Bonding method and device
10434720 ยท 2019-10-08
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
B29C66/1122
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B29C66/43
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B29C65/5057
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B29C65/48
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B29C65/4815
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B29C66/8322
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B29C66/5326
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B29C66/006
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
B29C65/48
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B29C65/00
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Abstract
A bonding target object and a film including a layer having lower toughness than the bonding target object are disposed between a set of pressurization molds, which have pressurization surfaces disposed so as to face each other and in which opening holes are formed in the pressurization surfaces. A first edge on the opening hole side of the pressurization surface of a first pressurization mold, out of the set of pressurization molds, which faces the film is positioned further inside the opening hole than a second edge on the opening hole side of the pressurization surface of a second pressurization mold which faces the bonding target object. The pressing target portion of the film which is pressed by the set of pressurization molds is bonded to the bonding target object by sandwiching the bonding target object and the film with the set of pressurization molds to be pressed.
Claims
1. A bonding method for bonding a pressing target portion of a gas barrier function film to a film-made pack by disposing the film-made pack and the gas barrier function film, which includes a sealing function layer having a lower toughness than the film-made pack between a set of pressurization molds comprising first and second pressurization molds, which each have frame shaped pressurization surfaces disposed so as to face each other and in which an opening hole is formed in the frame shaped pressurization surface of the first pressurization mold and an opening hole is formed in the frame shaped pressurization surface of the second pressurization mold, the method comprising: bonding the pressing target portion to the film-made pack using the set of pressurization molds, wherein the first pressurization mold has a configuration in which a first edge on the opening hole side of the pressurization surface of the first pressurization mold faces the gas barrier function film and is positioned further inside the opening hole of the first pressurization mold than a second edge on the opening hole side of the pressurization surface of the second pressurization mold which faces the film-made pack, wherein the first edge of the first pressurization mold is chamfered, and the method further including positioning the film-made pack within the opening hole of the second pressurization mold.
2. The bonding method according to claim 1, wherein an adhesive layer is formed on a surface side of the pressing target portion facing the film-made pack, and wherein the set of pressurization molds bonds the pressing target portion to the film-made pack through the adhesive layer.
3. The bonding method according to claim 1, wherein the set of pressurization molds bonds the pressing target portion to the film-made pack through welding.
4. The bonding method according to claim 1, further comprising: bonding the pressing target portion of the film to one surface side of the film-made pack, and then, bonding a pressing target portion of a bending resistant function film, which is positioned on the other surface side of the film-made pack and has higher bending resistance than the gas barrier function film, to the film-made pack by disposing the film-made pack and the bending resistant function film between the set of pressurization molds, and sandwiching the film-made pack and the bending resistant function film with the set of pressurization molds to press the gas barrier function film on the one surface side of the film-made pack using the first pressurization mold and to press the bending resistant function film using the second pressurization mold.
5. The bonding method according to claim 1, further comprising: bonding the pressing target portion of the film to one surface side of the film-made pack using the set of pressurization molds in a state in which the gas barrier function film is suppressed not to swell more than a bending resistant function film having higher bending resistance than the gas barrier function film, after bonding the bending resistant function film to the other surface side of the film-made pack.
6. The bonding method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first pressurization mold and the second pressurization mold is formed of any of metal, a rubber material, a resin material, a ceramic material, and wood.
7. The bonding method according to claim 1, wherein at least the first pressurization mold performs pressing of the gas barrier function film using the pressurization surface having releasability with respect to the gas barrier function film.
8. The bonding method according to claim 1, wherein the pressurization surface of at least the first pressurization mold presses the gas barrier function film through tape which is stuck to the pressurization surface or a sheet provided between the pressurization surface and the gas barrier function film.
9. The bonding method according to claim 1, wherein an edge line of the first edge which forms a contour of the opening hole of the first pressurization mold is formed to have a smoothly connected shape and an edge line of the second edge which forms a contour of the opening hole of the second pressurization mold is formed to have a smoothly connected shape.
