EP3628601A1 - Filling and packaging machine - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a rotary-type filling and packaging machine that produces bags by feeding out a beltlike web, folding the web in half and then side-sealing the folded web at a predetermined interval, wherein contents, such as a packing bag, is filled into each bag from above.
- a rotary-type filling and packaging machine folds a drawn out beltlike web upward in half and entrains the web on heat sealers that are provided along the periphery of a rotary body at a predetermined interval, whereby the web runs on the heat sealers.
- the heat sealers sandwich the web to produce bags out of the web through heat sealing. Hoppers arranged along the periphery of the rotary body are inserted into each of the bags, so that contents are filled into the bags through the hoppers.
- 4855856 that discloses a configuration for adjusting a deviation between a long film (a web) and the rotary body by detecting the deviation amount by monitoring detection marks, which are provided on the long film at regular intervals along the logitudinal direction, and controlling the feed-out speed of the long film using a powder brake while providing a deformable portion on the cylindrical lower part of a filling hopper shoot, which is inserted in the bag.
- the deformable portion is positioned inside a bag when filling the bag and is deformable from the outside toward the inside according to the tension acting on the bag.
- the deformable portion is attached to the outer surface of the filling hopper shoot, the structure becomes complicated, and the back side of the deformation portion is difficult to clean, which can cause sanitary conditions to deteriorate.
- a primary aspect of the present invention is to provide a filling and packaging machine capable of adjusting the positional deviation of the web while maintaining a high level of sanitation.
- a filling and packaging machine comprises a web-feeding means for feeding out a beltlike web having marks at predetermined intervals; a web-folding means for folding the fed-out web in half with an opening facing upward; a plurality of side-sealing means provided around the circumference of a rotary body for sealing the web at predetermined intervals in a web-conveying direction to form bags by sandwiching the web; a hopper shoot attached to a support member and having a horizontally elongated section in a lower area; a lift means for lifting and lowering the support member; a mark detector for detecting the marks; and a controller for controlling the web-feeding means on the basis of a signal from the mark detector.
- the hopper shoot is pivotally attached to the support member, which makes the hopper shoot rotatable toward a direction crossing the web-conveying direction of the web held by the sidesealers.
- a tilt angle of the horizontally elongated section of the hopper shoot is varied in response to a variation in the feed-out quantity of the web from the web-feeding means. The tilt angle is accommodated during a period from the point when the horizontally elongated section of the hopper shoot is inserted through the upper opening into the folded-in-half web until the point when the bag is formed by the sidesealers.
- the filling and packaging machine may further comprise a biasing member for biasing the hopper shoot toward the direction crossing the web-conveying direction of the web, which is held by the side-sealers, with respect to the support member.
- the filling and packaging machine may further comprise an actuator for rotating the hopper shoot toward the direction crossing the web-conveying direction of the web, which is held by the side-sealers, with respect to the support member.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a filling and packaging machine of the present embodiment.
- Fig. 2 is a plan view of the filling and packaging machine illustrated in Fig. 1 .
- the filling and packaging machine 10 of the present embodiment includes a web-feeding machine (a web folding means and a web feeding means) 12 and a filling wheel 14.
- the web-feeding machine feeds out a web (a long beltlike film) W while folding it in half with the opening facing upward.
- the drawn-out web W is entrained around the filling wheel 14 and side seals are applied at predetermined intervals along the traveling direction to form the bag portion B, and the filling material is discharged from the upper opening of the bag portion B.
- the web, which is drawn out from the filling machine is fed out via a guide roller 16 to a top sealer 18 that seals the upper edge of the opening.
- the top sealer 18 preheats the top-seal portion S2 of the web W with the top-seal preheater 18A and in turn seals the top-sealed portion S2 with the thermocompression bonding roller 18B.
- the web W is drawn out from an original roll 12A via a feed-out roller 12C rotated by a feed-out motor 12B.
- the web W for example, is oriented horizontally through a plurality of guide rollers 12D and folded upward in half along the longitudinal direction and in turn fed to the filling wheel 14.
- the filling wheel 14 is rotated about a vertical axis and the filling wheel 14 is provided with a plurality of side sealers (a side-seal means) 20 along the periphery of a rotary body at predetermined intervals.
- the web, which has been folded upwards in half, is routed around the side sealers 20 provided along the periphery of the filling wheel 14 that is rotated at a predetermined speed.
- the web W separates from the filling wheel 14 via the guide roller 16 and is fed to the top sealer 18.
- the filling wheel 14 is rotated by a motor (not shown).
- the web W is provided with marks M for detecting its position, as an identifying portion, along the longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals.
