JP5047761B2 - Container mounting member mounting method and container mounting member mounting apparatus - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a method for mounting a mounting member for a container containing a solid substance, and a mounting device for a mounting member for a container therefor.
More specifically, the present invention relates to, for example, a protective cap for solids for preventing solids from moving inside the container and preventing damage to the solids, in a container containing solids, The present invention relates to a mounting method for a container mounting member for mounting a mounting member such as a cap containing a desiccant encapsulating an agent on the mouth of the container, and a mounting device for the mounting member for the container.

  Conventionally, for example, in a container containing solids such as tablets, capsules and other chemicals, and granular confectionery such as chocolate, candy, and gum, the solids move in the container during transportation and storage. As a method to prevent damage and damage to solid materials, cushioning material made of foamed resin, cushioning material rolled up from a plastic sheet such as polyethylene, vinyl cushioning material filled with air, net-shaped cushioning A method of inserting a material or the like into a container has been proposed.

  However, in order to fill these shock absorbing materials into the container as the shock absorbing material, the size of the shock absorbing material must be adjusted according to the size of the space above the solid matter accommodated in the container. And it will take time.

  In addition, the operation of taking out these buffer materials from the inside of the container during use is complicated, and when taking out the buffer material from the container, solid materials may be spilled from the inside of the container to the outside at the same time. is there.

For this reason, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-94679) and Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-63566) propose a bellows-shaped packaging cushioning material that can be expanded and contracted.
For example, in the cushioning material for packaging of Patent Document 2, a cushioning material 200 having a structure as shown in FIG. 9 is disclosed.

  The cushioning material 200 includes a cylindrical portion 202. The cylindrical portion 202 is fitted downward to the mouth portion 206 of the container 204, and extends downward from the head portion 208 in the axial direction. The body 212 includes a plurality of bellows 211 that can be expanded and contracted, and a bottom 214 that extends from the body 212 and closes one end of the cylindrical portion 202.

  Thereby, when the cushioning material 200 is inserted into the mouth portion 206 of the container 204, the bellows 211 can be expanded and contracted in the axial direction, so that the size of the gap 218 above the solid material 216 accommodated in the container 204 is large. It can be deformed according to and can fill the gap.

In addition, since the body 212 has a shape that is reduced in diameter toward the tip, when the cushioning material 200 is taken out from the container 204, it is possible to prevent the solid material from spilling out of the container 204 together with the cushioning material 200. It has come to be.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-94679 JP 2003-63566 A

By the way, in the cushioning material 200 of the bellows shape which can be expanded and contracted as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the bellows 211 extends in the axial direction from the folded bellows 211 and is shown in FIG. As described above, with the mouth portion 206 of the container 204 positioned above, the cushioning material 200 for packaging is inserted into the mouth portion 206 of the container 204 and pushed into the container 204 from above to be mounted in the container 204. Has been done.

  However, when the packaging cushioning material 200 is inserted and pushed into the mouth 206 of the container 204 from above with the mouth 206 of the container 204 positioned at the upper side, it is accommodated in the container 204. There is a possibility that the solid material 216 is subjected to a pressing force (load) from above and may be damaged.

  Conventionally, in the bellows-shaped packaging cushioning material 200 that can be expanded and contracted, the bellows 211 extends in the axial direction from the folded state of the bellows 211 in accordance with the amount of the solid material 216 accommodated in the container 204. After using a finger, a pushing jig or the like to obtain a predetermined degree of expansion, the packaging buffer 200 is placed from above with the mouth 206 of the container 204 positioned upward as described above. Since it is inserted and pushed into the mouth part 206 of 204, the operation is cumbersome, requiring time and effort, high cost, and unsuitable for mass production.

  In view of such a current situation, the present invention applies a pressing force (load) from above to the solid material accommodated in the container, and does not break or damage it. It is possible to mount the member in the container, the operation is simple, it does not require labor and time, the cost can be reduced, and the mounting member capable of mass production can be mounted on the mouth of the container. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting method for a mounting member and a mounting device for a mounting member for a container therefor.

  Further, according to the present invention, the mounting member that can be expanded and contracted in the axial direction can be extended to a predetermined degree of extension according to the amount of the solid material accommodated in the container, and in this state, the mounting member can be extended from the mouth of the container. It is possible to mount the mounting member in the container by pushing in, mounting the mounting member on the mouth of the container that is easy to operate, requires less labor and time, can reduce costs, and can be mass-produced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting method for a container mounting member and a mounting device for the container mounting member therefor.

The present invention has been invented in order to achieve the above-described problems and objects in the prior art, and the mounting method of the mounting member of the container of the present invention includes:
A mounting method of a mounting member for a container for mounting the mounting member in the container from the mouth of the container containing the solid matter,
A temporary mounting step of temporarily mounting a mounting member on the mouth of the container, with the mouth of the container positioned above;
A reverse mounting step of inverting the container temporarily mounted with the mounting member in a state in which the mouth of the container is positioned downward, pushing the mounting member from the mouth of the container, and mounting the mounting member in the container;
It is characterized by having.

