KR102205255B1 - Equipment for manufacturing ampoule and Method for manufacturing ampoule using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides ampoule forming equipment capable of preventing forming defects. The ampoule forming equipment comprises: a main body part; a vinyl supply part disposed at the upper end of the main body part and supplying vinyl downward; a forming part installed in the main body part so as to be located on the lower portion of the vinyl supply part and forming an ampoule having a set shape by pressing and vacuum-sucking the vinyl supplied to be located in a forming space; a bonding part disposed on the lower portion of the forming part and bonding the lower end of the vinyl exposed to the lower portion of the forming part; a punching part installed in the forming part and punching the formed ampoule; and a control part installed in the main body part and controlling to simultaneously drive the forming part and the bonding part after the vinyl located in the forming space through the bonding part has a set tension.

Description

Ampoule forming equipment and ampoule forming method using the same {Equipment for manufacturing ampoule and Method for manufacturing ampoule using the same}

The present invention relates to an ampoule forming equipment and an ampoule forming method using the same.

In general, the contents of medical drugs such as injections, eye drops, oral liquids, etc. must be sealed and stored in a sterilized state, so they are mainly stored in glass ampoules, but the glass ampoule is cleaned and sterilized, and the contents are injected and nitrogen in the upper empty space. After filling the glass ampoule, the manufacturing process of heating and sealing the injection port of the glass ampoule with oxygen gas and propane gas flame was complicated, and the entire process had to be performed in a sterile clean room, so there was an inefficient problem.

In addition, the glass ampoule is opened by cutting the injection port and the body part, and in this process, the hand is injured by the sharply cut part, or damage to the human body as fine glass fragments enter the contents of the ampoule. There was a problem that could cause.

An object of the present invention is to provide an ampoule molding facility capable of preventing molding defects when the ampoule molding is performed through the molding by pre-bonding the lower end of the vinyl at the lower end of the molding part and pulling the joined end, and an ampoule molding method using the same. To provide.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an ampoule molding facility capable of improving the productivity according to the ampoule molding manufacturing by punching the ampoules formed at the same time as molding the ampoule in a molding unit, and an ampoule molding method using the same.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention that are not mentioned can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by examples of the present invention. In addition, it will be easily understood that the objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by the means shown in the claims and combinations thereof.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an ampoule molding facility.

The ampoule molding facility includes a main body; A vinyl supply unit disposed at an upper end of the main body and supplying vinyl downward; A molding part installed in the main body to be located under the vinyl supply part, and forming an ampoule of a set shape by pressing and vacuum suctioning the vinyl supplied to be located in the molding space; A junction portion disposed under the molding portion and bonding the lower end of the vinyl exposed to the lower portion of the molding portion; A punching unit installed on the molding unit and punching the molded ampoule; And a control unit installed on the main body and controlling to simultaneously drive the molding unit and the joint after making the vinyl positioned in the molding space through the joint to have a set tension. .

Here, the vinyl supply unit,

It is preferable to supply the vinyl to the molding space by forming a pair to face each other.

And the molding part,

A first mold in which a first molding space is formed in the inner part,

A second mold disposed to face the first mold and having a second molding space formed on the inner side thereof,

Comprising a cylinder for operating the first mold and the second mold to be in close contact with each other or to open each other under the control of the control unit,

When the first and second molds are in close contact with each other, it is preferable that the molding space is formed including the first and second molding spaces.

In addition, the molding part,

Provided with a vacuum providing unit,

The vacuum providing unit,

A vacuum line formed on the first mold or the second mold and exposed to the molding space,

A tube connected to the vacuum line,

The ampoule having a shape according to the molding space by forming a vacuum in the molding space through the tube and the vacuum line, and bringing the pair of vinyl formed in the molding space into close contact with the inner wall of the molding space It is preferable to provide a vacuum providing device for molding to achieve.

In addition, the junction,

A first joint disposed at the lower end of the first mold,

Doedoe disposed at the lower end of the second mold, including a second junction disposed to face the first junction,

The first junction,

A first cylinder installed at the lower end of the first mold and having a first shaft that expands and contracts in a horizontal direction, a first contact member fixed to an end of the first shaft, and the first contact member to achieve a set heating temperature. It has a first heater to heat,

The second junction,

A second cylinder installed at the lower end of the second mold and having a second shaft that expands and contracts in a horizontal direction, a second contact member fixed to an end of the second shaft, and the second contact member to achieve a set heating temperature. It has a second heater to heat,

An end of the first contacting member and an end of the second contacting member facing the first contacting member are formed in a convex shape,

The control unit,

When the pair of vinyls are supplied between the first mold and the second mold, which are positioned in a state of being separated from each other,

The first cylinder and the second cylinder are simultaneously driven to move the ends of the first and second contact members to a position where they abut each other,

It is preferable that the lower ends of the pair of vinyls positioned under the first mold and the second mold are bonded by contacting and heating the ends of the first and second contact members that are moved from both sides.

