KR20230151363A - Manufacturing method of Omega 3 Seamless Soft Capsule - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing Omega 3 seamless soft capsules that can continuously produce Omega 3 seamless soft capsules made of an internal material and a film material surrounding the internal material in a sphere shape of uniform size. A step of discharging an internal material containing an internal material and a film material containing at least one of gelatin or an edible polymer material and surrounding the internal material; A step of simultaneously dropping the discharged internal material and the coating material onto the flowing hardened oil; and forming the dropped inner material and the coating material into a spherical Omega 3 seamless soft capsule; It includes, the internal material is supplied at a supply rate of 100 to 1000 mg/s, and the internal material is pulsated 4 to 40 times per second.

Description

{Manufacturing method of Omega 3 Seamless Soft Capsule}

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing Omega 3 seamless soft capsules, and more specifically, to manufacturing Omega 3 seamless soft capsules, which are manufactured with an inner material and a shell material surrounding the inner material, in a continuous spherical shape of uniform size. This relates to a method for manufacturing Omega 3 seamless soft capsules.

In general, seamless soft capsules are capsules manufactured by wrapping a core material with a shell material without any joints.

Because these seamless soft capsules are easy to ingest, they are widely used in various fields such as food, quasi-drugs, and pharmaceuticals.

In particular, as a capsule with a liquid filling as the core, seamless soft capsules are widely used due to their high productivity.

Here, a material that has excellent solubility in the body and can quickly disintegrate to release the contents is used as the film forming material for forming the seamless soft capsule.

These seamless soft capsules include a membrane and an internal material surrounded by the membrane. Seamless soft capsules are manufactured by encapsulating the inner material tightly and hardening it.

Therefore, there is a need for a manufacturing method that can continuously manufacture seamless soft capsules in a spherical shape with a uniform size.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0039362

The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems, by continuously manufacturing seamless soft capsules made of an internal material containing omega-3 and a shell material surrounding the internal material in a uniformly sized spherical shape. The purpose is to provide a method for manufacturing Omega 3 seamless soft capsules.

In addition, the technical problems to be achieved by the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. It could be.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the method for producing omega 3 seamless soft capsules according to the present invention includes an internal material containing omega 3 and at least one of gelatin or an edible polymer material, and the internal material includes A step of discharging an enveloping film material; A step of simultaneously dropping the discharged internal material and the coating material onto the flowing hardened oil; and forming the dropped inner material and the coating material into a spherical Omega 3 seamless soft capsule; It includes, the internal material is supplied at a supply rate of 100 to 1000 mg/s, and the internal material is characterized by being pulsated 4 to 40 times per second.

As an example, the gel strength of the coating material is 100 to 300 bloom.

As another example, the temperature of the coating material is 50°C to 75°C.

As another example, the internal material includes at least one of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

As an example, the temperature of hydrogenated oil is -20°C to +20°C.

As another example, hydrogenated oil has a viscosity of 20 CP or higher.

As another example, the flow speed of the portion where the seamless soft capsule of hardened oil is transported is 10 cm/s to 100 cm/s.

As described above, the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration can continuously manufacture Omega 3 seamless soft capsules made of an inner material and a shell material surrounding the inner material in a spherical shape of uniform size. there is.

In addition, the effects that can be obtained from the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. You will be able to.

Figure 1 is a flow chart schematically showing the method for manufacturing Omega 3 seamless soft capsules according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a diagram schematically showing the omega 3 seamless soft capsule manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a front view schematically showing the elastic tube 30 generating device of the Omega 3 seamless soft capsule manufacturing device according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a side view schematically showing the elastic tube 30 generating device of the Omega 3 seamless soft capsule manufacturing device according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. In addition, this embodiment does not limit the scope of the present invention, but is merely presented as an example, and various changes are possible without departing from the technical gist.

Since the present invention can make various changes and have various embodiments, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and explained in detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention.

In this application, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but are not intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features. It should be understood that it does not exclude in advance the possibility of the existence or addition of elements, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and unless clearly defined in the present application, should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal sense. No.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. Figure 1 is a flow chart schematically showing the method for manufacturing Omega 3 seamless soft capsules according to the present invention. Figure 2 is a diagram schematically showing the omega 3 seamless soft capsule manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention. Figure 3 is a front view schematically showing the vibration generating device of the Omega 3 seamless soft capsule manufacturing device according to the present invention. Figure 4 is a side view schematically showing the vibration generating device of the Omega 3 seamless soft capsule manufacturing device according to the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, the method for manufacturing Omega 3 seamless soft capsules according to the present invention is to produce Omega 3 seamless soft capsules having a uniformly sized spherical shape with an internal material and a film material surrounding the internal material. This is to easily manufacture.

