KR102064715B1 - Automatic water filling System - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic water filling system. The automatic water filling system comprises: a cage in which spaces are respectively divided into a filling chamber, a washing chamber, a water supply chamber, and a control chamber; a filling chamber which has an inlet and an outlet on both sides to feed and discharge water bottles, and in which a conveyor for conveying the water bottles from the inlet to the outlet, an injecting device for filling the water bottles with water, and a capping device for capping the water bottles with lids are installed; a washing chamber positioned adjacent to the inlet side of the filling chamber and having a washing device for spraying washing water to wash the water bottles; a water supply chamber which receives water supplied from the outside to supply the washing water to the washing device, and in which a water supply device for supplying water to the injecting device is installed; and a control chamber in which a controller for controlling the operation of each of the devices installed in the filling chamber, the washing chamber, the water supply chamber, and the control chamber. According to the present invention, as the automatic water filling system can be reduced in size compared with a conventional water filling system, it is possible to run a small bottled water plant with ease and reduce operating costs.

Description

Automatic water filling system

The present invention relates to an automatic bottled water filling system, and more particularly, to an automatic bottled water filling system capable of easily operating a small bottled water plant and reducing operating costs, since it can be miniaturized compared to a conventional bottled water filling system. .

In general, the bottled water bottle for cold and hot water is supplied to the consumer containing the bottled water from the device for producing the bottled water, and after reclaiming and replenishing the bottled water after recovering and washing the empty bottled water consumed for a long time.

Bottled water can be contaminated during the supply and consumption of bottled water and the recovery of empty bottled water.

Therefore, the washing of the bottle is essential for reuse of the bottle.

Existing washing of empty bottled water is dependent on the manual labor of the worker, as well as a lot of manpower is required to clean the bottle, there is a problem that the productivity is significantly reduced.

In order to solve the above problems, a device for automatically washing the outside and the inside of the bottled water, and a washing process and a shortening of the washing time, have minimized the installation area by reducing the volume of the washing apparatus.

However, conventionally, there is no improvement in filling of bottled water and capping of bottled water by focusing on the washing of the bottled water bottle, and the production line of bottled water still relies on large facilities.

In addition, recently, due to the improvement in the function and performance of the water purifier, there is a problem that a small quantity of ordered water for cold and hot water dispensers and the bottled water producers are small, so that a large production line cannot afford the operation and maintenance costs.

KR 20-0360046 Y1 KR 10-1371675 B1

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention concentrates washing, stratification, capping, and discharging functions of bottled water into a single cage, and can be miniaturized compared to a bottled water filling system. It is possible to reduce the cost, real-time monitoring of the operational status and water quality through various sensors, and to provide an automatic bottled water filling system that can purify the air inside the factory by adding an air cleaner.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a cage in which space is divided into a filling room, a washing room, a water supply room, and a control room, respectively; Inlet and outlet ports are formed on both sides for the input and discharge of the bottle, the filling room is provided with a conveyor for transporting the bottle from the inlet to the outlet, an injection device for filling the bottle in the bottle, and a capping device for capping the cap on the bottle. ; A washing chamber positioned adjacent to an inlet side of the filling chamber and having a washing apparatus for washing the bottle of water by spraying washing water; A water supply room receiving water supplied from the outside to supply the washing water to the washing device, and a water supply device for supplying bottled water to the injection device; The filling room, washing room, water supply room, provides an automatic bottled water filling system characterized in that it comprises a control room is installed a controller for controlling the operation of each device installed in the control room.

By providing the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to miniaturize compared to the existing bottled water filling system and to easily operate a small bottled water plant, it is possible to reduce the operating costs.

1 and 2 is an external view showing an automatic bottled water filling system according to the present invention.
3 and 4 is a block diagram showing a cage applied to the automatic bottled water filling system according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is a block diagram showing an input device applied to the automatic bottled water filling system according to the present invention.
6 is a schematic view showing a water supply device applied to the automatic bottled water filling system according to the present invention.
Figure 7 is a block diagram showing a conveyor applied to the automatic bottled water filling system according to the present invention.
8 and 9 is a configuration diagram showing an operating state of the holding device applied to the automatic bottled water filling system according to the present invention.
10 is a block diagram showing an injection device and a capping device applied to the automatic bottled water filling system according to the present invention.
Figure 11 is a block diagram showing a washing apparatus applied to the automatic bottled water filling system according to the present invention.
12 to 19 is an operation example showing the operation of the automatic bottled water filling system according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

In the automatic bottled water filling system of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 1 to 19, the space is divided into the filling chamber 110, the washing chamber 120, the water supply chamber 130, the control chamber 140, respectively, the cage Has 100.

