WO2009142076A1 - インパルスシーラーのセラミックでカバーされたヒーター - Google Patents

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WO2009142076A1
WO2009142076A1 PCT/JP2009/057388 JP2009057388W WO2009142076A1 WO 2009142076 A1 WO2009142076 A1 WO 2009142076A1 JP 2009057388 W JP2009057388 W JP 2009057388W WO 2009142076 A1 WO2009142076 A1 WO 2009142076A1
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heat
heater
heater wire
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thin plate
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坂本 篤信
坂本 和子
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Sakamoto Atsunobu
Sakamoto Kazuko
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Priority to EP09843072.1A priority Critical patent/EP2505339B1/en
Priority to JP2011508188A priority patent/JP5646458B2/ja
Priority to PCT/JP2009/069793 priority patent/WO2010116567A1/ja
Priority to CN200980162591.XA priority patent/CN102666070B/zh
Priority to KR1020127014753A priority patent/KR20120117983A/ko
Publication of WO2009142076A1 publication Critical patent/WO2009142076A1/ja
Priority to US13/269,060 priority patent/US20120080418A1/en

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Definitions

  • the impulse heat sealer for example, when the heater wire has a standard length of 20 cm and a width of 2 mm, a large current of a low voltage such as 20V10A is required, and a heavy transformer is essential when used with a commercial power supply of 100V.
  • the present inventors put a thin slit from both sides in the conventional belt-shaped heater wire, zigzag with a uniform narrow width, and electrically thin and long, so in the previous example, a high voltage low current such as 100V2A can be passed.
  • a high voltage low current such as 100V2A
  • the inventor considered as a countermeasure was to stick a polyimide resin film that can withstand 600 ° C. on the heater wire. As a result, the zigzag line does not extend and the disconnected end does not pop out, which is improved. However, since the full-width bag is not always sandwiched during a long usage time, the film gets burned when the number of heater wires near the ends, where the press becomes weak and the part of the heater wire that tends to float slightly becomes hot. Carbonization sometimes weakened the film.
  • thermoelectric insulator On the heat generating part of the heater wire, a ceramic thin plate such as aluminum nitride having a thickness of 0.6 mm, which conducts heat well, but is electrically insulating (hereinafter referred to as heat conducting / electrical insulating material) was superimposed. Further, the periphery other than the upper surface was surrounded by a heat and electrical insulator such as glass cloth (hereinafter referred to as a thermoelectric insulator), and these were adhered and adhered to each other with an adhesive or an adhesive, and fixed on a heat radiation table.
  • a heat conducting / electrical insulating material hereinafter referred to as heat conducting / electrical insulating material
  • the heater wire was completely covered and the life of the cover was semipermanently extended, so there was almost no risk of electric shock. Moreover, the heat generated from the heater wire quickly appeared on the surface through the thin plate of the heat conducting / electrical insulator, and quickly cooled down when the current was turned off and the heating was stopped.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an example of a heater of the present invention and a press mechanism.
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of the heater.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of the heater wire.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an application example of a rib and a heater.
  • FIG. 5 is a temperature graph during heating of the heater wire and aluminum nitride.
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional view of an application example of a thermoelectric insulator.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of an example of a heater auxiliary tool.
  • FIG. 8 is also a sectional view of another example of the heater auxiliary tool.
  • FIG. 9 is also a cross-sectional view of another example of the heater auxiliary tool.
  • FIG. 10 is an enlarged plan view showing another example of the zigzag heater wire.
  • FIG. 11 is also a plan view showing another example of the zigzag heater wire.
  • FIG. 12 is also
  • Example 1 shows the present invention, and FIGS. 1 to 6 and FIGS. 10 to 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 and FIGS.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an example of the heater of the present invention and a press mechanism in which it is set.
  • the ribs 3 having a height of 1.7 mm provided at the edges on both sides of the upper surface of the heat radiating table 2 made of square-pipe-shaped aluminum extrusion material fixed to the opening 1 (part of the figure) of the press mechanism
  • Sircon tape 4 with a thickness of 0.45mm as a heat and electrical insulator between the heat sink and the heat sink (glass cloth in silicon rubber mixed with aluminum nitride or alumina powder, manufactured by Fuji Polymer Industries)
  • a zigzag iron chrome heater wire 5 having a thickness of 0.1 mm and a width of 2 mm was stacked thereon, and a thin aluminum nitride plate 6 having a thickness of 0.6 mm and a width of 2 mm was placed thereon.
  • a glass cloth tape 7 having a thickness of 0.6 mm and a width of 0.8 mm is placed between both sides of the rib 3 and adjacent to the aluminum nitride 6. Then, the boundary between them and the aluminum nitride thin plate 6 including the heater wires was bonded with an adhesive. Finally, a 0.1 mm thick fluororesin tape 8 with an adhesive was pasted on the aluminum nitride thin plate 6.
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of the heater of FIG. 1 and shows a state before sticking the fluororesin tape 8 with adhesive for easy understanding.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of the heater wire.
  • the aluminum nitride thin plate 6 is an elongated quadrangle having the same size and shape as the zigzag thinned portion 9 of the heater wire 5 that generates heat, and between the ribs 3 of the heat sink on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the aluminum nitride thin plate 6.
  • a glass cloth tape 7 is placed as a thermoelectric insulator having a width of 0.8 mm.
  • the portion of the heater wire 5 that does not generate heat and the electrode 10 are connected to the electrode of the power circuit, although not shown in the figure, and if exposed, there is a risk of electric shock. And their boundaries were glued together with an adhesive. All the parts that could be touched by the touch from these were covered with ceramic, glass cloth, or cercon tape, and hardened with adhesive or adhesive. Since the fluororesin tape 8 is stuck on these, the prevention of electric shock is further strengthened.
  • a base 12 having a soft silicon rubber 11 affixed to a thickness of 2 mm and a width of 3.4 mm was fixed to the other opening 1 of the press mechanism as in the past.
  • a bag 13 made of a polyethylene film having a thickness of about 0.05 mm is inserted into the opening, pressed between the two, and the energization time is 0.8 seconds when the aluminum nitride thin plate 6 is not present. Longer time it was neatly sealed. The cooling time also became longer.
  • the aluminum nitride thin plate 6 has a sealing temperature of 100 to 150 ° C., and when the polyethylene bag 14 is smaller than the width of the heater, a portion floating near the end, that is, a portion not using heat comes out. Since the heat there also moves quickly in the central direction, no portion exceeding 200 ° C. is generated instantaneously. Therefore, some commercially available silicon-based high-temperature adhesives can withstand 250 ° C. under normal use, so that they are sufficiently long-lasting and somewhat flexible so that they can follow the difference in thermal expansion of each member.
  • the heater wire 5 is not accurate in dimension as shown in the plan view of FIG. 3, but a heat-generating part 9 is formed from the side of a 2 mm long strip by etching a 0.1 mm thick wide area of iron-chrome thin plate.
  • the vertical slits 14 having a width of about 0.15 mm are alternately inserted, and the heater wire itself has a zigzag shape with a uniform width of about 0.4 mm. If the electrodes 10 at both ends are stretched by thermal expansion or about half the length of the electrodes 10 and fixed to the electrodes (not shown) provided on the heat radiating stand 2, the expansion and contraction of the heater wire 5 can be ignored. . This is difficult if the zigzag heater wire is thick and short, but if it is thin and long as described above, it is easy to bend in the length direction. 4 and aluminum nitride thin plate 6 can be firmly bonded to prevent movement during heating.
