KR102068693B1 - Capsule transfer apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a capsule transfer apparatus, which includes: a hopper into which a capsule is inserted; a transfer part for transfer of the inserted capsule; and a driving part driving the transfer part. The transfer part comprises: a transfer pipe; and a transfer plate provided in the transfer pipe to transfer the capsule. The transfer plate has a screw shape wound in a longitudinal direction of the transfer pipe. The center of the transfer plate wound in the screw shape is vacant. The transfer plate is a non-shaft screw. Therefore, the capsule transfer apparatus can reduce a noise as compared to a conventional transfer apparatus and freely control maintenance and directions, thereby improving use convenience.

Description

Capsule Transfer Device {CAPSULE TRANSFER APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a capsule transporting device for transporting a molded capsule, and more specifically to the transfer of the capsule to the screw-shaped transfer plate, the transfer plate is a space in which the center of the empty space is removed the screw The shaftless screw is characterized in that the ease of use, such as reducing noise and freely adjusting the direction including maintenance, compared to the conventional conveying device,

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a capsule transporting device which optimizes the coupling structure between the components to improve driving stability and minimizes the size of the device to increase the convenience of storage and movement.

In general, in the manufacture of capsules (especially soft gelatin capsules), the capsule is subjected to a drying process after molding, a separate transfer device is used for transfer to such a drying device.

That is, the capsule formed in the capsule molding machine is transferred to a drying apparatus for evaporating and drying oil and water on the capsule surface. At this time, a general conveying apparatus used for conveying capsules has a blowing chamber, and when the capsule enters the blowing chamber, the blower The air of a constant pressure generated in the blowing blows the introduced capsule while blowing into the blowing chamber is composed of a configuration to be introduced into the capsule drying device in communication with the transfer device.

However, such a conveying device does not have a good working environment because the blower blows the air at a constant pressure, and when the blower blows the outside air into the blowing chamber, the impurities contained in the outside air are also introduced. There are also problems such as contamination or deterioration due to impurities in the capsule.

Furthermore, there is a problem that the volume of the blower increases as a result of the volume of the blower, thereby increasing the space occupied by the capsule manufacturing system.

In order to solve this problem, the Utility Model Registration No. 20-0338038 "transfer device of the soft gelatin capsule manufacturing system" has been proposed as a conventional technology.

The capsule transfer device proposed by the Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0338038 is detachably fixed to communicate with the inlet of the capsule dryer, and the guide hollow portion is formed in the longitudinal direction along the longitudinal direction. A hopper having an inlet communicating with the guide hollow portion is formed so that the capsule manufactured in the soft gelatin capsule molding machine is introduced, and at the other end, a transfer cylinder having an outlet for allowing the capsule introduced into the guide hollow portion to enter the inlet of the capsule dryer; The transfer plate for transferring the capsule introduced into the inlet of the transfer cylinder to the outer periphery of the shaft shaft rotatably disposed in the guide hollow portion of the transfer cylinder to transfer in the direction of the discharge port of the transfer cylinder is formed integrally in a screw shape along the longitudinal direction Rotating a transfer screw and a transfer screw coupled to the guide hollow of the transfer screw On to the capsule flows into the inlet of the feeding screw is characterized in that the transfer cylinder containing a drive means so as to discharge to the outlet of the transfer cylinder.

That is, the Utility Model Registration No. 20-0338038 introduces a transfer screw structure consisting of a transfer plate formed integrally with the shaft axis in the shaft axis and screw shape for capsule transfer.

However, there is a limitation that the conveying device proposed in Registration Utility Model No. 20-0338038 cannot adjust the direction as the worker wants according to the working environment of the conveying screw.In addition, the conveying device cannot be installed in a narrow place due to the device volume. There is a limitation of space constraints.

In order to solve the problems or limitations of the conventional capsule transfer device, the present inventor has invented the Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0115884 "Capsule transfer device".

Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0115884 in the capsule transfer can be transferred to the capsule in one direction by the rotation of the screw to prevent the remnants of the outer surface of the capsule to splash in all directions and reduce the noise, in particular a plurality of joint frame The hinge is coupled to each other is expected to be able to freely deform the shape of the transfer unit to fit the installation space.

