US3795083A - Wraparound closure clip applying mechanism - Google Patents

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US3795083A
US3795083A US00260198A US3795083DA US3795083A US 3795083 A US3795083 A US 3795083A US 00260198 A US00260198 A US 00260198A US 3795083D A US3795083D A US 3795083DA US 3795083 A US3795083 A US 3795083A
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  • ABSTRACT A closure clip forming and applying mechanism which is adapted to be incorporated in a packaging machine of the type which feeds materials to be packaged into a continuous tube of relatively thin pliable packing film and which has a reciprocating head in which there are movable plates for constricting the tube at axially spaced intervals and for applying to the constricted portion of the tube pairs of spaced closure clips which are formed into a U-shape on an asso- Y ciated anvil and delivered to the reciprocating head,
  • This invention relates to packaging machines and is more particularly concerned with improvements in a machine of the type which feeds material to be packaged into a continuous tube of relatively thin pliable packaging film and which constricts the tube at intervals and applies to the constricted portion of the tube metal closure clips.
  • a number of packaging machines have heretofore been developed and used successfully in packaging a variety of products which comprise a mechanism for advancing a continuous tube of thin pliable packaging film along a hollow mandrel through which a product is supplied to the tube with associated mechanism for constricting the tube at intervals and for preforming pairs of closure forming metal bands and applying the same to the constricted tube area so as to form the end closures when the constricted tube is severed between the closely spaced seal forming clips of each pair thereof.
  • One such machine is disclosed in Jensen nd Eberman U.S. Pat. No. 2,83l,302.
  • a more specific object of the invention is to provide in a packaging machine of the type referred to wherein a tubular casing of thin pliant skin-like material is advanced in telescoping relation along a filling mandrel, an improved casing-constricting and sealing head with gripping means for removing metal clips from an anvil on which the clips are initially formed into a U-shape and associated means for clinching the clips about constricted portions of the casing in a wrap-around, endoverlapping arrangement, resulting in the application of successive pairs of tightly curled'closure members which provide an improved seal for adjacent ends of successive lengths of the filled casing.
  • FIG. 1 is a partial side elevation of a packaging machine having incorporated therein mechanism embodying the principal features of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a cross section taken on the line 2-2 of FIG. 1, to an enlarged scale and with portions broken away, the view showing the mechanism for preliminarily forming the round wire closure clips into U-shape on a reciprocably mounted anvil member on which the clips are transferred to a tube-constricting and clipapplying head;
  • FIG. 3 is a partial front elevation taken on the line 3-3 of FIG. 2, the view showing the mechanism for preliminarily forming the clips and transferring the same to the tube-constricting and clip-applying head;
  • FIG. 4 is a fragmentary elevational view of the clipforming anvil and transfer member
  • FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 is a cross section taken on the line 6-6 of FIG. 1 to an enlarged scale, the view showing the tubeconstricting and closure clip-applying head;
  • FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 6 with the tubeconstricting and closure-applying elements in tubeengaging or closed position;
  • FIGS. 8A and 8B constitute a vertical section taken on the line 8-8 of FIG. 7, to a larger scale
  • FIG. 9 is a fragmentary plan view showing a portion of the tube-constricting and clip-applying head of FIGS. 6 to 8, the view being to a larger scale with portions of the topmost constricting plate broken away and the tube-constricting and clip-applying elements being in a partially closed position;
  • FIG. 10 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken on the line 10-10 of FIG. 6, to an enlarged scale;
  • FIG. 11 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken on the line 11-11 of FIG. 6, to an enlarged scale;
  • FIG. 12 is an elevation, with portions broken away of the package produced by the machine.
  • FIG. 13 is a cross section taken on line 13-13 of FIG. 12 to an enlarged scale
  • FIG. 14 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational view of the ends of certain clip engaging parts shown in FIG. 10.
