EP2471724B1 - Use of a flat film bag in automatic filling assemblies - Google Patents

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EP2471724B1
EP2471724B1 EP10197242.0A EP10197242A EP2471724B1 EP 2471724 B1 EP2471724 B1 EP 2471724B1 EP 10197242 A EP10197242 A EP 10197242A EP 2471724 B1 EP2471724 B1 EP 2471724B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5816—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture for tearing a corner or other small portion next to the edge, e.g. a U-shaped portion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/25—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners
    • B65D33/2508—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2575/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D2575/52—Details
    • B65D2575/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D2575/586—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture with means for reclosing

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  • the invention relates to the use of a flattened foil bag in automatic filling plants in which the foil bag is opened.
  • the film bag is formed with a front wall, a rear wall, inserted between the front wall and the rear wall gussets and a reclosure strip existing reclosure on the inside of the bag.
  • the reclosing strip is comprised of one or more parts and is disposed on the inner surface of a gusset and subsequent thereto on the inner surfaces of the front wall and the rear wall and extends into a two-ply bag portion formed by the front wall and the rear wall.
  • Foil pouches with the described features are filled on the upper side in automatic filling systems and then closed by at least one top seal seam. This creates high-quality, mostly airtight packaging, especially for pourable products, eg. B. granular or pelleted animal feed.
  • an upper-side bag section must be separated. In doing so, the side fold provided with the reclosure is exposed, which can be used as a resealable chute.
  • a bag package with the features described is out WO 2004/092025 A2 known.
  • the features of the preamble of claim 1 are made DE-A-102007054690 known.
  • the reclosure is suitably closed with opposing portions of the reclosure strip engaged with each other.
  • the film layers of the film bag lie flat on each other, which is advantageous for handling, transporting and stacking the flattened film bag is.
  • the flattened foil bag is then opened by means of suction devices which are applied to the front wall and the rear wall of the foil bag. The process is to be carried out with short cycle times. The opening of the bag does not always succeed smoothly, so that it can lead to incorrect filling and machine downtime.
  • the reclosure strip has latching elements.
  • the opening force of the reclosure can be influenced. It should be noted, however, that the reclosure may not open independently in later use, for example, if you keep the filled packaging upside down. A reduction of the opening force by a geometric change of the reclosure is therefore only possible within limits.
  • the temperature has a strong effect on the opening force of a reclosure. At low temperatures, the force needed to open the reclosure increases. In winter, the flattened foil bags are therefore stored in heated halls to ensure that the reclosure elements open properly when the foil bags are opened in a filling line for filling.
  • the invention has the object of providing a flattened foil bag with the features specified in the preamble so on that it can always be properly opened and filled in automatic section systems.
  • the invention and solution to this problem is a use according to claim 1.
  • the front wall, the rear wall and provided with the reclosure gusset form a four-layered bag section in the delivery state, the layers of which are detachably connected by the reclosure strip.
  • arranged on the front wall and the rear wall portions of the reclosure strip in the region of the two-ply bag portion are unconnected.
  • the re-closure opens in the area of the two-ply bag section, ie where the opposite reclosing strips are not locked together. From there, the opening process continues over the length of the reclosure into the area of the four-ply bag section and the side gusset.
  • the flattened foil bag in the filling system can be properly opened and filled without having to make any modifications to the filling system.
  • a tempering of the flattened foil bag is not necessary. In winter, the storage of flattened foil bags can be done in unheated halls.
  • the measure according to the invention does not affect the opening force of the reclosure when it is later used.
  • the latching of the reclosable strip can be designed so that the filled packaging does not open automatically in the area of the reclosure, for example, if the packaging is held upside down.
  • the reclosure strip preferably consists over its entire length of one piece and expediently has a closure profile which can be locked with itself.
  • the reclosure strip is strongly curved. Due to elastic restoring forces of the closure strip tends to spread on the outer edges of the film bag.
  • the films of the reclosing strip arranged on the side fold are in each case latched to the reclosing strip arranged on the front wall or rear wall, the film bag also retains its flat position in the region of the four-ply bag section.
  • the locking of the reclosure sections in this area counteracts spreading of the bag.
  • the flatness of the four-ply bag section contributes to the fact that the flat film bag is stackable and is easy to handle by means of automatic feeders.