  • the heater wire 5 By making the heater wire 5 zigzag, it becomes thinner and longer than the conventional ribbon wire of the same outer dimensions, so in the above example, the electrical resistance, which was 2 ⁇ with the ribbon wire, becomes 25 ⁇ . As a result, if a commercial power supply of 100V is passed as it is, it will be cut off instantaneously at 2 ⁇ , but if it is 25 ⁇ , a half-wave rectification will give just a good current, so there is no need to use a transformer. In this way, the slits in the heater wire can be adjusted to the target voltage, and even if the zigzag wire is somewhat non-uniform and narrow, the aluminum nitride thin plate 4 is uneven in heat within a certain range. Can be immediately averaged to provide a clean seal. Therefore, the heater of the present invention can be adapted to any purpose, and can be produced not only in a straight line but also in a shape such as a quadrangle and a circle. It can be used.
  • the aluminum nitride thin plate 6 has the same shape and the same area as the heating portion 9 of the heater wire. However, if the area is larger than the heat source, the temperature will decrease, and if the surface is made narrower than the surface that receives heat with a trapezoidal cross section, the temperature will increase. As will be described later, a mountain-shaped heater auxiliary tool can also be made integrally, so that an aluminum nitride thin plate with some unevenness can be made. However, it is included in the scope of the claims as long as it has one surface in close contact with the heater wire and performs the same function as the present invention. Further, since the thickness is very good for heat conduction, it is not necessary to make it particularly thin, and about 0.6 mm is sufficient even when considering the robustness.
  • rib 3 provided at the edge of the heat sink. It is intended to prevent accidents in which the hard contents of the bag inadvertently reach the mouth of the bag to be sealed and the heater is damaged when the press mechanism is closed.
  • a female handle in a disinfecting bag pops out.
  • the shape in which the rib 3 is provided on the heat radiating stand 2 as shown in FIG. 1 is convenient in handling the heater alone, but as shown in the sectional view of FIG. It can be said that the structure in which the edge 15 of the opening protrudes when the heater is attached to the opening 1 functions similarly. At least one rib on the side into which the bag is inserted functions. Although the height is low, it prevents accidents from the side, but it should be high enough to withstand accidents from above.
  • Fig. 5 is a graph showing the heat transfer between the heater wire and the aluminum nitride sheet.
  • the temperature is plotted on the vertical axis and the time is plotted on the horizontal axis.
  • the sensor is a thin tape-shaped thermocouple.
  • the measurement point A is between the bottom of the heater wire and the insulating circuit tape 4
  • the measurement point B is a heat conducting / electrical insulator.
  • the measurement was performed with the surface of a certain aluminum nitride thin plate 6 closed with a soft silicon rubber 11 with the press mechanism closed. According to this graph, it can be said that there is almost no temperature difference between point A and point B at 100 ° C. to 150 ° C. In other words, it can be said that the heat transfer in the aluminum nitride is so fast that the surface of the heater wire 5 and the aluminum nitride thin plate 6 change at the same temperature.
  • the heat conducting / electrical insulator that functions in the same manner includes silicon carbide, beryllium oxide, cBN, etc., and diamond may be used if the cost is commensurate. A compound may be used. These can be used in exactly the same manner as the aluminum nitride thin plate described so far in ceramics. In terms of thermal conductivity, aluminum nitride is 150 to 250 W / m ⁇ K, but the minimum is alumina ceramics with the same conductivity as 24 W / m ⁇ K, such as iron chrome and nichrome, etc. In the claims.
  • this alumina Compared to aluminum nitride, this alumina has a weaker seal even with the same calorific value, and it can be used for some reason, although the degree of thermal shock is small. However, alumina and below cannot absorb all the heat generated from the nichrome wire, and the heater wire tends to become abnormally hot.
  • Thermal conductivity is also important in the case of a thermoelectric insulator that surrounds a thermal conducting / electrical insulator.
  • Impulse sealers require rapid heat release and heat transfer to the aluminum pedestal when cooling begins. However, it cannot be used if its thermal conductivity is too high.
  • Steatite a typical porcelain, has a thermal conductivity of 2.5 W / m ⁇ K, but when used as a thin 0.6 mm plate, it is heated through a normal strength current to escape to the heat sink at the bottom. However, sufficient heat does not come out to the surface through aluminum nitride. With a 0.9 W / m ⁇ K cercon tape, heat was generated and sealing was possible. The vicinity of this value may be slightly different depending on the amount of power applied, but it is the upper limit of usable insulators.
  • the cross section of the insulator 16 made of the same material as shown in FIG. It can also be united so that it becomes a character.
  • it can be made with silicon rubber cercon tape or cordierite (a kind of porcelain) with bubbles. Accordingly, in the claims, there is no time difference in processing between the insulator pasted on the bottom and the insulator surrounding up to the other surface, and includes simultaneous or integral cases. Conversely, a plurality of insulators may be stacked.
  • a silicon-based insulator is filled in a gap and hardened, it can be said that the insulator itself also serves as an adhesive.
  • the glass cloth tape 7 that covers the electrode 10 and the portion of the heater wire that does not generate heat in FIG. 2 is fine, but the portions that are in contact with the sides of the both ends of the aluminum nitride thin plate 6 are heat insulation, and against the electric shock of the electrode portion, In other words, it is functionally different from electrical insulation. However, because it is a glass cloth, it serves both. Steatite is electrically good, but as described above, its conductivity is too good to be used adjacent to the aluminum nitride thin plate 6. .
  • the main purpose of electrical insulation is to prevent electricity from flowing, but there are local laws or standards such as pressure resistance, flame retardancy, thickness, and strength, which must be met.
  • Glass tape and silicon rubber meet double insulation standards if they have a thickness of 0.6 mm, and 0.6 mm aluminum nitride thin plates and 0.45 mm cercon tapes should meet the standards as heat dissipation materials for electronic components.
  • the expression thickness that the insulator is of a suitable width includes the meaning of meeting this electrical standard in addition to heat.
  • the height of the surface thermoelectric insulator 7 is also important. As with the conventional sealer, if the plane is the same plane as the upper surface of the glass cloth 7 in FIG. 1 or the integrated insulator 16 in FIG. Since it can be pressed with the silicon rubber 11 of the press mechanism 1 while sandwiching a bag or film, it is finished with less wrinkles, looks beautiful, and increases the commercial value. On the other hand, if the height is low, it cannot be pinched, so wrinkles are caused at the boundary with the seal, and if the heating time is long, the edge may be cut. However, since the seal strength is not greatly affected by normal heating, the insulator 17 is low or oblique as shown in FIG.
  • ⁇ Unprecedented sealing can be achieved by placing a heater auxiliary tool on the aluminum nitride thin plate 6 under the fluororesin tape to meet the purpose of the seal.
  • a heater auxiliary tool for example, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 7, aluminum nitride or aluminum is used as a material, and the cross section is mountain-shaped, the height is 0.3 mm, the bottom width is 0.6 mm, and the length is the same as that of the heater. It is.
  • sealing and heat cutting can be performed.
  • the date can be sealed with a numerical aid, which can be called an impulse hot stamp, and there are various applications other than the date.
  • a heater auxiliary tool with good heat conductivity is suitable. Therefore, ceramics such as aluminum nitride can be used, and aluminum, copper, and carbon can also be used because they are electrically insulated with aluminum nitride. If aluminum nitride is placed, it may be manufactured as a lump from the beginning. However, since the expansion coefficient is different between ceramics and metal, for a long heater, for example, if the length is 20 cm, 3.3 pieces of aluminum heater auxiliary tools with a length of 3.3 cm are pasted at intervals of 0.1 mm. It is also necessary to select materials such as a device that fills the gap when the temperature is reached, and aluminum that is mixed with a carbon coil to reduce the expansion rate. The shape can also be fixed by a physical method such as screwing or mechanical pressing so that it can be somewhat expanded and contracted by engaging with an adjacent thermoelectric insulator.
