NZ630378B2 - Thermo-sealing control method and packaging for resealable packaging - Google Patents
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Abstract
Disclosed is a process for controlling the seal strength between two cooperating thermo-sealable films. The process comprising the steps of provide two thermo-sealable films (22, 24), applying a thermally insulating material (30) to one film, depositing adhesive (40), electrostatically depositing polypropylene powder (50), and heat sealing the thermo-sealable films together. The thermo-sealable films comprise a sealing portion, each sealing portion able to be thermo-sealed to the sealing portion of the other film. The thermally insulating material (30) may be an ink dot printed on to the film (22). The thermally insulating material may be in the form of dots of circular or varying shape such that the film is partially covered. The thermally insulating material forms non-sealable areas on the film, the size and shape of which determine the seal strength between the films as they provide a path of less resistance to disengagement. The adhesive (40) is applied to the non-sealable areas. The polypropylene powder (50) is deposited on the non-sealable areas to allow the non-sealing regions to become heat sealable. The heat sealing comprises applying a predetermined amount of heat to said sealing portions over a predetermined time period to achieve an effective seal where there are no non-sealable areas on said surfaces. lypropylene powder (50), and heat sealing the thermo-sealable films together. The thermo-sealable films comprise a sealing portion, each sealing portion able to be thermo-sealed to the sealing portion of the other film. The thermally insulating material (30) may be an ink dot printed on to the film (22). The thermally insulating material may be in the form of dots of circular or varying shape such that the film is partially covered. The thermally insulating material forms non-sealable areas on the film, the size and shape of which determine the seal strength between the films as they provide a path of less resistance to disengagement. The adhesive (40) is applied to the non-sealable areas. The polypropylene powder (50) is deposited on the non-sealable areas to allow the non-sealing regions to become heat sealable. The heat sealing comprises applying a predetermined amount of heat to said sealing portions over a predetermined time period to achieve an effective seal where there are no non-sealable areas on said surfaces.
Description
THERMO—SEALING CONTROL METHOD AND
PACKAGING FOR RESEALABLE PACKAGING
II. CAL FIELD
1. Field of the Invention.
The present invention relates to innovative packaging and thermo—sealing control method
in packaging production and the resulting article of manufacture that uses thermo— sealing plastic
films to solve problems in sealing strength and providing resealable features.
111. BACKGROUND ART
2. Other d Applications.
Several approaches to provide sealed packages formed from a polymer film with heat
le portions have been designed in the past. In the thermo— sealing arts, controlling the
amount of heat to accurately achieve a predetermined sealing is lt. The present invention
ses this problem by providing an accurate method for lling sealing strength that is
compatible with high speed production technology. With a constant heating ature and
residence time, the present invention still permits obtaining different sealing strengths for
different areas in a packaging by varying the characteristics of the restricted areas or microdots.
Additionally, the resulting packaging s a user to reseal the packaging after initially
breaking it. These novel features, While desired for a long time, have not been provided by the
designs currently existing in the state of the art.
One of these designs is described in US patent publication No. US 2009/0081405
ndra Singh) published on March 26, 2009. Singh bases his sealing l on special
polymer films in which the sealing es are reduced by the combination of its resins. While
this publication discloses the general use of sealing control through the special polymer films, it
does not disclose the use of restricted areas or microdots in the region of film overlay to
ively reduce (weaken) the resulting seal in those areas nor does it even suggest a packaging
that is resealable.
