KR100891206B1 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing capsule containing oxygen - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is made of a transparent material and using a device including a container (10) having an injection hole (14) formed in the lower portion, and a lid (12) opening and closing the opening of the upper surface of the container (10) is formed Oxygen capsule manufacturing method, injecting oxygen through the inlet 14 to discharge the air inside the container 10 to the outside through the discharge hole 16 and to fill the inside of the container 10 with oxygen ; And filling the inside of the capsule by assembling the empty capsule parts 110 and 120 in the container 10.

Oxygen capsule

Description

Method and apparatus for manufacturing oxygen capsules

The present invention relates to an oxygen capsule manufacturing method and apparatus, and more particularly, to an oxygen capsule manufacturing method and apparatus for easily and easily filling oxygen into a capsule in a state where high pressure pure oxygen is supplied in a sealed container. It is about.

In modern times, the degree of air pollution has reached a serious level, and the number of people suffering from or dying from various respiratory diseases is gradually increasing. Smoke and so on in vehicles and factories drastically lower the oxygen concentration in the atmosphere, and the amount of dissolved oxygen present in the blood of the human body tends to decrease. These problems cause chronic headaches and fatigue caused by lack of oxygen and cause shortness of breath even with small movements.

Furthermore, recent studies have shown that insufficient oxygen concentration in the air can reduce resistance to various cancers and pose a serious threat to health.

Therefore, methods for artificially storing pure oxygen in a container such as a can or pack, and then inhaling it when necessary to increase oxygen dissolved amount in blood are proposed.

On the other hand, various ways of drinking oxygen itself have also been proposed, the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 1996-0006935 'composite nutrition powder anion oxygen capsule' filled with complex nutrition powder in an edible capsule and produced anion using negative electrons An edible anion oxygen capsule filled with oxygen is disclosed.

In addition, the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2004-0035030 'oxygen capsule' relates to the invention to increase the oxygen concentration of human blood by increasing the dissolved oxygen in the body when ingested and sealed by injecting oxygen into the hollow of the capsule.

However, since conventional oxygen capsules artificially connect injection needles or tubes to the capsule itself and fill the oxygen, the oxygen filling is not complete and the capsule may be damaged during the filling process. In addition, in the case of forming a hollow in the capsule, the process of additionally closing it is added, which is not only cumbersome but also not suitable for mass production.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an oxygen capsule manufacturing method and apparatus for filling oxygen by simply assembling the capsule itself in an airtight container in which oxygen is provided at a high pressure. .

Oxygen capsule manufacturing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention to achieve the above object, the container made of a transparent material; A lid for opening and closing the opening of the upper surface of the container; An inlet formed in the lower portion of the vessel so as to be connected to an oxygen supply opening; A plurality of discharge holes formed in the container or the lid; And a closed glove attached to the insertion hole formed at both sides of the container.

Preferably, the oxygen capsule manufacturing apparatus is installed on the bottom of the container, the inclined guide member consisting of a pair of inclined plate is lowered toward both sides around the vertex; And a capsule tray installed at both sides of the inclined guide member to seat the assembled capsule.

Here, the capsule tray is configured to form a plurality of recessed curved surfaces having the same curvature as the outer radius of curvature of the capsule.

More preferably, the device further comprises a shelf installed on one side of the interior of the container for loading the empty capsule part.

In addition, the inclined plate is formed with a plurality of through holes are configured to evenly spread the oxygen injected into the container through the inlet.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of manufacturing an oxygen capsule using a device comprising a container made of a transparent material and the inlet is formed in the lower portion, the lid opening and closing the opening of the upper surface of the container, the outlet hole is formed, through the inlet Injecting oxygen to discharge air inside the container to the outside through the discharge hole and filling the inside of the container with oxygen; And filling the inside of the capsule by assembling the empty capsule part in the container with each other.

Preferably, the apparatus further comprises a sealing glove attached to be sealed to the insertion openings formed on both sides of the container, wearing the sealing glove and then assembling the empty capsule part.

More preferably, the bottom of the container, the inclined guide member consisting of a pair of inclined plate is lowered toward both sides around the vertex, and is provided on both sides of the inclined guide member and has a curvature equal to the curvature of the capsule A capsule tray having a recess curved surface is provided, and further comprising dropping the assembled capsule downward so as to be seated on the recess curved surface of the capsule tray along the inclined plate.

In addition, a plurality of through holes are formed in the inclined plate so that oxygen supplied through the injection hole is evenly distributed while flowing upward through the through holes.

According to the oxygen capsule manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention, by simply assembling the capsule in a sealed container in which oxygen is supplied at a high pressure to obtain an oxygen-filled capsule, the process is very simple and mass production This is possible to increase the production efficiency has the advantage.

In addition, since the hole perforation or separate injection to the capsule itself in order to fill the oxygen can reduce the defect rate during manufacturing and ensure product reliability.

