Patents Assigned to Orihiro Engineering Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20240116659
    Abstract: A vertical bag-making/filling/packaging machine (1) comprises; a top folding portion (20) which forms a first fold (F1) by folding a side of a band-shaped film (F) into a Z-shape; a bottom folding portion (30) which forms a second fold (F5) by folding a center of the film (F) into an M-shape; a top seal portion (40) which forms a top gusset (G3) and a spout portion (G7) protruding from the top gusset (G3) by heat-welding the first fold (F1) and side edges (E1 and E2) of the film (F) so as to make the film (F) into a tube shape; and a bottom-seal portion (50) which forms a bottom gusset (G4) by heat-welding the second fold (F5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: ORIHIRO Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Orihiro Tsuruta, Masataka Tsuruta, Akira Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11667414
    Abstract: A vertical bag-making/filling/packaging machine (1) comprises: a film supplying portion (5) which lets out a film (F) from a roll (Fr); a bag-making guide (31) which folds the film (F) into a tubular shape and changes a conveying direction downward; a vertical sealing portion (60) which thermally seals side edges of the film (F) to each other in an up-down direction so as to make the film into a tubular shape; a film conveying portion (50) which conveys the film (F) downward; a filling portion (70) which loads a content (X) into an interior of the film (F); a lateral sealing portion (80) which thermally seals the film (F) in a left-right direction so as to make a bag body; a square-bottom sealing portion (90) which expands a bottom of the bag body to a rectangular shape from an inside and then thermally seals the bottom to form a rectangular bottom surface; and a cutter (89) which cuts off the bag body from the film (F).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Tsuruta, Akira Yamaguchi, Takayuki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20230129567
    Abstract: A vertical bag-making/filling/packaging machine (1) comprises: a film supplying portion (5) which lets out a film (F) from a roll (Fr); a bag-making guide (31) which folds the film (F) into a tubular shape and changes a conveying direction downward; a vertical sealing portion (60) which thermally seals side edges of the film (F) to each other in an up-down direction so as to make the film into a tubular shape; a film conveying portion (50) which conveys the film (F) downward; a filling portion (70) which loads a content (X) into an interior of the film (F); a lateral sealing portion (80) which thermally seals the film (F) in a left-right direction so as to make a bag body; a square-bottom sealing portion (90) which expands a bottom of the bag body to a rectangular shape from an inside and then thermally seals the bottom to form a rectangular bottom surface; and a cutter (89) which cuts off the bag body from the film (F).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka TSURUTA, Akira YAMAGUCHI, Takayuki YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 11286074
    Abstract: The present invention aims at sterilizing a film without using liquid hydrogen peroxide. Aseptic filling and packaging apparatus 11 has supplying device 24 for gaseous hydrogen peroxide; sterilization chamber 15 through which film sheet F passes, and to which gaseous hydrogen peroxide is supplied from supplying device 24; ventilation chamber 16 through which film sheet F passes, ventilation chamber 16 being located downstream of sterilization chamber 15; ventilators F1 and F3 that ventilate ventilation chamber 16; and filling and packaging chamber 17 that is located downstream of ventilation chamber 16, wherein filling and packaging chamber 17 has film forming device 17d that forms film sheet F into a plastic film packaging bag in a shape of a bag, and filling device 35 that fills the plastic film packaging bag with a material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masataka Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 11260997
    Abstract: A vertical bag-making/filling machine (1) comprises: a film-feeding unit (8) which intermittently feeds a film (F) formed into a tubular shape downward; a nozzle (10) supplying contents (X) into the film; a sealing-off unit (17) arranged below a lower end of the nozzle and forming a bag body (Fg) by heat-sealing the film in a transverse direction; a lower shaping unit (30) regulating swelling of the film on the lower side of the sealing-off unit; an upper shaping unit (40) regulating the swelling of the film on the upper side of the sealing-off unit; and a separating unit (25) for separating the bag body (G) fully filled with the contents by cutting the transverse seal (Y1, Y2) formed by the sealing-off unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Tsuruta, Seiichi Imai
  • Publication number: 20200087009
    Abstract: A vertical bag-making/filling/packaging machine (1) comprises: a film supply portion (5); a film engaging portion (31) which is engaged with a film (F); a vertical seal portion (60) which makes the film (F) into a tubular shape; a film conveying portion (50); a film clamp (34) which holds the film (F) at the film engaging portion (31); a film tension releasing portion (20) which loosens the film (F); a filling portion (70) which inputs the content (X); a weighing portion (40) which weighs the content (X); a lateral sealing portion (80) which makes the film (F) into a bag body (G); and a cutter which cuts off the bag body (G).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Tsuruta, Katsumi Nagai, Akira Yamaguchi, Takayuki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20200017245
