KR20070114335A - Container sealing devce - Google Patents

Abstract

A container sealing device is provided to supply a plurality of containers by a conveyer belt and fix the containers, which is rightly positioned, by a support device, so that the structure of a conveyer is simplified. A container sealing device includes an extractor(A), a conveyer(B), a bonding device(D), a support device(E), and a receiving pat(F). The extractor stacks a plurality of containers on each other and individually draws the containers. The conveyer conveys the drawn container to a working position by a conveyer belt(B20). The bonding device is installed at the upper portion of the conveyer to pressurize a packaging film on the vessel, thermally bond the packing film, and cut the packing film. The support device fixes the container by grasping the container. The receiving part has a plurality of rollers around which a packaging film is wounded in order to supply the packaging film to the bonding device.

Description

Container Sealer {CONTAINER SEALING DEVCE}

1 is a front view of a container sealing apparatus according to the present invention.

2A to 2C are front views showing an operating state of the take-out apparatus in FIG.

3a and 3c is a front view showing an operating state of the bonding apparatus in FIG.

Figures 4a to 4c is a side view showing the operating state of the support device in FIG.

Figures 5a and 5b are side views showing the operating state of another embodiment of the support device in Figure 1;

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

A: take out device B: transfer device

C: Position D: Adhesive Device

E: Supporting device F: Storage part

The present invention relates to a container sealing device, and more particularly, to a container sealing device for allowing a packaging film to be automatically adhered to an opening while a container containing contents is subjected to a series of processes.

In recent years, the production and demand of mass-produced foods are increasing, and it is necessary to seal the containers so that the contents of the mass-produced foods can be blocked in contact with air for long-term storage after their contents are contained. .

Since the mass-produced food is subject to mass demand, in order to meet the demand, a sealing device capable of sealing a large quantity of containers by a system sequentially progressed by a controller is required.

According to this need, an automated container sealing system has been proposed. In brief, its configuration includes a conveying device for conveying a container, an adhesive device for adhering a packaging film to an opening of the conveyed container, and a packaging for supplying the adhesive device. It is comprised including the accommodating part which wound the film to many rollers.

Therefore, when the container is transported to the proper position by the transfer device, the adhesive device is driven to press the packaging film on the top of the container to be bonded by heat fusion, and then the cutting machine cuts the outer side of the packaging film to automatically seal the work. Will be done.

The structure of the transfer device is composed of a conveying plate formed with a plurality of receiving grooves in which the container is seated, and a driving unit for driving the conveying plate. Bonding is done to the container.

In this prior art, there is a limit in forming the receiving groove in the transfer plate, and in order to form a plurality of the receiving grooves, the size of the transfer plate becomes very large, and as a result, the overall size of the apparatus increases, so that the space occupancy increases. A problem has occurred.

In addition, when the size and shape of the container is changed, it is necessary to replace it with a transfer device having a suitable accommodation groove, thereby causing an increase in installation cost. As the size of the device increases, the work speed decreases and productivity decreases. This was brought about.

The present invention has been made to continuously execute a sealing operation for a large number of containers, a plurality of containers are supplied by a conveyor belt, and the configuration of the transfer device is concise by supplying a fixed container by a support device. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a container sealing device which can reduce the space occupancy by making the device compact, and can be applied to a container having various sizes and shapes, thereby improving practicality.

The present invention to achieve the above object,

An accommodating portion wound around the plurality of rollers to supply the adhesive device to the adhesive apparatus; a take-out apparatus for loading a plurality of containers and taking them out individually; A transfer device for transferring the taken out container to a working position; In the container sealing device consisting of; Adhesive device for pressing and heat-sealing the packaging film to the container is placed on the top of the transfer device is cut;

The conveying device is composed of a conveyor belt,

The adhesive device is characterized in that it is made by further comprising a support device for fixing by pinching the container positioned at the working position.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of the container sealing apparatus according to the present invention, Figures 2a to 2c is a front view showing the operating state of the take-out device in Figure 1, Figures 3a and 3c, the adhesive in Figure 1 4A to 4C are side views showing the operating state of the supporting device in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 5A and 5B are side views showing the operating state of another embodiment of the supporting device in FIG. 1. .