Another related reference corresponds to US. patent No. 3,258,386 issued to Blythe in
1966 for a thermosealing device. This patent ses a mechanism that utilizes a heat diffuser
or generator to seal specific points. The Blythe patent not only discloses a costly device that is
also costly to use, but it teaches away from the ion. Blythe acknowledges the existence of
the problems in the industry. See Col. 1, lines 33—63. Blythe teaches the use of special heated
pyramidal tools (straight or rolls) on the film. These tools have the s of its composition
filled with non—heat tive material so as not to harm the polymer film when pressed against
it. The grinding also needs to produce a smooth surface. The present invention is cally the
reverse through the application of a covering with low thermal conductivity to define a
predetermined number of controllable microdots that in turn result in g areas of
predetermined sealing strengths. Also, the thermal contact needs to be maintained exactly in the
same place until sealing is complete. This is incompatible with modern high speed rotating
equipment, like the Will Pemco's Ream Wrapper 398 since the ream slides against different
heated plates in its final compression not making possible to keep the same sealed points as
generated by the initial tool. Pemco, Inc. is located at 3333 r Avenue, Sheboygan,
Wisconsin. Blythe requires a complicated mechanism for
controlling the sealing of the packaging at predetermined areas. Lastly, this patent does not
disclose any resealable characteristics of the packaging.
In the patent issued to Frederich L. Kurrle on April 10, 2001 and entitled "Security Feature
for Paper Products" under US. patent No. 6,214,766 (2001), the patentee discloses the use of
microdots for security purposes as protection against counterfeiters. Col. 3, lines 20—34.
However, there is no teaching or suggestion of the use of ots for controlling the th
of a g portion in a packaging. Also, this patent does not disclose the rescaling feature (re—
opening and re-closing the package after it is opened the first time).
r related reference is US. patent No. 5,878,549 issued to Richard Littman in 1999
entitled "Packages with lled Easy-Open
es” that utilizes roughened portions of the outer and inner surface of the films. In on
to requiring the matching of the two surfaces, this approach robs otherwise available space for
advertisement. The selective use of microdots in the present invention is more effective and
compatible with production requirements.
Usually the problem with the sealing of packages is that there is not sufficient control over
the sealing feature of a c film, which makes the industrial process more difficult to control
temperature, pressure and thermo—sealing time. These difficult parameters of time, pressure and
temperature are recorded as lar and the packing machine during producing has
inconsistent sealing throughout the process result in some packaging having too strong sealing
and others opening too easily.
The thermally sealed packaging products produced today present several sealing problems
as discussed below. When the sealing is too strong, the packaging is difficult to open, it irritates
the customer, and worse it risks tearing the packaging at the moment of opening since it es
more strength for the task. In that case, the product can be exposed to contamination since it can
easily fall off the packaging. Another problem caused by excessively strong sealing is the risk of
possible damage to hands and fingernails of customers due to the use of too much physical
th or cutting objects.
When the packaging g is weak, it causes high rate of loss in the t distribution
chain due to package opening before reaching the end customer, increasing investments in
logistics and restocking, not to mention damage to products and the manufacturer's image in the
customers‘ minds.
Usually, manufacturers try to offset these difficulties in sealing control by using noble
plastic films with low fusion temperature, making wrapping more expensive without totally
solving the problem of inconsistent g strength during the packing process and its effects.
Usually, this type of packaging can also show FC (friction
coefficient) problems between the wrapping and the metallic parts of the packing e,
which can slow the process and productivity.
With respect to the ability to reseal the packaging, several
mechanisms have been designed in the past that are difficult to adapt to production line
ements, adding to production costs. One of these attempts is in the patent issued to Jones et
al on March 16, 1999 entitled "Easy Opening Reclosable Package" under US. patent No.
,882,749. This patent describes the manufacture of thermo-selable packaging films with the
addition of complex ve tapes, which have outside scalable sides through two compatible
and le films along the substrate of the main packaging and in its center the application of
tacky adhesives. In this process the package opens With the disruption or division of the sealing
power of the sticky patch at the time of t use and can later be re—closed at the same place.
The process of this patent becomes complex and expensive at the moment it requires the
application of an external element to the film package: the ve tape, which has limitations
in machinery installation and adjustment when changing formats and layouts of new packages.
The process taught by Jones et al does not ts a possibility of ing the package by use
of the film from the package only and requires multiple processes to build and apply the tape at,
at least, two films and multiple layers of adhesive and release controls in the adequate place of
the package.
