AIR SUCTION PUMP AND METHOD FOR VACUUM SEALING VINYL BAG USING SAME
Provided are an air suction pump and a method of vacuum sealing vinyl bag using same. The air suction pump includes a base member, a housing mounted on a top of the base member to be movable in a vertical direction, a piston member disposed inside the housing to be movable in the vertical direction, a first heating wire mounted to be exposed to the outside on one or more of the top of the base member, the bottom of the housing, and a bottom of the piston member, and a power supply part supplying power to the first heating wire. A top of the housing is opened and a bottom of the housing is opened. A top of the piston member is exposed to the outside through the top of the housing. The air suction pump discharges the internal air of a vinyl bag, applies vacuum into the vinyl bag, and immediately seals the vinyl bag, thus enabling food of the vinyl bag to be easily kept in a vacuum state for a long time.
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The present disclosure relates to an air suction pump and a method of vacuum sealing vinyl bag using same, and more particularly, to an air suction pump and a method of vacuum sealing vinyl bag using same, which manually discharge the internal air of a vinyl bag to the outside to apply vacuum into the vinyl bag and immediately seal the vinyl bag.
BACKGROUND ARTIn keeping food such as fruit, vegetable, meat, and side dish, the food can quickly be decomposed or go bad due to oxygen in air when the food is exposed to the air.
To solve this problem, vacuum vessels that discharge the internal air thereof to the outside to keep food in a vacuum state are used.
The vacuum vessel may include a discharge means for discharging the internal air of the vacuum vessel to the outside, but, generally, the vacuum vessel includes a check valve, disposed at one end of the vacuum vessel, for discharging the internal air of the vacuum vessel to the outside, and discharges the internal air of the vacuum vessel to the outside using a separate automatic pump or manual pump.
Since automatic pumps are expensive, manual pumps are much used generally.
General manual pumps include a housing, a piston part disposed inside the housing, a load member that is coupled to the piston part at one end of the load member and exposed to the outside of the housing at the other end of the load member, and a handle part coupled to the other end of the load member.
Since the related art manual pump simply has a vacuum suction function, the function of the related art manual pump is simple, and moreover, when intending to seal a vinyl bag, the related art manual pump needs to include a separate sealing apparatus.
DISCLOSURE Technical ProblemTherefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an air suction pump that includes a sealing function of sealing a vinyl bag as well as a vacuum suction function, thus achieving a multipurpose effect.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an air suction pump and a method of vacuum sealing vinyl bag using same, which vacuum-suck the inside air of a vinyl bag and immediately seal the vinyl bag.
Technical SolutionTo achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purposes of the present invention as embodied and broadly described herein, an air suction pump in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes: a base member; a housing mounted on a top of the base member to be movable in a vertical direction, a top of the housing being opened and a bottom of the housing being opened; a piston member disposed inside the housing to be movable in the vertical direction, a top of the piston member being exposed to the outside through the top of the housing; a first heating wire mounted to be exposed to the outside, on one or more of the top of the base member, the bottom of the housing, and a bottom of the piston member; and a power supply part supplying power to the first heating wire.
A vinyl bag, in which a discharge hole is formed in a top thereof, may be disposed between the base member and the housing, and, when the housing has descended, internal air of the vinyl bag may be discharged to the outside by a reciprocating motion of the piston member through the discharge hole formed in the vinyl bag, and then, by heating the first heating wire, a circumference of the discharge hole formed in the vinyl bag may be heat-sutured.
The air suction pump may further include a punch projection mounted on the bottom of the piston member to downwardly protrude, wherein, the first heating wire is disposed around the punch projection, a receiving groove is formed in the top of the base member, the punch projection being insertion-disposed in the receiving groove, and the vinyl bag is disposed between the base member and the housing, and, when the piston member descends to the top of the vinyl bag, the punch projection cuts the vinyl bag to form a discharge hole, the piston member discharges internal air of the vinyl bag to the outside through the discharge hole, and the first heating wire is heated to heat-suture a circumference of the discharge hole formed in the vinyl bag.
The air suction pump may further include a main gasket protrusion-formed at the top of the base member or the bottom of the housing, wherein, a receiving part is formed in the base member, and opened in an upward direction, and, with the vinyl bag being disposed through an opened front between the base member and the housing, when the piston member moves upward and downward, a foreign material discharged from the vinyl bag is placed in the receiving part.
The air suction pump may further include: a main gasket protrusion-formed at the top of the base member or the bottom of the housing, and having a closed curve shape; and a stopper projection protrusion-formed at the base member or the housing, and preventing movement of the vinyl bag inserted between the base member and the housing, the first heating wire is disposed more forward than the stopper projection, in a direction in which the vinyl bag is inserted, and a check valve, which is opened only when internal air of the vinyl bag moves to the bottom of the housing when the piston member ascends, is disposed inside the main gasket, in the base member or the housing.
The air suction pump may further include: a main gasket mounted on the top of the base member to protrude in an upward direction, or mounted on the bottom of the housing to protrude in a downward direction; and a stopper formed at the top of the base member to protrude in an upward direction, or formed at the bottom of the housing to protrude in a downward direction, wherein, the first heating wire is mounted on the bottom of the housing to be exposed to the outside, a protrusion length of the main gasket is greater than a projection length of the stopper, and when the housing descends, the main gasket presses and compresses the vinyl bag disposed between the base member and the housing until drop of the housing is stopped by the stopper.
The air suction pump may further include a main gasket mounted on the top of the base member to protrude in an upward direction, or mounted on the bottom of the housing to protrude in a downward direction, wherein, the first heating wire is mounted on the bottom of the housing to be exposed to the outside, the base member is opened in an upward direction, and connected to an inside of the housing, a first connection hole connecting the inside and outside of the base member is formed in an outer surface of the base member, and a connection door opening or closing the first connection hole is mounted on the base member.
To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purposes of the present invention, a method of vacuum sealing a vinyl bag in accordance with another aspect of the present invention includes: applying vacuum into the vinyl bag and sealing the vinyl bag with an air suction pump including a first heating wire and a piston member.
In the method, the air suction pump including the first heating wire and the piston member may apply vacuum into the vinyl bag and seals the vinyl bag, a discharge hole being formed in a top of the vinyl bag. The air suction pump may seal the discharge hole, and the internal air of the vinyl bag may be discharged to the outside by a reciprocating motion of the piston member through the discharge hole, and the first heating wire may heat-suture a circumference of the discharge hole.
In the method, the air suction pump including the first heating wire and the piston member may apply vacuum into the vinyl bag and seals the vinyl bag, an opening being formed in the vinyl bag. The air suction pump may seal the opening, and the air suction pump with a punch projection mounted thereon may form a discharge hole in the vinyl bag. The internal air of the vinyl bag may be discharged to the outside by a reciprocating motion of the piston member through the discharge hole, and the first heating wire may heat-suture a circumference of the discharge hole.
The method may include applying vacuum into the vinyl bag and sealing the vinyl bag by using an air suction pump including: a base member; a housing mounted on a top of the base member to be movable in a vertical direction, a top of the housing being opened and a bottom of the housing being opened; a piston member disposed inside the housing to be movable in the vertical direction, a top of the piston member being exposed to the outside through the top of the housing; a first heating wire mounted to be exposed to the outside, on one or more of the top of the base member, the bottom of the housing, and a bottom of the piston member; a power supply part supplying power to the first heating wire; and a main gasket protrusion-formed at the top of the base member or the bottom of the housing, the air suction pump sucking internal air of the vinyl bag, discharging the air to the outside, and heat-suturing the vinyl bag to seal the vinyl bag, wherein, the applying vacuum into the vinyl bag and sealing the vinyl bag includes: performing a first heat suturing operation of inserting an opening of the vinyl bag into the air suction pump, heat-suturing the opening of the vinyl bag by using the first heating wire mounted on the air suction pump, and forming an open hole in which a certain section in the opening is opened; and performing an air discharging operation of rotating the vinyl bag to rearrange the vinyl bag, and discharging internal air of the vinyl bag to the outside through the open hole of the vinyl bag by using the air suction pump; and heat-suturing and sealing the open hole of the vinyl bag by using the first heating wire of the air suction pump.
Advantageous EffectsAccording to the above-described air suction pump and method of vacuum sealing vinyl bag using same, the following effects are achieved.
The present invention simultaneously performs the air suction function of a manual pump and a sealing function of sealing a vinyl bag by using one product, thus achieving a multipurpose effect with one apparatus.
Particularly, the present invention sucks the internal air of a vinyl bag having no check valve and immediately heat-sutures the vinyl bag, and thus can be applied to general vinyl bags having no check valve.
Moreover, the receiving part receives a foreign material discharged from a vinyl bag, thus preventing pollution due to the foreign material moved to inside the housing.
Moreover, the present invention cuts a vinyl bag having no check valve by using a punch projection, sucks the internal air of the vinyl bag, and immediately heat-sutures the vinyl bag. Accordingly, the present invention can be applied to general vinyl bags having no check valve.
Moreover, the present invention discharges the internal air of a vinyl bag to the outside without cutting the vinyl bag by using only the air suction pump having a size less than that of the opening of the vinyl bag, and heat-sutures the vinyl bag to apply vacuum into the vinyl bag, thus providing convenience in managing and carrying.
Moreover, the compression amount of the main gasket is adjusted by a stopper when the housing descends, and thus, when a vinyl bag is much pressed by the main gasket, the present invention enables the internal air of the vinyl bag to penetrate a portion pressed by the main gasket.
That is, when the main gasket presses a vinyl bag too hard, the internal air of the vinyl bag cannot penetrate the presses portion, and thus, it becomes difficult to apply vacuum into the inside of the vinyl bag. According to the present invention, however, due to the stopper, the main gasket appropriately presses a vinyl bag, and thus, the internal air of the vinyl bag is discharged to the outside through the pressed portion.
Moreover, a first heating wire is heated by a button part disposed between the housing body and the handle part, and thus, when the button part descends maximally, the first heating wire is heated, thereby preventing power from being unnecessarily applied to the first heating when the piston member ascends and descends.
Moreover, by manually reciprocating the piston member, the present invention easily applies vacuum into a vinyl bag, and simultaneously, when the application of vacuum is completed, the present invention heat-sutures the vinyl bag to seal the vinyl bag.
Moreover, the second communication hole is formed in the lower portion of the base member, thus enabling the application of vacuum into a vacuum vessel as well as a vinyl bag, and enabling the separation of a cork from a wine bottle.
Moreover, a press part for pressing the top of the check valve is provided, and thus, the check valve can better seal the top of the suction hole.
Moreover, a rail projection is provided, and thus, a zipper part of zipper bag can better be clamped.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art.
First EmbodimentAs illustrated in
The base member 110 is a part that is supported by a bottom. A position display part I may be formed at the center of a top of the base member 110 such that the below-described discharge hole 175 of a vinyl bag 170 is disposed at an accurate position.
Furthermore, a ring shape of first pressurization projection 113 and a ring shape of first packing member 112 surrounding the first pressurization projection 113 are mounted on the top of the base member 110.
Moreover, a guide projection 115 is formed to protrude in a vertical direction, at a side surface of the base member 110.
The housing 120 is mounted on the base member 110 to be movable in the vertical direction. A top and a bottom of the housing 120 are opened.
A ring shape of second packing member 122 corresponding to the first packing member 112 is mounted on the bottom of the housing 120.
A guide part 125, into which the guide projection 115 is inserted and slides, is formed at the housing 120.
The guide part 125 is opened in a downward direction such that the guide projection 115 is inserted into the guide part 125 in a below direction.
Furthermore, a first spring 116 is mounted on a top of the guide projection 115, and elastic-supports the base member 110 and the housing 120 in a direction deviating from each other.
That is, the first spring 116 is mounted on the guide projection 115 and on an inner side surface of the guide part 125, and a bottom of the housing 120 is separated from a top of the base member 110 in the vertical direction in a free state.
A catching projection is formed at an upper end of the guide projection 115, and a catching jaw, by which the catching projection is caught, is formed at an inner side surface of the guide part 125. Therefore, the guide projection 125 is inserted into the guide part 125, and prevents the housing 120 and the base member 110 from being arbitrarily decoupled from each other.
The piston member 130 is disposed inside the housing 120, and an upper portion of the piston member 130 passes through the top of the housing 120 and is exposed to the outside. A handle part 138 is formed on the piston member 130.
A separate sealing apparatus 160, as illustrated in
In this case, the sealing apparatus 160 includes a cover member 161 that ascends or descends through the handle part 138, and a sealing heating wire 162 that is disposed under the cover member 161 and exposed to the outside when the cover member 161 descends.
The sealing heating wire 162 may be connected to the power supply part 150. When necessary, the sealing heating wire 162 may be heated by the power supply part 150.
The sealing apparatus 160 may be mounted in various structures, in addition to the illustrated of
The first heating wire 140 is formed in a closed curve shape, and mounted to be exposed in a lower direction of the piston member 130.
In the present embodiment, the first heating wire 140 is formed in a ring shape.
In this case, the first heating wire 140 is disposed inside the first packing member 112 and the second packing member 122.
Furthermore, the first heating wire 140 is mounted with respect to the position display part I formed at the base member 110.
Unlike the present embodiment, the first heating wire 140 may be mounted on a bottom of the housing 120 to be exposed to the outside.
The power supply part 150 supplies power to the first heating wire 140. In the present embodiment, the power supply part 150 is built in the piston member 130.
The power supply part 150 supplies the first heating wire 140 and the sealing apparatus 160 mounted on the piston member 130.
A supporting part 131, on which a fixing terminal 136 connected to the power supply part 150 is mounted, is formed inside the piston member 130.
Furthermore, an ascending/descending member 132 is mounted under the piston member 130 to be movable in the vertical direction.
The ascending/descending member 132 protrudes in a downward direction further than the bottom of the piston member 130. The ring shape of first heating wire 140 is mounted under the ascending/descending member 132 to be exposed in a downward direction.
In this case, the diameter of the first heating wire 140 is equal to that of the first pressurization projection 113, and thus, the first heating wire 140 may contact the first pressurization projection 113 when the piston member 130 descends.
A coupling member 133, which is disposed inside the first heating wire 140 and fixing-coupled to the supporting part 131 with a screw, is disposed under the ascending/descending member 132.
To this end, a concave groove is formed in the center portion of the ascending/descending member 132, and the coupling member 133 is disposed in the concave groove.
Furthermore, the first heating wire 140 is mounted on a bottom of an outer circumference surface of the ascending/descending member 132, around the coupling member 133.
A second spring 135, which elastic-supports the ascending/descending member 132 in the coupling member 133 direction, is disposed between the supporting part 131 and the ascending/descending member 132.
Moreover, a connection terminal 146, which passes through the ascending/descending member 132 and is extended in the fixing terminal 136, is formed at the first heating wire 140.
Therefore, in a free state, the fixing terminal 136 and the connection terminal 146 are separated from each other by the elastic force of the second spring 135, and, when the ascending/descending member 132 moves in the vertical direction, the fixing terminal 136 is connected to the connection terminal 146 and supplies power of the power supply part 150 to the first heating wire 140 to heat the first heating wire 140.
Moreover, for more safe, the air suction pump of the present invention may further include a switch part (not shown) that controls a connection between the power supply part 150 and the fixing terminal 136.
The switch part is driven by a user in a turn-on/off type, and connects or disconnects the power supply part 150 and the fixing terminal 136. Therefore, a user controls a current supplied to the first heating wire 140, thus doubly and safely preventing the first heating wire 140 from being arbitrarily heated.
Unlike the present embodiment, the first heating wire 140 may be fixing-mounted under the piston member 130 to be exposed in a downward direction without ascending or descending.
In this case, the air suction pump of the present invention needs to include a switch part (not shown) that controls the supply of a current (generated by the power supply part 150) to the first heating wire 140.
Hereinafter, an operation of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.
