WO2022024996A1

WO2022024996A1 - Packing/plugging device and vessel supplying/collecting mechanism

Info

Publication number: WO2022024996A1
Application number: PCT/JP2021/027549
Authority: WO
Inventors: 政典青木; 勉梅本; 日出明五十嵐; 博松元
Original assignee: 株式会社ミューチュアル
Priority date: 2020-07-31
Filing date: 2021-07-26
Publication date: 2022-02-03
Also published as: JP2023095901A; JPWO2022024996A1

Abstract

In order to provide a packing/plugging device capable of handling a wide variety of vessels and fillings of different properties (liquid and powder) by the device alone, this device is provided with: a rotary table 1 comprising an upper table 11 on which claw members 21 disposed on one side of respective claw members 2 for sandwiching a vessel V are arranged at regular angular intervals and a lower table 12 on which claw members 22 disposed on the other side are arranged at regular angular intervals and which is disposed over the upper table 11; rotary drive mechanisms 3 for performing sandwiching and releasing of the vessels V and conveyance of the vessels V sandwiched by the claw members 2 by independently driving the upper table 11 and the lower table 12 of the rotary table 1 to rotate; a filling packing mechanism 5 for packing a filling into the vessels V at a predetermined rotational position of the rotary table 1; a plugging mechanism 6 for plugging, at a predetermined rotational position of the rotary table 1, the vessels V in which the filling is packed; and a measuring mechanism 7 for measuring the weights of the vessels V before and after the filling is packed therein.

Description

Filling and plugging device and container supply / collection mechanism

The present invention relates to a filling and plugging device, and in particular, a filling and plugging device for filling and plugging a container such as a bottle, a vial, or a syringe, for example, a nested container with a liquid or powder filling. It relates to a container supply / collection mechanism that supplies / collects containers between them.

Conventionally, a device for filling a container such as a bottle, a vial, or a syringe with a liquid or powder filling and plugging the container has been proposed and put into practical use (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

By the way, the filling and plugging device disclosed in

Patent Documents

1 and 2 is intended for a container having a specific shape and a specific filling material, and is not versatile. Therefore, one device is used. In order to handle a wide variety of containers and fillings with different properties (liquids and powders), or to handle a wide variety of containers and fillings with different properties (liquids and powders), the equipment is used each time. There was a problem that it was necessary to modify.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 8-105786 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-13134

In view of the problems of the conventional filling and plugging device, the present invention provides a filling and plugging device and a container supply that can handle a wide variety of containers and fillings (liquids and powders) having different properties with one device. The purpose is to provide a recovery mechanism.

In order to achieve the above object, the filling and plugging device of the present invention is a filling and plugging device for filling and plugging a container with a filling material, and is a first claw member of one of the claw members for holding the container. The upper table and the other second claw member are provided at equal intervals, and the rotary table consisting of the lower table arranged on the upper table and the upper table and the lower table of the rotary table are independent of each other. A rotation drive mechanism that holds and releases the container and conveys the container held by the claw member by rotationally driving the table, and a filling mechanism that fills the container with the filling at a predetermined rotation position of the rotary table. It is characterized by being provided with a plugging mechanism for plugging a container filled with a filler at a predetermined rotation position of the rotary table.

In this case, it is possible to provide a weighing mechanism for weighing the weight of the container before and after filling the filling at a predetermined rotation position of the rotary table.

Further, a support table that supports the container from below can be arranged below the rotary table.

Further, in order to achieve the same object, the container supply / recovery mechanism of the present invention pushes up the containers in each row from the rack containing the containers before filling in an aligned state, and picks up the pushed up containers. It is raised and supplied to the filling plug device (rotary table), and the filling sent from the filling plug device (rotary table) is filled, and the container after plugging is returned to the empty position of the rack. It is characterized by that.

In this case, the protrusion mechanism that pushes up the container for each row is a rotary shaft that is rotationally driven by a motor, and a plurality of protrusions that are mounted by changing the mounting angle at intervals in the axial direction of the rotary shaft. It can be made up of an elevating member that is elevated and lowered by the protrusion.

Further, the push-up mechanism for pushing up the containers in rows can be replaced according to the containers and the racks that house the containers in an aligned state.

According to the parts aligning device and the container supply / recovery mechanism of the present invention, one device can handle a wide variety of containers and fillings (liquids and powders) having different properties.