US. patent No. 3,454,210 ses packages made from a base web with a pressure
sensitive adhesive layer across it, and connected to a base film to form the package. The package
is opened by breaking the tearable film and removing it from the layer of pressure sensitive
adhesive. This leaves a surface of pressure sensitive adhesive d and against which the web
can be pressed to seal the package. The main disadvantage of packages disclosed in this patent is
that the whole web on the package s a layer of re sensitive adhesive. Since the
pressure sensitive adhesive is only required where the opening should be made, special
arrangements need to be undertaken for the web in production. These are ive materials,
therefore, this approach is costly and too expensive.
US. patent No. 5,089,320 discloses a similar flexible ing material which is heat
sealable to itself. The packaging material has a sticky adhesive layer sandwiched between a
e layer of a heat sealable polymer and a substrate. The sticky adhesive is distributed
throughout the material. The patent also reveals that since the adhesive is tacky only required
where the opening should be made, the adhesive may be applied on the substrate to er it,
only where needed. The skin layer can also be applied to the record of the adhesive itself, as of
the printing of the adhesive layer and skin layer on the substrate subsequentially using a center
printing press. The skin layer can be applied to the surface of the other areas of the substrate too,
up to the entire surface of the packaging material. The patent also discloses that the sticky
adhesive may be applied to the substrate through means of transport transfer, which uses another
film as ortation, which usually has a feature release or absence of corona treatment. This
process is known in the processes of metallization er, and presents a great economic
disadvantage of requiring the use of a productive process with the use of endless belts or other
substrates such as film transport, where disposal and loss of transportation film or liner
sometimes . In conclusion, the approach disclosed in this patent to distribute the tacky
ve over the packaging material is disadvantageous for the reasons explained previously
and sticky adhesive coating only where needed using skin film or by transfer by releasefilm or
liner is also disadvantageous because of the need to the complete one more productive process
with the use of endless belts or other substrates such as film transport, where disposal and loss of
transportation film or liner sometimes occurs.
US. patent No. 5,382,472 discloses a re—sealable packaging material made by side—by—side
simultaneous coextrusion of several thermoplastic resins h a dye to form a film with two
or more bands of material that extend in the machine direction. The first band contains
conventional packaging polymers and no pressure sensitive adhesive, and the second band
includes a surface layer of heat sealable polymer, a core layer of pressure sensitive adhesive and
a layer of thermoplastic resin adjacent the layer. In the disclosed side-by-side coextruded film the
bands are alongside one r andthe second band has the same thickness as the first. The
es of the second band are shown as being co-planar with the surfaces of the first band.
Each band extends from one surface of the side-by-side coextruded film to the other surface of
the film. The film is folded upon itself and heat sealed to form a package by sealing jaws acting
in heat le polymer in the second band. When the heat seal is pulled apart, the heat seal
layer riptures through to the pressure sensitive adhesive and delaminates from it. The rupturing
and delamination occur within the boundaries of the side-by-side coextruded film. The approach
disclosed in this patent is disadvantageous in several respects. It is limited in that
coextruded films can only be made by side by side coextrusion. Side by side coextrusion in turn
is limited in that side by side dyes are designed to run with only some resins. Even if it is
ed to run a variety of resins, each dye is set to place the second band in a fixed location.
To change the location of the second band, a new dye is required. Making adjustments within a
given dye to meet one or more resins is problematic and may result in superficial non—uniformity
of thickness of the first and second bands. Even a small difference in thickness of the second
band will result in a raised area or hollow area along one side of the surface of a roll of the side ~
by-side coextruded film. To minimize surface iformity on a roll, roll size for nts to
customers will he kept relatively small. This will cause more frequent roll changes than d.
Another ch which s a tacky adhesive to provide an opening feature for a flexible
package is that wherein an elongated cut is made through a packaging film. The cut is widened
and a reclose tape wider than the cut and made of a substrate layer and a tacky adhesive layer is
fed by a carrier system and d with the tacky adhesive side down to the film to cover the
open cut. The film is folded over on itself and pressed er t heat to adhere the tacky
adhesive through the open cut to the opposite wall of the film. To open the package, the tape's
tacky adhesive is pulled away from the opposite wall of the package. This approach is
disadvantageous because it requires that the tape's tacky adhesive layer be treated or covered
with a removable release layer, or carried on a silicone coated paper r layer. These
treatment systems and removable cover or r systems add steps, equipment and expense to
produce the tape and package.
