JP3538644B2 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing multicolor powder cosmetics - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing a multicolor powder cosmetic which has good production efficiency, is suitable for mass production, and can reduce the cost of products.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the case of producing multicolor cosmetics, individual cosmetics of various colors are individually put in a metal or resin saucer and then compression-molded and stocked on a conveyor line. A large number of workers assembled cosmetics of each color in the container. However, in such a manufacturing method,
Since the single-color cosmetics were individually compression-molded in advance, the number of compression molding machines required for each color of cosmetics was required, working space at the manufacturing plant was large, and running costs were high, resulting in product costs. There is a problem of becoming high. In addition, in the conventional manufacturing method, when a resin dish is used, since the thickness of the resin dish is larger than that of the metal dish, there is a loss of the powder cosmetic for an increased volume of the thickness, and the product cost is relatively high. However, there is also a problem that the resin plate has no cost merit even though the material cost is lower than the metal plate. Further, in the conventional compression molding method, when a resin dish is used, the surface of the resin dish is stained with powdered cosmetics, so that wiping work becomes indispensable, loss of the cosmetics occurs, and the manufacturing process becomes complicated. . In addition, if the design of each color of the multicolor cosmetics is different, several types of convex molds for the press mold at the time of powder compression molding are required, which increases equipment costs such as mold cost, and product cost in the case of small lot production. There is also a problem that causes a soaring price. Furthermore, the conventional method for producing a multicolor cosmetic is:
Make powdered cosmetics into a slurry with a solvent such as ethanol, and fill it with a filling port at the bottom of the pan or the like or pressurize it, or fill it quantitatively from the top opening of the pan, compress and then dry to make the product. However, there are problems in that there are restrictions on the formulation, the drop strength after drying is weak, and the feel is inconvenient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention is a fundamental modification of the conventional production method and production apparatus, which does not depend on the design of the product, does not use a single-color saucer, Multicolor powder that can directly produce multicolor powder cosmetics without polluting the surface of the saucer made of etc. with no loss of cosmetics, has good production efficiency, is suitable for mass production, and can reduce product cost It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing a cosmetic.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing a multi-color powder cosmetic, wherein a multi-color or single-color tray, one of which is opened and divided by a partition, faces a cosmetic filling position. A masking plate having a plurality of openings corresponding to the partition shape on the opening end face of the multicolor or single-color saucer that has reached the cosmetic filling position, and having a plurality of openings separated by a partition plate, is brought into close contact with the masking plate. A step of simultaneously filling the corresponding divided areas of the multi-color or single-color saucer with different color cosmetics through the respective openings of the masking plate; and A step of simultaneously compression-molding cosmetics of different colors in a tray for one or a single color via a sheet-like member, and a step of molding the cosmetics of different colors from the opening end face of the multicolor or single-color tray for compression molding. Remove the masking plate The surface of the opening end face and a step of retracting while wiping with the cleaning member. A multi-color powder cosmetic manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a multi-color or single-color saucer, one of which is opened and divided by a partition wall, is placed to face a cosmetic filling position, and a cosmetic is provided. A masking plate having a plurality of openings corresponding to the partition shape that can be in close contact with and retracted from the opening end face of the multi-color or single-color saucer that has reached the filling position, and a partition plate separating each opening, A cleaning member for wiping the contact surface of the masking plate with the pan, and a makeup for simultaneously filling different color cosmetics in the corresponding divided areas of the multicolor or single-color pan via the openings of the masking plate. Material filling means, compression molding means for simultaneously compression-molding cosmetics of different colors in a multi-color or single-color saucer through each opening of the masking plate, and different color cosmetics by the compression molding means. Pressure Those having a sheet-like member to be interposed on the upper surface of the cosmetic during molding. 4. The multicolor powder cosmetic manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the masking plate includes an arbitrary number of openings corresponding to the shape of the partition of the saucer, and the cosmetic filling means includes an opening corresponding to the shape of the partition of the saucer. It is possible to fill cosmetics of several colors.

