JP3515993B2 - Aseptic filling and packaging apparatus and method for producing hermetically sealed filling package - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a pack storage box for storing a sterile packaging bag pack in which a packaging bag to be used for aseptic packaging of foods, pharmaceuticals, feeds, etc. is packed, and the packaging bag is filled with contents. The present invention relates to an aseptic filling and packaging device and a method for producing a hermetically filled packaging body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as a method for enhancing the storage stability of foods, pharmaceuticals, feeds, etc., aseptic packaging has been performed in which these articles are sealed with a synthetic resin packaging bag to maintain a sterile condition. .

As one of the methods for performing such aseptic packaging, an aseptic filling and packaging method using a long sealed bag band in which sealed packaging bags are connected is known. As shown in FIG. 5, this packaging method uses a sealed bag band a which seals the entire peripheral side edges of the storage part and sterilizes the inside of the storage part in advance, and draws out from the original roll b wound with the sealed bag band a. The surface of the sealed bag a is sterilized with hydrogen peroxide water and dried, and a sterilizing device c is cut and each bag of the sealed bag is cut to separate each packaging bag a'and the separated packaging bag a '. A cutting and opening device d for cutting one peripheral edge to form an opening, and a spreading device e for expanding the opening of the packaging bag a ′ having the opening,
A filling device f for filling the contents of the packaging bag a ′ and a heat-sealing device g for heat-sealing the opening of the packaging bag a ′ are provided, and these devices are sequentially arranged in a sterile room h. The filling and packaging apparatus aseptically fills and packs the contents of each sealed bag from the sealed bag band to manufacture the filled and packed bag i.

[0004]

However, the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus using such a sealed bag band requires a device for performing a hydrogen peroxide sterilization step, a drying step, etc., and is therefore relatively large and requires a considerable installation area. There is a problem of doing.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and uses an aseptic filling and packaging apparatus which uses a sealed aseptic packaging bag pack storage box capable of miniaturizing the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus, and the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus. An object is to provide a method for manufacturing a hermetically sealed package.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following aseptic filling and packaging apparatus and a method for producing a hermetically filled packaging body. [Claim 1] A filling device, comprising: a filling device for filling contents into a packaging bag having an opening formed at one edge thereof so as to be heat-sealable; and a heat-sealing device for heat-sealing the opening of the packaging bag. The packaging device is an aseptic filling and packaging device installed in a sterile room having a packaging bag outlet, and accommodates a sealed aseptic packaging bag pack in which the superposed body of the packaging bag is stored and the inside is sterilized, and A sealed aseptic packaging bag pack storage box equipped with a sterilizing device inside can be removably and airtightly attached to the packaging bag outlet.
An aseptic filling and packaging apparatus, further comprising an openable and closable lid for closing the aseptic chamber and the inside of the hermetically sealed aseptic packaging bag pack box by airtightly closing the packaging bag outlet. Claim 2: The aseptic filling and packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the packaging bag outlets are formed. Claim 3: A method for manufacturing a hermetically-filled package using the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, which comprises the following (A) to (F):
A method for producing a hermetically-filled package, comprising the steps of: Step (A): In the state where the packaging bag outlet formed in the aseptic chamber is airtightly closed by the lid, the packaging bag outlet is
A step of air-tightly attaching the sealed sterile packaging bag pack storage box in which the sealed sterile packaging bag pack is stored. Step (B): After the step (A), the inside of the hermetically sealed packaging bag pack storage box and the hermetically sealed packaging bag pack storage box are accommodated by the sterilization device provided in the hermetically sealed packaging bag pack storage box. A step of sterilizing the outer surface of the sealed aseptic packaging bag pack and the side of the lid facing the sealed aseptic packaging bag pack storage box. Step (C): a step of opening the sterilized lid after step (B) and connecting the hermetically sealed aseptic packaging bag storage box and the aseptic chamber through the packaging bag outlet. Step (D): A step of, after the step (C), opening the sealed sterile packaging bag pack stored in the sealed sterile packaging bag pack storage box. Step (E): A step of, after the step (D), individually taking out the packaging bags from the opened sealed aseptic packaging bag pack and filling the contents with the filling device. Step (F): A step of heat sealing the opening of the filled packaging bag with the heat sealing device after the step (E).

[0007]

The hermetically sealed aseptic packaging bag pack storage box of the present invention accommodates a stacked body of single packaging bags each having an opening formed in advance at one edge thereof in a heat-sealable manner, and is sealed and sterilized inside. The sealed and aseptic packaging bag pack is stored, and even if the packaging bag inside the pack is open, it can be transported while maintaining a sterile condition. When supplying the packaging bag in the pack from this pack storage box to the aseptic filling and packaging device, the sterilization device inside thereof can sterilize the outer surface of the pack and the like, and then the pack can be opened and superposed in an aseptic state. The single-open packaging bags can be individually taken out and filled with the contents.

