JP3655850B2 - Blister package manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a blister package manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a blister package manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method capable of continuously and efficiently manufacturing a blister package in which a sheet cover having a product storage recess and a mount are bonded with an adhesive.
[0002]
[Prior art]
According to the shape of the product to be stored, the blister package that stores the product in the recess formed by vacuum forming method, pressure forming method, etc. on the thermoplastic resin sheet, attached to the mount, the product can be seen clearly with transparent packaging, Even if the product has a complicated shape, it is possible to fix the product by forming a concave portion that matches the shape, and to protect the product by the cushioning effect of the packaging material.
Conventionally, as a method of attaching a thermoplastic resin sheet cover having a product storage recess to the mount, a method of heat-sealing the flange portion of the seat cover to a mount coated with a resin of the same system as the seat cover, A method of bending the edge of the side into a U-shape and sliding the mount along the recess has been adopted. However, in recent years, a relatively soft thermoplastic resin has been used as a seat cover, and accordingly, a pressure-sensitive adhesive has been used for bonding a seat cover and a mount.
Conventionally, a blister package in which a seat cover and a mount are bonded with a pressure-sensitive adhesive has been manufactured by the following method. In other words, on a table having a large number of recesses into which the product storage recesses can be fitted, the product storage recesses and a seat cover having a flange portion around them are placed with the recesses facing upward, and the products are supplied to the product storage recesses. Then, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is transferred to the flange portion, the mount is placed on the sheet cover, the pressure is applied to the mount, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is pressed against the sheet cover. The mount may be placed one by one for each sheet cover, or a large mount may be placed on all the sheet covers and cut after crimping. According to such a manufacturing method, although a large number of blister packs can be manufactured at one time, it is a batch-type operation, and there are many work that must be relied on by hand, making the blister pack efficient. It has been difficult to manufacture automatically. For this reason, the blister package manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method which can manufacture a blister package efficiently and continuously and are easy to automate were calculated | required.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
It is an object of the present invention to provide a blister package manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method capable of continuously and efficiently manufacturing a blister package in which a sheet cover having a product storage recess and a mount are bonded with an adhesive. It was made.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As a result of earnest research to solve the above problems, the present inventor has arranged the stage of each unit process of the manufacture of the blister package around the rotary table, and intermittently rotates the rotary table, The intermediate product can be transferred to the next process, and in particular, almost the entire process of manufacturing blister packs can be automated by transferring an adhesive layer of substantially the same shape as the flange applied to the release paper to the flange. As a result, the present invention has been completed based on this finding.
That is, the present invention
(1) (A) a sheet cover placement stage for placing a product cover recess and a seat cover having a flange portion around the product cover with the recess facing upward; (B) a product supply stage for supplying products to the product storage recess; ) Adhesive layer transfer stage for transferring an adhesive layer having substantially the same shape as the flange applied to the release paper to the flange, (D) A mount supply stage for supplying and mounting the mount on the sheet cover, (E) A mounting table pressing stage that pressurizes the mounting sheet and press-bonds it to the sheet cover with an adhesive layer; and (F) a rotating table that includes a discharge stage that discharges a finished product package with the mounting sheet pressed. A blister package manufacturing apparatus that passes through the stages (A) to (F) by intermittent rotational movement , and (C) two sheets of adhesive layer transfer stages with a difference in lightness in peelability. Formed between long release paper Means for supplying to the lower adhesive layer raw the light release of the release paper having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, means and peelable to expose the pressure sensitive adhesive layer is peeled off light release of release paper apparatus for manufacturing a blister package which is characterized in that it comprises means for transferring the pressurized adhesive layer pressure sensitive adhesive layer from the back of the release paper of sex in the flange portion,
( 2 ) (D) The blister package manufacturing apparatus according to item 1, wherein the mount supply stage has means for vacuum-sucking the mount from the mount supply conveyor and placing it on the sheet cover;
( 3 ) The blister package manufacturing apparatus according to item 1 or 2 , wherein the mount is made of paper , and
( 4 ) (A) In the seat cover placing step, a product cover concave portion and a seat cover having a flange portion around the product concave portion are placed with the concave portion facing upward. (C) In the adhesive layer transfer step, the adhesive layer having the same shape as the flange portion applied to the release paper is transferred to the flange portion. (D) In the mount supply step, the mount is supplied onto the sheet cover. And (E) a method of manufacturing a blister package that presses the mount and presses it against the sheet cover with an adhesive layer in the step of crimping the mount , and ( C ) the adhesive layer transfer step makes the peelable Light peelability is achieved by supplying an adhesive layer having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed between two long release papers with a light weight difference, with the light release release paper on the bottom. The release paper is peeled off to expose the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and the release paper is highly peelable Method for producing a blister package, characterized by transferring to the flange portion of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer pressurizes the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer from the back,
Is to provide.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The blister package manufacturing apparatus of the present invention comprises: (A) a product cover recess and a seat cover having a flange portion around it; a seat cover mounting stage for mounting the recess upward; and (B) a product in the product storage recess. Product supply stage to be supplied, (C) Adhesive layer transfer stage for transferring an adhesive layer having substantially the same shape as the flange applied to the release paper to the flange, (D) Supply and mount on the sheet cover (E) A rotating table equipped with a discharge stage that discharges a finished product package that has been pressure-bonded to the mount, And the device passes through the stages (A) to (F) by intermittent rotation of the rotary table.