The operation of the present invention will be described below. According to the method for producing a multi-color powder cosmetic according to claim 1, the multi-color or single-color saucer, one of which is opened and divided by a partition, faces the cosmetic filling position, and the multi-color or single-color is used. After a masking plate having a plurality of openings corresponding to the partition wall shape on the opening end surface of the receiving tray and having a partition plate separating the openings is brought into close contact with each other, the multi-color printing is performed through each opening of the masking plate. Alternatively, the corresponding divided areas of the single-color saucer are simultaneously filled with cosmetics of different colors, and the cosmetics of different colors in the multicolor or single-color saucer are passed through the respective openings of the masking plate to form a sheet-like member. Since the masking plate is retracted while wiping the surface on the side of the opening end face from the opening end face of the tray with the cleaning member,
Multicolor powder cosmetics can be manufactured directly without using a single-colored saucer, with clean and high quality without contaminating the open end surface of the container, no loss of cosmetics, good production efficiency, suitable for mass production,
Product costs can be reduced. According to the multicolor powder cosmetic manufacturing apparatus of the second aspect, the following effects are exhibited. The turntable in this manufacturing apparatus has a tray for multicolor or single color, one side of which is opened and divided by a partition wall, and faces the cosmetic filling position. In this state, a masking plate having a plurality of openings corresponding to the partition wall shape and having a partition between the openings with a partition plate is brought into close contact with the opening end face of the multi-color or single-color tray. The cosmetic filling means simultaneously fills the corresponding divided areas of the multi-color or single-color saucer with the cosmetics of different colors through the respective openings of the masking plate. The compression molding means simultaneously compression-molds the cosmetics of different colors in the multicolor or single-color saucer through each opening of the masking plate and while interposing the sheet-shaped member on the upper surface of each cosmetic. . After this,
The masking plate retracts the masking plate from the opening end face of the pan while wiping the opening end face with a cleaning member. As a result, multicolor powder cosmetics can be molded directly without using a single-colored saucer, with less loss of cosmetics, and with high quality and cleanness without soiling the open end surface of the container, reducing product costs. Possible cosmetics can be manufactured with high production efficiency. According to the multicolor powder cosmetic manufacturing apparatus of the third aspect, the masking plate of the second aspect has an arbitrary number of openings corresponding to the partition shape of the saucer, and the cosmetic filling means includes a saucer. Can be filled with any number of colors of cosmetics corresponding to the shape of the partition walls. Therefore, it is possible to immediately respond to the diversification of product designs, and depending on the product design, the cosmetics can be filled and molded in two steps on the same turntable. .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multicolor powder cosmetic preparation according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an apparatus 2 for producing a multicolor powder cosmetic 1 according to the present embodiment. The multicolor or single-color saucer 3 shown in FIG. 2, in which the multicolor powder cosmetic 1 manufacturing apparatus 2 shown in FIG.
And a turntable 6 which is placed via a press concave mold 4 and a press concave mold piece 5 constituting a compression molding means and faces a cosmetic filling position, and a multi-color or single-color tray 3 reaching the cosmetic filling position. A masking plate 8 having a plurality of openings corresponding to the shape of the partition wall 3a capable of adhering to and retracting from the opening end face, and separating the openings by a partition plate 7, and the receiving plate 3 of the masking plate 8; A rubber-like scraper 9 serving as a cleaning member for cleaning the contact surface, and the corresponding divided areas 3b of the multi-color or single-color saucer 3 are simultaneously filled with cosmetics of different colors through the respective openings of the masking plate 8. The cosmetic supply hopper 10 also shown in FIG. 4 as a means for filling cosmetics, and the cosmetics of different colors in the multi-color or single-color tray 3 are simultaneously pressed through the openings of the masking plate 8. A press convex 11 forming a compression molding means for molding, and a sheet-like material such as cloth, paper, or polyethylene sheet interposed between the press convex 11 and each opening of the masking plate 8 on the upper surface of cosmetics of different colors. A member 12, a press cylinder 13 for driving the press projection 11, a retraction cylinder 14 for driving the masking plate 8 in the horizontal direction in FIG. 1, and a vertical cylinder for driving the masking plate 8 in the vertical direction in FIG. 1 A cylinder 15, a hopper cylinder 18 for driving the cosmetic supply hopper 10, and a drive source (not shown) for rotating the turntable 6 are provided. The sheet-like member 12 is wound by a feed roller 16 and a take-up roller 17 in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. The cosmetic supply hopper 10 is provided with a slide groove 10a so that the partition plate 7 can slide,
This prevents color mixing of cosmetics of different colors when the cosmetic supply hopper 10 moves. Next, a method of manufacturing the multicolor powder cosmetic 1 by the manufacturing apparatus 2 will be described.
