Film processing device, bag manufacturing device, method for processing film, and method for manufacturing bag

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12011897-B2
Application number	US-202017780679-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2020
Priority date	Nov 29, 2019
Publication date	Jun 18, 2024
Grant date	Jun 18, 2024

Abstract

Provided is a film processing device including: a first cutting blade and a first receiver base that are opposed to each other with a film including at least two layers interposed therebetween, and are configured to move toward and away from each other; and a first distance adjuster that adjusts, without being in contact with the film, a minimum distance between the first cutting blade and the first receiver base.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A film processing device comprising:
a first cutting blade and a first receiver base that are opposed to each other with a film including at least two layers interposed therebetween, and are configured to move toward and away from each other;
a first distance adjuster that adjusts, without being in contact with the film, a minimum distance between the first cutting blade and the first receiver base;
a second cutting blade and a second receiver base that are opposed to each other with the film interposed therebetween at a position that is different from a position where the first cutting blade and the first receiver base face each other, and are configured to move toward and away from each other; and
a second distance adjuster that adjusts, without being in contact with the film, a minimum distance between the second cutting blade and the second receiver base, wherein
the second cutting blade and the second receiver base are arranged invertedly from the first cutting blade and the first receiver base with respect to the film.

2. The film processing device according to claim 1 , wherein, when the first cutting blade and the first receiver base have moved toward each other to a minimum distance and the second cutting blade and the second receiver base have moved toward each other to a minimum distance, the first cutting blade and the second cutting blade overlap with each other in a thickness direction of the film.

3. The film processing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the film has a first surface and a second surface that are overlapped with each other, with a tearing strip and a base strip of a zipper tape interposed between the first surface and the second surface,
the minimum distance between the first cutting blade and the first receiver base is adjusted in such a manner as to cut the first surface, the tearing strip, and the base strip, and not to cut the second surface, and
the minimum distance between the second cutting blade and the second receiver base is adjusted in such a manner as to cut the second surface and the base strip, and not to cut the first surface and the tearing strip.

4. The film processing device according to claim 3 , wherein
the film further has a third surface and a fourth surface that are folded in between the first surface and the second surface,
the tearing strip and the base strip are interposed between the first surface and the third surface,
the minimum distance between the first cutting blade and the first receiver base is adjusted in such a manner as to cut the first surface, the tearing strip, the base strip, and the third surface, and not to cut the fourth surface and the second surface, and
the minimum distance between the second cutting blade and the second receiver base is adjusted in such a manner as to cut the second surface, the fourth surface, the third surface, and the base strip, and not to cut the first surface and the tearing strip.

5. A bag manufacturing device including the film processing device according to claim 4 , the bag manufacturing device further comprising
a sealing device that forms a seal portion where the first surface and the third surface are sealed to each other, in a portion of the bag, wherein
the first cutting blade and the first receiver base form a tab in the seal portion.

6. The film processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first cutting blade and the second receiver base are attached to a common drive mechanism that is included in the first distance adjuster and in the second distance adjuster, and
the first receiver base and the second cutting blade are supported by a table that is included in the first distance adjuster and in the second distance adjuster, the table being on an opposite side of the drive mechanism with the film interposed therebetween.

7. A bag manufacturing device including the film processing device according to claim 1 , the bag manufacturing device further comprising
a sealing device that forms a seal portion having a surrounding shape where the film is sealed, in a portion of the bag, wherein
the first cutting blade and the first receiver base form a tab in a region surrounded by the seal portion.

8. A method for processing a film, the method comprising
forming a first cut in a film including at least two layers by using a first cutting blade and a first receiver base, the first cutting blade and the first receiver base being opposed to each other with the film interposed therebetween, and
forming a second cut in the film from a side opposite to the first cut by using a second cutting blade and a second receiver base, the second cutting blade and the second receiver base being opposed to each other with the film interposed therebetween at a position that is different from a position where the first cutting blade and the first receiver base face each other,
wherein a minimum distance between the first cutting blade and the first receiver base is adjusted by a first distance adjuster which is not in contact with the film, and
a minimum distance between the second cutting blade and the second receiver base is adjusted by a second distance adjuster which is not in contact with the film.

9. The method for processing the film according to claim 8 , wherein the first cut and the second cut overlap with each other in a thickness direction of the film.

10. The method for processing the film according to claim 9 , wherein
the film has a first surface and a second surface that are overlapped with each other, with a tearing strip and a base strip of a zipper tape interposed between the first surface and the second surface,
the first cut is formed in the first surface, the tearing strip, and the base strip, and is not formed in the second surface, and
the second cut is formed in the second surface and the base strip, and is not formed in the first surface and the tearing strip.

11. The method for processing the film according to claim 10 , wherein
the film further has a third surface and a fourth surface that are folded in between the first surface and the second surface,
the tearing strip and the base strip are interposed between the first surface and the third surface,
the first cut is formed in the first surface, the tearing strip, the base strip, and the third surface, and is not formed in the fourth surface and the second surface, and
the second cut is formed in the second surface, the fourth surface, the third surface, and the base strip, and is not formed in the first surface and the tearing strip.

12. A method for manufacturing a bag including the steps of the method for processing the film according to claim 11 , the method for manufacturing the bag further comprising
forming a seal portion where the first surface and the third surface are sealed in a portion of the bag, wherein
a tab is formed by means of the first cut in the seal portion.

13. The method for processing the film according to claim 8 , wherein
the first cutting blade and the second receiver base are attached to a common drive mechanism that is included in the first distance adjuster and in the second distance adjuster, and
the first cut and the second cut are formed by reciprocating motion of the common drive mechanism.

14. A method for manufacturing a bag including the steps of the method for processing the film according to claim 8 , the method for manufacturing the bag further comprising:
forming a tab by means of the first cut in the bag; and
forming a seal portion where the film is sealed in a region surrounding the tab.

Assignees

• Idemitsu Unitech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Katada Ryo

Classifications

• B31B70/16

  Cutting webs · CPC title

• B31B70/84 Primary

  Forming or attaching means for filling or dispensing contents, e.g. valves or spouts · CPC title

• B31B2155/00

  Flexible containers made from webs · CPC title

• B31B70/81

  Forming or attaching accessories, e.g. opening devices, closures or tear strings · CPC title

• B26F1/22

  to form non-rectilinear cuts, e.g. for tabs · CPC title