Seal cutter for plastic bag

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6635002
  • Patent Number
    6,635,002
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, May 21, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, October 21, 2003
    20 years ago
Abstract
A seal cutter for a plastic bag includes a folding device, a conveyor device, a point cut-off device, a tension control device, and a coreless winding device. The folding device includes a rectangular guide plate, a triangular guide plate rested on the rectangular guide plate, and an oblique drive rod located above the triangular guide plate. The tension control device includes a fixed roller set, a movable roller set, and a chain set for moving the movable roller set to engage the fixed roller set. The coreless winding device includes a piston rod structure, and a clamping structure.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to a seal cutter for a plastic bag, and more particularly to a coreless winding point cut-off seal cutter for a plastic bag.




2. Description of the Related Art




A conventional a seal cutter for a scroll of plastic bag in accordance with the prior art comprises a material support rack for supporting the scroll of plastic bag, a folding device, a conveyor device, a point cut-off device, a tension control device, and a coreless winding device. Thus, the plastic bag may be point cut-off, sealed, wound into a scroll, and packaged. The plastic bag is processed by the point cut-off device, so that the plastic bag may form multiple point cut-off positions that may be torn out for use.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a seal cutter for a plastic bag, wherein the plastic bag may be formed with a three-folding-layer shape before the plastic bag is sealed, point cut-off and wound into a scroll, thereby reducing the width of the plastic bag after being wound.




Another objective of the present invention is to provide a seal cutter for a plastic bag, wherein the fixing racks may be adjusted, so as to calibrate the folding position of the plastic bag.




A further objective of the present invention is to provide a seal cutter for a plastic bag, wherein the press plates may be used to press the plastic bag when the point cut-off blade is lifted and lowered, thereby enhancing the point cut-off effect of the point cut-off blade.




In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a seal cutter for a plastic bag, comprising a folding device, a conveyor device, a point cut-off device, a tension control device, and a coreless winding device, wherein:




the folding device includes a fixing seat including two opposite fixing racks which are combined with each other by a fixing plate and a roller, a first connecting plate is secured on a bottom of the fixing plate, a rectangular guide plate is mounted on the first connecting plate in an inclined manner, and is provided with a protruding block secured on the first connecting plate, a triangular guide plate is provided with a link secured on one of the two opposite fixing racks, so that the triangular guide plate is rested on the rectangular guide plate, a second connecting plate is secured on the other one of the two opposite fixing racks, a fixing rod is secured on a bottom of the second connecting plate, an oblique drive rod is secured on one end of the fixing rod, and is located above the triangular guide plate;




the conveyor device includes two opposite U-shaped seats for securing a drive rubber wheel, two opposite first slide blocks for securing a driven rubber wheel, two opposite second slide blocks for securing an eccentric shaft, two cover plates for securing the first and second slide blocks on the U-shaped seat, and two adjusting knobs each extended through a respective cover plate to adjust a tension between the first and second slide blocks;




the point cut-off device includes a blade seat, a point cut-off blade, and two press plates, the blade seat has a bottom end formed with multiple spring support seats, and has a top end formed with multiple screw bores, the point cut-off blade is formed with multiple slots aligning with the multiple spring support seats of the blade seat for mounting multiple springs, each of the springs has a top urged on a respective spring support seat of the blade seat and has a bottom urged on the two press plates, the point cut-off blade is formed with multiple step portions, each of the two press plates is mounted on the point cut-off blade by multiple screws which extend through the two press plates and through multiple sleeves between the two press plates, each of the multiple sleeves is rested on a respective step portion of the point cut-off blade;




the tension control device includes a fixed roller set, a movable roller set, and a chain set for moving the movable roller set to engage the fixed roller set;




the coreless winding device includes a piston rod structure, and a clamping structure, wherein:




