A soft mist filling machine
The soft mist filling machine uses a combination of a manipulator and a weighing device to achieve real-time monitoring and control of the filling volume. Combined with nitrogen filling and waste rejection functions, it solves the problems of operational complexity and high rework costs when the filling volume is unqualified in the existing technology, thereby improving production efficiency and product quality.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202210608470.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2022-05-31
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-19
- Estimated Expiration
- 2042-05-31
AI Technical Summary
Existing aerosol filling equipment is complex to operate and has high rework costs when the filling volume is unqualified, making it difficult to achieve rapid screening and monitoring.
A soft mist filling machine is used, and by setting up a first manipulator, a front weigher, a front nitrogen filling filler, a second manipulator and a rear weigher, real-time monitoring and control of the filling volume can be achieved. At the same time, nitrogen is filled using the front nitrogen filling filler and the rear nitrogen filling filler to ensure that the filling volume of the liquid medicine and the nitrogen content in the bottle meet the standards; and unqualified products are automatically screened out through a waste rejection mechanism.
It realizes real-time monitoring and control of filling volume, avoids batch rework, ensures qualified filling volume of liquid medicine, and improves production efficiency and product quality through automatic waste rejection function.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of filling machines, in particular to a soft mist filling machine. Background Art
[0002] With the improvement of medical technology, the use of soft mist agents has become more extensive and the scope of use has become wider; the filling and assembly technology of each soft mist agent is customized.
[0003] At present, the common aerosol is to put the medicine bottle on the production line, and fill the medicine into the medicine bottle through the filling machine. The filling volume of the medicine needs to be inspected after filling. If the filling volume is unqualified, it is necessary to check the sampling part to screen out the unqualified products. The operation is complicated and the rework cost is high. Summary of the Invention
[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a soft mist filling machine to solve the problems mentioned in the above background.
[0005] The present invention provides the following technical solutions: a soft mist filling machine device, comprising: a PP (polypropylene) bottle, a medicine cap body and a base, the top of the base is respectively provided with a first bottle loader, a second bottle loader, a medicine cap loader, a discharge mesh belt, a main transmission mesh belt and a buffer tank, the top of the main transmission mesh belt and the discharge mesh belt are both provided with a bottle holder, the discharge ports of the first bottle loader, the second bottle loader and the medicine cap loader are all located above the bottle holder, a liquid dispenser and a peristaltic pump are respectively provided on one side of the buffer tank, the surfaces of the buffer tank and the peristaltic pump are both provided with a silicone hose, the buffer tank is connected to the liquid dispenser through the silicone hose, the surface of the liquid dispenser is provided with four nipples, and the four nipples are connected to the peristaltic pump through the silicone hose, the main transmission mesh belt A first manipulator, a second manipulator, a front nitrogen filling filler and a rear nitrogen filling filler are respectively provided on the inner side of the first manipulator, a front weigher is provided on one side of the first manipulator, the front nitrogen filling filler is located between the first manipulator and the second manipulator, the rear nitrogen filling filler is located on the side of the second manipulator away from the front nitrogen filling filler, a rear weigher is provided on one side of the second manipulator, the first manipulator, the second manipulator, the front nitrogen filling filler, the rear nitrogen filling filler, the front weigher and the rear weigher are all installed on the top of the base, the front nitrogen filling filler is assembled with a peristaltic pump, a capping device is provided on the outside of the main transmission mesh belt, a discharging mesh belt is provided on one side of the main transmission mesh belt, a third manipulator is provided between the discharging mesh belt and the main transmission mesh belt, and a waste rejection mechanism is provided on the top of the base.
[0006] Preferably, a static electricity removal device is provided on a side of the first manipulator close to the first bottle loader, and the static electricity removal device is installed on the top of the base, and the static electricity removal device is located above the bottle holder.
