JP3393553B2 - Bag making and packaging machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention specifies a packaging material or former suitable for a specified item, and selects an item suitable for the packaging material or former mounted on a bag making and packaging machine. Regarding bag packing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to meet diversified demands, for example, in food products, various potato chips with saltiness, cheese taste, onion taste, vinegar taste, etc. It became necessary to arrange them, and accordingly, the manufacturer was prepared to prepare various packaging materials with different designs, dimensions, etc. for each of these items to be packaged, or to form these packaging materials. The former has to be prepared, and the handling of the packaging material and the former and the management thereof have become more and more complicated.

Particularly, in the case of potato chips having the same appearance but different flavors, the pattern printed on the packaging material may be confused with the contents, and the size of the former may be, for example, 5 inches. If they are slightly different, such as 51/4 inch, there is a problem in that they are incorrectly mounted and a large number of defective products are manufactured.

Further, since it is necessary to find and replace a suitable one from a large number of formers and packaging materials, the replacement work becomes complicated and there is a problem that productivity is reduced. Furthermore, the item is specified based on the production plan, but when setting the specified item on the packaging machine, the product code of the specified item must be found out from the item list and entered, so for beginners The problem of tedious searching for specified items and making input mistakes also arises.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to:
You can easily and accurately select the packaging material or former that matches the specified item, and you can display the matching item from the former or packaging material installed in the packaging machine and select it efficiently. It is to provide a new bag making and packaging machine.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] That is, the present invention provides a bag-making and packaging machine for achieving the above-mentioned objects, and
Memory means for storing the de <br/> over data on packaging material or former, were determined corresponding the specified item, yield <br/> paid has been packaging material or former in the housing portion or the packaging machine, each data for packaging material or former mounted on the input
A data output means for force output, by matching the data with the output means and said memory means, said data input and output
If the item is specified by means, packaging material,
The former and the currently installed packaging or foam.
If a packaging material or former is specified based on the
Means for selecting a compatible material, is obtained as provided.

[0007]

With this configuration, the data of the item designated by the input means, the data of the packaging material or the former mounted on the packaging machine, and the data of the item, the packaging material or the former stored in the storage means can be obtained. Select the specified item, the attached packaging material or other item, packaging material and former that match one of the formers by collating with the data,
These storage location data and the like are displayed on the display means.

[0008]

Embodiments Now, the embodiments shown in the drawings will be described. FIG. 1 shows a basic circuit configuration of the present invention, and FIGS. 15 to 18 show an example of a bag making and packaging machine to which this apparatus is applied.

First, the outline structure of the bag making and packaging machine and
The feeding mechanism of the packaging material and the foam
The structure of the machine will be described with reference to FIGS. This
The bag making and packaging machine 1 of 1 is cantilevered with the roll 2 around which the packaging material S is wound.
Of the former 10 for supporting the packaging material supporting device 3 and the packaging material S of the former 10.
Carrying the guide rollers 4, 5, 6, 7 leading to the original and the packaging material S
The inclined roll 8 that changes the feeding direction by approximately 90 ° and the roll 2
Dancer roller that absorbs the relaxation of the packaging material S fed from the9
And the feeding adjustment mechanism 20 and the former 10 which will be described later.
Seal the seam of the packaging material S bent into a tubular shape
The vertical seal member 40 and the horizontal seal for end-sealing the upper and lower sides thereof.
Of the packaging material 41 and the packaging material S bent into a tubular shape by suction.
A pair of left and right to send out to the side of the horizontal seal mechanism 41 while holding
The pull-down belts 42, 42 and the front surface of the fuselage are arranged.
It is composed of an operation unit 49 described later.

On the other hand, in the former 10, the bent portion 12 of the skirt portion 11 is fixed to the base 13, and the hopper 15 portion is supported by the columns 14, 14 standing on the base 13. It has become so.
The base 13 is detachably fixed to the left and right stays 16, 16 fixed to the main body frame 21 via a clamp mechanism (not shown), and has a plurality of small holes 171.
.. 17n is provided with a binary coded identification element. A sensor (not shown) provided on the side of the stay 16 optically detects the presence or absence of the identification elements 171 ... 17n, and outputs the size of the former and the former number to the input / output interface 54 described later. . In addition, the detection mechanism may be configured to read a barcode attached to the former 10 with a scanner.

