JP3357994B2 - Bar-shaped cosmetic product manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing a stick-shaped cosmetic product such as lipstick.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As one method of manufacturing a stick-shaped cosmetic product such as a lipstick, an assembling of an ogive and a container is placed in an inverted posture, and a cosmetic in a molten state is filled in the ogive. It is manufactured by removing the ogive after it has solidified and capping it.

Conventionally, in this stick-shaped cosmetic product manufacturing apparatus, an assembly of an ogive and a container is intermittently moved by a single row of chain belts to which a storage jig for accommodating the assembly is fixedly assembled. The above-described filling step and solidification step have been performed.

Further, in the manufacturing process of the conventional apparatus, a cooling treatment in a precooler section for solidifying the cosmetic in a molten state in a short time, and a rapid cooling of the cosmetic in the molten state, In order to prevent dents (shrinkage holes) from being formed in the upper surface portion, contradictory treatments such as heat treatment in the reheat portion were separately performed before and after each other.

[0005]

In this conventional apparatus, the cooling process in the pre-cooler section and the heating process in the reheating section are performed separately before and after, but when productivity is taken into consideration, It is desirable that these processes be performed simultaneously.
This is because if they are performed one after the other, a lot of time is required for production.

However, since both processes are contradictory processes of cooling and heating, they cannot be simultaneously performed by a conventional apparatus which is conveyed by a chain belt. This is because if performed at the same time, the cool air reaches the reheat portion and the hot air reaches the precooler portion, and both processes do not function.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide an apparatus capable of more efficiently producing a bar-shaped cosmetic product.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems As means for that,
The first index table 1, the second index table 2 , the transfer unit 13, and each processing unit are configured.

The first index table 1 is provided with a plurality of insertion portions 5 in which the assembled object of the container 3 and the ogive 4 is inserted at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and sequentially arranged in the intermittent rotation direction.
Preheating unit 7 which features the cosmetic filling unit 8, and so performs processing in combination with re <br/> heat unit 9 and the pre-cooler section 10 is configured to intermittently rotate moves at a central angle.

[0010] The second index table 2 is adjacent to the first index table 1 and has a plurality of insertion portions 5 into which a combination of the assembled product and the cosmetic that has been processed in the first index table 1 is inserted. Are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and after being subjected to processing in the cooler unit 11 provided therewith, are intermittently rotated at an equal center angle in synchronization with the first index table 1 in order to carry out.

The transfer section 13 is provided with a first index table
Provided between the first index table 2 and the second index table 2;
Assembled product that has completed the process in one index table 1
And insert it into the insertion part 5 of the second index table 2.
To wear. Then, a pre-cooler unit 10 for cooling the sheath-shaped ogive 4 filled with the molten cosmetic is provided below the first index table 1, and a reheat unit for heating the upper surface of the molten cosmetic filled in the ogive 4 is provided. Part 9
It is provided above the first index table 1 so as to face the precooler section 10.

[0012]

The operation of the apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the assembled product of the container 3 of the bar-shaped cosmetic product and the ogive 4 is inserted into the insertion portion 5 of the first index table 1. At this time, the posture of the assembled object is
In order to enable the filling of the molten cosmetic, the ogive 4 is in an inverted posture with the lower side facing down. Then, each time the assembled object is inserted into all of the plurality of insertion portions 5 provided in parallel on the radiation, the first index table 1 rotates intermittently at the same central angle.

By the intermittent rotation of the first index table 1, the assembled article inserted into the insertion section 5 reaches the preheating section 7. Here, the assembling ogive 4 is appropriately heated. Due to this heating, the molten cosmetic filled in the ogive 4 in the filling section 8 which is the next step is well adapted to the inner surface of the ogive 4 and has a shape conforming to the inner surface of the ogive 4.

When the molten cosmetic is filled in the ogive 4, the assembly moves intermittently and reaches the pre-cooler section 10 and the reheat section 9 which are vertically opposed to each other with the first index table 1 interposed therebetween. Two processes of cooling and heating are performed simultaneously.

That is, in the precooler section 10, the ogive 4 is cooled by cold air to solidify the molten cosmetic in the ogive 4, and in the reheat section 9, the upper surface of the molten cosmetic in the ogive 4 is heated. By this heating, the cosmetic upper surface portion in the ogive 4 maintains a flat state.

If the upper surface of the molten cosmetic is not heated in the reheat section 9, the molten cosmetic in the ogive 4 gradually solidifies from the portion in contact with the inner surface of the ogive 4, and therefore, the central portion of the upper surface of the cosmetic is inevitable. Shrinkage holes are formed,
By heating the upper surface portion, the upper surface portion of the molten cosmetic is maintained in a liquid state, thereby being cooled and solidified while maintaining a planar state.

