WO2011145115A1 - Mécanisme d'alimentation de tube à soufflets amélioré pour appareil de production d'emballages - Google Patents

Mécanisme d'alimentation de tube à soufflets amélioré pour appareil de production d'emballages Download PDF

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WO2011145115A1
WO2011145115A1 PCT/IN2011/000346 IN2011000346W WO2011145115A1 WO 2011145115 A1 WO2011145115 A1 WO 2011145115A1 IN 2011000346 W IN2011000346 W IN 2011000346W WO 2011145115 A1 WO2011145115 A1 WO 2011145115A1
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Ashok Chaturvedi
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    • 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
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • 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
    • B31B70/26—Folding sheets, blanks or webs
    • B31B70/262—Folding sheets, blanks or webs involving longitudinally folding, i.e. along a line parallel to the direction of movement
    • B31B70/266—Folding sheets, blanks or webs involving longitudinally folding, i.e. along a line parallel to the direction of movement involving gusset-forming
    • 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
    • B31B2155/00—Flexible containers made from webs
    • 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
    • B31B2155/00—Flexible containers made from webs
    • B31B2155/002—Flexible containers made from webs by joining superimposed webs, e.g. with separate bottom webs
    • 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
    • B31B2160/00—Shape of flexible containers
    • B31B2160/20—Shape of flexible containers with structural provision for thickness of contents
    • 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
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B31B50/14—Cutting, e.g. perforating, punching, slitting or trimming
    • B31B50/16—Cutting webs
    • B31B50/18—Cutting webs longitudinally
    • 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
    • B31B70/74—Auxiliary operations
    • B31B70/81—Forming or attaching accessories, e.g. opening devices, closures or tear strings
    • 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
    • B31B70/74—Auxiliary operations
    • B31B70/81—Forming or attaching accessories, e.g. opening devices, closures or tear strings
    • B31B70/812—Applying patches, strips or strings on sheets or webs
    • B31B70/8123—Applying strips