the piston rod structure includes an outer tube, and a gas pressure cylinder mounted on a rear end of the outer tube, the gas pressure cylinder has a front end secured with a bearing disk, the gas pressure cylinder has a gas pressure rod extended into the outer tube through a bearing hole in the bearing disk, and pivotally connected with a first end of a sleeve which has a second end formed with an elongated through hole, an inner tube is mounted in the bearing hole and the outer tube for receiving the gas pressure rod, two opposite piston rods mounted in the inner tube and protruding outward from an elongated through hole formed in the inner tube, one of the two piston rods is fixed, and the other piston rod is movable; and




the clamping structure including two shafts each mounted on a support base and each having two ends each provided with a gear, two inverted U-shaped clips each mounted on one of the two shafts, two gas pressure cylinders each pivotally mounted on the support base and each pivotally mounted on the gear of one of the two shafts, and a gas pressure cylinder mounted on a bottom of the support base for lifting the support base, one of the two inverted U-shaped clips is provided with two opposite small gas pressure cylinders each having a gas pressure rod for driving a drive bar pivotally mounted on a side portion to rotate relatively.











Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.




BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a schematic plan view of a seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 2

is a perspective view of a folding device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a exploded perspective view of the folding device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 2

;





FIG. 4

is a schematic side plan view of the folding device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 2

;





FIG. 5

is a schematic view of the folding device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 2

;





FIG. 6

is a schematic operational view of the folding device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 2

;





FIG. 7

is a schematic operational view of the folding device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 2

;





FIG. 8

is an exploded perspective view of a conveyor device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 9

is an exploded perspective view of a point cut-off device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 10

is a perspective view of the point cut-off device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 9

;





FIG. 10A

is a partially cut-away side plan cross-sectional view of the point cut-off device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 10

;





FIG. 11

is a side plan cross-sectional view of the point cut-off device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 10

;





FIG. 12

is a schematic side plan view of the point cut-off device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 10

;





FIG. 13

is a schematic operational view of the point cut-off device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 12

;





FIG. 14

is a schematic operational view of the point cut-off device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 13

;





FIG. 15

is a schematic operational view of the point cut-off device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 14

;





FIG. 16

is a perspective view of a tension control device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 17

is an operational view of the tension control device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 16

;





FIG. 18

is a side plan cross-sectional view of a piston rod structure of a coreless winding device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 19

is an operational view of the piston rod structure of the coreless winding device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 18

;





FIG. 20

is a perspective view of a clamping structure of the coreless winding device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 20A

is a partially cut-away plan view of the clamping structure of the coreless winding device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag as shown in

FIG. 18

; and





FIG. 21

is a schematic operational view of the coreless winding device of the seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to the drawings and initially to

FIG. 1

, a seal cutter


1


for a scroll of plastic bag


100


in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a material support rack


10


for supporting the scroll of plastic bag


100


. The plastic bag


100


is in turn conveyed through a guide rack, a conveyor device


3


, and a folding device


2


, then conveyed into a point cut-off device


4


to be point cut-off, then guided into a tension bar


5


and a tension control device


61


, and finally conveyed to a coreless winding device


7


to be wound and packaged.




Referring to

FIGS. 2 and 3

, the folding device


2


of the seal cutter


1


includes two opposite upright frames


25


, two opposite fixing brackets


230


each secured on one of the two opposite upright frames


25


, two opposite slide rods


231


each mounted between the two opposite fixing brackets


230


, a threaded rod


232


mounted between the two opposite fixing brackets


230


, and a rotation handle


233


mounted on one end of the threaded rod


232


for rotating the threaded rod


232


.




In addition, the folding device


2


of the seal cutter


1


further includes a fixing seat


29


including two opposite fixing racks


210


which are combined with each other by a fixing plate


216


and a roller


214


. Each of the two opposite fixing racks


210


has one end provided with a bearing


213


. Each of the two opposite fixing racks


210


is formed with a screw bore


211


for passage of the threaded rod


232


, and two through holes


212


for passage of the two side rods


231


. The bearing


213


of each of the two opposite fixing racks


210


is secured with a roller


215


. A connecting plate


217


is secured on a bottom of the fixing plate


216


. A rectangular guide plate


220


is mounted on the connecting plate


217


in an inclined manner, and is provided with a protruding block


221


secured on the connecting plate


217


. A triangular guide plate


222


is provided with a link


223


secured on an outer side of one of the two opposite fixing racks


210


, so that the triangular guide plate


222


is rested on the rectangular guide plate


220


. A connecting plate


224


is secured on an outer side of the other one of the two opposite fixing racks


210


. A fixing rod


225


is secured on a bottom of the connecting plate


224


. An oblique drive rod


226


is secured on one end of the fixing rod


225


, and is located above the triangular guide plate


222


.




