KR200329131Y1 - Automatic Packing Apparatus for Fluid - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fluid automatic packaging device for automatically packing and producing a drinkable fluid, and more particularly, to a process of washing a fluid storage container, a fluid injection process into the washed fluid storage container, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a fluid automatic packaging device capable of supplying hygienic and large quantities of drinkable fluid by treating the sealing process in one automatic process.

Such an automatic fluid packing apparatus of the present invention includes a fluid storage container supply unit for supplying a fluid storage container, a fluid storage container processing unit for automatically performing a series of processes for sterilizing washing and filling of the supplied fluid storage container, and A fluid reservoir seal for sealing the fluid reservoir by coupling a cap to the fluid reservoir filled with a fluid through the fluid reservoir processing unit, and discharging the sealed fluid reservoir through the fluid reservoir seal to the outside And a control unit for controlling the fluid storage container supply unit, the fluid storage container supply unit, the fluid storage container processing unit, and the fluid storage container sealing unit and the fluid storage container discharge unit, respectively, to make the fluid compact and sanitary. I can supply it.

Description

Fluid Packing Apparatus {Automatic Packing Apparatus for Fluid}

The present invention relates to a fluid automatic packaging device for automatically packing and producing all drinkable fluids (hereinafter, referred to as "fluids") such as purified water, various beverages, or soy sauce, and more specifically, fluids. The process of washing the storage container (PET bottle), the fluid injection process into the washed fluid storage container, and the sealing process of the fluid storage container into which the fluid is injected are processed in one automatic process, so that the fluid is hygienic and bulky. It relates to a fluid automatic packaging device that can be produced and supplied.

Currently, due to urbanization and industrialization, environmental pollution is one of the most important social problems worldwide. Among the various environmental pollutions such as air pollution, land pollution, or water pollution, pollution of natural water such as river water, seawater, or hot spring water can be consumed. There is a serious problem of limiting the use of fluids, in particular, tap water as drinking water. Due to the various problems of environmental pollution and the improvement of the standard of living, drinking water purified through a water purifier without drinking the water directly, or purchasing commercially available bottled water after drinking water Doing.

Various water purifiers have been developed due to the rapid increase in the number of water purifiers according to the above-mentioned circumstances, but at present, most household water purifiers are configured to purify tap water and drink them immediately, and in many offices, public offices, hospitals, etc. Although some are used, most of them use a bottled water feeder that simply cools or heats the bottled water in an 18.98 liter (5 gallons) storage container (hereinafter referred to as a "water bottle") supplied from a bottled water plant.

The bottled water produced through the bottled water plant is to develop and supply groundwater rather than tap water. Looking at the process of injecting bottled water into the bottled water bottle, the bottle is first washed, and then the bottled water is injected into the bottled water bottle. There is a problem that the various kinds of bacteria, such as bacteria can be contained in the bottled water by simply injecting the bottled water by simply washing the bottle. In addition, since the bottled water is not continuously washed and the bottled water is injected in an enclosed space, the bottled water is transferred to the bottled water injection place through a transfer device (conveyor), and then the bottled water is injected. During the process, there was a problem that various bacteria in the air could be introduced, and not only these problems but also problems caused by the distribution process, the bottled water bottles were delivered and used at the same time, and the bottled water storage capacity of the bottle was also high, so that the freshness of the bottled water was long as the user used it. There was a problem that is lowered.

In addition, the above-mentioned bottled water has a higher price than purified water treated with tap water, and thus there is a problem in that an economic burden for general consumers to drink.

Therefore, in order to solve the various problems described above, as the applicant of the present invention, there is a patent registration application No. 2002-7000659 (application date: January 16, 2002, the name of the invention: water tank cleaning and water purification device), This process is automatically performed in a closed space where the washing and water purification process of the water bottle can be prevented from mixing various contaminants and bacteria during the cleaning and water purification process, and the purified water can be supplied like bottled water. Although there is an advantage or an effect of enabling the supply of drinking water, as in the bottled water container, the use of a storage container of 18.98ℓ (5 gallons) requires a large device to increase the yield, thus requiring a lot of cost or installation space. There was also a problem that the productivity is reduced when the device is downsized, and the same as the conventional problem Due to problems in the distribution process, the purified water storage containers also have a large number of purified water storage containers.

And, not only the above-mentioned purified water but also all the drinkable fluids including soy sauce or vinegar and other edible fluids when supplied through the storage container, the sterilization cleaning of the fluid storage container, etc. is not made surely in the distribution process There was often a problem that the contents deteriorated.

The present invention has been made to improve the above-mentioned problems, and the present invention provides a process for cleaning storage containers of all drinkable fluids including purified water, a process of injecting fluid into the cleaned fluid storage container, and a fluid storage container in which the fluid is injected. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fluid automatic packaging device capable of hygienic production and supply of drinkable fluids by preventing the incorporation of various contaminants and bacteria by treating the sealing process in a single automatic process in a closed space.

In addition, the present invention can be used to quickly replace the fluid storage containers ranging from 200ml to 2.0L size without changing the structure of the device, it is possible to produce a large amount of fluid and at the same time the size of the device by the miniaturization of the fluid storage container Another object is to provide a fluid automatic packaging device capable of compacting.

In addition, the present invention has another object to provide a fluid automatic packaging device that can reduce the freshness of the fluid by reducing the consumption time while producing a small amount of multiple varieties according to the miniaturization of the fluid storage container.

