KR20100012069A - Apparatus for trimming of lid films for packing food - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for trimming lid films for a food package is provided to increase the service life of the trimming cutter which cuts out the lid material along the flange of the food package. CONSTITUTION: A plurality of conveyor frames(110) includes a mounting space in which a packing container is mounted and a support face supporting the flange of the packing container and is transferred along the fixed path by a transfer unit. Trimming units(120) are installed on the transfer path of the packing container transferred with the conveyor frame. The trimming units comprise a trimming cutter(121) and a heater heating the cutter. The cutter trims a lid film by descending to press the support face. A lifting unit(130) raises and lowers the trimming units.

Description

Trimming apparatus of lead material for food packaging {Apparatus for trimming of lid films for packing food}

The present invention increases the use cycle of the cutter used in the process of trimming the lead material, and to clean the part cut by the trim in the lead material to improve the quality of the trimming and to prevent defects, the lead material The present invention relates to a trimming device for a lid for food packaging having a function of cutting off.

In general, foods such as tofu, ssam radish, garlic pickles, and pickled radish, which are popular processed products rich in high quality vegetable protein, are made from soybeans and are sold in closed containers to prevent spoilage.

In particular, the tofu itself is soft and easy to be damaged by external impacts during transportation or storage due to its brittle nature, and is easily deteriorated by changes in temperature or by the introduction of bacteria or foreign substances from the outside. Packaging tofu, which is filled with sterilized water and then sealed in a container, is then widely sold.

This packaging method is applied only to a variety of foods other than tofu, and only the ingredients of the liquid to be filled, and because of the airtight packaging of these foods helped the consumers to enhance the reliability of the product as well as safe food preservation. .

Referring to the accompanying drawings, a method of packaging a conventional food with a liquid water is as follows.

1 is a process chart showing a packaging method of a food according to the prior art. As shown, the packaging method of the food according to the prior art, the container 10 is supplied along the transfer path, filled with the filling (1) inside the container 10 to be supplied, filling (1) Food 2, such as tofu, is placed in a filled container 10, and then the filling 10 is filled in a container 10 containing the food 2.

Then, the lead material 3 is supplied to the open upper portion of the container 10 filled with the filling 1, and heated by a sealer 4 so that the upper edge of the container 10 and the lead material ( 3) The primary sealing is performed by adhering, the upper edge of the container 10 which has been finished with the primary sealing is secondary sealed by a sealer 5, and then the container 10 is cut using a cutter 6. Cutting the lead material 3 between the container and the container 10 so that the containers 10 are separated from each other, and the container 10 is heated and sterilized to finish packaging for food, for example, tofu.

As described above, in the food packaging method according to the prior art, it is difficult to seal the lead material in the state in which the lead material is accurately aligned in the packaging container, so it is necessary to trim the lead material to fit the edge of the packaging container. There is a need to develop a trimming device that increases the service life of the cutter used in the trimming process, improves the trimming quality of the lead material, and increases the efficiency of the trimming process.

In addition, in order to increase the shelf life of the remaining food by opening only a part of the food from the packaging container, if the food is stored in two separate storage spaces in the packaging container to separate the lead material for each storage space separately For this purpose, it is necessary to develop a trimming device having a function of cutting the center line of the lead material which is the boundary of the storage space.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, to increase the use cycle of the cutter used in the process of trimming the lead material to the edge of the packaging container, and the quality and trimming of the trim material for the lead material It increases the efficiency of the process, and also allows the cutting of the portion corresponding to the boundary of the storage space formed in the packaging container in the lead material.

A trimming device for a lid for food packaging according to the present invention is a device for trimming a lid material adhered to a flange of a packaging container for sealing, and is provided with a mounting space in which the packaging container is mounted, and supports a flange of the packaging container on the top. A surface is formed, and is provided on a plurality of conveying frames conveyed along a path defined by a conveying means, and on a conveying path of a packaging container conveyed with the conveying frame, and trimming the lead material by pressing the supporting surface during the lowering. The cutter is provided in the lower portion, and includes trimming means for installing a heater for supplying heat to the cutter for trimming, and lifting means for lifting the trimming means.

