KR20120022436A

KR20120022436A - Desiccant inserting apparatus

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Publication number: KR20120022436A
Application number: KR1020100086026A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 전수동
Original assignee: 박승애
Priority date: 2010-09-02
Filing date: 2010-09-02
Publication date: 2012-03-12

Abstract

A desiccant injector is disclosed. Desiccant input device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a supply roller is wound around the desiccant band divided into respective desiccant portion by the joint; Cutting unit for cutting the joint so that the desiccant portion falls freely in the container; A pair of feeding belts for pulling the desiccant strip from the feed roller to the cutting unit; An eye mark sensor for detecting an eye mark; And including a thickness sensor for measuring the thickness of the desiccant portion, by sending a detection signal to the cutting unit to cut the junction, the eye mark sensor is selected when the eye mark is marked on the junction, there is no eye mark on the junction In this case, a thickness sensor is selected. According to the desiccant injector according to the present invention, since the desiccant strip which is divided into respective desiccant sections by the joint portion can be continuously cut accurately and quickly put into the container, the productivity and productivity are improved.

Description

Desiccant Inserter {Desiccant Inserting Apparatus}

The present invention relates to a desiccant injector, and more particularly, to a desiccant injector which is excellent in work efficiency and capable of injecting a desiccant of various packages.

Typically, when packaging food, medicine, precision machinery and electronics, etc., a desiccant is packaged together to prevent deterioration of the product due to moisture. Such a desiccant is generally packaged based on silica gel (Silica-Gel).

As is well known, in recent years, processed foods, drugs, precise mechanical or electronic products and the like are mass produced. Accordingly, the necessity of automatically injecting a moisture proof agent in the packaging of the product has been raised to prevent product storage and quality deterioration.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, to provide a desiccant injector that can be cut and put in the packaging of the product requiring moisture proof by automatically cutting the packed and continuously bonded desiccant.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a desiccant feeder that can accurately cut the continuously bonded desiccant, and quickly put into the packaging container to improve workability and productivity.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described below.

According to the present invention, the supply roller is wound around the desiccant band divided into each desiccant portion by the bonding portion; Cutting unit for cutting the junction so that the desiccant portion falls freely in the container; A pair of feeding belts that pull the desiccant band from the feed roller to the cutting unit; An eye mark sensor for detecting an eye mark; And including a thickness sensor for measuring the thickness of the desiccant portion, by sending a detection signal to the cutting unit to cut the junction, the eye mark sensor is selected when the eye mark is marked on the junction, Provided is a desiccant input device, characterized in that the thickness detection sensor is selected when the eye mark does not have the eye mark.

Here, the eye mark sensor may be selected when the desiccant part is transparent, and the thickness sensor may be selected when the desiccant part is opaque.

The apparatus may further include a remaining amount sensing means for sensing the remaining amount of the desiccant band wound around the supply roller and maintaining the tension of the desiccant band conveyed to the feeding belt, wherein the remaining amount detecting means is provided from the supply roller. A tension roller for maintaining the tension of the desiccant band leading to the feeding belt; A tension arm which is rotatable and provided with the tension roller at an end thereof; And a position sensor for sensing a rotational position of the tension arm.

In addition, one end of each feeding belt is provided with a driving pulley, the other end is provided with a driven pulley, at least between each of the drive pulley and the driven pulley so that the respective feeding belt is in close contact with the desiccant band. One or more idle rollers may be provided, and the separation distance between the feeding belts supported by the idle rollers may be shorter than the separation distance between the feeding belts supported by the driving pulley or driven pulley.

In addition, the desiccant input device may further include a spacing control member for adjusting the interval between the pair of feeding belts and an input detection sensor for detecting whether the cut moisture proof agent is put into the container.

According to the desiccant injector according to the present invention, since the desiccant strip divided into respective desiccant sections by the joint portion can be accurately and continuously put into the container, the workability and productivity are improved.

In addition, the present invention relates to a desiccant input device that can quickly add a desiccant of various packaging.

