KR20210004519A - Apparatus for Blister Packaging - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a blister packing apparatus capable of storing and packing a product in a packing container having at least two product storage grooves formed therein. The blister packing apparatus includes: a product insertion part inserting a product into each product storage groove of a packing container located on a product insertion spot; a cover attachment part attaching a cover to a cover attachment part along the contour of each product storage groove of the packing container located on a cover attachment spot; a cover cutting part cutting the cover attached on the packing container on a cover cutting spot, along the contour of the cover attachment part while leaving a part uncut; and a packing container separation part completely separating the packing container from the cover on a container collection spot. Here, the product insertion spot and the cover attachment spot are aligned in a first direction, the cover attachment spot, the cover cutting spot and the container collection spot are aligned in a second direction, forming a 90-degree angle by the first and second directions. Packing with a packing container including a plurality of product storage grooves can be more efficiently performed, and a workspace can be efficiently used.

Description

Blister Packaging Device {Apparatus for Blister Packaging}

The present invention relates to a blister packaging apparatus capable of efficiently performing blister packaging for a packaging container having a plurality of product receiving grooves formed therein and using a work space more efficiently.

Because of its simplicity and ease, the blister packaging method is widely used for packaging various products such as cosmetics, toothbrushes, batteries, light bulbs, cleaning products, household products, electric/electronic products, and stationery.

As an example of blister packaging technology, the'blister packaging machine' of Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0384421 is a PVC uncoiler in which a film is wrapped around a product, and a film is formed using a mold (top and bottom mold) in the shape of the product before putting the product. A molding unit for molding, a direction-changing roller for film bending 180 degrees, a product injection unit for injecting products into a container molded from the molding unit, and a sealing unit for sealing with an aluminum cover while the product is already placed , It consists of a cutting unit to cut the product into certain packaging units.

However, when a process of forming a packaging container while unwinding a film (eg, a PET film) wound on a roller is included, it is not possible to confirm whether there are foreign substances in the film due to the characteristic of the roll shape. Therefore, it is difficult to use such a blister packaging method in areas where product hygiene is important.

In addition, when all parts that perform various processes of packaging from the process of putting a product into the molded packaging container are all arranged in a line, the work space occupied by the packaging device is too long to efficiently use the work space. This eventually leads to an increase in cost.

Accordingly, the present invention was conceived to solve the above problems, and blister packaging that can efficiently perform blister packaging for a packaging container in which a plurality of product accommodation grooves are formed, as well as use a work space more efficiently, Its purpose is to provide a packaging device.

In order to achieve the above object, the blister packaging apparatus according to the present invention allows a product to be packaged in a packaging container in which at least two product receiving grooves are formed.

The blister packaging apparatus according to the present invention includes: a product input unit for inserting a product into each product receiving groove of a packaging container located at a product input point; A cover driving unit for processing the movement of the cover wound on the roll; A cover attachment part for sealing each product receiving groove by attaching a cover to the cover attachment portion along the periphery of each product receiving groove of the packaging container located at the cover attachment point; At the cover cutting point, a cover cutting portion for cutting the cover attached to the packaging container while leaving only a part of the cover along the periphery of the cover attachment portion; At the container collection point, a packaging container separation unit for completely separating the packaging container in which the product receiving groove is sealed from the cover; And a control panel unit receiving a control command from an operator and controlling the blister packaging device.

The product input point and the cover attachment point may be arranged in a line in a first direction, and the cover attachment point, the cover cutting point, and the container collection point may be arranged in a line in the second direction.

In this case, the angle formed by the first direction and the second direction is 90 degrees, and the cover may be configured to move in the second direction.

The cover driving unit may include a first roller and a second roller, and a roller driving unit that controls driving of at least one of the first and second rollers. In this case, the cover may be released from the first roller and supplied to the cover attachment portion, and attached to each product receiving groove of the packaging container, and the remaining portion may be collected by the second roller.

The product input unit may include a product input nozzle disposed thereon in a one-to-one correspondence with each product receiving groove of the packaging container located at the product input point.

In this case, the product injection nozzle may be configured to receive the liquid product from a tank storing the liquid product, and to drop the liquid product by a predetermined amount through an outlet that is opened and closed according to air pressure control.

The cover attachment part may be attached by heating the cover while applying pressure to the upper surface of the packaging container.

The cover cutting unit may be configured to cut the cover by pressing a cutter down from the top of the packaging container located at the cover cutting point and pressing the outer portion of the cover attachment portion.

The packaging container separation unit may include a vacuum adsorption means provided in a one-to-one correspondence with each product receiving groove of the packaging container located at the container collection point.