The filling chamber 110 is provided with an inlet 111 and outlet 113 which can be entered and discharged so that the bottled water 10 can be discharged and formed on both sides of the cage 100, the outlet 113 in the inlet 111 Conveyor 300 for transporting the bottled water bottle 10, the injection device 400 for filling the bottled water bottle 10, and the capping device 500 to cover the spout 15 in the bottled water bottle 10 with a stopper 20 ) Can be installed respectively.

In addition, the washing chamber 120 is located adjacent to the inlet 111 side of the filling chamber 110, the washing apparatus 200 for spraying the washing water to wash the bottled water bottle 10 may be installed.

In addition, the water supply chamber 130 may be provided with a water supply device 600 for receiving the water supplied from the outside to supply the washing water to the cleaning device 200, and to supply the bottled water to the injection device (400).

Finally, the control room 140 may be provided with a controller (not shown) for controlling the operation of each device installed in the filling room 110, washing room 120, water supply room 130, control room 140. have

On the other hand, between the washing chamber 120 and the filling chamber 110, the spout 15 of the bottled water bottle 10 is held by holding an empty bottled water bottle 10 introduced into the filling chamber 110 through the inlet 111 An input device 700 may be provided to invert the bottled water bottle 10 so as to be positioned on the cradle 250 installed on the bottom of the washing room 120.

That is, the cage 100 is made of a frame made of a plurality of rack frames, partitioned space with acrylic or metal panels to form an installation space in each, washing, stratification, capping, discharge of the bottled water bottle 10 in each space Through a series of processes, bottled water for hot and cold water can be reused to produce and distribute bottled water.

In addition, the lower end of the cage 100 may be provided with a caster 150 to move to a narrow place or a desired position.

On the other hand, the input device 700 has to be fixed to the support bracket 710 in a portion of the entrance 245 of the washing box 240 provided in the washing chamber 120.

At this time, the upper side of the support bracket 710 is a rotating body 720 that is easily rotated in the vertical direction is arranged in the horizontal direction.

And, one side of the rotating body 720 is provided with a support plate 730 for gripping the circumferential surface of the bottled water 10, and both sides of the rotating body 720 for holding both sides of the bottled water 10 The gripping arm 740 may be provided to be sunk.

At this time, the gripping arm 740 is held in both sides of the rotary body 720 by a cylinder installed on the rotatable body 720 can be gripped around the empty bottled water 10 in a forceps manner.

The input device 700 configured as described above is provided at one side of the support bracket 710 so that the bottled water bottle 10 is supported by the driving plate 730 by driving the rotating motor 720. ) And the bottled water bottle 10 held by the gripping arm 740 may be turned upside down by 180 degrees to be introduced into the washing chamber 120 such that the spout 15 is positioned on the cradle 250 of the washing chamber 120. .

After washing the bottled water bottle 10 through the washing device 200 of the washing chamber 120, the dosing device 700 may be operated in the reverse order to return to the original position where the worker bottled water 10 was introduced.

According to FIG. 11, the washing device 200 is installed inside the washing box 240, and is connected to the washing line 620 of the water supply device 600, and is installed around the inner wall of the washing room 120. And a plurality of first washing nozzles 210 for washing the outside of the bottled water bottle 10 and a lower portion of the washing chamber 120 and introduced into the spout 15 of the bottled water bottle 10 and It consists of a second washing nozzle 220 for cleaning the inside.

In addition, the door 245 of the washing box 240 may further include an opening / closing door 260 that prevents the washing water sprayed by the first and second washing nozzles 210 and 220 from leaking through the door 245. Can be.

In addition, the bottled water 10 can be prevented from being separated from the holder 250 or the inside of the washing box 240 by the first and second washing nozzles 210 and 220 on the upper portion of the washing box 240. A support pusher 230 for supporting the bottom portion 11 of the bottled water bottle 10 is provided.

