JPH03297406A - Automatic manufacturing device of rod-foam cosmetics - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the workability in the manufacturing extensively and to realize labor saving, rationalization, and the like, by providing the first conveying line, and the second conveying line to convey a container loading table in a closed loop, combining the whole system efficiently by using conveying lines and the like, and automating the whole system. CONSTITUTION:In a conveying line 12, metal moulds 4 are conveyed in order in the direction of the arrows C, and after preheating up to a specific temperature in a preheating device 13, they are conveyed to a filling device 20. Then, after bulk 21 is filled at a specific amount in the patterns 8 of the metal moulds 4, the moulds 4 are conveyed to a cooling device 30 to cool and harden, and the bulk 21 is formed in the patterns 8 as rouge rods 3. On the other hand, cases 2 transferred on a case loading table 68 on the second conveying line 67 by the above transfer device 61 are conveyed to a rouge rod preheating device 70 in the condition the rouge rods are drawn out respectively. Furthermore, they are conveyed to a framing device 71, where gloss and the like are imparted to increase the product value, and then examined at the position of an examination table 81. In such a way, the products are conveyed in order in the direction of the arrow L, and lipsticks 1 can be manufactured in a perfect automation.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field 1] The present invention is an automatic method for automatically molding and assembling bar-shaped cosmetics such as lipsticks and lip balms, and also automating post-processing such as framing. Regarding manufacturing equipment.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, in order to manufacture bar-shaped cosmetics such as lipsticks and lip balms, the bulk of cosmetics is filled into each mold part formed in a mold, and this is cooled and solidified together with the mold. After molding a bar-shaped cosmetic, the bar-shaped cosmetic is loaded into the inner tray of a dispensing container to assemble the bar-shaped cosmetic.In the other method, the dispensing container is set in advance in a mold frame, and the cosmetic concentrate is placed in the dispensing container. There is a direct filling method that manufactures bar-shaped cosmetics by directly filling and cooling solidification.The former loading and assembly method is used to manufacture relatively high-quality lipsticks, etc. The method is used to produce relatively inexpensive lip balms and the like.

The former loading and assembly method uses a mold to mold the bar-shaped cosmetic, so there is a molding process in which the bar-shaped cosmetic is molded using a mold, and a take-out process in which the molded bar-shaped cosmetic is taken out from inside the mold. a loading process in which the extracted bar-shaped cosmetic is loaded into the inner tray of a dispensing container; a framing process in which the bar-shaped cosmetic loaded in the inner tray is polished using a gas burner; and the polished bar-shaped cosmetic is A lowering process is required to lower the container together with the inner plate into the feeding container, and a lid hooking process is required to attach the lid to the feeding container after being lowered, and each process is partially automated.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

By the way, in the conventional technology of the above-mentioned loading and assembly method, each process is only partially automated. This is done simply by using a cooling device that cools and solidifies the stock solution, and by connecting this filling device and the cooling device with a conveyor line or the like for automation.

For this reason, in the conventional technology, in order to load the bar-shaped cosmetic material molded in the molding process into the inner tray of a dispensing container, the bar-shaped cosmetic material is manually released from the mold, and the bar-shaped cosmetic material taken out is manually placed in the inner tray of the container. There is a problem in that it must be loaded during work, and workability is extremely poor.

Furthermore, even after loading the cosmetic bar into the dispenser, the dispenser is manually attached to a holder called a "hakama" while the cosmetic bar is being dispensed, and the dispenser and the holder are placed on a conveyor line or the like. The bar-shaped cosmetics are transported to a framing device, etc., and after framing, the bar-shaped cosmetics have to be manually fed back into the container, and the lids are hung, etc., which makes it impossible to save labor and streamline operations. There is.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art described above.The present invention allows the entire structure to be efficiently combined using a conveyor line, etc., and by automating the entire structure, the workability during manufacturing can be greatly improved. The object of the present invention is to provide an automatic manufacturing device for bar-shaped cosmetics that can be improved, labor-saving, and rationalized.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a pair of upper molds that can be opened and closed on a pair of lower molds that are formed so as to be able to approach and separate along the abutment surfaces, A mold comprising a plurality of mold parts for molding bar-shaped cosmetics between each upper mold and each lower mold, a first conveyance line that conveys the mold in a closed loop, and a first conveyance line that conveys the mold in a closed loop. a second conveyance line that is spaced apart from the conveyance line and conveys a container mounting table on which a plurality of dispensed containers for bar-shaped cosmetics are placed in a closed loop; A filling device that temporarily stops the mold, which is conveyed in a closed state in advance, and fills a cosmetic stock solution into each mold part of the mold in order to mold a plurality of rod-shaped cosmetics within the mold. and a cooling device that is located downstream of the filling device and cools the cosmetic stock solution filled in each mold part of the mold so as to solidify it as a bar-shaped cosmetic material;
The molds located on the downstream side of the cooling device and conveyed by the first conveyance line are temporarily stopped, and the bottom of each of the molds is placed in order to expose the base end side of each of the rod-shaped cosmetics. a mold opening device that automatically opens each upper mold from above the mold; In order to release each rod-shaped cosmetic from each lower mold of the mold, there is provided a gap opening device that slightly separates each lower mold of the mold along the abutment surface, and the gap opening device releases the mold from the mold. A container loading device is disposed on the proximal end side of each of the dispensed cosmetic bars, which loads the respective inner trays while gripping the plurality of dispensing containers, and extracts each of the cosmetic bars together with the dispensing containers from the mold. Between the container loading device and the second conveyance line, the container loading device places each dispensed container loaded with each bar-shaped cosmetic onto a container mounting table conveyed by the second conveyance line. A transfer device is provided to transfer the cosmetic, and a framing device is provided in the middle of the second transfer line to frame each bar-shaped cosmetic that is transferred onto the container mounting table by the transfer device and dispensed from each dispensing container. a lowering device located on the downstream side of the framing device for lowering each of the bar-shaped cosmetics together with an inner tray into each feeding container; and a lowering device located on the downstream side of the lowering device for lowering each of the bar-shaped cosmetics. A lid hook for attaching a lid to each dispensing container in a state of dispensing is provided with a device.