10. The bonding method according to claim 1, wherein the film-made pack and the gas barrier function film are sandwiched with the set of pressurization molds, which have the pressurization surfaces formed in a frame shape and the opening holes which are surrounded by the pressurization surfaces, to be pressed.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the film-made pack is a transfusion bag.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the bonding prevents damage to the sealing function layer.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the opening hole of the first pressurization mold has rounded corners.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the chamfered edge is arranged to face the second edge of the second pressurization mold.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
(16) [Overall Configuration of Transfusion Bag]
(17) A transfusion bag 10 as shown in
(18) The bag main body 11 is formed by, for example, sealing four sides in a state in which a flexible function film is folded, or in a state in which two flexible function films are made to overlap each other. A liquid medicine chamber 16, which is filled with a transfusion 15 (refer to
(19) The gas barrier function film 12 is bonded to one surface side (here, upper surface side in the drawing) of the bag main body 11 through adhering. More specifically, a film periphery portion 12a (for example, a region between a two-dot chain line and the outer circumference) of the gas barrier function film 12 is adhered to the one surface side of the main body periphery portion 11a of the bag main body 11 so as to surround the liquid medicine chamber 16. This gas barrier function film 12 has a film main body 18 which includes a base material film layer 18a and a sealing function layer (layer with low toughness) 18b constituted of a single layer or multiple layers; and an adhesive layer 19 (refer to
(20) The sealing function layer 18b is, for example, a deposition layer of an inorganic oxide formed on the base material film layer 18a, and has gas barrier properties with respect to gas such as oxygen and moisture barrier properties with respect to moisture or the like. However, the sealing function layer has toughness lower than that of the resin film of the bag main body 11. That is, the sealing function layer 18b is formed of a brittle material. For this reason, brittle destruction is more easily caused in the sealing function layer 18b than in the bag main body 11. In addition, the adhesive layer 19 is adhered to an object to be adhered (here, bag main body 11) by being cooled and solidified or being thermally hardened as it is after being melted at a certain temperature or above.
(21) The type and structure of the gas barrier function film 12 are not particularly limited, and any well-known film having gas barrier properties can be used.
(22) The bending resistant function film 13 is bonded to the other surface side (here, lower surface side in the drawing) of the bag main body 11 through adhering. More specifically, a film periphery portion 13a (for example, a region between a two-dot chain line and the outer circumference) of the bending resistant function film 13 is adhered to the main body periphery portion 11a on the other surface side of the bag main body 11 so as to surround the liquid medicine chamber 16. The bending resistant function film 13 has a film main body 20 (refer to
(23) The type and structure of the bending resistant function film 13 are not particularly limited, and various films which have gas barrier properties and are excellent in bending resistance can be used.
(24) [Production of Transfusion Bag]
(25) <Bonding of Gas Barrier Function Film>
(26) As shown in
(27) A set of pressurization molds 25 bonds the gas barrier function film 12 to the bag main body 11 by sandwiching the bag main body 11 and the gas barrier function film 12 to be pressed. This set of pressurization molds 25 is constituted of a first pressurization mold 27 formed of metal and a second pressurization mold 28 formed of flexible or hard rubber. In addition, a heating unit 29 such as a heater which heats the first pressurization mold 27 is incorporated in the first pressurization mold 27. The heating unit 29 may be provided in the second pressurization mold 28 or both in the first pressurization mold 27 and the second pressurization mold 28.
(28) The first pressurization mold 27 and the second pressurization mold 28 respectively have a first pressurization surface 27a and a second pressurization surface 28a which have a frame shape (that is, a shape corresponding to a four-side sealed portion surrounding the liquid medicine chamber 16 of the bag main body 11) and face each other. The first pressurization surface 27a presses the gas barrier function film 12. The second pressurization surface 28a presses the bag main body 11.