The support pusher 230 is composed of a pneumatic cylinder 101 and a push plate 103 connected to an end of the cylinder rod 102, and the bottom 11 of the bottled water 10 by pneumatic control of the controller (not shown). ) Can optionally be supported.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, the lower inside of the washing box 240 to rotate the bottled water bottle 10 with the holder 250 to the first washing nozzle 210 and the second washing nozzle 220. A turntable (not shown) may be further provided to clean the inside / outside of the bottled water bottle 10 more cleanly.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 10, the injection device 400 is provided on the inner center of the filling chamber 110 and injects the bottled water supplied through the water supply device 600 into the bottle 10. Has an injection nozzle 410.

In addition, the controller (not shown) may temporarily stop driving of the conveyor 300 to accurately position the spout 15 of the bottled water bottle 10 in the injection nozzle 410. It may include a sensor means 420 for transmitting a signal.

In this case, the sensor means 420 may employ one or more of a variety of sensors, such as a position sensor, a limit switch, a light receiving sensor for electric and hydraulic / pneumatic control by the controller (not shown), of the present invention It may optionally be provided depending on the fabrication and construction for the automatic bottled water filling system.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 10, the spout 15 of the bottled water bottle 10 is injected into the filling chamber 110 while moving on the conveyor 300 of the bottled water bottle 10. Guide may be further provided to guide the bottled water bottle 10 so as to pass through the correct position.

The guide includes a first guide 310 for guiding the lower circumference of the bottled water 10 and a second guide 320 for guiding the upper spout 15 of the bottled water 10.

The first guide 310 is connected to the inner wall of the filling chamber 110 adjacent to the conveyor 300, the conveyor 300 is composed of a pair of frames having a predetermined length separately.

Similarly, the second guide 320 is installed in the upper portion of the filling chamber 110 is installed as a pair of frames, the circumference of the spout 15 of the bottled water bottle 10 is in contact with the circumference, the conveyor ( Along the length 300).

At this time, the second guide 320, the optical sensor detects that the spout 15 of the bottled water 10 moving along the conveyor 300 reaches the position of the injection nozzle 410, the conveyor 300 By stopping the driving of the stopper, the movement of the bottled water bottle 10 by the appearance of the stopper made of a cylinder, or the position can be fixed by both limit switches.

In the state in which the bottled water bottle 10 is stopped, the bottled water supplied from the water supply device 600 may be injected into the bottled water bottle 10 through the injection nozzle 410 of the injection device 400.

On the other hand, the capping device 500 is inclined to the upper portion of the injection nozzle 410, a plurality of stopper 20 is accommodated along the longitudinal direction, the stopper slot 510 for discharging the stopper 20 at the lower end ) Is provided.

The stopper slot 510 is plugged at the bottom discharge port 511 of the stopper slot 510 while the spout 15 of the bottled water 10 filled with bottled water passes through the lower end of the inclined slot 510 as shown in FIG. 10. 20 is fitted to the spout 15.

At this time, the lower end of the stopper slot 510 is provided with a tensioner for mounting the stopper 20 to the spout 15 of the bottled water bottle 10 when the bottled water bottle 10 passes through the conveyor 300 ( 520 may be provided.

The tensioner 520 may have elasticity to closely close the stopper 20 to the spout 15 when the stopper 20 is discharged from the stopper slot 510. Specifically, the stopper slot ( A spring rod 540 is formed above the lower end of the 510, the tensioner 520 is coupled to the spring rod 540, and the spring 545 elastically provided to the spring rod 540. Is elastically coupled by the spring 545 by the elastic force the tensioner 520 may be in close contact with the stopper 20 to the spout 15 of the bottle 10, the length of the spring rod 540 By adjusting the elastic force of the spring 545 by adjusting the degree of adhesion of the tensioner 520 may be adjusted.

In addition, according to Figure 9, after the predetermined movement along the conveyor 300 in the state in which the stopper 20 is mounted on the spout 15 of the bottled water 10 passing through the end of the slot is mounted on the spout 15 The cap pusher 530 which presses the stopper 20 vertically and firmly couples the stopper 20 to the spout 15 is installed to be elevated on an upper portion of the stopper slot 510 in front of the cap automatically. The stopper 20 can be firmly coupled to the spout 15.

8 and 9, the stopper 20 is twisted before pressing the stopper 20 to the spout 15 by the cap pusher 530, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. A gripping apparatus 900 may be further provided to hold the stopper 20 so as to prevent it.