At this time, the vacuum suction means may be configured to separate the packaging container by adsorbing the central portion of the cover attached to the upper end of the product receiving groove and pressing downward.

In the present invention, since the process of forming a packaging container using a roll-shaped film is not directly coupled, a hygienic inspection for the packaging container can be thoroughly performed. Accordingly, it can be applied without unreasonableness to packaging fields where product hygiene is important, such as pharmaceutical packaging and cosmetic packaging.

In addition, the first direction in which the product input unit and the cover attachment unit are arranged, and the second direction in which the cover attachment unit, the cover cutting unit, and the packaging container separation unit are arranged are configured to be 90 degrees, so that the work space can be efficiently used.

By using a cover cutting method and a vacuum adsorption method in which a part of the cover is left, it is possible to effectively remove the packaged container from the cover film while maintaining the movement of the packaging container by process using the movement of the cover.

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a blister packaging container according to the present invention,
2 is an example of the location of the packaging container by process and the structure of the body,
3 is an example of a packaging container in which a plurality of product receiving grooves are formed,
4 is an example of a product input unit for injecting a liquid product,
5 is an example of a cover moving while being unwound and wound between two rollers,
6 is an example illustrating a cover attachment portion in which the cover is attached to the packaging container,
7 is an example for explaining a portion where the cover is cut,
8 is an example for explaining the packaging container separation unit,
9 is an example of a cover that is recovered while being wound on a second roller after a portion attached to the packaging container is separated.

In the present invention, various transformations may be applied and various embodiments may be provided, and specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific embodiment, it is to be understood to include all conversions, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In the present application, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features. It is to be understood that the presence or addition of elements or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof, does not preclude in advance.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. These terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component.

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a blister packaging apparatus 100 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a location of a packaging container for each process.

The blister packaging device 100 puts a blood package (product) into a packaging container made by molding a material of a certain material (eg, synthetic resin film), and puts a cover on it and adheres it, so that the product is introduced and covered with a cover. Make a packaging unit.

At least two product receiving grooves are formed in the packaging container so as to independently accommodate at least two or more products.

The packaging container and the product receiving groove may be configured in various shapes and sizes, and various products such as confectionery, cosmetics, electrical appliances, daily necessities, automobile articles, and stationery may be accommodated in each product receiving groove of the packaging container.

3 shows an example of a packaging container 30 in which four product receiving grooves 31 are formed, and the packaging container 30 made by molding a synthetic resin film has an open upper surface, and each product receiving groove 31 ), the product receiving groove 31 of the packaging container 30 is sealed.

Here, the degree of sealing may be variously configured depending on the type of product and the purpose of packaging. For example, it may mean a complete airtight condition that cannot allow air to pass through, or a loose seal that prevents the product from escaping, such as packaging for electrical appliances or stationery, may be sufficient.

As in the example shown in Fig. 2, the packaging container with an open top surface is initially placed at the container input point P1 of the blister packaging device main body 101, and then each packaging process can be sequentially carried out. It moves sequentially to the input point (P2), the cover attachment point (P3), the cover cutting point (P4), and the container collection point (P5).

An arrow indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 1 indicates the order in which the packaging process is performed, and also indicates a moving path of the packaging container 30.

The movement of the packaging container 30 between the container input point (P1) and the product input point (P2), and between the product input point (P2) and the cover attachment point (P3) may be done manually, or an automated system It may be configured to be made by.

The packaging container 30 may be sequentially moved to the cover attachment point P3, the cover cutting point P4, and the container collection point P5 according to the movement of the cover. That is, when the cover is attached to the upper surface of the packaging container 30 by the cover attachment portion 120 at the cover attachment point P3, the packaging container 30 also moves as the cover moves.

When the packaging container 30 is located at the product input point (P2), the product input unit 110 inserts the product into each product receiving groove 31 of the packaging container 30.

When the packaging container 30 is located at the cover attachment point P3, the cover attachment portion 120 attaches the cover to the upper surface of the packaging container 30.

When the packaging container 30 is located at the cover cutting point (P4), the cover cutting portion 130 cuts leaving only a part along the outer edge of the cover attachment portion, and when located at the container collection point (P5), the packaging container separation unit 140 ) Completely separate the packaging container 30 from the cover.

The control panel unit 160 generally controls the blister packaging apparatus 100 by receiving a control command from an operator, and may be configured in various ways as necessary.

The control panel unit 160 may receive various control commands such as start of work, end of work, pause of work, and optional work from the operator, and monitor and display the driving state of the blister packaging device 100. have.

To this end, the control panel unit 160 may include various input means and a display for an interface with an operator.

