US3821873A - Method and apparatus for forming and filling pouches - Google Patents

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US3821873A
US3821873A US00306283A US30628372A US3821873A US 3821873 A US3821873 A US 3821873A US 00306283 A US00306283 A US 00306283A US 30628372 A US30628372 A US 30628372A US 3821873 A US3821873 A US 3821873A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B9/00—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages
    • B65B9/06—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it
    • B65B9/08—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing
    • B65B9/087—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing the web advancing continuously

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  • a machine for forming and filling pouches from a continuous supply of web material has a station forming said web into a continuous train of poucnes, each pouch having an upwardly opening side, a station for filling the pouches as they are carried around the periphery of a carrier wheel, and a station for sealing the open side of each pouch and separating the pouches into individual packets.
  • the carrier wheel has a rocker assembly for rocking each pouch after it is filled, settling the material therein and forming a more compact package.
  • a filling wheel is located above the carrier wheel and rotates therewith to automatically insert filling tubes into the pouches, deposit a charge of material to be packaged into each pouch, and withdraw the filling tubes from the pouches as the carrier wheel rotates.
  • the pouches are opened to receive the filling tubes through the cooperation of vacuum nozzles which grip one side of each pouch, air jets directed into the pouches, and the rocker assembly which supports the pouches as they are rotated by the carrier wheel.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for forming and filling a package, in which a more compact package is achieved.
  • a method comprising the steps of providing a supply of web material adapted to be formed into a continuous train of pouches having an upper open side, opening the upper side of each said pouch, filling each said pouch with a predetermined quantity ofa product, settling the product within the pouch, and sealing the open edge of said pouch to provide a complete enclosed package containing the product.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of apparatus incorporating an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which performs the method of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a portion of the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1, taken through the plane ll-ll;
  • Fig. 3 is a plan view of the carrier wheel of FIG. 1, partly in cross-section, with the filling wheel removed;
  • FIG. 4 is a side elevational view, partly in crosssection, of a portion of the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 3, as viewed from the plane lV-IV;
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a plan view of a complete packaging machine which utilizes a roll 10 of web material 9, and successively forms the web material 9 into a train of connected pouches, fills the pouches with a product, settles the product in the pouches, seals the open edge of the pouches to form a train of filled packets, and separates the individual packets from the train.
  • Some of the apparatus of FIG. 1 is well known in the art, and is illustrated in FIG. 1 only to show its cooperation with apparatus embodying the present invention.
  • the apparatus for forming a train of connected pouches having an open side from a roll of web material is described in Cloud U.S. Pat. No.
  • the roll 10 contains a supply of web material of any suitable type, and is preferably of the type coated on at least one side with a scalable material sueh as plastic or other suitable adhesive.
  • the web 9 is unrolled from the roll 10 through a series of successive rollers 12, 14, 16 and 18, and the tension on'the web is controlled by a brake unit 20.
  • a paper plow 38 is supported by a table 24, and folds the web 9 upwardly into a V-shaped cross-section, with the crease at the bottom, as described in the aforementioned Cloud US. Pat. No. 3,505,776. Then the web 9 passes over guide rollers 40 and 42 to a heat sealing means 44.
  • the heat sealing means is provided for the purpose of sealing together a thin margin adjacent the bottom folded edge of the web 9, so as to maintain the web in tightly folded condition.
  • drive rollers 74 and 76 engage the top heat sealed portion after the pouches are filled and the open end is sealed.
  • the web 9 passes around a segmented drum 46 which functions as a vertical sealer, to seal together the sides of the folded web 9 along spaced vertical bands, to form a. train of pouches having an open upper side.
  • the drum 46 is also described in the aforesaid Cloud US. Pat. No. 3,505,776.
  • the web 9 thereafter passes over a roll which is mounted on a shaft 62 supported in an adjustable relation in a slot 63 provided in a bracket 64.
  • the bracket 64 is bolted to the surface of the table 24. Adjustment of the position of the roll 60 relative to the bracket 64 permits synchronization between the operation of the drum 46 and the operations taking place at the'filling station.
  • the web 9 passes over a roll 65 and then through the nip of a pair of drive rollers 66 and 67 which are driven (by means not shown) so as to pull the web 9 from the supply roll 10.
  • the web 9 passes over an idler roller 68 and then around the periphery of a circular filling station 70.