The gripping apparatus 900 may include a pair of first and second grippers 910 and 920.

The first gripper 910 is a bracket installed at a height at which the spout 15 is located on the inner wall of the end of the filling chamber 110 in correspondence to the path of the bottled water 10 which is moved by the conveyor 300. Push back and forth in a cylindrical manner in close contact with the neck portion of the spout (15).

In addition, the second gripper 920 is a motor installed vertically on one inner wall of the filling chamber 110 in response to the position of the bottled water bottle 10 arriving at the position of the first gripper 910, and the It is connected to the rotating shaft to grip the part of the opposite side of the neck of the spout 15 in a rotational manner.

In this case, it is preferable that the first and second grippers 910 and 920 grip the skirt portion of the stopper 20 upside down.

In addition, the opposite side wall of the filling chamber 110 corresponding to the discharge port 113 is provided with a discharge pusher 800 for pushing the bottled water 10 reaching the discharge port 113 out of the discharge port 113. do.

As shown in FIG. 7, the discharge pusher 800 includes a pneumatic cylinder 101 installed at the side wall and a push plate 103 installed at an end of the cylinder rod 102 to control the controller (not shown). Through the bottle 10 can be discharged by pushing out of the outlet (113).

On the other hand, any one inside of the filling chamber 110 may be further provided with a bottle of water 10 and the UV lamp 611 for sterilizing the bottled water injected into the bottle 10 after being washed through the conveyor 300. And, the same can be applied to the bottled water line 610 of the water supply device 600.

In addition, in the case of the water supply device 600, as shown in FIG. 6, at least four connection valves 170 are connected to an external pipe at any one portion of the cage 100.

One of the connection valves 170 may be connected to supply drinking water, such as groundwater, and the other two may not drink, but may supply washing water used for washing, and may supply washing liquid such as lax or detergent. .

And, another one may be connected to discharge the water overflowing or discharged after the bottled water supply to the bottle 10 to the outside.

The water supply device 600 is supplied to the injection nozzle 410 of the injection device 400 along the bottled water line 610 externally connected through the connection valve 170, the external water through the connection valve 170 The connected washing water and the cleaning solution may be supplied to the first and second washing nozzles 210 and 220 of the washing chamber 120 along the washing line 620 to clean the bottled water bottle 10 of the washing chamber 120. .

Connection valve 170 for discharging the bottled water overflowed or discarded after the injection of the bottled water 10 by the injection device 400 or the washing water discarded after washing the bottled water bottle 10 through the washing device 200. The drain line 630 is connected to.

In the case of the bottled water line 610, the pump (P), the pressure gauge (PG), the pressure switch (HPS), the filter (F), the flow switch (F / S), the flow meter in the middle connected to the injection nozzle (410) (F / M), UV lamp 611 is connected and can improve and sterilize bottled water.

The operation of the automatic bottled water filling system of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 12 to 19.

First, as shown in No. 1 of FIG. 12, when the user opens the inlet 111 to the filling chamber 110 of the cage 100 and inputs the empty bottled water 10 that has not been cleaned, as shown in No. 2, The bottled water 10 is gripped by the operation of the input device 700 to invert the bottled water 10 into the washing box 240.

As shown in No. 3 of FIG. 13, after returning to the original position, as shown in No. 4, the opening / closing door 260 operates to block the entrance and exit 245 of the washing box 240.

As shown in No. 5 of FIG. 14, No. 6 after washing the inside / outside of the bottled water bottle 10 by spraying the washing water of the first and second washing nozzles 210 and 220 while the washing box 240 is blocked from the outside. As described above, the washing box 240 is opened by the operation of the opening / closing door 260.

As shown in No. 7 of FIG. 15, the bottled water bottle 10 washed by the washing box 240 is gripped by the operation of the feeding device 700, and as shown in No. 8, the bottled water bottle on the upper portion of the conveyor 300 ( Put back 10).

As shown in No. 9 of FIG. 16, the path of the bottled water bottle 10 transferred to the conveyor 300 is rotated so that the grip arm 740 of the input device 700 does not interfere with the grip arm 740. Then, as in No. 10, the bottled water 10 washed by the operation of the conveyor 300 is transferred.

As shown in No. 11 of FIG. 17, after the bottled water 10 moves along the conveyor 300, the dosing device 700 lands in its original position for holding the next half bottled water 10, and the conveyor 300 The bottled water bottle 10 is located at the injection nozzle 410 through a sensor, and the bottled water 10 is filled in the bottled water bottle 10 through the injection nozzle 410 as shown in No. 12.