  • FIG. 1 a portion of a packaging machine for forming a continuous tube T from a web W which is folded about a hollow tubular mandrel 10, to which a flowable product is supplied, with the tube T being advanced to a ver .tically reciprocating tube-constricting and closureapplying head 11 which is mounted for vertical reciproof which may be constructed in accordance with the disclosure in Jensen and Eberman U.S. Pat. No. 2,831,302 to which reference is made for details not specifically described herein.
  • the web W is fed around a forming collar and onto the mandrel 10 where it is formed into a tube and its overlapped margins are sealed longitudinally by suitable sealing mechanism (not shown).
  • the tube T is filled with a product through the hollow mandrel 10 and advanced below the same by a suitable feeding roll mechanism 16 which grips a portion of the tube and continuously advances the same to the vertically reciprocating head 11, the latter being supported for reciprocation in a vertical path on frame side members 17 and moved in its vertical path by reciprocation of associated supporting rods or slides 18 (FIG. 8B)
  • Closure clips 20 are preliminarily formed into U-shape from two strands of round wire 21 by the clip-forming mechanism 12 (FIGS. 2 and 3
  • the clipforming wire 21 is fed from a suitable supply (not shown) by a pair of intermittently driven feed rolls 22 and 23 which are suitably mounted for wire gripping co-operation on a portion of the support frame.
  • clip-forming mechanism comprises an anvil member 25 which is mounted on thetop of a vertically reciprocating rod 25.
  • the rod 25 maybe reciprocated as de scribed in US. Pat. No. 2,831,302.
  • the anvil member 25, which is shaped as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, is guided for movement in a guide block 26 having a trackway 26 and secured to a supporting bracket'27.
  • a severing and forming mechanism is mounted in opposed relation to the anvil member 25 on the supporting bracket 27. It comprises a horizontally reciprocating plate member 28 which is mounted in an operating trackway 29 in the bracket 27 and which is held in position therein by a cover plate 30.
  • the forming plate 28 is reciprocated guideway slot 38 and is pivotally connected at 39 to the upper end of the vertically reciprocating cam rod 40 which has a suitable connection (not shown) with the drive mechanism for the machine.
  • the forming plate 28 is provided with a recess 41 on the edge thereof shaped to co-operate with a vertical edge portion 42 on the anvil 25 in forming a pair of closure members 20 around the same.
  • a pair of vertically spaced punch or ejector members43 (FIG. 3) are arranged in bores 44 which communicate with the recess 41 on the edge of the forming plate 28 and one of the ends of each ejector member 43 extends into the recess 41.
  • the other ends of the ejector members 43' are headed and backed by compression springs 45 which are in enlarged bores 46 so that the ejector members 43 are urged toward 7 thee anvil 25 to prevent return of preformed closure members 20 upon return movement of the forming plate 28.
  • the one forward edge of the forming plate 28 co-opcrates with the end edges of elongate guidewayforming bores 47 in a cutting block 48 (FIGS. 2 and 5) through which the wire stock is fed, to sever lengths of wireof the proper size for forming theclips 20.
  • the cutting block 48 is mounted in a recess 49 in the for ward end of a mounting bracket 50 which is bolted or otherwise secured on the support bracket 27.
  • a compression spring 51 urges the cutting block insert 48 forwardly in therecess 49 for co-ope ration'with the cutting edge on the forming plate 28.
  • the guidewayforming bores 47 for the wires21 have a cross-sectional diameter larger than the corresponding dimension of ting edge on the forming plate 28 in providing a rounded over edge 53 where thewire is cut. This edge is disposed adjacent the filled portion of the tube when the clip 20' is applied.
  • the forward portion 42 of the mandrel 25 is shaped or cut away, as indicated at 54, (FIG. 4) to provide a seat for-the clips 20 with the bottom thereof tapering upwardly so as to permit wipe-off of the clips as hereinafter described.
  • the clips are formed in a U-shape on the anvil 25.