In the apparatus of the present invention, all of the stages (A) to (F) can be independent stages, or one stage can function as two or more stages. For example, using (A) a seat cover placement stage and (B) a product supply stage as a common stage, immediately after placing a product cover recess on a table and a seat cover having a flange portion around the product with the recess facing upward, The product can be supplied to the product storage recess, or (D) the mount supply stage and (E) the mount pressure bonding stage are used as a common stage, and after the mount is supplied and placed on the sheet cover, the mount is immediately It can also be pressure-bonded to the sheet cover with an adhesive layer.
[0006]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of one embodiment of the blister package manufacturing apparatus of the present invention. The apparatus according to this aspect includes six sheets: a sheet cover placement / product supply stage AB, an adhesive layer transfer stage C, a mount supply stage D, a mount pressure bonding stage E, a print stage G, and a discharge stage F on the turntable 1. It has the stage. Each stage is arranged on the rotary table at an interval of 60 degrees, and the rotary table rotates intermittently by 60 degrees once in the counterclockwise direction. The discharge is continuously performed, and the blister package is manufactured.
The apparatus of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has a hole in the rotary table that has substantially the same dimensions as the product storage recess of the blister package, and in the seat cover placement / product supply stage AB, the product storage recess and the flange portion around it. The seat cover 2 having a recess is placed with the recess facing upward, and is fitted into the hole of the rotary table, and then the product 3 is supplied to the product storage recess. Instead of the hole having the same size as the product storage recess of the turntable, a recess having the same size as the product storage recess can be provided. The seat cover used in the present invention is not particularly limited. For example, a sheet of vinyl chloride resin, polystyrene, polyester, polypropylene, soft polypropylene, or the like is molded by a vacuum molding method, a pressure molding method, or the like, and a product storage recess and its surroundings are formed. It can be used as a shape comprising a flange portion.
[0007]
The sheet cover supplied with the product in the product storage recess is transferred from the sheet cover placement / product supply stage AB to the adhesive layer transfer stage C by the movement of the rotary table. In the adhesive layer transfer stage C, an adhesive layer having substantially the same shape as the flange portion applied to the release paper is transferred to the flange portion by the adhesive layer transfer device 4. It is preferable that the width of the adhesive layer is slightly narrower than the width of the flange portion to eliminate the possibility of the adhesive layer protruding from the flange portion.
FIG. 2A is an explanatory diagram of one mode of the adhesive layer transfer device, and FIG. 2B is an explanatory diagram of one mode of the adhesive layer original fabric. The adhesive layer transfer apparatus according to the present embodiment uses an adhesive layer original fabric having an adhesive layer formed between two long release papers having a light weight difference in peelability as a light peelable release paper. Means for supplying underneath, means for peeling the light-release release paper to expose the adhesive layer, and pressurizing the adhesive layer from the back side of the heavy-release release paper to place the adhesive layer on the flange of the seat cover Means for transferring to the part.
The original adhesive layer has an adhesive layer 6 and a positioning mark 7 formed on the release paper 5. Such an adhesive layer original fabric, for example, by simultaneously printing an adhesive layer and a positioning mark on a long heavy release paper by gravure printing or the like, and then laminating a light release paper, Can be manufactured. In addition, light peelability is a property which peels easily with a small force, and heavy peelability is a property which requires a big force for peeling.