It is a top view which shows an Example of the filling plug device and the container supply / recovery mechanism of this invention. The rotary table of the filling plug device of the present invention is shown, (a) is a plan view of the rotary table with a part of the upper table omitted, (b) is a front sectional view of the rotary table, and (c) is a rotary table and a support table. A front sectional view is shown at the main part of the above, and FIG. 1D is an explanatory view of the claw member. It is explanatory drawing which shows the 1st use example of the filling plug device of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the 2nd use example of the filling plug device of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the 3rd use example of the filling plug device of this invention. The container supply / recovery mechanism of the present invention is shown, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front sectional view, (c) is a side sectional view, and (d) is an explanatory view showing an example of a container. The container supply / recovery mechanism of the present invention is shown, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front sectional view, (c) is a front sectional view showing a drive mechanism, and (d) is a side sectional view. It is explanatory drawing which shows the rack which accommodates the container used for the container supply / recovery mechanism of this invention in an aligned state.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the filling plug device and the container supply / recovery mechanism of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the filling and plugging device of the present invention.
This filling and plugging device is for filling and plugging the container V with a filling material, and the first claw member 21 of one of the claw members 2 for sandwiching the container V is provided at equal intervals. The table 11 and the other second claw member 22 are provided at equal intervals, and the rotary table 1 composed of the lower table 12 stacked on the upper table 11 and the upper table 11 and the lower table 12 of the rotary table 1 are independent of each other. The rotary drive mechanism 3 that holds and releases the container V and conveys the container V held by the claw member 2 by rotationally driving the table 1, and the container is filled with the filling at a predetermined rotation position of the rotary table 1. The filling mechanism 5, the plugging mechanism 6 for plugging the container V filled with the filling at the predetermined rotation position of the rotary table 1, and the container before and after filling the filling at the predetermined rotation position of the rotary table 1. It is provided with a measuring mechanism 7 for measuring the weight of V.

In this case, the rotary drive mechanism 3 for rotationally driving the upper table 11 and the lower table 12 of the rotary table 1 includes two AC servomotors (not shown), whereby the upper table 11 and the lower table 12 are respectively provided. It can be driven independently by rotation.
Then, by making the relative rotation angles of the upper table 11 and the lower table 12 different from each other by a predetermined angle θ1, the container V can be sandwiched and released, or the upper table 11 and the lower table 12 are intermittently inserted by a predetermined angle θ2 at the same time. By rotating the container V, the container V sandwiched by the claw member 2 can be transported.
In this case, the angle θ1 is set according to the shape (diameter) of the container V so as to correspond to the container V having a different shape (diameter) as shown in FIG. 2 (d). There is.
Further, the predetermined angle θ2 is set according to the angle interval in which the claw member 2 is provided.

By the way, the holding force of the container V by the claw member 2 can be adjusted by the rotation control of the two AC servomotors of the rotation drive mechanism 3, but in this embodiment, the container V is located below the rotary table 1. The support table 4 that supports the above is arranged.
As a result, the container V can be moved while sliding on the support table 4, so that the container V can be transported without requiring a large holding force, and the rotation drive mechanism 3-2. The rotation control of the AC servo motor of the table can be easily performed.
Further, in this embodiment, as described later, the container V is received one by one from the delivery mechanism 93 into the claw member 2 of the rotary table 1, and the container V is delivered one by one from the claw member 2 of the rotary table 1. If the relative rotation angles of the upper table 11 and the lower table 12 differ by a predetermined angle θ1 at a predetermined stop position in which the upper table 11 and the lower table 12 are rotated intermittently by a predetermined angle θ2 at the same time in order to pass to the 94. All the containers V are pinched and released by allowing the container V to be sandwiched and released. However, the temporarily released container V is supported between the opened claw members 2 and is supported by the support table 4 from below. I am trying to be able to support it.

The filling filling mechanism 5 for filling the container with the filling at a predetermined rotation position of the rotary table 1 can be applied by selectively exchanging the liquid filling filling mechanism 51 and the powder filling filling mechanism 52. I have to.

The plugging mechanism 6 for plugging the container V filled with the filler at a predetermined rotation position of the rotary table 1 includes a vacuum plugging mechanism 61, a rubber plug plugging mechanism 62, an aluminum cap plugging mechanism 63, and a resin cap. The tapping mechanism 64 and the seamer 65 are sequentially installed along the outer periphery of the rotary table 1.

