KR20160118767A

KR20160118767A - Pouch packaging equipment

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Publication number: KR20160118767A
Application number: KR1020150047438A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 윤태문
Original assignee: 윤태문
Priority date: 2015-04-03
Filing date: 2015-04-03
Publication date: 2016-10-12
Also published as: KR101765765B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to pouch packaging equipment and, more specifically, relates to pouch packaging equipment, which is formed to be suitable as a unit type packaging device instead of large exclusive equipment of a spout attached pouch, automatically and conveniently supplies a cap sealing a spout, excludes a pouch extension process which is performed before a liquid injection step, shortens packaging wrap time by extending a pouch along with liquid injection, minimize required labor with convenient operation management, and significantly reduces error occurrence during a packaging process.

Description

[0001] Pouch packaging equipment [0002]

The present invention relates to a pouch packing apparatus, more particularly, to a pouch packing apparatus which is suitable for a unit type packing apparatus rather than a large-sized dedicated apparatus for a pouch with a spout, and a cap for sealing the spout is easily and automatically supplied, The present invention also relates to a pouch packaging apparatus for minimizing manpower requirements and for minimizing errors during the packaging process.

Generally, a pouch used for food or the like is made of a synthetic resin material for packing liquid or gel type contents.

The pouch is made of a harmless material and various food-related notations and promotions are printed on the outside.

A pouch has been used for a long time since a pair of film materials face each other and the outer peripheral face of the pouch is heat-fused.

The pouch may be used to form a bottom surface so that it can be extended to a standing type so that the pouch can be stored upright after packaging.

On the other hand, the spout pouch for opening and closing the spout with a cap is equipped with a spout forming a content outlet on one surface of the pouch, and the span width of the spout is widening.

Such a spout pouch is filled with liquid by means of a liquid filling device through a spout sealed in the opening end of the pouch container to the receiving space of the pouch container and a cap for sealing the spout is engaged.

Since the spout pouch can not be packed into a conventional packing machine due to the spout structure, a dedicated packing machine is required, and expansion of use is difficult due to a problem that the cost of manufacturing the pouch itself is higher. However, However, due to the burden of installing a dedicated packing machine, it is difficult for a company to handle small and medium-size packaging materials, which hinders the use of spout pouches.

Of course, the spout pouch packaging apparatus has been developed, but the production speed is considerably lowered, and unmanned operation is difficult, which makes it difficult to operate as a unit packing apparatus.

Such a unit packing apparatus is not only necessary for small and medium sized packaging companies but also for a company that needs to pack different liquids (medicinal materials) for each lot in the same manner as herbal medicine, it is not possible to use a large dedicated packing facility, It is necessary to remove (clean) the contents of the package and insert new contents.

Conventionally, a unit packing apparatus has been proposed. For example, it has been proposed to forcibly inject external air in order to expand the inside of a pouch, which is primarily in contact with a spout pouch while supplying a spout pouch to a turntable type pouch transfer member, Filling the contents with the spout inside, and sealing the cap to the spout of the filled pouch.

Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0538048 Spout pouch packing device,

Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1135110, and a spout pouch packing apparatus.

The above-mentioned patents are mainly large-sized, and thus are difficult to be applied to a small-sized unit packaging apparatus by making the apparatus configuration large in size as an in-line apparatus.

According to the prior art, a unit packaging apparatus configured to be suitable for use by a small and medium-sized packaging machine has a disadvantage in that the pouch is supplied by a human force when the pouch is inserted into the turntable while supplying the pouch.

Since the two sides of the packaging material forming the inner space of the pouch are in close contact with each other, when the contents are directly injected, resistance to the injection of the contents occurs. If the supply is suddenly supplied, . &Lt; / RTI >

In addition, there are a number of problems such as a reduction in productivity because the packaging labor time is increased and the economical efficiency is lowered due to an excessive packing labor.

It is very necessary to develop a device that improves the packaging ability by shortening the lap type while packaging the unit packaging device in a fully automated process.

In order to solve the above problems, the present applicant has proposed a pouch packaging apparatus of Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1335986 as a prior invention.

It is proposed to automate the packaging process suitable for the unit packing apparatus and proposed a structure for linear transport and packaging.