Further, in the middle of the first conveyance line, there is a device located between the gap opening device and the filling device, and the upper mold of the mold opened by the mold opening device is automatically placed again onto each lower mold. a mold closing device for closing the mold, a mold preheating device located between the mold closing device and the filling device and preheating the mold, and a mold preheating device located between the filling device and the cooling device, the mold preheating device being located between the mold closing device and the filling device; It is preferable to provide an air blower for blowing warm air from above onto the cosmetic stock solution filled in each mold part of the mold.

On the other hand, between the first conveyance line and the second conveyance line, a plurality of dispensing containers into which the bar-shaped cosmetics are to be loaded are conveyed to the vicinity of the gap opening device, and each dispensing container is transported to the vicinity of the gap opening device. It is preferable that a lifting device for automatically lifting up the inner tray of each feeding container is provided in the middle of the container conveying device which is gripped by the container loading device.

[Effect]

With the above configuration, while the mold is being conveyed by the first conveyance line, a cosmetic stock solution is filled into each mold part of the mold, and after being cooled and solidified to mold each rod-shaped cosmetic, the mold is transferred. Each upper mold is automatically opened from above each lower mold to expose the proximal end of each bar-shaped cosmetic, and then each lower mold is slightly spaced apart to allow each bar-shaped cosmetic to be removed from each mold. Then, the proximal end side of each bar-shaped cosmetic can be automatically loaded into the inner tray of each feeding container, and these operations can be performed continuously on the first conveyance line.

Then, each dispensing container loaded with each bar-shaped cosmetic can be automatically transferred to the container mounting table on the second transport line by the transfer device, and on the second transport line, each dispensing container is transported together with the container mounting table. At the same time, each bar-shaped cosmetic is subjected to polishing by framing, etc., and each bar-shaped cosmetic after framing is automatically lowered into each dispensing container, and a lid body is automatically attached to each dispensing container. Processing such as framing, lowering, and lid hanging can be performed continuously.

[Example] Hereinafter, an automatic manufacturing apparatus for bar-shaped cosmetics according to an example of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 29, taking an automatic lipstick manufacturing apparatus as an example.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a lipstick as a stick-shaped cosmetic, and the lipstick 1 is composed of a case 2 as a dispensing container and a red stick 3 as a stick-shaped cosmetic, as illustrated in FIG.
A large-diameter knob 2A, a long sleeve 2B provided relatively rotatably on the knob 2A, and the sleeve 2B.
A spiral tube 2 provided inside the sleeve 2B and rotating integrally with the sleeve 2B.
C, and an inner plate 2D that is provided in the spiral tube 2C and that slides in the axial direction within the spiral tube 2C and is operated to be raised or lowered by relative rotation of the knob portion 2A and the sleeve 2B.
It is roughly composed of. The proximal end side of the red stick 3 is inserted into the middle plate 2D, and the red stick 3 is moved down or raised into the case 2 together with the middle plate 2D.

Reference numeral 4 indicates a mold for molding the red rod 3, and the mold 4 is formed into a long rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
A pair of lower dies 5.5 that can be moved toward and away from the left and right sides along each abutment surface 5A, and hinges 6.6.5 on each of the lower dies 5. The upper molds 7, 7 are provided so as to be openable and closable via the lower molds 5, and are formed into a long rectangular parallelepiped shape in substantially the same manner as the lower molds 5. Between each lower mold 5 is a mold part 8 for molding the red rod 3.
, 8 . A pair of recesses 8A, 8A formed in a substantially semicircular shape, and a pair of recesses 8B formed in a substantially semicircular shape on the abutment surface 7A of each upper mold 7.

It is composed of 8B.

Here, as shown in FIG. 5, each lower mold 5 of the mold 4 has a pair of bottle holes extending in the width direction and spaced apart in the length direction of each lower mold 5. 5B.

5B and a pin hole 5C located between the multi-pin holes 5B and drilled through the width direction between each of the lower molds 5. and 10 are slidably inserted. A pair of O-rings 11, 11 are installed on the outer peripheral side of the bottle 10, and each O-ring 11
By contacting the pin hole 5C with a predetermined tightening margin, each lower die 5 is held in the abutting state shown in the drawing. In addition, each bottle 9 has its tip abutted against the abutment surface 5A of each lower die 5 serving as a counterpart, and when pressed in the direction of arrow A by each bushing rod 50, which will be described later, each lower die 5 is moved as shown in FIG. They are separated by a minute gap S shown.

Each upper mold 7 also has a bottomed engagement hole 7 on its longitudinal end surface.
B, 7B are formed, and each rotation arm 41 of a mold opening device 36, which will be described later, is engaged with each engagement hole 7B. The scraping mold 7 is rotated in the direction of the arrow B in FIGS. 2 and 12 by each rotating arm 41, and each lower mold is 5 It opens from the top to the left and right. In addition, a water drainage passage 5D is formed along the abutment surface 5A in each lower mold 5 as shown in FIGS. This prevents it from entering the interior and remaining.

Next, in FIG. 6, reference numeral 12 indicates a first conveyance line that sequentially conveys each mold 4 in the direction of arrow C, and the conveyance line 12 is formed in a substantially rectangular closed loop. 1st
Conveyance rollers 12A, 12A, . . . and conveyance belt 12B shown in FIG.

12B, etc. In addition, turntables 12C, 12C, . For example, move the mold 4 from the direction of arrow C1 to the direction of arrow C2 by approximately 9
The conveyance direction is changed by about 0 degrees to smoothly convey the material downstream.