Moreover, the mounting device for the mounting member of the container of the present invention is
A mounting device for a container mounting member for mounting the mounting member in the container from the mouth of the container containing solid matter,
A temporary mounting device that temporarily mounts a mounting member on the mouth of the container, with the mouth of the container positioned above;
A reversing mounting device that reverses the container temporarily mounted with the mounting member in a state where the mouth of the container is positioned below, and pushes the mounting member from the mouth of the container to mount the mounting member in the container;
It is characterized by providing.

  With this configuration, the mounting member is temporarily mounted on the mouth portion of the container with the mouth portion of the container positioned upward, so that a pressing force (load) is exerted on the solid matter contained in the container from above. Since it does not take, it will not break and be damaged.

  And since the container by which the mounting member was temporarily mounted is reversed to the state in which the mouth part of the container was located below, only the dead weight (gravity) is applied to the solid substance accommodated in the container. In this state, the mounting member is pushed in from the mouth of the container, and the mounting member is mounted in the container, so that the solid matter that only weighs is pushed away by the tip of the mounting member, so there is no load on the solid matter. It will not be damaged and will not be damaged.

Moreover, in the mounting method of the mounting member of the container of the present invention, the reverse mounting step includes:
A reversing step of reversing the container temporarily mounted with the mounting member to a state in which the mouth of the container is positioned below;
In the reversing step, after reversing the mouth portion of the container in a state positioned below, a pushing-in step of pushing the mounting member from the mouth portion of the container and mounting the mounting member in the container;
It is characterized by having.

Further, in the mounting device for a container mounting member of the present invention, the reverse mounting device is:
A reversing device for reversing the container temporarily mounted with the mounting member to a state in which the mouth of the container is positioned below;
In the reversing device, after reversing the mouth portion of the container in a state positioned below, a mounting pushing device for pushing the mounting member from the mouth portion of the container and mounting the mounting member in the container;
It is characterized by providing.

  By configuring in this way, the container on which the mounting member is temporarily mounted is inverted to the state where the mouth of the container is positioned below, so that the solid matter contained in the container is only subjected to its own weight (gravity). It is. After this state, the mounting member is pushed in from the mouth of the container, and the mounting member is mounted in the container, so that the solid material that only has its own weight is pushed away by the tip of the mounting member. It will not be damaged and will not be damaged.

Moreover, in the mounting method of the mounting member of the container of the present invention, the reverse mounting step includes:
The mounting member is mounted in the container by pushing the mounting member from the mouth of the container while reversing the container temporarily mounted with the mounting member in a state where the mouth of the container is positioned below. .

Further, in the mounting device for a container mounting member of the present invention, the reverse mounting device is:
The container on which the mounting member is temporarily mounted is configured to be mounted in the container by pushing the mounting member from the mouth of the container while reversing the container in which the mouth of the container is positioned below. It is characterized by being.

  By configuring in this way, the container on which the mounting member is temporarily mounted is inverted to the state where the mouth of the container is positioned below, so that the solid matter contained in the container is only subjected to its own weight (gravity). It is. In this state, the mounting member is pushed in from the mouth of the container and the mounting member is mounted in the container, so that the solid matter that is only under its own weight is pushed away by the tip of the mounting member, so there is no load on the solid matter. No damage and damage.

The container mounting member mounting method of the present invention is characterized in that the reverse mounting step includes an external force applying step of applying an external force to the container on which the mounting member is temporarily mounted.
In the container mounting member mounting apparatus according to the present invention, the reverse mounting apparatus includes an external force applying device that applies an external force to the container on which the mounting member is temporarily mounted.
By configuring in this way, the surface of the solid material, which is the content, is poorly slid, or depending on the nature and shape of the solid material, for example, when the gelatin capsule is in close contact or the surface of the tablet is rough In the case of a bad condition, blocking may occur due to solid matter or a bridge may be formed. By applying external force in this way to the container on which the mounting member is temporarily mounted, these blocking and bridge Can be eliminated.

Therefore, when the mounting member is pushed from the mouth portion of the container, the solid matter can be pushed away more smoothly, the solid matter is not loaded at all, and is not damaged or damaged.
Further, in the mounting method of the mounting member of the container according to the present invention, the external force adding step pushes the mounting member from the mouth portion of the container while relatively rotating the container and the mounting member in the reverse mounting step. A mounting member is mounted in the container.

  Further, in the container mounting member mounting device of the present invention, the external force applying device pushes the mounting member from the mouth of the container while relatively rotating the container and the mounting member in the reverse mounting device, The mounting member is configured to be mounted in the container.

  By configuring in this way, the container on which the mounting member is temporarily mounted is inverted to the state where the mouth of the container is positioned below, so that the solid matter contained in the container is only subjected to its own weight (gravity). It is. In this state, when the mounting member is pushed from the mouth of the container, the mounting member is pushed into the container by pushing the mounting member from the mouth of the container while relatively rotating the container and the mounting member. The solid matter, which is only weighing its own weight, is pushed away more smoothly by the diffusion of the solid matter due to the rotating tip of the member and the rotation of the container, so that no load is applied to the solid matter and there is no damage.

  In the container mounting member mounting method according to the present invention, the external force applied in the external force applying step may be at least one external force selected from vibration, inversion, and movement in the vertical and horizontal directions. Features.

  In the container mounting member mounting device according to the present invention, the external force applied by the external force applying device is applied by at least one external force selected from vibration, inversion, and movement in the vertical and horizontal directions. Features.

