KR20200108210A - Liquid material filling and sealing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a liquid material filling and sealing device for filling a liquid material into a cylinder-shaped container having a flange and an opening at an upper portion and for sealing the opening. The device comprises: a holder having a through hole into which the container is inserted; a liquid material filling portion disposed on an upper portion of the holder and configured to fill the liquid material in the container; a tape providing portion for providing a cover tape for sealing the opening of the container to the upper portion of the holder; a first pressing portion for pressing the cover tape onto an upper surface of the container so that the cover tape is attached to the upper surface of the container; a cutter disposed on the holder and cutting the cover tape to have a larger area than the upper surface of the container to separate the container from the cover tape; and a second pressing portion for pressing the cover tape onto the cutter so that the cover tape is cut.

Description

Liquid material filling and sealing apparatus TECHNICAL FIELD

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a liquid material filling and sealing device. More specifically, it relates to an apparatus for filling a liquid substance such as a medical liquid or chemical into a cylinder-shaped container and sealing the container.

In general, liquid substances such as medical liquids or chemicals may be filled in a small glass or plastic container in the form of a cylinder and then provided in a sealed state with a cover sheet. The cover sheet may be provided on the container by providing a cover tape on the top of the container, attaching the cover tape on the top surface of the container by a heat-sealing method, and then cutting it into an appropriate size.

The cutter for cutting the cover tape may be disposed above the cover tape and may be configured in a ring shape having an inner diameter larger than that of the container. In particular, after the container is disposed under the cutter, the cutter may be lowered, whereby the cover tape attached to the upper part of the container may be cut by the cutter. However, for easy cutting of the cover tape, the difference value between the outer diameter of the container and the inner diameter of the cutter must be managed within a preset range, and accordingly, the size of the cover sheet may be limited.

As described above, since the size of the cover sheet is limited, it is very inconvenient for the user to remove the cover sheet from the container, and improvement is required. In addition, there is a need for reduction in manufacturing time and cost through automation of processes for filling and sealing liquid substances as described above.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0088189 (published on August 03, 2011)

Embodiments of the present invention provide a liquid material filling and sealing device capable of cutting a cover tape to easily separate a cover sheet from a container, filling the container with a liquid material, and sealing it with the cover sheet. It has its purpose.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, in a liquid material filling and sealing device for filling a liquid material in a cylinder-shaped container having a flange and an opening at the top and sealing the opening, the device includes: Providing a holder having a through hole to be inserted, a liquid material filling part disposed above the holder and for filling the liquid material into the container, and a cover tape for sealing the opening of the container on the upper part of the holder A tape providing unit, a first pressing unit for pressing the cover tape onto the upper surface of the container such that the cover tape is attached to the upper surface of the container, and a first pressing unit disposed on the holder and attaching the cover tape to the container A cutter for separating the container from the cover tape by cutting to have a larger area than the upper surface, and a second pressing part for pressing the cover tape onto the cutter so that the cover tape is cut.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cutter includes a plate disposed on the holder and having a second through hole exposing the opening of the container, and mounted on the plate so as to correspond to the second through hole. It may include a blade configured to surround the upper surface of the container.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, alignment pins for aligning the cutter may be provided on an upper surface of the holder, and alignment holes into which the alignment pins are inserted may be provided in the plate.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the tape providing unit may provide the cover tape on the holder in a horizontal direction in a reel-to-reel manner.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the device further includes a holder driving part for moving the holder in the horizontal direction through the under the cover tape provided by the tape providing part, and the first pressing The portion and the second pressing portion may be disposed above the cover tape provided by the tape providing portion.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the holder driving unit may move the holder in the horizontal direction in a caterpillar manner.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the device includes a cutter rod portion for loading the cutter on the holder before the holder is moved under the cover tape, and the holder passes under the cover tape. After that, it may further include a cutter unloading unit for unloading the cutter from the holder.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the apparatus may further include a cutter transfer unit for transferring the cutter unloaded by the cutter unloading unit to the cutter rod unit.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the tape providing unit and the holder driving unit include the cover tape and the holder so that the holder is moved under the second pressing unit after the cover tape is attached to the upper surface of the container. Can be moved at the same speed.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the device raises the container so that the upper surface of the container protrudes upward from the holder, and the cover tape is applied to the upper surface of the container by the first pressing part. It may further include a container support for supporting the container while being pressed.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first pressing unit may include a heater for heating the cover tape so that the cover tape is attached to the upper surface of the container by heat and pressure.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the second pressing unit includes a pressing roller for pressing the cover tape, and the cover tape and the holder include a part of the cover tape attached to the upper surface of the container. It can be moved in a horizontal direction to separate from the cover tape.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the device further comprises a container loading part for loading the container so that the container is inserted into the through hole of the holder, and a container unloading part for unloading the container from the holder. I can.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the apparatus may further include an inspection unit for checking whether the liquid substance is filled in the container by a predetermined amount after the container is unloaded by the container unloading unit. have.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the device may further include a second container unloading unit for transferring the container from the inspection unit to a tray for storing the container.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the liquid material filling unit may include a nozzle for providing the liquid material in the container, and the nozzle is at an angle so that the liquid material is provided on the inner surface of the container. It can be arranged at an angle.