Reference numeral 13 indicates a mold preheating device installed in the middle of the conveyance line 12, and the preheating device 13 is conveyed in the direction of arrow C in a closed state as shown in FIG. By preheating the mold 4 to be filled, for example, to about 30 to 35° C., and reducing the temperature difference between the mold 4 and the bulk 21, which will be described later and is filled into each mold part 8 by the filling device 20, which will be described later. This prevents the bulk 21 from adhering to the recesses 8A and 8B of each mold part 8, and improves the releasability (releasability) of the red rod 3 from the mold part 8.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a mold cleaning device located downstream of the mold preheating device 13 and provided in the middle of the conveyance line 12, and the cleaning device 14 has a box-shaped cover 15 with an open bottom side as shown in FIG. Inside the cover 15 is an air pipe 16 extending in the axial direction and having, for example, 16 nozzles 16A, 16A, . , and a suction pipe 17 that suctions dust floating inside the cover 15 together with air. Between the cover 15 and the conveyance line 12, a mold 4
A stopper 18 consisting of an air cylinder or the like that moves the rod 18A forward and backward on the conveyance line 12 in order to stop the rod 18A at a predetermined position, and a stopper 18 that is disposed between each conveyance roller 12A to separate the mold 4 from each conveyance roller 12A. , lifters 19 and 19 for raising and lowering the mold 4 are provided. Then, the cleaning measure 14 first begins with each conveyance roller 12.
The mold 4 transported in the direction of arrow C at A is stopped by the stopper 18.
After stopping the mold 4 with each lifter 19 and inserting each nozzle 16A into each mold part 8, the suction vibrator 17 is inserted while blowing air into each mold part 8 from each nozzle 16A. The inside of each mold part 8 of the mold 4 is cleaned with air by suctioning air from the mold 4.

Reference numeral 20 indicates a filling device located downstream of the mold cleaning device 14 and provided in the middle of the conveyance line 12;
0 is a hopper 2 that accommodates a bulk 21 as a cosmetic stock solution.
As shown in FIG. 10, the filling machine 23 includes a cylinder holder 24 provided below the hopper 22, and a cylinder holder 24 disposed separately within the cylinder holder 24, as shown in FIG. The filling cylinders 25, 25, etc. into which the piston 25A is slidably fitted, and each of the filling cylinders 2
For example, four filling nozzles 26, 26. It consists of... A heat medium 27 is accommodated in the peripheral wall 22A of the hopper 22 and the cylinder holder 24, and for example,
The bulk 21 is kept heated and molten at a temperature of about 0°C.

Moreover, in each filling cylinder 25, a valve is opened during the suction stroke in which the piston 25A is slid in the direction of arrow D1, and a hopper 22 is opened.
A check valve 25B for suction introduces the bulk 21 inside the filling cylinder 25 into the filling cylinder 25, and a check valve 25B for discharge that opens in the discharge stroke in the direction of arrow D2 and discharges the bulk 21 introduced into the filling cylinder 25 from the filling nozzle 26. A check valve 25C is provided, and the filling cylinder 25 is configured to fill a predetermined amount of bulk 21 into the mold portion 8 of the mold 4 every time the piston 25A repeats the suction and discharge strokes. on the other hand,
A shutter 24 is provided in the middle of the flow path 24A of the cylinder holder 24.
B is rotatably provided, and the bulk 2 in the hopper 22 is
1, when changing the color or cleaning, etc., the shutter 24B is rotated 90 degrees from the illustrated position to block the flow path 24A, and each filling cylinder 25 is extracted from the cylinder holder 24 and replaced with the respective filling cylinder 25. By inserting a liquid drain pipe (not shown) and then returning the shutter 24B to the position shown, the bulk 21 in the hopper 22 is removed from each filling nozzle 26.
It can be discharged as appropriate.

27.27 indicates a stopper consisting of an air cylinder or the like provided in the middle of the conveyance line 12 together with the filling device 20,
Each stopper 27 is operated by sequentially advancing and retracting the rods 27A and 27B, as shown in FIGS. 26.

That is, each stopper 27 is connected to the rod 2 as shown in FIG.
The distance β between 7A and 27B corresponds to the distance 4 between adjacent mold parts 8 of the mold 4, and each filling nozzle 26 has a distance 2I2, which is twice the distance between each mold part 8. The front and rear rods 27B, 27 are arranged between each stopper 27.
There is a distance of 8°C between A and A.

28.28. ... indicates a lid located below each filling nozzle 26 and disposed between each transport roller 12A,
The mold 4 of each lifter 28 is connected to the rod 2 of each stopper 27.
Each time it is stopped by 7A and 27B, it is raised and lowered, and when raised, the mold 4 is separated from each conveyance roller 12A, and each mold part 8
Each filling nozzle 26 is inserted as deeply as possible into the interior. Each lifter 28 is connected to each mold part 8 from each filling nozzle 26.
When the bulk 21 is filled in the mold section 8, the mold 4 is gradually lowered according to the amount of filling to prevent the liquid bulk 21 from bubbling inside each mold section 8. . After the bulk 21 is quantitatively filled into each mold section 8 up to the upper surface level of the mold 4, each lifter 28 is completely lowered, and the mold 4 is moved by each conveyance roller 12A in the direction indicated by the arrow C.
conveyed in the direction.

29 is located on the downstream side of the filling device 20 and is connected to the conveyance line 12.
As shown in FIG. 11, the warm air pipe 29 extends to the position of a cooling device 30 (to be described later), and has a number of air outlets 29A on its lower surface. , 29A, . . . The hot air pipe 29 is connected to a hot air source (not shown), for example
Warm air supplied at a temperature of ~100°C is blown downward through each outlet 29A, and the conveyor line 1
By blowing this hot air from above onto the bulk 21 in the mold 4 conveyed by the mold 2, the bulk 21 is prevented from solidifying unevenly from the surface side in each mold part 8,
It is designed to compensate for the gradual solidification of the bulk 21 from the inside as much as possible.