- a sensor 22 for detecting the transition of the marks M on the transported web is provided on the web-feeding machine 12.
- the sensor 22 is arranged at a predetermined position along the conveyance path of the web W from the feed-out roller 12C to the farthest downstream guide roller 12D.
- the filling wheel 14 may be provided with an encoder 24 for detecting its rotational speed.
- a mark detection signal from the sensor 22 and a signal from the encoder 24 are input to a controller 26.
- the controller 26 controls the operation of the feed-out motor 12B in a later described position deviation adjustment operation on the basis of the mark detection signals from the sensor 22 and the signals from the encoder 24.
- the rotary body of the filling wheel 14 includes a disk-shaped base plate 140.
- the base plate 140 is rotatably attached to a fixed shaft 142 via a bearing 141.
- the base plate 140 is rotated at a predetermined speed by a drive mechanism (not shown).
- the plurality of side-sealers 20, around which the folded web W for the inner bags is routed, is arranged along the periphery of the base plate 140 at the predetermined intervals.
- the side-sealers 20 include a fixed seal bar 20A and a swing seal bar 20B.
- the fixed seal bar 20A stands upright from the base plate 140.
- the swing seal bar 20B is arranged outside the fixed bar 20A and its base end is journalled to the outer periphery of the base plate 140.
- the swing seal bar 20B is swingable between a lying state in which its tip end is directed radially outward and an upright state in which it is lifted up and pressed against the fixed seal bar 20A.
- the rotation of the swing seal bar 20B about the base end is controlled by the engagement of a cam follower 28A, which is provided on the tip end of a swing lever 26 for rotating the swing seal bar 20B, with a cam groove 28B.
- the folded web W runs in a state bearing on the fixed seal bar 20A.
- the swing seal bar 20B is swung upward and pressed against the fixed seal bar 20A, the folded web W is sandwiched between the seal bars 20A and 20B, which side seals the folded web W by welding it between the fixed seal bar 20A and the swing seal bar 20B.
- the swing seal bar 20B is illustrated in a prone position on the left side and the swing seal bar 20B is illustrated in a standing position on the right side.
- a hopper shoot 30 is arranged above each sealer 20 between two side-sealers 20.
- Each hopper shoot 30 is supported by a shoot-operating mechanism (a lift means) 32 that lifts up/down and rotates about a vertical axis.
- a shoot-operating mechanism 32 is provided along the periphery of the base plate 140 for each of the hopper shoots 30.
- the shoot-operating mechanism 32 includes a vertically extended rod 32A that is liftable and rotatably supported with respect to the base plate 140.
- a support member (a support means) 32B is integrally provided on the top end of the rod 32A.
- the hopper shoot 30 is pivotably supported about a vertical axis at the tip end of the support member 32B.
- a lift cam follower 34A is provided on the bottom end of a rod 32A via a rotating member 33 pivotal about the rod 32A.
- Each of the lift cam followers 34A engages with a lift cam 34B provided along the circumference of the filling wheel 14 so that each of the lift cam followers 34A is lifted, respectively.
- a lever support 35 is in spline engagement with the rod 32A and a lever 36A for rotating the rod 32A is attached to the lever support 35.
- a swing cam follower is provided on the tip end of the lever 36A and the swing cam engages with a swing cam 36C provided along the circumference of the filling wheel 14.
- each of the rods 32A is integrally moved along the circumference of the filling wheel 14 so that the lift cam follower 34A engaged with the lift cam 34B and the swing cam follower 36B engaged with the swing cam 36C are moved along each of the cam surfaces.
- the rod 32A is lifted and/or rotated in accordance with the profiles of the lift cam 34B and the swing cam 36C.
- the hopper shoot 30 attached to the tip end of the support member 32B is lowered or lifted with the rod 32A while rotated about the rod 32A when passing through a predetermined section whereby the hopper shoot 30 is inserted into or retracted from the folded web W.
- the hopper shoot 30 lifted to the retracted position is positioned above the web W that is tensioned between two side-sealers, and a bottom end portion 30A of the hopper shoot 30 lowered to the insert position is inserted into a bag portion B formed from the web web W.
- Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevational view showing the structure of the hopper shoot 30 and the support member 32B.
- a block 40A for supporting the hopper shoot 30 is attached on the side face of the hopper shoot 30.
- the block 40A is rotatably supported at the tip end of the support member 32B via a pivot shaft 40B.
- a torsion spring (a biasing member)40C is wound around the pivot shaft 40B.
- One end of the torsion spring 40C is engaged with the block 40A and the other end is engaged with the support member 32B.
