Patent ID: 6189302
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B65B,Y10S

Abstract:
A film gripper for holding a film for wrapping a to-be-packaged object therein, comprising:first and second film nipping portions combined so as to be movable with respect to each other for open-close operation, and adapted to be driven toward each other in a closing direction when the film is to be held and to be driven away from each other in an opening direction after the to-be-packaged object is packaged in the film; anda film contact member provided on at least one of the first and second film nipping portions, and adapted to touch the film when the first and second film nipping portions are closed,wherein the film contact member is formed of a material which is a fibrous aggregate in a network form containing a large number of fibers intertwined with one another, and a part of the fibrous aggregate is exposed in a surface of the film contact member so as to be in contact with the film, said material having a property such that a frictional force between the film contact member and the film remains stable or increases as humidity around the film rises and such that film-releasability is maintained.