Oxygen capsule according to the present invention employs a capsule made of edible starch material as shown in Figure 3, such a capsule is usually formed in a spherical shape and the other end of the two cylindrical parts (110, 120) It consists of. The cylindrical parts 110 and 120 have an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the other one, so that the inner parts are sealed to each other when the cylindrical parts 110 and 120 are inserted while facing each other. As the capsule is drinkable as described above is already widely known in the general medicament and further detailed description is omitted, it should be understood that the drinkable capsule configured in various conventional manners can be applied to the present invention.

In addition, if necessary, essential capsules such as vitamins may be added to the capsule.

1 and 2 show a schematic configuration of an oxygen capsule manufacturing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the oxygen capsule manufacturing apparatus of the present invention includes a container 10 made of a transparent material so that the inside is visible, and a lid 12 coupled to open and close the opening of the upper surface of the container 10. In FIG. 1, the configuration inside the transparent container 10 is shown in detail, and all the components should be understood to be provided inside the container.

The container 10 can be made of a transparent material such as acrylic material, glass material so that the operator can see the inside, and the inside is configured to be sealed.

The lid 12 is preferably hinged to open and close the top opening of the container 10, and a sealing member (not shown) is interposed between the lid 12 and the container 10 to seal the lid 12. In case of closing), the inside of the container 10 is sealed.

An inlet 14 through which oxygen is supplied is formed at a lower portion of the vessel 10, as described below. Preferably, at least part of the lid 12 or the vessel 10 may discharge internal air to the outside. A discharge hole 16 is formed.

One end of an oxygen supply pipe (not shown) is connected to the inlet 14, and the oxygen supply pipe is connected to an oxygen tank (not shown) filled with oxygen (liquefied oxygen) at a high pressure. It can supply oxygen inside.

Both sides of the container 10 are respectively provided with a sealing glove 18 so that an operator can put his hand in hand. The end of the closed glove 18 is coupled to seal in the insertion hole 20 formed on the side of the container (10). Such a sealing structure is possible, for example, by placing the sealing member 21 around the end of the closure glove 18 and securing it to the side wall of the container 10. Due to this structure, the operator can perform the oxygen capsule manufacturing operation while maintaining the sealed state in the container 10 as it is.

Preferably, the closed glove 18 is made of rubber or synthetic resin excellent in elasticity.

According to the present invention, the inclined guide member 30 is installed at the bottom of the container 10. The inclined guide member 30 includes a pair of inclined plates 32 and 33 formed so as to have a lower height toward both sides of the vertex 31. A plurality of through holes 34 are formed in the inclined plates 32 and 33 so that oxygen injected into the container 10 through the above-described inlet 14 is evenly spread.

The inclined plate (32) (33), when the operator assembles the oxygen capsule using the sealing glove (18) and drops downward, it is guided toward the capsule tray 40.

On both sides of the inclined guide member 30 is provided a capsule tray 40 is seated so that the capsule is aligned. As shown in FIG. 4, the capsule tray 40 has a plurality of recessed curved surfaces 42 having the same curvature as the outer radius of curvature of the capsule so that the capsules can be aligned and seated. The recessed curved surface 42 is formed in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the capsule tray 40.

Preferably, at both ends of the capsule tray 40, the handle 44 is formed to detach the capsule tray 40 to the bottom surface of the container 10 or to hold the capsule tray 40 for transport.

More preferably, as shown in Figure 2, the lower end of the inclined plate 32, 33 is designed to end on the upper surface of the capsule tray 40, the oxygen capsule assembled as described below the inclined plate 32 Lower along the 33 may be seated on the recessed curved surface 42 of the capsule tray (40).

In addition, the shelf 50 is installed on at least one side of the inside of the container 10, where an empty capsule part for assembly is loaded.

Then, an oxygen capsule manufacturing method using the oxygen capsule manufacturing apparatus having the above configuration will be described.

In order to manufacture the oxygen capsule, first, the unassembled empty capsule parts 110 and 120 are loaded on the shelf 50 inside the container 10.

Then, the lid 12 is closed to seal the container 10. Although not shown in the drawing, a separate latch means may be further provided to close the lid 12 while pressing against the container 10. In addition, as described above, a sealing member may be interposed between the lid 12 and the container 10 so that the inside of the container 10 may be completely sealed.

In this state, the valve of the oxygen tank is opened and oxygen (liquefied oxygen) charged at high pressure is supplied to the injection port 14 through the oxygen supply pipe.

Oxygen supplied through the inlet 14 is first swirled while colliding with the lower surfaces of the inclined plates 32 and 33 and continuously flowing upward through a plurality of through holes 34 formed in the inclined plates 32 and 33. do. In this process, oxygen can be supplied to be distributed evenly over all spaces.

As the high pressure oxygen is supplied, the air that has previously filled the inside of the container 10 is discharged to the outside through the discharge hole 16, and as a result, the inside of the container 10 is filled with 100% oxygen over time. Although not shown in the drawing, the one-way valve structure may be employed in the discharge hole 16 so that the air inside the container 10 is discharged to the outside and the outside air is not introduced into the discharge hole 16.