- the torsion spring 40C rotatably biases the hopper shoot 30 about the pivot shaft 40B.
- the rotation of the hopper shoot 30 induced by this rotating biasing force is restricted within a predetermined range by an engagement with a stopper 40D provided on the support member 32B.
- a stopper 40D provided on the support member 32B.
- the hopper shoot 30 is biased in the clockwise direction when viewed from the top, the hopper shoot 30 may also be biased in the counterclockwise direction.
- a tank 38 in which material to be filled into the bags B is stored. Beneath the base of the tank 38, a plurality of filling nozzles 38A is provided. Each filling nozzle 38A guides the material inside the tank 38 to the corresponding hopper shoot 30.
- the bags B are formed in a sealing section A1 of Fig. 2 by the sidesealer 20 (welded at the both side sealing ends). A filling operation is performed in a subsequent filling section A2.
- the hopper shoot 30 is lowered to the insert position before reaching a contact position P1 where the web W, which is folded in half, makes contact with the first sidesealer 20 and the web W is pinched between the fixed seal bar 20A and the swing seal bar 20B. Namely, the hopper shoot 30 is inserted through the upper opening of the folding web W before the web W is completely folded in half. Incidentally, the hopper shoot 30 is radially pushed outward by a rotation of the rod 32A so that the long axis of the hopper shoot 30 follows the web W that travels along the tangential direction of the filling wheel 14 in this section where the hopper shoot 30 is inserted.
- the sealing section A1 starts from the position where the folded web W is sandwiched by the sidesealer 20 on the trailing end side of the hopper shoot 30, of which the tip end is inserted between the web W. Both side-sealed portions S1 of the web W at the leading and trailing edges of the bottom end portion 30A of the hopper shoot 30 are heat-sealed by the sidesealer 20 in this sealing section A1.
- the content is supplied from the tank 38 to the filling nozzles 38A and falls through the hopper shoot 30 into a bag portion B.
- the filling operation completes within the filling section A2 and the hopper shoot 30 is lifted toward the retracted position after it passes through the filling section A2.
- the hopper shoot 30 is retracted from the web W to the original position, which is above the web W, before it reaches a separating position P2 (see Fig. 2 ) where the web W separates from the sidesealer 20.
- Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are horizontal sectional views indicating the relationship between the hopper shoot 30 inserted in the bag portion B and the position of the web W.
- the bottom end portion 30A of the hopper shoot 30 is configured as a tubular member having an elongated horizontal section; in this embodiment an oval or stadium shape.
- the hopper shoot 30 is biased clockwise by a rotational biasing force of the torsion spring 40C, whereby the block 40A rotates until it engages the stopper 40D.
- the hopper shoot 30 is pivoted at a tilt angle ⁇ , which is formed between the long axis X of the oval of the bottom end portion 30A and a tangential direction (a transfer direction of the web retained by the sidesealers) T of the filling wheel 14, becomes a maximum angle ⁇ .
- the tilt angle ⁇ is a crossing angle of the line X with the line T in the horizontal plane.
- a center line of the the filling wheel 14 is represented as a segment R.
- the bottom end portion 30A of the hopper shoot 30 is swung about the pivot shaft 40B by the rotational biasing force (torque) Qs of the torsion spring 40C and in turn the block 40A is engaged with the stopper 40D.
- the bottom end portion 30A of the hopper shoot 30 is inserted into the web W, which is folded in half, from the upper side at this posture in which the long axis X forms angle ⁇ from the tangential direction T.
- a rotational force (a counterclockwise force in Fig.
- the web W is fed out from the web-feeding machine 12 at a standard speed and at a standard feeding quantity (length) toward the filling wheel 14 rotating at the standard speed.
- the tension F of the web W is kept at a standard tension Fo (F ⁇ Fo).
- the feed-out motor 12B is decelerated by the controller 26 (see Fig. 3 ) and in turn the quantity (length) of web W fed out from the web-feeding machine 12 is decreased, as previously mentioned.
- the feed-out quantity of the web W is less than the standard feed-out quantity (length), the length of the web W between the web-feeding machine 12 and the contact position P1 is reduced.
- the bottom end portion 30A of the hopper shoot 30, which is inserted between the folded web W from above at the maximum tilt angle ⁇ , is rotated in the counterclockwise direction until the tilt angle ⁇ reaches an angle ⁇ A ( ⁇ ⁇ A, 0 ⁇ A ⁇ o) and this state is maintained until a bag portion B is formed by the sidesealers 20, so that the length of the web W between two sidesealers 20 is shortened.