  • a new heat sealer was also made by using the heater auxiliary tool to store more heat.
  • a heater auxiliary tool 19 made of copper, aluminum or the like in a rectangular parallelepiped of about 1 ⁇ 2 mm is placed on the aluminum nitride thin plate 6 and the thermoelectric insulators 20 and 21 having low thermal conductivity are mounted thereon. It is used and enclosed, and the fluororesin tape 22 is fixed with adhesives at both ends, so that a space is formed in the central portion.
  • the temperature of the heater auxiliary tool 19 is quickly sensed and controlled using a thin thermocouple for the temperature sensor. When the press is open, do not energize it, and when the press is closed, energize it and immediately set the heater temperature to the set height. When the press is opened, the power is cut off, so cool it down gradually.
  • the bag 13 When the bag 13 is sandwiched in the opening 1 by applying pressure with a press, the bag 13 is melted by receiving heat from the heater auxiliary tool 19. At the same time, some kind of sign is issued and immediately the opening 1 is slightly opened as shown in FIG. Keep the heater away. Then, the bag 13 is sandwiched between the silicon rubber 11 and the fluororesin tape 22 and quickly cooled by air cooling. On the other hand, since the heater, that is, the aluminum nitride thin plate 6 and the heater auxiliary tool 19 are surrounded by thermoelectric insulators 20 and 21 having low thermal conductivity, the temperature does not drop so much and the opening 1 is closed in the next operation. Immediately reaches the set temperature.
  • the cooling method and the speed of work are the same as those of a conventional hot plate sealer.
  • a hot plate that is covered with an insulator and has fewer exposed parts has less risk of burns, less heat dissipation, and is not always energized, which is very energy saving.
  • the heater auxiliary tool 19 also protects the aluminum nitride. Even if the heater auxiliary tool 19 is not provided, the same function may be achieved with the aluminum nitride thin plate 6 alone. However, if the heater auxiliary tool 19 is provided, the heat capacity is further increased, so that the sealing can be performed smoothly. However, if the heater auxiliary tool 19 is too large, replenishment of heat does not go smoothly.
  • the size of the heater aid depends on the heat generation capacity of the heater wire, but it is suitable if it does not feel like waiting too much for 2-3 seconds or more from room temperature to the set temperature at the start. In the case of continuous use, since the previous heat remains in the heater, it can be used almost without waiting.
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a sealer having the same function, but the heater auxiliary tool 19 of FIG. 8 and the heater element in which the heater wire 5 and the aluminum nitride thin plate 6 are solidified by the insulators 20 and 21 are rotated by 90 degrees. A part of 19 is made slightly longer to be exposed from the insulator, and is further made into a T shape to form a heater auxiliary tool 23. The screw 24 is one means for fixing these heater elements in physical contact.
  • the function is not different from that of the sealer of FIG. 8, the load applied to the hot plate at the time of pressing is received by the insulating plate 20 and the heat sink 2, so that it does not hit the aluminum nitride thin plate 6. Therefore, it is suitable for the case where bags with different thicknesses such as gusset folds and backed tea bags are strongly pressed and sealed.
  • the sealer shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is different from the hot plate heater in that the energization is performed every time to generate heat, and the cooling is repeated. Therefore, since the energization method is the same as the impulse sealer, it can be said that it is a friend. Further, the sealer of FIG. 8 is a position obtained by reversing the sealer of FIG. 1 upside down, and the sealer of FIG. 9 is obtained by rotating the heater element by 90 degrees. However, in both cases, the relationship between adjacent materials and the way heat is transmitted remain unchanged. Therefore, “upper and lower” in the claims merely indicates the adjacent relationship of components that are directed in a certain direction, and includes cases where the components are reversed or when they are directed left and right.
  • the material of the heat sink aluminum, copper, and their alloys are good for conventional impulse sealers, but if the heater is covered with an insulator with low thermal conductivity like a hot plate sealer, the effect of heat dissipation will be diminished. Is simply a base or a reinforcing plate, and may be strong iron. However, since it is certain that heat is transmitted, it is called a heat sink including these. In the heater of the present invention, the state surrounded by the heat radiating stand is the best in terms of strength and handling. However, as shown in the sectional views of the heaters in FIGS. If the good conducting / electrical insulator 6 and the heater wire 5 are hardened with an adhesive, the heater element alone can be handled alone as a replacement part, and is included in the claims.
  • fluororesin tape includes a tape using a glass cloth or the like as a base material. Further, since the heater of the present invention does not become abnormally high temperature and the life of the fluororesin tape is very long, it can be applied thinly, for example, on the surface of a heat conducting / electrical insulator. Silicone rubber can also be used if thinly applied.
  • the fluororesin tape and silicon rubber are collectively referred to as a release film.
  • the release film of fluororesin or silicon rubber has very low thermal conductivity, that is, it is difficult to conduct heat. Since it is transmitted as thin as about 0.1 mm, the thinner the release film layer, the better, and the best is not. Laminate films with nylon, paper, non-woven fabric, etc. on the surface melt and do not adhere to the heater, so they are not necessary when used for such seals. Therefore, the case of using without a release film is also included in the claims.
  • the sealer shown in FIG. 9 is suitable for a tea bag because the pressing force can be increased.
  • the surface of the tea bag is paper or nylon, no release film is required.
  • silicon rubber is stretched on the surface of the heater auxiliary tool 22 to a thickness of about 0.3 to 0.5 mm, for example, the difference in thickness due to the gusset fold or the backrest, that is, the difference between four and two Fill the unevenness and make a more complete seal.
  • the tea bag is strong, so it is good to keep the pressure applied, but both can be done because the heater may be released if completely crushed.
  • the silicon rubber in this example is not a release film, but the material is poor in heat conduction, but it can be said that it is a heater auxiliary tool thinned so that heat is easily transmitted. Furthermore, it is also effective for a thick tea bag to provide such a heater at the other end of the opening 1 of the press mechanism at the same time and heat it while pressing it up and down. Therefore, although the number of heaters is written in the claims, it includes a plurality of heaters.
  • the zigzag line suitable for the present invention is not limited to the heater line of FIG. Since the slit absorbs the movement in the length direction to some extent as long as it crosses the length direction of the heater wire, the effect is the same even if it is not only vertical but also oblique or an arc as shown in FIG. 11 and 12 can also be used, but if the center line is cut, two zigzag lines in FIG. 3 can be formed, which can be considered as a combined deformation.
  • the heater wire in FIG. 12 requires time and heat generation until the gap is filled with heat because the slit is too large, and the line width is not uniform, so extra heat is generated in the thin portion. In other words, the heater wire is forced. Therefore, in order to heat smoothly, the slit should be as small as possible and the line width should be uniform.
  • the heater wire is a zigzag wire that is easy to bend as shown in FIG. 3, expansion and contraction can be suppressed by an adhesive, so that an extremely thin heater wire can be manufactured.
  • a thermoelectric insulator such as an aluminum nitride thin plate, polyimide resin film, or glass cloth tape that is adjacent to the heater wire and is a heat conducting / electrical insulator. What is necessary is just to etch. This is because if it is thin, the electric resistance is increased and the possibility of being directly connected to a higher external power source is increased. In this case, the zigzag wire by the metal plate itself can flow a certain large current, unlike the heater wire in which oxide etc.