On the other hand, the inconvenience of supplying the spout sealing cap and the process of expanding the pouch in the pre-injection stage are limited, and the reduction of the lap time is limited.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for linearizing the transfer of a pouch of a packaging apparatus for filling and packing contents in a spout pouch to shorten the transportation time and to reduce the packaging lap type of the packaging apparatus and to mark various information required for manufacture and distribution on the surface of the transfer pouch And to provide a pouch packaging apparatus.

The present invention provides a pouch packaging apparatus having a simple structure in which a plurality of closed caps are fed in one direction and individually fed to a spout of a linearly transported pouch, thereby reducing the weight of the apparatus and preventing errors such as missing supply.

The present invention provides a pouch packing apparatus in which pouches are continuously supplied by sandwiching a plurality of pouches (dozens to hundreds to dozens) in a channel so as to be suitable for a unit packing apparatus and supplying the channels to the pouches.

The present invention provides a pouch packaging apparatus including a pouch supply unit for drawing and pouching individual pouches so as to accurately position the pouches to be introduced on a linear transfer line.

The present invention provides a pouch packaging apparatus in which a plurality of contents injection nozzles are formed in a linear transport line to increase productivity per hour.

The present invention provides a simple and highly durable pouch packaging apparatus since a cap supply chute by gravity is provided to exclude a separate cap supply device and supply power.

The present invention provides a pouch packaging apparatus which improves the nozzle structure so that the pouch expansion and the contents injection are performed at the same time, thereby contributing greatly to the productivity improvement.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a unit packaging apparatus which is small in size and easy to move a facility, not a large-sized special packing machine, reduces the cost of introduction of the facility, has no fear of occurrence of trouble due to simple structure and maximizes the production efficiency A pouch packaging apparatus is provided.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a spout pouch comprising: a supply part for continuously supplying a spout pouch; a transfer line for transferring a supplied pouch; an injection part having a nozzle for injecting contents on the transfer line; And a capping unit for supplying the aligned cap to the coupling position by gravity, and a capping unit for supplying the aligned cap to the coupling position by gravity, Respectively.

The spout pouch filled with the contents is formed such that the end of the spout standing on the end of the spout on the linear transfer line is caught by the cap end of the spout and is inclined so as to be covered with the spout pouch, As shown in Fig.

The supply part is provided with a channel bar in which a plurality of pouches are coupled with a spout groove on a channel, and the pouch of the channel bar is accurately seated on the transfer line from the transfer position to the take-out part moving in the Z and Y axes.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to simplify the structure of a simple structure in which a plurality of sealing caps are unidirectionally fed to a spout of a linearly transported pouch, (Dozens to hundreds of dozens) of pouches are fitted in the chanel so as to be suitable for the unit packaging apparatus, and the channel is supplied and supplied, so that the pouch supply is continued and used It is possible to increase the productivity while reducing manpower, and it has an effect of preventing the pouch supply error by accurately placing the pouch to be inserted in the linear transfer line.

In addition, since the present invention provides a plurality of contents injection nozzles in the transfer line to maximize the productivity per hour and to provide a cap supply chute by gravity to eliminate a separate cap supply device and supply power, it is simple and highly durable, The nozzle structure is improved so that productivity is improved.

The present invention provides a unit packing apparatus which is small in size and easy to move a facility, rather than a large-sized special packing machine, and it is possible to reduce the cost of introducing a facility, eliminate the possibility of occurrence of trouble due to simple structure, maximize production efficiency It is an inventor having excellent effects.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view of a packaging device according to the present invention. FIG.
Fig. 2 (a) is a side view structural view showing the packaging apparatus of the present invention. Fig.
2B is an enlarged view of a portion "A ".
2C is a side enlarged view of the transfer line.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged schematic view showing a spout pouch supplying section of the present invention; Fig.
4 is a planar state diagram of the transfer line of the present invention.
Figures 5a and 5b are operational states of the transfer line 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.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the present invention includes a supply unit for supplying a spout pouch, a transfer line for transferring the supplied pouch, an injection unit having a nozzle for injecting contents into the pouch on the transfer line, And a capping unit for supplying a cap to the spout of the pouch and sealing the cap. The cap aligning feeder (10) aligns and feeds individual caps (C) sealed in the spout in a predetermined direction, And a cap chute (12) inclined so as to transfer the gravity to the engaging position by gravity.