1 is an overall perspective view showing the appearance of the automatic fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention

Figure 2 is an overall perspective view showing the interior of the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a fluid storage container supply unit of the automatic fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention

Figure 4 is an overall plan view showing a fluid storage container processing unit of the automatic fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention

5 is a perspective view showing a fluid storage container processing unit of the automatic fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the gripper of the fluid storage container processing unit of the automatic fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention

7 is an overall perspective view showing a fluid storage container seal of the fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention

Figure 8 is a perspective view showing the capping chuck of the fluid storage container seal of the fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention

9 is an overall perspective view showing a fluid storage container discharge portion of the automatic fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention

10 is a perspective view showing the robot arm of the fluid storage container discharge portion of the automatic fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention

11 is a block diagram showing a control unit of the automatic fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention

12 is a plan view of the fluid storage container processing unit showing the first to the tenth gripper step by step to explain the operation of the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention

13 to 18 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the operation relationship for the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention step by step

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10 fluid supply container 15 conveyor belt conveying frame

17: conveyor belt vertical adjustment screw

18: support rod 19: up and down moving plate

30: fluid reservoir processing unit 35: index turntable

36a-36j: 1st-10th gripper 37: guide cam

43 washing nozzle 44 primary fluid supply nozzle

45: secondary fluid supply nozzle 47: the first compression cylinder

48: second compression cylinder 50: fluid storage container seal

51: hopper 55: vertical transfer conveyor belt

57: horizontal transfer conveyor belt 58: inclined guide rod

60: push cylinder 65: capping chuck

70: fluid reservoir outlet 71: finger operation cylinder

72: robot arm 72a: finger

90: control unit 100: PLC main PCB

As a means for achieving the above object, the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention,

Combined with a conveyor belt for supplying a fluid storage container, a conveyor belt conveying frame installed under the conveyor belt, a conveyor belt vertical adjusting screw installed in the center of the conveyor belt conveying frame, and a conveyor belt vertical adjusting screw A fluid storage container supply unit comprising a vertical movement plate and a support rod connecting the vertical movement plate and the frame of the conveyor belt;

An index turntable provided on the rotary shaft, first to tenth grippers fixed to the index turntable, guide cams provided on the fixed shaft and positioned on an upper portion of the index turntable, and first and second fixed upper portions on one side of the frame. Fluid storage consisting of a primary fluid supply nozzle, a cleaning nozzle installed on the third gripper side for sterilizing and washing the interior of the fluid storage container, and first and second compression cylinders respectively installed behind the first and ninth grippers. A container processing unit;

Vertical and horizontal conveying belts for conveying the fluid reservoir caps loaded in the hopper in the vertical and horizontal directions, the inclined guide rods for guiding the fluid reservoir caps, and moving the fluid reservoir caps toward the capping chuck. A fluid reservoir seal configured of a push cylinder and a capping chuck for fastening the fluid reservoir cap to the fluid reservoir to seal the fluid reservoir;

A vertical movement cylinder coupled to the vertical sliding base, a front and rear movement cylinder coupled to the vertical movement cylinder, a finger operation cylinder coupled to a bracket fixed to the front and rear movement cylinder, and a finger coupled to the tip of the finger operation cylinder, respectively. A fluid reservoir dispensing portion comprising a robot arm, and a conveyor belt on which a vertical sliding base of the robot arm is fixed to a side thereof;

And a control unit for controlling the fluid storage container supply unit, the fluid storage container processing unit, the fluid storage container sealing unit, and the fluid storage container discharge unit, respectively.

In addition, a guide for guiding the fluid storage container with a width-variable bracket for aligning the fluid storage container to limit the irregular entry of the fluid storage container is arranged on the conveyor belt of the fluid storage container supply unit of the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention. Each is installed, the lower portion of the guide is characterized in that the urethane rubber is installed through the roller to prevent the fluid storage container is pushed in the opposite direction of the supply side.

In addition, the lower portion of the conveyor belt transport frame of the fluid storage container supply unit configured in the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention, the rotary height adjuster for adjusting the horizontal state of the wheel and the conveyor belt transport frame for the movement of the conveyor belt transport frame It is characterized in that each installed.

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

1 is an overall perspective view showing the appearance of the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention, Figure 2 is an overall perspective view showing the inside of the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention, as shown in the figure, the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention Sterilizing and washing the fluid storage container supply unit 10 for supplying a fluid storage container PET having a size ranging from 200 ml to 2.0 L, and the fluid storage container PET supplied through the fluid storage container supply unit 10. A fluid storage container processing unit 30 which automatically performs a series of processes for filling and filling the fluid into the sterilized washing fluid storage container PET, and the fluid filled fluid through the fluid storage container processing unit 30 Fluid storage container seal 50 for automatically sealing the storage container (PET), the fluid reservoir for discharging the final sealed fluid storage container (PET) through the fluid storage container seal 50 A control unit 90 for controlling the enteric container discharge unit 70, the fluid storage container supply unit 10, the fluid storage container processing unit 30, the fluid storage container sealing unit 50, and the fluid storage container discharge unit 70, respectively. It consists of.

Referring to the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention having the above configuration in more detail as follows.

