CA2494257A1 - Continuous strip bag feeder and loader with pivotable integrated printer assembly - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
- B65B43/26—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks
- B65B43/267—Opening of bags interconnected in a web
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
- B65B43/12—Feeding flexible bags or carton blanks in flat or collapsed state; Feeding flat bags connected to form a series or chain
- B65B43/123—Feeding flat bags connected to form a series or chain
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
- B65B61/02—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, slitting, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
- B65B61/025—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, slitting, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging for applying, e.g. printing, code or date marks on material prior to packaging
Abstract
A packaging apparatus (10) for feeding and loading a continuous strip of bag s (24) that includes an integrated printer assembly (22) for printing information on each individual bag of the continuous strip (24). The printer assembly (22) is pivotally mounted to a support frame (14) and receives the continuous strip of bags (24) from a bag feed assembly. The packaging apparatus (10) includes a bag feeding assembly (16) having a drive roller (3 0) and a platen roller (32) driven from a common motor (40). The drive roller (30) advances the continuous strip of bags (24) through the apparatus (10), while the platen roller (32) is in contact with the print head (144) and printer ribbon (146) to advance the printer ribbon (146) when the bags are being printed. The packaging apparatus (10) includes a bag tensioning assemb ly (20) that supports the supply roll (26) of bags and maintains tension on the bags as the bags are advanced through the device.
Claims (35)
1. A packaging apparatus for printing information on each bag of a continuous strip of bags and positioning the bag for loading with a product, the apparatus comprising:
a support frame;
a bag feeding assembly mounted to the support frame, the bag feeding assembly being operable to receive the continuous strip of bags and advance the continuous strip of bags through the packaging apparatus; and a printer assembly pivotally mounted to the support frame, the printer assembly including a supply of printer ribbon and a print head operable to print selected information onto each individual bag as the bag moves through the printer assembly;
wherein the print head is pivotally movable between a loading position in which the print head is spaced from the bag feeding assembly and a printing position in which the print head is adjacent the bag feeding assembly.
a support frame;
a bag feeding assembly mounted to the support frame, the bag feeding assembly being operable to receive the continuous strip of bags and advance the continuous strip of bags through the packaging apparatus; and a printer assembly pivotally mounted to the support frame, the printer assembly including a supply of printer ribbon and a print head operable to print selected information onto each individual bag as the bag moves through the printer assembly;
wherein the print head is pivotally movable between a loading position in which the print head is spaced from the bag feeding assembly and a printing position in which the print head is adjacent the bag feeding assembly.
2. The packaging apparatus of claim 1 wherein the bag feeding assembly includes a drive roller operable to advance the continuous strip of bags through the packaging device and a platen roller operable to feed the supply of printer ribbon through the printer assembly.
3. The packaging apparatus of claim 2 wherein the drive roller and the platen roller are coupled to a common drive motor.
4. The packaging apparatus of claim 3 wherein the print head is movable into contact with the platen roller to print selected information onto each individual bag when the printer assembly is in the printing position, wherein the platen roller is operable to advance the printer ribbon only when the print head is in contact with the platen roller.
5. The packaging apparatus of claim 4 wherein the platen roller and the drive roller are driven at the same speed.
6. The packaging apparatus of claim 3 wherein the printer assembly includes a printer ribbon take-up spool coupled to a printer ribbon take-up motor, wherein the printer ribbon take-up motor is operable to rotate the take-up spool to receive the printer ribbon fed through the printer assembly by the platen roller when the print head is in contact with the platen roller.
7. The packaging apparatus of claim 3 wherein the print head is coupled to a cam assembly, the cam assembly being coupled to 1 printer drive motor such that the printer drive motor is operable to move the print head into contact with the platen roller.
8. The packaging apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a bag sealing assembly operable to seal each bag after the bag has been printed and loaded with product, the bag sealing assembly being mounted to the support frame and movable between an extended position and a retracted, sealing position.
9. The packaging apparatus of claim 8 wherein the bag sealing assembly includes a pressure bar mounted between a pair of spaced side arms, wherein the side arms are movable relative to the support frame to move the pressure bar between the extended position and the sealing position.
10. The packaging apparatus of claim 9 wherein each of the side arms includes a rack member that receives a drive gear, wherein the drive gears are rotatably driven by a sealing drive motor to move the pressure bar between the extended position and the sealing position.
11. The packaging apparatus of claim 10 wherein the sealing motor is an electric motor.
12. The packaging apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a bag tensioning assembly operable to support the continuous strip of bags wound onto a supply roll, the bag tensioning assembly being operable to maintain tension on the continuous strip of bags as the bags are unwound through the packaging apparatus.
