US20170008244A1 - Spout Mounting Apparatus - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to an apparatus for mounting a spout on a plastic film fed longitudinally thereof and intermittently.
- Japanese Patent Publication No. 5,179,386 and Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 159,093 of 2013 discloses a machine for making plastic bags successively, the plastic bag including a spout.
- a plastic film is fed longitudinally thereof and intermittently for a length.
- the machine includes an apparatus comprising a punch blade, a spout inserting device and a seal head, which are spaced from each other at a distance corresponding to the feed length in the feed direction of the plastic film.
- the plastic film is punched by the punch blade when the plastic film is stopped temporarily whenever being fed intermittently.
- An aperture is therefore formed in the plastic film.
- the plastic film is then fed again and intermittently so that the aperture reaches a position at which the spout inserting device and the seal head are disposed.
- a spout is then inserted into the aperture by the spout inserting device.
- the spout and the plastic film are sealed with each other by the seal head, to mount the spout on the plastic film.
- the machine then makes the plastic hag by using the plastic film.
- the plastic hag can therefore be provided with the spout.
- sealed here means “welded” including “heat sealed”, “ultrasonic sealed”, “laser sealed”, “high frequency sealed” and “electromagnetic induction sealed”. It should be noted that in the machine of the publication, the spout and the plastic film are heat sealed with each other.
- the apparatus makes the aperture formed, makes the spout inserted and makes the spout and the plastic film sealed concurrently at different positions, to be efficient and high in speed.
- the plastic film may be stretched by tension when being fed intermittently.
- the plastic film may meander or advance obliquely by accident. Accordingly, the aperture and the spout inserting device are not always consistent with each other exactly when the aperture reaches the position of the spout inserting device and the seal head. As a result, the spout may not he inserted into the aperture reliably, leading to defective goods.
- the spout and the seal head are not always consistent with each other exactly.
- the spout and the plastic film may not be sealed adequately, leading to defective goods.
- the plastic bag is high in unit price when being provided with the spout. It is therefore desired to minimize the percent of defectiveness of the plastic bags.
- the apparatus may additionally involve a CCD camera or a sensor to detect the aperture and the spout so that the spout inserting device and the seal head can be moved finely for adjustment of position to obtain the consistency between the aperture and the spout inserting device and between the spout and the seal head.
- the apparatus must be complicated in structure and high in cost.
- the apparatus includes a punch blade and a punch receiver disposed on opposite sides of the plastic film and opposed to each other in a direction normal to the plastic film.
- the punch blade and the punch receiver are carried by a carriage.
- the apparatus further includes a seal head and a seal receiver disposed on the opposite sides of the plastic film and opposed to each other in the direction normal to the plastic film, the seal head and the seal receiver being spaced from the punch blade and the punch receiver in a direction parallel to the plastic film.
- the seal head and the seal receiver are also carried by the carriage.
- the apparatus further includes a punch blade drive by which the punch blade is moved toward the plastic film and the punch receiver when the plastic film is stopped temporarily whenever being fed intermittently so that the plastic film is sandwiched between the punch blade and the punch receiver to be punched by the punch blade. An aperture is therefore formed in the plastic film.
- the apparatus further includes a carriage drive by which the carriage is moved for a distance corresponding to a space between the punch blade and the seal head and between the punch receiver and the seal receiver so that the seal head and the seal receiver are disposed at a position at which the punch blade and the punch receiver have been disposed.
- the apparatus further includes a spout inserting device by which a spout is inserted into the aperture.
- the apparatus further includes a seal head drive by which the seal head is moved toward the spout, the plastic film and the seal receiver after the spout is inserted so that the spout and the plastic film are sandwiched between the seal head and the seal receiver to be sealed with each other by the seal head.
- the apparatus therefore makes the aperture formed, makes the spout inserted and makes the spout and the plastic film sealed, respectively at the position.
- the spout inserting device includes a spout feeder by which the spout is supplied to the seal receiver.
- the spout inserting device further includes a seal receiver drive by which the seal receiver is moved toward the plastic film after the carriage is moved so that the spout is inserted into the aperture.
- the seal head and the seal receiver are spaced from the punch blade and the punch receiver widthwise of the plastic film.
- the carriage is moved widthwise of the plastic film after the aperture is formed.
- the seal head and the seal receiver may be spaced from the punch blade and the punch receiver longitudinally of the plastic film.
