JP2009269650A - Powdered fiber-based material-filling method and its device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a powdered fiber-based material-filling method which enables the effective avoidance of complicated and inefficient work in case of filling the powdered fiber-based material into a vessel with a narrow mouth or the like, and to provide its device. <P>SOLUTION: The powdered fiber-based material-filling method includes the compression process of compressing a predetermined amount of the powdered fiber-based material to enable the same to be fed through the mouth into the vessel, and the feeding process of feeding a predetermined amount of the powdered fiber-based material compressed in the compression process through the mouth into the vessel. The method is achieved by the device. The method may contain the restoration process of restoring a predetermined amount of the powdered fiber-based material fed in the feeding process to the former uncompressed state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention mainly relates to a powder fiber material filling method and an apparatus for filling powder material, granules, fibers, and other powder fiber materials into a narrow bottle container.

As a conventional method for filling a granular fiber material, for example, a powder filling method including a charging step of charging a predetermined amount of a powdery material into a container through a hopper discharge port and a container mouth, In addition, by performing an agitation process that rotates the agitation bar inside the hopper, the powdery material is smoothly introduced into the container without being clogged at the hopper discharge port or the container mouth. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP-A-4-253683

  By the way, when the container to be filled with powder is a container having a relatively small inner diameter such as a narrow-bottle bottle, the conventional powder filling is performed simply by performing a stirring process in addition to the charging process. In the method, the powdery material having the characteristic that there is a large air layer and the specific gravity is small cannot be passed through the mouth of the narrow container, and is clogged, or even if it can pass through the mouth of the narrow container, the voids become excessive and are contained in the container. There are many cases where it is impossible to enter.

  In such a case, the powdery material that could not pass through the mouth portion of the container or the powdery material that could not fit in the container was repeatedly pushed into the container repeatedly using a rod-shaped member. Will be forced to work.

  In addition, even when filling into a wide-mouthed jar container having a relatively large inner diameter dimension of the mouth portion, when filling with a fibrous material or the like, the same problem as when filling a granular material into a narrow-mouthed bottle container There are many cases where this occurs.

  Then, the subject of this invention is the granular fiber material filling method and apparatus which can avoid the complicated and inefficient operation | work in the case of filling granular fiber material inside a narrow mouth bottle container etc. effectively Is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a method for filling a granular fiber material according to the present invention includes a compression step of compressing a predetermined amount of the granular fiber material so that it can be put into a container through a mouth, and a compression step And a charging step of charging the predetermined amount of the granular fiber material into the container through the mouth.

  According to such a powder fiber material filling method, since the compression step is performed to compress a predetermined amount of the powder fiber material into the container through the mouth portion before the charging step, the narrow mouth bottle container It is possible to reliably avoid generation of granular fiber material that cannot pass through the mouth of the container or granular fiber material that cannot fit into the container when a predetermined amount of granular fiber material is filled inside It becomes possible.

  Therefore, according to this, when filling a predetermined amount of the granular fiber material into the inside of the narrow bottle container etc., the granular fiber material etc. that cannot pass through the mouth of the container are repeatedly put into the container by the rod-shaped member. It is possible to effectively avoid the complicated and inefficient work of repeatedly pushing in.

  From such a technical point of view, if a product is required to be powdery or the like due to the nature of the product, from the viewpoint of appropriately and efficiently dealing with it, a predetermined amount of powdered fiber that has been input by the input process It is preferable to include a restoration step of restoring the system material to a state before being compressed.

