KR101903672B1 - Straw pouch feeder for packing in-carton - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a straw supply apparatus for an automatic packaging device of an in-carton pouch, in which a bonding part between pouches is cut to supply the pouch in a packaging material in which a predetermined number of straw bundles are packaged individually for each pouch, and more particularly, to a straw supply apparatus for an automatic packaging device of an in-carton pouch, including: a transfer unit for transferring a packaging material by pushing a pouch forward in the packaging material on a transfer table; a cutting unit for cutting the pouch disposed at a front end of the transferred packaging material; a fixing unit for stopping movement of the packaging material by fixing the pouch during the cutting; and a discharge unit for pushing the cut pouch forward to discharge the cut pouch, so that productivity is increased by automatically inputting a pouch where a straw bundle for intake of a beverage is packaged into a packaging box when various beverages packaged with packs are packaged in a box.

Description

STRAW POUCH FEEDER FOR PACKING IN-CARTON [0002]

The present invention relates to a straw feeder for an automatic in-carton pouch automatic paver, in which a certain number of straw bundles are individually packed per pouch, and a pouch is fed by cutting an adhered portion between pouches. More particularly, A conveying unit for conveying the packaging material by pushing the pouch forward in the packaging material of the conveyance stand so as to increase the productivity by automatically feeding the pouch packed with the straw bundle, which is necessary for the intake of the beverage, A cutting unit for cutting the pouch disposed at the front end of the transported packaging material; a fixing unit for stopping the movement of the packaging material by fixing the pouch during cutting; and a discharge unit for pushing the cut pouch forward to discharge the pouch ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > carton pouch < / RTI >

Since various kinds of packed beverages such as milk can be ingested with a straw after opening the opening, in order to pack packed drinks and other products into a box, a pouch packed with straw bundles is put into the box and packed with the product.

These straws are packed in the form of pouches using sanitary vinyl or paper. In order to keep the quantity of straws packed together in consideration of the quantity of boxed products, a certain number of straw bundles are packed in one pouch , The individual pouches are put into the packaging box by a predetermined amount so as to be packed.

The straw bundle pouch inserted into the packaging box is provided to the consumer when purchasing the product from a mart, a convenience store, or a supermarket.

As can be seen in the registered patents 10-0608297, 10-1351465, 20-0323147, and 10-0725585, the straw multi-pouch is made of vinyl or paper, The pouch is wrapped and sealed, and the pouch is formed in such a form that a perforated line is formed in a bonding portion between the pouches after being packed, thereby separating the pouches from each other by tearing the pouches one by one.

That is, when a straw is conventionally packed in the form of a bundle, an operator inserts a desired number of straw bundles into a plurality of individually sealed pouches by using the packaging machine or directly, and then sealed by sealing the inlet of each pouch. As shown in FIG. 1, both end portions are formed in such a form that a perforated line is formed on the sealed portion to separate the pouches.

Conventionally, as described above, in the package material of the bundle type, the operator pours the pouches one by one and inserts them into the packaging box in which the products are stored, and then the box packaging is carried out. As a result, the labor cost due to manual labor, And the like.

For reference, there are the prior arts related to packaging of goods, such as the registered patent 10-0874486, the registered patent 10-1197315, the registered utility model 20-0378207 and the like, It is not possible to add a straw bundle pouch packed separately from the product to the packaging box,

Accordingly, there is a need for a technique for a straw feeding device for an in-carton pouch automatic wrapping machine that can automate a separate feeding of the straw bundle pouch, not by hand.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems,

In order to automate the transfer of the packaging material, the cutting of the pouches, the discharge of the pouches, and the pouch cutting operation to be performed quickly and precisely without manually cutting the individual packed pouches of the straw bundle in the packaging material, A conveying unit for conveying the pouches by pushing the pouches forward from the pouches; a cutting unit for cutting the pouches disposed at the front ends of the conveyed pouches; a fixing unit for stopping the movement of the pouches by fixing the pouches during cutting; And a discharging unit for discharging the discharged straw by forwardly pushing the discharging unit.