By the way, there are various sizes of the former 10 depending on the type of the packaging material S and the size of the bag. Even if any of them is mounted, the packaging material S runs in close contact with the former 10, It is necessary to position the guide roller 24 at the edge of the skirt portion 11 of the former 10. In this packaging machine 1, an encoder that outputs a pulse according to the rotation of the servo motor 28 is provided on the drive shaft of this motor 28, and the type of the former is stored in the computer memory provided in the operation unit 49 described later. The stop position information of the guide roller 24 according to is registered in the memory shown in FIG. 10 as the output pulse number of the encoder corresponding to the moving distance until the guide roller 24 is stopped.

The delivery adjusting mechanism 20 described above is used in the packaging machine 1.
It is composed of a mechanism for moving the adjusting mechanism back and forth with respect to the main body of the above, and a mechanism for correcting the meandering of the packaging material S.
In the main body frame indicated by reference numeral 21 in the figure, the former 10 is attached.
A guide roller 7 is provided at a position away from the guide roller 7, and two guide rails 23, 23 extending in the packaging material transfer direction are provided at the center of the upper surface thereof. A slide plate 25 is attached via a linear bearing 29, and a leg portion 26 penetrating the main body frame 21 and extending downward is screwed into a screw rod 27 driven by a servo motor 28, thereby The guide roller 24 is configured to be movable back and forth along the edge of the skirt 11 of the former 10.

On the other hand, in the meandering correction mechanism, a turning plate 31 which turns left and right with a fulcrum pin 30 provided at the front portion of the slide plate 25 as a fulcrum, and a pair of guide rods 3 on the turning plate 31.
2 and 33, the pinion 35 of the servo motor 34 provided on the rotating plate 31 is meshed with the fan-shaped gear 36 provided on the slide plate 25, so that the guide rods 32 and 33 are attached to the packaging material S. The angle can be adjusted to the left or right according to the degree of meandering. A load cell 37 for detecting the tension of the packaging material S is fixed on the rotating plate 31, and a swing lever 39 attached to the swing plate 31 via a bracket 38 so that the load cell 37 can be undulated is provided with the guide rod 33. It is attached to the front guide roller 2
The tension of the packaging material S can be detected by arranging the packaging material S between the No. 4 and the rear guide rod 32 and suspending the packaging material S in an S shape.

The roll 2 described above is supported so that its axial center is along the longitudinal direction of the machine body, and the inclined roll 8 is
It is arranged so as to be inclined at about 45 ° with respect to the axis of the roll 2, and is configured to be able to change the packaging material S fed from the roll 2 to a substantially perpendicular direction while reversing it. Further, the inclined roll 8 is attached so as to move horizontally together with the guide rollers 4, 5, 6 and is slid in the axial direction of the roll 2 by a driving means (not shown),
It is configured to slide in a direction orthogonal to the traveling path of the packaging material S, whereby the center of the packaging material S matches the center of the former 10 even when various packaging materials S having different width dimensions are mounted. It can be done.

The operation for matching the centers is designated by the symbol H.
The packaging machine 1 is configured to be able to automatically center the packaging material S according to the mounted packaging material S. That is, the sliding amount of the tilt roll 8 described above is
Since it is determined according to the type of each packaging material S, the packaging material S attached
If the type is known, the position of the tilt roll 8 can be automatically adjusted by the amount of slide corresponding thereto.

On the other hand, the lateral seal mechanism 41 is roughly classified into a pair of front and rear revolving arms 44 and 44 for rotating the lateral seal jaws 43 and 43 while always holding them in a fixed direction, and the lateral seal jaws 43 and 43. A pair of left and right outer movable frames 4 for moving the proximal ends (rotational axes) of the respective swivel arms 44, 44 so as to move closer to and away from each other so as to draw a rotation trajectory of a character shape.
5, 45 and inner movable frames 46, 46.

Further, the bag length (the length between the upper and lower end seals) is adjusted to a set value by changing the feed speed of the pull-down belts 42, 42 and the rotation cycle of the lateral seal jaws 43, 43. Is configured to be able to. Then, for example, the pull-down belt 4 is controlled by a control means (not shown) based on packaging material data and former data for each item stored in a memory of the computer 50, which will be described later, and data such as an operating speed.
2, 42 feed speed, horizontal sealing jaws 43, 43
Is controlled so that the bags of the set size are continuously molded.