- the carriage is moved longitudinally of the plastic film after the aperture is formed.
- FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2A is a side view of the machine of FIG. 1
- FIG. 2B is a plan view of the plastic film and the carriage of FIG. 2A
- FIG. 2C is a plan view of the carriage of FIG. 2A after being moved.
- FIG. 3A is a plan view of another embodiment and FIG. 3B is a plan view of another embodiment.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an apparatus according to the invention.
- the apparatus is incorporated into a machine for making plastic bags successively, to mount a spout 1 on a plastic film 2 fed longitudinally thereof and intermittently, as in the case of the apparatus of each of Japanese Patent Publication No. 5,179,386 and Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 159,093 of 2013.
- the machine makes the plastic bag by using the plastic film 2 .
- the plastic bag can therefore be provided with the spout 1 .
- the plastic film 2 is directed to guide rollers 3 while a plastic film 4 is directed to the guide rollers 3 so that the plastic films 2 and 4 can be superposed with each other, as shown in FIG. 2 .
- the machine includes a feed device comprising feed rollers 5 , the plastic films 2 and 4 being directed to the feed rollers 5 .
- the feed rollers 5 are rotated by a drive motor so that the plastic films 2 and 4 can be fed longitudinally thereof and intermittently for a length.
- the plastic films 2 and 4 are therefore fed in a direction X which is longitudinal of the plastic film 2 and 4 ( FIG. 2A ).
- the apparatus includes a punch blade 6 and a punch receiver 7 disposed on opposite sides of the plastic film 2 and opposed to each other in a direction normal to the plastic film 2 .
- the punch blade 6 and the punch receiver 7 are carried by a carriage 8 .
- the plastic films 2 and 4 extend horizontally, as also in the case of the apparatus of the publications.
- the punch blade 6 is disposed on the upper side of the plastic film 2 while the punch receiver 7 is disposed on the lower side of the plastic film 2 .
- the punch blade 6 and the punch receiver 7 are carried by the carriage 8 to be opposed to each other.
- the carriage 8 has a sectional shape of channel.
- the punch blade 6 comprises a saw-toothed edge.
- the apparatus further includes a seal head 9 and a seal receiver 10 disposed on the opposite sides of the plastic film 2 and opposed to each other in the direction normal to the plastic film 2 , the seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 being spaced from the punch blade 6 and the punch receiver 7 in a direction parallel to the plastic film 2 .
- the seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 are also carried by the carriage 9 .
- the seal head 9 is disposed on the upper side of the plastic film 2 while the seal receiver 10 is disposed on the lower side of the plastic film 2 .
- the seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 are spaced from the punch blade 6 and the punch receiver 7 widthwise of the plastic film 2 .
- the seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 are carried by the carriage 8 to be opposed to each other.
- the seal head 9 comprises a heat seal head or an ultrasonic seal head.
- the seal head 9 may comprise a laser seal head, a high frequency seal head or an electromagnetic induction seal head.
- the apparatus further includes a punch blade drive 11 by which the punch blade 6 is moved toward the plastic film 2 and the punch receiver 7 when the plastic film 2 is stopped temporarily whenever being fed intermittently.
- the punch blade drive 11 comprises an air cylinder or a servomotor attached to the carriage 8 .
- the punch blade 6 is connected to and supported by the air cylinder or the servomotor.
- the punch blade 6 is moved downward and toward the plastic film 2 and the punch receiver 7 by the air cylinder or the servomotor so that the plastic film 2 is sandwiched between the punch blade 6 and the punch receiver 7 to be punched by the punch blade 6 .
- An aperture is therefore formed in the plastic film 2 .
- the punch blade 6 is then moved upwardly and returned to the original position.
- the punch receiver 7 is hollow to have a bore 12 .
- the plastic film 2 is therefore punched by the punch blade 6 to generate a waste which is discharged through the bore 12 .
- the apparatus further includes a carriage drive 13 by which the carriage 8 is moved ( FIG. 2B ).
- the carriage drive 13 comprises an air cylinder or a servomotor connected to the carriage 8 .
- the carriage 8 is moved by the air cylinder or the servomotor for a distance L corresponding to a space between the punch blade 6 and the seal head 9 and between the punch receiver 7 and the seal receiver 10 so that the seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 are disposed at a position at which the punch blade 6 and the punch receiver 7 have been disposed ( FIG. 2C ).
