KR101667940B1 - A label supplying module for in-mold labeling - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is provided so that the label supply can be made quickly and stably for in-mold labeling container molding.
The present invention relates to a method for in-mold labeling, which is provided on an upper portion of a plurality of container molds to be separated or mutually adhered, and which supplies a label inside the container mold cavity while moving up and down between an upper space of the container mold and a space between the container molds A label supply module,
Wherein the label supply module comprises: a main frame disposed at an upper portion of the container forming module; A label storage unit disposed at one end of the main frame for storing a label; And a label supply unit for moving the label storage unit in a back and forth direction along the main frame so as to obtain a label stored in the label storage unit. The label supply unit supplies the label, which is taken in the label storage unit, The present invention also provides a label supply module for in-mold labeling.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a label supplying module for in-mold labeling,

The present invention relates to a label supply module for in-mold labeling, and more particularly, to a label supply module for in-mold labeling in which, in a single station, a preform of a container can be produced, heated, inmolded labeling, Label supply module for in-mold labeling that can be used for container molding without

Means for attaching a label on which a decorative shape, a product name, a comment, etc. are printed and displayed as a means for achieving the decoration or the display of a product name or a description of the explanation is often used on the surface of the synthetic resin blow-molded container.

As a method of attaching a label, an in-mold forming label (hereinafter, simply referred to as a label) is previously set in a mold, and an in-mold There is a molding method.

In this in-mold molding method, since the attachment of the label is achieved at the same time as the molding of the container main body, the attachment operation by another exclusive process is not required, and no step is formed between the surface of the container main body and the label. It is possible to securely obtain a strong and stable attachment of the label to the container main body irrespective of the appearance of the container or the lack of tactile sensation caused by the blow molded container and the thinning of the blow molded container.

As an example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-136486 describes an invention relating to a label, a blow-molded article with a label, and a manufacturing method thereof.

However, in the case of the in-mold forming according to the prior art as described above, an injection molded article (hereinafter referred to as a pre-form) before having a mold of a container is molded and molded by a preform heating, The area occupied by the layout of the devices for each work stage is very large and the speed is slow, which is inefficient.

In addition, since the in-mold molding apparatus according to the prior art is designed to be a hydraulic type, there is a problem that the workplace is contaminated owing to leakage of oil, and the container may be contaminated during the manufacturing process.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a label for in-mold labeling, in which all the work stages for manufacturing a container are formed in one station, thereby improving the efficiency of the work, The purpose of the supply module is to provide.

Particularly, in the present invention, when the in-mold labeling container is molded, the movement stroke of the label before it is attached to the container is reduced, and the space occupied by the device for supplying the label is reduced.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a container mold cavity, which is provided on a plurality of separate or mutually attached container molds, A label supply module for in-mold labeling,

The label supply module

A main frame disposed at an upper portion of the container forming module;

A label storage unit disposed at one end of the main frame for storing a label;

And a label supply unit for moving the label in the back and forth direction along the main frame to obtain a label stored in the label storage unit,

Wherein the label supply unit is movable up and down so as to provide the label taken from the label storage unit as a cavity in the mold unit.

A first moving unit for moving the label supply unit in a horizontal direction,

A first movement guide unit provided on the main frame to guide the horizontal movement of the first mobile unit,

A first moving actuator for providing a driving force for moving the first moving unit along the first moving guide unit,

A second moving unit for moving the label supply unit in the vertical direction;

A second movement guide unit provided on the main frame to guide the second movement unit in a vertical direction;

And a second moving actuator for providing a driving force to move the second moving unit along the second moving guide part.

A first protection member which is disposed in the vicinity of the first movement guide unit or the first movement unit and covers and protects a wire or a communication line while the shape of the first movement unit is changed,

And a second protection member which is disposed in the vicinity of the second movement guide unit or the second movement unit and covers and protects a wire or a communication line while the shape of the second movement unit is changed when the second movement unit is moved.

The label supply unit includes a pair of label supply arms spaced apart from each other,

The label supply arm includes an arm frame arranged in a vertical direction, a label support portion provided at a lower end of the arm frame,

And a suction part provided on the label supporting part for vacuum-adsorbing the label.

Wherein the label supply arm is vertically movable to supply the label to the interior of the container mold cavity,

And the interval between the label supports corresponds to the interval when the container mold is separated and maximally spaced apart.

The adsorbing portion is provided on the label supporting portion so as to be able to simultaneously adsorb a plurality of labels,

When the label supply arm descends and the label support portion enters the inside of the mold cavity, the label adsorbed on the suction portion can be opposed to the inner wall surface of the mold cavity.

The label storage unit includes a storage frame having a label and a discharge hole through which the label is discharged;

And a push device that is movable with respect to the storage frame and pushes the label in the discharge hole direction so that the stored label can be attached to or adhered to the label supply arm.

A connection line connected to the push device,

A weight weight connected to an end of the connecting line;

And a pulley for converting the descending movement of the weight to the forward movement of the pushing device.

The pulley includes an upper pulley and a lower pulley,

The upper pulley and the lower pulley are rotatably disposed on the support bracket,

The connection line connects the weight and the push device, and is arranged through the upper pulley and the lower pulley.

The area required for laying out devices for producing containers can be reduced.

Particularly, preform molding, heating, container molding and labeling, and container removal can be done in a single station, and movement between each module can be done by rotating the lip plate placed on the rotary table, .

Particularly, in the present invention, since the rotary table does not move up and down but the lip plate moves up and down in accordance with each stage, all the processes in each stage are independently implemented without being influenced by the processes in other stages.

On the other hand, the hygienic condition of the working environment and the container can be improved by using an electric machine other than the hydraulic machine.

In the case of the preform forming apparatus, the connecting link is folded and expanded by the toggle method. In the expanded state, a strong supporting force is provided, so that a gap is formed between the preform mold and the lip plate, .

In addition, since the preform mold and the lip plate relatively move in the vertical direction with respect to each other, the space can be saved significantly more than when the mold moves in the lateral direction.

The preform mold has several cooling water flow paths. For example, the lower and middle layers of the preform mold. Since the cooling water flow paths independent of each other are separated from each other in the upper layer region, the cooling of the upper layer, the load, and the middle layer of the preform can be more uniformly performed.

That is, when there is only one cooling water flow path and the flow path is formed along the entirety of the preform mold, the cooling efficiency in the region where the cooling water enters and the cooling efficiency in the region where the cooling water exits are remarkably different. The cooling state of the outer surface of the preform can be made nonuniform and the defective rate can be increased.

However, in the present invention, since the independent cooling water flow paths are provided, such a problem can be solved and fresh cooling water can be provided for each layer region.

On the other hand, since the present invention has a preform heating module, it is possible to enhance the workability of a thick preform or a preform requiring precise heating. Particularly, there is a cutting module in the vicinity of the preform heating module, and it is possible to improve the completeness of the outer surface of the container after the container is formed by removing the tip of the end of the preform formed in the preform forming process.

A plurality of heater covers in the preform heating lamp are provided and are rotatably provided so that the outer surface of the preform can be heated more uniformly.

Inside the heater cover, various heaters can be inserted to adjust the arrangement height of the heater, so that various heating zones can be adjusted according to the size of the preform.

It is preferable to use a halogen lamp as the heater, whereby heating of the inside of the preform can be performed quickly.

On the other hand, an infrared temperature sensor is mounted on the preform heating module, and the temperature of each preform can be more uniformly controlled by sensing the temperature sensor.

And, since the height of the heater cover is controlled in the preform heating module, and the cutting module exists under the heater cover, space for heating and cutting process can be remarkably saved.

Further, when the in-mold labeling container is manufactured, since the supply of the label is not supplied from the side of the mold, but is supplied in the form of descending from the top of the mold, the label supply line is shortened and the label supply cycle can be shortened.

And since the module for labeling is placed on the container forming module, no additional space is required for installing the label feeding module.

On the other hand, since the lip plate is positioned below the preform or the container, it is possible to prevent a problem caused by thermal deformation of the lip plate due to the hot heat rise.

On the other hand, one drive drive can be used to separate or mate two container molds, thus reducing energy consumption.

There is also an advantage that the state in which the container mold is stuck can be stably maintained by the engagement between the fixing bar and the locking device in the state that the container mold is attached.

That is, when there is a blowing operation with the preform in the container mold, the container mold tends to be separated by the high-pressure air, but it is possible to prevent the container mold from being opened due to the engagement action between the fixing bar and the stopping device.

In addition, in the present invention, the container carrying-out module has a container holding state releasing module and a container taking-out module, and the container in the lip plate can be easily separated from the lip plate by the container holding state releasing module.

Particularly, in order to release the container holding state in a state in which the lip plate is detached, it is necessary to spread on both sides and prevent splashing, which is enabled by covering the parting surface of the lip plate.

And, the container holding state releasing module has an insertion portion having a peak portion, so that the lip plate can be easily separated due to the rise of the insertion portion.

 In the case of the container taking-out module, a finger portion capable of holding the neck portion of the plurality of containers in the form of a grip can be provided, and the interval between the finger fingers can be adjusted simultaneously, Do.

Accordingly, the containers separated from the lip plate can be rapidly taken out by the container taking-out module to the conveyor belt or other moving element (for example, moving cart) or the like.

