KR20230015540A - A spoon and chopstick automatic packing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically packaging spoons and chopsticks. The apparatus comprises: a vinyl roll bag (10) around which vinyl (11) for packaging spoons and chopsticks is wound; a three-sided guide member (20) for guiding the vinyl (11) so that when the vinyl (11) is transferred forward, the same has a "["-shaped three-sided shape consisting of a bottom surface on which spoons and chopsticks are placed and both side surfaces; vinyl both-side adjacent rollers (30) connected to a driving unit (80) and rotated according to the operation of the driving unit (80) so that portions adjacent to free ends of both the side surfaces of the three sides of the vinyl (11) being transferred past the three-sided guide member (20) are gathered in the center, pulled, and transferred forward; the driving unit (80) driven to operate the vinyl both-side adjacent rollers (30); both-side bonding rollers (40) for bonding, by heating, the portions adjacent to the free ends of the vinyl (11) transferred forward from the vinyl both-side adjacent rollers (30) to surround the spoons and the chopsticks in a width direction; and a bonding and cutting unit for bonding and cutting the portions of the vinyl (11) adjacent to both longitudinal sides of the spoons and the chopsticks. Therefore, the apparatus can automatically package both the spoons and the chopsticks in the vinyl.

Description

Automatic spoon packing device {A spoon and chopstick automatic packing apparatus}

The present invention is a vinyl roll bag (10) in which a vinyl (11) is wound for packaging cutlery; A three-side guide 20 for guiding the vinyl 11 to be transported in a three-sided shape of a 'c' shape consisting of a bottom surface where cutlery is placed and both sides when the vinyl 11 is transported forward; Of the three sides of the vinyl 11 being transported through the three-side guide 20, the free end adjacent portions of both sides are gathered in the middle and are connected to the driving unit 80 so as to be transported forward by pulling them, thereby contributing to the operation of the driving unit 80. Adjacent rollers 30 at both ends of the vinyl that are rotated along; a drive unit 80 for driving the adjacent rollers 30 at both ends of the vinyl to operate; a bonding roller 40 at both ends for bonding adjacent portions of the free end of the vinyl 11 transported forward from the roller 30 at both ends of the vinyl to wrap the cutlery in the width direction by heating; and a bonding and cutting portion for bonding and cutting portions of the vinyl 11 adjacent to both ends of the cutlery in the longitudinal direction of the cutlery.

As is well known, chopsticks are a tool used to pick up and eat food, and are made of wood, metal, or synthetic resin to be thin and long, so that they can be used once or reused.

In the case of disposable chopsticks, most of these chopsticks are supplied in a sealed package wrapped in thin paper or plastic, and in the case of packaging boxes used for chopsticks used in restaurants or at home, the entrance is open so that chopsticks can be inserted and removed. They are assembled and supplied individually. As described above, the packaging bag supplied with the inlet open is supplied to the top and bottom of the fabric with the surface printed on it, laminated, cut to a certain size, and then cut one by one with a press cutter for packaging.

However, since the conventional packing stand manufactured as described above is configured to supply two sheets of fabric and then laminate and cut one by one, the structure of the device is complicated and it takes a lot of manufacturing time, so mass production is impossible. In addition, by bonding the edges of the four sides except for the inside of the top for laminating, the top and bottom of the packaging stand are left a lot. Therefore, there is an uneconomical problem in that raw materials are wasted unnecessarily and productivity is lowered. In addition, there is a cumbersome problem that the chopsticks made of two sets must be inserted and packed one by one in these single packaging boxes.

In order to solve the above problems, conventional Patent Registration No. 10-2231435 (2021.03.18.) proposes a chopstick packaging device implemented so that chopsticks can be individually packaged using a packaging material made of paper and stored hygienically. However, since the packaging material is made of paper, the wrapping paper fabric on which the chopsticks are seated is folded in half so that the chopsticks can be accommodated inside, and both edges are adhered, and then the wrapping paper fabric is fixed in correspondence with the length of the chopsticks. It must go through a process of cutting to length, and accordingly, an adhesive application unit for applying adhesive along one or both edges of the seating surface of the wrapping paper fabric must be provided, and since the packaging material is made of paper, chopsticks accommodated inside after the bonding and coating process There are problems that are not visible from the outside.