Reference numeral 30 indicates a cooling device located on the downstream end side of the hot air pipe 29 and provided in the middle of the conveyance line 12;
As shown in FIG.
and left to each mold 4 that is transported in the direction of arrow C by the transport belt 12B.

In order to spray cooling water 31 from both right directions, the conveyor belt 12
A large number of watering holes 33A, 33A extend in a long direction along the direction B.
,... A watering vibrator 33 (only one shown)
And, in order to supply the cooling water 31 into each water spray vibrator 33,
A pump 34 that discharges the cooling water 31 in the bathtub 32, and a refrigerator 3 that cools the cooling water 31 in the bathtub 32 to a predetermined temperature.
It is roughly composed of 5. And the cooling device 30
By spraying cooling water 31 from each water spray vibrator 33 toward the mold 4, the bulk 21 filled in each mold part 8 of the mold 4 is cooled and solidified, and the bulk 21 filled in each mold part 8 of the mold 4 is cooled and solidified. The red sticks 3 made of the bulk 21 are each molded inside.

36 is located on the downstream side of the cooling device 30 and is connected to the conveying line 12.
As shown in FIG. 12, the mold opening device 36 is connected to the conveyance line 12 via a pair of supports 37A and 37A so as to straddle the conveyance roller 12A.
An elevator 37 that is provided on the top and raises and lowers the lift plate 38 in the vertical direction; and a slider mechanism 4 that is installed on the lift plate 38 and moves the drive unit 39 forward and backward in the front-rear direction of the conveyance line 12.
0, and the engagement hole 7 of each upper mold 7 provided in the drive part 39.
B, rotates each upper mold 7 in the direction of arrow B, and rotates each lower mold 5.
A pair of rotating arms 41 that open as shown in FIG. 13 from above.
41, and a stopper 42 for stopping the mold 4 at a predetermined position on the downstream side of each rotary arm 41 in the direction of arrow C, and a stopper 42 for stopping the mold 4 at a predetermined position, and a transport roller for transporting the mold 4 stopped by the stopper 42. Lifters 43 and 43 that raise and lower the mold 12A upward and downward, a positioning mechanism 44 that positions the mold 4 in the left-right direction, and the like are provided.

Then, the mold opening device 36 transports the mold 4 to the stopper 42 position by each conveying roller 12A with the elevating plate 38, drive unit 39, etc. raised in advance, and each lifter 4
3, the mold 4 is raised from each conveyance roller 12A, and the elevating plate 38 drive unit 39, etc. are lowered, and the slider mechanism 40 moves the drive unit 39 forward in the direction of arrow C to move each rotating arm 41 upward. Engage with the engagement hole 7B of the mold 7.

Next, each rotating arm 41 is rotated in the direction of arrow B to open each upper mold 7 of the mold 4 from above each lower mold 5 to the left and right as shown in FIG. After exposing the base end side on each lower mold 5, each rotation arm 41 is moved back together with the drive unit 39 to release the engagement with each engagement hole 7B, and the elevating plate 38 etc. are raised again. , each lifter 43 is lowered to place the mold 4 with each upper mold 7 open on each conveyance roller 12A, the positioning by the positioning mechanism 44 is released, the stopper 42 is retreated from the conveyance line 12, and the metal mold 4 is The mold 4 is conveyed to the downstream side.

Reference numeral 45 indicates a gap opening device located downstream of the mold opening device 36 and provided in the middle of the conveyance line 12, and the gap opening device 45 is connected to each conveyance roller 12A as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15. Mold 4 has been transported in the direction of arrow C by
is stopped by the stopper 46, and the lifter 47.47
positioning cylinders 48° 49 for positioning the mold 4 by holding each lower mold 5 from the left and right between the holding plates 48A and 49A in a state raised from each conveyance roller 12A; The bottle holes 5 of each lower mold 5
By pushing each bottle (see FIG. 5) inserted into B in the direction of arrow A, bush rods 50, 50. ..., each bushing rod 50 is arranged in four pieces at a position corresponding to each bottle hole 5B of the mold 4, and is moved back and forth in the direction of arrow A with a predetermined stroke by an actuator (not shown). Ru.

In addition, the clamping plates 48A and 4 of the positioning cylinders 48 and 49
9A has three relatively strong springs 48B, 48B, ... and three weak springs 49B, 49B.

. . . are arranged, and each lower mold 5 of the mold 4 is provided with a weak spring 49.
They are separated by a minute gap S against B. Then, the gap opening device 45 forms a minute gap S between each of the lower molds 5 using each bushing rod 50, so that each red bar 3 is attached to each of the lower molds 5.
The mold 4 is released so that it can be extracted from the mold 4, and the mold 4 is kept on standby in the state shown in FIG. 15 until the case loading operation, which will be described later, is completed. After the case loading work is completed, each bushing rod 50 is moved backward in the direction opposite to the direction of arrow A, and the clamping plate 48A is
, 49A bring the lower molds 5 into contact with each other again along the abutment surface 5A via the springs 48B and 49B, and then release the positioning by the positioning cylinders 48 and 49, and each lifter 4
7 is lowered and the stopper 46 is moved backward, and the molds 4 with the upper molds 7 open are transported in the direction of arrow C by the transport rollers 12A.

