The present invention relates a zipper structure and a related zipper bag, and more specifically, to a zipper structure having improved sealing performance and a related zipper bag.
A zipper bag including a zipper structure can be open or closed by operating the zipper structure. Please refer to
However, sometimes, due to operational mistake of the plastic welding, a welding defect, such as a gap or a bubble, may be formed between the ends of the first zipper component 10a′ and the second zipper component 10b′, or between the plate-shaped component and one of the first zipper component 10a′ and second zipper component 10b′, which causes a negative impact on sealing performance. For example, please refer to
Furthermore, applying additional plastic welding onto the welding portion of the bag body and the end of the zipper component may reduce formation of the gap or the bubble. However, the aforementioned problem cannot be solved effectively by applying the additional plastic welding, and applying additional plastic welding may not only result in a hole formed on the bag body and/or deformation of the zipper structure easily but also affect aesthetic appearance.
Therefore, it is an objective of the present invention to provide a zipper structure and a related zipper bag for solving the aforementioned problem.
In order to achieve the aforementioned objective, the present invention discloses a zipper structure. The zipper structure includes a first zipper component, a second zipper component and a sealing end assembly. The first zipper component includes a first zipper portion. The second zipper component includes a second zipper portion. The first zipper portion and the second zipper portion have matched shapes for being detachably engaged with or separated from each other. An end part of the first zipper portion of the first zipper component adjacent to an end of the first zipper component and an end part of the second zipper portion of the second zipper component adjacent to an end of the second zipper component are engaged with each other. The sealing end assembly is connected to the end of the first zipper component and the end of the second zipper component by injection molding. The sealing end assembly includes two covering portions and a connecting portion. The two covering portions respectively cover a surface of the end of the first zipper component and a surface of the end of the second zipper component. The connecting portion is located between and connected to the two covering portions. A gap between the end part of the first zipper portion of the first zipper component adjacent to the end of the first zipper component and the end part of the second zipper portion of the second zipper component adjacent to the end of the second zipper component is filled with the connecting portion.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sealing end assembly further includes two bridge portions respectively outwardly extending from the two covering portions and away from the end of the first zipper component and the end of the second zipper component.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, two ends of each of the two bridge portions along a width direction respectively protrude beyond two extending lines of two sides of each of the first zipper component and the second zipper component along the width direction.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, an outer surface of the connecting portion is a concave surface and smoothly connected to two surfaces of the two bridge portions facing toward each other.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, two ends of each of the two bridge portions along a width direction respectively protrude beyond two extending lines of two sides of each of the first zipper component and the second zipper component along the width direction.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the two bridge portions respectively extend along a plane where the first zipper component is located and a plane where the second zipper component is located.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, two ends of each of the two bridge portions along a width direction respectively protrude beyond two extending lines of two sides of each of the first zipper component and the second zipper component along the width direction.
In order to achieve the aforementioned objective the present invention further discloses a zipper bag. The zipper bag includes a bag body and a zipper structure. The bag body includes two plate-shaped components connected to each other by plastic welding. The bag body is formed with a chamber and an opening communicated with the chamber. The zipper structure is disposed on the bag body and located at a position corresponding to the opening. The zippering structure is located between the two plate-shaped components and includes a first zipper component and a second zipper component. The first zipper component includes a first zipper portion and is connected to an inner side of one of the two plate-shaped components by plastic welding. The second zipper component includes a second zipper portion and is connected to an inner side of another one of the two plate-shaped components by plastic welding. The first zipper portion and the second zipper portion have matched shapes for being detachably engaged with or separated from each other. An end part of the first zipper portion of the first zipper component adjacent to an end of the first zipper component and an end part of the second zipper portion of the second zipper component adjacent to an end of the second zipper component are engaged with each other. The sealing end assembly is connected to the end of the first zipper component and the end of the second zipper component by injection molding and located between the two plate-shaped components. The sealing end assembly covers a surface of the end of the first zipper component and a surface of the end of the second zipper component. A gap between the end part of the first zipper portion of the first zipper component adjacent to the end of the first zipper component and the end part of the second zipper portion of the second zipper component adjacent to the end of the second zipper component is filled with the sealing end assembly. The sealing end assembly is connected to the end of the first zipper component and the end of the second zipper component by injection molding, and after the sealing end assembly is connected to the end of the first zipper component and the end of the second zipper component by injection molding, the two plate-shaped components are respectively connected to the first zipper component and the second zipper component and are connected to each other and the sealing end assembly by plastic welding.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a material of the bag body, a material of the first zipper component, a material of the second zipper component and a material of the sealing end assembly are identical.