On the other hand, the above packing stands are related to chopstick packing machines and not to spoon packing devices, and as an example of a conventional device related to spoon packing machines, Utility Model Office No. 1989-0009368 (1989.12.22.) "upper packing paper (1) and the lower wrapping paper (2) in the process of transporting the cutting device to include the wrapping paper end (7) of the lower wrapping paper (2), the narrow paper (9) cut along the vertical cutting line (8) ) (10) (11) Proposes a spoon packaging stand manufacturing device characterized by separating the take-out roller 13, the auxiliary roller 15, and the take-out roller 14 adjacent to the guide roller 12 are doing

However, the conventional manufacturing device for the spoon packaging bag of the Utility Model Office No. 1989-0009368 is also configured to supply two sheets of fabric and then laminate them and cut them one by one, so the structure of the device is complicated and takes a lot of manufacturing time, resulting in a large amount of Production is impossible, and since the edges of the four sides are bonded except for the inside of the top for laminating, a lot of the top and bottom of the packaging stand are left, resulting in unnecessarily wasting raw materials and reducing productivity, which is an uneconomical problem. It still has the cumbersome problem of having to pack by inserting spoons one by one into each sheet of packaging.

Also, in the prior art, there has been no disclosure of a technology for simultaneously and automatically wrapping spoons and chopsticks in plastic.

Utility Model Office No. 1988-0001967 (1988.06.03.)

The automatic cutlery packaging device of the present invention is intended to solve the following problems.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cutlery packaging device that automatically and simultaneously wraps spoons and chopsticks in plastic.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cutlery packaging device that has a simple structure, takes less manufacturing time compared to the prior art, enables mass production, reduces plastic waste and improves productivity.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cutlery packaging device in which an adhesive application unit can be omitted by using vinyl as a packaging material, and cutlery accommodated inside is visible when viewed from the outside.

The automatic cutlery packaging device according to the present invention is configured as follows in order to solve the above problems.

a vinyl roll bag 10 in which vinyl 11 for packing cutlery is wound; A three-side guide 20 for guiding the vinyl 11 to be transported in a three-sided shape of a 'c' shape consisting of a bottom surface where cutlery is placed and both sides when the vinyl 11 is transported forward; Of the three sides of the vinyl 11 being transported through the three-side guide 20, the free end adjacent portions of both sides are gathered in the middle and are connected to the driving unit 80 so as to be transported forward by pulling them, thereby contributing to the operation of the driving unit 80. Adjacent rollers 30 at both ends of the vinyl that are rotated along; a driving unit 80 that drives the adjacent rollers 30 at both ends of the vinyl to operate; a bonding roller 40 at both ends for bonding adjacent portions of the free end of the vinyl 11 transported forward from the roller 30 at both ends of the vinyl to wrap the cutlery in the width direction by heating; and a bonding and cutting portion for bonding and cutting portions of the vinyl 11 adjacent to both ends of the cutlery in the longitudinal direction of the cutlery.

The three-side guide 20 has an open upper surface and an upstream side surface, a bottom surface 21 and both side surfaces 22 are closed, and a downstream side surface 23 has a bottom surface 21 and both side surfaces 22 and It is characterized in that it is made in the shape of a cylinder in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped, each forming a lower gap 24 and a side gap 25 between the.

The drive unit 80 is characterized in that it is a motor connected to the rollers 30 adjacent to both ends of the vinyl so as to rotationally drive the rollers 30 adjacent to both ends of the vinyl.

The bonding and cutting unit includes an upper and lower bonding roller 50 for vertically bonding the portion of the vinyl 11 adjacent to the portion where the cutlery is placed; And it is characterized in that it comprises a cutter (60) for cutting the portion of the bonded vinyl (11).

The present invention can exert the following effects by the above solution.

First, there is an effect of providing an automatic cutlery packaging device that automatically wraps spoons and chopsticks in plastic at the same time.

Second, there is an effect of providing an automatic cutlery packaging device that has a simple structure and takes less manufacturing time compared to the prior art, enabling mass production, reducing waste of vinyl and improving productivity.

Third, by using vinyl as the packaging material, it is possible to omit the adhesive application unit, and there is an effect of providing an automatic cutlery packaging device in which cutlery accommodated inside is visible when viewed from the outside.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic cutlery packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an enlarged view of part A of FIG. 1;
Figure 3 is a plan view of Figure 1;
Figure 4 is a side view of Figure 1;
5 is a block diagram of the automatic cutlery packing device of FIG. 1;

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that this is not intended to limit the technology described herein to specific embodiments, and includes various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives of the embodiments of the present invention. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for like elements.