  • the pouches are successively opened, filled with a quantity of product such as granulated sugar or the like, and then manipulated so as to settle the product in the pouches.
  • the web 9, now comprising a series of filled pouches 71 leaves the filling station 70 and passes through an upper sealing station 72 at which the upper edge of the pouches is sealed to form individual connected packets 80.
  • Apparatus for making the upper seal is described in Cloud et al US. Pat. No. 3,344,576.
  • the train of filled and sealed packets 80 passes through a second drive station incorporating a drive roller 74 and a spring biased idler roller 76.
  • the rollers 74 and 76 bear on the upper margin of the web, which is maintained in a relatively planar condition, as a result of the operation of the sealing means 44, so that there is no risk of crushing the material with which the packets 80 are filled, nor of rupturing the packets as a result of application of driving pressure thereto.
  • the train of packets 71 is twisted through 90 and then passed through acutting station78 having a plurality of cutting blades scribed in Cloud US. Pat. No. 3,597,898. Thereafter,
  • the individual separate packets 80 are transported away by means of a conveyor belt 82.
  • the arrangement of the web 9 as it passes by the roller 68 and enters the vicinity of the filling station 70 is illustrated in detail.
  • the web 9 Upstream of the roller 68 the web 9 is flat, with the opposite sides of the folded web lying closely together.
  • the pouches 71 are caused to open, so that they are prepared to receive a charge of a filling product.
  • the opening of the pouches is facilitated by several separate means which cooperate to insure that the pouch is opened quickly and with certainty, and maintained in open condition for as long as necessary.
  • a pair of air nozzles 84 and 86 are located above the path of the web 9 just downstream of the roller 68.
  • the nozzle 84 is located above the nozzle 86 (FIG. 4) and both are directed downwardly toward the upper end of the pouch 71.
  • the stream of the nozzle 84 inaddition to being located above that of the nozzle 86, is also spaced slightly inwardly thereof, relative to the center of the filling station 70.
  • Both nozzle 84 and 86 are connected to a source of air at a pressure greater than atmospheric, so that both direct streams of air downwardly and inwardly toward the upper end of the pouch 71.
  • the web 9 is folded so that the radially inner edge 88 as the web 9 circles the filling station 70, overlaps the opposite edge 90 and extends slightly thereabove. There is, therefore, a portion 91 on the radially inner side of the folded web, which is positioned to catch the air stream from the nozzles 84 and 86 so as to be forced inwardly thereby, away from the other side of the folded web.
  • the air stream not only catches this portion and forces it inwardly but also enters into the pouch, billowing and puffing it so as to open its top unsealed side.
  • the nozzle 92 is formed from a length of longitudinal collapsable tubing so that the length of the nozzle is responsive to the pressure of the air therein.
  • the nozzle is extended, as illustrated in FIG. 3.
  • the pressure is reduced, however, below atmospheric pressure. the nozzle has a tendency to collapse, so that the free end of the nozzle is drawn inwardly relative to the center of the filling station 70.
  • the radially inner side of the pouch 71 becomes attached to the mouth of the nozzle 92, and it is thereby drawn inwardly, by the free end of the nozzle, which also contributes to opening the upper side of the pouch preparatory to filling.
  • the web 9 is just rounding the roller 68 and has not yet come into contact with a vacuum nozzle 92.
  • the nozzle 92 is engaged with the radially inner surface of the pouch 71, and has drawn that side inwardly.
  • the lower edge of the web 9 is maintained in an outward position by an arm 94, while the vacuum nozzle 92 draws the upper edge of the web radially inwardly, where it traverses a path having a shorter radius of curvature, and therefore a shorter arcuate length, than the path of the lower edge.
  • the outer extremity of the arm 94 is located radially outwardly of the vacuum nozzle 92. Both of the arms 94 and the vacuum nozzle 92 are carried by a carrier wheel 95 disposed at the filling station 70, and so the upper edge of the web follows a path of lesser radius than the lower edge.
  • the carrier wheel 95 has a plurality of land members equally spaced around the periphery thereof, each of which engages a vertical seal separating two of the pouches 71.
  • the lands 100 are each pivotally mounted on the wheel 95 by means of brackets 104, each of which mounts a shaft 102 on which a land 100 is supported.
  • the attitude of the lands 100 therefore influences the attitude of the pouches 71. As described above, downstream from the roller 68, where the lands 100 first engage the web 9, that attitude is such that the lower edge of the web occupies a radially outer position.