Reference numeral 51 indicates a mold closing device located downstream of the gap opening device 45, as shown in FIG. It is configured almost the same as the mold opening device 36 shown in FIG. 13,
In order to mold each red bar 3 again in the mold 4, each upper mold 7 of the mold 4 is used.
is automatically closed from the state shown in FIG. 3 to the state shown in FIG. Reference numeral 52 indicates an unloading device located between the mold closing device 51 and the mold preheating device 13 and provided in the middle of the conveyance line 12. When the mold 4 and the like are detected by a detection device (not shown), the mold 4 is appropriately carried out from the conveyance line 12 onto a carry-out table 53. Also,
The unloading device 52 is used for transporting the transport line 1 when a problem occurs in the case transport device 54 or the second transport line 67, which will be described later.
Each mold 4 is temporarily carried out from the mold 2.

Next, reference numeral 54 indicates a case conveyance device disposed between the first conveyance line 12 and the second conveyance line 67, and the case conveyance device 54 is as shown in FIGS. A case clamping table 56 that clamps, for example, eight cases 2, 2, etc., supplied from the case supplying device 55 via cylinders 56A, 56A, and a case clamping table 56 that is transported in the direction of arrow E. The case transport device 54 carries each case 2 before the red rod 3 is loaded along the guide rail 57 along the guide rail 57 with a case holding table 56, as shown in FIG. 45 in the direction of arrow E.

Then, the case transport device 54 releases the clamping of each case 2 by the case clamping table 56 and transfers the case to a case loading device 6, which will be described later.
18 (after the case 2 is delivered, the case holding table 56 is conveyed along the guide rail 57 in the opposite direction to the arrow E direction, and the next case It waits for the case 2 to be supplied from the case supply device 55.

Here, the case supply device 55 includes a first arm 55A, a second arm 55B, and
Third arm 55C and rotary actuator 55D
, 55E, consisting of a case feeding robot,
For example, eight cases 2, 2 . . . . is provided with a case gripping tool 55G for gripping the case. Then, the case supply device 55 is connected to the case gripping tool 5.
While driving the 5G in the X, Y, and Z axis directions with the 7-arms 55A, 55B, and 55C, the low reactuators 55D and 55
E, the case 2 is rotated in the directions of arrows F and G, and after the cases 2 arranged on the pallet 58 are gripped between the gripping parts 55F, they are supplied to the clamping table 56.

Reference numeral 59 denotes a lifting device installed as shown in FIG. 6 in the middle of the guide rail 57 of the case transport device 54. The inner plate 2D (see FIG. 1) of each case 2, which is conveyed along the rail 57 in the direction of arrow E, is raised by applying a rotational force to the sleeve 2B of each case 2.

Reference numeral 60 indicates a case loading device as a container loading device located between the case conveying device 54 and the gap opening device 45 and provided on the first conveying line 12. , a case loading robot that is driven in the Z-axis direction, and a case insert 60A that is rotated in the direction of arrow H is provided at the distal end side of the robot. In addition, the case insert 60A has small diameter cylinders 6 on both the left and right sides.
As shown in FIG. It is adapted to be taken out upward from the holding table 56.

Therefore, the case loading device 60 is connected to the case feeding device 55.
Almost in the same way, the case insert 60A and each cylinder 60B
In addition, the first arm 60C, the second arm 6C)D
, has a third arm 60E, and a substantially U-shaped frame 60F is provided on the lower end side of the third arm 60E, and is provided on the frame 60F to rotate the case insert 60A in the direction of arrow H. Equipped with low reactant unitaro 0G.

Then, the case loading device 60 rotates and inverts a total of eight cases 2 held by the case insert 60A in the direction of arrow H, as illustrated in FIG.
While positioning the case insert 60A on the mold 4 which is waiting at the position of the gap opening device 45 with B facing downward, the proximal end protrudes from each lower mold 5 of the mold 4. The inner plate 2D of each case 2 is inserted into each red rod 3 as shown in FIG. 19, and the base end side of each red rod 3 is loaded into each inner plate 2D.

In this case, a total of 8 cases 2 are loaded at intervals of every other case to a total of 16 red rods 3 protruding from each lower mold 5, and each red rod 3 loaded into the joining case 2 is After being extracted upwardly from each lower mold 5, the case 2 and the case holder 60A are used as shown in FIG. 20 (arrow H).
The case 2 is rotated in the direction and reversed, and the case 2 is transferred onto a transfer table 63 of a transfer device 61, which will be described later, with the grip portion 2A of each case 2 facing downward. By repeating the loading and unloading steps twice, a total of 16 red rods 3 are sequentially delivered to the transfer device 61 together with each case 2.

Next, reference numeral 61 denotes a transfer device for transferring each case 2 loaded with each red rod 3 by the case loading device 60 to the second transfer line 67, and the transfer device 61 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 4, a guide rail 62 extends from the second conveyance line 67 to the first conveyance line 12, and a linear actuator 64A reciprocates in the direction of arrow J along the guide rail 62, and the transfer table The transfer mechanism 64 rotates the case 63 by 180 degrees in the direction of the arrow by a rotary actuator 64B. Recesses 63A, 63A, . . . are formed. Then, the transfer device 61 inverts each case 2 placed in each recess 63A of the transfer table 63 by 180 degrees in the direction of the arrow along with the red rod 3, and moves it toward the second transfer line 67 in the direction of the arrow. It is transferred in the J direction and delivered to a gripper 66 of a delivery device 65 (described later) as shown in FIG.

65 constitutes a part of the transfer device 61 and is connected to the second transfer line 6
The transfer device 65 is equipped with a holding tool 66 that moves up and down using an air cylinder or the like, and each case 2 is transferred to a second transfer line 67 together with a transfer table 63. When the case 2 is placed on a case mounting table 68 (to be described later) together with the transfer table 63, the gripping tool 66 is raised as shown in FIG. 21 (as shown in FIG. 22). As shown in FIG. 23, each case 2 on the transfer table 63 is held by the holding tool 66.The holding tool 66 then rises again as shown in FIG. After the case 2 is taken out from the transfer table 63, the transfer table 63 is allowed to be transferred in the direction of the arrow J while being reversed in the direction of the arrow toward the case loading device 60. After that, The clamping tool 66 descends again to place the grip portion 2A of each case 2 on the case mounting table 68, and after delivering each case 2 to the case mounting table 68, it ascends again as shown in FIG. It is now possible to do so.

