KR102263368B1 - Ediable oral thin film with superior productivity manufacturing device and the method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

By directly and intermittently coating the edible film on the base film, it is possible to provide an edible film manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method using the same, which can be customized and significantly reduce manufacturing costs due to simplification of the process.

Description

An edible oral thin film manufacturing apparatus with excellent productivity and a manufacturing method using the same {EDIABLE ORAL THIN FILM WITH SUPERIOR PRODUCTIVITY MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND THE METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an edible film manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method using the same, and more particularly, by coating an edible oral thin film directly and intermittently on a base film, custom manufacturing is possible and manufacturing cost due to simplification of the process is reduced. It relates to an apparatus for manufacturing an edible film that can greatly reduce the cost and a manufacturing method using the same.

Oral Dissolving Film (ODF) refers to a dosage form in which a film containing an active ingredient (raw material) is dissolved in the mouth without or with water and swallowed. This oral dissolving film has the advantage that it can be easily taken without water, so it is being developed into a variety of products ranging from veterinary drugs, pharmaceuticals, general foods and health functional foods.

These oral dissolving films are usually provided in the form of thin films that are weak against moisture. They can be cut to an appropriate size and sealed and packaged with wrapping paper one by one, or oral dissolving films cut to a certain size are stored in a dispenser and pulled out one by one. Alternatively, the oral dissolving film in the form of a roll is stored in the dispenser and taken out in a certain size for use.

In general, as an apparatus for manufacturing the above-mentioned oral dissolving film, the oral dissolving film manufacturing facility (ODF manufacturing facility) is a roll-type manufacturing facility that manufactures the base film coated with the raw material in advance in the form of a roll and then commercializes the raw material on the lower packaging It can be classified as a casting-type manufacturing facility that directly coats and commercializes it on the same production line.

Specifically, the roll method is a method of coating the liquid raw material over the entire area of the base film, and the roll method manufacturing equipment coats the liquid raw material on the base film paper and dries it, then winds it up in a roll form for storage, or immediately puts it into a packaging machine. It is a facility that transports, slits and cuts it to produce individual films, and then puts the individual films in the packaging to complete the packaging.

On the other hand, the casting method is a method in which a fixed amount of liquid raw material is directly coated on the lower packaging paper, and each film is individually coated intermittently. It is a facility that completes automatic packaging after drying.

1 is a process diagram schematically showing a conventional roll-type ODF film manufacturing facility is shown.

1, the ODF film manufacturing facility first prepares a film solution (11), applies a coating solution on the film, coats the entire film surface using a knife, and dries the coating solution using a dryer. A cover film is used to protect the product, and the product is rewound on a roll to make a mother roll (12). Then, the main roll produced in the coating unit is moved to the cutting unit, and the main roll is cut according to the size of the product to make a daughter roll. (13). After that, by moving the daughter roll manufactured in the cutting unit, peel the cover film of the product that is coated on the daughter roll film and split it in half to fit the desired size. do. Finally, the products are individually packaged by peeling the cut product, and packaged in a predetermined quantity (14).

However, in the prior art, a liquid edible raw material is coated on a base film paper and dried, then wound up in a roll form and stored, or immediately transferred to a packaging machine by slitting and cutting to produce an oral dissolving film, that is, to complete the product. Then, each individual film-type product is put into the packaging material supplied to the supply roll one by one, packaged and sealed.

Since the oral dissolving film is individually packaged and then packaged, the number of manufacturing processes increases, and there is an unreasonable aspect that the stock of semi-finished products is generated by storing it in roll form. Due to this, productivity is lowered, cost increases due to inventory burden, and sanitation management is additionally required by storing the film in roll form, which is unreasonable.

Therefore, there is a need for research and development of a technology capable of improving manufacturing efficiency in consideration of cost in a more simplified process in manufacturing an edible film.

Korean Patent Publication No. 1013206 (2016.06.20) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0010515 (2013.01.29)

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above and the technical problems that have been requested from the past.

After repeated in-depth research and various experiments, the inventors of the present application, as will be described later, improve productivity and reduce the number of processes to reduce cost and product quality because packaged finished products are manufactured in one production line It is to provide an edible film manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method using the same.

An edible film manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention for achieving this object is a roll-to-roll manufacturing apparatus for coating an edible film stock solution in a film form,

a coating unit for coating a plurality of island-type edible film segments on a base film with the edible film stock solution;

a drying unit for drying the base film provided from the coating unit;

an adhesive part for adhering a cover film to the base film so that the dried edible film fragment is sealed; and

It may be configured to include; a cutting unit for cutting the edible film fragments provided from the adhesive unit in individual units.