On the other hand, on the display of the operation unit 49, the product name can be displayed in a menu format, and a designated item can be input by designating one of them with a touch panel. As for the packaging material S displayed here, the picture of the packaging material S mounted on the packaging machine 1 is captured by a TV camera, and the information is converted into information such as color tone and pattern by image processing and input and displayed. It is also possible to input by scanning the barcode printed on the packaging material with a scanner. Further, regarding the former 10, small holes 171 ..., 17 provided in the base 13
The presence or absence of n can be entered by optically detecting it with a sensor (not shown), or can be entered here by reading the bar code attached to the former 10 with a scanner.

Further, the output means such as a scanner or a TV camera for outputting such information is mounted at an appropriate position of the packaging machine 1, for example, near the roll 2 around which the packaging material S is wound. It is provided in the vicinity of the former 10 and, if necessary, is also provided in a storage section for storing these. At this time, the packaging materials S and the formers 10 are attached to the respective storage shelves 63 and 73 in association with each other. Then, when one of the information on the packaging material, the former, etc. is inputted from such an output means, the information such as the item, the packaging material, the former, etc. and the operation information etc. corresponding to the information are read out from the memory,
The various processes described above are performed. For example, when the operation information is read, the feed speed of the pull-down belts 42, 42 and the seal jaws 4 are controlled by a control means (not shown).
When the rotation cycles of Nos. 3 and 43 are controlled and the slide amount of the tilt rod 8 is read, the position of the tilt rod 8 is automatically adjusted by the driving means (not shown). Furthermore, when the location data indicating the storage location of the packaging material S or the former 10 is read, the storage location is displayed on the display of the operation unit, or the storage shelf 6 is displayed.
Corresponding ones of the display lamps 62 and 72 of the packaging material S and the former 10 provided on the reference numerals 3 and 73 are turned on.

By the way, in FIG. 1, the former 10 or the packaging material S to be mounted on the bag-making packaging machine is selected by designating the items to be produced, or the packaging material S or the former mounted on the bag-making packaging machine is formed. 10 shows a circuit configuration for selecting an item to be produced from 10 and a packaging material S or a former 10 that conforms to the item.

In the figure, reference numeral 50 is a microcomputer for selecting the item, the packaging material S and the former 10 and controlling the operation of the packaging machine 1. The microcomputer 50 is
It is provided in the operation unit 49 shown in FIG.
It is configured so that necessary data can be input by operating a transparent touch panel provided on the front display. This microcomputer 50
Is a CPU 52, storage means for storing initial data, specifically, a read-only storage circuit 53, data of a designated item, and a packaging material S stored in each storage portion 60, 70.
And a former 10, or a data input / output unit for inputting and outputting each read data of the packaging material S mounted on the bag making and packaging machine, the former 10, and the like, specifically, a random access storage circuit 54, and Includes input means for inputting designated item data, that is, a touch panel 56 on the operation unit 49, a packaging material and former data output means for outputting each read data of the packaging material S and the former 10,
That is, each of these detectors 61 and 71, output means for displaying the number and pattern of the packaging material S or the storage location thereof, the size and number of the former 10 or the storage location thereof, that is, the display 57, and the corresponding packaging material S. The display lamps 62 and 72 on the storage shelves 63 and 73 that display the former 10 are connected to each other.

Storage means, that is, read-only storage circuit 53
Can be written by a special access method, for example, a hard access by a key switch or special data input from a keyboard or the like. Here, as shown in FIG. 9 to FIG. Various data related to packaging such as S, the former 10, the sliding amount of the tilt roller 8 or the operating speed and sealing conditions are stored.

The detector 61 for the packaging material S, which constitutes the packaging material data output means, includes a display material 62, ...
Are arranged in respective storage shelves 63 ...
The type of the packaging material S is read from the pattern of the barcode or the edge position detection mark of the film attached to each packaging material S or the pattern of the pattern, and the read data is output to the microcomputer 50. There is.

Similarly, the former data output means, that is, each detector 71 of the former 10 is provided with each display lamp 72.
.. and a plurality of identification elements 171, which are provided in the storage shelves 73 provided in the former storage section 70 and are provided in the base 13 of the former 10 as shown in FIG. By optically detecting the presence or absence of 17n, each read data such as size and number is output to the microcomputer 50.