According to the embodiments of the present invention as described above, the cutter capable of cutting the cover tape into a desired size and phenomenon may be disposed on the holder in which the containers are accommodated, and the containers are disposed on the first pressing part. After being attached to the cover tape, the cover tape may be cut to have a desired size and shape by the second pressing part and the cutter. As a result, the upper openings of the containers can be sealed by cover sheets having a shape that is easy for the user to remove.

In addition, a series of steps such as supplying the containers, filling the liquid material, and sealing the containers using the cover tape can be implemented to a degree that a separate manual operation is not required by the operator, so the filling and sealing of the liquid material The time and cost required for this can be greatly reduced.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a liquid material filling and sealing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic front view for explaining the container shown in Figure 1;
3 is a schematic plan view illustrating the holder shown in FIG. 1.
4 is a schematic cross-sectional view for describing the holder shown in FIG. 3.
5 is a schematic front view for explaining the liquid material filling unit shown in FIG. 1.
6 is a schematic plan view illustrating the cutter shown in FIG. 1.
7 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the cutter shown in FIG. 6.
8 to 10 are schematic diagrams for explaining the operation of the first pressing unit and the second pressing unit shown in FIG. 1.
11 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a cutter rod portion and a cutter unload portion shown in FIG. 1.
12 is a schematic plan view illustrating a cutter conveying unit for conveying a cutter from a cutter unloading unit to a cutter rod unit.
13 is a schematic plan view for explaining containers sealed by cover sheets.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention does not have to be configured as limited to the embodiments described below, and may be embodied in various other forms. The following examples are provided to sufficiently convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art, rather than provided to enable the present invention to be completely completed.

In the embodiments of the present invention, when one element is described as being disposed on or connected to another element, the element may be directly disposed on or connected to the other element, and other elements are interposed therebetween. It could be. Alternatively, if one element is described as being placed or connected directly on another element, there cannot be another element between them. Terms such as first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various items such as various elements, compositions, regions, layers, and/or parts, but the above items are not limited by these terms. Won't.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the present invention is used only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, unless otherwise limited, all terms including technical and scientific terms have the same meaning that can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art of the present invention. The terms, such as those defined in conventional dictionaries, will be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with their meaning in the context of the description of the related art and the present invention, and ideally or excessively external intuition unless explicitly limited. It will not be interpreted.