The published se patent application No. 10—101130 of April 21, 1998 entitled
Packaging Structure with OVERWRAP FILM shows a packing material for objects such as disk
or tape te tapes. This packing thermo-selable material known in the market receives printed
advertising in the weld area, which s and disrupts the weld quality of the films, creating an
appropriate zone for the easy opening of the e. However this primary technique of seal
strength reduction through contamination of ink among the resins does not establish control
thermo-selability control, does not control the strength of fusion on the weld, does not teach
about FC control by the addition of additives to packaging paints and varnishes and neither has
any solution to the possibility of sing the e and protecting its contents during their
partial use.
Based on the above-related disclosures, the t invention is simpler, requiring no
additional steps, processes, or substrates, thus making it possible to create desired effects, such
as simple opening and easy re-closing and re-opening for an indefinite number of times, at the
time of printing the packaging.
Other documents describing the closest subject matter provide for a number of more or less
complicated features that fail to solve the problem in an efficient and economical way. None of
these patents suggest the novel features of the present invention.
IV. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is one of the main objects of the present invention to provide a method for controlling
the strength of a seal in thermo-sealed packaging that is capable of being resealed after being
initially broken.
It is another object of this invention to provide such a method that includes the ive
allocation of restricted areas for the on of microdots.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide such a method where the
restricted areas e ink compositions capable of producing graphical representations.
It is yet another object of this invention to provide such an article of manufacture that is
inexpensive to manufacture and maintain while retaining its effectiveness.
Further objects of the invention will be brought out in the following part of the
specification, wherein detailed description is for the purpose of fully disclosing the invention
without placing limitations thereon.
V. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
With the above and other related objects in View, the invention consists in the details of
uction and combination of paits as will be more fully understood from the following
ption, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure l is an isometric representation of a packaging for a ream of sheets of paper with a
plurality of sealable areas devoid of any ink or varnish material and microdots or non—sealable
areas, pursuant to the present ion.
Figure 1A shows the underside of the packaging shown in the us figure.
Figure 2 is a entation of a cross-sectional view of a film used in the packaging of the
previous figure Without ink or varnish.
Figure 3 is a representation of the cross-sectional view of the film in the previous figure with a
coat of material applied thereon and a
representation of several restricted areas or microdots 30 without the al.
Figure 4 is an enlarged view of a sealable portion including ent microdot designs 30 with
printing ink or varnish material.
Figure 5 represents the ent steps (I through V) followed for manufacturing the resealable
packaging t to the preset invention. Step VI shows the films after tion.
Figure 6 is a top View of a packaging film With a plurality of restricted areas or microdots at
upper and lower ends With an area with a higher density of the microdots to the right.
Figure 7 shows the opposite side of the one represented in the previous figure with groups of
restricted areas or microdots with relatively high density thus controlling the seal in the folding
areas of the packaging.
VI. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT OF
THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for controlling the sealing th between two
cooperating film portions using -sealing
technology. The first step of the method is to ine the sealing portions of two cooperating
films. The second step is an application of a aling composition over predetermined
restricted areas. These restricted areas can be defined by discrete repetitive designs that, in
combination, define the restricted areas.
In some cases, it is needed to have the restricted area designs applied on both sides of the
film's sealing portion (front and back), in the predetermined areas that will e the heat for
sealing. The method in the present invention enhances the quality of the resulting packaging with
a more controlled sealed closure at selected areas.
The applicant has developed a more effective technique to control the thermo—sealing
during packaging tion that uses thermo-sealing plastic films, known to the market, and
solves the old problem ofhaving packaging seals that are too strong for a user to readily open it
when needed. Additionally, the packaging, t of the present invention, has adhesive
deposits that are available to be used for resealing the films' ns after rupturing it the first
time.
