WO2013048150A1

WO2013048150A1 - Heat-sealing device for container

Info

Publication number: WO2013048150A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/007832
Authority: WO
Inventors: 안창남
Original assignee: Ann Chang Nam
Priority date: 2011-09-29
Filing date: 2012-09-27
Publication date: 2013-04-04
Also published as: KR20130034815A; KR101322780B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a heat-sealing device for a container, and specifically, to a heat-sealing device for a container, in which a container having food or the like therein and a vinyl cover are thermally sealed to seal the inside of the container. The present invention is the heat-sealing device for a container, which comprises: a vacuum packing unit which seals a vinyl pack in a vacuum state; and a container sealing unit which is coupled with the upper part of said vacuum packing unit, and seals the container, wherein said container sealing unit accommodates and seals a container having an opened upper part.

Description

Vessel Heat Seal Device

The present invention relates to a container heat sealing device, and to a container heat sealing device capable of sealing the inside of a container by heat sealing a container containing food and the like and a bent cover.

Container heat seal devices are used to hygienically package side dishes, fish, soups or other odorous foods or other snacks in containers.

Conventional food packaging machine is well shown in the Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0168962, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional food packaging machine, Figure 2 is a side view of a conventional food packaging machine.

1 and 2, the conventional food packaging machine includes a body portion 12, a heat seal portion 20, a container mount portion 30, a cover 40 and a vinyl supply portion 50. As shown in FIG.

Guide body 16 is formed on the body portion 12, the heat-sealed portion 20 is hinged to the upper portion.

The heat-sealed portion 20 is hinged to the body portion 12 is raised and lowered, the heat generating plate 22 is formed at the bottom.

The container mounting portion 30 is coupled to the guide rail 16 and is disposed below the thermal fusion portion 20 while sliding in the front-rear direction along the guide rail 16.

The container mounting portion 30 is formed with an insertion portion 34 into which the container is inserted.

The cover 40 is mounted on the body part 12 to cover the heat seal part 20.

And a vinyl supply unit 50 is mounted on the cover 40.

The vinyl cover 40 is drawn out to the lower portion of the heat fusion unit 20 to the film supply unit.

Specifically, when heat-sealing the container, the container mounting portion 30 is first drawn out and the container is inserted into the insertion portion 34.

After the container is inserted into the container mounting part 30, the container is slid along the guide rail 16 to be disposed below the heat sealing part 20 in which the vinyl cover 40 is disposed.

Subsequently, the user presses the lever 26 formed on the heat fusion portion 20 to lower the heat fusion portion 20 so that the heat generating plate 22 pressurizes the vinyl cover 40 and the container to heat seal. do.

Such a conventional food packing machine may heat seal the vinyl cover 40 to the container as described above, but when the heat seal of the container and the vinyl cover 40 is carried out, the heating plate 22 may be sealed with the vinyl cover 40. The heat fusion unit 20 is lowered to pressurize the container, and the user continuously presses the heat generating plate 22 to pressurize the heat generating plate 22 to pressurize the plastic cover 40 and the container. The state was maintained.

On the other hand, to pack food, as well as the container as described above, a lot of plastic packs are also used, such a plastic pack is easy to change the shape according to the food, it is easy to store a large amount, such as a refrigerator or a storage box and is cheaper than a disposable container.

However, the conventional food packing machine can perform only the function of heat sealing the container, and because of the need for a separate device for heat sealing the plastic pack, there is a problem that the cost burden and can not be utilized in various ways other than heat sealing of the container.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a container heat-sealing device, which is easy to use and easy to use, since both the plastic pack and the container can be sealed without increasing the installation space.

In addition, the user can easily and conveniently pressurize and seal the vinyl cover and the container without the user continuously pressurized the vinyl cover and the container, and provides a container heat-sealing device that can be heat-sealed uniformly to the edge of the container as a whole Its purpose is to.

The container heat sealing apparatus of the present invention includes a vacuum packing unit for sealing a plastic pack in a vacuum state; It is coupled to the upper portion of the vacuum packaging, the container sealing portion for sealing the container; consisting of, the container sealing portion is characterized in that to receive and seal the open container.

The vacuum packaging unit, the housing is coupled to the container sealing portion at the top; A lower body disposed inside the housing and having a lower chamber formed thereon; An upper body disposed on an upper portion of the lower body and having an upper chamber formed on the lower body; an opening of a plastic pack is inserted between the lower chamber and the upper chamber to be sealed in a vacuum state, and the opening and closing rails are provided at both sides of the housing. Is formed, the upper body is formed in the opening and closing projections to move along the opening and closing rails on both sides, the upper body is opened along the opening and closing rail while the vacuum packaging.

The upper body is rotated about the opening and closing protrusion in the closed state of the vacuum packaging part and slides along the opening and closing rail.

Stopping jaws are formed on both front sides of the housing, and on both sides of the upper body, stop protrusions protruding from the stopping jaw protrude from the vacuum packing unit in a closed state.

The opening and closing protrusions are formed to protrude to both sides of the front upper portion of the upper body, the upper surface of the lower body and the lower surface of the upper body is formed to be inclined upwardly to the rear, the rear of the upper body when the lower body rotates the lower An insertion part is inserted into the chamber, wherein the upper body covers the upper part of the lower body, and the lower chamber and the upper chamber are in contact with each other to close the inside, and the upper body is centered on the opening and closing protrusion. After rotating to move backward along the opening and closing rail, the insertion chamber is inserted into the lower chamber and the lower chamber is opened.

The container sealing portion is coupled to an upper portion of the vacuum packaging portion, the upper portion is open and the container accommodating portion is inserted into the container disposed therein; A cover hinged to the container accommodation part to open and close the upper part of the container accommodation part, wherein a packing vinyl is disposed between the container accommodation part and the cover, and the container accommodation part has the presence or absence of a container inserted therein; The container detecting unit for detecting is mounted, and the container receiving unit or the cover is equipped with a cover detecting unit for detecting the opening and closing of the cover.

The container accommodating part may include: a first accommodating part coupled to an upper part of the vacuum packing part and the cover is hinged; A second accommodating part detachably inserted into the first accommodating part and having the container inserted into the first accommodating part; a container detecting part and a cover detecting part are mounted on an upper part of the first accommodating part; The through-hole is formed in the second accommodating part to penetrate up and down at a position corresponding to the container detecting part so that the container detecting part detects a container inserted into the second accommodating part.

The upper edge of the container housing portion is formed with a concave recess separated outwardly open so as to be spaced apart from the edge of the container inserted into the container housing portion.

The container sealing portion includes a roll portion for drawing out the wrapping vinyl disposed between the container accommodation portion and the cover; It further comprises a cutter that is drawn from the roll to cut the wrapping vinyl disposed between the container accommodating portion and the cover.

And a second heating part formed under the cover, wherein the second heating part is heated when the container detecting part detects the container and the cover detecting part detects the cover, and is disposed between the cover and the container. The packaging vinyl is heat sealed to the top rim of the container.

In addition, the container sealing portion of the present invention, the container receiving portion is inserted into the container is disposed in the upper concave, the outer side of the container receiving portion is formed with a concave downward concave groove which is opened upwardly; A vacuum pump mounted to the body part and connected to the compression groove; A body cover disposed above the body part to open and close the container accommodation part and the compression groove; A first heater mounted on a lower surface of the body cover and disposed between the compression groove and the container accommodation part along a circumference of the container accommodation part to heat seal the container and the vinyl cover; Although the vacuum pump is operated while the container accommodating part and the compression groove are covered with the body cover, the internal cover of the compression groove is discharged to the outside while the body cover is lowered to the first heater. Heat seal the container and the vinyl cover in a pressurized state.

A first gasket is disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the compression groove to block the compression groove and the container receiving portion when the body cover is closed, and the compression groove and the outside are blocked on the outer circumference of the compression groove when the body cover is closed. The second gasket is disposed.

The compression groove is formed in a closed loop shape when viewed from the top.

The vacuum packaging unit, the base is coupled to the body portion; A base cover disposed on an upper portion of the base to open and close an upper surface of the base; A chamber formed on at least one of an upper surface of the base or a lower surface of the base cover and having an opening of the plastic pack disposed therein; A second heater mounted on the base or base cover to heat seal the opening of the plastic pack; A first suction hole formed in the compression groove to communicate the compression groove with the vacuum pump; A second suction port formed in the chamber to communicate the chamber with the vacuum pump; A first opening / closing part which opens and closes the first suction port and communicates the compression groove with the vacuum pump; And a second opening / closing part which opens and closes the second suction port to communicate the chamber and the vacuum pump.

When the first suction opening is opened by the first opening and closing portion, and the compression groove and the vacuum pump communicate with each other, the second suction opening is closed by the second opening and closing portion, or the chamber is blocked from the outside, and the second opening and closing portion is closed. When the second suction opening is opened, and the chamber and the vacuum pump communicate with each other, the first suction opening is closed by the first opening and closing part or the compression groove is blocked from the outside.

