking means and the vacuum release means.

According to the present invention, fixing the hood provided with the locking means to the container can maintain the airtight state of the vacuum space, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of having to keep the hood pressed to keep the hood in close contact with the container.

In addition, by simply pressing the switch provided in the hood after the completion of the vacuum operation, the vacuum state of the vacuum space can be easily released and at the same time the hood and the container that are latched can be easily released.

It is equipped with a filter means for removing oil and foreign substances discharged from the food contained in the vacuum packaging paper has the effect of removing the oil and foreign substances spilled during the vacuum packaging.

Description

Vacuum packaging machine that can lock and vacuum release at the same time {VACUUM SEALER}

The present invention relates to a vacuum packaging machine provided with a locking means, and more particularly, by providing a locking means in the hood, it is possible to vacuum without pressing the hood portion during the vacuum operation, the locking means and the vacuum release means after the completion of the vacuum operation At the same time, it provides a vacuum packaging machine that can be interlocked to make it easier to release the lock and release the vacuum.

In general, to store food or cooked food in a wrap or plastic paper is stored in a refrigerator such as a refrigerator. However, the storage form of the freezer may be stored for a predetermined period of time, but in the long term, food and food are oxidized and decayed due to air contained in the packaging, which makes it difficult to store for a long time. .

In order to solve the above problems, the vacuum packaging machine is developed and used to put the food to be stored in the packaging to remove the air to prevent the oxidation and deterioration of food or cooked food for long-term storage.

Conventional vacuum packaging machine has a configuration in which the hood is hinged to the container, a more detailed configuration has been described in US Patent No. 3,731,054 "Heat sealer".

The heat sealing device has a predetermined switch means mounted to the container, and has a configuration in which a hood provided with a projection for operating the switch means is hinged, and when the hood is seated on the container, the protrusion of the hood comes into contact with the switch means. As a configuration in which the electric circuit is completed, when the hood falls from the container, the power supply is stopped, so there is an inconvenience in that the hood must be kept pressed during the sealing operation.

A vacuum packaging machine that overcomes these problems has been disclosed in Korean Patent No. 0415070, and the vacuum packaging machine has a structure in which a hook portion is formed in the hood portion so as to form a constant coupling groove in the container and be coupled to the coupling groove. Since the door locks must be mounted on both side ends of the vacuum packaging machine, the door locks are often touched incorrectly during the vacuum operation, and after the completion of the vacuum operation, the hooks are separated from the container by lever. When the work is inconvenient, when the hood is seated in the container, the hook part and the coupling groove are broken due to the impact when the hook part and the coupling groove are seated, and the appearance of the hook part mounted on the hood is not beautiful. There is this.

In addition, the conventional vacuum packaging machine does not have a means for removing oil and foreign matter in the vacuum packaging paper has a problem that the oil and foreign matter is introduced into the vacuum pump, the pumping power of the vacuum pump falls and at the same time malfunction. In addition, in order to separate the upper rubber packing and the lower rubber packing after the vacuum is completed, there was a problem in that the upper rubber packing and the lower rubber packing by artificially applying a force.

In addition, there is a Korean Patent Application No. 109619, "A device for vacuum sealing a plastic bag", but in the case of this patent, the upper rubber packing and the upper rubber at the same time having the upper, lower vacuum chamber means for removing foreign matter The packing is provided such that the upper and lower vacuum chamber means form a vacuum space portion when the upper rubber packing and the lower rubber packing contact each other.

Further, in the case of this patent, the vacuum releasing device for releasing the vacuum is composed of ventilation means for vertically venting the vacuum chamber means and means for selectively closing the venting means to isolate the vacuum chamber from the surroundings. In order to vertically penetrate the vacuum chamber means, the ventilation means must be formed on the upper surface of the hood. If the vacuum release device is touched incorrectly during the vacuum operation, the vacuum state of the vacuum space is released and food and the like inside the vacuum packing paper leaks to the outside. There has been a problem that can be.

In addition, this patent also puts food in a vacuum package during vacuum operation.

