KR101240585B1 - Apparatus for sealing linger bags - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A sealing device of ringer bags is provided to improve the quality and productivity of finished products by sanitarily packing the ringer bag with an automation system. CONSTITUTION: A sealing device of ringer bags(B) comprises a feeding unit(20), a supporting unit(30), and a sealing unit(40). The feeding unit loads small packing bags(P) on feeding boards(22) and transfers the small packing bags with a transfer unit(21). The supporting unit grips the small packing bags in which the ringer bags are received on supporting boards(32). The transfer unit transfers the small packing bags to nozzles(41). The sealing unit seals the small packing bags after the small packing bags are filled with nitrogen and are evacuated. The sealing unit comprises pressing rods for pressing an entrance of the small packing bags; a thermal head for providing welding heat; and a link for guiding the rotation motion of the thermal head.

Description

Apparatus for sealing linger bags

The present invention relates to a sealing device for Ringer's chemical liquid bag, and more specifically, to improve competitiveness by improving the quality and productivity of the finished product by introducing an automated system in the process of sanitarily packaging the liquid liquid bag filled with Ringer's liquid. The present invention relates to a sealing device for ringer chemical liquid bags.

Korea's pharmaceutical industry is developing domestically-based finished products based on domestic production, and competition among small and medium-sized manufacturers is intensifying with the polarization of top and bottom companies. Although pharmaceuticals have inelastic price characteristics that are less affected by economic fluctuations and seasonal factors, the importance of efforts to improve quality and productivity at the manufacturing site is not overlooked. In particular, in the manufacture of liquid pharmaceuticals such as Ringer, most of the processes from filling to packaging are manual, and therefore at least partial automation is urgently introduced. Reference may be made to the following two documents as prior patents relating to automation in the art.

Korean Registered Patent Publication No. 0708537, "Packaging Sealing Device for Automatic Pharmaceutical Packaging Machine," includes a frame; A pair of widthwise fusion members including a first rotating shaft, a first heater, a fusion surface, and a cutter on the frame; A first driving part rotating the first rotation shaft; A pair of longitudinal fusion rollers including a rotation support member, a second rotation shaft, and a second heater in the frame; A second driving unit rotating the second rotation shaft; An upper adhesion part installed to enter the longitudinal fusion roller in a state in which the folded upper ends of the wrapping paper are in close contact with each other; .

The "Packaging Bag Automatic Filling Packing Machine" of Korean Registered Utility Model Publication No. 0432422 is a packing machine for hot sealing after putting the contents through the opening of the packing bag, and the transfer line is installed at the bottom of the packing bag loading part for loading a plurality of bags. A adsorption device for adsorbing a magazine, a packaging bag feeding unit mounted on a transport line of the packaging bag stacking unit of the magazine to sequentially transport the packaging bags, and a packaging bag which is mounted on the upper side of the transport line so as to be lifted and transported; It is installed so as to be adjacent to the packaging bag separating unit for separating the packaging bags one by one.

However, according to the above-mentioned prior patent, it is insufficient to cope flexibly with the increase in production by increasing the viability of the small-packaging operation by hygienic sealing the medicine bag at the site of manufacturing a product requiring high cleanliness such as Ringer's solution.

An object of the present invention for improving the conventional problems as described above, to improve the competitiveness by improving the quality and productivity of the finished product by introducing an automated system in the process of hygienically packaging a ringer-filled medicine liquid bag in a clean state The present invention provides a sealing device for ringer chemical liquid bag.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sealing apparatus for accommodating a ringer liquid-filled drug bag in a small packaging bag comprising: a supply means for loading the small packaging bag on a feed table, and transporting it through a transfer table; Support means for holding a small package containing the medicine bag on a support; And a sealing means for moving the small package bag to a nozzle through a transfer table and sealing it through nitrogen filling and vacuum exhaust.

In addition, according to the present invention, the feeder of the supply means is characterized in that it comprises a plurality of feeders having respective adsorption pads.

In addition, according to the present invention, the support means is to support the support to the vertical movement on the transfer table, characterized in that it comprises a finger pad and a finger roller on the bottom of the support.

In addition, according to the present invention, the sealing means includes a pressurizing table for pressing the inlet of the small package up and down, a thermal head providing heat of fusion adjacent to the lower pressing table, and a link for inducing a rotational motion of the thermal head. It features.

In addition, according to the present invention, the sealing means is characterized in that it further comprises a suction pad to open the inlet of the small bag to induce the smooth entry of the nozzle.

According to the present invention as described above, by introducing an automated system in the process of hygienic small packaging of the drug solution bag filled with the Ringer liquid in a clean state, there is an effect of improving the competitiveness by improving the quality and productivity of the finished product.