  • the advantage of covering the heater wire with a heat conducting / electrical insulator can be applied not only to zigzag wires but also to general ribbon wires. Since ceramics such as aluminum nitride have a small expansion coefficient, a heater wire made of a metal having a small expansion coefficient, such as Invar of a nickel iron alloy, is suitable. In the case of a long sealer of 2m or 3m, the voltage applied to the heater wire is 200V or 300V, so it is safe to insulate it, or the 3m heater is composed of three 1m heater wires and the joint is not understood. , Can be used while switching at 100V. The heater wire can also be protected in the case of sealing with water or corrosive liquids.
  • the metal resistance plate as the heater wire can be anything such as tungsten, which is usually used as a heater wire, in addition to iron alloys such as iron chrome and nichrome.
  • the silicon rubber 11 provided in the opening of the other side of the press mechanism may be a fluororesin rubber, and other synthetic rubbers can be used when the operating temperature is low. They are called heat resistant rubbers.
  • the sealer of the present invention since the sealer of the present invention is light and easy to use, it may be a sealer only on the heater side. However, although it is not in the sealer, it is necessary to put heat-resistant rubber on the work table to be pressed. Accordingly, as a press mechanism, a press mechanism including a human body, in which a person holds only a heater side by hand and seals a bag on a work table, is included in the present invention.
  • the heater wires and electrodes are completely covered with heat resistant and strong aluminum nitride or glass cloth that is hard to break, so insulation can be made stronger.
  • the 2m or 3m long sealer has a voltage applied to the heater wire of 200V or 300V, so minimize the risk of electric shock when using them or sealing water. Was made.
  • a safe transformerless impulse sealer can be made even in countries with high commercial voltages such as 200-240V, and heavy transformers that consume large amounts of iron and copper No longer needed.
  • the aluminum nitride thin plate used for the cover hardly expands or contracts, a fixing device for the release film is unnecessary. Therefore, when combined with a zigzag heater wire, as with the case of a zigzag wire alone, a heater wire extension device is unnecessary, and the structure becomes very simple.
  • the conventional exposed heater wire When sealing a bag of water or acidic liquid like pickles or in an acidic atmosphere in the workplace, the conventional exposed heater wire has a drawback of corroding, but the heater of the present invention can be almost sealed. Because it can, durability has increased.

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Abstract

 インパルスヒートシーラーは、ヒーター線が短く、幅広なので、重いトランスが必須であった。しかしその帯状のヒーター線に両側から細いスリットを入れ、ジグザグにして細く長くすると、トランスを省くことも出来た。しかしそれを200~240Vの国でも危険なく使えるためには、半永久的に裸のヒーター線に手が触れないで、しかも発生した熱が素早く表面に出て、さらに消えるという構造が必要であった。 金属抵抗体薄板のジグザグ状のヒーター線の発熱部の上に、例えば厚さ0.6mmの窒化アルミといった、熱良導・電気絶縁体の薄板を重ね、その上面以外の全周囲をガラスクロス等の熱電気絶縁体で囲い、それらを接着剤等で密着させて、放熱台上に固定した。

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インパルスシーラーのセラミックでカバーされたヒーター
 インパルスヒートシーラーに関するもので、特にヒーターに関する。
 インパルスヒートシーラーは、ヒーター線が例えば標準的な長さが20cmで幅2mmの場合、20V10Aといった低電圧大電流が必要で、100Vの商業電源で使用する場合は重いトランスが必須であった。しかし本発明者らは従来の帯状のヒーター線に、両側から細いスリットを入れ、均一な細幅でジグザグにして、電気的に細く長くしたので、先程の例では100V2Aといった高電圧低電流を流せばよくなったので、商業電源に直結出来るようにもなった。それにより重いトランスは不要になり、軽い、省エネルギーのインパルスヒートシーラーを作ることが出来た。
