KR20200139570A - Mask folding feeder for mask packing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An objective of the present invention is to provide a folding supply apparatus (1) for a mask packing machine (100) which can supply a mask (M) to a pouch (P) to be folded in half to reduce the size of the pouch (P), and store the mask (M) simply and quickly. According to the present invention, the folding supply apparatus (1) for a mask packing machine (100) comprises: a mounting base (2) installed on an end of a transport conveyor (220) on which both hanging strings (M2) of a mask (M) are transported forwards and backwards to mount the mask (M) transported through the transport conveyor (220) thereon; a folding guide hole (3) penetrated in the middle of the front and rear of the mounting base (2) to be wide in a left/right width direction and narrow in the front and rear to position an opened inlet of a pouch (P) on a lower portion thereof; and a folding feeding means (4) installed above the mounting base (2) to be separated to press a middle portion of the mask (M) mounted on the mounting base (2) into the folding guide hole (3) from above the folding guide hole (3) to fold the mask (M) to feed the folded mask (M) into the inlet of the pouch (P) underneath. Accordingly, a mask (M) can be folded in half to be fed into a pouch (P) continuously, quickly, and effectively. The apparatus has a simple structure to expect a plurality of effects such as reducing the manufacturing costs of the apparatus and reducing raw material and production costs.

Description

Mask folding feeder for mask packing machine

The present invention relates to a foldable supply device for a mask packaging machine, and to explain this in more detail, in a packaging machine that accommodates and packs a mask in a pouch such as a vinyl, the mask is supplied so that the pouch is folded in half, thereby reducing the size of the pouch and It relates to a folding supply device for a mask packaging machine to be made simple and quick.

Generally, hygiene or dustproof masks are used to prevent particles such as fine dust, ultrafine dust, yellow dust, dust, and mist from entering the body through the respiratory tract, and according to domestic standards (notified by the Ministry of Labor), limited express, It is divided into 1st and 2nd grade, and there are grades such as N95, R95, and P95 as the U.S. standard (NISOH), and there are EU standards such as FPP1, FPP2, and FPP3, and KF80, certified by the KFDA, which has spread since the recent MERS outbreak. Masks described in KF94, KF99, etc. are mainly used.

In the present invention, the packaging has been carried out to prevent contamination during the manufacture of such a sanitary or dust-proof mask so that it can be stored and transported more hygienically and safely, and the packaging of the conventional mask is the Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. (Released on June 26, 2019) or as published in Utility Model No. 622, 2019 (released on March 8, 2019), the mask must be stored and packaged in a case facing each other, or the mask may be stored and packaged in a plastic bag. However, in the case of the case, since the first case and the second case that are combined facing each other or the receiving part and the cover that are combined facing each other must be formed of synthetic resin, it takes a lot of mold and material costs, and the process of putting a mask into the case and It was difficult to automate by several processes that combine the facing cases, and there was a problem of having to repackage to the outside of the case and a problem that it takes a lot of time to package even if automated. In the case of plastic bags, there was an advantage in that molding and packaging were simple, but if the mask was manually put into the plastic bag from ancient times, labor costs and packaging time were required.

In order to put the mask into the plastic bag as described above, as published in Korean Patent Application Publication No. 13233 (published on February 11, 2019) from before that time, a pouch in a plurality of grippers projecting radially from a rotating turntable (= An automated packaging device has been developed to supply the pouch by supplying a plastic bag) to open the mouth of the pouch, to supply the mask to the inside of the pouch by a pusher unit that moves up and down to grip the mask, then insert it into the pouch, and seal the pouch entrance. However, the supply of the pouch and its actions were continuous, so it was desirable, but when supplying the mask and inserting it into the pouch, the continuously supplied mask was gripped with a gripping lever, and then the gripping lever was rotated downward, and then lowered by a lifting cylinder. The mask held by the gripping lever is supplied by inserting the mask held by the gripper into the inside of the pouch fixed to be opened by the gripper, and the mask transferred with the problem that the mask cannot be continuously inserted into the pouch is transferred by the gripping lever. Carrying the mask, rotating it down the second time, lowering the mask to be put into the pouch by the cylinder by the third time, placing the mask inside the pouch by opening the gripping lever at the fourth time, and then raising it again by the cylinder by the fourth time, and holding it by the fifth time. Since one mask is inserted through five steps in which the lever is rotated to the position where the mask is supplied, the structure of the input and supply device is complex, and the mask is not packaged more quickly by several steps, and the mask is spread on the pouch. It had a number of problems, such as uneconomical use of raw materials due to the increased size of the pouch by putting it in the state.

