KR20220016259A - Apparatus and method for manufacturing mask comprising two or more compositions - Google Patents

Abstract

An objective of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for manufacturing a mask pack that can exhibit a visual effect by disposing two or more compositions of different colors. To this end, the present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing a mask pack comprising: two or more composition supply unit that supplies different compositions; a mixing/separating unit that mixes or separates the compositions supplied from the composition supply unit; a discharging unit that discharges the compositions from the mixing/separating unit; a first mask forming guide and a second mask forming guide that are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and disposed to enable the discharged compositions to pass through the spaced distance; and a temperature maintaining device that controls the temperature of at least one among the first mask forming guide and the second mask forming guide.

Description

Apparatus and method for manufacturing mask comprising two or more compositions

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for manufacturing a mask including two or more compositions, for example, an apparatus and method for manufacturing a mask that can have a visual effect using two or more compositions of different colors is about

A mask (or mask pack) is used as a means for delivering effective active ingredients to the skin. These types of masks include sheet masks using fabric and gel masks using gelled contents.

In general, in order to express a color on a sheet mask using a fabric, a method of dyeing the fabric or printing or printing a color on the fabric to make a pattern on the fabric and then injecting a composition such as a cosmetic solution is used. However, this method is a technique that shows a visual effect on the fabric regardless of the preparation of the contents including the active ingredient, and cannot be used in a mask of a type that does not include the fabric.

In contrast to the increasing consumer interest in sheet masks having various patterns using such fabric processing, the technology for expressing the visual effect of the mask using the content itself including the active ingredient is insufficient.

Recently, as consumer preference for gel-type masks increases, the demand for visual effects in gel-type masks is increasing. Accordingly, the need for an apparatus and method for manufacturing a mask capable of having a visual effect using two or more compositions is increasing.

The present invention has been devised to improve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for manufacturing a mask including two or more compositions. In particular, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for manufacturing a mask that can have a visual effect by disposing two or more compositions of different colors.

However, these problems are exemplary, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Mask manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, two or more composition supply units for supplying the different compositions from a composition storage tank for storing different compositions; a mixing/separating unit for mixing or separating the composition supplied from the composition supply unit; a discharging unit discharging the composition from the mixing/separating unit; a first mask forming guide and a second mask forming guide arranged to have an interval from each other, the discharged composition passing through the interval; and a temperature maintaining device for controlling the temperature of at least one of the first mask forming guide, the second mask forming guide, the composition storage tank, the composition supply unit, the mixing/separating unit, and the discharging unit.

According to an embodiment, the mask manufacturing apparatus may further include a support plate for supporting the discharged composition so that the discharged composition can pass between the first mask forming guide and the second mask forming guide. can

According to an embodiment, the temperature maintaining device may maintain the temperature of at least one of the first mask forming guide, the second mask forming guide, and the support plate at a specified temperature.

According to an embodiment, the specified temperature may be a temperature at which all of the different compositions can maintain a liquid state.

According to one embodiment, the specified temperature may be 70 to 90 ℃.

According to an embodiment, the mask manufacturing apparatus may further include a partition member configured to separate and arrange at least a portion of the different compositions discharged from the discharge unit.

According to an embodiment, a plurality of partition members may be disposed along a longitudinal direction of the first mask forming guide and the second mask forming guide.

According to an embodiment, the discharge unit includes a plurality of discharge units, some of the plurality of discharge units discharge a first composition among the different compositions, and another portion of the plurality of discharge units among the different compositions A second composition different from the first composition may be discharged.

According to an embodiment, the partition member may include a partition member having a blunt end of the partition member positioned at a portion where the first mask forming guide and the second mask forming guide most closely meet.

According to an embodiment, a liquid level device for detecting the liquid level of the composition may be provided in one or more of the plurality of compartments formed by the partition member.

Other aspects, features and advantages other than those described above will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention made as described above, a mask having a visual pattern or a gradation pattern may be manufactured by disposing two or more compositions in at least some different regions.