  • the partial opening of the reclosure which is limited according to the invention to the two-ply bag section, has a disadvantageous effect on neither the flatness nor the handling of the flat bag and brings about the above-described improvement when the bag is opened in a bottling plant.
  • the foil bag can have reinforced outer edges by longitudinal sealing seams.
  • the longitudinal sealing seams connect the gussets to the respective adjacent front wall or rear wall. In the area of the reclosing strip, the longitudinal sealing seams are interrupted; they terminate below the reclosure strip and continue in the head area above the reclosure strip.
  • the length of the arranged on the front wall and the rear wall portions of the Wiederver gleichstMails is greater than the width of the inserted gusset and can be chosen otherwise free. It may be determined to provide an optimum pour opening for the product when the filled bag package is separated by separating a bag section above the reclosure for product removal first opened.
  • the length of the reclosure strip may be such that the portions of the reclosure strip attached to the front wall and the back wall span at least a quarter of the width of the two-ply bag portion.
  • the sections on the two-ply bag section expediently extend over a length of at least 1 cm.
  • the reclosing strip is arranged in the head region of the film bag at a distance from an upper edge of the bag.
  • the bag surface above the reclosure strip may be provided with a line of weakness for tearing the bag package.
  • the front wall, back wall and side gusset are made of a multilayer film having a sealable polyolefin layer on the inside of the bag and a printable outer layer of a stiffer polymer.
  • the stiffer polymer unlike the polyolefinic sealing layer, which preferably consists of a polyethylene, can be cut by means of a laser. Therefore, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the line of weakness is a laser-cut cut which penetrates the outer layer leaving the sealable polyolefin layer intact.
  • the film bag shown in the figures has a front wall 1, a rear wall 2, between the front wall 1 and the rear wall 2 inserted side folds 3, 3 'and a reclosure strip 4 existing reclosure 5 on the inside of the bag.
  • the reclosing strip 4 is arranged on the inner surface of a side gusset 3 and subsequently on the inner surfaces of the front wall 1 and the rear wall 2 and extends into a two-ply bag section A formed by the front wall 1 and the rear wall 2.
  • the film bag is prefabricated and flattened Foil bag fed to an automatic filling system in which it is opened, filled with product and then sealed by attaching at least one top seal.
  • the opening of the flat-lying foil bag is carried out using suction tools, which are applied to the front wall and the rear wall and pull apart by means of adjusting movements of the front wall and the rear wall.
  • suction tools which are applied to the front wall and the rear wall and pull apart by means of adjusting movements of the front wall and the rear wall.
  • the provided on the inner surface of the film bag reclosure 5 is fully opened.
  • FIG. 2 shows the flattened foil bag in its delivery state, wherein the front wall 1 and the rear wall 2 are slightly opened for illustrative purposes only.
  • the illustration shows that the front wall 1, the rear wall 2 and the side fold 3 provided with the reclosure 5 form a four-ply bag section B whose layers are detachably connected by the reclosure strip 4.
  • the arranged on the front wall 1 and the rear wall 2 portions of the WiederverschlußstMails 4 are not connected in the region of the two-ply bag portion A.
  • the foil bag is prefabricated as a flattened foil bag. In this case, the reclosure 5 is closed in the region of the four-ply bag section B and not latched in the two-ply bag section A.
  • the force required to open can be significantly reduced.
  • the opening process of the reclosure 5 begins in the area of the two-ply bag section A, that is, where the opposite sections of the reclosing strip are not locked together.
  • the opening process is then continued over the entire length of the reclosure strip 4 to the area of the side fold 3.
  • the reclosure 5 can thereby be properly opened for the purpose of filling the film bag. There are no modifications to the bottling plant required.
  • the reclosure strip 4 is over its entire length of one piece and expediently has a closure profile which is lockable with itself.
  • Fig. 1 shows that the foil bag has reinforced outer edges 7 by longitudinal sealing seams 6.
  • the longitudinal sealing seams 6 connect the gussets 3, 3 'with the respective adjacent front wall 1 or rear wall 2. In the region of the reclosure strip 4, the longitudinal sealing seams 6 are interrupted.
  • the length of the portions of the reclosure strip 4 arranged on the front wall 1 and the rear wall 2 is selected such that these portions bridge at least a quarter of the width of the two-ply bag portion A.
  • the reclosure strip 4 is arranged in the head region of the bag at a distance from an upper edge of the bag 8.
  • the bag surface above the reclosure strip 4 is provided with a Weakening line 9 provided for tearing the bag packaging.
  • the front wall 1, the back wall 2 and the side folds 3, 3 ' preferably consist of a multilayer film which has a sealable polyolefin layer on the inside of the bag and a printable outer layer made of a stiffer polymer.
  • the weakening line 9 may in particular consist of a cut produced by laser cutting, which penetrates into the outer layer and leaves the sealable polyolefin layer intact.

