KR101806194B1 - Apparatus for manufacturing soap - Google Patents

Abstract

A soap manufacturing apparatus is disclosed. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a soda-lime-containing soda-lime-containing soda, A stirring part rotatably coupled to the container part; An electric motor unit for rotating the agitating unit so that the caustic reaction of the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil is performed; A current sensing unit for sensing a magnitude of electric current supplied to the electric motor unit; A power switch unit installed between the electric motor unit and the external power source so as to cut off the electric power supply to the electric motor unit; And a control unit for comparing a current magnitude sensed by the current sensing unit with a predetermined first reference current magnitude to determine a drive time point of the power switch unit that cuts off the supply of electric power to the electric motor unit, Can be provided.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SOAP [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a soap manufacturing apparatus, and more particularly, to a soap manufacturing apparatus capable of determining a termination time of a saponification reaction using a current sensing unit.

The soap may be prepared by mixing caustic soda, fatty acid oil (or fatty acid), additives, and the like. First, when caustic soda water and fatty acid oil are mixed and stirred, a soap raw material can be produced through chemical reaction, so-called saponification reaction. However, if stirring is continued even after the soap raw material is produced, overloading of the stirring motor may occur due to high viscosity of the soap raw material. Therefore, it is necessary to appropriately control the stirring end timing so that the stirring motor is not damaged by overload. In particular, since the final viscosity of the raw material for soap may vary depending on the type of soap such as cosmetic soap and laundry soap, it is necessary to control the stirring termination timing according to the type of soap to be produced. On the other hand, the additives include fragrance, green tea, grain powder and the like, and can be added at the end of the stirring step or the saponification reaction.

The background art of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0623042 (Mar.

The embodiments of the present invention can provide a soap manufacturing apparatus capable of determining the end point of the saponification reaction of the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil according to the electric current amount supplied to the electric motor unit.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a soda-lime-containing soda-lime-containing soda, A stirring part rotatably coupled to the container part; An electric motor unit for rotating the agitating unit so that the caustic reaction of the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil is performed; A current sensing unit for sensing a magnitude of electric current supplied to the electric motor unit; A power switch unit installed between the electric motor unit and the external power source so as to cut off the electric power supply to the electric motor unit; And a control unit for comparing a current magnitude sensed by the current sensing unit with a predetermined first reference current magnitude to determine a drive time point of the power switch unit that cuts off the supply of electric power to the electric motor unit, Can be provided.

The first reference current magnitude may be a current magnitude of electricity supplied to the electric motor unit at the end of the saponification reaction of the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil.

The apparatus for producing soap includes a data storage unit for storing reference current magnitude data for each kind of soap; And a soap type input unit that can set the reference current size data corresponding to the soap type to be manufactured to the first reference current size by selecting and inputting a soap type to be manufactured in the soap type stored in the data storage unit .

The apparatus for producing soap is controlled by the control unit and heats the internal space of the container unit during the saponification reaction; And a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature provided by the heating device and providing the sensed temperature to the control unit.

The container portion has a double wall structure, and the inside of the double wall can receive the heat medium.

The heating device may be disposed inside the double wall, or may be disposed inside the double wall through the outer wall of the container portion from the outside to heat the internal space of the container portion by heating the heating medium.

The temperature sensor senses the temperature of the thermal medium and provides the temperature to the controller.

Wherein the control unit compares the heating temperature corresponding to the soap type among the heating temperature data stored in the data storage unit for each type of soap with the temperature of the heating medium supplied from the temperature sensor, The heating device can be controlled so as to be maintained at the heating temperature corresponding to the kind of soap.

Further comprising an alarm unit for generating a warning sound to inform the end point of the saponification reaction of the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil when the current magnitude detected by the current sensor reaches the first reference current magnitude, The alarm unit can be driven.

The control unit may drive the power switch unit when a predetermined time elapses after driving the alarm unit.

The controller may drive the power switch unit when the magnitude of the current sensed by the current sensing unit reaches a second reference current magnitude greater than the first reference current magnitude after driving the alarm unit.

Wherein the stirring portion includes: a first rotating shaft passing through the lower portion of the container portion vertically and having driven gears formed on an outer peripheral surface of a lower end portion; And an agitating blade coupled to an upper end of the first rotating shaft.

And a timing belt that is coupled to the driven gear and a driving gear formed in the electric motor unit and transmits the power of the electric motor unit to the stirring unit.