However, in the case of Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2018-0115884, there is a problem in that the screw for capsule transport is connected to a plurality of joint frames, and thus the maintenance is difficult as well as the manufacture of the device.

In other words, the capsule transfer device proposed in Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2018-0115884 compared to Registration Utility Model No. 20-0338038 can reduce the noise while allowing the operator to freely set the direction in which the capsule is transported according to the working environment. However, the coupling structure between each component, especially the joint structure of the joint frame is complicated, which makes it difficult to maintain, such as cleaning, the problem of low productivity in the device manufacturing.

Accordingly, the present applicant has continued the study of the capsule transporting device having a simple structure and easy maintenance while taking advantage of the applicant's existing invention, Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0115884, and as a result, the present invention was derived. .

The present invention is to solve the problems or limitations of the prior art, while employing a conventional transfer method using a screw as it is to reduce the noise and the contamination of the capsule to be transported, as desired by the operator environment It is an object of the present invention to provide a capsule transport apparatus that is simple in structure and capable of setting a direction.

In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a capsule transporting device having a structure that is easy to clean due to the characteristics of the device that should be frequently cleaned to prevent capsule contamination.

In addition, by suggesting a structure that can be stably combined or fastened between the components can be achieved to drive the stability of the device,

It is an object of the present invention to provide a capsule transport device that can reduce the size of the product compared with the existing capsule transport device, and also facilitates storage and movement.

Capsule transport apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

A hopper into which the capsule is put, a transfer part for transferring the injected capsule, and a driving part to drive the transfer part,

The transfer unit

Consisting of a transfer pipe, and a transfer plate provided inside the transfer pipe for transferring the capsule,

The transfer plate has a screw shape wound in the longitudinal direction of the transfer pipe, the center of the transfer plate wound in a screw shape is empty, the transfer plate is characterized in that the shaftless screw.

In addition, the transfer pipe is characterized in that made of a flexible material.

In addition, the driving unit,

A motor, a motor gear mounted to the motor and rotated by the motor, a driving gear engaged with the motor gear, and a driving shaft mounted on one side thereof and coupled to one side of the transfer plate to rotate the transfer plate. Made of

The motor is fastened to the mounting plate, it characterized in that the shaft housing is mounted on the rotating shaft in the U-shaped groove formed in the mounting plate.

The hopper is also

A first through hole for penetrating the rotating shaft is formed on one side, a second through hole for penetrating the transfer plate is formed on the other side, and a reinforcing part is coupled to the second through hole on the other side.

The reinforcement part,

An insertion part for insertion into the second through hole, and an extension part formed to have a diameter larger than that of the second through hole to provide a fastening space with the hopper,

The side of the reinforcing part is formed with a slit concaved at the end in the longitudinal direction, characterized in that the mounting groove for tightening is formed in the circumferential direction.

According to the capsule transport apparatus of the present invention having the above configuration,

According to the working environment, the operator can easily set the conveying direction of the capsule, and the effect of the present invention is expected that the setting of the direction is possible through a simple structure rather than a complicated structure.

Moreover, the simplification of the structure improves productivity in manufacturing the device and facilitates cleaning in using the device, which is more convenient for maintenance than the existing conveying devices.

Of course, according to the capsule transfer device according to the present invention, not only the noise is reduced, but also the compact size and stable driving of the device due to the tight coupling or coupling structure between the components can be expected.

1 is a view showing a capsule transfer device according to the present invention.
2 is a view showing a state in which the transfer pipe and the belt removed from the capsule transfer device according to the present invention.
3 is a view of FIG. 2 from another direction;
FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a separation between some components in FIG. 3; FIG.

Hereinafter, a capsule transfer device according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As described above, the applicant of the present invention has a problem of the conventional general capsule transport device that transported the capsule in a blower structure, and the capsule transport device (registered utility model No. 20-0338038) using the transport screw invented to solve this problem. In order to solve the problem, the invention was disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0115884 to solve the problem of noise problem, contamination of the capsule surface, and the desired direction setting is not possible depending on the existing capsule transport device, In case of Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0115884, a problem arises that the structure is too complicated.