Referring to

FIG. 4

, the plastic bag


100


is conveyed by two conveyor rollers


26


to the fixing seat


29


. At this time, the plastic bag


100


has a cylindrical shape. When the plastic bag


100


is passed through the fixing seat


29


, the two sides of the plastic bag


100


are turned and folded. Then, the plastic bag


100


is conveyed into the point cut-off device


4


to be point cut-off and wound, thereby achieving the predicted purpose.




Referring to

FIG. 5

, when the plastic bag


100


is conveyed by the two conveyor rollers


26


to the fixing seat


29


, one third of the width of the plastic bag


100


is limited by the rollers


215


at the top end of the fixing racks


210


, and is guided by the rectangular guide plate


220


. One side of the plastic bag


100


is guided by the oblique angle of the top end of the triangular guide plate


222


, and is turned and folded through 180 degrees, thereby forming a first folding side


2101


. The other side of the plastic bag


100


is guided by the drive rod


226


, and is turned and folded through 180 degrees, thereby forming a second folding side


21012


as shown in FIG.


6


. Thus, when the plastic bag


100


leaves the fixing seat


29


, the plastic bag


100


is formed with a three-folding-layer shape as shown in FIG.


7


. In addition, the rotation handle


233


mounted on one end of the threaded rod


232


may be used to rotate the threaded rod


232


, so as to adjust the position of the fixing seat


29


, thereby achieving the required folding position.




Referring to

FIG. 8

, the conveyor device


3


includes two opposite U-shaped seats


330


for securing a drive rubber wheel


331


, two opposite slide blocks


332


co-operating springs (not shown) for securing a driven rubber wheel


333


, two opposite slide blocks


334


for securing an eccentric shaft


335


which has an eccentric wheel, two cover plates


336


for securing the slide blocks


334


and


332


on the U-shaped seat


330


, and two adjusting knobs


337


each extended through the cover plate


336


to adjust the tension between the slide blocks


334


and


332


. In addition, the slide blocks


334


and


332


are driven by a link (not shown).




Referring to

FIGS. 9 and 10

, the point cut-off device


4


includes a blade seat


480


, a point cut-off blade


496


, and two press plates


490


.




The blade seat


480


has one side formed with multiple through holes


481


, a top end formed with multiple screw bores


482


, a bottom end formed with multiple spring support seats


483


and provided with a protruding fixing step


484


. The fixing step


484


has one side formed with multiple screw bores


485


.




The point cut-off blade


496


has a top formed with multiple through holes


499


aligning with the multiple screw bores


485


of the fixing step


484


of the blade seat


480


. The point cut-off blade


496


is formed with multiple recesses facing upward, thereby forming multiple step portions


497


. The point cut-off blade


496


is formed with multiple slots


498


aligning with the multiple spring support seats


483


of the blade seat


480


for mounting multiple springs


487


.




Each of the two press plates


490


has a bottom provided with a press bar


491


. One of the two press plates


490


has a top formed with multiple through holes


492


aligning with the multiple step portions


497


of the point cut-off blade


496


, and the other press plate


490


has a top formed with multiple screw bores


493


aligning with the multiple step portions


497


of the point cut-off blade


496


.




In assembly, the point cut-off blade


496


is secured on the fixing step


484


of the blade seat


480


by multiple screws


488


which in turn extend through the multiple through holes


499


of the point cut-off blade


496


and the multiple screw bores


485


of the fixing step


484


of the blade seat


480


as shown in FIG.


