KR20180107676A - Can seaming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a can seaming apparatus to enable a household or a shop to personally pack beverage in a can. According to the present invention, the can seaming apparatus comprises: a can support unit including a mounting unit to mount a can thereon and performing elevation operation, wherein a can cap is put on the can; a bottom plate to attach the can support unit thereon; a roof plate coupled to a support member to be placed by being spaced apart from the bottom plate at a predetermined distance; a reducer coupled to the upper surface of the roof plate and connected to a motor for supplying rotational force; a rotational unit disposed on the lower surface of the roof plate, connected to the reducer to be rotated, and pressing the upper surface of the can cap lifted by the elevation operation to rotate the can; a V-shaped arm inserted into a fixing member disposed on the roof plate to be disposed on the lower surface of the roof plate, having a lever coupled to one end, and rotated on the fixing member; and a seaming roller disposed on both the other ends of the arm and pressing an edge portion of the can cap rotated along a position in accordance with rotational operation of the V-shaped arm to seal the edge portion of the can cap in the outer circumferential direction of the can.

Description

[0001] CASE SEAMING APPARATUS [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a can seaming apparatus, and more particularly, to a can-seaming apparatus that is miniaturized for use in a home or a shop.

In general, cans are used as packaging containers for various drinks and beverages. To manufacture the can, first cut the tin plate into a square with a predetermined size, then round it and weld the side seam to make a cylindrical body (ie, a can open top and bottom). Then, the opening of the body is covered with a can lid, and the rim of the opening of the body and the rim of the lid are folded together and compressed to seal the can. Thus, the operation of winding the lid around the rim of the can body and pressing it is referred to as can seaming.

In the can-seaming device, when the can with the lid placed thereon is lifted by the lift means, the seaming chuck abuts against the upper surface of the can lid and the can is fixed between the lifting means and the seaming chuck. Thereafter, the seaming roll approaches the seaming chuck in a horizontal crazing motion while pushing the rim of the can while pressing the seaming chuck to rotate the stationary can to seal the can.

Such a can seaming device is configured to provide a rotational force provided by a motor, which is a conventional driving means, through a belt in a seaming chuck. However, the volume and weight of the canning device is largely used in factories and is not suitable for domestic use. In recent years, the supply of handmade beer has become possible due to the alleviation of the liquor law, the demand for handmade beer has increased, and sales of nitrogen coffee and Dutch coffee have increased. .

The present invention provides a small-sized can seaming device, so that beverages can be packed directly in cans even at home or in a shopping mall. More specifically, it is an object of the present invention to provide a can-seaming device that allows a user to directly manipulate the horizontal movement of a seaming roll and can also be driven by a motor with a small horsepower.

A can seaming apparatus according to the present invention includes a can receiving unit, a bottom plate, a roof plate, a speed reducer, a rotating unit, an arm, and a seaming roller. The can receiving part has a mounting part on which a can lid on which the can lid is placed is mounted and performs an elevating operation. The bottom plate member is attached to the can receiving unit, and the roof plate member is positioned at a distance from the bottom plate member in association with the supporting member. Wherein the speed reducer is coupled to an upper surface of the roof plate and connected to a motor for providing a rotating force, the rotating portion is provided on a lower surface of the roofing plate and connected to the speed reducer to rotate, The upper surface is pressed to rotate the can. The arm is fitted to a fixing member provided on the roofing plate and is provided on a lower surface of the roofing plate. The lever is coupled to one end of the roofing plate, and has a V-shape that rotates about the centering axis of the fixing member. The shimming roller is provided at the other end of the arm and presses the rim of the can lid during the rotation operation according to the position of the V-shaped arm in accordance with the rotation operation so that the rim of the can lid is moved along the outer circumferential direction of the can Seal it.

According to the embodiment, the seaming roller includes a first seaming roller for pressing the edge of the opening of the can and the curl of the can lid to fold, and a rim of the can which is folded by the first seaming roller And a second seaming roller for pressing the curl of the can lid so as to press it to seal it.

The can seaming device according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided on a lower surface of the roofing plate and has a rotation angle that restricts a rotation angle of the V-shaped arm to control a pressing force for pressing the rim of the can lid And may further include a limiting member.

The can seaming device according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an elastic body connected to one end of the V-shaped arm and the rotation restricting member to provide a restoring force to the rotation operation of the V-shaped arm.

According to an embodiment, the lever may include a switch for controlling supply of driving power to the motor.