  • the anvil 25 has rib-like formations 55 and the clip-forming wire is swaged onto these rib-likeformationsso that the clips 20 are held on the anvil 25 during transfer to the constricting and applying head 11.
  • the anvil member 25 and the clipforming plate 28 are operated in timed relation with the movement of thetube-constricting and closure-applying elements in the headll, as hereinafter described.
  • the tube-constricting and closure-applying head 11 as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 8A, 8B and 9 corresponds basically to the head shown and described in Tracy U.S. Pat. No. 3,380,226. It comprises a transversely extending or transversely disposed, generally "rectangular frame which is provided at opposite ends with depending support rods or arms 18 extending generally vertically and located inwardly of the side frame members 17. The rods 18 are adapted tobe reciprocated in an axial path in the manner set out in U.S. Pat. No.
  • the head 11 carries a mechanism for constricting the filled tube T at predetermined spaced intervals and for simultaneously positioning and clinching around the constricted area, inspaccd relation, a pair of closure bands or clips 20 which are preformed and delivered to the head 11 in timed relation to the movement of the constricting mechanism by the clipforming and transfer apparatus 12 described above.
  • the head 11 (FIGS.
  • each of the blocks being provided along its side edges with guide-strips 63 and the frame 60 being provided with recessed guideway-forming portions 64' resulting from the positioning of plates or strips 64 which are secured to the frame 60 in a suitable manner, with the guide strips 63 extending into the guide recesses 64 and permitting the blocks 61 and 62 to slide toward and from each other.
  • the slide blocks 61 and 62 are provided with cam slots 65 and 66, respectively, which extend transversely of the frame member 60.
  • cam slots 65 and 66 are adapted to receivecam rollers 67 and 67' respectively, which are carried on the outer ends of cam arms 68, the latter being mounted in the top ends of vertically extending operating shafts 69 which are connected at their bottom ends in driving relation to drive mechanism for the machine.
  • Block 61 has secured to its-inner edge a plurality of relatively thin, inwardly projecting tube-constricting plate members which are of generallyv rectangular shape and which comprisetop and bottom plates 71, 72 and four intermediate plates 73, 74, 75 and 76 which are arranged in spaced relation between the top andon slide block 61 by means of laterally spaced block members 79 and 80 (FIG. 9) which have inwardly projecting slotted portions for receiving the outer edge portions of the plates and which are in turn secured on the inner edge of slide block 61 by means of conventional fasteners.
  • tube-constricting plate members which are of generallyv rectangular shape and which comprisetop and bottom plates 71, 72 and four intermediate plates 73, 74, 75 and 76 which are arranged in spaced relation between the top andon slide block 61 by means of laterally spaced block members 79 and 80 (FIG. 9) which have inwardly projecting slotted portions for receiving the outer edge portions of the plates and which are in turn secured on the inner edge of slide block 61 by means
  • the constricting plates 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 and 76 are held in superimposed relation on the supporting members 79 and 80-by means of a pair of removable headed pins 81 which pass through cooperating aligned apertures provided in the plates and the supporting members, thereby providing for ready disassembly of the plates from the block 61 and the supporting members 79 and 80.
  • Closure clip holding and applying mechanisms 82 and 82' are arranged in sliding relation between the top plate 71 and the next adjacent plate 73 and between the bottom plate 72 and the next adjacent plate 76 (FIGS. 6 to 9). These mechanisms are identical and only the top mechanism 82' will be described. It comprises a relatively narrow, generally rectangular center plate 85 which is secured by removable pin 86 to a small block 87, th latter being slidably mounted in the recess 88 in the slide block 61 between the plate supporting members 79 and 80.
  • the plate 85 which forms the clip-engaging punch is reduced in width at 89, near its end, and terminates in a elip-engagingend edge 90 which is provided with a recess 90', the long axis of which is at an angle to the longitudinal plane of the punch.