The present invention reduces the effort and cost of maintenance and repair by increasing the use cycle of the cutter used in the process of trimming the lead material to the edge of the packaging container, and is cut by trimming the lead material This function not only increases the quality of trimming by keeping the parts clean, but also improves the efficiency of the trimming process by preventing defects in the trimming process, and cuts the part corresponding to the boundary of the storage space formed in a large number of packaging containers from the lead material. In addition to having the effect of having excellent quality and efficiency of this cutting process.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Figure 2 is a side view showing a trimming device for a lid for food packaging according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the main portion of the trimming device for a lid for food packaging according to the present invention. As shown, the trimming device 100 of the food packaging lead material according to the present invention is a flange 210 which is formed along the upper edge after the food and filling, such as tofu and the like filled in the storage space 230 through the opening of the upper portion An apparatus for trimming the lead material 220 bonded for sealing, the packaging container 200 is mounted and a plurality of transfer frame 110 for conveying along a path defined by a conveying means (not shown), and conveying Trimming means 120 that is installed to trim the lead material 220 on the transport path of the packaging container 200 to be transported with the mold 110, and lifting means 130 for elevating the trimming means 120 do.

The transfer frame 110 is provided with a mounting space 111 so that the packaging container 200 is mounted, if the packaging container 200 has a single storage space, the mounting space 111 is also made of a single, this embodiment As in the case where the packaging container 200 has two divided storage spaces 230, the mounting space 111 also consists of two.

The transfer frame 110 is formed with a support surface 112 for supporting the flange 210 of the packaging container 200 to prevent the packaging container 200 mounted in the mounting space 111 to the bottom, such a The support surface 112 provides a place where the trimming of the lead material 220 by the trimming cutter 121, which will be described later, is performed, and preferably made of a silicon material so as not to overdo the trimming cutter 121. Do.

The conveying frame 110 is composed of a plurality of, is conveyed along a path determined by a conveying means (not shown), and has a structure that can be separated from the conveying means as necessary, in this embodiment by the rotational force of the motor Both sides are fixed to the moving chain to transport the packaging container 200 horizontally in the forward direction, and then descend to discharge the packaging container 200 for the subsequent process, and then move horizontally in the reverse direction to raise the new crown. The packaging container 200 is to be mounted.

The trimming means 120 is installed on the conveying path of the packaging container 200 which is conveyed by the conveying mold 110, and presses the lid member 220 by pressing the support surface 112 of the conveying mold 110 when descending. A trimming cutter 121 for trimming is provided at a lower portion thereof, and a heater 122 for supplying heat to the trimming cutter 121 is installed at the body 123, and the lead material of the plurality of packaging containers 200 ( In order to trim the 220 at the same time may be arranged in a plurality along the transport path of the packaging container 200 is transported with the transport frame 110.

The trimming cutter 121 has a shape corresponding to the trimming shape of the lead material 220 and is fixed to the bottom surface of the body 123 of the trimming means 120.

The heater 122 is installed to supply heat to the trimming cutter 121 inside the body 123. The heater 122 facilitates trimming by heating the trimming cutter 121 by generating heat by receiving external power.

On the other hand, the piece of lead material 221 separated from the lead material 220 by the trimming means 120 is rolled by the removal roller 125 which is guided by the guide member 124 and rotated by the motor.

Lifting means 130 is trimming cutter by lowering the trimming means 120 when the transfer frame 110 is equipped with a packaging container 200 to be trimmed is located directly below the trimming cutter 121 ( 121 trims the lead material 220 on the support surface 112, and when trimming is completed, the trimming member 120 is raised to return to its original position. For example, the lifting member 220 lifts the body 123 of the trimming means 20. A hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder that vertically connects the shaft 131 and vertically reciprocates the lifting shaft 131 by the supplied hydraulic or pneumatic pressure may be used.

The lifting shaft 131 is provided with a spring 132 on the outside in order to smooth the trimming process of the trimming means 120 by applying tension during vertical movement.

Meanwhile, the trimming means 120 moves the trimming means 120 reciprocally along the transfer path of the packaging container 200 so that the trimming means 120 can move together with the lead material 220 by a predetermined distance when trimming the lead material 220. The transfer means 140 may further include.

The horizontal transfer means 140 is horizontally moved so that the trimming means 120 moves together with the packaging container 200 trimmed when trimming the lead material 220, and returns to its original position after the trimming of the lead material 220 is finished. To move horizontally in the opposite direction, for example, a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder that is connected to the lifting means 130 is connected to the lifting shaft 141 to reciprocate the feed shaft 141 in the horizontal direction by the hydraulic or pneumatic supplied from the outside to be used. Can be.