[0007] Preferably, the waste rejection mechanism includes a gantry sensor, a gripper, a waste rejection chute and a waste rejection box, and the gantry sensor, gripper, waste rejection chute and waste rejection box are all installed on the top of the base, the gantry sensor is located between the third manipulator and the capping device, the gripper is located on the inner side of the main transmission mesh belt, the waste rejection box is located on the outer side of the main transmission mesh belt, the waste rejection chute is located on one side of the gripper, and one end of the waste rejection chute extends to the inner side of the main transmission mesh belt and docks with the surface of the waste rejection box.
[0008] Preferably, a third sensor is provided on the top of the base, and one end of the third sensor is located above the waste rejection box.
[0009] Preferably, a sampling box is provided on one side of the grabbing hand, and the sampling box is installed on the top of the base.
[0010] Preferably, the capping device is provided with a suction nozzle.
[0011] Preferably, the front nitrogen filling device is provided with eight needles, four of which are connected to the nitrogen filling pipeline; the other four needles are connected to the liquid medicine pipeline, and the liquid medicine pipeline is connected to the peristaltic pump, and the rear nitrogen filling device is provided with a needle.
[0012] Preferably, a first sensor is provided on the outer side of the main transmission mesh belt, the first sensor is located between the first manipulator and the first bottle loader, and the first sensor is electrically connected to the first manipulator.
[0013] Preferably, a second sensor is provided on one side of the discharging mesh belt, and one end of the second sensor extends to above the discharging mesh belt.
[0014] Preferably, a touch screen is provided on the side of the base.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
[0016] 1. The soft mist filling machine is equipped with a first manipulator, a front weighing device, a front nitrogen filling device, a second manipulator and a rear weighing device. The first manipulator grabs the PP bottle in the bottle tray and places it in the front weighing device for weighing and recording the value. After weighing, the first manipulator grabs the PP bottle in the front weighing device and places it in the original bottle tray, and then enters the next station: the front nitrogen filling device fills the PP bottle; the second manipulator grabs the previously weighed PP bottle and places it in the rear weighing device for weighing again. The weight of the liquid before and after filling is compared to analyze whether the filling volume is qualified. This facilitates monitoring of the filling volume during the production process to avoid batch rework.
[0017] 2. The soft mist filling machine is equipped with a front nitrogen filling filler and a rear nitrogen filling filler. The front nitrogen filling filler has eight needles. The front four needles are connected to the external nitrogen filling equipment through the nitrogen filling pipeline; the rear four needles are connected to the liquid medicine pipeline, and nitrogen is filled in while filling the medicine. The rear nitrogen filling filler has four needles to fill the PP bottle with nitrogen again, so that the nitrogen content in the PP bottle is sufficient to ensure that the residual oxygen content in the bottle meets the standard.
[0018] 3. The soft mist filling machine is equipped with a grabber, a reject chute and a reject box. If the capping is unqualified, the main transmission belt will be transferred to the reject station. The reject mechanism grabber will grab the unqualified products and put them into the reject chute. The reject chute will guide the unqualified PP bottles into the reject box. If the number of unqualified bottles in the reject box reaches a certain level, the reject box can be replaced manually.
[0019] 4. The biggest advantage is the bottle holder, which can ensure the safe transportation of bottles that cannot stand upright. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention;
[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the top view of the structure of the present invention;
[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the PP bottle of the present invention;
[0023] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of the medicine cover of the present invention.