According to the embodiments of the present invention, the current magnitude of electricity supplied to the electric motor unit is compared with the predetermined first reference current magnitude to determine the end point of the saponification reaction of the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil, It is possible to determine the driving time point of the power switch section for shutting off the supply. As a result, it is possible to prevent the overload from occurring in the electric motor part due to the high viscosity of the soap raw material produced as a result of the saponification reaction between the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil.

1 is a view showing an apparatus for manufacturing soap according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a sectional view of a soap manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a control unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

When an element is referred to as being "disposed on another element ", it includes not only the element directly disposed on the other element but also the case where an additional element is interposed therebetween.

When an element is referred to as "installing to another element ", it includes not only the element directly installed in the other element but also the case where an additional element is interposed therebetween.

When an element is referred to as being "coupled to" another element, it may include the case where the element is directly coupled to the other element as well as the case where an additional element is interposed therebetween.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

As used herein, the term " fatty acid oil " should be understood to cover the total covering of caustic soda water and fatty acid, fatty acid oil, and so on.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the present preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements and wherein: The description will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a view showing an apparatus for manufacturing soap according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a drawing showing a soap manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a control unit.

1 to 3, a soap manufacturing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a container unit 100, a stirring unit 200, an electric motor unit 300, a current sensing unit 400, A power switch unit 410 and a control unit 500. [

The container unit 100 may be installed on the upper surface of the table T. [

The container unit 100 may have a hollow cylindrical shape whose upper surface is opened. As the material of the container unit 100, various materials can be used. Stainless steel, glass, ceramics, or the like which can withstand a basic solution such as caustic soda water as the material of the container unit 100 can be used as an example.

The open upper surface of the container 100 may provide an inlet through which caustic soda, fatty acid oil, etc. may be introduced, and may be opened and closed by the lid 110.

In the inner space of the container unit 100, caustic soda water, fatty acid oil, and the like injected through the opened upper surface can be accommodated. The caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil contained in the inner space of the container unit 100 can be converted into the soap raw material through the saponification reaction according to the heating and stirring process. The viscosity of the soap raw material may gradually increase as the saponification reaction progresses. Accordingly, in order to prevent the overload from being continuously generated in the electric motor unit 300 that drives the agitation unit 200 that stirs the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil, when the viscosity of the soap raw material reaches the optimum viscosity, It is necessary to terminate the saponification reaction between the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil by stopping the motor unit 300. In this embodiment, the current magnitude of electricity supplied to the electric motor unit 300 is measured by using the phenomenon that the magnitude of electric current supplied to the electric motor unit 300 increases as the viscosity of the soap raw material increases The driving time point of the power switch unit 410 that cuts off the supply of electricity to the electric motor unit 300 can be determined at the end of the saponification reaction of the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil.

A discharge port 120, which is a passage through which the raw material for soap is discharged to the outside of the container unit 100, may be formed at the lower portion of the container unit 100. The discharge port 120 may be provided with an on-off valve 130. The opening / closing valve 130 may be manually or automatically operated by the control unit 500. The control unit 500 drives the power switch unit 410 to cut off the electricity supply to the electric motor unit 300 and then drives the on-off valve 130 to open the discharge port 120. [

The container unit 100 may have a double wall structure. A space between the double walls of the container unit 100, that is, the inside of the double wall, can receive a heat medium M such as water. The thermal medium M may be heated by a heating device 140 such as a heating wire or a heating rod.

The heating device 140 may be controlled by the control unit 500 and may heat the inner space of the container unit 100 during the saponification reaction in the inner space of the container unit 100. The caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil contained in the inner space of the container unit 100 can be heated by the hot medium (M) in a hot water system. In the drawing, a heating rod arranged as a heating device 140 inside the double wall of the container portion 100 is shown as an example. As another example, unlike the drawing, a heating rod may be used as the heating device 140, which is disposed inside the double wall through the outer wall of the container portion 100 from the outside. As another example, unlike the drawing, a heating wire arranged as a heating device 140 in a double wall surface in contact with the inner space of the container portion 100 may be used. As an example for the sake of understanding, the above examples are not limited as to the type, shape, and the like of the heating apparatus 140 as long as the internal space of the container unit 100 can be heated.

The temperature sensor 150 may sense the temperature provided by the heating device 140 and may provide the sensed temperature to the control unit 500. The temperature of the thermal medium M may be maintained within a predetermined temperature range by the control unit 500. [ The control unit 500 drives the heating device 140 so that the temperature of the thermal medium M reaches a predetermined temperature range, for example, about 40 Deg.] C to about 60 [deg.] C, preferably about 50 [deg.] C. More specifically, the temperature sensor 150 senses the temperature of the heating medium heated by the heating device 140 and provides the sensed temperature to the control unit 500. The control unit 500 determines whether the soap type is the heating temperature or the lower reference temperature corresponding to the soap type selected from the heating temperature data stored in the data storage unit 430 through the soap type input unit 440 and the temperature sensor 150 The temperature of the supplied thermal medium may be compared to control the heating device 140 to maintain the temperature of the thermal medium at the reference temperature.