The cap aligning feeder 10 includes a main body 10 which is formed by drilling a cap hole 111 at regular intervals on a circumferential surface thereof and a cover 112 which is open at an upper part of the opposite surface of the main body, And a drive motor is axially coupled to the central axis of the disc.

The cap suit 12 includes a rail 120 having a cross-sectional shape of a " C "shape having a space inclined from the left upper end to the lower right end of the main body and having a space for accommodating the cap C and a cover 122 for closing the rail. And the upper end of the rail is introduced into the disk 110 of the cap alignment feeder 10 to receive the falling cap and slides on the cap main body, .

At the upper end of the rail of the cap chute 12, a guide piece 124 is protruded and formed so as to be gradually closer to the circumferential surface of the disk.

And a pair of ball stoppers 125 are formed on both sides of the lower end of the rail.

The take-out unit 2 is composed of a Y-axis cylinder 23, a Z-axis cylinder 23 which is fixed to the cylinder and drives in the vertical direction, and a Z-axis cylinder 23, which supplies the spout pouch supplied from the outside to the transfer line, And a pivot shaft 25 inserted into the inner diameter of the spout of the pouch is fastened to the end of the pouch and fixed to the body.

The pouch supply unit 3 is formed of a channel for transferring a plurality of pouches to one row and is fixed to the main body 8 so that its take-out end is aligned with the take-out unit and the transfer line. A plurality of pouches are transferred to one row, .

The pouch supplying section 3 is composed of a channel bar 31 formed by a channel section "C" type channel and having a plurality of pouches P joined together in a row by inserting a spout groove into an inward protruding jaw on the channel section, And a feeder 33 for guiding the feeding position in the vertical direction in the horizontal direction is provided and coupled to the main body.

A pneumatic vibrator 35 is coupled to the channel bar coupling portion of the feeder 33 and formed on both sides of the ball stopper 37 at the feed and discharge end of the feeder 33.

The conveying line is horizontally linear and is installed in the transverse direction on the front surface of the main body 8. The conveying line includes a first guide plate 41 fixed to the main body 8 and a slit 45 spaced apart by a spout diameter, And a transfer guide plate 42 for holding and punching individual pouches on the first guide plate 41 is formed in a superposed manner.

A spout fixing groove 420 is formed at the front end of the conveying guide plate 42 and a Y-axis cylinder 424 is coupled to an X-axis cylinder 422 at the rear end thereof to couple the cylinder rod to the guide plate 42.

The fixing grooves 420 of the transfer line 4 are provided on the transfer guide plate 42 in a desired number in accordance with the working position of the present packaging apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 4, the transfer line 4 includes a pouch injection position for injecting a pouch supplied from the outside of the main body 8 into the transfer line, a first standby position for marking on the surface of the pouch, A second standby position for inserting the cap into the upper part of the spout, a cap locking position for locking the cap on the upper part of the spout, and a pouch detaching position for discharging the filled pouch are linearly continuous .

The first standby position may be formed by coupling an impression unit (7) to the surface of the pouch to mark (mark) the pouch surface.

The factor may be a marking device for displaying all information related to the distribution of the package contents or various information such as the date of manufacture and the date of distribution, and may be selected by thermocompression bonding, inkjet or laser marking.

The transfer line 4 includes an injection section 46 composed of two nozzles provided at two positions and a capping section 47 for locking the cap to the spout. The injection section and the capping section are connected to a cylinder .

The nozzle end may be tapered to seal the upper part of the spout when it is inserted into the spout injection hole, so that the spout expansion is simultaneously performed between the injection of the contents.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention constituting the above-described structure will be described in more detail

For the automatic packaging of the pouch packaging apparatus of the present invention, the following items are first prepared.

It is necessary to first fill the contents to be filled into the container 81 and to fasten the channel bars 31 fixed with a plurality of spout pouches P to the upper channel of the feeder 33, ) Are poured into the cap alignment feeder (10), and a power source and a pneumatic pressure are connected to each other.

When the preparation is completed, the test operation can be carried out by one step, which is performed by a control device not shown and not shown.