[0008]
An adhesive layer raw fabric 8 having an adhesive layer formed between two long release papers having a light weight difference in peelability is fed out by a pair of nip rollers 9 that rotate intermittently. The light release release paper 10 on the lower side of the original adhesive layer is peeled off by the release roller 11, and the adhesive layer 6 on the heavy release release paper is exposed. The intermittent rotary motion of the rotary table and the intermittent rotary motion of the nip roller are synchronized, and when the sheet cover 2 on the rotary table 1 reaches the adhesive layer transfer stage C, the adhesive layer on the release paper. 6 stops above the seat cover. The mark detection sensor 12 detects the positioning mark 7 printed on the heavy release release paper, and controls the rotation of the nip roller, so that the adhesive layer stops accurately just above the flange portion of the sheet cover. To do. In this state, the adhesive layer transfer cylinder 13 pressurizes the adhesive layer from the back surface of the heavy release release paper 14 to transfer the adhesive layer to the flange portion of the seat cover. The light release paper 10 and the heavy release paper 14 from which the adhesive layer has been peeled are each wound on a roll. If necessary, a vacuum suction means is provided on the back side of the adhesive transfer stage of the rotary table to adsorb the sheet cover, preventing the adhesive layer from peeling from the release paper and preventing the sheet cover from floating from the rotary table. it can.
[0009]
The sheet cover having the adhesive layer transferred to the flange portion is transferred to the mount supply stage D by the intermittent rotational movement of the rotary stage. In the mount supply stage, a large number of mounts 15 for blister packs are stacked on the mount supply conveyor belt 16 with the upper mount shifted in the advancing direction from the lower mount. The mount used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples of the material include a paper mount, a synthetic paper mount, a plastic sheet mount, and a plastic film mount. For example, there can be mentioned a single mount, a bag-like mount made of two films, which are superposed and front and back, a mount without a header, a mount with a header, and the like.
As shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 1, the mounts stacked on the mount supply conveyor belt can be separated by using a suction roller having a large number of suction holes on the peripheral surface. It can be fed to a position that does not overlap with the mount. The mount located at the forefront on the mount supply conveyor belt is supplied onto the sheet cover by the mount supply device.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of one aspect of the mount supply device. A stopper 17 can be provided at the tip of the mount supply conveyor belt to position the mount. The mount 15 positioned at the foremost position on the mount supply conveyor belt 16 is adsorbed by the vacuum suction head 19 driven by the mount supply cylinder 18, pulled up from the mount supply conveyor belt, and mounted on the turntable 1 by the mount supply cylinder. The sheet cover is moved to the sheet cover, is lowered to the sheet cover, and is superimposed on the sheet cover having the adhesive layer transferred to the flange portion. In the mount supply stage, the operation of the mount supply conveyor belt, the operation of the suction roller provided as necessary, the operation of the mount supply cylinder and the vacuum suction head are synchronized with the intermittent rotary motion of the rotary table.
[0010]
The sheet cover on which the mount is stacked is then transferred to the mount crimping stage by intermittent rotation of the rotary table, and is pressed from the back of the mount by a mount crimping cylinder (not shown), and the sheet cover and mount Are adhered by the adhesive layer to complete the blister package. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the mount supply stage and the mount pressure bonding stage are separate stages. However, a sufficient pressurizing function is given to the mount supply cylinder so that the mount supply and pressure bonding are performed simultaneously, It can also be a single stage.
The blister package manufacturing apparatus of the aspect shown in FIG. At the printing stage, the date of manufacture, lot number, etc. are printed on the back side of the mount of the blister package with the mount pressed on the sheet cover, using a printing machine (not shown) such as an ink jet printer. be able to.
In the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, a point fusion stage can be provided instead of the printing stage G. In the point fusion stage, for example, an ultrasonic wave is oscillated from an ultrasonic horn, and a fusion point is formed in a flange portion of a blister package in which a mount is pressure-bonded to a sheet cover. When an ultrasonic horn is applied to the back of the mount to generate ultrasonic waves, the ultrasonic waves are transmitted through the mount, generating heat at the interface between the mount and the sheet cover, and the mount and the sheet cover are heat-sealed. . By fusing the seat cover and mount, even if the adhesive layer is a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, once the seat cover is removed, the fusion point is destroyed and opening can be recognized, preventing falsification. It can be a blister package.
[0011]
The completed blister package is transferred to the discharge stage F by the intermittent rotary motion of the rotary table. At the discharge stage, the completed blister package 20 is sucked by a vacuum suction head (not shown) driven by a product discharge cylinder (not shown) and pulled up from the rotary table, and the product transport conveyor belt. Carried to 21. The structure and mechanism of the product discharge cylinder and vacuum suction head are almost the same as the structure and mechanism of the mount supply cylinder and vacuum suction head. However, considering the weight of the product, the vacuum suction force and transport force can be strengthened. preferable. The operation of the product discharge cylinder and vacuum suction head in the discharge stage is also synchronized with the intermittent rotary motion of the rotary table.