According to the embodiment, the supporting member may further include a sound insulating member surrounding three sides of the can receiving portion, and the lever may protrude to the outside of the sound insulating member through the sound insulating member.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, by using control means capable of directly operating the horizontal movement of the seaming roll and rotational drive means having a small volume, the work space of the can seaming can be reduced, Can be improved.

1 is a view showing a configuration of a can seaming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing a configuration in which a can seaming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention operates.
3 is a diagram showing a power configuration of a conventional can-seam device.
4 is a perspective view illustrating an arm having a seaming roller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a seaming operation according to a shape of a seaming roller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 6 and 7 are bottom views of the can shimming apparatus roof board according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view schematically showing a configuration of a can seaming apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in order to clarify the technical idea of the present invention. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. For convenience of explanation, the apparatus and method are described together when necessary.

FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing a configuration of a can-seaming device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which the can seaming device 100 is controlled according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The can seaming device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device for placing a can lid on the upper surface of a can and then rolling the can around the rim of the can lid. 1, the can-seaming device 100 includes a bottom plate 20 constituting a bottom surface, supporting members 21a, 21b and 21c vertically standing on the bottom plate 20, and supporting members 21a 21b, 21c of the roof panel 22 as a frame.

The bottom plate member 20 and the roof plate member 22 are connected to the support members 21a, 21b and 21c at both ends thereof and are spaced apart from each other by a distance corresponding to the length of the support members 21a, 21b and 21c. In the bottom plate 20, a can receiving portion 10 on which a can lid with a lid at the top thereof is mounted is fixed.

In one embodiment, the upper end of the can receiving portion 10 may be provided with a seating portion 11 depressed on the upper surface. The seat part 11 is recessed into a circular shape having the same diameter as the lower surface of the can to be placed thereon. With this configuration, the can with the can lid placed thereon can be matched and seated on the seat part 11. [

At the intermediate portion of the can receiving portion 10, there is provided a lifting means for lifting and lowering in accordance with the rotational motion. The can receiving portion 10 is formed with a groove 12 for guiding the operation of the lever 15 so that the lever 15 is rotated along the groove to control the elevating operation of the elevating means of the can receiving portion 10 .

According to the embodiment, the inside of the intermediate portion of the can receiving portion 10 is provided with a combination of a female screw and a male screw so that the lever 15 attached to the intermediate portion is moved 90 degrees along the groove to rotate the intermediate portion And the upper end portion on which the can is lifted, that is, the seat portion 11, can be moved up and down together with the elevation of the intermediate portion. For example, when the lever 15 is positioned as shown in FIG. 1, the can holder 10 is moved up before the can holder 10 is lifted. When the lever 15 is rotated and positioned as shown in FIG. 2, The stop portion of the motor 10 is lifted. As another example, the elevating means may include driving means for providing power to the elevating operation.

1 and 2, the roof plate member 22 included in the can-seaming apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a rotation unit 40, an arm 50, a speed reducer 30, and a motor 35 . The rotation part 40 is located in the vertical direction facing the can receiving part 10 from the lower surface of the roofing plate 22. [ A reduction gear (30) and a motor (35) are provided on the upper surface of the roof panel (22). The rotary part 40 of the lower surface of the roofing plate 22 and the speed reducer 30 on the upper surface of the roofing plate 22 are connected to each other through the roofing plate 22.

A seaming roller 60 is attached to both ends of the arm 50 and the seaming roller 60 is configured such that the rotary parts 40 are brought close to each other by the horizontal rotation of the arm 50. [ The construction and operation of the arm 50 and the seaming roller 60 will be described in detail later.

As described above, when the can loaded with the can lid is seated on the can receiving portion 10, the lever 15 provided on the can receiving portion 10 can be rotated to raise the can receiving portion 10. When the position of the can is maximally raised by the can receiving portion 10, the rotation portion 40 positioned in the vertical direction of the can is moved upward, Is in contact with the upper surface of the can, i.e., the can lid placed on the can. 2, the can includes a can receiving unit 10 having completed the ascending operation and a rotating unit (not shown) positioned in the vertical direction of the can receiving unit 10 40, respectively.

The rotation unit 40 can be rotated according to the rotational force of the motor 35 transmitted by the speed reducer 30 because the reduction unit 30 having the motor 35 is connected to the rotation unit 40. [ According to one embodiment, the rotating unit 40, which rotates, transmits a rotational force to the entire can while pressing the upper surface of the can lid ascended by the ascending and descending operation of the can receiving unit 10, .