In the test process, the cap alignment feeder 10 of the cap feeder 1 rotates the disc 110 by a driving motor (not shown) so that the caps inside the original are randomly mixed with each other, Is transported upward.

The other caps on the upper side of the original disc 110 fall and fall on the guide tongues 124 of the cap chute 12 before being dropped and fall and fall off at the uppermost point and are released from the cap holes, A plurality of caps are filled in the cap shute rails 120 in a state of being seated on the rails 120 and being slid by the gravity along the inclined surfaces and being blocked by the ball stoppers 125 at the lower end.

The cap C is filled in the entire area of the rail 120. When the cap is not enough due to an unshown sensor provided on the upper side of the rail 120, the cap C is repeatedly rotated,

The cap may be randomly caught or missing in the cap hole 111 of the disc so that the cap supply unit 1 may have a simple structure.

The guide piece 124 of the upper end portion of the cap suit 12 can be adjusted in its distance from the disk periphery by an external force and is adjusted to such an extent that the large diameter portion of the cap can pass therethrough. Adjust the gap between the inner circumference of the disk and set it.

The pouch P which is inserted into the channel bar 31 and is transported in the downward direction is transported in the horizontal direction in the vertical direction along the feeder 33 and is prevented from free flow by the ball stopper 37 at the end.

The conveying guide plate 42 is moved to the pouch insertion position a so that the spout fixing grooves 420 are aligned with the feeder outlet end of the feeder 33 and the cylinders 21 and 23 of the take- , The pivot shaft 25 is inserted into the spout inner diameter while being sequentially driven in the Z-axis direction, and one pouch is detached from the ball stopper 37 by driving in the Y-axis direction so that the spout portion of the spout pouch And the pivot shaft 25 is disengaged in the opposite direction, so that one pouch is taken out.

The extraction takes place continuously.

The extracted pouches are sequentially conveyed along the fixing grooves 420 of the conveyance guide plate 42 of the conveyance line 4 so that the markers 7 on the large waiting surface position of the pouch Respectively.

The marking may optionally include various information relating to the contents to be filled.

The injection unit 46 of the present invention is controlled to be simultaneously injected by a plurality of injection units 46. This is because the operation position that takes the longest time in the spout pouch packaging apparatus is the process of injecting the contents, .

When the contents injection is completed at the contents injection positions c and d, the transfer is performed to the second standby position e and only the feed drive is performed again. This is because a plurality of nozzles are constituted, and in the second standby position e When the cap is moved further, the upper part of the spout is caught inside the cap waiting at the lowermost end of the cap chute 12, and the cap is removed from the ball stopper 125 by the force of rightward conveying, The bent portion 123 provided at the end of the cover 122 functions to push the upper surface of the cap to be seated in parallel to the upper portion of the spout C and to move the cap The cap is inserted into the cylindrical capping jig provided at the end of the ping part, and is screwed and fixed to the spout.

The pouch having been assembled with the cap is separated from the conveying guide plate 42 and hanged on the slit 45 between the first and second guide plates 41 and 43 to be pushed back to the conveying guide plate 42 is driven, the slit 45 is pushed by the side surface of the guide plate and is dropped and collected.

The conveyance guide plate 42 is moved forward and backward and leftward and rightward directions by the X and Y axis cylinders 422 and 424 and the amount of conveyance in the left and right direction corresponds to the gap of the spout fixing groove 420, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > pitch. &Lt; / RTI >

When the pouch packing apparatus is in operation, the cap is repeatedly poured, and when the pouch is insufficient, the channel bar 31 is replaced and supplied, thereby minimizing the labor consumption during driving. Thereby maximizing the productivity of the unit packaging apparatus.

