KR20080103759A - A device for capping - Google Patents

Abstract

A push type capping device is provided to lift the upper conveyor system by the manipulation of the steering wheel regardless of kinds and heights of container. A push type capping device(100) comprises the container transfer apparatus(110) consisting of the lower part conveyor(112) which indefinitely repeats the rotation to the fixed direction in order to supply the container(102); the cap transfer apparatus(120) for supplying the cap in a row; the cap adhesion apparatus(130) for uniting the cap with the use of an instrument; the cap receiving part(122) which is positioned on the top of the capping device and receives the cap; the declined part(124) guiding the cap to the cap adhesion apparatus; the setup apparatus(140) putting the cap on the upper end of an instrument.

Description

Push type capping machine {A device for capping}

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a push type capping machine according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side view showing the configuration of a push type capping machine according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the capping machine set-up apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a front sectional view showing the configuration of a capping machine set-up apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a side view showing the operating state of the push-type capping machine according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a side cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a capping machine pushing device according to the present invention.

Figure 7 is a side cross-sectional view showing an operating state of the capping machine pushing apparatus according to the present invention.

** Description of Codes for Major Configurations of Drawings **

100: capping machine 102: container

104: cap 110: container transfer device

112: lower conveyor 114: one-sided rotating shaft

118: lower bracket 120: cap feeder

122: cap housing 124: inclined portion

130: cap attachment device 140: setup device

142: accelerator 144: rubber belt

150: distribution unit 152: screw hole

160: stopper 162: ball screw

164: male thread 166: ball

168: leaf spring 170: pushing device

172: upper conveyor 174: one-sided rotating shaft

176: other axis of rotation 178: upper bracket

180: lift device 182: piston

184: gear assembly 186: cylinder

188: clamp 192: fixed panel

194 support member 196 lift panel

The present invention relates to a capping machine, and more particularly, a container is supplied by a lower conveyor system, a cap is supplied by a tunnel installed at a constant slope on top of the conveyor system, and ball springs installed at both sides of the tunnel have a stopper function. Control the distribution of the cap, and as the container progresses, if the friction force between the container and the cap becomes greater than the elastic force of the ball spring at the point of engagement of the container and the cap, the cap is released from the tunnel to the top of the container. The upper conveyor system is provided at the rear of the tunnel so as to correspond to the lower conveyor system, and is installed to be inclined downward at a predetermined inclination angle so that the cap seated on the upper portion of the container is gradually compressed.

In addition, the present invention, regardless of the type and size of the container, in order to attach the cap to adjust the gap between the upper and lower conveyor system, for this purpose is further provided with a lift device for lifting the upper conveyor system up and down The lift apparatus includes a piston in which an upper conveyor is directly fixed to an upper bracket supported by a pair of rotating shafts, and a gear assembly which lifts the piston by converting the rotary motion into a vertical reciprocating motion by operating a handle. And a clamp for fixing the piston to the cylinder after lifting, and the gear assembly is seated on the upper surface of the fixed panel fixed to the lower bracket, whereas the driving motor for driving the upper conveyor system is the upper surface of the lift panel lifted with the piston. Because it is seated together in the handle lift when operating By lifting the null and lifting the piston and drive motor leveled together on the upper surface of the lift panel, the upper conveyor system can be spaced apart from the lower conveyor system while maintaining a fixed inclination angle with respect to the lower conveyor system. I can narrow it down.

In general, a cap that seals the container is installed at the upper part of the container in which the contents are stored. There is a screw type cap, a push type cap, and the like, depending on how the cap is overlapped with the container, and when the opening and sealing occur frequently, the push type cap is mainly used.

Conventionally, in coupling the push type cap to the container, the cap was manually inserted into the container by hand, but the container cap installation work by individual and primitive manual work causes a decrease in productivity and labor force. There is a problem in that it depends solely on the mass production, which causes problems in mass production.