The present invention provides a straw feeding device for an in-carton pouch automatic wrapping machine, which is installed between a feeding table and a work table, in which the discharging unit is spaced apart by a predetermined distance, so that a cut pouch can be accurately inserted into a packing box by a desired amount .

In addition, the present invention can easily apply the present invention to a packaging line of an in-carton pouch automatic packaging machine, so that a packaging line for feeding the packaging box is provided in front of the workbench so that the packaging can be performed after the automatic insertion of the straw pouch. And a pouch cut by the pouch is dropped from the workbench and put into a packaging box.

Further, according to the present invention, when the cutting unit is cut, the pouch is cut more quickly and accurately, so that the cut pouch is not dropped until the pouch is completely discharged before the cut pouch is completely discharged. And a spring interposed between the cutting block and the pressure plate. The pressure plate is continuously pressed by the elastic force of the spring during the upward movement of the cutting block, And can keep the state of the sticking of the adhered portion. [0012] The present invention also provides a straw feeding apparatus for an in-carton pouch automatic wrapping machine.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a straw feeding apparatus for an in-

Claims [1] A straw feeding device for an in-carton pouch automatic packager, comprising: a packaging material in which a certain number of straw bundles are individually packed per pouch, and a bonding portion between the pouches is cut to supply a pouch,

A conveyance table on which the packaging material is conveyed;

And a transport block having a first accommodating portion for accommodating the pouch and provided so as to move upward and downward and upward and downward from the transporting platform, wherein the pouch accommodated in the first accommodating portion is moved forward A conveying unit for conveying the packaging material by pushing;

And a cutting block having a cutting blade installed to move up and down in front of the conveying unit and cutting a bonding portion between the pouches so that the pouch is placed on the front side of the packaging material, A cutting unit that cuts the substrate; And

And a fixing block having a second accommodating portion for accommodating the pouch, wherein the pouch is accommodated in the second accommodating portion through the lowering of the fixing block, And a fixed unit for stopping the movement.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a straw feeding apparatus for an in-

And a discharging unit having a pressing block installed to move forward and backward from the lower side of the conveying table and pushing the pouch dropped from the conveying table forward after cutting through advancing the pressing block.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is provided a straw feeding apparatus for an in-

Wherein the transfer unit further comprises a work table mounted on the upper surface of the transfer unit so as to be spaced upward from the transfer unit, the discharge unit being provided between the transfer table and the work table,

The workbench is installed at one side of the packaging line on which the packaging box is to be transported and higher than the open inlet of the packaging box so that the cut pouch is dropped from the workbench by the discharge unit and is introduced into the packaging box of the packaging line .

Furthermore, in the straw feeder for the in-carton pouch automatic pailer according to the present invention,

Wherein the cutting unit includes a pressing plate connected to the cutting block so as to move upward and downward together with the cutting block, a raising bar having an upper end connected to the cutting block by vertically penetratingly coupling up and down and coupled with the pressing plate at the lower end, A spring extruded and coupled to the elevating bar between the block and the platen, and second driving means for moving the cutting block up and down,

When the cutting block rises after cutting the pouch, the pressing plate is pressed downward by the elastic force of the compressed spring, so that the sticking state of the adhesive portion is maintained.

The straw feeding apparatus for the automatic in-carton pouch automatic pailer according to the present invention comprises:

In a packaging material in which a certain number of straw bundles are individually packaged and connected to each pouch, a worker cuts the pouch manually and automatically transfers the packaging material, cuts the pouch, discharges the pouch, To improve productivity,

Especially, the packaging material does not move during the cutting of the pouch, and the position of the packaging material is changed due to the cutting pressure due to the holding state at the current position, thereby preventing the misfeeding or cutting failure of the packaging material to be restarted.