- the deficit of the web W which is fed out at a quantity (length) less than the standard feed-out quantity, is absorbed by the rotation of the bottom end portion 30A of the hopper shoot 30 so that the position of the mark M is adjusted in place and the tension F of the web W is kept at a standard tension Fo (F ⁇ Fo).
- the feed-out motor 12B is accelerated by the controller 26 (see Fig. 3 ) and in turn the quantity (length) of web W fed out from the web-feeding machine 12 is increased.
- the feed-out quantity of the web W is greater than the standard feed-out quantity (length)
- the length of the web W between the web-feeding machine 12 and the contact position P1 is increased.
- the bottom end portion 30A of the hopper shoot 30, which is inserted between the folded web W from above at the maximum tilt angle ⁇ , is rotated in the counterclockwise direction until the tilt angle ⁇ reaches an angle ⁇ B ( ⁇ ⁇ B, ⁇ o ⁇ B ⁇ ) and this state is maintained until a bag portion B is formed by the sidesealers 20, so that the length of the W between two sidesealers 20 is increased.
- the surplus of the web W which is fed out at a quantity (length) greater than the standard feed-out quantity, is absorbed by the rotation of the bottom end portion 30A of the hopper shoot 30 so that the position of the mark M is adjusted in place and the tension F of the web W is kept at a standard tension Fo (F ⁇ Fo).
- the misregistration of the web is compensated without providing any mechanical deformable portion on an external surface of the hopper shoot so that a filling and packaging machine can be provided with improved washability and sanitation.
- the sectional profile of the bottom end portion of the hopper shoot has an oval or stadium shape.
- the sectional profile is not limited to the oval or stadium shape and an ellipse, rectangle, triangle shape and the like may also be applied as long as the length of the web between two neighboring sidesealers can be adjusted by rotating the hopper shoot with respect to the support member.
- the deviation between the web and the filling wheel is adjusted by absorbing the variation of the web feed-out quantity (length) by applying the rotational biasing force to the hopper shoot using the torsion spring.
- the deviation may also be eliminated by rotating the hopper shoot with an actuator such as a servo motor and the like to compensate for the detected deviation.
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- The present invention relates to a rotary-type filling and packaging machine that produces bags by feeding out a beltlike web, folding the web in half and then side-sealing the folded web at a predetermined interval, wherein contents, such as a packing bag, is filled into each bag from above.
- A rotary-type filling and packaging machine folds a drawn out beltlike web upward in half and entrains the web on heat sealers that are provided along the periphery of a rotary body at a predetermined interval, whereby the web runs on the heat sealers. The heat sealers sandwich the web to produce bags out of the web through heat sealing. Hoppers arranged along the periphery of the rotary body are inserted into each of the bags, so that contents are filled into the bags through the hoppers.
- In the case where the web is provided with printing, it is necessary to maintain in place the position of the printing on the web and the position (side-seal position) of a bag formed from the web entrained on the rotary body. However, due to either a load induced as the web is fed out, a manufacturing error of the web or the like, a deviation may occur between the printing position on the web and the side-seal position on the rotary body.
For such a problem, there is known Japanese Patent No. 4855856 that discloses a configuration for adjusting a deviation between a long film (a web) and the rotary body by detecting the deviation amount by monitoring detection marks, which are provided on the long film at regular intervals along the logitudinal direction, and controlling the feed-out speed of the long film using a powder brake while providing a deformable portion on the cylindrical lower part of a filling hopper shoot, which is inserted in the bag. The deformable portion is positioned inside a bag when filling the bag and is deformable from the outside toward the inside according to the tension acting on the bag. - However, since the deformable portion is attached to the outer surface of the filling hopper shoot, the structure becomes complicated, and the back side of the deformation portion is difficult to clean, which can cause sanitary conditions to deteriorate.
- Therefore, a primary aspect of the present invention is to provide a filling and packaging machine capable of adjusting the positional deviation of the web while maintaining a high level of sanitation.
- According to a first aspect of the present invention, a filling and packaging machine is provided that comprises a web-feeding means for feeding out a beltlike web having marks at predetermined intervals; a web-folding means for folding the fed-out web in half with an opening facing upward; a plurality of side-sealing means provided around the circumference of a rotary body for sealing the web at predetermined intervals in a web-conveying direction to form bags by sandwiching the web; a hopper shoot attached to a support member and having a horizontally elongated section in a lower area; a lift means for lifting and lowering the support member; a mark detector for detecting the marks; and a controller for controlling the web-feeding means on the basis of a signal from the mark detector. Contents are filled into the bag while the horizontally elongated section is inserted into the bag. The hopper shoot is pivotally attached to the support member, which makes the hopper shoot rotatable toward a direction crossing the web-conveying direction of the web held by the sidesealers. A tilt angle of the horizontally elongated section of the hopper shoot is varied in response to a variation in the feed-out quantity of the web from the web-feeding means. The tilt angle is accommodated during a period from the point when the horizontally elongated section of the hopper shoot is inserted through the upper opening into the folded-in-half web until the point when the bag is formed by the sidesealers.