The blister package manufacturing apparatus of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has two seat cover mounting places on each stage, and two blister packages are manufactured at the same time. The number of installation places can be one, or the number of blister packs can be one or three or more. Further, in the blister package manufacturing apparatus of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, there are six stages in the rotary table, and the blister package is completed when the rotary table makes one turn. A blister package can also be completed by providing stages that are integral multiples of the number of stages required to complete the process, and by rotating the rotary table half or less.
[0012]
Examples of the adhesive layer used in the device of the present invention include a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a heat-sensitive adhesive layer. When a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is used as the adhesive layer, the sheet cover and the mount can be bonded simply by applying pressure at room temperature, so that a blister package can be efficiently manufactured using a simple apparatus. .
When a heat-sensitive adhesive layer is used as the adhesive layer, (C) an adhesive layer transfer stage and (E) a means for heating the flange portion of the sheet cover is provided on the mounting pressure bonding stage, and when the adhesive layer is transferred, and The adhesive layer is preferably softened or melted when the mount is pressure-bonded. There is no particular limitation on the means for heating the flange portion of the seat cover, for example, an electric heater is embedded in a portion corresponding to the flange portion of the rotary table, and electricity can be applied in the adhesive layer transfer stage and the backing pressure bonding stage, or The head of the adhesive layer transfer cylinder and the backing pressure cylinder can be provided with a radiation mechanism such as high frequency, ultrasonic wave, microwave, etc., and internally heated. When a heat-sensitive adhesive layer is used as the adhesive layer, the adhesion between the sheet cover and the mount becomes strong, and there is no possibility that the sheet cover is displaced due to a heavy product or external force.
[0013]
In the blister package manufacturing method of the present invention, in the (A) seat cover placement step, a product cover recess and a sheet cover having a flange portion around it are placed with the recess facing upward, (B) a product supply step In (C) adhesive layer transfer step, the adhesive layer having the same shape as the flange portion applied to the release paper is transferred to the flange portion, and (D) the mount supply step In step (E), the mount is supplied and placed on the sheet cover, and in the (E) mount pressure bonding step, the mount is pressurized and pressure bonded to the sheet cover by the adhesive layer. The production apparatus used for carrying out the method of the present invention is not particularly limited. For example, the blister package production apparatus of the present invention having a rotary table can be used, or each step of (A) to (E) is linearly performed. It can also be carried out at each stage arranged in a shape.
[0014]
In the method of the present invention, (A) in the seat cover placement step, the product cover recess and a seat cover having a flange portion around the product storage recess are placed with the recess facing upward, and then (B) the product storage step in the product supply step. Supply the product to the recess. In the sheet cover in which the product is supplied to the product storage recess, in the (C) adhesive layer transfer step, the adhesive layer having substantially the same shape as the flange portion applied to the release paper is transferred to the flange portion. It is preferable that the width of the adhesive layer is slightly narrower than the width of the flange portion to eliminate the possibility of the adhesive layer protruding from the flange portion.
For the transfer of the adhesive layer, an adhesive layer was formed in advance between two release papers having a light weight difference in peelability, and the light release release paper was peeled off to expose the adhesive layer. Thereafter, the adhesive layer can be pressed from the back side of the heavy release release paper to transfer the adhesive layer to the flange portion. There is no restriction | limiting in particular in the adhesive bond layer used for this invention method, For example, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, a heat sensitive adhesive layer etc. can be mentioned. When a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is used as the adhesive layer, the sheet cover and the mount can be bonded simply by applying pressure at room temperature, so that a blister package can be efficiently manufactured using a simple apparatus. . When a heat-sensitive adhesive layer is used as the adhesive layer, the adhesion between the sheet cover and the mount becomes strong, and there is no possibility that the sheet cover is displaced due to a heavy product or external force.
The sheet cover onto which the adhesive layer has been transferred to the flange portion is placed by supplying the mount onto the sheet cover in the (D) mount supply process. The mount used in the method of the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples of the material include a paper mount, a synthetic paper mount, a plastic sheet mount, and a plastic film mount. For example, there may be mentioned a single mount, a bag-like mount made of two films, which are superposed and front and back, a mount without a header portion, a mount with a header, and the like. Next, the sheet cover on which the mount is placed is pressed from the back side of the mount in the (E) mount crimping process, and the sheet cover and the mount are bonded by the adhesive layer, thereby completing the blister package.
