US 4,288,968 AGranted

End sealing device for a plastic film in a packaging apparatus

AssigneesFuji Machinery Co., Ltd., Japan Packaging Machinery Manu. Assn.

InventorsKiyoshi Seko, Mamoru Ichikawa

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Abstract

A heat sealing device in a packaging apparatus utilizing a plastic film for continuously seal both ends of a plurality of cylindrical bags made from the plastic film. The device comprises a pair of heat sealing members provided separatably and oppositely against each end portion of each cylindrical bag which is to be sealed transversely across the film. Each heat sealing member has a heat sealing surface which is to be pressed against the film and at least a pair of sealed chambers inside the heat sealing surface containing working liquid as a heat medium. A heat source is provided to heat at least a portion of the sealed chamber so that the working liquid generates vaporized gas by the heat. The sealed chamber is controlled to be kept at a pressure and a temperature so that the vaporized gas is condensed substantially at a temperature under which the film is sealed.

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Dependent claims

In an end sealing device for a packaging apparatus including a pair of heat sealing members placed on a feeding path of a continuous cylindrical film spacedly containing products and capable of being sealed by heat, said heat sealing members holding said film therebetween for successively sealing ends of every two adjacent packages by heat, said heat sealing members comprising:

heat sealing surfaces for sealing said ends of every two adjacent packages and being longer in width than said cylindrical film;
a sealed chamber provided in each of said heat sealing members adjacent said heat sealing surface along substantially the entire length thereof, said sealed chamber being maintained at a reduced pressure;
a heat source provided within said heat sealing member;
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a heat transferring working liquid sealedly introduced into said sealed chamber so as to partially fill said chamber, said liquid being heated by said heat source to generate a high temperature condensable gas, said condensable gas of said working liquid being condensed in the inner wall surface of said sealed chamber nearest said heat sealing surface contacting said film so as to discharge condensed latent heat for maintaining the entire heat sealing surface at a substantially constant temperature.

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