KR100357525B1 - Gum packing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a gum packaging facility, comprising: a gum transport apparatus including a multi-stage attach and conveyor means capable of finally advancing the gum proceeding in each row into two or more rows; It adopts an inlay molding device that enables the formation of the inlay while moving at a rotational speed and moving up and down along a predetermined cam diagram, and includes a separate guide bucket and the progression of the gum and the progression of the inlay and the progress of the case. At the same time, by providing a gum packaging equipment comprising a means for collectively injecting gum and inlay inside the case, to eliminate the inefficient packaging method that was dependent on the existing manual work, instead Automated gum packaging improves workability and productivity, especially with the unique packaging method of packaging gum in two rows It is possible to actively respond to the new tastes of consumers who prefer the advent of new automation equipment, it will have to be more competitive on the gum products.

Description

Gum packing machine

The present invention relates to a chewing gum packaging facility, and more particularly, employing a chewing gum conveying device that enables two rows of chewing gum using a two-stage attachment, and is operated in a rotational motion proportional to the progression of the inlay, while a predetermined cam is used. Inlay molding device to shape the shape of the inlay by the vertical movement of the diagram while adopting a separate auxiliary bucket, while simultaneously chewing gum and inlay and proceeding of the case, the gum and inlay in the case collectively Providing gum packaging equipment including means for feeding, it improves workability and productivity by automating 2 rows of gum packaging which was possible only by manual operation, and by introducing new automation equipment related to gum packaging, It is about a gum packaging facility to enhance the competitiveness for.

In general, as a method of packing gum, a bundle of gum is completely sealed with wrapping paper and wrapped in a wrapped form.

In order to take out the packed gum and eat it, grab a protrusion on one side of the wrapping paper, cut off a portion of the wrapping paper, and take out the exposed gum.

The conventional chewing gum packaged state as described above is once opened, and if one is pulled out, the remaining gums in the wrapping paper can be easily pulled out, except when buying a bottle of gum and eating them all at once. Its storage condition is bad to eat while eating, and it is not good for hygiene, and when you open the package for the first time, it is inconvenient to take out the gum because it is packed tightly.

Recently, there is a trend that a lot of case-type gums are commercially available to solve the inconveniences of the existing chewing gum wrappers and to approach a variety of consumers' tastes.

Such a case-type gum has received a lot of attention because of its convenience such as being able to store contents in a retractable type and easily extracting the contents through a lid that can be opened and closed with one touch, but due to the morphological characteristics of the gum, In terms of packaging methods and packaging equipment, the situation is still insufficient, and since most of them rely on manual labor to pack gum, there are many problems in terms of workability and productivity, such as requiring considerable labor and time.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above, and a gum conveying apparatus including a multi-stage attach and conveyor means capable of finally advancing the gum proceeding in each row to two or more rows, and the inlay It adopts an inlay forming device that enables the inlay forming while moving at a rotational speed proportional to the moving speed and moving up and down along a predetermined cam diagram, and includes a separate guide bucket and Providing a gum packaging facility including a means for batching the chewing gum and inlay into the inside of the case while the progress and the progress of the case at the same time, the inefficient packaging method that was dependent on the existing manual work Excludes and instead automates gum packaging to improve workability and productivity, especially in 2 rows of gum packaging The emergence of new automation equipment related to a packaging method can actively respond to the tastes of consumers who prefer new ones, and the purpose of the present invention is to strengthen the competitiveness of gum products.