- According to a second aspect of the present invention, the filling and packaging machine may further comprise a biasing member for biasing the hopper shoot toward the direction crossing the web-conveying direction of the web, which is held by the side-sealers, with respect to the support member.
- According to a third aspect of the invention, the filling and packaging machine may further comprise an actuator for rotating the hopper shoot toward the direction crossing the web-conveying direction of the web, which is held by the side-sealers, with respect to the support member.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a filling and packaging machine according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
Fig. 2 is a plan view of the filling and packaging machine ofFig. 1 ; -
Fig. 3 is a control block diagram of a feed-out motor with a mark-detecting sensor detecting marks on the web and an encoder of a filling wheel; -
Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the filling wheel; -
Fig. 5 is an enlarged side view illustrating a configuration around a hopper shoot and a support member; -
Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view illustrating an arrangement between the bottom end portion of the hopper shoot inserted inside the bag portion and the web; and -
Figs. 7 is a horizontal sectional view illustrating an arrangement between the bottom end portion of the hopper shoot inserted inside the bag portion and the web. - The present invention is described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a filling and packaging machine of the present embodiment.Fig. 2 is a plan view of the filling and packaging machine illustrated inFig. 1 . - The filling and
packaging machine 10 of the present embodiment includes a web-feeding machine (a web folding means and a web feeding means) 12 and afilling wheel 14. The web-feeding machine feeds out a web (a long beltlike film) W while folding it in half with the opening facing upward. The drawn-out web W is entrained around thefilling wheel 14 and side seals are applied at predetermined intervals along the traveling direction to form the bag portion B, and the filling material is discharged from the upper opening of the bag portion B. The web, which is drawn out from the filling machine, is fed out via aguide roller 16 to atop sealer 18 that seals the upper edge of the opening. Further, the web W that has passed through thetop sealer 18 is fed to acutter 19 and the web is cut at the side-sealed portion S1, thereby separating the bag portion B from the web W. Incidentally, thetop sealer 18 preheats the top-seal portion S2 of the web W with the top-seal preheater 18A and in turn seals the top-sealed portion S2 with thethermocompression bonding roller 18B. - The web W is drawn out from an
original roll 12A via a feed-out roller 12C rotated by a feed-outmotor 12B. The web W, for example, is oriented horizontally through a plurality ofguide rollers 12D and folded upward in half along the longitudinal direction and in turn fed to thefilling wheel 14. The fillingwheel 14 is rotated about a vertical axis and the fillingwheel 14 is provided with a plurality of side sealers (a side-seal means) 20 along the periphery of a rotary body at predetermined intervals. The web, which has been folded upwards in half, is routed around theside sealers 20 provided along the periphery of thefilling wheel 14 that is rotated at a predetermined speed. On the downstream side, the web W separates from thefilling wheel 14 via theguide roller 16 and is fed to thetop sealer 18. The fillingwheel 14 is rotated by a motor (not shown). - As illustrated in a block diagram of
Fig. 3 , the web W is provided with marks M for detecting its position, as an identifying portion, along the longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals. Asensor 22 for detecting the transition of the marks M on the transported web is provided on the web-feeding machine 12. Thesensor 22 is arranged at a predetermined position along the conveyance path of the web W from the feed-outroller 12C to the farthestdownstream guide roller 12D. Furthermore, thefilling wheel 14 may be provided with anencoder 24 for detecting its rotational speed. A mark detection signal from thesensor 22 and a signal from theencoder 24 are input to acontroller 26. Thecontroller 26 controls the operation of the feed-outmotor 12B in a later described position deviation adjustment operation on the basis of the mark detection signals from thesensor 22 and the signals from theencoder 24. - Next, with reference to
Fig. 1 ,Fig. 2 and a side sectional view of thefilling wheel 14 inFig. 4 , the configuration of thefilling wheel 14 is described in detail. - The rotary body of the filling
wheel 14 includes a disk-shaped base plate 140. Thebase plate 140 is rotatably attached to afixed shaft 142 via abearing 141. Thebase plate 140 is rotated at a predetermined speed by a drive mechanism (not shown). The plurality of side-sealers 20, around which the folded web W for the inner bags is routed, is arranged along the periphery of thebase plate 140 at the predetermined intervals. - The side-