In particular, even when the container is conveyed by a conveyor method and the cap is fastened to the container while the cap is automatically supplied by the conveying means, the device for fastening the cap regardless of the type and size of the container is not disclosed.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a capping machine capable of mass production by using the automatic production device to press the cap in the container by press-fit method It is.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a capping machine applicable to all kinds of containers and caps, regardless of the type and size.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the present invention in the push type capping machine that presses the container and the cap in a vertical press-fit method, in order to supply the container in a row, infinitely repeated in a constant direction And a container transporting device configured to rotate by a lower conveyor, a cap transporting device for supplying the caps in a row, and a cap attachment device for coupling the cap to the container.

The cap conveying apparatus includes a cap accommodating part which is located at the top of the capping machine and accommodates the cap, and an inclined part which guides the cap accommodating part from the cap accommodating part to the cap attaching device by tilting the cap.

The cap attachment device, the setup device for placing the cap on the top of the container; It is configured to include, wherein the setup device includes a distribution unit through which the cap naturally falls due to the inclination of the inclined portion, and a stopper for suppressing the distribution of the cap if no external force acts on the cap.

The distribution portion is configured as a tunnel so that the cap can pass through the inside, and is installed at the same slope as the inclination of the inclined portion, and the stopper is composed of ball screws provided at both sides of the tunnel.

Screw holes are formed on both sides of the tunnel, and the ball screw has a screw thread screwed to the screw hole on an outer circumferential surface, a spring housed therein, and both sides of a cap supported by the spring and passing through the tunnel. Contains a squeezing ball.

The frictional force of the cap and the container moving by the lower conveyor at the bottom of the cap is greater than the elastic force by the ball spring.

The distribution portion is formed in a tunnel so that the cap can pass through the inside, and is installed at the same slope as the inclination of the inclined portion, and the stopper is installed on the upper portion of the distribution portion and elastically supports the cap downwardly, It consists of a leaf spring to promote friction with the container.

Both sides of the setup device further comprises an accelerator for adding a moving speed of the container proceeded by the lower conveyor, the accelerator, a pair of rubber belts are installed symmetrically on both sides of the upper conveyor It includes an auxiliary motor for providing a rotational force to the rubber belt.

The cap attachment device is configured to include a pushing device for pressing the upper end of the cap, the pushing device is installed on the upper portion of the lower conveyor so as to correspond to the container transfer device, the same as the traveling speed of the lower conveyor The upper and lower conveyors are rotated at a speed, and the upper and lower conveyors have a pair of front and rear rotary shafts supported by shafts on upper and lower brackets by bearings, and the one rotary shaft is driven by a chain. The upper conveyor in contact with the cap is inclined downward in the traveling direction of the container, and the lower conveyor is in contact with the bottom of the container and the upper conveyor in contact with the upper surface of the cap as the traveling direction of the container progresses. It is installed so that the interval of the narrow gradually.

It further comprises a lift device for adjusting the height of the upper conveyor while maintaining a downward inclination angle of the upper conveyor, the lift device, a piston assembly fixed to the upper bracket, the gear assembly for pushing up and down the piston up and down; And a cylinder installed in the lower bracket to guide the sliding of the piston, and a clamp for fixing the piston to the cylinder after the piston is adjusted up and down by the gear assembly.

The gear assembly comprises a handle and a bevel gear for converting rotational motion into linear motion by manipulating the handle, wherein the gear assembly is seated on a fixed panel, and the fixed panel is located at the bottom of the lower bracket. The drive motor and the piston are fixed by an extending support member, and the drive motor and the piston are seated on the same lift panel, and the gear assembly is fixed on the same plane by vertically adjusting the lift panel. It is moved up and down, and the upper conveyor is lifted while maintaining the predetermined inclination angle.

According to the capping machine according to the present invention having such a configuration there is an advantage of mass production.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a capping machine according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figures 1 to 7, the container 102 and the cap 104 to be packaged in the capping machine of the present invention is a push-type push type. Accordingly, the container 102 and the cap 104 that can be pushed in are irrespective of the contents contained in the container 102 and the type and size of the container 102.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the capping device 100 includes a container transfer device 110 for supplying the containers 102 in a row, and a cap transport device 120 for supplying the caps 104 in a row. And a cap attaching device 130 for coupling the cap 104 to the container 102.