 そのヒーター線に電流が流れる場合、感電の恐れがあるのでそれを防止するため、プレス機構が開いている時はヒーター線に電流が全く流れないように安全装置も付けた。しかしヒーター線のジグザグを伸ばしたり、断線したヒーター線の端が飛び出した時には、プレス機構を閉じてもその締め口からヒーター線の一部が外に出るので、その状態でスイッチを押して通電したりすると、それに手が触れて感電する危険性があった。
 本発明者がその対策として考えたものは、600℃に耐えられるポリイミド樹脂のフィルムをヒーター線の上に貼り付けるものであった。これによりジグザグ線が延びたり、断線した端部が飛び出したりということが無くなり、改良された。しかし長い使用時間の間に、いつも全幅の袋を挟む訳ではないので、両端に近い、プレスが弱くなり多少浮きぎみになりやすい部分のヒーター線が高温になる回数が増えると、フィルムが焦げて炭化して皮膜が弱くなることもあった。
その対策として単純に考えられるのはそのフィルムの厚さを増すことであるが、一番薄い60ミクロンのフィルムですら貼り付けることにより、発生した熱が大分弱くなってしまうのであるから、厚くなればシーラーとしての実用性を失うものであった。しかも一部がオーバーヒートして炭化する現象は改善されない。
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 従来のインパルスシーラーのヒーター線には電圧の低い電流しか流れていないし、ヒーター線の上に何を置いても熱が短時間に伝わらないことが経験上分かっていたので、ポリエチレン等が融けて付着いてしまうことを防ぐフッ素樹脂テープを載せるだけであった。しかしトランスの不要なジグザグ線を利用したヒートシーラーを、商業電源の電圧が100Vの国だけでなく、200~240Vの国でも全く危険なく使えるよう、ヒーター線の熱でも半永久的に劣化しないで、しかも発生した熱が素早く表面に出てくるカバーが欲しかった。
 ヒーター線の発熱部の上に、例えば厚さ0.6mmの窒化アルミといった、熱は良く伝えるが電気的には絶縁体(以後熱良導・電気絶縁体という)のセラミックス薄板を重ねた。さらにその上面以外の周りをガラスクロス等の熱と電気の絶縁体(以後熱電気絶縁体という)で囲い、それらを粘着剤又は接着剤で貼り付けて密着させ、放熱台上に固定した。
 ヒーター線は完全にカバーされ、そのカバーの寿命も半永久的に長くなったので、感電の危険性は皆無に近くなった。しかもヒーター線から発生した熱はその熱良導・電気絶縁体の薄板を通して素早く表面に現れ、電流をOFFにして加熱を止めると素早く冷えた。
図1は本発明のヒーターの1例とプレス機構の断面図である。 図2はそのヒーターの平面図である。 図3はそのヒーター線の平面図である。 図4はリブとヒーターの応用例の断面図である。 図5はヒーター線と窒化アルミの発熱中の温度グラフである。 図6は熱電気絶縁体の応用例の断面図である。 図7はヒーター補助具の1例の断面図である。 図8もヒーター補助具の他の1例の断面図である。 図9もヒーター補助具の他の1例の断面図である。 図10はジグザグヒーター線の他の例を示す拡大した平面図である。 図11も同じくジグザグヒーター線の他の例を示す平面図である。 図12も同じくジグザグヒーター線の他の例を示す平面図である。
 1  プレス機構の開口部
 2  放熱台
 3  リブ
 4  サーコンテープ
 5  ヒーター線
6  窒化アルミ薄板
 7  ガラスクロステープ
 8  フッ素樹脂テープ
 9  ヒーター線発熱部
10  発熱しない部分及び電極
11  シリコンゴム
12  台
13  ポリエチレン袋
14  ヒーター線スリット
15  リブになる縁を持った開口部
16  一体型の熱電気絶縁体
17  低い斜めの熱電気絶縁体
18  山型のヒーター補助具
19  直方体のヒーター補助具
20  熱電気絶縁体
21  熱電気絶縁体
22  フッ素樹脂テープ
23  T字型のヒーター補助具
24  固定ネジ
 実施例1は本発明を示すもので図1~図6、図10~図12により、その応用として実施例2を図7で、実施例3を図8、図9で説明する。
 図1は本発明のヒーターの一例とそれをセットしたプレス機構の断面図である。プレス機構の開口部1(図は一部)に固定した、角パイプ状のアルミの押し出し材による放熱台2の上面の両側の縁に設けた高さ1.7mmのリブ3の間に、底部に敷いて放熱台との間の熱と電気の絶縁体として0.45mm厚のサーコンテープ4(シリコンゴムにガラスクロスを入れ、窒化アルミやアルミナの粉末を混入したもの。富士高分子工業製)を貼り、その上に0.1mm厚、幅2mmのジグザグ状の鉄クロムヒーター線5を重ね、その上に0.6mm厚、幅2mmの窒化アルミの薄板6を載せた。その両側にリブ3との間に窒化アルミ6に隣接して、0.6mm厚、幅0.8mmのガラスクロステープ7を載せる。そしてヒーター線も含めてそれらと窒化アルミの薄板6の境界を接着剤で接着した。最後に窒化アルミ薄板6の上に0.1mm厚の粘着剤付きフッ素樹脂テープ8を貼った。
平面的には図2、図3で説明する。図2は図1のヒーターの平面図で、分かりやすいように粘着剤付きフッ素樹脂テープ8を貼る前のものである。図3はヒーター線の平面図である。窒化アルミ薄板6はヒーター線5のジグザグ状の細くなって発熱する部分9と同じ大きさ、形状の細長い四角形となり、窒化アルミ薄板6の長手方向の両側の、放熱台のリブ3との間に幅0.8mmの熱電気絶縁体としてガラスクロステープ7を置く。さらにヒーター線5の発熱しない部分と電極10は、図には無いが電源回路の電極に結線されていて、露出していると感電の恐れがあるので、図2のようにガラスクロステープ7を載せ、それらの境界を接着剤で接着した。これらによって表から触れて感電する恐れのある部分は全てセラミックやガラスクロス、サーコンテープでカバーされ、接着剤又は粘着剤で固められた。これらの上にフッ素樹脂テープ8を貼り付けるので、感電防止はさらに強化される。
 動作及び機能を説明すると、プレス機構のもう一方の開口部1には従来のとおり2mm厚、幅3.4mmの柔らかいシリコンゴム11を貼り付けた台12を固定した。その開口部に厚さ0.05mm程度のポリエチレンフィルムによる袋13を差し入れ、挟んでプレスして、通電時間を、窒化アルミ薄板6が無い場合に0.8秒であったものを1秒に少し長くするときれいにシールされた。冷却時間も多少長くなった。
ヒーター線5から発生した熱は速やかに窒化アルミ薄板6に伝わるので、窒化アルミ薄板6がシール可能な温度に達したときでも、ヒーター線5の温度はそれよりも数度しか高くならない。そして窒化アルミ薄板6は、シール温度は100~150℃であるし、ポリエチレン袋14がヒーターの幅よりも小さい場合、端に近い箇所で浮いた部分即ち熱を利用しない部分が出てくるが、そこの熱も速やかに中央方向に移動するので、瞬間的にも200℃を超える箇所は発生しない。従って市販のシリコン系の高温用接着剤ならば普通使用で250℃に耐えるものもあるので、充分長持ちするし、多少柔軟性もあるので各部材の熱膨張の違いに追従できる。
 このヒーター線5は図3の平面図のように、寸法的には正確ではないが、0.1mm厚の広い面積の鉄クロム薄板をエッチングして、発熱部9は2mmの細長い帯の側面から幅0.15mm程度の垂直なスリット14を交互に入れ、ヒーター線自体はほぼ0.4mm前後の均一な幅のジグザグの形状にしてある。その両端の電極10を、熱膨張で伸びる程度、又はその半分程の長さを互いに引っ張って、放熱台2に設けた電極(図は省略)に固定すれば、ヒーター線5の伸縮を無視出来る。ジグザグになったヒーター線が太く短い場合には困難であるが、上記のように細く長い場合には長さ方向にたわみやすいので、先程のように引っ張らなくても、このヒーター線5をサーコンテープ4や窒化アルミ薄板6にしっかり接着すると、加熱時に動かないようにも出来る。