As illustrated in
An embossing 171 is formed at an inner side surface of the vinyl bag 170, and the discharge hole 175 is formed in the top of the vinyl bag 170. Food is put into the vinyl bag 170 through an opening thereof, and then the opening of the vinyl bag 170 is sealed.
In a method of sealing the opening, the opening is heat-sutured with a separate sealing apparatus, or, as described above, the opening is heat-sutured with a sealing apparatus 160 mounted on the handle part 138 or the housing 120.
That is, the opening of the vinyl bag 170 is sealed by heating the sealing heating wire 162 mounted on the sealing apparatus 160.
When a zipper bag is used, the opening of the zipper bag is sealed with a zipper.
Subsequently, as illustrated in
In
Furthermore, when disposing the vinyl bag 170 between the base member 110 and the housing 120, as illustrated in
In this case, with the position display part I formed at the base member 110, a user disposes the discharge hole 175 (formed in the vinyl bag 170) at the position display part I.
To discharge the internal air of the vinyl bag 170 to the outside, as illustrated in
When the housing 120 descends, the inside of each of the first and second packing members 112 and 122, namely, the inside of the housing 120 is cut off from the outside by the first and second packing members 112 and 122.
However, the inside of the vinyl bag 170 is connected to the inside and outside of each of the first and second packing members 112 and 122 by the embossing 171.
Therefore, as described below, the internal air of the vinyl bag 170 may flux between the embossing 171.
The discharge hole 175 connects the inside of the vinyl bag 170 and the inside of the housing 120 by the drop of the housing 120.
At this point, the switch part is in a turn-off state, and the connection terminal 146 and the fixing terminal 136 are separated from each other. Therefore, the first heating wire 140 is in a unheated state.
In this state, as illustrated in
The internal air of the vinyl bag 170 is all discharged to the outside by the vertical reciprocating motion of the piston member 130.
When the discharge of the internal air of the vinyl bag 170 is completed, as illustrated in
Then, at first, as illustrated in
Therefore, as illustrated in
When the switch part (not shown) that controls a connection state between the power supply part 150 and the fixing terminal 136 is mounted on the air suction pump of the present invention, by turning on the switch part, the first heating wire 140 is heated.
The first heating wire 140 and the first pressurization projection 113 strongly presses the vinyl bag 170 disposed therebetween to heat-seal the vinyl bag 170.
In this case, since the first heating wire 140 is formed in a ring shape with respect to the position display part I and the discharge hole 175 of the vinyl bag 170 is disposed at the position display part I, the circumference of the discharge hole 175 of the vinyl bag 170 is heat-sutured in a closed curve shape.
To this end, the diameter of the first heating wire 140 is required to be greater than that of the discharge hole 175.
Thus, the vinyl bag 170 is sealed in a vacuum-applied state.
When the user releases the housing 120 and the piston member 130, the housing 120 and the piston member 130 ascends by the springback force of the compressed first spring 116, and the user takes out the vinyl bag 170 between the base member 110 and the housing 120.
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As illustrated in
The above-described embodiments of present invention may be applied to general vinyl bags on which the check valve is not mounted, and thus are economic.
Second EmbodimentComparing the second embodiment with the first embodiment, particularly, there is a difference in the position of the first heating wire 140, and thus, the following description will be focused on the difference.
The air suction pump according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a base member 110, a housing 120, a piston member 130, a first heating wire 140, and a power supply part 150.
A position display part I is formed at a top of the base member 110, and the first heating wire 140 having a ring shape is mounted to be exposed in a vertical direction with respect to the position display part I.
Furthermore, the guide projection 115 and the first spring 116 are the same as the above-described first embodiment, and thus, their detailed description is not provided.
The housing 120 is the same as the above-described first embodiment, and thus, their detailed description is not provided.
A ring shape of second pressurization projection 137 corresponding to the first heating wire 140 is protrusion-formed under the piston member 130.
Furthermore, the power supply part 150 may be built in the piston member 130 and connected to the first heating wire 140. However, in the present embodiment, the power supply part 150 is mounted on the base member 110 and connected to the first heating wire 140.
Moreover, in the second embodiment, the air suction pump of the present invention needs to include a switch part (not shown) that controls the supply of a current (generated by the power supply part 150) to the first heating wire 140.
The switch part is driven by a user in a turn-on/off type, and connects or disconnects the power supply part 150 and the first heating wire 140.
Hereinafter, an operation of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.
Even in the second embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in
Food is put into the vinyl bag 170 through an opening thereof, and then the opening of the vinyl bag 170 is sealed.
Subsequently, as illustrated in
To discharge the internal air of the vinyl bag 170 to the outside, as illustrated in
When the housing 120 descends, the inside of each of the first and second packing members 112 and 122 is cut off from the outside by the first and second packing members 112 and 122.
Furthermore, due to the drop of the housing 120, the discharge hole 175 connects the inside of the vinyl bag 170 and the inside of the housing 120.
At this point, the switch part is in a turn-off state, and thus, the first heating wire 140 is in a unheated state.
In this state, as illustrated in
The internal air of the vinyl bag 170 is all discharged to the outside by the vertical reciprocating motion of the piston member 130.
When the discharge of the internal air of the vinyl bag 170 is completed, as illustrated in
Then, as illustrated in
In this state, by turning on the switch part, the first heating wire 140 is heated.
As the first heating wire 140 is heated, the vinyl bag 170 is heat-sealed.
In this case, since the first heating wire 140 is formed in a ring shape with respect to the position display part I and the discharge hole 175 of the vinyl bag 170 is disposed at the position display part I, the circumference of the discharge hole 175 of the vinyl bag 170 is heat-sutured in a closed curve shape by the first heating wire 240.
Thus, the vinyl bag 170 is sealed in a vacuum-applied state.
When the user releases the housing 120 and the piston member 130, the housing 120 and the piston member 130 ascends by the springback force of the compressed first spring 116, and the user takes out the vinyl bag 170 between the base member 110 and the housing 120.
The above-described embodiments of present invention may be applied to general vinyl bags on which the check valve is not mounted, and thus are economic.
Third EmbodimentComparing the third embodiment with the first embodiment, particularly, there is a difference in the position of the first heating wire 140, and the other elements are similar. Therefore, the following description will be focused on the first heating wire 140.
The first heating wire 140, as illustrated in
In the present embodiment, the first heating wire 140 is formed in a horse-hoof shape.
The first heating wire 140 has a diameter greater than that of the discharge hole 175, and is mounted under the ascending/descending member 132.
As illustrated in
Furthermore, the discharge hole 175 is disposed inside the first heating wire 140 having an arc shape and the junction portion P of the vinyl bag 170.
Therefore, when the first heating wire 140 heat-sutures the vinyl bag 170, as illustrated in
The other elements are the same as the first embodiment of the present invention, and thus, their detailed description is not provided.
Fourth EmbodimentComparing the fourth embodiment with the third embodiment, particularly, there is a difference in forming the first heating wire 140, and the other elements are similar. Therefore, the following description will be focused on the first heating wire 140.
The first heating wire 140, as illustrated in
The shape of the first heating wire 140 is the same as the above-described third embodiment of the present invention.
In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, heat sealing by the first heating wire 140 and the formation of the discharge hole 175 are the same as the third embodiment of
As illustrated in
The base member 210 is a part that is supported by a bottom. A receiving groove 211, in which the below-described punch projection 234 is placed, is formed at the center of a top of the base member 210.
Furthermore, a ring shape of first pressurization projection 213 surrounding the receiving groove 211 and a ring shape of first packing member 212 surrounding the first pressurization projection 213 are mounted on the top of the base member 210.
Moreover, a guide projection 215 is formed to protrude in a vertical direction, at a side surface of the base member 210.
The housing 220 is mounted on the base member 210 to be movable in the vertical direction. A top and a bottom of the housing 220 are opened.
A ring shape of second packing member 222 corresponding to the first packing member 212 is mounted on the bottom of the housing 220.
A guide part 225, into which the guide projection 215 is inserted and slides, is formed at the housing 220.
The guide part 225 is opened in a downward direction such that the guide projection 215 is inserted into the guide part 225 in a below direction.
Furthermore, a first spring 216 is mounted on a top of the guide projection 215, and elastic-supports the base member 210 and the housing 220 in a direction deviating from each other.
That is, the first spring 216 is mounted on the guide projection 215 and on an inner side surface of the guide part 225, and a bottom of the housing 220 is separated from a top of the base member 210 in the vertical direction in a free state.
A catching projection is formed at an upper end of the guide projection 215, and a catching jaw, by which the catching projection is caught, is formed at an inner side surface of the guide part 225. Therefore, the guide projection 225 is inserted into the guide part 225, and prevents the housing 220 and the base member 210 from being arbitrarily decoupled from each other.
The piston member 230 is disposed inside the housing 220, and an upper portion of the piston member 230 passes through the top of the housing 220 and is exposed to the outside. A handle part 238 is formed on the piston member 230.
A separate sealing apparatus 260, as illustrated in
In this case, the sealing apparatus 260 includes a cover member 261 that ascends or descends through the handle part 238, and a sealing heating wire 262 that is disposed under the cover member 261 and exposed to the outside when the cover member 261 descends.
The sealing heating wire 262 may be connected to the power supply part 250. When necessary, the sealing heating wire 262 may be heated by the power supply part 250.
The sealing apparatus 260 may be mounted in various structures, in addition to the illustrated of
The first heating wire 240 is formed in a closed curve shape, and mounted to be exposed in a lower direction of the piston member 230.
In the present embodiment, the first heating wire 240 is formed in a ring shape.
In this case, the first heating wire 240 is disposed inside the first packing member 212 and the second packing member 222.
Unlike the present embodiment, the first heating wire 240 may be mounted on a bottom of the housing 220 to be exposed to the outside.
The power supply part 250 supplies power to the first heating wire 240. In the present embodiment, the power supply part 250 is built in the piston member 230.
The power supply part 250 supplies the first heating wire 240 and the sealing apparatus 260 mounted on the piston member 230.
A supporting part 231, on which a fixing terminal 236 connected to the power supply part 250 is mounted, is formed inside the piston member 230.
Furthermore, an ascending/descending member 232 is mounted under the piston member 230 to be movable in the vertical direction.
The ascending/descending member 232 protrudes in a downward direction further than the bottom of the piston member 230. The ring shape of first heating wire 240 is mounted under the ascending/descending member 232 to be exposed in a downward direction.
In this case, the diameter of the first heating wire 240 is equal to that of the first pressurization projection 213, and thus, the first heating wire 240 may contact the first pressurization projection 213 when the piston member 230 descends.
A punch member 233, in which the punch projection 234 is formed to protrude in a downward direction, is disposed under the ascending/descending member 232.
The punch projection 234 is formed sharply, and thus, as described below, the punch projection 234 cuts the vinyl bag 270 disposed between the housing 220 and the base member 210 when the piston member 230 descends, thereby connecting the inside of the vinyl bag 270 and the inside of the housing 220.
The punch projection 234 cuts the vinyl bag 270, and then is inserted into the receiving groove 211 formed in the base member 210.
The punch member 233 is disposed inside the first heating wire 240.
To this end, a concave groove is formed in the center of the ascending/descending member 232, and the punch member 233 is disposed in the concave groove.
Furthermore, the first heating wire 240 is mounted on a bottom of an outer circumference surface of the ascending/descending member 232, around the punch projection 234.
The punch projection 234 further protrudes in a downward direction than the first heating wire 240, and thus, the punch projection 234 reaches the vinyl bag 270 disposed thereunder prior to the first heating wire 240, thereby allowing the vinyl bag 270 to be cut.
A second spring 235, which elastic-supports the ascending/descending member 232 in the coupling member 233 direction, is disposed between the supporting part 231 and the ascending/descending member 232.
Moreover, a connection terminal 246, which passes through the ascending/descending member 232 and is extended in the fixing terminal 236, is formed at the first heating wire 240.
Therefore, in a free state, the fixing terminal 236 and the connection terminal 246 are separated from each other by the elastic force of the second spring 235, and, when the ascending/descending member 232 moves in the vertical direction, the fixing terminal 236 is connected to the connection terminal 246 and supplies power of the power supply part 250 to the first heating wire 240 to heat the first heating wire 240.
Moreover, for more safe, the air suction pump of the present invention may further include a switch part (not shown) that controls a connection between the power supply part 250 and the fixing terminal 236.
The switch part is driven by a user in a turn-on/off type, and connects or disconnects the power supply part 250 and the fixing terminal 236. Therefore, a user controls a current supplied to the first heating wire 240, thus doubly and safely preventing the first heating wire 240 from being arbitrarily heated.
Unlike the present embodiment, the punch projection 234 may be downwardly protrusion-formed under the piston member 230 as one body without ascending or descending, and may enable the first heating wire 240 to be fixing-mounted under the piston member 230 to be exposed in a downward direction.
In this case, the air suction pump of the present invention needs to include a switch part (not shown) that controls the supply of a current (generated by the power supply part 250) to the first heating wire 240.
Hereinafter, an operation of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.
As illustrated in
An embossing 271 is formed at an inner side surface of the vinyl bag 270, and the discharge hole 275 is formed in the top of the vinyl bag 270. Food is put into the vinyl bag 270 through an opening thereof, and then the opening of the vinyl bag 270 is sealed.
In a method of sealing the opening, the opening is heat-sutured with a separate sealing apparatus, or, as described above, the opening is heat-sutured with a sealing apparatus 260 mounted on the handle part 238 or the housing 220.
That is, the opening of the vinyl bag 270 is sealed by heating the sealing heating wire 262 mounted on the sealing apparatus 260.
When a zipper bag is used, the opening of the zipper bag is sealed with a zipper.
Subsequently, as illustrated in
In
Furthermore, when disposing the vinyl bag 270 between the base member 210 and the housing 220, as illustrated in
The discharge hole 275 may be initially formed in the top of the vinyl bag 270. Alternatively, as in the present invention, the discharge hole 275 is not initially formed, and afterwards, the discharge hole 275 may be formed by the punch projection 234.
To discharge the internal air of the vinyl bag 270 to the outside, as illustrated in
When the housing 220 descends, the inside of each of the first and second packing members 212 and 222, namely, the inside of the housing 220 is cut off from the outside by the first and second packing members 212 and 222.
However, the inside of the vinyl bag 270 is connected to the inside and outside of each of the first and second packing members 212 and 222 by the embossing 271.
Therefore, as described below, the internal air of the vinyl bag 270 may flux between the embossing 271.
Furthermore, by the drop of the piston member 230, the punch projection 234 passes through the vinyl bag 270 and is inserted into the receiving groove 211.
The punch projection 234 is cut by the drop of the punch projection 234, and thus, the discharge hole 275 is formed and connects the inside of the vinyl bag 270 and the inside of the housing 220.
At this point, the switch part is in a turn-off state, and the connection terminal 246 and the fixing terminal 236 are separated from each other. Therefore, the first heating wire 240 is in a unheated state.
In this state, as illustrated in
The internal air of the vinyl bag 270 is all discharged to the outside by the vertical reciprocating motion of the piston member 230.
When the discharge of the internal air of the vinyl bag 270 is completed, as illustrated in
Then, at first, as illustrated in
Therefore, as illustrated in
When the switch part (not shown) that controls a connection state between the power supply part 250 and the fixing terminal 236 is mounted on the air suction pump of the present invention, by turning on the switch part, the first heating wire 240 is heated.
The first heating wire 240 and the first pressurization projection 213 strongly presses the vinyl bag 270 disposed therebetween to heat-seal the vinyl bag 270.
In this case, since the first heating wire 240 is formed in a ring shape with respect to the position display part I and the discharge hole 275 of the vinyl bag 270 is disposed at the punch projection 234, the circumference of the discharge hole 275 of the vinyl bag 270 is heat-sutured in a closed curve shape.
