Perfume customization method

By designing automated perfume filling equipment, using a central processing unit and multiple filling systems, the problem of difficult to achieve personalized perfume ratio in the prior art is solved, which improves production efficiency and meets a wide range of customization needs.

WO2025060201A1PCT designated stage expired Publication Date: 2025-03-27GUANGDONG XUELEI FRAGRANCE IND PARK CO LTD +1

Patent Information

Application Number
PCT/CN2023/128967
Authority / Receiving Office
WO · WO
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2023-09-18
Filing Date
2023-11-01
Publication Date
2025-03-27

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Technical Problem

The prior art is difficult to achieve personalized perfume ratio according to the actual needs of consumers, resulting in low production efficiency.

Method used

A perfume customization method is designed, using automated filling equipment, including a central processor, controller and multiple filling systems, to enable personalized ingredients according to actual needs. The equipment includes a feeding station, a filling station, a cap station and a pressing ring station, and the automatic processing of the bottle is achieved through sliding tables and installation fixtures.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the automatic personalized ingredients according to actual needs during the production process, improves overall work efficiency, meets a wider range of customization requirements, and ensures the stability of product production.

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Abstract

A perfume customization method, used in a customized perfume filling device. The customized perfume filling device comprises a machine table (100), a conveyor track (200), filling systems, mounting clamps (400), a bottle feed track (150), a bottle discharge track (160), a bottle pickup manipulator (170), a capping mechanism (800), a center ring pressing mechanism (900), a central processing unit (500), and a controller (600). Each filling system comprises a first scent-filling part (1000), a base note filling part (300), and a second scent-filling part (1100) which are sequentially arranged along the direction of the filling process. The perfume customization method comprises the following steps: S100, device initialization; S200, feeding; S300, filling; S400, capping; S500, center ring pressing; and S600, discharging.
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A perfume customization method Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of cosmetics production, and in particular to a perfume customization method. Background Art

[0002] Perfume is a liquid blend of essential oils, a fixative, and either alcohol or ethyl acetate, resulting in a long-lasting, pleasant scent. Essential oils are extracted from plants and flowers by distillation or imbibition, or scented organic substances can be used. Fixatives are used to bind the various fragrances together. The concentration of alcohol or ethyl acetate depends on whether the fragrance is perfume, eau de toilette, or cologne.

[0003] Among them, in the existing technical solutions, patents CN202011610073.4 and CN202310030134.7 each provide a method for preparing perfumes with different scents. At the same time, the utility model application CN202222753549.0 discloses a perfume bottle filling mechanism, which includes a device body, a conveyor belt provided within the device body, and side frames provided on both sides of the conveyor belt. Perfume cans are provided on both sides of the conveyor belt. Hydraulic cylinders are provided on the perfume cans. Two groups of hydraulic cylinders are provided with connecting plates at the upper ends, and the connecting plates are located directly above the conveyor belt. A mounting hole is provided in the middle of the connecting plates. Several liquid guide tubes are connected to the perfume cans, and a filling head is provided at the other end of the liquid guide tubes. The filling head is fixed to the lower end of the mounting hole. A placement box is placed on the conveyor belt. A friction shaft is fixed in the placement box, and several groups of movable plates are movably provided in the placement box. In this way, multiple groups of perfume bottles can be filled synchronously and transported side by side, improving the efficiency of perfume filling and saving the time required for transportation.

[0004] However, with the awakening of consumers' self-awareness and improvement of skin care knowledge, the consumer desire for personalized skin care is becoming stronger and stronger. Popular products can no longer meet or cover the needs of consumers' personal preferences and skin characteristics. The above-mentioned existing technologies are also difficult to achieve personalized ratios according to consumers' actual needs. For this reason, in terms of personalized perfume formulation, at this stage, it is still necessary to manually set metering valves to carry out quantitative injection of various raw materials to achieve personalized customization, which is too inefficient.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention provides a perfume customization method that can automatically prepare personalized ingredients according to actual needs during the production process, thereby improving overall work efficiency.

[0007] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a perfume customization method is applied to customized perfume filling equipment. The customized perfume filling equipment includes a machine platform, a conveyor track, a filling system, a mounting fixture, a bottle infeed track, a bottle outfeed track, a bottle removal robot, a capping mechanism, a centering ring mechanism, a central processing unit, and a controller. The filling system includes a first fragrance filling section, a base note filling section, and a second fragrance filling section, which are sequentially arranged along the filling process direction. The perfume customization method includes the following steps:

[0008] S100, equipment initialization: the various components on the equipment are reset, and the slide drives the installation fixture to the loading station;

[0009] S200, feeding: The empty bottles placed on the bottle feeding track are transported to the mounting fixture by the bottle-taking robot. The mounting fixture is used to constrain the position of the bottles so that the bottles can only be fixed on the mounting fixture and move with the mounting fixture;

[0010] S300, filling: The slide continues to move on the conveyor track, and the bottle moves to the filling station along with the installation fixture. After the installation fixture transports the bottle to the filling station, the filling system starts and the corresponding raw materials for the mixed perfume are injected into the bottle to prepare the perfume;

[0011] S400, capping: After the perfume is mixed and prepared, the bottle is moved to a position close to the capping station by the slide, where the cap is placed on the end of the bottle. The bottle is then moved to the capping station along with the mounting fixture, where the capping mechanism is used to cap the bottle.

[0012] S500, centering ring pressing: After the capping is completed, the bottle will be moved to the centering ring position driven by the slide, where the centering ring is put on the end of the bottle. Then the bottle will move to the centering ring pressing position along with the installation fixture, and the centering ring pressing mechanism will press the bottle to tighten the centering ring.

