KR100310042B1 - Apparatus for automatically packing of cosmetic bottle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic packing device for a cosmetic container, comprising: means for automatically aligning the containers using conveyor means and cylinder means, means for automatically supplying packing using feeder means and vibration means, and arm means. And means for packing the container inlet by means of a cylinder means, means for adjusting the height of the entire device by means of gear transmission means, and means for separately packing by means of belt pressing means. By providing an automatic packing device, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the packaging operation of cosmetic containers having a variety of different sizes, and thus to be able to build a flexible production system while actively responding to a small quantity production system.

Description

Apparatus for automatically packing of cosmetic bottle

The present invention relates to an apparatus for packing a cosmetic container in an automatic process, and more particularly, a container alignment unit for conveying and positioning a cosmetic container using a conveyor means and a cylinder means, and a feeder means and a vibration means. Packing supply unit which proceeds the packing using the cylinder means and moves the packing to the predetermined position by the cylinder means, a packing setting unit which holds the container inlet port and inserts the packing by the arm means and the cylinder means, and the gear transmission means The automatic packing device of the cosmetic container, which consists of a height adjusting unit that adjusts the height of the entire table using the and a secondary packing setting unit that inserts the packing into the inlet by using the belt pressing means, Effective and efficient packing of cosmetic containers Ever it is carried out, and thus relates to the automatic packing device for short-run production of cosmetics to perform system more efficient vessels.

In general, the cosmetic container is made of glass or resin and then contained skin lotion or milk lotion, and sealed with virgin packing to prevent leakage or leakage and fragrance.

These cosmetic containers are produced in various sizes because their height is determined according to the characteristics of the product, the container inlet is usually Ø13 or Ø14 is the mainstream, sometimes depending on the characteristics of the product may be Ø10 or Ø20.

Currently, the packing device used to pack cosmetic containers has been widely supplied with rotary type equipment suitable for mass production, but the equipment is expensive and requires a long time to exchange the specifications for containers of various specifications. Because of this, there is a disadvantage that it is not suitable for small quantity production of many kinds that have to work while changing the specification of the container from time to time.

In particular, the recent cosmetics industry is gradually shifting to small quantity batch production to meet the tendency of consumers who prefer various products, and it is impossible to increase competitiveness without establishing a flexible production system that can cope with this. Active countermeasures are urgently needed.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above, means for automatically aligning the containers using the conveyor means and the cylinder means, means for automatically supplying the packing using the feeder means and vibration means, Cosmetics comprising means for packing to the container inlet using arm means and cylinder means, means for adjusting the height of the entire device using gear transmission means, and means for separately packing using belt press means. By providing an automatic packing device for containers, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the packing operation of cosmetic containers having various sizes, and thus to make a flexible production system while actively responding to a small quantity production system. There is a purpose.

1 is a front view showing the overall configuration of the automatic packing apparatus according to the present invention

2 is a plan view of FIG. 1

3 is a side view of FIG. 1

4 is an enlarged view illustrating main parts of FIG. 1;

5 is an enlarged view illustrating main parts of FIG. 2;

6 is an enlarged view illustrating main parts of FIG. 3;

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

10 chain conveyor 11 sensor

12: stopper 13: arm

14: container clamp 15: guide bar

16: guide block

20: part feeder 21: liner feeder

22: packing clamp 23: slide block

24: packing transfer cylinder

30: pusher 31: packing insertion cylinder

40: handle 41: gear combination

42: table 43: guide support

50: pressure belt 51: motor

52: electric belt 53: handle

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

The present invention is installed in parallel with the chain conveyor (10) for advancing the container in parallel with one another at one side of the chain conveyor 10, and is operated by receiving a signal from the sensor (11) for detecting the position of the container. A container including at least three stoppers (12) to enable progression, and a container clamp (14) to hold the container inlet using both arms (13) with air pressure as the working medium when the container is in the packing position. An alignment unit, a part feeder 20 for rotating a plurality of packings sequentially, a liner feeder 21 for linearly advancing, a packing clamp 22 that can hold a packing proceeding from the front, and a packing And a packing supply unit including a slide block 23 for transporting the packing clamp 22 to the top of the container inlet, which is a packing position, and a packing transfer cylinder 24 which is a driving means thereof. And a packing setting unit including a packing insertion cylinder 31 which is vertically disposed above the packing performing position while being supported by a plurality of columns and inserts the packing into the container inlet using the pusher 30, and as an operation means. It has a height adjusting unit including a handle 40 and a gear combination 41 to be used, a plurality of guide supports 43 for guiding the lowering and lowering of the table 42, and an upper and lower height adjusting means. The pressing belt 50 for inserting the packing into the container inlet through the contact with the packing while being arranged in parallel with the traveling direction, and the motor 51 and the driving belt 52 for driving the pressing belt 50. Characterized by consisting of a secondary packing setting unit comprising.

In particular, each stopper 12 of the container alignment unit is positioned forward and backward along the container travel direction by a guide bar 15 arranged side by side on one side of the chain conveyor 10 and a guide block 16 slidable along it. It is characterized in that the adjustment is possible.