ヒーター線5をジグザグにすることで、従来の同じ外形寸法のリボン線よりも細く、長くなるので、上記の例ではリボン線のままでは2Ωであった電気抵抗が、25Ωにもなる。それにより100Vの商業電源をそのまま流すと2Ωでは瞬時に切れてしまうのが、25Ωならば半波整流すれば丁度良い電流となるのでトランスを使わなくても良くなった。ヒーター線へのスリットの入れ方はこのように目的の電圧に合わせることが出来、さらにジグザグ線が多少不均一な細幅であっても、ある程度の範囲であれば窒化アルミ薄板4が熱の不揃いを直ちに平均化してきれいなシールが可能である。従って本発明のヒーターは自在な目的に合わせることが出来、直線だけでなく四角形、円等の形状にも製作可能で、又後で述べるがヒーター線が1つばかりでなく複数存在する場合にも使える。
 窒化アルミ薄板6は、ヒーター線の発熱部9と同形、同面積とするのが無理もない。しかし熱源よりも広い面積にすると温度が下がるし、断面を台形にして熱を受ける面よりも表面を狭くすれば温度が上がるので、それらをうまく使えばヒーター線発熱部と多少異なる形状も取れる。又後から述べるが、山型のヒーター補助具を一体に作ることも出来るので、多少の凹凸を持つ窒化アルミ薄板も作れる。しかしヒーター線と密着する一面を持ち、本発明と同じ働きをする限り請求の範囲に含める。また厚さは熱伝導が非常に良いので特に薄くする必要は無く、丈夫さを考慮しても0.6mm前後で充分である。
窒化アルミのつなぎや割れ目は、有ってもそれが0.1~0.2mm程度ならば、本発明者らのジグザグヒーター線の特許明細書にあるように、貼ってあるフッ素樹脂テープや袋自身の熱の拡散によりシールに影響は出ない。従って短い材料を継ぎ足せばよいのでいくら長いヒーターでも製作可能である。その場合窒化アルミ薄板は、求められる形状が細く長いので、使用中にさらに割れることが必ずある。しかし割れても破片が飛んで孔が開くようなことさえ無ければよいので、ヒーター線5や両側のガラスクロステープ7と接着剤で貼り付けるのである。さらに予め割れやすい線をレーザー等で入れておく方法もある。それにより思いがけず強い力が働いてもその線に沿って割れ、むやみに細かい破片になったり、鋭角が出来たりすることを防ぐことが出来る。
 さらに積極的に窒化アルミや絶縁体を守るために設けたものが放熱台の縁に設けた細長い突起即ちリブ3である。不注意で袋の中身の硬いものがシールする袋の口まで来てしまって、プレス機構が閉じた時にヒーターがダメージを受けるといった事故を防ごうとするものである。例えば消毒袋に入ったメスの柄が飛び出しているなどである。図1のように放熱台2にリブ3が設けられている形状がヒーター単独の取り扱い上も便利であるが、図4の断面図にあるように、ヒーターにリブが無くても、プレス機構の開口部1にヒーターを取り付けたときに、その開口部の縁15が飛び出している構造でも同様に機能すると言える。リブは少なくとも袋を差し込む側の片方だけでも機能する。その高さは低くても横からの事故を防ぐが、上からの事故にも耐えるよう高いほうが良い。
 ヒーター線と窒化アルミ薄板の熱の移動をグラフにしたものが図5である。縦軸に温度、横軸に時間を取り、不必要ではあるが300℃近くまで加熱したものである。センサーは薄いテープ状の熱電対で、図1の断面図で示すと、測定点Aはヒーター線の底部で絶縁体のサーコンテープ4との間、測定点Bは熱良導・電気絶縁体である窒化アルミ薄板6の表面で、プレス機構を閉じて柔らかいシリコンゴム11で押えた状態で測定した。このグラフによれば100℃~150℃ではA点、B点の温度差は殆ど無いと言える。つまりヒーター線5の表面と窒化アルミ薄板6は同じ温度で推移するくらいに窒化アルミ内の熱の移動は素早いと言える。
そして250℃~300℃ではA点のグラフが頂点を迎えた時が電流を切って加熱を止めた時点であるが、その時点からなお0.5秒近くB点が温度上昇すると言う現象をB点のグラフで見ることが出来る。これはそれらセンサーが、A点は底部の熱伝導率の高い、つまり熱の逃げる絶縁体のサーコンテープ(熱伝導率0.9W/m・K)と接しており、B点は熱伝導率の低い、つまり熱の逃げない絶縁体の普通のシリコンゴム11(熱伝導率0.16W/m・K)と接している違いで起きる現象であると言える。そしてそれは鉄クロムという熱伝導率の低いヒーター線が熱の分断を行っていることを表わしている。
窒化アルミ薄板6以外にも同様に機能する熱良導・電気絶縁体は、炭化珪素、酸化ベリリウム、cBN等があり、コストが見合えばダイヤモンドでも良いし、それらが主成分のセラミックスでも良いし、複合したものでも良い。これらはセラミックスで今まで述べてきた窒化アルミ薄板と全く同じ扱いで使用できる。熱の伝導率で言えば窒化アルミは150~250W/m・Kであるが、最低はヒーター線の材質の鉄クロムやニクロム等と同じ伝導率24W/m・K前後のアルミナセラミックスまでを本発明では請求の範囲に含める。このアルミナは窒化アルミに比べて、同じ発熱量でもシールが弱くなるし、熱の衝撃度も小さいが何とか使える。しかしアルミナ以下ではニクロム線から発生した熱を全て吸収出来ずに、その分ヒーター線が異常に高温になる傾向があるので使えない。
熱伝導率は熱良導・電気絶縁体を囲む熱電気絶縁体の場合も重要である。インパルスシーラーは冷却が始まったら迅速な熱の放出、アルミ台座への伝熱が必要になる。しかしあまり熱伝導性が高いと使えない。磁器として代表的なステアタイトは熱伝導率が2.5W/m・Kであるが、0.6mmの薄板にして使用すると、底部の放熱台に逃げるために、通常の強さの電流を通して加熱しても、窒化アルミを通じて表面まで充分な熱が出てこないのである。0.9W/m・Kのサーコンテープならば熱が出てきてシールが出来た。この数値付近が、加える電力量により多少の違いは生ずるが、使える絶縁体の上限であろう。
逆に熱伝導率の低い方は使用不能になることはない。低いガラスクロス(0.23W/m・K)やシリコンゴムでも、熱は大気に放出され、数秒の内にシール温度から、収縮しない温度まで低下するので、使用は可能である。しかし連続使用すると累積した熱でヒーターが徐々に高温になる。従ってこの場合は温度が上昇するにつれて電流を制御する必要性がより大きい。従って比較的熱伝導性の高い絶縁体を使って熱を自然に放熱台に逃がす従来通りのシーラーか、低い絶縁体を使って高度な温度制御を行う新しいシーラーか選ぶ必要がある。後者の応用の1つが実施例3である。
表面の絶縁体と底部に使用する絶縁体とを分けても、熱を逃がすという意味ではあまり重要ではないので、製法上、図4又は図7のように同一材料の絶縁体16で断面がコの字になるように、一体にすることも出来る。例えばシリコンゴムのサーコンテープとか、気泡を入れたコージライト(磁器の一種)などで一体に作れる。従って請求の範囲では、底部に貼る絶縁体とその他の表面まで囲む絶縁体との加工の時間差は無く、同時つまりは一体の場合も含む。逆に複数の絶縁体を重ねても良い。又シリコン系の絶縁体は隙間に充填して固める方法もあるので、その場合絶縁体自身が接着剤を兼ねると言える。
細かいことであるが図2のヒーター線の発熱しない部分と電極10をカバーするガラスクロステープ7は、窒化アルミ薄板6の両端の辺に接する部分は熱の断熱であり、電極部分の感電に対する、つまり電気の絶縁とは機能的に異なる。しかしガラスクロスだから両方を兼ねたのであって、ステアタイトでは電気的には良いが、熱的には先に記述したように伝導率が良すぎて、窒化アルミ薄板6に隣接しては使えない。
電気絶縁性の主目的は、電気を流さないことであるが、耐圧とか難燃性、厚さ、強度等その国の法律又は基準があるので、それを満たす必要がある。ガラステープやシリコンゴムは厚さが0.6mmあれば二重絶縁の基準も満たしているし、0.6mmの窒化アルミ薄板や0.45mmのサーコンテープは電子部品の放熱材として基準を満たすように作られているが、正確にはその関係する国の基準に当てはめて見なければならない。従って請求の範囲で絶縁体が適当な幅でという表現の厚さは、熱の他にこの電気の基準も満たす意味も含んでいる。