1 is a block diagram showing a sealing device according to the invention in a plan view
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the sealing device according to the invention from the front
Figure 3 is a block diagram showing a sealing device according to the present invention from the side

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

The present invention relates to a sealing device for accommodating a ringer solution filled with a chemical liquid bag (B) in a small packaging bag (P). The present invention illustrates, but is not necessarily limited to, a three-liquid solution in which three kinds of Ringer's solutions are filled in three independent receiving spaces in the chemical liquid bag (B). The accommodation space of the chemical liquid bag (B) is provided with the plug and the same size as the individual inlet. Such a chemical liquid bag (B) must go through a process of sealing the plastic bag (P) in the plastic material to prevent the inflow or infiltration of the pollutant during production, storage, transport.

On the other hand, in the following description, the motion of the operating unit is divided into left and right lateral movement (X axis), front and rear movement (Y axis), vertical movement (Z axis) on the basis of the top view of FIG. All actuators preferentially apply pneumatic cylinders, but electrics such as actuators may also be used.

According to the present invention, the supply means 20 loads the small packaging bag P on the supply table 22, and transports it via the transport table 21. The transfer table 21 is installed between the supply conveyor 12 and the conveying conveyor 14 which are arranged in parallel and adjacent to each other, and supplies the small packing bag P by moving the plurality of supply tables 22 forward and backward simultaneously. Small packaging bag (P) is manually or automatically loaded on the supply table 22, the ringer liquid filled chemical liquid bag (B) is transferred to a separate conveyor in the previous process to stand by.

At this time. The carriage 21 of the supply means 20 has a plurality of feeders 22 with respective suction pads 24. The use of the adsorption pad 24 prevents the accumulation of dust, which is advantageously applied to the ringer liquid production site requiring a high clean working environment. The number of adsorption pads 24 varies depending on the size of the small package bag P, but it is sufficient to set it at one or two locations with respect to one supply stand 22.

Meanwhile, the conveying conveyor 14 circulates the plurality of conveying plates 26 fixed at equal intervals in an endless orbit manner and moves the small package bag P containing the chemical liquid bag B to a subsequent process. The transfer plate 26 is formed in a size capable of supporting one small packaging bag P, and is disposed at the same interval as the above-described supply table 22 and the supporting table 32 described later. And the discharge conveyor 16 which sends the completed small package bag P to a subsequent process in the position adjacent to the conveyance conveyor 14 is installed in parallel.

In addition, according to the present invention, the support means 30 is a structure for gripping the small package bag (P) in which the chemical liquid bag (B) is accommodated on the support (32). The support means 30 has a configuration for assisting and finally discharging the process progress of the sealing means 40 to be described later in a state of supporting a plurality of small packaging bags (P) transported from the upstream side of the conveying conveyor (14). .

In this case, the support means 30 supports the support 32 on the transfer table 31 so as to be movable up and down, and includes a finger pad 36 and a finger roller 38 on the bottom of the support 32. The transfer table 31 is disposed between the downstream side of the transfer conveyor 14 and the discharge conveyor 16 and moves the plurality of supports 32 simultaneously back and forth to guide the small package P to the suture means 40. . Finger pads 36 installed at six locations on the bottom of the support 32 rotate a pair of pads arranged up and down in the opposite direction to implement a pinch or stretch operation. Finger pad 36 is made in a straight line (180˚) up and down in an extended state so as not to interfere with the small package bag (P) during the vertical movement. The finger roller 38, which is installed at the center of the bottom of the support 32, is a structure in which a pair of opposing rollers is opened or retracted with an actuator to maintain the posture of the small package bag P and to assist the opening and exhaust of the inlet. .

In addition, according to the present invention, the sealing means 40 moves the small packaging bag (P) to the nozzle 41 via the transfer table 31, and performs a process of sealing through nitrogen filling (inflow) and vacuum exhaust. do. The sealing means 40 is disposed on the downstream side of the conveying conveyor 14 so as to face the supporting means 30, and removes the foreign matter inside the plurality of small packaging bags P transported from the upstream side and seals in a vacuum state. Perform the process. The nozzle 41 reaches the inlet of the small packaging bag P to perform nitrogen charging and vacuum exhaust, which is omitted in the drawing, but connected to an external nitrogen supply device and a vacuum pressure generator.