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Die Erfindung betrifft die Verwendung eines flachgelegten Folienbeutels in automatischen Abfüllanlagen in denen der Folienbeutel geöffnet wird. Dabei ist der Folienbeutel mit einer Frontwand, einer Rückwand, zwischen der Frontwand und der Rückwand eingelegten Seitenfalten und einem aus einem Wiederverschlussstreifen bestehenden Wiederverschluss an der Beutelinnenseite ausgebildet. Der Wiederverschlussstreifen besteht aus einem oder mehreren Teilen und ist an der Innenfläche einer Seitenfalte sowie daran anschließend an den Innenflächen der Frontwand und der Rückwand angeordnet und erstreckt sich bis in einen von der Frontwand und der Rückwand gebildeten zweilagigen Beutelabschnitt.The invention relates to the use of a flattened foil bag in automatic filling plants in which the foil bag is opened. In this case, the film bag is formed with a front wall, a rear wall, inserted between the front wall and the rear wall gussets and a reclosure strip existing reclosure on the inside of the bag. The reclosing strip is comprised of one or more parts and is disposed on the inner surface of a gusset and subsequent thereto on the inner surfaces of the front wall and the rear wall and extends into a two-ply bag portion formed by the front wall and the rear wall.

Folienbeutel mit den beschriebenen Merkmalen werden in automatischen Abfüllanlagen oberseitig befüllt und anschließend durch mindestens eine Kopfsiegelnaht verschlossen. Dabei entstehen hochwertige, zumeist luftdichte Verpackungen insbesondere für schüttfähige Produkte, z. B. körniges oder pelletiertes Tierfutter. Zum erstmaligen Öffnen der Verpackung muss ein oberseitiger Beutelabschnitt abgetrennt werden. Dabei wird die mit dem Wiederverschluss versehene Seitenfalte freigelegt, welche als wiederverschließbare Schütte genutzt werden kann. Eine Beutelverpackung mit den beschriebenen Merkmalen ist aus WO 2004/092025 A2 bekannt. Die Merkmale des Oberbegriffs des Anspruchs 1 sind aus DE-A-102007054690 bekannt.Foil pouches with the described features are filled on the upper side in automatic filling systems and then closed by at least one top seal seam. This creates high-quality, mostly airtight packaging, especially for pourable products, eg. B. granular or pelleted animal feed. To open the packaging for the first time, an upper-side bag section must be separated. In doing so, the side fold provided with the reclosure is exposed, which can be used as a resealable chute. A bag package with the features described is out WO 2004/092025 A2 known. The features of the preamble of claim 1 are made DE-A-102007054690 known.

Bei der Fertigung des flachgelegten Folienbeutels wird der Wiederverschluss zweckmäßig verschlossen, wobei einander gegenüberliegende Abschnitte des Wiederverschlussstreifens miteinander in Eingriff gebracht werden. Dadurch liegen die Folienlagen des Folienbeutels flach aufeinander, was für die Handhabung, den Transport und das Stapeln der flachgelegten Folienbeutel vorteilhaft ist. Insbesondere kann verhindert werden, dass ein aus der Frontwand, der Rückwand und der mit dem Wiederverschluss versehenen Seitenfalte bestehender vierlagiger Beutelabschnitt durch ein Rückfedern des Wiederverschlussstreifens aufspreizt. In einer automatischen Abfüllanlage wird der flachgelegte Folienbeutel dann mit Hilfe von Saugeinrichtungen, die an die Frontwand und die Rückwand des Folienbeutels angelegt werden, geöffnet. Der Vorgang ist mit kurzen Taktzeiten durchzuführen. Das Öffnen der Beutel gelingt dabei nicht immer reibungslos, so dass es zu Fehlbefüllungen und Maschinenstillständen kommen kann.In the manufacture of the flattened film bag, the reclosure is suitably closed with opposing portions of the reclosure strip engaged with each other. As a result, the film layers of the film bag lie flat on each other, which is advantageous for handling, transporting and stacking the flattened film bag is. In particular, it is possible to prevent a four-ply bag section consisting of the front wall, the rear wall and the reclosed side fold from spreading open due to a spring-back of the reclosing strip. In an automatic filling plant, the flattened foil bag is then opened by means of suction devices which are applied to the front wall and the rear wall of the foil bag. The process is to be carried out with short cycle times. The opening of the bag does not always succeed smoothly, so that it can lead to incorrect filling and machine downtime.

