JP2012140204A - Manufacturing facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the labor of people while facilitating the manufacturing of a product which a mixture of foreign matters hardly enters.SOLUTION: This manufacturing facility includes: an individual treatment room 1 at each of a plurality of processes; a first entrance 6 provided for a processed product comprising a plurality of kinds of powder materials or an intermediate manufacturing product at each of the treatment room 1; a second entrance 7 for a worker; a processed-product transport route 8 for connecting the plurality of first entrances 6 with each other; a worker transfer passage 9 for connecting the plurality of second entrances 7 with each other; an automatic transport device for transporting the processed product from the first entrance 6 to the other first entrance 6 via the processed-product transport route 8 at each process. Accordingly, an annular treatment-room group 2B is formed with the plurality of treatment rooms 1 circularly arranged. The worker-transfer passage 9 is disposed in the annular treatment-room group 2B while the processed-product transport route 8 is disposed outside. The first entrances 6 are provided outside the treatment rooms 1 of the annular treatment-room group 2B. Furthermore, the second entrances 7 are provided in the treatment rooms 1 of the annular treatment-room group 2B.

Description

The present invention uses a plurality of types of powders as raw materials to produce a product through a plurality of processes.
The present invention relates to a manufacturing facility in which an individual processing chamber is provided for each of the plurality of processes.

In general, a processed product made of a raw material or a manufactured intermediate product is transported to each processing chamber by a cart and processed for manufacturing in each processing chamber at each manufacturing process.
However, since the flow lines of the person and the processed material are the same, as the person moves, the raw material powder or dust adheres to the person and moves between the processing chambers, and foreign matters are mixed in the processed material. Contamination may occur.
In view of this, a system configuration has been proposed in which processing chambers are provided on both sides of a moving path of a transport device composed of a stacker crane in order to separate the flow lines between a person and a processed material (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-31008 A

  In the conventional system configuration described above, in order to prevent the flow line between the person and the processing object from interfering with each other, the movement path of the person is further outward than the processing chambers arranged on both sides of the movement path of the transfer device. There is a problem that the labor for moving between different processing chambers for each of the plurality of processes increases, and the burden on humans increases.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing facility that solves the above-described problems, reduces labor for humans, and makes it easy to produce a product with less foreign matter contamination.

  A first characteristic configuration of the present invention is a manufacturing facility in which individual processing chambers are provided for each of the plurality of steps in order to manufacture a product through a plurality of steps using a plurality of types of powder as raw materials, Each of the processing chambers is provided with a first entrance / exit portion for a processed product made of a raw material or an intermediate product, and a second entrance / exit portion for an operator in the processing chamber is provided, and the first entrance / exit portions of the plurality of processing chambers are provided. A workpiece transfer path that connects the two, and a worker movement path that connects the second entrance / exit portions of the plurality of processing chambers is provided, and the first entrance / exit portion is provided for each step through the process transfer path. An automatic transfer device for transferring the processed material to another first entrance / exit part is provided, and a plurality of the processing chambers are annularly arranged side by side to form an annular processing chamber group, and the inner side of the annular processing chamber group Place the worker movement passage and outside The processing object conveyance path is arranged, the first entrance / exit part is provided outside each processing chamber of the annular processing chamber group, and the second entrance / exit part is provided inside each processing chamber of the annular processing chamber group. There is.

According to the first characteristic configuration of the present invention, it is easy to prevent a person from bringing into the processing chamber what causes foreign matters such as powder together with the processed material by separating the processed material transport path and the worker movement path. In addition, the use of an automatic conveyance device for conveying the processed material further reduces the probability of introducing foreign substances that cause contamination further into the processing chamber, and makes it easier to make a product with less contamination.
In addition, a plurality of processing chambers are annularly arranged side by side to form an annular processing chamber group, the worker movement passage is disposed inside the annular processing chamber group, and the processing object conveyance path is disposed outside. The first entrance / exit portion is provided outside each processing chamber of the annular processing chamber group, and the second entrance / exit portion is provided inside each processing chamber of the annular processing chamber group. As a result, the movement is reduced as much as possible, and the labor is reduced, making it easier to increase work efficiency.

  According to a second characteristic configuration of the present invention, the automatic transfer device is an automated guided vehicle (hereinafter abbreviated as AGV), and the automatic transfer device moves on the same floor of the building with the annular processing chamber group interposed therebetween. The processing object conveyance path composed of a corridor and the worker movement path are provided.