1 and 2 are perspective views of a container manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of an injection apparatus according to the present invention.
4 is a perspective view of a preform forming module applied to the present invention.
5 is a rear perspective view of the preform forming module according to the present invention.
6 is a perspective view and a front sectional view of the preform mold and the first and second supporting portions of the preform forming module according to the present invention.
7 is a top perspective view and a bottom perspective view of a lip plate according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a preform forming module, a rotary table, and a braking unit installed on a support table in the present invention.
9 is an enlarged perspective view of a braking unit and a braking block according to the present invention.
10 to 17 are a perspective view and a front sectional view showing a process of forming a preform by the preform forming module according to the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a preform management module including a preform heating module and a cutting module applied to the present invention, and a rotary table. FIG.
19 is a side view of a preform management module including a preform heating module and a cutting module applied to the present invention, and a rotary table.
20 is an enlarged perspective view of a preform heating module, a temperature sensor, and a cutting module applied to the present invention.
21 is a side view showing a lip plate applied to the present invention and a lip plate applied to the prior art.
22 is a perspective view of a cutting module applied to the present invention.
23 is a perspective view showing an operating state of the cutting module applied to the present invention.
FIGS. 24 and 25 are assembly exploded views of a container forming module and a label supplying module according to the present invention.
26 and 27 are perspective views showing a state in which container molds are separated from each other in the container forming module according to the present invention.
28 and 29 are perspective views showing a state in which the container molds are in contact with each other in the container forming module according to the present invention
Fig. 30 shows the state of the fastening device when the container molds are spaced from each other in the present invention.
31 shows the state of the latching device when the container molds are stuck together in the present invention.
FIG. 32 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which a label is attached and supported on the inner surface of a container mold cavity in a state in which the container mold of the container molding module according to the present invention is separated, and the preform is positioned between the cavities.
33 is a perspective view of a label supply module according to the present invention.
34 is a perspective view showing a state in which the label supply arm is lowered in the label supply module according to the present invention;
FIG. 35 is a perspective view showing a state in which the first moving frame is moved to the first end of the first moving guide in order to further take the label from the label receiving part in the label supplying module according to the present invention. FIG.
36 is a perspective view showing the movement of the label from the label receiving portion of the label supply module according to the present invention to the label support portion.
37 and 38 are perspective views showing the preparation state before the label is attached to the container mold.
39 and 40 are perspective views showing a state in which the label is attached to the container mold.
41 is a perspective view showing a state in which the label is completely attached to the container mold
42 is a perspective view showing a state before the air is supplied by the air supply unit applied to the present invention.
FIG. 43 is a front view showing a state in which air is supplied by the air supply unit applied to the present invention. FIG.
44 is a perspective view showing a state where a preform is placed in a container mold cavity of a container forming module applied to the present invention.
45 is a schematic view showing a process of forming a container by the container forming module and the air supply unit according to the present invention.
46 is a perspective view of a container unloading module including a container taking-out module and a container holding state canceling module according to the present invention, a rotating table, and a conveyor belt for carrying a container.
47 is a perspective view of the container taking-out module and the container carrying-out conveying belt according to the present invention.
48 is a bottom perspective view of the lip plate according to the present invention and a perspective view of the container holding state releasing module before the lip plate is separated.
49 is a bottom perspective view of the lip plate according to the present invention and a perspective view of the container holding state releasing module when the lip plate is separated.
FIG. 50 sequentially shows the operation of the container holding state canceling module according to the present invention.
51 is a perspective view showing a state in which the container is supported by the container supporting portion according to the present invention.
52 to 53 are perspective views showing a state in which the container is supported by the container taking-out module according to the present invention.
54 is a perspective view showing that the container is taken out by the conveyor belt in a state where the container is standing by the container taking-out module according to the present invention.
Fig. 55 sequentially shows the operation of the container taking-out module according to the present invention.
56 is a photograph showing various examples of the in-mold labeling container manufactured by the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, an apparatus 1 for manufacturing an in-mold label container according to the present invention includes an injection apparatus 100 and a preform (pre a preform heating module 300 disposed next to the preform forming module 200 for heating the preform formed by the preform forming module for a predetermined period of time, A container forming module 400 for forming a container by inflating the preform; a labeling module 400 provided on the container forming module 400 to supply a label inside the container mold cavity provided in the container forming module 400 before the preform is formed into the container And a container loading / unloading module 600 for discharging the molded container when the container having the in-mold label is formed.

In the present invention, the preform heating module 300, the container unloading module 600, and the label supply module 500 may not be mounted or mounted depending on the manufacturing method of the container or the label.

That is, the preform from the preform forming module 100 can be directly moved to the container forming module 400 without heating the preform, so that the container forming can be performed.

In addition, without the container loading / unloading module 600, a person can manually take the finished container out of the container forming module 400 out of the workbench.

In addition, if the in-mold labeling method is used, the label supplying module 500 is required. However, if the in-mold labeling method is not used, the label supplying module 500 may be omitted.

The preform forming module 200, the preform heating module 300, the container forming module 400 and the container carrying out module 600 are supported or installed on the support table 700, A table 800 is provided,

These components are connected to a control unit (not shown) and controlled by the control unit.

The rotary table 800 is rotatably provided at the center of the support table 700 and is rotated by a separate driving device.

The rotary table 800 is a component in which a preform or a lip plate (see FIG. 7, reference numeral 900) for upside reversing the container is seated. When one lip plate 900 rotates, the preform forming module 200, (300), the container forming module (400), and the container unloading module (600).

The rotary table 800 is surrounded by the preform forming module 200, the preform heating module 300, the container forming module 400, and the container unloading module 600.

The rotary table 800 moves the preform formed in the preform forming module 200 to the preform heating module 300 and moves the heated preform to the container forming module 400 to be molded into a container, Once the labeled container is made, the container is transferred to the container loading and unloading module 600.

The present invention is characterized in that the inmold label container forming is performed in one station (STATION - 4 stage).

<Injection device>

3, the injection apparatus 100 includes a body frame (not shown), a barrel 102 provided on the body frame 101, an injection port 102 provided on the body frame for guiding the injection of the resin material into the barrel 101, A heater 104 surrounding the barrel 102, a feed screw 105 inserted into the barrel 102, a servo motor 106 for driving the feed screw 105, And a power transmitting portion 107 such as a belt and a pulley connecting the motor 106 and the conveying screw 105. [

On the other hand, a load pressure check sensor 109 is provided on the axis of the conveying screw 105 to measure the conveying load of the material.

The outlet 102a of the barrel 102 may be connected to or separated from the preform mold 201 of the preform forming module 200 (see FIG. 4).

An injection apparatus guide member 121 such as a guide rail or an LM guide is installed on the injection apparatus support base 120 on which the injection apparatus 100 is supported and the injection apparatus 120 is provided do.

< Preform  Molding module>

4 is a perspective view of the preform molding module 200. FIG.

4 (a) is an overall perspective view of the preform forming module 200. FIG. 4 (b) is a perspective view when the preform forming module 200 is installed on the support table 700. FIG.

4, the preform forming module 200 includes a first supporting portion 211 on which the preforming mold 201 is installed, a protruding bar 212a inserted into the preforming mold 201 to form a preform forming space, And a second support portion 212 which is installed and spaced apart from the first support portion 211.

The lip plate 900 may be inserted between the second support portion 212 and the preform mold 201. [

The first support portion 211 may be connected to the discharge port 102a of the barrel 102 of the injection apparatus.

In the first support portion 211, a guide passage for guiding the resin material to the preform mold 201 is provided.

A first connection block 221 is provided on the upper part of the first support part 211 and a second connection block 222 is provided on the lower part of the second support part 212.

Below the second connection block 222, a pedestal 223 is provided to support the preform forming module 200 against the ground.

The distance between the first connection block 221 and the second connection block 222 can be adjusted, which can be adjusted by the operation of the driving unit 230, which will be described later.

The first connection block 221 and the pedestal 223 are connected by a plurality of first guide bars 241. The upper end of the first guide bar 241 is fixed to the first connection block 221, The lower end of the one guide bar 241 is fixed to the pedestal 223.

The distance between the first connection block 221 and the pedestal 223 is fixed.

To this end, the first connection block 221 and the pedestal 223 are provided with fixing members 221a and 223a to be coupled with the first guide bar 241. [

To this end, the second connection block 222 is provided with a penetration portion 222a through which the first guide bar 241 is inserted.

The second connection block 222 is provided so as to be movable up and down along the first guide bar 241.

Preferably, the first guide bars 241 are spaced apart from each other. The first guide bars 241 are disposed at four corners of the first connection block 221 and the four corners of the pedestal 223, Through the four corners of.

A driving unit 230 is provided on the preform forming module 200 to cause a relative movement between the first connection block 221 and the second connection block 222.

The specific configuration of the driving unit 230 is as follows.

An upper support block 231 is provided at the uppermost end of the preform forming module 200 and a second guide bar 242 is provided for connecting the upper support block 231 and the second connection block 222.

The upper end of the second guide bar 242 is fixed to the upper support block 231 and the lower end of the second guide bar 242 is fixed to the second connection block 222.

Since the first connection block 221 is disposed between the second connection block 222 and the upper support block 231, the second guide bar 242 is provided so as to pass through the first connection block 221.

The second guide bar 242 can relatively move in the vertical direction with respect to the first connection block 221 so that the first connection block 221 and the upper support block 231 are also connected to each other through the first connection The relative motion to the block 221 can be performed.

The lower part of the upper support block 231 and the upper part of the first connection block 221 are connected by a connection link 232. The connecting link 232 may be folded or unfolded.

The connection link 232 is composed of a two-link link, and is composed of an upper link 232a and a lower link 232b.

When the connection link 232 is driven in a toggle manner and the injection material for preform molding is strongly inserted into the preform mold by providing a strong supporting force in the downward direction when the connection link 232 is fully extended, The lip plate, and the second support portion 212, as shown in Fig.

The upper link 232a is rotatably installed on the upper support block 231 and the lower end of the lower link 232b is rotatably connected to the first connection block 221. [

The distance between the upper support block 231 and the first connection block 221 is minimized when the connection link 232 is fully folded and the upper support block 231 The distance between the first connection blocks 221 becomes maximum.

A drive motor 233 is provided on one side of the upper support block 231 and a rotary member 234 such as a pulley is provided on the upper side of the upper support block 231.

The drive motor 233 and the rotary member 234 are connected by a power transmission means 235 such as a belt.

A screw member 236 is connected to the rotary member 234 and a screw member 236 extends downward through the upper support block 231.

A screw coupling member 237 is connected to the thread of the screw member 236.

The screw engagement member 237 is implemented as a cylinder or other three-dimensional shape.

The screw member 236 and the screw engaging member 237 are preferably composed of discrete components of the ball screw.

In other words, a moving passage through which a plurality of small balls and balls move is provided in the screw coupling member 237, and the screw member 236 rotates while the screw coupling member 237 is engaged with the screw member 236 The screw member 237 can be moved upward or downward along the lengthwise direction of the screw member 236.

When the screw member 236 moves upward or downward with respect to the screw coupling member 237, the balls in the screw coupling member 237 move along the thread of the moving passage and the screw member 236.

That is, the screw member 236 can move in the vertical direction while the screw coupling member 237 is fixed in height, so that the upper support block 231 can also move up or down.

A guide holder 238 is coupled to the screw-engaging member 237.

A third guide bar 243 is provided around the guide holder 238 and the screw coupling member 237

A plurality of (for example, two) third guide bars 243 are provided, and upper ends of the third guide bars 243 are connected to the front lower portion and the rear lower portion of the upper support block 231, respectively.

The second guide bar 242 is provided with a loop or ring-shaped fixing table 239. The lower end of the third guide bar 243 is connected to the fixing table 239. [

The guide holder 238 is provided with an extension leg 238a which is slidably coupled to the third guide bar 243.

Meanwhile, a connecting leg 238b is provided between the guide holder 238 and the connecting link 238.