Next, reference numeral 67 indicates a second conveyance line which is arranged apart from the first conveyance line 12 and conveys a case mounting table 68 as a container loading table in a closed loop. The case mounting table 68 is conveyed in the direction of the arrow, and a total of eight recesses 68A, 68A, . Then, the case mounting table 68 is temporarily stopped by a stopper 69 below the clamping tool 66 of the delivery device 65, and waits for each case 2 to be placed in each recess 68A from the clamping tool 66. (See Figure 24)
. Then, when each case 2 is placed on the case mounting table 68, the stopper 69 retreats from the transport line 67, and the case mounting table 68 is transported along with each case 2 by the transport line 67 in the direction of the arrow. . In addition, turntables 67A, 67A, . The conveyance direction is changed and the conveyance is carried out smoothly downstream.

70 is located on the downstream side of the delivery device 65 and is connected to the conveyance line 6
The preheating device 70 is provided with a tunnel-shaped building that surrounds the middle part of the conveyance line 67, and is unwound from each case 2 on a case mounting table 68. From a heater (not shown) etc. to each red bar 3,
For example, by sending hot air at about 50 to 60°C, each of the red sticks 3,
For example, it is preheated to about 35 to 40°C. As a result, the water condensed on the surface of each red stick 3 that has been forcibly cooled and solidified by the cooling device 3o is evaporated by preheating, and "unevenness" may occur due to moisture adhering to the red stick 3 during framing in the next process. It is designed to prevent

Reference numeral 71 indicates a framing device located downstream of the red rod preheating device 70 and provided midway through the conveyance line 67. Inside, gas burners (not shown) are provided on both the left and right sides of the conveyance line 67. The framing device 71 applies flame from each gas burner to each red rod 3 on the case mounting table 68 to polish the surface of each red rod 3 over the entire circumference. Thus, mold 4
The surface of each red stick 3 as-molded is made smooth and glossy, and its commercial value is increased.

Reference numeral 72 indicates a lowering device located on the downstream side of the framing device 71 and provided in the middle of the conveyance line 67. The structure is such that it is automatically postponed to . Here, the lowering device 72
As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the frame body 73 extends along the conveyance line 67 and has an inverted shape consisting of a wall portion 73A and a roof portion 73B, and each case 2 is placed at the position of the frame body 73. A stopper (not shown) that stops the case mounting table 68 at a predetermined position when the case mounting table 68 is transported together with the case mounting table 68, and a total of eight individual In order to hold the tabs 2A of the case 2 from both the left and right sides, they are disposed on both the left and right sides of the conveyance line 67 at height positions corresponding to the tabs 2A, and are operated by air cylinders (not shown) or the like. A pair of clamping plates 74, 74 that are pushed in the direction of the arrow M, and a pair of left and right output shafts 75 that are arranged in a row along the arrow direction on the roof portion 73B of the frame 73.
A, 75A are rotatably driven in the direction of the arrow N, and a spring joint 7 is attached to each output shaft 75A of each of the low reactor unitafs 5.75-...-.
Rotating shafts 77, 77, . . ., which are connected through 6.76° and arranged 8 on the left and 8 on the right, for a total of 16, and the intermediate portion of each of the rotating shafts 77 can be rotated. A pair of shaft support plates 78, 78 that support and push each rotating shaft 77 in the direction of arrow M to make each roller 80, which will be described later, come into sliding contact with the sleeve 2B of each case 2, and each rotating shaft 77. is provided on the lower end side of the roller 8, and normally transfers the rotational force from each rotating shaft 77 to each roller 8.
a clutch 79 that transmits the rotational force to the roller 80 and releases the transmission of the rotational force when a torque of a predetermined value or more acts on each roller 80;
79. . . . is provided on the lower end side of each rotating shaft 77 via each clutch 79, slides into contact with the sleeve 2B of each case 2, and lowers each red bar 3 together with the inner plate 2D into each case 2. , a rubber roller 80° 80, which rotates the sleeve 2B of each case 2 in the downward direction.

Each time each case 2 is conveyed together with the case mounting table 68, the lowering device 72 stops the case mounting table 68 at a predetermined position using a stopper.
The grip portion 2A is held between each holding plate 74, and each roller 80
is driven in the direction of arrow N by the rotary actuator 75,
By rotating each sleeve 2B relative to the knob 2A, each red stick 3 is lowered into each case 2. Further, when each red rod 3 is completely lowered into each case 2, a torque of a predetermined value or more acts on each roller 80, so each clutch 79 is released and each roller 80 stops rotating. When the lowering of each red bar 3 is completed, each clamping plate 74 and shaft support plate 78 retreat in the direction opposite to the direction of arrow M, the stopper is released, and each case 2 is lowered so that the red bar 3 is lowered. The conveyance line 67 together with the case mounting table 68 is
transported to the downstream side by Note that 81 is an inspection table disposed on the upstream side of the lowering device 72, and the inspection table 81 is used to inspect whether or not each red bar 3 after framing has been given the desired gloss. be.