  By configuring in this way, the surface of the solid material, which is the content, is poorly slid, or depending on the nature and shape of the solid material, for example, when the gelatin capsule is in close contact or the surface of the tablet is rough In the case of bad, blocking may occur due to solids or a bridge may be formed, but for the container on which the mounting member is temporarily mounted, it was selected from vibration, inversion, movement in the vertical and horizontal directions in this way By applying at least one external force, these blocking and bridges can be more effectively eliminated.

Therefore, when the mounting member is pushed from the mouth portion of the container, the solid matter can be pushed away more smoothly, the solid matter is not loaded at all, and is not damaged or damaged.
Further, in the mounting device for a container mounting member of the present invention, the mounting member is a mounting member that is extendable in the axial direction,
Prior to the temporary mounting step, an extending step of extending the mounting member to a desired length is provided.

Further, in the mounting device for a container mounting member of the present invention, the mounting member is a mounting member that is extendable in the axial direction,
Before the temporary mounting by the temporary mounting apparatus, an expansion device that extends the mounting member to a desired length is provided.

  By configuring in this way, it is possible to extend the mounting member that can be expanded and contracted in the axial direction to a predetermined degree of extension according to the amount of solid matter contained in the container, and in that state, from the mouth of the container The mounting member can be pushed into the container, and the mounting member can be mounted in the container. The operation is simple, no labor and time are required, the cost can be reduced, and mass production is possible.

  According to the present invention, since the mounting member is temporarily mounted in the mouth portion of the container in a state where the mouth portion of the container is positioned upward, a pressing force (load) is applied to the solid matter accommodated in the container from above. There is no breakage and damage.

  And since the container by which the mounting member was temporarily mounted is reversed to the state in which the mouth part of the container was located below, only the dead weight (gravity) is applied to the solid substance accommodated in the container. In this state, the mounting member is pushed in from the mouth of the container, and the mounting member is mounted in the container, so that the solid matter that only weighs is pushed away by the tip of the mounting member, so there is no load on the solid matter. It will not be damaged and will not be damaged.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the container temporarily mounted with the mounting member is inverted so that the mouth of the container is positioned below, so that the solid matter contained in the container is only subjected to its own weight (gravity). It is. After this state, the mounting member is pushed in from the mouth of the container, and the mounting member is mounted in the container, so that the solid material that only has its own weight is pushed away by the tip of the mounting member. It will not be damaged and will not be damaged.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the container temporarily mounted with the mounting member is inverted so that the mouth of the container is positioned below, so that the solid matter contained in the container is only subjected to its own weight (gravity). It is. In this state, the mounting member is pushed in from the mouth of the container and the mounting member is mounted in the container, so that the solid matter that is only under its own weight is pushed away by the tip of the mounting member, so there is no load on the solid matter. No damage and damage.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the container temporarily mounted with the mounting member is inverted so that the mouth of the container is positioned below, so that the solid matter contained in the container is only subjected to its own weight (gravity). It is. In this state, when the mounting member is pushed from the mouth of the container, the mounting member is pushed into the container by pushing the mounting member from the mouth of the container while relatively rotating the container and the mounting member. The solid matter, which is only weighing its own weight, is pushed away more smoothly by the diffusion of the solid matter due to the rotating tip of the member and the rotation of the container, so that no load is applied to the solid matter and there is no damage.

  Further, according to the present invention, the mounting member that can be expanded and contracted in the axial direction can be extended to a predetermined degree of extension according to the amount of the solid material accommodated in the container, and in that state, from the mouth of the container The mounting member can be pushed into the container, and the mounting member can be mounted in the container. The operation is simple, no labor and time are required, the cost can be reduced, and mass production is possible.

Hereinafter, embodiments (examples) of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a mounting apparatus for carrying out the mounting method of the container mounting member of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a top view of the mounting apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view of the container mounting member of the present invention. FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 are schematic views showing an outline of the mounting method of the mounting member of the container of the present invention, in a state in which the solid material protective cap used in the mounting method is in the folded position.

1 to 2, reference numeral 100 indicates a mounting apparatus (hereinafter simply referred to as “mounting apparatus”) for carrying out the mounting method of the container mounting member of the present invention as a whole.
The mounting apparatus 100 uses, for example, a solid material protective cap 10 that is a mounting member as shown in FIG. 3, and as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a container 14 that contains the solid material 12. This is a container mounting member mounting device for mounting the mounting member into the container 14 from the mouth portion 16.

As shown in FIG. 3, the solid protective cap 10 is detachably attached to the mouth 16 of the container 14 containing the solid 12.
Examples of the solid material 12 include chemicals such as tablets and capsules, and solid materials such as granular confectionery such as chocolate, candy, and gum, but are not limited thereto. Absent.

As shown in FIG. 3, the solid-state protective cap 10 includes a cylindrical protective cap body 18 that is detachably attached to the mouth portion 16 of the container 14.
The lower end portion 22 of the protective cap body 18 is provided with a protective buffer portion 26 that constitutes the bottom portion of the protective cap body 18.