The weighing mechanism 7 for measuring the weight of the container V before and after filling the filling at a predetermined rotation position of the rotary table 1 is a measuring mechanism 71 for measuring the weight of the container V before filling the filling, and the filling. A measuring mechanism 72 for measuring the weight of the filled container V is installed in order along the outer periphery of the rotary table 1.
Here, the

measuring mechanisms

71 and 72 measure the weight of the container V temporarily released by making the relative rotation angles of the upper table 11 and the lower table 12 different by a predetermined angle θ1.

This filling and plugging device allows one device to fill and plug different types of containers such as bottles, vials, syringes, for example, nested containers with different fillings of liquids and powders. However, specific usage examples are shown in FIGS. 3 to 5. ‥

In the first use example shown in FIG. 3, a syringe as a container V is filled with a liquid and plugged, and a liquid filling filling mechanism 51, a vacuum plugging mechanism 61, and a

measuring mechanism

71, 72 are used. ..

In the second use example shown in FIG. 4, a vial as a container V is filled with a liquid and plugged, and the liquid filling filling mechanism 51, the rubber stopper plugging mechanism 62, the aluminum cap plugging mechanism 63, the seamer 65 and the weighing are performed.

Mechanisms

71 and 72 are used.

In the third use example shown in FIG. 5, a vial as a container V is filled with powder and plugged, and the powder filling filling mechanism 52, the rubber stopper plugging mechanism 62, the resin cap plugging mechanism 64, and the weighing are performed.

Mechanisms

71 and 72 are used.

Then, the container V is pushed up for each row from the rack R in which the containers V before filling with the filling are housed in an aligned state, and the pushed up container V is picked up and supplied to the rotary table 1 and rotated. A container between the container supply / recovery mechanism 8 and the container supply / recovery mechanism 8 and the rotary table 1 that fills the filling material sent from the table 1 and returns the container V after plugging to the empty position of the rack R. It is provided with a transport mechanism 9 for transporting V.

1 and 6 to 8 show an embodiment of the container supply / recovery mechanism of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the container supply / recovery mechanism 8 pushes up the container V for each row from the rack R in which the containers V before filling with the filling are housed in an aligned state. And the holding / transfer mechanism 82 that picks up the pushed-up container V and supplies it to the supply path 91 of the transfer mechanism 9.

The protrusion mechanism 81 mounts a plurality of protrusions 81b at different mounting angles at intervals in the axial direction of the two rotary shafts 81a that are rotationally driven by the AC servomotor 81f, and rotationally drives the rotary shaft 81a. As a result, the elevating member 81c which is vertically arranged above the rotating shaft 81a is sequentially raised by the protrusion 81b, and the container V can be pushed up from the rack R in each row at the upper end of the elevating member 81c. I am doing it.
Here, a roller member 81d is arranged at the tip of the protrusion 81b in order to abut on the lower surface of the elevating member 81c and smoothly move the elevating member 81c up and down.
Further, the rotation angle of the rotation shaft 81a is controlled by the rotary encoder 81e.
As a result, the container V housed in the row (shown a to f) of the rack R corresponding to the protrusion 81b (shown A to F) can be pushed up for each row.

Here, in the rush mechanism 81 of the container supply / recovery mechanism 8 shown in FIG. 6, the container V is a syringe, and in the rush mechanism 81 of the container supply / recovery mechanism 8 shown in FIG. 7, the container V is a vial. Although each case is shown, the container V and the container V are aligned with the superstructure X (see FIGS. 6 (b) and 7 (c)) of the protrusion mechanism 81 of the container supply / recovery mechanism 8. It can be replaced according to the rack R to be accommodated in the state.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, a rack R for accommodating containers V of different types and numbers in an aligned state (FIG. 8 (a) is a rack R for 100 vials, and FIG. 8 (b) is a rack R of 48 vessels. A rack R for vials, FIG. 8 (c) is a rack R for 160 syringes, FIG. 8 (d) is a rack R for 100 syringes, and FIG. 8 (e) is a rack R for 64 syringes. ) Can be dealt with.