In the apparatus of the present invention, the pre-cooler section 1
0 and the heating of the upper surface of the molten cosmetic by the reheating unit 9 are performed at the same time and at the same location, but the flattening is performed between the precooler unit 10 and the reheating unit 9. Since the first index table 1 having a rectangular shape is located, the first index table 1 allows the cool air in the precooler unit 10 to be cooled by the reheat unit 9.
, And conversely, the hot air of the reheat section 9 is prevented from reaching the precooler section 10, whereby the cooling action of the precooler section 10 and the heating action of the reheat section 9 adversely affect each other. Since it is carried out without giving, it is possible to prevent the generation of voids in the product due to volume shrinkage during solidification, and to achieve smooth and good molding.

With the pre-cooler section 10 and the reheat section 9, in a state where the cosmetic is hardened to the extent that it does not flow and deform to the desired shape, the assembly of the container 3 and the ogive 4 and the cosmetic are combined with each other. One index table 1
To the second index table 2 by the transfer unit 13
Grabbed and transported, 2nd index table 2
Is inserted into the insertion part 5 of the first embodiment.

The second index table 2 rotates intermittently at the same central angle in synchronization with the first index table 1. By this intermittent rotation, the combination of the assembled product and the cosmetic reaches the cooler section 11, where the entire combination is cooled. The cooling in the cooler section 11 improves the separation between the cosmetic and the ogive 4. The apparatus of the present invention is to manufacture a bar-shaped cosmetic product by repeating such steps.

[0020]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention. The first index table 1 is in the shape of a donut flat disk, and is provided with four insertion portions 5 in parallel along the radiation direction to form one insertion portion group 6. They are arranged for each central angle (see FIG. 3). In this embodiment, the insertion portions 5 of the first index table 1 and the second index table 2 are formed by drilling holes in the tables, and the holders 16 adapted to the dimensions of the container 3 are formed in the holes. The fitting is inserted and assembled via the.

A container assembly section 12 is provided near the peripheral end of the loading section of the first index table 1. The container assembling unit 12 includes the container 3 and the ogive 4 that are separately transported.
Are assembled integrally, and the assembled product is inserted into the insertion portion 5 of the first index table 1.

The preheating section 7 is located immediately below the first index table 1 so as to heat the assembled ogive 4 inserted into the insertion section 5 to an appropriate temperature.
Is supplied with warm air and heated.

The filling section 8 forms the next station after the preheating section 7 and is located immediately above the first index table 1 and is melted in the heated ogive 4 from the opening at the bottom of the inverted container 3. A certain amount of cosmetic is filled. By configuring the filling section 8 with a plurality of filling tanks corresponding to the number of the insertion sections 5 of the insertion section group 6, it is possible to simultaneously form cosmetics of different colors.

The precooler section 10 is an arc-shaped elongate section, is located immediately below the first index table 1, and is inserted into each of the insertion sections 5 of the large number of insertion section groups 6 so that the The ogive 4 projecting from the lower surface is simultaneously cooled.

The pre-cooler section 10 in this embodiment is
It is composed of a blowing frame 17 and a suction frame 18. The blower frame 17 is provided below the insertion section group 6 over the range of the plurality of insertion section groups 6, has an intake port 19 into which the blown cool air is taken, and blows cool air to each of the ogives 4. For this purpose, an air passage 20 communicating with the vicinity of the ogive 4 is formed. The suction frame 18 communicates from the vicinity of the ogive 4 and forms a suction path 21 for sucking the cool air blown to the ogive 4.

Suction path 2 formed by suction frame 18
The front end portion of the tube 1 is provided with a suction cylinder 22 having a flat circular shape in the vicinity of each ogive 4, and is set so that the cool air passing through the air passage 20 is in contact with each ogive 4 and is cooled effectively. At the upper end of the blower frame 17, an arc-shaped partition wall 23 is provided between the suction cylinders 22 to prevent the cool air from escaping into the outside air.

The reheat section 9 is provided immediately above the first index table 1. In this embodiment, a plurality of reheat units 9 are provided, and each reheat unit 9 simultaneously processes a combination of a plurality of insertion unit groups 6. That is, the supplied hot air is blown into the container 3 from the opening on the lower surface of the container 3 of the assembled object through the nozzle opposed to the assembled object inserted and held in the insertion portion 5 located immediately below, so that the pre-cooler unit The cooling and solidification of the upper surface of the cosmetic in the ogive 4 cooled at 10 is delayed so that the upper surface becomes flat when the cosmetic is cooled and solidified.

The second index table 2 has the same size and the same number of insertion portions 5 as the first index table 1, and both rotate intermittently at the same central angle in synchronization.

A transfer section 13 is provided between the first index table 1 and the second index table 2, and the transfer section 13 grasps the combination that has completed the process in the first index table 1, and transfers it to the second index table 1. 2 is inserted into the insertion portion 5.