(29) A rectangular first opening hole (also called a cavity) 27b surrounded by the first pressurization surface 27a is opened in the first pressurization surface 27a and a rectangular second opening hole 28b surrounded by the second pressurization surface 28a is opened in the second pressurization surface 28a. The first and second opening holes 27b and 28b respectively correspond to opening holes of the present invention. Moreover, the first edge 30 on the first opening hole 27b side of the first pressurization surface 27a is formed so as to be positioned further inside the first opening hole 27b and the second opening hole 28b (hereinafter, called inside of the opening) than the second edge 31 on the second opening hole 28b side of the second pressurization surface 28a.
(30) Specifically, the outer shapes of the first pressurization surface 27a and the second pressurization surface 28a are formed to have the same size as each other. In addition, the width W1 of one side of the first pressurization surface 27a is formed to 5 mm and the width W2 of one side of the second pressurization surface 28a is formed to 4 mm. Accordingly, the first pressurization surface 27a is formed to be wider than the second pressurization surface 28a by 1 mm toward the inside of the opening, and therefore, the first edge 30 is positioned further inside the opening than the second edge 31 by 1 mm.
(31) The bag main body 11 and the gas barrier function film 12 are set in a state in which the bag main body and the gas barrier function film overlap each other between the first pressurization mold 27 and the second pressurization mold 28. At this time, the gas barrier function film 12 is set on a surface side facing the first pressurization mold 27 and the bag main body 11 is set on a surface side facing the second pressurization mold 28. In addition, the gas barrier function film 12 is overlapped at a predetermined bonding position on one surface side of the bag main body 11 such that the adhesive layer 19 comes into contact with the main body periphery portion 11a of the bag main body 11. The adhesive layer 19 may be provided in a frame shape on the other surface side of a pressing target portion which is sandwiched between the first pressurization surface 27a and the second pressurization surface 28a of the film periphery portion 12a (hereinafter, also simply called a pressing target portion) to be pressed.
(32) As shown in
(33) The pressing using the first pressurization mold 27 and the second pressurization mold 28 is released after the lapse of a predetermined time for pressing. Here, the bonding of the gas barrier function film 12 to one surface side of the bag main body 11 has been completed. Accordingly, a space for preventing oxygen or the like from entering the bag main body 11 is formed on the one surface side of the bag main body 11. At this time, in the present embodiment, the first edge 30 is positioned further inside the opening than the second edge 31. Therefore, destruction of the sealing function layer 18b of the gas barrier function film 12 caused by the pressing using the first pressurization mold 27 is prevented.
(34) <Reason why Destruction of Sealing Function Layer is Prevented>
(35) In contrast, in
(36) In addition, in
(37) With respect to such Comparative Example, in the present invention, the first edge 30 is positioned further inside the opening than the second edge 31 (W1<W2) as shown in
(38) Here, in the present embodiment, the first pressurization surface 27a is formed to be wider than the second pressurization surface 28a by 1 mm toward the inside of the opening. That is, the position of the first edge 30 is determined to be at a position further on the inside of the opening than that of the second edge 31 by 1 mm. However, the position of the first edge 30 can be changed. Specifically, deformation of the gas barrier function film 12 caused by the first edge 30 or remaining of a mark in the gas barrier function film 12 caused by the first edge is prevented by making the position of the first edge 30 be further on the inside of the opening than that of the second edge 31 by 0.5 mm or more.
(39) <Bonding of Bending Resistant Function Film>
(40) As shown in
(41) The first pressurization mold 27S is a mold in which the above-described first pressurization mold 27 is set as a lower mold. The first pressurization mold 27S is formed of rubber and does not have the heating unit 29. In contrast, the second pressurization mold 28S is a mold in which the above-described second pressurization mold 28 is set as an upper mold. The second pressurization mold 28S is formed of metal and has the heating unit 29. In addition, the width W1 of one side of the first pressurization surface 27a is formed to 4 mm and the width W2 of one side of the second pressurization surface 28a is formed to 3 mm. Accordingly, the first pressurization surface 27a is formed to be wider than the second pressurization surface 28a by 1 mm toward the inside of the opening, and therefore, the first edge 30 is positioned further inside the opening than the second edge 31 by 1 mm.