The pouch is discharged to the packaging box only after the pouch has been completely cut and dropped from the conveyance table, thereby facilitating the management of the quantity of the pouch inserted into the packaging box,

It is possible to easily implement the present invention without changing the structure or design of the existing in-carton packaging line to realize the automatic packaging of the pouch,

When the pouch is cut, the pressure plate, which receives the down pressure, securely holds the adhesive portion of the pouch to be cut at a later time until the pouch is cut and the cut pouch is discharged, while the pressure plate continuously presses the adhesive portion of the packaging material, It is possible to improve the accuracy of cutting restart after cutting and discharging of the pouch.

1 is a side view schematically showing a packaging material to which straw bundle pouches are connected.
FIGS. 2A to 2C are a side view, a plan view, and a front view of a straw feeding device for an in-carton pouch automatic pucker according to the present invention.
FIGS. 4A and 4B are side views schematically showing a pouch conveying, fixing and cutting operation according to the present invention; FIG.

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain embodiments, it is obvious that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same reference numerals, and in particular, the numerals of the tens and the digits of the digits, the digits of the tens, the digits of the digits and the alphabets are the same, Members referred to by reference numerals can be identified as members corresponding to these standards.

In the drawings, the components are expressed by exaggeratingly larger (or thicker) or smaller (or thinner) in size or thickness in consideration of the convenience of understanding, etc. However, It should not be.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

 In the present application, the term " comprising " or " consisting of ", or the like, refers to the presence of a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

It is to be understood that the first to second aspects described in the present specification are merely referred to in order to distinguish between different components and are not limited to the order in which they are manufactured, It may not match.

In describing the straw feeding device for the in-carton pouch automatic pailer according to the present invention, for the sake of convenience, the rough direction reference can be specified with reference to FIG. 2C. As shown in FIG. 2C, The directions are specified in accordance with these standards unless otherwise specified in the description and the claims of the invention relating to other drawings.

Hereinafter, a straw feeding apparatus for an in-carton pouch automatic pailer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to a packaging material (P) in which a certain number of straw (S) bundles are packaged individually for each pouch (1) as shown in FIG. 1, cutting the bonding portion (2) between the pouches The present invention relates to a straw feeder for an in-carton pouch automatic paver,

A transfer unit 10 for transferring the packaging material P, a transfer unit 20 for transferring the packaging material P, a cutting unit 30 for cutting the pouch 1, A fixed unit 40 for stopping the movement of the packaging material P, and a discharge unit 50 for discharging the pouch 1. [

The conveying platform 10 is installed on the upper surface of the worktable 11 so as to be spaced upward from the upper surface of the worktable 11,

The discharge unit (50) is installed between the transfer table (10) and the work table (11).

The worktable 11 is installed on one side of a packaging line L to which a packaging box B containing various kinds of products G including packed milk is transferred. As shown in FIG.

In other words, a packaging line L to which a packaging box B having an open mouth is transported is disposed in front of the work table 11.

At this time, the work table 11 is longer than the front end of the conveyance table 10, and a seat 11a on which the pouch 1 cut at the front is seated is formed.

The conveyance table 10 is provided with an insertion port 12 formed at a front end thereof so as to penetrate up and down so that the cutting edge of the cutting unit 30 is moved up and down by the insertion port 12. [

A guide bar 13 having a predetermined length is provided at both sides of the upper surface of the conveying table 10 for forward and backward movement of the conveying block 21 to be described later. In the rear side of any one of the guide bars 13, The first driving means 25 is provided.

Next, the transfer unit 20 is installed so as to move upward and downward and back and forth from the transfer table 10, and has a transfer block 21 having a first accommodating portion 21a in which the pouch 1 is accommodated So that the pouch 1 accommodated in the first accommodating portion 21a is pushed forward by the forward movement of the conveying block 21 after the conveying block 21 is lowered.

