JPH04367404A - Lateral bag-making/filling/packaging machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To carry in a stable posture and package a group of articles-to-be- packaged which cannot stand by themselves and have uneven weight balance. CONSTITUTION:An article feeding conveyor 22 and the article carrying path of an ice maker main body 12 are tilted upward toward the downstream side. Holding mechanism 40, 40 which are equipped with holding plates to be longitudinally movable to the center of the carrying path are provided on both sides of the carrying path which is located from the rear end of a bag making device 14 to a spot which is beyond an end seal unit. A chain conveyor 80 which supports a group of articles-to-be-packaged from the bottom is provided for a distance which is from the rear end of a center seal unit to a position which is beyond the end seal unit. Thus, by tilting the carrying path, the group of articles-to-be-packaged can be fed to a cylindrically shaped film under a stable posture. Also, since the front and rear ends of the group of article-to-be- packaged are held, and at the same time said group of articles-to-be-packaged is carried while being supported from the bottom, the posture of the group of articles-to-be-packaged can be effectively prevented from collapsing or falling.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Field of Industrial Application] This invention relates to a horizontal bag-form-fill-seal machine that transports and packs items that cannot stand on their own, and that have particularly poor weight balance, in groups of a required number of items in an upright position. be.

0002

[Prior art] Items to be packaged are sequentially fed into a cylindrical film through a bag-making machine, and the cylindrical film enclosing the packaged items is placed vertically on the overlapping surfaces of both longitudinal edges of the cylindrical film. A horizontal bag-form-fill-seal packaging machine that performs a center seal in the directional direction, and performs end seals and cuts in the lateral direction before and after sandwiching the packaged object of the cylindrical film, so as to continuously manufacture the required packages. is widely known.

[0003] There is a demand for the above-mentioned horizontal bag-forming-filling-sealing machine to package objects that cannot stand on their own, such as rice crackers and biscuits, in an upright position, in groups of a required number. Kosho 54-35824
There is an invention "Packaging posture holding device for packaging machine" pertaining to No. In this device, a pair of running chains are arranged on both sides of the packaging path of the packaged items so that they run at the same speed as the transport speed of the cylindrical film, and each running chain is equipped with the required number of packages. A plurality of rod-shaped movable holding cylinders are arranged to hold the front and back of the packaging unit in the transport direction. Further, the movable holding cylinder is configured to move forward and backward with respect to the center of the packaging path at appropriate timing.

That is, when a packaging unit is inserted into a cylindrical film, each holding tube provided on a traveling chain that runs synchronously on both sides of the film advances toward the center of the packaging path, and the holding tubes move toward the center of the packaging path. To maintain the front and rear positions of a packaging unit from both sides. The packaging unit is then conveyed to the downstream side with its front and rear positions held in a stable position by the holding cylinder,
The cylindrical film is packaged with center seals and end seals placed at appropriate positions. Further, the holding cylinder is moved backward from the packaging path at an appropriate timing to release the packaging unit.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] With the above-mentioned apparatus, it is possible to transport and package items with a relatively uniform weight balance, such as rice crackers and biscuits, while maintaining a stable posture, but the weight balance is This becomes difficult when the packaging material is uneven. In other words, since the holding tube that holds the packaged item is rod-shaped, the packaged item often falls over during transportation using the holding tube as a fulcrum, and this can cause "bite" at the end seal part. This was a serious problem that resulted in poor packaging and malfunctions.

[0006] Furthermore, since the device is for transporting the packaging unit in a stable posture after being supplied to the cylindrical film, it is possible to maintain the packaging unit in a stable posture before being supplied to the cylindrical film. In order to transport the packaging unit, a separate feeding device equipped with a mechanism for holding the front and rear of the packaging unit is required, which raises the problem of increased manufacturing costs. Furthermore, in the area from the center seal to the end seal, the film and packaging unit are actively conveyed only by the center seal mechanism. For this reason, if the packaging unit is a heavy item, stable transport cannot be achieved only by the feeding mechanism, and there is a drawback that the packaging unit may shift in position or fall over.

