JPH0473005A - Method and device for filling cosmetic - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain goods having the same filled volume and the same filling density by carrying out automatically all the processes of transfer of filling containers, absorption-in and discharge-out of a prescribed amount of cosmetics, filling of the cosmetics into the filling containers, and absorption of solvent contained in the cosmetics. CONSTITUTION:A cosmetics housing means 50 using an open hopper 2 and an absorbing and discharging means 60 of an automatic absorbing and discharging type which absorbs the cosmetics housed in the cosmetics housing means 50 by a prescribed volume and discharges it outside are arranged on a horizontal plate 101. A transferring means 111A including a pair of parallelly arranged chains 111 as a transfer member is arranged on a base stand 1A. The pair of chains 111 are driven by a driving means to transfer in direction (X) as indicated by an arrow. On a fixing plate 114 mounted horizontally downward of an upper side transfer passage formed by the both chains 111, a filling means 70 is arranged with a filling nozzle part 51 facing the upper side transfer passage formed by the chains 111.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a cosmetic filling device for filling containers with cosmetics in various forms such as viscous and creamy forms, and a filling method using the device. .

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, a slurry filling method has been used as a means for filling a container with a slurry-like cosmetic agent, but in the case of this filling method, a so-called pack injection method cannot be adopted.

The reason is that the filling pressure (
This is because the filling pressure inside the container is as low as less than 10 kg/c-, so the packing density is low, and the filling inside the container in the product after drying shrinks and separates from the container. Another reason is that due to the low filling pressure, the solvent in the slurry cannot be discharged from the inside of the filled product, causing density variations in the filling.Furthermore, after the product dries, the powder press molded product One of the reasons is that no hardness can be obtained.

On the other hand, conventionally, in the filling method of powdered cosmetics, powdered cosmetics are filled quantitatively or measured using a device called a powder molding machine, and a machine such as a hydraulic press, pneumatic press, servo press, etc. However, this conventional method has the following problems.

In other words, in the conventional method described above, there are variations in the method of measuring the powder itself, so the amount inside the container is not constant, and there are also variations in the method of filling the powder, so the packing density is not uniform and the hardness of the product is There was a drawback that unevenness occurred and the feeling when using the product was inconsistent. Furthermore, air pockets are generated inside the molded product during compression molding, resulting in a so-called two-layer phenomenon, which can lead to destruction or dripping of the molded product, which is a fatal defect. Furthermore, powder loss of about 5 to 15% occurs during compression molding and weighing, which is a major drawback in terms of economy. Other problems include uneven filling and molding caused by oil mixed into the powder, which significantly reduces production efficiency (molding becomes impossible if oil is mixed in at 20% or more), dust pollution in the molding plant, and cleaning of the molding machine body. There were various drawbacks such as difficulty in processing, increased equipment cost, and large area occupied by the molding machine.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and
Its purpose is to be compatible with various forms of cosmetics,
It is possible to ensure quantitative quantity of filling into the container, uniformity of filling density and consistency of hardness, less loss of cosmetic agent, miniaturization of the equipment itself, high production efficiency and suitable for mass production. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cosmetic filling device and a filling method using the device that can realize a sanitary environment.

[Means to solve the problem]

The cosmetic filling device of the present invention has one or more filling containers each having a filling hole formed on the bottom side and an open top side placed thereon, and the filling hole of the filling container being positioned downward. a conveying means including a conveying member for conveying; a cosmetic storage means storing a viscous cosmetic agent to be filled in the filling container;
A self-priming discharge type suction and discharge means for sucking a fixed amount of cosmetic agent from the cosmetic agent storage means and discharging it to the outside, and a suction and discharge means of a self-priming discharge type that is arranged below the filling container conveyed by the conveyance member of the conveyance means. and a filling means for feeding and filling the cosmetic agent discharged from the suction and discharge means from the filling nozzle portion toward the filling hole of the filling container, with the filling nozzle portion facing the filling hole of the filling container; It has a suction means disposed on the opening side of the filling container to suck the solvent in the cosmetic agent filled into the filling container.