Thus, the vinyl bag 270 is sealed in a vacuum-applied state.
When the user releases the housing 220 and the piston member 230, the housing 220 and the piston member 230 ascends by the springback force of the compressed first spring 216, and the user takes out the vinyl bag 270 between the base member 210 and the housing 220.
In
As illustrated in
The above-described embodiments of present invention may be applied to general vinyl bags on which the check valve is not mounted, and thus are economic.
Sixth EmbodimentComparing the sixth embodiment with the fifth embodiment, particularly, there is a difference in the position of the first heating wire 240, and thus, the following description will be focused on the difference.
The air suction pump according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a base member 210, a housing 220, a piston member 230, a first heating wire 240, and a power supply part 250.
A receiving groove 211 is formed in a top of the base member 210, and the first heating wire 240 having a ring shape is mounted to be exposed in a vertical direction with respect to the receiving groove 211.
Furthermore, the guide projection 215 and the first spring 216 are the same as the above-described fifth embodiment, and thus, their detailed description is not provided.
The housing 220 is the same as the above-described fifth embodiment, and thus, their detailed description is not provided.
The punch projection 234 is formed to protrude in a downward direction, under the piston member 230. A second pressurization projection 237 corresponding to the first heating wire 240 is protrusion-formed around the punch projection 237.
Furthermore, the power supply part 250 may be built in the piston member 230 and connected to the first heating wire 240. However, in the present embodiment, the power supply part 250 is mounted on the base member 210 and connected to the first heating wire 240.
Moreover, in the sixth embodiment, the air suction pump of the present invention needs to include a switch part (not shown) that controls the supply of a current (generated by the power supply part 250) to the first heating wire 240.
The switch part is driven by a user in a turn-on/off type, and connects or disconnects the power supply part 250 and the first heating wire 240.
Hereinafter, an operation of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.
Even in the sixth embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in
Food is put into the vinyl bag 270 through an opening thereof, and then the opening of the vinyl bag 270 is sealed.
Subsequently, as illustrated in
To discharge the internal air of the vinyl bag 270 to the outside, as illustrated in
When the housing 220 descends, the inside of each of the first and second packing members 212 and 222 is cut off from the outside by the first and second packing members 212 and 222.
Furthermore, due to the drop of the piston member 230, the punch projection 234 pass through the vinyl bag 270 and is inserted into the receiving groove 211.
Therefore, the discharge hole 275 is formed in the vinyl bag 270, and connects the inside of the vinyl bag 270 and the inside of the housing 220.
At this point, the switch part is in a turn-off state, and thus, the first heating wire 240 is in a unheated state.
In this state, as illustrated in
The internal air of the vinyl bag 270 is all discharged to the outside by the vertical reciprocating motion of the piston member 230.
When the discharge of the internal air of the vinyl bag 270 is completed, as illustrated in
Then, as illustrated in
In this state, by turning on the switch part, the first heating wire 240 is heated.
As the first heating wire 240 is heated, the vinyl bag 270 is heat-sealed.
In this case, since the first heating wire 240 is formed in a ring shape with respect to the punch projection 234 and the receiving groove 211, the circumference of the discharge hole 275 of the vinyl bag 270 is heat-sutured in a closed curve shape by the first heating wire 240.
Thus, the vinyl bag 270 is sealed in a vacuum-applied state.
When the user releases the housing 220 and the piston member 230, the housing 220 and the piston member 230 ascends by the springback force of the compressed first spring 216, and the user takes out the vinyl bag 270 between the base member 210 and the housing 220.
The above-described embodiments of present invention may be applied to general vinyl bags on which the check valve is not mounted, and thus are economic.
Seventh EmbodimentComparing the seventh embodiment with the fifth embodiment, particularly, there is a difference in the position of the first heating wire 240, and the other elements are similar. Therefore, the following description will be focused on the first heating wire 240.
The first heating wire 240, as illustrated in
In the present embodiment, the first heating wire 240 is formed in a horse-hoof shape.
The first heating wire 240 partially surrounds the circumference of the punch projection 234 and is disposed under the ascending/descending member 232.
As illustrated in
Furthermore, the discharge hole 275 is disposed inside the first heating wire 240 having an arc shape and the junction portion P of the vinyl bag 270.
Therefore, when the first heating wire 240 heat-sutures the vinyl bag 270, as illustrated in
The other elements are the same as the fifth embodiment of the present invention, and thus, their detailed description is not provided.
Eighth EmbodimentComparing the eighth embodiment with the seventh embodiment, particularly, there is a difference in forming the first heating wire 240, and the other elements are similar. Therefore, the following description will be focused on the first heating wire 240.
The first heating wire 240, as illustrated in
The shape of the first heating wire 240 is the same as the above-described seventh embodiment of the present invention.
In the eighth embodiment of the present invention, heat sealing by the first heating wire 240 and the formation of the discharge hole 275 are the same as the seventh embodiment of
As illustrated in
The base member 310 includes a support 311 in which a top of the support 311 is opened and a receiving part 319 is formed inside the support 311, and a cover member 312 that is attachably/detachably coupled to the top of the support 311.
The receiving part 319, as described below, receives a foreign material discharged from a vinyl bag 370. In the ninth embodiment of the present invention, the support 311 and the receiving part 319 are separately formed. However, the support 311 and the receiving part 319 may be formed as one body.
The receiving part 319 is opened in an upward direction. When the piston member 330 moves upward and downward in a state in which the vinyl bag 370 has been disposed through the opened front between the base member 310 and the housing 320, the foreign material discharged from the vinyl bag 370 is placed in the receiving part 319.
The support 311 becomes progressively broader in a downward direction, and thus is stably disposed at a bottom. As illustrated in
The cover member 312 covers a top of the support 311, and specifically, a top of the receiving part 319.
When the cover member 312 is disposed to cover the top of the receiving part 319, a contact portion of the cover member 312 and receiving part 319 blocks the influx and outflux of air through a separate sealing means.
A suction hole 313 and a discharge hole 313, which connect the receiving part 319 and the outside, are formed in the cover member 312, and a guide projection 317 is protrusion-formed in an upward direction.
The suction hole 313 and the discharge hole 314 are separated from each other, and a lower block gasket 318 is mounted around the suction hole 313. Thus, as described below, when the housing 320 descends, the lower block gasket 318 blocks a connection path of the suction hole 313 and the discharge hole 314.
A check valve 315, which moves even when air moves in an upward direction inside the receiving part 319, is mounted on the discharge hole 314.
A generally known check valve may be used as the check valve 315, and thus, its detailed structural description is not provided.
The discharge hole 314 is formed more rearward than the suction hole 313, namely, in a direction opposite to a direction in which the vinyl bag 370 is inserted. In inserting the vinyl bag 370, the vinyl bag 370 may not cover the discharge hole 314.
In the ninth embodiment of the present invention, to prevent that the vinyl bag 370 covers the discharge hole 314 and thus the discharge hole 314 is not opened, a groove 316 connected to the discharge hole 314 is formed in the cover member 312.
Moreover, a stopper projection 311a deterring the movement of the vinyl bag 370 is formed to protrude in an upward direction, in the base member 310.
The stopper projection 311a may be formed at the support 311 or the cover member 312.
In the ninth embodiment of the present invention, the stopper projection 311a is upwardly protrusion-formed in an arc shape along an outer circumference surface of the support 311.
The stopper projection 311a is disposed more rearward from the suction hole 313.
Therefore, as described below, in inserting the vinyl bag 370, the stopper projection 311a allows the vinyl bag 370 to be inserted only by any degree, and allows the suction hole 313 to be disposed across.
A second spring 317a is inserted into the guide projection 317, and enables the housing 320 to be mounted on the base member 310 to be movable in a vertical direction.
The housing 320 is formed in a hollow cylinder shape whose a top and a bottom are opened.
A punch projection 321 is downwardly protrusion-formed under the housing 320.
When the housing 320 descends, the vinyl bag 370 disposed between the housing 320 and the cover member 312 is cut, and then the punch projection 321 is inserted into the suction hole 313, thereby connecting the vinyl bag 370 and the receiving part 319 through the suction hole 313.
The punch projection 321 may not be formed in the housing 320, and, by separately forming a hole in the vinyl bag 370, the vinyl bag 370 may be disposed for the hole to be connected to the suction hole 313.
However, as in the present invention, the punch projection 321 is formed in the housing 320, and, by cutting the vinyl bag 370 with the punch projection 321, the vinyl bag 370 may be connected to the receiving part 319 through the suction hole 313.
An upper block gasket 328 is disposed around the punch projection 321, and, when the housing 320 descends, a cut portion 375 of the vinyl bag 370 (which has been cut by the punch projection 321) except the suction hole 313 is blocked from the outside by the upper block gasket 328 and the lower block gasket 318.
Therefore, the internal air of the vinyl bag 370 necessarily moves to the receiving part 319 through the suction hole 313.
That is, air discharged from the vinyl bag 370 moves to under the piston 330 disposed inside the housing 320, through the suction hole 313, the receiving part 319, and the discharge hole 314.
The piston member 330 is disposed to be movable upward and downward, inside the housing 320, and a top of the piston member 330 passes through a top of the housing 320 and is exposed to the outside.
The piston member 330 includes a piston part 331, a load part 332, a handle part 333, a pressurization member 334, and a first spring 335.
The piston part 331 has the same shape as that of an inner surface of the housing 320, and a rubber ring 331a is mounted on an outer circumference surface of the piston part 331 and contacts the inner surface of the housing 320.
The load part 332 is formed in a rod shape, and coupled to a top of the piston part 331. The power supply part 350 is inserted into and disposed inside the load part 332.
To mount the piston member 330 inside the housing 320, the load part 332 and the piston member 330 may be separately manufactured and assembled.
The handle part 333 is formed to be exposed to the outside, on the load part 332.
A second heating wire 339 is included in the handle part 333, and a sealing part 338 for heat-suturing an opening 371 of the vinyl bag 370 is formed at the handle part 333.
The second heating wire 339 is connected to the power supply part 350, and thus, with the vinyl bag 370 being inserted into the sealing part 338, when the second heating wire 339 is pressed and connected to the power supply part 350, the vinyl bag 370 is heat-sealed by heating the second heating wire 339.
To this end, as illustrated in
The pressurization member 334 is coupled to a bottom of the piston part 331 to be movable in a vertical direction.
The pressurization member 334 and the piston part 331 are disposed inside the housing 320.
Furthermore, the first spring 335 is disposed between the bottom of the piston part 331 and the pressurization member 334, and applies an elastic force to the pressurization member 334 in a direction deviating from the piston part 331.
The first heating wire 340 is mounted to be exposed to the outside, on at least one or more of a top of the base member 310, a bottom of the housing 320, and a lower portion of the piston member 330.
In the ninth embodiment of the present invention, the first heating wire 340 is mounted to be exposed in a downward direction, under the piston member 330, and specifically, under the pressurization member 334.
In a free state, the first heating wire 340 is not connected to the power supply part 350 by the elastic force of the first spring 335, and then, when the first heating wire 340 contacts a top of the cover member 312 and thus the first spring 335 is compressed by the drop of the piston member 330, the power supply part 350 and the first heating wire 340 are grounded, thereby heating the first heating wire 340.
To this end, a first terminal 336 is formed at a lower portion of the piston part 331, and connected to the power supply part 350. A second terminal 337 disposed under the first terminal 336 is formed on the pressurization member 334, and connected to the first heating wire 340.
In more detail, the first terminal 336 and the third terminal 339a connected to the power supply part 350 are connected by an electrical line 339b inserted into the piston part 331.
Therefore, a current generated by the power supply part 350 moves to the third terminal 339a, the electrical line 339b, and the first terminal 336.
Furthermore, the first heating wire 340 is formed in a curve shape, and disposed to surround the punch projection 321. As described below, the cut portion 375 of the vinyl bag 370 cut by the punch projection 321 is heat-sutured by the first heating wire 340.
The power supply part 350, as described above, is mounted inside the load part 332, and supplies power to the first and second heating wires 340 and 339.
The power supply part 350 may be configured with a portable battery or a secondary cell.
The main gasket 360 is protrusion-formed at a top of the base member 310 and/or a bottom of the housing 320.
In the ninth embodiment of the present invention, the main gasket 360 includes an upper main gasket 361 mounted on a bottom of the housing 320, and a lower main gasket 362 mounted on a top of the base member 310.
The upper main gasket 361 and the lower main gasket 362 are formed in a hollow cylinder shape. When the housing 320 descends, the upper main gasket 361 and the lower main gasket 362 contact each other to seal the inside of the housing 320, thereby preventing air influx/outflux between the inside of the housing and the outside.
Hereinafter, an operation of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.
In a state that is as illustrated in
In this state, the opening 371 of the vinyl bag 370 is inserted into the sealing part 338, and then, by pressing in a downward direction, the opening 371 of the vinyl bag 370 is heat-sutured by the second heating wire 339.
The heat-sutured portion is illustrated as a second heat suture portion 374, in
Subsequently, by again turning over the air suction pump, the air suction pump returns to the illustrated state of
The vinyl bag 370 with the heat-sutured opening 371, as illustrated in
In this case, as illustrated in
The housing 320 is separated from the cover member 312 by the second spring 317a, and thus, the vinyl bag 370 is inserted into and disposed in a separation space formed between the housing 320 and the cover member 312.
The vinyl bag 370, inserted between the housing 320 and the cover member 312, is inserted by a certain length by the stopper projection 311a, and is no longer inserted.
In this case, as illustrated in
Although not shown, in the illustrated state of
In this state, as illustrated in
As the housing 320 descends, the punch projection 321 cuts the vinyl bag 370, and then the suction hole 313 is inserted into the vinyl bag 370.
Furthermore, the upper block gasket 328 and the lower block gasket 318 are closely adhered to each other with the vinyl bag 370 therebetween, and the cut portion 375 of the vinyl bag 370 except the suction hole 313 is blocked from the outside.
Moreover, as the housing 320 descends, the upper block gasket 328 and the lower block gasket 318 contact each other, thereby preventing air influx/outflux between the inside and outside of each of the upper block gasket 328 and the lower block gasket 318.
Subsequently, a user lifts the piston member 330.
As the piston member 330 ascends, the internal volume of the housing 320 disposed under the piston part 331 increases, and thus, the check value 315 ascends in an upward direction, thereby opening the discharge hole 314. Therefore, the internal air of the vinyl bag 370 fluxes into the housing 320 through the suction hole 313, the receiving part 319, and the discharge hole 314.
When the piston member 330 ascends and then descends, the check valve 315 descends by an air pressure to close the discharge hole 314, and, air disposed under the piston part 331 passes through an upper portion of the housing 320 and is discharged to the outside through a gap between the piston part 331 and the rubber ring 331a mounted on an outer circumference surface of the piston part 331.
By the vertical reciprocating motion of the piston member 330, the internal air of the vinyl bag 370 is discharged to the outside.
At this point, the internal air of the vinyl bag 370 is discharged, and simultaneously liquid or powder may be discharged together. Such a material moves to the receiving part 319 through the suction hole 313 together with air and is loaded in the receiving part 319. Accordingly, the material and air cannot flux into the housing 320.
When it is determined that vacuum has been applied to the inside of the vinyl bag 370 by the pumping motion of the piston member 330, the piston member 330 is pressed and dropped.
Especially, even up to this point, the housing 320 needs to maintain a dropped state.
As the piston member 330 descends, the heating wire 340 contacts the vinyl bag 370.
However, since the first heating wire 340 is not yet connected to the power supply part 350, the first heating wire 340 is not heated.
As illustrated in
As the piston part 331 compresses the first spring 335 and descends in the pressurization member 334 direction, the first terminal 336 connected to the power supply part 350 and the second terminal 337 connected to the first heating wire 340 contact each other, and thus, the first heating wire 340 is heated.