3 is a perspective view showing the fluid storage container supply unit 10 of the automatic fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention, the fluid storage container supply unit 10, a fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12 for supplying a fluid storage container (PET) And a conveyor belt conveyance frame 15 installed below the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12, a conveyor belt up and down positioning screw 17 installed in the center of the conveyor belt conveyance frame 15, It is coupled to the conveyor belt up and down positioning screw 17 and ascends along the screw 17 in the forward rotation of the conveyor belt up and down positioning screw 17 and the screw 17 in the reverse rotation of the screw 17. Four movable plates 19 which are lowered along the upper and lower surfaces of the upper and lower movable plates 19 and the lower surface of the frame 13 of the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12. It consists of a support bar (18).

In the above configuration, the four support rods 18 are respectively fixed to the bottom surface of the frame 13 of the conveyor belt 12 through bearing blocks 18a respectively formed through the upper edges of the conveyor belt transfer frame 15, The upper end of the conveyor belt up and down positioning screw 17 is coupled to an upper bearing block 17a formed through a central portion of the upper surface of the conveyor belt conveying frame 15, and is approximately the height of the conveyor belt up and down positioning screw 17. The central portion is coupled to the central bearing block 17b formed through the central portion of the vertical movement plate 19.

In addition, the lower end of the conveyor belt up and down positioning screw 17 is formed with a reduction unit 20 composed of a combination of the general gear, the input gear 20a of the reduction unit 20 through the chain 21 It is connected to the output gear 22a of the motor capable of forward and reverse rotation (hereinafter, referred to as "forward / reverse rotation motor") 22, and the forward / reverse rotation of the motor 22 and the conveyor belt 12. The drive motors 11 are electrically connected to and controlled by the control panel 14, respectively. That is, the control panel 14 has a switch for turning on / off the drive motor 11 of the forward / reverse rotation motor 22 and the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12 and the motors 22 and 11. Speed control switch is installed to control the speed of these, it is possible to control the motor (22, 11).

In addition, guides 12b for guiding the fluid storage container PET are installed at both upper sides of the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12, and the fluid storage container PET at the lower end of one of the guides 12b. Urethane rubber having a function of preventing friction of some fluid reservoirs (PET) from being pushed backward during movement of the fluid reservoir container supply conveyor belt 12 by increasing friction with 12c) is installed through rollers (not shown), and the front of the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12 is aligned with the fluid storage container PET to prevent irregular entry of the fluid storage container PET. A width variable bracket 12a having a limiting function is installed.

In addition, the lower end edge portion of the conveyor belt transfer frame 15, the wheel 15a and the conveyor belt transfer frame 15 having a function for facilitating the movement of the conveyor belt transfer frame 15. Rotating height adjusters 15b having a function of adjusting the height, that is, the horizontal state are respectively installed.

Next, the fluid storage container processing unit 30 of the automatic fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention will be described.

4 is an overall plan view showing a fluid storage container processing unit of the automatic fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention, Figure 5 is a perspective view (only two of the 10 grippers shown) of the fluid storage container processing unit of the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a gripper of the fluid storage container processing unit of the fluid packaging apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the fluid storage container processing unit 30 is installed on the rotating shaft 33 and is rotated. A circular index turn table 35 that is rotated by 33 and fixed to the index turn table 35 with a predetermined interval (36 ° interval) to rotate together when the index turn table 35 is rotated. First to tenth grippers 36a to 36j operating while being operated, guide cams 37 fixed to the fixed shaft 39 positioned at the center of the index turntable 35 and fixed, Pre The first and second fluid supply nozzles 44 and 45 (shown in FIG. 2) fixed to the upper side of one side (shown in FIG. 2) and the third gripper 36c side as shown in FIG. A cleaning nozzle 43 installed to sterilize and wash the inside of the fluid storage container, and a first detection sensor installed below the first gripper 36a to detect the fluid storage container as illustrated in FIGS. 13 to 18. A second sensing sensor 40c installed at a lower portion of the third gripper 36c to detect a fluid storage container, and a second sensing sensor 40c installed at a lower portion of the fifth gripper 36e to detect a fluid storage container; 3 sensing sensor 40e, a fourth sensing sensor 40h installed in the lower part of the eighth gripper 36h and detecting the fluid storage container, and a fluid detecting container installed in the lower part of the ninth gripper 36i. The fifth sensing sensor 40i and the first gripper 36a and the ninth gripper 36i to expand to clamp the fluid storage container or Is the first and second compression cylinders 47 and 48 (shown in FIG. 5) respectively installed behind the first gripper 36a and the ninth gripper 36i to release the clamping of the fluid reservoir. It is composed.

In the above configuration, the diameter of the rotary shaft 33 is formed smaller than the diameter of the fixed shaft 39, the rotary shaft 33 is installed through the center of the index turntable 35 and the center of the guide cam 37, The lower end of the fixed shaft 39 fixed to the center of the upper frame is fixed to the guide cam 37 while surrounding the rotating shaft 33 slightly protruded to the top of the guide cam 37. And the shaft of the motor 31 is coupled to the lower portion of the rotary shaft 33 through the reduction gear (32). In the coupling structure, the rotation shaft 33 is rotated by 36 ° by the motor 31 and the reduction gear 32. That is, when the reduction gear 32 rotates once, the index turntable 35 rotates by {360 ° / 10 (number of grippers)}.