The filling container is conveyed by the conveying member of the conveying means with the filling hole positioned upward, and the filling means is disposed above the conveyed filling container, and the suction means may be placed below the opening side of the filling container.

Further, between the opening side of the filling container and the suction means, a solvent suction auxiliary member made of paper or cloth and having a filter function may be arranged in contact with the opening surface of the filling container.

Further, the conveying means may be a unidirectional conveying system using a check 7 or a belt as a conveying member, or the conveying means may be a circular trajectory conveying system using a turntable, and the conveying means may be a circular trajectory conveying system using a turntable, and There is a workstation that supplies containers for filling cosmetics, a workstation that checks the presence or absence of the containers and whether or not they are set incorrectly, and a workstation that fills viscous cosmetics and checks the contents of the cosmetics to be filled. A workstation for recovering the solvent, a workstation for press-molding the cosmetic agent to be filled, and a workstation for automatically taking out the container in which the cosmetic agent is filled and solidified may be installed.

The filling method of the present invention includes the steps of suctioning a fixed amount of viscous cosmetic agent from the cosmetic side storage means using a self-priming and discharging type suction/discharge means, and a filling hole formed on the bottom side and an open top side. or a step of transporting two or more filling containers by a transport means with the filling holes positioned below or above; a step of discharging the cosmetic agent toward the filling means by the suction and discharge means; A step of filling the filling hole of the filling container conveyed from the filling nozzle portion by the conveying means with a viscous cosmetic agent, etc. and a step of suctioning by a suction means via a solvent suction auxiliary member.

[Effect]

The operation of the apparatus and method of the present invention will be explained below.

A filling container having a filling hole formed on the bottom side for filling the cosmetic agent and having an open top side is transported by the transport means with the filling hole positioned below or above. The self-priming and discharge type suction and discharge means sucks a fixed amount of viscous cosmetic agent from the makeup-side storage means and discharges it toward a filling means disposed at a separate location outside. A filling means disposed below or above the conveyance path of the conveyance means fills the filling hole of the filling container with the cosmetic agent from the suction and discharge means through a filling nozzle provided in the filling means.

For the filling container filled with cosmetics in this way,
A solvent suction operation is performed by the suction means to suction the solvent in the cosmetic agent. The solvent suction operation by the suction means may be performed via the solvent suction auxiliary member having the filter function.

According to the filling method of the present invention, the conveying means transports the filling container, the suction and discharge means suctions a fixed amount of viscous cosmetic agent from the makeup storage means and discharges it to the outside, and the filling means performs filling. Filling the container with the cosmetic agent and suctioning the solvent in the cosmetic agent using the suction means are performed efficiently and automatically, making it possible to obtain a product with the same amount of cosmetic agent, uniform packing density, and constant hardness. can.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The cosmetic filling device l shown in FIG.
The makeup side storage means 50 using the makeup side storage means 5
A self-priming and discharge type suction and discharge means 60 that suctions a fixed amount of the cosmetic agent stored in the container 0 and discharges it to the outside from the discharge pipe 9.
and 4 erected from the base IA of this cosmetic filling device 1.
It is arranged on a horizontal plate 101 supported by a book support column 100.

A conveying means 111A including a pair of parallel chains 111 as conveying members is arranged on the base IA,
A pair of side plates 112a and 112b are erected from the base LA at lateral positions of the four support columns 100, and both chains 111 are attached to four sprockets 113 supported by the four corners of these side plates 112a and 112b. Multiply me,
The pair of chains 111 are conveyed and driven in the direction of arrow X shown in FIG. 1 by a driving means (not shown).

A filling means 70, which will be described later, is disposed on a fixing plate 114 installed in a horizontal position below the upper conveyance path formed by both the chains 111. It is facing the road.

As shown in FIG. 5, both chains 111 are provided with four locking jigs for locking a rectangular parallelepiped guide frame 121 to which four bottomed cylindrical filling containers 120 can be attached. 12
2 are attached at positions corresponding to the four corners of the guide frame 121, and the guide frame 121 is supported between both chains 111 by the respective locking jigs 122. As shown in FIG. 6, the filling container 120 has a filling hole 120b in the center of a bottom 120a and is open at the top.