In the conventional can-seaming device, as shown in Fig. 3, the rotational power of the motor is transmitted to the rotating portion through the belt. In such a power transmission structure, the size of the can-seam device can not be miniaturized, and it has been necessary to use a motor having a considerably large horsepower. The canning device 100 of the present invention, which is conceived in view of such a problem, can provide a sufficient rotational force for can-seaming even with a small-horsepower motor 35 using the speed reducer 30. In addition, the size and weight of the can-seaming device 100 can be reduced, and the size of the can-seaming device 100 can be reduced for use at home.

4 is a perspective view showing the arm 50 and the seaming rollers 60a and 60b coupled thereto according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 4, the arm 50 is a V-shaped frame whose central portion is bent. A fixing member 52 is inserted into the through hole 51 to form a through hole 51 penetrating through the bent central portion of the arm 50 so that the roof plate 22 and the arm 50 ). In one embodiment, a lever 55 is attached to the V-shaped arm 50. The lever 55 is engaged with the arm 50 so as to protrude in the direction opposite to the opposite ends of the arm 50 at the bent portion. As will be described later, the user of the can-seaming device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can control the can-seaming operation through the corresponding lever 55. [

In one embodiment, seam rollers 60a and 60b are attached to both ends of the V-shaped arm 50. [ The seaming roller 60 is provided at the other end of the V-shaped arm 50 so as to press the rim of the lid in the rotating operation according to the position of the arm 50, And is a pressing means for sealing along the outer circumferential direction.

In one embodiment, seaming rollers 60a and 60b having different shapes are attached and fixed to both ends of the arm 50, respectively. A first seaming roller 60a is fixed to either one of both ends of the arm 50 to press the edge of the opening of the can and the curl of the can lid so that the first seaming roller 60a is folded and the first seaming roller 60a is fixed to the other end, The second seaming roller 60b is pressed to press the edge of the folded can and the curl of the can lid so as to be sealed.

5 and 6 are bottom views of the roof board 22 of the can-seam device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a view showing cross sections of cans in order to illustrate the different seaming timing operation according to the seaming rollers 60a and 60b according to the embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6, a can seaming apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a roof 40, an arm 50, a fixing member 52, a seaming roller 60a, 60b, a rotation restricting member 70, and an elastic body 71. [ As described above, the arm 50 is a means by which the seaming rollers 60a and 60b are fixed and controlling the seaming operation of the can through the horizontal rotational motion. The V-shaped arm 50 is fitted to the fixing member 52 and the arm 50 fitted to the fixing member 52 is fixed to the roof panel 22 while the fixing member 52 is fixed to the roof panel 22, Respectively. As described above, the V-shaped arm 50 fixed to the roof plate 22 can be horizontally rotated about the fixing member 52 as a center axis. 5 and 6, one end of the V-shaped arm 50 is brought close to the rotation part 40, that is, the first seaming roller 60a is brought close to the rotation part 40 Or the second seaming roller 60b may be rotated so as to be close to the rotation part 40, that is, the second seaming roller 60b may be close to the rotation part 40. [

The user of the can-seaming device 100 holds the lever 55 coupled to the arm 50 and rotates the arm 50 to rotate the rotation part 40) of the seaming rollers (60a, 60b). First, as shown in Fig. 5, the user can move the first seaming roller 60a close to the rotating plate by rotating the arm 50. Fig.

Referring to FIG. 7, the first seaming roller may have the same shape as the cross section shown in the left-hand side of FIG. In one embodiment, when the user holds the lever 15 and rotates the lever in either direction to bring the first seaming roller 60a into contact with the rim of the rotating can, the first seaming roller 60a is rotating The lid of the can and the rim of the can are pressed so that the can lid and the rim of the can are rounded and folded. For example, the first seaming roller 60a has a J-shaped portion having a narrow width and a deep depth at which the edge of the can is pressed, so that the edges of the can and the lid are wound along the J-shape. Referring again to FIG. 7, the second seaming roller 60b may be formed in the same shape as the cross-section shown in the right-hand side of FIG.

In one embodiment, when the seaming operation by the first seaming roller 60a is completed, the user holds the lever 15 of the arm 50 and horizontally rotates the arm 50 to the opposite side of the former, 60b can be moved close to the rotation unit 40. [ When the second seaming roller 60b presses the rim of the rounded can by the rotation of the arm 50, the rim of the dried can is squashed and the can is sealed. For example, the second seaming roller 60b has an L-shaped portion having a wide width and a deep depth at which the edge of the can is pressed, and the edge of the can wrapped by the first seaming roller 60a and the edge of the can lid Can be flatly compressed.