The transfer unit 20 includes a moving block 22 slidably coupled to the guide bar 13, a first fixing plate 23 connecting the moving blocks 22 on both sides, And a first driving means (24) (25) provided on the conveyance platform (10) and composed of a cylinder or the like for moving the conveying block (21) up and down and moving the moving block (22) back and forth.

The transfer unit 20 includes a first guide bar 26 whose lower end is fixedly coupled to the conveying block 21 and whose upper end is vertically coupled to the first fixing plate 23 So that the ascending and descending of the conveying block 21 is guided.

When the transport block 21 is lowered by the first driving means 24 in a state in which the transport block 21 is lifted up after the transport block 21 is retracted, Are accommodated while being inserted into the first accommodating portion 21a formed with the lower side opened,

In this state, when the moving block 22 advances by the first driving means 25, the pouch 1 containing the conveying block 21 is pushed forward, and the packaging material P is conveyed to the conveying platform 10 Each pouch is advanced one by one as it is transported forward.

After the completion of the conveyance of the packaging material P, the conveying unit 20 returns to the original position while the conveying block 21 is moved up and down by the first driving means 24 (25) Wait for the transfer operation.

The cutting unit 30 is provided with a cutting block 31 having a cutting edge 31a for cutting the bonding portion 2 between the pouches 1 and being installed up and down in front of the transfer unit 20, So that the cutting blade 31a is pushed through the lower portion of the cutting block 31 so that the pouch 1 disposed at the front end of the conveyed wrapping material P ).

The cutting unit 30 includes a pressing plate 32 connected to the cutting block 31 so as to move up and down together with the cutting block 31 and an upper end connected to the cutting block 31 through the cutting block 31, A spring 34 which is extrapively coupled to the elevating bar 33 between the cutting block 31 and the pressure plate 32, And a second driving means 35 composed of a cylinder or the like for moving the cutting block 31 up and down.

A slit groove (not shown) through which the cutting blade 31a can pass is vertically formed in the pressure plate 32. [

The cutting block 31 is connected to a second guide bar 36 which is coupled up and down on both sides of the upper surface of the conveyance belt 10 so that the cutting block 31, And the pressure plate 32 are guided.

The cutting unit 30 having the above configuration is elastically supported by the spring 34 so that the pressure plate 32 is lowered with respect to the cutting block 31 in a state in which the cutting block 31 and the pressure plate 32 are lifted In this state, when the cutting block 31 is lowered by the second driving means 35, the raising rod 33 and the pressure plate 32 descend together.

When the cutting block 31 is lowered, the elevating rod 33 and the pressure plate 32 descend together. When the pressure plate 32 presses the adhesive portion 2 of the packaging material P, The cutting block 31 continues to be lowered and the cutting blade 31a passing through the pressure plate 32 is inserted into the insertion port 12 while cutting the bonding portion 2 between the pouches 1.

The cutting unit 30 continuously presses the cut portion of the pouch 1 after cutting the pouch 1 so that the cut pouch 1 is conveyed before the operation of the discharge unit 50 is completed Thereby preventing the base 10 from falling.

When the cutting block 31 rises after cutting the pouch 1, the pressing plate 32 does not rise due to the elastic force of the compressed spring 34, The holding state of the bonding portion 2 of the uncut pouch 1, that is, the packing material P placed on the conveying table 10 is maintained.

That is, when the cutting block 31 is lifted by the second driving means 35, the cutting block 31 and the elevating bar 33 first rise first by the elastic force of the spring 34, The pressing plate 32 rises for a second time together with the cutting block 31 and the elevating bar 33 in the extended state (the state of returning to the original length)

The pouch 1 held between the conveying table 10 and the presser plate 32 through the stepwise elevation of each constitution in the state where the presser plate 32 is kept pressed is pressed against the conveyor table 10 And drops more accurately to the seating portion 11a of the work table 11. [

The fixing unit 40 includes a fixing block 41 installed to move up and down from the rear of the transfer unit 20 and having a second accommodating portion 41a in which the pouch 1 is accommodated, The pouch 1 accommodated in the second accommodating portion 41a is fixed through the lowering of the fixing block 41 to stop the movement of the packaging material P during cutting.