1 is a front view showing a gum packaging equipment according to the present invention

Figure 2 is a plan view showing a gum packaging facility according to the present invention

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a gum transport apparatus of the gum packaging installation according to the present invention

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the inlay forming device of the gum packaging installation according to the present invention

5A is a front view of FIG. 4

FIG. 5B is a top view of FIG. 4

5C is a side view of FIG. 4

Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view showing the packing state of the gum and inlay and the case using the chewing gum and inlay receiving device in the gum packaging facility according to the present invention

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

60: gum conveying device 61: the first conveyor

62: first attach 63: second attach

64: guide rail 65: guide roller

66: Guide Home

70: inlay forming apparatus 71: inlay bucket

72: second conveyor 73: chain drive unit

74: pusher 75: cam block

76: mounting block 77: cam plate

78: pushing plate 79: pushing bar

80: gum and inlay storage device 81: case bucket

82: 3rd conveyor 83: guide bucket

84: fourth conveyor 85: fixed bucket

86: moving bucket

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

The present invention provides a gum packaging device including a gum supply device 10, inlay supply device 20, case supply device 30 and case packaging device 40, gum and inlay injection device 50, the gum The first conveyor 61 and the second attachment 63 and the respective attachments 63 capable of attaching at least three or more pieces of gums to the lower part of the supply device 10, respectively. Gum conveying device 60 consisting of a guide rail 64 for guiding the progress of the 62, 63, and a drive means for driving the first conveyor 61, and the front of the inlay supply device 20 It is rotated by a second conveyor 72 having a plurality of inlay buckets 71 with a stepped bottom surface and two chain drive units 73 up and down, and are supplied while performing horizontal and vertical movements along a cam diagram. Inlay forming device 70 composed of a plurality of pushers 74 to sequentially press the inlay, and the front of the case supply device 30 It is connected to the case packaging device 40 and proceeds side by side between the third conveyor 82 and the second conveyor 72 having a plurality of case bucket 81 that can seat the case and the gum And a gum and inlay receiving device 80 composed of a fourth conveyor 84 having a plurality of guide buckets 83 for guiding the inlay.

In particular, the first attachment 62 and the second attachment 63 of the gum conveying device 60 are arranged in sequence one by one and at the same time guide rails (65) through guide rollers 65 extending inwardly. 64) It is characterized in that the progress along with the guidance.

In addition, the second attachment 63 is configured to be separated and characterized in that can be separated from the gum while falling down along the guide groove 66 in the guide rail (64).

In addition, the inlay forming apparatus 70 is configured to include a cam block 75 having a concave-type drop section of the front to enable the vertical movement of the pusher 74 and the remaining horizontal section to enable horizontal movement. It is characterized by.

In addition, the chain drive unit 73 is characterized in that it is driven at the same speed as the speed of the second conveyor 72 having a predetermined rotational trajectory driven in a horizontal direction parallel to the traveling direction of the second conveyor (72). .

In addition, the pusher 74 is integrally operated with two mounting blocks 76 fixed to the chain drive unit 73 on the upper and lower sides, and a cam plate 77 guided along the cam section of the cam block 75. And it is characterized in that it consists of two pushing bars 79 to form an inlay by using the lower pushing plate 78 while receiving the upper and lower slide support to the mounting block 76.

In addition, the case bucket 81 of the inlay receiving device 80 is composed of a fixed bucket 85 and the movable bucket 86 is adjustable, the fixed bucket 85 and the mobile bucket 86 is gum and inlay It is characterized in that the inlet side is combined in a tapered form that is kept wider than the outlet side.

In addition, the first conveyor 61, the second conveyor 72, the third conveyor 82, the fourth conveyor 84 is arranged side by side with each other is characterized in that it is continuously driven at the same speed.

This will be described in more detail as follows.

1 and 2 are a front view and a plan view showing the overall configuration of the gum packaging equipment according to the present invention.

A gum supply device 10 continuously feeding gum in a lamination state along the flow line of the packaging equipment, and a vacuum suction means for discharging the inlay and the case individually and rotating them one by one in the bucket on each conveyor. The inlay supply device 20 and the case supply device 30 which supply are arrange | positioned one by one, and the two gum | gum and inlay input device 50 which consist of a conveyor means and a plurality of cylinder means are arrange | positioned in the front, respectively.

At this time, the conveyor means employed in the chewing gum and inlay feeding device 50 is driven at the same speed as the driving speeds of the first to fourth conveyors, which will be described later. Operation is also carried out together while the conveyor is being driven, so that it is possible to operate in conjunction with the continuous movement and feeding operation of the gum and inlay.