By heating the first heating wire 340, as illustrated in
In this case, the first heating wire 340 is disposed to surround the punch projection 321, and thus, the cut portion 375 of the vinyl bag 370 is blocked from the inside of the vinyl bag 370 by the first heat sealing portion 373.
Furthermore, as illustrated in
After the vacuum applying and heat suturing of the vinyl bag 370 are completed, the receiving part 319 is separated from the support 311 and cleaned.
Tenth EmbodimentAs illustrated in
The base member 410 includes a support 411 in which a top of the support 411 is opened and a receiving part 412 is formed inside the support 411, and a cover member 413 that is attachably/detachably coupled to the top of the support 411.
The receiving part 412, as described below, receives a foreign material discharged from a vinyl bag 480. In the tenth embodiment of the present invention, the support 411 and the receiving part 412 are separately formed. However, the support 411 and the receiving part 412 may be formed as one body.
The receiving part 412 is opened in an upward direction. When the piston member 440 moves upward and downward in a state in which the vinyl bag 480 has been disposed through the opened front between the base member 410 and the housing 430, the foreign material discharged from the vinyl bag 480 is placed in the receiving part 412.
The support 411 becomes progressively broader in a downward direction, and thus is stably disposed at a bottom. As illustrated in
The cover member 413 covers a top of the support 411, and specifically, a top of the receiving part 412.
When the cover member 413 is disposed to cover the top of the receiving part 412, a contact portion of the cover member 413 and receiving part 412 blocks the influx and outflux of air through a separate sealing means.
A drop hole 414 connecting the receiving part 412 with the outside is rearward formed in the cover member 413, and disposed inside the main gasket 420. A foreign material discharged from the vinyl bag 480 is loaded in the receiving part 412 through the drop hole 414.
Furthermore, as described below, the stopper projection 470 is protrusion-formed at a top of the cover member 413.
A detailed description on the stopper projection 470 will be made below.
Moreover, a pressurization rubber 415 for pressurizing the vinyl bag 480 (which is disposed under the first heating wire 450) when the first heating wire 450 descends is mounted on a top of the cover member 413 to be protrude in an upward direction.
The main gasket 420 is formed in a closed curve shape, and protrusion-formed at a top of the base member 410 and/or a bottom of the housing 430.
In the tenth embodiment of the present invention, the main gasket 420 includes an upper main gasket 421 mounted on a bottom 431 of the housing 430, and a lower main gasket 422 mounted on a top of the base member 410.
The upper main gasket 421 and the lower main gasket 422 are formed in a hollow cylinder shape. When the housing 430 descends, the upper main gasket 421 and the lower main gasket 422 contact each other to seal the inside of the housing 430, thereby preventing air influx/outflux between the inside of the housing 430 and the outside.
As described above, the drop hole 414 is disposed inside the lower main gasket 422.
Furthermore, the stopper projection 470 may be formed outside the lower main gasket 422, but may be formed inside the lower main gasket 422.
The housing 430 is formed in a hollow cylinder shape whose a top and a bottom are opened, and, as described below, the housing 430 is mounted on the base member 410 to be movable in a vertical direction by the stopper projection 470.
The upper mina gasket 421 is mounted around the bottom 431 of the housing 430, and a suction hole 432 disposed inside the upper main gasket 421 is formed in the bottom 431 of the housing 430.
The suction hole 432 is disposed on the drop hole 414.
Moreover, a check valve 433 is mounted into the suction hole 432. The piston member 440 ascends, and only when the internal air of the vinyl bag 480 fluxes into the housing 430 through the suction hole 432, the check value 433 is opened.
A generally known check valve may be used as the check valve 433, and thus, its detailed structural description is not provided.
A first heating wire discharge hole 434, which allows the first heating wire 450 to be exposed to under the housing 430 when the piston member 440 descends, is formed in the bottom 431 of the housing 430.
The first heating wire discharge hole 434 is disposed at the front that is a direction in which the vinyl bag 480 is inserted, inside the upper main gasket 421, and disposed in a direction opposite to the suction hole 432.
Moreover, a bottom of the housing 430 may be manufactured separately from a cylinder shape of body, and then may be assembly-coupled to the body.
Block gaskets 423 and 424, which block and seal a connection path between the first heating wire discharge hole 434 and the suction hole 432 when a connection between the inside and outside of the main gasket 420 is blocked by the drop of the housing 430, are formed at a top of the base member 410 and/or the bottom 431 of the housing 430.
In this case, the suction hole 432 and the drop hole 414 maintain a connection state therebetween, a connection path between the first heating wire discharge hole 434 and the suction hole 432 is blocked and sealed, and a connection path between the first heating wire discharge hole 434 and the drop hole 414 is blocked and sealed.
In the tenth embodiment, the block gaskets 423 and 424 include a lower block gasket 424 formed at the top of the base member 410, and an upper block gasket 423 formed at the bottom 431 of the housing 430.
The lower block gasket 424 is disposed inside the lower main gasket 422. In the tenth embodiment of the present invention, the lower block gasket 424 is connected across the inside of the lower main gasket 422 having a circular shape, and the lower block gasket 424 is disposed between the drop hole 414 and the pressurization rubber 415.
The lower block gasket 424 may be provided separately from the lower main gasket 422, or, as in the tenth embodiment of the present invention, the lower block gasket 424 and the lower main gasket 422 may be provided as one body.
The upper block gasket 423 is disposed inside the upper main gasket 421. In the tenth embodiment of the present invention, and, as described above, the upper main gasket 421 is connected between the first heating wire discharge hole 434 and the suction hole 432.
The upper block gasket 423 may be provided separately from the upper main gasket 421, or, as in the tenth embodiment of the present invention, the upper block gasket 423 and the upper main gasket 421 may be provided as one body.
The piston member 440 is disposed to be movable upward and downward inside the housing 430, and a top of the piston member 440 passes through a top of the housing 430 and is exposed to the outside.
The piston member 440 includes a piston part 441, a load part 442, a handle part 443, a pressurization member 444, and a first spring 445.
The piston part 441 has the same shape as that of an inner surface of the housing 430, and a rubber ring 448a is mounted on an outer circumference surface of the piston part 441 and contacts the inner surface of the housing 430.
The load part 442 is formed in a rod shape, and coupled to a top of the piston part 441. The power supply part 460 is inserted into and disposed inside the load part 442.
To mount the piston member 440 inside the housing 430, the load part 442 and the piston member 440 may be separately manufactured and assembled.
The handle part 443 is formed to be exposed to the outside, on the load part 442.
The pressurization member 444 is coupled to a bottom of the piston part 441 to be movable in a vertical direction.
The pressurization member 444 and the piston part 441 are disposed inside the housing 430.
Furthermore, the first spring 445 is disposed between the bottom of the piston part 441 and the pressurization member 444, and applies an elastic force to the pressurization member 444 in a direction deviating from the piston part 441.
The first heating wire 450 is mounted to be exposed to the outside, on at least one or more of a top of the base member 410, the bottom 431 of the housing 420, and a lower portion of the piston member 440.
In the tenth embodiment of the present invention, the first heating wire 450 is mounted to be exposed in a downward direction, under the piston member 440, and specifically, under the pressurization member 444.
In a free state, the first heating wire 450 is not connected to the power supply part 460 by the elastic force of the first spring 445, and then, when the first heating wire 450 contacts a top of the cover member 413 and thus the first spring 445 is compressed by the drop of the piston member 440, the power supply part 460 and the first heating wire 450 are grounded, thereby heating the first heating wire 450.
To this end, two first terminals 446 are formed at a lower portion of the piston part 441, and connected to the power supply part 460. Two second terminals 437 disposed under the first terminals 436 are formed on the pressurization member 444, and connected to the first heating wire 450.
In more detail, as illustrated in
Therefore, a current generated by the power supply part 460 moves to the third terminal 461, the electrical line 461, and the first terminal 446.
The power supply part 460, as described above, is mounted inside the load part 442, and supplies power to the first heating wire 450.
The power supply part 460 may be configured with a portable battery or a secondary cell.
The stopper projection 470 is protrusion-formed on the base member 410 or under the housing 430, and contacts the vinyl bag 480 inserted between the base member 410 and the housing 430, thereby preventing the movement of the vinyl bag 480.
In the tenth embodiment of the present invention, the stopper projection 470 is formed to protrude in an upward direction, at a top of the cover member 413.
The stopper projection 470 has two or more contact surfaces that contact the vinyl bag 480, and the contact surfaces are separated from each other.
In the tenth embodiment of the present invention, the stopper projection 470 is configured with two stopper projections, namely, first and second stopper projections 471 and 472, which are separated from each other. Since the stopper projection 470 is configured as two, the stopper projection 470 has four contact surfaces that contact the vinyl bag 480.
The first stopper projection 471 is simply formed to protrude in an upward direction, on the cover member 413.
Furthermore, the second stopper projection 472 is upwardly protrusion-formed longer than the first stopper projection 471. When the housing 430 moves in a vertical direction, the second stopper projection 472 guides the vertical motion of the housing 430.
To this end, the second stopper projection 472 is inserted into a groove 435 formed under the housing 430, and a second spring 473 is disposed between a top of the second stopper projection 472 and the housing 430. Therefore, by the elastic force of the second spring 473, a constant gap between the housing 430 and the cover member 413 is maintained, and the housing 430 and the cover member 413 are separated from each other.
In this case, a top of groove 435 of the housing 430, into which the second stopper projection 472 is inserted, may be plugged.
Moreover, as illustrated in
In this case, the one end and other end of the stopper projection 470 is disposed in a direction into which the vinyl bag 480 is inserted, namely, in the first heating wire 450 direction.
In this case, since the one end of the stopper projection 470 is separated from the other end of the stopper projection 470, the stopper projection 470 has two or more contact surfaces that contact the vinyl bag 480.
A virtual line L, which connects two contact surfaces most adjacent to the first heating wire 450 among the contact surfaces of the stopper projection 470, is separated from the first heating wire 450, in the rear of the first heating wire 450.
That is, the first heating wire 450 is disposed more forward than the stopper projection 470, namely, in a direction in which the vinyl bag 480 is inserted.
Hereinafter, a method of vacuum heat-suturing a vinyl bag according to the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described.
As illustrated in
The vinyl bag 480 is inserted between the base member 410 and the housing 430, and then contacts the stopper projection 470, whereby the vinyl bag 480 cannot move any longer.
In this case, since the stopper projection 470 includes the first stopper projection 471 and the second stopper projection 472, the stopper projection 470 has two or more contact surfaces that contact the vinyl bag 480.
A virtual line L, which connects two contact surfaces most adjacent to the first heating wire 450 among the contact surfaces of the stopper projection 470, is separated from the first heating wire 450, in the rear of the first heating wire 450. Therefore, the first heating wire 450 is disposed on the vinyl bag 480.
In
As described above, when the insertion of the vinyl bag 480 is completed, the piston member 440 is dropped.
As the piston member 440 descends, the first heating wire 450 contacts the vinyl bag 480.
However, the first heating wire 450 is not yet connected to the power supply part 460, the first heating wire is not heated.
When the piston member 440 further descends, the first heating wire 450 and the vinyl bag 480 contact the pressurization rubber 415, and thus, the pressurization member 444 with the first heating wire 450 mounted thereon cannot descend any longer. Therefore, the piston part 441 compresses the first spring 445 and descends in the pressurization member 444 direction.
As the piston part 441 compresses the first spring 445 and descends, the first terminal 446 connected to the power supply part 460 and the second terminal 447 connected to the first heating wire 450 contact each other, and thus, the first heating wire 450 is heated.
When the first heating wire 450 is heated, a user moves the vinyl bag 480 or the air suction pump in a horizontal direction, and thus, the opening 481 of the vinyl bag 480 disposed between the first heating wire 450 and the pressurization rubber 415 is heat-sutured.
In this case, a section heat-sutured by the first heating wire 450 forms an open hole 484 in which a certain section in the opening 481 is opened without the opening 481 of the vinyl bag 480 being overall opened.
In the vinyl bag 480 in which the first heat sealing operation is completed, as illustrated in
Subsequently, the vinyl bag 480 is taken out from a gap between the base member 410 and the housing 430, and then, the vinyl bag 480 is rotated and again inserted between the base member 410 and the housing 430.
In this case, as illustrated in
That is, while the vinyl bag 480 is disposed under the first heating wire 450, a vertex in which the opening 481 and side junction portion 482 of the vinyl bag 480 join is inserted into a separated space between the first and second stopper projections 471 and 472.
Subsequently, the vinyl bag 480 is inserted between the first and second stopper projections 471 and 472, and then the opening 481 and side junction portion 482 of the vinyl bag 480 respectively contact the contact surface of the first stopper projection 471 and the contact surface of the second stopper projection 472, whereupon the vinyl bag 480 is no longer inserted.
In this case, the open hole 484 formed in the first heat sealing operation is disposed inside the main gasket 420, and a discharge portion of the vinyl bag 480 through the open hole 484 is disposed on the drop hole 414.
Furthermore, the first heating wire 450 is disposed on the first heat suture line 483 and the side junction portion 482.
Subsequently, by dropping the housing 430, the upper main gasket 421 and the lower main gasket 422 contact each other, thereby preventing air influx/outflux between the inside and outside of each of the main gasket 420.
As the housing 430 descends, the upper block gasket 423 strongly contacts the lower block gasket 424 with the vinyl bag 480 therebetween, and thus, a connection path between the suction hole 432 and first heating wire discharge hole 434 is blocked inside the main gasket 420.
Subsequently, the user lifts the piston member 440.
As the piston member 440 ascends, the internal volume of the housing 430 disposed under the piston part 441 increases, and thus, the check value 433 ascends in an upward direction, thereby opening the suction hole 432. Therefore, the internal air of the vinyl bag 480 fluxes into the housing 430 through the open hole 484 and the suction hole 432.
At this point, the internal air of the vinyl bag 480 is discharged, and simultaneously liquid or powder may be discharged together. Such a material is loaded in the receiving part 412 through the drop hole 414 formed under the open hole 484, and thus, the material and air cannot flux into the housing 430.
When the piston member 440 ascends and then descends, the check valve 433 descends by an air pressure to close the suction hole 432, and, air disposed under the piston part 441 passes through an upper portion of the housing 430 and is discharged to the outside through a gap between the piston part 441 and the rubber ring 448 mounted on an outer circumference surface of the piston part 441.
Furthermore, when the piston member 440 descends, air disposed under the housing 430 may move in a downward direction through the first heating wire discharge hole 434, but, since the first heating wire discharge hole 434 is disposed inside the main gasket 420 and thus blocked from the outside, the air disposed under the housing 430 cannot move to the other place when the piston member 440 descends, and is discharged to the outside through an upper portion of the housing 430 as described above.
By the vertical reciprocating motion of the piston member 440, an air discharge operation that discharges the internal air of the vinyl bag 480 to the outside is performed.
When it is determined that vacuum has been applied to the inside of the vinyl bag 480 by the pumping motion of the piston member 440, as illustrated in
Especially, even up to this point, the housing 430 needs to maintain a dropped state.
As illustrated in
However, since the first heating wire 450 is not yet connected to the power supply part 460, the first heating wire 450 is not heated.
In this case, since the first heating wire 450 is disposed on the first heat suture line 483 and the side junction portion 482, when the first heating wire 450 is heated, the first heat suture line 483 and the side junction portion 482 are connected by a second heat suture line 485 formed by the first heating wire 450, thereby heat-suturing and closing the open hole 484.
The second heat suturing operation is completed, and thus, the sealed vinyl bag 480 is as illustrated in
That is, the vinyl bag 480 is sealed using the two heat suture lines 483 and 485 that are formed to be inclined.
Eleventh EmbodimentAs illustrated in
The base member 510 includes a receiving part 512 that is opened in an upward direction and receives a foreign material discharged from a vinyl bag 590, a support (not shown) in which a top of the support is opened and the receiving part 512 is formed inside the support, and a cover member 513 that is attachably/detachably coupled to a top of the receiving part 512.