The first opening and closing protrusion is inserted into the first suction opening when the body cover covers the compression groove, and the lower part of the body cover protrudes, and the base cover closes the chamber when the base cover closes the chamber. A second opening and closing protrusion inserted into the second suction opening is formed, and the first opening and closing portion includes: a first ball member inserted into the first suction opening; A first elastic member disposed below the first ball member to elastically support the first ball member so that the first ball member blocks the first suction hole; And the second opening and closing part includes: a second ball member inserted into the second suction opening; A second elastic member disposed below the second ball member to elastically support the second ball member so that the second ball member blocks the second suction hole; The first opening and closing protrusion presses the first ball member downward when the suction opening is inserted into the suction opening so that the first suction opening and the vacuum pump communicate with each other. When the second opening and closing protrusion is inserted into the second suction opening, the second opening and closing protrusion is formed. Pressurizes the second ball member downward so that the second suction port and the vacuum pump communicate with each other.

Diameters of the first ball member and the second ball member are greater than the inner diameters of the upper ends of the first suction opening and the second suction opening, respectively, and the maximum cross-sectional widths of the lower ends of the first opening protrusion and the second opening protrusion are respectively the first suction opening and the second suction opening. 2 Make it smaller than or equal to the inner diameter of the upper end of the intake port.

A control unit is mounted to the body part, and the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part are made of a solenoid valve, and the first opening and closing part is selectively opened and closed by the control part so that the first suction opening or the second suction opening is closed. In communication with the vacuum pump.

The container sealing portion is mounted to the body portion or the body cover, the roll member is drawn out of the plastic cover covering the upper portion of the container inserted into the container receiving portion; A cutter for cutting the vinyl cover is coupled to the body cover to be slid in the left and right direction; further comprises a, wherein the front of the container receiving portion is formed with a fixed clip is inserted and fixed to the drawn plastic cover.

The roll member is mounted on the rear upper portion of the body cover, the body cover is formed with a withdrawal groove through which the plastic cover drawn from the roll member, the withdrawal groove is the container receiving portion when the body cover is closed And a compression groove.

The body cover is provided with a pressure release portion for making the internal pressure of the compression groove equal to atmospheric pressure.

The soup receiving groove is formed between the container accommodation portion and the compression groove concave downward.

A cushion member is mounted on an outer side of the container accommodating part along the periphery of the container accommodating part, and the cushion member is in contact with a lower surface of the upper edge of the container inserted into the container accommodating part.

The container heat sealing apparatus according to the present invention has the following effects.

The container sealing part for sealing the container is combined with the upper part of the vacuum packing part for sealing the plastic pack in a vacuum state, so that both the sealing of the plastic pack and the container are possible, and the installation and the work space are minimized, so that the use is convenient and the space is easy to use.

In addition, it is easy to store the soup or fragile food that is a disadvantage of the existing vacuum packaging machine.

In addition, the upper body is slid in the vertical direction and the front and rear with respect to the lower body by opening and closing the vacuum packaging, it is possible to minimize the operating space occupied by the upper body when opening and closing the vacuum packaging.

In addition, the upper surface of the lower body and the lower surface of the upper body is formed to be inclined upwardly to the rear, it is easy for the user to visually check the lower chamber in the open state of the vacuum packaging.

In addition, the container accommodating unit is equipped with a container detecting unit for detecting the presence or absence of the container, the cover detecting unit for detecting the opening and closing of the cover is formed, it is possible to prevent the container sealing unit from operating in a state that is not ready to seal the container. .

In addition, the container accommodating part includes the first accommodating part and the second accommodating part inserted and disposed in the first accommodating part, so that the second accommodating part in which the container is inserted and disposed is separated from the first accommodating part, so that the second accommodating part is easily washed.

In addition, the separation groove is formed in the upper edge of the container accommodating portion, it is easy to separate the container inserted into the container accommodating portion.

In the state where the compression groove is sealed by the body cover, the internal air of the compression groove is discharged to the outside by the vacuum pump, and the body cover is lowered so that the first heater is heat-sealed with the container and the vinyl cover pressed. The container can be heat-sealed easily and conveniently without continuously pressing the container and the plastic cover.

In addition, when the air of the compression groove is discharged to the outside by the first gasket and the second gasket, the air inside the container and the outside air is prevented from flowing into the compression groove, thereby smoothly lowering the body cover according to the vacuum pressure. Can be done.

In addition, the compression groove is formed in a closed loop shape on the outside of the container accommodating portion, so that the entire body cover can be uniformly lowered by the vacuum pressure bar, it is possible to ensure that the heat seal is uniformly overall on the edge of the container. .

In addition, the base in which the chamber is formed is coupled to the body portion, and the base cover covering the chamber on the upper portion of the base is coupled to heat seal the container, as well as heat seal the plastic pack, and one vacuum pump to the compression groove and the chamber By connecting the heat sealing of the container and the heat sealing of the plastic pack easily and conveniently, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the heat sealing device.

In addition, when the first opening and closing protrusion formed on the body cover is inserted into the first suction opening, the first ball member is pressed downward, and when the second opening and closing projection formed on the base cover is inserted into the second suction opening, the second ball member is downwardly pressed. As a result, it is convenient to open and close the first opening and closing opening protrusion and the second opening and closing protrusion to communicate the first suction port and the vacuum pump or the second suction opening and the vacuum pump.

In addition, the plastic cover is inserted into the front of the container accommodating portion is formed to be fixed, it is convenient to fix the drawn plastic cover to heat seal the container and the plastic cover without the user directly fixing the plastic cover.

In addition, the roll member is mounted to the upper rear of the body cover, the withdrawal groove through which the vinyl cover drawn from the roll member is formed in the body cover, so that the plastic cover drawn from the roll member does not cover the compression groove to cover the upper portion of the container Because it covers, it is easy to lower the body cover by sealing the compression groove.

In addition, the body cover is provided with a pressure releasing portion to make the internal pressure of the compression groove equal to the atmospheric pressure, so that the internal pressure of the compression groove is equal to the atmospheric pressure after the vessel is sealed to easily open the compression groove by rotating the body cover. Do.

In addition, between the container accommodating portion and the compression groove, a soup gutter groove is formed to prevent the food in the container from overflowing into the compression groove and the container accommodating portion. This can be prevented from entering.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional container heat sealing device,

2 is a side view of a conventional container heat sealing device,

3 is a perspective view showing an open state of the container heat sealing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

4 is a perspective view showing a closed state of the container heat sealing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a perspective view briefly showing a lower body and an upper body according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

6 is a side view taken along line A-A of FIG.

7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the upper body rotated in FIG.

8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the upper body is moved to the rear in FIG.

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG.

10 is a view showing a control unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG.

12 is a perspective view of a container heat sealing apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

13 is a plan view of the container heat sealing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention,

14 is a vertical sectional view of the container heat sealing apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

15 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion D of FIG. 14;

16 is a bottom view of the body cover according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

17 is a view showing a heat sealing state of the plastic pack according to the second embodiment of the present invention,

18 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a container heat sealing apparatus equipped with a cushion member on an upper portion of a body portion according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

19 is a vertical sectional view of a container heat sealing apparatus according to a modification of Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

실시예1Example 1

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a vacuum packaging unit and the container sealing portion of the container heat sealing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention in an open state, Figure 4 is a vacuum packaging part of the container heat sealing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention and Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a closed state of the container sealing, Figure 5 is a perspective view briefly showing the lower body and the upper body coupled to each other by omitting the housing, Figure 6 is a side view of the line AA of Figure 3, Figure 7 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the upper body is rotated in a counterclockwise direction, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the upper chamber is moved backward to open the lower chamber in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a line BB of FIG. 3. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the control unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the control unit of FIG.

The container heat sealing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a vacuum packing part 1100 and a container sealing part 1200 as shown in FIGS. 3 to 11.

The vacuum packaging unit 1100 seals the plastic pack (P) in a vacuum state that can hold food and the like.

The vacuum packaging unit 1100 is composed of a housing 1110, the lower body 1120 and the upper body 1130.

The housing 1110 is formed in a hexahedral shape opened in front and rear, the container sealing portion 1200 is coupled to the upper portion, the lower body 1120 and the upper body 1130 is disposed therein.

7 and 11, the opening and closing rails 1111 are formed on left and right sides of the housing 1110.

The opening and closing rail 1111 is protruded inwardly and is formed long in the front-rear direction.

3 and 4, stop jaws 1112 are formed at both front sides of the housing 1110.

When the vacuum packaging part 1100 is closed, the stop protrusion 1136 is in contact with the stop jaw 1112.

The lower body 1120 is disposed inside the housing 1110, and a lower chamber 1121 is formed at an upper portion thereof.

The lower body 1120 is formed to be inclined upward to the left side of the upper surface as shown in Figs.

As such, the upper surface of the lower body 1120 is formed to be inclined upwardly to the rear, so that the user visually opens the lower chamber 1121 in a state in which the vacuum packing unit 1100 is opened as shown in FIGS. 3 and 8. Easy to check

The lower body 1120 is equipped with a vacuum pump 1124, and the lower chamber 1121 is formed with an inlet 1123 connected with the vacuum pump 1124.