In addition, expressions such as “first,” “second,” and the like used in the present invention may modify various components regardless of order and/or importance, and to distinguish one component from another. It is used only and does not limit the corresponding components. For example, 'first part' and 'second part' may indicate different parts regardless of order or importance. For example, without departing from the scope of rights described in the present invention, a first element may be called a second element, and similarly, the second element may also be renamed to the first element.

In addition, the terms used in the present invention are only used to describe a specific embodiment, and may not be intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. Singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art described in the present invention. Among the terms used in the present invention, terms defined in a general dictionary may be interpreted as having the same or similar meaning as the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in the present invention, an ideal or excessively formal meaning not be interpreted as In some cases, even terms defined in the present invention cannot be interpreted to exclude embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, looking at an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems together with the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic cutlery packaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of section A of FIG. 1 , FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 1 , FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 1 , and FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the automatic cutlery packaging device of FIG. 1 .

1 to 5, the automatic cutlery packaging device of the present invention includes a vinyl roll bag 10, a three-sided guide 20, a roller adjacent to both ends of the vinyl 30, a driving unit 80, a joining roller 40 at both ends, and joining and cutting parts.

The vinyl roll bag 10 has vinyl 11 for wrapping cutlery rolled around, and when the adjacent rollers 30 at both ends of the vinyl rotate by driving a driving unit 80 to be described later, the vinyl roll bag 10 The vinyl 11 wound on may move forward.

The three-side guide 20 guides the vinyl 11 to be transported in a three-sided shape of a 'c' shape consisting of a bottom surface where cutlery is placed and both sides when the vinyl 11 is transported forward, As such, when the vinyl 11 is transported forward, it is possible to be guided by the three-side guide 20 to be transported in a three-sided shape of a 'c' shape consisting of a bottom surface and both side surfaces.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the three-side guide 20 has an open upper surface and an upstream side surface, a bottom surface 21 and both side surfaces 22 are closed, and a downstream side surface 23 is the bottom. It is made in the shape of a cylinder in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped forming a lower gap 24 and a side gap 25, respectively, between the face 21 and both side faces 22. According to this, when transporting and guiding the vinyl 11, the bottom surface of the vinyl 11 is transferred through the lower gap 24, and both sides of the vinyl 11 are transferred through the side gap 25, and the vinyl 11 ) becomes possible to be guided so that it is transferred in a three-sided shape in the form of a 'c'.

The rollers 30 adjacent to both ends of the vinyl collect and pull adjacent portions of the free ends of both sides of the three sides of the vinyl 11 transported through the three-side guide 20 toward the center, and the driving unit 80 It is connected to and rotates according to the operation of the drive unit 80. When the drive unit 80 operates by this configuration, among the three sides of the vinyl 11 being transported past the three-side guide 20, the drive unit 80 collects and pulls the free end adjacent portions of both sides toward the center to be transported forward. ) can be connected to

Here, the drive unit 80 is a motor connected to the rollers 30 adjacent to both ends of the vinyl so as to rotationally drive the rollers 30 adjacent to both ends of the vinyl. When the motor rotates, the rollers 30 adjacent to both ends of the vinyl connected to the motor are driven to rotate.

The bonding rollers 40 at both ends bond adjacent portions of the free ends of the vinyl 11 transferred forward from the rollers 30 adjacent to both ends of the vinyl by heating so as to wrap the cutlery in the width direction. In this way, by bonding the adjacent portion of the free end of the vinyl 11 by heating, both side surfaces of the vinyl 11 are closed in the width direction of the cutlery placed on the bottom surface of the vinyl 11.

The bonding and cutting unit joins and cuts portions of the vinyl 11 adjacent to both ends of the cutlery in the longitudinal direction of each other. According to this, the cutlery placed on the bottom surface of the vinyl 11 is closed not only in the width direction but also in the longitudinal direction, so that the packaging of the cutlery is completed.

