Packing apparatus

A packing apparatus comprising:

• a frame constructed of a plurality of supporting plates;
• a movable arm rotatably mounted on the frame for movement along a path in an arc of approximately 180.degree. from a first position away from a packing article to a second position toward the packing article and along said path from the second position back to said first position;
• a guide rod mounted perpendicularly to the movable arm;
• guide roller means for guiding a band, said guide roller means being provided at a tip of the guide rod and being movable to a position adjacent the packing article when the movable arm is moved to the second position;
• sandwiching means for sandwiching the band which is adjacent the packing article and which has been led out from the guide roller means when said movable arm is moved from said second position to said first position along said path;
• slide table means for leading a packing article toward a portion of the band located between the sandwiching means and the guide roller means;
• pressing member means for pressing the band which is led to a back surface of the slide table means by the movable arm;
• heater means for melting the band pressed by said pressing member means;
• adhering member means for adhering the melted band by pressure to an opposite free end thereof;
• cutting means for cutting off the adhered melted band;
• and
• control means for controlling operation timings of said movable arm, said guide rod, said guide roller means, said sandwiching means, said slide table means, said pressing member means, said heater means, said adhering member means and said cutting means;
• and
• each of the slide table means, pressing member means, heater means, adhering member means, and cutting means being movable toward and away from a supply locus of said band.