1 is a front view showing a desiccant input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a rear view showing the remaining amount detection means shown in FIG.
Figure 3 is a front view showing for explaining the operation of the desiccant input device shown in FIG.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout the specification and claims. The description will be omitted.

1 is a front view showing a desiccant input device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a rear view showing the remaining amount sensing means shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is the operation of the desiccant input device shown in Figure 1 It is a front view shown for explanation.

First, referring to FIG. 1, the desiccant strip 10 is divided into respective desiccant sections 12 by the joint 14. The eye mark 16 is marked on the desiccant part 12, and the silica gel used as the desiccant is accommodated in the desiccant part 12. The desiccant strip 10 is put into a long wrapping paper is pressed into a strip at a predetermined interval is produced in a strip shape. As shown in FIG. 1, the desiccant strip 10 is clearly distinguished from the thickness of the desiccant portion 12 and the junction 14.

Desiccant input device of the present invention includes a housing (20). The housing 20 has a conveyor 26 for conveying the vessel 22. The housing 20 is formed with a passage 24 through which the desiccant strip 10 or the desiccant portion 12 is moved.

One side of the housing 20 is provided with a feed roller 30. The feed roller 30 is fixed to the housing 20 by the fixing arm 32. The feed roller 30 is wound with a desiccant strip 10 which is divided into respective desiccant portions 12 by the joining portion 14. The feed roller 30 has a plurality of guide rollers 34. The guide roller 34 transfers the desiccant band 10 wound around the feed roller 30 in the direction in which the container 22 is located.

1 and 3, the cutting unit 40 cuts the joint 14 so that the desiccant 12 falls freely in the container 22. The cutting unit 40 is installed on the passage 24 of the housing 20. The cutting unit 40 includes a first cutter 42 and a second cutter 44. The second cutter 44 faces the first cutter 42. The first cutter 42 and the second cutter 44 are operated by the first cylinder 46 and the second cylinder 48. The joint part 14 is positioned between the first cutter 42 and the second cutter 44, and the joint part 14 is moved by the forward movement of the first cutter 42 and the second cutter 44 which face each other. Is cut.

A pair of feeding belts 50 is provided in the housing 20. The feeding belt 50 pulls the desiccant strip 10 conveyed by the guide roller 34. That is, the feeding belt 50 transfers the desiccant strip 10 to the cutting unit 40 from the supply roller 30. A driving pulley 52 is provided at one end of each feeding belt 50, and a driven pulley 54 is provided at the other end. Each feeding belt 50 has a plurality of idle rollers 56. A plurality of idle rollers 56 are provided between each drive pulley 52 and driven pulley 54. The feeding belt 50 having the idle roller 56 as described above can be uniformly in close contact with the desiccant strip 10, and the cutting unit 40 maintains the tension of the desiccant strip 10 so that the joint unit 14 is connected to the feeding belt 50. It can be cut smoothly.

Referring to FIG. 3, the separation distance between the feeding belts 50 supported by the idle roller 56 is shorter than the separation distance between the feeding belts 50 supported by the driven pulley 54. Further, the separation distance between the feeding belts 50 supported by the drive pulley 52 is farther than the separation distance between the feeding belts 50 supported by the idle roller 56. Due to this configuration, the feeding belt 50 can easily receive the desiccant strip 10 supplied from the supply roller 30 and smoothly transfer to the cutting unit 40.

One of the pair of feeding belts 50 is fixed to the housing 20, and the other is installed in the housing 20 so that the distance can be adjusted with respect to the fixed feeding belt 50. Feeding belt 50, the distance can be adjusted is provided with a gap adjusting member 58 to adjust the gap with the fixed feeding belt (50). That is, the pair of feeding belts 50 by the gap adjusting member 58 can adjust the gap therebetween. By such a gap adjusting member 58, the desiccant input device according to an embodiment of the present invention can easily correspond to the thickness of the desiccant portion (12).