13. The packaging apparatus of claim 12 wherein the bag tensioning assembly further comprises:
a rotatable support shaft positioned to support the supply roll;
a bias member coupled to the support shaft and operable to maintain tension on the continuous strip of bags, wherein rotation of the support shaft as the continuous strip of bags is withdrawn from the supply roll loads the bias member, wherein the bias member exerts a bias force on the support shaft to wind the continuous strip of bags onto the supply roll.
a rotatable support shaft positioned to support the supply roll;
a bias member coupled to the support shaft and operable to maintain tension on the continuous strip of bags, wherein rotation of the support shaft as the continuous strip of bags is withdrawn from the supply roll loads the bias member, wherein the bias member exerts a bias force on the support shaft to wind the continuous strip of bags onto the supply roll.
14. The packaging apparatus of claim 13 wherein the bias member is a torsion spring.
15. The packaging apparatus of claim 14 further comprising a slip clutch positioned between the torsion spring and the support shaft, wherein the slip clutch limits the loading of the torsion spring.
16. The packaging apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a tension roller mounted to the printer assembly, wherein the tension roller is in contact with the drive roller to create an infeed nip when the printer assembly is in the printing position and wherein the tension roller is spaced from the drive roller when the printer assembly is in the loading position.
17. A packaging apparatus for printing information on each bag of a continuous strip of bags wound on a supply roll and positioning each bag for loading with a product, the apparatus comprising:
a support frame;
a bag feeding assembly mounted to the support frame, the bag feeding assembly being operable to receive the continuous strip of bags and unwind the continuous strip of bags from the supply roll;
a printer assembly mounted to the support frame, the printer assembly including a supply of printer ribbon and a print head operable to print selected information on each individual bag as the bag moves through the printer assembly; and a bag tensioning assembly operable to support the supply roll of bags, the bag tensioning assembly being operable to maintain tension on the continuous strip of bags as the bags are unwound from the supply roll by the bag feeding assembly.
a support frame;
a bag feeding assembly mounted to the support frame, the bag feeding assembly being operable to receive the continuous strip of bags and unwind the continuous strip of bags from the supply roll;
a printer assembly mounted to the support frame, the printer assembly including a supply of printer ribbon and a print head operable to print selected information on each individual bag as the bag moves through the printer assembly; and a bag tensioning assembly operable to support the supply roll of bags, the bag tensioning assembly being operable to maintain tension on the continuous strip of bags as the bags are unwound from the supply roll by the bag feeding assembly.
18. The packaging apparatus of claim 17 wherein the bag tensioning assembly further comprises:
a rotatable support shaft positioned to support the supply roll; and a bias member coupled to the support shaft, wherein operation of the bag feeding assembly to unwind the supply roll loads the bias member such that the bias member exerts a rotational bias force on the support shaft to wind the continuous strip of bags onto the supply roll.
a rotatable support shaft positioned to support the supply roll; and a bias member coupled to the support shaft, wherein operation of the bag feeding assembly to unwind the supply roll loads the bias member such that the bias member exerts a rotational bias force on the support shaft to wind the continuous strip of bags onto the supply roll.
19. The packaging apparatus of claim 18 wherein the bias member is a torsion spring.
20. The packaging apparatus of claim 19 further comprising a slip clutch positioned between the torsion spring and the support shaft, wherein the slip clutch limits the loading of the torsion spring as the bag feeding assembly unwinds the continuous strip of bags from the supply roll.
21. The packaging apparatus of claim 20 wherein the slip clutch includes an outer bearing race coupled to the torsion spring and an inner bearing race coupled to a setting spring, wherein the setting spring is operable to select the load applied to the torsion spring.
22. The packaging apparatus of claim 19 further comprising a tension spring positioned to create a friction force to couple the supply roll of bags to the support shaft, wherein the tension spring limits the loading of the torsion spring as the bag feeding assembly unwinds from the continuous strip of bags form the supply roll.
23. The packaging apparatus of claim 22 wherein the tension spring forces the supply roll into contact with a friction block mounted to the support shaft, wherein the supply roll rotates relative to the friction block when the bias force exceeds the friction force.