In addition, at the lower end of the first mold, a first lifting cylinder having a first lifting shaft is installed,

The lower end of the first lifting shaft fixes the first cylinder,

A second lifting cylinder having a second lifting shaft is installed at the lower end of the second mold,

The lower end of the second lifting shaft is fixed to the second cylinder,

The control unit,

After the lower ends of the pair of vinyls are contacted and heated by the ends of the first and second contact members moved from both sides,

Using the first and second lifting cylinders, the first and second cylinders are lowered to a position set downward, and the pair of vinyls contacted between the first and second contact members are pulled from the lowered position. It is desirable.

In addition, the control unit,

After the pair of vinyls are pulled downward,

The first and second molds are moved in close contact with each other using the cylinder,

It is preferable to mold the pair of vinyls positioned in the molding space to form the ampoule using the vacuum provider.

In addition, the punching portion,

A punching groove formed on the inner side of the first mold,

With a punch installed on the inner side of the second mold,

The punching groove and the punch,

It is formed in a shape along the outer periphery of the molding space,

It is preferable that the first and second molds are in close contact with each other, and the punch is inserted into the punch groove to cut the vinyl positioned outside the molding space.

In particular, the end of the first contact pressure member is formed with a concave groove inside,

An end portion of the second contacting member is formed with a convex-shaped protrusion inserted into the concave groove.

In addition, end portions of the first and second contact pressure members form a wave-shaped coupling or uneven coupling.

In addition, inside the first and second contact pressure members,

Cooling coils are buried,

The cooling coil is connected to a current provider supplying current so that the cooling coil achieves a set cooling temperature under control of the controller.

In addition, a discharge tray is installed in the main body,

The output tray,

It is disposed under the molding part, and the molding through the molding part and punching through the punching part are simultaneously completed, and when the first and second molds are opened, the dropping ampoule is dropped and received.

In addition, on the side of the molding part in the body part,

An image acquirer positioned in the molding space and acquiring an image of the pair of vinyls pulled downward and transmitting the acquired image to the control unit is disposed,

The control unit image-processes the transmitted image, and if the images for the pair of bi-ils are not symmetrical to each other, it is determined as an error,

The pair of vinyl is cut at the upper end of the molding part using a cutting blade disposed on the upper end of the molding part, and the contact pressure state of the first and second contact pressure members is released.

Another embodiment also provides an ampoule shaping method for shaping an ampoule using the ampoule shaping equipment described above.

According to the above solution, the present invention has an effect of preventing molding defects when the ampoule is molded through the molded portion by pre-bonding the lower end of the vinyl at the lower end of the molded portion and pulling the joined end.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of improving the productivity of the ampoule molding manufacturing by forming the ampoule in the molding unit and simultaneously punching the molded ampoule.

In addition to the above-described effects, specific effects of the present invention will be described together while describing specific details for carrying out the present invention.

1 is a view showing the overall configuration of an ampoule molding facility according to the present invention.
2 is a view showing a vinyl supply unit according to the present invention.
3 is a view showing a molding according to the present invention.
4 is a view showing a junction according to the present invention.
5 is a view showing a punching unit according to the present invention.
6 is a view showing other examples of the first and second contact members according to the present invention.
7 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which an image acquirer is disposed in the vicinity of a forming part according to the present invention.
8 to 10 are views showing a process of molding an ampoule using the molding equipment according to the present invention.
11 is a perspective view showing an ampoule molded using the molding equipment according to the present invention.

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

The present invention may be implemented in various different forms, and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

In order to clearly describe the present invention, parts irrelevant to the description have been omitted, and the same reference numerals are assigned to the same or similar components throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, it means that an arbitrary configuration is provided or arranged on the "upper (or lower)" or "upper (or lower)" of the substrate, wherein the arbitrary configuration is provided or arranged in contact with the upper (or lower) surface of the substrate. Means that.

In addition, it is not limited to not including other configurations between the substrate and any configuration provided or disposed on (or under) the substrate.