  The protective buffer portion 26 extends from the lower end portion 22 of the protective cap body 18 to the inner peripheral side, and is formed concentrically in a horizontal direction with a bellows-shaped expansion / contraction adjustment portion 25, and the inner peripheral side of the expansion / contraction adjustment portion 25. And a central front end 30 located at the center of the expansion / contraction adjustment section 25.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the expansion / contraction adjustment unit 25 includes a plurality of thick folding pieces 28a to 28e arranged in a bellows shape formed concentrically in the horizontal direction, and these folding pieces 28a. The thin connection parts 32a-32d which connect the connection part between -28e foldably are provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a thin connecting portion that foldably connects these joining portions to the joining portion between the folding piece portion 28a of the expansion / contraction adjusting portion 25 and the lower end portion 22 of the protective cap body. 32f.

On the other hand, the center front end portion 30 has a substantially cup shape, and includes a side wall portion 34 and a bottom surface 36, and an air vent hole 38 is formed in the bottom surface 36 as shown in FIG. 1.
Thus, since the air vent hole 38 is formed in the center front end portion 30 of the protection buffer portion 26, the solid matter protection cap 10 can be easily inserted into the mouth portion 16 of the container 14.

In addition, a thin connecting portion 32e that foldably connects these joint portions to each other is also provided at the joint portion between the folding piece portion 28e of the expansion / contraction adjustment portion 25 and the side wall portion 34 of the central tip portion 30.
As a result, the bent portion 40 acts like a spring, and as will be described later, the expansion / contraction adjustment portion 25 can be held in a folded state and in an extended state. These states can be reliably held at the protection buffer positions (first protection buffer position stage to third protection buffer position stage described later).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the mounting apparatus 100 of the present invention includes a pedestal 102 installed on a factory floor or the like, and an upstream side (the right side of FIGS. 1 and 2; , The same), and a stretching device 104 for stretching the mounting member to a desired length.

  With the mouth 16 of the container 14 positioned upward on the downstream side of the extension device 104 (left side in FIGS. 1 and 2, the same applies hereinafter), the solid material protective cap 10 is placed on the mouth 16 of the container 14. A temporary mounting device 106 for temporary mounting is provided.

Further, on the downstream side of the temporary mounting device 106, the temporary mounting device 106 uses the solid material protective cap 1.
The container 14 temporarily attached with 0 is inverted so that the mouth 16 of the container 14 is positioned below, and the solid protective cap 10 is pushed in from the mouth 16 of the container 14, so that the solid protective cap 10 A reverse mounting device 108 for mounting the inside of the container is provided.

  This inversion mounting device 108 inverts the container 14 temporarily mounted with the solid-state protective cap 10 in a state in which the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 is positioned below, and in the inversion device 110 and the inversion device 110, the container 14 And a mounting push-in device 112 that pushes the solid material protective cap 10 into the container 14 and pushes the solid material protective cap 10 into the container 14. It has.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the extension device 104 includes a mounting member support device 114 disposed on the upper surface of the gantry 102, and the mounting member support device 114 is provided along the guide rail 116. A protective cap receiving member 118 that is movable from the upstream side to the downstream side is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 (A), the solid-state protective cap 10 that is carried in by a carrying-in device (not shown) and is in the folded position is located above the open end of the upper end 20 of the protective cap body 18. In this state, that is, in a state in which the expansion / contraction adjustment portion 25 and the central tip portion 30 are positioned below, the protective cap receiving member 118 is supported.

  The protective cap receiving member 118 is positioned at the upstream molding position A along the guide rail 116 in a state where the solid cap 10 is supported by the protective cap receiving member 118 as described above. .

The stretching device 104 includes a molding device 120 that is disposed on the upper surface of the gantry 102 and is located on the upstream side of the mounting member support device 114.
The forming device 120 includes an extension rod member 126 that can be moved up and down along a guide rail 124 by a driving device 122 such as a cylinder device.

  The extension rod member 126 is moved downward along the guide rail 124 by the driving device 122, so that the extension cap member 126 is located at the molding position A and supported by the protective cap receiving member 118 as described above. 10, the distal end portion of the extension rod member 126 abuts against the central distal end portion 30 via the open end portion of the upper end portion 20 of the protective cap body 18 and presses downward.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 4B, the bellows-shaped expansion / contraction adjusting portion 25 of the solid matter protective cap 10 in the folded position is extended to a predetermined stage.

  The protective cap receiving member 118, in which the bellows-shaped expansion / contraction adjusting portion 25 is extended to a predetermined stage and the solid protective cap 10 is supported, is positioned at the downstream delivery position B along the guide rail 116. To be moved.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the temporary mounting device 106 includes a pickup device 128 that is disposed on the upper surface of the gantry 102 and is located on the downstream side of the mounting member support device 114.
The pickup device 128 can be moved up and down along the guide rail 132 by a driving device 130 such as a cylinder device, and is centered on the drive shaft 134 of the driving device 130 by a driving device such as a motor (not shown). A pickup arm 136 that can be rotated to the left and right is provided.

Further, the pickup arm 136 is provided with a pickup member 138 at the tip portion thereof.
The pickup member 138 is connected to, for example, a vacuum source (not shown), and adsorbs the solid protective cap 10 from the protective cap receiving member 118 located at the delivery position B by the action of negative pressure, thereby protecting the solid. The cap 10 is delivered to the container support member 142 of the temporary attachment device 106 located at the temporary attachment position C.

  That is, by rotating the pickup arm 136, the pickup member 138 is moved to the delivery position B, and the pickup arm 136 is moved downward along the guide rail 132. In this state, the solid material protective cap 10 is adsorbed from the protective cap receiving member 118 by the action of negative pressure by the pickup member 138.