According to the second characteristic configuration of the present invention, since the automatic transfer device is composed of an automatic guided vehicle (AGV), the processed material transfer path on which the automatic guided vehicle moves is not particularly provided with a guide rail or the like. The construction cost of the whole building can be reduced.
Moreover, the construction structure itself can be made simple and inexpensive by providing the processed material conveyance path and the worker movement path, which are composed of an automated guided vehicle moving corridor, on the same floor of the building, with an annular processing chamber group interposed therebetween. .
In addition, since the processed material conveyance path can be configured by a simple corridor or the like, even if the automatic guided vehicle breaks down, a person can continue the processing for manufacturing by conveying the processed material as usual.

  According to a third characteristic configuration of the present invention, a path room having a pair of doors at the front and rear is provided at the first entrance / exit part, and the automatic guided vehicle enters the pass room from the automatic guided vehicle. A conveyor for delivering the processed material is provided in the chamber, and an air lock chamber in which a pair of doors are provided at the front and rear of the second entrance / exit is provided.

  According to the third characteristic configuration of the present invention, the foreign matter or the like trying to enter the processing chamber together with the automatic guided vehicle when the processed material is transferred by the automatic guided vehicle is kept in the state where the automatic guided vehicle is kept in the pass room. As a result, the processed material is conveyed into the processing chamber, so that the entry of foreign matter into the processing chamber can be suppressed as much as possible. In addition, since the entrance and exit of a person to the processing chamber must pass through the air lock chamber, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the processing chamber together with the person.

  A fourth characteristic configuration of the present invention is that the product is a tablet or granular medicine.

  According to the fourth characteristic configuration of the present invention, in particular, if the configuration of the present invention is employed in a manufacturing facility for manufacturing tablets or granular pharmaceuticals, a product with a simple building structure and less foreign matters and high work efficiency can be produced. Can do.

It is a top view of the 1st floor part in a building. It is a top view of the 2nd floor part in a building. It is a top view of the 3rd floor part in a building. It is a top view of the processing chamber of another embodiment. It is a top view of the predetermined floor of the building of another embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In order to manufacture a product through a plurality of processes using a plurality of types of powder as raw materials, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a process chamber group 2 provided with individual process chambers 1 for each of a plurality of processes is designated as 1 Provided on the floor and the second floor respectively, on the third floor is provided a visitor passage 3 through which visitors can observe each processing chamber 1 from above, and a raw material warehouse 4 and a production intermediate product warehouse 5 are arranged side by side, A building with manufacturing facilities is constructed.

  Each processing chamber 1 is provided with a first entrance / exit portion 6 for a processed product made of a raw material or an intermediate product, and a second entrance / exit portion 7 for workers in the processing chamber 1 is provided. A workpiece transfer path 8 that connects the entrances and exits 6 is provided, a worker movement path 9 that connects the second entrances and exits 7 of the plurality of processing chambers 1 is provided, and the process transfer path 8 is provided for each process. An automatic transfer device including an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) for transferring a processed material from the first entrance / exit portion 6 to another first entrance / exit portion 6 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the first floor portion is provided with a carry-in portion 10 for a plurality of kinds of raw materials mainly composed of powder, and a feed path 11 for the raw material passing from the carry-in portion 10 through the raw material warehouse 4 is provided. Or it reaches the processed material conveyance path 8 of the processed material which consists of an intermediate product. In addition, the worker movement passage 9 and the workpiece transfer passage 8 are arranged in parallel so as to sandwich both sides of the linear treatment chamber group 2A in which a plurality of treatment chambers 1 are arranged in a straight line.

The linear processing chamber group 2A includes a measuring chamber 12, a preprocessing chamber 13, a mixing chamber 14, an inspection chamber 15, a container cleaning chamber 16, and the like.
Further, in addition to the worker doorway 17 connected to the worker movement passage 9, a visitor or other visitor doorway 18 is provided.

  The manufacturing intermediate product warehouse 5 is provided with a stacker crane so that manufacturing intermediate products stored in a plurality of stages of shelves can be automatically selected and taken out.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the second floor portion is provided with an annular processing chamber group 2B in which a plurality of processing chambers 1 are arranged in a ring, and an operator movement passage 9 is arranged inside the annular processing chamber group 2B. In addition, the workpiece conveyance paths 8 are respectively formed in an annular shape on the outside, the first entrance / exit portion 6 is provided outside each processing chamber 1 of the annular processing chamber group 2B, and the second entrance / exit portion 7 is provided in the annular processing chamber group. It is provided inside each processing chamber 1 of 2B.