Der Wiederverschlussstreifen weist Rastelemente auf. Durch eine Änderung der Geometrie der Rastelemente sowie durch die Materialwahl kann die Öffnungskraft des Wiederverschlusses beeinflusst werden. Dabei ist allerdings zu beachten, dass der Wiederverschluss sich bei dem späteren Gebrauch nicht selbständig öffnen darf, wenn man beispielsweise die befüllte Verpackung kopfüber hält. Eine Reduzierung der Öffnungskraft durch eine geometrische Veränderung des Wiederverschlusses ist daher nur in Grenzen möglich. Zu berücksichtigen ist auch, dass die Temperatur sich auf die Öffnungskraft eines Wiederverschlusses stark auswirkt. Bei niedrigen Temperaturen nimmt die Kraft, die zum Öffnen des Wiederverschlusses aufgewendet werden muss, zu. Im Winter werden die flachgelegten Folienbeutel daher in geheizten Hallen gelagert, um sicherzustellen, dass sich die Wiederverschlusselemente ordnungsgemäßgemäß öffnen, wenn die Folienbeutel in einer Abfüllanlage zum Zwecke der Befüllung geöffnet werden.The reclosure strip has latching elements. By changing the geometry of the locking elements and by the choice of material, the opening force of the reclosure can be influenced. It should be noted, however, that the reclosure may not open independently in later use, for example, if you keep the filled packaging upside down. A reduction of the opening force by a geometric change of the reclosure is therefore only possible within limits. It should also be considered that the temperature has a strong effect on the opening force of a reclosure. At low temperatures, the force needed to open the reclosure increases. In winter, the flattened foil bags are therefore stored in heated halls to ensure that the reclosure elements open properly when the foil bags are opened in a filling line for filling.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen flachgelegten Folienbeutel mit den im Oberbegriff angegebenen Merkmalen so weiter auszubilden, dass er sich in automatischen Abschnittanlagen stets ordnungsgemäß öffnen und befüllen lässt.The invention has the object of providing a flattened foil bag with the features specified in the preamble so on that it can always be properly opened and filled in automatic section systems.

Gegenstand der Erfindung und Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist eine Verwendung nach Anspruch 1. Die Frontwand, die Rückwand und die mit dem Wiederverschluss versehene Seitenfalte bilden im Anlieferungszustand einen vierlagigen Beutelabschnitt, dessen Lagen durch den Wiederverschlussstreifen lösbar verbunden sind. Dagegen sind die an der Frontwand und der Rückwand angeordneten Abschnitte des Wiederverschlussstreifens im Bereich des zweilagigen Beutelabschnittes unverbunden. Durch eine partielle Voröffnung des Wiederverschlusses, das heißt durch eine bei der Fertigung des Folienbeutels zu berücksichtigende Öffnung des Wiederverschlusses im Bereich des zweilagigen Beutelabschnittes, kann die Anfangskraft, die zum Lösen des Wiederverschlusses erforderlich ist, reduziert werden. Wenn die Frontwand sowie die Rückwand in einer automatischen Abfüllanlage mit Saugwerkzeugen erfasst und auseinander gezogen werden, beginnt das Öffnen des Wiederverschlusses im Bereich des zweilagigen Beutelabschnittes, das heißt dort, wo die einander gegenüberliegenden Wiederverschlussstreifen nicht miteinander verrastet sind. Von dort setzt sich der Öffnungsvorgang über die Länge des Wiederverschlusses bis in den Bereich des vierlagigen Beutelabschnittes und der Seitenfalte fort. Dadurch lässt sich der flachgelegte Folienbeutel in der Abfüllanlage ordnungsgemäß öffnen und befüllen, ohne dass Modifikationen an der Abfüllanlage vorgenommen werden müssen. Auch eine Temperierung des flachgelegten Folienbeutels ist nicht notwendig. Im Winter kann die Lagerung der flachgelegten Folienbeutel in ungeheizten Hallen erfolgen. Die erfindungsgemäße Maßnahme wirkt sich nicht auf die Öffnungskraft des Wiederverschlusses bei dessen späterem Gebrauch aus. Die Verrastung der Wiederverschlussstreifen kann so ausgelegt werden, dass sich die befüllte Verpackung im Bereich des Wiederverschlusses nicht selbständig öffnet, wenn man die Verpackung beispielsweise über Kopf hält.The invention and solution to this problem is a use according to claim 1. The front wall, the rear wall and provided with the reclosure gusset form a four-layered bag section in the delivery state, the layers of which are detachably connected by the reclosure strip. In contrast, arranged on the front wall and the rear wall portions of the reclosure strip in the region of the two-ply bag portion are unconnected. By a partial pre-opening of the reclosure, that is, by an opening of the reclosure in the region of the two-ply bag section to be taken into account during production of the film bag, the initial force required to release the reclosure can be reduced. When the front panel and the rear panel are grasped and pulled apart in an automatic filling line with suction tools, the re-closure opens in the area of the two-ply bag section, ie where the opposite reclosing strips are not locked together. From there, the opening process continues over the length of the reclosure into the area of the four-ply bag section and the side gusset. As a result, the flattened foil bag in the filling system can be properly opened and filled without having to make any modifications to the filling system. A tempering of the flattened foil bag is not necessary. In winter, the storage of flattened foil bags can be done in unheated halls. The measure according to the invention does not affect the opening force of the reclosure when it is later used. The latching of the reclosable strip can be designed so that the filled packaging does not open automatically in the area of the reclosure, for example, if the packaging is held upside down.