sealers 20 include afixed seal bar 20A and aswing seal bar 20B. The fixedseal bar 20A stands upright from thebase plate 140. Theswing seal bar 20B is arranged outside thefixed bar 20A and its base end is journalled to the outer periphery of thebase plate 140. Theswing seal bar 20B is swingable between a lying state in which its tip end is directed radially outward and an upright state in which it is lifted up and pressed against the fixedseal bar 20A. The rotation of theswing seal bar 20B about the base end is controlled by the engagement of acam follower 28A, which is provided on the tip end of aswing lever 26 for rotating theswing seal bar 20B, with acam groove 28B. - The folded web W runs in a state bearing on the fixed
seal bar 20A. When theswing seal bar 20B is swung upward and pressed against thefixed seal bar 20A, the folded web W is sandwiched between theseal bars fixed seal bar 20A and theswing seal bar 20B. InFig. 4 , theswing seal bar 20B is illustrated in a prone position on the left side and theswing seal bar 20B is illustrated in a standing position on the right side. - A
hopper shoot 30 is arranged above eachsealer 20 between two side-sealers 20. Eachhopper shoot 30 is supported by a shoot-operating mechanism (a lift means) 32 that lifts up/down and rotates about a vertical axis. A shoot-operatingmechanism 32 is provided along the periphery of thebase plate 140 for each of the hopper shoots 30. The shoot-operatingmechanism 32 includes a vertically extendedrod 32A that is liftable and rotatably supported with respect to thebase plate 140. A support member (a support means) 32B is integrally provided on the top end of therod 32A. Thehopper shoot 30 is pivotably supported about a vertical axis at the tip end of thesupport member 32B. - A
lift cam follower 34A is provided on the bottom end of arod 32A via a rotatingmember 33 pivotal about therod 32A. Each of thelift cam followers 34A engages with alift cam 34B provided along the circumference of thefilling wheel 14 so that each of thelift cam followers 34A is lifted, respectively. Furthermore, alever support 35 is in spline engagement with therod 32A and alever 36A for rotating therod 32A is attached to thelever support 35. A swing cam follower is provided on the tip end of thelever 36A and the swing cam engages with aswing cam 36C provided along the circumference of thefilling wheel 14. - When the
filling wheel 14, i.e., thebase plate 140, is rotated around the fixedshaft 142, each of therods 32A is integrally moved along the circumference of thefilling wheel 14 so that thelift cam follower 34A engaged with thelift cam 34B and theswing cam follower 36B engaged with theswing cam 36C are moved along each of the cam surfaces. Thereby, therod 32A is lifted and/or rotated in accordance with the profiles of thelift cam 34B and theswing cam 36C. Namely, thehopper shoot 30 attached to the tip end of thesupport member 32B is lowered or lifted with therod 32A while rotated about therod 32A when passing through a predetermined section whereby thehopper shoot 30 is inserted into or retracted from the folded web W. A state when thehopper shoot 30 is lifted (a retracted position) is illustrated on the left side ofFig. 4 and a state when thehopper shoot 30 is lowered (an inserted position) is illustrated on the right side ofFig. 4 . Thehopper shoot 30 lifted to the retracted position is positioned above the web W that is tensioned between two side-sealers, and abottom end portion 30A of thehopper shoot 30 lowered to the insert position is inserted into a bag portion B formed from the web web W. -
Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevational view showing the structure of thehopper shoot 30 and thesupport member 32B. Ablock 40A for supporting thehopper shoot 30 is attached on the side face of thehopper shoot 30. Theblock 40A is rotatably supported at the tip end of thesupport member 32B via apivot shaft 40B. A torsion spring (a biasing member)40C is wound around thepivot shaft 40B. One end of thetorsion spring 40C is engaged with theblock 40A and the other end is engaged with thesupport member 32B. Thetorsion spring 40C rotatably biases thehopper shoot 30 about thepivot shaft 40B. The rotation of thehopper shoot 30 induced by this rotating biasing force is restricted within a predetermined range by an engagement with astopper 40D provided on thesupport member 32B. Although in the present embodiment, thehopper shoot 30 is biased in the clockwise direction when viewed from the top, thehopper shoot 30 may also be biased in the counterclockwise direction. - Above the
hopper shoot 30 is positioned atank 38 in which material to be filled into the bags B is stored. Beneath the base of thetank 38, a plurality of fillingnozzles 38A is provided. Each fillingnozzle 38A guides the material inside thetank 38 to thecorresponding hopper shoot 30. The bags B are formed in a sealing section A1 ofFig. 2 by the sidesealer 20 (welded at the both side sealing ends). A filling operation is performed in a subsequent filling section A2. - The