The cap attaching device 130 is a set-up device 140 for placing the cap 104 on the upper end of the container 102 and the attachment of the container 102 and the cap 104 by pressing the upper end of the cap 104. It comprises a pushing device 170 to complete the.

The container transport apparatus 110 is composed of a lower conveyor 112 that rotates indefinitely in a constant direction. Therefore, the container 102 is loaded on the lower conveyor 112 and transported in a line. At this time, the container 102 is a plastic packaging box for storing the contents, there is no particular limitation on the shape, but the upper portion is opened, the fastening portion (reference numeral) so that the cap 104 is press-fitted to the opened upper portion None).

The cap feeder 120 is composed of a cap receiving portion 122 for receiving the cap 104, and an inclined portion 124 for guiding the cap to the cap attachment device 130.

The cap accommodating part 122 accommodating the cap 104 is located at the top of the capping machine 100, the cap 104 is guided to the outlet by gravity, and for the smooth supply of the cap 104. A vibrator (not shown) for shaking the cap receiving portion 122 is further provided. That is, the cap 104 supplied through the outlet of the cap receiving portion 122 falls down along the inclined surface which guides the cap 104, and the cap 104 which is transferred through the inclined portion 124 is an end portion. It pauses at the distribution part (discussed later) provided in the next, and it is disengaged from the said distribution part only by being engaged with the conveyance of the said container 102.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the setup device 140 includes a distribution unit 150 through which the cap 104 that has naturally fallen through the inclined portion 124 passes, and the cap 104 is fixed to the cap 104. If the above frictional force does not act, it is comprised by the stopper 160 which suppresses distribution of the cap 104. FIG.

The distribution unit 150 is formed in a tunnel shape so that the cap 104 can pass through the inside. Ball screws 162 are fastened to both sides of the distribution unit 150 to perform the function of the stopper 160. To this end, screw holes 152 to which the ball screw 162 is fastened are formed at both sides of the distribution unit 150. The ball screw 162 has a male thread 164 screwed to the hole 152 on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a spring (not shown) is accommodated therein, and a ball 166 is provided at an end thereof. The ball 166 is elastically supported to the outside by a spring to temporarily hold the cap 104 passing through the distribution unit 150 from both sides. By the frictional force with the container 102 moving under the cap 104, the ball 166 overcomes the elastic force of the spring so that the cap 104 is freed from the distribution unit 150.

The leaf spring 168 is installed on the upper portion of the distribution unit 150 to function as another stopper 160. The leaf spring 168 elastically supports the cap 104 downward, thereby increasing a frictional force with the container 102 moving under the cap 104.

As such, the inclined portion 124 is inclined at a constant inclination angle, so that the distribution portion 150 is also inclined, and the distribution portion 150 is provided with ball screws 162 at both left and right sides, and thus, the cap 104. ) Is not randomly separated from the distribution unit 150, only a part of the cap 104 is exposed downward by the inclination angle of the distribution unit 150, the frictional force with the container 102 passing through the lower portion of the cap 104 And by the elastic force of the leaf spring 168 that is supported at the top of the cap 104, the cap 104 proceeds together in a state spanning the upper end of the container 102 to exit the distribution unit 150.

Both sides of the setup device 140 is further provided with an accelerator 142 to assist the progress of the container (102). Accelerator 142, the container 102 is moved in the direction of travel by the lower conveyor 112, in the process of the cap 104 is distributed in the distribution unit 150 by the frictional force with the container 102 Since resistance may occur in a direction opposite to the advancing direction of the container 102 due to the elastic force of the ball screw 162 and the leaf spring 168 which prevents the separation, the resistance is canceled, and the container 102 has a cap ( 104) to help you set up smoothly. To this end, the accelerator 142 is composed of a pair of rubber belts 144 that are installed symmetrically on both sides of the lower conveyor 112 and the auxiliary motor (m) for providing a rotational force of the rubber belt 144. The gap between the pair of rubber belts 144 can be adjusted according to the type and size of the container 102.