(42) First, the bonded body 35 and the bending resistant function film 13 are set in a state of overlapping each other, between the first pressurization mold 27S and the second pressurization mold 28S. At this time, the bonded body 35 is set on the surface side facing the first pressurization mold 27S and the gas barrier function film 12 is set so as to face the first pressurization mold 27S. The bending resistant function film 13 is set on the surface side facing the second pressurization mold 28S. In addition, the bending resistant function film 13 is overlapped at a predetermined bonding position on the other surface side of the bag main body 11 such that the adhesive layer 21 comes into contact with the main body periphery portion 11a of the bag main body 11. The adhesive layer 21 is provided in a frame shape on the other surface side of a pressing target portion of the film periphery portion 13a.
(43) As shown in
(44) Even in such bonding of the bending resistant function film 13 (film periphery portion 13a), the gas barrier function film 12 which includes the sealing function layer 18b having toughness lower than that of the bending resistant function film 13 is pressed by the first pressurization surface 27a. The first edge 30 of the first pressurization surface 27a is positioned further inside the opening than the second edge 31 of the second pressurization surface 28a. Therefore, destruction of the sealing function layer 18b of the gas barrier function film 12 is prevented similarly at the time of bonding of the above-described gas barrier function film 12.
(45) The pressing using the first pressurization mold 27S and the second pressurization mold 28S is released after the lapse of a predetermined time for pressing. Here, the transfusion bag 10 is formed after the completion of the bonding of the bending resistant function film 13 to the other surface side of the bag main body 11.
(46) <Action and Effect of Present Invention>
(47) In the present invention as described above, the position of the first edge 30 of the first pressurization surface 27a which presses the gas barrier function film 12 including the sealing function layer 18b with low toughness is set to be positioned further inside the opening than the position of the second edge 31 of the second pressurization surface 28a (W1>W2). Accordingly, deformation of the gas barrier function film 12 caused by the first edge 30 during bonding (during pressing) or remaining of a mark of the first edge 30 in the gas barrier function film 12 caused by the first edge is prevented. As a result, the destruction the sealing function layer 18b of the gas barrier function film 12 is prevented, and therefore, it is possible to seal one surface side of the bag main body 11 using the gas barrier function film 12 while maintaining the sealing function of the sealing function layer 18b to its maximum.
(48) <Another Embodiment>
(49) In the above-described embodiment, the first edge 30 is formed by a corner portion formed by the first pressurization surface 27a and the first opening hole 27b. However, as shown in
(50) In the above-described embodiment, the first opening hole 27b is formed in a rectangular shape. Therefore, a bent portion 40a (represented by a two-dot chain line) corresponding to four corner portions of the first opening hole 27b is included in the edge line of the first edge 30 which forms a contour of this first opening hole 27b as shown in
(51) In the present embodiment, the gas barrier function film 12 (the same applies to the bending resistant function film 13) is bonded to the bag main body 11 through adhering. However, as shown in
(52) In a case of using, for example, the thermal welding, a set of pressurization molds 25 for heat sealing is used. The first pressurization surface 27a is heated to a high temperature using the heating unit 29 while sandwiching the gas barrier function film 12 and the bag main body 11 between the first pressurization mold 27 and the second pressurization mold 28 to be pressed. Accordingly, the film periphery portion 12a and the main body periphery portion 11a are welded due to the melting of the welding layer 42.
(53) Even in a case where the gas barrier function film 12 is bonded to the bag main body 11 through welding in this manner, similarly to the above-described bonding through adhering, the position of the first edge 30 of the first pressurization mold 27 is positioned further inside the opening than the position of the second edge 31 of the second pressurization mold 28. For this reason, destruction of the sealing function layer 18b of the gas barrier function film 12 caused by the pressing using the first pressurization mold 27 and the second pressurization mold 28 is prevented. The bending resistant function film 13 can also be bonded to the bag main body 11 through welding.
