Horizontal Packaging Apparatus with Adjustable Forming Distance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging apparatuses are limited in their flexibility and effectiveness when used with different types of packaging materials, particularly struggling with the diverse behaviors of paper and plastic materials.
Innovation Solution
A horizontal packaging apparatus with adjustable components that allow for varying the distance between the forming device and the pulling means, enabling adaptation to different materials, ensuring effective tubular wrapping and welding regardless of material type.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the apparatus uses fixed positioning between forming device and pulling means, then the structure is simple, but it cannot adapt to different material types (paper and plastic) with diverse behaviors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a movable support surface that can be positioned at different locations along the conveying direction, transforming a static structure into a dynamic one. This allows the distance between the forming device and pulling means to be adjusted based on material type (paper vs. plastic), enabling adaptation to different material behaviors while maintaining operational simplicity through a single movable component rather than complex multi-component systems
2Reliability
If the distance between forming device and pulling means is fixed, then the device operation is simple, but the tubular shape cannot be maintained for both rigid and flexible materials
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the spatial parameter (distance) between the forming device and pulling means based on material type. For rigid materials like paper, a larger distance is used, while for flexible materials like plastic, a smaller distance is used. This parameter adjustment ensures reliable tubular shape formation for each material type without requiring complex operational procedures, maintaining ease of use through simple position adjustment
3Manufacturing precision
If the apparatus is designed for specific material type, then the manufacturing precision for that material is high, but the versatility across different material types is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal apparatus that can handle both paper-based and plastic-based packaging materials by implementing an adjustable support surface position system. This single adjustment mechanism allows the same apparatus to maintain high folding and forming precision across different material types, eliminating the need for separate dedicated equipment for each material type while preserving manufacturing precision through optimized positioning for each material category
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus ensures reliable tubular wrapping and sealing for both rigid and flexible materials, reducing material displacement and maintaining the tubular shape for efficient packaging.
Implementation Method 1
welding means (S), for example constituted by heated rollers, for welding the facing flaps of the tubular wrapping
Implementation Method 2
heated rollers, for welding the facing flaps of the tubular wrapping
Data Source
AI summary
The horizontal packaging apparatus comprises: a conveying line of products along a conveying direction; infeeding means of a continuous sheet; a forming device mounted on a support surface and comprising folding means for folding the continuous sheet to form a tubular wrapping; advancement means of the continuous sheet configured to advance the continuous sheet along an advancement direction concordant with the conveying direction of the products; pulling means arranged consecutively to the outfeed section of the forming device to bilaterally abut the facing end flaps of the lower portions of the tubular wrapping folded back beneath the products and advance the tubular wrapping wrapped around the products beyond the forming device. The reciprocal position between the support surface of the forming device and the pulling means is adjustable and variable to vary and adjust a distance between the outfeed section of the forming device and the pulling means.