[0013] S600, discharging: The bottle is taken out from the mounting fixture by a bottle-taking robot and placed on the bottle-discharging track for discharging.

[0014] The perfume filling equipment according to the embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: by utilizing the cooperation of a central processing unit, a controller, and multiple non-interfering filling systems, personalized ingredients can be automatically prepared according to actual needs during the production process, thereby improving overall work efficiency.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the surface of the machine is provided with a loading station, multiple filling stations, a capping station and a centering ring pressing station; the conveying track is arranged in a ring shape and laid above the machine, and the conveying track is slidably connected to multiple slides, and the slides can move cyclically along the conveying track, wherein the slides move along the moving direction and pass through the loading station, multiple filling stations, the capping station and the centering ring pressing station in sequence; there are multiple filling systems, and the multiple filling systems are arranged along the extension direction of the conveying track and correspond one to one to the multiple filling stations. The filling system is used to store perfume and fill bottles. The filling system is connected to a pipe useful for conveying perfume liquid. The multiple pipes are relatively independent of each other, and the pipes have built-in The electric control valves that control the opening and closing of the pipeline are independent of each other; the mounting fixture is used to fix the bottle body of the bottle, and the mounting fixture is fixedly connected to the slide; the bottle feed track is set on one side of the machine; the bottle discharge track is set on one side of the machine; the bottle picking robot can move between the loading station, the centering ring station, the discharge end of the bottle feed track and the feed end of the bottle discharge track, and is used to extract bottles; the central processing unit is used to receive external user information and generate corresponding product formula information; the controller is electrically connected to the central processing unit and receives product formula information from the central processing unit; the controller is electrically connected to multiple electric control valves and is used to control the opening and closing of the electric control valves; the controller is electrically connected to the slide and is used to control the moving distance of the slide.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the customized perfume filling equipment also includes a laser marking mechanism, which is arranged at the loading station and can be arranged corresponding to the installation fixture, wherein the laser marking mechanism is electrically connected to the central processing unit and receives product formula information from the central processing unit.

[0017] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the perfume customization method further includes step S700 between steps S200 and S300:

[0018] S700 uses a laser marking mechanism to print product information directly on the bottle.

[0019] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the filling system further comprises a product information identification sensor, which is electrically connected to the controller and is used to identify product information on the bottle and control the opening and closing of the corresponding electrically controlled valve.

[0020] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the filling system includes a first aroma filling part, a base tone filling part and a second aroma filling part arranged in sequence along the filling process direction, wherein the sum of the filling volume of the first aroma filling part and the filling volume of the second aroma filling part is not more than 10% of the total filling volume.

[0021] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the filling raw materials of the first aroma filling part include solid particles and filling liquid, and the filling raw materials of the base tone filling part are all liquid.

[0022] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the solid particles are soluble.

[0023] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a weight sensor is provided on the slide, and the accuracy of the weight sensor is one ten-thousandth of a gram.

[0024] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the customized perfume filling equipment also includes a defective track. Step S600 specifically comprises: using a bottle-picking robot to take the bottle out of the installation fixture, and judging whether the bottle is qualified according to the defective judgment standard preset by the manufacturer. If the bottle is qualified, it is placed on the bottle discharge track for discharge; otherwise, it is placed on the defective track for defective processing.

[0025] Technical effect:

[0026] 1. By using the central processing unit, controller and multiple independent filling systems, personalized ingredients can be automatically prepared according to actual needs during the production process, thereby improving overall work efficiency.

[0027] 2. By arranging the first aroma filling part, the base tone filling part and the second aroma filling part in sequence along the filling process direction, it can meet a wider range of customization requirements. At the same time, the range of raw materials to be selected is wider, which ensures the stability of product production while also meeting customization needs.

[0028] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description which follows, or may be learned by practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, in which:

[0030] FIG1 is a schematic flow chart of a perfume customization method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] FIG2 is a schematic structural diagram of a customized perfume filling device according to a perfume customization method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] FIG3 is a schematic flow chart of a perfume customization method according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a specific structure of a customized perfume filling device according to a perfume customization method of the present invention;

[0034] FIG5 is a second schematic diagram of the specific structure of a customized perfume filling device according to a perfume customization method of the present invention;

[0035] FIG6 is an enlarged structural diagram of portion A in FIG4 ;