The pushing device 170 is located at the rear of the setup device 140 to be completely attached by pressing the cap 104 across the top of the container 102 while passing through the setup device 140, and the container transfer device. The upper conveyor 172 is installed at the upper portion of the container transfer apparatus 110 to correspond to the 110, and rotates at the same speed as the traveling speed of the lower conveyor 112. The upper conveyor 172 is not to be in a horizontal state with the lower conveyor 112, and is installed so that the interval with the lower conveyor 112 gradually narrows as it progresses in the conveying direction of the container. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, when the upper and lower conveyors 172 and 112 are driven at the same speed, and the container 102 and the cap 104 pass therebetween, as the moving direction moves, The container 102 and the cap 104 are pressurized in the up and down direction by the lower conveyors 172 and 112, and ultimately the cap 104 is completely attached to the container 102.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper and lower conveyors 172 and 112 are operated by one driving motor M. As shown in FIG. The driving motor M is installed at one side of the capping machine 100, and the one rotation shaft 114 of the lower conveyor 112 and the one rotation shaft 174 of the upper conveyor 172 are driven by the chain C. It is integrally connected with (M), the power generated in the drive motor (M) is simultaneously transmitted to the lower conveyor 112 and the upper conveyor 172 through the chain (C). The one rotation shaft 174, 114 of the upper and lower conveyors 172, 112 is supported by the upper bracket 178 and the lower bracket 118, respectively. Preferably, in order to facilitate utilization of space and to effectively transmit power, the driving motor M is installed at a lower left side or a lower right side of the lower bracket 118 supporting the lower conveyor 118. Above and below one rotation shaft 114 of the lower conveyor 112, idle gears (not shown) are further provided for tight coupling between the chain C and the rotation shaft 114.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a lift apparatus 180 for adjusting the height of the upper conveyor is further provided so that the apparatus 100 may be applied regardless of the type or size of the container and the cap (particularly, the height of the container).

The lift device 180 includes a piston 182 for adjusting the upper bracket 178 supported by the upper conveyor 172 up and down, and a gear assembly 184 for pushing up and down the piston 182 up and down; , Guides the sliding of the piston 182, and consists of a cylinder 186 installed in the lower bracket 118 to fix the piston 182 at any point. After the piston 182 is adjusted up and down by the gear assembly 184, the piston 182 is fixed to the cylinder 186 by the clamp 188.

The gear assembly 184 is composed of a handle (without reference numerals), a case, and a bevel gear installed inside the case to convert rotational movement into linear movement by the manipulation of the handle. The gear assembly 184 is seated on the fixing panel 192, and the fixing panel 190 is fixed by the supporting member 194 extending from the bottom of the lower bracket 118.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 7, the drive motor (M) is connected to one of the rotary shaft 174 of the upper conveyor 172 to move together by the vertical movement of the upper conveyor 172, drive motor (M) ) Is interlocked with the piston 182 in a horizontal plane, and for this purpose, the piston 182 and the driving motor M are seated on the same upper surface of the same lift panel 196, thereby being lifted together by the gear assembly 184. In addition, the upper bracket 178 is fixed to the piston 182 perpendicular to each other, the upper bracket 178 is rotatable one bearing shaft 174 and the other rotation shaft 176 of the upper conveyor 172 by the bearing. Is supported. Therefore, when the lift panel 196 is moved up and down by the gear assembly 184, since the piston 182 and the driving motor M can be moved up and down together, the upper conveyor 172 is moved up and down by a predetermined slope. You can lift it.

As described above, the present invention is driven by setting the upper conveyor system at a constant inclination angle with respect to the lower conveyor system, the container and the cap passing between the upper conveyor system and the lower conveyor system is naturally compressed, depending on the size of the container In order to adjust the height of the upper conveyor system, the piston connected vertically is fixed to the upper conveyor system, the cylinder to which the piston slides is fixed to the lower conveyor system, and the piston can be lifted by the handle and the bevel gear at the lower part of the piston. It can be seen that the technical idea of the configuration in which the gear assembly is fixed to one side of the lower conveyor system. Within the scope of the basic technical idea of the present invention, many other modifications will be possible to those skilled in the art.

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, the following effects can be expected.

