KR100584864B1 - Vacuum packing machine with a structure for pulling an embossed member - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vacuum packaging machine for packaging foodstuffs in a vacuum packaging to make a vacuum state, and then suture and store them. Specifically, an embossing member having an embossing is formed so as to vacuum the vacuum packaging without embossing. Wherein, the embossing member relates to a vacuum packaging machine that can be transported to the rear before vacuum sealing the heat wrapping.

Vacuum Packaging Machine, Vacuum Packaging, Vacuum Packaging, Embossing, Heat Sealing

Description

Vacuum packing machine with a structure for pulling an embossed member}

1 shows a conventional vacuum packaging paper having embossing formed thereon.

2 shows a conventional vacuum packaging machine.

3 shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 shows the connection structure of the embossing member, front and rear conveying member, the conveying device of the vacuum packaging machine of FIG.

5 is a view illustrating a vacuum packaging by the vacuum packaging machine as shown in FIG.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the vacuum packaging of Fig. 5.

7 shows a state in which the embossing member is transferred backward.

* Description of the main parts of the drawings *

210 upper case,

220 lower case, 222 vacuum chamber outlet,

230 ... vacuum release valve,

240, vacuum chamber,

250,251 ...

261 heater, 262 heater presser,

271 ... front and rear feed member, 272 ... embossing member, 273 ... motor, 274 ... drive gear, 275 ... rack gear, 276 hose, 277 ... embossing, 278 Air passage, 279 ... embossing,

281 ... operation switch, 283 ...

290 vacuum packaging,

300 ... vacuum pump

The present invention relates to a vacuum packaging machine for packaging foodstuffs in a vacuum packaging to make a vacuum state, and then suture and store them. Specifically, an embossing member having an embossing is formed so as to vacuum the vacuum packaging without embossing. Wherein, the embossing member relates to a vacuum packaging machine that can be transported to the rear before vacuum sealing the heat wrapping.

In general, the vacuum packaging paper is used to store food and the like after the food is stored in the interior of the vacuum packaging paper through a vacuum pump to a vacuum state.

There is no embossing on the vacuum packaging paper, but the embossing is shown in Korean Patent Publication No. 92-0700998 and the name of the invention is described in "apparatus for vacuum sealing a plastic bag" as shown in FIG. . In the vacuum packaging paper 21 as shown in FIG. 1, an embossing 25 is formed on an inner surface thereof, and an air discharge passage is formed by the embossing 25 at the time of vacuum packing, and by the vacuum packing machine 20 shown in FIG. Vacuumed and heat sealed.

Specifically, the conventional vacuum packaging machine 20 as shown in Fig. 2 disclosed in the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 92-0700998 has a base 32, a hood 33, a vacuum chamber 34 formed between them, the vacuum chamber A vacuum pump (not shown) for evacuating 34 and heat sealing means 50 for heat-sealing the opening of the vacuum wrapping paper 21.

When the vacuum packaging paper 21 is vacuum-packed by the conventional vacuum packaging machine, a packaged object such as foodstuff is stored in a storage space inside the vacuum packaging paper 21, and the opening of the vacuum packaging paper 21 is a vacuum chamber ( After being positioned inside 34, the hood 33 is lowered onto the base 32, whereby the vacuum wrapping paper and the vacuum chamber are sealed. Thereafter, when a predetermined switch is operated, the vacuum pump is operated, and the vacuum chamber 34 is vacuumed according to the operation of the vacuum pump, whereby the inside of the vacuum packaging paper 21 is also vacuumed, and the heat sealing means ( 50, the opening part of the vacuum packaging paper 21 was heat-sealed. At this time, since the embossing 25 is formed on one side of the inner side of the vacuum wrapping paper 21, the air inside the vacuum wrapping paper 21 is well sucked by the embossing 25.

In addition, the conventional vacuum packaging machine is published in Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-0235323, there is also the name of the invention 'vacuum and adhesive packaging machine'.

By the way, the vacuum packaging by the conventional vacuum packaging machine is used as a vacuum packaging paper with embossed as shown in Figure 1, such a vacuum packaging paper is expensive, and the embossing is ruptured by a pair of rollers heated in the manufacturing process defective products This tends to be a problem.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum packaging machine which has no problem in vacuuming and heat-sealing even if an inexpensive vacuum packaging paper without embossing is formed.