One end of the connecting leg 238b is rotatably provided in the guide holder 238 and the other end is rotatably coupled to the connecting link 238. [

The connection leg 238b is pivotally connected to the upper link 232a of the connection link 232. [

When the screw engaging member 237 is brought close to the upper supporting block 231 due to the rotation of the screw member 236, the connecting leg 238b pulls the upper link 232a and the connecting link 232 is folded.

The third guide bar 243 and the extension leg 238a perform relative motion and the extension leg 238a and the third guide bar 243 are engaged with each other, The upper end of the guide bar 243 approaches.

When the screw member 236 is further moved away from the upper support block 231 while the screw member 236 rotates in the opposite direction in the above state, the connecting leg 238b pushes the upper link 232a to the connecting link 232, .

The third guide bar 242 and the extension leg 238a perform relative motion and the extension leg 238a and the third guide bar 242 are engaged with each other, The lower end of the guide bar 243 is close

The distance D1 between the first connecting block 221 and the pedestal 223 and the distance D2 between the upper supporting block 231 and the second connecting block 222 are fixed or constant .

The upper assembly composed of the second connection block 222 and the upper support block 231 moves up and down in the vertical direction with respect to the lower assembly composed of the first connection block 221 and the pedestal 223, 211 and the second support portion 221 can be moved away or close to each other.

4 (b), the preform forming module 200 is installed on the support table 700, and the upper part of the preform forming module 200 is located on the upper portion of the supporting table 700, and the preform forming module 200 200 is located at the lower portion of the support table 700. [

That is, the upper support block 231 and the first connection block 221 are disposed above the support table 700, and the pedestal 223 and the second connection block 221 are disposed below the support table 700 do.

The first guide bar 241 and the second guide bar 242 are provided so as to pass through the support table 700.

The front of the preform forming module 200 is installed to face the rotary table 800 and the rear of the preform forming module 200 is installed to face the injection apparatus 100.

5, an inlet 211a protrudes from the rear center of the first support 211 and the inlet 211a can be docked with the outlet 102a of the barrel of the injection apparatus 100 .

6A and 6B, guide passages 211b and 211c, which are connected to the inlet 211a and guide the resin material to the preform mold, are provided inside the first support portion 211 .

The guide passages 211b and 211c include a first guide passage 211b formed to be long in the horizontal direction and a second guide passage 211c branched from the first guide passage 211b in a plurality.

The second guide passage 211c communicates with the cavity 202 corresponding to the outer shape of the preform formed on the preform mold 201. [

On the other hand, the first support portion 211 is provided with a gate valve 211d. The gate valve 211d is arranged according to the quantity of the cavity 202 and the quantity of the second guide passage 211c.

The gate valve 211d is disposed so as to pass through the first guide passage 211b and the second guide passage 211c and the end of the gate valve 211d selectively opens and closes the injection port 201b of the preform mold 201 .

The role of the gate valve 211d is to prevent the resin material inside the cavity 202 from leaking into the second guide passage 211c during the injection process when the resin material enters the cavity 202. [

Inside the preform mold 201, a cavity 202 corresponding to the shape of the preform is formed, and the cavities 202 are formed to be spaced apart from each other.

On the other hand, a cooling water flow path 205 is formed around the cavity 201a.

A plurality of cooling water flow paths 205 are provided, and the cooling water flow paths 205 are separated and separated from each other.

One cooling water flow path 205 includes a supply flow path 205a and a discharge flow path 205b.

6 (b) show that three cooling water flow paths 205 are formed, and each of the three flow paths takes up the lower portion, middle portion and upper portion of the cavity 202, respectively, so that the resin material can be cooled more effectively do.

If a single cooling flow path is formed, since the cooling can be made locally irregular, a plurality of cooling water flow paths 205 are separated from each other in the present invention.

6 (b) shows the first cooling water flow path 205-1 under the preform mold 201, the middle second cooling water flow path 205-2, and the upper third cooling water flow path 205-3. The cooling water flow path 205 of the first embodiment has a supply flow path and a discharge flow path.

An opening 203 is formed in a lower portion of the preform mold 201. The opening 203 is communicated with the cavity and is formed larger than the inner diameter of the cavity.

The opening 203 is a portion into which the support holder 920 formed in the lip plate 900 is inserted.

The support holder 920 is a portion for holding the inlet of the container or preform, and the container or preform supported by the lip plate 900 by this structure is standing upside down.

On the other hand, the second supporting portion 212 is provided with a protruding bar (or core) 212a.

The protruding bar 212a penetrates through the lip plate 900 and the support holder 920 and is inserted into the cavity 202 of the preform mold 201. [

 A support base 212b is provided under the protrusion bar 212a to provide the upright stability of the protrusion bar 212a.

Thus, the cavity 202 implements the contour of the preform, and the protruding bar 212a forms the interior space of the preform.

The resin material is filled in the space between the cavity 202 and the protruding bar 212a and the space between the protruding bar 212a and the inner space of the support holder 920. When cooling with the cooling water is performed in this state, .

The portion filled in the space between the cavity 202 and the protruding bar 212a becomes the body of the container and the portion filled in the space between the inner space of the support holder 920 and the protruding bar 212a becomes the entrance of the container.

FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b) show a top perspective view and a bottom perspective view of the lip plate 900. FIG.

The lip plate 900 is composed of two plate bodies 910. The two plate bodies 910 are normally in contact and can be separated if an external force is applied to their boundaries.

On the other hand, the support holder 920 protrudes from the upper surface of the lip plate 900.

The support holder 920 is also divided into two and connected to each plate body 910.

Two support holders 920 are also attached when each plate body 910 is in contact, and the support holder 920 is also detached when the plate body 910 is detached.

A through hole 921 is formed in the support holder 920 so as to pass through in the vertical direction. The protruding bar 212a of the second support portion 212 can be inserted into this portion and the entrance of the container after the resin material is filled in the gap portion between the protruding bar 212a and the through hole 921.

Accordingly, the inner surface of the through hole 921 may be formed with a thread shape so that a thread can be formed on the outer periphery of the container inlet.

An insertion groove 931 is formed on the bottom surface of the lip plate 900. The insertion groove 931 is formed on the boundary line 932 of the two plate bodies, by which the two plate bodies 910 can be separated.

A fixing bar 940 is disposed on a side surface of the lip plate and both ends of the fixing bar 940 are protruded outward from the lip plate 900.

At both ends of the fixing bar 940, a locking protrusion 941 is formed.

An elastic member 950 in the form of a coil spring is disposed between the latching jaw 941 and the side surface of the lip plate 900.

The lip plate 900 is separated by the external force so that the portions of the two plate bodies 910 and the support holder 920 are separated from each other and separated by the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 950 The plate body and the support holder 920 move in the direction in which they engage with each other and come into contact with each other.

The fixing bar 940 is extended over the edge of the seating groove 810 provided on the rotary table 800 so that the lip plate 900 is stably placed in the seating groove 810 of the rotary table 800 .

<Rotation table>

8 and 9, the support table 700 is provided with an installation hole 701 through which the rotary table 800 is rotatably installed.

The rotary table 800 is formed in a circular shape and the rotary table 800 is provided with a seating groove 810 in which the lip plate 900 can be seated. The seating groove 810 is pierced up and down.

The mounting grooves 810 are spaced apart from each other by 90 degrees to form a total of four.

When the seating groove 810 is in the correct position, the seating groove 810 is positioned below the preform forming module 200, below the preform heating module 300, below the container forming module 400, .

The inner surface of the seating groove 810 is formed in a stepped structure.

The first seating groove 811 and the second seating groove 812 are shorter than the first seating groove 811 and the second seating groove 812.

The bottom edge of the lip plate 900 is seated on the upper edge of the second seating groove 811 to prevent the lip plate 900 from falling downward

Further, the fixing bar 940 can be caught on the upper edge of the first seating groove 811, so that the lip plate 900 can be more stably placed in the seating groove 810.

A gear tooth 820 is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the rotary table 800.

Preferably, a ring gear can be installed.

The support table 700 is provided with a drive gear 710 which is engaged with the gear teeth of the rotary table 800. The drive gear 710 includes a drive motor (not shown) Respectively.

On the other hand, when the mounting grooves 810 are disposed at the respective right positions and work is performed on each module for the container or container preform supported by each lip plate 900, The rotation plate 800 must be stopped.

To this end, a braking unit 750 is provided.

9 (a) and 9 (b), the braking unit 750 includes an actuator 751 and a moving device 752 connected to the actuator 751 and moving in the front-rear direction.

The excursion device 752 may be provided with a sliding bar or rod.

The moving device 752 is provided with a retaining plate 753 and a retaining block 754 is provided in front of the retaining plate 753 to prevent excessive advancement of the moving device 752. [

On the other hand, the rotary table 800 is provided with a braking block 830 through which the end of the moving device can be inserted. An insertion hole 831 is provided in the braking block 830.

Therefore, when the moving device 752 is inserted into the insertion hole 831 of the braking block 830, rotation of the rotary table 800 is suppressed, and the rotation of each module for the container or preform supported by each lip plate 900 The operation is performed stably.

The braking blocks 830 are disposed on the upper surface of the rotary table 800 and are spaced apart from the rotary table 800 at a plurality of positions.

It is preferable that the braking block 830 and the seating groove 810 are provided in accordance with the number of the work stages.

When the lip plate 900 is moved by the rotary table 800 using the single braking unit 750 and the plurality of braking blocks 830 and the lip plate 900 is moved to the corresponding working position As shown in FIG.

< Preform  Molding process>

FIGS. 10 to 15 show a process of forming a preform (PF).

10 and 11, when the screw coupling member 237 is positioned at the uppermost end of the screw member 236 and the guide holder 238 is also positioned at the uppermost end of the third guide bar 243, 232 are folded as much as possible.

In this state, the first connection block 221 and the upper support block 231 become as close as possible.

4) 222 and the second support (see FIG. 4) 212 are spaced apart from each other significantly below the rotary table 800.

In this case, the lip plate 900 is held in the seating groove 810 while being empty.

As shown in FIG. 11, the preform mold 201 is disposed on the lip plate 900 disposed on the rotary table 800 so as to be spaced apart therefrom. The preform mold 201 is supported by the first support portion 211.

Below the lip plate 900, a base portion 212b on which the protruding bar 212a is mounted and a second support portion 212 for supporting the base portion 212b are spaced apart from each other.

12, the drive motor 233 provided in the upper support block 231 operates to rotate the rotary member 234, whereby the screw member 236 is rotated in the first direction Yes, counterclockwise when viewed from above).

The relative movement between the screw member 236 and the screw coupling member 237 occurs due to the rotation of the screw member 236.

