Packaging machine for a package, and packaging method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10494129-B2
Application number	US-201715593902-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2017
Priority date	Nov 13, 2014
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

A packaging machine includes: a conveying machine that conveys a package blank for a package; a lid-side magnetizing roller that is supported so as to be able to come into contact with the lid-side magnetic region of the package blank, and so as to be rotatable when coming into contact, and has a permanent magnet which magnetizes a magnetic material of the lid-side magnetic region; and a body-side magnetizing roller that is supported so as to be able to come into contact with the body-side magnetic region of the package blank, and so as to be rotatable when coming into contact, and has a permanent magnet for magnetizing a magnetic material of the body-side magnetic region so as to form a predetermined magnetic distribution corresponding to a magnetic distribution in the lid-side magnetic region formed by the lid-side magnetizing roller.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A packaging machine for a package, the package having a package body having a housing space for housing an object to be housed, and a lid part formed so as to cover an opening of the housing space of the package body, wherein
the lid part is provided with a lid-side magnetic region that is coated with an unmagnetized magnetic material, and
the package body is provided with a body-side magnetic region that is coated with an unmagnetized magnetic material, at such a predetermined position on the package body as to face the lid-side magnetic region in a complete state of the package where the lid part covers the opening of the housing space,
the packaging machine comprising:
a conveying machine that conveys a package blank for the package, while in the package blank, at least a first blank portion related to the lid-side magnetic region, and a second blank portion related to the body-side magnetic region are in a predetermined unfolded state;
a lid-side magnetizing roller that is supported so as to be able to come into contact with the lid-side magnetic region of the package blank being conveyed in the predetermined unfolded state by the conveying machine, and so as to be rotatable when coming into contact, and has a permanent magnet which magnetizes the magnetic material of the lid-side magnetic region; and
a body-side magnetizing roller that is supported so as to be able to come into contact with the body-side magnetic region of the package blank being conveyed in the predetermined unfolded state by the conveying machine, and so as to be rotatable when coming into contact, and has a permanent magnet for magnetizing the magnetic material of the body-side magnetic region so as to form a predetermined magnetic distribution corresponding to a magnetic distribution in the lid-side magnetic region formed by the lid-side magnetizing roller.

2. The packaging machine for a package according to claim 1 , wherein
contact with the lid-side magnetic region by the lid-side magnetizing roller, and contact with the body-side magnetic region by the body-side magnetizing roller are performed in at least a partially overlapped period.

3. The packaging machine for a package according to claim 1 , wherein
contact with the lid-side magnetic region by the lid-side magnetizing roller, and contact with the body-side magnetic region by the body-side magnetizing roller are performed in different periods which are not overlapped.

4. The packaging machine for a package according to claim 1 , wherein
the lid-side magnetizing roller is formed by alternately supporting a plurality of lid-side magnet disks each formed of the permanent magnet, and a plurality of lid-side magnetic substance disks each formed of a magnetic substance on a support shaft rotatably,
the body-side magnetizing roller is formed by alternately supporting a plurality of body-side magnet disks each having the same width as each of the lid-side magnet disks and each formed of the permanent magnet, and a plurality of body-side magnetic substance disks each having the same width as each of the lid-side magnetic substance disks and each formed of a magnetic substance on a support shaft rotatably, and
a belt-shaped magnetic distribution is formed in the lid-side magnetic region by the lid-side magnetizing roller, and the predetermined magnetic distribution is foiled in a belt shape in the body-side magnetic region by the body-side magnetizing roller.

5. The packaging machine for a package according to claim 4 , wherein
a diameter of each of the lid-side magnetic substance disks is not less than a diameter of each of the lid-side magnet disks, and
a diameter of each of the body-side magnetic substance disks is not less than a diameter of each of the body-side magnet disks.

6. The packaging machine for a package according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a lid-side counter roller that is formed of a nonmagnetic substance, is located on a side opposite to the lid-side magnetizing roller with the package blank sandwiched between the lid-side counter roller and the lid-side magnetizing roller when the lid-side magnetizing roller comes into contact with the package blank, and is similarly supported so as to be able to come into contact with the package blank, and so as to be rotatable when coming into contact; and
a body-side counter roller that is formed of a nonmagnetic substance, is located on a side opposite to the body-side magnetizing roller with the package blank sandwiched between the body-side counter roller and the body-side magnetizing roller when the body-side magnetizing roller comes into contact with the package blank, and is similarly supported so as to be able to come into contact with the package blank, and so as to be rotatable when coming into contact.

7. The packaging machine for a package according to claim 6 , wherein
the lid-side counter roller and the body-side counter roller each are formed of a resin material.

8. The packaging machine for a package according to claim 6 , wherein
the predetermined unfolded state is a state where the first blank portion and the second blank portion are located on opposite sides in a direction perpendicular to a conveying direction of the package blank with a central portion of the package blank therebetween,
the conveying machine has a regulating member of a predetermined height, the regulating member being a member which forms a placement space for disposing the package blank in the predetermined unfolded state and regulates movement of the package blank at front and rear in the conveying direction of the package blank, and
the regulating member is disposed so as to come into contact with the package blank from the front and the rear in the conveying direction, and a chamfer is formed on an upper edge of the regulating member on a side close to the placement space.

9. The packaging machine for a package according to claim 6 , wherein
the predetermined unfolded state is a state where the first blank portion and the second blank portion are located on opposite sides in a direction perpendicular to a conveying direction of the package blank with a central portion of the package blank therebetween,
the conveying machine has a regulating member of a predetermined height, the regulating member being a member which forms a placement space for disposing the package blank in the predetermined unfolded state and regulates movement of the package blank at front and rear in the conveying direction of the package blank, and a pressing device that presses the package blank disposed in the placement space against a conveying surface from above.

10. The packaging machine for a package according to claim 6 , wherein
the predetermined unfolded state is a state where the first blank portion and the second blank portion are located along a conveying direction of the package blank,
the lid-side counter roller and the body-side counter roller are disposed such that one of the lid-side counter roller and the body-side counter roller is located on an upstream side with respect to the other counter roller along a conveying direction of the package,
the lid-side counter roller has, on a roller periphery, a first protrusion enabling the first blank portion to be sandwiched between the lid-side magnetizing roller and the first protrusion in a period in which the lid-side magnetizing roller is in contact with the lid-side magnetic region, and the lid-side counter roller is formed such that the lid-side magnetizing roller is in non-contact with the package blank in a case where the lid-side counter roller is in contact with the package blank at a portion on the periphery other than the first protrusion,
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Assignees

• Japan Tobacco Inc

Inventors

• Suzuki Shinya
• Sumi Daisuke

Classifications

• B31B2100/0028

  made by first folding a sheet to a U-shape, constituting the bottom and two first side walls, after which the two other side walls are formed from these first side walls · CPC title

• B31B2120/102

  with a hinged cover · CPC title

• B31B2110/30

  having a polygonal cross section · CPC title

• B65D85/1081

  Inserts or accessories added or joined to the container, e.g. coins, pens, cards, spacers (B65D85/1009 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D2313/04

  of magnetic type · CPC title