Therefore, the index turntable 35 rotates by 36 ° by the rotation shaft 33 when the motor 31 rotates, but the guide cam 37 remains fixed. At this time, the rotary shaft 33 and the index turntable 35 are coupled by a key (not shown), the rotary shaft 33 and the guide cam 37 is coupled by a bearing (not shown), the guide cam 37 ) Is formed in a circular shape, but a circular guide groove 37a and a guide cam groove 37b are formed inside, and the position of the guide cam groove 37b is always located at the third gripper 36c. . This will be described in detail in the following operation.

The first to tenth grippers 36a to 36j installed on the rectangular groove 35a formed on the index turntable 35 and installed to rotate 180 ° have the same structure, but the first gripper shown in FIG. Taking the structure of (36a) as an example, it is as follows.

The first gripper 36a includes a gripper connection arm 38b installed between the bearing blocks 38a on both sides, a gripper 38c connected to an end of the gripper connection arm 38b, and a bearing block on the right side. A gripper connecting arm rotating shaft 38d extending through the bearing block on the left side after penetrating the gripper connecting arm 38b through the 38a, and an end of the gripper connecting arm rotating shaft 38d extending through the bearing block on the left side. And a pinion gear 38e coupled to the rack gear, and a rack gear 38f coupled to the pinion gear 38e, the rack gear 38f being fixed to the lower portion of the movable block 38g, A guide rod 38h is coupled to an upper portion of 38g), and a guide pin 38i guides along the guide groove 37a and guide cam groove 37b of the guide cam 37 at the end of the guide rod 38h. Is fixed. In addition, the rack gear 38f is coupled with the guide block 38j to move along the guide block 38j, and the guide rod 38h is located at an upper side in the guide block 38j, and the guide A spring 38k is engaged between the rod 38h and the guide block 38j.

In the above configuration of the first gripper 36a, the gripper connecting arm 38b provided between the bearing blocks 38a on both sides pushes the roller 40a at the rear to compress (first and second compression cylinders 47, Compression by the force applied by the cylinder rod of 48) is configured to expand, which is capable of rotating the end of the gripper connection arm 38b to a hinge pin (not shown) coupled to the upper and lower parts of the roller 40a. Because it is combined. Accordingly, when the gripper connection arm 38b is extended, the gripper 38c connected to the end thereof is simultaneously extended to be positioned at the neck of the fluid storage container PET.

In addition, an elastic spring (not shown) which causes the roller 40a to be pushed to an initial position when the external force (the force applied by the cylinder rods of the first and second compression cylinders) for pushing and compressing the rear roller 40a is removed. This will work. Accordingly, the extended gripper connection arm 38b is closed in an initial state, and at the same time, the gripper 38c, which is located at the neck of the fluid storage container PET, opens the neck of the fluid storage container PET. Clamping.

This is a configuration that can be easily understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, and it is revealed that such a gripper device belongs to a general general device.

In addition, when the guide pin 38i fixed to the end of the guide rod 38h of the gripper for performing the above operation is located in the guide cam groove 37b from the guide groove 37a of the guide cam 37, the moving block 38g moves toward the guide block 38j, and the pinion gear 38e rotates by 180 ° as the rack gear 38f moves forward, and the gripper connection arm is rotated by the pinion gear 38e. The gripper connection arm 38b fixed to the rotating shaft 38d rotates 180 °.

In the above configuration, the first and second fluid supply nozzles 44 and 45 (shown in FIG. 2) are provided on the frame at the top of the fifth and sixth grippers 36e and 36f, respectively. A fluid supply pipe connected to a pump of a fluid storage tank (not shown) is connected to the primary and secondary fluid supply nozzles 44 and 45, respectively, and each of the nozzles 44 and 45 is a solenoid connected to the controller 90. A valve (not shown) is installed.

In addition, a washing nozzle 43 (shown in FIG. 14) for sterilizing and washing the inside of the fluid storage container is installed under the third gripper 36c to provide a fluid through the washing water supply groove 35b of the index turntable 35. The washing water is sprayed into the storage container, and the washing nozzle 43 is connected to a washing water supply pipe connected to a pump of a washing water storage tank (not shown), and the solenoid valve connected to the controller 90 is connected to the washing nozzle 43. (Not shown) is installed.

As will be described below, the first to fifth sensing sensors 40a to 40i are electrically connected to the PLC main PCB 100 of the controller 90 shown in FIG. 11, respectively.

The first and second compression cylinders 47 and 48 are fixed to the lower surface of the guide cam 37 between the guide cam 37 and the index turntable 35, respectively, similarly to the guide cam 37. It is always in the same position without moving the position, and the installation position is rear of the first gripper 36a and rear of the ninth gripper 36i.

Hereinafter, the fluid storage container seal 50 of the fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention will be described.

7 is an overall perspective view showing a fluid storage container seal of the fluid packaging device of the present invention, Figure 8 is a perspective view showing a capping chuck (Capping Chuck) of the fluid storage container seal of the fluid packaging device of the present invention, As shown, the fluid reservoir seal 50 includes a vertical conveyer belt 55 for vertically conveying the fluid reservoir cap CAP loaded in the hopper 51 and the vertical conveyer belt ( A horizontal conveyer belt 57 for horizontally conveying the fluid storage container cap CAP transported on the substrate 55, and the fluid storage cap CAP conveyed through the horizontal conveyance belt 57. ) And the inclined guide rod 58 for guiding the cylinder rod 60a to the side, and the fluid storage container cap CAP guided on the inclined guide rod 58 toward the capping chuck 65. The fluid storage container is fastened to the fluid storage container by fastening the push cylinder 60 to which the rod rod 60a is coupled, and the fluid storage container cap CAP supplied through the cylinder rod 60a of the push cylinder 60 to the fluid storage container. It consists of a capping chuck 65 which serves to seal the. In addition, an operation sensor (not shown) is installed at the push cylinder 60 to detect the operation of the cylinder rod 60a of the push cylinder 60.