First, the tray 3 supported via the press concave mold 4 and the press concave mold piece 5 is put into several pocket holes where the press concave mold 4 provided on the turntable 6 can be attached, and the turntable 6 is rotated to set the cosmetic filling position. Face. The height of the upper surface of the saucer 3 is the same as that of the turntable 6 or the upper surface of the saucer 3 is 0.1 to 0.2 mm.
Although not shown, a level sensor is provided in the cosmetic supply hopper 10 which is larger than the design of the tray 3, and powder cosmetic is automatically supplied into the cosmetic supply hopper 10 from an upper main hopper (not shown). A slide groove 10a is provided at a lower portion of the cosmetic supply hopper 10 so that the partition plate 7 for preventing color mixture can slide.
Color mixing at the time of moving the cosmetic supply hopper 10 back and forth can be completely prevented. Next, the masking plate 8 is brought into close contact with the tray 3 by the retraction cylinder 14 and the vertical cylinder 15. In this case, each opening of the masking plate 8 through which the window is opened corresponds to the product design of the saucer, the partition wall 3a.
Corresponding to each of the divided areas 3b, which are completely adhered to the partition walls 3a of the saucer 3 to completely prevent dirt due to cosmetics, and install the partition plate 7 in the middle of each opening to prevent color mixing. . Also, the masking plate 8
Is appropriately changed depending on the filling amount of the pan 3, and the number of filling g can be adjusted. Next, the hopper cylinder 18 is operated while the masking plate 8 is placed on the tray 3, and the cosmetic material supply hopper 10 causes the divided areas 3 of the tray 3 to move.
b is filled with each cosmetic of a different color. After the filling is completed, the cosmetic supply hopper 10 is retracted from the masking plate 8. When the cosmetic is filled into each of the divided areas 3b of the receiving tray 3, it can be freely determined whether each of the divided areas 3b is filled in one step or in a plurality of steps.
In this case, the cosmetic supply hopper 10 is attached to a vibration mechanism, and at the time of filling the cosmetic, the powder can be evenly filled into details by using the vibration of the vibration mechanism. Also, by freely adjusting the movement stroke, movement speed, number of movements, vibration intensity and the like of the front and rear of the cosmetic supply hopper 10, the difference in the state of the powder cosmetic can be adjusted, and the color mixing of the cosmetic can be adjusted. It can be completely prevented. Next, the press convex 11 is lowered by the press cylinder 13, and the respective cosmetics in the pan 3 are simultaneously compression-molded. At this time, the sheet-like member 12 is interposed below the end surface of the press convex 11,
The finish of the upper surface of each cosmetic in the saucer 3 is cleaned. Next, the masking plate 8 is raised by the vertical cylinder 15, and the masking plate 8 is retracted to the side of the tray 3 by the retraction cylinder 14. At this time,
The rubber scraper 9 is pressed against the lower surface of the masking plate 8 to perform cleaning.
Is always in a clean state, and the surface of the tray 3 is not stained. When the masking plate 8 is retracted, the cosmetic supply hopper 10 is simultaneously retracted. At this time, the powder level in the cosmetic supply hopper 10 is checked by a level sensor provided in advance. With automatic supply, it is possible to immediately shift to the shift manufacturing process. Such an operation is repeated as continuous automatic operation. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the partition walls 3a for compact, eyeshadow, rouge, etc.
The attached tray 3 is very effective in terms of resource utilization, without contaminating the outer periphery of the surface, without limiting the product design, without using a conventional metal inner plate, and is excellent in appearance. , High quality multicolor powder cosmetic 1 as shown in FIG.
Can be manufactured with good mass productivity. 5 to 7 show other examples of the product design of the multicolor powder cosmetic 1. FIG.