Specifically, in the method of manufacturing Omega 3 seamless soft capsules according to the present invention, the shell material surrounding the inner material includes at least one of gelatin or an edible polymer material, and the inner material corresponding to the core contains Omega 3 Includes.

Then, the inner material and the coating material are simultaneously dropped onto the flowing hardening oil to manufacture the inner material and the coating material surrounding the inner material into spherical omega-3 seamless soft capsules.

Here, as the internal material, omega 3 containing at least one of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is used, but the internal material of the present invention is not limited to omega 3. No, it is natural that seamless soft capsules can be manufactured using various other materials that can be manufactured as seamless soft capsules as internal materials.

At this time, when both eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid are included, each substance is 9:1 to 1:9, 7:1 to 1:7, 5:1 to 1:5, and 3:1 to 1. :3 or 2:1 to 1:1 by weight.

In addition, it is possible for eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to be included in a high content of 95% by weight or more based on 100% by weight of the total internal materials. In addition, the internal substances may include various saturated or unsaturated fatty acids in addition to eosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. For example, saturated fatty acids, linolenic acid, and alpha-linolenic acid may be further included.

Here, starch and seaweed extract, which are vegetable ingredients, and gelatin, which is an animal ingredient, can be used as the coating material.

Starches that are plant-based ingredients include grain starch (wheat, corn, rice), root starch (potato, tapioca, arrowroot, ginger, lotus root, arrowroot, yam), and modified starch. Gelatin, which is an animal-based ingredient, can be used as fish. Gelatin, bovine gelatin, pork skin gelatin, etc. can be used, but it is not limited to this and any edible polymer can be used.

At this time, the gel strength of the gelatin or starch constituting the film material is preferably 100 to 300 blooms to form an appropriate film.

If the gel strength of the coating material is less than 100 bloom, the strength is weak and the capsule coating cannot be formed. If the gel strength exceeds 300 bloom, it is difficult to form into a sphere shape and decomposition is poor, so the gel of the coating material The gel strength is preferably 100 to 300 blooms or more to form an appropriate film.

At this time, the gel strength is based on an internationally standardized measurement method called the bloom method, and the bloom value is measured according to JIS K 6503.

Meanwhile, the temperature of the coating material is preferably between 50°C and 75°C to facilitate the flow of the coating material. If the temperature of the coating material exceeds 75℃ for a long period of time, denaturation of the proteins that make up the coating material may occur, and if the temperature is lower than 50℃, it may not have appropriate flowability.

Here, the internal material and the coating material can be discharged by multiple nozzles 20, as shown in FIG. 2, and the multiple nozzles 20 include an inner nozzle 21 that discharges the internal material, and the coating material. It may discharge an outer nozzle 23 that is provided on the outer periphery of the inner nozzle 21 and surrounds the inner nozzle 21.

In addition, an elastic tube 30 for supplying the internal material and film material is connected to the multiple nozzle 20, and an inner elastic tube 31 for supplying the flowing internal material is connected to the inner nozzle 21. , an outer elastic tube 33 for supplying the flowing film material may be connected to the outer nozzle 23.

By the structure described above, the inner elastic tube 31 supplies the inner material to the inner nozzle 21, the outer elastic tube 33 supplies the film material to the outer nozzle 23, and the multiple nozzles ( Omega 3 seamless soft capsules are manufactured from the internal material discharged through 20) and the film material discharged in a form surrounding the internal material.

Here, the internal material is supplied at a supply rate of 100 to 1000 mg/s. That is, the supply speed of the internal material supplied to the inner nozzle 21 through the inner elastic tube 31 is 100 to 1000 mg/s.

Meanwhile, the internal material discharged from the multiple nozzle 20 and the film material surrounding the internal material are simultaneously dropped onto the hardened oil to form an omega-3 seamless soft capsule.

For this purpose, a curing device 50 through which hardening oil flows is provided at the lower part of the multiple nozzle 20, and an internal material and a film material surrounding the internal material are placed on the curing oil flowing in the curing device 50. It is dropped and formed into a sphere-shaped Omega 3 seamless soft capsule.

Here, the hardened oil can be any one that does not chemically react with the internal material and the coating material, but specifically, it should be a medium chain triglycerides (MCT) oil with an average carbon number of 8 to 12 so that it can maintain the liquid state at low temperatures. You can.

Preferably, the medium chain fatty acid includes coconut oil, olive oil, linseed oil, perilla oil, palm oil, etc., but is not limited thereto and can be any fatty acid with a carbon number of 8 to 12.

Additionally, the temperature of the hardened oil may be -20 to +20°C. Here, when the temperature of the hardened oil exceeds 20°C, a problem occurs in which the Omega 3 seamless soft capsule is not formed well because the coating material is not sufficiently hardened.