In the above configuration, a plurality of supports (55a) for supporting the fluid storage container cap (CAP) in the vertical transport conveyor belt 55 for vertically conveying the fluid storage container cap (CAP) loaded in the hopper 51. Is coupled, the fluid reservoir cap (CAP) is transported on the support (55a) during the vertical movement of the vertical transfer conveyor belt (55). At this time, the upper surface (closed side) of the fluid storage container cap CAP is located toward the vertical transfer conveyor belt 55, and the lower side (open side) of the fluid storage container cap CAP is the vertical direction. It is located on the opposite side of the conveyor belt 55. That is, the outer surface edge of the upper portion of the support (55a) is cut so that the upper surface of the support (55a) is narrower than the bottom surface, the fluid storage container cap (CAP) heavier than the lower (open side) In order for the upper surface (closed side) of the support to be supported by the upper surface of the support 55a, the upper surface (closed side) of the fluid reservoir cap CAP must be directed toward the vertical transfer conveyor belt 55. Because it must be located. On the contrary, if the upper surface (closed side) of the fluid storage cap CAP is located opposite to the vertical conveying conveyor belt 55, the supporting area of the upper surface of the support 55a is small and the vertical conveying is performed. Due to the fine vibration of the conveyor belt 55, the upper surface (closed side) of the fluid storage container cap CAP falls into the hopper 51 by its own weight. Accordingly, the fluid storage container cap CAP loaded in the hopper 51 is vertically moved on the upper surface of the hopper 51 by being placed on the vertical conveying belt 55 and mounted on the upper surface of the support 55a. Centrifugal force is applied to the fluid reservoir cap CAP at the top of the vertical transfer conveyor belt 55, that is, at the rotational point of the vertical transfer conveyor belt 55, and the support ( 55a) As the outer edge of the upper side is cut off, the fluid reservoir cap CAP falls to the lower horizontal conveyance belt 57. In this case, since the fluid storage cap CAP falls along the cut outer edge of the upper portion of the support 55a, the bottom of the fluid storage cap CAP may be disposed on the bottom surface of the horizontal conveyer belt 57. Open side).

And, in the above configuration, the push cylinder 60 to which the cylinder rod 60a is coupled is supported and installed in a frame (not shown) provided between the hoppers 51, and is approximately at the upper side of the cylinder rod 60a. The capping chuck 65 positioned is installed in front of the eighth gripper 36h. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, an air cylinder 66 is installed on the capping chuck 65, and the capping is performed. The rotating shaft of the chuck 65 is connected to the shaft of the motor 67 by a belt, and the motor 67 and the capping chuck 65 are fixed to both sides of the rotating bracket 68a. The rotating bracket 68a is eccentrically fixed to the lower rotating shaft 68, and a reduction gear and a driving motor 69 are installed at the end of the rotating shaft 68. In addition, the capping chuck (65) side is provided with a motion sensor (not shown) for detecting the lifting operation of the capping chuck (65).

In the above configuration, a finger 65a is formed at the lower portion of the capping chuck 65 so that the capping chuck 65 picks up the fluid storage cap CAP when the air cylinder 66 is driven. The finger 65a is made of a material such as urethane rubber to prevent damage to the fluid storage cap. This is shown in detail in FIG. 8.

The capping chuck 65 described above is also found to belong to a common general apparatus generally applied to industrial and industrial applications, as well as the gripper apparatus.

Next, the fluid storage container discharge portion 70 of the automatic fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention will be described.

9 is a perspective view showing a fluid storage container discharge portion of the automatic fluid packaging device of the present invention, Figure 10 is a perspective view showing a robot arm (Robot Arm) of the fluid storage container discharge portion of the fluid packaging device of the present invention, As shown, the fluid reservoir outlet 70 is composed of a robot arm 72 located below the ninth gripper 36i and a conveyor belt 80 located below the robot arm 72. .

In the above configuration, the robot arm 72 is installed to move forward and backward toward the fluid reservoir PET as well as to move up and down on the vertical sliding base 75 installed on the side of the conveyor belt 80, This will be described in detail as follows.

The robot arm 72 consists of a vertical movement cylinder 74, a front and rear movement cylinder 73, and a finger motion cylinder 71. The vertical movement cylinder 74 is coupled on the vertical sliding base 75. And, the front and rear movement cylinder 73 is coupled to the vertical movement cylinder 74 fixed to the side of the conveyor belt 80, the finger operation cylinder 71 is at the rod end of the front and rear movement cylinder 73 It is coupled to the fixed bracket 73a. A finger 72a capable of holding the fluid storage container PET is coupled to the tip of the finger operation cylinder 71. In addition, the robot arm 72 is provided with a lifting motion detecting sensor (not shown) for moving the robot arm 72 up and down and forward and backward motions (not shown), respectively.