At this time, the sealing means 40 is a pressing head (42) (43) for pressing the inlet of the small packaging bag (P) up and down, and the thermal head 45 for providing a heat of fusion adjacent to the lower pressing table (43) And a link 48 for inducing a rotational movement of the thermal head 45. The presser bars 42 and 43 have a structure in which a buffer material (pad or sponge) is supported by a spring. The thermal head 45 is integrally formed with the lower presser 43 and is installed to be rotatable via a plurality of links 48. The rotational movement of the thermal head 45 is to prevent interference when entering and exiting the small package bag (P). The thermal head 45 heat-seals the inlet of the small packaging bag P for a short time in contact with the upper pedestal 46. The upper pressing table 42 and the pedestal 46 are integrally formed so as to be able to move up and down at the same time.

On the other hand, the sealing means 40 is preferably further provided with a suction pad 44 to open the inlet of the small bag (P) to induce the smooth entry of the nozzle (41). The suction pad 44 is installed to be able to move up and down at a position adjacent to the upper pressing table 42 and intermittently acts a vacuum pressure for opening the inlet of the small bag P. The suction pad 44 is connected to an external vacuum pressure generating device, and the number of installations may be set at 1 to 2 locations.

The controller 50 of the present invention performs a series of processes ranging from the supply means 20, the support means 30, and the sealing means 40 to the set conditions. However, if it is partially dependent on manual work, stepwise control may be performed through interrupts. Therefore, the controller 50 can be installed in a parallel connection configuration for each required process.

In operation, the worker waiting on the upstream side of the conveying conveyor 14 first fills the chemical liquid bag B which has been filled with a plurality of (eg five) small packaging bags P conveyed from the supply table 22. It is put and aligned on the transfer plate 26. Then, when the start switch is turned on through the controller 50, the support 32 advances and waits at a position adjacent to the sealing means 40, and the conveying conveyor 14 operates so that the conveying plate 26 of a predetermined quantity is supported. At the lower side of (32), the finger roller (38) closes the center of the small bag (P) to open the inlet to allow the entry of the nozzle (41), and the lower pressing table (43) rotates to stand up. While the upper pressing table 42 is lowered to press the inlet of the small packaging bag (P) with the nozzle 41, blowing the nitrogen air into the nozzle 41 to discharge the internal contaminated air of the small packaging bag (P), Subsequently, nitrogen and residual air are discharged to the nozzle 41 to obtain a vacuum state, and the thermal head 45 is operated while the nozzle 41 is retracted to seal the inlet of the small packaging bag P, and the support 32 By operating the finger pad 36 of the holding bag (P) while holding the support 32 up and backward discharge conveyor Reaches 16. In FIG. 3, the symbol P '(B') means the finished product chemical liquid bag B which has completed all the sealing processes.

Thereafter, the forward air of the support means 30, the air of rotation of the transfer plate 26 of the conveying conveyor 14, the nitrogen inlet and vacuum exhaust of the small packaging bag (P), the small packaging bag (P) by the backward of the support 32 Discharge process is carried out repeatedly.

On the other hand, due to the nature of working with a plurality of small packaging bags (P) at the same time to form a discharge conveyor (16) V to ensure that the finished product is collected in one place.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It is therefore intended that such variations and modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.

12: Supply Conveyor 14: Transfer Conveyor
16: discharge conveyor 20: supply means
21: feeder 22: feeder
24: adsorption pad 26: transfer plate
30: support means 31: transfer table
32: support 34: platform
36: finger pad 38: finger roller
40: sealing means 41: nozzle
42, 43: pressure zone 44: adsorption pad
45: thermal head 46: pedestal
48: link 50: controller

Claims (5)

In the sealing device for accommodating the ringer solution filled with chemical solution (B) in the small packaging bag (P):
A supply means (20) for loading the small packaging bag (P) on the supply table (22) and transporting it via the transport table (21);
Support means (30) for holding the drug bag (B) is a small packaging bag (P) is received on the support (32); And
It comprises a; and the sealing means (P) for moving the small bag (P) to the nozzle (41) via a transfer table (31), sealing through nitrogen charging and vacuum exhaust;
The sealing means 40 is a pressurizing table 42, 43 for pressing the inlet of the small packaging bag (P) up and down, and the thermal head 45 for providing heat of fusion adjacent to the lower pressing table 43; Sealing device for ringer chemical liquid bag, characterized in that it comprises a link (48) for inducing the rotational movement of the thermal head (45). The method of claim 1,
The feeder (21) of the supply means (20) is a sealing device for ringer chemical liquid bag, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of feeders (22) having respective suction pads (24). The method of claim 1,
The support means 30 supports the support 32 on the conveyance table 31 so as to be movable up and down, and has a finger pad 36 and a finger roller 38 on the bottom of the support 32. Sealing device for ringer chemical liquid bag. delete The method of claim 1,
The sealing means 40 is a sealing device for ringer chemical liquid bag, characterized in that it further comprises a suction pad (44) to open the inlet of the small bag (P) to induce the smooth entry of the nozzle (41).

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