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- This invention relates generally to plastic bag fabricating machines and more particularly to systems for controlling operation of such machines.
- the graphic material is printed onto the plastic web in regularly spaced locations or fields, and it is necessary to ensure that the web is cut and sealed only at precise locations between the fields in order to insure proper placement of the printed matter on the finished bag.
- One technique for ensuring that the web is cut and sealed at the proper locations is to advance the web by a predetermined distance, or draw length, equal to the spacing of the printed fields. However, minor errors, resulting from stretching or shrinkage of the web as it is printed and wound onto and off of the supply roll, accumulate and gross misalignment can occur over time as the bag fabricating machine operates.
- Another technique for ensuring that the web is cut and sealed at the desired locations between adjacent printed fields is to print regularly spaced indexing marks or "eyemarks" on the web before the web is fed into the bag fabricating machine.
- An optical sensor detects the passage of each eyemark by a predetermined location and signals the machine when to stop, cut and seal the web. However, it is often desired to include printed matter between. successive eyemarks. In order to avoid sensing other marks which appear to be eyemarks, it is preferred to enable the optical sensor only over a small interval or "window" in which the eyemark is expected to be seen.
- This technique is effective in correcting minor systematic errors in alignment (such as, an intermittent lengthening or shortening of the actual distance between eyemarks).
- Progressive errors can arise as a result of varying tensions as the web is wound and unwound from the supply roll, and this can result in the eyemarks falling outside of the sensing window. These types of errors can cause improper alignment of the printed matter on the finished bags.
- the invention provides a system for controlling the operation of a bag-making machine wherein a plastic web, having regularly spaced eyemarks printed thereon, is advanced by a predetermined draw length and then transversely cut and thermally sealed to form a bag.
- the control system includes structural features for sensing the passage of an eyemark by a predetermined location. Other structural features include means for determining the distance between the eyemark and the predetermined location when the web is stopped for cutting and sealing.
- the control system further includes structural futures for performing the following functions: determining the actual distance between adjacent eyemarks, calculating the average actual distance between the eyemarks over a predetermined number of consecutive eyemarks and setting the predetermined draw length substantially equal to the actual average distance between the eyemarks.
- FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a bag fabricating system including a bag machine operable to form plastic bags from plastic web;
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged side elevational view of a bag machine.
- FIG. 3 is a simplified block diagram of a control system for controlling operation of the bag machine
- FIG. 4 is a diagramatic view, useful in understanding operation of the control system, showing a plastic web in relation to an optical scanner included in the control system;
- FIG. 5 is another block diagram showing in greater detail the control system shown in FIG. 3;
- FIG. 6 is a flow chart diagram useful in understanding the operation of the control system.
- FIG. 1 A system 10 for automatically fabricating plastic bags from a continuous plastic web 12 is illustrated in FIG. 1.
- the system 10 includes a supply roll 14 containing the web 12, and an optional print mechanism 16 for repetitively printing graphic material 17 (FIG. 4) at regularly spaced locations on the web 12.
- the system 10 further includes a bag machine 18 for transversely cutting and sealing the web 12 to form individual plastic bags, and an optional stacker mechanism 20 for stacking the bags formed by the bag machine 18.
- a user-operable control panel 22 provides user-control over the automatic bag fabricating system 10.
- web 12 is drawn from the supply roll 14 and is fed to the bag machine 18 where it is drawn forward between a pair of infeed rolls 24. After passing through the infeed rolls 24, the web 12 travels around a plurality of idler rollers 26 which function to maintain a substantially constant supply of the web 12. After passing through the idler rollers 26, the web 12 passes between a pair of draw rolls 28 positioned immediately upstream of a transverse cut and seal bar 30 which cuts and seals the web 12 to form the individual bags.
- a plurality of eyemarks 32 are printed at regular intervals along the edge of the web 12, and an optical scanner 34 photoelectrically senses the passage of each eyemark 32. Because other printed matter 17, detectible by the optical scanner 34, frequently appears between successive eyemarks 32, the optical scanner 34 is not continuously enabled but, rather, is enabled only for brief periods during which it is expected that an eyemark 32 should appear.
- the bag machine 18 advances the web 12 by a predetermined or calculated distance (DL) which, in this embodiment, is substantially equal to the nominal distance between the eyemarks 32, as set by the operator on the control panel 22 and as sensed by the optical scanner.
- DL predetermined or calculated distance
- Means for determining the actual spacing between successive one of the eyemarks includes the optical scanner, the encoder and the central processing unit (as will be explained further on) is provided. Additional means for setting the predetermined nominal draw length substantially equal to the actual measured spacing between sucessive ones of the eyemarks is also provided.