The stationary unit 40 includes a second stationary plate 42 spaced upward from the both sides of the conveyance table 10 and spaced apart from the stationary block 41 by the second stationary plate 42, And third driving means 43 such as a cylinder,

The lower end of the fixing unit 40 is fixedly coupled to the fixing block 41 and the upper end of the fixing unit 40 is vertically coupled to the second fixing plate 42 A third guide rod (not shown) is provided to guide the lifting and lowering of the fixing block 41.

The fixing unit 40 having the above-described structure is configured such that when the feeding of the packaging material P by the feeding unit 20 is completed while the fixing block 41 is lifted, 3 driving means 43 operates to lower the fixing block 41,

When the lowering of the fixing block 41 is completed, any one of the pouches 1 of the packaging material P is inserted and inserted into the second accommodating portion 41a formed with the lower side opened.

When the lowering of the fixing block 41 is completed, even if an external force is applied to the packaging material P of the conveying table 10, the packaging material P is fixed without moving back and forth.

That is, before the cutting unit 30 is operated after the conveying of the packaging material P by the conveying unit 20, the fixing unit 40 is operated to fix the packaging material P of the conveying platform 10 The cutting unit 30 is operated to cut the pouch 1. [

Even if the cutting unit is pressed downward by the descending cutting edge 31a so that the entire packaging material P is pulled forward, the fixing unit 40 holds the entire packaging material P so as not to move, The position of the pouches 1 is not changed by the pressing of the cutting edge 31a and the packaging material P can be accurately transported when the transfer unit 20 is operated again later.

After the completion of cutting of the pouch 1 by the cutting unit 30, the fixing unit 40 is returned to the original position while the fixing block 41 is raised by the third driving means 43, P).

Next, the discharge unit 50 is provided with a pressing block 51 provided so as to move back and forth between the conveying table 10 and the work table 11 on the lower side of the conveying table 10, more precisely, After cutting through the advance of the block 51, the pouch 1 dropped from the conveyance table 10 is pushed forward and discharged.

The discharge unit 50 includes a fourth driving means 52 such as a cylinder for moving the pressing block 51 back and forth.

In addition, the pressing block 51 has a separation preventing portion 51a protruding forward from the upper end of the front surface.

The discharge unit 50 having the above-described structure is configured such that the pouch 1 cut by the rising of the cutting block 31 falls on the seating portion 11a of the work table 11 and the fourth driving means 52 The pushing block 51 advances to push the cut pouch 1 forward and discharge it from the work table 11,

The discharged pouch 1 falls down from the work table 11 and is correctly put into the packing box B waiting in the packing line L. [

At this time, the release preventing portion 51a prevents the pouch 1 from being heard without being able to move forward in the receiving portion 11a when the pouch 1 of the receiving portion 11a is discharged, so that the cut pouch 1 So that it can be accurately discharged to the packaging box (B).

This is because the material of the straw S and the wrapping material P is very light in weight and therefore the pouch 1 is separated from the front surface of the pressing block 51 by the frictional force with the work table 11 generated when the pouch 1 is discharged .

The present invention having the above-described configuration is characterized in that the above-described series of operations, namely, the sequential transfer of the packaging material P, the precise cutting of the pouch 1, the secure fixing of the packaging material P during cutting, And the feeding operation are all completely automated, so that the productivity of the individual pouring and packaging work of the pouch 1 can be improved while the labor cost is reduced as compared with the conventional manual work.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the described embodiments, but variations, modifications and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art. Should be construed as falling within the scope of protection of the present invention.