Then, the worker inserts his or her hand into the sealed glove 18, and then picks up the capsule parts 110 and 120 that are stacked on the shelf 50 to perform the assembly work in the container 10. . This task is very simple since it is a simple assembly that does not require any tools or means.

The assembled capsule is then dropped downward, and the dropped capsule is lowered along the surface of the inclined plates 32 and 33 inside the container 10 and then seated on the recessed curved surface 42 of the capsule tray 40. At this time, since the curvature of the capsule and the curvature of the recessed curved surface 42 are the same as each other, the capsule is aligned in the longitudinal direction of the capsule tray 40 on the recessed curved surface 42.

Although not illustrated in the drawings, the plurality of recessed curved surfaces 42 may be configured such that a step is formed therebetween so that the capsule may be more easily seated on the capsule tray 40.

When the assembly of the capsule is completed by the above operation, the valve of the oxygen tank is then closed, the lid 12 is opened and opened, and the capsule tray 40 is taken out of the container 10.

The capsule thus produced may subsequently be subjected to an additional finishing process, for example, may be more roughly subjected to starch coating of the capsule surface.

In this case, since the capsules are aligned in the longitudinal direction on the tray 40, the plurality of capsules may be coated at once, for example, by moving the starch coating brush (not shown) in the longitudinal direction or in the proper direction.

The terms or words used in this specification and claims are not to be construed as being limited to their ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors may appropriately define the concept of terms in order to best describe their invention. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

Although the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the following drawings, these drawings illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the technical concept of the present invention is not limited to the drawings and should not be interpreted.

1 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the oxygen capsule manufacturing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the oxygen capsule manufacturing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing a starch capsule part for producing an oxygen capsule according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the capsule tray employed in the oxygen capsule manufacturing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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10. Container 12. Lid 14.Inlet

16..outlet 18..sealed glove 20..insertion

21. Sealing member 30. Inclined guide member 31. Peak

32, 33. Inclined plate 34. Through hole 40. Capsule tray

42. Recessed surface 44. Handle

Claims (9)

A container 10 made of a transparent material; A lid 12 for opening and closing the opening of the upper surface of the container 10; An inlet 14 formed at the bottom of the vessel 10 to be connected to an oxygen supply opening; A plurality of discharge holes 16 formed in the container 10 or the lid 12; And A sealing glove (18) attached to the insertion hole (20) formed on both sides of the container (10); Oxygen capsule manufacturing apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 1, An inclined guide member 30 installed at the bottom of the container 10 and composed of a pair of inclined plates 32 and 33 whose heights are lowered toward both sides around the apex 31; And Oxygen capsule manufacturing apparatus characterized in that it further comprises a capsule tray (40) installed on both sides of the inclined guide member (30) so that the assembled capsule is seated. The method of claim 2, The capsule tray 40 is oxygen capsule manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that a plurality of recessed curved surface (42) having the same curvature as the outer radius of curvature of the capsule is formed. The method of claim 3, Oxygen capsule manufacturing apparatus characterized in that it further comprises a shelf (50) which is installed on one side of the inside of the container (10) to load the empty capsule part. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The inclined plate (32) (33) is formed with a plurality of through-holes (34) is oxygen capsule manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that to evenly spread the oxygen injected into the container (10) through the inlet (14). Oxygen capsule production using a device including a container 10 made of a transparent material and the inlet 14 formed in the lower portion, and a lid 12 formed to open and close the opening of the upper surface of the container 10 and the discharge hole 16 is formed. As a method, Injecting oxygen through the injection hole (14) to discharge air in the container (10) to the outside through the discharge hole (16) and filling the inside of the container (10) with oxygen; And  Filling the oxygen inside the capsule by assembling the empty capsule parts (110) (120) in the container (10). The method of claim 6, The apparatus further comprises a sealing glove 18 attached to the insert opening 20 formed on both sides of the container 10, Oxygen capsule manufacturing method characterized in that assembling the empty capsule parts (110) (120) after wearing the closed gloves (18). The method of claim 7, wherein At the bottom of the container 10, the inclined guide member 30 composed of a pair of inclined plates 32, 33, the height of which is lowered toward both sides around the apex, and the inclined guide member 30 Capsule tray 40 is provided on both sides and is formed with a recessed curved surface 42 having the same curvature of the capsule, Dropping the assembled capsule to the lower to the oxygen capsule manufacturing method characterized in that it further comprises the step of seating on the recessed curved surface 42 of the capsule tray 40 along the inclined plate (32, 33) . The method of claim 8, A plurality of through holes 34 are formed in the inclined plates 32 and 33 so that oxygen supplied through the injection hole 14 is evenly distributed while flowing upward through the through holes 34. Oxygen capsule manufacturing method.

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