- the bag machine 18 advances the web 12 by a predetermined or calculated distance (DL), which, in the illustrated embodiment, it substantially equal to the nominal distance between the eyemarks 32, as set by the operator on the control panel 22, plus or minus a measured error quantity determined during the previous draw, plus one-half the width of the "window.”
- the optical scanner 34 is then enabled only during a preset portion (e.g., the last one-half inch) of each advancement of the web 12. In this manner, the optical scanner 34 is only responsive to eyemarks 32 appearing within a definite zone or scanning "window".
- the actual distance or spacing between eyemarks 32 can, for a number of reasons, vary from the nominal distance set by the operator on the control panel 22. For example, dimensional changes can result from the printing step itself, as well as from varying tensions as the web 12 is withdrawn from the roll 14 and advanced through the system 10. As a result, the eyemarks 32 can fall outside of the scanning "windows" and result misalignment of the printed matter 17 on the finished bags.
- the bag machine 18 is provided with a control system 36 which automatically compensates for any progressive variation of the actual distance between eyemarks 32 from the nominal draw length set on the control panel 22.
- the control system 36 includes the control panel 22 and the optical scanner 34.
- the bag machine 18 includes an electrical servo motor 38 which is coupled, by means of a belt 40 or similar arrangement, to the draw rolls 28.
- the control system 36 further includes an encoder 42 which is directly coupled to the motor 38 and which functions to provide electrical pulses indicative of the rotation of the motor shaft (e.g., 4000 pulses per motor revolution).
- the signal generated by the encoder 42, as well as the signals developed by the control panel 22 and the optical scanner 34, are fed as inputs to computer control circuits 44.
- the computer control circuits respond to these inputs by instructing a motor controller 46 to drive the motor 38 so as to advance the web 12 a sufficient distance to provide a desired orientation of the eyemarks 32 relative to the transverse cut and seal bar 30.
- the computer control circuits 48 include a resemble counter 44a which counts the pulses developed by the encoder 42.
- the control system 36 functions to sense the actual spacing between a predetermined number of successive eyemarks 32. In the event the distances of such actual spacings show a trend to deviate from the nominal draw length, the control system 36 functions to change the nominal draw length to be substantially equal to the average of the the actual spacings thus sensed. In this manner, the control system 36 functions to ensure that the eyemarks 32 continue to appear within the scanning "windows" even through the actual spacings between eyemarks tend to deviate from the nominal draw length. Because additional printed matter 17 may appear between the successive eyemarks 32, direct sensing of the distance between eyemarks is impractical and the actual distance between successive eyemarks is determined in accordance with the scheme illustrated in FIG. 4. In FIG.
- the solid lines depict the relative positions of the optical scanner 34 and an eyemark 32 during a current bag-forming cycle, while the phantom figure depicts the relative positions of the optical scanner 34' and an eyemark 32' during the immediately preceding bag-forming cycle.
- the distance X is the distance the leading edge of the eyemark 32 went past the scanner 34 during the current bag-forming cycle, while the distance Y is the distance the leading edge of the next preceding eyemark 32 went past the scanner 34 during the immediately preceding bag-forming cycle.
- Distances X and Y are each determined by counting the pulses generated by the encoder 42 between the time the leading edge of and eyemark 32 is sensed and the time the web 12 is stopped for the cut and seal operation.
- the remaining distance, the calculated draw length DL is the total distance the web 12 has been advanced for formation of the current bag.
- DL is calculated in accordance with actual current operating conditions and is equal to the nominal draw length, plus or minus the error quantity measured during formation of the previous bag, plus one-half the width of the "window.” It will be appreciated, however, that in other embodiments, the calculated draw length DL might be calculated in a different manner. Once these quantities are known, the actual distance or print repear length (PR) between the successive eyemarks 32 is given by the formula:
- the actual distance or spacing between eyemarks 32 can be determined even through the optical scanner 34 is disabled over much of the distance traversed by the web 12 between the bag-forming cycles.
- the print repeat length PR thus calculated determines the draw length for the next bag forming cycle.
- the control system 36 is illustreated in greater detail in FIG. 5.
- the computer control circuits 44 include a central processing unit (CPU) 48 which receives data from the control panel 22, the optical scanner 34 and the encoder 42. Also included are a first register 50 for storing the current distance X, a second register 52 for storing the previous distance Y, and a draw length register 54 for storing the nominal draw length initially entered on the control panel 22.
- Calculating means 56 (which may comprised part of a suitably programmed microprocessor-based computer system) are provided for calculating the print repeat length in accordance with the formula set forth above, and a memory 58 is provided for storing a plurality of consecutive print repeat lengths thus computed.
