US20120090267A1 - Packaging machine with induction heating and flux guide means - Google Patents

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US20120090267A1
US20120090267A1 US13/256,106 US201013256106A US2012090267A1 US 20120090267 A1 US20120090267 A1 US 20120090267A1 US 201013256106 A US201013256106 A US 201013256106A US 2012090267 A1 US2012090267 A1 US 2012090267A1
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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for packaging items into a film, whereas the film is formed and or sealed by forming- and/or sealing-means each comprising a heating body which is heated by induction heating means and which is moving and/or difficult to access.
  • the problem is solved with an apparatus for packaging items into a film, whereas the film is formed and or sealed by forming- and/or sealing-means each comprising a heating body which is heated by induction heating means and which is moving and/or difficult to access and whereas the induction heating means comprises flux guide means.
  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for packaging items into a film, such as sweets-packaging-machine, especially lollipop-packaging-machines.
  • Other inventive apparatus are form-fill-seal-packaging-machines such as vertical- or horizontal flow-wrappers, thermoformer or tray-sealer
  • the apparatus comprises forming- and/or sealing means. With this means, the film is formed and or it is sealed under the influence of heat and/or pressure. Sealed in terms of the present invention means, that the edges or the twisted part of one film are sealed together and/or two or more films are sealed together.
  • the apparatus comprises forming- and or sealing means and a heating body, which is heated by heating means. This heating body is located at and/or in or apart from the forming- and or sealing means. However, the heating body can also be at least partially identical with the forming- and or sealing means.
  • the heat energy is transferred from the heating means to the heating body by induction.
  • the heating means is stationary, while the heating body is moving.
  • the heating body is difficult to access, e.g. the heating body is locate inside the film tube of a flow wrapper, so that it is difficult if not impossible to realize a direct contact between the heating means and the heating body. More preferably, there is only one heating means for a multitude of heating bodies.
  • the apparatus comprises flux guide means, which guide the magnetic flux from a coil to a desired location, e.g. a point, a line, an area or a volume.
  • a desired location e.g. a point, a line, an area or a volume.
  • the flux guide means comprises an inlet and an outlet, which are separated from each other. More preferably, the heating body passes through the heating body from the inlet to the outlet.
  • the heating body In case that the heating body is moving, it preferably moves around a circular path.
  • the flux guide means and/or its cross-section is U- or C-shaped.
  • the U and C each comprise a base and two legs to the left and to right of the base.
  • the heating body is moving, it is preferably guided through the two legs of the U- or C-shaped flux guide means.
  • the U- or C-shaped flux guide means preferably comprise extensions, which are more preferably oriented in a right angle.
  • the flux guide means comprise a section which is tangentially oriented to a circular moving path of the heating body.
  • the electrical conductivity of the flux guide means is ⁇ 10 S/m, more preferably ⁇ 5 S/m and most preferably ⁇ 1 S/m.
  • the relative permeability of the flux guide means is >300, and ⁇ 25.000, more preferably >500 and ⁇ 20.000.
  • the electrical conductivity of the heating body is ⁇ 1.0e 6 S/m-1.12e 7 S/m.
  • the relative permeability of the heating body is >2000, and ⁇ 25.000, preferably >2500 and ⁇ 24.000.
  • this air gap is preferably ⁇ 5 mm, more preferably ⁇ 3 mm and even more preferably ⁇ 1 mm.
  • the apparatus comprises a multitude of forming- and/or sealing-means and/or heating bodies, whereas each forming- and/or sealing-means and/or heating bodies comprise temperature measurement means, respectively, which are connected to the forming- and/or sealing-means.
  • these temperature measurement means do not have any wire connection, which provide them with electrical energy and/or which transmit signals to or from the temperature measurement means.
  • the energy is preferably transmitted via radiation and/or electro-magnetic-waves.
  • the temperature measurement is done prior to the heating of the heating body.
  • each forming- and/or sealing-means and/or the heating body comprise a transmitter and/or a receiver that transmits or receives information.
  • the transmitter preferably transmits an information, for example the measured temperature and/or the number of the each forming- and/or sealing-means and/or the heating body.