Is a three-color multicolor powder cosmetic 1A having a square planar shape,
FIG. 6 shows a multicolor powder cosmetic 1B having a mountain shape in three colors and three colors
FIG. 7 shows a three-color multicolor powder cosmetic 1C having an oblong planar shape. When filling each of the three-color multicolored powder cosmetics 1A, 1B, and 1C in FIGS. 5 to 7 into each of the divided areas of the saucer 3, each of the divided areas of the saucer 3 is similar to that described above. It is possible to freely determine whether the filling is performed in one step or in a plurality of steps.
Each of the multicolor powder cosmetics 1A to 1C can be manufactured in exactly the same manner as the multicolor powder cosmetic 1 by the manufacturing method and the manufacturing apparatus described above. FIG. 8 shows another example of the cosmetics supply hopper 10, which shows a cosmetics supply hopper 10 </ b> A having a single color accommodation area for the cosmetics.

According to the present invention described above, the following effects can be obtained. According to the invention of claim 1, a multi-color powder cosmetic can be directly produced without using a single-color saucer, the opening end surface of the container has a clean and high quality, the loss of the cosmetic is small, and Depending on the type of product design, the same product can be manufactured at the same time in plurals, and a method for manufacturing a multicolor powder cosmetic can be provided which has good production efficiency, is suitable for mass production, and can reduce product cost. According to the invention of claim 2, it is possible to directly form a multicolor powder cosmetic without using a single-color saucer, without loss of the cosmetic, with a clean and high quality without contamination of the opening end surface of the container, It is possible to provide a multicolor powder cosmetic production apparatus capable of producing a cosmetic capable of reducing product cost with high production efficiency. According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a multicolor powder cosmetic manufacturing apparatus which can immediately respond to diversification of product designs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tray used in the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a multicolor powder cosmetic manufactured by the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a cosmetic supply hopper in the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing another example of the multicolor powder cosmetic.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another example of the multicolor powder cosmetic.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another example of the multicolor powder cosmetic.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing another example of the cosmetic supply hopper in the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 multicolor powder cosmetics 2 Multicolor powder cosmetic manufacturing equipment 3 saucers 3a partition 3b Sectional area 4 Press concave type 6 Turntable 7 Partition plate 8 Masking plate 9 Rubber scraper 10 Cosmetic supply hopper 11 Press concave type 12 sheet members

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A step of exposing a multi-color or single-color tray, one of which is opened and divided by a partition, to a cosmetic filling position, and an opening of the multi-color or single-color tray reaching the cosmetic filling position. A step of adhering a masking plate having a plurality of openings corresponding to the partition wall shape on the end face and separating the openings with a partition plate, and for multicolor or single color through each opening of the masking plate. A step of simultaneously filling the corresponding divided areas of the saucer with cosmetics of different colors, and applying the cosmetics of different colors in the multicolor or single-color saucer through the respective openings of the masking plate via the sheet-like member. Simultaneously compressing and forming, and retracting the masking plate from the opening end face of the multicolor or single-color saucer in which cosmetics of different colors are compression-formed while wiping the surface on the opening end face side with a cleaning member. Have Method for producing a multi-color powder cosmetic, characterized in that. 2. A turntable for placing a multi-color or single-color tray, one of which is open and divided by a partition, to face a cosmetic filling position, and a multi-color or single color reaching the cosmetic filling position. A masking plate having a plurality of openings corresponding to the partition shape capable of being in close contact with and retracting from the opening end face of the tray for use, and a partition plate separating the openings from each other, and a contact surface of the masking plate with the tray A cleaning member for wiping, a cosmetic filling means for simultaneously filling cosmetics of different colors into respective corresponding areas of the multi-color or single-color saucer through each opening of the masking plate, and each of the masking plates. Compression molding means for simultaneously compressing and molding cosmetics of different colors in a multi-color or single-color saucer through an opening, and interposing on the upper surface of each cosmetic at the time of compression-molding of cosmetics of different colors by the compression molding means. Sa That multicolored powder cosmetic manufacturing apparatus characterized by comprising a sheet-like member. 3. The masking plate has an arbitrary number of openings corresponding to the shape of the partition wall of the saucer, and the cosmetic filling means is capable of filling an arbitrary number of colors of cosmetics corresponding to the shape of the partition wall of the saucer. An apparatus for producing a multicolor powder cosmetic according to claim 2.