  Further, the granular fiber material filling device according to the present invention has a bottom plate having an inlet for the granular fiber material, and slits that open to both the upper and lower sides and the lateral side that is one side, and is mounted on the bottom plate. And a block member provided so as to be slidable relative to the upper surface of the bottom plate, a width dimension corresponding to the height dimension of the slit, and a thickness dimension corresponding to the inner width dimension of the slit, A powder fiber material filling device provided with a plate-like member inserted into the slit and provided so as to be slidable relative to the upper surface of the bottom plate and the inner peripheral surface of the slit, the slit of the block member, By positioning the front end side of the plate-shaped member and the inlet of the bottom plate relative to each other, a predetermined amount of the granular fiber system is formed by the portion of the upper surface of the bottom plate where there is no input port, the inner peripheral surface of the slit, and the front end surface of the plate-shaped member Containment where the material should be contained And a predetermined amount of the granular fiber system accommodated in the accommodating portion secured by the accommodating portion securing means by bringing the distal end surface of the plate-like member closer to the base end surface of the slit. The compression means for compressing the material into a columnar shape that can be charged into the container through the mouth, and the slit of the block member, the front end side of the plate-like member, and the inlet of the bottom plate are positioned relative to each other, thereby being compressed by the compression means. An inlet securing means for securing the inlet of the bottom plate at a position directly below the fixed amount of columnar granular fiber-based material, and the leading end surface of the plate-like member are brought closer to the base end face of the slit by the compression means, and the inlet A material extruding means for extruding a predetermined amount of the columnar granular fiber-based material held by the inner peripheral surface of the slit by the rod-shaped member through the inlet when the inlet is secured by the securing means It is characterized by a door.

  According to such a granular fiber-based material filling device, since the compression means for compressing a predetermined amount of the granular fiber-based material accommodated in the accommodating portion into a column shape that can be put into the container through the mouth portion, When a predetermined amount of granular fiber material is filled in a bottle container or the like, the generation of the granular fiber material that cannot pass through the mouth of the container or the granular fiber material that cannot fully enter the container is surely avoided. It becomes possible.

  Therefore, according to this, when filling a predetermined amount of the granular fiber material into the inside of the narrow bottle container etc., the granular fiber material etc. that cannot pass through the mouth of the container are repeatedly put into the container by the rod-shaped member. It is possible to effectively avoid the complicated and inefficient work of repeatedly pushing in.

  In such technical means, from the viewpoint of appropriately and efficiently dealing with the case where the product is required to be powdery or the like, a predetermined amount of the liquid put into the container by the charging means In order to restore the columnar granular fiber-based material to the state before being compressed by the compression means, it is preferable to include vibration imparting means for imparting vibration to the container.

  According to the method and apparatus for filling granular fiber material according to the present invention, complicated and inefficient work when filling a predetermined amount of granular fiber material inside a narrow bottle container or the like is effectively avoided. The Rukoto.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing an overall configuration of a powder fiber material filling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (when a storage unit is secured), and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a partial structure of the powder fiber material filling apparatus. FIG. 3 (when the container is secured), FIG. 3 is a side view showing the entire configuration of the powder fiber material filling device (when the inlet is secured), and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a partial configuration of the powder fiber material filling device. FIG. 5 (when securing the charging port), FIG. 5 is a side view showing the entire configuration of the powder fiber material filling apparatus, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a partial configuration of the powder fiber material filling apparatus. 7 is a side view showing the overall configuration of the powder fiber material filling apparatus (when material is extruded), and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a partial structure of the powder fiber material filling apparatus (material). At the time of extrusion).

  In this Embodiment, a granular fiber type material filling apparatus is used for the purpose of filling a powdery substance in the narrow bottle container 101 formed in the bottomed cylindrical shape, as shown in FIGS. The predetermined amount of powdery material is compressed so that it can be put into the narrow bottle container 101 through the mouth portion 101a, and the compressed predetermined amount of powdery material is put into the narrow mouth bottle container 101 through the mouth portion 101a. It is configured to play a role of input.

  Although not shown in the drawing, this powder fiber material filling apparatus is configured to have a function of restoring a predetermined amount of the powdery material put into the narrow bottle container 101 to a state before being compressed. ing.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 5, and 7, a plurality of mounting portions 102a to which the narrow bottle container 101 is mounted are provided along the circumferential direction, and the mounting portion 102a has a plurality of mounting portions 102a. A disk-shaped rotary transfer device 102 that rotates so that the mounted narrow-mouthed bottle container 101 is sequentially arranged at an appropriate timing immediately below a material extruding unit 11 described later is provided.