Further, the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus of the present invention is equipped with the above-mentioned hermetically sealed aseptic packaging pack storage box, and when the internal open packaging bag is carried into the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus from the hermetically aseptic packaging bag pack, While the packaging bag outlet formed in the chamber is closed with the lid, the pack storage box is airtightly attached to the closed outlet. At this time, since the outlet of the aseptic chamber is closed by the lid, the pack storage box and the aseptic chamber are airtightly closed by the lid. In this state, the inside of the pack storage box and the lid are sterilized by spraying hydrogen peroxide water and the like with the sterilization device provided in the pack storage box, and then the lid is opened, and the inside of the pack storage box and the aseptic packaging and filling machine The inside (sterile chamber) of the is communicated through the outlet. Then, the aseptic packaging bag pack in the pack storage box is opened so that the overlapping open packaging bags can be taken out, and the open packaging bags are individually taken out and supplied into the aseptic filling and packaging device, and the contents of the opening packaging bag are filled by the filling device. The object is filled, and the opening of the packaging bag is heat-sealed by a heat-sealing device to perform hermetically sealed packaging.

Here, the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus can be provided with two or more outlets. In such a case, a pack storage box is attached to each outlet and the packaging bag in one pack storage box is taken out. Since the sterilization process of the other pack storage boxes can be performed while the contents are being filled with the contents, continuous operation becomes possible by sequentially replacing the storage boxes.

As described above, the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus of the present invention is different from the conventional aseptic bag-type aseptic filling and packaging apparatus in that it has a sterilizing device for the surface of the packaging bag, a drying device, a device for separating the hermetically sealed bag strip, and a hermetically sealed package. Since the bag opening device and the like are unnecessary, the entire device can be downsized.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a hermetically sealed aseptic packaging bag pack. In this hermetically aseptic packaging bag pack 1, a square bottom bag 2 has an opening packaging bag 3 whose upper edge side is opened as shown in FIG. The stacked superposed body 4 is stored, and the opening of the square bottom bag 2 is closed and sealed. The inner surface and outer surface of each opening packaging bag 3 and the inner surface of the square bottom bag 2 are sterilized by radiation, and the inside of the hermetically sealed aseptic packaging bag pack 1 is completely sterile.

The hermetically sealed aseptic packaging bag pack 1 is stored in the pack storage box of the present invention, as described later. Figure 3
Shows an aseptic filling and packaging apparatus of the present invention. The aseptic filling and packaging apparatus 10 takes out an opening packaging bag 3 from a bag feeding apparatus A described later and expands an opening 11 of the opening packaging bag 3. A filling device 12 for filling the contents, and a heat sealing device 13 for heat sealing the opening of the opening packaging bag 3.
And a discharge device 14 for discharging the sealed packaging bag, which are arranged in the aseptic chamber 15, and these devices manufacture the hermetically sealed packaging bag 3'of the product.

The bag supply device A will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 4, the bag supply device A has a packaging bag outlet 21 formed on the floor surface of the aseptic chamber 15 and is used except during operation. The outlet 21 is hermetically closed by a lid 22 that opens and closes the outlet 21.

On the other hand, the bottomed cylindrical pack storage box 23 is for accommodating the hermetically sealed aseptic packaging bag pack 1 inside, and the upper end edge of the opening of the pack storage box 23 is the mounting rib 21a of the packaging bag outlet 21. It is configured to be fitted in an airtight manner, whereby the pack storage box 23 is connected to the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus 10, and the outlet 21 and the pack storage box 23 are airtightly shut off by the lid 22. . Also, pack storage box 2
A spray nozzle 24 for hydrogen peroxide is provided in the upper part of the inside of 3 as a sterilizing device, and is connected to a hydrogen peroxide pressure-feeding device (not shown) so as to be detachable.

Aseptic packaging bag pack 1 to open packaging bag 3
When supplying to the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus 10, first, the hermetically sealed aseptic packaging bag pack 1 is stored in the pack storage box 23, and the pack storage box 23 is fitted into the outlet 21 of the sterile room 15. In this state, the outer surface of the hermetically sealed packaging bag pack 1, the inner surface of the pack storage box 23, and the outer surface of the lid body 22 are not in a sterile state, so hydrogen peroxide is sprayed from the hydrogen peroxide pressure-feeding device through the spray nozzle 24. Is sterilized and dried. Next, the lid 22 is opened, the sterile chamber 15 and the pack storage box 23 are made to communicate with each other, and then the opening of the square bottom bag 2 of the sealed sterile packaging bag pack 1 in the pack storage box 21 is appropriately cut with a cutter or the like. It is opened by a means so that the open packaging bag 3 in the hermetically sealed packaging bag pack 1 can be taken out. Then, the opening packaging bag 3 is individually taken out by an appropriate means (not shown) such as a suction cup and supplied to the next expansion device 11.

