Sheet Storing Apparatus Bag Sealing Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing sheet storing apparatuses face issues with defective sealing when sheets, such as banknotes, get stuck in the bag opening, leading to incomplete sealing.

Innovation Solution

The apparatus employs a banknote storing mechanism with a pantograph and pressing plate system that compresses and positions banknotes within the bag, ensuring proper alignment and space for subsequent banknotes, preventing overflow and ensuring the bag can be heat-sealed effectively.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If sheets are stored in a bag using conventional heating members for sealing, then the bag can be sealed, but sheets may get stuck in the opening causing defective sealing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesealing qualityVSAvoidsheet sticking in opening
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The pressing plate performs preliminary action by compressing sheets into the bag before the heating members seal the opening. This ensures sheets are properly positioned and prevents them from protruding or getting stuck during the sealing process, thereby eliminating defective sealing caused by sheet interference.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The pressing plate acts as an intermediary between the sheet storage mechanism and the sealing mechanism. It mediates the transition by ensuring sheets are fully contained and compressed before the heating members make contact with the bag opening, preventing direct interference between sheets and the sealing process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of manufacture

If heating members are used to close the bag opening, then the bag can be sealed, but sheets may interfere with the sealing process

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesealing processVSAvoidsealing completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The pressing plate executes preliminary compression of sheets into the bag before the heating members are activated for sealing. This preliminary action ensures the sealing area is clear of sheet interference, allowing the heating members to function effectively and reliably without obstruction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The pressing plate maintains continuous pressure on the sheets during the sealing process, ensuring sheets remain properly positioned throughout the entire sealing operation. This continuous action prevents sheets from shifting or interfering with the heating members, ensuring complete and reliable sealing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

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

This solution prevents banknotes from being stuck during sealing, ensuring the bag is properly closed, thus preventing defective sealing and maintaining the integrity of the stored contents.

Implementation Method 1

an opening of a storing bag with banknotes stored therein is closed by heating members

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeating: Heating

Data Source

PatentEP3514769B1Sheet storing apparatus
Publication Date: 2021.08.11 GLORY LTD
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AI summary

A sheet storing apparatus includes: a compression section that performs first compression and second compression by applying a pressing force to sheets stored in a bag; and a control section that controls the pressing force.