1 and 3, the controller 60 is fixed to one side of the housing 20. The control unit 60 includes an eye mark sensor 62 for detecting the eye mark 16 by sending a detection signal to the cutting unit 40, and a thickness detecting unit 64 for measuring the thickness of the desiccant unit 12. do. The eye mark sensor 62 and the thickness detecting means 64 are selected by the mode set in the controller 60. The eye mark sensor 62 detects the case where the eye mark 16 is marked on the joint 14, and the thickness detecting unit 64 detects the desiccant 12 when the eye mark 16 is not present at the joint 14. The thickness of the desiccant unit 12 is measured by sensing the amount of light returned by scanning the light. That is, the thickness detecting means 64 does not operate when there is an eye mark 16 between the desiccant portions 12, and operates when the eye mark 16 is not present and the desiccant package is opaque. The thickness is measured and a detection signal is sent to the controller 60. Accordingly, the control unit 60 sends a signal to the cutting unit 40 to cut the junction 14. Thus, the eye mark sensor 62 is selected when the packaging of the desiccant portion 12 is transparent, and the thickness detecting means 64 is preferably selected when the packaging of the desiccant portion 12 is opaque.

The control unit 60 is further provided with an input detection sensor (66). The input detection sensor 66 detects whether the desiccant cut by the cutting unit 40 is added to the container 22. The input detection sensor 66 is located at the lower portion of the passage 24 to detect the cut desiccant portion 12. By providing the input detection sensor 66 as described above, the desiccant input device can minimize the failure rate.

1 and 2, the housing 20 senses the remaining amount of the desiccant strip 10 wound around the feed roller 30 and maintains the tension of the desiccant strip 10 transferred to the feeding belt 50. The remaining amount detecting means 70 is provided. The remaining amount sensing means 70 is disposed below the feed roller 30 and maintains the tension roller 74 of the desiccant strip 10 from the feed roller 30 to the feeding belt 50, and the tension roller ( 74 is provided at the end and has a tension arm 72 which is coupled to the housing 20 so as to be rotatable. The remaining amount detecting means 70 is provided with position detecting sensors 76, 76a, 76b for detecting the rotational position of the tension arm 72.

The remaining amount detecting means 70 further includes a sensing bar 77 capable of sensing the rotational position of the tension arm 72. The sensing bar 77 is coupled to the tension arm 72 to be located at one of the position detection sensors 76, 76a, 76b according to the rotational position of the tension arm 72. The position sensor 76, 76a, 76b is composed of three steps. That is, when there is much residual amount in the supply roller 30, the 1st stage sensor 76, and when there is little amount in the supply roller 30, between the 3rd stage sensor 76b, 1st stage 76, and 3rd stage 76b. If the remaining amount of, the sensor 76a of the second stage sends a signal to the control unit 60. When the sensing bar 77 is positioned in the sensor 76b of the third stage, the control unit 60 sends a signal indicating the lack of the desiccant band 10 to the supply roller 30. That is, the position detection sensors 76, 76a, and 76b detect the rotational position of the tension arm 72 to measure the remaining amount of the desiccant strip 10 wound on the supply roller 30, and the desiccant strip 10 may be insufficient. In this case, a signal is sent to the controller 60. In addition, the remaining amount detecting means 70 is provided with a spring (78). The spring 78 returns the tension arm 72 rotated in response to the supply of the desiccant strip 10 to the initial position by the elastic force. Therefore, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the junction 14 may be precisely cut by keeping the tension of the desiccant strip 10 constant.

Now, the operation | movement with respect to the desiccant input device which concerns on this invention which has such a structure is demonstrated.

First, referring to FIGS. 1 and 3, the desiccant strip 10 wound around the feed roller 30 is moved to the feeding belt 50 along the guide roller 34 via the tension roller 74. The moved desiccant strip 10 is in close contact with the feeding belt 50 by the idle roller 56 and is moved to the cutting unit 40. As the feeding belt 50 travels, the tension arm 72 rotates to maintain the tension of the desiccant strip 10. At the same time, the position sensor 76, 76a, 76b detects the rotational position of the tension arm 72 and transmits it to the control unit 60.