Der Wiederverschlussstreifen besteht vorzugsweise über seine gesamte Länge aus einem Stück und weist zweckmäßig ein Verschlussprofil auf, welches mit sich selbst verrastbar ist. An den Außenkanten des Folienbeutels ist der Wiederverschlussstreifen stark gekrümmt. Aufgrund elastischer Rückstellkräfte neigt der Verschlussstreifen dazu, an den Außenkanten des Folienbeutels aufzuspreizen. Dadurch, dass die an der Seitenfalte angeordneten Abschnitte des Wiederverschlussstreifens jeweils mit dem an der Frontwand oder Rückwand angeordneten Wiederverschlussstreifen verrastet sind, behält der Folienbeutel auch im Bereich des vierlagigen Beutelabschnitts seine Planlage bei. Die Verrastung der Wiederverschlussabschnitte in diesem Bereich wirkt einem Aufspreizen des Beutels entgegen. Die Planlage des vierlagigen Beutelabschnitts trägt dazu bei, dass der flachliegende Folienbeutel stapelfähig ist und mittels automatischer Zuführeinrichtungen gut handhabbar ist. Die erfindungsgemäß auf den zweilagigen Beutelabschnitt beschränkte partielle Öffnung des Wiederverschlusses wirkt sich weder auf die Planlage noch auf die Handhabung des Flachbeutels nachteilig aus und bewirkt die zuvor beschriebene Verbesserung beim Öffnen des Beutels in einer Abfüllanlage.The reclosure strip preferably consists over its entire length of one piece and expediently has a closure profile which can be locked with itself. At the outer edges of the film bag, the reclosure strip is strongly curved. Due to elastic restoring forces of the closure strip tends to spread on the outer edges of the film bag. Because the sections of the reclosing strip arranged on the side fold are in each case latched to the reclosing strip arranged on the front wall or rear wall, the film bag also retains its flat position in the region of the four-ply bag section. The locking of the reclosure sections in this area counteracts spreading of the bag. The flatness of the four-ply bag section contributes to the fact that the flat film bag is stackable and is easy to handle by means of automatic feeders. The partial opening of the reclosure, which is limited according to the invention to the two-ply bag section, has a disadvantageous effect on neither the flatness nor the handling of the flat bag and brings about the above-described improvement when the bag is opened in a bottling plant.

Der Folienbeutel kann durch Längssiegelnähte verstärkte Außenkanten aufweisen. Die Längssiegelnähte verbinden die Seitenfalten mit der jeweils angrenzenden Frontwand oder Rückwand. Im Bereich des Wiederverschlussstreifens sind die Längssiegelnähte unterbrochen; sie enden unterhalb des Wiederverschlussstreifens und werden im Kopfbereich oberhalb des Wiederverschlussstreifens fortgesetzt. Die Länge der an der Frontwand und der Rückwand angeordneten Abschnitte des Wiederverschlussstreifens ist größer als die Breite der eingelegten Seitenfalte und kann im Übrigen frei gewählt werden. Sie kann so festgelegt werden, dass sich eine für das Produkt optimale Schüttöffnung ergibt, wenn die befüllte Beutelverpackung durch Abtrennen eines Beutelabschnitts oberhalb des Wiederverschlusses zum Zwecke einer Produktentnahme erstmals geöffnet wird. Die Länge des Wiederverschlussstreifens kann so bemessen sein, dass die an der Frontwand und der Rückwand befestigten Abschnitte des Wiederverschlussstreifens zumindest ein Viertel der Breite des zweilagigen Beutelabschnitts überbrücken. Zweckmäßigerweise erstrecken sich die Abschnitte an dem zweilagigen Beutelabschnitt über eine Länge von zumindest 1 cm.The foil bag can have reinforced outer edges by longitudinal sealing seams. The longitudinal sealing seams connect the gussets to the respective adjacent front wall or rear wall. In the area of the reclosing strip, the longitudinal sealing seams are interrupted; they terminate below the reclosure strip and continue in the head area above the reclosure strip. The length of the arranged on the front wall and the rear wall portions of the Wiederverschlussstreifens is greater than the width of the inserted gusset and can be chosen otherwise free. It may be determined to provide an optimum pour opening for the product when the filled bag package is separated by separating a bag section above the reclosure for product removal first opened. The length of the reclosure strip may be such that the portions of the reclosure strip attached to the front wall and the back wall span at least a quarter of the width of the two-ply bag portion. The sections on the two-ply bag section expediently extend over a length of at least 1 cm.