Since the actual height of the screw engagement member 237 is kept constant, the screw member 237 rises upward relative to the screw engagement member 237, whereby the upper support block 231 also rises.

When the upper support block 231 is lifted up, the gap between the upper support block 231 and the first connection block 221 spreads, and the connection link 232 becomes more flat than in the case of FIG.

Since the upper support block 231 and the second connection block 222 are connected by the second guide bar 242, when the upper support block 231 rises, the second connection block 222 also rises .

13, the protruding bars 212a provided on the second supporting portions 212 and the second supporting portions 212 are also raised in the direction of the lip plate 900, and the protruding bars 212a are moved in the direction of the lip plate 900. In this case, Through the support holder 920 of the rotary table 900 and is exposed on the rotary table 800.

At this time, the lip plate 900 is still seated in the seating groove 810.

As shown in Fig. 14, in this state, when the screw member 236 further rotates in the first direction, the upper support block 231 further ascends, and the connection link 232 is expanded to the maximum extent.

15, the second connecting block 222, the second supporting portion 212 and the protruding bar 212a are further raised and the lip plate 900 is moved upward by the second supporting portion 212 On the base portion 212b of the second support portion 212 and rises like the second support portion 212. [

The protruding bar 212a further rises over the through hole 921 in the support holder 920 of the lip plate 900 and is completely inserted into the preform mold cavity 202. [

The lip plate 900 completely closes the lower portion of the preform mold 201 and the lower portion of the lip plate 900 is blocked by the base portion 212b.

And the support holder 920 of the lip plate 900 is inserted into the opening 203 of the cavity 202.

Therefore, a space defined by the cavity 202, the protruding bar 212a, and the through hole 921 of the support holder 920 is formed, and this space becomes a space for forming the preform PF.

In this state, the resin material flows into the cavities 202 through the first and second guide passages 211b and 211c of the first support portion 211.

When the resin material is injected, the preform mold 201 and the lip plate can be opened by a strong injection pressure. However, the connection link 232 completely spreads downward and downward, and the second support portion 212 and the second connection Since the block 221 exerts an upward force, it is possible to prevent the preform mold 201 and the rib plate 900 from being opened.

When each of the cavities 202 is filled with the resin material, the gate valve 211d blocks the injection port of the cavity 202 to prevent leakage of the resin material.

In this state, when the cooling water flows into the cooling water flow path 205, the resin material in the cavity 202 is cured to form the preform PF.

As described above, the cooling water flow path 205 is formed in a multi-layered structure, and the cooling water flow paths 205 are separated and independent so that the upper / middle / lower portions of the cavity 202 are independently cooled.

Therefore, uniform cooling is possible in all areas of the cavity 202.

When the time required for cooling elapses, as shown in Figs. 16 and 17, the rotating member 234 rotates in the second direction (the reverse direction of the first direction).

As a result, the screw member 236 moves down relative to the screw coupling member 237.

The upper support block 231 also performs a downward movement.

Accordingly, the second connection block 222, the second support portion 212, and the protruding bar 212a connected to the upper support block 231 move downward, and accordingly, the lip plate 900 is also moved to the second support portion 212 And is lowered in a state of being placed on the base portion 212b.

However, the lip plate 900 is supported by the preform PF.

Particularly, the inlet of the preform PF is inserted into the through hole 921 of the support holder 920 of the lip plate 900.

The lip plate 900 descends and is caught in the seating groove 810 and is seated in the seating groove 810.

The second connection block 222, the second support portion 212 and the protruding bar 212a connected to the upper support block 231 descend below the rotary table 800.

The preform PF formed by the preform forming module 200 must be surface heated for easy expansion before the forming operation for forming the container.

The preform PF is moved to the preform heating module 300 and the rotary table 800 is rotated to move the lip plate 900 supporting the preform PF to the preform heating module 300.

< Preform  Heating module and Cutting  Module>

18 shows the preform heating module 300 and the cutting module 1300. FIG. Here, the preform heating module 300 and the cutting module 1300 may be collectively referred to as a preform management module.

That is, the preform PF is heated by heating the preform PF so that the container can be easily molded before the container molding, and the unnecessary portion outside the preform PF is cut.

The configuration of the preform heating module 300 is as follows.

A support frame 301 disposed on the upper surface of the support table 700 and provided on one side of the rotary table 800 and an installation frame 302 provided on the support frame 301 so as to be movable up and down.

The support frame 301 is provided with a vertical guide shaft 303 and the installation frame 302 is vertically movable on the vertical guide shaft 303.

A moving member 305 is connected to the mounting frame 302 and the moving member 305 is screwed to the vertical guide shaft 303.

The mounting frame 302 to which the moving member 305 is connected is provided with an actuator 304 for causing up and down movement so that the moving member 305 can move up and down along the guide shaft 303.

The actuator 304 is connected to a screw coupling member (not shown) inside the movable member 305.

Accordingly, the screw engaging members in the moving member 305 are rotated by the operation of the actuator 304, whereby the moving member 305 and the mounting frame 302 themselves can move up and down.

On the other hand, an upper heating unit 310 is installed on the installation frame 302.

The upper heating unit 310 includes a heater cover 311 having a part of an outer circumferential surface cut and exposed inside and an external heater 312 installed along the inner circumferential surface inside the heater cover 311.

The external heater 312 heats the outside of the preform PF.

Here, the external heater 312 may be a halogen lamp.

A heater holder 313 is provided inside the heater cover 311 for installing the external heater 312.

The inner space of the heater cover 311 forms a space for surrounding the preform PF.

The external heater 312 may be formed in a plurality of units and may be installed along the height direction of the inside of the heater cover 311, which may vary depending on the size of the preform PF.

The heater cover 311 is rotatably provided. To this end, the mounting frame 302 is provided with a rotating device 320.

The rotating device 320 includes a rotating motor 321 provided on the mounting frame 302, a rotating shaft 322 provided on the heater cover 311, gears connected to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft 322, sprockets, And a power transmitting member 324 such as a chain or rope connecting the rotating motor 321 and the rotating member 323.

A plurality of upper heating units 310 are provided, which correspond to the number of preforms PF that can be accommodated in one rib plate 900 as much as possible.

Each of the upper heating units 310 is provided with a rotary member 323 and each of the rotary members 323 is connected by one power transmitting member 324 such as a chain or a belt.

Therefore, when the rotary motor 321 is operated, it is preferable that all the upper heating units 310 rotate.

The reason why the upper heating unit 310 is rotated is because the heater cover 311 is cut to form the opening 311a so that the part of the preform PF facing the opening 311a is not heated.

Therefore, all of the preforms PF are subjected to rotational heating in order to uniformly heat the outer circumferential surface.

The reason for placing the opening 311a is to prevent the temperature inside the heater cover 311 from becoming too high. Thus, damage to the preform PF due to excessive heat can be prevented.

The support table 700 is provided with a temperature sensor 330 capable of measuring the surface temperature of the preform PF.

The temperature sensor 330 is preferably a sensor capable of measuring the surface temperature of the preform PF in a non-contact manner, for example, as an infrared sensor.

Therefore, the temperature sensor 330 emits infrared rays, and the infrared ray touches the surface of the preform PF to measure the surface temperature.

It is preferable that the mounting frame 302 and the heating unit 310 are spaced upward from the rotary table 800 as much as possible so that the lip plate 900 supporting the preform PF can easily come under the preform heating module.

Meanwhile, a cutting module 1300 is provided under the support frame 301.

The cutting module 1300 is a component for cutting and removing the unnecessary nipple PF1 or protrusion formed at the end of the preform PF.

The reason why the nipple PF1 or protrusion is formed at the end of the preform PF is due to the injection port of the preform mold cavity 202.

It is desirable to remove this portion since this portion is an unnecessary portion which becomes an obstacle in the expansion process for forming the container.

The cutting module 1300 will be described later in detail.

As shown in FIG. 19, a lower heating unit 340 is provided below the rotary table 800.

The lower heating unit 340 includes an internal heater 341 provided below the rotary table 800 and disposed lower than the position where the preform PF is disposed.

It is preferable that the inner heater 341 is provided in the shape of a thin bar to penetrate the lip plate 900 and to be inserted into the preform PF to heat the inside of the preform PF.

Therefore, the outer heater 341 heats the outer surface of the preform PF, the inner heater 341 heats the inner space of the preform so that both the inner and outer surfaces can be heated uniformly, and the inflated .

The inner heater 312 is supported by the inner heater support portion 342 below the inner heater support portion 342 and the inner heater support portion 342 is moved up and down by the lift adjuster 343.

The inner heater 341 can be inserted into the preform PF or out of the preform PF by the lifting and lowering device 343.

As shown in Fig. 20, a plurality of temperature sensors 330 are provided.

For example, four temperature sensors 330 are provided, two are disposed on one side of the cutting module 1300, and two are disposed on the other side of the cutting module 1300.

Each temperature sensor 330 is arranged to face a preform PF accommodated in each heater cover 311 to measure the temperature of each preform PF.

18, when the preform PF comes to a proper position for heating, the upper heating unit 310 is lowered, whereby the preforms PF are surrounded by the respective heater covers 311. [

The temperature of each zone of the preform PF is measured. If the temperature of the zone is low, the operation of the external heater 312 corresponding to the zone is controlled to obtain a desired surface temperature.

FIG. 21 shows a heating state of the preform PF according to the present invention and a heating state of the preform PF according to the prior art.

As shown in Fig. 21 (a), the lip plate 900 is positioned below the preform PF.

Therefore, when the preform PF is heated, hot air rises up.

However, since the lip plate 900 is below the preform PF, it is not affected by the hot air rising upwards.

However, since the lip plate 1900 is disposed on the top of the preform PF, hot air is transferred to the lip plate 1900 by heating, as shown in the conventional case 21 (b).

As a result, the lip plate 1900 can be thermally deformed and its durability can be impaired.

In the case of the prior art, if the durability of the lip plate 1900 is undermined, the lifetime of the lip plate 1900 is shortened and the support function of the container or the preform by the lip plate 1900 may be impaired.

However, when the lip plate 900 is disposed under the preform PF as in the present invention, it is advantageous that deformation by heat is prevented more than in the prior art.

Fig. 22 shows the cutting module 1300. Fig.

The cutting module 1300 includes a cutting portion 1310 that can approach and cut off a nip or protrusion of the preform PF, a cutting actuator 1320 that performs a cutting operation by operating the cutting portion 1310, And a mounting plate 1330 on which the base plate 1320 is installed.

The mounting plate 1330 may move toward or away from the preform PF by moving the moving actuator 1340 connected to the mounting plate 1330.

On the other hand, the mounting plate 1330 and the moving actuator 1340 can move in the vertical direction, which is controlled by the lift control device 1350.