The present invention includes a vacuum chamber in which an opening portion, which is one end of a vacuum wrapping paper, is exposed to the inside, and the other end of the vacuum wrapping paper is located outside, and is vacuumed by a vacuum pump; A vacuum packaging machine comprising a heat sealing means positioned in front of the vacuum chamber to heat seal the vacuum wrapping paper, the vacuum packaging machine comprising: a front and rear conveying member positioned in front of the vacuum chamber and installed to be transported forward and backward; A transfer apparatus connected to the rear side of the front and rear transfer member and configured to transfer the front and rear transfer member backward; An embossing member having one end connected to the front side of the front and rear transfer member, the other end extending to the front of the heat sealing means, and an embossing formed on an outer surface thereof; It is a vacuum packaging machine comprising a.

The vacuum packaging machine according to the present invention is characterized in that the embossing member inserted into the opening of the vacuum packaging paper can be conveyed backward before heat-sealing the vacuum packaging paper. Thus, the vacuum chamber and the heat sealing means are conventional vacuum packaging paper. Not different from

In the above, the front and rear conveying member may be connected to the conveying apparatus at the rear side and may be conveyed to the rear according to the operation of the conveying apparatus, so that the embossing member connected to the front side may be conveyed to the rear together.

In the embossing member is embossed on the outer surface to replace the role of embossing formed on the inner surface of the conventional vacuum packaging paper as shown in Figure 1, preferably made of a flexible material. This embossing member is connected to the front side of the front and rear transfer member is extended to the front of the heat sealing means is installed. In addition, the embossing member and the front and rear conveying member may be integrally formed in some cases, and the present invention does not exclude this.

 Here, the front and rear conveying member connects the hose to the suction port of the vacuum pump, and forms an air passage from the portion connected to the hose to the front end, and the embossing member is formed of a hollow body in which embossing is formed on the inner surface. desirable. Thus, the air inside the vacuum packaging paper can be discharged through the inner passage of the embossing member and the air passage of the front and rear conveying member.

The conveying apparatus may be any type as long as it is connected to the front and rear conveying member to convey the front and rear conveying member backwards. However, it is preferable to include a motor so that the automatic control can be easily performed. For example, the transfer apparatus may include a rack gear formed at the rear side of the front and rear transfer member, a drive gear engaged with the rack gear, a motor for rotating the drive gear, and the like.

On the other hand, the vacuum packaging machine according to the present invention may include an electronic control unit for automatically controlling the operation of the vacuum packaging machine as in the prior art, in which case, the electronic control unit after the vacuum of the vacuum packaging paper is completed the heat sealing means It is preferable to automatically control the conveying device to convey the embossing member and the front and rear conveying member to the rear before operating the apparatus. The electronic control unit for electronically controlling the vacuum packaging machine through the microcomputer is well known through the conventional vacuum packaging machine, and is also disclosed in detail in the Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-0235323, the detailed description of which is omitted. Shall be. However, in summary, as the operation switch of the vacuum packaging paper is switched ON, the electronic control unit first operates the vacuum pump to vacuum the vacuum packaging paper while vacuuming the vacuum chamber, and then vacuums it through a vacuum sensor (usually using a pressure sensor). If the detection of the completion of the vacuum is determined that the vacuum is completed by operating the heat sealing means to heat-sealed the vacuum packaging paper and notifies the user through a warning sound or warning lamp that the vacuum packaging is complete.

Hereinafter will be described in detail through the preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

First, Figure 3 shows a preferred embodiment of the vacuum packaging machine according to the present invention, Figure 4 shows the connection structure of the embossing member 272, the front and rear transfer member 271 and the transfer device in the vacuum packaging machine as shown in FIG. 5 shows a vacuum packaging using the vacuum packaging paper 290 as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 6 shows a sectional view of vacuum packaging as shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 shows an embossing member 272 by a conveying device. Is shown in an enlarged view of the portion A of FIG.

In the vacuum packaging machine of FIG. 3, the vacuum chamber 240 is formed by an inner space formed by abutting the upper case 210 and the lower case 220 as in the related art, and can be completely sealed through the packing 250 and 251. have. The vacuum chamber 240 operates because the vacuum chamber outlet 222 is connected to a suction port of a vacuum pump (300 of FIG. 5) built in the vacuum packaging machine through a rubber hose (not shown). Lower air is discharged through the vacuum chamber outlet 222 to be vacuumed.

And, in Figure 3, the heat sealing means is composed of an electric heater 261 as in the conventional vacuum packaging machine, the upper case 210 has a heater pressing portion 262 made of a flexible and elastic material such as rubber This is, by pressing the vacuum wrapping paper 290 placed on the heater 261 to close the heater 261 to help smooth heat sealing.