- the memory 58 is configured to store ten such print repeat lengths PR 1 through PR 10 , although it will be appreciated that a greater or lesser number can also be selected. From the memory 58, the print repeat lengths PR 1 through PR 10 are provided to a second calculating means 60 which computes a new nominal draw length equal to the average of the print repeat lengths PR 1 through PR 10 . Once the new draw length has been thus calculated, it is loaded into the draw length register 54 and from the draw length register into the CPU 48 and the first calculating means In addition, the CPU 48 functions to display (e.g., on a cathode ray tube 62) the new nominal draw length at the control panel 22 to show the system operator that the nominal draw length has been automatically changed.
- display e.g., on a cathode ray tube 62
- the control system 36 of the present invention is preferably implemented utilizing microprocessor-based circuitry in conjunction with suitable programming.
- One possible program is exemplified by the flow chart diagram of FIG. 6.
- the system 36 after receiving an instruction to begin operation, first reads and stores the nominal draw length entered by the system operator on the control panel 22. The control system then awaits the generation of a "go" signal from the CPU 48. When a "go" signal is received, the servo motor 38 starts and the system monitors the advancement of the web 12 by counting pulses from the encoder 42 until it is determined that the web 12 has been advanced to within a specified distance (one-half inch in this example) of the current calculated draw length.
- the optical scanner is enabled and both the optical scanner 34 and the servo motor 38 are monitored until either the leading edge of the eyemark 32 is detected by the scanner 34 or the servo motor 38 stops running.
- the encoder counter 44a is set to zero and the status of the servo motor 38 is ascertained. It will be appreciated that the specified distance sets the width of the scanning "window.”
- R1 represents the length by which the leading edge of the eyemark 32 is displaced from the optical scanner 34 when the web 12 has stopped.
- R1 will be substantially zero. If R1 is substantially zero (less than 0.03 inches in the example illustrated), the system 36 increase the next repeat length by a predetermined increment (0.15 inches in the illustrated example) and the system enters an idle to await the generation of a "go" signal. Thus, it will be appreciated that the length of each subsequent advancement of the web 12 will be the nominal repeat length plus 0.15 inches, and an eyemark 32 will eventually appear within the scanning window.
- R1 When an eyemark 32 does appear within the scanning "window," R1 will be non-zero. When the web 12 and the printed matter 17 thereon is in proper registration relative to the transverse cut and seal bar 30, the leading edge of the eyemark 32 should appear substantially midway between the limits or edges of the scanning "window". In the example illustrated, such proper registration is indicated by R1 having a value of substantially 0.25 inches or one-half the scanning window width. Accordingly, if R1 has a value between 0.2 inches and 0.3 inches, acceptable registration is indicated.
- a pair of additional variable constants R2 and R3 are set to zero and the next draw length is set equal to the nominal draw length, minus the current R1 value, and plus one-half the width of the scanning "window" (one-quarter inch in the illustrated example).
- variable constant R3 is incremented by the print repeat length PR calculated in the manner described by reference to FIG. 4, and the variable constant R2 is incremented by one.
- R2 serves, therfore, to indicate the number of times that an eyemark has fallen within the scanning "window” but not within the desired range of the "window” midpoint.
- R2 is next compared against a predetermined constant representing the number of consecutive times that R1 fails to fall within the desired range of the midpoint. In the illustrated example, ten such consecutive failures can occur before the system takes action to change or update the nominal draw length. As long as R2 remains less that the predetermined constant, the next or calculated draw length DL is set equal to the nominal repeat length, minus R1, and plus 0.25 inches. For this cycle, however, R2 and R3 are not set equal to zero and these values are retained as the system returns to await initiation of the next bag forming cycle.
- variable constant R2 will eventually equal the predetermined constant (ten in the illustrated example).
- variable constant R3 will substantially equal the sum total of the actual distances between eyemarks over the preceding ten consecutive bag fabricating cycles when this occurs, the system 36 calculates the average actual distance between consecutive eyemarks 32 and changes the nominal draw length to the calculated average. Thereafter, the variable constants R2 and R3 are set to zero and the system recycles to await initiation of the next bag fabricating cycle.
- any errors sufficient to place the eyemarks totally outside the scanning window will not be considered in calculating the average actual print repeat length. It can be seen that any bag that falls within the midpoint range will also reset R2 and R3 to zero as described above. In this manner the control system responds to gradual changes in eyemark spacing rather than to sudden or abrupt changes.
- the system as shown and described herein automatically corrects for variations in the actual eyemark spacing of a plastic web used in the fabrication of plastic bags. Accordingly, the system reduces operator supervision and intervention, and ensures the fabrication of a high quality product by maintaining a desired orientation and position of printed matter on the finished bags.
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