The mounting plate 1330 is installed on the cutting module frame 1360. Vertical rails 1361 are provided on both sides of the cutting module frame 1360. Vertical rails 1361 are connected to the mounting plate 1330, A block 1331 is disposed to guide the movement in the up-and-down direction.

The mounting plate 1330 is provided with a horizontal rail 1332 and a horizontally moving block 1334 provided on the lower surface of the mounting plate 1330 is disposed on the horizontal rail 1332 so that the movement of the moving actuator 1340 The mounting plate 1330 can be moved forward or backward in the direction of the preform PF.

The elevator controller 1350 of the cutting module 1300 may be manually rotated to adjust the elevation, or alternatively, operated by a motor to adjust the elevation.

23, when the cutting module 1300 approaches the preform PF, the cutting portion 1310 surrounds the nipple or protrusion of the preform PF. When the cutting actuator 1320 operates, The nip portion 1310 is crossed and the nipple or protrusion is separated from the preform PF.

The separated nipple or protrusion is sucked into the suction hose 1370 provided adjacent to the cutting portion 1310 and discharged to the outside.

At the end of the suction hose 1370, a vacuum suction device (not shown) is provided to suck the separated operation.

Here, the process by the cutting module 1300 may be performed before the heating process is performed, or may be performed after the heating process.

And it is preferable that the upper heating unit 310 is lifted up for smooth operation.

<Container molding module and label supply module>

Unnecessary portions are removed through the preform heating module 300 and the cutting module 1300, and the heated preform PF is moved to the stage for in-mold labeling and container molding by the rotary table 700.

As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, the label supply module 500 is disposed in the arrangement space 423 provided on the container forming module 400.

Here, the container forming module 400 and the label supplying module 500 are collectively referred to as an in-mold labeling container forming assembly.

As shown in FIGS. 24 to 27, the container forming module 400 has a container metal mold 410 having a cavity 411 having a shape corresponding to the external shape of the container finally to be completed .

The container mold 410 can be separated into two parts.

The container forming module 400 forms a frame of the housing frame 420. A side plate 425 is provided on the side surface of the housing frame 420.

The container mold 410 is divided into a first container mold 410a and a second container mold 410b.

A moving block 430 is provided behind each container mold.

A first moving block 430a is provided on the rear side of the first container metal mold 410a and a second moving block 430b is provided on the rear side of the second container metal mold 410b.

On the other hand, a support block 427 for supporting the rear of the first moving block 430a is provided behind the first moving block 430a.

A driving drive 428 is provided beside the housing frame 420.

One of the features of the present invention is that one of the drive molds 428 can be used to attach or detach two container molds 410 to each other.

In the prior art, in order to separate or attach the two molds, there must be two drive drives for driving the respective molds. However, in the present invention, two container molds 410 can be simultaneously moved by only one drive drive 428 .

The above driving mechanism is implemented by the following specific driving force transmitting structure.

The driving drive 428 is provided with a rotation axis 428a passing through the housing frame 420 in the width direction.

The rotary shaft 428a is provided with a cam plate-shaped rotary portion 428b.

Two linking links 429 are provided at both ends of the turning portion 428b and the connecting link 429 is connected to the two moving blocks 430a and 430b by the connecting plate 431. [

Specifically, a first connection link 429a having a 'C' shape is rotatably connected to one end of the rotation unit 428b.

The first connection link 429a is rotatably connected to the first connection plate 431a having a '?' Shape.

The first connecting plate 431a is connected to the first moving block 430a.

On the other hand, a second connection link 429b having a 'C' shape is rotatably connected to the other end of the rotary part 428b.

The second connection link 429b is rotatably connected to the second connection plate 431b of 'a' shape.

And the second connecting plate 431b is connected to the second moving block 430b.

The first connecting link 429a is prevented from interfering with the first connecting plate 431a and the turning portion 429 while rotating, As shown in FIG.

In order to prevent the second connection link 429b from interfering with the second connection plate 431b and the rotation unit 429 while the second connection link 429b is rotating, It is preferable that the structure is formed of a fold.

That is, one plate constituting the first connection link 429a is coupled to one surface of the pivot portion 429 and the first connection plate 431a, and the other plate is coupled to the other surface.

One plate constituting the second connection link 429a is coupled to one surface of the pivot portion 429 and the second connection plate 431b, and the other plate is coupled to the other surface.

The first connection link 429a and the second connection link 429b can be overlapped with the first connection plate 431a (or the second connection plate 431b) during the rotation movement by the rotation unit 429, Collision due to interference can be prevented.

On the upper surface of the housing frame 420, a groove portion 420a for securing a moving space of the second connection link 429b is provided.

A first guide rail 432a for guiding the movement of the first moving block 430a is provided at a lower portion of the housing frame 420.

A second guide rail 432b is provided on the upper portion of the housing frame 420 to guide the movement of the second moving block 430b.

The first moving block 430a is disposed in such a manner that the fixing bar 433 penetrates the first moving block 430a.

One end of the fixing bar 433 is fixed to the supporting block 427 and extends in the direction of the first moving block 430a to pass through the four corner portions of the first moving block 430a.

The other end portion of the fixing bar 433 protruding through is provided with a first engaging portion 433a formed in a plurality of concave-convex or stepped shapes.

The above-mentioned connecting components (the rotating portion, the connecting link, the connecting plate, the fixing bar, and the guide rail) are disposed on both sides of the housing frame 420.

An insertion hole 430b-1 is formed at four corners of the second moving block 430b so that the fixing bar 433 can be inserted into the insertion hole 430b-1.

When the fixing bar 433 passes through the insertion hole 430b-1 and the first engaging part 433b is exposed to the rear of the second moving block 430b, the engaging part 433b is engaged with the first engaging part 433b, (Not shown).

When the engaging device 450 and the first engaging part 433b are engaged with each other, the first container mold 410a and the second container mold 410b are kept in contact with each other.

In this case, in the state where the preform is contained in the first container metal mold 410a and the second container metal mold 410b, air flows in from the outside in order to form the container. In this case, 450 are engaged with the first latching portion 433a.

The process of closing the two container molds 410a and 410b is as follows.

In FIGS. 26 and 27, the gap between the first and second container dies 410a and 410b is shown. In FIGS. 28 to 29, the first and second container dies 410a and 410b are closed .

As shown in FIGS. 26 and 27, when the drive drive 428 operates in a state in which the gap between the first and second container dies 410a and 410b is open, the rotation unit 429 rotates.

The first connecting link portion 429a rotates in the A-1 direction (downward direction) and the second connecting link portion 429b rotates in the A-2 direction (up direction) by the rotation of the turning portion 429 Perform a pivoting motion.

The first connecting plate 431a moves toward the second container metal mold 410b (direction B-1) by the A-1 direction movement, and moves along the first moving block 430a connected to the first connecting plate 431a, The first container mold 410a connected to the first moving block 430a moves in the direction of the second container mold 410b.

The second connecting plate 431b moves toward the first container mold 410a (direction B-2) by the A-2 direction movement and the second moving block 430b connected to the second connecting plate 431b And the second container mold 410b connected to the second moving block 430b move in the direction of the first container mold 410a.

As a result, the first container metal mold 410a and the second container metal mold 410b come into contact with each other, and the cavity 411 is formed in a cylindrical shape therebetween.

In this state, the supporting block 427 behind the first moving block 430a moves in the direction of the first moving block 430a and the fixing bar 433 fixed to the supporting block 427 moves forward Through hole 430b-1 in the second moving block 430b.

Between the support block 427 and the drive drive 428, drive force transmission elements composed of a rack and a pinion are arranged which convert the rotational motion of the drive drive 428 into a forward motion or a backward motion of the support block 472.

 The first locking portion 433a at the end of the fixing bar 433 is engaged with the second locking portions 451d and 452d provided in the locking device 450. [

As shown in Fig. 30, a locking device is provided behind the second moving block

As described above, when the first and second container metal molds 410a and 410b are brought into contact with each other, the locking device is provided with a first engagement portion 433a at an end of the fixing bar 433 Thereby preventing the fixing bar 433 from being detached.

The specific configuration of the latching device 450 is as follows.

An upper stopper 451 on which a plurality of first latching recesses 451a formed to be concave upward is formed, a plurality of second latching recesses 451 partially overlapping the upper latching base 451, And a lower latch 452 on which the latch 452a is formed.

The gap between the upper latching part 451 and the lower latching part 452 is adjusted by the operation of an actuator 460 described later.

As a result, the first latching groove 451a and the second latching groove 452a are separated from each other or can be selectively engaged with the first latching portion 433a.

The upper pawl 451 includes a first upper pawl 4511 and a second upper pawl 4512 spaced downwardly therefrom, and a connecting rod 4513 connecting them.

The lower pawl 452 includes a first lower pawl 4521 and a second lower pawl 4522 spaced downwardly therefrom, and a linkage 4523 connecting them together

The first upper latching portion 4511 is arranged to face the first lower latching portion 4521 in a vertical direction.

In addition, the second upper latching portion 4512 is arranged to face the second lower latching portion 4522 so as to be vertically opposed to each other.

And a guide rod 454 that vertically crosses the upper latching portion 451 and the lower latching portion 452 is provided.

The guide rod 454 serves to guide upward and downward movement of the upper latching member 451 and the lower latching member 452 when the upper latching member 451 and the lower latching member 452 move up and down relative to each other.

The guide rod 454 is disposed in the first receiving groove 451b and the second receiving groove 452b provided in the upper latching portion 451 and the lower latching portion 452. [

A fixing table 4300 is provided behind the second moving block 430b and an actuator 460 is fixed to the fixing table 4300. [

The actuator 460 is provided with an operation bar 461.

The actuating bar 461 may extend outwardly or outwardly of the actuator 461 according to the operation of the actuator 460 or may be hidden inside by moving inward.

The actuator 460 is connected to a moving plate 470 disposed outside the first lower latching portion 4521 and the second upper latching portion 4512.

Specifically, the end of the operation bar 461 is connected to a connection unit 471 provided on the moving plate 470.

Accordingly, when the actuating bar 461 extends outwardly according to the operation of the actuator 460, the moving plate 470 can move to the left in this figure.

In this state, when the operation bar 461 enters the inside of the actuator 460, the movement plate 470 can move to the right in the figure.

A guide groove 472 is formed on the rear surface of the moving plate 470 so that a predetermined area is inclined.

The guide groove 472 is composed of an upward guide groove 472a and a downward guide groove 472b.

The upward guide groove 472a and the downward guide groove 472b may be formed in plural in the left-right direction.

The gap between the upward guide groove 472a and the downward guide groove 472b is formed to be wider from one side to the other side.