As will be described later, the vacuum pump 1124 sucks air in the lower chamber 1121 through the inlet 1123 while the lower chamber 1121 is closed.

In addition, a packing member 1122 is mounted on an upper edge of the lower chamber 1121 so that the inner space is closed by being in close contact with the upper chamber 1131 to be described later in the closed state of the vacuum packing unit 1100.

In addition, a first heating member 1125 is formed in front of the lower chamber 1121 on the lower body 1120.

The first heating unit 1125 heats and seals the plastic pack P disposed between the lower body 1120 and the upper body 1130 in a state where the vacuum packing unit 1100 is closed.

The lower body 1120 as described above may be fixedly mounted on the bottom surface of the housing 1110, or may be detachably coupled to the housing 1110 to be separated from the housing 1110.

The upper body 1130 is disposed above the lower body 1120, and an upper chamber 1131 is formed at the lower portion thereof.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lower surface of the upper body 1130 is formed to be inclined upwardly backward like the lower body 1120, and the lower chamber (90) rotates at an angle of 90 ° to the rear of the upper body 1130. An insertion part 1135 inserted into the 1121 is formed.

The insertion part 1135 has a left and right width smaller than the width of the lower chamber 1121 so that the upper body 1130 is rotated by 90 ° about the opening / closing protrusion 1134 and then the opening / closing rail 1111. As a result, the lower chamber 1121 is opened while being inserted into the lower chamber 1121.

As such, the insertion portion 1135 inserted into the lower chamber 1121 is in contact with the packing member 1122 as shown in FIG. 8.

The packing member 1122 is made of rubber or sponge of elastic material, so that the inserting member 1135 is not supported forward, but the packing member 1122 is deformed backward by the upper body 1130. The body 1130 may be in contact with the inner rear side of the lower chamber 1121 and may not rotate clockwise about the opening / closing protrusion 1134.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper chamber 1131 is disposed in an upper portion of the lower body 1120 so that the vacuum packing part 1100 is closed, and the lower chamber 1121 is closed. It is formed at a position corresponding to the contact with each other.

In addition, a packing member 1132 is mounted on a lower edge of the upper chamber 1131, and the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131 are closed when the packing member 1132 is in contact with the lower chamber 1121.

The packing members 1122 and 132 are made of an elastic material such as rubber or sponge, and the packing members 1122 and 132 mounted on the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131 are in contact with each other. The vacuum packaging part 1100 is in contact with each other in a closed state to seal the inside of the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131.

An opening of the plastic pack P is inserted between the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131.

As such, the opening of the vinyl pack P is inserted between the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131, and the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131 are closed to close the vacuum pump 1124. When the air is sucked into the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131 closed through the suction port 1123, the inside of the plastic pack P becomes a vacuum state.

In this case, when the suction amount of the air sucked by the vacuum pump 1124 is less than a predetermined amount may be equipped with a separate sensor so that the operation of the vacuum pump 1124 automatically stops.

In addition, the lower portion of the upper body 1130 is formed with a pressing portion 1133 in front of the upper chamber 1131.

The pressing unit 1133 is disposed above the first heating unit 1125 in a state where the vacuum packaging unit 1100 is closed, and the inside of the plastic pack P is opened by the vacuum pump 1124 as described above. After the vacuum is made, the first heating unit 1125 heats and seals the plastic pack P disposed between the pressing unit 1133 and the first heating unit 1125.

In some cases, the first heating unit 1125 may be formed in the upper body 1130, and the pressing unit 1133 may be formed in the lower body 1120 at a position corresponding to the first heating unit 1125. It may be.

In addition, although the vacuum pump 1124 may be mounted on the upper body 1130 and the suction port 1123 may be formed in the upper chamber 1131, the vacuum packing unit 1100 may be moved in the vertical direction and the front and rear directions. In order to simplify and lighten the structure of the upper body 1130, which is opened, it is preferable to form the vacuum packing part 1100 and the first heating part 1125 on the lower body 1120 as in the first embodiment. Do.

In addition, opening and closing protrusions 1134 moving along the opening and closing rails 1111 are formed on both sides of the upper body 1130.

Accordingly, as described later, the upper body 1130 rotates 90 ° counterclockwise around the opening / closing protrusion 1134 so that the insertion part 1135 faces downward, and in this state, the upper body 1130 ), The vacuum packaging part 1100 is opened while the insertion part 1135 is inserted into the lower chamber 1121.

As described above, the upper body 1130 rotates 90 ° about the opening and closing protrusion 1134 and then slides backward to open the vacuum packing part 1100, thereby opening and closing the vacuum packing part 1100. The operating space of the body 1130 can be minimized.

In some cases, the opening and closing rails 1111 are formed long and vertically on the housing 1110, and the upper and lower bodies 1130 are slid up and down along the opening and closing rails 1111 to open and close the vacuum packaging unit 1100. You can also

And, as shown in Figure 4, on both sides of the upper body 1130 is formed a stop projection 1136 in contact with the stop jaw 1112 in a state in which the vacuum packaging part 1100 is closed.

As such, when the vacuum packaging part 1100 is closed, the stop protrusion 1136 is in contact with the stop jaw 1112, such that the upper body 1130 does not press the lower body 1120 above a predetermined pressure. .

And, as shown in Figure 6, the release valve 1137 is formed in front of the upper body 1120.

The release valve 1137 is made of a rubber material, and when the inside of the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131 is in a vacuum state when the vacuum packing unit 1100 is closed, the user pulls the lower chamber ( The internal vacuum state of the 1121 and the upper chamber 1131 may be released.

In some cases, the lower body 1120 and the upper body 1130 may be provided with locking portions (not shown) that are coupled to each other to couple the lower body 1120 and the upper body 1130 in a fixed state. .

That is, in the state where the upper body 1130 is disposed above the lower body 1120 and the vacuum packaging part 1100 is closed, the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131 are in contact with each other and closed. The pressure of the plastic pack disposed between the first heating wire unit 1125 and the pressing unit 1133 is maintained.

Accordingly, when the vacuum packaging part 1100 is opened, the upper body is rotated counterclockwise about the opening / closing protrusion after releasing the coupling of the locking part.

The container sealing part 1200 is coupled to the vacuum packaging part 1100 and seals the container (C) that can be stored to contain food.

Usually the container (C) uses a plastic disposable container, but may be used several times.

Specifically, the container sealing part 1200 is coupled to the upper portion of the housing 1110 and accommodates the open top of the container to seal the container with packaging vinyl (V).

The container sealing portion 1200 is composed of a container accommodating portion 1210, a cover 1220, a roll portion 1230 and a cutter 1240 as shown in FIG.

The container accommodating part 1210 is coupled to an upper part of the vacuum packing part 1100, that is, an upper part of the housing 1110, and an upper part of the container accommodating part 1210 is inserted into the container C.

The packaging vinyl V drawn from the roll part 1230 is disposed between the container C and the cover 1220 inserted into the container accommodating part 1210.

The container accommodating part 1210 includes a first accommodating part 1211 and a second accommodating part 1214.

The first accommodating part 1211 is coupled to an upper portion of the housing 1110, and the cover 1220 is hinged to an upper rear of the first accommodating part 1211.

As shown in FIG. 9, the first accommodating part 1211 is equipped with a container detecting part 1212 that detects the presence or absence of the container C inserted into the first accommodating part 1211.

If the container detecting unit 1212 does not detect the container C, the container sealing unit 1200 does not operate, and thus the container C is not disposed in the container accommodating part 1210. The sealing unit 1200 may be prevented from operating.

In addition, the first accommodating part 1211 is equipped with a cover detecting part 1213 detecting the opening and closing of the cover 1220.

If the cover detecting unit 1213 does not detect the cover 1220, the container sealing unit 1200 does not operate. Thus, the cover 1220 does not cover the container receiving unit 1210 and the container sealing unit ( Heat may be generated in the second heating unit 1221 to be described later in the state in which the 1200 is opened, thereby preventing a user from being burned.

In some cases, the cover detection unit 1213 may be mounted under the cover 1220 to detect opening and closing of the cover 1220.

As shown in FIG. 9, the second accommodating part 1214 is detachably inserted into the first accommodating part 1211, and the container C is inserted into the second accommodating part 1211.

The container C in which the second container 1212 penetrates up and down at a position corresponding to the container sensor 1212 so that the container sensor 1212 is inserted into the second container 1214. The through hole 1215 is formed to detect the.

In addition, the upper edge of the second accommodating part 1214 is formed with a concave separation groove 1216 opened outward so as to be spaced apart from the edge of the container (C) inserted into the second accommodating part (1214).

By forming the separation groove 1216 in the second accommodating part 1214 as described above, the container C inserted into the second accommodating part 1214 can be easily removed from the second accommodating part 1214. Can be separated.