Note that the filling container 12 attached to the guide frame 121
Of course, the number of 0's and the shape of the filling container 120 itself are not limited to those of this embodiment. Therefore, the shape of the filling container 120 may be a rectangular cylinder, and the number of filling containers 120 mounted on the guide frame 121 may be l or 2 or more.

In this embodiment, the kite frame 121 has four mounting holes into which, for example, four filling containers 120 can be mounted, and a communication hole 121a extending from each of the mounting holes to the lower surface of the kite frame 121. However, each filling hole 120b is exposed on the lower surface side of the kite frame 121.

The filling nozzle portion 5 of the filling means 70 is mounted on the horizontal plate 101.
A suction means 80 is arranged at a position corresponding to 1. The suction means 80 includes a conduction plate 81 having a large number of small holes through which the solvent passes when vacuuming the solvent in the cosmetic agent to be filled.

A solvent suction auxiliary member 91 is interposed between the bottom surface of the conduction plate 81 and the top surface of the opening of the filling container 120. The solvent suction auxiliary member 91 is made of paper or cloth with good hygroscopicity and has a filter function, and as shown in FIG. It is supplied in contact with the upper surface of the opening of 120 and is successively wound up.

As shown in FIG. 1, on the right side of the suction means 80 on the horizontal plate 101, a forming secondary press means 95 is arranged. This secondary molding press means 95 includes a molding drive section 96 and a molding press member 97 that is driven toward each filling container 120 in the guide frame 121 that is conveyed in the X direction by both chains 111. are doing.

Next, the suction and discharge means 60 connected to the oven hopper 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The suction/discharge means 60 includes a cylindrical pump main body 3 disposed below the oven hoe 7per 2, and a discharging device disposed below the pump main body 3 for discharging the viscous cosmetic agent P as a filler. It includes a nozzle part 4 and a drive source 5 with a stroke adjustment function arranged below the discharge nozzle part 4.

The oven hoe 2 par 2 and the pump body 3. The pump main body 3 and the discharge nozzle portion 4 can be attached to and detached from each other by means of a coupling device 8 using a belt 6 and a fastener 7, respectively.

Further, the discharge nozzle portion 4 has a hollow cylindrical shape that communicates with the pump body 3, and has a discharge tube 9 protruding from the side thereof.
and a tip nozzle 11 connected to the discharge pipe 9,
The tip of this tip nozzle 11 is connected to the filling machine means 70. The discharge pipe 9 and the tip nozzle 11 can be attached and detached by a connecting device 15 using a belt 13 and a fastener 14.

The pump main body 3 includes, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG.
A main piston 16 disposed slidably in the vertical direction on the inner circumference of the pump body 3, an auxiliary piston 17 disposed in the same position as the main piston 16, and a piston rod 18 whose upper end is connected to the auxiliary piston 17. A filling agent suction and discharge section 2o consisting of a filling agent is built-in.

The outer periphery of the main piston 16 is in contact with the inner periphery of the pump main body 3, and the O-ring 19 fitted on the outer periphery allows the material to be filled between the outer periphery of the main piston 16 and the inner periphery of the pump main body 3. This prevents leakage.

A circular hole 16a is bored in the central portion of the main piston 16, and this circular hole 16. Cosmetic agent P is designed to pass through a.

The auxiliary piston 17 is made of a disc-shaped member having a diameter larger than the diameter of the circular hole 16a and larger than the diameter of the suction port 3a of the pump body 3, and the main piston 16
and the suction port 3a. Auxiliary piston 1
The upper end of the piston rod 18 is connected to 7, and
The piston rod 1'' 18 has the circular hole 16a, which extends straight through the discharge cylinder 10, and its lower end is connected to the drive source 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, the drive source 5 includes a jig cylinder 21 that is vertically disposed on a support base 20 and operates with air pressure to drive the piston rod 18;
A fixed frame 23 horizontally arranged by a vertical frame 23a erected from 0, a kite screw body 24 and a stroke adjustment screw 25 arranged vertically between the support stand 20 and the fixed frame 23, and the vertical frame 23a.
and a rotating screw body 28 supported by the side support plate 26 and screwed into the stroke adjustment screw 25.
The rotating screw body 28 and the handle 30 are arranged in the same direction. Therefore, the stroke of the piston rod 18 is adjusted by turning the handle 30 at an appropriate time to rotate the stroke adjusting screw 25 using the rotary screw body 28 and changing the position of the screw 25 with respect to the guide screw body 24. ing.