10


A. Each of the springs


487


is mounted in each of the slots


498


of the point cut-off blade


496


, and is mounted in each of the multiple spring support seats


483


of the blade seat


480


. The point cut-off device


4


further includes multiple screws


486


each screwed into each of the screw bores


482


of the blade seat


480


and each urged on the top of each of the springs


487


as shown in FIG.


11


.




Each of the two press plate


490


is mounted on the point cut-off blade


496


by multiple screws


495


which in turn extend through the multiple through holes


492


of one press plate


490


and multiple sleeves


494


, and are screwed into the screw bores


493


of the other press plate


490


. The multiple sleeves


494


are rested on the multiple step portions


497


of the point cut-off blade


496


. The bottom of each of the springs


487


is rested on the top end of each of the two press plate


490


.




Referring to

FIG. 12

, the blade seat


480


is secured on a drive seat


489


between two opposite drive bars


488


A of the seal cutter


1


by multiple screws which are extended through the through holes


481


of the blade seat


480


, and are screwed into the drive seat


489


. Thus, when the drive seat


489


is lifted, the two press plates


490


are pushed by the springs


487


, so that the point cut-off blade


496


is received between the two press plates


490


. At the same time, the multiple step portions


497


of the point cut-off blade


496


are retained by the sleeves


494


between the two press plates


490


, so that the point cut-off blade


496


is retained between the two press plates


490


.




Referring to

FIG. 13

, when the drive seat


489


is lowered, the two press plates


490


and the drive seat


489


are moved downward until the two press plates


490


press the plastic bag


100


on the lower mold seat


4900


. When the drive seat


489


is lowered continuously, the two press plates


490


are stopped by the lower mold seat


4900


, and the point cut-off blade


496


is continuously moved downward by the drive seat


489


into a lower mold recess


4901


as shown in

FIG. 14

, so that the point cut-off blade


496


may point cut-off the plastic bag


100


in a flush manner. At the same time, the springs


487


are compressed between the two press plates


490


and the blade seat


480


as shown in

FIG. 14

, so that the plastic bag


100


may be pressed by the two press plates


490


tightly. The screws


486


mounted on the blade seat


480


may be used to adjust the tension of the springs


487


, so as to adjust the point cut-off effect of the point cut-off blade


496


.




Referring to

FIG. 15

, when the drive seat


489


is lifted, the point cut-off blade


496


is moved upward with the drive seat


489


to detach from the plastic bag


100


, while the two press plates


490


are still pushed by the springs


487


to press the plastic bag


100


. When the multiple step portions


497


of the point cut-off blade


496


are in contact with the sleeves


494


between the two press plates


490


, the two press plates


490


may be lifted by the point cut-off blade


496


to the original position as shown in FIG.


12


.




Referring to

FIGS. 16 and 17

, the tension control device


611


includes a fixed roller set


612


, a movable roller set


613


, and a chain set


620


.




The fixed roller set


612


includes two opposite fixed plates, and multiple rollers


6120


mounted between the two fixed plates. Each of the two fixed plates of the fixed roller set


612


is formed with multiple slots


6121


each located between any two adjacent rollers


6120


. Each of the two fixed plates of the fixed roller set


612


has a front end pivoted with a hanging hook


6122


.




The movable roller set


613


includes two opposite fixed plates, and multiple rollers


6130


mounted between the two fixed plates. Each of the two fixed plates of the movable roller set


613


is slidably mounted on one of two guide rods


614


. Each of the two guide rods


614


has a bottom provided with a buffer device


6140


.




The chain set


620


is mounted on each of the two sides of the fixed roller set


612


and the movable roller set


613


, and includes multiple sprockets


621


mounted on four corners, a chain mounted on the multiple sprockets


621


and having two ends respectively secured on each of the two fixed plates of the movable roller set


613


, and at least one tension sprocket


622


mounted beside one of the sprocket


621


for adjusting the tension of the chain of the chain set


620


. In addition, the chain set


620


further includes a sprocket


623


secured on a fixed shaft of one of the sprockets


621


, a chain


624


mounted on the sprocket


23


, a sprocket


625


mounted on the chain


624


, and a rotation handle


626


mounted on the sprocket


625


for rotating the sprocket


625


.