In addition, after forming the recess recessed outwardly on the inner surface of the second accommodating portion (1214) to separate the container (C), the second accommodating portion (1214) from the first accommodating portion (1211). ) Can be easily removed.

As such, the container accommodating part 1210 includes the first accommodating part 1211 and the second accommodating part 1214, so that the second accommodating part 1214 into which the container is inserted is disposed in the first accommodating part. It is easy to clean the second accommodating portion 1214 by separating from 1211.

In some cases, the container accommodating part 1210 may be formed as a single body to form the separation groove 1216 in the container accommodating part 1210 formed as a single body.

The cover 1220 is hinged to the container accommodating part 1210 to open and close the upper portion of the container accommodating part 1210.

A second heating portion 1221 is formed below the cover 1220.

The second heating part 1221 is a packaging vinyl disposed between the cover 1220 and the container C while the cover 1220 covers an upper portion of the container accommodation part 1210 in which the container is inserted. V) is heat-sealed to the upper rim of the container (C) to seal the container (C).

And, as shown in Figure 3, the cover 1220 is formed with a control unit 1201 for controlling the operation of the vacuum packaging unit 1100 and the container sealing unit 1200.

The control unit 1201 may operate by selectively controlling the vacuum packing unit 1100 and the container sealing unit 1200.

The roll part 1230 is mounted to the rear of the first accommodating part 1211, and the packaging vinyl V disposed between the container accommodating part 1210 and the cover 1220 is drawn out.

The cutter 1240 is mounted on the cover 1220 and withdrawn from the roll part 1230 to cut the wrapping vinyl V disposed between the container accommodating part 1210 and the cover 1220.

The roll part 1230 and the cutter 1240 may be applied in various ways by a conventionally known method, and may not be included as a component of the container accommodating part 1210 in some cases.

As described above, the container sealing part 1200 for sealing the container C is coupled to the upper portion of the vacuum packing part 1100 for sealing the vinyl pack P in a vacuum state, thereby sealing and storing the plastic pack P. It is possible to seal all of (C) while minimizing installation and work space, so it is convenient to use and space utilization is easy.

Hereinafter, an operation method of the container heat sealing apparatus according to the above-described configuration will be described.

When the food pack seals the plastic pack P, the opening of the plastic pack P is disposed on the lower chamber 1121 in the open state of the vacuum packing unit 1100.

When the vacuum packaging part 1100 is opened, as shown in FIG. 6, when the vacuum packing part 1100 is closed, the upper body 1130 is rotated 90 counterclockwise around the opening / closing protrusion 1134. ° Rotate

As described above, the

packing members

1122 and 1132 mounted on the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131 are made of an elastic material so that their shape is deformed in contact with each other and the upper body 1130 rotates. do.

As shown in FIG. 7, the upper body 1130 pushes the upper body 1130 to the rear in a state in which the upper body 1130 is rotated counterclockwise about the opening / closing protrusion 1134 to open and close the opening and closing rail 1111. Move along.

When the upper body 1130 is pushed backward along the open / close rail 1111, the lower chamber 1121 is opened while the insertion part 1135 is inserted into the lower chamber 1121 as shown in FIG. 8. do.

As such, the opening of the plastic pack P is disposed on the lower chamber 1121 in the open state of the vacuum packing part 1100.

After disposing the vinyl pack P in the lower chamber 1121, the vacuum packing unit 1100 is closed in the reverse order of the method of opening the vacuum packing unit 1100.

That is, the upper body 1130 is pulled forward and rotated clockwise.

At this time, the stop protrusion 1136 is in contact with the stop jaw 1112 and the vacuum packing part 1100 is closed.

And the opening of the plastic pack (P) is disposed between the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131, as shown in Figure 6, the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131 are in contact with each other up and down Its interior is sealed.

As such, the vacuum pump 1124 is operated by operating the control unit 1201 in a state where the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131 are sealed.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the lever for selecting the plastic pack P and the container C is moved in the direction of the plastic pack, and the vacuum button 1 is pressed to operate the vacuum pump 1124.

The vacuum pump 1124 sucks air in the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131 through the suction port 1123 to make the inside of the plastic pack P into a vacuum state.

When the inside of the plastic pack P is in a vacuum state, by pressing the adhesive button of the control unit 1201, the first heating unit 1125 is operated for a predetermined time to heat seal the plastic pack P to seal in a vacuum state.

When the heat sealing of the plastic pack (P) is completed, the release valve 1137 is pulled to release the vacuum state of the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131, and the vacuum packaging unit 1100 is opened to a vacuum state. Separate the sealed plastic pack (P).

On the other hand, when sealing the container (C) containing the food, as shown in Figure 6 the container (C) is inserted into the second receiving portion 1214 and placed and packaged on top of the container (C) After arranging the vinyl V, the cover 1220 is rotated to cover the upper portion of the container accommodating part 1210.

When the container C is inserted into the second accommodating part 1214, the container detecting part 1212 detects the container C through the through hole 1215, and the cover 1220 is disposed on the second receiving part 1214. When the container accommodating part 1210 is covered, the cover detecting part 1213 detects the cover 1220 and the container sealing part 1200 is ready to seal the container C.

In the above state, as shown in FIG. 10, after moving the lever of the control unit 1201 in the direction of the container, the container adhesive button is pressed to operate the second heating unit 1221 for a predetermined time to operate the packaging vinyl (V). The upper edge of the container (C) is bonded and sealed.

When the sealing of the container (C) is finished, the wrapping vinyl (V) is cut by the cutter (1240).

In some cases, the vacuum packaging part 1100 may be coupled to an upper portion of the container sealing part 1200. In this case, the plastic pack P disposed between the lower chamber 1121 and the upper chamber 1131 is There is a problem in that the vacuum pump 1124 is difficult to make the inside of the plastic pack P into a vacuum state because the vacuum packing part 1100 is bent downward by a height difference between the bottom surface.

Due to this problem, in the first embodiment, the vacuum packing part 1100 is disposed below and the container sealing part 1200 is coupled to the upper part of the vacuum packing part 1100.

In some cases, the container sealing part 1200 couples the second accommodation part 1214 to slide forward and backward with respect to the first accommodation part 1211, and forwards the second accommodation part 1214. The container C may be inserted into the second accommodating part 1214 so that the inside of the second accommodating part 1214 is opened, and in this case, the second accommodating part drawn out forward ( In the first embodiment, the cover 1220 is hinged to the container accommodating part 1210 so that the vacuum container is unstable due to the rotation force caused by gravity. Opening and closing of the upper part.

실시예2Example 2

12 is a perspective view of a container heat sealing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 13 is a plan view of the container heat sealing apparatus with the body cover and the base cover removed, Figure 14 is a second embodiment of the present invention Fig. 15 (a) is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a portion D of Fig. 14, Fig. 15 (b) is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a suction port is blocked, and Fig. 16 is an embodiment of the present invention. A bottom view of the body cover according to Example 2, Figure 17 is a view showing a state of heat-sealing the plastic pack according to the second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 18 is a cushion member on the top of the body portion according to the second embodiment of the present invention Is a vertical cross-sectional view of a vessel heat seal device equipped with a.

12 to 17, the container heat sealing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the body portion 2100, the vacuum pump 2200, the body cover 2300, the first heater 2400, roll The container sealing part including the member 2500, the cutter 2520, the control unit 2900, and the like, and the vacuum packing part including the base 2600, the base cover 2700, the second heater 2800 and the like. .

12 to 14, the container accommodating part 2110 into which the container V, which is a heat-sealing object, is inserted and disposed is disposed in the upper side of the body 2100, and is concave downward. The body cover 2300 for opening and closing the container accommodating part 2110 is hinged.

In addition, a vessel detection sensor 2111 is mounted on an upper portion of the body portion 2100 where the edge of the vessel V inserted into the vessel accommodation portion 2110 is placed.

The container sensor 2111 detects the presence or absence of the container V inserted into the container accommodating part 2110.

In detail, when the container V is inserted into the container accommodating part 2110, the container sensor 2111 detects the container V and the first heater 2400 is operable. When the container V is not disposed in the container accommodating part 2110, the container sensor 2111 does not detect the container V, and the first heater 2400 does not operate.

Accordingly, when the container V is not inserted into the container accommodating part 2110, the first heater 2400 does not operate even when the user operates the control unit 2900. Even if the control unit 2900 is operated without inserting the container V into the accommodation unit 2110, the first heater 2400 may be prevented from operating unnecessarily.

In some cases, as shown in FIG. 18, a cushion member 2112 may be mounted on the outer side of the container accommodating part 2110 along the circumference of the container accommodating part 2110 at an upper portion of the body part 2100. have.

The cushion member 2112 comes into contact with the bottom surface of the upper edge of the container V inserted into the container accommodating part 2110.

As such, the cushion member 2112 contacting the lower surface of the upper edge of the container V is mounted on the outer side of the container accommodating portion 2110, so that the body cover 2300 is lowered and the first heater ( When the 2400 pressurizes the vinyl cover W and the container V, the cushion member 2112 elastically deforms and disperses the pressure received by the container V so that the container V is broken or the vinyl cover W is broken. It can prevent damage.

