The present invention relates to a rolling mechanism, and in particular to a rolling mechanism for having an opening perforation line on a plastic packaging film and a method thereof.
A packaged tissue paper pack available in the market requires a user to pull up a self-sticking label in order to tear an opening perforation line formed in a plastic packaging film, whereby an opening is formed to allow tissue paper sheets to be withdrawn from the tissue paper pack. The self-sticking label can be re-attached to close the opening. In the next time of use, the self-sticking label is peeled off again to allow withdrawal of the tissue paper sheets. This may be repeated several times until the tissue paper sheets are used up.
For the opening perforation line formed in the above described known plastic packaging film, in the first time of use, the perforation line must be torn apart by a user. The perforation line is formed by rolling with a perforation line rolling mechanism that comprises a rotatable anvil roller that is susceptible to wearing and must be replaced frequently. This waste the time in replacing the parts and makes the expense of replacing parts very high and thus leads to an increase of costs.
Thus, an objective of the present invention is to provide a rolling mechanism for having an opening perforation line on a plastic packaging film, wherein the impact force applied to an anvil roll of a pressure bearing unit can be reduced for reducing the wearing of the anvil roll.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a rolling mechanism for having an opening perforation line on a plastic packaging film, wherein a contact edge of an anvil roll of a pressure bearing unit can be allowed to be changed in case of wearing of the contact edge.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a rolling method for having an opening perforation line on a plastic packaging film, wherein an opening perforation line on a plastic packaging film can be formed by rolling under an impact reducing condition.
The solution adopted in the present invention to overcome the problems of the conventional techniques comprises rolling mechanism for having an opening perforation line on a plastic packaging film, which comprises a carriage frame, a pressure bearing unit, an impact cushioning mechanism, and an opening cutter assembly. The pressure bearing unit comprises a pressure bearing seat, an anvil roll, and a retention plate. The pressure bearing seat has a receptacle channel. The retention plate is engaged with the pressure bearing seat to position the anvil roll in the receptacle channel. The impact cushioning mechanism is coupled between the carriage frame and the pressure bearing seat to maintain a predetermined buffering gap between the carriage frame and the pressure bearing seat. The opening cutter assembly is arranged adjacent to the anvil roll of the pressure bearing unit. The opening cutter assembly comprises an opening cutter shaft and at least one opening cutter blade attached to a periphery of the opening cutter shaft. The opening cutter assembly is driven to rotate so as to have the opening cutter blade rolling on the anvil roll of the pressure bearing unit and an impact that is applied from the anvil roll or the pressure bearing unit is absorbed by the impact cushioning mechanism.
The anvil roll may get worn out after a long term use. A bolt that secures the retention plate to the pressure bearing seat is released to allow the anvil roll to be rotated by an angle by which an original contact edge that has been worn out is shifted away. The bolt is re-tightened to resume the secured condition of the retention plate to the pressure bearing seat. In this way, a new contact edge of the anvil roll is formed with respect to the opening cutter blade to receive subsequent forces applied thereto.
The technical solution provided by the present invention effectively improves the capability of an anvil roll, which is a part for forming an opening perforation line by rolling, for bearing impacts that act thereon caused by inconsistent assembled height of an opening cutter blade due to manufacturing tolerance or other factors and reduces the impacts applied to the anvil roll of the pressure bearing unit in the operation of the opening cutter assembly. The anvil roll is made a stationary part and comprises a high hardness material so that the lifespan is increased and the anvil roll can work to grind the opening cutter blade, making the anvil roll and the opening cutter blade better mating each other and the operation smooth. Further, the anvil roll of the pressure bearing unit, when worn out, can be operated to change the contact edge thereof, whereby the anvil roll can be repeatedly used for several times, reducing the frequency of replacing the anvil roll and thus saving costs.
The present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art by reading the following description of preferred embodiments of the present invention and the best mode for carrying out the present invention, with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
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The pressure bearing unit 22 comprises a pressure bearing seat 223, an anvil roll 221, and a retention plate 222. The pressure bearing seat 223 has a receptacle channel 225. The retention plate 222 is engaged with the pressure bearing seat 223 and is located at one side of the receptacle channel 225 in order to position the anvil roll 221 in the receptacle channel 225. The impact cushioning mechanism 10 is coupled between the carriage frame 6 and the pressure bearing seat 223 of the pressure bearing unit 22. In the instant embodiment, the pressure bearing unit 22 is made of a high hardness material, such as tungsten carbide. The anvil roll 221 possesses the capability of absorbing impact and vibration. Use of high hardness abrasion resistant material is helpful in increasing lifespan of the anvil roll 221.