In operation, the rotation handle


626


may be used for rotating the sprocket


625


to rotate the sprocket


623


by the chain


624


, thereby rotating the sprocket


621


, so as to move the chain set


620


, so that the movable roller set


613


may be lifted by guidance of the guide rods


614


. Thus, the rollers


6130


of the movable roller set


613


may be inserted into the slots


6121


between the rollers


6120


of the fixed roller set


612


, and the rollers


6130


of the movable roller set


613


are located above the rollers


6120


of the fixed roller set


612


. The movable roller set


613


will not fall down by hooking of the hanging hook


6122


. Thus, the plastic bag


100


may be passed between the rollers


6130


of the movable roller set


613


and the rollers


6120


of the fixed roller set


612


, and may be guided by multiple rollers of a winder into the coreless winding device


7


. Then, the hanging hook


6122


may be released, so that the movable roller set


613


may be lowered, and the rollers


6130


of the movable roller set


613


may pull the plastic bag


100


downward. Thus, the rollers


6130


of the movable roller set


613


and the rollers


6120


of the fixed roller set


612


may co-operate to pull the plastic bag


100


to maintain a predetermined tension for being wound into a scroll. In addition, the chain set


620


further includes two guide rails


627


, and a connecting rod


628


mounted between the two guide rails


627


for connecting the chains of the chain set


620


.




Referring to

FIGS. 18 and 19

, the coreless winding device


7


includes a piston rod structure


75


including an outer tube


752


, and a gas pressure cylinder


751


mounted on a rear end of the outer tube


752


. The gas pressure cylinder


751


has a front end secured with a bearing disk


7512


. The bearing disk


7512


is provided with a locking screw


7514


protruding outward from an oblong hole


7521


formed in the outer tube


752


. The gas pressure cylinder


751


has a gas pressure rod


7511


extended into the outer tube


752


through a bearing hole


7513


in the bearing disk


7512


, and pivotally connected with a first end of a sleeve


753


which has a second end formed with an elongated through hole


7531


. The piston rod structure


75


of the coreless winding device


7


further includes an inner tube


755


mounted in the bearing hole


7513


and the outer tube


752


for receiving the gas pressure rod


7511


, two opposite piston rods


754


mounted in the inner tube


755


and protruding outward from an elongated through hole


7551


formed in the inner tube


755


. One of the two piston rods


754


is fixed, and the other piston rod


754


is movable. The two opposite piston rods


754


are pivotally connected by pivot plates. The movable piston rod


754


has a distal end received in the elongated through hole


7531


of the sleeve


753


. The inner tube


755


has an outer wall provided with a gear


756


. The outer tube


752


has a wall formed with a through hole


757


for passage of a drive belt


758


which meshes with the gear


756


.




Referring to

FIG. 20

, the coreless winding device


7


further includes a clamping structure


76


including two shafts


762


each mounted on a support base and each having two ends each provided with a gear


761


, two inverted U-shaped clips


763


each mounted on one of the two shafts


761


, two gas pressure cylinders


764


each pivotally mounted on the support base and each pivotally mounted on the gear


761


of one of the two shafts


761


, and a gas pressure cylinder


765


mounted on a bottom of the support base for lifting the support base. One of the two inverted U-shaped clips


763


is provided with two opposite small gas pressure cylinders


766


each having a gas pressure rod for driving a drive bar


767


(see

FIG. 20A

) pivotally mounted on a side portion to rotate relatively.