On the other hand, the first lower latching portion 4521 is provided with a first insertion portion 452c which is fitted in the upward guide groove 472a and in which relative positional change with respect to the upward guide groove 472a can occur.

On the other hand, the second upper latching portion 4512 is provided with a second insertion portion 451c that is fitted in the downward guide groove 472b and in which relative positional change with respect to the downward guide groove 472b can occur.

On the inner surfaces of the first engaging groove 451a and the second engaging groove 452a are formed second engaging portions 451d and 451d which are engageable with the first engaging portions 433a provided on the fixing bar 433, 452d.

The operation of the latching device 450 according to the spacing or attachment state between the first container metal mold 410a and the second container metal mold 410b will be described.

When the first container metal mold 410a and the second container metal mold 410b are spaced apart as far as possible, the upper stopper 451 and the lower stopper 452 are spaced apart from each other. Therefore, the first engaging groove 451a and the second engaging groove 452a are also spaced apart from each other.

In this state, the interval between the first lower latching portion 4521 and the second upper latching portion 4512 is minimized.

The first insertion portion 452c is disposed at one end (left end in the figure) of the upward guide groove 472a and the second insertion portion 451c is disposed at one end of the downward guide groove 472b As shown in Fig.

31, when the first container metal mold 410a and the second container metal mold 410b are closed, they are fixed to the support block 427 and one end thereof protrudes from the first moving block 430a The fixing bar 433 passes through the through hole 430b-1 in the second moving block 430b due to the movement of the supporting block 427. [

The first engaging portion 433a at the end is disposed between the first engaging groove 451a and the second engaging groove 452a of the engaging device.

In this state, the actuator 460 operates and the operation bar 461 extends in one direction (leftward direction).

Thereby, the moving plate 470 moves in one direction (left direction).

The upward guide groove 472a and the downward guide groove 472b formed on the moving plate 470 also move in one direction (leftward direction) in accordance with the movement of the moving plate 470. [

Since the first insertion portion 452c and the second insertion portion 451c sandwiched between the upward guide groove 472a and the downward guide groove 472b are fixed to the upper support table 451 and the lower support table 452, It does not move in the direction.

However, the relative positions in the upward guide groove 472a and the downward guide groove 472b moving in one direction (leftward direction) are changed.

The first insertion portion 452c fitted into the upward guide groove 472a is raised by the guiding of the upward guide groove 472a and the second insertion portion 451c fitted into the downward guide groove 472b is guided by the downward guide groove 472b ) By the guidance of.

Thus, the upper support 451 is moved down and the lower support 452 is moved upward.

The first upper support 4511 is engaged with the first lower support 4521 and the second upper support 4512 is engaged with the second lower support 4522. [

The first engaging groove 451a and the second engaging groove 452a meet to form a circular hole and surround the first engaging portion 433a of the through hole 433.

The second engaging portions 451d and 452d are formed on the inner circumferential surface of the first engaging groove 451a and the inner circumferential surface of the second engaging groove 452a so as to form the first engaging portion 433a, As shown in FIG.

This engagement prevents the fixing bar 433 caught by the latching device 450 from being disengaged or moved.

Since the support block 427 is supporting the back of the first moving block 430a, if the fixing bar 433 does not move, the support block 427 can not move, and accordingly, the first moving block 430a ) Can not be moved.

The first and second moving blocks 430a and 430b between the retaining device 450 and the support block 433 and the first and second moving blocks 430a and 430b which are closed between the first and second moving blocks 430a and 430b, The closed arrangement state of the molds 410a and 410b can be stably maintained.

The operation of the actuator 460 causes the operation bar 461 to move in the other direction (rightward direction) to move the movable plate (not shown) to the first and second container dies 410a and 410b, 470).

Then, the first insertion portion 452c at the uppermost end of the upward guide groove 472a moves downward, and the second insertion portion 451c at the lowermost end of the downward guide groove 472b moves upward.

As a result, the gap between the upper latching portion 451 and the lower latching portion 452 is increased and the engagement between the first latching portion 433a and the second latching portion 451d and 452d is released.

In this state, the driving drive 428 operates to widen the gap between the first moving block 430a and the second moving block 430b, and accordingly, the first container metal mold 410a and the second container metal mold 410b.

32, the lip plate 900 moved by the rotary table 800 is positioned between the container molds 410 separated in a state of supporting the heated preform PF.

 The preform can be positioned between the separated container mold cavities 411. [

On the other hand, an upper closure part 460 for closing the upper part of the cavity 411 is provided on the upper part of the container metal mold 410.

The shape of the lower surface of the upper closure part 460 is a shape corresponding to the bottom surface of the container to be finally produced.

In the present invention, the upper and lower portions of the cavity 411 of the container mold 410 are opened, and an upper closing portion 460 is provided to prevent the opened upper portion.

The lower portion of the cavity 411 of the container metal mold 410 is closed by the lip plate 900 and the support holder 920 of the lip plate 900.

A vacuum adsorption unit (not shown) is provided in the cavity 411 of the container mold 410. When the label L is supplied into the cavity 411 by a label supply module 500 to be described later, And serves to absorb the label L so that the label L can be fixed to the inner surface of the cavity 411. [

As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, the housing frame 420 of the container molding module 400 is provided with a placement space 423 in which the label supply module 500 can be placed.

When the label supply module 500 is installed in the arrangement space 423, the label supply module 500 and the container formation module 400 are arranged in a direction in which they cross each other.

33 and 34, the label supply module 500 includes a main frame 501, a first movement guide portion 510 provided in the main frame 501 along the horizontal direction, And a first moving unit 511 provided in the moving guide unit 510 and movable along the first moving guide unit 510 in the horizontal direction or the back and forth direction.

The first mobile unit 511 is provided in the form of a frame and the first mobile unit 511 and the main frame 501 are connected by a first protector 512 which can freely bend while receiving electric wires or communication lines.

Therefore, even when the first moving unit 511 horizontally moves along the first moving guide unit 510, the first protecting unit 512 is bent and the first moving unit 511 is moved along the first moving unit 511, Can be protected.

A first moving actuator 513 is provided behind the first moving guide unit 510 and is connected to the first moving unit 511 to move the first moving unit 511.

On the other hand, the first movement unit 511 is provided with a second movement guide unit 520 formed in a vertical direction.

The second moving guide unit 520 is provided with a second moving unit 521 that can move up and down along the second moving guide unit 520.

The second moving unit 521 is also provided in the form of a frame and the first moving unit 511 and the second moving unit 521 are connected to each other by a second protection member 522 which can be freely bent while receiving electric wires or communication lines. do.

Therefore, even when the second moving unit 521 moves up and down along the second moving guide unit 520, the second protecting unit 522 is bent while moving along the second moving unit 521, Lt; / RTI &gt;

The second movement guide unit 520 is provided with a second movement actuator 523 which is connected to the second movement unit 521 to move the second movement unit 521 in the vertical direction.

The second moving unit 521 is provided with a label supply arm 530 arranged in a vertical direction.

The label supply arm 530 includes an arm frame 531 and a label support portion 532 provided at the lower end of the arm frame 531 to support or support the label.

The label feed arms 530 are spaced apart from each other on both sides of the second moving unit 521.

The label supporting portion 532 is provided with a plurality of suction portions 533 or attaching portions, and preferably supports the label by a vacuum suction method.

The left and right gaps between the suction portions 533 or the attachment portions correspond to the gaps between the container molds 410.

That is, it is preferable that each adsorption portion 533 or the attachment portion can be seen from the inner surface of the container cavity 411.

On the other hand, a label storage unit 540 is provided at an end of the main frame 501.

35, the first moving unit 511 moves along the first moving guide unit 510 and can move to the label storage unit 540. As shown in FIG.

In this state, the label supporting portion 532 of the label supplying arm 530 is disposed to face the label storing portion 540 in a state where the second moving unit 521 is maximally raised.

When a vacuum suction force is formed on the suction part 533 provided on the label supporting part 532, the label in the label storage part 540 moves to the suction part 533 and is attached.

36, the label storage unit 540 includes a storage frame 541 for storing a label, a discharge hole 542 provided in the storage frame 541 to form an opening through which the label can escape, And a pushing device 543 which is movably provided inside the storage frame 541 and pushes the label received in the storage frame 541 toward the discharge hole 542.

A guide portion 544 is provided inside the storage frame 541 so that the pushing device 543 can linearly move and the pushing device 543 is slidably mounted on the guide portion 544.

While the push device 544 has a push plate 544a to more effectively push the label.

Therefore, the label is received between the push plate 544a and the discharge hole 542, and the push plate 544a pushes the label bundle toward the discharge hole 542, When the vacuum suction pressure is generated in the portion 533, the label L in the label storage portion 540 can be moved to the suction portion 533. [

The pushing device 544 further includes a connecting line 546 connected to the pushing device 544 and a weight 545 connected to the end of the connecting line 546 so that the pushing device 544 can push the label L. [

The connection line 546 is connected to the front of the push device 544 and extends to the discharge hole 542 and is connected to a pulley 547 which is bent downward and disposed behind the push device 543.

The pulley 547 consists of a lower pulley 547a and an upper pulley 547b which are supported by a support bracket 548. [

The connecting line 546 passing through the lower pulley 547a is connected to the weight 545 via the upper pulley 547b.

When the weight 545 is about to descend due to gravity, the connecting line 546 pulls the push device 543 in the direction of the discharge hole 543 so that the label L moves in the discharge hole direction 543 .

The process for supplying the label L to the container mold cavity 411 of the container molding module 400 is as follows.

The first moving unit 511 is retracted as much as possible and the second moving unit 521 is moved up to the maximum position so that the first moving unit 511 moves along the first moving guide 510 to the label storage unit 540, the state shown in FIG. 35 is obtained.

In this state, when the vacuum adsorption state is formed in the adsorption unit 533, the label in the label storage unit 540 moves to the adsorption unit 533 and is stably attached (refer to FIG. 36 (a)).

When the adsorption of the label is completed, the first mobile unit 511 retracts and returns to the state shown in FIG.

In Fig. 38, only the adsorbing part 533 is shown in the label attaching module 500, and the other components are omitted. The label L is attached to the suction part 533 and the label L is ready for attaching the label L to the inside of the cavity 411 of the first and second container molds 410a and 410b.

To this end, the first and second container dies 410a and 410b are kept spaced apart, and the lip plate 900 is positioned therebetween. A preform (not shown) is placed on the lip plate 900.

In this state, as shown in Figs. 39 and 40, the second moving unit 521 descends along the second moving guide 520. Fig.