Hereinafter, an ampoule molding facility according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing the overall configuration of an ampoule molding facility according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the ampoule molding facility according to the present invention includes a body part 100, a vinyl supply part 200 disposed at an upper end of the body part 100, and supplying a vinyl 10 downward, and the A molding part 300 installed in the main body 100 so as to be located under the vinyl supply part 200 and forming an ampoule of a set shape by pressing and vacuum suctioning the vinyl 10 supplied to be located in the molding space And, a joint 400 that is disposed under the molding part 300 and bonds the lower end of the vinyl 10 exposed to the lower part of the molding part 300 is installed on the molding part 300, A punching unit 500 for punching the ampoule, and the vinyl 10 installed in the body unit 100 and positioned in the molding space through the punching unit 500 to have a set tension Thereafter, it includes a control unit 600 that controls the driving of the molding unit 300 and the bonding unit 400 at the same time.

Here, the vinyl supply unit 200 forms a pair so that the vinyls 10 face each other and supplies them to the molding space.

The configuration of the apparatus according to the present invention will be described above.

Vinyl supply unit (200)

2 is a view showing a vinyl supply unit according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the vinyl supply unit 200 according to the present invention includes a vinyl supply unit 210 and a cutting unit 220 installed at the lower end of the vinyl supply unit 210.

The vinyl feeder 210 is fixed to the upper end of the main body 100. The vinyl feeder 220 supplies a pair of vinyl 10 having an interval through the lower end downward.

The cutting part 220 has a pair of cutting members 221 installed on both sides of the lower end of the vinyl feeder 210.

Upper ends of the pair of cutting members 221 are hingedly connected to both lower sides of the vinyl feeder 210. The pair of cutting members 221 may be opened or closed by driving a motor 222 connected to the hinge in an axial manner. Cutting blades 221a protruding along a direction facing each other are formed at the lower ends of the pair of cutting members 221. The motor 222 is driven by the control of the controller 600.

Accordingly, when a pair of cutting members 221 are gathered, the cutting blades 221a installed at the bottom of the gathered pair of cutting members 221 are in contact with each other, and a pair of vinyl 10 positioned between them is cut. Can be.

Molding part (300)

3 is a view showing a molding according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the molding part 300 according to the present invention is disposed to face a first mold 310 in which a first molding space a1 is formed on an inner side, and to face the first mold 310, and an inner part The second mold 320 in which the second molding space a2 is formed, and the first mold 310 and the second mold 320 are in close contact with each other or open to each other under the control of the control unit 600 It includes a cylinder (330).

When the first and second molds 310 and 320 are in close contact with each other, the molding space a is formed including the first and second molding spaces a1 and a2.

The molding part 300 includes a vacuum providing part 330.

The vacuum providing unit 340 is formed in the first mold 310 or the second mold 320 and is exposed to the forming space (a), the vacuum line 341 and the vacuum line 331 A vinyl formed as a pair of connected tubes 342 and a vacuum in the forming space (a) through the tube 342 and the vacuum line 341 and positioned in the forming space (a) It has a vacuum providing device 343 for forming the ampoule having a shape corresponding to the forming space (a) by intimate contact with the inner wall of the forming space (a).

4 is a view showing a junction according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the bonding portion 400 includes a first bonding portion 410 disposed at a lower end of the first mold 310, and disposed at a lower portion of the second mold 320, the first bonding portion It includes a second junction 420 disposed to face the 410.

The first joint 410 is installed at the lower end of the first mold 310 and has a first cylinder 411 having a first shaft 411a extending and contracting in a horizontal direction, and the first shaft 411a ) And a first contacting member 412 fixed to the end of the first contacting member 412, and a first heater 413 for heating the first contacting member 412 to a set heating temperature.

The second joint portion 420 is installed at the lower end of the second mold 320 and has a second cylinder 421 having a second shaft 421a extending and contracting in a horizontal direction, and the second shaft 421a ) And a second contacting member 422 fixed to the end of the second contacting member 422 and a second heater 423 for heating the second contacting member 422 to a set heating temperature.

An end of the first contacting member 412 and an end of the second contacting member 422 facing the first contacting member 412 are formed in a convex shape.

When the control unit 600 is supplied between the first mold 310 and the second mold 320 in which the pair of vinyls 10 are positioned in an open state, the first cylinder 411 And the second cylinder 421 are simultaneously driven to move the ends of the first and second contact members 412 and 422 to a position where they contact each other, and the first mold 310 and the second mold 320 The lower ends of the pair of vinyls 10 positioned at the bottom are bonded by contacting and heating the ends of the first and second contact members 412 and 422 moved from both sides.

In addition, a first lifting cylinder 430 having a first lifting shaft 431 is installed at a lower end of the first mold 310.

The lower end of the first lifting shaft 431 fixes the first cylinder 411.

A second lifting cylinder 440 having a second lifting shaft 441 is installed at a lower end of the second mold 320.

A lower end of the second lifting shaft 441 fixes the second cylinder 421.