According to the eleventh embodiment, the receiving part 512 and the support may be separately formed, or may be formed as one body.
The receiving part 512 is opened in an upward direction. When the piston member 560 moves upward and downward in a state in which the vinyl bag 590 has been disposed through the opened front between the base member 510 and the housing 520, a foreign material discharged from the vinyl bag 590 is placed in the receiving part 512.
The support becomes progressively broader in a downward direction, and thus is stably disposed at a bottom. As illustrated in
The cover member 513 covers a top of the receiving part 512.
When the cover member 513 is disposed to cover the top of the receiving part 512, a contact portion of the cover member 513 and receiving part 512 blocks the influx and outflux of air through a separate sealing means.
A suction hole 514 and a discharge hole 515, which connect the receiving part 512 and the outside, are formed in the cover member 513.
The suction hole 514 and the discharge hole 515 are separated from each other, and a lower block gasket 518 is mounted around the suction hole 515. Thus, as described below, when the piston member 560 descends, the lower block gasket 518 blocks a connection path between the suction hole 514 and the discharge hole 515.
The housing 520 is formed in a hollow cylinder shape whose a top and a bottom are opened, and disposed to be movable in a vertical direction, on the base member 510.
The housing 520 includes a housing body 521, a lower cover 522, and a punch projection 528.
The housing body 521 is formed in a hollow cylinder shape whose a top and a bottom are opened, and a lower portion of the piston member 560 is disposed inside the housing body 521.
The lower cover 522 is mounted on a bottom of the housing body 521, and covers the bottom of the housing body 521.
The lower cover 522 includes a lower supporting part 523, a pressurization part 524, a first spring 525, and a connection terminal 529.
The lower supporting part 523 is mounted on the bottom of the housing body 521, and a lower main gasket 541 having a hollow closed curve is mounted on a bottom of the lower supporting part 523. A check valve 523a, which is opened only when air fluxes in a direction from a lower portion to an upper portion, is mounted on the lower supporting part 523.
A generally known check valve may be used as the check valve 523a, and thus, its detailed structural description is not provided.
A first guide projection 526 is downwardly protrusion-formed at the lower supporting part 523, and a guide groove 516 into which the first guide projection 526 is inserted is formed in the base member 510. A first elastic member 527 is mounted on the first guide projection 526.
Therefore, with the housing 520 being upwardly separated from the base member 510, the housing 520 is elastic-supported, and is mounted to be movable in a vertical direction.
The pressurization part 524 passes through the lower supporting part 523 and ascends, and the punch projection 528 and the heating wire 530 are disposed under the pressurization part 524.
The first spring 525 is disposed between the lower support 523 and a top of the pressurization part 524, and elastic-supports the pressurization part 524 in an upward direction with respect to the lower supporting part 523.
The connection terminal 529 is mounted on the lower cover 522, and a bottom of the connection terminal 529 is connected to the first heating wire 530.
The punch projection 528 is mounted on a bottom of the lower cover 522 to protrude in a downward direction. When the housing 520 descends, the punch projection 528 cuts a vinyl bag 590 disposed between the base member 510 and the housing 520.
Moreover, when the housing 520 descends, the punch projection 528 cuts the vinyl bag 590, and then, the suction hole 514 formed in the base member 510 is inserted into the vinyl bag 590.
The punch projection 528 includes first and second punch projections 528a and 528b which are formed in a triangular shape and of which a vertex portion is disposed downwardly.
The first and second punch projections 528a and 528b are separated from each other in parallel.
Moreover, a gap between the first and second punch projections 528a and 528b becomes narrower progressively closer to the front, namely, progressively in a direction in which the vinyl bag 590 is inserted, thus facilitating the easy cutting of the vinyl bag 590.
Moreover, depending on the case, the vertex portion of the first punch projection 528a and the vertex portion of the second punch projection 528b are disposed across, in which case the first and second punch projections 528a and 528b may act as scissors to cut the vinyl bag 590 disposed thereunder.
The first heating wire 530 surrounds the punch projection 528 and is mounted to be exposed to the outside, on a bottom of the lower cover 522, and specifically, a bottom of the pressurization part 524.
In the eleventh embodiment of the present invention, the first heating wire 530 is formed in a U-shape that surrounds the punch projection 528.
When the housing 520 descends, the first heating wire 530 contacts the lower block gasket 518.
The main gasket 540 is mounted on a top of the base member 510 to protrude in an upward direction, and/or mounted on a bottom of the housing 520 to protrude in a downward direction.
In the eleventh embodiment of the present invention, the main gasket 540 is mounted on the top of the base member 510 and the bottom of the housing 520, but, depending on the case, the main gasket 540 may be mounted on only one of the top of the base member 510 and the bottom of the housing 520.
In the eleventh embodiment of the present invention, the main gasket 540 includes a closed shape of upper main gasket 542 that is downwardly protrusion-mounted on the bottom of the housing 520 and specifically an outer portion of the lower supporting part 523, and a closed shape of lower main gasket 541 that is upwardly protrusion-mounted on the top of the base member 510 and specifically an outer portion of the cover member 513 and, when the housing 520 descends, contacts the upper main gasket 542.
When the housing 520 descends, the upper main gasket 542 and the lower main gasket 541 contact each other and are compressed.
The punch projection 528, the first heating wire 530, the suction hole 514, and the discharge hole 515 are all disposed inside the main gasket 540.
When the housing 520 descends, the stopper 550 allows the housing 520 to be dropped by a certain length.
To this end, the stopper 520 is mounted on the top of the base member 510 to protrude in an upward direction, and/or mounted on the bottom of the housing 520 to protrude in a downward direction.
In the eleventh embodiment of the present invention, the stopper 550 is formed at the lower supporting part 523 and the cover member 513.
In more detail, the stopper 550 includes a lower stopper 551 that is upwardly protrusion-formed on the cover member 513 with the lower main gasket 541 mounted thereon, and an upper stopper 552 that is downwardly protrusion-formed on the lower supporting part 523 with the upper main gasket 542 mounted thereon.
The sum of protrusion lengths of the lower stopper 551 and upper stopper 552 is less than a protrusion length of the main gasket 540.
Therefore, when the housing 520 descends, the upper main gasket 542 and the lower main gasket 541 first contact each other, and then, the lower stopper 551 and upper stopper 552 contact each other.
Thus, when the housing 520 descends, the upper main gasket 542 and the lower main gasket 541 press and compress the vinyl bag 590 disposed between the base member 510 and the housing 520 until the lower stopper 551 and upper stopper 552 contact each other and thus the drop of the housing 520 is stopped.
If there is no stopper 550, when the housing 520 descends, the vinyl bag 590 disposed between the upper main gasket 542 and the lower main gasket 541 is too much pressed, and thus, an error can occur while the internal air of the vinyl bag 590 passes through a gap between the upper main gasket 542 and the lower main gasket 541 and moves to a portion cut by the punch projection 528.
However, according to the present invention, by mounting the stopper 550 that allows the housing 520 to descend by a certain length, the vinyl bag 590 disposed between the upper main gasket 542 and the lower main gasket 541 is prevented from being too much pressed when the housing 520 descends, and thus, the internal air of the vinyl bag 590 passes through the gap between the upper main gasket 542 and the lower main gasket 541 and moves to a portion cut by the punch projection 528 well.
In the present invention, the stopper 550 is formed at an outer portion of the cover member 513 and an outer portion of the lower supporting part 523, but, the stopper 550 may be formed inside the cover member 513 and/or inside the lower supporting part 523.
The piston member 560 is disposed to be movable upward and downward, inside the housing 520, and an upper portion of the piston member 560 passes through the top and is exposed to the outside.
The piston member 560 includes a piston part 561, a load part 562, and a handle part 563.
The piston part 561 has the same shape as that of an inner surface of the housing 520, and a rubber ring 561a is mounted on an outer circumference surface of the piston part 561 and contacts the inner surface of the housing body 521.
The load part 562 is formed in a rod shape, and coupled to a top of the piston part 561. The power supply part 570 is inserted into and disposed inside the load part 562.
To mount the piston member 560 inside the housing 520, the load part 562 and the piston member 560 may be separately manufactured and assembled.
The handle part 563 is formed to be exposed to the outside, on the load part 562.
That is, the handle part 563 is disposed on the housing body 521.
Furthermore, a button part 564 that is elastic-supported to be lifted or dropped by the second spring 565 is protrusion-mounted between the a bottom of the handle part 563 and a top of the housing body 521.
By ascending or descending, the button part 564 electrically connects or disconnects the power supply part 570 and the first heating wire 530.
To this end, the button part 564 is electrically connected to the power supply part 570 and a connection terminal 529 through respective electrical lines.
More specifically, the button part 564 and the power supply part 570 are connected by an electrical line (not shown), and the button part 564 and the connection terminal 529 are connected by an electrical line (not shown). Thus, when the button part 564 is pushed and maximally compresses the second spring 565, the electrical line connected to the power supply part 570 is connected to the electrical line connected to the connection terminal 529.
An electrical line 529a connected to the connection terminal 529 passes through the piston member 560 and is connected to the button part 564.
In
More details on this can be sufficiently understood with reference to a known button type switch of the related art.
Through the above-described configuration, when the button part 564 is not pushed, and the power supply part 570 and the first heating wire 530 are not connected, but, when the button part 564 is pushed, and the power supply part 570 and the first heating wire 530 are connected.
In the eleventh embodiment of the present invention, the second spring 565 and the button part 564 are mounted under the handle part 563, but may be mounted on the housing body 521.
Furthermore, the bottom of the handle part 563 and the top of the housing body 521 are separated from each other by the button part 564.
That is, before the bottom of the handle part 563 contacts the top of the housing body 521, the button part 564 first contacts the top of the housing body 521. When an external force that downwardly moves the piston member 560 is applied, the bottom of the handle part 563 and the top of the housing body 521 are separated from each other by the button part 564 that is elastic-supported downwardly by the second spring 565.
When an external force that downwardly moves the piston member 560 is not applied, namely, before the second spring 565 is compressed, the power supply part 570 and the connection terminal 529 are electrically disconnected by the button part 564.
Then, when the piston member 560 is dropped, the button part 564 is pushed and thus the second spring 565 is compressed, whereupon the power supply part 570 and the connection terminal 529 are electrically connected by the button part 564.
The power supply part 570 supplies power to the first heating wire 564, and is mounted inside the load part 562.
Furthermore, the power supply part 570 is selectively connected to the first heating wire 530 through the button part 564 and the connection terminal 529.
When the power supply part 570 and the connection terminal 529 are electrically connected through the button part 564 by the drop of the piston member 560, the power supply part 570 and the first heating wire 530 are connected, and power is supplied to the first heating wire 530, thereby heating the first heating wire 530.
In this case, when the button part 564 is maximally pushed, the power supply part 570 and the first heating wire 530 are connected.
Furthermore, when the piston member 560 descends, the bottom of the piston member 560 (i.e., the piston part 561) presses the top of the pressurization part 524 to compress the first spring 525, thereby dropping the pressurization part 524.
The sealing part 580 is mounted on the piston member 560 in a direction opposite to the base member 510.
The sealing part 580 heat-sutures an opening 591 of the vinyl bag 590, and may configure one element of the air suction apparatus of the present invention. Alternatively, the sealing part 580 may be implemented as a separate product, namely, a sealing apparatus.
The sealing part 580 includes a sealing body 581, a sealing cover 582, a second heating wire 583, a pressurization roller part 584, and a third spring 587.
The sealing body 581 is mounted on the piston member 560.
The sealing cover is mounted on the sealing body 581 to be movable in a vertical direction.
To this end, a second guide projection 582a is downwardly protrusion-formed at the sealing cover 582, and a second elastic member 582b is mounted on the second guide projection 582a. The second guide projection 582a is mounted to pass through the sealing body 581.
Therefore, the sealing cover 582 is mounted to be movable in a vertical direction, with the sealing cover 582 being separated from the sealing body 581 by the elastic force of the second elastic member 582b.
In the eleventh embodiment, the sealing cover 582 is divided into a first cover 588 and a second cover 589.
The second guide projection 582a is formed under the first cover 588, and supported and mounted between the pressurization roller part 584 and the first and second covers 588 and 589.
The second heating wire 583 is connected to the power supply part 570, and mounted on the sealing body 581 to be exposed in an upward direction.
When the sealing cover 582 does not descend, the second heating wire 583 is disconnected from the power supply part 570. When the sealing cover 582 descends, the second heating wire 583 is pressurized and connected to the power supply part 570.
Such a structure may use a known structure of the related art, and thus, its detailed description is not provided.
The pressurization roller part 584 includes a roller body 585 that is mounted on the sealing cover 582 to be movable in a vertical direction, and two or more rollers 586 that are mounted on the roller body 585 to rotate in a direction in which the second heating wire 583 is disposed.
In the eleventh embodiment of the present invention, the roller 586 is provided as two, and the two rollers 586 are separated from each other.
The third spring 587 is implemented as a coil spring. The third spring 587 is disposed between a bottom of the sealing cover 582 and a top of the roller body 585, and elastic-supports the pressurization part 584 in a vertical direction.
With the vinyl bag 590 being disposed between the sealing cover 582 and the second heating wire 583, while the sealing cover 582 moves toward the second heating wire 583 by the third spring 587, when an external force that moves the sealing cover 582 is too strong, the pressurization roller part 584 moves vertically while compressing the third spring 587, and the roller 586 pressurizes the vinyl bag 590 in the second heating wire 583 direction by the springback force of the third spring 587.
In the eleventh embodiment of the present invention, the sealing part 580 is described as one element of the air suction apparatus, but only the sealing part 580 may be implemented as a separate product, namely, a sealing apparatus.
When the sealing part 580 is implemented as a separate product (i.e., a sealing apparatus), the power supply part 570 is mounted inside the sealing body 581.
Hereinafter, an operation of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.
In a state that is as illustrated in
In this state, the opening 591 of the vinyl bag 590 is inserted into the sealing part 580, and then, by pressing in a downward direction, the opening 591 of the vinyl bag 590 is heat-sutured by the second heating wire 583.
In more detail, the opening 591 of the vinyl bag 590 is inserted between the sealing cover 582 and the sealing body 581.
Subsequently, by pressing the piston member 560, the second heating wire 583 and the roller 586 join with the vinyl bag 590 therebetween.
However, up to this point, the second heating wire 583 is disconnected from the power supply part 570.
By further pressing the piston member 560, the second heating wire 583 is connected to the power supply part 570, and the second heating wire 583 is heated by a current supplied from the power supply part 570.
In this case, the second heating wire 583 joins the roller 586 with the vinyl bag 590 therebetween, and pressurizes the vinyl bag 590.
In this state, by pulling the vinyl bag 590 in a side direction of an insertion direction, the roller 586 rotates to transfer the vinyl bag 590, and the opening 591 of the vinyl bag 590 is heat-sutured by the second heating wire 583 and the roller 586.
In this case, the vinyl bag 590 is well transferred without being one-sided or torn by a plurality of the rollers 586.
Moreover, the second heating wire 583 joins at least two or more of the plurality of rollers 586, and thus, the vinyl bag 590 has two or more heat-sutured portions. Accordingly, heat suturing can be accurately performed.
In addition, when the vinyl bag 590 is thick or a force that presses the piston member 560 is strong, the pressurization roller part 584 compresses and moves the third spring 587, and thus, the vinyl bag 590 is stably disposed and transferred between the roller 586 and the second heating wire 583.
In
Subsequently, by again turning over the air suction pump, the air suction pump returns to the illustrated state of
The vinyl bag 590 with the heat-sutured opening 591, as illustrated in
In this case, as illustrated in
The housing 520 is separated from the cover member 513 by the first elastic member 527, and thus, the vinyl bag 590 is inserted into and disposed in a separation space formed between the housing 520 and the cover member 513.