KR 20-2013-0003791 U June 26, 2013 KR 20-2019-0000622 U 3. 8. KR 10-2019-0013243 A 2.11.2019

In the present invention, in order to solve all the problems of the prior art, a new technology was created.In the present invention, when the mask is put into the pouch of the packaging machine, the mask is stably inserted in an extremely simple structure, but the mask is folded in half. In order to reduce the size of the pouch and reduce the size of the pouch to reduce raw materials and thereby reduce production costs, and to provide a foldable supply device for the mask packaging machine that allows the folded mask to be inserted into the pouch more quickly and continuously, the task to be solved in the invention was completed. will be.

Supply of folding masks for mask packaging machines with extremely excellent overall versatility as it can be applied to mask packaging machines by simply remodeling only the input device part of the existing mask packaging machine such as Patent Publication No. 13234 Providing a device can be a problem of the invention.

In addition, although not described separately, other objects within the scope that can be inferred in consideration of the specific content for carrying out the following invention, which describes in detail the foldable supply device for a mask packaging machine of the present invention, and the claims and drawings, etc. It is included in the overall task of

As a specific means for solving the problem of the above invention, in the present invention, a folding supply device for a mask packaging machine is configured, and the folding supply device for a mask packaging machine of the present invention is provided at the end of the conveying conveyor that is transported back and forth on both sides of the mask. The mask that is transferred through the transfer conveyor is placed, and a placement table is provided with a blocking wall bent upward to prevent separation of the mask on both sides, and a pouch is penetrated up and down narrowly in the left and right width directions in the front and rear of the placement table. A folding guide hole configured to position the open inlet of the seat is provided, and it is installed at a distance from the upper side of the placement table to press the middle part of the mask placed in the placenta from the top of the folding guide hole to fold the mask to fold the pouch at the bottom. It characterized in that it is provided with a folding input means configured to be introduced into the inlet.

At this time, the folding insertion means includes an operation cylinder fixedly installed on a support frame installed to be spaced apart from the upper side of the placenta so that the piston rod is operated to expand and contract downward, and a mask placed in the placenta when the piston rod extends downward at the lower end of the piston rod under the operation cylinder. It is characterized in that it is made of a folding guide plate configured to be supplied to the inside through the opened inlet of the pouch when the mask is folded and passed through the folding guide hole by pressing the center portion of the.

It may be characterized in that it includes a position sensor configured to be electrically connected so that the folding insertion means is installed when the center portion of the mask is positioned in the folding guide hole, which is installed in front or front and rear of the settle.

A stopper protruding so that the center of the mask is positioned in the folding guide hole by preventing the mask transferred from the transfer conveyor in front of the settling table when it is placed on the settling table, and a stopper protruding so that the center part of the mask is placed in the folding guide hole. It may be characterized in that a position detection sensor configured to be electrically connected so that the folding insertion means is operated while the mask is held and supported by the stopper so as to be positioned at the stopper may be included.

It is bent downward in the inside of the folding guide hole of the placenta so that the mask is not damaged when the mask passes through the folding guide hole by the folding guide plate, and the supply is smoothly made in a folded state with the lower pouch, or the settling table is a transfer conveyor It may be characterized in that it is configured to be inclined to slide forward until the mask transferred in is placed and the center portion of the mask is positioned above the folding guide hole.

According to a specific means for solving the above-described problem, the folding supply device for a mask packaging machine of the present invention includes a settling table in which a folding guide hole is vertically penetrating at the end of a transfer conveyor, and a mask placed on the settable through the folding guide hole. The mask is folded in half by a foldable input means so that it can be folded and inserted into a pouch to provide an effect that can be inserted into a pouch more quickly and smoothly.