In addition, the cushion member 2112 is supported by the upper portion such that the container (V) and the plastic cover (W) is in close contact with the first heater 2400 by the elastic restoring force.

In this case, the container detection sensor 2111 may be mounted on an inner surface of the container accommodating part 2110.

The outer side of the container accommodating portion 2110 is formed with a concave downwardly formed compression groove 2120.

The compression groove 2120 may be formed only at a specific portion at the outside of the container accommodation part 2110, but preferably, when the compression groove 2120 is viewed from the top, as shown in FIG. 13. It is formed to have a closed loop shape along the circumference of the container accommodating portion (2110).

As the compression groove 2120 is formed in a closed loop shape as described above, the body cover 2300 covering the compression groove 2120 is uniformly lowered as a whole when the compression groove 2120 is vacuumed as described below. As a result, the first heater 2400 may uniformly apply pressure to the vinyl cover to uniformly heat seal the vinyl cover over the entire edge of the container V.

In addition, a first gasket 2122 is disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the compression groove 2120 to block the compression groove 2120 and the container accommodating portion 2110 when the body cover 2300 is closed. A second gasket 2123 is disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the groove 2120 to block the compression groove 2120 and the outside when the body cover 2300 is closed.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the first gasket 2122 and the second gasket 2123 are mounted to the body portion 2100, but may be mounted to the body cover 2300.

Since the body cover 2300 is lowered by the vacuum pressure of the compression groove 2120 as described above to be in close contact with the body portion 2100, to couple the body cover 2300 to the body portion 2100. There is no need for a separate locking member or the like.

The compression groove 2120 is formed with a first suction opening 2121 connected to the vacuum pump 2200.

The first suction opening 2121 is equipped with a first opening and closing part 2130 for opening and closing the first suction opening 2121.

The first opening and closing part 2130 may be formed in various structures, and in the present embodiment, the first opening and closing part 2130 includes a first ball member 2131 and a first elastic member 2132.

As shown in FIG. 15B, the first ball member 2131 is inserted into the first suction opening 2121 to block the first suction opening 2121.

The diameter of the first ball member 2131 is larger than the inner diameter of the upper end of the first suction opening 2121, thereby blocking the first suction opening 2121.

In addition, since the inner diameter of the first suction opening 2121 is gradually increased toward the lower portion, when the first ball member 2131 descends downward, a gap is formed between the first suction opening 2121 and the first ball member 2131. The first suction port 2121 is opened, and the compression groove 2120 and the vacuum pump 2200 communicate with each other by the first suction port 2121.

The first elastic member 2132 is formed of a spring having a coil shape and is disposed below the first ball member 2131 so that the first ball member 2131 blocks the first suction opening 2121. The first ball member 2131 is elastically supported in the upward direction.

And the upper portion of the body portion 2100, as shown in Figure 13 and 14, the food in the container (V) between the container accommodating portion 2110 and the compression groove 2120 is the compression groove 2120 ) And / or the grate receiving groove 2140 is formed to prevent the overflow to the bottom surface of the container accommodating portion (2110).

The broth receiving groove 2140 is formed along the circumference of the container receiving portion 2110 between the container receiving portion 2110 and the compression groove 2120.

As such, the soup receiving groove 2140 is formed between the container accommodation portion 2110 and the compression groove 2120, so that food or soup in the container V inserted into the container accommodation portion 2110 overflows. It may be prevented from flowing to the bottom surface of the compression groove 2120 and / or the container accommodating portion 2110 to prevent foreign substances such as food into the first suction opening (2121).

In addition, the first suction opening 2121 may be formed without protruding from the bottom surface of the compression groove 2120, but is formed to protrude upward as described above, so that foreign matters such as food or the like may form the broth receiving groove 2140. Even if it flows into the compression groove 2120, it is possible to minimize the entry of foreign matter into the first suction port 2121.

In addition, a cover detecting sensor 2150 is mounted in the compression groove 2120.

The cover detection sensor 2150 detects the body cover 2300 covering the container accommodating part 2110 and the compression groove 2120.

In detail, when the body cover 2300 covers the compression groove 2120 and the compression groove 2120 is sealed, the cover detecting sensor 2150 detects the body cover 2300 and the first heater 2400. Is in an operable state and the cover detecting sensor 2150 detects the body cover 2300 when the body cover 2300 does not cover the compression groove 2120 and the compression groove 2120 is opened. As a result, the first heater 2400 is not operated.

Accordingly, since the cover detecting sensor 2150 does not detect the body cover 2300 in the open state of the compression groove 2120, the first heater 2400 may be operated even if a user operates the controller 2900. Does not work.

The mounting position of the cover detection sensor 2150 is not limited to the compression groove 2120, and is mounted at various positions to detect whether the body cover 2300 is closed.

In addition, a fixing clip 2160 is formed at the front of the container accommodating part 2110 in the body part 2100.

In detail, the fixing clip 2160 is protruded upward from the soup receiving groove 2140 formed between the container accommodating portion 2110 and the compression groove 2120, and the body cover 2300 is hinged to the rear. The vinyl cover (W) drawn out from the front is inserted and fixed.

The fixing clip 2160 may be manufactured in various ways according to conventional techniques to fix the vinyl cover (W).

As such, the fixing clip 2160 is formed at the front of the container accommodating part 2110, thereby easily pulling out the plastic cover W covering the container V inserted into the container accommodating part 2110. Can be fixed

The vinyl cover W drawn out to cover the upper portion of the container V inserted into the container accommodating portion 2110 is wound around the roll member 2500 mounted on the upper portion of the body cover 2300, and the roll Since the member 2500 pulls the vinyl cover W to be wound into the roll member 2500, the vinyl cover W drawn out from the roll member 2500 is again fixed unless the roll member 2500 is separately fixed. ) Will be wound.

Due to the above problems, as described above, the fixing clip 2160 is formed at the front of the container accommodating part 2110 so that the user does not have to hold the drawn vinyl cover (W) without the vinyl cover (W). After fixing to the fixing clip 2160 may cover the vinyl cover (W) with the body cover (2300) to heat seal the container (V) and the vinyl cover (W).

The vacuum pump 2200 is mounted to the body portion 2100 and connected to the compression groove 2120.

The vacuum pump 2200 is connected to the first suction opening 2121 by a rubber hose or the like, and as described above, when the first suction opening 2121 is opened, the vacuum pump 2200 communicates with the compression groove 2120.

Accordingly, the vacuum pump 2200 discharges the internal air of the compression groove 2120 to the outside in a state in which the compression groove 2120 is sealed by the body cover 2300, thereby removing the body cover 2300. The body cover 2300 is lowered by the vacuum pressure to lower the first heater 2400 to press the container (V) and the plastic cover (W).

As such, the body cover 2300 is lowered by the vacuum pressure by discharging the internal air of the compression groove 2120 sealed by the body cover 2300 to the outside with the vacuum pump 2200, thereby allowing the user to directly The first heater 2400 pressurizes the container V and the vinyl cover W to heat seal the container V and the vinyl cover W easily and conveniently without pressing the body cover 2300 continuously. You can.

The body cover 2300 is disposed above the body part 2100 to open and close the container accommodating part 2110 and the compression groove 2120.

In the present embodiment, the body cover 2300 is rotatably hinged to the body portion 2100, but in some cases, the body cover 2300 is a structure that is lifted up and down the body portion 2100 or It may be mounted in a structure sliding in the left and right directions.

Specifically, the body cover 2300 is hinged to the upper rear of the body portion 2100, as shown in Figure 14, the first opening and closing projections 2310 is formed to protrude from the bottom.

The first opening and closing protrusion 2310 is inserted into the first suction opening 2121 when the body cover 2300 covers the compression groove 2120.

When the first opening and closing protrusion 2310 is inserted into the first suction opening 2121, the first opening and closing protrusion 2310 presses the first ball member 2131 downward as shown in FIG. 15 (2D). The first suction opening 2121 is opened, and the compression groove 2120 and the vacuum pump 2200 are communicated with each other by the first suction opening 2121 opened.

The maximum width of the lower end surface of the first opening / closing protrusion 2310 is smaller than or equal to the upper inner diameter of the first suction opening 2121.

As described above, the maximum width of the lower end surface of the first opening / closing protrusion 2310 is smaller than or equal to the inner diameter of the upper end of the first suction opening 2121, such that the lower end of the first opening and closing protrusion 2310 is the first suction opening 2121. When the first ball member 2131 is pressed into the lower portion, a gap is formed between the upper end of the first suction opening 2121 and the first opening / closing protrusion 2310, thereby compressing the compression groove 2120 and the vacuum pump. 2200 is in communication.

Specifically, the first opening and closing protrusion 2310 is formed in a '이' shape as shown in Figure 16, as described above the maximum width of the cross section of the first opening and closing protrusion 2310 is the first suction opening ( It is formed less than or equal to the inner diameter of the top of 2121.