P: Packing material S: Straw
B: Packing box G: Product
L: Packing line
1: pouch 2:
10: conveyor stand 11: workbench
11a: seat part 12:
13: Guide Bar
20: transfer unit 21: transfer block
21a: first receiving portion 22: moving block
24, 25: first drive means 26: first guide rod
30: cutting unit 31: cutting block
31a: cutting blade 32: pressure plate
33: wing bar 34: spring
35: second driving means 36: second guide rod
40: fixed unit 41: fixed block
41a: second accommodating portion 42: second fixing plate
43: third driving means 44: third guide rod
50: discharge unit 51: pressure block
51a: Departure preventing portion 52: Fourth driving means

Claims (4)

Claims [1] A straw feeding device for an in-carton pouch automatic packager, comprising: a packaging material in which a certain number of straw bundles are individually packed per pouch, and a bonding portion between the pouches is cut to supply a pouch,
A conveyance table on which the packaging material is conveyed;
And a transport block having a first accommodating portion for accommodating the pouch and provided so as to move upward and downward and upward and downward from the transporting platform, wherein the pouch accommodated in the first accommodating portion is moved forward A conveying unit for conveying the packaging material by pushing;
And a cutting block having a cutting blade installed to move up and down in front of the conveying unit and cutting a bonding portion between the pouches so that the pouch is placed on the front side of the packaging material, A cutting unit that cuts the substrate;
And a fixing block having a second accommodating portion for accommodating the pouch, wherein the pouch is accommodated in the second accommodating portion through the lowering of the fixing block, A stationary unit for stopping the movement; And
And a discharging unit provided with a pressing block provided so as to move forward and backward from the lower side of the conveying table and pushing the pouch dropped from the conveying table forward after cutting through advancement of the pressing block,
Wherein the transfer unit further comprises a work table mounted on the upper surface of the transfer unit so as to be spaced upward from the transfer unit, the discharge unit being provided between the transfer table and the work table,
Wherein the workbench is installed at one side of a packaging line through which the packaging box is transported, higher than an open inlet of the packaging box, the cut pouch is dropped from the workbench by the discharge unit,
Wherein the press block includes a release preventing portion (51a) protruding forward from an upper end of the front side.
The method according to claim 1,
A guide bar having a predetermined length is provided on both sides of the upper surface of the conveying table,
The conveying unit includes a moving block slidingly coupled to the guide bar, a first fixing plate connecting the moving blocks on both sides, and a second fixing plate provided on each of the first fixing plate and the conveying belt, for moving up and down the conveying block, Characterized in that it comprises drive means for feeding the straw to the in-carton pouch automatic wrapper.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fixing unit includes a second fixing plate which is spaced upward from the both sides of the conveying table and a third driving unit that is provided on the second fixing plate and moves up and down the fixing block. Straw feeder for pouch automatic packing machine.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Wherein the cutting unit includes a pressing plate connected to the cutting block so as to move upward and downward together with the cutting block, a raising bar having an upper end connected to the cutting block by vertically penetratingly coupling up and down and coupled with the pressing plate at the lower end, A spring extruded and coupled to the elevating bar between the block and the platen, and second driving means for moving the cutting block up and down,
Wherein a slit groove through which the cutting blade passes can be vertically formed in the pressing plate,
In the state where the cutting block and the pressure plate are raised, the spring is elastically supported so as to be lowered with respect to the cutting block. In this state, when the cutting block is lowered by the second driving means, the elevating bar and the pressure plate descend together The pressing block pushes the adhesive portion of the packaging material while the spring is compressed so that the cutting block continues to be lowered and the cutting edge of the cutting block passing through the pressure plate is inserted into the insertion hole of the conveying table while cutting the adhesive portion between the pouches,
Wherein the pushing plate is pressed downward by the elastic force of the compressed spring when the cutting block is lifted after cutting the pouch to maintain the sticking state of the adhesive portion. .

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