[0036] FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of a capping mechanism of a customized perfume filling device in a perfume customization method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of a centering ring mechanism of a customized perfume filling device in a perfume customization method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] FIG9 is a partial structural diagram of a base note filling portion of a customized perfume filling device in a perfume customization method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0039] FIG10 is a partial structural diagram of a solid particle supply unit of a customized perfume filling device in a perfume customization method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1. Bottles; 100. Machine; 110. Loading station; 120. Filling station; 130. Capping station; 140. Centering ring pressing station; 150. Bottle infeed track; 160. Bottle outfeed track; 170. Bottle retrieval robot; 180. Defective product track; 200. Conveyor track; 210. Slide; 300. Base filling section; 310. Raw liquid supply unit; 320. Mixing unit; 321. Dilution unit; 322. Pressure-stabilizing valve; 323. Flowmeter; 330. Mixed liquid supply unit; 331. First pump; 332. Supply unit; 3321. Second pump; 340. Control unit; 301. Pipeline; 3011. Electric control valve; 400. Mounting fixture; 500. CPU; 600. Controller; 700. Laser marking mechanism; 800, capping mechanism; 810, base; 820, pressing shaft; 821, pressing groove; 830, guillotine shaft; 840, guillotine; 841, blade; 850, slide bar; 801, capping manipulator; 802, flexible cap placement tray; 8021, flexible cap conveying track; 900, center ring pressing mechanism; 910, frame; 911, slide bar; 920, clamping block; 921, clamping groove; 922, first cylinder; 930, pressing wheel; 931, second cylinder; 940, ferrule; 941, third cylinder; 901, center ring placement tray; 9011, center ring conveying track; 1000, first aroma filling section; 1010, solid particle filling and supply section; 1011, hopper; 1012, quantitative syringe; 1013, discharge pipe; 1014, Fourth cylinder; 1015, fixed plate; 1016, bellows; 1017, connecting plate; 1018, guide rod; 1020, liquid filling supply part; 1100, second aroma filling part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] The following describes embodiments of the present invention in detail. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended only to explain the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0041] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientations, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0042] In the description of the present invention, "several" means one or more, "many" means more than two, "greater than," "less than," and "exceed" are understood to exclude the number itself, while "above," "below," and "within" are understood to include the number itself. The use of "first" and "second" in the description is solely for the purpose of distinguishing technical features and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, implicitly specifying the number of the indicated technical features, or implicitly specifying the order of the indicated technical features.

[0043] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installing, and connecting should be understood in a broad sense, and technicians in the relevant technical field can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention based on the specific content of the technical solution.

[0044] As shown in Figures 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6, a perfume customization method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a customized perfume filling device. The customized perfume filling device includes a machine 100, a conveyor track 200, a filling system, a mounting fixture 400, a bottle feeding track 150, a bottle discharging track 160, a bottle picking robot 170, a capping mechanism 800, a centering ring mechanism 900, a central processing unit 500, and a controller 600. The filling system includes a first fragrance filling part 1000, a base note filling part 300, and a second fragrance filling part 1100, which are sequentially arranged along the filling process direction. The perfume customization method includes the following steps:

[0045] S100, equipment initialization: All components on the equipment are reset, and the slide 210 drives the installation fixture 400 to be located at the loading station 110;

[0046] S200, feeding: The empty bottle 1 placed on the bottle feeding track 150 is transported to the mounting fixture 400 by the bottle picking robot 170, and the mounting fixture 400 constrains the position of the bottle 1 so that the bottle 1 can only be fixed on the mounting fixture 400 and moves with the mounting fixture 400;

[0047] S300, filling: The slide 210 continues to move on the conveyor track 200, and moves the bottle 1 along with the mounting fixture 400 to the filling station 120. After the mounting fixture 400 transports the bottle 1 to the filling station 120, the filling system starts and the corresponding raw materials for the mixed perfume are injected into the bottle 1 to prepare the perfume;

[0048] S400, capping: After the perfume is mixed and prepared, the bottle 1 is moved by the slide 210 to a position close to the capping station 130. At this position, the cap is placed on the end of the bottle 1. The bottle 1 is moved to the capping station 130 along with the mounting fixture 400, and the capping mechanism 800 is used to cap the bottle 1.

[0049] S500, centering ring pressing: After the capping is completed, the bottle 1 is moved to the centering ring installation station driven by the slide 210, where the centering ring is placed on the end of the bottle 1. Then, the bottle 1 is moved to the centering ring pressing station 140 along with the installation fixture 400, and the centering ring pressing mechanism 900 is used to press the centering ring of the bottle 1 to tighten the centering ring.

[0050] S600 , discharging: using the bottle-taking robot 170 to take the bottle 1 out of the mounting fixture 400 and place it on the bottle-discharging track 160 for discharging.

[0051] Specifically, as shown in Figure 2, the surface of the machine 100 is provided with a loading station 110, multiple filling stations 120, a capping station 130 and a centering ring station 140; the conveying track 200 is arranged in a ring shape. The conveying track 200 is laid above the machine 100, and the conveying track 200 is slidably connected with multiple slides 210. The slides 210 can move cyclically along the conveying track 200, wherein the slides 210 move along the moving direction and pass through the loading station 110, multiple filling stations 120, the capping station 130 and the centering ring station 140 in sequence; there are multiple filling systems, and the multiple filling systems are arranged along the extension direction of the conveying track 200 and correspond one to one to the multiple filling stations 120. The filling system is used to store perfume and fill the bottle 1. The filling system is connected to a pipe 301 for conveying perfume liquid. The multiple pipes 301 are relatively independent. The pipe 301 has a built-in device for controlling the opening of the pipe 301 The closed electric control valve 3011 is independent of each other; the mounting fixture 400 is used to fix the bottle body of the bottle 1, and the mounting fixture 400 is fixedly connected to the slide 210; the bottle feeding track 150 is arranged on one side of the machine 100; the bottle discharging track 160 is arranged on one side of the machine 100; the bottle picking robot 170 can move between the loading station 110, the pressing ring station 140, the discharging end of the bottle feeding track 150 and the feeding end of the bottle discharging track 160, and is used to extract the bottle 1; the central processing unit 500 is used to receive external user information and generate corresponding product formula information; the controller 600 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 500 and receives the product formula information from the central processing unit 500; the controller 600 is electrically connected to the multiple electric control valves 3011 and is used to control the opening and closing of the electric control valves 3011; the controller 600 is electrically connected to the slide 210 and is used to control the moving distance of the slide 210.