By disposing two or more compositions in mask manufacturing, active ingredients or raw materials having different effects may be separately disposed on one mask.

Of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited by these effects.

1 is a top view of a simplified mask manufacturing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 shows various examples of the first mask forming guide 11 , the second mask forming guide 12 , and the support plate 14 of the mask manufacturing apparatus 10 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
3 and 4 show various examples of the partition member 15 of the mask manufacturing apparatus 10 according to various embodiments of the present invention.
5 shows a photograph of a mask manufactured by the mask manufacturing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Since the present invention can apply various transformations and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. Effects and features of the present invention, and a method for achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in various forms.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and when described with reference to the drawings, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals, and the overlapping description thereof will be omitted. .

In the following embodiments, terms such as first, second, etc. are used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another, not in a limiting sense.

In the following examples, the singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the following embodiments, terms such as include or have means that the features or components described in the specification are present, and the possibility that one or more other features or components will be added is not excluded in advance.

In the drawings, the size of the components may be exaggerated or reduced for convenience of description. For example, since the size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily indicated for convenience of description, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the illustrated bar.

In the following embodiments, when it is said that a part such as a region, component, part, block, module, etc. is on or on another part, not only when it is directly on the other part, but also another region, component, part in the middle , blocks, modules, etc. are also included.

In the following embodiments, when a region, component, part, block, module, etc. are connected, the region, component, part, block, module as well as the case where the region, component, part, block, and modules are directly connected It includes cases in which other regions, components, parts, blocks, and modules are interposed and indirectly connected between them.

1 is a top view of a simplified mask manufacturing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the mask manufacturing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, two or more composition supply units (21, 22) for supplying different compositions, the composition supplied from the composition supply units (21, 22) Mixing/separating units 31 and 32 for mixing or separating, discharging units 41 and 42 discharging a composition, a first mask forming guide 11 installed so that the discharged composition passes to form a mask, and a second mask forming It may include a guide 12 , and a temperature maintaining device 13 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and other components may be further included or some components may be omitted.

The composition supply units 21 and 22 may include, for example, a first composition supply unit 21 and a second composition supply unit 22 for supplying different compositions. The first composition supply unit 21 and the second composition supply unit 22 may supply different first and second compositions, respectively. The first composition and the second composition may contain different active ingredients. The first composition and the second composition may have different colors.

In the first composition supply unit 21 and the second composition supply unit 22 , the first composition and the second composition may be supplied in a liquid state. Meanwhile, in this document, a composition may be a term referring to cosmetics, contents, and cosmetic raw materials.

The composition supply units 21 and 22 may be in the form of a hose or pipe, or may be in the form of a storage unit such as a reservoir. The composition supply units 21 and 22 may be made of a flexible or rigid member. The composition supply units 21 and 22 may be connected to a separate composition storage tank (not shown). For example, the first composition storage tank may store the first composition, and the second composition storage tank may store the second composition.

The mixing/separating units 31 and 32 may be connected to the composition supply units 21 and 22 to mix or separate the composition supplied from the composition supply units 21 and 22 and transport them.

According to an embodiment, the mixing separation units 31 and 32 include a first mixing separation unit 31 connected to the first composition supply unit 21 and a second mixing separation unit connected to the second composition supply unit 22 . (32) may be included.

For example, one direction of the first mixing/separating unit 31 may be connected to the first composition supply unit 21 , and the other direction of the first mixing/separating unit 31 may be connected to the plurality of discharge units 41 . have. In this case, the first mixing/separating unit 31 may separate and discharge the first composition supplied from the first composition supplying unit 21 into a plurality of discharge units 41 connected to the first mixing/separating unit 31 . have. Similarly, the second mixing/separating unit 32 may separate and discharge the second composition supplied from the second composition supplying unit 22 into a plurality of discharge units 42 connected to the second mixing/separating unit 32 . have.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the composition may be introduced into the mixing/separating units 31 and 32 from one composition supply unit (eg, 21, 22) as shown in FIG. 1 , but is connected to a plurality of composition supply units, A composition of any kind may be introduced. In addition, the mixing/separating units 31 and 32 may discharge the composition to a plurality of discharging units (eg, 41 and 42 ). may be