By the way, FIGS. 2 to 8 show the roles and functions of the storage means 53 and the like constituting the microcomputer 50 as devices in each selection mode executed by the microcomputer 50 described above. In other words, it shows the device configuration in the case where it is configured as a dedicated circuit for each selection mode. FIG. 2 shows, as an apparatus, each means that functions in the item designation mode for selecting the packaging material S (or the former 10) based on the designated item.

The storage means 153 in this mode is
As shown in the figure, the packaging material S (or former 10) data suitable for each item, such as location data indicating the storage location of the packaging material S (or former 10) and the packaging material number (or former number) are registered. Has been done. Then, when the item is designated on the input means 156, that is, the touch panel, based on the calling number of the article to be packaged, the bar code attached to the packaging material S, etc., the reading means 162 causes the packaging material S (or the packaging material S suitable for the designated item). Former 10) data storage means 1
Based on the read data, the display unit 157 displays the storage location of the packaging material S (or the former 10), the packaging material number (or the former number), or the like on the display 57, or the packaging means 157 based on the read data. The packaging material S or the former 10 to be used by lighting the corresponding display lamp 62 (72) from the display lamps 62 (72) on the storage shelves 63 (73) storing the material S (or the former 10). Is configured to identify.

FIG. 3 is a more specific version of this.
The packaging material data output means 261 in this case is data indicating the storage place of each packaging material S, data specifying each packaging material S,
For example, the packaging material number, the barcode printed on the packaging material S, the pattern printed on the packaging material S, and the like are read and output. Further, the storage means 253 stores data indicating the storage place of each packaging material S,
Data for identifying each packaging material S is stored. When specifying one of the items in the input unit 256, the reading unit 262, storage unit 253 or we read the data on qualifying packaging material S in the designated items, the selection unit 258, the read data packaging material The matching packaging material S is selected by collating with the data for each packaging material S output from the data output means 261, and the display means 257 displays the storage location and packaging material number of the selected packaging material S. 57, or a plurality of display lamps 62 provided corresponding to each of the stored packaging materials S is turned on to identify the selected packaging material S by lighting the corresponding display lamp 62. Is configured.

In addition, FIG. 4 is designed to select the former 10 that matches the specified item based on the data of the former 10. For this, the selection object described in FIG. 3 should be read as the former 10. Therefore, the description will be omitted by assigning the reference numeral of 300 to each unit corresponding to the device of FIG.

On the other hand, FIG. 5 shows an apparatus for designating the former 10 or the packaging material S which is suitable for the item designated based on the packaging material S or the former 10 mounted on the packaging machine 1. The storage unit 453 stores various data regarding the packaging material S and the former 10. The mounting data output means 459 outputs detection data on the packaging material S or the former 10 mounted on the bag making and packaging machine 1, and when the packaging material S is mounted, the pattern of the packaging material S or the packaging material S is displayed. Information for identifying the packaging material S such as a bar code printed on the material S is read and output, and when the former 10 is mounted, the former size and the identification element 17 provided in the former 10 are detected. Outputs information that identifies the former, such as code information obtained by. Based on the data output from the mounting data output means 459, the control means 460 reads out from the storage means 453 an item that fits the mounted packaging material S or the former 10 and outputs it to the display means 457, for example, in a menu format. Is displayed on the display 57. Further, when one of the items displayed by the input means 456 is designated, the control means 460 outputs the former data suitable for the packaging material S when the packaging material S is attached, and the former 10 is attached. When it is present, the packaging material data suitable for it is output to the display means 457, and the storage location and former number of the former, or the storage location and packaging number of the packaging material S and the like are displayed on the display 57, while corresponding to these. The display lamps 62 and 72 are turned on to identify the matching packaging material S or former 10.