In this case, as illustrated in
Moreover, in the illustrated state of
In this state, as illustrated in
At this point, since the housing 520 descends, the piston member 560 and the sealing part 580 descend automatically.
As the housing 520 descends, the punch projection 528 cuts the vinyl bag 590, and then, the suction hole 514 is inserted into the vinyl bag 590.
Furthermore, as the housing 520 descends, the upper main gasket 542 and the lower main gasket 541 contact each other, thereby preventing air influx/outflux between the inside and outside of each of the main gasket 540 and performing compression.
Then, when the upper stopper 552 and the lower stopper 551 contact, the housing 520 cannot descend any longer.
Therefore, the prevent invention can prevent that the vinyl bag 590 disposed between the upper main gasket 542 and the lower main gasket 541 is too much compressed, and thus, the internal air of the vinyl bag 590 cannot move to the cut portion 595 of the vinyl bag 590 cut by the punch projection 528.
Subsequently, as illustrated in
As the piston member 560 ascends, the internal volume of the housing body 521 disposed under the piston part 561 increases, and thus, the check value 523a is opened by a pressure difference between an upper portion and lower portion thereof, and air disposed under the lower supporting part 523 moves into the housing body 521 through the check valve 523a.
Furthermore, the internal air of the vinyl bag 590 moves to the suction hole 514 through a portion cut by the punch projection 528, again moves to the discharge hole 515 through the receiving part 512, and again moves into the housing body 521 through the check valve 523a.
At this point, the internal air of the vinyl bag 590 is discharged, and simultaneously liquid or powder may be discharged together. Such a material moves to the receiving part 512 through the suction hole 514 and is dropped and loaded in the receiving part 512, and thus, the material and air cannot flux into the housing 520.
When the piston member 560 ascends and then descends, air disposed under the piston part 561 passes through an upper portion of the housing 520 and is discharged to the outside through a gap between the piston part 561 and the rubber ring 561a mounted on an outer circumference surface of the piston part 561.
Furthermore, the check valve 523a is closed, and prevents the internal air of the housing body 521 from moving to under the lower cover 522.
By the vertical reciprocating motion of the piston member 560, the internal air of the vinyl bag 590 is continuously discharged to the outside.
When it is determined that vacuum has been applied to the inside of the vinyl bag 590 by the pumping motion of the piston member 440, the piston member 560 is pressed and dropped.
Especially, even up to this point, the housing 520 needs to maintain a dropped state.
As illustrated in
Therefore, the power supply part 570 and the connection terminal 529 are connected through the button part 564.
Accordingly, the power supply part 570 and the first heating wire 530 are connected, and thus, the first heating wire 530 is heated.
In this case, when the button part 564 is slightly pushed, the power supply part 570 and the first heating wire 530 are not connected, but, when the button part 564 is sufficiently pushed, the power supply part 570 and the first heating wire 530 are connected. Therefore, when the piston member 560 ascends and descends, the first heating wire 530 is not unnecessarily heated.
Furthermore, as the piston member 560 further descends, the bottom of the piston part 561 joins the top of the pressurization part 524, and thus, the first spring 525 is compressed, thereby dropping the pressurization part 524.
As the pressurization part 524 descends, the first heating wire 530 is connected to and heated by the power supply part 570, and the heated first heating wire 530 also descends. Therefore, the first heating wire 530 strongly presses the top of the vinyl bag 590.
As the heated first heating wire 530 strongly presses the top of the vinyl bag 590, by heating the first heating wire 530, as illustrated in
At this point, since the first heating wire 530 is disposed to surround the punch projection 528, the cut portion 595 of the vinyl bag 590 is blocked from the inside of the vinyl bag 590 by the second heat suture portion 594.
Furthermore, as illustrated in
After the vacuum applying and heat suturing of the vinyl bag 590 are completed, the receiving part 512 is separated from the support and cleaned.
Twelfth EmbodimentThe air suction pump of the present invention includes a base member 610, a housing 620, a first heating wire 630, a piston member 660, a power supply part 670, and a main gasket 640.
The base member 610 includes a receiving part 612 that is opened in an upward direction and receives a foreign material discharged from a vinyl bag 690, a support (not shown) in which a top of the support is opened and the receiving part 612 is formed inside the support, and a cover member 613 that is attachably/detachably coupled to a top of the receiving part 612.
The receiving part 612 is opened in an upward direction. When the piston member 660 moves upward and downward in a state in which the vinyl bag 690 has been disposed through the opened front between the base member 610 and the housing 620, a foreign material discharged from the vinyl bag 690 is placed in the receiving part 612.
A first connection hole 612a, which connects the inside and outside of the receiving part 612, is formed under the receiving part 612. A connection door, which opens or closes the first connection hole 612a, is mounted on the receiving part 612.
The first connection hole 612a may be formed to be height-stepped in a plurality of steps.
The cover member 613 covers a top of the receiving part 612.
When the cover member 613 is disposed to cover the top of the receiving part 612, a contact portion of the cover member 613 and receiving part 612 blocks the influx and outflux of air through a separate sealing means.
A suction hole 614 and a flux hole 615, which connect the receiving part 612 and the outside, are formed in the cover member 613.
The suction hole 614 and the flux hole 615 are separated from each other, and a lower block gasket 618 is mounted around the suction hole 615. Thus, as described below, when the piston member 660 descends, the lower block gasket 618 blocks a connection path between the suction hole 614 and the flux hole 615.
A punch projection 629 formed under the housing 620, as described below, is inserted into the drop hole 614 when the housing 620 descends.
The housing 620 is formed in a hollow cylinder shape whose a top and a bottom are opened, and disposed to be movable in a vertical direction, on the base member 610.
The housing 620 includes a housing body 621, a lower cover 622, a pressurization part 623, a check valve 624, a elastic part 625, and an intermediate plate 626.
The housing body 621 is formed in a hollow cylinder shape whose a top and a bottom are opened, and a lower portion of the piston member 660 is disposed inside the housing body 621.
The lower cover 622 is mounted on a bottom of the housing body 621, and covers the bottom of the housing body 621.
A mounting hole 622b, passing through a top and a bottom of the lower cover 622, is formed inside the lower cover 622.
A lower main gasket 641 having a hollow closed curve shape is formed to protrude in a downward direction, under the lower cover 622.
Furthermore, a guide projection 627 is downwardly protrusion-formed at the lower cover 622, a guide groove 616 into which the guide projection 627 is inserted is formed in the base member 610, and a second spring 627a is mounted on the guide projection 627.
Therefore, the housing 620 is elastic-supported, with the housing 620 being separated in an upward direction with respect to the base member 610, and mounted to be movable in a vertical direction.
The pressurization part 623 is inserted into and disposed in the mounting hole 622b, and a suction hole 623a is through-formed in the pressurization part 623 in a vertical direction. The first heating wire 630 surrounding the suction hole 623a is mounted on a bottom of the pressurization part 623.
An upper block gasket 628, which contacts the lower block gasket 618 when the pressurization part 623 descends, is mounted on the bottom of the pressurization part 623. The bottom of the pressurization part 623 is opened in the rearward direction of the pressurization part 623 by the upper block gasket 628.
The check valve 624 is mounted on the suction hole 623a, and opens or closes a top of the suction hole 623a.
The check valve 624 opens the top of the suction hole 623a when the piston member ascends, and closes the top of the suction hole 623a when the piston member descends.
The punch projection 629, which cuts the vinyl bag 690 disposed between the pressurization part 623 and the base member 610 when the housing 620 descends, is mounted on the bottom of the pressurization part 623 to protrude in a downward direction.
When the housing 620 descends, the punch projection 629 cuts the vinyl bag 629, and then is inserted into the drop hole 614 formed in the base member 610.
The elastic part 625 is mounted on a top of the lower cover 622, and the pressurization part 623 is coupled to a bottom of the elastic part 625.
The elastic part 625 is formed of a rubber material. In a free state, the elastic part 625 is protrusion-formed to be convex in the piston member 660 direction, namely, in an upward direction. When the piston member 660 descends, the elastic part 625 is pressed and compressed by the piston member 660, thereby dropping the pressurization part 623.
A second connection hole 625a, connected to the suction hole 623a by the check valve 624, is formed in the elastic part 625.
A pressing part 625b, which presses the check valve 624 by the second connection hole 625a, is protrusion-formed at the elastic part 625.
The pressing part 625b may be elastic-deformed in a vertical direction, and thus, when the check valve 624 moves in a vertical direction and opens or closes the suction hole 623a, the pressing part 625b and the check valve 624 are bent in a vertical direction.
Since the pressing part 625b is pressing the check valve 624, the pressing part 625b prevents that the check valve 624 arbitrarily ascends and thus the suction hole 623a is opened, and enables the check valve 624 to more easily open or close the top of the suction hole 623a.
The intermediate plate 626 is disposed on the elastic part 625, and coupled to the pressurization part 623 disposed under the elastic part 625.
That is, the elastic part 625 is disposed between the elastic part 625 and the pressurization part 623, and the intermediate plate 626 and the pressurization part 623 are coupled through the elastic part 625.
Therefore, the intermediate plate 626, the elastic part 625, and the pressurization part 623 move upward and downward together.
Furthermore, a connection terminal 626a is mounted on the intermediate plate 626 to be exposed in an upward direction, and, as described below, when the piston member 660 descends, the intermediate plate contacts the power supply part 670.
The connection terminal 626a is connected to the first heating wire 630, coupled to the bottom of the pressurization part 623, by a connection line passing through the pressurization part 623.
Therefore, when the piston member 660 descends, the power supply part 670 contacts the connection terminal 626a, and thus, the first heating wire 630 is heated by a current supplied from the power supply part 670.
The first heating wire 630 surrounds the punch projection 629 and is mounted on a bottom of the lower cover 622 to be exposed to the outside.
In the twelfth embodiment of the present invention, the first heating wire 630 is formed in a U-shape that surrounds the punch projection 629.
When the housing 620 descends, the first heating wire 630 contacts the lower block gasket 618.
The main gasket 640 is mounted on a top of the base member 610 to protrude in an upward direction, and/or mounted on a bottom of the housing 620 to protrude in a downward direction.
In the twelfth embodiment of the present invention, the main gasket 640 is mounted on the top of the base member 610 and the bottom of the housing 620, but, depending on the case, the main gasket 640 may be mounted on only one of the top of the base member 610 and the bottom of the housing 620.
In the twelfth embodiment of the present invention, the main gasket 640 includes a closed shape of upper main gasket 642 that is downwardly protrusion-mounted on the bottom of the housing 620 and specifically an outer portion of the lower cover 622, and a closed shape of lower main gasket 641 that is upwardly protrusion-mounted on the top of the base member 610 and specifically an outer portion of the cover member 613 and, when the housing 620 descends, contacts the upper main gasket 642.
When the housing 620 descends, the upper main gasket 642 and the lower main gasket 641 contact each other and are compressed, thereby preventing external air from fluxing into a gap between the housing 620 and the base member 610.
The punch projection 629, the first heating wire 630, the drop hole 614, and the flux hole 615 are all disposed inside the main gasket 640.
The lower stopper 613a is upwardly protrusion-formed at the cover member 613, and the upper stopper 622a is downwardly protrusion-formed at the lower cover 622.
The sum of protrusion lengths of the lower stopper 613a and upper stopper 622a is less than a protrusion length of the main gasket 640.
Therefore, when the housing 620 descends, the upper main gasket 642 and the lower main gasket 641 join first, and then, the upper stopper 622a and the lower stopper 613a contact each other.
Thus, when the housing 620 descends, the upper main gasket 642 and the lower main gasket 641 respectively contact the upper stopper 622a and the lower stopper 613a, and presses and compresses the vinyl bag 690 disposed between the base member 610 and the housing 620 until the drop of the housing 620 is stopped.
The piston member 660 is disposed inside the housing 620 to be movable upward and downward, and the top of the piston member 660 passes through the top of the housing 620 and is exposed to the outside.
The piston member 660 includes a piston part 661, a load part 662, and a handle part 663.
The piston part 661 has the same shape as that of an inner surface of the housing 620, and a rubber ring 661a is mounted on an outer circumference surface of the piston part 661 and contacts the inner surface of the housing body 621. A connection terminal 661b connected to the power supply part 670 is protrusion-formed at the bottom of the piston part 661.
The load part 662 is formed in a rod shape, and coupled to a top of the piston part 661. The power supply part 670 is inserted into and disposed inside the load part 662.
To mount the piston member 660 inside the housing 620, the load part 662 and the piston member 660 may be separately manufactured and assembled.
The handle part 663 is formed on the load part 662 to be exposed to the outside.
That is, the handle part 663 is disposed on the housing body 621.
Furthermore, a button part 664 that is elastic-supported to be lifted or dropped by the second spring 665 is protrusion-mounted between the a bottom of the handle part 663 and a top of the housing body 621.
By ascending or descending, the button part 664 electrically connects or disconnects the power supply part 670 and the first heating wire 630.
To this end, the button part 664 is electrically connected to the power supply part 670 and a connection terminal 629 through respective electrical lines.
More specifically, the button part 664 and the power supply part 670 are connected by an electrical line (not shown), and the button part 664 and the connection terminal 661b are connected by an electrical line (not shown). Thus, when the button part 664 is pushed and maximally compresses the second spring 665, the electrical line connected to the power supply part 670 is connected to the electrical line connected to the connection terminal 661b.
An electrical line connected to the connection terminal 661b passes through the piston member 660 and is connected to the button part 664.
More details on this can be sufficiently understood with reference to a known button type switch of the related art.
Through the above-described configuration, when the button part 664 is not pushed, and the power supply part 670 and the first heating wire 630 are not connected, but, when the button part 664 is pushed, and the power supply part 670 and the first heating wire 630 are connected.
In the eleventh embodiment of the present invention, the second spring 665 and the button part 664 are mounted under the handle part 663, but may be mounted on the housing body 621.
Furthermore, the bottom of the handle part 663 and the top of the housing body 621 are separated from each other by the button part 664.
That is, before the bottom of the handle part 663 contacts the top of the housing body 621, the button part 664 first contacts the top of the housing body 621. When an external force that downwardly moves the piston member 660 is applied, the bottom of the handle part 663 and the top of the housing body 621 are separated from each other by the button part 664 that is elastic-supported downwardly by the first spring 665.
When an external force that downwardly moves the piston member 660 is not applied, namely, before the first spring 665 is compressed, the power supply part 670 and the connection terminal 661b are electrically disconnected by the button part 664.
Then, when the piston member 660 is dropped, the button part 664 is pushed and thus the first spring 665 is compressed, whereupon the power supply part 670 and the connection terminal 661b are electrically connected by the button part 664.
The power supply part 670 supplies power to the first heating wire 664, and is mounted inside the load part 662.
Furthermore, the power supply part 670 is selectively connected to the first heating wire 630 through the button part 664 and the connection terminal 661b.
When the power supply part 670 and the connection terminal 661b are electrically connected and the connection terminal 661b and the connection terminal 626a are connected through the button part 664 by the drop of the piston member 660, the power supply part 670 and the first heating wire 630 are connected, and power is supplied to the first heating wire 630, thereby heating the first heating wire 630.
In this case, when the button part 664 is maximally pushed, the power supply part 670 and the first heating wire 630 are connected.
Furthermore, when the piston member 660 descends, the bottom of the piston member 660 (i.e., the piston part 661) presses the top of the intermediate plate 626 to downwardly compress the elastic part 625, thereby dropping the pressurization part 623.
Furthermore, a rail projection 666 is protrusion-formed on the piston member 660.
The rail projection 666 presses a zipper part 693 in the vinyl bag 690 (in which a generally used zipper bag, namely, the zipper part 693 is formed), thereby allowing a zipper to be well clamped.
Moreover, as illustrated in
A rail projection 681 is protrusion-formed at a bottom of the pressing cover 680 and/to the top of the piston member 660.