  In this state, after the pickup arm 136 is moved upward along the guide rail 132, the pickup member 136 is rotated at the temporary attachment position C by rotating the pickup arm 136. The reversing device 110 is positioned above the container support member 142.

  In this state, the container 14 is mounted on the container support member 142 of the reversing device 110 of the reversing mounting device 108 in a state where the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 containing the solid material 12 is previously positioned above. Yes.

  Accordingly, when the pickup arm 136 is moved downward by a predetermined distance along the guide rail 132 from the above state, a solid state is formed in the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 as shown in FIG. The upper end portion 20 of the protective cap body 18 of the object protective cap 10 is configured to be temporarily attached.

  In this case, as a ratio at which the upper end portion 20 of the protective cap body 18 of the solid material protective cap 10 is temporarily attached to the mouth portion 16 of the container 14, as will be described later, the container support member 142 has a rotating shaft 145. It is sufficient that the protective cap 10 for solid matter does not fall out from the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 when the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 is inverted to a state where the mouth portion 16 is rotated downward. There is no particular limitation.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the reversing device 110 of the reversing mounting device 108 is provided downstream of the temporary mounting device 106, and the reversing device 110 is provided with a container support member 142. Yes.

  As described above, the container support member 142 has a drive motor or the like between the temporary attachment position C to be mounted in a state where the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 is positioned above and the push-in position D on the downstream side thereof. The drive mechanism 144 is configured to be movable.

Further, the container support member 142 is configured to be able to rotate around its rotation shaft 145 by the action of the drive mechanism 144.
As a result, at the temporary attachment position C, the downstream side push-in is performed in a state where the upper end portion 20 of the protective cap body 18 of the protective cap body 10 for the solid matter is temporarily attached to the mouth portion 16 of the container 14. While the container support member 142 is moved to the position D, the container support member 142 is rotated about the rotation shaft 145 as shown in FIG. It is comprised so that it may be reversed to the state located in.

  Further, a mounting push-in device 112 of the reverse mounting device 108 is disposed at the push-in position D, and the mounting push-in device 112 is a container disposed on the upper surface of the gantry 102 as shown in FIGS. A support device 146 is provided.

  The container support device 146 is configured to be movable up and down along a guide rail 148 by a drive mechanism such as a cylinder device (not shown), and is located above the container support member 142 located at the push-in position D. 150.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mounting push-in device 112 is provided with a push-up device 152 that protrudes from the upper surface of the gantry 102 and is located below the container support member 142 located at the push-in position D. .

The push-up device 152 includes a push-up bar member 154 configured to be movable up and down by a drive mechanism such as a cylinder device (not shown).
Accordingly, in the pushing position D, the container support member 150 of the container support device 146 is moved downward along the guide rail 148 in a state where the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 is positioned below the container support member 142. The support member 150 is brought into contact with the bottom of the container 14 positioned above.

  In this state, the push-up bar member 154 of the push-up device 152 is moved upward and is brought into contact with the central tip 30 of the protective cap body 18 temporarily attached below the mouth 16 of the container 14 and stopped. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the push-up bar member 154 is moved upward to push the solid-state protective cap 10 from the mouth portion 16 of the container 14, so that the solid-state protective cap 10 is placed in the container. 14 to be mounted.

  After the solid material protective cap 10 is mounted in the container 14 at the pushing position D, the push-up bar member 154 of the push-up device 152 is moved downward and the container support device 146 is supported by the container. The member 150 is moved upward along the guide rail 148.

  Then, in the pushed-in position D, the container support member 142 is moved to the temporary attachment position C on the upstream side in a state in which the solid material protective cap 10 is mounted in the container 14. Is rotated around the rotation shaft 145, and as shown in FIG. 6, the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 is inverted so as to be positioned upward.

In this state, the container 14 equipped with the solid material protective cap 10 is carried out to the outside by a carry-out device (not shown).
As described above, in the mounting apparatus 100 of the present invention, the above cycle is repeatedly performed.

  With this configuration, the solid matter protective cap 10 is temporarily attached to the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 in a state where the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 is positioned upward. In addition, since no pushing force (load) is applied from above, there is no breakage and damage.

  And since the container 14 temporarily attached with the protective cap 10 for solid matter is inverted to the state in which the mouth 16 of the container 14 is positioned below, the solid matter 12 accommodated in the container 14 has its own weight (gravity). It only takes. In this state, the solid matter protective cap 10 is pushed in from the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 and the solid matter protective cap 10 is mounted in the container 14, so that only the weight of the solid matter protective cap 10 is applied by the tip of the solid matter protective cap 10. Since the solid body 12 is pushed away, the solid body 12 is not subjected to any load and is not damaged.

  Further, according to the amount of the solid material 12 accommodated in the container 14, the solid material protective cap 10 that can be expanded and contracted in the axial direction can be expanded to a predetermined degree of extension. The solid material protection cap 10 can be pushed into the container 14 and the solid material protection cap 10 can be installed in the container 14. The operation is simple, less labor and time are required, the cost can be reduced, and mass production is possible. Is possible.