In addition, the present invention can significantly reduce the manufacturing cost of the device by consisting of a simple structure of the foldable insertion means of the foldable guide hole, the operating cylinder and the foldable guide plate, and fold the mask and put it in a pouch to pack it. Compared to the conventional technology of unfolding, input and packaging, the production cost can be significantly reduced through the reduction of the raw materials of the pouch, thereby providing excellent economic benefits through the reduction of the overall manufacturing cost, raw material purchase cost, and production cost. It is an invention that has a great effect.

1 is a plan view showing an example of a mask packaging machine to which the present invention is applied
Figure 2 is a three-dimensional view showing a preferred example of the present invention
Figure 3 is a plan view of Figure 2
4 is a plan view showing another example of a position sensor in the present invention
Figure 5 is a three-dimensional view showing an example in which a stopper is installed in the placenta in the present invention
6 is a plan view of FIG. 5
7 is an exemplary view showing the operation of supplying a mask according to the present invention
8 is an exemplary view showing the operation of supplying a mask according to another example of the present invention
9 is an exemplary view showing the operation of supplying a mask according to another example of the present invention
10 is an exemplary view comparing a state in which a mask is opened and packaged in a pouch as in the prior art and a state in which the mask is folded and packaged in the present invention

The present invention intends to provide a foldable supply device for a mask packaging machine that can significantly reduce the size of the pouch by supplying the mask to be folded in half to the pouch in a packaging machine that packs a mask in a pouch such as vinyl to seal the entrance. As such, this will be described in more detail with the drawings below, but the accompanying drawings are only examples for easily explaining the content and scope of the technical idea of the present invention, and are not limited thereto, and terms used are also examples. It is for explaining in detail, and should not be construed limited to the term.

The foldable supply device 1 for the mask packaging machine 100 of the present invention is installed on one side of the mask packaging machine 100 as shown in FIG. 1 to form a mask in a pouch P supplied individually from the mask packaging machine 100. The (M) is simpler, faster, and half-folded to allow input.

The mask packaging machine 100 to which the foldable supply device 1 of the present invention is applied is a turntable configured to rotate by installing a pair of grippers 111 that are radially protruding and facing each other and gripping both sides of the pouch P ( 110) and a packaging paper supply device 120, which is installed on one side of the turntable 110 and configured to continuously supply and fix the pouch P between a pair of grippers 111, and a gripper between a pair of grippers 111 Mask with an opening device 130 configured to be opened by adsorbing the outside of the entrance of the pouch P and a pouch P installed on one side of the turntable 110 and fixed to be opened to a pair of grippers 111 Seal the entrance of the mask (M) foldable supply device (1) of the present invention configured to be supplied with (M) and introduced into the inside, and the pouch (P) in which the mask (M) is put into the forward direction where the turntable 110 is rotated It consists of a sealing device 140 and a discharge device 150 that is separated from the gripper 111 of the turntable 110 and discharges the pouch P whose inlet is sealed after the mask M is inserted.

As the mask (M) foldable supply device 1 for the mask packaging machine 100 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a hook string (M2) is manufactured to be coupled to both sides of the front part (M1) made of a non-woven fabric or fabric. When the mask (M) is discharged from the mask manufacturing apparatus 200, a discharge conveyor 210 is installed at the outlet side of the mask manufacturing apparatus 200, so that the two side hooks (M2) of the mask M are discharged from the discharge conveyor 210. It is configured to be discharged in a row toward both sides of, and thus in the present invention, a transport conveyor 220 is interposed between the discharge conveyor 210 and the mask (M) foldable supply device 1, but the transport conveyor 220 Is installed so as to be connected orthogonally to the end of the discharge conveyor 210 so that the two side hooks (M2) of the mask (M) are changed in direction in the longitudinal direction of the transfer conveyor 220 to the foldable supply device (1) in a row. It is configured to be transported.