Next, the filling means 70 will be explained in detail with reference to FIG.

The filling means 70 includes a filling machine body 45, and the filling machine body 45 is equipped with a filling valve cylinder 46. A filling rod 47 protruding from the filling valve cylinder 46 extends into the filling machine body 45 and abuts against the needle 48 .

Reference numerals 51a and 51b in FIG. 4 indicate filling manifolds that are fixed to the filling machine main body 45 and form the filling nozzle portion 51, and one filling manifold 51a has a plurality of passages 52 and 53 formed therein. The other filling manifold 51b is provided with nozzles 54 and 55. As the nozzles 54 and 55, oven nozzles, press-fitting nozzles, or other appropriate nozzles can be used.

The filling machine main body 45 is equipped with a temperature sensor and a heater, so that the temperature inside the filling machine main body 45 is kept constant at all times. Symbol R in Figure 4
indicates an O-ring.

The aforementioned tip nozzle 11 is connected to a filling machine main body 45 via a joint 33. The filling manifold 51b
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, each filling hole 12 of each filling container 120 passes through the communication hole 121a of the guide frame 121.
0b to send the cosmetic agent P into the filling container 120.

Next, a method of filling, for example, four filling containers 120 with viscous cosmetic agent P using the cosmetic agent filling device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9.

It is assumed that the cosmetic agent P is already filled in the pump body 3 and the open hopper 2 in the initial state.

FIG. 7 shows a state in which the auxiliary piston 17 connected to the piston rod 18 is driven to the top, and the main piston 16 is located slightly below the auxiliary piston 17.

From this state, when air is sent to the jig cylinder 21 of the drive source 5 at a predetermined pressure and the piston rod 18 is driven vertically downward at a constant speed, the auxiliary piston 17 comes into contact with the main piston 16 as shown in FIG. Become. At this stage, no suction force acts on the cosmetic agent P above the auxiliary piston 17.

When the auxiliary piston 17 is further driven, the auxiliary piston 17
At the same time, the main piston 16 also slides vertically downward, and finally the ninth
The state shown in the figure is reached, and the cosmetic agent P on the lower side of the main piston 16
By pressing , the cosmetic agent P is fed under high pressure into the filling machine main body 45 through the discharge cylinder part lO1 of the discharge nozzle part 4, the discharge pipe 9, and the tip nozzle 11. 16 and the auxiliary piston 17, a suction force is applied from the oven hopper 2 into the pump body 3, and the cosmetic agent P is sucked into the pump body 3.

Next, the operation of the filling means 70 into which the cosmetic agent P is fed will be explained.

It is assumed that each of the filling containers 120 and the guide frame 121 has been previously conveyed to a position facing the filling manifold 51b and stopped, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6.

The cosmetic agent P sent into the filling machine main body 45 is filled into the filling container 120 as follows.

That is, the filling valve cylinder 4 attached to the filling machine main body 45
6 is driven to extend the rod 47, a predetermined amount of cosmetic agent P is pushed by the rod 47 and needle 48 into the filling manifold 51a, and the plurality of passages 52 and 47 formed in the filling manifold 51a are pushed. 53 and a nozzle 54 provided in the other filling manifold 51b.
．． 55 to each communication hole 121a and each filling hole 120b.
and is filled into each filling container 120.

At the same time, each filling container 120 in the guide frame 121
The suction means 80, through the solvent suction auxiliary member 91 brought into contact with the upper surface, removes the solvent in the viscous cosmetic agent P filled while passing the solvent into each of the many small holes formed in the conductive plate 81. A vacuum is applied, and one-time filling of the four filling containers 120 is completed automatically, quantitatively, and under constant density conditions.