[0007]

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to suitably solve this problem in view of the above-mentioned problems inherent in packaging objects with uneven weight balance. It is an object of the present invention to provide a means for transporting an object to be packaged while maintaining a stable posture throughout the range from supplying the object to a cylindrical film to packaging the object.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the present invention provides a method for producing a desired number of group units in a film fed from a supply source and formed into a cylinder by a bag making machine. This is a horizontal type product in which the objects to be packaged are sequentially supplied with a cylindrical film, and a center seal is applied to the longitudinal edge of the film in which the group of objects to be packaged is enclosed, and an end seal is applied before and after the group of objects to be packaged in a cylindrical film is sandwiched. In the bag filling and packaging machine, the bag is disposed on both sides of the conveyance path for the group of items to be packaged, extends from the rear of the bag making device to a position beyond the end sealing part, and travels at the same speed as the conveyance speed of the cylindrical film. A pair of endless cables that circulate in a reciprocating manner are disposed on the endless cables at intervals that can hold the front end or rear end of the group of objects to be packaged, and the center of the height thereof is equal to the height of the objects to be packaged. set to align with the center of the
a plurality of holding plates that move forward and backward with respect to the center of the conveyance path by moving while engaging with guide members disposed along the conveyance path; and a plurality of holding plates that are arranged from the center seal portion to a position beyond the end seal portion. , support portions are provided at predetermined intervals in the conveyance direction, supporting the group of objects to be packaged from below and having regulating members facing upward at a predetermined height from the receiving surface at both ends in the conveyance direction; The present invention is characterized in that it includes a conveyance means that reciprocates and circulates at the same speed as the conveyance speed, and is configured such that the article conveyance path from supply to discharge of the packaged articles is inclined upward toward the discharge side.

[0009]

[Operation] A required number of items to be packaged, which are conveyed along a conveyance path that slopes upward toward the downstream side, are fed into a film formed into a cylindrical shape by a bag making machine while maintaining a stable posture. When the packaged items enclosed in the cylindrical film arrive at a predetermined position, each cable attached to a pair of endless cables, which are disposed on both sides of the transport path and run at the same speed as the transport speed of the cylindrical film, The holding plate extends toward the center of the conveyance path and holds the front and rear ends of the group of items to be packaged in the conveyance direction via a film. In addition, the group of items to be packaged whose front and rear ends are held by the holding plate is
The cylindrical film is supported from below by a support section of a conveyance means that runs at the same speed as the conveyance speed of the cylindrical film, and is conveyed downstream while maintaining a stable posture.

0010

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, preferred embodiments of the horizontal bag-forming-fill-sealing machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. For convenience of explanation, the downstream side in the article conveyance direction will also be referred to as "front" and the upstream side will also be referred to as "rear".

(Regarding the Goods Supply Conveyor) As shown in FIG. 1, on the upstream side of the main body 12 of the horizontal bag-forming-fill-sealing machine 10, a film 16 formed into a cylindrical shape by a bag-forming device 14 provided on the main body 12 contains: An article supply conveyor 22 is disposed to sequentially supply a group 20 of articles 18 to be packaged in groups of a required number. Note that the object to be packaged 18 is conveyed in a state where the object to be packaged 18 is erected at 90 degrees from the most stable position (see FIG. 6). A pair of sprockets 24, 24 are rotatably supported on the article supply conveyor 22, spaced apart in the article conveyance direction, and an endless chain 26 is wound between the two sprockets 24, 24. Attachments 28 are disposed at regular intervals on this endless chain 26, and the attachments 28 run with their upper ends protruding upward from the conveyance surface, and the attachments 28 move around the group of packaged objects 20 placed on the conveyance surface. It is configured to abut against the rear end of and convey it.

[0012] The article supply conveyor 22 and the main body 12
As shown in FIG. 1, the conveyance path (conveyance surface) of the group of packaged objects 20 is inclined upwardly toward the downstream side (discharge side of the group of packaged objects 20) by an angle θ with respect to the installation surface of the packaging machine 10. It is set to do so. As a result, part of the load on the group of packaged items 20 placed on the conveyance surface of the supply conveyor 22 acts on the attachment 28 side that supports the rear end of the group of packaged items 20, so that each of the items to be packaged is It is possible to effectively prevent the object 18 from falling toward the downstream side. In addition, when the attachment 28 travels on the conveyance path, the attachment 28
8 is set perpendicular to the installation surface, and the objects 18 of the object group 20 placed on the upwardly sloping conveyance surface overlap each other in a ``tiled roof'' pattern. It is designed to prevent it from being put away.

