JP7471700B2 - Cosmetic filling equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cosmetic filling device.

Conventionally, a cosmetic filling device is known that fills cosmetics into a container having a bottom surface, two parallel inner surfaces, and two wall surfaces connecting the inner surfaces, and that is equipped with a storage section for storing the cosmetics (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In the invention described in Patent Document 1, a filling device for multi-colored cosmetics contains a cosmetic tray (container) having a storage section for storing cosmetics inside a mold, and fills the storage section of the cosmetic tray with multiple colors of cosmetics ejected from multiple injection tubes by sliding an injection nozzle integrated with multiple injection tubes along the top surface of the mold so as to maintain a constant distance from the top surface of the mold.

JP 2010-1233 A

However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, the injection nozzle slides along the upper surface of the mold so that the distance from the upper surface of the mold is constant. This means that the cosmetics of multiple colors ejected from the multiple injection tubes adhere to and stain the mold and the upper surface of the cosmetic plate, which requires a process to remove the cosmetics that have adhered to the cosmetic plate, etc., resulting in problems such as reduced manufacturing efficiency and even a loss of cosmetics during mass production.

The object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic filling device that can prevent a decrease in production efficiency and loss of cosmetic material without causing dirt to adhere to the container.

The cosmetic filling device of the present invention is a cosmetic filling device that fills a container with a cosmetic, the container having a bottom surface, two inner sides parallel to each other, and two wall surfaces connecting the inner sides, and has a storage section for storing the cosmetic, and is equipped with a nozzle that ejects a slurry cosmetic, the nozzle has two outer sides that face and are parallel to the inner sides of the storage section when inserted into the storage section of the container, and the spacing between the outer sides of the nozzle is set slightly narrower than the spacing between the inner sides of the storage section, and the cosmetic filling device is characterized in that it inserts the nozzle into the storage section of the container, causes the nozzle to eject the slurry cosmetic, and moves the nozzle along the inner sides of the storage section and the bottom surface of the storage section, thereby filling the storage section of the container with the cosmetic without moving the container .

According to this configuration, the cosmetic filling device inserts the nozzle into the storage section of the container, ejects the cosmetic slurry from the nozzle, and moves the nozzle along the inner sides and the bottom surface of the storage section to fill the cosmetic into the storage section of the container without moving the container , thereby preventing the container from becoming dirty and suppressing a decrease in production efficiency and loss of the cosmetic. In addition, since the distance between the outer sides of the nozzle is set slightly narrower than the distance between the inner sides of the storage section, for example, when the nozzle is manually moved by an operator to fill the cosmetic into the storage section of the container, the outer sides of the nozzle and the inner sides of the storage section can serve as guides when moving the nozzle along the inner sides of the storage section, and the operator can easily fill the cosmetic into the storage section of the container using the cosmetic filling device.

In the present invention, the nozzle includes a first nozzle for ejecting a first cosmetic material and a second nozzle for ejecting a second cosmetic material of a different color from the first cosmetic material, and it is preferable that the first nozzle and the second nozzle are arranged adjacent to each other between the outer surfaces of the nozzle along a direction perpendicular to the outer surfaces of the nozzle.

With this configuration, the first nozzle and the second nozzle are arranged adjacent to each other between the outer surfaces of the nozzle along a direction perpendicular to each outer surface of the nozzle, so that the cosmetic material can be easily filled in stripes into the storage portion of the container.

In the present invention, the device comprises a moving means for moving the nozzle, and a control means for filling the cosmetic into the storage section of the container without moving the container by controlling the moving means, and it is preferable that the moving means comprises a sliding moving section for sliding the nozzle along each inner side surface of the storage section and the bottom surface of the storage section, and a lifting moving section for raising and lowering the nozzle relative to the bottom surface of the storage section.

According to this configuration, the cosmetic filling device is equipped with a moving means for moving the nozzle and a control means for filling the cosmetic into the storage section of the container without moving the container by controlling the moving means, thereby making it possible to produce products of consistently high quality compared to when an operator manually moves the nozzle to fill the storage section of the container with cosmetic.