The impact cushioning mechanism 10 comprises at least one bolt 10a and at least one pressure bearing spring 16. The bolt 10a extends through the carriage frame 6 and engages the pressure bearing seat 223 of the pressure bearing unit 22. The pressure bearing spring 16 is set in a respective cavity 6a formed within the carriage frame 6 and is sleeved around the bolt 10a. Opposite ends of the pressure bearing spring 16 are respectively supported by the cavity 6a and the pressure bearing seat 223 for adjusting a penetration depth with respect to the bolt 10a fastening. The pressure bearing spring 16 provides resiliency that maintains a Y-axis buffering gap C (approximately 2-0.4 mm) between the carriage frame 6 and the pressure bearing seat 223 of the pressure bearing unit 22.
A regulating bolt 8 extends through the top board 9 and engages the carriage frame 6. The regulating bolt 8 is used for adjusting a distance between the carriage frame 6 and the top board 9 to result that a distance between the pressure bearing unit 22 and an opening cutter shaft 20 is adjusted correspondingly to ensure effective rolling and smooth operation between the anvil roll 221 and an opening cutter blade 211.
The opening cutter assembly 2 is arranged adjacent to the anvil roll 221 of the pressure bearing unit 22 and comprises the opening cutter shaft 20, at least one opening cutter seat 21, and at least one opening cutter blade 211. The opening cutter seat 21 is coupled to the opening cutter shaft 20, and the opening cutter blade 211 is mounted to the opening cutter seat 21. The opening cutter shaft 20 is coupled to the base frame 4 and is indirectly driven by a motor (not shown) via a pulley 5 to rotate in a rotation direction R.
A plastic packaging film 1 is fed along a feeding path R1 into the rolling mechanism for having an opening perforation line on a plastic packaging film 100 and is rolled between the opening cutter blade 211 of the opening cutter assembly 2 and the anvil roll 221 of the pressure bearing unit 22 whereby an opening perforation line 3 (also see
The rolling mechanism for having an opening perforation line on a plastic packaging film 100 further comprises a bottom board 11 and a rail assembly 12. The rail assembly 12 comprises a rail 121 and at least one slide block 122. The bottom board 11 is coupled to an underside of the base frame 4 and the slide block 122 of the rail assembly 12 is coupled to the bottom board 11. The rail 121 is coupled to a base of other assemblies/units (not shown in the drawings). The rolling mechanism for having an opening perforation line on a plastic packaging film 100 is controlled by a screw control unit (not shown) to have the slide block 122 sliding on the rail 121 along Z axis for setting the anvil roll 221 and the opening cutter blade 211 to roll and form the opening perforation line 3 at a desired and correct location on the plastic packaging film 1.
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The long retention bar 14 is provided, at a substantially central portion, with a resilient cushioning mechanism 15, which can be for example composed of a resiliently biased positioning bead that is readily available from the market. In the embodiment illustrated, the resilient cushioning mechanism 15 generally comprises a regulation spring 151, a resilient bolt 152, and a pressure bearing end 153. The resilient bolt 152 has an end extending into the groove 14a of the long retention bar 14 to have the pressure bearing end 153 against the pressure bearing seat 223 of the pressure bearing unit 22. The regulation spring 151, or an equivalent resilient element, constituting the resilient cushioning mechanism 15, provides the function of cushioning to absorb the power of impact and vibration. When the anvil roll 221 or the pressure bearing unit 22 is subjected to an external force, the presence of the resilient cushioning mechanism 15 provides the anvil roll 221 or the pressure bearing unit 22 with the capability of absorbing impacts and vibrations along the X axis.