(54) In the present embodiment, the first pressurization surface 27a does not have releasability with respect to the gas barrier function film 12. However, for example, as shown in
(55) In addition, a tape 46 may be, for example, stuck to the first pressurization surface 27a as shown in
(56) It is also possible to secure the releasability of the second pressurization mold 28 (second pressurization surface 28a) with respect to the bag main body 11 or the bending resistant function film 13 through the method (the surface treatment, the sticking of tape, or the arrangement of a sheet) shown in
(57) In the above-described embodiment, after bonding the gas barrier function film 12 to one surface side of the bag main body 11, the bending resistant function film 13 is bonded to the other surface side of the bag main body 11. However, the order of the bonding may be reversed. That is, as shown in
(58) In the case of reversing the order of the bonding in this manner, the bonding is performed such that the gas barrier function film 12 is prevented from more swelling than the bending resistant function film 13. That is, the bending resistant function film 13 is set to be in a state of more swelling than the gas barrier function film 12. Accordingly, when bonding the gas barrier function film 12 to the bag main body 11, it is possible to secure a volume of the content (transfusion 15) by making the bending resistant function film 13 to swell. As a result, it is possible to bond the gas barrier function film 12 to the bag main body 11 without destruction of the sealing function layer 18b.
(59) In the above-described embodiment, the first pressurization mold 27 is formed of metal and the second pressurization mold 28 is formed of a rubber material. However, at least one of the first pressurization mold 27 and the second pressurization mold 28 may be formed of a metal material, a rubber material, a resin material, a ceramic material, wood, or the like. At least one of the first pressurization mold 27S and the second pressurization mold 28S may also be formed of a metal material, a rubber material, a resin material, a ceramic material, wood, or the like.
(60) In the above-described embodiment, as an example, the gas barrier function film 12 has been described as a film of the present invention. However, a resin film having various functions (including a case of having a plurality of functions) such as steam barrier properties in addition to the gas barrier properties may be used. In addition, various resin films having higher bending properties than the gas barrier function film 12 may be used as the bending resistant function film 13.
(61) In the above-described embodiment, the first pressurization surface 27a and the second pressurization surface 28a (the first opening hole 27b and the second opening hole 28b) are formed in a rectangular shape, but the shapes thereof may be appropriately changed to the shape of the liquid medicine chamber 16.
(62) In the above-described embodiment, four sides of each of the bag main body 11 and the gas barrier function film 12 (bending resistant function film 13) are sealed by the frame-like first pressurization surface 27a and the frame-like second pressurization surface 28a. However, for example, two sides or three sides thereof may be sealed. In this case, the first pressurization surface 27a and the second pressurization surface 28a (the first opening hole 27b and the second opening hole 28b) may be formed in a shape corresponding to the two-side sealing, three-side sealing, or the like.
(63) In the above-described embodiment, the gas barrier function film 12 or the bending resistant function film 13 is bonded to the bag main body 11. However, the gas barrier function film 12 or the like may be first bonded to a flexible resin film before being formed on the bag main body 11.
(64) In the above-described embodiment, the case of bonding the gas barrier function film 12 to the bag main body 11 of the transfusion bag 10 has been described as an example. However, it is also possible to apply the present invention to the bonding method and the bonding device for bonding various films including a layer with low toughness to various bonding target objects in addition to the transfusion bag 10 of a packaging container or the like containing various kinds of liquid medicines, powder medicines, food, powder (sugar or the like) which is weak to humidity, and an inspection chip which detects specific gas.
EXPLANATION OF REFERENCES
(65) 10 . . . transfusion bag, 11 . . . bag main body, 12 . . . gas barrier function film, 13 . . . bending resistant function film, 25, 25S . . . a set of pressurization molds, 27, 27S . . . first pressurization mold, 27a . . . first pressurization surface, 27b . . . first opening hole, 28, 28S . . . second pressurization mold, 28a . . . second pressurization surface, 28b . . . second opening hole, 30 . . . first edge, 31 . . . second edge