Lastly, the configuration of the controller 90 for controlling the fluid storage container supply unit 10, the fluid storage container processing unit 30, the fluid storage container sealing unit 50, and the fluid storage container discharge unit 70 will be described. Is as follows.

Figure 11 is a block diagram showing a control unit of the automatic fluid packaging apparatus of the present invention, as shown in the drawing, the control unit 90 is the power supply state during the operation of the automatic fluid packaging device of the present invention and when the abnormality of the fluid automatic packaging device occurs Power and alarm display window 91 to display, the operation state display window 92 for displaying the production quantity and the fluid filling flow rate setting value of the fluid storage container filled with the fluid, and the mode for the production quantity by the size of the fluid storage container (Mode) control switch (93), a set switch (94) for setting the fluid filling flow rate value, and a control panel (95) for automatic operation and stop switch 95 of the automatic fluid packaging device is installed The control panel includes a power supply connected to a PLC (main line printed circuit board) 100 and a PLC main PCB 100 controlled by a program. This (Power Supply) 101 and the relay unit (Relay Unit) 102 is built-in.

In the above configuration, the first to fifth sensing sensors 40a to 40i installed at the lower side of the gripper on the input side of the PLC main PCB 100 to detect the fluid storage container are electrically connected so as to transmit respective signals. And a sensor for detecting an operation of the push cylinder 60 for moving the cap CAP of the fluid storage container, a sensor for detecting a lifting operation of the capping chuck 65, and a lifting and lowering of the robot arm 72. And sensors for detecting forward and backward motions are electrically connected to each other.

Installation position or configuration of the sensor for detecting the operation of the push cylinder 60, the sensor for detecting the lifting operation of the capping chuck 65, and the sensor for detecting the lifting and moving forward and backward movement of the robot arm 72 Although not separately mentioned or indicated in the drawings, it is found that they are sensors of general and commonly used general products, and are also sensors belonging to the category of technical configuration that can be easily understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs. Put it.

Subsequently, on the output side of the relay unit 102 controlled by the PLC main PCB 100, a motor 31 for rotating the index turntable 35, and primary and secondary fluid supply nozzles 44 and 45. Solenoid valves and fluid supply pumps (shown solenoid valves only in the drawing) installed in the nozzle, solenoid valves and wash water supply pumps (shown solenoid valves only in the drawing) installed in the washing nozzle 43, and the rear of the first and ninth grippers. The first and second compression cylinders 47 and 48, the drive motors for the vertical and horizontal conveying belts 55 and 57 of the fluid reservoir, and the cap of the fluid reservoir toward the capping chuck 65. A cap moving push cylinder 60 which serves to push, a driving motor 69 of a rotating shaft 68 for rotating the capping chuck to the fluid storage container, and driving a lowering and a finger 65a of the capping chuck. Air seal with function The 66, a rotary motor 67 having a function of rotating the capping chuck to couple the cap to the fluid storage container, cylinders 74 and 73 for moving the robot arm in the vertical direction and the front and rear directions; A finger operation cylinder 71 having a function of operating a finger of the robot arm to hold or release the fluid storage container, and a drive motor of the conveyor belt 80 of the fluid storage container discharge part 70 are electrically connected to each other.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the operation relationship for the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

12 is a plan view of the fluid storage container processing unit showing the first to tenth grippers step by step in order to explain the operation of the automatic fluid packing apparatus of the present invention, and designates the first gripper 36a in step (1) as shown in the drawing. In addition, when the tenth gripper 36j is designated as the step S in turn, in step 1, the step (1) is a step in which the first gripper 36a clamps the neck portion of the fluid reservoir, and the step ② is the second gripper 36b. Idle step of step 3), the third gripper 36c rotates by 180 ° to set up the clamped fluid storage container upside down, and washes the inside of the fluid storage container, step ④ is the cleaning The idle stage of the fourth gripper 36d positioned in the same state as the initial state while the fluid storage vessel is in a normal state, and the step ⑤, the fluid inside the fluid storage vessel clamped by the fifth gripper 36e. Primary filling (fluid Filling about 70% of the storage container, and step ⑥ is the secondary filling of the fluid into the fluid storage container of the sixth gripper (36f) that is clamping the first storage fluid storage container in the step ⑤ (fluid storage) Filling about 30% of the container), step ⑦ is the idle (Idle) step of the seventh gripper (36g), step ⑧ is by coupling the cap to the fluid reservoir clamped by the eighth gripper (36h) Sealing the fluid reservoir, step ⑨ is the step of releasing the clamping of the fluid storage container in which the ninth gripper (36i) is sealed, and the last step is the ready state of the step (1) is the initial state of the tenth gripper ( 36j) the idle stage.

The operation of the step-by-step will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 11 and the accompanying drawings as follows.

13 to 18 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a step-by-step operation relationship for the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention, as shown in the drawing, first, the main power (Main Power) (not shown) of the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention On, adjust the horizontal height of the conveyor belt transport frame 15 by adjusting the rotary height adjuster (15b) shown in Figure 3, and drives the forward / reverse rotation motor 22 on the control panel 14 The height of the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12 is adjusted so that the first gripper 36a can hold the fluid storage container PET on the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12. The reason for adjusting the height of the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12 is that the fixed position of the first gripper is fixed, while the first gripper is used when using a fluid storage container ranging in size from 200 ml to 2.0 l. This is because the heights of the fluid reservoirs that can be held are different, so that the height of the fluid reservoir supply conveyor belt 12 must be varied.