Particularly, in order to clean the capsules to be transported, although the inside of the transported device must be frequently cleaned and easy to clean, Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0115884 has a limitation in that cleaning is not easily performed and it is difficult to maintain the clean state. .

Accordingly, the applicant can predict the basic structure employed in Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2018-0115884 so that the advantages of Patent Laid-Open Patent No. We continued to strive for the development of capsule transfer device to overcome the limitations, while removing the axis of the screw, which was the main cause of the complexity of joining between parts and the inconvenience of cleaning, that is, transfer the axisless screw type to capsule transfer. The idea of introducing it to the apparatus came to mind and led to the present invention.

Capsule transport apparatus according to the present invention derived from this process,

As shown in the existing Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0115884, the capsule is made of a hopper 10 is injected, the transfer unit 20 for the transfer of the injected capsule, and a drive unit 30 for driving the transfer unit.

2 and 3, the transfer unit 20 of the present invention,

Conveying tube 21 and the conveying plate 22 is provided in the conveying tube to convey the capsule in one direction, but the conveying plate 22 is a conveying screw, unlike the conventional screw without a shaft The technical feature of the present invention is that it is a shaftless type.

That is, the conveying plate 22 is a screw shape wound in the longitudinal direction of the conveying pipe, but the center portion 22A of the conveying plate wound in the screw shape is an empty space instead of a shaft as in the conventional bar. The transfer plate 22 according to the invention is characterized in that it is a shaftless screw.

Thus, when the feed plate 22 is a shaftless screw type,

Even if the transfer plate is made of metal, the part can be flexed in a certain desired direction in a flexible manner so that the operator can set the direction in the desired direction.

Since the center of the transfer plate is an empty space, it is easy to clean.

In the case of the existing Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0115884, the screw shaft is composed of a plurality of joint frames to freely set the direction, thereby ensuring the movement of the flexible feed pipe, but the structure is quite complicated, especially the joint frame is connected to each other There was a problem that cleaning is very difficult, such as a gap between.

Therefore, the present invention is to change the structure of the transfer plate to facilitate the management, such as cleaning while ensuring a flexible movement.

Of course, the conveying pipe 21 is disposed in the conveying plate is also made of a flexible material so that the operator can freely set the conveying unit in the desired direction.

Next, with reference to the hopper 10 is particularly encapsulated with reference to Figure 4,

The hopper has a rectangular housing shape with an open upper portion, a second through hole 10b for penetrating the feed pipe is formed on the front side, and a first through hole 10a for penetrating the rotating shaft 34 to be described later is formed on the rear side.

And the inner surface (10c) of both sides are formed to be inclined toward the bottom so that the capsule is smoothly injected, the bottom surface (10d) is formed to be curved with a curvature corresponding to the radius of rotation formed by the screw rotation of the transfer plate screw The encapsulated capsule can be transported across the transfer plate without the rotation being rubbed against the floor or affected by the back.

The reinforcement part 40 is fastened to the second through hole 10b of the hopper.

The reinforcement part has a cylindrical shape through which the inside is penetrated, and an insertion part 41 for insertion into a second through hole at one end thereof and an expansion part formed with a diameter larger than the second through hole to provide a fastening space with the hopper. (42).

The insertion part 41 is inserted into the second through hole 10b of the hopper so that the reinforcement part is fitted into the hopper, and the expansion part 42 bolts the hopper to fasten the reinforcement part to the hopper.

The slit 43 concaved at the end portion in the longitudinal direction is formed on the side of the reinforcement portion, and the mounting groove 44 for tightening is formed in the circumferential direction. In addition, the belt (B) is positioned in the mounting groove, and when the operator tightens the belt, the slit gap is narrowed and the inside of the reinforcement part is tightened (see FIGS. 1 and 4).

This is to fix the feed pipe after inserting it into the reinforcing part. The operator tightens the belt while the feed pipe is inserted into the reinforcing part. As a result, the slit gap is narrowed, and the inside of the reinforcing part into which the feed pipe is inserted is tightened. To hold the transfer pipe.

In the present invention, a simple structure as described above is employed without employing a complicated structure for mounting the transfer pipe.

Next, the driving unit 30 that drives the transfer unit, that is, rotates the transfer plate will be described. The drive unit according to the present invention is also characterized in that a simple structure is introduced, and furthermore, it is simpler than the conventional one and is characterized in that the structural stability is enhanced by making a close coupling between the components.

