KR102332702B1 - Can seaming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a can seaming apparatus and is to reduce manufacturing cost by improving productivity as well as ease of assembly when manufacturing a can seaming apparatus that fits and fastens the edge of a lid to the upper edge of a container. The present invention includes a main body (100), a lifting support unit (200), a container rotating unit (300), and a lid pressing unit (400); the container rotating unit (300) includes a seaming chuck (310) and a first driving motor (320); the lid pressing unit (400) includes a pressing roller unit (410), a rotation support unit (420), and a rotation providing unit (430); the rotation support unit (420) includes a support member (421) and an interlocking guide member (422); the rotation providing unit (430) includes a fixed roller (431), a rotating cam member (432), and a second driving motor (433); and the lifting support unit (200) includes a vertical bar (230), an interlocking lifting unit (240), a driving roller (260), a rotating shaft (270), and a horizontal bar (250).

Description

CAN SEAMING APPARATUS

The present invention relates to a can seaming device, and more particularly, can seaming that engages the edge of the lid with the upper edge of the container through the container rotating part and the lid pressing part in a state where the container with the lid fitted in the open part is seated on the lifting support part. It's about the device.

In general, a can seaming device is used to integrally couple and seal a lid to an upper and lower opening portion of a metal can made of aluminum or steel in order to package various foods or beverages.

That is, the circumference of the upper and lower openings of the cylindrical metal can and the circumference of the disk-shaped cover are wound and sealed using a seaming device in an overlapping state, and then sealed and packaged.

Meanwhile, the craft beer market is expanding as demand for craft beer has been eased in recent years, allowing beer delivery and improving the quality of craft beer. It is increasingly sold in sealed cans so that it can be enjoyed at home or outside the store.

In addition, in the coffee specialty store industry, the development of coffee products with new tastes and aromas and attempts at various sales methods coincide with consumers' curiosity about new products. Homemade canned coffee, which contains the store's own coffee that is roasted and blended in the store, in aluminum cans with various designs, is gaining popularity.

However, the conventional seaming device for can packaging has a rather complicated structure and heavy weight, which makes it difficult to use at home as well as at beer or coffee shops. The disadvantage was that it required

Accordingly, development of a small can seaming device that can be easily used in a small beer or coffee shop or a general home, that is, a can seamer, is continuously being made.

Accordingly, the present invention has led to the development of a seaming device that can be operated without skilled technology because it has a new and elegant design to revive the atmosphere in the store through the improvement of the structure of the conventional can seaming device, and is easy to operate.

As a related background technology, there is Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1976985 (registration date: 2019.05.02, title of invention: can seaming device).

However, the conventional can seaming device as described above includes a vertical bevel gear member that rotates in one direction by the driving force of the second driving motor, and a horizontal bevel gear that rotates in one direction while receiving rotational force from the vertical bevel gear member. A member, a lifting cam member for raising the container seating portion while rotating in one direction by the rotational force of the horizontal bevel gear member, and an elastic restoring member for returning the container seating portion raised by the lifting cap member to its original position by elastic force As the container seating part, on which the container is seated, is raised and lowered through the lifting support part composed of There were problems such as an increase in production cost.

On the other hand, in the prior art, several types of seaming made so that the seaming chuck rotated in a state in close contact with the lid by the first driving motor when the container is lifted by the lifting support unit is in close contact with the lid depending on the type of contents contained in the container. It was inconvenient to have to perform the packing work while disassembling and assembling the chuck one by one by the workers performing the packing work.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1976984 (Registration Date: 2019.05.02)

The object of the present invention was devised to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and in a state in which the container with the lid fitted in the open part is seated on the lifting support part, the upper edge of the lid is placed on the upper edge of the container through the container rotating part and the lid pressing part An object of the present invention is to provide a can seaming device that simplifies a work process when manufacturing a can seaming device that engages and improves assembling property, and at the same time improves productivity and reduces manufacturing cost.

Another object of the present invention is to perform the packaging operation without being affected by the lid, which varies depending on the type of contents contained in the container, even when the seaming chuck rotated in close contact with the lid by the first driving motor is not replaced. An object of the present invention is to provide a can seaming device that allows a worker to conveniently perform a packaging operation even when packaging food or beverage in a container by making it common.