[0052] Among them, the following points need to be emphasized:

[0053] First, in steps S100 to S600, the slide 210 moves cyclically on the annular conveyor track 200. Therefore, the number of mounting fixtures 400 is fixed and can be recycled. Specifically, the bottle-picking robot 170 is used to load and unload the bottles, ensuring that each bottle 1 entering the loading station 110 is empty.

[0054] Secondly, the mounting fixture 400 can be a placement plate fixed to the slide 210. The placement plate is provided with a limiting hole for limiting the position of the bottle 1. The limiting hole and the upper surface of the placement plate cooperate to allow the bottle 1 to be directly inserted into the limiting hole and constrain the position of the bottle 1. However, different perfume bottles 1 have different shapes, and the mounting fixture 400 needs to be further designed according to the actual shape of the bottle 1. The design of the mounting fixture 400 is a conventional technical means for those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail here.

[0055] Third, in step S300, the perfume raw materials built into the multiple filling systems are not single. Different perfume raw materials are allocated to different filling systems according to the perfume formula. The specific working process of step 4 is as follows:

[0056] Based on the customer's order, the manufacturer inputs specific product formula requirements (external user information) into the central processor 500. The central processor 500 generates corresponding product formula information, which is then transmitted to the controller 600 via an electrical connection to achieve data communication. The controller 600 controls the corresponding electronically controlled valve 3011 based on the detailed data in the product formula information, causing the corresponding electronically controlled valve 3011 to open, thereby opening the corresponding pipe 301. Simultaneously, the controller 600 also drives the slide 210 to move to the corresponding pipe 301 based on the detailed data in the product formula information, and uses the corresponding filling system to inject the perfume raw materials into the bottle 1.

[0057] In summary, by utilizing the cooperation of the central processing unit 500, the controller 600 and a plurality of filling systems that do not interfere with each other, personalized ingredients can be automatically prepared according to actual needs during the production process, thereby improving overall work efficiency.

[0058] As can be seen from the above step S400, the customized perfume filling equipment also includes a capping mechanism 800. Referring to Figure 7, the machine 100 is also provided with a corresponding cap removal robot 801 and a flexible cap placement tray 802. The flexible cap placement tray 802 is correspondingly provided with a flexible cap conveying track 8021. The capping mechanism 800 is arranged at the capping station 130. The capping mechanism 800 is used to cap the bottle 1 located on the mounting fixture 400, and the cap removal robot 801 is used to put the flexible cap on the top of the bottle 1.

[0059] 7 , the capping mechanism 800 includes a base 810, a pressing shaft 820, a guillotine shaft 830 and a guillotine 840. The base 810 is fixed to the surface of the machine 100. The pressing shaft 820 is pivotally arranged on the base 810. The pressing shaft 820 can be raised and lowered on the base 810 along the axial direction of the pressing shaft 820. The lower end of the pressing shaft 820 is provided with an open pressing groove 821. The guillotine shaft 830 is liftably mounted on the base 810. The guillotine shaft 830 and the pressing shaft 820 are arranged parallel to each other. One end of the guillotine 840 is provided with a blade 841, and the other end is rotatably connected to the lower end of the guillotine shaft 830. When the guillotine shaft 830 descends, the blade 841 swings toward the inner side of the pressing groove 821 to clamp the flexible cover. When the guillotine shaft 830 rises, the blade 841 swings toward the outside to disengage the flexible cover.

[0060] When the bottle capping mechanism 800 is in actual use, the slide 210 moves on the conveying track 200, so that the mounting fixture 400 loaded with the bottle 1 moves to the base 810, specifically under the pressing shaft 820. At this time, the pressing shaft 820 is driven to move downward, and the pressing groove 821 of the pressing shaft 820 is pressed on the cap at the end of the bottle 1, ensuring that the flexible cap is sleeved on the end of the bottle 1. When the cutting blade shaft 830 is driven to descend, the cutting blade 840 located under the flexible cap is swung. Specifically, one end of the blade 841 is swung inward and upward, and abuts against the flexible cap, so that the lower end of the flexible cap is clamped. After being clamped at a position, the pressing shaft 820 is driven to pivot, thereby causing the base 810 and the pressing shaft 820 to rotate relative to each other, so that the cutting blade 840 can rotate one or more circles around the flexible cap, thereby clamping the flexible cap.

[0061] The bottle 1 can rotate relative to the mounting fixture 400. After the bottle 1 is placed in the mounting fixture 400, the bottle 1 can and can only pivot in the mounting fixture 400. During the above-mentioned working process, the friction between the pressing groove 821 and the flexible cover drives the flexible cover to rotate, and the grinding blade 840 can grind the lower end of the entire flexible cover tightly.

[0062] 7 , the capping mechanism 800 further includes a slide bar 850, one end of which is slidably mounted on the base 810 and the other end of which is rotatably connected to the guillotine 840. The connection between the slide bar 850 and the guillotine 840 is located between the blade 841 and the connection between the guillotine shaft 830 and the guillotine 840. A lever mechanism is formed between the guillotine 840, the guillotine shaft 830, and the slide bar 850. When the guillotine shaft 830 moves downward, the blade 841 of the guillotine 840 is lifted with the end of the slide bar 850 as a fulcrum, thereby capping the flexible cap. Furthermore, when the slide bar 850 and the guillotine shaft 830 move upward or downward synchronously, the position of the guillotine 840 can be adjusted to accommodate bottles 1 of different heights and cap bottles 1 of different heights.

[0063] In order to further compress the flexible cover, the inner side surface of the compression groove 821 is tilted outward from top to bottom in the cross section along the axial direction of the compression shaft 820 .