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  • the present disclosure generally relates to a gusseted package forming apparatus and more particularly, to a feeding mechanism in the gusseted package forming apparatus for precisely and efficiently feeding wed to form side gussets of a three side gusseted flexible package.
  • the general purpose of the present disclosure is to provide an improved gusset tube feeding mechanism for apparatus to make packages, that is configured to include all advantages of the prior art and to overcome the drawbacks inherent in the prior art offering some added advantages.
  • An object of the present disclosure is to provide an improved apparatus that reduces the rate of rejection while manufacturing of packages thereon and avoid adding unnecessary cost and waste material. More specifically, the object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus that includes a feeding mechanism for precise feeding of formed tube from the web to make side gussets of the package at improved speed.
  • an improved gusset tube feeding mechanism for an apparatus to make a package.
  • the package includes front and back sides, and first and second side gussets and a bottom gusset configured with the front and back sides.
  • the gusset tube feeding mechanism includes a pair of counter rollers, a conveyer assembly and a cutting member.
  • the pair of counter rollers configured at a tube forming unit of the apparatus that are coordinated to pull a tube from the tube forming unit.
  • the tube is formed by folding a film or laminate web loaded on the tube forming unit to make the first and second side gussets of the package.
  • the conveyer assembly is configured next to the pair of counter rollers that coordinates to grip the tube pulled from the pair of counter rollers to feed thereto over a bottom web, which forms the back side of the package.
  • the cutting member is disposed between the pair of counter rollers and the conveyer assembly to cut the tube of desired length depending upon the size of the product.
  • an apparatus for making such packages wherein the gusset tube feeding mechanism is assembled therein.
  • gusset tube feeding mechanism mentioned herein throughout the disclosure is understood as mechanism for feeding of the tube that is formed by the film or laminate web to make the two opposite side gussets of the package.
  • FIG. 1A illustrates a view of an apparatus for making packages, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. IB illustrates an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the apparatus of FIG. 1A for showing a gusset tube feeding mechanism for making the side gussets on the package, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view Of a three side gusset packages, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3A illustrates a side view of the gusset tube feeding mechanism of the apparatus of FIGS. 1A and IB, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3B illustrates a front view of the gusset tube feeding mechanism of the apparatus of FIGS. 1A and IB, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIGS. 1A, IB and 2 an apparatus (10) for making a three side gussets package (hereinafter referred to as 'package (P)') are respectively shown. As shown in FIG.
  • the package (P) includes a front side (SI) a back sides (S2) opposite to front side (SI). Further, the package (P) includes a first side gusset (Gl) a second side gusset (G2) arid a bottom gusset (G3) configured with the front and back sides (S 1 ) and (S2).
  • the package (P) is a free-standing package with increased volumetric capacity and manufactured by utilizing the apparatus (10) as shown in FIGS. 1A and IB.
  • the apparatus (10) includes a reel loader (100) for loading a film or laminate roll vertically on an unwind (102).
  • the said film passes to a slitting unit (104) for slitting the film or laminate of the roll into top and bottom film or laminate webs (T) and (B) (as shown in FIG. 3B) for forming the respective front and back sides (SI) and (S2) of the package (P).
  • the top and bottom film or laminate webs (T) and (B) are then pulled forward by an unwind pulling member (106) with the help of a horizontal dancer (108).
  • the apparatus (10) further includes a gusset forming unit (200) configured transversally with the reel loader (100) and the slitting unit (104).
  • the gusset forming unit (200) is adapted to form a tube (M) (as shown in FIGS. 3a and 3B) to obtain the first and second side gussets (Gl) and (G2) in the package (P).
  • the tube (M) is formed by folding a film or laminate web loaded on the gusset tube forming unit (200).
  • a gusset tube feeding mechanism (300), herein after referred to as "feeding mechanism (300)" configured with the gusset forming unit (200) is provided for feeding the tube (M) on the bottom web (B).
  • the feeding mechanism (300) will be described later in conjunction with FIGS. 3A and 3B.
  • bottom web and top web sealer arrangements 400 and (402) are configured on the apparatus (10).
  • ⁇ sealing of the tube (M) with the top and bottom webs (400) and (402), the top and bottom webs with sealed tube (M) are made to pass through a station (500) for forming rhombus shape like structures at the end of the tube (M) sealed between the top arid bottom webs (400) and (402), and also folding the top and bottom webs (T) and (B).
  • the apparatus (10) includes a bottom gusset feeding unit (600) for feeding a laminate or film web to form the bottom gusset (G3) from a side across the top and bottom webs direction such that it is positioned in front of the formed top and bottom webs (T) and (B), the tube (M) formed in rhombus shape and sealed at a bottom gusset sealing and cooling station (700).
  • the apparatus (10) may additionally include a zipper-slider loading station (800) for configuring a zipper-slider assembly to the package (P). Further, the packages are spliced in the middle of the tube (M) at a cutting unit (900) of the apparatus (10).
  • a control panel (1000) is provided with the apparatus (10) for controlling and regulating all set of operations of the apparatus (10) as described.
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B the feeding mechanism (300) included in the apparatus (10) to make the package (P) is illustrated.
  • FIG. 3 A illustrates a side view
  • FIG. 3B illustrates a front view of the feeding mechanism (300), in accordance with another exemplary,.' embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • reference of FIG. 1 will be taken to describe the feeding mechanism (300).
  • the feeding mechanism (300) includes a pair of counter rollers (302a and 302b) (collectively referred to as (302)) configured at the gusset tube forming unit (200) of the apparatus (10).
  • the pair of counter rollers (302) is configured on a track (202) of the gusset forming unit (200), and is coordinated to pull the tube (M) from the gusset forming unit (200).
  • the pair of counter rollers (302) moves in counter directions with respect to each other along their respective rotational axes for gripping and enabling the tube (M) to move forward from the gusset forming unit (200).
  • the feeding mechanism (300) includes a conveyer assembly (304) configured next to the pair of counter rollers (302) on the track (202) of the gusset tube forming unit (200), and top of the machine line carrying the bottom web (B).
  • the conveyer assembly (304) is coordinated to grip the tube (M) pulled from the pair of counter rollers (302) to feed thereto over a bottom web (B).
  • the conveyer assembly (304) includes a pair of pulley belt assemblies driven by one or two servo rnotor(S).
  • a pulley belt assembly (306) of the conveyer assembly (304) includes two rollers (308) and (310) spaced apart from each other, and a belt (312) disposed on the rollers (308) and (310) to rotate there around.
  • other pulley belt assembly (314) of the conveyer assembly (304) which is configured below the pulley belt assembly (306), includes two rollers (316) and (318) spaced apart from each other, and a belt (320) disposed on the rollers (316) and (318) to rotate there around.
  • the rollers (308), (310), (316) and (318) and the respective belts (312) and (320) disposed thereon may be toothed.
  • the conveyer assembly (304) is adapted to be driven by one or two servo motors, such as motors (322) and (324), which is / are assembled therewith via gear and connector assembly (326).
  • the feeding mechanism (300) includes a cutting member (328) disposed between the pair of counter rollers (302) and the conveyer assembly (304) for cutting the tube (M) of desired length prior to feeding thereto over the bottom web (B). Feeding of the cut length of the tube (M) over the bottom web (B) may be done in two phases or in a single phase according to two different embodiments of the disclosure.
  • the pair of counter rollers (302) and the conveyer assembly (304) are synchronized to feed the cut tube (M) on the bottom web (B) in at least two phases, wherein in a first phase, speed of the pair of counter rollers (302) and the conveyer assembly (304) are ubstantially same.
  • the pair of counter rollers (302) and the conveyer assembly (304) are synchronized to feed the cut tube (M) of on the bottom web (M) in a single phase.
  • the conveyer assembly (304) grips a side edge portion (Ml) of the cut tube (M) until a center portion (M2) of the tube (M) is sealed on the bottom web (B) by the sealing arrangement 400 of the apparatus (10). Further, at least one pulley belt assembly (306) or (314) of the conveyer assembly (30,4) may be moved upwardly from its axis of rotation to release the griped cut tube (M) upon sealing thereof on the bottom web (B). As shown in FIG. 3B, the pulley belt assembly (306) may be adapted to move upwardly from its axis of rotation via a pressing plate engagement (330) to release the cut tube (M) on the bottom web (B). However, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, the gripped tube (M) may be released without the pressing plate engagement (330).
  • the feeding mechanism (300) configured in the apparatus (10) of making the package (P), offers following advantages.
  • the feeding mechanism (300) is capable of feeding precisely aligned side gussets for forming the package (P). Specifically, it feeds the tube (M) that forms the side gussets, straightly on the bottom web (B), which may get inclined previously in such package making apparatuses. Such precise feeding of the side gussets on the bottom web (B) reduces the rate of rejection of manufactured packages on the apparatus (10), and avoids adding unnecessary cost and waste material formation. Further, the feeding mechanism (300) is also advantageous in enabling fast feeding of the side gussets on the bottom web for making packages, thereby increasing the overall production of packages on such apparatus.