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the sealing end assembly is connected to the end of the first zipper component and the end of the second zipper component by injection molding. The sealing end assembly includes two covering portions, a connecting portion and two bridge portions. The two covering portions respectively cover the surface of the end of the first zipper component and the surface of the end of the second zipper component. The connecting portion is located between and connected to the two covering portions. The gap between the end part of the first zipper portion of the first zipper component adjacent to the end of the first zipper component and the end part of the second zipper portion of the second zipper component adjacent to the end of the second zipper component is filled with the connecting portion. The two bridge portions respectively outwardly extend from the two covering portions and away from the end of the first zipper component and the end of the second zipper component, and when the sealing end assembly is connected to the end of the first zipper component and the end of the second zipper component by injection molding, two surfaces of the sealing end assembly are respectively connected to the inner sides of the two plate-shaped components by plastic welding.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a material of the bag body, a material of the first zipper component, a material of the second zipper component and a material of the sealing end assembly are identical.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the sealing end assembly is connected to the end of the first zipper component and the end of the second zipper component by injection molding, and an outer surface of the connecting portion is a concave surface and smoothly connected to two surfaces of the two bridge portions facing toward each other.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a material of the bag body, a material of the first zipper component, a material of the second zipper component and a material of the sealing end assembly are identical.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, two ends of each of the two bridge portions along a width direction respectively protrude beyond two extending lines of two sides of each of the first zipper component and the second zipper component along the width direction.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a material of the bag body, a material of the first zipper component, a material of the second zipper component and a material of the sealing end assembly are identical.
In summary, in the present invention, the sealing end assembly is connected to the end of the first zipper component and the end of the second zipper component by injection molding, so that the surface of the end of the first zipper component and the surface of the end of the second zipper component can be covered by the sealing end assembly, and the gap between the end part of the first zipper portion of the first zipper component adjacent to the end of the first zipper component and the end part of the second zipper portion of the second zipper component adjacent to the end of the second zipper component can be filled with the sealing end assembly. Therefore, the present invention has improved sealing performance.
These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. In this regard, directional terminology, such as “top”, “bottom”, “left”, “right”, “front”, “back”, etc., is used with reference to the orientation of the Figure(s) being described. The components of the present invention can be positioned in a number of different orientations. As such, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting. Accordingly, the drawings and descriptions will be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive. Also, if not specified, the term “connect” is intended to mean either an indirect or direct mechanical connection. Thus, if a first device is connected to a second device, that connection may be through a direct mechanical connection, or through an indirect mechanical connection via other devices and connections.
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In this embodiment, the first zipper component 10a and the second zipper component 10b can be identical. As shown in
However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. The shapes of the first zipper portion 100a and the second zipper portion 100b can be other shapes and different from each other. For example, please refer to
Besides, as shown in
The sealing end assembly 2 is a plastic product attached onto the first zipper component 10a and the second zipper component 10b and can be made of plastic material which can be connected to the first zipper component 10a and the second zipper component 10b by injection molding. In other words, the sealing end assembly 2 is not connected to the first zipper component 10a and the second zipper component 10b by plastic welding.
The sealing end assembly 2 includes two covering portions 20 and a connecting portion 21. The two covering portions 20 respectively cover at least a surface of the end of the first zipper component 10a and a surface of the end of the second zipper component 10b. Preferably, each covering portion 20 can cover an upper surface, a lower surface and an end surface of the end of the first zipper component 10a and an upper surface, a lower surface and an end surface of the end of the second zipper component 10b.
The connecting portion 21 is located between and connected to the two covering portions 20. During injection molding of the sealing end assembly 2, an injection material can enter into a gap i between the end part of the first zipper portion 100a of the first zipper component 10a adjacent to the end of the first zipper component 10a and the end part of the second zipper portion 100b of the second zipper component 10b adjacent to the end of the second zipper component 10b, so as to form the connecting portion 21. In other words, the gap i between the end part of the first zipper portion 100a of the first zipper component 10a adjacent to the end of the first zipper component 10a and the end part of the second zipper portion 100b of the second zipper component 10b adjacent to the end of the second zipper component 10b is filled with the connecting portion 21. Besides, during injection molding of the sealing end assembly 2, the injection material also can enter a gap I between an end part of a first wing portion 103a of the first zipper component 10a adjacent to the end of the first zipper component 10a and an end part of a second wing portion 103b of the second zipper component 10b adjacent to the end of the second zipper component 10b, so that the gap I between the end part of the first wing portion 103a of the first zipper component 10a adjacent to the end of the first zipper component 10a and the end part of the second wing portion 103b of the second zipper component 10b adjacent to the end of the second zipper component 10b is filled with the connecting portion 21.