In addition, the packing clamp 22 of the packing supply unit is installed while being installed in a structure that is rotatable with a spring fixed to the fixed clamp 22a extending from the front end of the slide block 23 and the end of the fixed clamp 22a It is characterized by consisting of a rotating clamp (22b) that can take a 90 ° posture to accommodate the and a 180 ° extended posture to avoid interference when the container proceeds.

In addition, the pressing belt 50 of the auxiliary packing setting unit is characterized in that it is driven at the same speed as the chain conveyor 10 for transporting the container.

This will be described in more detail as follows.

1 to 6 show the configuration of the automatic packing apparatus according to the present invention.

The automatic packing device of the present invention is a container alignment unit that transfers the container at the same time, while holding the position, a packing supply unit that moves to a predetermined position while the packing is in progress, and a packing setting unit that substantially performs the packing operation. And, it consists of a height adjustment unit for adjusting the overall height of the device, and the auxiliary packing setting unit for inserting the packing into the inlet by the contact pressure method using the belt.

The container alignment unit performs a process of sending the container 100 one by one to a predetermined position, that is, a packing performing position and holding the correct position thereof.

To this end, a chain conveyor 10 is provided to sequentially transfer the containers 100 lined up, and at least three stoppers 12 are maintained at one side of the chain conveyor 10 toward the conveyor width direction at regular intervals. While being placed next to each other.

Each stopper 12 is fixed on the slidable guide block 16 while being guided by two guide bars 15 installed side by side along the conveyor longitudinal direction to adjust its longitudinal position according to the specifications of the container. It can be adjusted, and can move back and forth by the cylinder means and while selectively blocking the progress of the container 100 to advance the container 100 one by one or serve to hold the correct position of the container 100 .

When the container 100 is placed in the correct position by the stopper 12, at this time, the container clamp 14 disposed on the conveyor can hold the container 100 so as not to move.

That is, the container clamp 14 is a cylinder using a kind of air pressure, and when the air is injected, the arms 13 on both sides are lifted inward, so that the container inlet can be firmly gripped, and the arm 13 at this time is As soon as the packing operation is completed, it can go outward again.

Here, reference numeral 11 is a kind of optical sensor, serves to detect the position of the container 100, and can be used as an operation signal such as a stopper 12 with the detected signal.

The packing supply unit performs a process of moving the packing supply unit to a predetermined position while the packing is sequentially performed.

To this end, the part feeder 20 which rotates the packing 110 in turn along the curved guide using the vibration generating means, and also has the vibration generating means and is connected to the part feeder 20 while being part feeder. A liner feeder 21 is provided for linearly advancing the packing 110 pushed out from the 20 to the position where the packing clamp 22 is located.

That is, when a certain amount of packing 110 is poured into the part feeder 20, the packing 110 may proceed in an aligned state through each of the vibration generating means and the rotary and linear guides.

The packing 110 proceeding in this way can be introduced one by one into the packing clamp 22 arranged at the tip of the liner feeder 21.

The packing clamp 22 is integrally fixed on the slide block 23 which is guided by the LM guide means as shown in FIG. 6 to be attached to the container inlet for packing according to the movement of the slide block 23. It is possible to move to the position, the packing means of the cylinder 24, the rod is connected to the rear end of the slide block 23 is used as the driving means at this time.

In particular, the packing clamp 22 is composed of two rod-shaped clamps that are combined in a L-shape, one is a fixed clamp 22a extending forward from the tip of the slide block 23, the other is The fixed clamp 22a is a rotary clamp 22b provided in a rotatable structure together with a spring.

The rotation clamp 22b may take a 90 ° posture to accommodate the packing by using the restoring force of the spring, and may take a 180 ° extended posture to avoid interference at this time while being unfolded by the container as the container proceeds. It is.

The packing setting unit substantially performs the process of inserting the packing into the container inlet.

To this end, a packing insertion cylinder 31 is provided which is arranged vertically at the packing performing position on the conveyor.

The packing insertion cylinder 31 is installed in a structure supported by at least four columns, and a pusher 30 capable of pressing the packing 110 is integrally mounted on the rod.

Therefore, when the container 100 is placed in the packing position and the packing 110 is positioned on the inlet line thereof, the pusher 30 may insert the packing 110 into the container inlet with the operation of the packing insertion cylinder 31. Will be.

At this time, the container 100 is supported by the container clamp 14, so that when the pusher 30 is pressed by a predetermined force, the packing 110 can be accurately inserted into the container inlet.

The height adjustment unit serves to adjust the height of the entire device.

When the size of the container 100 is changed, the position of holding the container inlet or the height of moving the packing is changed, and the stroke of the packing insertion cylinder 31 also does not fit, and thus, according to the size of the newly inserted container 100. You need to adjust the conditions collectively.

To this end, the whole table 42 supporting the packing supply unit and the packing setting unit is raised or lowered, and as a means, a handle 40 which can be manually operated by an operator as shown in FIG. A gear combination 41, for example a bevel gear combination, is used to transmit the operating force of the handle 40.