  In the above embodiment, while the container support member 142 moves from the temporary attachment position C to the push-in position D, or while moving from the push-in position D to the temporary attachment position C, the container support member 142 rotates the rotation shaft. Although the container 14 is inverted by being rotated around 145, it is also possible to reverse at the temporary attachment position C or the pushing position D.

  Moreover, in said Example, after reversing in the state in which the opening | mouth part 16 of the container 14 was located below, the protective cap 10 for solid objects was pushed in from the opening | mouth part 16 of the container 14, and the protective cap 10 for solid objects was used. Although it was made to mount in the container 14, although not shown, the container 14 temporarily mounted with the solid-state protective cap 10 is reversed to the state in which the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 is positioned below, It is also possible to install the solid-state protective cap 10 in the container 14 by pushing the solid-state protective cap 10 through the mouth portion 16.

  By configuring in this way, the container 14 temporarily attached with the solid-state protective cap 10 is inverted so that the mouth 16 of the container 14 is positioned below. Only takes its own weight (gravity). In this state, the solid material protective cap 10 is pushed into the container 14 from the mouth portion 16 and the solid material protective cap 10 is mounted in the container 14. Therefore, only the weight of the solid material protective cap 10 is applied by the tip of the solid material protective cap 10. Since the solid matter 12 that has not been pushed away is pushed away, the solid matter 12 is not subjected to any load and is not damaged.

  Further, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 5B, while the container 14 and the solid matter protective cap 10 are relatively rotated, the solid matter protective cap 10 is pushed in from the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 so as to be solid. It is also possible to mount the object protection cap 10 in the container 14.

  By configuring in this way, the container 14 temporarily attached with the solid-state protective cap 10 is inverted so that the mouth 16 of the container 14 is positioned below. Only takes its own weight (gravity). In this state, when the solid material protection cap 10 is pushed in from the mouth portion 16 of the container 14, the solid material protection device 10 is protected from the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 while relatively rotating the container 14 and the solid material protection cap 10. Since the cap 10 is pushed in to mount the solid protection cap 10 in the container 14, the solid material 12, which only has its own weight due to the diffusion of the solid material 12 due to rotation of the tip of the solid material protection cap 10 and the container 14, is applied. Can be pushed away more smoothly, so that no load is applied to the solid material 12 and no damage is caused.

  In addition, depending on the nature or shape of the solid matter, the solid surface of the solid material that is the content may be solid, for example, when the gelatin capsule is in close contact, or when the tablet surface is rough and does not slide well. Blocking may occur depending on the object, or a bridge may be formed. However, by applying an external force to the container 14 temporarily mounted with the solid material protective cap 10 as a mounting member, these blocking and bridge Can be eliminated.

Therefore, when pushing in the solid material protective cap 10 which is the mounting member from the mouth portion 16 of the container 14, the solid material can be pushed away more smoothly, and the solid material is not subjected to any load and is damaged. There is no.
As such an external force, as in the above-described embodiment, in addition to reversing the container 14 temporarily attached with the solid-state protective cap 10 to a state in which the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 is positioned below, What is necessary is just to give the addition of at least one external force selected from vibration, inversion to reverse the top and bottom, and movement (amplitude) in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  By configuring in this way, the surface of the solid material, which is the content, is poorly slid, or depending on the nature and shape of the solid material, for example, when the gelatin capsule is in close contact or the surface of the tablet is rough In the case where the solid matter is blocked, solids may cause blocking or form a bridge. However, the container 14 temporarily attached with the solid-state protective cap 10 as a mounting member vibrates, inverts, By applying at least one external force selected from movement in the up / down / left / right directions, it is possible to more effectively eliminate these blocking and bridges.

  Therefore, when pushing in the solid material protective cap 10 which is the mounting member from the mouth portion 16 of the container 14, the solid material can be pushed away more smoothly, and the solid material is not subjected to any load and is damaged. There is no.

The same applies to the application of the external force as described above in the embodiments shown in FIGS.
In the above-described embodiment, the container support member 150 of the container support device 146 is moved downward, and the push-up device 152 is in a state where the container support member 150 comes into contact with and stops at the bottom of the container 14 positioned above. The push-up bar member 154 is moved upward in a state where the push-up bar member 154 is in contact with the central tip 30 of the protective cap body 18, and the solid protective cap 10 is pushed in from the mouth portion 16 of the container 14. Is configured to be mounted in the container 14.

  However, conversely, the push-up bar member 154 of the push-up device 152 is stopped in contact with the central tip 30 of the protective cap body 18, and the container support member 150 of the container support device 146 is moved upward. The solid material protective cap 10 is pushed into the container 14 from the mouth 16 of the container 14 by being brought into contact with the bottom portion of the container 14 and further lowered, and the solid material protective cap 10 is mounted in the container 14. It is also possible to do.

  Furthermore, the container support member 150 of the container support device 146 is moved downward, and the push-up bar member 154 of the push-up device 152 is moved to push the solid material protective cap 10 from the mouth portion 16 of the container 14, thereby It is also possible to configure the object protection cap 10 so as to be mounted in the container 14.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a mounting device for carrying out the mounting method of the container mounting member of the present invention according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a top view of the mounting device of FIG.
Since the mounting apparatus 100 of this embodiment is basically the same as the mounting apparatus 100 of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted. Description is omitted.