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L'invention concerne mécanisme d'alimentation de tube à soufflets pour un appareil de production d'emballages, chaque emballage comprenant une face avant et arrière, un premier et un deuxième soufflet latéral et un soufflet inférieur. Le mécanisme d'alimentation de tube à soufflets comprend deux contre-rouleaux, un ensemble de transport, et un élément de découpe. Les deux contre-rouleaux sont disposés au niveau d'une unité de formation de soufflet de l'appareil pour tirer un tube. Le tube est formé par pli d'un film ou d'une bande stratifiée chargée sur l'unité de formation de tube à soufflets pour former les premier et deuxième soufflets latéraux de l'emballage. L'ensemble de transport est disposé à proximité des deux contre-rouleaux pour saisir et amener le tube sur une bande inférieure, qui forme la face arrière de l'emballage. L'élément de découpe est disposé entre les deux contre-rouleaux et l'ensemble de transport pour découper le tube.
PCT/IN2011/000346 2010-05-17 2011-05-18 Mécanisme d'alimentation de tube à soufflets amélioré pour appareil de production d'emballages WO2011145115A1 (fr)

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EP1034918A2 (fr) * 1999-03-08 2000-09-13 Klaus Reinhold Maschinen- und Gerätebau GmbH Procédé pour la fabrication d'un moyen d'emballage à partir d'une feuille de plastique ou d'un matériau thermosoudable similaire
US20040258332A1 (en) * 2002-07-24 2004-12-23 Mikio Totani Plastic bag and bag making machine therefor
WO2009008008A2 (fr) * 2007-07-09 2009-01-15 Ashok Chaturvedi Appareil et procédé d'emballage et emballage correspondant

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EP1034918A2 (fr) * 1999-03-08 2000-09-13 Klaus Reinhold Maschinen- und Gerätebau GmbH Procédé pour la fabrication d'un moyen d'emballage à partir d'une feuille de plastique ou d'un matériau thermosoudable similaire
US20040258332A1 (en) * 2002-07-24 2004-12-23 Mikio Totani Plastic bag and bag making machine therefor
WO2009008008A2 (fr) * 2007-07-09 2009-01-15 Ashok Chaturvedi Appareil et procédé d'emballage et emballage correspondant

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