Der Wiederverschlussstreifen ist im Kopfbereich des Folienbeutels mit Abstand zu einem oberen Beutelrand angeordnet. Die Beutelfläche oberhalb des Wiederverschlussstreifens kann mit einer Schwächungslinie zum Aufreißen der Beutelverpackung versehen werden. Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführung der Erfindung bestehen die Frontwand, die Rückwand und die Seitenfalte aus einer mehrschichtigen Folie, die eine siegelfähige Polyolefinschicht an der Beutelinnenseite und eine bedruckbare Außenschicht aus einem steiferen Polymer aufweist. Das steifere Polymer kann im Unterschied zu der polyolefinischen Siegelschicht, die vorzugsweise aus einem Polyethylen besteht, mittels eines Lasers geschnitten werden. Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführung der Erfindung besteht die Schwächungslinie daher aus einem durch Laserschneiden erzeugten Schnitt, der in die Außenschicht eindringt und die siegelfähige Polyolefinschicht unversehrt lässt.The reclosing strip is arranged in the head region of the film bag at a distance from an upper edge of the bag. The bag surface above the reclosure strip may be provided with a line of weakness for tearing the bag package. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the front wall, back wall and side gusset are made of a multilayer film having a sealable polyolefin layer on the inside of the bag and a printable outer layer of a stiffer polymer. The stiffer polymer, unlike the polyolefinic sealing layer, which preferably consists of a polyethylene, can be cut by means of a laser. Therefore, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the line of weakness is a laser-cut cut which penetrates the outer layer leaving the sealable polyolefin layer intact.

Im Folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand einer lediglich ein Ausführungsbeispiel darstellenden Zeichnung erläutert. Es zeigen schematisch:

Fig.1
einen flachgelegten Folienbeutel zur Verwendung in automatischen Abfüllanlagen,
Fig.2
eine Draufsicht auf die Füllöffnung des zu Darstellungszwecken leicht geöffneten Folienbeutels.
In the following the invention will be explained with reference to a drawing showing only one embodiment. They show schematically:
Fig.1
a flattened foil bag for use in automatic filling plants,
Fig.2
a plan view of the filling opening of the presentation for easy opening foil bag.

Der in den Figuren dargestellte Folienbeutel weist eine Frontwand 1, eine Rückwand 2, zwischen der Frontwand 1 und der Rückwand 2 eingelegte Seitenfalten 3, 3' sowie einen aus einem Wiederverschlussstreifen 4 bestehenden Wiederverschluss 5 an der Beutelinnenseite auf. Der Wiederverschlussstreifen 4 ist an der Innenfläche einer Seitenfalte 3 sowie daran anschließend an den Innenflächen der Frontwand 1 und der Rückwand 2 angeordnet und erstreckt sich bis in einen von der Frontwand 1 und der Rückwand 2 gebildeten zweilagigen Beutelabschnitt A. Der Folienbeutel wird vorgefertigt und als flachgelegter Folienbeutel einer automatischen Abfüllanlage zugeführt, in der er geöffnet, mit Produkt befüllt und anschließend durch Anbringen mindestens einer Kopfsiegelnaht verschlossen wird. Das Öffnen des flachliegenden Folienbeutels erfolgt unter Verwendung von Saugwerkzeugen, die an die Frontwand und die Rückwand angelegt werden und mittels Stellbewegungen die Frontwand und die Rückwand auseinanderziehen. Dabei wird auch der an der Innenfläche des Folienbeutels vorgesehene Wiederverschluss 5 vollständig geöffnet.The film bag shown in the figures has a front wall 1, a rear wall 2, between the front wall 1 and the rear wall 2 inserted side folds 3, 3 'and a reclosure strip 4 existing reclosure 5 on the inside of the bag. The reclosing strip 4 is arranged on the inner surface of a side gusset 3 and subsequently on the inner surfaces of the front wall 1 and the rear wall 2 and extends into a two-ply bag section A formed by the front wall 1 and the rear wall 2. The film bag is prefabricated and flattened Foil bag fed to an automatic filling system in which it is opened, filled with product and then sealed by attaching at least one top seal. The opening of the flat-lying foil bag is carried out using suction tools, which are applied to the front wall and the rear wall and pull apart by means of adjusting movements of the front wall and the rear wall. In this case, the provided on the inner surface of the film bag reclosure 5 is fully opened.