The present invention, as shown in Figure 1, the take-out device (A) for loading a plurality of containers 100, withdraw them individually; A transfer device (B) for transferring the taken out container (100) to a working position by a conveyor belt (B20); An adhesive device (D) installed at an upper portion of the transfer device (B) to press and heat-bond the packaging film (200) to the container (100) positioned thereon; A support device (E) for pinching and fixing the container 100 positioned at the working position; It is configured to include; receiving portion (F) wound around the packaging film 200 to a plurality of rollers to supply to the adhesive device (D).

The take-out device (A), as shown in Figures 2a to 2c, a plurality of supports (A2) installed vertically with a separation distance slightly larger than the diameter of the container 100; A plurality of stationary cylinders A4 horizontally installed on the respective support bases A2; A container loading portion A9 provided between the plurality of supports A2; An adsorption port A6 installed vertically under the container loading part A9 and being elevated; An operation unit (A8) for operating the suction port (A6); It is configured to include.

The fixed cylinder (A4), the center of the container loading portion (A9) is installed in a plurality of opposite to the outside, the front surface of the rod (A42) is formed with a clamping piece (A44) for supporting the container 100, The clamping piece A44 is installed to face the inner side, that is, the container loading portion A9, so that the stacked container 100 is sandwiched, and the fixed cylinder A4 is operated at the same time to provide a predetermined time interval (one container). When the time is enough to fall, the rod A42 is advanced back and forth to allow the container 100 to drop one by one.

The suction port (A6), the suction plate (A62) is installed on the upper end of the rod (A64) vertically installed, the suction pipe (A640) in communication with the vacuum pump (A7) inside the rod (A64) and the suction plate (A62). ) Is connected so that the container 100 can be fixed by a suction force to be described later.

Here, the suction force is enough to hold the container 100 only slightly, so that the capacity of the vacuum pump A7 is small enough.

In addition, the rod A64 is lowered by the container 100 fixed to the adsorption plate A62 by being raised and lowered through a plurality of through holes B22 formed at a predetermined interval in the conveyor belt B20, which will be described later. By being in contact with the upper surface of the belt (B20) to be naturally placed on the conveyor belt (B20), and after the first container 100 is seated and advances on the conveyor belt (B20), the suction port (A6) as the conveyor belt ascends Ascending through the through hole (B22) of the (B20), the second vessel 100 is adsorbed by the adsorption port (A6) and the above process is repeated, the vessels 100 are continuously riding the conveyor belt (B20) Go forward.

The operation unit (A8), and the drive motor (A82) for generating power; An eccentric bearing A84 connected to the drive motor A82 by a belt or the like; One end is fixed by the shaft bearing (A88), the other end is hinged to the rod (A64) of the suction port (A6), the eccentric shaft (A840) of the eccentric bearing (A84) is fitted between both ends It is configured to include; a predetermined length of the link (A86) formed with a long hole (A860).

Accordingly, when the driving motor A82 is driven, the eccentric bearing A84 is rotated, and the eccentric shaft A840 eccentrically installed at the eccentric bearing A84 is rotated so that the link A86 rotates the shaft bearing A88. As a result of the pivoting motion as a reference axis, the rod A64 hinged to the link A86 is vertically lifted so that the suction port A6 is lifted.

The conveying apparatus B, as shown in Figure 1, is installed on a predetermined work table (B24) and consists of a conveyor belt (B20) for sequentially moving the container 100 supplied from the take-out device (A) The work table B24 is a frame for sealing the container 100, and the base 500 is formed at one side of the correct position C at which the packing film is adhered to the transferred container 100. And installed on one side of the base 500, a sensor (300, see Figure 3a, etc.) for detecting the presence of the container 100 is installed, when the presence of the container 100 is detected adhesion of the packaging film Since the operation is in progress, the conveyor belt B20 is not driven by the control of a controller (not shown), and the conveyor belt B20 is driven and supplied only when the existence of the container 100 is not detected.

The sensor 300 is installed on one side of the work table (B24) to be recognized as the existence of the container 100 when the straight line of the light is blocked using a conventional optical sensor to detect the container 100.