For example, when the mixing/separating units 31 and 32 receive a plurality of different types of compositions from a plurality of composition supply units, the plurality of types of compositions are mixed in the mixing/separating units 31 and 32 to form a random pattern. can be formed At this time, the plurality of types of compositions may have different colors, and may be mixed in the mixing/separating units 31 and 32 to form a random pattern. For example, compositions of different colors may not be completely mixed, and different colors may exhibit a random pattern.

The mixing separators 31 and 32 may be a hose or a pipe, for example, a Y-shaped pipe, or a pipe divided into three or more paths. According to an embodiment, the mixing separators 31 and 32 may be in the form of a tube separated from one inlet into two or more discharge paths. According to another embodiment, the mixing separators 31 and 32 may be in the form of a tube separated from two or more inlets into one or two or more discharge paths. Here, the inlet may correspond to the composition supply unit (eg, 21, 22). However, the shape of the mixing/separating units 31 and 32 according to various embodiments of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The mixing separators 31 and 32 may divide the composition flowing in from one inlet (eg, the composition supply unit) into several branches and arrange it at a desired place, and conversely, by discharging several compositions through one outlet to show an irregular color arrangement may be

The discharge units 41 and 42 may be connected to the mixing/separating units 31 and 32 to discharge the composition. For example, the discharge unit 41 connected to the first mixing/separating unit 31 may discharge the first composition, and the discharge unit 42 connected to the second mixing/separating unit 32 may discharge the second composition. can be ejected. The discharge units 41 and 42 may be, for example, hoses or pipes.

The number of discharge units 41 connected to the first mixing/separating unit 31 may be plural, and the number of discharge units 42 connected to the second mixing/separating unit 32 may be plural. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment, the pattern of the mask may be determined according to the arrangement of various discharge units including the discharge unit 41 for discharging the first composition and the discharge unit 42 for discharging the second composition. Although not shown, of course, the mask manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include another discharge unit for discharging a third composition having a color different from that of the first composition and the second composition.

A valve 50 for controlling the flow rate of the composition may be provided at the discharge units 41 and 42 .

The composition discharged from the discharge units 41 and 42 may pass between the first mask forming guide 11 and the second mask forming guide 12 . To this end, the mask manufacturing apparatus 10 supports the discharged composition so that the composition discharged from the discharge units 41 and 42 can pass between the first mask forming guide 11 and the second mask forming guide 12 . The cast may include a backing plate 14 . Various examples of the first mask forming guide 11 , the second mask forming guide 12 , and the support plate 14 according to various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 .

2 shows various examples of the first mask forming guide 11 , the second mask forming guide 12 , and the support plate 14 of the mask manufacturing apparatus 10 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 , the first mask forming guide 11 may be positioned under the second mask forming guide 12 , but is not limited thereto.

The first mask forming guide 11 and the second mask forming guide 12 may have a columnar shape, and may be disposed parallel to each other, with a predetermined interval therebetween. The composition discharged from the discharge units 41 and 42 may pass through the gap.

As in the first embodiment E1 and the second embodiment E2, the second mask forming guide 12 may be in the form of a column having a half-moon cross-section, and the first mask forming guide 11 may be in the form of a column. Alternatively, as in the third embodiment E3, the first mask forming guide 11 may be in the form of a flat plate or rail. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and for example, the second mask forming guide 12 may have a cylindrical shape.

On the other hand, the support plate 14 is also arranged parallel to the longitudinal direction of the first and second mask forming guides 11 and 12, and may be installed so that one side contacts the first mask forming guide 11 located below. . At this time, the composition may be temporarily accommodated in the region where the first mask forming guide 11 and the support plate 14 contact each other. To this end, the support plate 14 may be installed obliquely with respect to the direction of gravity so that an angle between the outer surface of the first mask forming guide 11 and the upper surface of the support plate 14 becomes an acute angle.