The desiccant strip 10 transferred to the cutting unit 40 by the feeding belt 50 is detected by the eye mark sensor 62 or the thickness detecting means 64. The eye mark sensor 62 detects the eye mark marked on the bonding portion 14, or the thickness detecting means 64 measures the thickness of the desiccant portion 12 of the desiccant strip 10 and transmits a detection signal to the controller 60. send. The controller 60 receives the detection signal to operate the cutting unit 40.

The junction 14 of the desiccant strip 10 transferred to the cutting unit 40 is located between the first cutter 42 and the second cutter 44. The joint 14 is cut by the forward movement of the first cutter 42 and the second cutter 44. One of the desiccant is cut from the desiccant strip 10 by the cutting unit 40 as described above. The cut desiccant portion 12 freely falls along the passage 24. At this time, the input detection sensor 66 detects the desiccant 12 free-falling along the passage 24 and sends a detection signal to the control unit 60.

At the same time as the input detection sensor 66 sends a detection signal to the control unit 60, the desiccant free-falling leaves the passage 24 and is introduced into the container 22. The vessel 22 is conveyed by the conveyor 26 and located at the bottom of the passage 24. The controller 60 operates the conveyor 26 according to the received detection signal to transfer the container 22 into which the desiccant is added.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be understood that the invention may be varied and varied without departing from the scope of the invention.

10: desiccant strip 12: desiccant section
14: junction 16: eye mark
20 housing 22 container
24: passage 26: conveyor
30: supply roller 32: fixed arm
34: guide roller 40: cutting unit
50: feeding belt 52: driving pulley
54: driven pulley 56: idle roller
58: gap adjusting member 60: control unit
62: eye mark sensor 64: thickness detection means
66: input detection sensor 70: remaining amount detection means
72: tension arm 74: tension roller
76: position sensor 77: detection bar
78: spring

Claims

Supply rollers are wound around the desiccant band divided into respective desiccant sections by the junction;
Cutting unit for cutting the junction so that the desiccant portion falls freely in the container;
A pair of feeding belts that pull the desiccant band from the feed roller to the cutting unit;
An eye mark sensor for detecting an eye mark; And
Including a thickness sensor for measuring the thickness of the desiccant portion,
Sending a detection signal to the cutting unit to cut the junction, the eye mark sensor is selected when the eye mark is marked on the junction, the thickness sensor is detected when there is no eye mark on the junction Desiccant input device, characterized in that selected.

The method of claim 1,
The eye mark sensor is selected when the desiccant part is transparent, and the thickness sensor is selected when the desiccant part is opaque.

The method of claim 1,
And a residual amount sensing means for sensing a residual amount of the desiccant band wound around the feed roller and maintaining the tension of the desiccant band transferred to the feeding belt.

The method of claim 3, wherein the remaining amount detecting means,
A tension roller for maintaining the tension of the desiccant band from the feed roller to the feeding belt;
A tension arm which is rotatable and provided with the tension roller at an end thereof; And
Desiccant input device characterized in that it comprises a position sensor for detecting the rotational position of the tension arm.

The method of claim 1,
One end of each feeding belt is provided with a driving pulley, the other end is provided with a driven pulley, at least one or more between each of the driving pulley and the driven pulley so that the respective feeding belt is in close contact with the desiccant band Desiccant roller is characterized in that the idle roller is provided.

6. The method of claim 5,
The spacing distance between the feeding belts supported by the idle roller is shorter than the separation distance between the feeding belts supported by the driving pulley or driven pulley.

The method of claim 6,
Desiccant input device further comprises a gap adjusting member for adjusting the interval between the pair of feeding belts.

The method of claim 1,
The desiccant input device further comprises an input detection sensor for detecting whether the cut moisture absorbent is added to the container.