The drive unit according to the present invention,

A motor 31, a motor gear 32 mounted to the motor to be rotated by the motor, a drive gear 33 to be rotated in engagement with the motor gear, and one side of the drive gear 33 to be mounted to the other side. Is coupled to one side of the transfer plate 22 consists of a rotating shaft 34 for rotating the transfer plate.

And the motor 31 is fastened to the mounting plate 36, the mounting plate 36 is formed with a U-shaped groove 36A recessed inward from the upper end, the rotating shaft 34 is settled (more specifically, the rotating shaft is Mounted shaft housing 35 is seated).

Thus, the mounting plate was formed to open the upper portion to the U-shaped groove, so that it can be easily separated when it is necessary to separate from the motor for cleaning or maintenance of the hopper and the rotary shaft in the future.

Next, a bearing (not shown) is mounted on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating shaft 34, and the rotating shaft on which the bearing is mounted is coupled with the shaft housing 35 so that the rotating shaft is rotated by receiving a rotational force from the motor inside the shaft housing, and coupled with the rotating shaft. Rotated transfer plate.

And a flange 35A for fastening with the hopper is also formed at the front end of the shaft housing 35.

In addition, depending on the working environment, the body housing (not shown) may be separately provided so that parts other than the transfer part are not exposed to the outside.

Looking at the operation of the capsule transport device configured as described above are as follows.

When the operator drives the motor 31, the motor gear 32 is rotated and meshed with the drive gear 33 to rotate the rotary shaft 34.

And when the rotating shaft 34 is rotated, the transfer plate 22 coupled to the rotating shaft is rotated,

When the capsule is introduced into the hopper 10, the capsule is located between the screw-shaped transfer plate 22 wound in a spiral,

As the screw-shaped transfer plate is rotated, the capsule is transferred while advancing in one direction.

And since the center part 22A of the conveyance board wound in the screw shape is empty, an operator can position a conveyance pipe while moving freely in any desired direction.

In the above description of the present invention, the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention can be variously modified, changed, and replaced by those skilled in the art, and such modifications, changes, and substitutions belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Should be interpreted.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings
10: Hopper
20: transfer section
21: transfer pipe 22: transfer plate 22A: center
30: drive unit
31: Motor 32: Motor Gear 33: Drive Gear
34: rotating shaft 35: shaft housing 36: mounting plate
36A: U groove
40: reinforcement
41: insertion part 42: extension part 43: slit
44: mounting groove
B: belt

Claims (4)

In the capsule transfer device comprising a hopper to which the capsule is injected, a transfer unit for transferring the injected capsule, and a drive unit for driving the transfer unit,
The transfer unit is made of a transfer pipe, and a transfer plate provided in the transfer pipe to transfer the capsule,
The transfer plate has a screw shape wound in the longitudinal direction of the transfer pipe, the center of the transfer plate wound in the screw shape is empty, characterized in that the transfer plate is a shaftless screw,
The drive unit,
A motor, a motor gear mounted to the motor and rotated by the motor, a drive gear meshed with the motor gear, and one side of the drive gear is mounted and the other side is coupled to one side of the transfer plate to rotate the transfer plate. Made of
The motor is fastened to the mounting plate, characterized in that the shaft housing is mounted to the rotating shaft in the U-shaped groove formed in the mounting plate,
The hopper has a first through hole for penetrating the rotating shaft is formed on one side, a second through hole for penetrating the transfer plate is formed on the other side, the reinforcing portion is coupled to the second through hole on the other side,
The reinforcement part,
An insertion part for insertion into the second through hole and an expansion part formed to have a diameter larger than that of the second through hole to provide a fastening space with the hopper,
On the side of the reinforcing part is formed a slit concaved at the end in the longitudinal direction, in the circumferential direction is formed a mounting groove in which the belt is positioned for tightening, fastening the belt after the insertion of the conveying pipe to the reinforcing part to secure the conveying pipe to the reinforcing part Capsule transfer device characterized in that. The method of claim 1,
The transfer pipe is a capsule transfer device, characterized in that made of a flexible material. delete delete

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