Here, the thrust mechanism 81 and the pinching / transferring mechanism 82 also have a function of collecting the container V after filling the filling and plugging it from the collection path 92 of the transport mechanism 9 and returning it to the vacant position of the rack R. However, for example, it is possible to provide two sets of sandwiching / transfer mechanisms 82 so that the container V can be supplied to the supply path 91 and collected from the recovery path 92 individually.

As shown in FIG. 1, the transport mechanism 9 has a supply path 91 for transporting the container V between the container supply / recovery mechanism 8 and the rotary table 1, and a rotary table 1 for transporting the container V from the supply path 91 one by one. The delivery mechanism 93 to be delivered to the claw member 2, the collection path 92 for transporting the container V between the rotary table 1 and the container supply / recovery mechanism 8, and the container V to be recovered one by one from the claw member 2 of the rotary table 1. It is provided with a delivery mechanism 94 for delivery to the road 92.

As described above, the container supply / recovery mechanism 8 can efficiently supply / recover the container V by using the rack R that houses the container V in an aligned state.

The filling plug device and the container supply / recovery mechanism of the present invention have been described above based on the examples thereof, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration described in the above examples, for example, the rotary table 1 and the like. It can be configured in combination with a filling plug device other than the combination of the filling plug device composed of the above and the container supply / recovery mechanism 8 or a container supply / recovery mechanism, etc. The configuration can be changed.

Since the filling plug device and the container supply / recovery mechanism of the present invention can handle a wide variety of containers and fillings (liquids and powders) having different properties with one device, containers such as bottles, vials, and syringes can be used. For example, it can be suitably used for filling a nested container with a liquid or powder filling and plugging it, and also widely used for filling various containers with a filling and plugging it. be able to.

1 Rotating table 11 Upper table 12 Lower table 2 Claw member 21 1st claw member 22 2nd claw member 3 Rotation drive mechanism 31 Rotation drive mechanism for upper table 32 Rotation drive mechanism for lower table 4 Support table 5 Filling filling mechanism 51 Liquid Filling mechanism 52 Powder filling mechanism 6 Plugging mechanism 61 Vacuum tapping mechanism 62 Rubber tapping mechanism 63 Aluminum cap tapping mechanism 64 Resin cap tapping mechanism 65 Seamer 7 Measuring mechanism 71 Measuring mechanism (before filling)
72 Weighing mechanism (after filling)
8 Container supply / recovery mechanism 81 Rushing mechanism

81a Rotating shaft

81b Rushing protrusion

81c Elevating member

81d Roller member

81e Rotary encoder 81f AC servo motor 82 Holding / transferring mechanism 9 Transport mechanism 91 Supply path 92 Recovery path 93 Delivery mechanism 94 Delivery mechanism R rack V container X container supply / recovery mechanism ascending mechanism superstructure

Claims

In a filling and plugging device for filling a container with a filling material and plugging the container, an upper table and the other second claw in which one of the first claw members for holding the container is provided at equal intervals. The members are provided at equal intervals, and the rotary table consisting of the lower table stacked on the upper table and the upper table and the lower table of the rotary table are independently rotationally driven to hold and release the container and the claw member. A rotary drive mechanism for transporting the container sandwiched by the rotary table, a filling mechanism for filling the container with the filling at a predetermined rotating position of the rotary table, and a filling at a predetermined rotating position of the rotary table. A filling and plugging device characterized by being provided with a plugging mechanism for plugging a container.
The filling plug device according to claim 1, further comprising a measuring mechanism for measuring the weight of the container before and after filling the filling at a predetermined rotation position of the rotary table.
The filling plug device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a support table that supports the container from below is arranged below the rotary table.
From the rack that houses the containers before filling in an aligned state, the containers are pushed up in each row, the pushed up containers are picked up and supplied to the filling and plugging device, and are sent out from the filling and plugging device. A container supply / recovery mechanism characterized in that the container is filled with a filling material and the container is returned to an empty position in the rack after being plugged.
The protrusion mechanism that pushes up the container for each row includes a rotation shaft that is rotationally driven by a motor, a plurality of protrusions that are mounted at different mounting angles at intervals in the axial direction of the rotation shaft, and the protrusion. The container supply / recovery mechanism according to claim 4, further comprising an elevating member that is elevated and lowered by a protrusion.
The container supply / collection according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the push-up mechanism for pushing up the containers in rows is exchanged according to the containers and the racks that house the containers in an aligned state. mechanism.