In the mask (M) folding supply device 1 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the mask (M) that was discharged in the transverse direction from the discharge conveyor 210 is transferred through the conveying conveyor 220 to the two hooks (M2). When transported in the longitudinal direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the front and rear, the mask M supplied from the transport conveyor 220 is placed on the settling table 2 as shown in Figs. 2 to 3, and then placed on the settling table. The folding guide hole (3) of (2) and the folding insertion means (4) installed spaced apart from the top of the seat stand (2) are gripped by both grippers (111) at the bottom. It is made to be put into the inside of the pouch (P) with the opening opening.

To explain this in more detail, the settle 2 is a mask (M) that is transferred through the transfer conveyor 220 to the end of the transfer conveyor 220 through which the two side hooks (M2) of the mask (M) are transferred back and forth. The mask (M) is formed flat to be placed, and the blocking walls (21) are installed to be bent upward to prevent separation of the mask (M) on both sides, and the width of the mask (M) is provided in the center of the front and rear of the placing table (2). The folding guide hole 3 is wide in the left and right width direction so that it passes so that the front and rear are narrowly formed so that it penetrates up and down of the placement table 2, and the pouch P is opened to the lower part of the folding guide hole 3 as in FIG. The entrance is configured to be located.

Along with this, the folding insertion means 4 is installed on the upper side of the placing table 2 to be spaced apart from the upper part of the folding guide hole 3, and the middle part of the mask M placed in the placing table 2 is folded through the folding guide hole 3 ) To fold the mask (M) to be folded into the lower pouch (P) inlet, the foldable input means (4) is more specifically the operation cylinder (5) and the foldable guide plate (6) ( It consists of 摺綴誘導板).

The operating cylinder (5) of the folding insertion means (4) is fixedly installed so that the piston rod (51) extends and contracts downward to the support frame (52) installed to be spaced apart from the upper side of the mounting table (2), and the folding input The folding guide plate (6) of the means (4) wraps the piston rod (51) at the lower end of the piston rod (51) under the operating cylinder (5), while the connection bracket (61) in which both sides are in contact with the folding guide plate (6) and The folding guide plate 6 is configured to be fixed by a fixing means 62 that penetrates to both sides of the connection bracket 61 and is fixed to the folding guide plate 6, whereby the piston rod 51 is extended downward. As shown in Figure 7, when passing through the folding guide hole 3 by pressing the center part of the mask M placed on the placement table 2, the mask M is folded through the opening of the pouch P. It is made to be fed into and supplied into the pouch (P).

At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, a position sensor 7 is installed in front of the settling table 2, and when the center portion of the mask M to be transferred and placed is located in the fold induction hole 3, the foldable insertion means 4 It is electrically connected to operate, and if the transfer speed of the mask M by the transfer conveyor 220 is faster than the input of the mask M into the pouch P by the foldable input means 4, the transfer conveyor ( The operation of 220) can also be temporarily stopped, and if the transfer speed of each mask (M) by the transfer conveyor 220 is slower than the speed at which the folding is applied, it is not necessary to stop the operation of the transfer conveyor 220.

In addition to this, as shown in FIG. 4, the position sensor 7 is placed so as to simultaneously detect the front and rear positions of the mask M in order to more accurately detect the position of the mask M placed on the placement table 2. Position detection sensors 7 may be installed at the front and rear sides of the base 2, respectively.

In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figs. 5 to 6, from the transfer conveyor 220 in front of the settling table 2, which is the opposite side of the rear side of the settling table 2 connected to the end of the transfer conveyor 220, In order to prevent the transferred mask (M) from being pushed forward when it is placed in the placement table (2) so that the center of the mask (M) is accurately positioned in the folding guide hole (3), the stopper (8) is installed to protrude upward. As can be seen, the stopper 8 may be formed to be bent upward, such as the blocking walls 21 on both sides, in front of the mounting table 2 as shown in FIG. 8.

At this time, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, when installing the stopper 8 so as to protrude from the front of the placement table 2, the position sensor 7 is installed on the stopper 8 so that the center of the mask M is a folding guide hole ( It can be configured to operate the folding insertion means 4 while the mask (M) is supported by the stopper (8) to be positioned at 3).