The first film 61 may be guided along the outer surface of the first mask forming guide 11 , and the second film 62 may be guided along the outer surface of the second mask forming guide 12 . The composition discharged through the discharging portions 41 and 42 passes between the first mask forming guide 11 and the second mask forming guide 12 , and is disposed between the first film 61 and the second film 62 . can be placed in The composition between the first film 61 and the second film 62 may be coated with the first film 61 and the second film 62 while being gelled through cooling. The first film 61 and the second film 62 may support the gelled composition, thereby forming a gel-type mask together with the gelling composition.

The first mask forming guide 11 and the second mask forming guide 12 may function to adjust the capacity of the composition. According to one embodiment, in order to adjust the amount of the composition passing between the first mask forming guide 11 and the second mask forming guide 12, the first mask forming guide 11 and the second mask forming guide 12 ) can be adjusted. For example, the mask manufacturing apparatus 10 may include a control device capable of adjusting the distance between the first mask forming guide 11 and the second mask forming guide 12 . For example, the thickness of the mask may be formed according to the interval between the first mask forming guide 11 and the second mask forming guide 12 .

The mask manufacturing apparatus 10 may further include a partition member 15 so that the first composition and the second composition do not mix with each other or are mixed only to a gradation degree. A plurality of partition members 15 may be disposed along the longitudinal direction of the first and second mask forming guides 11 and 12 , and the support plate 14 , for example. For example, a surface (ie, a wide surface) formed by the partition member 15 may be perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. However, the shape and arrangement of the partition member 15 is not limited thereto.

3 and 4 show various examples of the partition member 15 of the mask manufacturing apparatus 10 according to various embodiments of the present invention.

The partition member 15 is a first partition member 15-1 provided so that the first composition and the second composition discharged from the discharge parts 41 and 42 do not mix, and a second partition member provided so as to be mixed only to the degree of gradation. (15-2) may be included. In the mask manufacturing apparatus 10 , the first partition member 15 - 1 and the second partition member 15 - 2 may be interchanged with each other or may be selectively used simultaneously.

Hereinafter, the partition member 15 may be used as a term referring to both the first partition member 15-1 and/or the second partition member 15-2.

The partition member 15 includes a first mask forming guide 11, a second mask forming guide 12, and a support plate ( 14) at least partially. To this end, the shape of the partition member 15 may at least partially correspond to the contours of the surfaces of the first mask forming guide 11 , the second mask forming guide 12 , and the support plate 14 .

According to an embodiment, the first partition member 15-1 is a portion where the first mask forming guide 11 and the second mask forming guide 12 meet so as not to mix the first composition and the second composition. To correspond to the periphery of, the tip 16-1 may be sharply formed. Here, the portion where the first mask formation guide 11 and the second mask formation guide 12 meet may refer to a portion where the first mask formation guide 11 and the second mask formation guide 12 meet most closely. have.

According to an embodiment, the second partition member 15-2 is a portion where the first mask forming guide 11 and the second mask forming guide 12 meet so that the first composition and the second composition are gradated. The end 16-2 located at may be bluntly formed.

The plurality of partition members 15 may be disposed to form respective partitions for each area corresponding to the plurality of discharge units 41 and 42 . That is, each of the discharging units 41 and 42 may discharge the composition to a compartment formed by the compartment member 15 . For example, one partition member 15 may be provided between the discharging unit and the discharging unit. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in some embodiments, the partition member 15 may be omitted to manufacture a mask of a random pattern. For example, the partition member 15 may be disposed at a portion to form a boundary between the first composition and the second composition.