Therefore, in the edible film manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention, since a packaged finished product is manufactured in one production line, productivity can be improved and the number of processes can be reduced, thereby reducing cost and improving product quality.

In addition, since the coating is made directly on the base film, it is possible to reduce the material cost by removing the conventional additional coating film.

In one preferred example of the present invention, the coating portion,

a feeder that continuously provides the base film;

a plurality of nozzles for injecting the edible film fragments onto the base film; and

It may include a shim provided so that the edible film fragments are formed to be spaced apart at a predetermined interval.

Therefore, since the edible film slice is manufactured by the fitting member, the quantity can be flexibly manufactured according to the demand of the consumer, thereby reducing unnecessary increase.

In one preferred example of the present invention, the shim may be configured to be detachable from the edible film manufacturing apparatus. Therefore, according to the needs of the consumer, the edible film fragments can be manufactured in various shapes and quantities.

In one preferred example of the present invention, the drying unit,

a plurality of rotation support members for guiding the base film coated with the edible film fragments to be continuously provided in a zig-zag shape; and

A plurality of guide plates disposed between the rotation support members and each having at least one infrared lamp (IR Lamp) formed in a corresponding portion of the edible film slice is formed; may be configured to include.

Here, in one preferred example of the present invention, at least one guide protrusion for preventing contact with the edible film fragment may be formed on the rotation support member.

In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the adhesive portion may be configured to be sealed by heating the outer peripheral surfaces of the base film and the cover film in a state in which the edible film fragment is sealed.

In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, an air blower provided to flow in a state in which the edible film fragment is sealed to the base film and the cover film is provided on one side of the adhesive part; may further include.

In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, an inspector for inspecting the coating state of the edible film fragment in real time; may further include.

On the other hand, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing an edible film using the edible film manufacturing apparatus,

continuously providing a base film in a feeder;

forming a plurality of edible film segments on the base film to be spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals;

drying the edible film segments;

sealing and processing a cover film on the dried base film;

recovering the base film on which the cover film is sealed; and

Cutting the recovered base film in units of the edible film slices; may be prepared including.

In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the base film may be sealed at the contact portion with the cover film. Therefore, since the edible film fragment is immediately sealed after drying as described above, it is possible to fundamentally prevent the inflow of foreign substances.

In addition, since the product is not directly cut by cutting the sealed portion, the manufacturing environment may be cleaned.

As described above, since the edible film manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention produces a packaged finished product in one production line, productivity is improved and the number of processes is reduced, thereby reducing costs and improving product quality. .

In addition, since the edible film manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention is manufactured by an intermittent coating method, there is an effect that can be customized according to the demand.

In addition, the edible film manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention has an economical effect because the edible film is directly coated on the packaging film, so that an additional film for a separate coating is not consumed.

In addition, since the edible film manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention performs a sealing process at the same time as the edible film is dried, it is possible to prevent the inflow of foreign substances.

In addition, since the edible film manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention does not directly cut the edible film itself during the edible film manufacturing process, it is possible to maintain the cleanliness of the product.

In addition, the edible film manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention is configured to implement the shape of the edible film, thereby having the effect of forming various shapes and sizes of the edible film as a final product.

1 is a process diagram schematically showing a conventional roll-type ODF film manufacturing facility.
2 is a perspective view of an edible film manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a front view of an edible film manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 to 5 are block diagrams of an edible film manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of part 'A' of FIG. 5 .
7 is a partially enlarged view of part 'B' of FIG. 5 .
8 is a schematic view of a fitting member according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 to 13 are partially enlarged views of FIG. 5 .
14 is a perspective view of an edible film manufacturing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a flowchart illustrating an edible film manufacturing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein and may be embodied in other forms. However, the embodiments introduced herein are provided so that the disclosed content may be thorough and complete, and the spirit of the present invention may be sufficiently conveyed to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, in order to clearly express the components of each device, the sizes such as the width and thickness of the components are slightly enlarged. In the description of the drawings as a whole, it has been described from an observer's point of view, and when an element is referred to as being positioned on another element, this means that the element may be positioned directly on the other element or an additional element may be interposed between the elements. include In addition, those of ordinary skill in the art will be able to implement the spirit of the present invention in various other forms without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. And, in the plurality of drawings, the same reference numerals refer to elements that are substantially the same as each other.