The mounting device 100 of this embodiment is a so-called “rotary type” mounting device as shown in FIG.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the mounting device 100 includes a supply hopper 50, and the solid material protective cap 10 is supplied into the supply hopper 50.

The protective cap 10 for solid matter supplied into the supply hopper 50 falls to the alignment parts feeder 52 and follows the guide guide 54 along with the vibration of the alignment parts feeder 52 by a vibration adding device (not shown). As shown in FIG. 4 (A), the solid material protective cap 10 in the folded position is placed with the open end of the upper end 20 of the protective cap body 18 facing upward. In this state, that is, with the expansion / contraction adjustment portion 25 and the central tip portion 30 positioned below, the alignment is performed.

  In this state, the aligned solid material protection caps 10 are transferred and supported by the protection cap receiving member 118 of the mounting member support device 114 of the extension device 104 along the chute 56.

  In this case, the mounting member support device 114 of the extension device 104 of this embodiment can be rotated about the rotation shaft 58 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. It can move to position A.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the solid-state protective cap 10 moved to this molding position and supported by the protective cap receiving member 118 is shown in FIG. As described above, the bellows-shaped expansion / contraction adjusting portion 25 is extended to a predetermined stage in the solid-state protective cap 10 in the folded position.

  Then, the protective cap receiving member 118 on which the solid-state protective cap 10 with the bellows-shaped expansion / contraction adjusting portion 25 extended to a predetermined stage is supported is further rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. And moved so as to be positioned at the delivery position B on the downstream side.

  In this embodiment, the protective cap receiving member 118 includes three protective cap receiving members 118 that are spaced apart from each other by a central angle of 120 degrees around the rotation shaft 58. The number 118 can be changed as appropriate.

  1 to 6, the pick-up device 128 adsorbs the solid protective cap 10 from the protective cap receiving member 118 located at the delivery position B, so that the solid protective cap 10 is removed. In addition, delivery is made to the container support member 142 of the reverse mounting device 108 located at the delivery position B.

  In this state, the container 14 is mounted on the container support member 142 of the reversal mounting device 108 in a state where the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 containing the solid material 12 is positioned in advance.

That is, the containers 14 containing the solid matter 12 are supplied in a row in advance by the supply conveyor 60 and transferred to the container support member 142 of the reverse mounting device 108.
In this case, the container support member 142 of the reverse mounting device 108 can be rotated around the rotation shaft 62 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 8 by a driving device (not shown). The container 14 containing the article 12 can be rotated from the container transfer position E to the delivery position B, temporary attachment position C, push-in position D, defective product discharge position F, and product discharge position G. ing.

  In the case of this embodiment, the container support member 142 has twelve container support members 142 arranged at a central angle of 30 degrees with the rotation shaft 62 as the center. The number can be changed as appropriate.

As described above, the protective cap 10 for solid matter transferred to the container support member 142 of the reverse mounting device 108 located at the transfer position B includes the container support member 142 of the reverse mounting device 108.
By rotating in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 8 about the rotation shaft 62, the temporary movement device 106 moves to the temporary attachment position C, and the temporary attachment device 106 protects the solid material protection cap 10 at the mouth 16 of the container 14. The upper end 20 of the cap body 18 is temporarily attached.

In the temporary mounting device 106, the presence or absence of the solid material protective cap 10 is detected by a detection device such as a sensor (not shown).
Then, only the container support member 142 in which the state in which the upper end portion 20 of the protective cap body 18 of the solid material protective cap 10 is temporarily attached to the mouth portion 16 of the container 14 is detected by the detection device is located on the downstream side. While the container support member 142 moves to the push-in position D, the container support member 142 is rotated about the rotation shaft 145 as shown in FIG. It is comprised so that it may be reversed to the state located below.

  Further, after the container supporting member 142 of the reversing mounting apparatus 108 moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. As in the embodiment of FIG. 6, the solid material protective cap 10 is pushed into the container 14 and attached by the attachment pushing device 112.

  Then, the container support member 142 of the reverse mounting device 108 is moved to the defective product discharge position F by rotating in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Only the container 14 attached to the container support member 142 determined not to be attached with the protective cap 10 is carried out to the outside by the defective product discharge conveyor 64.

  Further, the container support member 142 of the reverse mounting device 108 moves to the product discharge position G by rotating in the direction of the arrow in FIG. The container 14 to which the cap 10 is attached is carried out to the outside.

As described above, in the mounting apparatus 100 of the present invention, the above cycle is repeatedly performed.
In the so-called “rotary type” mounting apparatus of such an embodiment, the apparatus space can be reduced.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the above embodiment, the amount of the solid material 12 accommodated in the container 14 as the mounting member. Accordingly, the solid protective cap 10 that can be expanded and contracted in the axial direction is used, but a conventional cushioning material 200 having a structure as shown in FIG. 5 can also be used.