Meanwhile, when the temperature of the hardened oil is -20 to 20°C, it is preferable that the viscosity of the hardened oil is 20 CP or more based on a room temperature of 20°C. If the viscosity of the hardened oil is less than 20 CP, the flow of internal substances and coating materials within the hardened oil may be rapid, which may cause problems in forming Omega 3 seamless soft capsules. Here, the viscosity of the hardened oil may be 23 CP to 40 CP at room temperature 20°C, and more preferably, the viscosity of the hardened oil may be 24 CP to 27 CP based on room temperature 20°C.

Meanwhile, the flow rate of the curing oil in the curing device 50 is preferably 10 cm/s to 100 cm/s. If the flow speed is less than 10cm/s, the flow of the internal material and the coating material may be slow, so Omega 3 seamless soft capsules may not be formed, or a problem may occur where several spheres stick together and harden, and the flow speed may be 100cm/s. If it exceeds , it may be too fast and a problem may occur in which the coating material of the Omega 3 seamless soft capsule cannot encapsulate the internal material.

Here, a first supply pump 41 for supplying the inner material to the inner nozzle 21 and a second supply pump 43 for supplying the film material to the outer nozzle 23 may be further included. Specifically, the first supply pump 41 is connected to the inner elastic tube 31 to supply the inner material to the inner nozzle 21, and the second supply pump 43 supplies the film material to the outer nozzle 23. It is connected to the outer elastic tube (33) to supply.

At this time, the first supply pump 41 or/and the second supply pump 43 may be a gear pump that meshes two gears and discharges the fluid trapped in the teeth and spaces of the gears by rotating the gears.

Here, the inner elastic tube 31 and/or the outer elastic tube 33 are provided with a vibration generator 10 for imparting vibration, and the elastic tube to which vibration is imparted by the vibration generator 10 ( 30) may be partially or entirely made of an elastic material.

To this end, the shore hardness of the material of the elastic tube 30 may be A20 to A70 or A30 to A70, and appropriate vibration by the vibration generator 10 may be transmitted to each material of the elastic tube 30.

Meanwhile, the vibration generator 10 is used to provide vibration to the elastic tube 30, and causes a break in the flow of the internal material and the coating material flowing inside the elastic tube 30.

This interruption of the flow allows the film material to better surround the inner material when the Omega 3 seamless soft capsule is formed in the hydrogenated oil, allowing the sphere to be well formed in the Omega 3 seamless soft capsule.

Here, the vibration generator 10 may be configured to adjust the capacity of the seamless soft capsule by applying vibration to the elastic tube 30 to create a break in each material flowing inside the elastic tube 30.

To this end, the vibration generating device 10 is formed as a cam structure capable of reciprocating movement according to rotational movement, and can impart vibration to the elastic tube 30 by moving in a straight line or up and down in response to the rotational movement.

Specifically, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the vibration generating device 10 includes a rostral part 11 that rotates according to the driving of the motor 17, and a rotational movement of the rostral part 11. A driven member 12 that applies vibration to the elastic tube 30 by making a vertical reciprocating motion, and a fixing member 15 provided on both sides of the driven member 12 so that the driven member 12 can reciprocate. ) includes.

The main joint 11 is formed in the shape of a disk, a motor 17 is connected to the central axis on the same axis, and rotates by driving the motor 17, and the driven joint 12 is formed in a plate body. It reciprocates in the vertical direction by the rotational movement of the main joint 11, and a striking blade 13 is formed at the lower part to provide vibration by striking the elastic tube 30.

The fixing members 15 are provided in pairs on both sides of the driven joint 12, and a plurality of fixing protrusions 12c are protruding on both sides of the driven joint 12, and the fixing members 15 A slit-shaped fixing hole (15a) is formed to correspond to the fixing protrusion (12a) so that the fixing protrusion (12a) is coupled thereto, and the fixing protrusion (12a) moves vertically on the fixing hole (15a) to form the driven joint (12). It reciprocates in the vertical direction on this fixing member (15).

Here, a disc-shaped rotation piece (11a) is formed on the inner surface in the thickness direction of the main joint 11 to be biased to one side with respect to the central axis, and the driven joint 12 is formed at the center of the main joint 11. A lifting hole 12a is formed through the piece 11a so that it can be rotatably installed.

Due to this, during the rotational movement of the rostral joint 11, the rotary piece 11a biasedly provided on the rostral joint 11 rotates, and the lifting hole 12a to which the rotary piece 11a is coupled is moved in the vertical direction. It reciprocates, and the striking blade 13 strikes the outer periphery of the elastic tube 30 provided in the lower part of the driven joint 12 by the reciprocating motion of the lifting hole 12a, thereby causing vibration in the elastic tube 30. Grant.