1: Cap supply wave 2:
3: pouch supply part 4: transfer line
7: imprinter 8:
10: cap alignment feeder 12: cap suit
21, 424: Y-axis cylinder 23: Z-axis cylinder
25: Pivot axis 31: Channel bar
33: Feeder 35: Vibrator
37, 125: ball stopper 41: first guide plate
42: conveying guide plate 43: second guide plate
45: slit 46: injection part
47: capping portion 110: disc
111: cap hole 112, 122: cover
120: rail 123:
124: guide plate 420: spout fixing groove
422: X-axis cylinder

Claims

An injection unit having a supply port for supplying a spout pouch, a transfer line for transferring the supplied pouch, a nozzle for injecting contents into the pouch on the transfer line, and a capping unit for supplying and sealing the cap to the spout of the pouch into which the contents are injected A pouch packaging apparatus comprising:
(10) for aligning and supplying the individual caps (C) sealed in the spout in a predetermined direction, and a cap supply part (12) composed of a cap suit (12) inclined to transfer the aligned cap to the engagement position by gravity 1). &Lt; / RTI >

The method according to claim 1,
The cap aligning feeder 10 includes a main body 10 which is formed by drilling a cap hole 111 at regular intervals on a circumferential surface thereof and a cover 112 which is open at an upper part of the opposite surface of the main body, Wherein the pouch packaging device is coupled to the pouch packaging device.

The method according to claim 1,
The cap chute 12 includes a rail 120 having a cross-sectional shape having a space inclined from the left upper end to the lower right end of the main body and having a space for accommodating the cap C, and a cover 122 for closing the upper portion of the rail The upper end of the rail is introduced into the disk 110 of the cap alignment feeder 10 to receive the falling cap and slides on the cap 120 to move the rail 120, To the lower end of the pouch packaging device.

The method of claim 3,
Wherein a guide plate (124) is formed to protrude from the end of the cap (12) above the rail (120) so as to be gradually closer to the circumferential surface of the disc.

The method of claim 3,
And a pair of ball stoppers (125) are formed on both sides of the lower end of the rail (120).

The method according to claim 1,
The supply unit is composed of a Y-axis cylinder 23, a Z-axis cylinder 23 which is fixed to the cylinder and drives in a vertical direction, and the rod end of the Z-axis cylinder 23 is provided with a pouch Further comprising a take-out part (2) for fastening the pivot shaft (25) inserted into the spout inner diameter of the spout and fastening it to the main body.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the supply part is a pouch supply part (3) formed of a channel for transferring a plurality of pouches into one row and fixed to the main body (8) and its takeout end is aligned with the take-out part and the transfer line.

The method of claim 7,
The pouch supplying section 3 comprises a channel bar 31 made of a channel section "C" -shaped channel and having a plurality of pouches P joined together in one row by sandwiching a spout groove on an inwardly protruding jaw on the channel section,
And a feeder (33) for coupling the channel bar (13) and guiding the feed position in the vertical direction in the horizontal direction is provided and connected to the main body.

The method of claim 8,
Wherein a pneumatic vibrator (35) is coupled to the channel bar coupling portion of the feeder (33), and a ball stopper (37) is formed on both sides of the feeder (33).

The method according to claim 1,
The transfer line is formed in a horizontal linear shape and is installed in the transverse direction on the front surface of the main body 8 and is separated from the first guide plate 41 fixed to the main body 8 and the slit 45 spaced apart by the spout diameter, 43) are formed on the first guide plate (41), and a transfer guide plate (42) for gripping and transferring individual pouches is formed on the first guide plate (41).

The method of claim 10,
A Y-axis cylinder 424 is coupled to an X-axis cylinder 422 at the rear end of the spout fixing groove 420 and a rod 424 is coupled to a guide plate 42 Wherein the pouch packaging device comprises:

The method of claim 10,
The transfer line 4 includes a pouch injection position (a) for inputting the pouch supplied from the outside of the main body 8 into the transfer line,
A first standby position (b) for making a mark on the surface of the pouch,
First and second injection positions (c, d) having a plurality of injection nozzles,
A second standby position e for covering the cap on the upper part of the spout,
Wherein a cap locking position (f) for locking and fixing the cap to the upper part of the spout and a pouch removal position (g) for discharging the filled pouch are linearly continuous.

The method of claim 12,
Wherein an inserter (7) for marking the surface of the pouch is further added to the body at the first waiting position (b).

The method of claim 12,
The transfer line 4 includes an injection section 46 composed of two nozzles provided at two positions and a capping section 47 for locking the cap to the spout. The injection section and the capping section are connected to a cylinder Wherein the pouches are paired with each other.

14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the imprinter (7) is made of any one of a thermocompression bonding, an ink jet, and a laser marking machine.