Die Darstellung in Fig. 2 zeigt den flachgelegten Folienbeutel in seinem Anlieferungszustand, wobei die Frontwand 1 und die Rückwand 2 lediglich zu Darstellungszwecken leicht geöffnet sind. Der Darstellung entnimmt man, dass die Frontwand 1, die Rückwand 2 und die mit dem Wiederverschluss 5 versehene Seitenfalte 3 einen vierlagigen Beutelabschnitt B bilden, dessen Lagen durch den Wiederverschlussstreifen 4 lösbar verbunden sind. Die an der Frontwand 1 und der Rückwand 2 angeordneten Abschnitte des Wiederverschlussstreifens 4 sind hingegen im Bereich des zweilagigen Beutelabschnitts A nicht verbunden. Der Folienbeutel wird als flachgelegter Folienbeutel vorgefertigt. Dabei ist der Wiederverschluss 5 im Bereich des vierlagigen Beutelabschnittes B verschlossen und im zweilagigen Beutelabschnitt A nicht verrastet. Durch eine partielle Voröffnung des Wiederverschlusses 5, das heißt durch eine Öffnung des Wiederverschlusses 5 im zweilagigen Beutelabschnitt A, kann die Kraft, die zum Öffnen benötigt wird, deutlich reduziert werden. Beim Öffnen des Folienbeutels in einer automatischen Abfüllanlage beginnt der Öffnungsvorgang des Wiederverschlusses 5 im Bereich des zweilagigen Beutelabschnittes A, das heißt dort, wo die einander gegenüberliegenden Abschnitte des Wiederverschlussstreifens nicht miteinander verrastet sind. Der Öffnungsvorgang setzt sich dann fort über die gesamte Länge des Wiederverschlussstreifens 4 bis zum Bereich der Seitenfalte 3. Der Wiederverschluss 5 kann dadurch zum Zwecke einer Befüllung des Folienbeutels ordnungsgemäß geöffnet werden. Es sind keine Modifikationen an der Abfüllanlage erforderlich.The representation in Fig. 2 shows the flattened foil bag in its delivery state, wherein the front wall 1 and the rear wall 2 are slightly opened for illustrative purposes only. The illustration shows that the front wall 1, the rear wall 2 and the side fold 3 provided with the reclosure 5 form a four-ply bag section B whose layers are detachably connected by the reclosure strip 4. The arranged on the front wall 1 and the rear wall 2 portions of the Wiederverschlußstreifens 4, however, are not connected in the region of the two-ply bag portion A. The foil bag is prefabricated as a flattened foil bag. In this case, the reclosure 5 is closed in the region of the four-ply bag section B and not latched in the two-ply bag section A. By a partial pre-opening of the reclosure 5, that is through an opening of the Reclosing 5 in the two-ply bag section A, the force required to open, can be significantly reduced. When the film bag is opened in an automatic filling installation, the opening process of the reclosure 5 begins in the area of the two-ply bag section A, that is, where the opposite sections of the reclosing strip are not locked together. The opening process is then continued over the entire length of the reclosure strip 4 to the area of the side fold 3. The reclosure 5 can thereby be properly opened for the purpose of filling the film bag. There are no modifications to the bottling plant required.

Der Wiederverschlussstreifen 4 besteht über seine gesamte Länge aus einem Stück und weist zweckmäßig ein Verschlussprofil auf, welches mit sich selbst verriegelbar ist.The reclosure strip 4 is over its entire length of one piece and expediently has a closure profile which is lockable with itself.

Aus Fig. 1 geht hervor, dass der Folienbeutel durch Längssiegelnähte 6 verstärkte Außenkanten 7 aufweist. Die Längssiegelnähte 6 verbinden die Seitenfalten 3, 3' mit der jeweils angrenzenden Frontwand 1 oder Rückwand 2. Im Bereich des Wiederverschlussstreifens 4 sind die Längssiegelnähte 6 unterbrochen.Out Fig. 1 shows that the foil bag has reinforced outer edges 7 by longitudinal sealing seams 6. The longitudinal sealing seams 6 connect the gussets 3, 3 'with the respective adjacent front wall 1 or rear wall 2. In the region of the reclosure strip 4, the longitudinal sealing seams 6 are interrupted.