In FIG. 6, the operation of the packaging machine 1 is controlled so as to match the designated item. The mounting data output means 559 is used for the packaging material S mounted on the packaging machine 1.
Alternatively, the data of the former 10 is output, and the storage means 5 is also used.
In 53, operating conditions suitable for each item and data on the packaging material S and / or the former 10 as shown in FIG. 10 are stored. The operating conditions mentioned here include, for example, operating speed, the length of the bag to be molded, the temperature of the seal,
Sealing conditions such as time and pressure, tension parameters of the packaging material S,
It indicates a stop position of the feeding adjustment mechanism 20, and further an offset amount for matching the center of the packaging material S with the center of the former 10, and these are appropriately selected and stored according to the packaging machine 11. First reading means 563
On the basis of the data output from the mounting data output means 559, reads out from the storage means 553 an item suitable for the mounted packaging material S or the former 10 and outputs and displays it in the display means 557, for example, as a menu format. When one of the selected items is designated by the input unit 556, the second read control unit 564 reads the operating condition corresponding to the designated item from the storage unit 553, and the control unit 565 operates the read operating condition. If it is a speed, operate it in a cycle suitable for that speed, if it is a bag length, end seal at that length pitch, and if it is an offset amount, It is configured to control the operation of the packaging machine 1 so as to displace the traveling path of the packaging material S by the amount.

FIG. 7 shows the mounted packaging material S and the former 10.
Is to determine whether or not the item conforms to the specified item. The mounting data output means 659 outputs the data of the packaging material S or the former 10 mounted on the packaging machine 1 in the same manner as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and the storage means 653 stores each item. The packaging material S and / or the former 10 that conforms to
Data is stored. And the input means 6
When an item is designated by inputting a calling number of a packaged item or a bar code attached to a packaging material at 56, the reading means 662.
Reads out data regarding the packaging material S or the former 10 of the designated item from the storage means 653, and the determination means 666.
Compares the read data regarding the packaging material S or the former 10 with the output data from the mounting data output means 659 to determine the suitability of the mounted packaging material S and / or the former 10, and the determination result is displayed. It is configured to output to a display unit 657 including a display device or a notification device to prevent a mistake in mounting the packaging material S or the former 10.

FIG. 8 shows the mounted packaging material S and the former 10.
Is incompatible, the packaging machine 1 is deactivated.
The storage means 753, the input means 756, the reading means 762, the mounting data output means 759, and the determination means 766 here.
All have the same functions as those shown in FIG. The read-out number and the packaging material S
When you specify the item by entering the barcode etc. attached to,
The reading means 762 is the packaging material S or the former 1 of the designated item.
The data regarding 0 is read from the storage unit 753, and the determination unit 766 compares the read data with the output data from the mounting data output unit 759 to determine the suitability of the mounted packaging material S or the former 10. If the determination result is non-conformity, the packaging machine 1 is made inoperative via the control means 765 to prevent the production of defective products.

Next, each operation of the apparatus thus configured will be described. First, specify the item and specify the packaging material S
The item designation mode for selecting the former 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 12.

Now, for example, when the operator presses the designated item, for example, the touch panel 56 marked as "commodity A", that is, the input means 156 based on the production plan of the day, this item signal is input through the input / output interface 55. The CPU 52 that has input "" collates the items stored in the storage means 153, that is, the read-only storage circuit 53, reads the packaging material S corresponding to the designated item "product A",
The number and the pattern are displayed on the display means 157, that is, the display 57, and are compared with the read data of each detector 61 (packaging material data output means 261) ... The corresponding packaging material S is selected from the plurality of packaging materials S stored in the packaging material storage unit 60, and the display means 1 disposed therein is selected.
57, that is, the display lamp 62 is turned on, and the display 5
The display 7 and the display lamp 62 inform the operator of the packaging material S to be mounted on the bag making and packaging machine 1.

On the other hand, the CPU 52 reads the size and number of the former 10 stored in the read-only memory circuit 53 from this item signal and displays it on the display 57.
The former storage rack 7 which is displayed above and which is suitable among the plurality of formers 10 stored in the former storage unit 70 on the basis of the read signal from each detector 71.
The indicator lamp 72 on 3 is turned on to inform the operator of the former 10 to be mounted on the bag making and packaging machine 1.

When the operator mounts the former 10 thus selected on the bag making and packaging machine 1, the servo motor 28 rotates the screw rod 27 to retract it to a position where it does not interfere with the attachment and detachment of the former 10. The slide plate 25 that had been moved forward, and the guide roller 2 arranged at the front edge thereof.
When 4 reaches the tip of the skirt 11, the screw rod 27 is stopped to bring the bag making and packaging machine 1 into a state where an item as specified can be produced.