The annular processing chamber group 2B includes a preliminary chamber 19, a granulating chamber 20, a tableting chamber 21, an inspection chamber 15, a pretreatment chamber 13, a weighing chamber 12, a mixing chamber 14, a sugar coating chamber 22, and the like, and is annularly formed. Are lined up.
Inside the annular worker movement passage 9, a cleaning chamber 23, a drying chamber 24, an equipment fixture storage chamber 25, a process inspection chamber 26, and the like are arranged in a straight line.
The movement from the worker movement passage 9 on the first floor portion to the worker movement passage 9 on the second floor portion is provided with a worker dedicated stairway 27 and an elevator EV, and processing from the first floor portion to the second floor portion. The goods are moved through the stacker crane of the intermediate product warehouse 5.

  Visitors who have entered from the entrance 18 for visitors are connected to the visitor passage 3 on the third floor through the staircase 28 for visitors from the first floor to the third floor (FIGS. 1 to 3).

A part of the first entrance / exit part 6 provided in the processing chamber 1 is provided with a pass room PR provided with a pair of doors on the front and rear sides so that the automatic transfer device can enter and exit, and the second entrance / exit part 7. Some of them are provided with an air lock chamber AL with a pair of doors on the front and back and an air shower installed, and when a worker enters and exits, the processing chamber removes foreign matter such as powder and dust. It is formed so as not to be brought into 1.
In addition, the said process chamber points out the room | chamber in which foreign materials, such as powder, may be mixed especially.

[Another embodiment]
Other embodiments will be described below.

<1> As shown in FIG. 4, the first entrance / exit section 6 is provided with a conveyor 29 for transferring the processed material from the automatic guided vehicle (AGV) that has entered the path room PR to the processing chamber 1. It may be possible to prevent contamination from.
<2> At least one of the worker movement path 9 and the workpiece transfer path 8 is not completely looped as shown in FIG. 5, and an entrance / exit path from the outside is provided at each end. May be.
<3> In the present embodiment, the automatic transfer device forms a corridor through which a person can pass to form a processed material transfer path 8 so that the building structure can be simplified. Although an example of traveling is shown, a tracked automatic guided vehicle that provides a dedicated track may be adopted.

  In addition, as mentioned above, although the code | symbol was written in order to make contrast with drawing convenient, this invention is not limited to the structure of an accompanying drawing by this entry. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be carried out in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Processing chamber 6 1st entrance / exit part 7 2nd entrance / exit part 8 Processed material conveyance path 9 Worker movement path 2B Annular process chamber group

Claims (4)

To manufacture a product through multiple processes using multiple types of powder as raw materials,
A manufacturing facility in which a separate processing chamber is provided for each of the plurality of steps,
Each of the processing chambers is provided with a first entrance / exit portion for a processed product made of a raw material or a production intermediate product, and a second entrance / exit portion of an operator in the processing chamber is provided
Providing a processed material conveyance path connecting the first entrances and exits of the plurality of processing chambers;
Providing a worker movement passage connecting the second entrances and exits of the plurality of processing chambers;
An automatic transfer device is provided for transferring the processed material from the first entrance / exit portion to another first entrance / exit portion for each step through the processed material transport path,
A plurality of the processing chambers are arranged side by side to form an annular processing chamber group,
While disposing the worker movement passage inside the annular treatment chamber group, disposing the treatment object conveyance path outside,
The first entrance / exit part is provided outside each processing chamber of the annular processing chamber group,
The manufacturing facility which has provided the said 2nd entrance / exit part inside each process chamber of the said annular process chamber group.   The automatic transfer device is an automatic guided vehicle (AGV), and the processing material transfer path and the worker movement path including the automatic guided vehicle moving corridor are provided on the same floor of the building with the annular processing chamber group interposed therebetween. The manufacturing equipment according to claim 1.   A pass room having a pair of front and rear doors is provided at the first entrance / exit, and a conveyor is provided for delivering the processed material from the automatic guided vehicle to the processing chamber when the automatic guided vehicle enters the pass room. The manufacturing equipment according to claim 2, wherein an air lock chamber having a pair of front and rear doors is provided at the second entrance / exit part.   The manufacturing equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the product is a tablet or granular medicine.

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