After all the open packaging bags 3 have been taken out, the lid 22 is closed again and the outlet 21 is closed to close the pack storage box 23.
And the aseptic chamber 15 are shut off from each other, then the pack storage box 23 is removed from the outlet 21, and a new hermetically sealed aseptic packaging bag pack 1 is stored in the pack storage box 23 to move to the next work. In the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus 10 of the embodiment,
Two take-out ports 21 are formed, and bag-feeding devices A and A ′ are provided at the respective take-out ports 21. By this, while the open packaging bag 3 is taken out from the pack storage box 23 of the feeding device A, feeding is performed. The pack storage box 23 may be attached to the outlet 21 of the device A ′, and the sterilization process of the pack storage box 23 may be performed. After the opening packaging bag 3 has been taken out from the one pack storage box 23, the other pack storage box It is possible to take out the open packaging bag 3 immediately from 23 and perform continuous operation.

According to the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus, as compared with the conventional hermetically sealed bag type filling and packaging apparatus shown in FIG. 5, a sterilizing device for the surface of the hermetically sealed bag strip, a drying device, a bag strip separating device, and a hermetically sealed bag. An opening device for cutting and opening one edge is not necessary, and the device itself is small, and the degree of freedom of installation place is improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, the sterilizer for a pack storage box is not limited to the case of using hydrogen peroxide solution, but EOG, ozone, etc. may be used. In addition, the number of packaging bag outlets is one or three
One or more pieces may be formed and a bag supply device may be provided at each outlet, and various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0019]

By using the hermetically sealed aseptic packaging bag pack storage box of the present invention, as compared with the hermetically sealed bag-type aseptic filling and packaging apparatus, a sterilizing device for the surface of the packaging bag, a drying device, a device for separating the hermetically sealed bag band, and further sealing. Since an opening device for the packaging bag is not necessary, the aseptic filling and packaging device can be downsized.

Further, since the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus of the present invention is small in size, the degree of freedom of installation location is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an embodiment of a hermetically sealed aseptic packaging bag pack housed in a pack storage box of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an opening packaging bag to be housed in the hermetically sealed aseptic packaging bag pack.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing an embodiment of the aseptic filling and packaging apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing an example of a bag feeding device of the aseptic filling and packaging device.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a conventional bag-type aseptic filling and packaging device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Aseptic packaging bag pack 2 square bottom bag 3 open packaging bags 10 Aseptic filling and packaging equipment 11 Expansion device 12 Filling device 13 Heat sealing device 14 Product discharge device 15 aseptic room 21 Packaging bag outlet 22 Lid 23 Pack Storage Box 24 Sterilizer A, A'bag feeder

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shinichi Hiramoto 1-27-12 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo Hidewa intersection ▲ Point ▼ Building 3rd floor Toyo Automatic Machinery Stock Company In-house (72) Inventor Keizo Hirata Tokyo 1-27-12 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku Shuwa intersection ▲ Point ▼ Building 3rd floor Toyo Joki Stock Association In-house (56) Reference JP 47-3894 (JP, A) JP 57-28725 (JP, A) ) JP-A-58-30930 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65B 55/02-55/04

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A filling device for filling contents in a packaging bag having an opening formed at one edge thereof so as to be heat-sealed, and a heat-sealing device for heat-sealing the opening of the packaging bag. The filling and packaging apparatus is an aseptic filling and packaging apparatus installed in an aseptic chamber having a packaging bag outlet, and contains a sealed aseptic packaging bag pack in which the inside of the packaging bag is sterilized and the superposed body of the packaging bag is stored. And a hermetic aseptic packaging bag pack storage box equipped with a sterilizer inside can be removably and airtightly attachable to the packaging bag outlet, and the packaging bag outlet is hermetically closed to hermetically seal the interior of the sterile room. An aseptic filling and packaging apparatus comprising an openable and closable lid for blocking the inside of a packaging bag pack storage box. 2. The aseptic filling and packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the packaging bag outlets are formed. 3. A method for manufacturing a hermetically-filled package using the aseptic filling-and-wrapping apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, which comprises the following steps (A) to (F). Body manufacturing method. Step (A): In the state where the packaging bag outlet formed in the aseptic chamber is airtightly closed by the lid, the packaging bag outlet is
A step of air-tightly attaching the sealed sterile packaging bag pack storage box in which the sealed sterile packaging bag pack is stored. Step (B): After the step (A), the inside of the hermetically sealed packaging bag pack storage box and the hermetically sealed packaging bag pack storage box are accommodated by the sterilization device provided in the hermetically sealed packaging bag pack storage box. A step of sterilizing the outer surface of the sealed aseptic packaging bag pack and the side of the lid facing the sealed aseptic packaging bag pack storage box. Step (C): a step of opening the sterilized lid after step (B) and connecting the hermetically sealed aseptic packaging bag storage box and the aseptic chamber through the packaging bag outlet. Step (D): A step of, after the step (C), opening the sealed sterile packaging bag pack stored in the sealed sterile packaging bag pack storage box. Step (E): A step of, after the step (D), individually taking out the packaging bags from the opened sealed aseptic packaging bag pack and filling the contents with the filling device. Step (F): A step of heat sealing the opening of the filled packaging bag with the heat sealing device after the step (E).