Next, the former read mode for reading the former 10 mounted on the bag making and packaging machine and selecting the item and the packaging material S based on the former will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 13. For example, when the specific former 10 which is the work of the previous day is still attached to the bag making and packaging machine 1, the CPU 52 which inputs the signal of the identification element 17 provided in the former 10 stores the read-only memory. Circuit 53 (storage means 35
3) The data related to the former 10 is read out and displayed on the display 57 (display means 357), while the items input to the random access storage circuit 54 and the read-only storage circuit 53 are displayed according to the production plan of the day. From the stored item data corresponding to the mounting former 10, the item data suitable for the former 10 is read out and displayed on the display 57.

When the operator displays one item, the operator confirms that there is one corresponding item in the production plan for the day, and the packaging material S conforming to this item is the bag making and packaging machine. It is confirmed whether or not it is attached to No. 1 and when there are a plurality of displayed items, one of the items in the production plan of the day is selected by the touch panel 56 (input means 356). Input to CPU52,
A matching packaging material S may be read from the packaging materials S stored in the read-only storage circuit 53, and the display lamp 62 on the storage shelf 63 on which the packaging material S is placed may be turned on, or on the display 57. Notify the operator whether to display the storage location.

Further, the packaging material reading mode for reading the packaging material S mounted on the bag making and packaging machine 1 and selecting the item and the former 10 based on the reading will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, since the item and the former 10 are specified at the same time from the mounted packaging material S, the operator can obtain the packaging material data from the detection sensor (not shown) provided in the packaging material roll mounting portion of the bag making and packaging machine 1. First, it is confirmed whether or not the item using this packaging material S is in the production plan of this day, and if it is, it is confirmed whether or not the former 10 conforming to the item is attached. .

If the item using the packaging material S is not in the production plan of this day, the packaging material S is removed and the item in the production plan of the day is specified. The former 10 and the packaging material S are selected by following the same procedure as the item designation mode described above.

By the way, the present invention has been described above with reference to an example of an apparatus in which the various packaging materials S and the former 10 are randomly stored in the respective storage shelves 63 and 73 in the storage sections 60 and 70. However, in the device configured to store these in a predetermined mounting location, the detectors 61 and 71 at each mounting location are unnecessary, and instead,
The storage location data of the packaging material S and the former 10 is stored in the read-only memory circuit 53, and the corresponding storage location of the packaging material S and the former 10 is displayed on the display 57 based on this data. The display lamps 62 and 72 on the storage shelves 63 and 73 are configured to be turned on.

Further, in a device in which the packaging material S and the former 10 are supplied from the common storages 60 and 70 to the plurality of bag making and packaging machines 1 ... A carrier rail is laid between the machine 1 and the like, and the trolley running on the carrier rail is controlled by a selection signal from the microcomputer 50 to form the packaging material S and the former 10 in each bag-making packaging according to the designated items. It can also be configured to automatically supply the machines 1.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the touch panel 5
6 is used to output the required specified item data to the microcomputer 50, but the required item data is input from the host computer or the memory card according to the preset production plan. It is also possible to use a bar code reader to read the required item and output it to the microcomputer 50.

[0044]

As described above, according to the present invention, a specified item, or a specific one of the packaging material or the former mounted on the bag making and packaging machine and the item stored in the storage means, From data on packaging materials and formers,
Since the remaining two of the items to be produced, the packaging material to be attached to the bag making and packaging machine or the former are selected, either the item or the packaging material or former attached to the bag making and packaging machine is selected. By specifying one, it becomes possible to accurately and surely select the remaining two from the various items to be produced and the various packaging materials or formers that fit each of these items. In addition to eliminating the production of unqualified products caused by mounting mistakes, it is possible to perform the mounting work of the packaging material and the former easily and quickly, and the packaging material or the former mounted on the packaging machine This kind of production efficiency can be greatly improved by changing the original production order.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration diagram of a bag making and packaging machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a basic block diagram for selecting packaging materials based on designated items.

FIG. 3 is a more specific block diagram of the above.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of selecting a former based on a designated item.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram for identifying a suitable former or packaging material based on the attached packaging material or former and the designated item.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram for controlling the operation of the packaging machine based on a designated item.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram for determining suitability of a packaging material or a former attached based on a designated item.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of disabling the packaging machine when the attached packaging material or former is incompatible.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing data of item-based packaging materials stored in a read-only storage circuit.