[0064] As can be seen from the above-described step S, in some embodiments, referring to FIG8 , the customized perfume filling equipment of the present invention further includes a centering ring pressing mechanism 900 . The machine platform 100 is further provided with a corresponding centering ring removing robot and a centering ring placement tray 901 . Specifically, the centering ring removing robot can be the same robot as the cap removing robot 801 . By expanding the robot's range of motion, a single robot can simultaneously complete the cap and centering ring removal processes. The centering ring placement tray 901 can be provided with corresponding centering ring conveyor tracks 901 to 200 . Preferably, the centering ring pressing mechanism 900 is located in the centering ring pressing station 140 . The centering ring pressing mechanism 900 is used to press the centering ring on the bottle 1 positioned on the mounting fixture 400 , while the centering ring removing robot is used to place the centering ring on the bottle 1 . The centering ring pressing mechanism 900 is used to press the centering ring mounted on the upper end of the bottle 1 to match the outer shape of the bottle 1 .

[0065] 8, the above-mentioned pressing ring mechanism 900 includes a frame 910, a clamping block 920, a clamping wheel 930 and a clamping sleeve 940; the frame 910 is fixedly mounted on the machine 100; the clamping block 920 is horizontally movably mounted on the frame 910, and the clamping block 920 is provided with a clamping slot 921; the clamping wheel 930 is pivotally mounted on the machine 100, and the clamping wheel 930 can move along the horizontal plane on the machine 100, and reciprocates relative to the clamping block 920 to cooperate with the clamping block 920 to form a clamping area; the clamping sleeve 940 is located above the clamping area, and the clamping sleeve 940 is mounted on the frame 910 in a lifting manner. It is sleeved on the top of the bottle 1; wherein the clamping block 920 is connected to the first cylinder 922, and the first cylinder 922 is used to drive the clamping block 920 to reciprocate relative to the pressing wheel 930; a slider 911 is provided on the frame 910, and the pressing wheel 930 is pivotally mounted on the upper surface of the slider 911, and the slider 911 is connected to the second cylinder 931, and the second cylinder 931 is used to drive the slider 911 to reciprocate relative to the clamping block 920; the clamping sleeve 940 is connected to the third cylinder 941, and the third cylinder 941 is used to drive the clamping sleeve 940 to rise and fall; the first cylinder 922, the second cylinder 931 and the third cylinder 941 are all fixedly connected to the frame 910.

[0066] In actual use, when the mounting fixture 400 loaded with the bottle 1 moves to the rack 910 and the bottle 1 is located in the pressing area, the third cylinder 941 is started and the clamping sleeve 940 is sleeved on the upper end of the bottle 1 to constrain the position of the bottle 1 and prevent the bottle 1 from shaking. Then, the first cylinder 922 and the second cylinder 931 respectively drive the clamping block 920 and the slider 911 to move relative to each other, so that the clamping groove 921 of the clamping block 920 is aligned with the bottle 1, so that the bottle 1 is embedded in the clamping groove 921. At the same time, the compression wheel 930 connected to the slider 911 and the bottle 1 are rotated. 921 and the pressing wheel 930 are pressed against the surface of the bottle 1, specifically, the middle ring is simultaneously pressed against the clamping groove 921 and the pressing wheel 930, and the middle ring is tightened to the surface of the bottle 1 by pressure. After pressing at one point, the pressing wheel 930 is rotated so that the bottle 1 rotates with the pressing wheel 930, thereby pressing the middle ring on the bottle 1 360 degrees. After the pressing is completed, the first cylinder 922 and the second cylinder 931 are used to move the clamping block 920 and the pressing wheel 930 away from each other, so as to avoid position interference between the mounting fixture 400 and the middle ring pressing mechanism 900 when the bottle 1 moves with the mounting fixture 400.

[0067] According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIG4 , the customized perfume filling equipment further includes a defective track 180 , and step S600 specifically comprises: taking the bottle 1 out of the mounting fixture 400 by using the bottle-taking robot 170 , and judging whether the bottle 1 is qualified according to the defective judgment standard preset by the manufacturer; if qualified, the bottle 1 is placed on the bottle-discharging track 160 for discharging; otherwise, the bottle is placed on the defective track 180 for defective processing.

[0068] According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, the customized perfume filling equipment also includes a laser marking mechanism 700, which is arranged at the loading station 110 and can be arranged corresponding to the installation fixture 400, wherein the laser marking mechanism 700 is electrically connected to the central processor 500 and receives product formula information from the central processor 500.

[0069] According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIG3 , the perfume customization method further includes step S700 between steps S200 and S300:

[0070] S700: Use the laser marking mechanism 700 to print product information directly on the bottle.

[0071] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the filling system further includes a product information identification sensor, which is electrically connected to the controller 600 . The product information identification sensor is used to identify product information on the bottle and control the opening and closing of the corresponding electric control valve 3011 .

[0072] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the sum of the filling volume of the first aroma filling portion 1000 and the filling volume of the second aroma filling portion 1100 is no more than 10% of the total filling volume.