[0024] In the figure: 1. First bottle loader; 2. Second bottle loader; 3. Anti-static device; 4. First manipulator; 5. Front nitrogen filling device; 6. Second manipulator; 7. Bottle holder; 8. Rear nitrogen filling device; 9. Third manipulator; 10. Grabber; 11. Sampling box; 12. Main transmission mesh belt; 13. Discharge mesh belt; 14. Drug cap loader; 15. Capping machine; 16. Rear weigher; 17. Peristaltic pump; 18. Front weigher; 19. Touch screen; 20. Base; 21. Dispenser; 22. Buffer tank; 23. Gantry sensor; 24. First sensor; 25. Second sensor; 26. Rejection slide; 27. Rejection box; 28. Third sensor; 29. PP bottle; 30. Drug cap body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0026] See also Figure 1-4 A soft mist filling machine includes: PP bottles 29, a medicine cap body 30 and a base 20. The top of the base 20 is respectively provided with a first bottle loader 1, a second bottle loader 2, a medicine cap loader 14, a discharge mesh belt 13, a main transmission mesh belt 12 and a buffer tank 22. The top of the main transmission mesh belt 12 and the discharge mesh belt 13 are both provided with a bottle holder 7. The discharge ports of the first bottle loader 1, the second bottle loader 2 and the medicine cap loader 14 are all located above the bottle holder 7. A liquid separator 21 and a peristaltic pump 17 are provided on one side of the buffer tank 22. Silicone hoses are provided on the surfaces of the buffer tank 22 and the peristaltic pump 17. The buffer tank 22 is connected to the liquid separator 21 through the silicone hose. Four nipples are provided on the surface of the liquid separator 21, and the four nipples are connected to the peristaltic pump 17 through the silicone hose. The first manipulator 4, the second manipulator 6, the front nitrogen filling device 5 and the rear nitrogen filling device 8 are provided on the inner side of the main transmission mesh belt 12. There are eight needles, four of which are connected to the nitrogen filling pipeline; the other four needles are connected to the liquid medicine pipeline, and the liquid medicine pipeline is connected to the peristaltic pump 17. Four needles are provided on the rear nitrogen filling device 8. A front weighing device 18 is provided on one side of the first manipulator 4. The front nitrogen filling device 5 is located between the first manipulator 4 and the second manipulator 6. The rear nitrogen filling device 8 is located on the side of the second manipulator 6 away from the front nitrogen filling device 5. A rear weighing device 16 is provided on one side of the second manipulator 6. 4. The second manipulator 6, the front nitrogen filling device 5, the rear nitrogen filling device 8, the front weigher 18 and the rear weigher 16 are all installed on the top of the base 20. The front nitrogen filling device 5 is assembled with the peristaltic pump 17. A capping device 15 is provided on the outside of the main transmission mesh belt 12. There are four suction nozzles on the capping device 15. A discharge mesh belt 13 is provided on one side of the main transmission mesh belt 12. A third manipulator 9 is provided between the discharge mesh belt 13 and the main transmission mesh belt 12. A waste rejection mechanism is provided on the top of the base 20.
[0027] Among them, the first manipulator 4 is provided with a static eliminator 3 on one side close to the first bottle loader 1, and the static eliminator 3 is mounted on the top of the base 20, and the static eliminator 3 is located above the bottle holder 7. The static eliminator 3 can be a negative ion emitter.
[0028] Among them; the waste rejection mechanism includes a gantry sensor 23, a grabber 10, a waste rejection chute 26 and a waste rejection box 27. The gantry sensor 23, the grabber 10, the waste rejection chute 26 and the waste rejection box 27 are all installed on the top of the base 20. The gantry sensor 23 is located between the third manipulator 9 and the capping device 15. The grabber 10 is located on the inner side of the main transmission mesh belt 12. The waste rejection box 27 is located on the outer side of the main transmission mesh belt 12. The waste rejection chute 26 is located on one side of the grabber 10, and one end of the waste rejection chute 26 extends to the inner side of the main transmission mesh belt 12 and docks with the surface of the waste rejection box 27. A sampling box 11 is provided on one side of the grabber 10. The sampling box 11 is installed on the top of the base 20. A third sensor 28 is provided on the top of the base 20, and one end of the third sensor 28 is located above the waste rejection box 27.
[0029] Among them, a first sensor 24 is provided on the outside of the main transmission mesh belt 12, the first sensor 24 is located between the first manipulator 4 and the first bottle loader 1, and the first sensor 24 is electrically connected to the first manipulator 4.
[0030] A second sensor 25 is provided on one side of the discharge mesh belt 13 , and one end of the second sensor 25 extends to the top of the discharge mesh belt 13 .