FIG. 10 is a diagram similarly showing data of the item-specific former.

FIG. 11 is also a diagram showing data on operating conditions by item.

FIG. 12 is a view showing a flowchart for selecting a packaging material and a former by designating an item.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a flowchart for selecting a packaging material based on the mounted former.

FIG. 14 is a view showing a flowchart for selecting a former based on the mounted packaging material.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an example of a bag making and packaging machine used in the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a packaging material delivery adjusting mechanism of the above apparatus.

FIG. 17 is a side view of the mechanism.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a former.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 bag making and packaging machine 10 Former 20 Feeding adjustment mechanism 49 Operation unit 50 microcomputer 53 Read-only memory circuit 54 Random Access Storage Circuit 57 display 60, 70 storage 61, 71 detector 62, 72 indicator lamp 63, 73 storage shelves S packaging material

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-58-216529 (JP, A) JP-A-2-180118 (JP, A) JP-A 58-11627 (JP, A) SAIKAI HEI-23-23304 (JP , U) Actual development 4-68802 (JP, U) Actual development Sho 55-36112 (JP, U) Actual development 5-58602 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB) (Name) B65B 1/00-11/58 B65B 41/00-41/18 B65B 57 / 00,59 / 02

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage means for storing data on a packaging material or former determined corresponding to each item, and a specified item, a packaging material or former stored in a storage section, or a packaging machine. The data input / output means for inputting and outputting each data of the packaging material or the former and the data of the input / output means and the storage means are collated, and the item is designated by the data input / output means. In some cases, a bag-making process comprising: a packaging material or a former, and means for selecting an appropriate item based on the packaging material or the formerly installed, if the packaging material or the former is designated. Wrapping machine. 2. A storage means for storing packaging material data for each item, an input means for designating an item, and a designated item by collating the designated item data with the packaging material data from the storage means. A bag making and packaging machine comprising: a selection means for selecting a suitable packaging material and a display means for displaying a storage position of the packaging material selected by the selection means. 3. A packaging material data output means for outputting data on each stored packaging material, a storage means for storing data on used packaging material for each item, and an input means for designating an item. Selecting means for reading the packaging material data corresponding to the selected item from the storage means and comparing the data with each packaging material data from the packaging material data output means to select a suitable packaging material; and the selecting means. A bag making and packaging machine comprising: display means for displaying a storage position of the selected packaging material. 4. A storage unit storing former data for each item, an input unit for designating an item, and a selecting unit for collating the designated item data with the former data to select a former suitable for the designated item. And a display unit for displaying the storage position of the former selected by the selection unit. 5. A former data output means for outputting data for each stored former, a storage means for storing data for the former for each item, an input means for specifying an item, and a corresponding for the specified item. Selecting means for reading the former data to be stored from the storage means, and comparing the data with the respective former data from the former data output means to select a suitable former; and the storage position of the former selected by the selecting means. A bag making and packaging machine comprising: 6. Storage means for storing data on packaging materials or formers by item, input means for designating an item, mounting data output means for outputting data on mounted packaging materials or formers, An item conforming to the attached packaging material or former is read from the storage means based on the output data from the attachment data output means, and another former or packaging material conforming to the designated item of the read out items is read. And a means for selecting a bag making and packaging machine. 7. A storage means for storing the operating conditions for each item and each data on the packaging material and the former, a mounting data output means for outputting data on the mounted packaging material or the former, and the mounting data output means. An item compatible with the attached packaging material or former is read from the storage means based on the output data from the device, and the operation of the packaging machine is performed based on the operating condition corresponding to the specified item among the read items. A bag making and packaging machine comprising: a control means for controlling. 8. A storage unit that stores data about a packaging material or a former for each item, an input unit that specifies the item, and a former data corresponding to the designated item is read from the storage unit to select the former. Selection means, display means for displaying the storage position of the former selected by the selection means, mounting data output means for outputting data on the mounted packaging material or former, and packaging material corresponding to the designated item. Or a means for reading the data on the former from the storage means and comparing the data with the output data from the mounting data output means to judge the suitability of the mounted packaging material or former. Machine. 9. The bag making and packaging machine according to claim 8, further comprising control means for activating and deactivating the packaging machine based on the determination result of the determination means.