[0073] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG9 , the base filling part 300 includes a raw liquid supply part 310, a liquid mixing part 320, and a mixed liquid supply part 330; the raw liquid supply part 310 is used to provide liquid for mixing; the liquid mixing part 320 includes a dilution component 321, a pressure-stabilizing valve body 322, and a flow meter 323. The dilution component 321 is connected to the raw liquid supply part 310 and is used to receive liquid from the raw liquid supply part 310 and mix to obtain a mixed liquid; the pressure-stabilizing valve body 322 and the flow meter 323 are arranged on the pipeline connecting the raw liquid supply part 310 to the dilution component 321, and the pressure-stabilizing valve is used to control the liquid flowing through the flow meter 323. The flowmeter 323 is used to measure the liquid flow rate flowing through the pipeline; the mixed liquid supply part 330 includes a first pump 331 and a supply component 332. The first pump 331 is connected to the dilution component 321 and the raw liquid supply part 310, and is used to transport the liquid in the raw liquid supply part 310 to the dilution component 321; the supply component 332 is connected to the dilution component 321, and is used to receive and store the mixed liquid from the dilution component 321. The supply component 332 has a built-in second pump 3321 and is connected to the pipeline 301, and the mixed liquid in the supply component 332 is supplied to the pipeline 301 through the second pump 3321.

[0074] Specifically, the use of the pressure-stabilizing valve body 322 and the flow meter 323 for mixing and proportioning the perfume raw materials can achieve high-precision matching of the concentration of the output perfume raw materials (using the pressure-stabilizing valve body 322 to control the flow rate and the flow meter 323 to detect the specific liquid flow rate in real time), thereby increasing the space for personalized and customized mixing. In addition, the entire automated transportation and circulation of the filling system can further improve the efficiency of liquid supply. The raw liquid supply part 310 can be a container for storing liquid, and can be at least one storage container for one or more liquids. Specifically, it can be a first container for holding a specific perfume raw material, and a container for mixing and proportioning the perfume raw materials. A second container of pure water for concentration dilution; in the above-mentioned dilution component 321, the dilution component 321 and the original liquid supply part 310 are connected by a pipeline, and the pressure-stabilizing valve body 322 and the flowmeter 323 are arranged on the pipeline. As another embodiment, the flowmeter 323 can be arranged between the pressure-stabilizing valve and the dilution component 321; In addition, after the liquid passes through the pressure-stabilizing valve body 322, it flows through the flowmeter 323 in the embodiment to allow the liquid to flow stably through the flowmeter 323, thereby improving the measurement accuracy. According to Bernoulli's principle, the pressure of the liquid flow is proportional to the square of the liquid velocity, and the liquid flow rate is proportional to the liquid velocity. Therefore, the pressure-stabilizing valve body 322 stabilizes the pressure of the liquid flowing through the pressure-stabilizing valve body 322, which actually plays a technical effect of controlling the liquid flow through the flowmeter 323, thereby adjusting the liquid flow through the pressure-stabilizing valve body 322 and observing the liquid flow through the flowmeter 323.

[0075] Furthermore, the base filling part 300 also includes a control component 340, which is electrically connected to the central processing unit 500 and is used to receive product formula information from the central processing unit 500. The control component 340 is electrically connected to the mixed liquid supply part 330, and presets and controls the flow rate and blanking time of the liquid in the mixed liquid supply part 330 according to the product formula information from the central processing unit 500.

[0076] It should be noted that the flow rate data measured by the flowmeter 323 can be fed back to the control unit. The control unit can use the flow rate data to calculate the volume or mass of the liquid that has flowed through the flowmeter 323, thereby determining whether the volume or mass of the liquid delivered to the mixing unit 320 by a certain raw liquid supply unit 310 has reached the expected value of the proportion. To avoid measurement errors of the flowmeter 323, that is, calculation errors during liquid delivery, the control unit calculates the mass or volume of one or more liquids based on the dilution ratio of the mixed liquid before each raw liquid supply unit 310 delivers liquid. Based on the liquid pressure set by the pressure-stabilizing valve body 322, the Bernoulli principle is used to calculate the flow rate and flow velocity of the liquid, thereby calculating the liquid delivery time of one or more liquids. Based on the calculated liquid delivery time, the upper and / or lower limits of the liquid delivery time of one or more liquids are set. In this embodiment, the actual liquid delivery time through the flowmeter 323 is monitored by upper and / or lower limits using the theoretically calculated liquid delivery time, thereby avoiding liquid delivery errors caused by measurement errors of the flowmeter 323.

[0077] Existing perfume filling equipment is only used for mass production of a single perfume, so the stability of the equipment is very important. Therefore, the raw materials required are generally liquid to reduce the equipment failure rate. In order to meet a wider range of perfume customization needs, the raw material components of the perfume may not be liquid during the initial filling. According to some embodiments of the present invention, the filling raw materials of the first fragrance filling part 1000 include solid particles and filling liquid, and the raw materials filled in the base tone filling part 300 are all liquid. In order to cooperate with solid particles as raw material components of perfume during initial filling, the first fragrance filling part 1000 includes a solid particle filling supply part 1010 and a liquid filling supply part 1020. Accordingly, the liquid filling supply part 1020 has the same structure as the base tone filling part 300; as shown in Figure 10, the solid particle filling supply part 1010 includes a hopper 1011, a quantitative syringe 1012 and a discharge pipe 1013 connected in sequence from top to bottom. The quantitative syringe 1012 is electrically connected to the controller 600. The controller 600 controls the amount of solid particles passing through the quantitative syringe 1012, thereby controlling the amount of solid particles entering the bottle 1 through the discharge pipe 1013.

[0078] In some embodiments, the function of the second aroma filling part 1100 is to add a special aroma, so the amount of raw materials of the second aroma filling part 1100 injected into the bottle 1 is not large, so the second aroma filling part 1100 uses drip irrigation filling. Of course, the same structure as the base tone filling part 300 can also be used.