  • a pair of clip-engaging side plate members or fingers 91 and 91' are arranged in parallel reciprocating relation on opposite sides of the punch plate 85 with straight trailing end portions thereof guided by pairs of laterally spaced pins 92 and 92' on the slide block 61. Lateral movement of the plates or fingers 91 and 91' is controlled at their forward ends by pins 93 and 93 (FIG.
  • the fingers 91 and 91 are urged forwardly or inwardly in the direction of the center of the frame 60 by a spring pulled plate or slide member 95 (FIGS. 6, 7 and 9) which is slidably mounted on the top constricting plate 71 with a pair of headed pins 96 and 96' extending downwardly through elongated keyhole-shaped guide apertures 97 and 97 (FIG. 9) in the constricting plate 71.
  • a tension spring 98 is connected at one end to a pin 99 upstanding on the top constricting plate 71 and at the other end to' a punched up lug 99' on the slide plate 95.
  • the headed portionsof the pins 96 and 96' engage shoulders 100, .100 on the clip-engaging fingers 91, 91'.
  • the movement of the slide plate 95 is limited by the fingers 91' and 91' bearing against the pins 93 and 93'.
  • the inclined edge portions 94 and 94 on the tingers 91 and 91 and the recess 140 (FIGS. 10 and 14) in the end 90 of the punch plate 85 define a pocket for receiving the closure-forming clip which is delivered thereto by the forming anvil 25.
  • the small slide block 87 which carries the clip punch plate 85 is secured to andits movement is controlledby top plate or cam member 101 which isof rectangular shape and which is slidably mounted on the top face of the slide block 61.
  • the cam plate 101 has a small block 102 attached to its lower face at the outer margin thereof and the block 102 is seated in recess 103 in the outer edge of slide block 61.
  • the block 102 is urged in the outer direction by compression spring 104 which is seated at 'one end in a pocket-forming bore on the inner side of the block 102 and at the other end in a pocket-forming bore in the outer side or edge of the slide block 61.
  • cam plate 101 is provided with a cam slot 105, the
  • the slide block 62 at the opposite end of the frame 60 carries, in inwardly extending relation thereon, cas ing 0r tube-constricting plates for co-operation with the constricting plates carried on the slide block 61 and also clincher plate mechanisms 106 and 106 forcooperation with the clip-holding and clinching mechanisms 82 and 82, only one of which will be described in detail since they are of the same construction.
  • These mechanisms include clincher support plates 108 and 108' which are secured in recesses 109 at the inner edge of v slide block 62 by cap screws 110 and extend inwardly within the frame toward the slide block 61 at the other end thereof.
  • the topmost support plate 108 is provided at its inner edge with a generally rectangular slot or recess 111 which extends inwardly toward the edge of the plate and provides space for receiving the endportions of the fingers 91 and 91 when the blocks 61, 62 are moved toward each other, the fingers 91 and 91' carrying the clips 20.
  • a central Tshaped recess 112 at the edge of the plate 108 receives a correspondingly shaped clip-clinching insert 113 of relatively hard metal which has an inner edge 114 providing a clinch-, ing surface for engagement with the free ends of legs of the clip 20.
  • the inner edge 114 (FIG. 11) has a pair of parallel grooves 114, 114 which are in the plane of the clinching insert 113 and which are adapted to receive the ends of the tilted clips 20.
  • the clip-engaging ends'of the fingers 91 and 91 are aligned with the punch-forming insert 113 by engagement in the recess 111 during the clinching operation.
  • the knife member 107 which is located in vertically spaced relation between the rectangular support plates 108 and 108 is in the form of an elongate rectangular plate with the diagonal cutting edge at its inner end. It is connected at its outer end to the plates 108 and 108' by a removable pin 115 which passes through vertically aligned aperhousing 118 which is detachably connectedwith the slide. block 62.