  Specifically, as shown in these drawings, the powder fiber material filling device includes a base 1, a bottom plate 2, a block member 3, a plate-like member 4, a hopper device 5, and securing a receiving portion. It is configured to include means (not shown), compression means (not shown), charging port securing means (not shown), material pushing means 6, and vibration applying means (not shown).

  Hereinafter, each of these components will be described in more detail.

(1) Base 1
As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 5, and 7, the base 1 is configured as a relatively thick flat plate member having a material extruding portion 11 for extruding a powdery material by the material extruding means 6. .

  The base 1 serves to support the bottom plate 2 placed thereon from below so as to be slidable in the lateral direction, and also serves to support the hopper 51 of the hopper device 5 at a predetermined height position and posture. (See these figures).

(2) Bottom plate 2
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the bottom plate 2 is configured as a relatively thin flat plate member having a powdery material inlet 21.

  The bottom plate 2 serves to support the block member 3 placed thereon from the lower side so as to be slidable in the lateral direction, and the plate-like member 4 placed thereon is separated from the block member 3 independently. It is configured to play a role of supporting from the lower side so as to be slidable in the lateral direction (see these drawings).

  Here, the bottom plate 2 has a lower end position of the powdery material dropped into the housing portion 103 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 in the step of housing a predetermined amount of the powdery material in the housing portion 103. It serves as a bottom surface of the housing portion 103 to limit the above.

  Further, the bottom plate 2 is placed in the accommodating portion 103 as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 in the step of feeding a predetermined amount of the powdery material compressed in the compression step into the narrow mouth bottle container 101 through the mouth portion 101a. It plays a role of allowing a predetermined amount of the powdery material to be passed through the inlet 21.

(3) Block member 3
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the block member 3 is formed as a top surface and a bottom surface having flat surfaces on both upper and lower sides, and two pairs of side surfaces in which the front, rear, left and right sides are parallel to each other and the surfaces are flat. It is comprised as a block-shaped member formed as.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 2, 4, 6, and 8, the block member 3 is configured to include a slit 31 that opens toward one of the upper and lower sides and one of the front, rear, left, and right sides. ing.

  The block member 3 is provided so as to be capable of relative lateral sliding of the bottom surface with respect to the top surface of the bottom plate 2, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 5, and 7. The top surface of the flange portion 51a is configured to be able to slide relative to the lower surface of the flange portion 51a.

(4) Plate member 4
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the plate-like member 4 is configured to have a width dimension substantially the same as the height dimension of the slit 31 and a thickness dimension substantially the same as or slightly smaller than the inner width dimension of the slit 31. Has been.

  That is, as shown in these drawings, the plate-like member 4 is provided so as to be slidable in the lateral direction relative to the upper surface of the bottom plate 2 by being inserted into the slit 31 at the front end side, and the inner periphery of the slit 31. It is configured so as to be slidable in the lateral direction relative to the surface.

(5) Hopper device 5
As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 5, and 7, the hopper device 5 plays a role of temporarily storing powdery substances and sequentially supplies the stored powdery substances toward the storage unit 103. It is configured to play a role.

  Specifically, as shown in these drawings, the hopper device 5 has a lower end opening and a flange portion 51a surrounding the lower end opening, and the base is such that the lower surface of the flange portion 51a abuts the upper surface of the block member 3. 1 and a shaft body 52a and a stirring bar 52b whose base end is fixed to the shaft body 52a. By rotating the stirring bar 52b together with the shaft body 52a, the powder in the hopper 51 And a stirrer 52 that stirs the material (see these drawings).

(6) Accommodating section securing means The accumulating section securing means positions the slit 31 of the block member 3, the distal end side of the plate-like member 4 and the inlet 21 of the bottom plate 2 relative to each other as shown in FIGS. Thus, the portion of the upper surface of the bottom plate 2 that does not have the inlet 21, the inner peripheral surface of the slit 31, and the front end surface of the plate-like member 4 serve to secure the accommodating portion 103 in which a predetermined amount of powdery material is to be accommodated. It is structured as a thing.