First, the container is supplied by the conveyor system, the cap is supplied by the cap feeder having the cap inclined portion, the cap and the container are automatically coupled through the set-up device, and the cap and the container are completely adhered by the pushing device. Economical effect is expected that automation is realized and productivity is improved.

Second, because the upper conveyor system can be lifted up and down by the operation of the handle can be appropriately responded regardless of the type and height of the container is expected to have an effect of improving the convenience of the consumer.

Claims (10)

In the push type capping machine which presses the container and the cap in a vertical press-in method, In order to supply the container in a line, the container conveying apparatus consisting of a lower conveyor that rotates indefinitely in a constant direction; A cap feeder for feeding the cap in a row; A cap attachment device for coupling the cap to the container; Push type capping machine characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 1, The cap feeder, A cap accommodating part disposed at an uppermost end of the capping machine to accommodate the cap; An inclined portion for guiding the cap from the cap receiving portion to the cap attaching device by tilting the cap; Push type capping machine characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 2, The cap attachment device, the setup device for placing the cap on the top of the container; It is configured to include, the setup device, A distribution unit through which a cap naturally falling due to the inclination of the inclined portion passes; A stopper for suppressing distribution of the cap when no external force acts on the cap; Push type capping machine characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 3, wherein The distribution unit is configured as a tunnel so that the cap can pass through the inside, is installed at the same slope as the slope of the inclined portion, The stopper is a push-type capping machine, characterized in that consisting of a ball screw installed on both sides of the tunnel. The method of claim 4, wherein Screw holes are formed at both sides of the tunnel, The ball screw, A thread threaded to the screw hole on an outer circumferential surface thereof; A spring housed therein; Balls pressurized by the spring to press both sides of the cap passing through the tunnel; It is configured to include, A push-type capping machine, characterized in that the friction force of the cap and the container moving by the lower conveyor in the lower portion of the cap than the elastic force by the ball spring. The method of claim 3, wherein The distribution unit is configured as a tunnel so that the cap can pass through the inside, is installed at the same slope as the slope of the inclined portion, The stopper is provided in the upper portion of the distribution portion, push-type capping machine, characterized in that consisting of a leaf spring to promote the friction force with the container by elastically supporting the cap downward. The method according to claim 4 or 5, Accelerators on both sides of the setup device to add the moving speed of the container proceeded by the lower conveyor; It is configured to further include, the accelerator, A pair of rubber belts symmetrically installed on both upper sides of the lower conveyor; Auxiliary motor for providing a rotational force to the rubber belt; Push type capping machine characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 1, The cap attachment device, Pushing device for pressing the top of the cap; It is configured to include, the pushing device, It is installed on the lower conveyor so as to correspond to the container transfer device, It consists of an upper conveyor rotating at the same speed as the traveling speed of the lower conveyor, The upper and lower conveyors, a pair of front and rear rotary shafts are supported by the upper and lower brackets by bearings, respectively, and the one rotary shaft is connected to one drive motor M by a chain. The upper conveyor in contact with the cap is installed to be inclined downward in the traveling direction of the container, and as the traveling direction of the container proceeds, the gap between the lower conveyor in contact with the bottom of the container and the upper conveyor in contact with the upper surface of the cap is gradually narrowed. Push type capping machine, characterized in that installed to lose. The method of claim 7, wherein Lift device for adjusting the height of the upper conveyor while maintaining the downward inclination angle of the upper conveyor; It is configured to further include, the lift device, A piston fixed to the upper bracket; A gear assembly for pushing up and down the piston; A cylinder installed on the lower bracket to guide sliding of the piston; A clamp for fixing the piston to the cylinder after the piston is adjusted up and down by the gear assembly; Push type capping machine characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 8, The gear assembly is composed of a handle and a bevel gear for converting the rotational movement into a linear movement by the operation of the handle, The gear assembly is seated on a fixed panel, the fixed panel is fixed by a support member extending from the bottom of the lower bracket, The drive motor and the piston are seated on the same lift panel, As the gear assembly adjusts the lift panel up and down, the driving motor and the piston fixed on the same plane are moved up and down together, And the upper conveyor is lifted while maintaining the predetermined tilt angle.

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