On the other hand, the trimming device 100 of the lead material for food packaging according to the present invention, the trimming cutter 120 for trimming the feed frame 110 when trimming the lead material 220 by the trimming means 120 in order to improve the quality of the trimming process. It further comprises a conveying frame pressing means 150 for raising to pressurize).

The transfer frame pressurizing means 150 is installed below the trimming means 120 so that the transfer frame 110 is positioned between itself and the trimming means 120, and the trimming means 120 trims each time the trimming means 120 trims. The conveying frame 110 is equipped with a packaging container 200 to be raised toward the trimming cutter 121.

The conveying frame pressurizing means 150 is, for example, a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder for elevating the pressing member 151 installed below the conveying frame 110 on which the packaging container 200 to be trimmed to the lifting shaft 152. In this case, the pressing member 151 raises and lowers the transfer frame 110 by the same number as the number of trimming means 120, and the trimming cutter 121 supports the support surface 112 of the transfer frame 110. ) And then raise the feed frame 110 after 0.4 to 0.6 seconds, preferably 0.5 seconds, and lower the pressing member 151 to its original position after trimming.

On the other hand, the trimming device 100 of the lid material for food packaging according to the present invention is provided with two or more storage space 230 in the packaging container 200 as in this embodiment, the storage space 230 is mutually by the lead material 220 When the product is sealed to be isolated from the lead material 220 by cutting the portion corresponding to the boundary of the storage space 230 in order to separate only the portion corresponding to each of the storage space 230 when separating the lead material 220 Guide means 160 and the cutting means 170 may be further included.

The conveying guide means 160 guides the packaging container 200 which has been trimmed by the trimming means 120 to be separated and conveyed from the conveying frame 110. In this embodiment, the guide means 160 is a conveying means (not shown). The container 200 is separated from the transport frame 110 by tilting the transport frame 110 to move downward while supporting the flanges 210 on both sides of the packaging container 200. It consists of a plurality of guide bars (161) for guiding sliding.

The cutting means 170 cuts the lead material 220 of the packaging container 200 which is transported by the conveying guide means 160. In this embodiment, the cutting means 170 is a storage space of the packaging container 200 ( The storage space 230 in the lead material 220 of the packaging container 200 is installed and transported vertically to form a line in the upper side of the rotary support 171 and the rotation support 171 between the lower side between the 230. It includes a cutting cutter 172 for cutting a portion corresponding to the boundary of the.

The rotary support 171 rotates and supports the lower surface of the boundary portions of the storage spaces 230 in the packaging container 200 so that the lead material 220 is precisely cut by bringing the lead material 220 into close contact with the cutting cutter 172. By allowing the rotational force of the motor to be transmitted to the rotating shaft 171a, the packaging container 200 may be more smoothly moved downward by the rotation.

The cutting cutter 172 may have various shapes such as a rectangular shape as well as a disk shape as in the present embodiment, and the lead material of the packaging container 200 which passes in a state fixed in a line perpendicular to the upper side of the rotary support 171 ( 220 is cut off, and in the case of a disc shape, the lead material 220 may be cut while being rotated by a motor.

On the other hand, the cutting cutter 172 is preferably to cut the lead material 220 neatly by forming a continuous sawtooth blade portion for cutting.

Referring to the action of the trimming device of the lid material for food packaging according to the present invention having such a configuration as follows.

Food container, such as tofu and filling in the storage space 230, when the packaging container 200 sealed with the lead material 220 is supplied to the transfer frame 110, the packaging container 200 and the transfer frame 110 Together with the trimming means 120 passes through. At this time, the trimming means 120 is lowered by the driving of the elevating means 130 is heated by the heater 122 when the transport frame 110 is mounted to the packaging container 200 to be trimmed directly below The trimming cutter 121 trims the lead material 220 positioned on the support surface 112 of the transfer mold 110, and by using the heated trimming cutter 121 for the lead material 220. Not only is the trimming quality excellent, but also the trimming of the lead material 220 is easy, thereby increasing the use cycle of the trimming cutter 121.

On the other hand, as shown in (a) of Figure 4, when trimming the pressing member 151 is raised by the transfer frame pressing means 150 (shown in Figures 2 and 3) by the cutter for trimming the transfer frame 110 ( 121 to be pressed in close contact so that the trimming is performed accurately, and as shown in (b), the trimming means 120 moves with the packaging container 200 trimmed by the horizontal transfer means 140, and then, As shown in (c), the trimming means 120 after trimming returns to its original height by the elevating means 130, and the packaging container to be trimmed by the horizontal transfer means 140 as shown in (d). Moving to the side 200 enters to allow the next trimming process to proceed, thereby making the trimming process of excellent quality continuously.