hopper shoot 30 is lowered to the insert position before reaching a contact position P1 where the web W, which is folded in half, makes contact with thefirst sidesealer 20 and the web W is pinched between the fixedseal bar 20A and theswing seal bar 20B. Namely, thehopper shoot 30 is inserted through the upper opening of the folding web W before the web W is completely folded in half. Incidentally, thehopper shoot 30 is radially pushed outward by a rotation of therod 32A so that the long axis of thehopper shoot 30 follows the web W that travels along the tangential direction of thefilling wheel 14 in this section where thehopper shoot 30 is inserted. - The sealing section A1 starts from the position where the folded web W is sandwiched by the
sidesealer 20 on the trailing end side of thehopper shoot 30, of which the tip end is inserted between the web W. Both side-sealed portions S1 of the web W at the leading and trailing edges of thebottom end portion 30A of thehopper shoot 30 are heat-sealed by thesidesealer 20 in this sealing section A1. In the filling section A1, the content is supplied from thetank 38 to the fillingnozzles 38A and falls through thehopper shoot 30 into a bag portion B. The filling operation completes within the filling section A2 and thehopper shoot 30 is lifted toward the retracted position after it passes through the filling section A2. Thehopper shoot 30 is retracted from the web W to the original position, which is above the web W, before it reaches a separating position P2 (seeFig. 2 ) where the web W separates from thesidesealer 20. - Next, with reference to
Fig. 6 andFig. 7 , the position deviation-adjusting operation of the present embodiment and the movement of thehopper shoot 30 are described. Note that,Fig. 6 andFig. 7 are horizontal sectional views indicating the relationship between thehopper shoot 30 inserted in the bag portion B and the position of the web W. - As illustrated in
Fig. 6 andFig. 7 , thebottom end portion 30A of thehopper shoot 30 is configured as a tubular member having an elongated horizontal section; in this embodiment an oval or stadium shape. When thehopper shoot 30 is in the retracted position, where thebottom end portion 30A of thehopper shoot 30 is not in contact with the web W, thehopper shoot 30 is biased clockwise by a rotational biasing force of thetorsion spring 40C, whereby theblock 40A rotates until it engages thestopper 40D. At this moment, thehopper shoot 30 is pivoted at a tilt angle α, which is formed between the long axis X of the oval of thebottom end portion 30A and a tangential direction (a transfer direction of the web retained by the sidesealers) T of thefilling wheel 14, becomes a maximum angle θ. Incidentally, the tilt angle α is a crossing angle of the line X with the line T in the horizontal plane. InFig. 6 andFig. 7 , a center line of the thefilling wheel 14 is represented as a segment R. - In
Fig. 6 , thebottom end portion 30A of thehopper shoot 30 is swung about thepivot shaft 40B by the rotational biasing force (torque) Qs of thetorsion spring 40C and in turn theblock 40A is engaged with thestopper 40D. Namely, the long axis X is tilted from the tangential direction T such that α =θ. Thebottom end portion 30A of thehopper shoot 30 is inserted into the web W, which is folded in half, from the upper side at this posture in which the long axis X forms angle θ from the tangential direction T. As thefilling wheel 14 rotates, a rotational force (a counterclockwise force inFig. 6 ) Qt resisting the biasing force of thetorsion spring 40C is applied to theblock 40A by a tension F of the web W. Thereby, thebottom end portion 30A of thehopper shoot 30 is rotated in a direction (the counterclockwise direction) decreasing the tilt angle α whereby the rotational force Qt and the rotational biasing force Qs counterbalance each other. - If the timing of the marks M of the web W detected by the
sensor 22 and the rotational speed of thefilling wheel 14 detected by theencoder 24 coincide, the web W is fed out from the web-feedingmachine 12 at a standard speed and at a standard feeding quantity (length) toward the fillingwheel 14 rotating at the standard speed. Thebottom end portion 30A of thehopper shoot 30, which is inserted between the folded web W from above at the maximum tilt angle θ, is rotated in the counterclockwise direction until the tilt angle α reaches a standard angle θo (0<θo<θ) and this state is maintained until a bag portion B is formed by thesidesealers 20. The tension F of the web W is kept at a standard tension Fo (F≈Fo). - On the other hand, if the timing of the marks M of the web W, which is detected by the
sensor 22, is advanced compared to the normal rotational speed of thefilling wheel 14, which is detected by theencoder 24, the feed-outmotor 12B is decelerated by the controller 26 (seeFig. 3 ) and in turn the quantity (length) of web W fed out from the web-feedingmachine 12 is decreased, as previously mentioned. When the feed-out quantity of the web W is less than the standard feed-out quantity (length), the length of the web W between the web-feedingmachine 12 and the contact position P1 is reduced. Therefore, thebottom end portion 30A of thehopper shoot 30, which is inserted between the folded web W from above at the maximum tilt angle θ, is rotated in the counterclockwise direction until the tilt angle α reaches an angle θA (α=θA, 0<θA<θo) and this state is maintained until a bag portion B is formed by thesidesealers 20, so that the length of the web W between twosidesealers 20 is shortened. Thereby, the deficit of the web W, which is fed out at a quantity (length) less than the standard feed-out quantity, is absorbed by the rotation of thebottom end portion 30A of thehopper shoot 30 so that the position of the mark M is adjusted in place and the tension F of the web W is kept at a standard tension Fo (F≈Fo). - Furthermore, if the timing of the marks M on the web W detected by the
