Closure device and soft packaging container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12397983-B2
Application number	US-202117800894-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 16, 2021
Priority date	Feb 28, 2020
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

Abstract

Provided is a closure device for closing a soft packaging container, the closure device including a holding section configured to hold a soft packaging container, a dispense section configured to dispense contents of the soft packaging container, a closure section configured to close the soft packaging container, and a control section configured to control timing for closing the soft packaging container by the closure section. The control section may include an acquisition section configured to acquire time information related to timing for closing the soft packaging container. Provided is a soft packaging container for accommodating contents, the soft packaging container including a main region for accommodating the contents, and an extension region provided by being extended from the main region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A closure device for closing a soft packaging container, the closure device comprising:
a holding section configured to hold a soft packaging container;
a dispense section configured to dispense contents of the soft packaging container;
a closure section configured to close the soft packaging container; and
a control section configured to control timing for closing the soft packaging container by the closure section, wherein
the control section includes an acquisition section configured to acquire time information related to timing for closing the soft packaging container, and
the control section is configured to close the soft packaging container according to the time information acquired by the acquisition section.

2. The closure device according to claim 1 , wherein
the control section includes a sensing section configured to sense a content amount of the soft packaging container.

3. The closure device according to claim 1 , wherein
the closure section is configured to close the soft packaging container when a content amount of the soft packaging container becomes lower than a predetermined amount.

4. The closure device according to claim 1 , wherein
the closure section has a closure member applying mechanism configured to apply a closure member to the soft packaging container to be closed.

5. The closure device according to claim 1 , wherein
the closure section has a folding mechanism configured to fold the soft packaging container.

6. The closure device according to claim 5 , wherein
the closure section has a restraint section applying mechanism configured to restraint a folded section applied by the folding mechanism.

7. The closure device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a failure avoiding section configured to avoid failure upon closure by moving contents in a closure region of the soft packaging container.

8. The closure device according to claim 7 , wherein
the failure avoiding section has a squeezing mechanism configured to squeeze the soft packaging container, and
the squeezing mechanism is configured to squeeze contents of the soft packaging container to move the contents in the closure region.

9. The closure device according to claim 7 , wherein
the failure avoiding section has an orientation change section configured to change an orientation of the soft packaging container, and
the orientation change section is configured to move the contents from the closure region by a change in an orientation of the soft packaging container.

10. The closure device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a cutting section configured to cut the closed soft packaging container to be unsealed.

11. The closure device according to claim 1 , comprising:
an accommodation section configured to accommodate the soft packaging container, wherein
the accommodation section is opened after closure of the soft packaging container.

12. The closure device according to claim 1 , wherein
the dispense section includes an ejection device configured to eject the contents of the soft packaging container.

13. The closure device according to claim 1 , wherein
the control section includes a sensing section configured to sense a content amount of the soft packaging container.

14. A closure device for closing a soft packaging container, the closure device comprising:
a holding section configured to hold a soft packaging container;
a dispense section configured to dispense contents of the soft packaging container;
a closure section configured to close the soft packaging container; and
a control section configured to control timing for closing the soft packaging container by the closure section, wherein
the closure section has a thermal welding mechanism configured to close the soft packaging container by thermal welding.

15. A closure device for closing a soft packaging container, the closure device comprising:
a holding section configured to hold a soft packaging container;
a dispense section configured to dispense contents of the soft packaging container;
a closure section configured to close the soft packaging container; and
a control section configured to control timing for closing the soft packaging container by the closure section, wherein
the closure section has a pinching mechanism configured to pinch the soft packaging container to be closed.

16. A closure device for closing a soft packaging container, the closure device comprising:
a holding section configured to hold a soft packaging container;
a dispense section configured to dispense contents of the soft packaging container;
a closure section configured to close the soft packaging container; and
a control section configured to control timing for closing the soft packaging container by the closure section; and
a closure detection section configured to detect closure of the soft packaging container.

Assignees

• Toyo Seikan Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kominami Atsushi
• Araki Souji
• Tanaka Hiroki

Classifications

• B65D75/566

  Hand holes or suspension apertures · CPC title

• B65D31/16 Primary

  of special shape · CPC title

• B65B51/04

  Applying separate sealing or securing members, e.g. clips, (applying separate lids or covers B65B7/28) · CPC title

• B65B57/00

  Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices (registering wrapping or container-forming material fed from rolls B65B41/18) · CPC title

• B65B51/10

  Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof {(welding of plastics per se B29C65/02; closing plastic tube ends in general B29C57/10)} · CPC title