By forming the cross-section of the first opening and closing protrusion 2310 as described above, when the lower end of the first opening and closing protrusion 2310 is inserted into the first suction opening 2121, the first ball member 2131 is lowered While stably pressurizing and descending, a large gap is formed between the first suction opening 2121 and the first opening / closing protrusion 2310 so that the internal air of the compression groove 2120 is formed by the vacuum pump 2200. Through 2121, it was to be well discharged to the outside.

As such, the body cover 2300 covers the compression groove 2120 and the first opening / closing protrusion 2310 is inserted into the first suction opening 2121 to press the first ball member 2131 downward. The first suction opening 2121 may be opened to easily communicate the vacuum pump 2200 and the compression groove 2120.

The first opening and closing protrusion 2310 may be manufactured in various shapes without being limited to the above-described shape.

In addition, the body cover 2300 is formed with a pressure release unit 2320 to make the internal pressure of the compression groove 2120 equal to the atmospheric pressure.

The pressure releasing unit 2320 may apply a conventional technique known in the art, and the pressure releasing unit 2320 uses an internal pressure of the compression groove 2120 lower than atmospheric pressure by the vacuum pump 2200. In the same way as to allow the user to easily lift the body cover 2300 to open the container accommodating portion 2110 and the compression groove 2120.

The first heater 2400 is mounted on the lower surface of the body cover 2300 as shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, and the circumference of the container accommodating part 2110 when the body cover 2300 is closed. Accordingly, the compression groove 2120 is disposed between the container accommodating part 2110 to heat seal the container V and the plastic cover W.

As described above, when the body cover 2300 is lowered by the vacuum pressure of the compression groove 2120, the first heater 2400 presses the container V and the vinyl cover W. The container V and the vinyl cover W are heat-sealed while being pressurized.

And the body portion 2100 is equipped with an overheat prevention sensor (not shown) when the first heater 2400 is heat-sealed by pressing the container (V) and the plastic cover (W), preset by the user When the predetermined time and the predetermined temperature or more is cut off the power to the first heater 2400.

The roll member 2500 is mounted to the upper rear of the body cover 2300.

As shown in FIG. 14, the roll member 2500 is wound with a vinyl cover W which is pulled out and covers the upper portion of the container V. As shown in FIG.

Winding means (not shown) for winding the vinyl cover (W) is mounted inside the roll member (2500) to move the vinyl cover (W) drawn from the roll member (2500) into the roll member (2500). Pull it out automatically.

In addition, the vinyl cover (W) is pulled to the inside of the roll member 2500 by the winding means to draw the vinyl cover (W) to the front and fixed to the fixing clip (2160), the vinyl cover (W) ) Is placed on top of the container accommodating portion 2110.

The roll member 2500 may not include the winding means.

When the winding means is not included in the roll member 2500, the vinyl cover W drawn from the roll member 2500 is not wound into the roll member 2500 again and the fixing clip 2160 is applied. The silver vinyl cover (W) is only to fix the role so as not to move by the wind or the like on the upper portion of the container (V) inserted into the container accommodating portion (2110).

In addition, the body cover 2300 has a drawing groove 2510 through which the vinyl cover W drawn from the roll member 2500 penetrates up and down.

The withdrawal groove 2510 is disposed between the container accommodating portion 2110 and the compression groove 2120 when the body cover 2300 is closed.

As such, the drawing groove 2510 is formed between the container accommodating portion 2110 and the compression groove 2120, so that the plastic cover W drawn through the drawing groove 2510 may open the compression groove 2120. The container V inserted into the container accommodating part 2110 may be covered without being covered.

In some cases, the roll member 2500 is mounted to the rear of the body portion 2100 to draw a vinyl cover W between the body portion 2100 and the body cover 2300 to the container accommodating portion 2110. Although it is possible to cover the upper portion of the inserted container (V), in this case there is a problem that the withdrawn plastic cover (W) to cover the compression groove 2120.

Accordingly, in the present embodiment, the roll member 2500 is mounted on the upper portion of the body cover 2300, and the drawing groove 2510 is formed in the body cover 2300 to remove the vinyl drawn from the roll member 2500. By preventing the cover W from covering the compression groove 2120, the compression groove 2120 may be sealed by preventing the vinyl cover W from being disposed between the compression groove 2120 and the body cover 2300. It is easy to lower the body cover 2300 by increasing the internal air of the compressed groove 2120 sealed by the vacuum pump 2200 to the outside.

The cutter 2520 is slidably coupled to the body cover 2300 in left and right directions to cut the vinyl cover W drawn from the roll member 2500.

In addition, a vinyl guide 2530 is protruded between the lead groove 2510 and the cutter 2520 in the body cover 2300.

The vinyl guide 2530 presses the vinyl cover W drawn through the drawing groove 2510 downward so that the vinyl guide 2530 is disposed in parallel with the upper portion of the container V, and is easily cut by the cutter 2520. Let's do it.

The base 2600 is coupled to the body portion 2100, and the base cover is disposed above the base to open and close the upper surface of the base.

In the present embodiment, the base cover 2700 is hinged to the base 2100 to open and close the upper surface of the base 2100 by rotation, but the base cover 2700 is mounted to have a structure such that the base cover 2700 is elevated and the base It is also possible to open and close the upper surface (2100).

In addition, at least one of the upper surface of the base 2100 or the lower surface of the base cover 2700, a chamber in which the opening of the plastic pack P is disposed is formed.

In this embodiment, the chamber 2610 is formed on the upper surface of the base 2100.

The chamber 2610 is provided with a second suction port 2611 connected to the vacuum pump 2200.

That is, the chamber 2610 communicates with the vacuum pump 2200 through the second suction port 2611, and the vacuum pump 2200 is connected to both the first suction port 2121 and the second suction port 2611. Connected.

The second suction opening 2611 is formed to protrude upward like the first suction opening 2121.

In addition, a second opening / closing portion 2620 that opens and closes the second suction opening 2611 is mounted inside the second suction opening 2611.

The second opening and closing part 2620 includes a second ball member 2621 and a second elastic member 2622.

The second ball member 2621 is inserted into the second suction port 2611 to block the second suction port 2611.

The diameter of the second ball member 2621 is larger than the inner diameter of the upper end of the second suction port 2611, and is disposed on the inner upper end of the second suction port 2611 to block the second suction port 2611.

In addition, since the inner diameter of the second suction hole 2611 is gradually increased toward the lower side as the first suction hole 2121, when the second ball member 2621 is lowered to the lower side, the second suction hole 2611 and the second suction hole 2611 are formed. A gap is formed between the two ball members 2621 to open the second suction port 2611, and the chamber 2610 and the vacuum pump 2200 are connected by the second suction port 2611.

The second elastic member 2622 is formed of a spring having a coil shape like the first elastic member 2132, and is disposed below the second ball member 2621 so that the second ball member 2621 is formed in the second elastic member 2222. The second ball member 2621 is elastically supported in the upward direction to block the second suction port 2611.

A second opening and closing protrusion 2710, which is inserted into the second suction opening 2611, protrudes from the bottom of the base cover 2700 when the base cover 2700 covers the chamber 2610.

The second opening and closing protrusion 2710 is formed in the same shape as the first opening and closing protrusion 2310, and when the second opening and closing protrusion 2710 is inserted into the second suction opening 2611, presses the second ball member 2621 to the lower portion. The suction port 2611 is opened.

As such, when the second suction opening 2611 is opened, the chamber 2610 and the vacuum pump 2200 are communicated by the second suction opening 2611, and the chamber (2) is operated by the operation of the vacuum pump 2200. The inside of the plastic pack P is discharged to the outside to make the inside of the plastic pack P vacuum.

As described above, the vacuum pump 2200 includes one, and discharges the internal air of the compression groove 2120 to the outside to lower the body cover 2300 as well as the plastic pack inserted into the chamber 2610. Vacuum the inside of (P).

Specifically, when the first suction opening 2121 is opened by the first opening and closing portion 2130 so that the compression groove 2120 and the vacuum pump 2200 communicate with each other, the second suction opening 2611 is connected to the second opening. It is closed by the opening and closing portion 2620 or the base cover 2700 is closed so that the chamber 2610 is blocked from the outside.

In addition, when the second suction opening 2611 is opened by the second opening and closing portion 2620 so that the chamber 2610 and the vacuum pump 2200 communicate with each other, the first suction opening 2121 is connected to the first opening and closing portion (2620). 2130 is closed or the body cover 2300 is closed so that the compression groove 2120 is blocked from the outside.

Accordingly, the vacuum of the body cover 2300 in accordance with the vacuum in the compression groove 2120, and without having to install a separate vacuum pump for each of the vacuum pack to make the interior of the plastic pack (P), one vacuum Using the pump can perform both of the above functions, while reducing the manufacturing cost can be easily and conveniently sealed the container (V) and plastic pack (P).

In addition, the base cover 2700 may be equipped with a pressure releasing unit 2720 to make the internal pressure of the chamber 2610 equal to the atmospheric pressure, similar to the body cover 2300.

The second heater 2800 is mounted to the base 2600.