- the carriage 8 is moved widthwise of the plastic film 2 after the aperture is formed.
- FIG. 1 illustrates the aperture formed and the carriage 8 moved.
- the seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 are positioned outwardly of the plastic film 2 widthwise thereof in the state of FIG. 2B . Accordingly, strictly speaking, the seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 are disposed not on the upper and lower sides of the plastic film 2 but on the upper and lower sides of the extension thereof. However, in any case, it is true that the seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 are disposed on the upper and lower sides of the plastic film 2 in the direction normal to the plastic film 2 when viewing widthwise of the plastic film 2 . The seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 are then disposed not on the upper and lower sides of the extension but on the upper and lower sides of the plastic film 2 in the state of FIG. 2C .
- the apparatus further includes a spout inserting device by which a spout 1 is inserted into the aperture.
- the spout inserting device includes a spout feeder 14 by which the spout 1 is supplied to and supported by the seal receiver 10 when the aperture is formed in the plastic film 2 .
- the spout feeder 14 comprises a robot by which the spout 1 is supplied.
- the spout inserting device further includes a seal receiver drive 15 by which the seal receiver 10 is moved toward the plastic film 2 after the aperture is formed and the carriage 8 is moved.
- the seal receiver drive 15 comprises an air cylinder or a servomotor.
- the seal receiver 10 is supported by the carriage 8 for movement.
- the air cylinder or the servomotor is attached to and supported by the carriage 8 and connected to the seal receiver 10 so that the seal receiver 10 can be moved upward and toward the plastic film 2 by the air cylinder or the servomotor.
- the seal receiver 10 is moved toward the plastic film 2 at the position at which the punch blade 6 and the punch receiver 7 have been positioned and the aperture has been formed.
- the spout 1 is therefore inserted into the aperture.
- the apparatus further includes a seal head drive 16 by which the seal head 9 is moved.
- the seal head drive 16 comprises a servomotor attached to the carriage 8 .
- the seal head 9 is connected to the servomotor to be supported by the carriage 8 and the servomotor.
- the seal head 9 is moved downward and toward the spout 1 , the plastic film 2 and the seal receiver 10 by the servomotor so that the spout 1 and the plastic film 2 are sandwiched between the seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 to be sealed with each other by the seal head 9 .
- the apparatus can therefore mount the spout 1 on the plastic film 2 .
- the seal head 9 is then moved upward and returned to the original position.
- the seal receiver 10 is moved downward and returned to the original position.
- the term “sealed” here means “welded”, in which for example, the spout 1 and the plastic film 2 are heat sealed or ultrasonic sealed with each other.
- the spout 1 and the plastic film 2 may be laser sealed, high frequency sealed or electromagnetic induction sealed with each other.
- the carriage 8 is moved and returned to the original position.
- the steps are then performed alternately and repeatedly whenever the plastic film 2 is fed intermittently.
- the plastic films 2 and 4 are directed to the feed rollers 5 after mounting the spout 1 to be fed intermittently by the feed rollers 5 .
- the feed rollers 5 may be divided axially thereof so that the spout 1 can pass between the divided rollers.
- plastic films 2 and 4 are then directed to a longitudinal seal device and a cross seal device to be sealed with each other longitudinally and widthwise thereof, as in the case of the common machine.
- the plastic films 2 and 4 are then directed to a cross cutter to be cut by the cross cutter, making the plastic bag of the plastic films 2 and 4 .
- the plastic bag can therefore be provided with the spout 1 .
- the aperture is formed in the plastic film 2 , the carriage 8 being then moved for the distance L corresponding to the space between the punch blade 6 and seal head 9 and between the punch receiver 7 and the seal receiver 10 so that the seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 are disposed at the position at which the punch blade 6 and the punch receiver 7 have been disposed.
- the spout 1 is inserted into the aperture, the spout 1 and the plastic film 2 being then sealed with each other by the seal head 9 .
- the apparatus therefore makes the aperture formed, makes the spout 1 inserted and makes the spout 1 and the plastic film 2 sealed, respectively at the position.
- the seal head 9 , the aperture and the seal receiver 10 can be consistent with each other exactly when the spout 1 is inserted and the spout 1 and the plastic film 2 are then sealed.
- the spout 1 can be inserted into the aperture reliably.
- the spout 1 and the plastic film 2 can be sealed with each other adequately.
- the apparatus can therefore minimize the percent of defectiveness of the plastic bags. The apparatus has no problem even if the plastic film 2 will meander or advance obliquely by accident.