(About the general structure of the packaging machine) On the downstream side of the bag making machine 14, as shown in FIG. is arranged, and the cylindrical film 1
A center seal is applied to the longitudinal end edge portion hanging downward from the conveyance surface of 6. Further, a pair of feed rollers 32 is disposed close to the upstream side of the center seal mechanism 30, and the pair of rollers 32 clamps the longitudinal edge portion of the cylindrical film 16 from both sides and conveys it to the downstream side. It is configured like this.

An end seal mechanism 34 is disposed downstream of the center seal mechanism 30 and consists of a pair of seal bodies facing each other vertically across the article conveyance path. End-sealing and cutting are performed before and after sandwiching the object group 20, so that a three-sided sealed package 36 is continuously manufactured.

(Regarding the posture holding device) The end seal mechanism 3 is inserted from the rear of the bag making device 14 in the packaging machine main body 12.
A posture holding device 38 that holds the front and rear ends of the group of packaged objects 20 being conveyed along the conveyance path is disposed in a region extending downstream from the position of the conveyance path. This posture holding device 38 is composed of holding mechanisms 40, 40 disposed on both sides of the article conveyance path. In addition, each holding mechanism 40 disposed on the left and right sides across the conveyance path
, 40 are symmetrical, the structure of one of the holding mechanisms 40 shown on the upper side in FIG. 3 will be explained, and the same members of the other holding mechanism 40 will be given the same reference numerals and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

(Regarding the holding mechanism) The packaging machine main body 12
A guide member 42 extending parallel to the conveyance path from the rear of the bag maker 14 to just before the end seal mechanism 34 is disposed slightly above the article conveyance surface, and this guide member 42 is connected to a holder described later. It is composed of an upper guide 44 and a lower guide 46 that are vertically spaced apart by a height that allows the support bar 64 to pass through at 62. In addition, both guides 44
, 46 is set to align with the center of the height dimension of the group of packaged items 20 being conveyed along the conveyance path, as shown in FIG.

Further, on the side surfaces of the guides 44 and 46 facing the conveyance path, as shown in FIG. 46a, and second guide surfaces 44b, 46b that protrude in a trapezoidal shape toward the conveyance path at the downstream ends of the first guide surfaces 44a, 46a. When the holder 62 moves along the first guide surfaces 44a and 46a, the holding plate 74 of the holder 62 advances toward the center of the conveyance path and holds the front end or rear end of the group of objects to be packaged 20. It is supposed to be done. Further, the holder 62 is connected to the first guide surface 44
By moving from a, 46a to the second guide surfaces 44b, 46b, the holding plate 74 further advances toward the center of the conveyance path and pushes the cylindrical film 16, and when end-sealing the film 16, the gusset 36a is formed (see FIG. 7).

The packaging machine main body 12 has sprockets 50 on the outside of the guide member 42 (on the side away from the conveyance path), at an upstream position of the guide member 42 and at a downstream position of the end seal mechanism 34. are each rotatably supported. Further, a plurality of tension sprockets 52 are rotatably supported in a desired pattern on the main body 12 facing above the location where the sprockets 50 are disposed, and an endless chain 54 is wound around these sprocket groups. This endless chain 54 is set to run at the same speed as the transport speed of the cylindrical film 16 and the group of objects to be packaged 20 by a drive motor (not shown).

Between the sprockets 50 and 50, there is a
As shown in the figure, a pair of chain guides 56 and 58 are arranged vertically and spaced apart by a predetermined distance, and the endless chain 54 facing between the sprockets 50 and 50 is guided by both chain guides 56 and 58, and is guided by the upper and lower guides 44. , 46, and run parallel to the same level as the gap 48 defined between them.

The endless chain 54 of the embodiment is constructed by connecting two rows of chains in parallel, as shown in FIG. It is constructed by connecting.

The endless chain 54 has a holder 62, which is composed of a pair of holding members 60, 60 arranged at intervals corresponding to the length dimension of the group of objects to be packaged 20 in the running direction, and is arranged at a predetermined pitch in the running direction. There are multiple locations. By holding the front and rear ends of the group of objects 20 with the pair of holding members 60, 60, the group of objects 20 is transported in a stable posture.