On the other hand, the meaning of the terms described in the present invention should be understood as follows. Terms such as 'first' or 'second' are for distinguishing one component from other components, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, a first component may be termed a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be termed a first component.

In addition, the singular expression should be understood to include the plural expression unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as 'comprise' or 'have' are used to describe the feature, number, step, action, component, or part being described. or a combination thereof, but it is to be understood that it does not preclude in advance the possibility of the existence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof. In addition, in performing the method or the manufacturing method, each process constituting the method may occur differently from the specified order unless a specific order is clearly described in context. That is, each process may occur in the same order as specified, may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in the reverse order.

Hereinafter, in order to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to easily practice the present invention, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

As described above, since the conventional oral dissolution film is individually packaged and then packaged, the number of manufacturing processes increases and a semi-finished product stock is generated by storing it in a roll form, thereby reducing productivity.

Accordingly, in the present invention, since the packaged finished product is manufactured in one production line, the productivity is improved and the number of processes is reduced to reduce the cost and improve the quality of the product, thereby seeking to solve the above problems.

2 is a perspective view of an edible film manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the edible film manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3, the edible film manufacturing apparatus 100 according to the present invention is configured to include a main body 110 and a chamber unit 120, the main body 110 is a coating unit (P1), It is configured to include a drying part (P2), an adhesive part (P3), and a cutting part (P4).

Here, the main body 110 has a box shape as a whole, and the coating part P1, the drying part P2, the adhesive part P3, and the cutting part P4 are sequentially and continuously formed. The chamber part 120 has a shape corresponding to the body 110 and seals the coating part P1, the drying part P2, the adhesive part P3, and the cutting part P4 of the body 110 from the outside while sealing the inside from the outside. It is made of a transparent material so that observation is possible.

Accordingly, it is possible to prevent contamination from the outside in the process of manufacturing the edible film according to the present invention.

Specifically, the configuration of the edible film manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in more detail below.

4 to 5 are diagrams showing the configuration of an edible film manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of part 'A' of FIG. 5 , and FIG. 7 is FIG. A partial enlarged view of part 'B' of 5 is shown, FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a fitting member according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 9 to 13 are partial enlarged views of FIG. 5, respectively. shown negatively.

4 to 13 , an edible film manufacturing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a coating part P1, a drying part P2, an adhesive part P3, and a cutting part P4. have.

Specifically, the coating part (P1) is a configuration in which eight rows of island-type edible film segments (S) from the edible film stock solution are coated on the base film (F1), and unlike the prior art, separate film paper such as PET is not provided. The edible film fragment (S) is directly injected into the packaging base film (F1) itself to form a coating method.

The coating portion (P1) is a first feeder (10, 20) for continuously providing the base film (F1), a plurality of coating nozzles (200) for injecting the edible film fragment (S) on the base film (F1) , a coating roller 106 for coating the edible film segment (S) and the edible film segment (S) is configured to include a fitting member 250 provided to be spaced apart at a predetermined interval.

Here, the fitting member 250 is detachably assembled to one side of the coating nozzle 200 . The fitting member 250 is formed as a whole in a galcory shape, and eight stepped grooves 252 corresponding to the shape of the edible film slice (S) are formed.

Therefore, by changing the number and shape of the stepped grooves 252 of the fitting member 250 configured to be independently detachable, it is possible to transform and manufacture a desired product.

According to the present invention, the inspector 105 is injected from the coating nozzle 200 to inspect the surface condition of the cured and coated edible film fragment S and the base film F1 on the front side of the drying unit P2. In order to inspect the surface condition of the edible film fragment (S) and the base film (F1) dried through the drying part (P2) and the base film (F1) before moving to the adhesive part (P3), the drying part (P2) and the adhesive part ( It is formed between P3).

Prior to this, the edible film manufacturing apparatus 100 according to the present invention is an ultrasonic cleaning unit 101 for cleaning the surface of the base film F1 supplied from the first feeders 10 and 20 to one side of the coating unit P1. ) is formed. Similarly, an ultrasonic cleaning unit 101 for cleaning the surface of the cover film F2 supplied from the second feeder 30 is formed on one side of the bonding unit P3 . Therefore, it is possible to remove contaminants attached to the base film F1 and the cover film F2 during the manufacturing process of the edible film fragment S, thereby enabling hygienic manufacturing.

Here, according to the present invention, the particle sensing unit 103 for inspecting the cleaning state of the base film F1 that has been cleaned is formed on one side of the ultrasonic cleaning unit 101, and guides the movement of the base film F2. The web guider 102 is formed on the lower side of the particle sensing unit 103, respectively.