  Here, in this accommodating part securing means, the slide movement of the block member 3, the plate-like member 4 and the bottom plate 2 in the lateral direction which is the direction along the top surface of the base 1 by converting the air pressure into a linear motion. In addition to the air cylinder that embodies the above, it also includes mechanical elements such as a direct feed guide device that prevents the block member 3, the plate-like member 4, and the bottom plate 2 from sliding.

(7) Compressing means As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the compressing means is an accommodation secured by the accommodating portion securing means by bringing the distal end surface of the plate-like member 4 closer to the base end surface of the slit 31. A predetermined amount of the powdery material stored in the portion 103 is compressed into a columnar shape (in this embodiment, a cylindrical shape) that can be put into the narrow-mouthed bottle container 101 through the mouth portion 101a.

  Here, in this compression means, air that embodies the sliding movement of the block member 3 and the plate-like member 4 in the lateral direction that is the direction along the top surface of the base 1 by converting the air pressure into a linear motion. In addition to the cylinder, it also includes mechanical elements such as a direct feed guide device that prevents the block member 3 and the plate-like member 4 from slidingly moving.

(8) Input port securing means As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the input port securing means positions the slit 31 of the block member 3, the distal end side of the plate-like member 4, and the input port 21 of the bottom plate 2 with respect to each other. Thus, a predetermined amount of the columnar powder compressed by the compression unit is secured at a position directly below the rod-shaped member 61 of the material extruding unit 6, and the inlet 21 of the bottom plate 2 is positioned immediately below the predetermined amount of the columnar powder. It is configured to play a role of ensuring.

  Here, the inlet securing means includes a sliding movement of the block member 3, the plate-like member 4 and the bottom plate 2 in the lateral direction which is a direction along the top surface of the base 1 by converting the air pressure into a linear motion. In addition to the air cylinder that embodies the above, it also includes mechanical elements such as a direct feed guide device that prevents the block member 3, the plate-like member 4, and the bottom plate 2 from sliding.

  In addition, when securing the inlet 21 by this inlet securing means, the rotary transfer device 102 is appropriately rotated so that the narrow-bottle bottle container 101 to be filled with the powdery material is disposed directly below the material extruding portion 11. At the same time, a preparatory operation for appropriately raising the entire rotary transfer device 102 is required so that the mouth portion 101a of the narrow mouth bottle container 101 comes into contact with the material extruding opening of the material extruding portion 11.

(10) Material extrusion means 6
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the material extruding means 6 is such that the distal end surface of the plate-like member 4 is brought closer to the base end face of the slit 31 by the compressing means, and the input port 21 is formed by the input port securing means. When secured, the rod-shaped member 61 is configured to play a role of pushing out a predetermined amount of the columnar powder held by the inner peripheral surface of the slit 31 through the inlet 21.

  Here, the material extruding means 6 includes the rod-shaped member 61 in addition to the air cylinder that realizes the sliding movement of the rod-shaped member 61 along the axial direction of the narrow bottle container 101 by converting the air pressure into a linear motion. It also includes mechanical elements such as a direct feed guide device that prevents the slide movement from rattling.

(11) Vibration applying means Although not shown, the vibration applying means restores a predetermined amount of the columnar powder charged into the narrow bottle container 101 by the material extruding means 6 to a state before being compressed by the compression means. The narrow mouth bottle container 101 is configured to play a role of mechanically imparting vibration.

  Note that the application of vibration to the narrow bottle container 101 may be performed by tapping by an operator.

  Such vibration applying means can appropriately and efficiently cope with a case where the product is required to be powdery or the like due to the nature of the product.

  Next, the powder fiber material filling method performed using the powder fiber material filling apparatus includes a compression step, a charging step performed subsequent to the compression step, and a restoration step performed subsequent to the charging step. Are included.