Thereafter, each filling container 120 in the guide frame 121 is conveyed together with the chain 111 in the Xi force direction, and the forming 2
The filling cosmetic agent P in each filling container 120 is press-molded by the forming press member 97 which is stopped immediately below the next press means 95 and is driven vertically up and down by the forming drive unit 96.

Then, the guide frame 121 is further conveyed in the Xi force direction, and the cosmetic agent is filled and solidified into each filling container 120.
You can get multiple products at once.

According to the filling method using the embodiment device 1 described in detail above, by keeping the drive speed of the auxiliary piston 17 and the main piston 16 constant, it is possible to ensure the quantitative quality of the filling amount into the filling container 120, and By adjusting the stroke of the piston rod 18 by the driving source 5, the packing density can be optimized without causing the double layer phenomenon, and the hardness of the product can be made constant.

Further, according to this device 1, an oven hopper 2, a pump body 3. Since the discharge nozzle portion 4 and the drive source 5 are arranged vertically, the device itself can be made smaller, lighter, and lower in cost. Furthermore, by appropriately replacing the oven hopper 2 and also replacing the tip nozzle 11 of the discharge nozzle section 4, it is possible to quickly respond to a color change of the cosmetic agent P. Furthermore, in the above-mentioned embodiment, oven hoe 2 par 2
Although a case has been described in which a pressure type hopper is used, the present device 1 can be directly applied to a case where a pressurized hopper is used, which supplies the cosmetic agent P while applying pressure to the hopper itself.

On the other hand, according to the embodiment device 1, since the suction and discharge means 60 that forcibly suctions and discharges the cosmetic agent P using the pack injection method is used, the filling loss of the cosmetic agent P can be minimized. Not only is it highly economical, it is also a cosmetic product.
There is no risk of oil contamination, and uneven filling and molding can be prevented. Furthermore, unlike the conventional powder molding machine, there is no possibility of dust pollution, and since the hopper 2 and tip nozzle 11 can be removed with a single touch, cleaning becomes easy.

FIG. 10 shows the cosmetic agent P for each filling container 120.
This figure shows the other side of the filling method, in which the filling direction of the filling container 120 is reversed up and down, and the filling means 70 is placed above the filling container 120, compared to the case shown in FIG. A feature is that the suction means 80 is arranged below the filling container 120. By changing the filling direction in this way, the same effects as those described above can be achieved, and the same filling method as described above can be employed.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention.

For example, the above-mentioned conveyance means 111A may be of a belt type using the chino 111, or of course can be implemented as a circular locus conveyance type using a turntable instead of one-way conveyance. The circular trajectory conveyance method using the turntable includes a workstation that supplies containers for filling cosmetics onto the turntable, and a workstation that checks the presence or absence of the containers and confirms whether there is a mistake in setting the containers. , a workstation that fills a viscous cosmetic agent and recovers the solvent in the filled cosmetic agent, a workstation that performs press molding of the filled cosmetic agent, and a container in which the cosmetic agent is filled and solidified. One example is a mechanism equipped with a workstation that automatically takes out the sample.

Furthermore, instead of the suction and discharge means 60 used in this embodiment,
A suction and discharge means 60A shown in FIG. 11 may also be used.

The suction/discharge means 60A shown in the same figure includes a cylinder 36 and a free piston 37 slidably disposed within the cylinder 36.
A free piston 37 is inserted into the inside of the piston 6. The self-priming discharge type plunger pump 35 configured as described above is
A rod 39 that can be inserted into and removed from the center hole 37a of the free piston 37, a guide member 41 fixed to the tip of the rod 39 via a support rod 40, and a flange 42 fixed to the middle of the rod 39. , a supply port 44 & which sends the viscous cosmetic agent P into the cylinder 36, a discharge port 44b which sends out the cosmetic agent P in the cylinder 36 to the next step, and a drive source 43 which makes the rod 39 move in and out of the cylinder 36. The main components are: Note that the symbol R in FIG. 11 indicates a 0 ring.