  • the receiver preferably receives the energy to operate the temperature measurement means and/or the transmitter. The energy transfer is preferably executed as described above.
  • the apparatus comprises an energy source that transmits the energy to the receiver.
  • the apparatus comprises a receiver, which receives a signal sent from the transmitter at the each forming- and/or sealing-means and/or the heating body.
  • this transmitter and receiver is stationary.
  • each forming- and/or sealing-means and/or the heating body and their individual transmitter and/or receiver is moving, the energy and/or information is exchanged, when the each forming- and/or sealing-means and/or the heating body pass the stationary transmitter and/or receiver, respectively.
  • the apparatus comprises an infrared temperature measurement means, whereas the measurement is carried out in a dark (black) environment.
  • This means measures for example the temperature of each forming- and/or sealing-means and/or the heating body, preferably, while it passes the measurement means.
  • This inventive or preferred embodiment of the present invention has the advantage, that the measurement is independent from the colour of the measured object, which is especially important, since the colour of the measured object changes with temperature or due to contamination.
  • the forming- and/or sealing-means are partially insulated.
  • heating means for one or more heating bodies, which for example move past the stationary heating means and are thereby heated.
  • the confectionary is a lollipop with a stick
  • the lollipop head is packaged in a packaging sheet, such as a packaging film
  • the packaging film is sealed at its edges with sealing means, each comprising a heating body and the heat energy is transferred to the heating body via induction.
  • the sealing means are located on a drum.
  • One preferred aspect of the present invention is a packaging machine for lollipops, comprising a drum having a stationary, fixed drum part and having a drum part that is rotatable with respect thereto and includes a series of stick holders, a supply for the lollipops towards the stick holders and a supply for packaging material for the lollipops, such as a foil, towards the drum, a discharge for discharge of packaged lollipops away from the drum, wherein the packaging material supply is adapted for consecutively bringing a sheet of packaging material in front of the lollipop heads, wherein the drum is furthermore provided with means for relatively moving the stick holder and the sheet of packaging material in a first trajectory on the drum in order to let said sheet envelop or surround the lollipop head, wherein the rotatable drum part is preferably furthermore provided with a diaphragm at every stick holder, said diaphragm being positioned at the side of the sheet of packaging material facing away from the lollipop head in order to dispose said sheet around the head in said relative movement of
  • Another preferred aspect of the present invention is a vertical flow wrapper with a forming shoulder to form a film tube from a planar film, a filling tube to fill packaging items into the film tube, longitudinal sealing means to apply a longitudinal seal to the film tube, cross sealing/cutting-means to apply cross seals to the film tube and to cut the filled bag from the film tube, whereas the filling tube comprises preferably fins and sealing means to produce edges in the film tube.
  • the filling tube preferably comprises a heating body which is heated via induction.
  • the longitudinal sealing means are heated via induction.
  • the heating body is part of the fin.
  • each fin comprises a heating body.
  • FIGS. 1-5 The invention is now explained in further detail according to FIGS. 1-5 .
  • FIG. 1 shows a diagrammatic front view of a device for the double-twist packaging of lollipops, provided with a device according to the invention, in an exemplary embodiment
  • FIG. 2 shows a diagrammatic side view of a unit for double-twist packaging a lollipop in the device from FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 3A-E show a flux guide means.
  • FIG. 4 show a temperature measurement device.
  • FIG. 5 show the temperature measurement device as part of the lollipop-machine.
  • FIG. 6 show another embodiment of the temperature measurement device.
  • the packaging device 1 in FIG. 1 comprises a frame 2 which is placed on a base 100 .
  • the device 1 comprises a supply container 3 for lollipops provided with a stick and a head, supplied in bulk in the direction A.
  • the container changes into a passage which has a shaking slope 5 / 6 on its bottom side which passes the lollipops in a stream in the direction B to a distribution disc 7 rotatable in the direction C along a vertical centre line S 1 .
  • the distribution disc 7 has a relatively large surface, on which the lollipops supplied in bulk can be spread out.