[0015]
In the manufacturing method of the blister package of the present invention, a tampering prevention step can be provided. In the falsification prevention process, when the sheet cover of the blister package is removed, a mechanism that gives a change that is easy to identify and cannot be restored is imparted to the blister package. There is no particular limitation on the mechanism that causes an easily identifiable and irreversible change. For example, the flange portion and the mount of the sheet cover bonded by the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer are fused in a dotted manner at the flange portion, and the fusion point Can be provided.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of one embodiment of a blister package manufactured by the method of the present invention. In the blister package of this embodiment, the product storage recess 22, the sheet cover 2 having the flange portion 23 around the product storage recess 22, and the mount 15 are bonded to each other at the flange portion with a pressure-sensitive adhesive. The mount has a header portion 24, and a suspension hole 25 is made in the header portion. The flange portion of the seat cover and the mount are thermally fused in the form of dots at the four fusion points 26. When the seat cover is removed from the mount, the fusing point is destroyed, so even if the sheet cover is bonded to the mount again using a pressure sensitive adhesive, the broken fusing point is visually observed. , It can be identified that the seat cover has been removed.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
According to the blister package manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method of the present invention, a blister package in which a sheet cover having a product storage recess and a mount is bonded with an adhesive is automated, and the process is continuously performed with little manpower. Can be manufactured efficiently.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of one embodiment of a blister package manufacturing apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of one embodiment of an adhesive layer transfer apparatus and one embodiment of an adhesive layer original fabric.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an aspect of a mount supply device.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of one embodiment of a blister package produced by the method of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
AB Sheet cover placement and product supply stage C Adhesive layer transfer stage D Mount supply stage E Mount pressure bonding stage F Discharge stage G Printing stage 1 Rotary table 2 Sheet cover 3 Product 4 Adhesive layer transfer device 5 Release paper 6 Adhesive layer 7 Positioning Mark 8 Adhesive Layer Raw Material 9 Nip Roller 10 Light Peelable Release Paper 11 Peeling Roller 12 Mark Detection Sensor 13 Adhesive Layer Transfer Cylinder 14 Heavy Peelable Release Paper 15 Mount 16 Mount Supply Conveyor Belt 17 Stopper 18 Mount Supply cylinder 19 Vacuum suction head 20 Blister package 21 Product conveyor belt 22 Product storage recess 23 Flange 24 Header 25 Suspension hole 26 Fusing point

Claims (4)

(A) a sheet cover placement stage for placing a product cover concave portion and a sheet cover having a flange portion around the product concave portion with the concave portion facing upward, (B) a product supply stage for supplying products to the product storage concave portion, and (C) a release paper An adhesive layer transfer stage for transferring an adhesive layer having substantially the same shape as the flange applied to the flange to the flange, (D) a mount supply stage for supplying and mounting the mount on the sheet cover, and (E) adding the mount A rotating table provided with a discharge stage for discharging a finished product packaging product to which the mount has been pressure-bonded, and an intermittent stage of the rotating table. It is a blister package manufacturing apparatus that passes through the stages (A) to (F) by rotational movement, and (C) the adhesive layer transfer stage has two long sheets with a difference in lightness in peelability. pressure sensitive contact formed between the release paper Means for supplying to the lower adhesive layer raw the light release of the release paper having a Chakuzaiso, means and heavy release properties to expose the pressure sensitive adhesive layer is peeled off light release of release paper apparatus for manufacturing a blister package which is characterized in that it comprises means for transferring to the flange portion of the pressurized adhesive layer pressure sensitive adhesive layer from the back of the release paper.   The blister package manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mount supply stage has means for vacuum-sucking the mount from the mount supply conveyor and placing the mount on the sheet cover. The blister package manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the mount is made of paper . (A) In the seat cover placement step, the product storage recess and a seat cover having a flange portion around the product storage recess are placed with the recess facing upward. (B) In the product supply step, the product is supplied to the product storage recess. C) In the adhesive layer transfer step, an adhesive layer having substantially the same shape as the flange portion applied to the release paper is transferred to the flange portion. (D) In the mount supply step, the mount is supplied and placed on the sheet cover. And (E) a method of manufacturing a blister package in which, in the pressure bonding step of the mount, the pressure is applied to the sheet cover and pressure bonded to the sheet cover by the adhesive layer , and ( C ) the adhesive layer transfer step has a light weight difference in peelability. A light release release paper is supplied by supplying an adhesive layer original fabric having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed between two long release papers with a light release release paper on the lower side. To expose the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. Method for manufacturing a blister package, characterized in that transferring the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer a pressure sensitive adhesive layer under pressure to the flange portion.

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