As such, the present invention provides a fluid storage container with a variety of sizes ranging from 200 ml to 2.0 L, without changing the structure of the device, as the height of the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12 is changed. It can be.

In addition, although the fluid storage container is shown only in a circular shape, all fluid storage containers having a shape that can be gripped by a gripper such as a rectangular shape can be used without changing the structure of the device.

When the height of the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12 is adjusted as described above, through the control panel of the control unit 90 to set the production quantity and the fluid filling flow rate value for each size of the fluid storage container, the automatic operation switch 95 On Then, the driving motor 11 is turned on through the control panel 14 installed on one side of the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12 to operate the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12. In the present invention, the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12 is operated separately. Preferably, the driving motor 11 of the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12 is controlled by the relay unit 102 of the controller 90. It is to be electrically connected to the output side to be automatically operated by the control of the control unit.

When the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12 is operated as described above, the fluid storage container PET is supplied to the first gripper 36a through the fluid storage container supply conveyor belt 12, and the first gripper ( When the first detection sensor 40a installed under the 36a detects the fluid storage container PET, the cylinder of the first compression cylinder 47 installed at the rear of the first gripper 36a by the control unit 90. As the rod moves forward and backward, the first gripper 36a expands and contracts to clamp the neck portion of the fluid reservoir PET (shown in FIG. 13).

When the first gripper 36a clamps the fluid storage container PET, the index turntable 35 rotating motor 31 is driven by the controller 90 so that the index turntable 35 rotates one turn (36 °). ) At this time, the tenth gripper 36j located at the rear of the first gripper 36a moves to the position where the first gripper 36a is located to clamp the neck portion of the fluid storage container PET. When the index turntable 35 is rotated one more time (36 °), the guide pin 38i of the third gripper 36c shown in FIG. 5 is positioned in the guide cam groove 37b of the guide cam 37. As a result, the third gripper 36c rotates 180 ° about the gripper connection arm rotation shaft 38d according to the operation of the rack and pinion gears 38f and 38e (shown in FIG. 6). Accordingly, the fluid storage container (PET) clamped to the third gripper (36c) is located upside down, the control unit 90 by the signal of the second detection sensor (40c) controls the solenoid valve of the cleaning nozzle (43) Opening is to sterilize the inside of the fluid storage container (PET) through the washing nozzle 43. (See Figure 14)

The washing nozzle 43 and the washing water supplied through the washing nozzle 43 are disclosed in Patent Registration Application No. 2002-7000659 (Publication No. 2002-0019537, Title of the Invention: Water Bottle Cleaning and Water Purification Equipment). As it is described in detail will be omitted.

As described above, when the inside of the fluid storage container PET is sterilized and washed through the washing nozzle 43, the index turntable 35 is rotated once again. At this time, the guide pin 38i of the third gripper 36c is rotated. Since it moves from the guide cam groove 37b of the guide cam 37 and is located in the guide groove 37a, the third gripper 36c according to the operation of the rack and pinion gears 38f and 38e (shown in FIG. 6). ) Rotates 180 degrees (return to the original position) about the gripper connecting arm rotation shaft 38d. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the fourth gripper 36d is positioned. Therefore, the fluid storage container PET, which is in an inverted state, is placed back to its original state by the fourth gripper 36d.

Subsequently, the index turntable 35 is rotated once, and the control unit 90 controls the first fluid supply nozzle 44 by the signal of the third sensing sensor 40e installed below the fifth gripper 36e. By opening the solenoid valve, the fluid is first injected into the fluid storage container PET clamped to the fifth gripper 36e. In the first injection of the fluid, the fluid is filled to about 70% of the volume of the fluid reservoir (PET), which is controlled by the value input from the control panel of the control unit 90 (shown in Figure 15).

When the primary injection of the fluid is completed, the index turntable 35 rotates once again, and the controller 90 opens the solenoid valve of the secondary fluid supply nozzle 45 to open the sixth gripper 36f. Fluid is injected into the inside of the fluid storage container (CET) clamped in the). In the second injection of the fluid, the fluid is filled about 30% of the volume of the fluid storage container (PET), and the second injection of the fluid is input from the control panel of the controller 90 as in the first injection. It is controlled by the value (shown in FIG. 16).

As described above, the secondary fluid supply nozzle 45 controlled by the value input from the control panel of the controller 90 is provided with an overflow drain device (not shown).

When the secondary injection of the fluid is completed as described above, the index turntable 35 is rotated once again, and after the idle step of the seventh gripper 36g, the index turntable 35 is rotated once. In the position of the eighth gripper 36h, the cap CAP is coupled to the fluid storage container PET to be sealed, which will be described below with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

When the cap is positioned toward the capping chuck 65 by the action of the vertical conveying belt 55, the horizontal conveying belt 57, and the inclined guide rod 58 and the push cylinder 60, the control unit ( The air cylinder 66 is driven by the signal of 90, and after the capping chuck 65 is lowered by the driving of the air cylinder 66, the cap CAP is gripped by the operation of the finger 65a. When the rotating shaft 68 is rotated by the driving of the driving motor 69, the capping chuck 65 holding the cap is stored in the fluid clamped by the eighth gripper 36h. It is located on top of the container PET. Subsequently, when the capping chuck 65 descends toward the fluid storage container PET by the driving of the air cylinder 66, the capping chuck rotation motor 67 is driven by the signal of the fourth sensing sensor 40h. As a result, the capping chuck 65 rotates to couple the cap CAP to the fluid storage container PET (shown in FIG. 17).