  • the distribution disc 7 is provided on the edge with holding spaces for the head of the lollipops and with radially outwardly extending slots for the sticks thereof.
  • the lollipops with lollipop sticks are brought into an orientation with the sticks directed radially outwardly and then retained with the aid of means (not shown), which are known per se.
  • On the edge of the distribution disc 7 there is a second process wheel 8 , which is rotatable in the direction D about a horizontal centre axis S 2 .
  • Stick clamps are arranged on the second process wheel, which grasp the lollipops by their sticks and lift them from the distribution disc 7 .
  • a third process wheel 9 Downstream of the second process wheel 8 , a third process wheel 9 is arranged which rotates in the direction E about the centre axis S 3 .
  • a series of lollipop holders is arranged on the third process wheel 9 , at each of which a film/foil sheet clamp is positioned.
  • a film/foil feed station 10 is positioned at the third process wheel 9 , in which a roll of film/foil sheet material can be placed and unwound and can be cut into separate sheets F 1 , delivered intermittently to the third process wheel 9 .
  • a fourth process wheel 11 Downstream of the third process wheel 9 , viewed in processing direction, a fourth process wheel 11 is disposed, which is rotatably driven in the direction F about the centre axis S 4 .
  • the fourth process wheel 11 is provided with a series of co-rotating lollipop holders 50 and a series of co-rotating wrappers, as well as heat-sealing means for heat-sealing the two twisted ends of the film/foil packaging sheet on the lollipop.
  • Lollipops packaged in the fourth process wheel 11 are passed on to a discharge wheel 12 , which rotates in the direction G and can deliver the lollipops to a discharge 14 in order for them to be discharged in the direction J.
  • FIG. 2 one of the pairs of wrappers 20 / 30 of the fourth process wheel 11 is illustrated in side view. It will be understood that the fourth process wheel 11 is situated at right angles to the plane of the drawing, the illustrated lollipop L with the stick S 1 being situated parallel to the centre axis S 4 .
  • the lollipop holders 50 are illustrated diagrammatically and are clamped radially on the lollipop head K 1 by means of clamping jaws 50 a , 50 b while clamping the film/foil sheet F 1 present in tubular form in between.
  • the longitudinal seam of the film/foil sheet runs parallel to the stick S 1 .
  • the left-hand wrapper 20 comprises a holder 28 with two arms 21 a , 21 b , which are pivotably attached to the holder 28 at 22 a , 22 b and are provided with toothings 23 a , 23 b at that end.
  • these toothings are in engagement with a toothed rack (not shown), which can be moved to and fro in the direction parallel to the stick S 1 .
  • the arms 21 a , 21 b will rotate in the direction L, between a radially projecting, non-operating position, illustrated in the figure, and a closed, operating position.
  • the wrapping arms 21 a , 21 b are provided with clamping panels 24 a , 24 b , with which a film/foil tube can be clamped flat.
  • the wrapper 30 is constructed in a similar way and has a holder 38 with two wrapping arms 31 a , 31 b , which are pivotably attached to the holder 38 at the location of pivots 32 a , 32 b , and are there provided with toothings 33 a , 33 b , which engage again in a toothed rack in a manner known per se, which toothed rack can be moved to and fro in a direction parallel to the stick S 1 .
  • the wrapping arms 31 a , 31 b are provided with clamping panels 34 a , 34 b , with which a film/foil tube can be clamped flat.
  • Both holders 28 , 38 are rotatable in the direction K, about a centre axis parallel to the stick S 1 , and to this end are provided with toothed wheels 25 , 35 , the teeth 26 , 36 of which are in permanent engagement with an inner toothing 41 on a fixedly arranged ring 40 , see FIG. 2A (for toothed wheel 25 : toothed wheel 35 is driven in a similar fashion).
  • the holders 28 , 38 are mounted so as to be rotatable about their centre axes in the rotating section of the fourth process wheel 11 .
  • the teeth 26 , 36 of the toothed wheels 25 , 35 will therefore run along the fixed annular toothing 41 , so that the holders 28 , 38 and thus the wrappers 20 , 30 are rotated in the direction K.