- the apparatus does not have to involve a CCD camera or a sensor to detect the aperture and the spout 1 and to make the spout inserting device and the seal head 9 moved finely for adjustment of position, to be simple in structure and low in cost.
- seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 are spaced from the punch blade 6 and the punch receiver 7 widthwise of the plastic film 2 , as in the case of the embodiment.
- the seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 may be spaced from the punch blade 6 and the punch receiver 7 longitudinally of the plastic film 2 and supported by the carriage 8 , as shown in FIG. 3 .
- the carriage 8 is moved longitudinally of the plastic film 2 after the aperture is formed so that the seal head 9 and the seal receiver 10 are disposed at the position at which the punch blade 6 and the punch receiver 7 have been disposed.
- the carriage 8 may be moved longitudinally of the plastic film 2 by translation ( FIG. 3A ).
- the carriage 8 may be swung and moved about an axis 17 ( FIG. 3B ).
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In an apparatus for mounting a spout 1 on a plastic film 2 fed longitudinally thereof and intermittently, the plastic film 2 is punched by a punch blade 6. An aperture is therefore formed in the plastic film 2. A carriage 8 is moved for a distance L corresponding to a space between the punch blade 6 and a seal head 9 and between a punch receiver 7 and a seal receiver 10. A spout 1 is inserted into the aperture. The spout 2 and the plastic film 2. are heat sealed with each other by the seal head 9.
Description
- The invention relates to an apparatus for mounting a spout on a plastic film fed longitudinally thereof and intermittently.
- Each of Japanese Patent Publication No. 5,179,386 and Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 159,093 of 2013 discloses a machine for making plastic bags successively, the plastic bag including a spout.
- In the machine, a plastic film is fed longitudinally thereof and intermittently for a length. The machine includes an apparatus comprising a punch blade, a spout inserting device and a seal head, which are spaced from each other at a distance corresponding to the feed length in the feed direction of the plastic film. The plastic film is punched by the punch blade when the plastic film is stopped temporarily whenever being fed intermittently. An aperture is therefore formed in the plastic film. The plastic film is then fed again and intermittently so that the aperture reaches a position at which the spout inserting device and the seal head are disposed. A spout is then inserted into the aperture by the spout inserting device. The spout and the plastic film are sealed with each other by the seal head, to mount the spout on the plastic film. The machine then makes the plastic hag by using the plastic film. The plastic hag can therefore be provided with the spout.
- The term “sealed” here means “welded” including “heat sealed”, “ultrasonic sealed”, “laser sealed”, “high frequency sealed” and “electromagnetic induction sealed”. It should be noted that in the machine of the publication, the spout and the plastic film are heat sealed with each other.
- In this case, the apparatus makes the aperture formed, makes the spout inserted and makes the spout and the plastic film sealed concurrently at different positions, to be efficient and high in speed. However, on the other side of the coin, the plastic film may be stretched by tension when being fed intermittently. The plastic film may meander or advance obliquely by accident. Accordingly, the aperture and the spout inserting device are not always consistent with each other exactly when the aperture reaches the position of the spout inserting device and the seal head. As a result, the spout may not he inserted into the aperture reliably, leading to defective goods. The spout and the seal head are not always consistent with each other exactly. As a result, the spout and the plastic film may not be sealed adequately, leading to defective goods. In this connection, it should be understood that the plastic bag is high in unit price when being provided with the spout. It is therefore desired to minimize the percent of defectiveness of the plastic bags.
- The apparatus may additionally involve a CCD camera or a sensor to detect the aperture and the spout so that the spout inserting device and the seal head can be moved finely for adjustment of position to obtain the consistency between the aperture and the spout inserting device and between the spout and the seal head. However, in this case, the apparatus must be complicated in structure and high in cost.
- It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an improved apparatus for mounting a spout on a plastic film fed longitudinally thereof and intermittently to minimize the percent of defectiveness, the apparatus being simple in structure and low in cost.