Referring to

FIG. 21

, the piston rods


754


of the piston rod structure


75


may be moved reciprocally by the gas pressure cylinder


751


. When the gas pressure cylinder


751


is retracted, the movable piston rod


754


may be pulled by the gas pressure cylinder


751


through the sleeve


753


, so that the movable piston rod


754


may be moved toward the fixed piston rod


754


, thereby forming a closed state. In addition, a gap is defined between the movable piston rod


754


and the fixed piston rod


754


. When the gas pressure cylinder


751


is pushed forward, the two piston rods


754


are juxtaposed, thereby forming an opened state. When the gear


756


in the inner tube


755


is driven by the drive belt


758


, the two piston rods


754


may be rotated by limit of the elongated through hole


7551


of the inner tube


755


, and mounting of the sleeve


753


may maintain the fixed state of the gas pressure cylinder


751


. In addition, when the locking screw


7514


of the bearing disk


7512


is unscrewed from the oblong hole


7521


of the outer tube


752


, the bearing disk


7512


may be pushed to drive the gas pressure cylinder


751


to move relative to the outer tube


752


, thereby changing and adjusting the distance between the two sets of opposite piston rod structures


75


, so as to fit the width of the plastic bag


100


. Further, the two gas pressure cylinders


764


of the clamping structure


76


may be moved to rotate the two gears


761


, so that the two inverted U-shaped clips


763


may be pivoted to perform the clamping and releasing actions.




Accordingly, the plastic bag may be formed with a three-folding-layer shape by the folding device


2


. Then, the rotation handle


626


may be used for rotating the sprocket


625


to rotate the sprocket


623


by the chain


624


, thereby rotating the sprocket


621


, so as to move the chain set


620


, so that the movable roller set


613


may be lifted by guidance of the guide rods


614


, and the rollers


6130


of the movable roller set


613


may be located above the rollers


6120


of the fixed roller set


612


, thereby facilitating passage of the plastic bag


100


.




In addition, the plastic bag


100


in the tension control zone is pulled by the clamping structure


76


to move downward to the lower portion of the piston rod structure


75


, so that the two piston rods


754


of the piston rod structure


75


mounted on each of the two sides of the seal cutter


1


may be protruded outward with the plastic bag


100


being located between the two piston rods


754


of the piston rod structure


75


. Then, the two piston rods


754


of the piston rod structure


75


may be rotated by the inner tube


755


driven by a motor, so as to wind the plastic bag


100


. After the plastic bag


100


has been wound, rotation of the two piston rods


754


of the piston rod structure


75


may be stopped by the motor, and the plastic bag


100


may be clamped by the clamping structure


76


. The two drive bars


767


may be driven by the two opposite small gas pressure cylinders


766


to clamp the point cut-off positions of the plastic bag


100


, thereby separating the plastic bag


100


.




Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the invention.