As shown in FIG. 8, a guide bent portion 9 bent downward is formed in the folding guide hole 3 of the settable 2 so that the mask M is formed by the folding guide plate 6 When passing through, the mask (M) is not damaged and is folded into the lower pouch (P) so that the supply is smoothly performed.

In addition, as shown in Fig. 9, the mask M transferred from the transfer conveyor 220 is placed in the settling table 2, so that the center portion of the mask M is the foldable guide hole 3 The rear corresponding to the end of the transfer conveyor 220 may be high and the front may be installed in an inclined manner so that it slides forward until it is positioned upward, and this is in front of the mounting table 2 as in FIGS. 5 to 6 and 9. In addition to the configuration in which the protruding stopper 8 is installed, it can be applied to a configuration in which an upwardly bent stopper 8 is installed at the front end of the placement table 2 as shown in FIG. 8, and in this way, the stopper in the front of the placement table 2 ( It is preferable to apply to the structure in which 8) is installed, but if necessary, the front of the placenta 2 is lowered even in the configuration without a stopper 8 in front of the placenta 2 as in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 7 It can also be configured to be inclined.

The foldable supply device 1 for the mask packaging machine 100 of the present invention configured as described above includes a mask M transferred by the transfer conveyor 220 as shown in Figs. 7 to 9, as shown in Fig. 7A. While being placed in (2), the mask (M) is sensed by the position sensor 7 in the front or front and rear of the placenta (2), and the center portion of the mask (M) is positioned above the folding induction hole, the folding insertion means ( As air is supplied to the operating cylinder 5 of 4) and the piston rod 51 is extended downward, the foldable guide plate 6 fixed at the end descends and the lower end of the foldable guide plate 6 is located in the center of the mask M. While pressing the part, the mask M is folded in half as it passes through the folding guide hole 3 of the seat table 2.

In this way, the folding guide plate 6 descends and passes through the mask M and the folding guide hole 3, and the inlet from the bottom of the folding guide hole 3 as shown in FIG. 7(b) It is introduced into the inside of the opened pouch (P), and then air is supplied to the cylinder in the opposite direction, so that the piston rod 51 is retracted upward, and the folding guide plate 6 fixed at the end of the mounting table 2 It rises to the top of (3) and returns to the original position as shown in (a) of FIG. 7, and the mask M supplied continuously or intermittently is supplied to the settling table 2 again.

In (a) of FIG. 8, when the mask M supplied by the conveying conveyor 220 is placed in the placement table 2, the mask M by a bent stopper 8 in front of the placement table 2 The center part of the folding guide hole 3 is accurately positioned above the folding guide hole 3, and when the folding guide plate 6 descends as shown in Fig. 8(b), it is bent downward from the inside of the folding guide hole 3 of the settable 2 There is an advantage of minimizing damage to the mask M by preventing the mask M from being scratched, fluffing, or tearing by the guide bent portion 9 formed to be formed, and the folding induction hole ( Even if the front and rear widths are narrower than 3), the mask M is folded in half so that the input to the lower portion is smoothly performed.

In Fig. 9 (a), a protruding stopper 8 is provided in the front, and a position sensor 7 is installed on the stopper 8 to accurately place the mask M transferred and supplied by the transfer conveyor 220. The center part is positioned in the folding guide hole (3) of (2), but the mask (M) falling from the transfer conveyor 220 by installing the mounting base (2) so that the rear is high and the front is inclined low is the mounting base (2). ) It is smoothly moved forward so that the mask (M) is quickly moved to the stopper (8), so that the center part of the mask (M) can be positioned more quickly in the folding guide hole (3), and then in Fig. 9(b) As described above, the folding guide plate 6 is lowered by the operating cylinder 5 and the mask (M) is folded in half and can be inserted into the pouch (P). If the guide bent portion 9 is formed in the folding guide hole 3 as in 8, it can be inserted more smoothly.