Furthermore, a lid hook 82 located on the downstream side of the lowering device 72 and provided in the middle of the conveyance line 67 indicates a device, and the device 82 is connected to a first arm 82A as shown in FIG.
, a second arm 82B, and a third arm 82C, X,
The lid hook, which is driven in three axes of Y and Z axes, is constructed by a robot, and a gripper 83 is provided on the tip side of the third arm 82C, which is rotated in the direction of arrow P by a row actuator 82D. There is. The gripping tool 83 has, for example, eight lids 84, 83A, .
84. ... while grasping it from the top of the pallet 85,
While rotating each lid body 84 in the direction of arrow P,
The lids 84 are fitted onto the sleeves 2B of the cases 2, which are transferred in the Z-axis direction and the red rods 3 are lowered on the case mounting number 68, as shown in FIG. In this case, the case mounting table 68 is stopped by a stopper 86 made of an air ring or the like disposed midway on the conveyance line 67, and the lid hooking device 82 is used to hang each lid body 84 onto each case 2. Wait in the position shown until the process is completed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 29, each case 2 on which each lid body 84 is hung on the case mounting table 68 is removed from the case mounting table 68 by the device 82, and then the case 2 is placed in the X-ray again. , Y, and Z axes toward a pallet 85 shown in FIG. 27, and are sequentially arranged on the pallet 85 while rotating the gripper 83 in the direction of arrow P. after that,
The gripping tool 83 holds the following eight lids 84, 84 . . . are taken out in the same manner as in the previous case, each of these lid bodies 84 is attached to each subsequent case 2, and these operations are automatically repeated. Further, the stopper 86 moves forward and backward on the conveyance line 67 every time the case mounting table 68 is conveyed together with each case 2 in the direction of the arrow, and after the completion of lid hanging, the stopper 86 moves back and forth on the conveying line 67.
is transported downstream.

The automatic manufacturing device for lipstick 1 according to this embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, and its operation will be explained next.

First, each mold 4 is sequentially transported in the direction of arrow C on the transport line 12, and the mold 4 is preheated with each upper mold 7 closed onto each lower mold 5 by the mold closing device 51. After being preheated to a predetermined temperature in the device 13, it is air cleaned in the mold cleaning device 14 and transported to the filling device 20. After the bulk 21 is filled in a fixed quantity into each mold part 8 of the mold 4 by the filling device 20, warm air is blown onto the bulk 21 from above the mold 4 by a hot air vibrator 29. It is transported to a cooling device 30, cooled and solidified, and molded into a red rod 3 in each mold section 8. Thereafter, each of the red rods 3 is placed in a state where the proximal end side is exposed (protruding) on each lower mold 5 by opening each upper mold 7 of the mold 4 with a mold closing device 36, and leaving a gap The opening device 45 forms a minute gap S in each of the lower molds 5, and the molds are released from the multi-column mold 5 so that they can be extracted.

Next, each of these red rods 3 is kept on standby together with the sheet metal mold 4 at the position of the gap opening device 45, and is loaded into each case 2 with the inner plate 2D raised in advance by the case loading device 60, and the mold is loaded. Extracted from 4. Then, each case 2 loaded with each red stick 3 is transferred by a transfer device 61 to a second transfer line 67 via a delivery device 65, and a case mounting table is transferred on the transfer line 67 in the direction of the arrow. 68 with the knob portions 2A facing downward.

Further, the mold 4 from which each red bar 3 has been removed at the position of the gap opening device 45 is transported in the direction of arrow C by the first transport line 12, and each upper mold 7 is removed by the mold closing device 51. Closed again onto mold 5.

On the other hand, each case 2 transferred to the case mounting table 68 on the second transfer line 67 by the transfer device 61 is transferred to the red rod preheating device 70 with the red rod 3 extended, respectively.
As a pretreatment for the framing process, each red stick 3 is preheated to evaporate moisture condensed on its surface, and then transported to the framing device 71. And the framing device 7
In step 1, flame is applied to each red stick 3 to make its surface uniform, give it gloss, etc., and improve the product value, and the inspector at the inspection table 81 checks whether or not the framing process is performed normally. inspect.

Then, each case 2 that has passed the position of the inspection table 81 is moved down by the lowering device 72 on the case mounting table 68, and each red stick 3 is lowered by the lowering device 72 into each case 2. Each lid 84 is hung by a device 82, and the lid holder is delivered together with each lid 84 onto a pallet 85, and transferred to a packaging process (not shown) as a finished product. . In addition, the lid hook is at the position of the device 82, and the case mounting table 68 from which each case 2 is taken out is located at the transport line 6.
7 to the downstream side, each case 2 loaded with a red rod 3 is again placed at the position of the delivery device 65, and is sequentially transported by the transport line 67 in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Thus, according to this embodiment, each red bar 3 using the mold 4
The molding process, the extraction of each red bar 3 from the mold 4, and the loading process into each case 2 can be performed continuously and automatically on the first conveyance line 12, and each red bar 3 is loaded. Each case 2 can be automatically transferred onto the second transport line 67 by the transfer device 61, and each red stick 3 can be flamed, lowered into each case 2, and each red stick 3 can be moved onto the second transport line 67 on the transport line 67. It is possible to continuously and automatically carry out the process of putting a lid on each case 2 and arranging each lipstick 1 as a finished product in the pallet soto 85, and the lipstick 1 can be manufactured completely automatically.