  • twisting arms 21 a , 21 b remain in the projecting position, they will follow a garland-like path V during the rotation. In the radially outermost positions, there will be a short moment where they will not move in the peripheral direction, but instead their radially outward movement will change into a radially inward movement. It should be noted that the number of such turning positions can be larger or smaller, depending on the ratio of the diameter of the toothings 41 and 26 , 36 .
  • the flux guiding means as described in greater detail according to FIG. 3 , are arranged in the path of the twisting arms and heat the clamping panel 24 b . Due to the flux guiding means, they need not be placed in these turning positions.
  • FIG. 3A shows induction heating means 46 a , 46 b which comprise a coil 100 which provides the magnetic field.
  • the induction heating means comprise flux guide means 101 .
  • these flux guide means 101 are essentially U-shaped with a base 101 . 1 and legs 101 . 2 , 101 . 3 .
  • the flux guide means comprise extensions 101 . 4 , 101 . 5 .
  • the magnetic field 102 is provided by coil 100 and then guided and spread by the flux guide means 101 as schematically shown in this figure.
  • At least one, preferably a multitude of heating body(ies) 104 which are for example the clamping panel 24 according to FIG. 2 , passes around a e.g. circular pass and during this motion from the inlet 101 . 6 of the flux guide means thru the gap between the extensions 101 . 4 , 101 . 5 to the outlet of the flux guide means 101 . 7 .
  • an air gap 105 Between the heating body 104 and the extensions 101 . 4 , 101 . 5 is an air gap 105 , respectively, which is preferably as small as possible. It can be clearly seen, that the coil 100 and the location where the heating body 104 is heated are separated from each other.
  • the flux guide means transfer the flux from the coil to a location where it is needed and/or where it easily accessible.
  • FIG. 3B shows the heating body 104 at the inlet 101 . 6 of the flux guide means 101 .
  • the entire flux flows thru the heating body and as can be seen in FIGS. 3C and 3D .
  • the combined magnetic flux moves with the heating body 104 thru the flux guide means 101 .
  • FIG. 3E as soon as the heating body 104 has left the flux guide means 101 , the magnetic field spreads over the entire length of the flux guide means 101 . 4 , 101 . 5 .
  • FIG. 4 shows sealing means 43 for example of a lollipop machine which comprises temperature measurement means (not depicted).
  • the signals of this temperature measurement means are transferred to a transmitter/receiver 121 which transmits the measured temperature and/or an identification signal, for example the number of the sealing means 43 , wirelessly to the transmitter/receiver 122 of a stationary temperature measurement unit 120 .
  • the control mechanism of the machine knows the temperature of the sealing means 43 . This information is transferred while the sealing means 43 pass the temperature measurement unit 120 . While passing the temperature measurement unit 120 , energy is also transmitted from the unit 122 to the transmitter/receiver 121 so that the transmitter and the temperature measurement means can be operated wirelessly.
  • FIG. 5 shows the inventive packaging machines with a multitude of sealing means 43 , as depicted in FIG. 14 and which move around a circular path, as schematically depicted in this figure.
  • the temperature measurement unit 120 While passing the temperature measurement unit 120 the temperature of each individual sealing means as well as the identification is wirelessly transmitted to the temperature measurement unit 120 so that the machine knows the temperature of each sealing means and can thus calculate the amount of heat energy needed to bring the sealing means to the desired temperature.
  • energy is transferred from this unit to the sealing means 43 to operate the transmitter/receiver 121 as well as the temperature measurement means.
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B show an alternative embodiment to measure the temperature.
  • the temperature measurement means 130 comprise a measurement space, in this case a box, 132 thru which a laser beam 131 is directed.
  • the sealing means 43 move, as depicted by the arrow in FIG. 16A .
  • the sealing means 43 are in front of the hole 132 . 1 thru which the laser is emitted the measurement takes place, since, in this moment, the entire measurement space 132 in the box entirely dark(black). Thus changes in the colour of the sealing unit 43 are irrelevant.

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