As shown in FIG. 5, the holding member 60 includes two support bars 64 protruding from the conveying path side of the endless chain 54.
, 64, and a fixing plate 66 is provided at the tip of both bars 64, 64.
are commonly arranged. Further, a slide body 68 is slidably disposed on both support bars 64, 64, and this slide body 68 is slidably disposed on both support bars 64, 64.
8, when the support bars 64, 64 pass through the gap 48 of the guide member 42, the support bars 64, 6 engage with the first guide surfaces 44a, 46a or the second guide surfaces 44b, 46b.
4 (see FIG. 3). Furthermore, a compression spring 7 is provided between the slide body 68 and the fixed plate 66.
0 is interposed, and this compression spring 70 functions to return the slide body 68 to its original position when the slide body 68 is separated from the guide member 42.

A sleeve 71 fixed to the slide body 68 is slidably fitted onto one of the support bars 64, and the sleeve 71 extends from the end of the slide body 68 facing the endless chain 54. It extends by a predetermined length. That is, this sleeve 71 comes into contact with the endless chain 54 when the slide body 68 is pressed toward the endless chain 54 by the elastic force of the compression spring 70, thereby creating a required gap between the slide body 68 and the endless chain 54. It functions to define the This allows the guide member 42 to be moved to the endless chain 54.
and the slide body 68.

As shown in FIG. 5, the slide body 68 is provided with a movable plate 72 that is slidably inserted into a through hole 66a formed in the fixed plate 66. A retaining plate 74 having a substantially triangular shape is disposed at an end projecting from the plate 66 toward the conveyance path (see FIG. 4). The top of the holding plate 74 facing the conveyance path is positioned to be aligned with the center of the height of the group of items 20 to be packaged. That is, since the group of packaged items 20 is supported by the triangular holding plate 74 with its front and rear ends in surface contact, even if the packaged items 18 have uneven weight balance,
It can be transported in a stable posture without falling over. Note that the holding plate 74 is not limited to a triangular shape, but may have various shapes such as a polygonal shape, a bifurcated shape, a semi-elliptical shape, etc., depending on the shape of the object to be packaged, the material of the film, etc. It can be used.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the object to be packaged is an object 18 having a shape in which a plurality of containers 18a are interconnected at their flange portions 18b, and adjacent containers 18a are , 18a are positioned vertically, and the collar portion 18b is positioned on the upstream side. Therefore, in the posture holding device 38 of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. A positioning pin 78 is provided. That is, when the slide body 68 moves and advances the movable plate 72 toward the center of the conveyance path, the positioning pin 78 is inserted between the containers 18a and 18a located above and below, as shown in FIG. This effectively prevents the packaged object 18 from falling over.

(Regarding the chain conveyor) As shown in FIG. 1, below the article conveyance path in the packaging machine main body 12, there is a cylindrical conveyor in an area extending from the rear of the center seal mechanism 30 to the downstream side of the end seal mechanism 34. A chain conveyor 80 is provided that supports and receives the packaged items 20 enclosed in the film 16 from below and conveys them to the downstream side. That is, a plurality of sprockets 82 (only a sprocket group disposed on one side is shown) are rotatably supported at required locations on both sides of the main body 12 across the article conveyance path, and a chain 84 is freely runnable on each of these sprocket groups. It is wrapped. The chain 84 is set to run at the same speed as the endless chain 54 in the posture holding device 38. Note that the chain conveyor 80 has an end seal mechanism 3.
It also functions as a discharge conveyor for discharging the package 36 to the outside of the machine, through which the package 36 is sealed on three sides.

A plurality of support portions 88 on which a plurality of rollers 86 are mounted are provided on both chains 84, 84 at predetermined intervals in the running direction, and the support portions 88 are located parallel to the conveyance path. When traveling through the conveyance section, the cylindrical film 16
The group of packaged objects 20 inside is transported. And each support part 88
, 88, the end sealing mechanism 34 is configured to apply an end seal to the cylindrical film 16. Note that the reference numeral 90 indicates a plurality of rollers 8
6, the belt is set to have a width corresponding to the width of the object to be packaged 18, and as in this embodiment, the flange portion 18b
The flange portion 1
8b is prevented from entering between the rollers 86, 86.

Further, at the front and rear ends of each support portion 88,
As shown in FIG. 1, a regulating bar 94 is provided between support plates 92, 92 provided on the chain 84, respectively, and faces upward from the support surface of the support portion 88. This regulation bar 94 narrows the cylindrical film 16 at the lower front and rear ends of the group of objects to be packaged 20 placed on the support part 88 upward, thereby controlling the group of objects to be packaged 20.
It functions to restrict the movement of 0 and achieve transportation in a stable posture. Note that the length dimension of the support portion 88 is set to correspond to the length dimension of the target packaged object group 20.