- According to the invention, the apparatus includes a punch blade and a punch receiver disposed on opposite sides of the plastic film and opposed to each other in a direction normal to the plastic film. The punch blade and the punch receiver are carried by a carriage. The apparatus further includes a seal head and a seal receiver disposed on the opposite sides of the plastic film and opposed to each other in the direction normal to the plastic film, the seal head and the seal receiver being spaced from the punch blade and the punch receiver in a direction parallel to the plastic film. The seal head and the seal receiver are also carried by the carriage. The apparatus further includes a punch blade drive by which the punch blade is moved toward the plastic film and the punch receiver when the plastic film is stopped temporarily whenever being fed intermittently so that the plastic film is sandwiched between the punch blade and the punch receiver to be punched by the punch blade. An aperture is therefore formed in the plastic film. The apparatus further includes a carriage drive by which the carriage is moved for a distance corresponding to a space between the punch blade and the seal head and between the punch receiver and the seal receiver so that the seal head and the seal receiver are disposed at a position at which the punch blade and the punch receiver have been disposed. The apparatus further includes a spout inserting device by which a spout is inserted into the aperture. The apparatus further includes a seal head drive by which the seal head is moved toward the spout, the plastic film and the seal receiver after the spout is inserted so that the spout and the plastic film are sandwiched between the seal head and the seal receiver to be sealed with each other by the seal head. The apparatus therefore makes the aperture formed, makes the spout inserted and makes the spout and the plastic film sealed, respectively at the position.
- In a preferred embodiment, the spout inserting device includes a spout feeder by which the spout is supplied to the seal receiver. The spout inserting device further includes a seal receiver drive by which the seal receiver is moved toward the plastic film after the carriage is moved so that the spout is inserted into the aperture.
- The seal head and the seal receiver are spaced from the punch blade and the punch receiver widthwise of the plastic film. The carriage is moved widthwise of the plastic film after the aperture is formed.
- The seal head and the seal receiver may be spaced from the punch blade and the punch receiver longitudinally of the plastic film. The carriage is moved longitudinally of the plastic film after the aperture is formed.
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FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a preferred embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 2A is a side view of the machine ofFIG. 1 ,FIG. 2B is a plan view of the plastic film and the carriage ofFIG. 2A andFIG. 2C is a plan view of the carriage ofFIG. 2A after being moved. -
FIG. 3A is a plan view of another embodiment andFIG. 3B is a plan view of another embodiment. - Turning now to the drawings,
FIG. 1 illustrates an apparatus according to the invention. The apparatus is incorporated into a machine for making plastic bags successively, to mount aspout 1 on aplastic film 2 fed longitudinally thereof and intermittently, as in the case of the apparatus of each of Japanese Patent Publication No. 5,179,386 and Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 159,093 of 2013. The machine makes the plastic bag by using theplastic film 2. The plastic bag can therefore be provided with thespout 1. - In the machine, the
plastic film 2 is directed to guiderollers 3 while aplastic film 4 is directed to theguide rollers 3 so that theplastic films FIG. 2 . The machine includes a feed device comprisingfeed rollers 5, theplastic films feed rollers 5. Thefeed rollers 5 are rotated by a drive motor so that theplastic films plastic films plastic film 2 and 4 (FIG. 2A ). - The apparatus includes a
punch blade 6 and apunch receiver 7 disposed on opposite sides of theplastic film 2 and opposed to each other in a direction normal to theplastic film 2. Thepunch blade 6 and thepunch receiver 7 are carried by acarriage 8. For example, theplastic films punch blade 6 is disposed on the upper side of theplastic film 2 while thepunch receiver 7 is disposed on the lower side of theplastic film 2. Thepunch blade 6 and thepunch receiver 7 are carried by thecarriage 8 to be opposed to each other. Thecarriage 8 has a sectional shape of channel. Thepunch blade 6 comprises a saw-toothed edge. - The apparatus further includes a
seal head 9 and aseal receiver 10 disposed on the opposite sides of theplastic film 2 and opposed to each other in the direction normal to theplastic film 2, theseal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 being spaced from thepunch blade 6 and thepunch receiver 7 in a direction parallel to theplastic film 2. Theseal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 are also carried by thecarriage 9. In the embodiment, theseal head 9 is disposed on the upper side of theplastic film 2 while theseal receiver 10 is disposed on the lower side of theplastic film 2. Theseal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 are spaced from thepunch blade 6 and thepunch receiver 7 widthwise of theplastic film 2. Theseal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 are carried by thecarriage 8 to be opposed to each other. Theseal head 9 comprises a heat seal head or an ultrasonic seal head. Theseal head 9 may comprise a laser seal head, a high frequency seal head or an electromagnetic induction seal head. - The apparatus further includes a