In order to maintain the airtight state of the upper rubber packing and the lower rubber packing, there is an inconvenience of having to keep pressing even after the hood is seated in the container.

In addition, in the case of the conventional vacuum packaging machine, there is an inconvenience in that the locking means and the vacuum release means must be performed at the same time by taking the configuration of operating the locking means and the vacuum release means separately.

The present invention is to achieve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum packaging machine that can be vacuumed without pressing the hood portion during the vacuum operation by providing a locking means to the hood.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum packaging machine having a switch means for simultaneously releasing the locking operation and the vacuum release operation by interlocking the locking means and the vacuum release means at the same time after the completion of the vacuum operation.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum packaging machine having a filter means for removing oil and foreign substances generated in the food during vacuum operation by putting food in the vacuum packaging paper.

The present invention is to achieve the above object, the vacuum packaging machine of the present invention

container;

A hood hinged to the container;

Sealing means mounted to the container and the hood, the sealing means including a heater and a compression packing pressurizing the heater;

Packing means for forming a vacuum space consisting of a linear sealing member mounted to the container and an oval rubber packing mounted to a hood;

A vacuum pump for vacuuming the vacuum space;

An inlet formed between the vacuum pump and the vacuum space; And

And a hermetic device consisting of a locking means for latching the hood to the container, a vacuum release means for releasing the vacuum space, and a switch means for operating the locking means and the vacuum release means.

In addition, the switch means is connected to the locking means,

It is characterized in that the button or lever for elastically operating the locking means.

In addition, the locking means is activated when the switch means is operated, the locking means is characterized in that to release the vacuum state of the vacuum space by operating the vacuum release means.

In addition, the vacuum release means is further provided with a connecting member, the locking means is in contact with the connecting member is characterized in that for easily operating the vacuum release means.

In addition, the vacuum release means is

A lever hinged to the container;

An elastic member for elastically restoring the lever;

It comprises an opening and closing port communicating with the tube of the vacuum pump is characterized in that the vacuum state formed by contacting the rubber packing of the hood and the sealing member of the container after completion of the vacuum.

In addition, the locking means includes a housing; It is coupled to the housing and comprises a latch portion comprising a hook, characterized in that the hook is coupled to the coupling hole of the container.

In addition, the suction port is in communication with a filter means comprising a filter housing, a filter inserted into the filter housing to remove foreign substances, and the filter housing cover to filter foreign substances and oil in the vacuum packaging paper during the vacuum packaging machine. do.

Referring to the preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to Figures 1 to 4 as follows.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention includes a container 10, a hood 20 hinged to the container 10, and a locking means 90 mounted on the hood 20.

The container 60 is inserted into and mounted on the side wall of the container, and an operation button 17 including a vacuum start button and a vacuum mode setting button is mounted on an upper surface of the container.

In the embodiment of the present invention has been described as installing the separator on the container side wall, it can be installed in various ways, such as the rear wall of the container.

2, a heating heater 16 is mounted to the container 10, and a linear sealing member 12 is inserted into and detachable from the heating heater 16 (the linear sealing member). The groove for receiving the (not shown), a plurality of protrusions 18 are formed on the sealing member 12 upper surface.

In addition, a predetermined hole of the container 10 is formed with a coupling hole 15 coupled to the hook 94b of the locking means 90 mounted on the hood 20. The coupling hole 15 is preferably positioned at the edge of the container.

In addition, the container 10 is equipped with a suction port 19 in communication with the vacuum pump to vacuum the vacuum space, and the filter means shown in FIG. 4 is mounted between the vacuum pump and the suction port.

The linear sealing member 12 is made of silicon, and contacts the rubber packing 22 mounted on the hood 20 so that air does not flow out.

The sealing member 12 may use not only silicon but also a soft rubber material such as silicon.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the vacuum packaging paper can be vacuumed by removing the lower vacuum chamber means and inserting only the linear soft sealing member 12. The reason is that the upper side of the sealing member 12 is not mounted. When the rubber packing 22 is in contact with the vacuum, the vacuum is made. However, when the vacuum packing paper is inserted, the vacuum packing paper is not sealed when the sealing member 12 and the upper rubber packing 22 are not in contact with each other. This is because it uses a principle that does not become a vacuum.