Specifically, the second heater 2800 is mounted in front of the chamber 2610.

In addition, a pressing protrusion 2810 is formed on the lower surface of the base cover 2700 to protrude from the upper portion of the second heater 2800.

When the base cover 2700 covers and seals the chamber 2610, the pressurizing protrusion 2810 is disposed between the second heater 2800 and the pressurizing protrusion 2810 as illustrated in FIG. 17. ) Is pressed to closely contact the second heater 2800.

A locking unit (not shown) is mounted on the base 2600 and the base cover 2700 to fix the base cover 2700 to maintain the chamber 2610 in a sealed state.

As such, when the plastic pack P is disposed between the second heater 2800 and the pressing protrusion 2810 and is in close contact with the second heater 2800, the inside of the plastic pack is vacuumed by the second heater 2800 ( Heat seal the opening of P).

The base 2600, the base cover 2700, and the second heater 2800 are for sealing the plastic pack P in a vacuum state, and as described above, are not separately mounted to the body part 2100. Only (V) may be heat sealed.

The controller 2900 may include a plurality of buttons mounted on the body 2100 or the body cover 2300 to operate the first heater 2400 and the second heater 2800.

Hereinafter, a method of using the container heat sealing apparatus according to the above-described configuration will be described.

First, when sealing the container (V) with an open top, the container (V) is inserted into the container accommodating portion (2110), and the plastic cover (W) is drawn out to cover the top of the container (V) and cover the plastic cover. Fix the end of (W) to the fixing clip (2160).

The body cover 2300 covers the upper portion of the body portion 2100 to seal the compression groove 2120.

That is, the compression groove 2120 is closed by the body cover 2300, the container receiving portion 2110 and the outside by the first gasket 2122 and the second gasket 2123 is closed and sealed. .

When the body cover 2300 covers the upper portion of the body portion 2100, the first opening and closing protrusion 2310 is inserted into the first suction opening 2121 as shown in 'D' of FIG. The first ball member 2131 is lowered while compressing the elastic member 2132.

When the first ball member 2131 is lowered, the first suction opening 2121 is opened, which causes the compression groove 2120 and the vacuum pump 2200 to communicate with each other.

In this state, when the vacuum pump 2200 is operated, the air inside the compression groove 2120 is discharged to the outside, whereby the body cover 2300 is lowered by the vacuum pressure and the first heater 2400. Pressurizes the container (V) and the plastic cover (W).

In this case, the second suction opening 2611 may be closed by the second opening / closing part 2620, or the base cover 2700 may be closed to allow the chamber 2610 to be blocked from the outside.

That is, since the second suction hole 2611 is closed by the second ball member 2621 in the open state of the chamber 2610, the vacuum pump 2200 causes the air in the compression groove 2120 to flow. Only inhale and discharge to the outside.

In the state where the base cover 2700 is closed and the chamber 2610 is closed, when the vacuum pump 2200 is operated, only the air inside the compression groove 2120 and the chamber 2610 are sucked in and outside air. Will not flow.

Accordingly, the compression groove 2120 is in a vacuum state as time passes, and the body cover 2300 is gradually lowered toward the body portion 2100 by the vacuum pressure of the compression groove 2120, and thus the first portion is vacuumed. The heater 2400 presses the container V and the plastic cover W.

The body cover 2300 descends to operate the first heater 2400 by operating the control unit 2900 while the first heater 2400 presses the container V and the vinyl cover W. .

In addition, when the vacuum pump 2200 is operated by the controller 2900, the body cover 2300 is lowered by the vacuum pressure of the compression groove 2120 so that the first heater 2400 is covered with a plastic cover ( When the pressure W and the container V are pressed, the first heater 2400 may be automatically operated to seal the container V. FIG.

The first heater 2400 is sealed by heat-sealing the container (V) and the plastic cover (W).

At this time, the compression groove 2120 is formed in a closed loop shape along the circumference of the container accommodating portion 2110, and when the compression groove 2120 is vacuumed, the entire body cover 2300 is uniformly lowered. The first heater 2400 is able to heat seal the container (V) and the vinyl cover (W) uniformly.

After the heat sealing of the container (V) and the plastic cover (W) is finished, the pressure release unit (2320) to make the pressure inside the compression groove 2120 equal to the atmospheric pressure and then rotate the body cover (2300) upwards Separate the sealed container (V).

As such, the body cover 2300 discharges the air inside the compression groove 2120 to the vacuum pump 2200 to the outside in the state in which the compression groove 2120 is sealed, and thus the body cover (2) by vacuum pressure. 2300 is lowered, so that the first heater 2400 pressurizes the container V and the vinyl cover W to easily heat seal the container V without the user continuously pressing the body cover 2300. Can be.

On the other hand, when heat-sealing the plastic pack (P), the opening of the plastic pack (P) is disposed in the chamber 2610, the base cover (2700) covered with the chamber 2610 and sealed, and the pressing projection (2810) The opening of the plastic pack P is pressed by the second heater 2800.

When the base cover 2700 covers the chamber 2610, the second opening / closing protrusion 2710 may be inserted into the second suction opening 2611 to compress the second elastic member 2622 while compressing the second elastic member 2622. 2621 is lowered to open the second suction port 2611.

When the second suction opening 2611 is opened, the vacuum pump 2200 and the chamber 2610 communicate with each other, and operate the vacuum pump 2200 to operate internal air of the plastic pack P inserted into the chamber 2610. Inhale to make vacuum.

In this case, the first opening and closing part 2130 closes the first suction opening 2121 in a state in which the compression groove 2120 is opened as in the case of sealing the container V and the vinyl cover W. The vacuum pump 2200 sucks only the air in the chamber 2610 and the body cover 2300 is closed so that the compression groove 2120 is closed, and the vacuum pump 2200 is the chamber 2610. ) At the same time to suck the air inside the compression groove 2120.

After the inside of the plastic pack P is vacuumed, the controller 2900 is operated to heat seal the opening of the plastic pack P with the second heater 2800.

When the heat sealing of the plastic pack (P) is finished, the internal pressure of the chamber 2610 is made equal to atmospheric pressure by the pressure release unit 2720 mounted on the base cover 2700, and then the base cover 2700 is rotated. To open the chamber 2610 and separate the sealed plastic pack (P).

The container heat sealing apparatus as described above may seal and seal the container V and the plastic pack P, and suck the internal air of the compression groove 2120 by using a single vacuum pump 2200. The body cover 2300 may be lowered, and the plastic pack P inserted into the chamber 2610 may be vacuumed.

19 is a vertical sectional view of a container heat sealing apparatus according to a modification of Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

The container heat sealing apparatus according to the modified example of the second embodiment has a difference in the opening and closing method of the first inlet and the second inlet as compared with the above-described second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 19, the container heat sealing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a body part 2100, a vacuum pump 2200, a body cover 2300, a first heater 2400, and a roll. The member 2500 includes a cutter 2520, a base 2600, a base cover 2700, a second heater 2800, and a controller 2900.

The body portion 2100 is the same as the second embodiment except for the first suction opening 2121.

A compression groove 2120 is formed in the body portion 2100, and the first suction opening 2121 protrudes upward from the compression groove 2120.

The first suction opening 2121 is connected to the vacuum pump 2200 by a rubber hose, and the first opening / closing part 2130 is mounted on a rubber hose connected to the first suction opening 2121.

The first opening and closing part 2130 is composed of a solenoid valve to be opened and closed electronically by the control unit 2900 to communicate the vacuum pump 2200 and the first suction port 2121.

In addition, the body cover 2300 has no first opening / closing protrusion 2310 formed on the lower side of the body cover 2300.

In addition, a chamber 2610 is formed in the base 2600, and a second suction port 2611 is formed in the chamber 2610, like the first suction opening 2121.

The second suction port 2611 is connected to the vacuum pump 2200 by a rubber hose and the like, and a second opening / closing part 2620 is mounted on a rubber hose connected to the second suction port 2611.

The second opening and closing part 2620 is also made of a solenoid valve to be opened and closed electronically by the control unit 2900 to communicate the vacuum pump 2200 and the second suction port 2611.

In addition, a second opening and closing protrusion 2710 is not formed on the base cover 2700.

As such, the first opening and closing part 2130 and the second opening and closing part 2620 are made of a solenoid valve, and the first opening and closing part 2130 and the second opening and closing part 2620 are selectively opened and closed by the control unit 2900. The first suction port 2121 or the second suction port 2611 may be in communication with the vacuum pump 2200.

Accordingly, the user can easily open and close the first opening and closing part 2130 and the second opening and closing part 2620 by manipulating the control unit 2900.

In some cases, the vacuum pump 2200 and the first suction opening 2121 or the vacuum pump 2200 may be selectively mounted by installing one solenoid valve without separately installing the first opening and closing portion 2130 and the second opening and closing portion 2620. ) May be in communication with the second suction port 2611.

The vacuum pump 2200, the first heater 2400, the roll member 2500, the cutter 2520, the second heater 2800 and the control unit 2900 other than the above-described matters are the same as those of the second embodiment. Omit it.