As another example, the temperature range of the thermal medium M may be input manually by the temperature input section 420. [ The heating device 140 and the temperature sensor 150 may be installed in the container unit 100 and the temperature input unit 420 may be installed in the table T so that manual input is possible.

The stirring unit 200 may be rotatably coupled to the container unit 100. The agitating unit 200 is rotated by the electric motor unit 300 to agitate the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil contained in the internal space of the container unit 100. The stirring portion 200 may include a first rotating shaft 210, a driven gear 220, and an agitating blade 230.

The first rotating shaft 210 may be rotatably coupled to the container unit 100 so as to penetrate the lower portion of the container unit 100 up and down. To this end, a bearing B may be interposed between the first rotating shaft 210 and the container portion 100. [ A sealing member (not shown) may be inserted between the first rotating shaft 210 and the container unit 100 to prevent leakage of caustic soda water.

The driven gear 220 may be disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the first rotating shaft 210 and may be disposed outside the container portion 100.

The stirring blade 230 may be disposed in the inner space of the container unit 100 by being coupled to the upper end of the first rotating shaft 210. The stirring blade 230 rotates together with the first rotating shaft 210 and the driven gear 220 to stir the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil.

The electric motor unit 300 can rotate the agitation unit 200 by electric power supply. The electric motor unit 300 may include a second rotating shaft 310 that is rotated by electric power supply.

A driving gear 320 may be formed on the outer circumferential surface of the second rotating shaft 310. When the driving gear 320 is rotated by the rotation of the second rotating shaft 310, the timing belt 230, which is simultaneously coupled to the driving gear 320 and the driven gear 220, Is transmitted to the stirring part (200), so that the stirring part (200) can rotate. The power of the electric motor unit 300 is transmitted to the agitation unit 200 through the timing belt 230 so that when excessive fluid resistance is applied to the agitation blade 230, the timing belt 230 is broken or the timing belt 230 The timing belt 230 can be prevented from being overloaded, thereby preventing the electric motor unit 300 from being overloaded.

The current sensing unit 400 may sense the magnitude of electric current supplied to the electric motor unit 300. The current sensing unit 400 may include an ammeter. The current sensing unit 400 may be installed in the electric motor unit 300 or the table T. The magnitude of the current periodically sensed by the current sensing unit 400 may be transmitted to the controller 500.

The power switch unit 410 may allow or block the electric power supply to the electric motor unit 300. For this purpose, the power switch unit 410 may be electrically connected between the electric motor unit 300 and an external power source for supplying electricity to the electric motor unit 300. The supply of electric power to the electric motor unit 300 may be performed by manually driving the power switch unit 410 and the supply of power to the electric motor unit 300 may be interrupted by the power switch unit 410 by the control unit 500 Can be achieved by being automatically driven. The power switch unit 410 may be installed on the table T so that the power switch unit 410 can be driven manually.

The control unit 500 compares the magnitude of the current sensed by the current sensing unit 400 with a predetermined first reference current magnitude to determine the driving time point of the power switch unit 410 for interrupting the supply of electric power to the electric motor unit 300 You can decide. Here, the first reference current magnitude may be set to the magnitude of the electric current supplied to the electric motor unit 300 at the end of the saponification reaction between the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil. Since the final viscosity of the soap raw material may vary depending on the type of soap such as cosmetic soap and laundry soap, the first reference current magnitude may also vary depending on the type of soap. Therefore, in order to determine the first reference current magnitude, it is necessary to select the type of soap to be manufactured. To this end, the soap manufacturing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a data storage unit 430 for storing reference current magnitude data for each type of soap, and a soap to be manufactured among the types of soap stored in the data storage unit 430 And a soap type input unit 440 that can select and input the type of the soap type. When the worker selects the type of soap to be manufactured through the soap type input unit 440, the reference current magnitude data according to the selected type of soap may be set as the first reference current size. The data storage unit 430 and the soap type input unit 440 may be installed in the table T together with the control unit 500.