  Hereinafter, each of these steps will be described in more detail.

(1) Compression process A compression process compresses so that a predetermined amount of powdery materials may be thrown into the narrow mouth bottle container 101 through the mouth part 101a.

  Specifically, first, the base plate 2 is positioned by mutually positioning the slit 31 of the predetermined storage unit 103 block member 3, the front end side of the plate-like member 4, and the insertion port 21 of the bottom plate 2 by the storage unit securing means. An accommodation portion 103 in which a predetermined amount of a powdery substance is to be accommodated is secured by a portion of the upper surface of the plate that does not have the insertion port 21, the inner peripheral surface of the slit 31, and the tip surface of the plate-like member 4.

  At the same time, a predetermined amount of powdery material secured by load weighing is dropped from the hopper 51 through the lower end opening toward the housing portion 103 secured by the housing portion securing means.

  As a result, a predetermined amount of powdery material is accommodated in the accommodating portion 103.

  A predetermined amount of powder contained in the accommodating portion 103 secured by the accommodating portion securing means is obtained by the width of the distal end surface of the plate-like member 4 being brought closer to the base end surface of the slit 31 by the compression means. The object is compressed into a columnar shape that can be put into the narrow mouth bottle container 101 through the mouth portion 101a.

(2) Input process The input process is to input a predetermined amount of the columnar powdery material compressed in the compression process into the narrow bottle container 101 through the mouth portion 101a.

  Specifically, the slit 31 of the block member 3, the distal end side of the plate-like member 4, and the insertion port 21 of the bottom plate 2 are first positioned relative to each other by the charging port securing unit, so A predetermined amount of the columnar powder compressed by the compressing means is secured at a position directly below the member 61, and an inlet 21 of the bottom plate 2 is secured at a position directly below the predetermined amount of the columnar powder.

  Then, when the distal end surface of the plate-like member 4 is brought closer to the proximal end surface of the slit 31 by the compression means by the material pushing means 6 and the inlet 21 is secured by the inlet securing means, A predetermined amount of the columnar powder held by the inner peripheral surface is pushed out by the rod-shaped member 61 through the inlet 21.

  As a result, a predetermined amount of the columnar powder is dropped into the narrow bottle container 101 through the mouth portion 101a.

(3) Restoration process The restoration process is to restore a predetermined amount of the powdery material charged in the charging process to a state before being compressed. It is possible to appropriately and efficiently cope with cases where it is required to be equal.

  Specifically, in order to restore a predetermined amount of the columnar powder dropped into the narrow bottle container 101 by the material extruding means 6 to a state before being compressed by the compression means, the narrow mouth bottle container is restored by mechanical means. Vibration is applied to 101.

  As a result, the predetermined amount of columnar powder is restored to the predetermined amount of powder in the narrow bottle container 101.

  As described above, in the granular fiber material filling apparatus method and apparatus according to the present embodiment, a predetermined amount of powdery material accommodated in the accommodating portion 103 is put into the narrow mouth bottle container 101 through the mouth portion 101a. It is comprised as what was provided with the compression means which compresses in the column shape which can be thrown in.

  Therefore, according to such a granular fiber material filling apparatus method and apparatus, when filling a predetermined amount of powder into the narrow bottle container 101 or the like, the mouth portion 101a of the narrow narrow bottle container 101 is provided. Generation | occurrence | production of the powdery substance which cannot pass into the fine-bottle bottle container 101 which cannot pass or the narrow mouth bottle container 101 can be avoided reliably.

  Therefore, when filling the inside of the narrow bottle container 101 or the like with a predetermined amount of powder, the powder or the like that cannot pass through the mouth portion 101a of the narrow bottle container 101 is repeatedly put into the narrow bottle container 101 by the rod member 61. It is possible to effectively avoid the complicated and inefficient work of repeatedly pushing in.

