WO1999043557A2 - Appareil pour sceller des recipients d'emballage - Google Patents

Appareil pour sceller des recipients d'emballage Download PDF

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WO1999043557A2
WO1999043557A2 PCT/US1999/004305 US9904305W WO9943557A2 WO 1999043557 A2 WO1999043557 A2 WO 1999043557A2 US 9904305 W US9904305 W US 9904305W WO 9943557 A2 WO9943557 A2 WO 9943557A2
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sealing
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Masamichi Kaneko
Magnus Rabe
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Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
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Priority to AU27939/99A priority Critical patent/AU2793999A/en
Priority to EP99908532A priority patent/EP1163158A4/fr
Priority to US09/623,096 priority patent/US6502372B1/en
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Definitions

  • the filled carton is then transported to a top sealing station where the top panels of the carton are folded along specified creases and sealed together to form the finished formed, filled and sealed gable top carton.
  • a parallelepiped container such as the TETRA BRDC® package
  • a web of material is installed onto a vertical form, fill and seal machine.
  • the web of material is longitudinally sealed to form a tube about a fill pipe on the machine.
  • a transversal seal is made to the tube which is then filled with a desired liquid food product.
  • a second transversal seal is made which also cuts the package from the entirety of the tube of material.
  • the filled package is then folded and shaped to produce the ubiquitous TETRA BRDC® package.
  • the hot air sealing method has hot air directed at specified locations of the thermoplastic resin material.
  • the thermoplastic resin material is heated indirectly with hot air, making it impossible to control the temperature of the the ⁇ noplastic resin. Such a lack of temperature control results inconsistent seals on the packaging containers.
  • an apparatus for sealing packaging containers that includes an ultrasonic generator, a horn and an anvil with an abutting portion that deforms to correspond to the exterior shape of the sealing portion of the packaging container.
  • the abutting portion may include a plurality of mutually slidable plates.
  • the apparatus may include an electromagnet for selectively restricting the sliding of each of the plates.
  • each of the sliding plates may be composed of either a ferromagnetic material, paramagnetic material, ceramic material or any combination thereof.
  • FIG. 6 There is illustrated in FIG. 6 the anvil of the apparatus of FIG. 1 during a sealing operation.
  • the widths of the second block 28 and the abutting portion 56 are determined from the dimensions of the sealing area PI for each type of package, and also takes into consideration the variation of width and the accuracy of positioning the packaging material 73 within the sealing apparatus 31. Thus, even if the dimensions of the area PI and the setting position of the packaging material 73 change depending on the type of packaging containers to be formed, the shape of the top surface of the abutting portion 56 may adjust each time to correspond to the exterior shape of the packaging material thereby preventing incomplete sealing from occurring in the packaging containers.
  • the driving section 36 is activated thereby generating ultrasonic energy (the high frequency vibrations) by the vibrator which is amplified by the booster and transmitted to the horn 35.
  • the ultrasonic energy transmitted to the horn 35 is concentrated in the convergence section 22 and transmitted to the distal end.
  • the ultrasonic energy is transmitted to the packaging material 73 from the distal end of the horn 35.
  • the ultrasonic energy causes the thermoplastic resin material to be heated to a temperature in excess of this melting temperature thereby resulting in the sealing of the sealing area PI of the packaging material 73.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil (31) et un procédé pour sceller un zone de scellage (P1) d'un récipient d'emballage (73), cette zone de scellage (P1) possédant une forme extérieure prédéterminée. L'appareil (31) comprend un générateur (36), un pavillon (35) et une enclume (23). L'enclume (23) comporte une partie de butée (56) dont la forme correspond à la forme extérieure de la zone de scellage (P1) du récipient d'emballage (73). La pluralité de plaques coulissantes (71) dont est composée la partie de butée (56) peuvent être constituées d'une matière ferromagnétique, paramagnétique ou céramique. Cette pluralité de plaques sont supportées par un manchon élastique (63) qui permet un mouvement des plaques (71) vers l'intérieur lorsque la force exercée par le pavillon (35) sur la zone de scellage (P1) dépasse la force élastique du manchon (63) permettant ainsi à la pluralité de plaques coulissantes (71) correspondantes d'épouser la forme extérieure de la zone de scellage (P1) du récipient d'emballage (73). On peut utiliser un électro-aimant (75) pour restreindre le déplacement qu'effectuent les plaques coulissantes (71) après avoir épousé la forme extérieure de la zone de scellage (P1).
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