The gum conveying device 60, the inlay forming device 70, the chewing gum and the inlay receiving device 80 of the present invention are arranged in order from the left side of the drawing, and as shown in FIG. As shown in Figure 2, it is arranged adjacent to each other and have a parallel running direction as shown in FIG.

The conveyor means employed in the gum conveying device 60, the inlay shaping device 70, the gum and the inlay storage device 80 of the present invention are integrally combined by one main drive device 90 and a plurality of chain transmission means. Since it is driven in the same manner it is possible to maintain the same drive speed, thereby the continuous simultaneous progression of the gum, inlay, case and the closing operation of each gum and inlay dosing device 50 can be performed in conjunction.

On the other hand, in addition to driving each conveyor means by using a single main drive device 90 as an embodiment of the present invention can be applied by combining a plurality of drive devices that can be controlled at the same drive speed to be.

Here, reference numeral 100 denotes a rotary driving device for driving each vacuum suction means of the inlay supply device 20 and the case supply device 30.

3 is a perspective view showing a gum transport apparatus in a gum packaging facility according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first conveyor 61 attaches a certain number of gums from the gum supply device 10 by using each attaching means while traveling across the lower portion of the gum supply device 10. Will be able to drag out.

To this end, on the first conveyor 61, the first attach 62 and the second attach 63, which can attach at least three or more sheets of gum, are sequentially installed, and the first conveyor 61 is installed. The guide rails 64 are long along the center of the guide rails 64, and the first and second attachments 62 and 63 extend inward, respectively. The guide roller 65 can be used to receive the progress guide.

In particular, the second attachment (63) is composed of two separate types, each of which proceeds on the guide rail 64 when the guide grooves 66 at a predetermined position, the guide roller (65) ) Will fall down and the entire attachment will be flipped back, so from this time you will not be able to attach and pull out the gum.

At this time, the second attachment 63 is provided with a slot 67 that can be penetrated through the pin of the conveyor chain, so that the back can be flipped, and the guide roller 65 in the first attachment 62 is Since it proceeds along the inner line outside the guide groove 66, it is possible to maintain the posture to attach the gum as it is.

That is, each of the first attaches 62 and the second attaches 63 attaches and pulls out the gums of one sheet of three sheets, and the other attaches to the second attaches 63 at the same time as the second attaches 63. Since the first attachment 62 pulls out three pieces of gum in one row, it is possible to simultaneously transport two pieces of gum in two rows at the same time.

In such a transfer method, the number or heat of the gum can be freely changed as needed by simply adjusting the arrangement and number of the second attachments, which are separated, and the folded second attachment is circulated in the first conveyor. This will allow you to have your original posture before coming to the gum attachment position.

4 is a perspective view showing the inlay forming apparatus in the gum packaging facility according to the present invention, Figures 5a, 5b, 5c shows a front view, a plan view, a side view of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 5c, the second conveyor 72 is disposed along the extension line of the inlay supply device 20 and is immediately adjacent to the first conveyor 61 of the gum transport device 60. Installed side by side.

The second conveyor 72 is provided with a plurality of inlay buckets 71 at a constant pitch, and the pitch between each inlay bucket 71 is the pitch of the first attachment 62 in the first conveyor 72. It is desirable to maintain the same pitch as.

In addition, one side of the second conveyor 72 is provided with a pusher 74 having a top and bottom plate and at least four posts as a frame means for the inlay proceeding along the inlay bucket 71 of the second conveyor 72. Molding will be performed.

To this end, two upper and lower chain driving units 73 driven by the above-described rotary driving unit are provided, and the pusher 74 rotates horizontally along the chain driving unit 73 while intermittently moving up and down. You can press the inlay.