As the edge of the partition member 15 is sharpened, the interface between the first composition and the second composition can be clearly expressed. can be expressed

A liquid level device 55 may be provided in at least one of the plurality of partitions formed by the plurality of partition members 15 . The liquid level device 55 may detect, for example, when the liquid composition reaches an upper limit and/or a lower limit level in the compartment in which the liquid level device 55 is located. The liquid level device 55 includes, for example, one of the compartments from which the first composition is discharged from the first composition supply unit 21 and the first mixing/separating unit 31, the second composition supply unit 22 and the second 2 It may be installed in one of the compartments from which the second composition is discharged from the mixing/separating unit 32 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The liquid level device 55 and the valve 50 may operate in conjunction with each other. For example, based on the liquid level device 55 installed in the compartment from which the first composition is discharged, sensing that the liquid level is the upper limit or the lower limit, the valve 50 installed in the discharge unit 41 from which the first composition is discharged ) can be controlled to decrease or increase the flow rate. In addition, based on the liquid level device 55 installed in the compartment from which the second composition is discharged detects that the liquid level is the upper limit or the lower limit, the valve 50 installed in the discharge unit 42 from which the second composition is discharged is It can be controlled to decrease or increase the flow rate. In this way, the liquid level device 55 and the valve 50 may be linked to each other to control the speed or amount of the composition supplied.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 1 , the second composition supply unit 22 , the second mixing/separating unit 32 , and the discharging unit 42 connected thereto are shown as being located on the left side of the mask manufacturing apparatus 10 , but this is to simplify the drawing. For, in fact, the second composition supply unit 22, the second mixing/separating unit 32, and the discharging unit 42 may be installed to discharge the second composition into the compartment formed by the compartment member 15. .

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first composition and the second composition are liquid at a high temperature, and when cooled, the hardness increases and can be gelled, and a gel mask can be formed. However, if the first composition and the second composition are not maintained at an appropriate temperature when passing between the first mask forming guide 11 and the second mask forming guide 12, the first composition and the second composition are not combined and separated. Problems can arise.

More specifically, the composition, even if the temperature (that is, the temperature of the liquid state) is kept constant in the composition supply units 21 and 22, the discharge units 41 and 42 or the first and second mask forming guides according to the moving speed. At (11, 12), the temperature is lowered, so that the first composition and the second composition different from each other cannot be combined and may be separated. Accordingly, a device for controlling the temperature is also required for the first and second mask forming guides 11 and 12 and/or the support plate 14 .

The temperature maintaining device 13 may control the temperature of one or more of the components located in the path through which the first composition and the second composition pass.

일 수 있다.For example, the composition supply unit 21 to maintain the liquid state when the first composition and the second composition pass through the composition supply units 21 and 22, the mixing separation units 31 and 32, and the discharge units 41 and 42. , 22), the mixing/separating units 31 and 32, and the discharging units 41 and 42 may be maintained at a specified temperature. The temperature of the composition supply units 21 and 22, the mixing separation units 31 and 32, and the discharge units 41 and 42 may be maintained by the temperature maintaining device 13, or a separate temperature maintaining device (not shown). may be maintained by The specified temperature is a temperature at which the first composition and the second composition maintain a liquid state, for example, 70 to 90

can be

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the temperature maintaining device 13 may maintain the temperature of at least one of the first and second mask forming guides 11 and 12 , and the support plate 14 at a specified temperature. The specified temperature is a temperature at which the first composition and the second composition are maintained in a liquid state, and may be, for example, 70 to 90 °C.

Table 1 shows the component ratio of the composition for manufacturing a mask that can have a visual effect including two or more compositions according to an embodiment of the present invention.

number Raw material name first composition second composition One Purified water To.100 To.100 2 Disodium EDIT 0.05 0.05 3 glycerin 10 10 4 Butylene Glycol 10 10 5 carrageenan 2 2 6 carob gum 0.5 0.5 7 gold pearl 0.05 0.05 8 Chronium Oxide Green - 0.1 9 antiseptic 0.5 0.5

In Table 1, the unit of the composition ratio is weight %.