  As described above, the powder fiber material filling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described for compressing the powdery product as cosmetics and putting it into the narrow-bottle bottle container 101. It is not limited to the form. For example, a powdery product as a cosmetic product may be compressed and put into a wide-mouthed jar, or a powdery product such as food other than cosmetics may be compressed and fed. In addition, the filling is not limited to a powdery material, and it is possible to use a granular material, a fibrous material, or other granular fiber-based material, and particularly excellent effects when applied to filling a fibrous material. There will be an effect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a side view (at the time of securing an accommodating part) which shows the whole structure of the granular fiber type material filling apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the partial structure of the same granular fiber type material filling apparatus (at the time of accommodation part securing). It is a side view which shows the whole structure of the same granular fiber type material filling apparatus (at the time of securing an inlet). It is a perspective view which shows the partial structure of the same granular fiber type material filling apparatus (at the time of securing an inlet). It is a side view (at the time of material injection) which shows the whole structure of the same granular fiber type material filling apparatus. It is a perspective view (at the time of material injection) which shows the partial composition of the granular fiber system material filling device. It is a side view (at the time of material extrusion) which shows the whole structure of the same granular fiber type material filling apparatus. It is a perspective view (at the time of material extrusion) which shows the partial composition of the granular fiber system material filling device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 2 Bottom plate 3 Block member 4 Plate-shaped member 5 Hopper apparatus 6 Material extrusion means 11 Material extrusion part 21 Input port 31 Slit 51 Hopper 51a Flange part 52 Stirring device 52a Shaft body 52b Stirring rod 61 Rod-shaped member 101 Narrow mouth bottle container 101a mouth Part 102 rotary transfer device 102a mounting part 103 accommodating part

Claims (4)

A compressing step of compressing so that a predetermined amount of the granular fiber-based material can be put into the container through the mouth;
And a charging step of charging a predetermined amount of the granular fiber-based material compressed in the compression step into the container through the mouth,
Powder fiber material filling method. Including a restoration step of restoring a predetermined amount of the granular fiber material charged in the charging step to a state before being compressed,
The method for filling a granular fiber material according to claim 1. A bottom plate having an inlet for powder fiber material;
A block member that has a slit that opens toward both the upper and lower sides and the lateral side that is one side, and is placed on the bottom plate and is provided so as to be capable of sliding in the horizontal direction relative to the upper surface of the bottom plate;
The slit has a width dimension corresponding to the height dimension of the slit and a thickness dimension corresponding to the inner width dimension of the slit, and the tip end side is inserted into the slit and is relative to the upper surface of the bottom plate and the inner peripheral surface of the slit. A granular fiber material filling device comprising a plate-like member provided so as to be slidable in the lateral direction,
By positioning the slit of the block member, the front end side of the plate-like member, and the inlet of the bottom plate relative to each other, the portion of the upper surface of the bottom plate that has no inlet, the inner peripheral surface of the slit, and the plate-like member An accommodating portion securing means for securing an accommodating portion in which a predetermined amount of the granular fiber-based material is to be accommodated by the front end surface of
By narrowing the front end surface of the plate-shaped member with respect to the base end surface of the slit, a predetermined amount of the granular fiber-based material accommodated in the accommodating portion secured by the accommodating portion securing means is passed through the mouth portion. Compression means for compressing into a columnar shape that can be put into a container;
By positioning the slit of the block member, the front end side of the plate-like member, and the inlet of the bottom plate relative to each other, the bottom plate is positioned directly below the predetermined amount of the columnar granular fiber-based material compressed by the compression means. A slot securing means for securing the slot;
The front end surface of the plate-like member is brought closer to the base end surface of the slit by the compression means and is held by the inner peripheral surface of the slit when the insertion port is secured by the insertion port securing means. A material extruding means for extruding a predetermined amount of columnar granular fiber-based material with a rod-shaped member through the charging port,
Powder fiber material filling equipment. A vibration applying means for applying vibration to the container in order to restore a predetermined amount of the columnar granular fiber-based material charged into the container by the charging means to a state before being compressed by the compression means; Characterized by the
The granular fiber type material filling apparatus according to claim 3.

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