In one embodiment, a rotation restricting member 70 for restricting the rotation angle of the V-shaped arm 50 is provided on the lower surface of the roof plate 22. [ As described above, the can-seaming operation is performed by pressing the seaming roller 60 against the rim of the rotating can, and it is important to press the edge of the can with a suitable force by the seaming roller 60 during the can seaming operation Do. Particularly, when the pressing operation of the seaming roller 60 is performed manually by a person like the present invention, it is important to appropriately control the pressing force because the can is crushed if the force is excessively applied. Therefore, in the present invention, the rotation restricting member 70 is provided so as to prevent the arm 50 from rotating over a certain angle, while pressing the edge of the can with the seaming roller 60 by rotating the arm 50 to which the seaming roller 60 is fixed, By restricting the movement of the arm 50, the pressing force applied to the rim of the can can be adjusted. For example, when the second seaming roller 60b comes close to the rotation part 40 within a certain distance, one end of the arm 50 to which the first seaming roller 60a is attached and the first rotation limiting member 70 Thereby preventing the arm 50 from rotating in the same direction any longer. On the contrary, when the first seaming roller 60a comes close to the rotation part 40, the second rotation restricting member (not shown) can similarly be provided to adjust the pressing force.

In one embodiment, the elastic body 71 is connected to one end of the V-shaped arm 50 and the rotation restricting member 70 to provide a restoring force to the horizontal rotation operation of the V-shaped arm 50. In order to press the rim of the can by the seaming roller 60, the can is first fixed by the can receiving portion 10 and the rotating portion 40, and then the motor 35 is driven to rotate. The seaming roller 60 and the rotary plate must be separated from each other until they are fixed to the rotary member 10 and the rotary member 40 and the motor 35 is driven. Therefore, in the present invention, the first rotation restricting member 70 and the first rotation restricting member (not shown), which are respectively connected to the bent portion of the arm 50 and the left and right sides of the arm 50, 71 and a second elastic body (not shown) so that when the user does not rotate the arm 50 by holding the lever 55, the first and second elastic members 71, The arm is positioned in a state in which the rotation part 40 is disposed between the first seaming roller 60a and the second seaming roller 60b.

In one embodiment, the lever 55 coupled to the arm 50 includes a switch 57 that controls the provision of drive power to the motor 35. The user holds the lever 55 and presses the can while controlling the horizontal movement of the seaming roller 60. When the lever 55 is held by the user, The canning operation can be carried out more conveniently by driving the ink chamber 57.

FIG. 8 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a can-seaming device 100a according to another embodiment of the present invention. Unless specifically described below, the can-seaming device 100a may include substantially the same components as the can-seaming device 100 described with reference to Figs. 1 to 7, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In one embodiment, the can seaming device 100a may include a can receiving portion 10-1 having a plurality of seating portions 11-1 capable of placing a plurality of cans. As described above, the can receiving portion 10-1 seats the can, and the can placed by the elevating operation is brought into contact with the rotating portion 40. [ Further, the can receiving portion 10-1 can be rotated around the central portion of the plurality of receiving portions 11-1 as a center axis, and the user of the present invention can put a plurality of cans at once, rotate the rotating plate, Can be performed.

For example, after four cans are placed on the can receiving unit 10-1 as shown in Fig. 8, the lever 15 of the can receiving unit 10-1 is rotated to raise the can receiving unit. As a result, one can of four cans is brought into contact with the rotation unit 40, and a seaming operation is performed on the can. When the seaming operation for the first can is completed, the lever 15 of the can receiving part 10-1 is reversed to lower the can receiving part. Thereafter, the other can loaded on the turntable is rotated vertically below the rotation unit 40 by rotating the turntable. Thereafter, the second can is seamed by raising the can receiving portion 10-1 by turning the lever 15 again, and the seaming operation for the remaining two cans can be performed in the same manner. In this way, according to the present invention, it is possible to raise the efficiency of the work by placing a plurality of cans on the can receiving unit 10-1 at a time and performing a canning operation. Furthermore, the elevating means and the rotating plate of the can receiving portion 10-1 can be configured as a power device, thereby further improving the efficiency of direct connection.

Fig. 9 is a diagram showing the configuration of a can seaming apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9, the can-seaming device 100b of the present invention includes a rotary plate 11-2 on which a can is mounted and a can-receiving unit 10-2 that lifts up the can placed on the rotary plate 11-2 ).