In another embodiment, the cutlery automatic packaging device according to the present invention further includes a switch directly or indirectly connected to the motor to drive the motor, and the switch drives the motor when stepped on. It is a foot switch 70 that can do. When the switch is pressed, a motor directly or indirectly connected to the switch is driven, and in order to facilitate the operation of the switch in the field, simply stepping on the foot switch 70 activates the foot switch 70 to drive the motor be able to do

In one embodiment, the bonding and cutting unit is composed of a heating cutter capable of cutting while bonding a portion of the vinyl 11 adjacent to the portion where the cutlery is placed. Since the heating cutter can cut while bonding the portion of the vinyl 11 adjacent to the portion where the cutlery is placed, a component for bonding (eg, a heater or a heating roller) and a component for cutting (eg, a cutter or cutter) It does not need to be separately equipped, so it can reduce the installation space and reduce the cost.

In another embodiment, the bonding and cutting unit, as shown in Figures 1 to 3, the upper and lower bonding rollers 50 for vertically bonding the portion of the vinyl 11 adjacent to the cutlery portion; and a cutter 60 for cutting the bonded portion of the vinyl 11. In this embodiment, since the upper and lower bonding rollers 50 and the cutter 60 are provided separately, the installation space should be wider and the cost increases, but bonding and cutting are performed in separate processes, so the defect rate can be reduced.

In addition, the automatic cutlery packaging device according to the present invention drives and moves the rollers 30 adjacent to both ends of the vinyl, the joining rollers 40 at both ends, and the upper and lower joining rollers 50 individually or simultaneously, so that the rollers adjacent to both ends of the vinyl (30), a cylinder 100 connected to the both end joining rollers 40, and the upper and lower joining rollers 50, and a control unit 90 connected to the drive unit 80 and the cylinder 100. . When the controller 90 is operated, the cylinder 100 operates, and by the operation of the cylinder 100, the rollers 30 adjacent to both ends of the vinyl, the joining rollers 40 at both ends, and the upper and lower joining rollers 50 are individually Or it becomes possible to drive and move at the same time.

Meanwhile, in another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 , the control unit 90 may be connected to the foot switch 70 in addition to the driving unit 80 and the cylinder 100. According to this configuration, simply stepping on the foot switch 70 turns the control unit 90 on, and the control unit 90, which has been switched to the on state, has the adjacent roller 30 at both ends of the vinyl and the bonding roller at both ends, as set in advance. 40, and the upper and lower joining rollers 50 can be driven and moved individually or simultaneously.

The present invention described above has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, but this is only exemplary, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and equivalent other embodiments therefrom. will have to be clarified. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be construed by the appended claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent range should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10 : Vinyl Roll Bag
11 : Vinyl
20: 3 side guide
21: bottom surface
22: side
23: downstream side
24: lower gap
25: side clearance
30: Adjacent rollers on both ends of vinyl
40: both ends joining roller
50: upper and lower joining rollers
60: cutter
70: foot switch
80: driving unit
90: control unit
100: cylinder

Claims (4)

a vinyl roll bag 10 in which vinyl 11 for packing cutlery is wound;
A three-sided guide 20 for guiding the vinyl 11 to be transported in a three-sided shape of a 'c' shape consisting of a bottom surface where cutlery is placed and both sides when the vinyl 11 is transferred forward;
Among the three sides of the vinyl 11 that is transported through the three-side guide 20, the free end adjacent portions on both sides are gathered in the middle and pulled to be connected to the driving unit 80 to be transported forward, thereby contributing to the operation of the driving unit 80. Adjacent rollers 30 at both ends of the vinyl that are rotated along;
a double-end joining roller 40 for bonding adjacent portions of the free end of the vinyl 11 transported forward from the roller 30 adjacent to both ends of the vinyl by heating so as to wrap the cutlery in the width direction; and
and a joining and cutting portion for joining and cutting portions of the vinyl 11 adjacent to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cutlery. According to claim 1,
The three-side guide 20,
The upper surface and the upstream side are open, the bottom surface 21 and both side surfaces 22 are closed, and the downstream side surface 23 has a lower gap 24 between the bottom surface 21 and both side surfaces 22, respectively. An automatic cutlery packaging device characterized in that it is made of a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped barrel forming a side gap (25). According to claim 1,
The drive unit 80,
Automatic cutlery packaging device characterized in that the motor is connected to the rollers (30) adjacent to both ends of the vinyl so as to rotationally drive the rollers (30) adjacent to both ends of the vinyl. According to claim 1,
The joining and cutting parts,
Upper and lower bonding rollers 50 for vertically bonding a portion of the vinyl 11 adjacent to the portion where the cutlery is placed; and
Cutlery automatic packaging device characterized in that it comprises a cutter (60) for cutting the portion of the bonded vinyl (11).

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