    Abstract: A vertical bag-making/filling machine (1) comprises: a film-feeding unit (8) which intermittently feeds a film (F) formed into a tubular shape downward; a nozzle (10) supplying contents (X) into the film; a sealing-off unit (17) arranged below a lower end of the nozzle and forming a bag body (Fg) by heat-sealing the film in a transverse direction; a lower shaping unit (30) regulating swelling of the film on the lower side of the sealing-off unit; an upper shaping unit (40) regulating the swelling of the film on the upper side of the sealing-off unit; and a separating unit (25) for separating the bag body (G) fully filled with the contents by cutting the transverse seal (Y1, Y2) formed by the sealing-off unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Tsuruta, Seiichi Imai
  • Publication number: 20190300219
    Abstract: The present invention aims at sterilizing a film without using liquid hydrogen peroxide. Aseptic filling and packaging apparatus 11 has supplying device 24 for gaseous hydrogen peroxide; sterilization chamber 15 through which film sheet F passes, and to which gaseous hydrogen peroxide is supplied from supplying device 24; ventilation chamber 16 through which film sheet F passes, ventilation chamber 16 being located downstream of sterilization chamber 15; ventilators F1 and F3 that ventilate ventilation chamber 16; and filling and packaging chamber 17 that is located downstream of ventilation chamber 16, wherein filling and packaging chamber 17 has film forming device 17d that forms film sheet F into a plastic film packaging bag in a shape of a bag, and filling device 35 that fills the plastic film packaging bag with a material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masataka TSURUTA
  • Patent number: 10364083
    Abstract: The break-off spout of the present invention includes: a spout main body (110) having a break-off section (150) formed via a weakened section (121) such that an annular section (152) having a through-hole formed therein protrudes to the tip side; and a pair of left and right cover members (160) integrally formed with the spout main body (110) via hinge sections provided below the weakened section (121). The pair of left and right cover members (160) are formed in a shape such that, when the cover members are engaged with each other, the cover members cover a portion of the spout main body (110) above the hinge sections including the break-off section (150). An insertion port (164) through which deformation means that deforms the annular section (152) and blocks the through-hole can be inserted is provided in the cover members (160).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Orihiro Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Akaogi, Masataka Tsuruta, Yuu Koyama
  • Patent number: 10035628
    Abstract: Breakable spout (100) of the present invention individually comprises spout body (110) and cover (160) that covers an outer circumference of spout body (110). Spout body (110) comprises cylindrical part (120) that has a center hole that serves as a flow channel (111) and breakable part (150) that is breakable at the tip end of cylindrical part (120). Cylindrical part (120) has a first protrusion (123) on an outer circumferential surface thereof. The cover has second protrusion (161) on an inner circumferential surface thereof. Second protrusion (161) engages first protrusion (123) when cover (160) is fitted to spout body (110) such that spout body (110) is covered with cover (120) from the tip end side of cylindrical part (120). Cover (160) covers spout body (110) and is secured when the first protrusion (123) engages the second protrusion (161).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Orihiro Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Akaogi, Masataka Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 9493284
    Abstract: A capped spout of the present invention has a spout (1) and a cap (30) that engages with the spout. Spout (1) has a cylindrical body (3) and a welding part (4). Cylindrical body (2) has an interior that serves as a discharge passage (2) for discharging liquid content in a bag-shaped package, wherein the cap (30) is attached to the cylindrical body (2) in order to close an opening of an outlet end of the discharge passage. The welding part (4) is formed outside the cylindrical body (3) and is welded to an opening of the package. The capped spout of the present invention further has a thin film part (11) that is formed inside the cylindrical body (2) in order to close an opening of an inlet end of the discharge passage. Thin film part (11) has a first surface that faces an interior of the cylindrical body, the interior being closed by the cap (30) and the thin film part (11). A circular groove (12) that is concentric with the thin film part is formed on the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Orihiro Tsuruta, Shinji Ooka, Naoyuki Abe
  • Publication number: 20160200487