In order to allow the sealing end assembly 2 and the bag body to be well-connected to each other, the sealing end assembly 2 further includes two bridge portions 22 respectively outwardly extending from the two covering portions 20 and away from the end of the first zipper component 10a and the end of the second zipper component 10b. The two bridge portions 22 are configured to be connected to two plate-shaped components of the bag body by plastic welding. Specifically, as shown in
In this embodiment, as shown in
In addition, as shown in
Furthermore, in order to position the sealing end assembly 2 when the sealing end assembly 2 is connected to the bag body by plastic welding, a positioning hole 221 is formed on each bridge portion 22. The two positioning holes 221 of the two bridge portions 22 are aligned with each other along a direction perpendicular to a plane where the zipper structure 1 is located. As shown in
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As shown in
The sealing end assembly 2 is connected to the end of the first zipper component 10a and the end of the second zipper component 10b by injection molding, and then the first zipper component 10a, the second zipper component 10b and the sealing end assembly 2 are connected to the bag body 3 by plastic welding.
When the sealing end assembly 2 is connected to the end of the first zipper component 10a and the end of the second zipper component 10b by injection molding, the two covering portions 20 and the connecting portion 21 can be formed. The two covering portions 20 respectively cover the surface of the end of the first zipper component 10a and the surface of the end of the second zipper component 10b. The connecting portion 21 is located between and connected to the two covering portions 20. The gap i between the end part of the first zipper portion 100c of the first zipper component 10a adjacent to the end of the first zipper component 10a and the end part of the second zipper portion 100d of the second zipper component 10b adjacent to the end of the second zipper component 10b is filled with the connecting portion 21, and the gap I between the end part of the first wing portion 103a of the first zipper component 10a adjacent to the end of the first zipper component 10a and the end part of the second wing portion 103b of the second zipper component 10b adjacent to the end of the second zipper component 10b is also filled with the connecting portion 21.
Besides, when the sealing end assembly 2 is connected to the end of the first zipper component 10a and the end of the second zipper component 10b by injection molding, the two bridge portions 22 can be formed. The two bridge portions 22 respectively outwardly extend from the two covering portions 20 and away from the end of the first zipper component 10a and the end of the second zipper component 10b. Specifically, the two bridge portions 22 respectively extend along the plane where the first zipper component 10a is located and the plane where the second zipper component 10b is located and are parallel to each other. Preferably, as shown in
After the sealing end assembly 2 is connected to the end of the first zipper component 10a and the end of the second zipper component 10b by injection molding, the two plate-shaped components 30 are respectively connected to the first zipper component 10a and the second zipper component 10b by plastic welding and are connected to each other and the sealing end assembly 2 by plastic welding. As shown in
Specifically, when the sealing end assembly 2 is connected to the bag body 3 by plastic welding, the covering portions 20 are connected to inner sides of the two plate-shaped components 30, and the bridge portions 22 are connected to the inner sides of the two plate-shaped components 30. Furthermore, when the sealing end assembly 2 is connected to the bag body 3 by plastic welding, the bridge portions 22 can be moved close to and connected to each other to collapse the concave space 23 for reducing the level difference formed by the two bridge portions 22.
The bag body 3, of the first zipper component 10a, the second zipper component 10b and the sealing end assembly 2 can be connected each other by plastic welding. Specifically, the material of the first zipper component 10a, the material of the second zipper component 10b and the material of the sealing end assembly 2 can be Polyurethane (PU), Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU), Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or other plastic materials. Preferably, in order to improve the connecting strength, the material of the bag body 3, the material of the first zipper component 10a, the material of the second zipper component 10b and the material of the sealing end assembly 2 can be identical. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. In another embodiment, the material of the bag body 3, the material of the first zipper component 10a, the material of the second zipper component 10b and the material of the sealing end assembly 2 can be different.
Moreover, plastic welding can be laser plastic welding, high frequency plastic welding, ultrasonic plastic welding, or any other plastic welding technology.
The shape and the dimension of the sealing end assembly 2 can be determined according to the shapes and the dimensions of the bag body 3, the first zipper component 10a and the second zipper component 10b.
In contrast to the prior art, in the present invention, the sealing end assembly is connected to the end of the first zipper component and the end of the second zipper component by injection molding, so that the surface of the end of the first zipper component and the surface of the end of the second zipper component can be covered by the sealing end assembly, and the gap between the end part of the first zipper portion of the first zipper component adjacent to the end of the first zipper component and the end part of the second zipper portion of the second zipper component adjacent to the end of the second zipper component can be filled with the sealing end assembly. Therefore, the present invention has improved sealing performance.
Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202210535700.5 | May 2022 | CN | national |