  Furthermore, it is also possible to use other mounting members such as a cap containing desiccant in which a desiccant is enclosed. In this case, before the temporary mounting step, an extension step of extending the mounting member to a desired length. Various modifications can be made without departing from the object of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mounting apparatus for carrying out the mounting method for a container mounting member according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a top view of the mounting apparatus of FIG. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the solid material protective cap used in the mounting method of the container mounting member of the present invention is in the folded position. FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an outline of the mounting method of the mounting member of the container of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an outline of the mounting method of the mounting member of the container of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing an outline of the mounting method of the mounting member of the container of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a front view of a mounting device for carrying out the mounting method of the mounting member of the container of the present invention according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a top view of the mounting apparatus of FIG. FIG. 9 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view for explaining a use state of a conventional packaging cushioning material.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Protective cap for solid matter 12 Solid matter 14 Container 16 Mouth part 18 Protective cap main body 20 Upper end part 22 Lower end part 25 Expansion / contraction adjustment part 26 Protection buffer part 28a-28e Single part 32a-32f Connection part 30 Central front-end | tip part 34 Side wall part 36 Bottom surface 38 Air vent hole 40 Bending portion 50 Supply hopper 52 Alignment parts feeder 54 Guide guide 56 Chute 58, 62 Rotating shaft 60 Supply conveyor 64 Defective product discharge conveyor 66 Unloading conveyor 100 Mounting device 102 Base 104 Extension device 106 Temporary mounting device 108 Reverse mounting Device 110 Reversing device 112 Mounting push-in device 114 Mounting member support device 116 Guide rail 118 Protective cap receiving member 120 Molding device 122 Drive device 124 Guide rail 126 Extension rod member 128 Pickup device 130 Drive device 132 Guide rail 134 Moving shaft 136 Pickup arm 138 Pickup member 142 Container support member 144 Drive mechanism 145 Rotating shaft 146 Container support device 148 Guide rail 150 Container support member 152 Push-up device 154 Push-up rod member 200 Packaging cushioning material 200 Buffering material 202 Cylindrical portion 204 Container 206 mouth portion 208 head portion 211 bellows 212 trunk portion 214 bottom portion 216 solid matter 218 gap A molding position B delivery position C temporary attachment position D push position E container transfer position F defective product discharge position G product discharge position

Claims (14)

A mounting method of a mounting member for a container for mounting the mounting member in the container from the mouth of the container containing the solid matter,
A temporary mounting step of temporarily mounting a mounting member on the mouth of the container, with the mouth of the container positioned above;
A reverse mounting step of inverting the container temporarily mounted with the mounting member in a state in which the mouth of the container is positioned downward, pushing the mounting member from the mouth of the container, and mounting the mounting member in the container;
A mounting method of a mounting member for a container, comprising: The reverse mounting step
A reversing step of reversing the container temporarily mounted with the mounting member to a state in which the mouth of the container is positioned below;
In the reversing step, after reversing the mouth portion of the container in a state positioned below, a pushing-in step of pushing the mounting member from the mouth portion of the container and mounting the mounting member in the container;
The mounting method of the mounting member of the container of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. The reverse mounting step
The mounting member is mounted in the container by pushing the mounting member from the mouth of the container while reversing the container temporarily mounted with the mounting member in a state where the mouth of the container is positioned below. The mounting method of the mounting member of the container of Claim 1.   The container mounting member according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reverse mounting step includes an external force applying step of applying an external force to the container on which the mounting member is temporarily mounted. Wearing method.   The external force adding step includes mounting the mounting member in the container by pushing the mounting member from the mouth of the container while relatively rotating the container and the mounting member in the reverse mounting step. Item 5. A mounting method of the mounting member of the container according to Item 4.   6. The external force application in the external force application step is addition of at least one external force selected from vibration, inversion, and movement in the vertical and horizontal directions. A mounting method of a container mounting member. The mounting member is a mounting member that is extendable in the axial direction,
The container mounting member mounting method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising an extending step of extending the mounting member to a desired length before the temporary mounting step. A mounting device for a container mounting member for mounting the mounting member in the container from the mouth of the container containing solid matter,
A temporary mounting device that temporarily mounts a mounting member on the mouth of the container, with the mouth of the container positioned above;
A reversing mounting device that reverses the container temporarily mounted with the mounting member in a state where the mouth of the container is positioned below, and pushes the mounting member from the mouth of the container to mount the mounting member in the container;
A mounting device for a mounting member for a container, comprising: The reverse mounting device is
A reversing device for reversing the container temporarily mounted with the mounting member to a state in which the mouth of the container is positioned below;
In the reversing device, after reversing the mouth portion of the container in a state positioned below, a mounting pushing device for pushing the mounting member from the mouth portion of the container and mounting the mounting member in the container;
The container mounting member mounting device according to claim 8, comprising: The reverse mounting device is
The container on which the mounting member is temporarily mounted is configured to be mounted in the container by pushing the mounting member from the mouth of the container while reversing the container in which the mouth of the container is positioned below. The container mounting member mounting apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the container mounting member is mounted on the container.   The container mounting member according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the reverse mounting device includes an external force applying device that applies an external force to the container on which the mounting member is temporarily mounted. Mounting device.   In the reversal mounting device, the external force applying device is configured to push the mounting member through the mouth of the container and relatively mount the mounting member into the container while rotating the container and the mounting member relatively. The apparatus for mounting a container mounting member according to claim 11.   The external force applied by the external force applying device is at least one external force selected from vibration, inversion, and movement in the vertical and horizontal directions. A mounting device for a container mounting member. The mounting member is a mounting member that is extendable in the axial direction,
The apparatus for mounting a container mounting member according to any one of claims 8 to 13, further comprising a stretching device that stretches the mounting member to a desired length before temporary mounting by the temporary mounting apparatus.

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