The present invention for achieving the above object includes a main body 100, an elevating support unit 200 provided in the main body 100 to support elevating a container fitted with a lid on an open portion, and the elevating support unit 200 ) consists of a container rotating part 300 that rotates the container when the container is raised by the container rotation part 300, and a lid pressing part 400 that presses the edge of the lid to be wound around the container when the container rotates through the container rotation part 300,

The container rotation unit 300 includes a seaming chuck 310 disposed so as to be in close contact with the upper surface of the lid when the container is raised by the lifting support unit 200, and the container and the seaming chuck 310 in a state in which the seaming chuck 310 is in close contact with the lid. Consists of a first driving motor 320 that provides a rotational force to the seaming chuck 310 to rotate together,

The lid pressing part 400, the pressing roller part 410 disposed to be spaced apart from the lid when the container is raised by the lifting support part 200, and supporting the pressing roller part 410, the main body 100 Power for rotating the rotation support part 420 so that the rotation support part 420 provided to be elastically rotatable on the pole and the rotation support part 420 are interlocked, and the pressure roller part 410 is in contact with the edge of the lid. Consists of a rotation providing unit 430 that provides

The rotation support part 420 supports the pressure roller part 410 and is connected to the support member 421 which is rotated by the rotation providing part 430, the support member 421 and the body 100, and the Consists of an interlocking guide member 422 for guiding the support member 421 to be linked to the rotation providing unit 430,

The rotation providing unit 430 is provided in the main body 100 so as to be in contact with the fixed roller 431 provided on the support member 421 and the fixed roller 431 to restore the support member 421 through rotation. It consists of a rotation cam member 432 for rotating possible, and a second driving motor 433 provided in the main body 100 to rotate the rotation cam member 432 so as to be interlocked with the rotation cam member 432,

The lifting support unit 200 receives the rotational force of the second driving motor 433 and receives a vertical bar 230 rotatably installed in one direction, and an interlocking lifting unit fixedly installed under the vertical bar 230 . (240) and a driving roller 260, which performs rolling motion along the lower surface of the interlocking elevating part 240, is installed at one end to be capable of rolling motion, and the other end is hinged at the lower end of the container support unit 220 ( 280) is coupled, and the middle portion is rotatably rotatable about the rotation shaft 270 so that one side and the other end are symmetrically raised and lowered according to the contact portion of the driving roller 260 in contact with the interlocking lifting unit 240 . It is achieved by being composed of a horizontal bar 250 to be installed.

On the other hand, in the interlocking elevating part 240, the driving roller 260 is formed with a accommodating groove 241 in which one side and the other side are formed to be inclined so that the driving roller 260 rolls in and out so that the driving roller 260 is formed. ) is introduced into the receiving groove 241 during rolling motion, the horizontal bar 250 is rotated about the rotation shaft 270 and one end is lowered by the amount introduced into the receiving groove 241 and the other end is raised. As a result, the container support unit 220 is raised, and when the driving roller 260 is drawn out from the receiving groove 241 during rolling motion, the transverse bar 250 is rotated around the rotating shaft 270 and the receiving groove ( 241), one end is raised by the inlet and the other end is lowered, thereby revealing that the container support unit 220 is lowered.

In addition, the seaming chuck 310 is formed with a connecting shaft 311 rotated by receiving rotational power from the first driving motor 320 protrudes from the upper portion, and the lower end of the connecting shaft 311 rotates the container. A chuck body 312 is formed, and a flat pressing part 313a for pressing the outer end of the lid is formed on the outer side of the lower end of the chuck body 312, and a contact surface 313 having a shape protruding downward is formed. Thus, even in a state in which the seaming chuck 310 rotated in close contact with the lid by the first driving motor 320 is not replaced, the packaging operation is not affected by the lid, which varies depending on the type of contents contained in the container. It is also free to allow it to be performed.

According to the present invention, a driving roller performing rolling motion along the lower surface of the interlocking elevating part is installed rotatably in one direction by receiving the rotational force of the second driving motor from one end of the transverse bar installed at one end to be able to roll vertically. By rotatably installing the middle portion of the transverse bar around the rotation axis in a state of being hinged to the bar, one side and the other end of the transverse bar are each symmetrical according to the contact portion of the driving roller in contact with the interlocking elevating unit As the lifting and lowering is made, the container seating part is raised and lowered, so the number of parts is reduced when manufacturing the can seaming device and the assembly process is simplified, so that a lot of work time is not required, as well as the productivity is improved and the manufacturing cost is reduced. It is a very useful invention that has effects such as losing.