Embodiments of the invention are described with reference to schematic diagrams of ideal embodiments of the invention. Accordingly, changes from the shapes of the diagrams, for example changes in manufacturing methods and/or tolerances, are those that can be sufficiently anticipated. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention are not described as limited to specific shapes of regions described as diagrams, but include variations in shapes, and elements described in the drawings are entirely schematic and their shapes Is not intended to describe the exact shape of the elements, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a liquid material filling and sealing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the liquid material filling and sealing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is filled with a medical liquid or chemical agent in a cylinder-shaped container 10 provided with a flange and an opening at the top, and the opening It can be used to seal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the liquid material filling and sealing device 100 includes a holder 130 having a through hole into which the body 12 of the container 10 (see FIG. 2) is inserted, and the holder A liquid material filling part 150 disposed above the container 10 and for filling the liquid material in the container 10, and the opening 14 of the container 10 on the upper part of the holder 130 are sealed. A tape providing unit 170 for providing a cover tape 20 to be used, and the cover tape 20 of the container 10 so that the cover tape 20 is attached to the upper surface of the container 10. The container 10 by cutting the cover tape 20 to have a larger area than the upper surface of the container 10 and disposed on the holder 130 and the first pressing part 180 for pressing on the upper surface. A cutter 30 for separating the cover tape 20 from the cover tape 20, and a second pressing part 200 for pressing the cover tape 20 onto the cutter 30 so that the cover tape 20 is cut. Can include.

Figure 2 is a schematic front view for explaining the container shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a schematic plan view for explaining the holder shown in Figure 1, Figure 4 is a schematic for explaining the holder shown in Figure 3 It is a cross-sectional view.

Referring to FIG. 2, the container 10 may have a cylinder shape with an open top, and a flange 16 may be provided on an upper side of the container 10.

3 and 4, the holder 130 may have a through hole 132 into which the body 12 of the container 10 is inserted, and the flange ( A recess 134 into which 16) is inserted may be provided. For example, the holder 130 may have a plurality of, as an example, through holes 132 into which 10 containers 10 are respectively inserted, and the containers are on the upper surface of the holder 130. A recess 134 into which the flange 16 of 10 is inserted may be provided. That is, when the containers 10 are inserted into the through holes 132, the flanges 16 of the containers 10 may be placed on the bottom of the recess 134, whereby the Containers 10 may be mounted on the holder 130.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the liquid material filling and supplying device 100 may include a holder driving unit 140 for moving the holders 130 in a horizontal direction. For example, the holder driving unit 140 may move the holders 130 in a horizontal direction in a caterpillar manner as shown.

A liquid material filling part 150 for filling the liquid material in the containers 10 may be disposed above one side of the holder driving part 140. In addition, a container supply unit 110 for supplying the containers 10 may be disposed at one side of the holder driving unit 140, and the container supply unit 110 and the holder driving unit 140 A container loading part 120 for loading the containers 10 into the holders 130 from the supply part 110 may be disposed.

For example, although not shown in detail, the container supply unit 110 extends from the container storage unit (not shown) and the container storage unit for accommodating the containers 10 and guides the containers 10 It may include a guide rail for doing. The container supply unit 110 may supply the containers 10 along the guide rail, and the container load unit 120 picks up the containers 10 from the guide rail, and the holders 130 Can be loaded on.

The container load unit 120 may include pickers 122 for vacuum picking up the containers 10, and vertical and horizontal pickers 122 for transporting the containers 10 Can be moved to. That is, the container loading part 120 is the container 10 to be inserted into the through holes 132 of the holder 130 located at the starting point of the horizontal movement by the holder driving part 140. The containers 10 can be loaded. As described above, the container loading unit 120 may sequentially load the containers 10 to the holders 130 transferred by the holder driving unit 140, and the holder driving unit 140 is the container The holders 130 loaded with the poles 10 may be moved in the horizontal direction.

The liquid substance filling part 150 may be disposed on one side of the container rod part 120 in the horizontal direction, and includes a plurality of nozzles 152 for filling the liquid substance in the containers 10. Can be equipped. The liquid substance filling part 150 is configured to move the nozzles 152 in vertical and horizontal directions, and may be connected to a pump capable of adjusting the supply amount of the liquid substance in order to supply the liquid substance by a preset amount. I can.