The present invention not only can simplify the structure but can also vacuum to the same degree as a conventional vacuum packaging machine, and the manufacturing process is simpler than that of a conventional vacuum packaging machine. Can reduce the cost.

A plurality of protrusions 18 are formed in the container 10. The protrusions 18 control the degree of the vacuum wrapping paper, thereby saving the vacuum packing paper, and at the same time, rubber packing of the hood 20 to be described later. It serves to guide (22).

In the hood 20, the vacuum packing paper is easily heat-sealed and pressurized the heating heater 16 provided in the container pressing the vacuum packing paper to seal the open end of the vacuum packing paper, and a straight type provided in the container 10. A rubber packing 22 is formed in contact with the sealing member 12 to form a vacuum space.

When the hood 20 is hingedly contacted with the container 10, the sealing member 12 of the container 10 and the rubber packing 22 of the hood 20 form a vacuum space, and the vacuum packaging operation button ( Press 17), the vacuum pump is operated and the vacuum space becomes a vacuum state through the suction port 19 connected to the vacuum pump, and the inside of the vacuum packaging paper starts to be vacuumed.

Accordingly, in order to maintain the airtight state with the vacuum space, the hood must be kept pressed. In the present invention, the airtight device is characterized in that the hood is fixed to the container without pressing the hood. The airtight device includes a locking means (90) for latching the hood (20) on the container (10), a vacuum release means (30) for releasing the vacuum space, the locking means (90), and a vacuum when the container and the hood come into contact with each other. And a button 94d for activating the release means 30.

In the present invention, the locking means for maintaining the airtight state of the hood and the container is mounted on the hood, the specific configuration of the locking means is as follows.

The locking means 90 that binds the container 10 and the hood 20 during the vacuum operation is shown in FIGS. 3A-3F.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the locking means 90 is inserted into and installed in the hood 20, and the hook 94b is exposed to the outside of the hood 20 so that the locking hole 90 is formed at a predetermined position of the container 10. Combined.

The locking means 90 is shown in FIGS. 3e and 3f, and consists of a housing 92 and a clasp 94 coupled to the housing 92.

Coupling grooves 92a are formed at both side surfaces of the housing 92, and spaces 92b for moving the hook 94b are formed at the bottom thereof. The clasp 94 is a coupling protrusion 94a coupled to the coupling groove 92a, a hook 94b coupled to the coupling hole 15 at a lower end thereof, a coupling hole 94c, and a coupling hole 94c. It consists of a button 94d. A spring S is mounted between the coupler 94c and the button 94d so that after pressing the button 94d, the button 94d returns to a constant position.

In addition, a support is formed on the wall surface of the hook 94b, and one end of the wire spring 94e is inserted into the spring support, and the other end of the spring 94e is inserted into a support (not shown) formed on the bottom of the housing. do.

By configuring the locking means as described above, one end of the hook 94b of the hood 20 to the coupling hole 15 formed in the container 10, and then press the vacuum operation button and then start the vacuum operation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the locking means has been described as being limited to a button method including a housing and a clasp coupled to the housing. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and various embodiments are possible.

In addition, in the present invention, the vacuum release means for releasing the vacuum state of the vacuum space, the vacuum pump and the tube at the same time as the release of the locking means is released, the configuration of the vacuum release means is as follows.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the vacuum releasing means 30 includes a lever 32 rotatable about a hinge piece H at a predetermined position inside the container 10 and a lever 32 so that the lever 32 swings. 32, a housing 33 including an opening and closing hole 33a communicating with one end of the tube T3 communicated between the vacuum pump and the vacuum space, and an elastic member 34 for elastically restoring the lever 32. ), The rubber packing 36 is attached to the lower end of the lever (32).