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The opening cutter seat 21 of the opening cutter assembly 2 is accommodated in and engaged to the corresponding containing compartment 27 of the opening cutter shaft 20 and forms at least one post hole 212 respectively corresponding to the cutter hole 23a of the opening cutter shaft 20. The opening cutter blade 211 is mounted to the opening cutter seat 21 and the opening cutter assembly 2 uses cutter bolts 23 to fasten the post holes 212 of the opening cutter seat 21 and the cutter holes 23a of the opening cutter shaft 20 to have the opening cutter seat 21 engaging with the opening cutter shaft 20.
The opening cutter seat 21 of the opening cutter assembly 2 is provided with a threaded removal hole 24 and at least one threaded adjustment hole 26a. When there is a need to replace a long-term used and thus worn opening cutter blade 211 or to replace one having a different configuration, an operator releases the cutter bolts 23 and then screws at least one removal bolt 25 into the removal hole 24 to a predetermined depth, whereby the operator may use his or her hand or a tool to grip a free end of the removal bolt 25 to remove the opening cutter seat 21. Then, a new opening cutter seat 21 can be installed and the cutter bolts 23 are tightened again to complete the replacement operation of the opening cutter seat 21. When the opening cutter assembly 2 of the rolling mechanism for having the opening perforation line on the plastic packaging film 100 is set in operation, the removal bolt 25 must be removed first in order to prevent the anvil roll 221 from being struck by the removal bolt 25 in the rolling operation.
The opening cutter seat 21 has an end surface 28 and the opening cutter shaft 20 has a cylindrical surface 29. In case it is found that the end surface 28 of the opening cutter seat 21 and the cylindrical surface 29 of the opening cutter shaft 20 do not match with each other along the outer cylindrical contour, or the anvil roll 221 and the opening cutter blade 211 cannot carry out rolling operation properly, the cutter bolts 23 are first released and an adjustment bolt 26 engaging the adjustment hole 26a is adjusted in such a way that when the adjustment bolt 26 gets into contact with the bottom 35 of the containing compartment 27 of the opening cutter shaft 20, further rotating the adjustment bolt 26 in either clockwise direction or counterclockwise direction may adjust the assembled height of the opening cutter seat 21 and when a desired height is reached, the cutter bolts 23 are firmly secured. This operation can be carried out repeatedly until the anvil roll 221 and the opening cutter blade 211 can properly carry out rolling operation and a uniform opening perforation line 3 is formed at a predetermined location in the plastic packaging film 1.
The adjustment hole 26a that engages the adjustment bolt 26 can be set at any desired location in the opening cutter seat 21 of the opening cutter assembly 2 according to practical needs. The adjustment bolt 26 can be a bolt having a consistent diameter through the whole bolt body thereof and can be one available from the market. The cutter bolts 23 and the removal bolt 25 can also be bolts that are readily available from the market. The cutter bolts 23 are preferably of the type of countersink bolt.
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If necessary, an operation that angularly shifts the anvil roll 221 in the receptacle channel 225 of the pressure bearing seat 223 by an angle θ is carried out to angularly shift away the initial contact edge B of the anvil roll 221, which may be worn out, and has a new contact edge A to face the opening cutter assembly 2 instead of the worn contact edge B.
Since the present invention comprises a resilient cushioning mechanism 15, which absorbs the X-axis impact force applied from the opening cutter blade 211 to the anvil roll 221 or the pressure bearing unit 22, when the anvil roll 221 or the pressure bearing unit 22 is receiving a force acting thereon, due to the resilient cushioning mechanism 15, the anvil roll 221 or the pressure bearing unit 22 is provided with the capability of absorbing impact and vibration along the X axis. Further, the present invention comprises an impact cushioning mechanism 10, which absorbs the Y-axis impact force applied from the opening cutter blade 211 to the anvil roll 221 or the pressure bearing unit 22, when the anvil roll 221 or the pressure bearing unit 22 is receiving a force acting thereon, due to the impact cushioning mechanism 10, the anvil roll 221 or the pressure bearing unit 22 is provided with the capability of absorbing impact and vibration along the Y axis. In other words, the impact and/or vibration applied in any direction from the opening cutter blade 211 to the anvil roll 221 or the pressure bearing unit 22 can be effectively buffered.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof and the best mode for carrying the invention, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that a variety of modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention which is intended to be defined by the appended claims.
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098110582 | Mar 2009 | TW | national |