Further, although not shown, a container cleaning unit (not shown) for removing foreign substances in the containers 10 may be disposed between the container rod unit 120 and the liquid material filling unit 150. The container cleaning unit may provide compressed air into the containers 10 and may also suck and remove foreign substances such as dust scattered with the compressed air.

5 is a schematic front view for explaining the liquid material filling unit shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 5, the nozzles 152 may be disposed above the holders 130 while inclined at a predetermined angle. For example, the nozzles 152 may be disposed in an inclined state of about 5 to 10 degrees, and accordingly, the liquid substance is transferred from the nozzles 152 to the inner surface of the containers 10. Can be provided. In particular, when the liquid material is provided in a vertical direction, there may be problems in that bubbles are generated in the containers 10 or the liquid material overflows through the upper portions of the containers 10, and the present invention According to an embodiment of, the nozzles 152 may be disposed to have a predetermined inclination to provide the liquid material onto the inner surfaces of the containers 10, thereby preventing the above problems. However, different from the above, the nozzles may be arranged in a vertical direction, and the direction in which the nozzles are arranged can be changed according to the type of the liquid substance, the supply flow rate, and the supply speed.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the containers 10 filled with the liquid material by the liquid material filling unit 150 may be moved in the horizontal direction, and the containers 10 are located above the containers 10. A cover tape 20 may be provided to seal the opening 14 of 10. The liquid material filling and sealing device 100 is a tape providing unit that provides a cover tape 20 for sealing the upper openings 14 of the containers 10 in a horizontal direction on the tops of the containers 10 It may include 170.

The tape providing unit 170 may provide the cover tape 20 in a reel-to-reel method. For example, as shown, the tape providing unit 170 includes a supply reel 172 for providing the cover tape 20, a recovery reel 174 for recovering the cover tape 20, and the cover It may include a plurality of guide rollers for guiding the tape 20. In addition, although not shown, the tape providing unit 170 may include a driving unit such as a motor for rotating the supply reel 172 and the recovery reel 174.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cover tape 20 is provided on the upper surface of the containers 10 on the upper surface of the cover tape 20 provided in the horizontal direction by the tape providing unit 170 A first pressing unit 180 for pressing the cover tape 20 on the upper surface of the container 10 may be disposed to be attached. In particular, cutters for separating the containers 10 from the cover tape 20 by cutting the cover tape 20 on the holders 130 so as to have a larger area than the upper surface of the containers 10 30 may be disposed, and at one side of the first pressing part 180, the cover tape 20 is pressed onto the cutter 30 so that the cover tape 20 is cut as described above. The pressing unit 200 may be disposed.

6 is a schematic plan view illustrating the cutter illustrated in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the cutter illustrated in FIG. 6.

6 and 7, the cutter 30 is disposed on the holder 130 and has a plate 32 having a second through hole 34 exposing the opening 14 of the container 10 And, it may include a blade 36 mounted on the plate 32 so as to correspond to the second through hole 34 and configured to surround the upper surface of the container 10. As an example, as shown, the cutter may include a plate 32 having a plurality of second through holes 34 and blades 36 respectively mounted to the second through holes 34. have. In this case, the blades 36 may have a ring shape extending in a horizontal direction so that the cover sheets 22 (refer to FIG. 13) attached to the upper surface of the containers 10 are respectively elongated. .

In particular, although not shown in detail, a step portion to which the blade 36 is mounted may be formed on the inner side of the second through holes 34, and the stepped portions of the second through holes 34 Each of the blades 36 may be inserted. In this case, a predetermined tolerance may be applied between the blades 36 and the stepped portions, and accordingly, the blades 36 may move within the stepped portions within the tolerance range.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the liquid material filling and sealing device 100 includes cutters on the holders 130 before the holders 130 are moved under the cover tape 20 in the horizontal direction. It may include a cutter rod unit 160 for loading each of the 30. That is, the cutter rod unit 160 may be disposed between the liquid material filling unit 150 and the tape providing unit 170. The cutter rod unit 160 may load the cutters 30 one by one on the holders 130, and the cutters 30 are disposed on the holders 130 They 130 may be horizontally moved under the cover tape 20.

