Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
  • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
  • B65D33/26—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices using staples or stitches
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
  • B65D33/02—Local reinforcements or stiffening inserts, e.g. wires, strings, strips or frames
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
  • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
  • B31B70/00—Making flexible containers, e.g. envelopes or bags
  • B31B70/004—Closing bags

Definitions

• This invention relates to multi layer paper sacks and particularly to the reinforcing or stiffening of the paper sack mouths.
• At least two sack layers are adhered together at the area of the closing seam.
• an essentially stronger seam area is provided without adding paper.
• a nicer result is achieved since no extra paper thread on top of the sack is needed.
• Adhesion according to the invention also stiffens the sack which is advantageous especially when handling open-mouth sacks in automatic equipment.
• the line of adhesive reaches around the entire sack sheath. Adequate strength can nevertheless also be achieved by making two lines at the middle of the sheath side.
• One application of the invention is an open-mouth sack closed by sewing.
• Another application is a sleeve valve bag both mouths of which are closed by sewing.
• Sacks according to the invention can be manufactured on conventional sack production lines which have the generally suitable equipment for forming the lines of adhesive according to the invention.
• the adhesion can be performed for example in a line printing unit or in a transversal adhesion unit.
• Adhesion is preferably carried out so that the adhesive does not essentially penetrate the paper.
• FIG. 2 shows how the line of adhesive of a three-layer sack is applied on a line printing machine.
• Figure la shows an empty and folded two-layer open-mouth sack with a plane bottom closed by adhesion.
• the mouth is intended to be closed after filling by sewing.
• the location of the seam is marked with a dotted line 1.
• the paper layers are adhered together over the entire measure around the sack with a Une of adhesive 2.
• a suitable width for the line of adhesive is approx. 2 - 6 cm.
• a suitable amount of adhesive is, for example, approx. 1 - 4 g/m 2 calculated as dry matter.
• Figure 1 b shows a sack opened to be filled and figure 1 c shows a filled sack closed by sewing.
• the line of adhesive 2 acts also as a mouth stiffener.
• the line of adhesive can be made wider than would be necessary for the reinforcement of the seam area
• a suitable width of the stiffening line is, for example, 15 - 20 cm directed to the head of the compressed area.
• lines of adhesive made to the middle of the side can be used, the length of the lines being, for example, approx. 25 - 75 % of the side width.
• Figure 2 shows the manufacture of a three-layer sack by using a conventional line printing machine of a production line.
• the inner layer is formed from web 3, the middle layer from web 4 and the outer layer from web 5.
• the webs are run on top of each other and then lead to a sack machine where a tube is formed by adhering 4 the edges together in longitudinal direction, then the tube is cut into pieces and one end of each piece is closed as a bottom.
• the inner layer web is run through a brush roll 6, an upper creasing roll 7 and a control roll 8.
• a plate 9 which is used for applying a transverse line of adhesive on the outer surface of the web at intervals equal to the cutting.
• the adhesive is brought from basin 10 with the help of lift roll 11 and wipe roll 12.
• the adhesive is transferred on the surface of web 3 without pressing essentially so that it does not penetrate the paper.
• the creasing roll 7 can be moved and thus adjust the web tension and its angle against the brush roll 6. This way the adhesive can always be applied optimally.
• An applying unit of adhesive as described can easily be created from a so called line printing unit conventionally used in sack lines.
• roll 8 is pressed against roll 6.
• Such a printing unit 13 is also included in the equipment according to figure 2. It is used for printing a desired pattern of one colour on the outer layer web 5.
• the equipment also comprises a third printing unit 14 which can be used for printing another colour. If desired, this unit can also be transformed into an adhesive applying unit, after which the outer layer and the middle layer can also be adhered together.
• the adhesion units are synchronized with the sack machine so that the line of adhesive comes always synchronized to the point of seaming and cutting.
• Adhesion according to the invention can be also be carried out in a transversal adhesion group of a tube extrusion machine.
• transversal adhesive groups in use which can be applied to the adhesion according to the same principles as with the line printing equipment described above.
• Adhesion can be carried out with a suitable starch adhesive which is economical and conventionally used for sack adhesion.
• Other type of adhesive can nevertheless also be used.
• synthetic dispersion adhesives such as polyvinyl acetate, PVAC
• an even better reinforcing effect is achieved.
• Mixtures of adhesives can also be used.
• the tear resistance (mN) of the sewn seams of different sacks are compared as an example, both in the machine direction (MD) and in the cross direction (CD) when the seam was unadhered or adhered according to the invention with a starch adhesive or with PVAC.
• the paper was sack paper, basis weights 80, 95 and 100 g m 2 . All the layers were adhered together.
• the width of the line of adhesive was approx. 4 cm and the amount of adhesive as dry matter 2 - 4 g/m 2 . Tear resistance was defined according to the SCAN methods.
• folding resistance of the mouths of different open-mouth sacks are compared, as an example, in MD direction. All sack layers were adhered together. The width of the line of adhesive was approx. 15 cm and the amount of adhesive as dry matter approx. 1 - 3 g/m 2 . Folding resistance was defined according to the SCAN methods.
• thinner papers or fewer paper layers can be used which naturally reduces the material costs.

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  • 1994-12-05 FI FI945726A patent/FI102527B/fi active
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  • 1996-06-05 WO PCT/FI1996/000332 patent/WO1997046375A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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