1 is a perspective view showing a can seaming device according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a front view showing a can seaming device of the present invention;
3 is a plan view showing a container rotating part and a lid pressing part in the can seaming device of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a side view showing a can seaming device according to the present invention
Figure 5 is an operation diagram showing the operation of the lifting support in the can seaming device of the present invention
Figure 6 is a bottom perspective view showing a state in which the driving roller is installed in the interlocking elevating part for the can seaming device of the present invention;
7 is a bottom perspective view showing a seaming chuck for a can seaming device of the present invention;
8 is a partially cut-away front sectional view showing a seaming chuck for a can seaming device of the present invention;

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

1 is a perspective view showing a can seaming device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a can seaming device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a container rotating part and a lid pressing part in the can seaming device of the present invention 4 is a side view showing a can seaming device according to the present invention, Figure 5 is an operation diagram showing the operation of the lifting support in the can seaming device of the present invention, Figure 6 is an interlocking for the can seaming device of the present invention It is a bottom perspective view showing a state in which the driving roller is installed in the elevating part, FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view showing a seaming chuck for a can seaming device of the present invention, and FIG. am.

The can seaming device of the present invention includes a main body 100 , a lifting support unit 200 , a container rotating unit 300 , and a lid pressing unit 400 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 .

The body 100 provides a space in which the lifting support unit 200 , the container rotating unit 300 and the lid pressing unit 400 are operably installed.

The body 100 is provided with an accommodation space 110 such that a container fitted with a lid can be accommodated in the lifting support 200 .

In addition, the main body 100 is provided with a controller 120 for collectively operating the first driving motor 320 of the container rotating unit 300 and the second driving motor 433 of the lid pressing unit 400 .

On the other hand, the lifting support unit 200 is provided in the body 100 to support the container with the lid fitted in the open portion to be lifted.

That is, the lifting support unit 200 raises the container for a certain period of time so that the edge of the lid is engaged with the container through the container rotating part 300 and the lid pressing part 400 when the container with the lid fitted in the open part is seated. It plays a role of lowering the container when the combination of the container and the container is completed.

At this time, the lifting support 200 includes a container seating part 210 , a container support part 200 , a horizontal bar 250 , a rotating shaft 270 , a driving roller, an interlocking lifting part 240 , and a vertical bar 230 .

The container seating part 210 is provided so as to be adjustable in height from the main body 100 to seat the container.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the container seating part 210 is installed so as to be exposed to the receiving space 110 as being seated and supporting the container on the upper side.

On the other hand, the container support unit 220 is coupled to the lower portion of the container seating portion 210 to be elevating.

That is, the lid placed on the upper part of the container seated on the container seating part 210 by the container support part 220 is raised and lowered serves to adhere to the seaming chuck 310 of the container rotation part 300 .

Accordingly, the lid is maintained in close contact with the seaming chuck 310 of the container rotating part 300 when the container support part 220 is raised.

In addition, the lid is rotatably coupled together with the rotation of the seaming chuck 310 in a state in which the lid is in close contact with the seaming chuck 310 of the container rotating part 300 on the upper portion of the container support part 220 .

On the other hand, one end of the transverse bar 250 rotatably installed around the rotation shaft 270 is rotatably coupled to the lower end of the container support unit 220 about the hinge 280, and the transverse bar 250 is The driving roller 260 installed at the other end to be capable of rolling motion is installed to be able to roll on the lower surface of the interlocking elevating unit 240 in which the receiving groove 241 is formed, and the interlocking elevating unit 240 is a second driving motor ( 433) and is fixedly installed under the vertical bar 230, which is rotated in one direction while receiving the driving force.

Due to this, when the second driving motor 420 is operated and the vertical bar 230 is rotated in one direction, the vertical bar 230 is rotated and the interlocking lifting unit 240 is also rotated in the same direction. The driving roller 260 is drawn out from the receiving groove 241 while the rolling motion is made by the rotation of the interlocking lifting unit 240 .

At this time, as the horizontal bar 250 is rotated about the rotation shaft 270 as much as the height drawn out into the receiving groove 241, one end is lowered and the other end is raised while the container support unit 220 is raised, and the As much as the container support 220 is raised, the container seat 210 is also raised at the same time.

This container support 220 maintains the container seating part 210 in a raised state while the edge of the lid is engaged with the container through the container rotating part 300 and the lid pressing part 400 by the horizontal bar 250 . However, when the coupling of the lid and the container is completed, the driving force is transmitted from the braking motor 432 and the vertical bar 230 rotates in one direction so that the interlocking lifting unit 240 is also rotated in the same direction. , the driving roller 260 is drawn out from the receiving groove 241 while the rolling motion is made by the rotation of the interlocking lifting unit 240 .