In one embodiment, the rotating plate 11-2 is formed with a plurality of through portions extending vertically. When the can receiving portion 10-2 is moved up and down in a state where the through portion is vertically positioned on the can receiving portion, 10-2 may pass through the penetrating portion and rise above the rotary plate. In one embodiment, the lower end of the can placed on the top of the can lid is fitted into the through-hole of the rotating plate 11-2 so that the can can be fixed to the rotating plate 11-2. In another embodiment, the can can be placed on the rotary plate 11-2 so as to cover the through-hole. In this state, when the can receiving portion 10-2 is raised, the can receiving portion 10-2 can move up through the penetrating portion and lift the can placed on the penetrating portion. As a result of the upward movement of the can receiving portion 10-2, the upper surface of the can is in contact with the rotating plate, and the can is pressed and fixed between the can receiving portion 10-2 and the rotating plate.

Thereafter, the candling operation can be performed in the same manner as described above. Further, the can seaming operation can be performed on the candles placed on the rotary plate 11-2 while rotating the rotary plate 11-2.

The support members 21 of the can-seaming devices 100, 100a, and 100b according to the embodiments of the present invention include a sound insulating member that surrounds the side surfaces of the can receiving portions 10, 10-1, . Both the can and the seaming roller 60 are made of a metal material. When the can is rotated rapidly during the can seaming operation, the seaming roller is brought into contact with the can, friction noise is generated. The noise caused by the friction between the metals may cause discomfort to the people, so that the noise spreading to the surroundings through the soundproofing member can be alleviated.

In one embodiment, the soundproofing member on one side penetrates left and right so that the lever 55 protrudes outward. Whereby the user can hold the lever 55 outside the space surrounded by the soundproof member, the roofing plate 22 and the floor plate 20 to perform the canning operation.

The present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings. These embodiments are to be considered as illustrative rather than limiting, and should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The true scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims rather than the above description. Although specific terms are used herein, they are used for the purpose of describing the concept of the present invention only and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention described in the claims or the claims. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It is to be understood that the equivalents include all components that are invented in order to perform the same function irrespective of the currently known equivalents as well as the equivalents to be developed in the future.

100, 100a, 100b: Can-seaming device 10, 10-1, 10-2:
11, 11-1, 11-2: seat part 15: lever
20: bottom plate members 21a, 21b, 21c:
22: roof plate 30: reducer
35: motor 40:
50: arm 51: through hole
52: fixing member 55: lever
57, 57-1, 57-2: switch 60: seaming roller
60a: first seaming roller 60b: second seaming roller
70: rotation limiting member 71: elastic member

Claims (7)

A can-receiving portion having a mounting portion on which a can lid-mounted can is seated;
A bottom plate to which the can receiving part is attached;
A roof plate coupled to the support member and spaced apart from the bottom plate by a predetermined distance;
A decelerator coupled to an upper surface of the roof plate and connected to a motor for providing a rotating force;
A rotatable portion provided on a lower surface of the roof plate and connected to the decelerator and rotated to press the upper surface of the can lid raised by the elevating operation of the can bottom to rotate the can;
A V-shaped arm which is fitted to a fixing member provided on the roofing plate and is provided on a lower surface of the roofing plate and has a lever at one end thereof and is rotated about a center axis of the fixing member; And
And a seaming roller which is provided at the other end of the arm and presses the rim of the can lid in the rotating operation according to the position of the V-shaped arm in accordance with the rotation operation to seal the rim of the can lid along the outer circumferential direction of the can, And the canning device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the seaming roller comprises: a first seaming roller for pressing the edge of the opening of the can and the curl of the can lid to fold; And
And a second seaming roller which presses the edge of the can folded and curled by the first seaming roller and the curl of the can lid so as to seal them. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a rotation restricting member provided on a lower surface of the roofing plate and restricting a rotation angle of the V-shaped arm to adjust a pressing force of the seaming roller against a rim of the can lid. Device. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising an elastic body connected to one end of the V-shaped arm and the rotation restricting member to provide a restoring force to the rotation operation of the V-shaped arm. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the lever includes a switch for controlling supply of driving power to the motor. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the can receiving portion includes a plurality of receiving portions on which the can is seated, and a rotating plate for rotating the receiving portion around the central portion. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the support member further comprises a sound insulating member which surrounds the side surface of the can receiving part in three sides, and the lever passes through the soundproofing member to the left and right so that the lever protrudes to the outside of the soundproofing member.

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