In this case, the label supply arm 530 descends, and in particular, the label support portion 532 at the lower end of the label supply arm 530 is opposed to the cavity inner surface of the container mold 410.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 39 and 40, the label supporting portions 532 face the inner surfaces of the cavities 411 of the respective container metal molds 410 separated from each other.

Here, it is preferable that the interval between the label supporting portions 532 or the left-right distance between the arm frames 531 is provided corresponding to the maximum separation interval of the separated container mold 410.

According to another conventional technique, the suction portion is protruded again from the label support portion to move the label to the inner surface of the cavity, but the present invention can position the label close to the inner surface of the cavity 411 by the descent itself.

When the label L is attached to the inner surface of the cavity 411, no more label remains on the suction portion 533 of the label supporting portion 532.

In this state, the label supporting portion 532 rises above the container mold 410 as shown in Fig.

The first and second container molds 410a and 410b having labels and separated from each other are attached to each other to receive the preform PF, thereby closing the cavity 411. [

The process of moving and closing the first and second container dies 410a and 410b has been described in detail above, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

32, an air supply unit 1400 for supplying air to the preform PF by supplying air to the preform PF is provided under the container metal mold 410. As shown in FIG.

A rotary table 800 is disposed under the container mold and a lip plate 900 disposed on the rotary table 800 and supporting the preform PF is positioned below the space between the container molds 410. [

An air supply unit 1400 is provided below the rotary table 800

As shown in FIG. 42, the air supply unit 1400 includes an air supply pipe 1401 which is provided in the form of a barrel, a pipe, or a straw, and has a plurality of air discharges on the outer circumferential surface thereof.

The air supply pipe 1401 is supported by the supply pipe support block 1402 and the support block pedestal 1403 provided under the support block 1402 is disposed.

The air supply unit 1400 includes a first upper guide block 1411 through which the air supply pipe 1401 passes and which guides upward and downward movement of the air supply pipe 1401, 2 upper guide block 1412 as shown in FIG.

The upper portion of the second upper guide block 1412 is inserted into the lower portion of the through hole 921 of the support holder 920 of the lip plate 900 and allows the air supply pipe 1401 to pass therethrough, The insertion guide portion 1413 is provided so as to pass through the through hole 921 of the preform PF and enter the preform PF stably.

A base frame 1421 is provided below the support block pedestal 1403 and a first lift actuator 1422 for lifting the supply pipe support block 1402 and the support block pedestal 1403 to the base frame 1421. [ .

The base frame 1421 is fixed to the lower portion of the elevation guide block 1423.

An elevation guide bar 1431 is provided between the base frame 1421 and the second upper guide block 1421.

The elevating guide bar 1431 serves to guide the elevating guide bar 1420 when the elevating guide bar 1420 and the supporting block supporting part 1403 move up and down between the base frame 1421 and the second upper guide block 1412.

The supply pipe supporting block 1402 coupled to the elevation guide bar 1431 and the supporting block pedestal 1403 become a kind of screw engagement member and the rotation of the elevation guide bar 1431 It is conceivable that the supply pipe support block 1402 and the support block pedestal 1403 can move up and down.

The guide rail 1432 is vertically disposed on the elevation guide block 1423 so that the supply pipe supporting block 1402 and the support block pedestal 1403 can move up and down stably. And a moving block 1433 which is coupled to the guide rail 1432 and is capable of sliding movement is provided in the supporting block pedestal 1403.

On both sides of the elevation guide block 1423, a side frame 1441 for supporting the second elevating actuator 1440 is provided.

The second lift actuator 1440 is provided between the side frame 1441 and the second upper guide block 1412 and serves to raise or lower the second upper guide block 1412 upward.

On the other hand, the side frame 1441 is provided with a guide bar 1442 extending upward

The guide bar 1442 provided in the side frame 1441 is arranged to pass through the second upper guide block 1423.

Guide pipes 1443 are provided on both sides of the second upper guide block 1412 so that the guide bars 1442 of the side frames 1441 pass through the guide pipes 1443.

The supply pipe support block 1402 and the support block pedestal 1403 are connected to the base frame 1421 before the air supply pipe 1401 enters the inside of the support holder 920 and the preform PF of the lip plate 900, ).

That is, it is positioned at the lowermost end of the elevation guide bar 1431.

Also, the second actuator 1440 does not operate, so that the first and second upper guide blocks 1411 and 1412 are positioned at the lowest position.

The lower surfaces of the first upper guide block 1411 and the lip plate 900 are spaced apart from each other.

The supply pipe support block 1402 and the support block pedestal 1403 are lifted up by the operation of the first actuator 1422 and the operation of the second actuator 1440 is performed by the operation of the first actuator 1422, 2 upper guide blocks 1411 and 1412 rise upward.

In this case, the upper surface of the first upper guide block 1411 is attached to the lower surface of the lip plate 900.

The air supply pipe 1401 passes through the first and second upper guide blocks 1411 and 1412 and is exposed to the maximum through the support holder 920 of the lip plate 900.

The exposed air supply pipe 1401 enters the preform interior space.

The arrangement of the air supply unit 1400 as shown in FIG. 43 is such that the container mold 410 is stuck in the state where the label L is attached to the molds 410 spaced apart from each other and the upper part of the cavity 411 of the mold 410 Closed by the upper closing portion 460 (see Fig. 41).

A schematic state in which the container mold 410 is in contact and the cavity 411 is closed by the upper closing portion 460 and the lip plate 900 and the support holder 900 is shown in Fig.

44, the preform PF is housed inside the cavity 411 in a state in which it is supported upside down by the support holder 920. [

The process of forming the preform PF in the container C by the elevating operation and the air supplying function of the air supplying part 1400 in this state is shown in FIG.

45 (a) to 45 (d), the air supply pipe 1401 begins to pass through the support holder 920 and discharges the air supplied from the air supply device (not shown), and gradually rises up.

As a result, the volume of the preform PF in a heated state expands and ultimately changes to the shape of the final container as shown in Figure 45 (d).

The air used in this process is preferably heated air.

45 (d), the heated container C is adhered to the inner surface of the container mold cavity 411 and brought into contact with the fixed label, and the inner surface of the label is melted, Respectively. That is, in-mold labeling.

It is preferable that the pressure P1 of the air used in Figures 45 (a) to 45 (d) is different from the pressure P2 of air used in the subsequent step of Figure 45 (d) .

That is, when the container molding is completed by the heated air having the pressure of P1 as in the state 45 (d), cooling of the container is required.

45 (d), the air cooled through the air supply pipe 1401 flows with the pressure of P2 so as to cool the container and keep its shape unchanged.

When the container formation is completed through such a process, the molded container C is discharged to the outside.

The molded container is conveyed to the container taking-out module by rotation of the rotary table 800 while being invertedly supported by the support holder 920 of the lip plate 900.

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46, the container carrying-out module 600 includes a container holding state releasing module 650 or a separating module for separating the container C and the lip plate 900 to release their supporting state, And a container taking-out module 610 for taking out the container.

The container holding state releasing module 650 is disposed at the lower portion of the rotary table 800.

The container taking-out module 610 is disposed on the support table 700 and disposed next to the rotation table 800. [

On the other hand, through-holes 813 are formed on both sides of the seating groove 810 of the rotary table 800.

The through hole 813 is provided for supporting the support plate 661 of the container holding state releasing module 650 and holding both sides of the lip plate 900.

On the other hand, as shown in Figs. 46 and 47, a container carry-out conveyor belt 780 is provided on the side of the container taking out module 610.

The container taking out module 610 includes a moving module 620 capable of moving forward and backward with respect to the container, a gripper 630 provided on the moving module 620 to selectively hold the container, And a rotary actuator 640 that rotates the module 620 to rotate the container held by the gripper 630 in the direction of the conveyor belt.

Here, the grippers 630 are provided in plural, and each of the grippers 630 is composed of a pair of sticks 631. The gripper 630 can be adjusted in its spacing.

 Thus, if the gap of the gripper 630 is narrowed, the gripper 630 can grip the neck portion of the container c, and such a holding state is released when the gap between the grippers 630 spreads.

As shown in Fig. 48, a lip plate 900 on which a container (omitted) is supported is placed on the container holding state release supporting module 650.

The structure of the container holding state releasing module 650 is as follows.

An insertion portion 652 formed to extend upward on the sides of the base frame 651 and the base frame 651 and a lift actuator 653 for lifting or lowering the base frame 651.

It is preferable that the insertion portion 652 is provided with a top end in a peak shape.

The upper end of the insertion portion 652 is inserted into the separation guide groove 931 provided on the lower surface of the lip plate 900 to separate the lip plate 900 and thereby support the container by the lip plate 900 Can be released.

A lower fixed frame 654 is provided under the base frame 651 and an elevating actuator 653 is disposed below the lower fixed frame 654.

A lift block 660 is provided outside the insertion portion 652 and a support arm 661 is rotatably coupled to the lift block 660.

The upper end of the support arm 661 is bent in an a-shape so that the lip plate 900 can be stably separated from the lip plate 900 when the lip plate 900 is later detached. It serves to support the upper edge.

A stopper block 662 is provided on the upper portion of the lift block 660 and a stopper block 662 serves to restrict the upward movement of the lift block 660.

On the inner surface of the support arm 661, convex portions (not shown) are formed to be partially convex,

The upper end of the support arm 661 is disposed obliquely outward when the support arm 661 is lifted and the convex portion (not shown) meets the stopper block 662. [ Then, when the support arm 661 ascends and the convex portion passes the stopper block 662, the upper end of the support arm 661 moves inward, and the support arm 661 can stand upright.

As the support arm 661 rises due to the mutual relationship between the convex portion and the stopper block 662, the upper end of the support arm 661 tilts outward and then moves inwardly to cover the outer edge of the lip plate 900 .

A guide bar 671 is provided between the side of the lower fixing frame 654 and the stopper block 662. A lift block 660 is mounted on the guide bar 671 and is vertically moved along the guide bar 671 can do.

A guide pin 672 is provided on the side of the guide bar 671. The guide pin 672 extends upward from both ends of the base frame 651, A head portion 672a serving as a jaw is provided.

The guide pin 672 is arranged to pass through the both side ends of the lift block 660.

On the other hand, a container supporting portion 680 is provided on the base frame 651.

The role of the container support 680 is to insert into the inlet of the container and to support the container instead when the lip plate 900 is separated and can no longer support the container.

The container supporting portion 680 includes a container supporting rod 681 and an insertion piece 682 provided at the upper end of the container supporting rod 681 and inserted into the inlet of the container. A support frame support frame 683 for supporting the support frame 681, a moving frame 684 disposed on the side of the support frame support frame 683, a screw member 685 screwed to the moving frame 684, A guide block 686 disposed on the rear surface of the guide block 684; and a guide rail 687 provided on the guide block 686 such that the guide block 686 is slidably movable in the vertical direction.

