Package heat seal quality indicator using UV visible thermochromic ink
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65B-057/18
B65B-057/00
B65B-051/26
B65B-051/20
B65B-051/10
B65B-009/20
B65B-009/10
G01M-003/38
G01M-003/00
출원번호
US-0624739
(2007-01-19)
등록번호
US-7464518
(2008-12-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Ansinn,Detlev D.
출원인 / 주소
Robert Bosch GmbH
대리인 / 주소
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
7인용 특허 :
22
초록▼
A method of verifying seal quality of a packaging material includes providing packaging material, and applying a thermochromic ink to at least one portion of the packaging material. The method also includes applying heat to the at least one portion of packaging material to form a seal, and inspectin
A method of verifying seal quality of a packaging material includes providing packaging material, and applying a thermochromic ink to at least one portion of the packaging material. The method also includes applying heat to the at least one portion of packaging material to form a seal, and inspecting the packaging material to determine the quality of the seal.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A method of verifying seal quality of a packaging material, the method comprising: providing packaging material; applying a UV visible thermochromic ink to at least one portion of the packaging material; thereafter applying heat to the at least one portion of packaging materi
What is claimed is: 1. A method of verifying seal quality of a packaging material, the method comprising: providing packaging material; applying a UV visible thermochromic ink to at least one portion of the packaging material; thereafter applying heat to the at least one portion of packaging material to form a seal; and thereafter inspecting the ink by irradiating a UV light onto the at least one portion of packaging material to determine the quality of the seal. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the packaging material includes providing at least one of a film of heat sensitive material and a paper product with a heat sensitive layer. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein applying the thermochromic ink includes applying an irreversible thermochromic ink. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein applying the thermochromic ink includes applying a reversible thermochromic ink. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein applying the thermochromic ink includes applying a thermochromic ink utilizing a printer. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein applying the thermochromic ink includes applying a thermochromic ink utilizing a spray-on process. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein applying the thermochromic ink includes printing a predetermined pattern onto the packaging material. 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising verifying that the predetermined pattern includes an expected coloration indicative of about the maximum temperature reached by the at least one portion of packaging material during the applying heat process. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein applying heat includes heat sealing the at least one portion of packaging material to form a seal with the packaging material. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein applying heat includes welding the at least one portion of packaging material to form a seal with the packaging material. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein applying heat includes impinging hot air onto the packaging material to form a heat seal with the packaging material. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein inspecting the ink includes determining whether the ink includes an expected coloration. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising determining an approximation of the maximum temperature reached by the at least one portion of packaging material during the step of applying heat to the at least one portion of packaging material. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein inspecting the ink includes determining whether a discontinuity is formed in the seal. 15. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a form, fill and seal machine; and supplying the packaging material to the form, fill and seal machine, wherein applying heat to the at least one portion of the packaging material includes forming the seal to at least partially enclose a product with the packaging material. 16. The method of claim 1, further comprising applying a second thermochromic ink to a second portion of the packaging material; and applying heat to at least part of the second portion of packaging material. 17. An apparatus operable for the verification of seal quality in a packaging material, the apparatus comprising: a printing stage operable to apply a UV visible thermochromic ink to at least one portion of the packaging material; a sealing stage operable to apply heat to the at least one portion of the packaging material to form a seal; and a quality inspection stage operable to determine the quality of the seal by irradiating a UV light onto the at least one portion of packaging material for inspecting the ink. 18. A method of sealing a package, the method comprising: providing packaging material including at least one film of heat sensitive material; applying a UV visible thermochromic ink to at least one portion of packaging material; manipulating the packaging material with a form, fill and seal machine to substantially contact the at least one portion of packaging material with a second portion of packaging material; using the form, fill and seal machine to form a heat seal with the at least one portion of packaging material and the second portion of packaging material, the heat seal having a coloration visible under UV light due to the thermochromic ink; and determining whether the coloration of the heat seal is indicative of an expected temperature reached by the packaging material during the forming a heat seal process by irradiating UV light onto the at least one portion of packaging material. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein providing packaging material includes providing a paper product laminated with the one film of heat sensitive material. 20. The method of claim 18, wherein using the form, fill and seal machine includes actuating a pair of cross seal jaws in a first direction and a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. 21. The method of claim 18, wherein applying the thermochromic ink includes applying an irreversible thermochromic ink. 22. The method of claim 18, wherein applying the thermochromic ink includes applying a reversible thermochromic ink. 23. The method of claim 18, wherein applying the thermochromic ink includes applying a thermochromic ink utilizing a printer. 24. The method of claim 18, wherein applying the thermochromic ink includes applying a thermochromic ink utilizing a spray on process. 25. The method of claim 18, wherein applying the thermochromic ink includes forming a predetermined pattern of thermochromic ink onto the packaging material. 26. The method of claim 18, wherein determining the coloration of the heat seal includes verifying that the predetermined pattern includes an expected coloration indicative of the maximum temperature reached by at least one portion of packaging material. 27. The method of claim 18, wherein determining the coloration of the heat seal includes verifying whether a discontinuity exists in the heat seal. 28. The method of claim 18, wherein forming the heat seal includes impinging hot air onto the at least one portion of packaging material and the second portion of packaging material.
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