表面の熱電気絶縁体7の高さも重要である。図1のガラスクロス7や図4の一体型絶縁体16の上面のように、高さが同じ平面か、0.1~0.2mm低い程度の平行な平面をなすと、従来のシーラーと同じくプレス機構1のシリコンゴム11とで袋やフィルムを挟んで押えるので、しわが少なく仕上がり、見た目がきれいで商品価値が上がる。逆にその高さが低い場合は挟めないので、シールとの境界にしわがよるし、加熱時間が長ければエッジ切れの原因となる。しかし通常の加熱ではシール強度にあまり影響は無いので、図6のように絶縁体17が低くても斜めでも請求の範囲に入れる。
 窒化アルミ薄板6の上に、フッ素樹脂テープの下に、シールの目的に合わせた形のもの、言わばヒーター補助具を載せることにより、今までに無いシールが出来る。例えば図7の断面図のように、窒化アルミ又はアルミを材料にして断面が山型の、高さは0.3mm、底面の幅0.6mm、長さはヒーターと同様の補助具18を載せるのである。これによりシール及びヒートカットが出来る。図には無いが数字の補助具を用いて日付をシールすることも出来るし、これはインパルス・ホットスタンプとでも言え、日付以外に色々応用も考えられる。
ヒーター補助具も熱の伝導性の良いものが適している。従って窒化アルミ等のセラミックも使えるし、さらに窒化アルミ等で電気的に絶縁しているので、アルミや銅、カーボンも使える。窒化アルミを載せるのであれば最初から塊として製作してもよい。但しセラミックスと金属では膨張率が違うので、長いヒーターの場合は、例えば長さを20cmとすると、長さ3.3cmのアルミ製ヒーター補助具を0.1mmづつ間隔をあけて6枚張り合わせ、使用温度になるとその隙間が埋まるなどの工夫や、カーボンコイルを混ぜて膨脹率を下げたアルミを使用するなど、素材の選定も必要である。又形状も隣接する熱電気絶縁体とかみ合わせる等して多少の伸縮が可能なように、ネジや機械的に押さえ込む、物理的方法で固定することも出来る。
 ヒーター補助具により多くの熱の貯蔵の役目をさせることにより、新しいヒートシーラーも出来た。図8の断面図に示すように、銅やアルミ等を1×2mm程度の直方体にしたヒーター補助具19を窒化アルミ薄板6に載せ、それらを熱伝導率の低い熱電気絶縁体20,21を用いて囲み、フッ素樹脂テープ22を両端の粘着剤で固定して、中央部分は空間を作る構造にする。そして図には無いが温度センサーに細い熱電対を用いて、素早くヒーター補助具19の温度を感知して制御するのである。プレスを開口している期間は通電せず、プレスを閉じたら通電し、直ちにヒーター温度が設定した高さになるようにする。プレスを開けたら断電するので徐々に冷却していく。
使い方はプレスにより圧力を掛けて開口部1に袋13を挟むと、袋13はヒーター補助具19から熱を受けて溶融する。同時に何らかのサインが発せられルようにしておいて、直ちに開口部1を図8のように少し開けるのである。ヒーターを遠ざけるのである。そうすると袋13はシリコンゴム11とフッ素樹脂テープ22に挟まれて素早く空冷で冷却する。一方ヒーターつまり窒化アルミ薄板6及びヒーター補助具19は周りを熱伝導率の低い熱電気絶縁体20,21で囲まれているので温度があまり下がらず、次の作業で開口部1を閉じた時は、また直ちに設定した温度に達する。
この冷却の仕方や作業の早さは従来の熱板式シーラーと同じである。しかし絶縁体で覆われ、より露出部分の少ない熱板は火傷の危険も少なく、放熱も少なく、また常時通電もしていないので非常に省エネルギーである。またヒーター補助具19が窒化アルミの保護にもなる。ヒーター補助具19が無くても窒化アルミ薄板6だけでも同様の機能は目指せるかも知れない。しかしヒーター補助具19があればより熱容量が増すのでスムーズにシールが出来る。といってヒーター補助具19が大き過ぎれば熱の補充がスムーズに行かない。従ってヒーター補助具の大きさは、ヒーター線の発熱能力にもよるが、スタート時に室温から設定温度まで2~3秒とかそれ以上でも、待ち過ぎるという感じがしなければ適する。連続使用の場合にはヒーターに前回の熱が残るので殆ど待たずに使える。
図9は同じ機能のシーラーの断面図であるが、図8のヒーター補助具19とヒーター線5や窒化アルミ薄板6を絶縁体20,21で固めたヒーターエレメントを90度回転させ、ヒーター補助具19の一部を少し長くして絶縁体から露出させ、さらにT型にしてヒーター補助具23としたものである。ネジ24はそれらヒーターエレメントを物理的に密着させて固定する1つの手段である。機能は全く図8のシーラーと変わらないが、プレスした時の熱板に掛かる荷重を絶縁板20及び放熱台2で受けるので、窒化アルミ薄板6に掛からない。従ってガゼット折や背張りの茶袋のような、箇所により厚さの違う袋を、強力にプレスしてシールする場合などに適する。
この図8、図9のシーラーが熱板ヒーターと違うのは、1回毎に通電して発熱、断電して冷却を繰り返す点である。従って通電方法がインパルスシーラーと同じであるので一応その仲間と言えよう。また図8のシーラーは位置的には図1のシーラーを上下逆転させたものであり、図9のシーラーはヒーターエレメントを90度回転させたものである。しかし両方とも隣接する素材の関係や熱の伝わり方は変わらない。従って請求の範囲における「上下」は、単に一定の方向に向かう構成要素の隣接する関係を示すものに過ぎず、逆転する場合や、左右に向かう場合も含むものである。
放熱台の素材は、従来のインパルスシーラーならばアルミ、銅、それらの合金がよいが、熱板式シーラーのようにヒーターが熱伝導の低い絶縁体で覆われれば放熱の効果は薄れるので、機能としては単なる台又は補強板であり、強度のある鉄でもよい。しかし熱が伝わっていくことは確かなので、それらも含めて放熱台と称する。また本発明のヒーターはその放熱台に囲われている状態が、強度や取り扱い上ベストの状態であるが、図6、図7のヒーターの断面図のように熱電気絶縁体16,17と熱良導・電気絶縁体6とヒーター線5が接着剤で固められていれば、それらヒーターエレメントだけでも単独で交換用部品として取り扱いができるので、請求の範囲に含める。
従来のヒーター線は伸縮をするので、フッ素樹脂テープを粘着剤で貼り付けると、使用している間にそのテープに細かいしわが寄ってしまう。その為粘着剤のない広幅のテープを用い、その両縁を機械的に押える方法で固定していた。しかし本発明のヒーターは殆ど伸縮しないので、簡単に粘着剤付きフッ素樹脂テープを貼り付けるだけでよくなった。図8、図9の新しい熱板式とも言えるシーラーの場合は従来のようにバネで支える方法がベストであるが、熱板が小さいので図8のように両端のみ粘着剤を塗ったテープを使用することも出来る。
フッ素樹脂テープと表現した中には基材にガラスクロス等を用いたテープも含む。さらに本発明のヒーターは異常高温にならないで、フッ素樹脂テープの寿命が非常に長くなったので、例えば熱良導・電気絶縁体の表面に薄く塗布することも出来る。また薄く塗布するとなればシリコンゴムも使える。フッ素樹脂テープやシリコンゴムを総称して離型膜と称する。離型膜のフッ素樹脂やシリコンゴムは熱の伝導率が非常に低い、つまり熱を伝えにくい。0.1mm程度に薄くするから伝わるので、離型膜の層が薄ければ薄いほどよく、無いのが一番よい。ナイロンや紙、不織布などが表面になるラミネートフィルムは融けてヒーターに付着しないので、それらばかりのシールに用いる場合は不要である。従って離型膜無しで使う場合も請求の範囲に含める。
図9のシーラーはプレス力を強大に出来るので茶袋に適するが、茶袋は表面が紙又はナイロンなので離型膜は必要ない。しかしシリコンゴムを例えば0.3~0.5mm程度の厚さにヒーター補助具22の表面に張っておくと、ガゼット折や背張りによる厚さの違い、つまり4枚と2枚の違いから出る不陸を埋めて、より完全なシールが出来る。冷却の仕方は、茶袋の腰が強いので圧力を掛けたままが良いが、完全に押し潰せばヒーターを離しても良いので両方可能である。またこの例でのシリコンゴムは離型膜というより、材質は熱伝導が悪いが、熱が伝わりやすいように薄くしたヒーター補助具であると言える。さらにこのようなヒーターをプレス機構の開口部1の他方にも同時に設け、上下で加圧しながら加熱することも厚手の茶袋には効果がある。従って請求の範囲にはヒーターは単数で書いてあるが、複数の場合も含む。