At this time, as the horizontal bar 250 is rotated about the rotation shaft 270 as much as the height drawn out into the receiving groove 241, one end is raised and the other end is lowered while the container support part 220 is lowered, and the As much as the container support 220 is lowered, the container seat 210 is also lowered at the same time to return to the original position.

And, the container rotation unit 300 rotates the container when the container is raised by the lifting support unit 200 .

In this case, the container rotating unit 300 includes a seaming chuck 310 and a first driving motor 320 .

The seaming chuck 310 is placed in close contact with the upper surface of the lid when the container is lifted by the lifting support 200 and exposed to the receiving space 110 .

The seaming chuck 310 is rotated in close contact with the lid by the first driving motor 320 .

In addition, the seaming chuck 310 is formed with a rotating shaft 270 that is rotated by receiving rotational power from the first driving motor 320 protrudes from the upper portion, and the lower end of the rotating shaft 270 rotates the container. A body 312 is formed, and on the outer side of the lower end of the chuck body 312, a contact surface 313 having a flat shape pressing portion 313a for pressing the outer end of the lid protrudes downwardly is formed.

Accordingly, when the seaming chuck 310 comes into contact with the lid, the adhesion with the lid may be improved by the pressing part 313a.

In addition, the first driving motor 320 provides a rotational force to the seaming chuck 310 so that the lid and the container rotate together when the seaming chuck 310 is in close contact with the lid.

In this case, the first driving motor 320 may be connected to the seaming chuck 310 to directly provide a rotational force, or may indirectly provide a rotational force to the seaming chuck 310 through a separate rotational power transmission unit.

On the other hand, the lid pressing unit 400 presses the edge of the lid when the vessel is rotated through the vessel rotating unit 300 so that the lid is engaged with the vessel.

The lid pressing part 400 includes a pressing roller part 410 , a rotation support part 420 , and a rotation providing part 430 .

The pressure roller unit 410 is disposed to be spaced apart from the lid when the container is lifted by the lifting support unit 200 .

That is, the pressure roller unit 410 serves to slide through the rotation support unit 420 to press the edge of the lid rotated by the container rotating unit 300 .

Here, the pressing roller unit 410 includes a first pressing roller 411 and a second pressing roller 422 , and the first pressing roller 411 and the second pressing roller 422 are of the container rotating unit 300 . It is symmetrical with respect to the seaming chuck 310 and is disposed to be exposed to the receiving space portion 110 .

At this time, any one of the first pressing roller 411 and the second pressing roller 422 bends the edge of the lid when it comes into contact with the lid to guide it to cover the upper edge of the container, and the first pressing roller 411 and the second The other of the pressure rollers 422 may guide the lid with the curved edge to be caught on the upper edge of the container.

The rotation support part 420 supports the pressure roller part 410 and is provided in the body 100 to be elastically rotatable.

The rotation support 420 includes a support member 421 and an interlocking guide member 422 .

The support member 421 is rotated by the rotation providing unit 430 while supporting the pressure roller unit 410 .

That is, the support member 421 serves to slide the pressing roller 410 so that the pressing roller 410 contacts and presses the edge of the lid when it is rotated by the rotation providing unit 430 .

In addition, the interlocking guide member 422 is connected to the support member 421 and the main body 100 to guide the support member 421 to be interlocked with the rotation providing unit 430 .

This interlocking guide member 422 is made of a spring so that when the support member 421 is rotated by the rotation providing unit 430, it not only restores the support member 421 to its original position, but also rotates the support member 421 to the rotation providing unit ( 430) plays a role in maintaining the interlocked state.

The rotation providing part 430 is interlocked with the rotation support part 420, and rotates the rotation support part 420 so that the pressure roller part 410 is in contact with the edge of the lid.

The rotation providing unit 430 includes a fixed roller 431 , a rotation cam member 432 , and a second driving motor 433 .

The fixed roller 431 is provided on the support member 421 and is in contact with the rotation cam member 432 .

The rotation cam member 432 is provided in the main body 100 so as to be in contact with the fixed roller 431 to rotate the support member 421 so as to be able to restore it.

The rotation cam member 432 is formed in a disk shape having a stepped portion 432a on the edge, and is rotated by the driving force of the second driving motor 433 .