The control unit 600, after the bottom of the pair of vinyl 10 is contacted and heated by the ends of the first and second contact members 412 and 422 moved from both sides, the first and second elevations The first and second cylinders 411 and 421 are lowered to a position set downward using the cylinders 430 and 440, and the pair of the first and second cylinders 411 and 421 are contacted between the first and second contact members 412 and 422. The vinyl 10 can be pulled out of the lowered position.

And after the pair of vinyl 10 is pulled downward, the control unit 600 moves the first and second molds 310 and 320 in close contact with each other using the cylinder 330, and the The pair of vinyls 10, which are located in the molding space a, are molded to form the ampoule using a vacuum providing device 343.

Punching part (500)

5 is a view showing a punching unit according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the punching part 500 according to the present invention includes a punch 510 formed on the inner side of the first mold 310 and a punch groove 520 installed on the inner side of the second mold 320. ).

The punching groove 520 and the punch 510 are formed in a shape along the outer periphery of the forming space (a).

At the same time as the first and second molds 310 and 320 are in close contact, the punch 510 is inserted into the punch groove 520 to cut the vinyl 10 located outside the forming space a.

6 is a view showing other examples of the first and second contact members according to the present invention.

In particular, referring to (a) of FIG. 6, the end of the first contact member 412' has a groove that is concave inwardly.

The end of the second contact member 422 ′ is formed with a convex-shaped protrusion inserted into the concave groove.

In addition, as shown in (b) of FIG. 6, the ends of the first and second contact pressure members 412' and 422' form a wave-shaped coupling or uneven coupling.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, a cooling coil is embedded in the first and second contact members.

The cooling coil is connected to a current provider supplying current so that the cooling coil achieves a set cooling temperature under control of the controller.

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, a discharge tray is installed in the main body 100 according to the present invention.

When the discharge tray is disposed under the molding part 300, molding through the molding part 300 and punching through the punching part 4500 are simultaneously completed, and the first and second molds are opened, The dropping ampoule is dropped and received.

7 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which an image acquirer is disposed in the vicinity of a forming part according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, on the side of the molding part 300 in the main body part 100, an image of the pair of vinyls 10 positioned in the molding space a and pulled downward is acquired, and , An image acquirer 700 for transmitting the acquired image to the controller 600 is disposed.

The control unit 600 image-processes the transmitted image, and determines an error when the images for the pair of vinyls 10 are not symmetrical to each other.

The pair of vinyls 10 are cut at the upper end of the molding part 300 using a cutting blade disposed on the upper end of the molding part 300, and the contact pressure state of the first and second contact members is released. .

Next, an ampoule molding method using the ampoule molding facility configured as described above will be described.

8 to 10 are views showing a process of molding an ampoule using the molding equipment according to the present invention. 11 is a perspective view showing an ampoule molded using the molding equipment according to the present invention.

8 to 11, the vinyl supply unit 200 according to the present invention supplies a vinyl 10 having a predetermined width and length from the top of the molding unit 300 to the inside of the molding unit 300.

Here, the first and second molds 310 and 320 of the molding part 300 are opened at regular intervals.

In addition, the vinyl supply unit 200 is supplied by lowering the lower end of the vinyl 10 to a position exposed to the junction 400 disposed below the first and second molds 310.

Accordingly, the lower end of the pair of vinyls 10 is positioned between the first and second contact members 412 and 422.

When a pair of vinyls 10 are supplied between the first mold 310 and the second mold 320 positioned in a state of being opened, the first cylinder 411 and the second cylinder 421 By simultaneously driving the first and second contact members (412, 422) to move to a position where the ends of the first and second contact members (412, 422) abut each other, and The lower end of the vinyl 10 is bonded by contacting and heating the ends of the first and second contact members 412 and 422 moved from both sides.

In addition, after the lower end of the pair of vinyl 10 is contacted and heated by the ends of the first and second contact members 412 and 422 moved from both sides, the first and second lifting cylinders ( The pair of vinyls contacted between the first and second contact members 412 and 422 by lowering the first and second cylinders 411 and 421 to a position set downward using 430 and 440 10) can be pulled out of the lowered position.

Accordingly, since the pair of vinyl 10 supplied between the first and second molds 310 and 320 is pulled downward while the lower end thereof is bonded, a certain tension can be formed.

Accordingly, compared to a state in which the vinyl 10 is stretched only by its own weight, the vinyl 10 may form a flat surface because wrinkles do not occur between the molds 310 and 320 before the vacuum tendency.

Accordingly, a pair of vinyl 10 is disposed to be positioned in the molding space a between the first and second molds 310 and 320.