Here, when the predetermined driving actuator rotates the screw member 685, the movable frame 684 moves in the vertical direction, whereby the support rod support 683 and the container support rod 681 move in the vertical direction.

The process of releasing the support state of the lip plate 900 with respect to the container (not shown) will be described with reference to FIG.

When the base frame 651 is raised by the elevating actuator 653, the elevating block 660 connected to the inserting portion 652 and the inserting portion 652 also ascends.

The upper end of the support arm 661 is disposed obliquely outwardly while the inserting portion 652 is lifted and the elevating block 652 is elevated and is supported in such a manner as to cover the upper side surface of the lip plate 900 while moving inward .

In this state, when the upper end of the insertion portion 652 presses the separation guide groove 931 of the lip plate 900, the plate bodies 910 of the lip plate 900 are separated from each other in the left-right direction.

Since the bent portion of the support arm 661 pushes and supports the upper surface of the lip plate 900, the plate body 910 can be moved only on both sides without being lifted up.

When each plate body 910 is detached, parts of the support holder 920 disposed in each plate body 910 are also separated from each other.

The inlet of the container is held in the form of being held by the support holder 920. The container is no longer supported by the support holder 920 as the support holder 920 is dismounted.

Instead, the end of the container support rod 681 is inserted into the inlet of the container while the container support rod 681 is lifted.

FIG. 50 shows a state in which the lip plate 900 is separated, separated, and then reattached by the container holding state releasing module 650 described in FIGS. 48 and 49. FIG.

50 (a) is the same as FIG. 48, and FIG. 50 (b) is the same as FIG. 49, and a description thereof will be omitted.

50 (c), when the lowering operation of the lifting actuator 653 occurs, the supporting arm 661 is opened and is separated from the lip plate 900.

In addition, the insertion portion 652, which presses the lower surface of the lip plate 900 to open the lip plate 900, is also separated from the lower surface of the lip plate 900.

As described above, since the protrusion of the lip plate 900 has an elastic member, when the insertion portion 652 is separated from the lip plate 900, the lip plate 900 that has been separated is brought back into a state of being collected again.

This lip plate 900 moves again in the direction of the preform forming module and is reused to support the formed preform.

* As shown in Fig. The gripper 630 is moved toward the container C in a state where the gap between the sticks 631 of the gripper 630 of the container taking out module 650 is opened after the container is lifted up with the container support rod 681 fitted in the container Approach.

On the inner surface of the stick 631, a groove 631a corresponding to the outer peripheral surface of the neck of the container C is formed.

Accordingly, when the distance between the sticks 631 is narrowed, the neck of the container C is positioned in the groove 631a and can be stably held.

The gripper 620 moves in the container direction by the moving module 620 that moves the gripper 620 of the container taking-out module 650 in the container direction, as shown in Fig.

The moving module 620 includes a driven gear 621 connected to the drive motor, a driven gear 622 engaged with the driven gear 621, a first link 623 connected to the driven gear 621, 1 connected to a moving plate 625 rotatably connected to a first link 623 and rotatably connected to a rotating shaft of a driven gear 622 and to which a moving plate 625 in which the gripper 630 is located is disposed, Link 624.

The first link 623 is preferably fixed to the main gear 621 and is rotatably disposed on the rotational axis of the driven gear 622.

The second link 624 is pivotally connected to the rotating shaft of the moving plate 625 and the driven gear 622.

Therefore, when the driven gear 621 rotates in the clockwise direction in the state of FIG. 51, the first link 623 also rotates in the clockwise direction.

As a result, the position of the driven gear 622 moves clockwise along the outer peripheral surface of the driven gear 621.

Whereby the folded first link 623 and the second link 624 are unfolded, whereby the moving plate 625 moves in the container direction.

When the groove 631c of the gripper 630 is positioned in the neck portion of the container, the gripper 630 is gripped by the gripper 630 while the width of the gripper 630 is narrowed.

The structure for narrowing the width of the gripper 630 includes a structure in which any one of the sticks 631 constituting each gripper 630 is fixed and the other sticks can be moved collectively ) And a drive motor for driving this configuration.

In this state, in a state in which the container C is supported by the gripper 630, the container support rod 681 descends downward.

And the moving device 620 including the gripper 630 holding the container C is retracted.

Retraction should be in the opposite direction of the unfolding action shown in Fig.

That is, when the driven gear 621 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the state of FIG. 52, the first link 623 also rotates counterclockwise.

Whereby the position of the driven gear 622 moves in the counterclockwise direction along the outer peripheral surface of the driven gear 621.

As a result, the unfolded first link 623 and the second link 624 are folded, and accordingly the moving plate 625 is retracted.

53, when the rotary actuator 640 is operated, the gripper 630 rotates backward, and the container C, which is standing up by the gripper 630 as shown in Fig. 54, Can be placed on the conveyor belt 750 while standing upright and can be taken out.

Figure 55 (a) shows a state in which the gripper 630 is positioned in the rearmost position in a state in which the gap between the grippers 630 is open (a state before gripping the container)

FIG. 55 (b) shows a state in which the gripper 630 is moved forward by the movement module and is positioned near the neck of the container at the foremost position, and the neck portion of the container is held by narrowing the gap in this state Caught state)

55 (c) shows a state in which the gripper 630 is retracted while holding the container, and is turned back 180 degrees. That is, the state immediately before placing the container on the conveyor belt is shown.

Fig. 55 (d) shows that the gap of the gripper 630 is increased so that the container can no longer be held. In this case, the container is taken out to the outside by the conveyor belt.

According to the present invention, the preform PF formed in the preform forming unit 200 is supported on the lip plate 900. At this time, the preform PF is not disposed in the upward direction as in the prior art, Facing downward, the lip plate 900 is not disposed above the preform PF but below it.

The preform PF supported by the lip plate 900 is moved to the preform heating module 300 by the rotary table 800 and heated to the container forming temperature while the unnecessary portion is moved to the cutting module 1300 .

On the other hand, since both the outer surface and the inner portion of the preform PF are heated by the preform heating module 300, heating is uniformly performed throughout the preform PF.

Also, by continuously measuring the surface temperature of the preform (PF), the distribution of the temperature is recognized and the heating is controlled through the temperature distribution, thereby ensuring uniformity of heating.

On the other hand, after the heating is completed, the preform PF is moved to the container forming module 400 by the rotary table 800.

Here, before the preform PF is formed into the container, the label supply module 500 supplies the label L to the mold 410 in the vertical direction, and then the preform PF is accommodated in the mold 410 The preform PF is expanded by the air supply unit 1400 to become attached to the label L, and the shape of the container changes.

On the other hand, at the time of forming the container, not only hot air for expansion but also cooling air for cooling is supplied, so that the container can be cooled quickly.

When the container molding with the in-mold label is completed, the container is moved in the direction of the container dispensing module 600, and the container 900 is separated from the container C by the container holding state releasing module 610.

The separated container C is temporarily supported by the container supporting portion 680, is taken out by the container taking-out module 600, and is taken out to the outside.

Then, the above process is continuously repeated to continuously produce an in-mold label container. FIG. 56 shows an in-mold label container made through the above process.

However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the in-mold labeling container, and may be applied to a general container manufacturing process other than an in-mold labeling container.

100: injection apparatus 200: preform forming module
400: container forming module 500: label feeding module
610: the container holding state releasing module
650: Tank extraction module
700: Support table 800: Rotary table
900: lip plate
1300: Cutting module
1400: air supply part

Claims (9)

A plurality of container molds provided with a cavity for molding the preforms arranged upside down on the lip plate and separated or attached to each other so as to move up and down between the upper space of the container mold and the spaces between the container molds, And a label supply module for in-mold labeling that supplies a label inside the cavity of the mold,
Wherein at least one cavity of the container mold is arranged inside the container mold, and the single cavity is arranged to have a predetermined length along the vertical direction,
The label supply module
A main frame disposed at an upper portion of the container forming module;
A label storage unit disposed at one end of the main frame for storing a label;
And a label supply unit for moving the label in the back and forth direction along the main frame to obtain a label stored in the label storage unit,
Wherein the label supply unit is movable in a vertical direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the single cavity so as to provide the label taken from the label storage unit as a cavity inside the container mold. Supply module. The method according to claim 1,
A first moving unit for moving the label supply unit in a horizontal direction,
A first movement guide unit provided on the main frame to guide the horizontal movement of the first mobile unit,
A first moving actuator for providing a driving force for moving the first moving unit along the first moving guide unit,
A second moving unit for moving the label supply unit in the vertical direction;
A second movement guide unit provided on the main frame to guide the second movement unit in a vertical direction;
And a second moving actuator for providing a driving force to move the second moving unit along the second moving guide part. 3. The method of claim 2,
A first protection member which is disposed in the vicinity of the first movement guide unit or the first movement unit and covers and protects a wire or a communication line while the shape of the first movement unit is changed,
Further comprising a second protection member which is disposed in the vicinity of the second movement guide unit or the second movement unit and protects the wire or the communication line while protecting the shape of the second movement unit when the second movement unit is moved. Label Supply Module. The method according to claim 1,
The label supply unit includes a pair of label supply arms spaced apart from each other,
The label supply arm includes an arm frame arranged in a vertical direction, a label support portion provided at a lower end of the arm frame,
And a suction part provided on the label supporting part for vacuum-adsorbing the label. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the label supply arm is vertically movable to supply the label to the interior of the container mold cavity,
And the interval of the label supporting portions corresponds to the interval when the container mold is separated and maximally spaced apart. 6. The method of claim 5,
The adsorbing portion is provided on the label supporting portion so as to be able to simultaneously adsorb a plurality of labels,
Wherein a label adsorbed on the adsorbing portion is opposed to a wall surface of the mold cavity when the label supply arm is lowered and the label supporting portion enters the inside of the mold cavity. 5. The method of claim 4,
The label storage unit includes a storage frame having a label and a discharge hole through which the label is discharged;
And a pushing device that is movable with respect to the storage frame and pushes the label in a discharge hole direction so that the stored label can be attached to or adhered to the label supply arm. . 8. The method of claim 7,
A connection line connected to the push device,
A weight weight connected to an end of the connecting line;
And a pulley for converting the descending movement of the weight to the forward movement of the pushing device. 9. The method of claim 8,
The pulley includes an upper pulley and a lower pulley,
The upper pulley and the lower pulley are rotatably disposed on the support bracket,
Wherein the connecting line connects the weight and the push device and is arranged through the upper pulley and the lower pulley.

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