The cooler section 11 provided on the second index table 2 is used to cool the combination of the assembled product of the container 3 and the ogive 4 and the cosmetic which has been cooled and solidified to such an extent that it does not undergo flow deformation. The cosmetic in 4 is completely solidified so that the release from the ogive 4 can be achieved smoothly and well. When the cosmetic solidification process in the cooler unit 11 is completed, each combination is placed on the conveyor unit 14 and is carried out.

In this embodiment, the holder automatic exchange 15 is provided, and the holder 16 of each insertion portion 5 of the first index table 1 and the second index table 2 is provided.
Depending on the size and shape of the container 3 to be handled,
It shall be replaced automatically.

[0032]

As described above, in the apparatus of the present invention, the pre-cooler section and the reheat section are arranged vertically opposite to each other with the first index table interposed therebetween, so that the cooling power of the pre-cooler section and the heating power of the re-heat section are mutually different. The first index table blocks the influence of each other, thereby enabling the contradictory processing of cooling processing in the pre-cooler section and heating processing in the reheating section to be simultaneously and efficiently achieved, thereby achieving energy efficiency. In a very good state, the formation of voids in the product due to volume shrinkage during solidification can be prevented, and the product can be suitably molded.

Since the cooling by the pre-cooler section and the heating by the reheat section can be achieved simultaneously in the same operation step, the time required for molding the product can be shortened, and the productivity of the product can be sufficiently improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an arrangement relationship of each component on a first index table side in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partially broken front view showing a positional relationship between a first index table, a reheat unit, and a precooler unit in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a precooler section in the embodiment shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1; first index table 2; second index table 3; container 4; ogive 5; insertion section 6; insertion section group 7; preheating section 8; filling section 9; 12; Container assembly unit 13; Transfer unit 14; Conveyor unit 15; Automatic holder changer 16; Holder 17; Blowing frame 18; Suction frame 19;

Continued on the front page (72) Susumu Shimizu 1-2-3 Iwase, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa Shiseido Ofuna Plant (72) Inventor Keishi Nojiri 7-5-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Shiseido Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hironobu Fuse 1-2-3 Iwase, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Shiseido Ofuna Plant (72) Inventor Shumu Asada 1-2-3 Iwase, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Shiseido Ofuna Plant (72) Inventor Akira Iwasaki 1-2-3 Iwase, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Shiseido Ofuna Plant (72) Inventor Yoshiyuki Ichizawa 3-2-6 Oshima, Koto-ku, Tokyo Yoshino Kogyosho (72 Inventor Sadayoshi Ito 3-2-6 Oshima, Koto-ku, Tokyo Inside Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kiyoshi Ogawa 3-2-2, Oshima Koto-ku Tokyo, Japan Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. (72) Invention Person Takao Sato 3-2-6 Oshima, Koto-ku, Tokyo Yoshino Industrial Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-62-46806 (JP, A) JP-A-63-141914 (JP, A) JP-A-6-269315 (JP, A) JP-A-58-69807 (JP, A) JP-A-59-44206 (JP, A) JP-B-33-4347 (JP, B1) JP-B-36-18700 (JP, B1) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A61K 7 / 02 A45D 40/16

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An apparatus for manufacturing a rod-shaped cosmetic product by filling an assemblage of a container (3) and a sheath-shaped ogive (4) with a cosmetic in a molten state and cooling and solidifying the cosmetic. A plurality of insertion portions (5) into which the assembled object of 3) and the ogive (4) are inserted are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and are sequentially provided along the intermittent rotational movement direction . preheating section (7), the cosmetic filling portion (8), and so performs processing with a combination of Li <br/> heat section (9) pre-cooler section (10), intermittently rotating moves at a central angle A first index table (1), and a plurality of insertion portions (5) adjacent to the first index table (1) and into which the assembled object that has been processed in the first index table (1) is inserted. ) Are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and after being processed in the cooler unit (11) provided therewith, in order to carry them out, the space is set at an equal central angle in synchronization with the first index table (1). A second index table (2) that rotates intermittently and the first index table
(1) and the second index table (2).
And the process in the first index table (1) is completed.
Grab the assembled assembly and place it on the second index table.
(2) a transfer section (13) to be inserted into the insertion section (5), and the precooler section (10) for cooling the ogive (4) filled with the molten cosmetic, First index table
Provided below (1), the reheat section (9) for heating the upper surface of the molten cosmetic filled in the ogive (4)
Is provided above the first second index table (1) so as to face the precooler section (10). 2. The heating of the upper surface of the molten cosmetic by the reheat section (9) is achieved by hot air blown into the container (3) from an opening opened in the bottom of the inverted container (3). An apparatus for producing a stick-shaped cosmetic product according to claim 1.