[0079] As shown in part B in FIG. 5 , this is the installation area of ​​the first aroma filling part 1000 and the second aroma filling part 1100 .

[0080] In order to ensure that the solid particles can be located on the inner bottom wall of the empty bottle 1, a telescopic mechanism is also connected between the discharge pipe 1013 and the quantitative syringe 1012, and the telescopic mechanism includes a fourth cylinder 1014, a fixed plate 1015, a bellows 1016 and a connecting plate 1017. The top of the fixed plate 1015 is connected to the bottom of the quantitative syringe 1012, and the fourth cylinder 1014 is arranged on the top of the fixed plate 1015 and is located on one side of the quantitative syringe 1012. A through hole is opened on the fixed plate 1015 for the piston rod of the fourth cylinder 1014 to pass through. The piston rod passes through the through hole and is fixedly connected to the connecting plate 1017. The bellows 1016 is connected between the fixed plate 1015 and the connecting plate 1017. The discharge pipe 1013 is connected to the bottom of the connecting plate 1017. The bellows 1016 communicates with the quantitative syringe 1012 and the discharge pipe 1013.

[0081] Preferably, a guide hole is provided at a position symmetrical to the fourth cylinder 1014 about the central axis of the fixing plate 1015. A guide rod 1018 is inserted into the guide hole, and one end of the guide rod 1018 is fixedly connected to the top of the connecting plate 1017. The provision of the guide rod 1018 ensures the stability of the connecting plate 1017 during movement driven by the fourth cylinder 1014.

[0082] Because solid particles may remain during the filling process, the amount of solid particles actually entering bottle 1 may be less than the preset amount. According to some embodiments of the present invention, a weight sensor with an accuracy of one ten-thousandth of a gram is provided on slide 210. Specifically, the weight sensor is electrically connected to controller 600. When an empty bottle 1 enters slide 210, the slide 210 reading is automatically reset to zero. After solid particles enter bottle 1, an accurate reading is obtained. The difference between the reading and the preset amount is determined based on the reading, and the difference is corrected by opening the metering syringe 1012.

[0083] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the solid particles are soluble. Specifically, the solid particles are wetted and dissolved by the liquid raw material.

[0084] More preferably, the raw material filled in the second aroma filling part 1100 is liquid.

[0085] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a nozzle is connected to the pipe 301 and is used to deliver the mixed liquid into the interior of the bottle 1. Preferably, to fully blend with the raw materials provided by the first aroma filling part 1000, the nozzle is electrically connected to the controller 600. The nozzle adopts a conventional electronically controlled nozzle size scheme, and its principle and specific structure are not further described here. By controlling the nozzle to control the flow rate, the mixed liquid entering the bottle 1 has an impact force, which makes the solid particles more easily dissolve.

[0086] According to some embodiments of the present invention, ρ1≤ρ2≤ρ3, where ρ1 is the density of the dissolved solid particles, ρ2 is the density of the raw materials filled in the base note filling section 300, and ρ3 is the density of the raw materials filled in the second aroma filling section 1100. By setting the density according to the filling process sequence, it is possible to ensure that during the filling process, the dissolved raw materials in the first aroma filling section 1000 float upward, while the raw materials in the second aroma filling section 1100 sink, thereby fully mixing with the raw materials in the base note filling section 300.

[0087] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the solid particle filling and supply unit 1010 further includes a heating mechanism for heating the solid particles in the hopper 1011 at a temperature ranging from 20° C. to 50° C. By using an appropriate temperature, the liquid is ensured to fully wet and dissolve the solid particles, thereby completing the fusion and preparation.

[0088] Through the above design, solid particle components with fragrance and can be dissolved can be used as unique fragrance to be added to customized perfumes. More importantly, solid perfume can be used as solid particles to add unique fragrance. Since the perfume itself does not contain water and can be stored for a long time, the stability of the unique fragrance can be ensured and it is not easy to volatilize. It can be heated and added when needed.

[0089] In some embodiments, the raw material of the first aroma filling part 1000 is solid particles, and step S300 is specifically as follows:

[0090] S310, first aroma filling section 1000: The slide 210 continues to move on the conveyor track 200, and moves the bottle 1 along with the mounting fixture 400 to the filling station 120 corresponding to the solid particle filling supply unit 1010 of the first aroma filling section 1000. After the mounting fixture 400 transports the bottle 1 to the filling station 120, the filling system is activated, the discharge pipe 1013 moves down to close to the bottom of the bottle, the metered syringe 1012 opens, and the corresponding solid particle raw material is injected into the bottle 1;

[0091] S320, filling the base filling section: The slide 210 continues to move on the conveying track 200, and moves the bottle 1 along with the mounting fixture 400 to the filling station 120 corresponding to the base filling section 300. After the mounting fixture 400 transports the bottle 1 to the filling station 120, the filling system is started, the nozzle is opened, and the nozzle diameter is controlled during this period to control the flow rate, and the corresponding liquid raw material is injected into the bottle 1;

[0092] S330, filling of the second aroma filling part 1100: the slide 210 continues to move on the conveying track 200, and moves the bottle 1 along with the installation fixture 400 to the filling station 120 corresponding to the second aroma filling part 1100. After the installation fixture 400 transports the bottle 1 to the filling station 120, the filling system starts and injects the corresponding raw materials into the bottle 1.