24. A packaging apparatus for printing information on each bag of a continuous strip of bags wound onto a supply roll and positioning each bag for loading with a product, the apparatus comprising:
a support frame;
a bag feeding assembly mounted to the support frame, the bag feeding assembly being operable to unwind the continuous strip of bags from the supply roll and advance the continuous strip of bags through the packaging apparatus, the bag feeding assembly including a drive roller and a platen roller coupled to a common drive motor;
a printer assembly pivotally mounted to the support frame, the printer assembly including a supply of printer ribbon and a print head operable to print selected information on each individual bag as the bag moves through the printer assembly, wherein the printer assembly is pivotally movable between a loading position in which the printer assembly is spaced from the bag feeding assembly and a printing position in which the printer assembly is adjacent to the bag feeding assembly;
a bag tensioning assembly operable to support the supply roll, the bag tensioning assembly being operable to maintain tension on the continuous strip of bags as the bags are unwound by the bag feeding assembly; and a bag sealing assembly mounted to the support frame and movable between an extended position and a retracted, sealing position, wherein when the bag sealing assembly is in the sealing position, the sealing assembly is operable to seal each bag after the bag has been printed and loaded with a product.
a support frame;
a bag feeding assembly mounted to the support frame, the bag feeding assembly being operable to unwind the continuous strip of bags from the supply roll and advance the continuous strip of bags through the packaging apparatus, the bag feeding assembly including a drive roller and a platen roller coupled to a common drive motor;
a printer assembly pivotally mounted to the support frame, the printer assembly including a supply of printer ribbon and a print head operable to print selected information on each individual bag as the bag moves through the printer assembly, wherein the printer assembly is pivotally movable between a loading position in which the printer assembly is spaced from the bag feeding assembly and a printing position in which the printer assembly is adjacent to the bag feeding assembly;
a bag tensioning assembly operable to support the supply roll, the bag tensioning assembly being operable to maintain tension on the continuous strip of bags as the bags are unwound by the bag feeding assembly; and a bag sealing assembly mounted to the support frame and movable between an extended position and a retracted, sealing position, wherein when the bag sealing assembly is in the sealing position, the sealing assembly is operable to seal each bag after the bag has been printed and loaded with a product.
25. The packaging apparatus of claim 24 wherein the print head is movable into contact with the platen roller when the printer assembly is in the printing position, the platen roller being operable to advance the printer ribbon only when the print head is in contact with the platen roller.
26. The packaging apparatus of claim 25 wherein the platen roller and the drive roller are driven at the same speed such that the printer ribbon is advanced at the same speed as the continuous strip of bags.
27. The packaging apparatus of claim 24 wherein the printer assembly includes a printer ribbon take-up spool coupled to a ribbon take-up motor, wherein the ribbon take-up motor is operable to rotate the take-up spool to receive the printer ribbon fed through the printer assembly by the platen roller when the print head is in contact with the platen roller.
28. The packaging apparatus of claim 27 wherein the print head is coupled to a cam assembly, the cam assembly being coupled to a printer drive motor such that the printer drive motor is operable to move the print head into contact with the platen roller.
29. The packaging apparatus of claim 26 wherein the bag sealing assembly includes a pressure bar mounted between a pair of spaced side arms, wherein the spaced side arms are movable relative to the support frame to move the pressure bar between the extended position and the sealing position.
30. The packaging apparatus of claim 29 wherein each of the side arms includes a rack member that receives a drive gear, wherein the drive gears are rotatably driven by a sealing motor to move the pressure bar between the extended position and the sealing position.
31. The packaging apparatus of claim 30 wherein the sealing motor is an electric motor.
32. The packaging apparatus of claim 24 wherein the bag tensioning assembly further comprises:
a rotatable support shaft positioned to support the supply roll; and a bias member coupled to the support shaft and operable to maintain .
tension on the continuous strip of bags, wherein rotation of the support shaft as the continuous strip of bags is withdrawn from the supply roll loads the bias member, wherein the bias member exerts a bias force on the support shaft to wind the continuous strip of bags onto the supply roll.
a rotatable support shaft positioned to support the supply roll; and a bias member coupled to the support shaft and operable to maintain .
tension on the continuous strip of bags, wherein rotation of the support shaft as the continuous strip of bags is withdrawn from the supply roll loads the bias member, wherein the bias member exerts a bias force on the support shaft to wind the continuous strip of bags onto the supply roll.
33. The packaging apparatus of claim 32 wherein the bias member is a torsion spring.
34. The packaging apparatus of claim 33 further comprising a slip member positioned to limit the loading of the torsion spring as the bag feeding assembly unwinds the continuous strip of bags from the supply roll.
35. The packaging apparatus of claim 34 wherein the slip member is adjustable to select the load applied to the torsion spring.
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| US10/208,981 US6789963B2 (en) | 2002-07-31 | 2002-07-31 | Continuous strip bag feeder and loader with pivotable integrated printer assembly |
| PCT/US2003/023732 WO2004011332A2 (en) | 2002-07-31 | 2003-07-29 | Continuous strip bag feeder and loader with pivotable integrated printer assembly |
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