[0031] A touch screen 19 is provided on the side of the base 20 .
[0032] Working principle: PP bottles 29 are put into the first bottle loader 1 and the second bottle loader 2 in batches. The first bottle loader 1 and the second bottle loader 2 feed the bottle tray 7 on the main transmission mesh belt 12; the main transmission mesh belt 12 is intermittently driven; when the main transmission mesh belt 12 stops rotating, the first bottle loader 1 and the second bottle loader 2 accurately place the PP bottles 29 with the opening facing upward into the bottle tray 7; the main transmission mesh belt 12 drives the PP bottles 29 to rotate to the next station; the static electricity removal device 3 releases negative ions at the PP bottles 29 to remove dust, and the first sensor 24 detects whether there are PP bottles 29 in the bottle tray 7; the first sensor 24 uses existing equipment If there is a PP bottle 29 in the bottle tray 7, the first manipulator 4 grabs the PP bottle 29 in the bottle tray 7 and puts it into the front weighing device 18 for weighing and recording the value; after weighing, the first manipulator 4 grabs the PP bottle 29 on the front weighing device 18 and puts it into the original bottle tray 7, and enters the next station. The front nitrogen filling device 5 fills the PP bottle 29, and the buffer tank 22 is connected to the liquid dispenser 21 through a silicone hose; the liquid dispenser 21 has four nipples connected to the silicone hose through the peristaltic pump 17 and connected to the needle on the front nitrogen filling device 5; the filling amount of the liquid is controlled by the peristaltic pump 17; there is a needle on the front nitrogen filling device 5, and the front four needles are connected to the nitrogen filling pipeline; the back four After the filling is completed, the main transmission mesh belt 12 drives the filled PP bottle 29 to move to the second manipulator 6. The second manipulator 6 grabs the previously weighed PP bottle 29 and puts it into the rear weigher 16 for weighing again. The weight of the liquid medicine before and after filling is compared to analyze whether the filling amount is qualified. It is convenient to monitor whether the filling amount is qualified during the production process to avoid batch rework. If the product is qualified, it enters the next station, and the rear nitrogen filling filler 8 refills the PP bottle 29 in the bottle holder 7 that has been filled with liquid medicine with nitrogen. There are four needles on the rear nitrogen filling filler 8, which fills the PP bottles 29 in the four bottle holders 7 with nitrogen at the same time. After the nitrogen filling is completed, Enter the next station for capping; the medicine cap loader 14 sends the medicine cap loader 14 to the predetermined track; the medicine cap loader 14 has four transmission channels; the capping device 15 is provided with four suction nozzles, which simultaneously suck up four medicine cap bodies 30 and press the medicine cap bodies 30 onto the PP bottles 29 in the bottle tray 7; after capping is completed, the gantry sensor 23 detects the caps on the capped PP bottles 29 to detect whether there are caps and whether the caps are pressed properly. If the capping is normal, the third robot 9 simultaneously grabs four PP bottles 29 and places them into the bottle tray 7 of the discharge mesh belt 13 to enter the next station. The gantry sensor 23 uses existing equipment;
[0033] If the capping is unqualified, the main transmission mesh belt 12 will be transferred to the rejection station, and the gripper 10 will grab the unqualified product and put it into the rejection chute 26. The unqualified PP bottle 29 will be introduced into the rejection box 27 through the rejection chute 26. If the unqualified bottles in the rejection box 27 accumulate to a certain amount, the third sensor 28 will feedback a signal to prompt manual replacement of the rejection box 27. The third sensor 28 uses existing equipment. If sampling is required after the capping is qualified, the main transmission mesh belt 12 will be transferred to the rejection station, the gripper 10 will grab the sample, put it into the sampling box 11, and then it can be taken away manually.