In addition, the connecting member 38 is connected to the lever 32, and the connecting member 38 comes into contact with the hook 94b of the locking means 90 to maintain the vacuum state of the vacuum space, the vacuum pump and the tube. The operation process is to be released is shown in Figures 3c and 3d as follows.

After pressing the button 94d in order to separate the hood 20 from the container after vacuuming the inside of the vacuum packing paper at a predetermined vacuum pressure, the latch 94 coupled to the housing 92 swings as shown in FIG. 3C. When the hook 94b is vertically lowered, the connecting member 36 is pressed, and the connecting member 38 connected to the lever 32 is pressed against the lever 32 and the one end of the tube T3. The communication opening and closing hole 33a is separated from the rubber packing 36 and the vacuum state of the vacuum pump and the tube T3 is released, so that the hood 20 is easily separated from the container 10, and then the lever 32 is shown in FIG. 3D. As shown in the figure, the elastic member 34 returns to its original state by blocking the opening and closing hole 33a communicating with one end of the tube T3.

In addition, the hook 94b is separated from the coupling hole 95 at the same time as pressing the connecting member 38, the latch 94 is returned to its original position by the elastic force of the spring 94e, the coupling hole 94c ) And the button 94d is returned to its original position by the elastic force of the spring S mounted between the button and the button 94d.

Conventional vacuum releasing means is located on the top of the hood or on the side of the container to release the vacuum of the vacuum space, the vacuum pump and the tube. However, if the vacuum releasing means is touched incorrectly during the vacuum operation, the vacuum of the vacuum space is released and the inside of the vacuum package is released. There is a problem that the food and the like in the outside can be leaked to the outside and the vacuum release means is not exposed to the outside to enhance the appearance of the product.

According to the present invention, if the hood provided with the locking means is fixed to the container, it is possible to maintain the airtight state of the vacuum space, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of having to keep pressing the hood, and at the same time pressing the button provided on the hood after completing the vacuum work. The vacuum of the vacuum space, the vacuum pump and the tube can be easily released, and at the same time, the latched hood and the container can be easily released.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the separator 60 includes an inlet port 62 and an outlet port 64, and an inlet port H formed on the wall of the container 10 by the inlet port 62 and the outlet port 64. And an inlet piece 62a and an outlet piece 64a communicated with the inlet port 62, the outlet port 64, respectively.

The inlet port 62 communicates with the inlet 19 and the tube T1, and the outlet port 64 communicates with the inlet of the vacuum pump (not shown) and the tube T2. One tube T3 is branched to the tube T2, and the opening and closing port 33a communicating with the tube T3 is exposed, and the tube T3 is connected to the vacuum releasing means 30 as described above. By opening and closing.

If you want to vacuum by inserting the food or water in a very small amount of foreign matter or foreign matter inside the vacuum packaging paper as shown in Figure 4a is inserted into the communication pipe 70 is installed.

The communication pipe 70 is composed of an inlet pipe (62a), an inlet pipe (72) coupled to the outlet piece (64a), respectively, an outlet pipe (74). The inlet pipe 72 and the outlet pipe 74 communicate with each other and serve to send air to the vacuum pump.

In addition, if you want to put a lot of water or foreign food in a vacuum packaging paper to vacuum, as shown in Figure 4b, to release the communication pipe inserted into the separator 60, the filter means 80 is separated from the separator 60 ) Is inserted into the inlet piece 62a and the outlet piece 64a.

The filter means 80 includes a filter housing 82, a filter 84 inserted into the filter housing 82 to remove foreign substances, and the filter housing cover 86. Inlet grooves 82a and outlet grooves 82b are formed on the side walls of the filter housing 82 to insert the inlet pieces 62a and the outlet pieces 64a into the inlet grooves 82a and the outlet grooves 82b. In addition, a constant groove 82c is formed at the upper inner circumference of the upper end thereof to accommodate the protrusion 86a formed at the outer circumference of the lower end of the cover 86 so that the cover 86 is detachable from the housing 82.