  • the housing 118 comprises side members 120 which are connected by top and bottom constricting plates 121 and 122, with the latter being rigidly secured at opposite side margins to the top and bottom faces of the side members 120, and cooperating therewith to form a hollow casing of less width than the inside diameter of the cross frame 60.
  • the side members 120 of the housing 118 are provided with vertically spaced, longitudinally extending guideways forming longitudinal slots for receiving the side edges of the clincher support plates 108, 108 and the constricting plates while at the inner ends they are provided with vertically spaced guideway forming slots for receiving the marginal edges of the constricting plates 71, 72, 73,
  • the housing 118 is secured to an L-shaped slide member 125 (FIG. 8B) which has a block-like base portion 126 mounted for sliding movement in a rectangular recess 127 in the slide block 62.
  • the recess 127 opens on the upper face. of the slide block 62 and extends inwardly of the inner'edge thereof agreater distance than the recess l09 so that there is sufficient clearance for limited sliding movement of the slide member 125 relative to slide block 62.
  • the housing 118 is secured to the relatively thin plate-like stem or leg port-ion of the L-shaped slide member 125 which extends in the direction of slide block along the lower face of the knife 107 with an upwardly opening guide way-forming recess 128 therein for the knife 107.
  • the housing 118 is connected to the L-shaped slide member by removable pins 130 which engage in suitable sligned apertures provided in the plate members 108, 108, 121 and 122 and in the slide member 125.
  • the slide member 125 is slotted at 131 to accomodate the pin 115 and permit the same to slide relative to the slide block 62, the clincher support plates 108, 108 and the knife 107.
  • the clincher support plates 108 and 108' are slotted at 132 to accomodate the pins 130 and permit relative movement between the housing 118' and the clincher plateand knife assembly.
  • the constricting plates 116, 117, I21, 122 are each provided on the edges which are in facing relation with the slide block 61' with an inwardly extending V-shaped slot 133 having the apex thereof in the form of a semicircle.
  • the constricting plates 116, 117, 121 and 122 are arranged with the slotted edges sligned for cooperation with the slotted edges on the constricting plates 71, 72, 73,74, 75 and 76 which are carried on the slide bloc-k 61 and which interleave with the plates 116, 117, 121 and 122 when the casing or tube-constricting operation.
  • Filler plates are secured onthe faces of the constricting plates 116, 117, 121 and 122 which are generally triangular i the slide blocks 61 and 62 move toward each other for shaped, the end portion of the apexhaving the concave shape of the pocket forming recess in the constricting plates and being in alignment with the apex portion of the slots 133.
  • the end portions of the filler plates pre-
  • the slide member I25 is controlled in its movement relative to the slide block 62 by a rectangular cam plate I34 which is mounted for sliding movement on the topof theslide block 62 and which is secured at its inner margin to the top face of the slide member by bolts 135.
  • the plate 134 is provided with a cam slot 136 which receives the cam roller 67 and which is shaped to provide for the desired reciprocating movement of the casing-constricting, closure-clinching and knife clips 20 from reciprocating anvil 25.
  • the anvil 25 is re- I tracted vertically out of the horizontal path of the slide blocks 61 and 62 and then cam rollers 67 and 67' are operated to move the slide blocks 61 and 62 toward I each other and the filled casing until the casing is fully constricted in the V-shaped slots in the ends of the interleaved constricting plates on the respective slide blocks.
  • the finger members 91 and 91"which are urged inwardly in the direction of the spring pressed slide member 95 are'engaged by the inner ends of the clincher elements 1 l3 and retracted as clinching progresses.
  • the severing knife 107 is moved inwardly with the clincher support plates 108 and 108 and the casing is severed between closure clips 20 as they are applied.
  • cam roller 67 engages the high point on the cam edge on the plate 101 and the plate 85 is moved inwardly relative to the remainder of the mechanism a sufficient distance against the action of spring 98 to function an ejector for insuring that the closures 20 move out of the pockets in which they are seated during the clinching operation and there is no tendency for them to follow the retracting members on the slide block 61.