The vessel heat sealing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified and carried out within the allowable technical spirit of the present invention.

The present invention is applied to a container heat sealing apparatus for heat sealing a container containing food or the like or heat sealing a plastic pack, so that food and the like can be safely stored for a long time.

Claims

A vacuum packing unit for sealing the plastic pack in a vacuum state;

Is coupled to the vacuum packaging portion, the container sealing portion for sealing the container;

The container sealing unit is a container heat-sealing device, characterized in that for receiving and sealing the container open at the top.
The method according to claim 1,

The vacuum packaging unit,

A housing coupled to the container sealing part at an upper portion thereof;

A lower body disposed inside the housing and having a lower chamber formed thereon;

The upper body is disposed on the upper portion of the lower body, the upper body is formed in the lower chamber;

The opening of the plastic pack is inserted between the lower chamber and the upper chamber is sealed in a vacuum state,

Opening and closing rails are formed on both sides of the housing,

The upper body has opening and closing protrusions protruding on both sides to move along the opening and closing rail,

The upper body is the container heat-sealing device, characterized in that the vacuum packaging is opened while sliding along the opening and closing rail.
The method according to claim 2,

The upper body is a container heat-sealing device, characterized in that for sliding along the opening and closing rail by rotating around the opening and closing projection in the closed state of the vacuum packaging.
The method according to claim 2,

Stop jaw is formed on both front sides of the housing,

Both sides of the upper body is a container heat-sealing device, characterized in that the stop projection is in contact with the stop jaw in the vacuum packaging is closed.
The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4,

The opening and closing protrusions are formed to protrude to both sides on the front upper portion of the upper body,

The upper surface of the lower body and the lower surface of the upper body is formed to be inclined upward to the rear,

In the rear of the upper body is formed an insertion portion inserted into the lower chamber when the upper body rotates,

In the state where the upper body covers the upper part of the lower body and the vacuum packaging part is closed, the lower chamber and the upper chamber are in contact with each other and the inside is closed.

And the insert is inserted into the lower chamber when the upper body rotates about the opening / closing protrusion and moves backward along the opening / closing rail, thereby opening the lower chamber.
The method according to claim 1,

The container sealing portion,

A container accommodating part coupled to an upper part of the vacuum packing part and having an upper part open to insert a container into the vacuum packing part;

Is hinged to the container housing portion and the cover for opening and closing the upper portion of the container housing;

Wrapping vinyl is disposed between the container receiving portion and the cover,

The container accommodating part is equipped with a container detecting part for detecting the presence or absence of the container inserted therein,

The container accommodating part or the cover is a container heat sealing apparatus, characterized in that the cover detecting unit for detecting the opening and closing of the cover is mounted.
The method according to claim 6,

The container accommodation portion,

A first accommodating part coupled to an upper part of the vacuum packing part and to which the cover is hinged;

It is made of a second receptacle to be inserted into the detachably inserted in the first accommodation portion, the container is inserted into the interior;

The upper portion of the first accommodating portion is equipped with a container detecting unit and a cover detecting unit,

And a through-hole formed in the second accommodating part to penetrate up and down at a position corresponding to the container sensing part so as to sense a container in which the container sensing part is inserted into the second accommodating part.
The method according to claim 6,

The container heat sealing apparatus, characterized in that the upper rim of the container receiving portion is formed with a concave separation groove which is open to the outside to be spaced apart from the edge of the container inserted into the container receiving portion.
The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8,

The container sealing portion,

A roll part for drawing out the wrapping vinyl disposed between the container accommodation part and the cover;

And a cutter for cutting out the wrapping vinyl disposed between the container accommodating part and the cover, which is drawn out from the roll part.
The method according to claim 6,

Further comprising a second heating portion formed in the lower portion of the cover,

The second heating unit is heated when the container detecting unit detects the container and the cover detecting unit detects the cover, and heat-sealing the wrapping vinyl disposed between the cover and the container to the upper edge of the container. Vessel heat seal device.
The method according to claim 1,

The container sealing portion,

A body portion in which a container is inserted into and disposed in an upper portion of the container, and a body portion in which a compression groove opened upwardly on an outer side of the container accommodation portion is recessed downward;

A vacuum pump mounted to the body part and connected to the compression groove;

A body cover disposed above the body part to open and close the container accommodation part and the compression groove;

A first heater mounted on a lower surface of the body cover and disposed between the compression groove and the container accommodation part along a circumference of the container accommodation part to heat seal the container and the vinyl cover; Including but not limited to,

When the vacuum pump is operated while the container accommodating part and the compression groove are covered with the body cover, the body cover is lowered while the internal air of the compression groove is discharged to the outside, and the first heater opens the container and the plastic cover. Container heat sealing device characterized in that the heat sealing in a pressurized state.
The method according to claim 11,

A first gasket is disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the compression groove to block the compression groove and the container accommodation part when the body cover is closed.

The outer peripheral surface of the compression groove is a container heat-sealing device, characterized in that the second gasket to block the compression groove and the outside when the body cover is closed.
The method according to claim 12,

The compression groove is a container heat sealing apparatus, characterized in that formed in a closed loop shape when viewed from the top.
The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13,

The vacuum packaging unit,

A base coupled to the body portion;

A base cover disposed on an upper portion of the base to open and close an upper surface of the base;

A chamber formed on at least one of an upper surface of the base or a lower surface of the base cover and having an opening of the plastic pack disposed therein;

A second heater mounted on the base or base cover to heat seal the opening of the plastic pack;

A first suction hole formed in the compression groove to communicate the compression groove with the vacuum pump;

A second suction port formed in the chamber to communicate the chamber with the vacuum pump;

A first opening / closing part which opens and closes the first suction port and communicates the compression groove with the vacuum pump;

And a second opening and closing part configured to open and close the second suction port to communicate the chamber with the vacuum pump.
The method according to claim 13,

When the first suction opening is opened by the first opening and closing portion, and the compression groove and the vacuum pump communicate with each other, the second suction opening is closed by the second opening and closing portion, or the chamber is blocked from the outside.

When the second suction opening is opened by the second opening and closing part and the chamber and the vacuum pump communicate with each other, the first suction opening is closed by the first opening and closing part or the compression groove is cut off from the outside. Sealing device.
The method according to claim 14,

The first opening and closing protrusion is inserted into the first suction opening when the body cover covers the compression groove in the lower portion of the body cover,

A lower opening and closing protrusion is inserted into the lower portion of the base cover and is inserted into the second suction opening when the base cover closes the chamber.

The first opening and closing portion,

A first ball member inserted into the first suction hole; A first elastic member disposed below the first ball member to elastically support the first ball member so that the first ball member blocks the first suction hole; Made up of

The second opening and closing portion,

A second ball member inserted into the second suction hole; A second elastic member disposed below the second ball member to elastically support the second ball member so that the second ball member blocks the second suction hole; Consisting of,

When the first opening and closing protrusion is inserted into the first suction opening, the first opening and closing protrusion presses the first ball member downward to allow the first suction opening to communicate with the vacuum pump.

And when the second opening and closing protrusion is inserted into the second suction opening, the second opening and closing protrusion presses the second ball member downward to allow the second suction opening and the vacuum pump to communicate with each other.
The method according to claim 16,

The diameter of the first ball member and the second ball member is larger than the upper inner diameter of the first suction port and the second suction hole, respectively,

The maximum width of the cross section of the lower end of the first opening and closing protrusions and the second opening and closing protrusions is less than or equal to the inner diameter of the upper end of the first suction opening and the second suction opening.
The method according to claim 14,

The body portion is equipped with a control unit,

The first opening and closing portion and the second opening and closing portion is made of a solenoid valve,

And the first opening and closing portion is selectively opened and closed by the controller so that the first suction opening or the second suction opening communicates with the vacuum pump.
The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13,

The container sealing portion,

A roll member mounted to the body portion or the body cover and having a plastic cover covering the upper portion of the container inserted into the container accommodation portion;

A cutter for cutting the vinyl cover is coupled to the body cover to be slid in the left and right direction; further comprising,

The container heat-sealing device, characterized in that the front of the container receiving portion is formed with a fixed clip is inserted and fixed to the drawn plastic cover.
The method of claim 19,

The roll member is mounted on the rear upper portion of the body cover,

The body cover has a withdrawal groove through which the vinyl cover drawn out from the roll member is formed.

And the drawing groove is disposed between the container receiving portion and the compression groove when the body cover is closed.
The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13,

The body cover is a container heat sealing apparatus, characterized in that the pressure release portion is formed to equalize the internal pressure of the compression groove with the atmospheric pressure.
The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13,

Container sealing device, characterized in that the soup receiving groove is formed between the container receiving portion and the compression groove concave downward.
The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13,

The upper portion of the body portion is equipped with a cushion member along the circumference of the container accommodation portion on the outside of the container accommodation portion,

And the cushion member is in contact with the bottom surface of the upper edge of the container which is inserted into the container receiving portion.