The second pressing unit 200 may be disposed above the cover tape 20 at one side of the first pressing unit 180, and the containers 10 are attached to the cover tape 20. In this state, the cover tape 20 can be cut by pressing the cover tape 20 on the cutter 30, and thus individualized cover sheets 22 remain on the containers 10. Can be.

8 to 10 are schematic diagrams for explaining the operation of the first pressing unit and the second pressing unit shown in FIG. 1.

8 to 10, after the containers 10 filled with the liquid substance are moved below the first pressing unit 180 by the holder 130, the first pressing unit 180 is The cover tape 20 may be pressed onto the upper surfaces of the containers 10. As an example, the first pressing part 180 may attach the cover tape 20 to the upper surfaces of the containers 10 in a heat-sealing manner. To this end, the first pressing unit 180 may include a heater 182 for heating the cover tape 20 and pressing members 184 for pressing the cover tape 20. In addition, a vertical driving unit 186 (see FIG. 1) for moving the first pressing unit 180 in a vertical direction may be disposed above the first pressing unit 180.

Meanwhile, a container support unit 190 disposed to correspond to the first pressing unit 180 may be disposed under the holder 130. For example, the container support part 190 raises the containers 10 so that the upper surfaces of the containers 10 protrude upward from the holder 130 and by the first pressing part 180 While the cover tape 20 is pressed against the upper surface of the containers 10, the containers 10 may be supported. Specifically, the container support unit 190 includes support members 192 for supporting the lower surface of the containers 10 and a vertical driving unit 194 for moving the support members 192 in a vertical direction. Can include. In particular, the container support unit 190 may raise the containers 10 so that the top surfaces of the containers 10 are positioned equal to or higher than the blades 36 of the cover 30, and the first 1 The pressing unit 180 may press the cover tape 20 downward while the containers 10 are raised. As a result, the cover tape 20 may be attached to the upper surfaces of the containers 10 in a heat-sealing manner by the heat and pressure applied by the first pressing unit 180.

As described above, after the cover tape 20 is attached to the upper surfaces of the containers 10, the tape providing unit 170 and the holder driving unit 140 are provided with the holder 130 and the second pressing unit 200 ) The cover tape 20 and the holder 130 may be moved at the same speed so as to be moved downward.

The second pressing part 200 may include a pressing roller 202 for pressing the cover tape 20. In particular, the second pressing part 200 may press the cover tape 20 on the cutter 30 while the cover tape 20 and the holder 130 are moved in the horizontal direction. Accordingly, portions of the cover tape 20, that is, the cover sheets 22 may be separated from the cover tape 20. As shown, two pressing rollers 202 are used, but the cover tape 20 may be cut by using one pressing roller 202. Further, although not shown in detail, the pressure rollers 202 may be elastically supported in a vertical direction by an elastic member 204 such as a coil spring for buffering, and a vertical driving unit 206 (see FIG. 1) It may be configured to be movable in the vertical direction by.

In particular, since the blades 36 can move according to a preset tolerance range within the stepped portions of the second through holes 34, the cutter 30 and the cover tape 20 While passing through the lower portion of the roller 202, the cutter 30 may be sufficiently in close contact with the lower portion of the pressure roller 202, and thus, a defective cutting of the cover tape 20 may be sufficiently prevented. However, differently from the above, the blades 36 may be mounted in the stepped portions of the second through holes 34 in a force-fitting manner, and the blades 36 and the plate 32 May be manufactured in one piece.

