DETECTING AND PROTECTING DEVICE OF A SHRINK FILM MACHINE

• US 20070051075A1
• Filed: 09/08/2005
• Published: 03/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tien Heng Machinery Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Tien Heng Machinery Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chiu Chen, Tuan-Mei
• Granted Patent: US 7,210,278 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 53/504
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 57/12 and operating to control, or stop, the feed of wrapping materials, containers, or packages
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 9/135 for palletised loads

Abstract

A detecting and protecting device includes detecting devices, and an ultrasonic sensor; the detecting devices are connected to respective ones of expanding assemblies of a shrink film machine, and each include a seat behind a supporting rod of a corresponding expanding assembly, a movable rod passed through the seat and projecting below the supporting rod, a stopping board pivoted to one end of the movable rod, a shading block joined to one end of the stopping board, and a sensor positioned on the movable rod and normally shaded by the shading block; if the stopping board comes into contact with goods while a shrink film is being lowered, it will tilt, and the shading block will no longer shade the sensor; the ultrasonic sensor is used for measuring height of the goods such that sealing and cutting action will start immediately after the film encompasses the goods.

Claims

1. A detecting and protecting device of a shrink film machine, comprising

a plurality of detecting devices connected to respective ones of plural movable expanding assemblies of a bag expanding device of a shrink film machine, each of which movable expanding assemblies includes a supporting rods for shrink films;

the detecting devices being positioned below the supporting rods;

each of the detecting devices including;

a support seat positioned behind a corresponding supporting rod;

a movable rod passed through the support seat and projecting below the corresponding supporting rod;

a stopping board pivoted to one end of the movable rod;

a shading block joined to one end of the stopping board; and

a sensor positioned on a portion of the movable rod that is faced with the shading block of the stopping board;

the sensor being normally shaded by the shading block;

when the stopping board comes into contact with goods to be wrapped in a shrink film during a course of the movable expanding assemblies moving downwards to place the shrink film around the goods, the stopping board will pivot to a tilting position, and the shading block will no longer shade the sensor.

2. The detecting and protecting device of a shrink film machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the movable expanding assemblies of the bag expanding device each have a polyurethane pad on a lower side thereof, and a frame of the machine includes plural support posts, each of which has a through hole;

thus, when pins are passed through the through holes of the support posts of the frame, the movable expanding assemblies will be prevented from sliding down with the polyurethane pads coming into contact with the pins.

3. The detecting and protecting device of a shrink film machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the support posts of the frame each have a holding cavity on a lower end thereof for storing the pins therein.

4. (canceled)