When the cap CAP is coupled to the fluid storage container PET and sealed, the index turntable 35 rotates once, and a signal of the fifth detection sensor 40i installed below the ninth gripper 36i is applied. The vertical movement cylinder 74 and the front and rear movement cylinder 73 are operated by the robot arm 72 of the fluid reservoir discharge portion 70 toward the fluid reservoir PET clamped to the ninth gripper 36i. After the movement of the finger operation cylinder 71, the finger 72a grips the fluid reservoir PET. Finally, the robot arm 72 is lowered to the conveyor belt 80 and then gripped. The fluid storage container (PET) that is being used is put down on the conveyor belt (80). Accordingly, the fluid storage container PET located on the conveyor belt 80 is discharged to the outside through the conveyor belt 80 (shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 and 18).

Subsequently, when the index turntable 35 is rotated once, the tenth gripper 36j is placed in an idle state as a ready state of step 1, which is an initial state.

As described above, the fluid automatic packaging device of the present invention is to repeat the step (1) to step (순차적) continuously and continuously by the continuous rotation of the index turntable (35).

As described above, by the automatic fluid packing apparatus of the present invention, the washing process of the fluid storage container, the fluid injection process to the washed fluid storage container, and the sealing process of the fluid storage container into which the fluid is injected are one in a closed space. It is processed by automatic process to prevent contamination of various contaminants and bacteria, so that drinking fluid can be hygienically supplied, and fluid storage containers ranging from 200 ml to 2.0 l can be quickly replaced without changing the structure of the device. As it can be used, the time required for the structural change of the device is eliminated, thereby improving productivity and supplying a large amount of fluid, and storing a small fluid rather than a conventional 18.98 l (5 gallons) fluid storage container. Compaction of the device can be achieved by the use of containers, and the invention also provides Writing speed because the time consumed according to the size of the container, to avoid the degradation of freshness of the fluid, and can easily produce a potable fluid in short-run.

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Conveyor belt 12 for supplying a fluid storage container (PET), the conveyor belt conveyance frame 15 is installed in the lower portion of the conveyor belt, and the conveyor belt up and down adjustment installed in the center of the conveyor belt conveyance frame 15 A screw 17 and a vertical movement plate 19 coupled to the conveyor belt vertical adjustment screw 17 to move up and down, and the vertical movement plate 19 and the frame 13 of the conveyor belt 12 are connected. A fluid storage container supply unit 10 configured to include a support bar 18; The index turntable 35 provided on the rotary shaft 33, the first to tenth grippers 36a to 36j fixed to the index turntable 35, and the index turntable 35 provided to the fixed shaft 39. ), A guide cam 37 positioned at an upper portion of the upper side, first and second fluid supply nozzles 44 and 45 fixed to an upper portion of one side of the frame and a third gripper 36c, Fluid storage consisting of a washing nozzle 43 for sterilizing and cleaning the inside of the PET, and first and second compression cylinders 47 and 48 installed at the rear of the first gripper 36a and the ninth gripper 36i, respectively. Container processing unit 30; Vertical and horizontal conveying conveyor belts 55 and 57 for conveying the fluid storage container cap CAP loaded in the hopper 51 in the vertical and horizontal directions, respectively, and for guiding the fluid storage container cap CAP. The inclined guide rod 58, the push cylinder 60 for moving the fluid storage cap CAP toward the capping chuck 65, and the fluid storage cap CAP are fastened to the fluid storage container PET. A fluid reservoir seal (50) composed of a capping chuck (65) for sealing the fluid reservoir; Vertical moving cylinder 74 coupled to the vertical sliding base 75, front and rear moving cylinder 73 coupled to the vertical moving cylinder 74, and bracket 73a fixed to the front and rear moving cylinder 73. ), A robot arm 72 each consisting of a finger operating cylinder 71 coupled to a finger, a finger 72a coupled to a tip of the finger operating cylinder 71, and a vertical sliding base of the robot arm 72 A fluid reservoir discharging part 70 composed of a conveyor belt 80 on which side 75 is fixed; Fluid fluid, characterized in that consisting of a control unit 90 for controlling the fluid storage container supply unit 10, the fluid storage container processing unit 30 and the fluid storage container sealing unit 50 and the fluid storage container discharge unit 70, respectively. Packing device. The variable width bracket of claim 1, wherein the fluid storage container PET is aligned with an upper portion of the conveyor belt 12 of the fluid storage container supply unit 10, thereby limiting irregular entry of the fluid storage container PET. 12a) and a guide 12b for guiding the fluid storage container PET are respectively provided, and a urethane for preventing the fluid storage container PET from being pushed in the opposite direction to the supply side at the lower portion of the guide 12b. Fluid packaging device, characterized in that the rubber (12c) is installed through the roller. The wheel 15a and the conveyor belt conveyance frame 15 for moving the conveyor belt conveyance frame 15 under the conveyor belt conveyance frame 15 of the fluid storage container supply unit 10. Automatic packaging device, characterized in that the rotary height adjuster (15b) that can adjust the horizontal state of each of the installed.