In addition, although not shown in detail, the pressure roller 202 may be separated into a plurality of pieces to correspond to the blades 36, respectively. That is, for example, in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the horizontal movement direction of the holder 130 and the cutter 30, a plurality of, as an example, five pressing rollers 202 may be arranged to be rotatable. The cover tape 20 may be cut by the pressure rollers 202 and blades 36 corresponding thereto. However, differently from the above, the pressure roller 202 may be provided integrally, and thus the scope of the present invention will not be limited by the number of the pressure rollers 202.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the liquid material filling and sealing device 100 is used to unload the cutter 30 from the holder 130 after the holder 130 passes under the cover tape 20. It may include a cutter unloading unit 210. In addition, the liquid material filling and sealing device 100 is a cutter conveying unit 220 for transporting the cutter 30 unloaded by the cutter unloading unit 210 to the cutter rod unit 160 (see FIG. 12). It may include.

FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a cutter rod portion and a cutter unloading portion shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 12 is a schematic plan view illustrating a cutter conveying portion for transferring a cutter from the cutter unloading portion to the cutter rod portion.

11 and 12, the cutter rod unit 160 and the cutter unload unit 210 may include pickers 162 and 212 for vacuum picking up the cutter 30, and the Vertical driving units 164 and 214 and horizontal driving units 166 and 216 for moving the pickers 162 and 212 in vertical and horizontal directions may be included, respectively.

The cutter 30 picked up by the cutter unloading part 210 may be moved in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction and then seated on the cutter conveying part 220, and the cutter conveying part 220 The cutter 30 may be transferred to the cutter rod unit 160 by bypassing the tape providing unit 170.

For example, the cutter transfer unit 220 includes a first transfer unit 222 for moving the cutter 30 transferred by the cutter unloading unit 210 in the second horizontal direction, and the cutter 30 A second transfer unit 228 for moving the cutter in a third horizontal direction opposite to the horizontal direction, and a third transfer unit for moving the cutter 30 in a fourth horizontal direction opposite to the second horizontal direction (236) may be included.

Further, although not shown, the cutter transfer unit 220 may include guide rails (not shown) for guiding the movement of the cutter 30, and the first, second, and third transfer units (222, 228, 236) may be provided with pushing members (224, 230, 238) for pushing and moving the cutter (30). In particular, the second transfer unit 228 may be moved by pushing the plurality of cutters 30 in the third horizontal direction as shown, and for this purpose, the pushing member 230 moves in the vertical and horizontal directions. It may include a vertical driving unit 232 and a horizontal driving unit 234 for the purpose. In addition, the first and third transfer units 222 and 236 may be mounted on the cutter unloading unit 210 and the horizontal driving units 216 and 166 of the cutter rod unit 160, respectively, and the pushing members Vertical driving units 226 and 240 for moving the 224 and 238 in the vertical direction may be included, respectively.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, alignment pins 136 for alignment of the cutter 30 may be provided on upper surfaces of the holders 130, and as shown in FIG. 6, the cutter Alignment holes 38 into which the alignment pins 136 are inserted may be provided in the plate 32 of the fields 30. For example, three alignment pins 136 may be provided on the upper surface of each of the holders 130, and the alignment pins 136 are inserted into the plate 32 of each of the cutters 30. Three alignment holes 38 may be provided. In particular, two of the three alignment holes 38 may have a long hole shape extending in the horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction, respectively.

13 is a schematic plan view for explaining containers sealed by cover sheets.

13, as described above, the cover tape 20 is cut by the cutter 30, and the cutter 30 is removed from the holder 130 by the cutter unloading unit 210, and then shown. As described above, the containers 10 sealed by the cover sheets 22 may remain in the holder 130. In particular, as described above, the cover sheets 22 may have a larger area than the upper surface of the container 10, thereby making it very easy for a user to remove the cover sheets 22. As shown, the cover sheets 22 have a shape extending to one side, but the shape of the cover sheets 22 can be variously changed according to the purpose. That is, the shape of the blades 36 may be changed according to the user's request, and through this, the shape of the cover sheets 22 may be variously changed.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the liquid material filling and sealing device 100 may include a container unloading unit 250 for unloading the containers 10 from the holder 130. The container unloading unit 250 includes pickers 252 for picking up containers 10 sealed by the cover sheets 22 and a vertical driving unit for moving the pickers 252 in a vertical direction ( 254). In addition, the container unloading unit 250 may be moved in the horizontal direction by the horizontal driving unit 260.