As shown in Fig. 3, the front and rear conveying member 271 is located in the front side of the vacuum chamber 240 and is slidably moved forward and backward. The embossing member 272 is connected to the front side of the front and rear transfer member 271 and extends to the front of the heater 261, and an embossing 277 is formed on the outer surface thereof. The embossing member 272 is inserted into the opening of the vacuum wrapping paper 290 at the time of vacuum packing, and provides the air passage when the air inside the vacuum wrapping paper 290 is discharged to the opening by the embossing 277. Done. As such, since the embossing 277 is formed on the outer surface of the embossing member 272, there is no problem in vacuuming the vacuum wrapping paper 290 even when using the vacuum wrapping paper 290 in which the embossing is not formed. The effect is the same as using wrapping paper.

 As shown in FIG. 4, the front and rear conveying member 271 is connected through a drive gear 274 and a rack gear 275 connected to the motor 273 at the rear thereof. Accordingly, when the motor 273 rotates, the front and rear conveying member 271 is conveyed forward and backward along the direction of rotation together with the front embossing member 272.

4 and 6, the front and rear conveying member 271 is connected to the suction port of the vacuum pump 300 through the hose 276, and at the portion to which the hose 276 is connected as described above. Air passage 278 is formed to the front end in a hollow form. Embossing member 272 is also hollow, as shown, and an embossing 279 is formed on the inner surface thereof. Therefore, the air inside the vacuum wrapping paper 290 can be discharged out through the passages inside the embossing member 272 and inside the front and rear transfer member 271.

In addition, the vacuum packaging machine of FIG. 3 includes an electronic circuit such as a microcomputer or the like, and includes an electronic controller (not shown) for automatically controlling the vacuum packaging machine as in the prior art. Such an electronic controller includes an operation switch of the vacuum packaging machine ( As the 281 is switched to ON, the vacuum pump 300 is operated to make a vacuum inside the vacuum wrapping paper 290, and a vacuum sensor (not shown) determines whether or not the vacuum is completed. The motor 273 is operated to transfer the front and rear transfer member 271 and the embossing member 272 to the rear as shown in FIG. 7, and then operate the heater 261 to control the heat-sealed vacuum packaging paper 290. Then, the electronic control unit is to automatically control the transfer device to return the embossed member 272 back to the position when the upper case 210 is preferably opened after the vacuum packaging is completed.

On the other hand, in Figure 3, the operation switch 281 for operating the vacuum packaging machine is a limit switch is pressed by the switch pressing portion 283 when the upper case 210 is closed to operate the vacuum packaging machine.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 230 denotes a vacuum release valve used in a conventional vacuum packaging machine to release the vacuum of the vacuum chamber 240 after vacuum packaging so that the upper case 210 can be easily opened.

According to the present invention, even if an inexpensive vacuum packaging paper without embossing is used, vacuum packaging can be made smoothly, thereby reducing the cost of vacuum packaging.

In addition, since the air of the vacuum packaging paper can be discharged through the embossing member itself, the vacuum is made quickly and effectively.

In addition, since the embossing member is automatically conveyed backward before the heat sealing, there is no problem in the heat sealing at all, and the quality of the vacuum packaging machine can be improved.

Claims (3)

A vacuum chamber in which an opening, which is one end of the vacuum wrapping paper, is exposed to the inside, and the other end of the vacuum wrapping paper is located outside, and is vacuumed by a vacuum pump; In the vacuum packaging machine comprising a heat sealing means located in front of the vacuum chamber for heat-sealing the vacuum packaging paper, A front and rear conveying member, the front side of which is located in the vacuum chamber and is installed to be transportable forward and backward; A transfer apparatus connected to the rear side of the front and rear transfer member and configured to transfer the front and rear transfer member backward; An embossing member having one end connected to the front side of the front and rear transfer member, the other end extending to the front of the heat sealing means, and an embossing formed on an outer surface thereof; Vacuum packing machine of the embossing member pull structure, characterized in that comprises. The method of claim 1, The front and rear transfer member is connected to the hose to the suction port of the vacuum pump, the air passage is formed from the portion connected with the hose to the front end, The embossing member is a vacuum packaging machine of the embossing member pull structure, characterized in that made of a hollow body embossed on the inner surface. According to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an electronic control unit for electronically automatic control of the operation of the vacuum packaging machine, The electronic control unit automatically controls the conveying device to transfer the embossing member and the front and rear conveying member to the rear after operating the heat sealing means after the vacuum of the vacuum wrapping paper is completed. Packing machine.

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