As shown in No. 13 of FIG. 18, the spout 15 moves over the discharge port 511 of the stopper slot 510 by moving the bottled water 10 filled with bottled water by the operation of the conveyor 300. ) Is inserted, and the bottled water 10 continues to move to the outlet 113 of the filling chamber 110 as in No. 14.

As shown in No. 15 of FIG. 19, the gripping apparatus 900 holds the skirt portion of the fitted stopper 20 of the spout 15 by tightening, and then stops the stopper 20 by vertical pressing of the cap pusher 530. To the spout 15 to be completely sealed, and as in No. 16, the bottled water 10 sealed by the stopper 20 is pushed out of the outlet 113 by the operation of the discharge pusher 800.

By providing the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to miniaturize compared to the existing bottled water filling system and to easily operate a small bottled water plant, there is an effect that can reduce the operating cost.

The terms and words used in the specification and claims described above should not be construed as being limited to the ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors should properly introduce the concept of terms in order to explain their invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meanings and concepts in accordance with the technical spirit of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined.

Therefore, the configuration shown in the drawings and embodiments described herein are only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention, it is possible to replace them at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be various equivalents and variations.

10: bottled water 11: bottom
15: spout 20: stopper
25: spinneret 100: cage
101: pneumatic cylinder 102: rod
103: push plate 110: filling room
111: inlet 113: outlet
120: washing chamber 130: water supply chamber
140: control room 150: caster
160: collecting conveyor 170: connecting valve
200: washing device 210: first washing nozzle
220: second washing nozzle 230: support pusher
240: washing box 245: doorway
250: holder 260: opening and closing door
300: conveyor 310: first guide
320: second guide 400: injection device
410: injection nozzle 420: sensor means
500: capping device 510: plug slot
511: discharge port 513: guide slit
520: tensioner 530: cap pusher
540: spring loaded 545: spring
600: water supply unit 610: bottled water line
611: UV lamp 620: cleaning line
630: drain line 700: input device
710: support bracket 720: rotating body
730: support plate 740: gripping arm
750: input motor 800: discharge pusher
900: holding device 910: first holding zone
920: second grip zone P: pump
PG: Pressure gauge HPS: Pressure switch
F: Filter F / S: Flow Switch
F / M: flow meter

Claims (6)

A cage 100 having a space divided into a filling chamber 110, a washing chamber 120, a water supply chamber 130, and a control chamber 140, respectively;
Inlet 111 and outlet 113 are formed on both sides for the input and discharge of the bottled water 10, the conveyor 300 for transferring the bottled water 10 from the inlet 111 to the outlet 113, and the bottled water ( Filling chamber 110 is provided with an injection device 400 for filling bottled water 10 and a capping device 500 for covering the stopper 20 in the bottled water bottle 10;
A washing chamber 120 positioned adjacent to the inlet 111 side of the filling chamber 110 and having a washing apparatus 200 for washing the bottle of water 10 by spraying washing water;
A water supply chamber 130 receiving water supplied from the outside to supply the washing water to the washing apparatus 200, and a water supply apparatus 600 for supplying bottled water to the injecting apparatus 400;
It includes a control room 140, a controller (not shown) is installed to control the operation of each device installed in the filling room 110, washing room 120, water supply room 130, control room 140,
The filling chamber 110 in which the capping device 500 is located further includes a gripping device 900 for gripping the bottled water bottle 10 and the stopper 20.
The holding device 900,
The cylinder is transferred to a bracket installed at a height at which the spout 15 of the bottled water 10 is located on the inner wall of the end of the filling chamber 110 in correspondence with the path of the bottled water 10 moving by the conveyor 300. A first gripper 910 which is pushed backward / grip and grips a part of the neck of the spout 15;
In accordance with the position of the bottled water bottle 10 arrives at the position of the first gripper 910 and the motor vertically installed on the inner wall of one side of the filling chamber 110, connected to the rotating shaft of the motor in the spout ( 15) is composed of a second gripper 920 for holding the opposite side of the neck in close contact,
The first gripper (910) and the second gripper (920) is an automatic bottled water filling system, characterized in that the gripping the skirt portion of the stopper 20 up and down.
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