punch blade drive 11 by which thepunch blade 6 is moved toward theplastic film 2 and thepunch receiver 7 when theplastic film 2 is stopped temporarily whenever being fed intermittently. For example, thepunch blade drive 11 comprises an air cylinder or a servomotor attached to thecarriage 8. Thepunch blade 6 is connected to and supported by the air cylinder or the servomotor. Thepunch blade 6 is moved downward and toward theplastic film 2 and thepunch receiver 7 by the air cylinder or the servomotor so that theplastic film 2 is sandwiched between thepunch blade 6 and thepunch receiver 7 to be punched by thepunch blade 6. An aperture is therefore formed in theplastic film 2. Thepunch blade 6 is then moved upwardly and returned to the original position. - in the embodiment, the
punch receiver 7 is hollow to have abore 12. Theplastic film 2 is therefore punched by thepunch blade 6 to generate a waste which is discharged through thebore 12. - The apparatus further includes a
carriage drive 13 by which thecarriage 8 is moved (FIG. 2B ). For example, thecarriage drive 13 comprises an air cylinder or a servomotor connected to thecarriage 8. Thecarriage 8 is moved by the air cylinder or the servomotor for a distance L corresponding to a space between thepunch blade 6 and theseal head 9 and between thepunch receiver 7 and theseal receiver 10 so that theseal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 are disposed at a position at which thepunch blade 6 and thepunch receiver 7 have been disposed (FIG. 2C ). In the embodiment, thecarriage 8 is moved widthwise of theplastic film 2 after the aperture is formed.FIG. 1 illustrates the aperture formed and thecarriage 8 moved. - It should be understood that the
seal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 are positioned outwardly of theplastic film 2 widthwise thereof in the state ofFIG. 2B . Accordingly, strictly speaking, theseal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 are disposed not on the upper and lower sides of theplastic film 2 but on the upper and lower sides of the extension thereof. However, in any case, it is true that theseal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 are disposed on the upper and lower sides of theplastic film 2 in the direction normal to theplastic film 2 when viewing widthwise of theplastic film 2. Theseal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 are then disposed not on the upper and lower sides of the extension but on the upper and lower sides of theplastic film 2 in the state ofFIG. 2C . - The apparatus further includes a spout inserting device by which a
spout 1 is inserted into the aperture. In the embodiment, the spout inserting device includes aspout feeder 14 by which thespout 1 is supplied to and supported by theseal receiver 10 when the aperture is formed in theplastic film 2. For example, thespout feeder 14 comprises a robot by which thespout 1 is supplied. The spout inserting device further includes aseal receiver drive 15 by which theseal receiver 10 is moved toward theplastic film 2 after the aperture is formed and thecarriage 8 is moved. For example, theseal receiver drive 15 comprises an air cylinder or a servomotor. Theseal receiver 10 is supported by thecarriage 8 for movement. The air cylinder or the servomotor is attached to and supported by thecarriage 8 and connected to theseal receiver 10 so that theseal receiver 10 can be moved upward and toward theplastic film 2 by the air cylinder or the servomotor. Theseal receiver 10 is moved toward theplastic film 2 at the position at which thepunch blade 6 and thepunch receiver 7 have been positioned and the aperture has been formed. Thespout 1 is therefore inserted into the aperture. - The apparatus further includes a seal head drive 16 by which the
seal head 9 is moved. For example, theseal head drive 16 comprises a servomotor attached to thecarriage 8. Theseal head 9 is connected to the servomotor to be supported by thecarriage 8 and the servomotor. Theseal head 9 is moved downward and toward thespout 1, theplastic film 2 and theseal receiver 10 by the servomotor so that thespout 1 and theplastic film 2 are sandwiched between theseal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 to be sealed with each other by theseal head 9. The apparatus can therefore mount thespout 1 on theplastic film 2. Theseal head 9 is then moved upward and returned to the original position. Theseal receiver 10 is moved downward and returned to the original position. - The term “sealed” here means “welded”, in which for example, the
spout 1 and theplastic film 2 are heat sealed or ultrasonic sealed with each other. Thespout 1 and theplastic film 2 may be laser sealed, high frequency sealed or electromagnetic induction sealed with each other. - Subsequently, the
carriage 8 is moved and returned to the original position. The steps are then performed alternately and repeatedly whenever theplastic film 2 is fed intermittently. - The
