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US 7,306,553 · App. 10/532,047 · Granted Dec 11, 2007

Bag-making method

Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,306,553
App. No.
10/532,047
Granted
Dec 11, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a bag-making method ensuring excellent liquid tightness at the melt-bonded part between the mouth member and the bag unit. A bag-making method for producing a bag by melt-bonding and thereby integrating a mouth member formed of a preliminarily heated synthetic resin and a bag unit formed of a flexible film, the method comprising a preliminary heating step of softening the synthetic resin of the mouth member at the part to be melt-bonded to the bag unit, melt-bonding part of mouth member, while preventing the synthetic resin of the mouth member at the end part in the bag side, end part of mouth member, from being softened at the preliminary heating step, and a step of inserting the preliminarily heated mouth member into the opening of the bag unit and pressing them by a sealing mold to melt-bond the melt-bonding part of the mouth member to the opening; and a medical container produced by the bag-making method.

Claims (10)

1. A bag-making method for producing a bag by melt-bonding and thereby integrating a mouth member formed of a preliminarily heated synthetic resin and a bag unit formed of a flexible film, said method comprising;

a preliminary heating step of softening the synthetic resin of the mouth member at the part to be melt-bonded to the bag unit, which is a melt-bonding part of mouth member, while preventing the synthetic resin of the mouth member at the end part in the bag side, which is an end part of mouth member, from being softened at the preliminary heating, and

a melt-bonding step of inserting the preliminarily heated mouth member into the opening of the bag unit and pressing them by a sealing mold to melt-bond the melt-bonding part of the mouth member to the opening,

wherein the temperature of the sealing mold is higher than a melting point of a bag unit resin by 10° C. or more, and time period after the preliminary heating step until the pressing by the sealing mold is 1 to 4 seconds.

2. The bag-making method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein radiation heat is used for the preliminary heating.

3. The bag-making method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the end part of the mouth member has a length of 5 mm or less.

4. The bag-making method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the end part of the mouth member is prevented by heat insulating means from being heated at the preliminary heating.

5. The bag-making method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in the melt-bonding step, the melt-bonding is performed not to heat the mouth member in the region at least 0.5 mm from the lowermost portion of the end part.

6. The bag-making method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a mouth member supported by a cylindrical body is inserted into the opening of a bag unit and the mouth member and the bag unit are melt-bonded while the bag unit is depressurized.

7. A medical container produced by the bag-making method claimed in claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2007
From: SHOWA DENKO PLASTIC PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
To: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 019556/0678 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL 017108 FRAME 0256. ASSIGNOR CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 24, 2006
From: MIZUO, TAKAYUKI; NAKAGAWA, TERUAKI
To: SHOWA DENKO PLASTIC PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017287/0081 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2005
From: MIZUO, TAKAYUKI; NAKAGAWA, TERUAKI
To: SHOWA DENKO PLASTIC PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017108/0256 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-314252 · Oct 29, 2002 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 6047983700 · Jun 20, 2003
Related Publication 20060013974A1 · Jan 19, 2006