In addition, the filter 84, it is preferable to use a sponge, the sponge serves to absorb water in the food or to filter foreign matter.

In the above description of the present invention, the claims claimed in the claims are described mainly, but the present invention may be variously modified and changed by those skilled in the art, and such modifications and changes should be construed as belonging to the protection scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, fixing the hood provided with the locking means to the container can maintain the airtight state of the vacuum space, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of having to keep the hood pressed to keep the hood in close contact with the container.

In addition, by simply pressing the button provided on the hood after the completion of the vacuum operation, the vacuum state of the vacuum space can be easily released and at the same time, the hood and the container that are latched can be easily released.

It is equipped with a filter means for removing oil and foreign substances discharged from the food contained in the vacuum packaging paper has the effect of removing the oil and foreign substances spilled during the vacuum packaging.

1 is a perspective view of the present invention

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a vacuum packaging machine with the hood open to explain the invention in detail.

Figure 3a is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the hood is coupled to the container is provided with a locking means and a vacuum release means.

3B is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3A;

3C and 3D are bottom views showing a state in which the locking means is operated to operate the vacuum releasing means;

Figure 3e is a perspective view of the locking means shown in Figure 3a.

3F is an exploded perspective view of the locking means shown in FIG. 3C.

Figure 4a is a perspective view showing a separator of the present invention and a communication pipe connected to the separator.

Figure 4b is a perspective view showing the separator of the present invention and the filter means in communication with the separator

* Description of Major Symbols in Drawings *

100: vacuum packaging machine 10: container 12: sealing member 14: pump

15: coupling hole 16: heating heater 18: projection 19: suction port

20: hood 22: rubber packing 24: groove 30: vacuum release means

32: lever 34: elastic member 36: rubber packing 60: separator

62: inlet port 64: outlet port 66: partition 70: communication pipe

72: inlet pipe 74: outlet pipe 80: filter means 82: filter housing

84: filter 86: cover T1: tube T2: tube

T3: tube 90: locking means 92: housing 92a: coupling groove

92b: space portion 94: latch portion 94a: coupling protrusion 94b: hook

94c: coupling hole 94d: button S: spring

Claims (9)

container; A hood hinged to the container; Sealing means mounted to the container and the hood, the sealing means including a heater and a compression packing pressurizing the heater; Packing means mounted to the container and the hood to form a vacuum space; A vacuum pump for vacuuming the vacuum space; An inlet formed between the vacuum pump and the vacuum space; And And a hermetic device comprising a locking means for latching the hood to the container, a vacuum release means for releasing the vacuum space, and a switch means for operating the locking means and the vacuum release means. The method of claim 1, The switch means is connected to the locking means, And a button or a lever for elastically operating the locking means. The method of claim 2, Lock means is activated when the switch means is operated, the locking means is to operate the vacuum release means to release the vacuum state of the vacuum space, characterized in that the vacuum packaging machine. The method of claim 3, The vacuum release means is further provided with a connection member, the locking means is in contact with the connection member vacuum packaging machine, characterized in that to easily operate the vacuum release means. The method according to claim 1, 3 or 4, The vacuum release means An opening and closing hole communicating with a tube connecting the vacuum pump and the vacuum space; A lever selectively opening and closing the opening and closing portion and hinged to the container; Resilient restoring the opening and closing the opening is made of a vacuum packaging machine characterized in that it comprises an elastic member to release the vacuum state of the vacuum space. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The locking means is a housing; It comprises a latch portion coupled to the housing and comprising a hook, wherein the hook is coupled to the coupling hole of the container vacuum packaging machine. The method of claim 1, The suction port is in communication with the filter means, the vacuum packaging machine, characterized in that to filter foreign matter and oil in the vacuum packaging paper during the vacuum packaging machine. The method of claim 7, wherein The filter means comprises a filter housing, a filter inserted into the filter housing to remove foreign substances, the vacuum packaging machine comprising the filter housing cover. The method of claim 1, The packing means is a vacuum packaging machine comprising a linear sealing member provided in the container and an oval rubber packing provided in the hood.