  • the pouches 71 rotate with the wheel 95 for about 60from the place where the web first engages the lands 100, during which filling tubes are lowered into the pouches, the pouches 71 begin to be filled, and the filling operation continues for approximately 90 of the rotation of the wheel 95. Thereafter about 30 of rotation of the wheel 95 is provided for removing the filling tubes from the pouches.
  • the area where filling takes place is indicated in FIG. 3 by the ovals 154,
  • the pouches 71 are caused to be rocked or shifted in a way which encourages the product deposited in a pouch to shift and settle in the pouch so as to form a compact mass at the bottom portion of the pouch.
  • the web 9 reaches a point approximately l80 from the position of the roller 68, the upper portion of the web is forced outwardly, and the lower portion of the web is drawn inwardly, by action of the rocker assemblies.
  • the change in altitude of a filled pouch is best illustrated in FIG. 6, where the pouch 71 is shown in full line in the attitude assumed as it is filled.
  • the change in attitude of the pouches is filledby camming the arm 94 inwardly and outwardly relative to the carrier wheel 95, via the follower roller 96.
  • the construction of the wheel 95 is best illustrated in FIG. 2.
  • a bearing assembly 106 is supported on the surface of the table 24 and supports a shaft 108 which is driven from below (by means not shown).
  • the wheel 95 is attached to a central hub 110, and the hub is secured to the upper end of the shaft 108.
  • the bottom surface of the wheel 95 is provided with a plurality of grooves 1 12 which are provided for the various vacuum nozzles 92.
  • Each of the grooves 112 communicates with an individual nozzle 92, and leads inwardly therefrom terminating at a position spaced outward slightly from the hub 110.
  • a cover plate 114 secured to the bottom of the wheel 95, encloses the bottom surface of the grooves 112, except for a plurality of apertures 1 16, located adjacent the radially inner end of each of the grooves 112.
  • the cover 114 is supported by a wear plate 118 and the wear plate, the cover 114 and the wheel 95 are secured together by means of screws 120.
  • the wear plate 118 has a plurality of apertures aligned with the apertures 116, and is supported on a bearing surface 122 which is supported on the surface of the table 24 by a tubular support 124.
  • the bearing surface 122 is provided with a groove 126 in its upper surface which extends in a circular arc in alignment with some of the apertures 116.
  • the groove 126 is connected, by means of a bore 128, to a tube 130 which is connected to a partial vacuum, having a pressure less than atmospheric pressure, so that the vacuum nozzles 92 are connected with the vacuum whenever their apertures 116 are aligned with the groove 126.
  • the arcuate length of the groove 126 extends through an angle. relative to the shaft 108, and determines when the nozzles 92 are each connected to the vacuum and when they become disconnected therefrom. as the wheel rotates.
  • the groove 126 is positioned so that the nozzles become connected to the vacuum at about a time they first engage with the inner side of the folded web 9, and are disconnected from the vacuum at about a time that the filled packets leave the wheel 95 on their way to the station 72.
  • the shape of the cam 98 is illustrated. It is seen to be generally circular in form, but with two flattened portions 132 and 134 adjacent the places where it is desired to rock the contents of the pouches 71.
  • a camming plate 136 in the form of an L- shaped bar is bolted to the surface of the table 24 adjacent the flattened surface 132, and a similar camming plate 138 is bolted to the surface of the table 24 adjacent the flattened portion 134.
  • the camming plates 136 and 138 function to cam the rollers 96 inwardly so as to rock the bands as shown at the right side of FIG. 2, as the pouches pass the locations of the plates 136 and 138. As illustrated in FIG.
  • the lands are gradually pivoted or rotated outwardly to increase the tension at the top of the pouch.
  • the cam 98 is supported by means of spacers 140 on the surface of the table 24 and bolts 142 pass through the cam 98 and spacers 140 to hold the same in fixed relation with the table 24.
  • a filling wheel 144 is supported above the upper end of the shaft 108, on a second shaft 146, which is supported at its upper end on a bracket assembly 148 secured above the surface of the table 24 by means of three upstanding posts (FIG. 1), and at its lower end by a bearing assembly 149 bolted to the shaft .146 by a bolt 147, and rotatable in a recess disposed in the upper end of the hub 110.
  • the shaft 146 is disposed at an angle relative to the shaft 108 to facilitate filling of the pouches by gravity in a manner which will be described.