    Abstract: The break-off spout of the present invention includes: a spout main body (110) having a break-off section (150) formed via a weakened section (121) such that an annular section (152) having a through-hole formed therein protrudes to the tip side; and a pair of left and right cover members (160) integrally formed with the spout main body (110) via hinge sections provided below the weakened section (121). The pair of left and right cover members (160) are formed in a shape such that, when the cover members are engaged with each other, the cover members cover a portion of the spout main body (110) above the hinge sections including the break-off section (150). An insertion port (164) through which deformation means that deforms the annular section (152) and blocks the through-hole can be inserted is provided in the cover members (160).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro AKAOGI, Masataka TSURUTA, Yuu KOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9376225
    Abstract: A vertical filling and packaging machine of the present invention includes tension devices (11) that are disposed near positions of ironing rollers (5) and that pull both sides of cylindrical film (1) laterally outward. Tension devices (11) pull both sides of cylindrical film (1) laterally outward to flatten a portion of cylindrical film (1) before the pair of ironing rollers (5) sandwiches the portion of cylindrical film (1), wherein the content has been injected into the cylindrical film (1). As a result, when lateral seal part (1e) is formed on cylindrical film (1) by lateral seal device (6), lateral seal part (1e) is not easily wrinkled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Tsuruta, Akira Yamaguchi, Tsubasa Shintani
  • Patent number: 9371146
    Abstract: Provided is an aseptic filling packaging machine that includes film feeder (1), plug feeder (2), welding devices (22, and 55), sterilizer (3), and filling packaging device (5). Film feeder (1) feeds strip film (8). Plug feeder (2) feeds plug (7) to a predetermined position of fed film (8). Primary welding mechanism (22), which serves as a welding device, temporarily welds plug (7) to the predetermined position of film (8). Sterilizer (3) immerses film 8 having plug (7), which has been fed from film feeder (1), in a sterile liquid. While forming film 8 having plug (7), which has been fed from sterilizer (3), into a bag shape, filling packaging device (5) fills the formed film packaging body having the plug with content to seal it. In filling packaging device (5), secondary welding mechanism (55) that serves as a welding device completely welds plug (7) to film (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Orihiro Tsuruta, Shunji Yamada
  • Patent number: 8539740
    Abstract: Filling and packaging machine (10) includes supply pipe (13) for supplying contents into film (10), squeeze rollers (16) for feeding film (1) downward and horizontal seal mechanism (100) for sealing in the contents supplied into film (1). Horizontal seal mechanism (11) includes heating unit (120) having a pair of seal bars for heat-sealing film (1) and cooling/cutting unit (140), placed under the cooling/cutting unit, having a pair of cooling bars for cooling a heat-sealed portion of film 1. Cooling/cutting unit (140) is movable in a vertical direction so that the cooling bars can be positioned between the seal bars while the seal bars are opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Orihiro Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Orihiro Tsuruta, Shunji Yamada
  • Publication number: 20120159905
    Abstract: A vertical filling and packaging machine of the present invention includes tension devices (11) that are disposed near positions of ironing rollers (5) and that pull both sides of cylindrical film (1) laterally outward. Tension devices (11) pull both sides of cylindrical film (1) laterally outward to flatten a portion sandwiched by ironing rollers (5) of cylindrical film (1) before the pair of ironing rollers (5) sandwich cylindrical film (1) into which content has been injected. As a result, when lateral seal part (1e) is formed on cylindrical film (1) by lateral seal device (6), lateral seal part (1e) is not easily wrinkled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Tsuruta, Akira Yamaguchi, Tsubasa Shintani
  • Patent number: 8146328
    Abstract: Film supply apparatus (2) has two film holders (22a, 22b) supporting two rolls of film as film (101) on a use side and film (100) on a stand-by side respectively, feed rollers (3) for feeding film (101) on the use side, film holding member (34) holding a leading end portion of film (100) on the stand-by side, sucker (36) pulling back film (100) on the stand-by side upstream in a feeding direction and heater bar (31) heat-sealing two films (100, 101). Sucker (36) attracts film (100) by suctioning and pulls film (100) back to a position where a leading end portion thereof faces heater bar (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Orihiro Engineering Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Orihiro Tsuruta, Shunji Yamada
  • Patent number: D995314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Orihiro Tsuruta
  • Patent number: D996979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Orihiro Tsuruta
  • Patent number: D997738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: ORIHIRO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Orihiro Tsuruta