Continuous bag-making and packaging apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019291908-A1
Application number	US-201916352827-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 14, 2019
Priority date	Mar 20, 2018
Publication date	Sep 26, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A continuous bag-making and packaging apparatus is disclosed. In the apparatus, sealing is performed on a film at a predetermined position to make a bag while the film is continuously conveyed. The apparatus includes a film-conveying unit configured to change a feeding speed of the film, a printing unit configured to print on the film conveyed, a bag information acquisition unit configured to acquire information of a bag to be made, and a print timing presentation unit configured to present information pertaining to a print timing suitable for printing based on the information of the bag.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A continuous bag-making and packaging apparatus in which sealing is performed on a film at a predetermined position to make a bag while the film is continuously conveyed, the continuous bag-making and packaging apparatus comprising:
a film-conveying unit configured to change a feeding speed of the film; a printing unit configured to print on the film conveyed; a bag information acquisition unit configured to acquire information of a bag to be made; and a print timing presentation unit configured to present information pertaining to a print timing suitable for printing based on the information of the bag.

2 . The continuous bag-making and packaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the print timing presentation unit displays the print timing through a display screen that displays a timing of an action of the bag-making.

3 . The continuous bag-making and packaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the print timing presentation unit displays, on an input screen in which the print timing is inputted, whether or not a value inputted through the input screen is appropriate.

4 . The continuous bag-making and packaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the print timing presentation unit calculates the feeding speed of the film at timepoints in a cycle of making the bag from the information of the bag, further calculates an acceleration/deceleration range over which printing is possible from a following capacity of the printing unit, and assesses an appropriate print timing.

5 . The continuous bag-making and packaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the print timing presentation unit calculates the feeding speed of the film using a bag-making capacity, a bag length, and a transverse sealing time as parameters.

6 . The continuous bag-making and packaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the print timing presentation unit has a selection screen configured to select a printer to be used in the printing unit, and the acceleration/deceleration range over which printing is possible is determined in accordance with the printer selected in the selection screen.

7 . The continuous bag-making and packaging apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising
a register mark detection sensor configured to detect a register mark marked on the bag, wherein a distance from the register mark is included as print position data in the information of the bag.

8 . The continuous bag-making and packaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the print timing presentation unit is a computation unit configured to compute the print timing.

Assignees

• Ishida Seisakusho

Inventors

• Fujihara Hiroki
• Furuya Naoki

Classifications

• B65B9/06

  Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it · CPC title

• B65B61/02

  for perforating, scoring {, slitting,} or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging {(scoring ampoules B65B3/006)} · CPC title

• B65B9/2028 Primary

  Rollers or belts · CPC title

• B65B61/025

  for applying, e.g. printing, code or date marks on material prior to packaging · CPC title

• B65B57/04

  and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages · CPC title