Patent ID: 6817159
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A packing method for use in a packing apparatus, comprising:a band-inserting step of wrapping a band around an article to be packed and inserting a distal end of the band into a band insertion port; a band-holding step of holding the distal end of the band, which has been inserted into the band insertion port; a band-tightening step of drawing back the band, thereby tightening the band around the article, with a desired force; a band-sealing step of cutting the band, forming a proximal end, and adhering the distal end and the proximal end to each other; a band-feeding step of feeding the band from a band reel for a prescribed distance; wherein the distal end of the band remains held after the band-holding step, the band-tightening step is performed by operating a manual tightening switch, thereby driving a drive motor and hence rotating a drive roller under manual control, and the band-sealing step and the band-feeding step are automatically and sequentially performed after a manual-tightening end signal is generated to inform that the band-tightening step has been completed.