At one side of the holder driving unit 140, after the containers 10 are unloaded by the container unloading unit 250, it is checked whether the liquid substance is normally filled in the containers 10 by a preset amount. The inspection unit 270 may be disposed, and trays 290 for accommodating the containers 10 may be disposed on one side of the inspection unit 270. Although not shown in detail, the trays 290 may be provided with storage grooves into which the containers 10 are inserted.

In addition, the liquid material filling and sealing device 100 may further include a second container unloading part 280 for transferring the containers 10 between the inspection part 270 and the trays 290. have. The second container unloading part 280 may include pickers 282 for vacuum picking up the containers 10 and a vertical driving part 284 for moving the pickers 282 in a vertical direction. . In particular, the second container unloading unit 280 may be disposed to be movable in a horizontal direction by the horizontal driving unit 260.

The inspection unit 270 may include a support plate 272 having recesses or holes into which the containers 10 are inserted, and for detecting the amount of the liquid substance filled in the containers 10 A camera 274 may be included. For example, the inspection unit 270 may include two support plates 272 for supporting the containers 10 and two cameras 274 disposed adjacent to the support plates 272, respectively. Can include. In addition, it is preferable that the containers 10 are made of a light-transmitting material to enable detection of the liquid material by the cameras 274.

Further, under the support plates 272, a collection container 278 for recovering the containers 10 determined as poor filling of the liquid substance as a result of the inspection by the inspection unit 270 may be disposed. The support plates 272 may be configured to be movable in a horizontal direction by a horizontal driving unit 276, and the support plates 272 are moved in a horizontal direction by the horizontal driving unit 274, and then the inspection As a result, the containers 10 determined to be defective may be recovered to the recovery container 278 by the second container unloading unit 280.

On the other hand, the liquid material filling and sealing device 100 is the rod of the containers 10, the filling of the liquid material, the rod of the cutter 30, the attachment of the cover tape 20, the cutter 30 It may include holder alignment units 300 for aligning the positions of the holders 130 to perform unloading and unloading operations of the containers 10. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the alignment units 300 include wedge-shaped alignment members 302 and the alignment members 302 disposed to be adjacent to some of the holders 130. It may include horizontal driving units 304 for moving in the second horizontal direction, and the holders 130 each have alignment grooves 138 (see FIG. 3) corresponding to the alignment members 302. I can. In particular, the alignment parts 300 include the rod of the containers 10, the filling of the liquid material, the rod of the cutter 30, the attachment of the cover tape 20, the unloading of the cutter 30 and the Each of the containers 10 may be disposed at positions where unloading operations are performed.

According to the embodiments of the present invention as described above, the cutter 30 capable of cutting the cover tape 20 into a desired size and phenomenon is disposed on the holder 130 in which the containers 10 are accommodated. After the containers 10 are attached to the cover tape 20 by the first pressing unit 180, the cover tape is applied by the second pressing unit 200 and the cutter 30. 20 can be cut to have a desired size and shape. As a result, the upper opening 14 of the containers 10 can be sealed by the cover sheets 22 having a shape that is easy to remove by the user.

In addition, a series of steps such as supply of the containers 10, filling of the liquid substance, and sealing of the containers 10 using the cover tape 20 are fully automated to the extent that no separate manual work is required by the operator Since it can be implemented, the time and cost required for filling and sealing the liquid material can be greatly reduced.

Although the above has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can variously modify and change the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the following claims. You will understand that there is.