[0034] While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, and that the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A soft mist filling machine, characterized in that: include: PP bottle (29), medicine cap body (30) and base (20), the top of the base (20) is respectively provided with a first bottle loader (1), a second bottle loader (2), a medicine cap loader (14), a discharge mesh belt (13), a main transmission mesh belt (12) and a buffer tank (22), the top of the main transmission mesh belt (12) and the discharge mesh belt (13) are both provided with a bottle holder (7), the discharge ports of the first bottle loader (1), the second bottle loader (2) and the medicine cap loader (14) are Both are located above the bottle holder (7), and a liquid separator (21) and a peristaltic pump (17) are provided on one side of the buffer tank (22), and silicone hoses are provided on the surfaces of the buffer tank (22) and the peristaltic pump (17). The buffer tank (22) is connected to the liquid separator (21) through the silicone hose, and four nipples are provided on the surface of the liquid separator (21), and the four nipples are connected to the peristaltic pump (17) through the silicone hose. The inner side of the main transmission mesh belt (12) is provided with a first manipulator (4), a second manipulator (5), a second manipulator (6), a second manipulator (7), a second manipulator (8), a second manipulator (9), a second manipulator (11), and a second manipulator (12). Two manipulators (6), a front nitrogen filling device (5) and a rear nitrogen filling device (8), a front weighing device (18) is provided on one side of the first manipulator (4), the front nitrogen filling device (5) is located between the first manipulator (4) and the second manipulator (6), the rear nitrogen filling device (8) is located on the side of the second manipulator (6) away from the front nitrogen filling device (5), and a rear weighing device (16) is provided on one side of the second manipulator (6). The device (5), the rear nitrogen filling device (8), the front weighing device (18) and the rear weighing device (16) are all installed on the top of the base (20), the front nitrogen filling device (5) is assembled with the peristaltic pump (17), a capping device (15) is provided on the outside of the main transmission mesh belt (12), a discharge mesh belt (13) is provided on one side of the main transmission mesh belt (12), a third manipulator (9) is provided between the discharge mesh belt (13) and the main transmission mesh belt (12), and a waste rejection mechanism is provided on the top of the base (20); A static electricity removal device (3) is provided on a side of the first manipulator (4) close to the first bottle loader (1), and the static electricity removal device (3) is installed on the top of the base (20). The static electricity removal device (3) is located above the bottle holder (7); The waste rejection mechanism includes a gantry sensor (23), a gripper (10), a waste rejection chute (26) and a waste rejection box (27), wherein the gantry sensor (23), the gripper (10), the waste rejection chute (26) and the waste rejection box (27) are all installed on the top of the base (20), the gantry sensor (23) is located between the third manipulator (9) and the capping device (15), the gripper (10) is located on the inner side of the main transmission mesh belt (12), the waste rejection box (27) is located on the outer side of the main transmission mesh belt (12), the waste rejection chute (26) is located on one side of the gripper (10), and one end of the waste rejection chute (26) extends to the inner side of the main transmission mesh belt (12) and docks with the surface of the waste rejection box (27).
2. The soft mist filling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A third sensor (28) is provided on the top of the base (20), and one end of the third sensor (28) is located above the waste rejection box (27).
3. The soft mist filling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sampling box (11) is provided on one side of the grabbing hand (10), and the sampling box (11) is installed on the top of the base (20).
4. The soft mist filling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The capping device (15) is provided with four suction nozzles.
5. The soft mist filling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front nitrogen filling device (5) is provided with eight needles, four of which are connected to the nitrogen filling pipeline; the other four needles are connected to the liquid medicine pipeline, and the liquid medicine pipeline is connected to the peristaltic pump (17). The rear nitrogen filling device (8) is provided with four needles.
6. The soft mist filling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first sensor (24) is provided on the outside of the main transmission mesh belt (12), the first sensor (24) is located between the first manipulator (4) and the first bottle loader (1), and the first sensor (24) is electrically connected to the first manipulator (4).
7. The soft mist filling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A second sensor (25) is provided on one side of the discharging mesh belt (13), and one end of the second sensor (25) extends above the discharging mesh belt (13).
8. The soft mist filling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A touch screen (19) is provided on the side of the base (20).
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