Claims
  • 1. A seal cutter for a plastic bag, comprising a folding device, a conveyor device, a point cut-off device, a tension control device, and a coreless winding device, wherein:the folding device includes a fixing seat including two opposite fixing racks which are combined with each other by a fixing plate and a roller, a first connecting plate is secured on a bottom of the fixing plate, a rectangular guide plate is mounted on the first connecting plate in an inclined manner, and is provided with a protruding block secured on the first connecting plate, a triangular guide plate is provided with a link secured on one of the two opposite fixing racks, so that the triangular guide plate is rested on the rectangular guide plate, a second connecting plate is secured on the other one of the two opposite fixing racks, a fixing rod is secured on a bottom of the second connecting plate, an oblique drive rod is secured on one end of the fixing rod, and is located above the triangular guide plate; the conveyor device includes two opposite U-shaped seats for securing a drive rubber wheel, two opposite first slide blocks for securing a driven rubber wheel, two opposite second slide blocks for securing an eccentric shaft, two cover plates for securing the first and second slide blocks on the U-shaped seat, and two adjusting knobs each extended through a respective cover plate to adjust a tension between the first and second slide blocks; the point cut-off device includes a blade seat, a point cut-off blade, and two press plates, the blade seat has a bottom end formed with multiple spring support seats, and has a top end formed with multiple screw bores, the point cut-off blade is formed with multiple slots aligning with the multiple spring support seats of the blade seat for mounting multiple springs, each of the springs has a top urged on a respective spring support seat of the blade seat and has a bottom urged on the two press plates, the point cut-off blade is formed with multiple step portions, each of the two press plates is mounted on the point cut-off blade by multiple screws which extend through the two press plates and through multiple sleeves between the two press plates, each of the multiple sleeves is rested on a respective step portion of the point cut-off blade; the tension control device includes a fixed roller set, a movable roller set, and a chain set for moving the movable roller set to engage the fixed roller set; the coreless winding device includes a piston rod structure, and a clamping structure, wherein: the piston rod structure includes an outer tube, and a gas pressure cylinder mounted on a rear end of the outer tube, the gas pressure cylinder has a front end secured with a bearing disk, the gas pressure cylinder has a gas pressure rod extended into the outer tube through a bearing hole in the bearing disk, and pivotally connected with a first end of a sleeve which has a second end formed with an elongated through hole, an inner tube is mounted in the bearing hole and the outer tube for receiving the gas pressure rod, two opposite piston rods mounted in the inner tube and protruding outward from an elongated through hole formed in the inner tube, one of the two piston rods is fixed, and the other piston rod is movable; and the clamping structure including two shafts each mounted on a support base and each having two ends each provided with a gear, two inverted U-shaped clips each mounted on one of the two shafts, two gas pressure cylinders each pivotally mounted on the support base and each pivotally mounted on the gear of one of the two shafts, and a gas pressure cylinder mounted on a bottom of the support base for lifting the support base, one of the two inverted U-shaped clips is provided with two opposite small gas pressure cylinders each having a gas pressure rod for driving a drive bar pivotally mounted on a side portion to rotate relatively.
  • 2. The seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with claim 1, wherein the folding device further includes two opposite upright frames, two opposite fixing brackets each secured on one of the two opposite upright frames, two opposite slide rods each mounted between the two opposite fixing brackets, a threaded rod mounted between the two opposite fixing brackets, and a rotation handle mounted on one end of the threaded rod for rotating the threaded rod, and each of the two opposite fixing racks is formed with a screw bore for passage of the threaded rod, and two through holes for passage of the two side rods.
  • 3. The seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with claim 1, wherein the each of the two opposite fixing racks has one end provided with a bearing, and the bearing of each of the two opposite fixing racks is secured with a roller.
  • 4. The seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the two press plates has a bottom provided with a press bar.
  • 5. The seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with claim 1, wherein the bottom of the blade seat is provided with a protruding fixing step.
  • 6. The seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with claim 1, wherein the fixed roller set includes two opposite fixed plates, and multiple rollers mounted between the two fixed plates, each of the two fixed plates of the fixed roller set is formed with multiple slots each located between any two adjacent rollers, each of the two fixed plates of the fixed roller set has a front end pivoted with a hanging hook, the movable roller set includes two opposite fixed plates, and multiple rollers mounted between the two fixed plates, each of the two fixed plates of the movable roller set is slidably mounted on one of two guide rods, each of the two guide rods has a bottom provided with a buffer device, the chain set is mounted on each of the two sides of the fixed roller set and the movable roller set, and includes multiple sprockets mounted on four corners, a chain mounted on the multiple sprockets and having two ends respectively secured on each of the two fixed plates of the movable roller set, and at least one tension sprocket mounted beside one of the sprocket for adjusting the tension of the chain of the chain set, the chain set further includes a second sprocket secured on a fixed shaft of one of the sprockets, a second chain mounted on the second sprocket, a third sprocket mounted on the second chain, and a rotation handle mounted on the third sprocket for rotating the third sprocket.
  • 7. The seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with claim 6, wherein the chain set further includes two guide rails, and a connecting rod mounted between the two guide rails for connecting the chains of the chain set.
  • 8. The seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with claim 1, wherein the bearing disk is provided with a locking screw protruding outward from an oblong hole formed in the outer tube.
  • 9. The seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with claim 1, wherein the movable piston rod has a distal end received in the elongated through hole of the sleeve.
  • 10. The seal cutter for a plastic bag in accordance with claim 1, wherein the inner tube has an outer wall provided with a gear, and the outer tube has a wall formed with a through hole for passage of a drive belt which meshes with the gear.
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