Subsequently, the control unit 600 moves the first and second molds 310 and 320 using the cylinder 330 so that they are in close contact with each other.

Therefore, the pair of vinyl 10 is in close contact between the first and second molds 310 and 320 in close contact.

The control unit 600 forms a vacuum in the forming space (a) using the vacuum providing unit 340.

Accordingly, the pair of vinyl 10 is formed in close contact with the inner surfaces of the first and second molding spaces a1 and a2 by vacuum to form an ampoule 20 shape corresponding to the molding space a.

As described above, the first and second molds 310 and 320 are in close contact with each other to form the ampoule 20, while the punch 510 is inserted into the punch groove 520 to form a vinyl located outside the forming space (a). Cut (10).

Accordingly, in the present invention, a plurality of ampoules 20 can be molded using the vinyl 10 supplied through the first and second molds 310 and 320 and each molded ampoule can be cut.

According to the above configuration and operation, the present invention can prevent molding defects when the ampoule is molded through the molding part by pre-bonding the lower end of the vinyl at the lower end of the molding part and pulling the joined end.

In addition, according to the present invention, the ampoule is molded in the molding unit and the molded ampoule is punched, thereby improving the productivity of the ampoule molding manufacturing.

As described above, specific embodiments related to the present invention have been described, but it is obvious that various implementation modifications are possible within the limit not departing from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention is limited to the described embodiments and should not be transmitted, and should be defined by the claims and equivalents as well as the claims to be described later.

That is, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative in all respects and not limiting, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent All changes or modifications derived from the concept should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: main body
200: vinyl supply unit
300: molding part
310: first mold
320: second mold
400: junction
500: punching part
600: control unit

Claims (6)

Body part;
A vinyl supply unit disposed at an upper end of the main body and supplying vinyl downward;
A molding part installed in the main body to be located under the vinyl supply part, and forming an ampoule having a set shape by pressing and vacuum suctioning the vinyl supplied to be located in the molding space;
A junction portion disposed under the molding portion and bonding the lower end of the vinyl exposed to the lower portion of the molding portion;
A punching unit installed on the molding unit and punching the molded ampoule; And,
A control unit installed on the main body and controlling to simultaneously drive the molded part and the joint after making the vinyl positioned in the molding space through the joint to have a set tension;
Containing,
Ampoule molding equipment.
The method of claim 1,
The vinyl supply unit,
The vinyl is supplied to the molding space by forming a pair to face each other,
Ampoule molding equipment.
The method of claim 2,
The molding part,
A first mold in which a first molding space is formed in the inner part,
A second mold disposed to face the first mold and having a second molding space formed on the inner side thereof,
Comprising a cylinder for operating the first mold and the second mold to be in close contact with each other or to open each other under the control of the controller,
When the first and second molds are in close contact with each other, the molding space is formed including the first and second molding spaces,
Ampoule molding equipment.
The method of claim 3,
The molding part,
Provided with a vacuum providing unit,
The vacuum providing unit,
A vacuum line formed on the first mold or the second mold and exposed to the molding space,
A tube connected to the vacuum line,
By forming a vacuum in the molding space through the tube and the vacuum line, the pair of vinyls positioned in the molding space are in close contact with the inner wall of the molding space, so that the ampoule having a shape corresponding to the molding space is formed. Equipped with a vacuum providing device for shaping to achieve,
Ampoule molding equipment.
The method of claim 3,
The junction,
A first joint disposed at the lower end of the first mold,
Doedoe disposed at the lower end of the second mold, including a second junction disposed to face the first junction,
The first junction,
A first cylinder installed at the lower end of the first mold and having a first shaft that expands and contracts in a horizontal direction, a first contact member fixed to an end of the first shaft, and the first contact member to achieve a set heating temperature. It has a first heater to heat,
The second junction,
A second cylinder installed at the lower end of the second mold and having a second shaft that expands and contracts in a horizontal direction, a second contact member fixed to an end of the second shaft, and the second contact member to achieve a set heating temperature. It has a second heater to heat,
An end of the first contacting member and an end of the second contacting member facing the first contacting member are formed in a convex shape,
The control unit,
When the pair of vinyls are supplied between the first mold and the second mold, which are positioned in a state of being open from each other,
The first cylinder and the second cylinder are simultaneously driven to move the ends of the first and second contact members to a position where they abut each other,
The bottom of the pair of vinyls positioned under the first mold and the second mold is contacted and heated to the ends of the first and second contact members moved from both sides to be joined,
Ampoule molding equipment.
An ampoule shaping method for shaping an ampoule using the ampoule shaping equipment of any one of claims 1 to 5.

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