The method invented by the applicant works through restricting or reducing the le
area of film contact, in overlapping areas of the film through the application of non—sealable inks
and varnishes around the cted areas. The material can be applied with fiexographic,
rotogravure, offset and/or digital printing technologies. The presence of these restricted areas, in
a balanced way, permits a use to control the strength of the packaging sealing, giving this
packaging an easy open feature yet also being sufficiently sealed. A predetermined amount of an
ve 40 is deposited on some of the microdots or non-sealable areas 30. Subsequently, those
non-sealable areas 30 where adhesive 40 has been ted are covered by applying an
electrostatic deposit of polypropylene powder (PP). The different process steps are shown in
figure 5, sequence steps I through V. The adhesive (which acts like a tack) can be deposited
using a rotogravure process or a device for applying hot-melt adhesives on a predetermined
member of non-sealable areas 30.
The sealing control method in packaging covers by printing with non—scalable inks and
varnishes g microdots 30 and predetermined restricted sealable areas 20 in film 22 that
are applied over a therrno— sealing film 22 in the overlapping areas. The overall sealing strength
of a portion of the packaging is controlled, ng simple and easy opening without the
significant tearing of the package or causing damage to hands and fingernails while maintaining
a sufficient seal. As shown in step VI, figure 5, when the two films are separated, the PP deposit
50 separates from adhesive 40. This permits a user to reseal the package by applying pressure of
a predetermined magnitude causing adhesive 40 to adhere to PP t 50. PP deposit 50 is
fused with film 24 in step V.
The method can be ented by applying (printing) in the therrno- sealing areas around
restricted areas or dots that can have l designs, such as circular, square, gular,
oval, triangular or polygonal forms with three or more sides, regular or irregular, in different
sizes and in different quantities and/or distribution, according to the needed strength of the
thermo-seal, as can be best seen in figure 4. The printing will be adapted to, and/or ile
with, the graphic t of the advertisements printed on the packaging.
Another advantage this new method in st to other approaches for g control is
that the manufacturer using this method will be able to control or enhance the film's friction
coefficient (FC) during the packaging process. To this end a user can utilize non-sealable
varnishes with additives to control the friction coefficient, which will increase productivity in the
packaging production line.
One of the possible examples for using the present method and resulting packaging is
illustrated in the drawings. Figures 1 and l A show a packaging for a ream of sheets of paper.
Areas A and C are indicated where different sealing strengths can be used by varying the area
and shape of the rnicrodots. Figures 2 and 3 represent sections of the packaging Without and with
the ots 30, respectively. In figure 4, restricted areas are represented, such as square design
rnicrodots 30. These areas include ink or varnish that prevent sealing in that area. Other shapes
for the rnicrodots 30 are represented. In figure 5, an enlarged partial representation of the
packaging with rnicrodots 30 is shown. Figure 5 also shows two overlapped films that will be
ted to heat, and between them are the inks or hes with microdots 30 that restrict
nding sealable area 20.
[03 3] In figures 6 and 7, the flattened package is represented with areas A, B, and C indicated.
The manufacturer selects the strength of the seal depending on the manner that it expects the end
user to open the packaging.
This new technique of thermo-sealing control can be used in ent kinds of films 22; 24
compatible for sealing among them. They can be used as a monolayer, laminated among them or
laminated to other material.
Polyethylene of one or more layers, polypropylene of one or more layers, and polypropylene bi—
axially oriented (BOPP) of one or more layers can also be used. The ess of the films
mentioned above can be from lOmc (0,40mil) to 300mc ).
One of the features of the new technique is that it can control the sealing feature of the
packaging Without increasing production costs
significantly using the advertising area for printing (non sealable) as controlling tool in the
process. They also make the packaging more l resistant and anti—abrasive Which is
important to the printed packaging.