Arrangement of the packaging container 30 at the container input point (P1) of the blister packaging device 100 may be performed manually by an operator, or configured to be placed by an automated process from the place where the molded packaging containers are gathered. It could be.

The product input unit 110 inserts the product into each product receiving groove 31 of the packaging container 30 located at the product input point P2, and the product input unit 110 may be configured in various ways according to the type of product. I can.

For example, if the product is a solid material, the product may be aligned and introduced by a vibration feeder or the like, as in the example disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0384421.

In addition, if the product is a fluid such as a liquid cosmetic, a predetermined amount can be filled with a nozzle by a quantitative cylinder or the like.

For a specific example, the product input unit 110 is disposed on the top of each product receiving groove 31 of the packaging container 30 located at the product input point P2, as in the example shown in FIG. It may be made including a product injection nozzle 111.

The product injection nozzle 111 receives the liquid product from the tank 113 for storing the liquid product, and the outlet 115 facing each product receiving groove 31 of the packaging container 30 is opened and closed according to air pressure control. That is, by controlling the open state of the outlet 115 through pneumatic pressure, a predetermined amount of the liquid product can be dropped into the packaging container 30.

On the other hand, the container input point (P1), the product input point (P2), the cover attachment point (P3), the cover cutting point (ㅖ4), and the container collection point (P5) may all be arranged in a row, but in this case The work space occupied by the blister packaging device 100 is too long, and it is difficult to efficiently use the work space.

Therefore, the direction in which the product input point (P2) and the cover attachment point (P3) are arranged in a row, and the direction in which the cover attachment point (P3), the cover cutting point (P4), and the container collection point (P5) are arranged in a row are different It is desirable to configure.

Specifically, the direction in which the product input point (P2) and the cover attachment point (P3) are arranged in a row is referred to as the first direction, and the cover attachment point (P3), the cover cutting point (P4), and the container collection point (P5) are aligned. When the arranged direction is referred to as the second direction, it is preferable to configure such that the angle formed by the first direction and the second direction is 90 degrees.

To this end, the main body 101 of the blister packaging apparatus 100 may be configured to be bent at 90 degrees as shown.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the above embodiment, the cover 20 may be configured to move in the second direction.

The cover driving unit 150 includes a first roller 151, a second roller 152, and a roller driving unit 153 that controls driving of at least one of the first and second rollers 151 and 152. Can be done.

The cover is wound around the first roller 151 and then released and supplied to the cover attachment part 120 and is recovered while being wound around the second roller 152.

The cover that is recovered while being wound around the second roller 152 is a portion remaining after being attached to the product receiving groove 31 of the packaging container 30.

The packaging container 30 in which the product is put into each product receiving groove 31 moves to the cover attachment point P3, and the cover attachment part 120 is the upper surface of the packaging container 30 located at the cover attachment point P3. A cover is attached to the product receiving groove 31 to be sealed.

The material of the cover covering the upper surface of the packaging container 30 can be variously configured according to the type of product and packaging purpose, such as vinyls and aluminum foil, and the cover is coated to supply heat and pressure to allow adhesion. Can be configured.

The cover attachment portion 120 applies pressure to a certain portion (cover attachment portion) along the outer periphery of each product receiving groove 31 of the packaging container 30 while the upper surface of the packaging container 30 is covered with a cover. It can be attached by heating.

Then, as in the example shown in FIG. 6, the cover is attached to the packaging container 30 at a certain portion (cover attachment portion, 51) along the outer periphery of each product receiving groove 31.

The packaging container 30 with the cover attached to the cover attachment portion 51 through the cover attachment portion 120 moves to the cover cutting point P4. At this time, since the packaging container 30 is attached to the cover 20, the movement at this time may be performed in a state attached to the cover 20 moving from the first roller 151 to the second roller 152.

When the cover cutting part 130 is located at the cover cutting point P4, the cover attached to the packaging container 30 is attached to the outer periphery of the cover attachment part 51, as shown in FIG. 7. Cut along the line (71).

The manner in which the cover cutting unit 130 cuts the cover may be configured in various ways. As a specific example, the cover cutting part 130 may be configured to cut the cover by pressing the outer edge 71 of the cover attachment portion 51 by lowering the cutter from the top of the packaging container 30 located at the cover cutting point (P4). have.

The part 71 to be cut may be configured in various ways as necessary, and the shape of the cutter is configured accordingly.

In particular, the cutting is not made as a whole, but is made so that a part 73 is left uncut. This is to move the packaging container 30 to the container collection point P5 through the movement of the cover 20 in a state that is attached to the cover 20.