Even when such a suction and discharge means 60A is used, it is possible to exhibit the same effects as the suction and discharge means 60 used in the above embodiment.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention described in detail above, the following effects are achieved.

According to the device of the present invention, with the above configuration, it can handle various forms of cosmetics such as viscous and cream, the device itself can be downsized, production efficiency is high, and a hygienic environment can be realized. It is possible to provide a filling device for the cosmetic side that can be used.

According to the method of the present invention, it is possible to ensure quantitative filling of the filling amount into the filling container, uniformity of filling density, and consistency of hardness in the product, and it is possible to produce cosmetics with low loss of cosmetics and excellent economic efficiency. A filling method can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 82 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line I-I in FIG. 1, and FIG. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the filling means of the same device, Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view of the guide F frame and filling container in the same device, and Fig. 6 is filling of the cosmetic agent into the filling container of the same device. FIGS. 7 to 9 are enlarged partial sectional views showing the state, FIGS. 7 to 9 are enlarged explanatory views of the suction and discharge means, FIG. 10 is an enlarged partial sectional view showing a modification of the filling mode for the filling container, and FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view showing a modification of the discharge means. Main symbols in the diagram: l - Fist - Cosmetic filling device 50 - Φ Cosmetic storage means 60 - Suction and discharge means 70 - Filling means 80 - φ Cosmetic agent to be filled Solvent suction means 81, fist,
- Solvent conduction plate 91... Solvent suction auxiliary member 95... Molding secondary press means 111A... Transport means 120 - Filling container P... Cosmetic agent.

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) Includes a conveying member on which one or more filling containers each having a filling hole formed on the bottom side and an open top side are placed thereon and conveying the filling container with the filling hole positioned downward. a conveyance means, a cosmetic storage means that stores a viscous cosmetic agent to be filled into the filling container, and a self-priming discharge type suction that sucks a fixed amount of the cosmetic agent from the cosmetic storage means and discharges it to the outside. a discharge means, and a makeup disposed below the filling container conveyed by the conveyance member of the conveyance means, with a filling nozzle portion facing the filling hole of the filling container, and discharged from the suction discharge means. a filling means that feeds and fills the cosmetic agent from a filling nozzle portion toward the filling hole of the filling container; and a filling means that is disposed on the opening side of the filling container and sucks the solvent in the cosmetic agent that is filled into the filling container. A cosmetic filling device characterized by having a suction means. (2) The filling container is conveyed by the conveying member of the conveying means with the filling hole positioned upward, and the filling means is arranged above the conveyed filling container. 2. The cosmetic filling device according to claim 1, wherein the suction means is disposed below the opening of the filling container. (3) A solvent suction auxiliary member made of paper or cloth having a filter function is disposed between the opening side of the filling container and the suction means in contact with the opening surface of the filling container. 2. The cosmetic filling device according to 2. (4) The cosmetic filling device according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the conveyance means is a one-way conveyance system using a chain or a belt as a conveyance member. (5) The conveyance means is a circular trajectory conveyance method using a turntable, and on the turntable, there is a work station for supplying containers for filling the cosmetic agent, and for checking the presence or absence of the containers and setting the containers. There is a workstation that checks for mistakes, a workstation that fills viscous cosmetics and recovers the solvent in the filled cosmetics, and a workstation that press-forms the filled cosmetics. Claim 1: The container is equipped with a workstation that automatically takes out a container filled with a cosmetic agent and solidified therein.
2. The cosmetic filling device according to 2. (6) A step of suctioning a fixed amount of viscous cosmetic agent from the cosmetic storage means using a self-priming and discharging type suction/discharge means, and one or more of a step of transporting the filling container by a transport means with the filling hole positioned below or above; a step of discharging the cosmetic agent toward the filling means by the suction and discharge means; and a filling nozzle section provided in the filling means. A step of filling a viscous cosmetic agent into the filling hole of the filling container conveyed by the conveying means, and a solvent suction auxiliary member made of paper or cloth to remove the solvent in the cosmetic agent filled in the filling container. 1. A filling method using a cosmetic filling device, comprising the step of suctioning by a suction means through the cosmetic filling device.