Hereinafter, with reference to Table 1, a method of manufacturing a mask capable of having a visual effect including different first and second compositions according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, the raw materials 1 to 3 are put into a manufacturing tank (eg, a composition storage tank) and heated to a specified temperature. The specified temperature may be 70 to 90 ℃. Meanwhile, raw materials 5 to 8 are dispersed in raw material 4 and stirred using an azimuth mixer. Next, after the raw materials 4 to 8 dispersed in this way are put into the production tank, they are stirred so that there is no agglomeration. At this time, the temperature of the manufacturing tank may be maintained at the specified temperature (eg, 70 to 90 ℃). After defoaming, while maintaining the temperature of the contents, the contents may be connected to the composition supply units 21 and 22 of the mask manufacturing apparatus 10 to manufacture a mask.

The first composition and the second composition of Table 1 may be prepared in the same manner as described above. According to an embodiment, the first composition prepared by the method as described above is put into the receiving part connected to the first composition supply unit 21 , and the second composition is put into the receiving unit connected to the second composition supply unit 22 . Thus, a mask having a visual effect may be manufactured through the mask manufacturing apparatus 10 .

5 shows a photograph of a mask manufactured by the mask manufacturing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The photograph of FIG. 5 is a gel having two colors, prepared by putting the first composition and the second composition of different colors according to Table 1 into the first composition supply unit 21 and the second composition supply unit 22, respectively. represents the mask.

According to an embodiment of the present invention as described above, a mask having a gradation or partitioned visual pattern can be manufactured by cooling two or more compositions in a predetermined pattern or a random pattern at a high temperature and then cooling. Through this, raw materials having various components can be arranged separately in one mask.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, it will be understood that this is merely exemplary, and that those of ordinary skill in the art can make various modifications and variations therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

10: mask manufacturing apparatus;
11: First mask formation guide
12: second mask forming guide
13: temperature maintaining device
14: base plate
15: partition member
50: valve
55: liquid level device
21, 22: composition supply unit
31, 32: mixing separation unit
41, 42: discharge part
61: first film
62: second film

Claims (10)

Two or more composition supply units for supplying the different compositions from the composition storage tank for storing different compositions;
a mixing/separating unit for mixing or separating the composition supplied from the composition supply unit;
a discharging unit discharging the composition from the mixing/separating unit;
a first mask forming guide and a second mask forming guide arranged to have an interval from each other, the discharged composition passing through the interval; and
A temperature maintaining device for controlling the temperature of at least one of the first mask forming guide, the second mask forming guide, the composition storage tank, the composition supply unit, the mixing/separating unit, and the discharging unit; including;
Mask making device. According to claim 1,
A support plate for supporting the discharged composition so that the discharged composition can pass between the first mask forming guide and the second mask forming guide;
Mask making device. 3. The method of claim 2,
The temperature maintaining device maintains the temperature of at least one of the first mask forming guide, the second mask forming guide, and the support plate at a specified temperature,
Mask making device. 4. The method of claim 3,
The specified temperature is a temperature at which all of the different compositions can maintain a liquid state,
Mask making device. 4. The method of claim 3,
The specified temperature is 70 to 90 ℃,
Mask making device. According to claim 1,
A partition member for disposing at least some of the different compositions discharged from the discharge unit to be separated; further comprising,
Mask making device. 7. The method of claim 6,
The partition member is
A plurality of the first mask forming guide and the second mask forming guide are disposed along the longitudinal direction,
Mask making device. 7. The method of claim 6,
The discharge unit includes a plurality of discharge units,
Some of the plurality of discharge parts discharge the first composition among the different compositions,
Another part of the plurality of discharging units discharging a second composition different from the first composition among the different compositions,
Mask making device. 7. The method of claim 6,
The partition member is
and a partition member having a blunt end of the partition member positioned at a portion where the first mask forming guide and the second mask forming guide meet most closely.
Mask making device. 7. The method of claim 6,
A liquid level device for detecting the liquid level of the composition is provided in at least one of the plurality of compartments formed by the compartment member,
Mask making device.

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