[03 6] The foregoing description conveys the best understanding of the objectives and advantages
of the present ion. Different embodiments may be made of the inventive t of this
invention. It is to be understood that all matter disclosed herein is to be interpreted merely as
illustrative, and not in a limiting sense.
VII. INDUSTRIAL ABILITY
[O3 7] It is apparent from the previous paragraphs that an improvement of the type for such a
thermo-sealing control method and packaging for resealable packaging is quite desirable for the
packaging industry.
VIII.
Claims (24)
- l. A process for controlling the seal strength between two cooperating thermo—sealable films sing the steps of: A) defining at least one sealing portion of two ating thermo-sealable surfaces of two respective films, one of said surfaces being partially covered with material having predetermined thermal insulation characteristics thereby resulting in a selectively defined plurality of non-scalable areas with a controlled predetermined thermal seal strength in said non— sealable areas, thereby providing a path having less resistance to disengagement of the seal between the two films within said at least one g portion; B) depositing an effective amount of an adhesive on a predetermined number of said non-sealable areas; C) electrostatically ting polypropylene powder over said non-scalable areas where said adhesive was deposited; and D) applying a predetermined amount of heat to said sealing portions over a predetermined time period to achieve an effective seal Where there are no non-sealable areas on said es.
- 2. The process set forth in claim 1 wherein said non—sealable areas are defined by dots having ermined shapes and dimensions.
- 3. The process set forth in claim 2 wherein the shape of said dots is circular.
- 4. The process set forth in claim 2 wherein the shape of said dots is varied to achieve a predetermined seal th.
- 5. The process set forth in claim 2 wherein the dimensions of said dots are varied to e a predetermined seal strength.
- 6. The process set forth in claim 5 wherein the density of said dots is varied to achieve a predetermined seal strength.
- 7. The process set forth in claim 6 wherein the friction coefficient of said material falls within a predetermined range that is compatible with high—speed production s for packaging products.
- 8. The process set forth in claim 1 n said step of depositing an ive amount of an adhesive on a predetermined number of non-scalable areas utilizes a rotogravure process.
- 9. A packaging for products including at least one seal portion using the method set forth in claim 1.
- 10. A packaging for products including at least one seal portion using the method set forth in claim 2.
- 11. A packaging for ts including at least one seal portion using the method set forth in claim 3.
- 12. A packaging for products ing at least one seal portion using the method set forth in claim 4.
- 13. A packaging for products ing at least one seal portion using the method set forth in claim 5.
- 14. A packaging for products including at least one seal portion using the method set forth in claim 6.
- 15. A packaging for products including at least one seal portion using the method set forth in claim 7.
- 16. A packaging for products including at least one seal portion using the method set forth in claim 8.
- 17. A packaging for products including at least one sealing portion formed with two cooperating thermo-sealable surfaces of two respective films, one of said surfaces being partially covered in discrete separate areas with a material having predetermined thermal insulation characteristics thereby resulting in a ively defined plurality of non—scalable areas, with a lled predetermined l seal strength in said non-sealable areas when a predetermined amount of heat is applied over a predetermined time period and a predetermined number of said non—scalable areas include a predetermined amount of a cooperating ve deposited thereon covered by an electrostatic deposit of opylene powder that binds with said other surface upon the application of said heat.
- 18. The packaging set forth in claim 17 wherein said restricted areas are defined by dots having predetermined shapes and dimensions.
- 19. The packaging set forth in claim 18 wherein the shape of said dots is circular.
- 20. The packaging set forth in claim 18 wherein the shape of said dots is varied to achieve a predetermined seal strength.
- 21. The s set forth in claim 18 wherein the dimensions of said dots are varied to achieve a predetermined seal strength.
- 22. The process set forth in claim 21 wherein the density of said dots is varied to achieve a ermined seal strength.
- 23. The packaging set forth in claim 22 wherein the friction coefficient of said material falls within a predetermined range that is compatible with high-speed production methods for packaging products.
- 24. The packaging set forth in claim 23 wherein said adhesive is deposited using a rotogravure process.
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