Die Länge der an der Frontwand 1 und der Rückwand 2 angeordneten Abschnitte des Wiederverschlussstreifens 4 ist so gewählt, dass diese Abschnitte zumindest ein Viertel der Breite des zweilagigen Beutelabschnitts A überbrücken.The length of the portions of the reclosure strip 4 arranged on the front wall 1 and the rear wall 2 is selected such that these portions bridge at least a quarter of the width of the two-ply bag portion A.

Gemäß der Darstellung in Fig. 1 ist der Wiederverschlussstreifen 4 im Kopfbereich des Beutels mit Abstand zu einem oberen Beutelrand 8 angeordnet. Die Beutelfläche oberhalb des Wiederverschlussstreifens 4 ist mit einer Schwächungslinie 9 zum Aufreißen der Beutelverpackung versehen. Die Frontwand 1, die Rückwand 2 und die Seitenfalten 3,3' bestehen vorzugsweise aus einer mehrschichtigen Folie, die eine siegelfähige Polyolefinschicht an der Beutelinnenseite und eine bedruckbare Außenschicht aus einem steiferen Polymer aufweist. Die Schwächungslinie 9 kann insbesondere aus einem durch Laserschneiden erzeugten Schnitt, der in die Außenschicht eindringt und die siegelfähige Polyolefinschicht unversehrt lässt, bestehen.As shown in Fig. 1 the reclosure strip 4 is arranged in the head region of the bag at a distance from an upper edge of the bag 8. The bag surface above the reclosure strip 4 is provided with a Weakening line 9 provided for tearing the bag packaging. The front wall 1, the back wall 2 and the side folds 3, 3 'preferably consist of a multilayer film which has a sealable polyolefin layer on the inside of the bag and a printable outer layer made of a stiffer polymer. The weakening line 9 may in particular consist of a cut produced by laser cutting, which penetrates into the outer layer and leaves the sealable polyolefin layer intact.

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  1. Use of a flat-laid film bag in an automated filling system, in which the film bag is opened, wherein the film bag is formed with
    a front wall (1),
    a rear wall (2),
    side folds (3, 3') laid between the front wall (1) and the rear wall (2) and
    a reclosure (5) consisting of a reclosure strip (4) on the inside of the bag,
    wherein the reclosure strip (4) is disposed on the inner surface of a side fold (3) and adjoining this on the inner surfaces of the front wall (1) and the rear wall (2) and extends into a two-ply bag section (A) formed by the front wall (1) and the rear wall (2), characterized in that the front wall (1), the rear wall (2) and the side fold (3) provided with the reclosure (5) form a four-ply bag section (B) in the delivery state, whose plies are releasably connected by the reclosure strip (4) and that the sections of the reclosure strip (4) arranged on the front wall (1) and the rear wall (2) are not connected in the region of the two-ply bag section (A) in the delivery state.
  2. The use according to claim 1, characterized in that the reclosure strip (4) consists of one piece over its entire length.
  3. The use according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the reclosure strip (4) has a closure profile which can lock into itself.
  4. The use according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the film bag has outer edges (7) reinforced by longitudinal sealing seams (6), wherein the longitudinal sealing seams (6) connect the side folds (3, 3') to the respectively adjoining front wall (1) or rear wall (2) and are interrupted in the region of the reclosure strip (4).
  5. The use according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the length of the sections of the reclosure strip (4) arranged on the front wall (1) and the rear wall (2) is selected so that these sections bridge at least a quarter of the width of the two-ply bag section (A).
  6. The use according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the length of the section of the reclosure strip (4) arranged on the front wall (1) and the rear wall (2) is selected so that these sections extend on the two-ply bag section over a length of at least 1 cm.
  7. The use according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the reclosure strip (4) is arranged at a distance from an upper bag edge (8) and that the bag surface above the reclosure strip (4) is provided with a weakening line (9) for tearing the bag package open.
  8. The use according to claim 7, characterized in that the front wall (1), the rear wall (2) and the side folds (3, 3') consist of a multilayer film which has a sealable polyolefin layer on the on the inner side of the bag and a printable outer layer made of a stiffer polymer and that the weakening line (9) consists of a section produced by laser cutting which penetrates into the outer layer and leaves the sealable polyolefin layer unharmed.
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