After finishing trimming the packaging container 200 is caught by both sides by the rotation and the guide bar 161 in accordance with the lowering of the transfer frame 110 is separated from the transfer frame 110 and slides downward by the guide bar 161. The portion corresponding to the boundary of the storage space 230 in the lead material 220 passes through the portion between the rotary support 171 and the cutting cutter 172 as the boundary of the storage space 230 passes through the cutting cutter ( 172 is cut off, thereby allowing the lead material 220 corresponding to the desired storage space 230 to be divided and separated.

On the other hand, the cutting cutter 172 has a continuous saw-tooth cutting blade portion has a continuous saw tooth shape so that the acute angle forming portion of the blade end to concentrate the force on the lead material 220 to cleanly cut the lead material 220 To help.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention as described above, by increasing the use cycle of the cutter used in the process of trimming the lead material to the edge of the packaging container (trimming) to reduce the effort and cost for maintenance and repair In order to improve the quality of trimming by trimming the parts cut by trimming in the lead material, the trimming process is prevented and the efficiency of the trimming process is improved. In addition to having the ability to cut the corresponding site, the quality and efficiency of this cutting process is excellent, and can be easily connected to the existing food packaging device.

As described above, specific embodiments have been described in the detailed description of the present invention, but it is obvious that the technology of the present invention can be easily modified by those skilled in the art, and such modified embodiments are defined in the claims of the present invention. It will be included in the technical spirit described.

1 is a process chart showing a packaging method of a food according to the prior art,

Figure 2 is a side view showing a trimming device for a food packaging lead material according to the present invention,

3 is a perspective view showing a main portion of a trimming device for a lid for food packaging according to the present invention;

4A to 4D are views for explaining the operation of the trimming device for a lid for food packaging according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

110: transfer frame 111: mounting space

112: support surface 120: trimming means

121: trimming cutter 122: heater

123: body 124: guide member

125: removal roller 130: lifting means

131: lifting shaft 132: spring

140: horizontal transfer means 141: feed axis

150: conveying frame pressing means 151: pressing member

152: lifting shaft 160: feed guide means

161: guide bar 170: cutting means

171: rotation support 171a: rotation axis

172: cutting cutter 200: packaging container

210: flange 220: lead material

221: piece of lead material 230: storage space

Claims (8)

A device for trimming the lead material bonded to the flange of the packaging container for sealing, A mounting space on which the packaging container is mounted is provided, and a support surface for supporting the flange of the packaging container is formed at an upper portion thereof, and a plurality of transfer frames which are transported along a predetermined path by a conveying means; The heater is installed on the transport path of the packaging container to be transported with the transfer frame, the trimming cutter for trimming the lead material by pressing the support surface when descending, the heater for supplying heat to the trimming cutter Trimming means is installed, Elevating means for elevating the trimming means Trimming device for a lead material for food packaging comprising a. The method of claim 1, The trimming means, Arranged in plurality along the transport path of the packaging container Trimming device for a lead material for food packaging, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, Horizontal transfer means for reciprocating the trimming means along the transfer path of the packaging container so that the trimming means moves together with the lead material by a predetermined distance when trimming the lead material. Trimming device for a lead material for food packaging further comprising. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The conveying frame pressurizing means which is installed below the trimming means and raises the conveying frame equipped with the packaging container which is trimmed whenever the trimming means is trimmed toward the trimming cutter. Trimming device for a lead material for food packaging further comprising a The method of claim 1, Transfer guide means for guiding the packaging container trimmed by the trimming means to be separated from the transfer frame; Cutting means for cutting the lead material of the packaging container conveyed by the transfer guide means Trimming device for a lead material for food packaging further comprising. The method of claim 5, wherein The guide means, When the conveying frame is rotated downward to support both sides of the packaging container to be separated from the conveying frame to be a plurality of guide bar for sliding conveying inclined downward Trimming device for a lead material for food packaging, characterized in that. The method of claim 5, wherein The cutting means, Rotating support for rotationally supporting the lower side between the storage space of the packaging container, A cutting cutter which is installed in a row on the upper side of the rotary support and cuts a portion corresponding to the boundary of the storage spaces from the lead material of the packaging container being transported. Trimming device for a lead material for food packaging comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The cutting means, The blade portion of the cutting cutter made of a sawtooth shape Trimming device for a lead material for food packaging, characterized in that.

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