That is, the chain drive unit 73 is driven at the same speed as that of the second conveyor 72 while having a predetermined rotational trajectory driven in a horizontal direction parallel to the advancing direction of the second conveyor 72. While the cam block 75 is provided with an indented drop section on the front to allow the vertical movement of the pusher 74 and a horizontal section on the remaining portion to enable the horizontal movement, the pusher 74 is positioned up and down. Inside the recessed drop section while being guided by two upper and lower mounting blocks 76 integrally fixed to the chain drive unit 73 side and roller means contacting the roller section along the cam section of the cam block 75. In the upper and lower cam plate 77 and the mounting block 76 is supported by a sliding structure up and down while being supported integrally with the cam plate 77 and the lower pushing plate 78 It consists of two side-by-side pushing bar (79) for forming the inlay, and considering the pitch between each inlay bucket 71 running along the second conveyor (72) and the rotational trajectory of the chain drive unit 73 The pushing bar 79 is equipped.

Accordingly, when the chain drive unit 73 is driven, the pushing bar 79 of the pusher 74 uses the cam plate 77 to fill the recessed drop section of the front surface of the cam block 75 and the horizontal section of the remaining circumference. As the vertical motion and horizontal motion are repeated, and the inlay bucket 71 is pushed down while passing through the recessed drop section, the inlay bucket 71 has a stepped bottom surface. The sides of the inlay can be folded by.

As such, the feed speed of the inlay proceeding along the second conveyor 72 and the movement speed of the pusher 74 rotated by the chain drive 73 are defined by the recessed drop section of the cam block 75, for example, "V." "It is set at the same speed in consideration of the length of the mold lowering and the rising section, so that the progress of the inlay and the molding operation of the pusher 74 can be carried out continuously.

6 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a packing state of a gum, an inlay, and a case using a gum and an inlay receiving device in a gum packaging facility according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the third conveyor 82 serves as a conveyor means of the case packaging apparatus 40 while traveling toward the front of the case supply apparatus 30, and moves in parallel with the second conveyor 72. It is installed to have.

That is, the finishing finishing work for the case after the introduction of the gum and the inlay on the third conveyor (83) can proceed.

On the third conveyor 82, a plurality of case buckets 81 for mounting each case individually supplied from the case supply device 30 are provided at a constant pitch.

In particular, a fourth conveyor 84 is installed between the third conveyor 83 and the second conveyor 72 at the same traveling direction and traveling speed as the third conveyor 83, and the third conveyor is mounted on the fourth conveyor 84. A plurality of guide buckets 83 in which case buckets 81 on 82 are arranged at the same pitch is provided.

At this time, the guide bucket 82 serves to guide the process in which the gum and the inlay on the second conveyor 72 is introduced into the case on the third conveyor 82 by the gum and the inlay feeding device therebetween. It consists of a fixed bucket (85) and a moving bucket (86) facing each other, the fixed bucket (85) and the moving bucket (86) is discharged from the entry side of the gum and inlay to facilitate the initial entry of the gum and inlay Combined in a tapered shape that is kept wider than the side, the movable bucket 86 is a structure that can be adjusted in consideration of product tolerances, assembly tolerances and the like.

Therefore, each gum, inlay, and case are supplied through the gum supply device, the inlay supply device, and the case supply device, and each conveyor means is driven together with the operation of the main drive device. The gum of two sheets of six sheets is advanced by the first attachment 62 on the top, and after the inlay is formed by the inlay forming apparatus 70, the first attachment 62 is formed by the gum and the inlay feeding device at a predetermined position. Two rows of gums on the top are simultaneously injected into the inlay seated in the inlay bucket 71 on the second conveyor 72, and at the predetermined position by the other gum and the inlay feeding device on the second conveyor 72. The gum and inlay in the inlay bucket 71 are introduced into the case in the case bucket 81 on the third conveyor 82 via the guide bucket 83 on the fourth conveyor 84, and then the case continues. The case is closed through the packaging unit, One cycle for gum packaging is completed.

As such, the speeds of the respective conveyor means constituting the gum transport device, the inlay molding device and the chewing gum and inlay receiving device, and the conveyor means constituting the chewing gum and inlay feeding device are driven at the same speed, and the inlay molding The inlay forming operation of the device and the chewing gum and inlay feeding operation of the inlay feeding device are carried out by a series of settings related to the driving speed of the above conveyor means. The process up to the completion of the loading and packaging can be done in a continuous process.

