IP Library Granted Patent US 12,426,748
Granted Patent B2
US 12,426,748 · App. 17/858,961 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Sealing device for sealing an opening of a bag-shaped film body

Inventor: Tsukasa Kumagai (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIHONSAFETY CO., LTD.
A47K11/026A47K11/04A47K11/06B65D33/22
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Patent No.
US 12,426,748
App. No.
17/858,961
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sealing device includes a frame member having an opening portion, an engaging portion with which a first portion of the bag-shaped film body is engaged, and a heater unit; a moving member having an attaching portion to which a second portion of the bag-shaped film body is attached and a heater receiving portion; and a handle member that is slidably inserted in the frame member and coupled to the moving member. The moving member is arranged so as to be movable in the opening portion toward the engaging portion, and the heater unit and the heater receiving portion are configured to clamp the bag-shaped film body and heat and seal it in a state in which the moving member is moved to the vicinity of the engaging portion by the handle member.

Claims (31)

1. A sealing device that seals an opening of a bag-shaped film body, the sealing device comprising:

a frame member having an opening portion through which the bag-shaped film body is inserted, an engaging portion with which a first portion of the bag-shaped film body at an end edge portion of the opening is engaged, and a heater unit provided in a vicinity of the engaging portion;

a moving member having an attaching portion to which a second portion of the bag-shaped film body at a position opposing to the first portion at the end edge portion of the opening is attached and a heater receiving portion provided in a vicinity of the attaching portion; and

a handle member that is slidably inserted in the frame member and coupled to the moving member, wherein

the handle member comprises a pair of right and left rod-shaped portions arranged in parallel and a grip portion provided astride between end portions of the pair of right and left rod-shaped portions,

the pair of right and left rod-shaped portions are slidably inserted in a pair of insertion portions provided on right and left of the opening portion of the frame member,

each of the pair of right and left rod-shaped portions has a rod portion connected to the grip portion and a base end portion coupled to the moving member,

the rod portion is axially attached to the base end portion so as to be movable in a tilting manner,

the moving member is arranged so as to be movable in the opening portion toward the engaging portion,

the heater unit and the heater receiving portion are configured to clamp the bag-shaped film body and heat and seal it in a state in which the moving member is moved to the vicinity of the engaging portion by the handle member, and

the heater unit is configured to come to a heating state when the rod portion is tilted to a predetermined position with respect to the base end portion in a state of being pulled out from each of the insertion portions.

2. The sealing device according to claim 1 , comprising

a pair of right and left pushing members that push, toward a center of the opening portion, a third portion and a fourth portion between the first portion and the second portion of the bag-shaped film body at the end edge portion of the opening in conjunction with movement of the moving member toward the engaging portion.

3. The sealing device according to claim 1 , wherein an air evacuation member having a contact surface that comes into contact with the bag-shaped film body is suspended from the moving member.

4. The sealing device according to claim 3 , wherein the contact surface has a convex shape protruding toward the engaging portion.

5. A sealing device that seals an opening of a bag-shaped film body, the sealing device comprising:

a frame member having an opening portion through which the bag-shaped film body is inserted, an engaging portion with which a first portion of the bag-shaped film body at an end edge portion of the opening is engaged, and a heater unit provided in a vicinity of the engaging portion;

a moving member having an attaching portion to which a second portion of the bag-shaped film body at a position opposing to the first portion at the end edge portion of the opening is attached and a heater receiving portion provided in a vicinity of the attaching portion; and

a handle member that is slidably inserted in the frame member and coupled to the moving member, wherein

the moving member is arranged so as to be movable in the opening portion toward the engaging portion, and

the heater unit and the heater receiving portion are configured to clamp the bag-shaped film body and heat and seal it in a state in which the moving member is moved to the vicinity of the engaging portion by the handle member,

wherein an air evacuation member having a contact surface that comes into contact with the bag-shaped film body is suspended from the moving member, and

wherein the air evacuation member is swingably suspended from the moving member so as not to restrict movement of the moving member toward the engaging portion.

6. A sealing device that seals an opening of a bag-shaped film body, the sealing device comprising:

a frame member having an opening portion through which the bag-shaped film body is inserted, an engaging portion with which a first portion of the bag-shaped film body at an end edge portion of the opening is engaged, and a heater unit provided in a vicinity of the engaging portion;

a moving member having an attaching portion to which a second portion of the bag-shaped film body at a position opposing to the first portion at the end edge portion of the opening is attached and a heater receiving portion provided in a vicinity of the attaching portion; and

a handle member that is slidably inserted in the frame member and coupled to the moving member, wherein

the moving member is arranged so as to be movable in the opening portion toward the engaging portion, and

the heater unit and the heater receiving portion are configured to clamp the bag-shaped film body and heat and seal it in a state in which the moving member is moved to the vicinity of the engaging portion by the handle member, wherein

heater receiving portion guide plates are provided below both end portions of the heater receiving portion so as to guide the bag-shaped film body from the both end portions of the heater receiving portion toward a central portion of the heater receiving portion, and/or

heater unit guide plates are provided below both end portions of the heater unit so as to guide the bag-shaped film body from the both end portions of the heater unit toward a central portion of the heater unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2023
From: KUMAGAI, TSUKASA
To: NIHONSAFETY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-113133 · Jul 7, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230007955A1 · Jan 12, 2023
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