That is, when the handle 40 is turned, the table 42 including each unit can be moved up and down while being guided by the guide support 43 by the transmission of the gear combination 41.

The auxiliary packing setting unit is used for packing containers having inlets other than the usual sizes such as Ø13 or Ø14.

This auxiliary packing setting unit is to be made on the chain conveyor (10) using the traveling force of the container 100 to be transported automatically to the packing operation.

For this purpose, the pressing belt 50 is arranged side by side at the upper predetermined position of the chain conveyor 10, and the motor 51 and the transmission belt 52 for rotating the pressing belt 50 are equipped.

When the motor 51 is operated, the pressure belt 50 is driven at the same direction and at the same speed as the chain conveyor 10, and when the container 100 proceeds to the bottom of the pressure belt 50 driven in this way, the container 100 Since the packing 110 is pressed by the pressure belt 50 and inserted into the container inlet, the packing operation can be performed.

The pressure belt 50, the motor 51, the transmission belt 52 and the like are supported by a plurality of columns and brackets installed on the frame of the chain conveyor 10, as shown in FIG. By operating the handle 53 of the upper as it is possible to adjust the height it can be applied to various containers having various sizes.

On the other hand, the working process using the packing device of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

When the container filled with cosmetics is transported in a line along the chain conveyor, the sensor and each stopper are sent to the packing position one by one.When the container is correctly positioned at the packing position, the container clamp is used to inject the container using the arm. Will catch.

When the container is properly positioned and clamped, the packing transfer cylinder of the packing supply unit is operated to move one packing contained in the packing clamp just above the container inlet.

At the same time, when the pusher of the packing insert cylinder inserts the packing into the container inlet and returns to its original position and the arm of the container clamp is released with the return of the packing transfer cylinder, the container continues along the chain conveyor for the next process. And the packing operation for one container can be completed.

The auxiliary packing setting unit at this time is not used.

In the present invention, when the height of the container is changed, the height of the container can be adjusted to suit the changed container by operating the handle of the height adjustment unit, and when the width of the container is changed, the length direction and width direction of the stopper in the container alignment unit are adjusted. It can respond so that it is suitable for the changed container.

As described above, the present invention provides a container alignment unit for transferring and holding a cosmetic container, a packing supply unit for advancing the packing and moving to a predetermined position, and a packing setting unit for inserting the packing into the container inlet. And, by providing an automatic packing device of the cosmetic container including a height adjusting unit for adjusting the height of the device according to the size of the container, and a secondary packing setting unit that can perform a packing operation for the container other than the commonly used container In addition, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the packing operation for a variety of cosmetic containers of various sizes, and there is an advantage to build a flexible production system including an effective small quantity multi-product production system accordingly.

Claims (4)

Chain conveyor 10 for advancing the containers in a row, and the side of the chain conveyor 10 is installed in parallel with each other and is operated by receiving a signal from the sensor (11) for detecting the position of the container can be carried out in sequence A container alignment unit including at least three stoppers 12 and a container clamp 14 for holding the container inlet by using both arms 13 as air as the working medium when the container is in the packing operation position; , Part feeder 20 for linearly advancing a plurality of packings and a liner feeder 21 for advancing linearly, a packing clamp 22 for holding one packing from the front, and a packing clamp with packing A packing supply unit including a slide block 23 for transferring the 22 to a container injection port, which is a packing performing position, and a packing transfer cylinder 24 which is a driving means thereof; A packing setting unit including a packing inserting cylinder 31 which is vertically disposed above the packing performing position while being supported by a plurality of columns and inserts the packing into the container inlet using the pusher 30, A height adjustment unit including a handle 40 and a gear combination 41 used as operating means, and a plurality of guide supports 43 for guiding the table 42 to move up and down, It has a vertical height adjustment means and is arranged in parallel with the direction of travel in the upper portion of the container and the pressing belt 50 to insert the packing into the container inlet through the contact with the packing, and to drive the pressing belt 50 Automatic packing device for cosmetic containers, characterized in that the auxiliary packing setting unit comprising a motor (51) and a transmission belt (52). 2. The stopper 12 according to claim 1, wherein each stopper 12 of the container alignment unit is advanced by a guide bar 15 arranged side by side on one side of the chain conveyor 10 and a guide block 16 slidable along it. Automatic packing device for cosmetic containers, characterized in that the front and rear position adjustment is possible along the direction. The packing clamp 22 of the packing supply unit has a fixed clamp 22a extending forward from the tip of the slide block 23, and a structure rotatable with a spring at the end of the fixed clamp 22a. Automatic packaging device for cosmetic containers, characterized in that it consists of a rotating clamp (22b) to take a 90 ° posture to accommodate the packing and a 180 ° extended posture to avoid interference during container progression. 2. The automatic packing device according to claim 1, wherein the pressure belt (50) of the auxiliary packing setting unit is driven at the same speed as the chain conveyor (10) for conveying the container.