The drying unit P2 is disposed between the rotation support member 210 and the rotation support member 210 formed as a pair to guide the base film F1 in a state spaced apart by a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction. It is configured to include a guide plate 230 that is spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval in the vertical direction.

This drying unit (P2) is a component for drying the edible film segment (S) coated on the surface of the base film (F1) in the coating unit (P1), and the edible film segment (S) is coated with the base film (F1) It is formed in a form continuously arranged in a zig-zag shape along the rotation support member 210 . Here, plate-shaped guide plates 230 are alternately disposed between the base films F1 coated with the edible film segments S arranged in a zigzag shape, and a plurality of infrared lamps 240 are formed on one surface, respectively. .

In addition, the rotation support member 210 of the drying unit (P2) is arranged alternately on the upper side and the lower side as a unit to guide the base film (F1), and the edible film segment (S) is coated with the base The film F1 is continuously disposed in one direction while being seated on a pair of rotation support members 210 disposed on the upper side and supported by another pair of rotation support members 210 disposed on the lower side. It forms a zig-zag shape.

Here, according to the present invention, a plurality of guide projections 211 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval on the rotation support member 210 for guiding the movement of the base film F1 coated with the edible film fragment S. is formed

Since these guide protrusions 211 are formed to be disposed between adjacent edible film segments S coated on the base film F1, the edible film segments S rotate during the movement of the base film F1. It is possible to prevent contamination by contact with the support member 210 .

The rotation support member 210 is disposed throughout the work line to guide the movement of the base film F1 in addition to the drying unit P3, and the edible film segment S is coated with the base film F1. The supplied coating portion (P1), the adhesive portion (P3) and the cutting portion (P4) is also equipped with a rotation support member 210 having the same guide protrusion 211 shape.

The adhesive part P3 is a press sealing part 111 for mutually bonding the base film F2 supplied from the second feeder 30 and the base film F1 coated with the edible film segment S and the adhesive is completed. It is configured to include a rewinder 40 for recovering the film fragments (S).

Here, the adhesive portion P3 is a sealing process by heating the outer peripheral surface of the base film F1 coated with the edible film fragment S and the cover film F2 provided to the second feeder 30 . By doing so, the edible film fragment S is sealed inside. A pair of air blowers 300 are formed on one side of the adhesive portion P3 in the vertical direction around the base film F1 so that the edible film fragment S flows and separates from the base film F1.

The cutting portion P4 is cut in units of edible film slices S, and a slitter 112 is formed on one side. These edible film fragments (S) are cut by a press method by a slitter 112, and a storage box 90 from which the cut edible film fragments (S) is discharged is mounted on the lower side.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 14 , in the edible film manufacturing apparatus 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention, the cutting part P4 may be configured in the form of a separate booth BOOTH.

Hereinafter, a manufacturing process of the edible film manufactured using the edible film manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

15 is a flowchart schematically illustrating an edible film manufacturing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

15 together with FIGS. 2 to 14 , the method for manufacturing an edible film according to the present invention continuously provides the base film F1 from the first feeder 140 ( S10 ), the base film F1 ) A step (S20) of forming a plurality of island-shaped edible film segments (S) in the transverse direction (advance direction) spaced apart at a predetermined interval (S20), drying the edible film segments (S) (S30) ), sealing the cover film F2 on the base film F1 on which the dried edible film fragment S is formed (S40), and the base film F1 in which the cover film F2 is sealed It includes a step of recovering (S50) and a step (S60) of cutting the recovered base film (F1) into edible film fragments (S).

First, the base film F1 is continuously supplied from one side from the first feeders 10 and 20 (S10). At this time, the base film F1 is sterilized and washed through the ultrasonic cleaner 101 before the edible film segment S is coated.

At the same time, the coating stock solution stored in the storage tank (not shown) is supplied from the first feeders 10 and 20 through the coating nozzle 200 to which the fitting member 250 of the coating part P1 is attached. ) While intermittently coated on the upper surface, the coating is made in a shape in which the edible film segments (S) are spaced apart at a predetermined interval (S20). At this time, since a stepped groove 252 corresponding to the shape of the edible film slice (S) is formed in the fitting member 250, the edible film slice (S) is spaced apart from each other in an island shape 8 Coating is done by heat. Here, according to the present invention, the coating process is performed at a moving speed of about 10-50 mm/s.

The edible film fragment S on which the coating is completed is additionally subjected to external inspection such as contamination through the inspector 105 . The inspector 105 may be a vision camera that can visually output through an external monitor.