The bonding device (D) is as shown in Figure 3a to 3c,

A hydraulic cylinder (D6) installed vertically in the center of the substrate (D62) horizontally fixed to the plurality of bases (500) installed vertically on the work table (B24);

A lower plate D4 coupled to the rod D60 of the hydraulic cylinder D6;

A heating plate D5 having a heater D50 built therein, and a cutting blade D3 provided to face the outside of the heating plate D5 so as to face the outside of the cutting blade D3 so as to face the outside of the cutting plate D3. It is provided with a pressing hole (D22) is installed on the bottom to support the packaging film 200, the pressing portion (D2) to be elevated by being integrally coupled to the lower portion of the lower plate (D4);

Here, the heating plate (D5) is a plate having a predetermined area in contact with the opening of the container 100, is heated to a predetermined temperature by a heater (D50) installed therein, the packaging film 200 is heat-sealed by the container ( 100).

In addition, the pressing hole (D22) is to spread the cover film 200 supplied from the receiving portion (F) before covering the opening of the container 100, the pressure plate (D224) in contact with the packaging film 200 The rod body D222 attached to the lower end is vertically fitted to be slidably inserted into the insertion hole D40 formed in the lower plate D4, and the spring D220 is interposed on the outer circumferential surface of the rod body D222. In addition, the pressure-sensitive paper plate (D224) having elasticity unfolds the packaging film 200 to prevent wrinkles.

In addition, the opposed cutting edge (D3) is installed to have a separation distance larger than the outer diameter of the opening of the container 100 to be installed perpendicular to the outside of the heating plate (D5) of the cutting film 200 during the cutting operation of the opening It can be cut larger than the outer diameter.

The support device (E), as shown in Figure 4a to 4c, a plurality of vertical rods (E3) vertically installed at a position slightly spaced apart from the end of the lower plate (D4) of the bonding device (D), It comprises a cylinder (E2) horizontally mounted to the lower end of the vertical rod (E3) and the support (E22) is installed on the rod (E20) of the cylinder (E2) in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the container (100). .

In this case, a rubber or silicon-based ground plate E24 having a high coefficient of friction is attached to the front surface of the support E22 to improve the contact state with the container 100.

Therefore, the support device E is lowered in conjunction with the lowering operation of the bonding device D by the hydraulic cylinder D6 to fix the container 100 in position so that the cylinder E2 is lowered in the container 100. And the support E22 moves forward to clamp the container 100 while the cylinder E2 is in operation (see FIG. 4C). .

At this time, the position where the cylinder E2 is lowered is calculated in advance in consideration of the height of the container 100 is set in the controller (not shown).

5A and 5B show another embodiment of the supporting device E ', and upper and lower cylinders E2a' and E2b 'provided with the supporting bases E22a' and E22b 'on the base 500. Spaced apart from each other, the support E22b 'of the cylinder E2b' disposed at the bottom to support the outer peripheral surface of the container 100, the support E22a 'of the cylinder E2a' disposed at the top is It is to be supported close to the lower portion of the round jaw (102), it is a structure that can improve the fixing force.

As shown in FIG. 1, the accommodating part F includes a supply roller F10 on which one unused packaging film 200 is wound, and a recovery roller on which the remaining packaging film is wound. F30 is installed, a plurality of interlocking rollers (F20) for guiding the movement of the packaging film 200 is provided between the supply roller (F10) and the recovery roller (F30).

Looking at the moving path of the packaging film 200, the unused packaging film 200 passes through the plurality of interlocking rollers (F20) with a feed roller (F10) as a starting point, and then through the adhesive device (D) recovery roller It is provided with (F30) as an end point.

Referring to the operating relationship of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

The plurality of containers 100 loaded on the container loading part A9 are dropped one by one by the momentary forward and backward operation of the fixed cylinder A4, are sucked by the adsorption port A6, and then lowered to convey the conveyor belt B20. ), The container 100 is moved to the right position C to be sequentially operated by the drive of the conveyor belt (B20), and the unpacking film 200 which is unused by driving the receiving portion F is 2. It is positioned between the four pressing holes (D22), that is, just above the opening of the container (100).

At this time, the contents are injected through an injection device (not shown) while the container 100 is being transferred.

When the container 100 is positioned in the correct position C and the packaging film 200 is prepared, when the sensor 300 detects the presence of the container 100 and gives a signal to the controller (not shown), the controller The hydraulic cylinder (D6) is operated in accordance with the signal applied from the rod (D60) is lowered, accompanied by the adhesive device (D) and the supporting device (E).