  • the filling wheel 144 is supported by a bearing assembly including bearings 143 and 145 mounted on the shaft 146 at the upper and lower ends of a hub 151 bolted to the wheel 144, and rotated indirectly by the shaft 108, by means of a universal joint comprising a pair of rollers 146' secured to a bracket 153 attached to the bottom of the wheel 144, the rollers 146' being engaged in notches 152 within the upper portion of the hub 110.
  • the shaft 108 rotates the sides of the notches 152 bear against the rollers 1'46, imparting angular momentum to the wheel 144, and the rollers 146' slide up and down in the notches 152 as required to account for the difference in the axis of rotation of the shaft 108 and the shaft 146.
  • One portion of the filling wheel 144 is spaced closest to the carrier wheel 95, and it is at this portion that the filling tubes 154 enter the pouches to deposit the product thereinto.
  • a rim 160 surrounds the upper surface 158 so that the product which is deposited onto the surface 158 is constrained to remain within the rim 160 until eventually it enters one of the funnels 156 and falls through one of the tubes 154 into a pouch.
  • a filling funnel 162 is disposed above the wheel 144 and product material loaded into the funnel 162 is deposited at a uniform rate on the upper surface 158 of the wheel 144.
  • a scraper blade 164 scrapes the material deposited by the funnel 162 into one or more of the funnels 156, and by the time the wheel 144 has rotated to bring the product material to the end of the scraper blade 164, all of it has fallen into the funnels 156.
  • each of the funnels 156 receives an identical quantity of material, and this quantity is precisely the quantity desired to be inserted into the open pouches in the filling process.
  • a hook (not shown) overlies the wheel 144, except above the funnel 162, to protect the upper surface 158 from drafts and the like. The position of the hood is indicated in FIG. 1 by the dashed lines 163.
  • the lower side of the wheel 144 which is shown on the left side of FIG. 2 is sufficiently low as to cause the filling tubes 154 to enter into the upper portion of the pouches 71, while the filling tubes 154 are withdrawn from the pouches as they rotate toward the right side of FIG. 2
  • the location of the funnel 162 and the scraper. blade 164 is such that the material to be deposited in the pouches enters the tubes 154 while they are inserted within the pouches.
  • Each of the tubes 154 is, therefore, in operative engagement with the open upper side of a pouch only during the filling process, and are automatically withdrawn therefrom by the rotation of the wheel 144.
  • a bellows arrangement 166 is connected at its lower end to the upper surface of the wheel 95' and'its upper end to the lower surface of the wheel 144, and also to protect the universal joint and bearing arrangement from dust.
  • FIG. 3 Shown in FIG. 3 is a vibrator V.
  • the inclusion of the vibrator is optional. With certain types of material or product, it is envisioned that it would be helpful to use the vibrator for the purpose of enabling the product to be more totally redistributed to the bottom of each pouch.
  • the present invention is effective to quickly and positively open each of the pouches, and to settle the product deposited therein as much as possible, to make a compact package.
  • the entire process is carried out continuously with the web 9 moving at constant speed, and there is no need for indexing or other intermittent motion of the apparatus.
  • the filling process is also continuous. with the steps of opening the pouches, inserting the filling tubes, filling the pouches, removing the tubes, rocking the pouches, and sealing the open ends thereof being carried out without hesitation or interruption.
  • a method of forming and filling pouches comprising the steps of:
  • each of said pouches having an upwardly open side adjacent an upper edge of said web
  • said set tling step comprises causing said web to traverse an arc with the path of said upper edge having a larger radius of curvature than said lower edge.
  • a packaging machine for forming and fillin pouches including:
  • Apparatus according to claim 5 including means for alternately and repeatedly placing said upper edge and said lower edge under tension.
  • said filling means including a carrier wheel having a plurality of land members projecting radially from said carrier wheel and adapted to engage areas of said web between adjacent pouches during the filling of each said pouch,
  • cam means has a cam surface engaged by said cam follower, said surface being shaped to gradually change the attitude of said land members to gradually increase the tension on the upper edge of said web to gradually close said upper side of said pouch.
  • Apparatus as in claim 10 further comprising:
  • Apparatus as in claim 10 further comprising:
  • a method of forming and filling pouches comprising the steps of:
  • each of said pouches being defined by spaced transverse seals and having an upwardly open side adjacent an upper edge of said web,

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