[0093] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes can be made within the knowledge of ordinary technicians in the relevant technical field without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A perfume customization method, applied to customized perfume filling equipment, characterized in that: The customized perfume filling equipment comprises a machine platform (100), a conveying track (200), a filling system, a mounting fixture (400), a bottle feeding track (150), a bottle discharging track (160), a bottle taking robot (170), a capping mechanism (800), a capping mechanism (800), a centering ring mechanism (900), a central processing unit (500) and a controller (600). The filling system comprises a first fragrance filling part (1000), a base note filling part (300) and a second fragrance filling part (1100) which are sequentially arranged along the filling process direction. The perfume customization method comprises the following steps: S100, equipment initialization: each component on the equipment is reset, and at this time the slide (210) drives the installation fixture (400) to be located at the loading station (110); S200, feeding: an empty bottle (1) placed on the bottle feeding track (150) is transported to the mounting fixture (400) by the bottle picking robot (170), and the bottle (1) is positionally constrained by the mounting fixture (400), so that the bottle (1) can and can only be fixed on the mounting fixture (400) and moves with the mounting fixture (400); S300, filling: the slide (210) continues to move on the conveying track (200), and moves the bottle (1) to the filling station (120) along with the installation fixture (400). After the installation fixture (400) transports the bottle (1) to the filling station (120), the filling system is started, and the corresponding raw materials for the mixed perfume are injected into the bottle (1) to prepare the perfume; S400, capping: after the perfume is mixed and prepared, the bottle (1) is moved to a position close to the capping station (130) by the slide (210), and the cap is placed on the end of the bottle (1) at this position. The bottle (1) moves to the capping station (130) along with the mounting fixture (400), and the capping mechanism (800) is used to cap the bottle (1); S500, center ring pressing: after the capping is completed, the bottle (1) is driven by the slide (210) to move to the center ring installation station, where the center ring is installed on the end of the bottle (1). Then, the bottle (1) moves to the center ring pressing station (140) along with the installation fixture (400), and the center ring pressing mechanism (900) is used to press the bottle (1) to tighten the center ring; S600, discharging: using the bottle-taking robot (170), the bottle (1) is taken out from the mounting fixture (400), and is placed in the bottle-discharging track (160) for discharging.

2. The perfume customization method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The surface of the machine (100) is provided with a loading station (110), a plurality of filling stations (120), a capping station (130) and a centering ring pressing station (140); the conveying track (200) is arranged in a ring shape. The conveying track (200) is laid above the machine (100), and the conveying track (200) is slidably connected with a plurality of slides (210). The slides (210) can cyclically move along the conveying track (200), wherein the slides (210) move along the moving direction and sequentially pass through the loading station (110), A plurality of filling stations (120), a capping station (130) and a centering ring pressing station (140); a plurality of filling systems are provided, the plurality of filling systems are arranged along the extension direction of the conveying track (200) and correspond one to one with the plurality of filling stations (120); the filling systems are used to store perfume and fill the bottles (1); the filling systems are connected to a pipeline (301) for conveying perfume liquid; the plurality of pipelines (301) are relatively independent; the pipelines (301) are built with an electric control valve (3011) for controlling the opening and closing of the pipelines (301); the plurality of electric control valves (3011) are independent of each other; the mounting fixture (400) is used to fix the bottle body of the bottle (1); the mounting fixture (400) is fixedly connected to the slide table (210); the bottle feeding track (150) is arranged on the machine table (100); one side; the bottle discharging track (160) is arranged on one side of the machine platform (100); the bottle picking robot (170) can move between the loading station (110), the centering ring station (140), the discharging end of the bottle feeding track (150) and the feeding end of the bottle discharging track (160), and is used to extract the bottle (1); the central processing unit (500) is used to receive external user information and generate corresponding product formula information; the controller (600) is electrically connected to the central processing unit (500) and receives the product formula information from the central processing unit (500); the controller (600) is electrically connected to a plurality of electric control valves (3011) and is used to control the opening and closing of the electric control valves (3011); the controller (600) is electrically connected to the slide table (210) and is used to control the moving distance of the slide table (210).

3. The perfume customization method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The customized perfume filling device further comprises a laser marking mechanism (700), which is arranged at the loading station (110) and can be arranged corresponding to the installation fixture (400), wherein the laser marking mechanism (700) is electrically connected to the central processor (500) and receives product formula information from the central processor (500).

4. The perfume customization method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The perfume customization method further includes step S700 between steps S200 and S300: S700, using a laser marking mechanism (700) to directly print product information on the bottle.

5. The perfume customization method according to claim 4, characterized in that: The filling system also includes a product information identification sensor, which is electrically connected to the controller (600)(750) and is used to identify product information on the bottle and control the opening and closing of the corresponding electric control valve (3011).

6. The perfume customization method according to claim 5, characterized in that: The sum of the filling volume of the first aroma filling part (1000) and the filling volume of the second aroma filling part (1100) is not greater than % of the total filling volume.

7. The perfume customization method according to claim 6, characterized in that: The filling raw materials of the first aroma filling part (1000) include solid particles and filling liquid.

8. The perfume customization method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The solid particles are soluble, and the raw materials filled in the base filling part (300) are all liquid.

9. The perfume customization method according to claim 8, characterized in that: A weight sensor is arranged on the slide table (210), and the accuracy of the weight sensor is one ten-thousandth of a gram.

10. The perfume customization method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The customized perfume filling equipment also includes a defective track (180), and step S specifically comprises: taking the bottle (1) out of the mounting fixture (400) by using the bottle taking robot (170), and judging whether the bottle (1) is qualified according to the defective judgment standard preset by the manufacturer, and placing the bottle (1) on the bottle discharging track (160) for discharging if it is qualified, and placing the bottle on the defective track (180) for defective treatment if it is not qualified.

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