That is, the rotation cam member 432 gradually rotates the support member 421 by pressing the fixed roller 431 while the lifting support unit 200 raises the container. The rotation is completed to restore the support member 421 to its original position by the stepped portion 432a.

At this time, the rotation cam member 432 may rotate the support member 421 so that the first pressing roller 411 and the second pressing roller 422 of the pressing roller part 410 are in contact with the lid as a whole in some cases. Alternatively, the support member 421 may be rotated so that the first pressing roller 411 and the second pressing roller 422 of the pressing roller unit 410 contact the lid with a time difference.

The second driving motor 433 is provided in the main body 100 so as to be interlocked with the rotation cam member 432 to rotate the rotation cam member.

In this case, the second driving motor 433 may be connected to the rotation cam member 432 to directly provide rotational force, or indirectly provide rotational force to the rotation cam member 432 through a separate rotational power transmission unit. .

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it is understood that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible by those of ordinary skill in the art. will understand

Accordingly, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

100: body
200: lifting support part
220: container support
230: vertical bar
240: interlocking lifting unit
250: horizontal bar
260: drive roller
270: axis of rotation
280: hinge
300: container rotation part
310: seaming chuck
320: first driving motor
400: lid pressing part
410: pressure roller unit
420: rotation support
421: support member
422: interlocking guide member
430: rotation provider
431: fixed roller
432: rotation cam member
433: second driving motor

Claims (2)

The main body 100, the lifting support part 200 provided in the main body 100 to support the lifting and lowering of the container with the lid fitted in the open part, and the lifting support part 200 to rotate the container when the container is raised by the lifting support part 200 It consists of a container rotating part 300 and a lid pressing part 400 that presses the edge of the lid to be wound around the container when the container is rotated through the container rotating part 300,
The container rotation unit 300 includes a seaming chuck 310 disposed so as to be in close contact with the upper surface of the lid when the container is raised by the lifting support unit 200, and the container and the seaming chuck 310 in a state in which the seaming chuck 310 is in close contact with the lid. Consists of a first driving motor 320 that provides a rotational force to the seaming chuck 310 to rotate together,
The lid pressing part 400, the pressing roller part 410 disposed to be spaced apart from the lid when the container is raised by the lifting support part 200, and supporting the pressing roller part 410, the main body 100 Power for rotating the rotation support part 420 so that the rotation support part 420 provided so as to be elastically rotatable on the surface, and the rotation support part 420 are interlocked, and the pressure roller part 410 is in contact with the edge of the lid. Consists of a rotation providing unit 430 that provides
The rotation support part 420 supports the pressure roller part 410 and is connected to the support member 421 which is rotated by the rotation providing part 430, the support member 421 and the body 100, and the Consists of an interlocking guide member 422 for guiding the support member 421 to be linked to the rotation providing unit 430,
The rotation providing unit 430 is provided in the main body 100 so as to be in contact with the fixed roller 431 provided on the support member 421 and the fixed roller 431 to restore the support member 421 through rotation. It consists of a rotation cam member 432 for rotating possible, and a second driving motor 433 provided in the main body 100 to rotate the rotation cam member 432 so as to be interlocked with the rotation cam member 432,
The lifting support unit 200 receives the rotational force of the second driving motor 433 and receives a vertical bar 230 rotatably installed in one direction, and an interlocking lifting unit fixedly installed under the vertical bar 230 . (240) and a driving roller 260, which performs rolling motion along the lower surface of the interlocking elevating part 240, is installed at one end to be capable of rolling motion, and the other end is hinged at the lower end of the container support unit 220 ( 280) is coupled, and the middle portion is rotatably rotatable about the rotation shaft 270 so that one side and the other end are symmetrically raised and lowered according to the contact portion of the driving roller 260 in contact with the interlocking lifting unit 240 . In the can seaming device consisting of a horizontal bar (250) installed,
The seaming chuck 310 has a connecting shaft 311 that is rotated by receiving rotational power from the first driving motor 320 protrudes from the upper portion, and the lower end of the connecting shaft 311 rotates the container. A body 312 is formed, and on the outer side of the lower end of the chuck body 312, a flat pressing portion 313a for pressing the outer end of the lid is formed to form a contact surface 313 having a shape protruding downward, Even when the seaming chuck 310 rotated in close contact with the lid by the first driving motor 320 is not replaced, the packaging operation is performed without being affected by the lid, which varies depending on the type of contents contained in the container. Can seaming device characterized in that it is formed to be able to. delete

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