plastic films feed rollers 5 after mounting thespout 1 to be fed intermittently by thefeed rollers 5. In this connection, it is preferable to make circumferential grooves formed in thefeed rollers 5 so that thespout 1 can pass through the grooves. Thefeed rollers 5 may be divided axially thereof so that thespout 1 can pass between the divided rollers. - In addition, the
plastic films plastic films plastic films spout 1. - In the apparatus, the aperture is formed in the
plastic film 2, thecarriage 8 being then moved for the distance L corresponding to the space between thepunch blade 6 and sealhead 9 and between thepunch receiver 7 and theseal receiver 10 so that theseal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 are disposed at the position at which thepunch blade 6 and thepunch receiver 7 have been disposed. In addition, thespout 1 is inserted into the aperture, thespout 1 and theplastic film 2 being then sealed with each other by theseal head 9. The apparatus therefore makes the aperture formed, makes thespout 1 inserted and makes thespout 1 and theplastic film 2 sealed, respectively at the position. - Accordingly, the
seal head 9, the aperture and theseal receiver 10 can be consistent with each other exactly when thespout 1 is inserted and thespout 1 and theplastic film 2 are then sealed. As a result, thespout 1 can be inserted into the aperture reliably. Thespout 1 and theplastic film 2 can be sealed with each other adequately. The apparatus can therefore minimize the percent of defectiveness of the plastic bags. The apparatus has no problem even if theplastic film 2 will meander or advance obliquely by accident. - The apparatus does not have to involve a CCD camera or a sensor to detect the aperture and the
spout 1 and to make the spout inserting device and theseal head 9 moved finely for adjustment of position, to be simple in structure and low in cost. - It is not always necessary that the
seal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 are spaced from thepunch blade 6 and thepunch receiver 7 widthwise of theplastic film 2, as in the case of the embodiment. Theseal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 may be spaced from thepunch blade 6 and thepunch receiver 7 longitudinally of theplastic film 2 and supported by thecarriage 8, as shown inFIG. 3 . In this case, thecarriage 8 is moved longitudinally of theplastic film 2 after the aperture is formed so that theseal head 9 and theseal receiver 10 are disposed at the position at which thepunch blade 6 and thepunch receiver 7 have been disposed. - The
carriage 8 may be moved longitudinally of theplastic film 2 by translation (FIG. 3A ). Thecarriage 8 may be swung and moved about an axis 17 (FIG. 3B ).
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1. An apparatus for mounting a spout on a plastic film fed longitudinally thereof and intermittently, the apparatus comprising:
a punch blade and a punch receiver disposed on opposite sides of the plastic film and opposed to each other in a direction normal to the plastic film, the punch blade and the punch receiver being carried by a carriage;
a seal head and a seal receiver disposed on the opposite sides of the plastic film and opposed to each other in the direction normal to the plastic film, the seal head and the seal receiver being spaced from the punch blade and the punch receiver in a direction parallel to the plastic film, the seal head and the seal receiver being carried by the carriage;
a punch blade drive by which the punch blade is moved toward the plastic film and the punch receiver when the plastic film is stopped temporarily whenever being fed intermittently so that the plastic film is sandwiched between the punch blade and the punch receiver to be punched by the punch blade, an aperture being formed in the plastic film;
a carriage drive by which the carriage is moved for a distance corresponding to a space between the punch blade and the seal head and between the punch receiver and the seal receiver so that the seal head and the seal receiver are disposed at a position at which the punch blade and the punch receiver have been disposed;
a spout inserting device by which a spout is inserted into the aperture; and
a seal head drive by which the seal head is moved toward the spout, the plastic film and the seal receiver after the spout is inserted so that the spout and the plastic film are sandwiched between the seal head and the seal receiver to be sealed with each other by the seal head,
the apparatus making the aperture formed, making the spout inserted and making the spout and the plastic film sealed, respectively at the position.
2. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the spout inserting device comprising:
a spout feeder by which the spout is supplied to the seal receiver; and
a seal receiver drive by which the seal receiver is moved toward the plastic film after the carriage is moved so that the spout is inserted into the aperture.
3. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the seal head and the seal receiver are spaced from the punch blade and the punch receiver widthwise of the plastic film, the carriage being moved widthwise of the plastic film after the aperture is formed.
4. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the seal head and the seal receiver are spaced from the punch blade and the punch receiver longitudinally of the plastic film, the carriage being moved longitudinally of the plastic film after the aperture is formed.
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