sensor 22 is delayed from the normal rotational speed of thefilling wheel 14, which is detected by theencoder 24, the feed-outmotor 12B is accelerated by the controller 26 (seeFig. 3 ) and in turn the quantity (length) of web W fed out from the web-feedingmachine 12 is increased. When the feed-out quantity of the web W is greater than the standard feed-out quantity (length), the length of the web W between the web-feedingmachine 12 and the contact position P1 is increased. Therefore, thebottom end portion 30A of thehopper shoot 30, which is inserted between the folded web W from above at the maximum tilt angle θ, is rotated in the counterclockwise direction until the tilt angle α reaches an angle θB (α=θB,θo<θB<θ) and this state is maintained until a bag portion B is formed by thesidesealers 20, so that the length of the W between twosidesealers 20 is increased. Thereby, the surplus of the web W, which is fed out at a quantity (length) greater than the standard feed-out quantity, is absorbed by the rotation of thebottom end portion 30A of thehopper shoot 30 so that the position of the mark M is adjusted in place and the tension F of the web W is kept at a standard tension Fo (F≈Fo). - As described above, according to the present embodiment, the misregistration of the web is compensated without providing any mechanical deformable portion on an external surface of the hopper shoot so that a filling and packaging machine can be provided with improved washability and sanitation.
- In the present embodiment, the sectional profile of the bottom end portion of the hopper shoot has an oval or stadium shape. However, the sectional profile is not limited to the oval or stadium shape and an ellipse, rectangle, triangle shape and the like may also be applied as long as the length of the web between two neighboring sidesealers can be adjusted by rotating the hopper shoot with respect to the support member.
- In the present embodiment, the deviation between the web and the filling wheel is adjusted by absorbing the variation of the web feed-out quantity (length) by applying the rotational biasing force to the hopper shoot using the torsion spring. However, the deviation may also be eliminated by rotating the hopper shoot with an actuator such as a servo motor and the like to compensate for the detected deviation.
- Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, obviously many modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in this art without departing from the scope of the invention.
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- A filling and packaging machine comprising
a web feeding means for feeding out a belt-like web having marks at predetermined intervals;
a web folding means for folding the fed-out web in half with an opening facing upward;
a plurality of side sealing means provided around the circumference of a rotary body for sealing the web at predetermined intervals in a web-conveying direction to form bags by sandwiching the web;
a hopper shoot attached to a support member and having a horizontally elongated section in a lower area;
a lift means for lifting and lowering the support member; a mark detector for detecting the marks; and
a controller for controlling the web-feeding means on the basis of a signal from the mark detector;
contents being filled into the bag while the horizontally elongated section is inserted into the bag;
the hopper shoot being pivotally attached to the support member so that the hopper shoot is rotatable toward a direction crossing the web-conveying direction of the web, which is held by the side sealers;
a tilt angle of the horizontally elongated section of the hopper shoot being varied in response to a variation in the feed-out quantity of the web from the web-feeding means during a period from the point when the horizontally elongated section of the hopper shoot being inserted through the upper opening into the folded-in-half web until the point when the bag being formed by the sidesealers. - A filling and packaging machine according to claim 1, further comprising a biasing member for biasing the hopper shoot toward the direction crossing the web-conveying direction of the web held by the sidesealers with respect to the support member.
- A filling and packaging machine according to claim 1, further comprising an actuator for rotating the hopper shoot toward the direction crossing the web-conveying direction of the web held by the sidesealers with respect to the support member.
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