At this time, the blade width of the striking blade 13 is preferably 0.1 mm to 100 mm, 0.1 mm to 5 mm, 0.3 mm to 2 mm, or 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm. If the width of the striking blade (13) is less than 0.1 mm, the striking blade (13) is too sharp and may cause damage to the elastic tube (30). If the width of the striking blade (13) exceeds 100 mm, the striking portion may be damaged. Because it is not concentrated, a problem may occur in which flow interruption does not occur in each material of the elastic tube 30.

At this time, the internal material may be pulsated 4 to 40 times per second through the vibration generator 10.

For example, when the internal material is supplied to the inner nozzle 21 through the inner elastic tube 31 at a supply rate of 100 to 1000 mg/s and pulsations are applied 4 to 40 times per second, a capacity of 25 mg is obtained. It is possible to manufacture 4 to 40 capsules of Omega 3 seamless soft capsules per second. In addition, various other changes can be made by adjusting the supply speed of the internal material and the number of pulsations given to the elastic tube 30 through the vibration generator 10 according to the capacity of the Omega 3 seamless soft capsule to be manufactured.

Hereinafter, the method for manufacturing Omega 3 seamless soft capsules according to the present invention will be briefly described.

First, the internal material is supplied to the inner nozzle (21) through the inner elastic tube (31) of the Omega 3 seamless soft capsule manufacturing device (1), and the film material is supplied to the outer nozzle (23) through the outer elastic tube (33). supply.

At this time, at least one of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) can be used as the inner material, and at least one of gelatin or an edible polymer material can be used as the coating material. .

Then, the internal material and the coating material surrounding the internal material are discharged through the multiple nozzles 20 including the inner nozzle 21 and the outer nozzle 23.

At this time, the discharged internal material and the film material surrounding the internal material are simultaneously dropped into the hardened oil.

As a result, the internal material dropped with the hardened oil and the film material surrounding the internal material are formed into a spherical Omega 3 seamless soft capsule.

Here, when the inner material and the film material surrounding the inner material are discharged through the multiple nozzles 20 including the inner nozzle 21 and the outer nozzle 23, the outer elastic tube 33 or/and the inner elastic Vibration is applied to the tube 31.

At this time, the supply flow rate of the internal material and/or film material supplied to the multiple nozzle 20 through the elastic tube 30 can be set by the vibration of the vibration generator 10, and the multiple nozzle 20 can be supplied through the elastic tube 30. After presetting the supply flow rate of the internal material and/or film material supplied to the nozzle, calculate the capacity of the Omega 3 seamless soft capsule for the set supply flow rate, set the number of vibrations of the elastic tube, and operate the motor ( 17) By adjusting the number of rotations, the capacity of Omega 3 seamless soft capsules to be manufactured can be set according to the application of vibration.

Above, the present invention has been shown and described in relation to specific embodiments, but it is common knowledge in the art that various modifications and changes are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as indicated in the appended claims. Anyone who has it will be able to easily understand it.

1: Omega 3 seamless soft capsule manufacturing device
10: Vibration generator
11: Judongjeol
11a: Rotating piece
12: Bell Dongjeol
12a: Elevating hall
12c: fixing protrusion
13: striking blade
15: fixing member
15a: fixing hole
17: motor
20: Multiple nozzles
21: inner nozzle
23: Outside nozzle
30: elastic tube
31: inner elastic tube
33: Outer elastic tube
41: first supply pump
43: second supply pump
50: curing device

Claims (7)

In the manufacturing method of seamless soft capsules,
Discharging an internal material containing omega-3 and a film material containing at least one of gelatin or an edible polymer material and surrounding the internal material;
simultaneously dropping the discharged internal material and the coating material onto the flowing hardened oil; and
Forming the dropped internal material and coating material into a spherical Omega 3 seamless soft capsule;
Including,
The internal material is supplied at a supply rate of 100 to 1000 mg/s,
A method of producing an Omega 3 seamless soft capsule, characterized in that the internal material is pulsated 4 to 40 times per second.
In claim 1,
A method of manufacturing a seamless soft capsule containing omega 3, characterized in that the gel strength of the coating material is 100 to 300 bloom.
In claim 1,
A method for producing omega 3 seamless soft capsules, characterized in that the temperature of the coating material is 50 ℃ to 75 ℃.
In claim 1,
A method of producing an omega 3 seamless soft capsule, wherein the internal material includes at least one of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
In claim 1,
A method for producing omega 3 seamless soft capsules, characterized in that the temperature of the hardened oil is -20 ℃ to +20 ℃.
In claim 1,
A method of manufacturing Omega 3 seamless soft capsules, characterized in that the hydrogenated oil has a viscosity of 20 CP or more.
In claim 1,
A method for manufacturing Omega 3 seamless soft capsules, characterized in that the flow speed of the portion where the seamless soft capsules of the hardened oil are transferred is 10 cm/s to 100 cm/s.

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