As described above, the present invention is a chewing device for conveying at least two rows of chewing gum, and an inlay capable of forming an inlay with a vertical movement by a predetermined cam diagram while moving at a rotational speed proportional to the moving speed of the inlay. Including a molding device, a separate guide bucket, including a gum and inlay storage device that can be in a batch of chewing gum and inlay into the inside of the case while the progress of the gum and the progress of the inlay and the progress of the case at the same time By providing a gum packaging facility that is configured, it is possible to improve the workability and productivity improvement due to the automation of gum packaging, compared to the inefficient packaging method, which relies on the existing manual work, and in particular, a unique packaging method of packing gum in two rows. Gum is due to the new effects that can actively respond to the tastes of consumers who prefer new things through the provision of new automation equipment. There is an advantage that can strengthen the competitiveness of the product.

Claims (8)

In the gum packaging device comprising a gum supply device 10, inlay supply device 20, case supply device 30 and case packaging device 40, gum and inlay feeding device 50, The first conveyor 61 and the second attach 63 and the second attach 63 capable of attaching at least three or more gums to the lower part of the gum supply device 10, respectively. Gum conveying device 60 composed of a guide rail 64 for guiding the progress of the attachment (62), 63 and a drive means for driving the first conveyor (61), Along the cam diagram and rotated by the second conveyor 72 and the upper and lower two chain drive unit 73 having a plurality of inlay buckets 71 having a stepped bottom surface and moving forward of the inlay supply device 20. Inlay forming apparatus 70 composed of a plurality of pushers 74 to sequentially press the inlay supplied in parallel and horizontal movement, and The third conveyor 82 and the second conveyor 72 having a plurality of case buckets 81 which are connected to the case packaging device 40 while allowing the case supplying device 30 to move forward and seat the case. And a gum and inlay receiving device (80) consisting of a fourth conveyor (84) having a plurality of guide buckets (83) for guiding the introduction of gum and inlays. Gum packaging equipment. The method of claim 1, wherein the first attachment 62 and the second attachment 63 of the gum conveying device 60 are arranged in sequence one by one and at the same time extending the guide rollers 65 extending inwardly. Gum packing equipment, characterized in that is carried out while receiving the guide by the guide rail (64) through. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the second attachment (63) is configured to be detachable from the gum while falling down along the guide groove (66) in the guide rail (64). Gum packaging equipment. According to claim 1, wherein the inlay forming apparatus 70 has a cam block 75 having a concave drop section of the front to enable the vertical movement of the pusher 74 and the remaining horizontal section to enable horizontal movement. Gum packaging equipment, characterized in that comprising a. According to claim 1, The chain drive unit 73 is driven at the same speed as the speed of the second conveyor 72 having a predetermined rotational trajectory driven in a horizontal direction parallel to the traveling direction of the second conveyor (72). Gum packaging equipment, characterized in that. 5. The pusher (74) according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the pusher (74) is guided along the cam section of the cam block (75) and the two mounting blocks (76) fixed to the chain drive (73) side up and down, respectively. Gum packaging characterized in that it consists of two pushing bars 79 which are integrally operated with the cam plate 77 and are supported by the mounting block 76 to be inlaid using the lower pushing plate 78 while being supported by the upper and lower slides. equipment. According to claim 1, wherein the case bucket 81 of the inlay receiving device 80 is composed of a fixed bucket 85 and the movable bucket 86 is adjustable, the fixed bucket 85 and the movable bucket 86 The gum packaging facility is characterized in that the entry side of the gum and the inlay is combined in a tapered form that is kept wider than the discharge side. The method of claim 1 or 5, wherein the first conveyor 61, the second conveyor 72, the third conveyor 82, the fourth conveyor 84 are arranged side by side and are continuously driven at the same speed. Gum packaging equipment, characterized in that.