After the cutting is made through the cover cutting part 130, as the cover 20 moves in the direction of the second roller 152, the packaging container 30 moves to the container collection point P5, and the packaging container separation unit 140 ) Completely separates the packaging container 30 in which each product receiving groove 31 is sealed from the cover 20.

A method of completely separating the packaging container 30 from the cover 20 in which the packaging container separation unit 140 is located at the container collection point P5 may be configured in various ways.

8, the packaging container separation unit 140 uses a vacuum suction means 141 provided in a one-to-one correspondence with each product receiving groove 31 of the packaging container 30 located at the container collection point P5. It may be configured to separate the packaging container 30.

The vacuum adsorption means 141 adheres to or falls off an object by using a vacuum, and contacts the central part of the cover attached to the upper end of each product receiving groove 31 of the packaging container 30 and adsorbs to the part. .

And, when the vacuum adsorption means 141 is forcibly pressed down by a certain distance, the portion 73 that was not cut and partially left on the upper surface of the packaging container 30 falls, and the packaging container 30 is moved downward. Are collected apart. These packaging containers to be collected are in a state where product input and cover are attached.

Completed packaging units separated and dropped through the packaging container separation unit 140 may be collected in a separate collection box or may be variously processed, such as being transported to the next process through a separate conveyor system.

9, after the packaging unit is separated through the packaging container separation unit 140, the cover 20 is a portion 21 used to seal each product receiving groove 31 of the packaging container 30 In the removed state, it is wound around the second roller 152 and recovered.

In the above, the present invention has been illustrated and described in relation to specific preferred embodiments, but the present invention may be variously modified and changed within the scope of not departing from the technical features or field of the present invention provided by the following claims. It is obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art that it can be.

20: cover 30: packaging container
31: product receiving groove 51: cover attachment portion
71: cover cut portion 100: blister packaging device
101: main body 110: product input
111: product input nozzle 113: tank
115: outlet 120: cover attachment
130: cover cut portion 140: packaging container separation portion
141: vacuum adsorption means 150: cover driving unit
151, 152: roller 153: roller drive unit
160: control panel unit

Claims (6)

As a blister packaging device that packs a product in a packaging container having at least two product receiving grooves formed therein,
A product input unit for inserting the product into the product receiving groove of the packaging container located at the product input point;
A cover driving unit for processing the movement of the cover wound on the roll;
A cover attachment part for sealing each product receiving groove by attaching a cover to the cover attachment portion along the periphery of each product receiving groove of the packaging container located at the cover attachment point;
At the cover cutting point, a cover cutting portion for cutting the cover attached to the packaging container while leaving only a part of the cover along the periphery of the cover attachment portion;
At the container collection point, a packaging container separating unit for completely separating the packaging container in which the product receiving grooves are sealed from the cover; And
A blister packaging apparatus comprising a control panel unit receiving a control command from an operator and controlling the blister packaging apparatus. The method of claim 1,
The product input point and the cover attachment point are arranged in a line in the first direction,
The cover attachment point, the cover cutting point, and the container collection point are arranged in a line in the second direction,
The angle formed by the first direction and the second direction is 90 degrees,
The blister packaging device, characterized in that the cover is configured to move in the second direction. The method of claim 2,
The cover driving unit, a first roller and a second roller, and
And a roller driving unit for controlling driving of at least one of the first roller and the second roller,
The cover is released from the first roller and supplied to the cover attachment portion,
A blister packaging apparatus, characterized in that the blister packaging apparatus is configured to be attached to each product receiving groove of the packaging container and the remaining portion is recovered by the second roller. The method of claim 1,
The product input unit includes a product input nozzle disposed thereon in a one-to-one correspondence with each product receiving groove of the packaging container located at the product input point,
The product injection nozzle is configured to receive the liquid product from a tank storing the liquid product, and to drop the liquid product by a predetermined amount through an outlet opening and closing according to air pressure control. The method of claim 1,
The cover attachment portion is attached in a manner of heating the cover while applying pressure to the upper surface of the packaging container,
The blister packaging device, characterized in that the cover cutting unit is configured to cut the cover by pressing a cutter down from the top of the packaging container located at the cover cutting point and pressing the outer portion of the cover attachment portion. The method of claim 1,
The packaging container separation unit includes a vacuum adsorption means provided in a one-to-one correspondence with each product receiving groove of the packaging container located at the container collection point,
The blister packaging apparatus, characterized in that the blister packaging device is configured to separate the packaging container by adsorbing the central portion of the lid attached to the upper end of each product receiving groove by the vacuum suction means and pressing downward.

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