That is, the lower plate (D4) of the bonding device (D) is lowered in conjunction with the rod (D60) of the hydraulic cylinder (D6), the vertical rod (E3) connected integrally to the lower cylinder ( E2) is lowered and is located below the container threshold 102.

Thereafter, when the cylinder E2 is operated to move the support E22 forward, the ground plate E24 on the front thereof supports and fixes the outer surface of the container 100.

When the rod D60 of the hydraulic cylinder D6 is further lowered in the state in which the container 100 is fixed, the packaging film 200 is first covered with an opening of the container 100, and then a slight time difference is provided. D5) is thermally fused while pressing the upper surface of the packaging film 200 (see Fig. 3b).

At this time, the pressing plate (D22) is raised as the heating plate (D5) while pressing the packaging film 200 downward, the cutting blade (D3) is in contact with the packaging film 200 is pulled at the same time cutting operation Is executed (see FIG. 3C).

Subsequently, the above-described adhesion and cutting of the packaging film 200 to the container 100 is terminated and at the same time the support E22 is retracted by the operation of the cylinder E2 to be separated from the container 100, and then the When the rod D60 of the hydraulic cylinder D6 rises, the adhesion device D and the support device E are lifted up and separated from the container 100 in association with this.

Then, the remaining packaging film used is wound on the recovery roller (F30) of the accommodating portion (F) via the interlocking roller (F20).

As described above, the sealed container 100 is transferred to one side by the drive of the conveyor belt (B20) and then the process of attaching the lid is performed, while the above-described process for the other container that has not yet been sealed is performed. The sealing operation is carried out repeatedly.

As described above, the container sealing device according to the present invention supplies a plurality of containers by a conveyor belt, and secures the container in place by a support device, thereby simplifying the configuration of the conveying device and increasing the scale of the device. The compactness can reduce the space occupancy, and can be applied to containers having various sizes and shapes, thereby providing the advantage of improving the practicality.

Claims (6)

An accommodating portion wound around the plurality of rollers to supply the adhesive device to the adhesive apparatus; a take-out apparatus for loading a plurality of containers and taking them out individually; A transfer device for transferring the taken out container to a working position; In the container sealing device consisting of; Adhesive device for pressing and heat-sealing the packaging film to the container is placed on the top of the transfer device is cut; The transfer device (B) is composed of a conveyor belt (B20) installed on the workbench (B24) to sequentially move the container 100 supplied from the take-out device (A), The adhesive device (D) is a container sealing device characterized in that it further comprises a support device (E, E ') for holding and fixing the container 100 positioned at the working position. The method of claim 1, The bonding device (D), A hydraulic cylinder (D6) installed vertically in the center of the substrate (D62) horizontally fixed to the plurality of bases (500) installed vertically on the work table (B24); A lower plate D4 coupled to the rod D60 of the hydraulic cylinder D6; The heating plate D5 in which the heater D50 is incorporated, the cutting blade D3 provided to face the outside of the heating plate D5, and the bottom surface of the lower plate D4 so as to face the outside of the cutting blade D3. It is provided with a pressing hole (D22) is installed in the support to support the packaging film 200, the pressing portion (D2) to be elevated by being integrally coupled to the lower portion of the lower plate (D4); Container sealing apparatus comprising a. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The presser (D22), The push-up plate (D224) in contact with the packaging film 200 is attached to the bottom and the outer peripheral surface of the bar (D222) is an individual spring spring (D220) is characterized in that the sliding is vertically fitted to the lower plate (D4) Container sealer. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The work table (B24), the container sealing device, characterized in that the sensor 300 for detecting the presence of the container 100 in the working position is installed. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The support device (E) comprises a plurality of vertical rods (E3) installed vertically at a position slightly spaced apart from the end of the lower plate (D4) of the bonding device (D); A cylinder E2 mounted horizontally at a lower end of the vertical rod E3; And a support (E22) installed on the rod (E20) of the cylinder (E2) and provided with a ground plate (E24) on the front surface thereof. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The support device (E ') is characterized in that a plurality of cylinders (E2a', E2b ') having a support (E22a', E22b ') for holding the container 100 is provided in the upper and lower portions of the base 500. Container sealer.

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