[0029]

[Operation of the Embodiment] Next, the operation of the horizontal bag-forming-fill-sealing machine according to the embodiment will be explained. In the embodiment, a case will be described in which a packaged object consisting of a plurality of containers interconnected by the brim is packaged as a group of three containers.

Article supply conveyor 2 from a supply source (not shown)
Each packaged article 18 to be supplied to the chain 2 is grouped into groups of three with the collar portion 18b facing the upstream side, and this group of packaged articles 20 is attached to the attachment 28 disposed on the endless chain 26. It is conveyed toward the downstream side by running. At this time, since the conveyance path of the article supply conveyor 22 is inclined upward toward the downstream side, the group of packaged articles 20 conveyed with their rear ends in contact with each attachment 28 may lose their posture or fall over. The machine is transported in a stable position.

The group of items to be packaged 20 conveyed by the conveyor 22 is fed into the film 16 formed into a cylinder by the bag making machine 14, and the longitudinal edge of the cylinder film 16 is connected to the feed roller. It is transferred as it is held between the pair 32 and forcibly conveyed to the downstream side. Further, the opposing holders 62, 62 disposed on the respective endless chains 54, 54 of the holding mechanisms 40, 40, which are running at the same speed as the conveyance speed of the cylindrical film 16, hold from both sides.

That is, when the holder 62 reaches the upstream end of the guide member 42 due to the running of the endless chain 54, first, one of the pair of holding members 6 of the holder 62 is moved.
0 support bars 64, 64 pass through the gap 48 of the guide member 42. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the slide bodies 68 disposed on the support bars 64, 64
46a and moves close to the fixed plate 66 by a predetermined length. As the slide body 68 moves, the triangular holding plate 74 advances toward the center of the conveyance path via the movable plate 72, thereby pushing the cylindrical film 16 therein. As a result, the front end portion of the group of items to be packaged 20 is stably held by the holding plates 74, 74 extending from both sides of the conveyance path. Further, the positioning pin 78 is inserted between the upper and lower containers 18a, 18a in the object to be packaged 18, and
8a from moving (see Figure 6).

Next, the other holding member 60 of the holder 62 engages with the first guide surfaces 44a, 46a of the guide member 42, and the triangular holding plate 74 advances toward the center of the conveyance path in the same manner as described above. Then, by pushing the cylindrical film 16 toward the center of the conveyance path, the rear end portion of the group of objects to be packaged 20 is held. The group of packaged objects 20 enclosed in the cylindrical film 16 is held at its front and rear ends by four holding plates 74 and two positioning pins 78 extending from both sides of the conveyance path.
It is conveyed to the downstream side while being held by. The extension length of the holding plate 74 is determined by adjusting the movement of the guide member 42 or by replacing it with one of a different specification.

While the holders 62, 62 are moving along the first guide surfaces 44a, 46a of the corresponding guide members 42, the center seal mechanism 30 closes the cylindrical film 16.
A center seal is applied to the longitudinal end edge of. As shown in FIG. 2, on the downstream side of this center seal mechanism 30,
Since the chain conveyor 80 is running at the same speed as the conveyance speed of the cylindrical film 16 and the group of packaged objects 20, the center-sealed cylindrical film 16 and the group of packaged objects 20 are supported by the chain conveyor 80. It is conveyed to the downstream side while being supported by the section 88 from below. Further, at the front and rear ends of the support section 88, regulating bars 94, 94 facing upward from the support surface are disposed, so that the packaged object supported by the support section 88 via the cylindrical film 16 is provided. Group 20 is transported stably.