Then, the base film F1 coated with the edible film segment S is moved in a zigzag shape via the rotation support member 210 of the drying unit P2. At this time, the edible film fragment S is dried while being exposed to the plurality of infrared lamps 240 formed on the guide plate 230 disposed between the rotation support members 210 (S30). Here, according to the present invention, in the drying process, the edible film segment S is cured while being exposed to the infrared lamp 240 having a maximum temperature range of 120 degrees and moving at a moving speed of about 10 to 50 mm/s.

Similarly, the dried edible film fragment S is additionally subjected to external inspection such as contamination through the inspector 105 .

The base film F1 coated with the dried edible film fragment S is recovered through the rewinder 40 (S50), and at this time, the cover film F2 is passed through the second feeder 30. It is supplied on the base film F1, and the surface-contacting portion of the cover film F2 and the base film F1 is subjected to a sealing process in the press sealing unit 111 before being returned to the rewinder 40. (S40).

Likewise, at this time, the cover film F2 is further sterilized and washed through the ultrasonic cleaner 101 before being sealed with the base film F1 so that the edible film fragment S is sealed.

Finally, the contact surface of the cover film (F2) and the base film (F1) is sealed while the rewinder (70) is finally recovered, at this time, the edible film fragment (S) is a slitter (112) as a packaging unit. After being cut by , it is discharged to the storage box 90, and is packaged and stored in a certain quantity unit at the time of shipment (S60).

As described above, in the edible film manufacturing apparatus 100 according to the present invention, the edible film segment (S) is intermittently coated on the base film (F1) and the cover film (F2) on the base film (F1) At the same time, since it is continuously processed through a series of processes of being cut and packaged in units of edible film fragments (S) while being sealed, process efficiency can be greatly improved.

As mentioned above, although embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can practice the present invention in other specific forms without changing its technical spirit or essential features. You will understand that there is Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, and not only the claims described below, but also all modifications equivalently or equivalently to the claims described below belong to the scope of the spirit of the present invention. will be.

10, 20: first feeder 30: second feeder
40, 70: rewinder 50, 60: third feeder
90: storage box 100: edible film manufacturing device
101: ultrasonic cleaner 102: web guide
103: particle sensing unit 105: inspector
110: body 111: press sealing unit
112: slitter 120: chamber unit
200: coating nozzle 210: rotation support member
211: guide projection 230: guide plate
240: infrared lamp 250: fitting member
252: step groove P1: coating part
P2: Drying part P3: Adhesive part
P4: Cutting part F1: Base film
F2: Cover film S: Edible film slice

Claims (9)

A roll-to-roll manufacturing apparatus for coating an edible film stock solution in a film form, comprising:
a coating unit for coating a plurality of island-type edible film segments on a base film with the edible film stock solution;
a drying unit for drying the base film provided from the coating unit;
an adhesive for adhering a cover film to the base film so that the dried edible film fragment is sealed;
a cutting unit for cutting the edible film fragments provided from the adhesive unit in individual units; and
An ultrasonic cleaning unit for cleaning each of the base film and the cover film,
The coating part,
a feeder that continuously provides the base film;
a plurality of coating nozzles for injecting the edible film fragments onto the base film;
a coating roller for coating the edible film segment; and
and a shim provided so that the edible film fragments are formed spaced apart by a predetermined interval;
The edible film manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that the shim is detachable from the coating part, and a stepped groove having a shape corresponding to the shape of the edible film slice is formed. delete The method of claim 1,
The drying unit,
a plurality of rotation support members for guiding the base film coated with the edible film segments to be continuously provided in a zig-zag shape; and
An edible film manufacturing apparatus comprising: a plurality of guide plates disposed between the rotation support members and each having at least one infrared lamp (IR Lamp) formed in a corresponding portion of the edible film slice . 4. The method of claim 3,
The edible film manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that at least one guide protrusion for preventing contact with the edible film is formed on the rotation support member. The method of claim 1,
The apparatus for producing an edible film, characterized in that the adhesive part seals the outer peripheral surfaces of the base film and the cover film by a heating method in a state in which the edible film fragment is sealed. The method of claim 1,
The edible film manufacturing apparatus further comprising; an air blower provided to one side of the adhesive part to flow the edible film fragment in a sealed state to the base film and the cover film. The method of claim 1,
An edible film manufacturing apparatus further comprising; an inspector for inspecting the coating state of the edible film fragment in real time. delete delete

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