Therefore, the zipper part 693 of the zipper bag is inserted between the pressing cover 680 and the piston member 660, and, when the rail projections 666 and 681 pressurize the zipper part 693 by pressing the pressing cover 680, by moving the zipper bag or the air suction pump, the zipper part 693 is continuously clamped well.
A rail projection 619 may be formed under the base member 610 as well as the piston member 660.
Hereinafter, an operation of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.
When the rail projections 619 and 666 formed at the piston member 660 or the base member 610 have pressurized the zipper 693 formed in an opening 691 of the zipper bag, the air suction pump or the zipper bag is moved.
Then, since the rail projections 619 and 666 are pressing the zipper part 693, the zipper part 693 moves and is clamped.
Therefore, the opening 691 of the vinyl bag 690 (i.e., the zipper bag) with the zipper part 693 formed therein is sealed.
The vinyl bag 690 with the sealed opening 691, as illustrated in
In this case, the vinyl bag 690 enables a side junction part 692 of
The housing 620 is separated from the cover member 613 by the second spring 627a, and thus, the vinyl bag 690 is insertion-disposed in a separation space between the housing 620 and the cover member 613.
In this case, as illustrated in
Moreover, in the illustrated state of
In this state, as illustrated in
As the housing 620 descends, the punch projection 628 cuts the vinyl bag 690, and then, the drop hole 614 is inserted into the vinyl bag 690.
Furthermore, as the housing 620 descends, the upper main gasket 642 and the lower main gasket 641 contact each other, thereby preventing air influx/outflux between the inside and outside of each of the main gasket 640 and performing compression.
Then, when the upper stopper 622a and the lower stopper 613a contact each other, the housing 620 cannot descend any longer.
Therefore, the prevent invention can prevent that the vinyl bag 690 disposed between the upper main gasket 642 and the lower main gasket 641 is too much compressed, and thus, the internal air of the vinyl bag 690 cannot move to the cut portion 695 of the vinyl bag 690 cut by the punch projection 629.
Subsequently, as illustrated in
As the piston member 660 ascends, the internal volume of the housing body 621 disposed under the piston part 661 increases, and thus, the check value 624 is opened by a pressure difference between an upper portion and lower portion thereof, and air disposed under the lower cover 622 moves into the housing body 621 through the suction hole 623a and the check valve 624.
Furthermore, the internal air of the vinyl bag 690 moves to the drop hole 614 through a portion cut by the punch projection 629, again moves to the flux hole 615 through the receiving part 612, and again moves into the housing body 621 through the suction hole 623a and the check valve 624.
At this point, the internal air of the vinyl bag 690 is discharged, and simultaneously liquid or powder may be discharged together. Such a material moves to the receiving part 612 through the drop hole 614 and is dropped and loaded in the receiving part 612, and thus, the material and air cannot flux into the housing 620.
When the piston member 660 ascends and then descends, air disposed under the piston part 661 passes through an upper portion of the housing 620 and is discharged to the outside through a gap between the piston part 661 and the rubber ring 661a mounted on an outer circumference surface of the piston part 661.
Furthermore, the check valve 624 is closed, and prevents the internal air of the housing body 621 from moving to under the lower cover 622.
Moreover, since the check valve 624 is pressed by the pressing part 625b, the top of the suction hole 623a is better closed.
By the vertical reciprocating motion of the piston member 660, the internal air of the vinyl bag 690 is continuously discharged to the outside.
When it is determined that vacuum has been applied to the inside of the vinyl bag 690 by the pumping motion of the piston member 660, the piston member 660 is pressed and dropped.
Especially, even up to this point, the housing 620 needs to maintain a dropped state.
As illustrated in
Therefore, the power supply part 670 and the connection terminal 661b are connected through the button part 664.
Furthermore, as the piston member 660 further descends, the bottom of the piston part 661 joins the top of the intermediate plate 626, and simultaneously, the connection terminal 661b contacts the connection terminal 626a.
Accordingly, the power supply part 670 and the first heating wire 630 are connected by the connection terminal 661b and the connection terminal 626a, and thus, the first heating wire 630 is heated.
In this case, when the button part 664 is slightly pushed, the connection terminal 661b and the connection terminal 626a are not connected, but, when the button part 664 is sufficiently pushed, the connection terminal 661b and the connection terminal 626a are connected. Therefore, when the piston member 660 ascends and descends, the first heating wire 630 is not unnecessarily heated.
Furthermore, as the piston member 660 further descends, the bottom of the piston part 661 downwardly presses the top of the intermediate plate 626, and thus, the elastic part 625 is pressed and compressed in a downward direction, thereby dropping the pressurization part 623.
As the pressurization part 623 descends, the first heating wire 630 is connected to and heated by the power supply part 670, and the heated first heating wire 630 also descends. Therefore, the first heating wire 630 strongly presses the top of the vinyl bag 690.
As described above, as the heated first heating wire 630 strongly presses the top of the vinyl bag 690, by heating the first heating wire 630, as illustrated in
At this point, since the first heating wire 630 is disposed to surround the punch projection 629, the cut portion 695 of the vinyl bag 690 is blocked from the inside of the vinyl bag 690 by the heat suture portion 694.
Furthermore, as illustrated in
After the vacuum applying and heat suturing of the vinyl bag 690 are completed, the user removes a force that is downwardly applied to the piston member 660.
Then, the button part 664 upwardly pushes up the piston member 660 by the springback force of the first spring 665.
Therefore, the connection terminal 626a and the connection terminal 661b are blocked from each other.
The pressurization part 623 is lifted by the springback force of the compressed elastic part 625, and thus, the first heating wire 630 is separated from the vinyl bag 690.
When intending to apply vacuum into a separate vacuum vessel (not shown) or separate a cork from a wine bottle (not shown), the first connection hole 612a formed in the receiving part 612 is opened using the connection door 612b, the first connection hole 612a is disposed on the vacuum vessel or the cork of the wine bottle, and the internal air of the vacuum vessel is discharged to the outside through the inside of the housing 620 by reciprocating the piston member 660, thereby applying vacuum into the vacuum vessel or separating the cork from the wine bottle.
As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be understood that the above-described embodiments are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the metes and bounds of the claims, or equivalents of such metes and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITYThe air suction apparatus of the present invention manually discharges the internal air of a vinyl bag to the outside to apply vacuum into the vinyl bag in a manual method using the vertical movement of a piston member, and immediately seals the vinyl bag, thus enabling the food of the vinyl bag to be kept for a long time without being spoiled.
Claims
1. An air suction pump, comprising:
- a base member;
- a housing mounted on a top of the base member to be movable in a vertical direction, a top of the housing being opened and a bottom of the housing being opened;
- a piston member disposed inside the housing to be movable in the vertical direction, a top of the piston member being exposed to the outside through the top of the housing;
- a first heating wire mounted to be exposed to the outside, on one or more of the top of the base member, the bottom of the housing, and a bottom of the piston member; and
- a power supply part supplying power to the first heating wire.
2. The air suction pump of claim 1, wherein,
- a vinyl bag, in which a discharge hole is formed in a top thereof, is disposed between the base member and the housing, and
- when the housing has descended, internal air of the vinyl bag is discharged to the outside by a reciprocating motion of the piston member through the discharge hole formed in the vinyl bag, and then, by heating the first heating wire, a circumference of the discharge hole formed in the vinyl bag is heat-sutured.
3. The air suction pump of claim 2, wherein the first heating wire is formed in a closed curve shape greater than a diameter of the discharge hole.
4. The air suction pump of claim 2, wherein,
- the first heating wire is formed in an opened curve shape greater than a diameter of the discharge hole, one side of the first heating wire being opened,
- both ends of the first heating wire are disposed at a junction portion in which the top and bottom of the vinyl bag join, and
- the first heating wire and the junction portion of the vinyl bag form a closed curve, the discharge hole being disposed inside the closed curve.
5. The air suction pump of claim 3, wherein,
- a guide projection is upwardly protrusion-formed at the base member,
- a guide part formed at the housing, the guide projection being inserted into the guide part and sliding,
- a first spring mounted at a top of the guide projection, and elastic-supporting the base member and the housing in a direction deviating from each other.
6. The air suction pump of claim 3, wherein,
- a first packing member mounted on the top of the base member, the first packing member having a closed curve shape,
- a second packing member mounted on the bottom of the housing, the second packing member having a closed curve shape which corresponds to the first packing member, and
- the first heating wire is disposed inside the first and second packing members.
7. The air suction pump of claim 6, further comprising a switch part controlling supply of a current to the first heating wire, the current being generated by the power supply part,
- wherein,
- the first heating wire is mounted on the bottom of the piston member to be exposed in a downward direction, and
- the power supply part is built in the piston member.
8. The air suction pump of claim 6, further comprising:
- a supporting part formed inside the piston member, a fixing terminal connected to the power supply part being mounted on the supporting part;
- an ascending/descending member mounted on the bottom of the piston member to be movable in the vertical direction, the first heating wire being mounted on the ascending/descending member;
- a coupling member disposed inside the first heating wire, under the ascending/descending member, the coupling member being coupled to the supporting part; and
- a second spring disposed between the supporting part and the ascending/descending member, and elastic-supporting the ascending/descending member in the coupling member direction,
- wherein,
- a connection terminal is formed at the first heating wire, and is extended toward the fixing terminal through the ascending/descending member,
- when the ascending/descending member has moved in an upward direction, the connection terminal is connected to the fixing terminal and supplies power of the power supply part to the first heating wire to heat the first heating wire.
9. The air suction pump of claim 8, further comprising a switch part controlling a connection between the power supply part and the fixing terminal.
10. The air suction pump of claim 6, further comprising a switch part controlling supply of a current to the first heating wire, the current being generated by the power supply part,
- wherein the first heating wire is mounted on the top of the base member to be exposed in an upward direction.
11. A method of vacuum sealing a vinyl bag, comprising applying vacuum into the vinyl bag and sealing the vinyl bag with an air suction pump comprising a first heating wire and a piston member.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein,
- the air suction pump comprising the first heating wire and the piston member applies vacuum into the vinyl bag and seals the vinyl bag, a discharge hole being formed in a top of the vinyl bag,
- the air suction pump seals the discharge hole,
- internal air of the vinyl bag is discharged to the outside by a reciprocating motion of the piston member through the discharge hole, and
- the first heating wire heat-sutures a circumference of the discharge hole.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein,
- the first heating wire is formed in a closed curve shape, and
- the first heating wire is heated to heat-suture the circumference of the discharge hole in a closed curve shape.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein,
- the first heating wire is formed in an opened curve shape greater than a diameter of the discharge hole, one side of the first heating wire being opened,
- both ends of the first heating wire are disposed at a junction portion in which the top and bottom of the vinyl bag join,
- the first heating wire and the junction portion of the vinyl bag form a closed curve, the discharge hole being disposed inside the closed curve, and
- the discharge hole is disposed inside a heat suture line, formed by heating the first heating wire, and a closed curve that a junction portion of the vinyl bag forms.
15. The air suction pump of claim 1, further comprising a punch projection mounted on the bottom of the piston member to downwardly protrude,
- wherein,
- the first heating wire is disposed around the punch projection,
- a receiving groove is formed in the top of the base member, the punch projection being insertion-disposed in the receiving groove, and
- the vinyl bag is disposed between the base member and the housing, and, when the piston member descends to the top of the vinyl bag, the punch projection cuts the vinyl bag to form a discharge hole, the piston member discharges internal air of the vinyl bag to the outside through the discharge hole, and the first heating wire is heated to heat-suture a circumference of the discharge hole formed in the vinyl bag.
16. The air suction pump of claim 15, wherein the first heating wire is formed in a closed curve shape, and disposed to surround the punch projection.
17. The air suction pump of claim 15, wherein,
- the first heating wire is formed in an opened curve shape whose one side is opened, and disposed to surround a portion of a circumference of the punch projection,
- both ends of the first heating wire are disposed at a junction portion in which the top and bottom of the vinyl bag join, and
- the first heating wire and the junction portion of the vinyl bag form a closed curve, the discharge hole being disposed inside the closed curve.
18. The air suction pump of claim 16, wherein,
- a guide projection is upwardly protrusion-formed at the base member,
- a guide part formed at the housing, the guide projection being inserted into the guide part and sliding,
- a first spring mounted at a top of the guide projection, and elastic-supporting the base member and the housing in a direction deviating from each other.
19. The air suction pump of claim 16, further comprising a switch part controlling supply of a current to the first heating wire, the current being generated by the power supply part,
- wherein,
- the punch projection is formed under the piston member as one body,
- the first heating wire is disposed around the punch projection, and mounted on the bottom of the piston member to be exposed in a downward direction, and
- the power supply part is built in the piston member.
20. The air suction pump of claim 16, further comprising:
- a supporting part formed inside the piston member, a fixing terminal connected to the power supply part being mounted on the supporting part;
- an ascending/descending member mounted on the bottom of the piston member to be movable in the vertical direction, the first heating wire being mounted on a bottom of the ascending/descending member;
- a punch member disposed inside the first heating wire, under the ascending/descending member, the punch projection being formed under the punch member, and the punch member being coupled to the supporting part; and
- a second spring disposed between the supporting part and the ascending/descending member, and elastic-supporting the ascending/descending member in the punch member direction,
- wherein,
- a connection terminal is formed at the first heating wire, and is extended toward the fixing terminal through the ascending/descending member,
- when the ascending/descending member has moved in an upward direction, the connection terminal is connected to the fixing terminal and supplies power of the power supply part to the first heating wire to heat the first heating wire.
21. The air suction pump of claim 20, further comprising a switch part controlling a connection between the power supply part and the fixing terminal.
22. The air suction pump of claim 16, further comprising a switch part controlling supply of a current to the first heating wire, the current being generated by the power supply part,
- wherein the first heating wire is mounted on the top of the base member to be exposed in an upward direction.
23. The method of claim 11, wherein,
- the air suction pump comprising the first heating wire and the piston member applies vacuum into the vinyl bag and seals the vinyl bag, an opening being formed in the vinyl bag,
- the air suction pump seals the opening,
- the air suction pump with a punch projection mounted thereon forms a discharge hole in the vinyl bag,
- internal air of the vinyl bag is discharged to the outside by a reciprocating motion of the piston member through the discharge hole, and
- the first heating wire heat-sutures a circumference of the discharge hole.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein,
- the first heating wire is formed in a closed curve shape, and
- the first heating wire is heated to heat-suture the circumference of the discharge hole in a closed curve shape.
25. The method of claim 23, wherein,
- the first heating wire is formed in an opened curve shape whose one side is opened, and disposed to surround a portion of a circumference of the punch projection,
- both ends of the first heating wire are disposed at a junction portion in which the top and bottom of the vinyl bag join,
- the first heating wire and the junction portion of the vinyl bag form a closed curve, the punch projection being disposed inside the closed curve, and
- the discharge hole is disposed inside a heat suture line, formed by heating the first heating wire, and a closed curve that a junction portion of the vinyl bag forms.
26. The air suction pump of claim 1, further comprising a main gasket protrusion-formed at the top of the base member or the bottom of the housing,
- wherein,
- a receiving part is formed in the base member, and opened in an upward direction, and
- with the vinyl bag being disposed through an opened front between the base member and the housing, when the piston member moves upward and downward, a foreign material discharged from the vinyl bag is placed in the receiving part.
27. The air suction pump of claim 26, wherein,
- the base member comprises:
- a support, a top of the support being opened, and the receiving part being formed inside the support; and
- a cover member coupled to the top of the support to be attachable or detachable,
- a suction hole and a discharge hole are formed in the cover member,
- a check valve, which is opened only when air fluxes in an upward direction in the receiving part, is mounted in the discharge hole,
- a block gasket, which is disposed between the suction hole and the discharge hole and blocks a connection between the suction hole and the discharge hole when the housing descends, is formed at the cover member or the housing, and
- air discharged from the vinyl bag moves to the bottom of the piston member, disposed inside the housing, through the suction hole, the receiving part, and the discharge hole.