When the group of packaged items 20 held by the holders 62, 62 and conveyed by the chain conveyor 80 arrives just before the end seal mechanism 34, first, each group of items 20 holding the front end of the group of packaged items 20 is opened. The holding member 60 is the first
There is a transition from the guide surfaces 44a, 46a to the second guide surfaces 44b, 46b. As a result, the holding plate 74 and the positioning pin 78 further advance toward the center of the conveyance path, and the cylindrical film 1
6 is largely pushed into the center of the conveyance path as shown in FIG. Then, each of the opposing holding members 60 is connected to the second guide surface 44b, 4
When separated from 6b, the end sealing mechanism 34 end seals and cuts the cylindrical film 16. At this time, since both sides of the cylindrical film 16 are pushed toward the center of the conveyance path, the gusset 3 as shown in FIG.
6a is formed. Note that when the slide body 68 is separated from the second guide surfaces 44b and 46b, the slide body 68 is moved in the direction away from the conveyance path under the elastic action of the compression spring 70, and the holding plate 74 and the positioning pin 78 are moved in a cylindrical shape. The group of objects to be packaged 20 is released by separating from the film 16.

Similarly, after each holding member 60 holding the rear end of the group of objects to be packaged 20 pushes the cylindrical film 16 and separates it from the second guide surfaces 44b and 46b, an end seal is attached to the cylindrical film 16. - By cutting, as shown in FIG. 7, gussets 3 are formed on both sides of the packaged items 20.
A package 36 in which 6a and 36a are formed is obtained. Furthermore, this package 36 is discharged outside the machine as the chain conveyor 80 runs. That is, since the holding plate 74 that holds the group of items to be packaged 20 also functions to form the gusset 36a, there is no need to provide a separate device for forming the gusset.

[0037]

As explained above, according to the horizontal bag-form-fill-seal packaging machine of the present invention, the conveyance path of the packaged items is set to be inclined upwardly toward the item discharge side, which prevents uneven weight balance. Even objects to be packaged can be fed to the cylindrical film while maintaining a stable posture. Therefore, there is no need to separately provide a mechanism for maintaining the posture of the packaged items in the article supply device, and manufacturing costs can be kept low. In addition, the front and rear ends of the group of packaged items sealed in the cylindrical film are held by the holding plate, and the group of packaged items is supported from below by the conveying means and transported on the downstream side of the center seal portion. The group of objects to be packaged can be supplied to the end seal section while maintaining a stable posture and end sealed. Moreover, since the transport means is provided with a regulating member that restricts the movement of the lower front and rear ends of the group of objects to be packaged, it is possible to effectively prevent the group of objects to be packaged from falling over, and the end seal This has beneficial effects such as being able to reliably prevent the occurrence of "biting" in the parts.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view showing a schematic configuration of a horizontal bag-forming-filling-sealing machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing an arrangement section of a posture holding device in a horizontal bag-forming-filling-sealing machine.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing an arrangement section of a posture holding device in a horizontal bag-forming-filling-sealing machine.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a holder in the posture maintaining device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a group of packaged items enclosed in a cylindrical film being held by a holder and supported by a support portion of a chain conveyor.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of the package.

[Explanation of symbols]

14 Bag making machine 16　Tubular film 18 Items to be packaged 20 Group of packaged items 42 Guide member 54 Endless chain 74 Holding plate 80 Chain conveyor 88 Support part 94 Regulation bar

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: Sequentially supplying objects to be packaged in groups of a required number into a film that is fed out from a supply source and formed into a cylinder by a bag making machine, and in which the group of objects to be packaged is enclosed in a longitudinal direction of the film. In a horizontal bag-forming-fill-sealing machine that applies a center seal to the edge portion and end seals before and after sandwiching a group of items to be packaged in a cylindrical film, a bag is provided on both sides of the transport path for the group of items to be packaged. a pair of endless cables extending from the rear of the bag making device to a position beyond the end seal portion and circulating in a reciprocating manner at the same speed as the conveyance speed of the cylindrical film; and a front end or rear end of the group of items to be packaged. The cables are arranged on the endless cable at intervals such that the parts can be held, and the center of the height thereof is set to match the center of the height of the object to be packaged, and the guide member is arranged along the conveyance path. a plurality of holding plates that move forward and backward with respect to the center of the conveyance path by engaging and moving;
a support part that is disposed from the center seal part to a position beyond the end seal part, supports the group of items to be packaged from below, and has regulating members at both ends in the conveying direction facing upward at a predetermined height from the receiving surface; are provided at predetermined intervals in the conveying direction, and are provided with conveying means that reciprocate and circulate at the same speed as the conveying speed of the cylindrical film, and the article conveying path from supplying to discharging the packaged items is directed toward the discharge side. A horizontal bag-forming-filling-sealing machine characterized by being configured to tilt upward.