When the current detected by the current sensing unit 400 reaches the first reference current level, the control unit 500 drives the alarm unit 450 to generate a warning sound indicating the end of the saponification reaction of the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil . The alarm unit 450 may be installed in the table T. [

After the alarm unit 450 is driven, if the operator does not manually shut off the electric power supply to the electric motor unit 300 for a predetermined period of time, for example, about 5 minutes, It is possible to automatically shut off the electric power supply to the electric motor unit 300 by driving the power switch unit 410. That is, the control unit 500 can simultaneously drive the alarm unit 450 and the timer device, and when the timer device has elapsed a predetermined time, the power switch unit 410 is driven to supply electric power to the electric motor unit 300 Can be automatically blocked. The time data of the timer device may be stored in the data storage unit 430 according to the type of soap. When the type of soap to be manufactured is selected through the soap type input unit 440, (450) and driving the power switch unit (410). As another example, the time data of the timer device may be input manually by directly manipulating the timer device. The timer device may be installed in the table T together with the control part 500. [

As another example, when the current magnitude sensed by the current sensing unit 400 further increases to reach the second reference current magnitude after driving the alarm unit 450, the controller 500 drives the power switch unit 410 The electric power supply to the electric motor unit 300 may be automatically shut off. The second reference current magnitude may be set to be larger than the first reference current magnitude, and may preferably be set to be larger by about 0.3A than the first reference current magnitude.

The electric motor part 300 may be directly coupled to the first rotating shaft 210 without passing through the timing belt 230. In other embodiments, The power of the electric motor unit 300 is directly transmitted to the first rotating shaft 210 so that the stirring unit 200 can rotate. When excessive fluid resistance is applied to the agitating blade 230, the current sensing unit 400 senses the magnitude of electric current supplied to the electric motor unit 300, and transmits the sensed current magnitude to the controller 500. The control unit 500 compares the detected current magnitude with the first reference current magnitude or the second reference current magnitude in the manner described above to drive the power switch unit 410 to supply electricity to the electric motor unit 300 It can be blocked automatically. It is possible to prevent the electric motor unit 300 from being overloaded.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. The present invention can be variously modified and changed by those skilled in the art, and it is also within the scope of the present invention. The various embodiments disclosed are not to be construed as limiting the spirit of the disclosure, but true ideas and scope will be set forth in the following claims.

B: Bearing
M: Heat medium
T: Table
10: Soap manufacturing equipment
100:
110: lid
120: Outlet
130: opening / closing valve
140: Heating device
150: Temperature sensor
200: stirring part
210: a first rotating shaft
220: driven gear
230: stirring blade
300: electric motor part
310: a second rotating shaft
320: drive gear
330: Timing belt
400: current sensing unit
410: Power switch section
420: temperature input section
430: Data storage unit
440: Soap type input unit
450:
500:

Claims (9)

A lid for providing a charging part is disposed on the upper surface, and a lid for supplying a soap raw material is provided on the lower part of the lid. A container unit having an outlet for discharging the gas and an opening / closing valve for opening / closing the outlet;
A first rotating shaft passing through a lower portion of the container portion in a vertical direction and having a driven gear formed on an outer peripheral surface of a lower end portion thereof, an agitating blade coupled to an upper end portion of the first rotating shaft, A stirring part composed of a timing belt including projections;
An electric motor part including a driving gear for rotating the agitating part so that the caustic reaction between the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil is performed;
A heating device for heating the internal space of the container part during the saponification reaction;
A temperature sensor for sensing a temperature provided by the heating device;
A current sensing unit for sensing a magnitude of electric current supplied to the electric motor unit;
An alarm unit for generating a warning sound informing the end of the saponification reaction of the caustic soda water and the fatty acid oil;
A power switch unit installed between the electric motor unit and the external power source so as to cut off the electric power supply to the electric motor unit;
A data storage unit in which reference current magnitude data is stored as a first reference current magnitude for each soap type;
A soap type input unit that can set the reference current size corresponding to the type of soap to be manufactured by selecting and inputting a soap type to be manufactured from the soap types stored in the data storage unit; And
Comparing the heating temperature corresponding to the soap type among the heating temperature data stored in the data storage unit for each type of soap with the temperature of the heating medium supplied from the temperature sensor, Controlling the heating device so as to maintain the heating temperature at the corresponding heating temperature, and controlling the heating device to maintain the temperature of the heating device at a temperature corresponding to the current magnitude sensed by the current sensing part, Wherein the control unit drives the alarm unit when the current magnitude sensed by the current sensing unit reaches the first reference current magnitude by comparing the set first reference current magnitude, When the set reference current magnitude is reached, the power switch section is driven, and the completed ratio Of soap manufacturing apparatus, the raw material is a control unit for controlling an on-off valve is discharged to the outside.
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