Therefore, there is no need to perform manual work between each process as in the conventional technology, and the entire manufacturing process can be significantly labor-saving and work efficiency can be improved. It can eliminate vines, increase product value, etc.
It has various effects.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As detailed above, according to the present invention, while the mold is conveyed in a closed loop in the first conveyance line, the molding, extraction, and loading of each bar-shaped cosmetic into a feeding container are continuously and automatically carried out. The loaded cosmetic bar can be automatically transferred to the second conveyance line together with the feeding container, and the framing, lowering, and capping can be continuously and automatically performed on the second conveyance line. In addition to automating the entire manufacturing process and greatly improving work efficiency, it also achieves various effects such as saving labor and streamlining, and greatly eliminating manual work.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a lipstick showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mold, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mold showing a state where each upper mold is opened, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view in the direction of arrows IV-IV in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view in the direction of arrow V-■ in FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the cleaning device and the filling device; FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the filling device showing the mold stopped at a different position from FIG. 8; FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the filling device. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the cooling device, FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the mold opening device, and FIG. 13 is an enlarged sectional view in the direction of arrow X-x in FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of the mold opening device showing the state in which each upper mold is opened.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the gap opening device, FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the gap opening device showing a state in which minute gaps are opened between each lower mold, and FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing the case supply device and the case conveyance device. , FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the case transport device, case loading device, etc., FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the state in which each case is transferred from the case transport device to the case loading device, and FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the state in which each case is loaded. FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the case loading device and the transfer device showing a state in which each red rod is loaded into each case and delivered to the transfer device. FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the transfer device and the delivery device, and FIG. 23 is the same as FIG. 22 showing the state after each case has been delivered to the delivery device. A perspective view of
Fig. 24 is a perspective view of the delivery device etc. showing the state in which each case is transferred to the second conveyance line, Fig. 25 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the lowering device, and Fig. 26 shows the main parts of the lowering device. An enlarged vertical sectional view, FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the device, FIG. 28 is a perspective view of the device with the lid fitted onto each case, and FIG. 29 is a perspective view of the device. The lid rack is a perspective view of the device, showing the state in which each case is later taken out from the case mounting table. 1... Lipstick (bar-shaped cosmetic), 2... Case (feeding container), 3... Red stick (bar-shaped cosmetic), 4... Mold,
5...Lower die, 5A, 7A...Abutting surface, 7...Upper die, 8...Mold part, 8A, 8B...Recessed part, 9, 10...
- Bin, 12... First conveyance line, 12A... Conveyance roller, 12B... Conveyance belt, 12C... Turntable, 13... Mold preheating device, 14... Mold cleaning Apparatus, 20... Filling device, 21... Bulk (cosmetic stock solution), 22... Hopper, 23... Filling machine, 2
6... Filling nozzle, 29... Hot air pipe (air blower), 30... Cooling device, 36... Mold opening device, 4
1... Rotating arm, 45... Gap opening device, 50...
... Butsch rod, 51 ... Mold closing device, 54.
... Case conveyance device, 55 ... Case supply device, 59
... Advance device, 60... Case loading device, 61.
. . . Transfer device, 63 . . . Transfer table, 65 . Framing device, 72... Lowering device, 82... Lid hanging device, 84... Lid body. Figure 1

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A pair of upper molds is provided so as to be openable and closable on a pair of lower molds that are formed so as to be able to come into contact and be separated from each other along the abutting surfaces, and a plurality of molds for molding bar-shaped cosmetics are provided between each upper mold and each lower mold. A mold having a mold portion formed therein, a first conveyance line that conveys the mold in a closed loop, and a plurality of dispense containers for bar-shaped cosmetics spaced apart from the first conveyance line. and a second conveyance line that conveys the container mounting table to be placed in a closed loop, and in the middle of the first conveyance line, the mold, which is conveyed in a closed state, is temporarily stopped. a filling device that fills a cosmetic stock solution into each mold part of the mold in order to mold a plurality of rod-shaped cosmetics in the mold; and a filling device located downstream of the filling device and each mold of the mold. a cooling device that cools the cosmetic stock solution filled in the unit to solidify it as a bar-shaped cosmetic;
The molds located on the downstream side of the cooling device and conveyed by the first conveyance line are temporarily stopped, and the bottom of each of the molds is placed in order to expose the base end side of each of the rod-shaped cosmetics. a mold opening device that automatically opens each upper mold from above the mold, and a mold opening device located downstream of the mold opening device, which temporarily stops the mold being transported by the first transport line, and In order to release each rod-shaped cosmetic from each lower mold of the mold, there is provided a gap opening device that slightly separates each lower mold of the mold along the abutment surface, and the gap opening device releases the mold from the mold. A container loading device is disposed on the proximal end side of each of the dispensed cosmetic bars, which loads the respective inner trays while gripping the plurality of dispensing containers, and extracts each of the cosmetic bars together with the dispensing containers from the mold. Between the container loading device and the second conveyance line, the container loading device places each dispensed container loaded with each bar-shaped cosmetic onto a container mounting table conveyed by the second conveyance line. A transfer device is provided to transfer the cosmetic, and a framing device is provided in the middle of the second transfer line to frame each bar-shaped cosmetic that is transferred onto the container mounting table by the transfer device and dispensed from each dispensing container. a lowering device located on the downstream side of the framing device for lowering each of the bar-shaped cosmetics together with an inner tray into each feeding container; and a lowering device located on the downstream side of the lowering device for lowering each of the bar-shaped cosmetics. An automatic manufacturing device for bar-shaped cosmetics, comprising a lid hooking device for attaching a lid to each dispensing container in a closed state. (2) In the middle of the first conveyance line, a device is located between the gap opening device and the filling device, and the upper mold of the mold opened by the mold opening device is placed again on each lower mold. a mold closing device that automatically closes; a mold preheating device that is located between the mold closing device and the filling device; a mold preheating device that preheats the mold; and a mold preheating device that is located between the filling device and the cooling device; The automatic manufacturing device for bar-shaped cosmetics according to claim 1, further comprising an air blower that blows hot air from above onto the cosmetic stock solution filled in each mold part of the mold. (3) Between the first conveyance line and the second conveyance line, a plurality of dispensing containers to be loaded with the respective bar-shaped cosmetics are conveyed to the vicinity of the gap opening device, and each dispensing container is Claim (1) further comprising: a container transport device which is gripped by the container loading device, and a lifting device for automatically raising the inner tray of each of the feeding containers in the middle of the container transport device.
) or the automatic manufacturing device for bar-shaped cosmetics according to (2).