本発明に適したジグザグ線は図3のヒーター線だけではない。スリットはヒーター線の長さ方向を横切りさえすれば長さ方向の動きをある程度吸収するので、垂直だけでなくて斜めや、図10のように円弧にしても効果は同じである。また図11、図12のようなヒーター線も使えるが、中心線でカットすると図3のジグザグ線が2つ出来るので、合成した変形と考えることも出来る。しかし図12のヒーター線はスリットが大きすぎて隙間が熱で埋められるまで、時間と発熱量が必要になり、また線幅が均一ではないので、細い部分に余分に発熱させることになる。つまりヒーター線に無理が掛かる。従って滑らかに加熱するためには、スリットは出来るだけ小さく、線幅は均一な方がよい。
ヒーター線が図3のような撓み易いジグザグ線ならば接着剤で伸縮を抑えられるので、それを利用して極薄のヒーター線を製作することが出来る。0.09~0.01mmといった極薄板を、先にヒーター線に隣接する、熱良導・電気絶縁体の窒化アルミ薄板やポリイミド樹脂フィルムやガラスクロステープ等の熱電気絶縁体に貼り付けてからエッチングすればよい。薄ければより電気抵抗を増し、より高い外部電源に直結できる可能性が増えるからである。この場合薄くても金属板自身によるジグザグ線は、熱良導・電気絶縁体のセラミック薄板に酸化物等を焼き付けたヒーター線とは違い、それなりの大電流を流すことが出来るし、絶縁体等が割れても直ちに切れるということはない。この製法は、重ねて貼り付けてジグザグにするので、請求の範囲とは加工順位が逆になる。従って請求の範囲には時間的な順位は無い。
熱良導・電気絶縁体でヒーター線をカバーする利点は、ジグザグ線だけでなく一般のリボン線にも応用して生かすことができる。窒化アルミ等のセラミックスは膨張率が小さいので、膨張率の小さな金属、例えばニッケル鉄合金のインバール等を材料としたヒーター線が適する。2mとか3mの長いシーラーの場合、ヒーター線に掛かる電圧は200Vや300Vになるので、それを安全に絶縁するとか、3mのヒーターを1mのヒーター線3本で構成しその繋ぎ目を分からなくして、100Vで切り替えながら利用することも出来る。水や腐食性の液体のシールの場合にヒーター線を保護することも出来る。
膨張率が大きいヒーター線をそのまま使うのには工夫が必要である。シーラーが短い場合はズレを無視できるが、長いシーラーは無視出来ない。その場合、熱良導・電気絶縁体を単体でなく、隣接する素材と一体で合成する方法もある。例えば熱良導・電気絶縁体をダイヤモンドとした場合、ダイヤモンドやすりのように鉄合金ヒーター線の表面にダイヤモンドの薄い層を形成してとして使うとか、逆にヒーター補助具としての帯状のアルミ板の表面に熱良導・電気絶縁体としてのアルミナ層や、現在は薄いものしか出来ないが窒化アルミ層を形成する等である。これらはジグザグ線にも応用することが出来る。
ヒーター線としての金属抵抗板は、鉄クロム、ニクロム等の鉄合金の他に、タングステン等、通常ヒーター線として使われるものなら何でも使用出来る。またプレス機構の相手方の開口部に設けたシリコンゴム11もフッ素樹脂ゴムでもよく、使用温度が低い場合は他の合成ゴムでも使用可能である。それらは耐熱ゴムと称する。
また本発明のシーラーは軽く手に持って使うことが簡単になるので、ヒーター側だけのシーラーの場合もある。ただしシーラーには無いが、押し付ける作業台には耐熱ゴムを張る必要がある。従ってプレス機構として、人が手でヒーター側のみを持って作業台の上の袋をシールする、言わば人体も含めたプレス機構も本発明には含める。
 ヒーター線や電極が、熱に強く丈夫な割れにくい窒化アルミやガラスクロス等で完全にカバーされるので、絶縁をより強固に出来た。それによりトランスを使っても2mとか3mの長いシーラーはヒーター線に掛かる電圧が200Vや300Vになるので、それらを使用する場合や、水物のシールの場合に、感電の恐れを最小にすることが出来た。
ジグザグヒーター線を用いて電源電圧とマッチングさせれば、200~240Vといった商業電圧の高い国でも、安全なトランスレスのインパルスシーラーを作ることが出来て、鉄と銅を大量に消費する重いトランスが不要になった。
 そのカバーに用いる窒化アルミ薄板も殆ど伸縮しないので、離型膜の固定装置は不要である。従ってジグザグヒーター線と組み合わせればジグザグ線単体の時と同様、ヒーター線の伸張装置も不要で、構造が非常に簡単になった。
さらに熱良導・電気絶縁体では素早く熱が移動するので、異常な高温箇所が発生しないので、ヒーター線、フッ素樹脂テープ共に長持ちするようになり、保守点検が長期間不要になった。
漬物のように水や酸性の液体の袋をシールするとか、作業場の酸性の雰囲気とかでは、従来のむき出しのヒーター線は腐食する欠点があったが、本発明のヒーターならばほぼ密閉することも出来るので、耐久性が増した。
 装置が簡単で軽く、保守に手間が掛からなくなり、耐久性が増したので、例えば介護用として汚物の処理や臭気止めにポリエチレンで密封するといった包装以外の用途がさらに増加する可能性が出てきた。
 ヒーター補助具を工夫すれば、ホットスタンプ機にもなればヒートカットも出来るので、今までに無い機能を持ったインパルスシーラーを開発することが出来た。
適度な大きさのヒーター補助具と熱伝導の低い熱電気絶縁体とを用い、温度制御を高くすることにより、加熱がインパルス式で、使い方が熱板式のヒートシーラーが生み出され、省エネで作業の早い、安全なシーラーが可能になった。

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  1. 少なくともプレス機構とその開口部に設けられたヒーター、そのヒーターに結線された電源回路とからなり、その電源回路に外部電源より電力を受けて、プレス機構に熱可塑性樹脂を用いた対象物を挟んで圧力を掛けながら、短時間に大電流を流してヒーターを瞬間的に加熱し対象物を溶融し、断電して冷却して固めるヒートシーラーにおいて、上記ヒーターは
    A.プレス機構の開口部に設けられた金属の放熱台の上に、又は放熱台を兼ねた開口部の上に、適当な大きさ、厚さの熱電気絶縁体の薄板を重ね、
    B.その熱電気絶縁体の上に、電極で電源回路に結線された、発熱部を細長い帯状又は目的の形状とした金属抵抗体薄板の1又はそれ以上のヒーター線を重ね、
    C.その発熱部の上に、ほぼ同型で適当な厚さの熱良導・電気絶縁体の薄板を重ね、
    D.ヒーター線の未だ露出している部分、即ち発熱部の側面や発熱しない部分や必要があれば電極を、電気的、熱的に絶縁されるように、必要な厚さの熱電気絶縁体で囲い、
    E.常時又は必要に応じて、熱良導・電気絶縁体の表面に薄い離型膜を密着して或いは隙間を設けて重ね、
    F.それらの必要な箇所を接着剤乃至は粘着剤、物理的方法を用いて密着させ固定した、
    構造を特徴とする。
  2. 金属抵抗体薄板のヒーター線が、発熱部に長さ方向を横切るスリットを入れて、電気の通路として細く長くして、さらに長さ方向の伸縮を抑える形状とした構造であることを特徴とする請求項1のヒートシーラー。
  3. 熱良導・電気絶縁体と離型膜の間に、ヒーター補助具を熱良導・電気絶縁体に密着させて重ねた構造であることを特徴とする請求項1のヒートシーラー。
  4. 熱良導・電気絶縁体の全周囲を適当な巾で囲う熱電気絶縁体の高さと形状は、その熱良導・電気絶縁体と同じ高さ、又はその上にヒーター補助具が載っていればそれと同じ高さ、の平面か又はそれよりも0.1~0.2mm程度低い平行面であることを特徴とする請求項1のヒートシーラー。
  5. 熱良導・電気絶縁体が、窒化アルミ又は炭化珪素又はそれらを主成分とするセラミックスである請求項1のヒートシーラー。
  6. ヒーター線を熱良導・電気絶縁体と熱電気絶縁体で覆い、接着剤または粘着剤、物理力を用いて密着させて固定した、又はそれをさらに放熱台に固定した、上記請求項1のヒートシーラーのヒーターエレメントまたはヒーター。
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