10: container 14: opening
16: flange 20: cover tape
22: cover sheet 30: cutter
32: plate 36: blade
100: liquid material filling and sealing device
110: container supply unit 120: container loading unit
130: holder 132: through hole
134: recess 136: alignment pin
140: holder driving unit 150: liquid material filling unit
160: cutter rod unit 170: tape providing unit
180: first pressing part 190: container support
200: second pressing portion 210: cutter unloading portion
220: container transfer unit 250: container unloading unit
270: inspection unit 280: second container unloading unit
290: tray 300: holder alignment

Claims (16)

In the liquid material filling and sealing device for filling a liquid material in a cylinder-shaped container provided with a flange and an opening at the top and sealing the opening,
A holder having a through hole into which the container is inserted;
A liquid material filling part disposed above the holder and for filling the liquid material in the container;
A tape providing unit providing a cover tape for sealing the opening of the container on the upper part of the holder;
A first pressing part for pressing the cover tape onto the upper surface of the container such that the cover tape is attached to the upper surface of the container;
A cutter disposed on the holder and cutting the cover tape to have a larger area than the upper surface of the container to separate the container from the cover tape; And
And a second pressing part for pressing the cover tape onto the cutter so that the cover tape is cut. The method of claim 1, wherein the cutter,
A plate disposed on the holder and having a second through hole exposing the opening of the container; And
And a blade mounted on the plate to correspond to the second through hole and configured to surround an upper surface of the container. The method of claim 2, wherein alignment pins for alignment of the cutter are provided on an upper surface of the holder,
Liquid material filling and sealing device, characterized in that the plate is provided with alignment holes into which the alignment pins are inserted. The liquid material filling and sealing device according to claim 1, wherein the tape providing unit provides the cover tape on the upper portion of the holder in a reel-to-reel manner in a horizontal direction. The method of claim 4, further comprising a holder driving unit for moving the holder in the horizontal direction through the underneath the cover tape provided by the tape providing unit,
The liquid material filling and sealing device, wherein the first pressing unit and the second pressing unit are disposed above the cover tape provided by the tape providing unit. The liquid material filling and sealing device according to claim 5, wherein the holder driving unit moves the holder in the horizontal direction in a caterpillar manner. According to claim 5, Cutter rod portion for loading the cutter on the holder before the holder is moved under the cover tape; And
And a cutter unloading part for unloading the cutter from the holder after the holder passes under the cover tape. The liquid material filling and sealing device according to claim 7, further comprising a cutter conveying part for conveying the cutter unloaded by the cutter unloading part to the cutter rod part. The method of claim 5, wherein the tape providing unit and the holder driving unit move the cover tape and the holder at the same speed so that the holder is moved under the second pressing unit after the cover tape is attached to the upper surface of the container. Liquid material filling and sealing device, characterized in that to move. The method of claim 1, wherein the container is raised so that the upper surface of the container protrudes upward from the holder, and supporting the container while the cover tape is pressed on the upper surface of the container by the first pressing part. Liquid material filling and sealing device, characterized in that it further comprises a container support. The liquid material filling and sealing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first pressurizing part comprises a heater for heating the cover tape so that the cover tape is attached to the upper surface of the container by heat and pressure. The method of claim 1, wherein the second pressing part includes a pressing roller for pressing the cover tape,
The cover tape and the holder are liquid material filling and sealing apparatus, characterized in that the horizontal direction to move a portion of the cover tape attached on the upper surface of the container to be separated from the cover tape. The container according to claim 1, further comprising: a container loading part for loading the container so that the container is inserted into the through hole of the holder; And
Liquid material filling and sealing device, characterized in that it further comprises a container unloading unit for unloading the container from the holder. 14. The filling and sealing of a liquid substance according to claim 13, further comprising an inspection part for checking whether the liquid substance is filled in a predetermined amount in the container after the container is unloaded by the container unloading part. Device. 15. The liquid material filling and sealing device according to claim 14, further comprising a second container unloading part for transferring the container from the inspection part to a tray for storing the container. The method of claim 1, wherein the liquid substance filling part comprises a nozzle for providing the liquid substance in the container,
The nozzle is a liquid substance filling and sealing device, characterized in that the liquid substance is disposed to be inclined at a predetermined angle so that the liquid substance is provided on the inner surface of the container.

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