28. The air suction pump of claim 26, wherein,
- the piston member comprises:
- a piston part contacting an inner surface of the housing, a rubber ring being mounted on an outer circumference surface of the piston part;
- a load part coupled to a top of the piston part, and having a rod shape;
- a handle part formed on the load part;
- a pressurization member coupled to a bottom of the piston part to be movable in the vertical direction; and
- a first spring disposed between the bottom of the piston part and the pressurization member, and applying an elastic force to the pressurization member in a direction deviating from the piston part,
- the first heating wire is mounted on the bottom of the pressurization member to be exposed in a downward direction,
- the power supply part is mounted inside the load part, and
- in dropping the piston member, when the first heating wire contacts the base member and the first spring is compressed, the power supply part and the first heating wire contact each other, and the first heating wire is heated.
29. The air suction pump of claim 27, wherein,
- a punch projection is protrusion-formed under the housing, and
- when the housing descends, the punch projection cuts a vinyl bag disposed between the housing and the cover member, is inserted into the suction hole, and connects the vinyl bag and the receiving part through the suction hole.
30. The air suction pump of claim 28, wherein a second heating wire is comprised in the handle part, and a sealing part that heat-sutures an opening of the vinyl bag is formed.
31. The air suction pump of claim 29, wherein a stopper projection, which prevents movement of the vinyl bag, is upwardly protrusion-formed at the base member, and disposed more rearward than the suction hole.
32. The air suction pump of claim 29, wherein,
- the first heating wire is formed in a curve shape, and disposed to surround the punch projection, and
- the first heating wire heat-sutures a cut portion of the vinyl bag cut by the punch projection.
33. The air suction pump of claim 1, further comprising:
- a main gasket protrusion-formed at the top of the base member or the bottom of the housing, and having a closed curve shape; and
- a stopper projection protrusion-formed at the base member or the housing, and preventing movement of the vinyl bag inserted between the base member and the housing,
- the first heating wire is disposed more forward than the stopper projection, in a direction in which the vinyl bag is inserted, and
- a check valve, which is opened only when internal air of the vinyl bag moves to the bottom of the housing when the piston member ascends, is disposed inside the main gasket, in the base member or the housing.
34. The air suction pump of claim 33, wherein,
- the stopper projection comprises two or more contact surfaces contacting the vinyl bag, the contact surfaces being separated from each other,
- a virtual line, which connects two contact surfaces most adjacent to the first heating wire among the contact surfaces of the stopper projection, is separated from the first heating wire, in a rear of the first heating wire.
35. The air suction pump of claim 34, wherein the stopper projection is provided in plurality, the plurality of stopper projections being separated from each other.
36. The air suction pump of claim 34, wherein,
- the stopper projection is formed in a curve shape,
- one end of the stopper projection is separated from the other end of the stopper projection, and
- the one end and other end of the stopper projection are disposed in the first heating wire direction.
37. The air suction pump of claim 34, wherein,
- a suction hole disposed inside the main gasket is formed in the bottom of the housing,
- the check valve is mounted in the suction hole, and is opened only when air fluxes into the housing through the suction hole.
38. The air suction pump of claim 37, wherein,
- the first heating wire is mounted on the bottom of the piston member to be exposed in a downward direction,
- a first heating wire discharge hole is formed in the bottom of the housing, and allows the first heating wire to be exposed to under the housing when the piston member descends,
- the first heating wire and the first heating wire discharge hole are disposed inside the main gasket, and
- a block gasket, which blocks and seals a connection path between the first heating wire discharge hole and the suction hole when a connection between the inside and outside of the main gasket is blocked by drop of the housing, is formed at the top of the base member or the bottom of the housing.
39. The air suction pump of claim 33, wherein,
- the stopper projection is formed at the base member to protrude in an upward direction, and inserted into the housing, and
- when the housing moves in the vertical direction, the stopper projection guides a vertical movement of the housing.
40. The air suction pump of claim 33, wherein,
- the base member comprises:
- a support, a top of the support being opened, and a receiving part being formed inside the support; and
- a cover member coupled to the top of the support to be attachable or detachable,
- a drop hole connected to the receiving part is formed inside the main gasket, in the cover member, and
- a foreign material discharged from the vinyl bag is loaded in the receiving part through the drop hole.
41. The air suction pump of claim 38, wherein,
- the base member comprises:
- a support, a top of the support being opened, and a receiving part being formed inside the support; and
- a cover member coupled to the top of the support to be attachable or detachable,
- a drop hole connected to the receiving part is formed inside the main gasket, in the cover member, and
- when a connection between the inside and outside of the main gasket is blocked by drop of the housing, the block gasket blocks a connection between the first heating wire discharge hole and the suction hole and drop hole and seals the first heating wire discharge hole, and a connection between the suction hole and the drop hole is maintained.
42. The air suction pump of claim 33, wherein,
- the piston member comprises:
- a piston part contacting an inner surface of the housing, a rubber ring being mounted on an outer circumference surface of the piston part;
- a load part coupled to a top of the piston part, and having a rod shape;
- a handle part formed on the load part;
- a pressurization member coupled to a bottom of the piston part to be movable in the vertical direction; and
- a first spring disposed between the bottom of the piston part and the pressurization member, and applying an elastic force to the pressurization member in a direction deviating from the piston part,
- the first heating wire is mounted on the bottom of the pressurization member to be exposed in a downward direction,
- the power supply part is mounted inside the load part, and
- in dropping the piston member, when the first heating wire contacts the base member and the first spring is compressed, the power supply part and the first heating wire contact each other, and the first heating wire is heated.
43. The method of claim 11, comprising applying vacuum into the vinyl bag and sealing the vinyl bag by using an air suction pump comprising: a base member; a housing mounted on a top of the base member to be movable in a vertical direction, a top of the housing being opened and a bottom of the housing being opened; a piston member disposed inside the housing to be movable in the vertical direction, a top of the piston member being exposed to the outside through the top of the housing; a first heating wire mounted to be exposed to the outside, on one or more of the top of the base member, the bottom of the housing, and a bottom of the piston member; a power supply part supplying power to the first heating wire; and a main gasket protrusion-formed at the top of the base member or the bottom of the housing, the air suction pump sucking internal air of the vinyl bag, discharging the air to the outside, and heat-suturing the vinyl bag to seal the vinyl bag,
- wherein, the applying vacuum into the vinyl bag and sealing the vinyl bag comprises:
- performing a first heat suturing operation of inserting an opening of the vinyl bag into the air suction pump, heat-suturing the opening of the vinyl bag by using the first heating wire mounted on the air suction pump, and forming an open hole in which a certain section in the opening is opened; and
- performing an air discharging operation of rotating the vinyl bag to rearrange the vinyl bag, and discharging internal air of the vinyl bag to the outside through the open hole of the vinyl bag by using the air suction pump; and
- performing a second heat suturing operation of heat-suturing and sealing the open hole of the vinyl bag by using the first heating wire of the air suction pump.
44. The method of claim 43, wherein,
- a stopper projection that prevents movement of the vinyl bag is formed in the air suction pump, and comprises two or more contact surfaces that contact the vinyl bag and are separated from each other, and a virtual line, which connects two contact surfaces most adjacent to the first heating wire among the contact surfaces of the stopper projection, is separated from the first heating wire, in a rear of the first heating wire,
- in the first heat suturing operation, the vinyl bag is disposed under the first heating wire, the opening of the vinyl bag contacts the two or more contact surfaces of the stopper projection, movement of the vinyl bag is deterred, and the first heating wire forms a first heat suture line,
- in the air discharging operation, the vinyl bag is disposed under the first heating wire by rotating the vinyl bag, the opening and a side junction portion of the vinyl bag respectively contact the contact surfaces of the stopper projection and are inserted between the contact surfaces of the stopper projection, the open hole is disposed inside the main gasket, and the internal air of the vinyl bag is discharged to the outside by a reciprocating motion of the piston member, and
- in the second heat suturing operation, the first heating wire forms a second heat suture line that connects the first heat suture line and the side junction portion to close the open hole.
45. The air suction pump of claim 1, further comprising:
- a main gasket mounted on the top of the base member to protrude in an upward direction, or mounted on the bottom of the housing to protrude in a downward direction; and
- a stopper formed at the top of the base member to protrude in an upward direction, or formed at the bottom of the housing to protrude in a downward direction,
- wherein,
- the first heating wire is mounted on the bottom of the housing to be exposed to the outside,
- a protrusion length of the main gasket is greater than a projection length of the stopper, and
- when the housing descends, the main gasket presses and compresses the vinyl bag disposed between the base member and the housing until drop of the housing is stopped by the stopper.
46. The air suction pump of claim 45, wherein the main gasket comprises:
- an upper main gasket mounted on the bottom of the housing to protrude in a downward direction, and having a closed curve shape; and
- a lower main gasket mounted on the top of the base member to protrude in an upward direction, and having a closed curve shape in which the lower main gasket contacts the upper mina gasket when the housing descends,
- wherein, when the housing descends, the lower main gasket and the upper mina gasket press and compress the vinyl bag disposed between the lower main gasket and the upper mina gasket until drop of the housing is stopped by the stopper.
47. The air suction pump of claim 45, wherein the housing comprises:
- a housing body having a hollow shape, the bottom of the piston member being disposed inside the housing body;
- a lower cover mounted on a bottom of the housing body; and
- a punch projection mounted on a bottom of the lower cover to protrude in a downward direction,
- wherein,
- the first heating wire is disposed under the lower cover to surround the punch projection, and exposed to the outside,
- the vinyl bag is disposed between the base member and the housing,
- a suction hole is formed in the base member, and
- when the housing descends, the punch projection cutting the vinyl bag disposed between the housing and the cover member is inserted into the suction hole.
48. The air suction pump of claim 47, wherein,
- the power supply part is mounted inside the piston member,
- a connection terminal connected to the first heating wire is mounted on the lower cover, and
- when the piston member descends, the power supply part and the connection terminal are connected and supply power to the first heating wire.
49. The air suction pump of claim 48, wherein the lower cover comprises:
- a lower supporting part mounted on the bottom of the housing body, the lower main gasket being mounted on a bottom of the lower supporting part, and a check valve, which is opened only when air fluxes in a direction from a lower portion to an upper portion, being mounted on the lower supporting part;
- a pressurization part ascending or descending through the lower supporting part, the punch projection and the first heating wire being disposed under the pressurization part; and
- a first spring disposed between the lower supporting part and a top of the pressurization part, and elastic-supporting the pressurization part in an upward direction with respect to the lower supporting part,
- wherein, when the piston member descends, the bottom of the piston member presses the top of the pressurization part to drop the pressurization part.
50. The air suction pump of claim 48, wherein,
- the piston member comprises:
- a piston part contacting an inner surface of the housing, a rubber ring being mounted on an outer circumference surface of the piston part;
- a load part coupled to a top of the piston part, and having a rod shape; and
- a handle part formed on the load part,
- a button part, which connects or disconnects the power supply part and the first heating wire by ascending or descending, is protrusion-mounted between the a bottom of the handle part and the top of the housing body, and is elastic-supported to ascend or descend by the second spring,
- before the second spring is compressed, the power supply part and the connection terminal are electrically disconnected by the button part, and
- when the second spring is compressed and the button part is pushed by drop of the piston member, the power supply part and the connection terminal are electrically connected by the button part.
51. The air suction pump of claim 45, further comprising a sealing part mounted on the top of the piston member,
- wherein, the sealing part comprises:
- a sealing body mounted on the top of the piston member;
- a sealing cover mounted on a top of the sealing body to be movable in the vertical direction;
- a second heating wire connected to the power supply part, and mounted on the top of the sealing body to be exposed in an upward direction;
- a pressurization roller part mounted on a position corresponding to the second heating wire, under the sealing cover; and
- a third spring disposed between the sealing cover and the pressurization roller part, and vertically elastic-supporting the pressurization roller part.
52. The air suction pump of claim 51, wherein,
- the pressurization roller part comprises:
- a roller body mounted on the sealing cover to be ascendible or descendible in the vertical direction; and
- two or more rollers mounted on the roller body to rotate in a direction in which the second heating wire is disposed, and
- the third spring comprises a coil spring, and is disposed between a bottom of the sealing cover and a top of the roller body.
53. The air suction pump of claim 1, further comprising a main gasket mounted on the top of the base member to protrude in an upward direction, or mounted on the bottom of the housing to protrude in a downward direction,
- wherein,
- the first heating wire is mounted on the bottom of the housing to be exposed to the outside,
- the base member is opened in an upward direction, and connected to an inside of the housing,
- a first connection hole connecting the inside and outside of the base member is formed in an outer surface of the base member, and
- a connection door opening or closing the first connection hole is mounted on the base member.
54. The air suction pump of claim 53, wherein the housing comprises:
- a housing body having a hollow shape, the bottom of the piston member being disposed inside the housing body;
- a lower cover mounted on a bottom of the housing body, a mounting hole, which passes through a top and a bottom of the lower cover, being formed inside the lower cover;
- a pressurization part insertion-disposed in the mounting hole, a suction hole being through-formed in the pressurization part in the vertical direction, and the first heating wire, which surrounds the suction hole, being mounted on a bottom of the pressurization part; and
- a check valve opening or closing a top of the suction hole, and
- when the piston member ascends, the check valve opens a top of the suction hole, and, when the piston member descends, the check valve closes the top of the suction hole.
55. The air suction pump of claim 54, wherein,
- the punch projection, which cuts the vinyl bag disposed between the pressurization part and the base member when the housing descends, is mounted on the bottom of the pressurization part in protrude in a downward direction,
- the base member comprises:
- a receiving part opened in an upward direction, and receiving a foreign material discharged from the cut vinyl bag, the first connection hole being formed under the receiving part; and
- a cover member covering a top of the receiving part,
- a drop hole disposed in the cover member, the punch projection being inserted into the drop hole when the housing descends,
- a flux hole disposed in the cover member, and connecting an inside of the receiving part to the suction hole, at a position separated from the drop hole, and
- the first heating wire is disposed around the punch projection.
56. The air suction pump of claim 54, wherein,
- the housing further comprises an intermediate plate disposed at and coupled to the top of the pressurization part, a connection terminal being mounted on the intermediate plate to be exposed in an upward direction,
- the power supply part is mounted inside the piston member,
- the connection terminal is connected to the first heating wire by a connection line that passes through the pressurization part, and
- when the piston member descends, the power supply part and the connection line are connected and supply power to the first heating line.
57. The air suction pump of claim 56, wherein,
- the housing further comprises an elastic part mounted on a top of the lower cover, the intermediate plate being coupled to a top of the elastic part, and the pressurization part being coupled to a bottom of the elastic part,
- a second connection hole is connected to the suction hole by the check valve, and formed in the elastic part, and
- in a free state, the elastic part is protrusion-formed to be convex in the piston member direction, and, when the piston member descends, the elastic part is pressed and compressed by the piston member, and drops the pressurization part.
58. The air suction pump of claim 57, wherein in the elastic part, a pressing part pressing the check valve is protrusion-formed in the second connection hole.
59. The air suction pump of claim 53, wherein a rail projection is protrusion-formed on the piston member or under the base member.
60. The air suction pump of claim 53, wherein,
- a pressing cover is mounted on the top of the piston member to be ascendible or descendible in the vertical direction, and
- a rail projection is protrusion-formed at a bottom of the pressing cover or the top of the piston member.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 12, 2010
Publication Date: Apr 25, 2013
Applicant: ZEROPACK. CO., LTD. (Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do)
Inventor: Jun-Young Ann (Ansan-si)
Application Number: 13/695,539
International Classification: F04B 7/02 (20060101);