  • the movement of this mechanism is, of course, timed so that the proper sequence of operations is obtained.
  • a hollow filling mandrel through which the product is fed, mechanism for ad vancing a continuous tube over the mandrel, mechanism adjacent the discharge end of the mandrel for dividing the filled tubeinto individual packages and for applying U-shapcd closure clips thereon
  • a frame mounted for reciprocation in the direction of movement of the advancing tuhe, tube-constricting and of clip forming lengths of strip material comprising an anvil mounted forreciprocating movement in a path generally parallel with and adjacent to the path of movement of the advancing tube and co-operating sition of register with said co-operating movable form-' strip material is cut a rounded edge is formed on the leading side of each clip forming length which is cut therefrom.
  • said one constricting head having pocket forming members which are urged into gripping engagement with the closure clips on said anvil so as to retain the same in the pockets while the anvil retracts and while said one constricting head is moved into position for clinching the clips about a constricted portion of the tube
  • the other one of said constricting heads having co-operating means for clinching successive pairs of clips about a constricted portion of the tube and for forcing said clips gripping pocket forming members to a retracted position during said clinching operation so as .to release the clips and permit withdrawal thereof from said pockets as said heads are moved away from each other
  • said pocket-forming members include means for tilting said U-shaped clips out of a plane which is perpendicular to said pathof movement of the advancing tube
  • said co-operating means for clinching successive pairs of clips includes means for receiving the tilted ends of said U
  • said pocket forming and clip gripping members comprises pairs of laterally spaced plate members having oppositely disposed side edges which form pockets for receiving the clips.
  • said pocket forming and clip gripping plate members of each pair thereof are disposed in a common plane which is substantially normal to the long axis of the tube as it advances between the tube constricting heads, and wherein said plate members are provided with means at their free ends for tilting the clipsout of the plane of the respective plate members.
  • said mechanism for intermittently feeding pairs 'of clip forming lengths of strip material comprises a guide tube through which the material is fed which guide tube has a greater diameter than the clip forming material with an exit end having the inner wall tapered inwardly to a reduced diameter andterminating at a cut-off edge,
  • each rounded edge on each U-shaped clip being positioned adjacent the filled portion of its package in said lapped relation.
  • said one constricting head has reciprocating punch forming members which are disposed for movement between said pocket forming members and which have elongate recesses in the inner ends thereof in which said clips seat' and which recesses extend in angularly related planes and wherein clinching anvils are provided in said co-operatingmeans for clinching successive pairs of clips which clinching anvils are aligned with said punch forming members and which pairs of elongate parallel grooves'in the ends thereof for receiving the ends of the clip leg portions so as to cause the legs to wrap around the constricted portion of the tube in overlapping relationwhen the clips are clinched by relative movement of said punch forming members and said anvil members.
  • a machine for continuously forming a series of packages which machine is characterized by a hollow filling mandrel through which the product is fed, mechanism for advancing the continuous tube over the mandrel and mechanism adjacent the end of the mandrel for constricting a portion of the filled tube at spaced intervals and applying closure forming clips thereon
  • mechanism comprises .a frame mounted for reciprocation in the direction of movement of the advancing tube, tube-constricting and closure-clipforming a pair of generally C-shaped closure clips which comprises an anvil member mounted for reciprocating movement in a path generally parallel with and adjacent the path for movement of the advancing tube and co-operating means for shaping the closure clips on the anvil, means for moving the anvil from a clip shaping position to a position for delivery of successive pairs of closure clips to said head, said head having clip engaging members which are urged into gripping engagement with the closure clips so as to retain the clips in the head while the anvil retracts and while the head is moved into position for clinching the clips about the constricted portions of the
  • one of said constricting heads is provided with a clinching constricted portions of the tube in overlapping relation.

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