As described above, the present invention has a simple structure consisting of a folding guide hole 3 of the mounting table 2 and a folding insertion means 4 made of a folding guide plate 6 mounted on the operating cylinder 5. Since it can be folded in half and supplied to be introduced into the pouch (P), the upper and lower lengths (L1) of the pouch (P) are reduced as in (a) of FIG. 10, so that the conventional mask (M) as in (b) of FIG. Compared to the vertical length (L2) of the pouch (P) when unfolded and supplied in the longitudinal direction, raw materials for manufacturing the pouch (P) can be significantly reduced, thereby reducing the production cost, and the manufacturing cost of the device by a simple structure can be reduced. There are a number of benefits, such as being able to benefit.

As described above, in the detailed description of the present invention, the most preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, but various modifications may be implemented within the scope not departing from the technical scope of the present invention. It is not limited to the examples, and the scope of protection from the technologies in the claims to be described later and from these technologies to equivalent technical means should be recognized.

M: Mask M1: Front M2: Hanger strap
P: Pouch
100: mask packaging machine 110: turntable 111: gripper 120: wrapping paper supply device 130: opening device 140: sealing device 150: discharge device
200: mask manufacturing device 210: discharge conveyor 220: transfer conveyor
1: Foldable feeder
2: settle 21: barrier wall
3: folding iron guide
4: Folding input means
5: Operating cylinder 51: Piston rod 52: Support frame
6: folding guide plate 61: connecting bracket 62: fixing means
7: Position detection sensor
8: stopper
9: Guide bend

Claims (6)

A settling table 2 installed at the end of the transfer conveyor 220 in which both side hooks M2 of the mask M are transferred back and forth through the transfer conveyor 220 so that the mask M transferred through the transfer conveyor 220 is installed;
A folding guide hole (3) configured to be wide in the left and right width direction in the front and rear of the placenta (2) and narrowly penetrated in the front and rear, so that the open inlet of the pouch (P) is located downward;
Fold the mask (M) by pressing the middle part of the mask (M) placed in the placenta (2) at the upper side of the placenta (2) to be spaced apart from the upper side of the foldable guide hole (3) Foldable input means (4) configured to be put into the inlet of the lower pouch (P);
Foldable supply device for a mask packaging machine, characterized in that it is included.
The method according to claim 1;
The folding input means (4)
An operating cylinder 5 fixedly installed so that the piston rod 51 is operated to expand and contract downward on the support frame 52 installed to be spaced apart from the upper side of the seat 2;
When the piston rod 51 extends downward at the bottom of the piston rod 51 under the operating cylinder 5, the mask when passing through the folding guide hole 3 by pressing the center part of the mask M placed in the mounting table 2 (M) a folding guide plate 6 configured to be folded to be supplied into the pouch P;
Foldable supply device for a mask packaging machine, characterized in that included.
The method according to claim 1;
A position detection sensor 7 which is installed in front or front and rear of the placenta 2 and is electrically connected so that the foldable insertion means 4 is operated when the center part of the mask M is positioned in the foldable guide hole 3;
Foldable supply device for a mask packaging machine, characterized in that included.
The method according to claim 1;
When the mask (M) transferred from the transfer conveyor 220 in front of the placement table (2) is placed in the placement table (2), it is not pushed forward so that the center part of the mask (M) is placed in the folding guide hole (3). A stopper 8 protruding to be positioned;
It is installed in the stopper (8), the center of the mask (M) is located in the folding guide hole (3), the mask (M) is held and supported by the stopper (8), a position configured to be electrically connected to operate the folding input means (4) Detection sensor 7;
Foldable supply device for a mask packaging machine, characterized in that included.
The method according to claim 1;
When the mask (M) passes through the folding guide hole by the folding guide plate 6 by bending downward in the inner side of the folding guide hole 3 of the placement table 2, the mask M is not damaged and the lower pouch (P) is used. Foldable supply device for a mask packaging machine, characterized in that configured to facilitate supply in a folded state.
The method according to claim 1;
The settling table (2) is characterized in that it is configured to be inclined to slide forward until the center portion of the mask (M) is placed above the folding guide hole (3) while the mask (M) transferred from the transfer conveyor (220) is placed. Foldable supply device for mask packaging machine.

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