In the present invention, the control means includes an insertion control section that inserts the nozzle into one wall surface side of the container storage section using the lifting and lowering section, a filling control section that fills the container storage section with the cosmetic by causing the nozzle to start discharging the cosmetic and moving the nozzle along each inner side surface of the container storage section using the sliding and lowering sections, and a leveling control section that levels off the cosmetic by causing the nozzle to stop discharging the cosmetic and moving the nozzle using the sliding and lowering sections so that the nozzle comes into contact with the other wall surface of the container storage section, and it is preferable that the filling control section gradually raises the nozzle relative to the bottom surface of the container storage section using the lifting and lowering sections.

According to this configuration, the control means includes an insertion control unit, a filling control unit, and a leveling control unit, and the filling control unit gradually raises the nozzle relative to the bottom surface of the storage unit using the lifting and lowering unit, making it possible to smooth the movement of the nozzle from the start of filling the cosmetic to the completion of filling. Therefore, the cosmetic filling device can beautifully finish the appearance of the cosmetic filled in the container.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the filling control unit sets the nozzle movement speed on one wall side to be slower than the nozzle movement speed on the other wall side.

Here, if the distance between the bottom of the container and the nozzle is shortened, the cosmetic ejected from the nozzle will place a large load on the cosmetic filled in the container's storage section, and if the distance between the bottom of the container and the nozzle is lengthened, the cosmetic ejected from the nozzle will place a small load on the cosmetic filled in the container's storage section compared to when the distance between the bottom of the container and the nozzle is shortened.
According to the present invention, the distance between the bottom surface of the container and the nozzle is close on one wall side of the container storage section, so that a large load is applied to the cosmetic filled in the container storage section. However, the filling control section sets the moving speed of the nozzle on one wall side to be slower than the moving speed of the nozzle on the other wall side, so that the load on the cosmetic filled in the container storage section can be balanced. Therefore, the cosmetic filling device can beautifully finish the appearance of the cosmetic filled in the container.

In the present invention, the moving means preferably includes a rotational movement unit that rotates the nozzle around a rotation axis perpendicular to each outer surface of the nozzle, and the filling control unit preferably rotates the nozzle with the rotational movement unit so that the discharge direction of the cosmetic material on one wall surface side is directed toward a corner of the one wall surface side, and rotates the nozzle with the rotational movement unit so that the discharge direction of the cosmetic material on the other wall surface side is directed toward a corner of the other wall surface side.

With this configuration, the filling control unit rotates the nozzle with the pivoting unit so that the cosmetic discharge direction on one wall side is directed toward the corner of the one wall side, and rotates the nozzle with the pivoting unit so that the cosmetic discharge direction on the other wall side is directed toward the corner of the other wall side, so that the cosmetic can be reliably filled into the corners of the container storage section. Therefore, the cosmetic filling device can beautifully finish the appearance of the cosmetic filled in the container.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cosmetic filling device according to a first embodiment of the present invention; Enlarged perspective view showing the decorative plate Close-up showing the nozzle Diagram showing the relationship between the decorative plate and the nozzle Block diagram showing the functions of a cosmetic filling device FIG. 13 shows a state in which a nozzle is inserted into a container of a decorative plate. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state where filling of the cosmetic material has started. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state in which the cosmetic material is being filled in the storage section of the cosmetic tray. A diagram showing the state in which cosmetics have been worn off FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state in which the nozzle is separated from the container of the decorative plate. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a detailed process of filling the cosmetic material into the container of the cosmetic tray; FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a cosmetic filling device according to a second embodiment of the present invention; Block diagram showing the functions of a cosmetic filling device FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a detailed process of filling the cosmetic material into the container of the cosmetic tray;

First Embodiment
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cosmetic filling device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
1, a cosmetic filling device 1 fills a cosmetic tray 9 serving as a container having a storage section 91 for storing a slurry-like cosmetic C (cosmetics C1 to C3) with the cosmetic C. The cosmetic filling device 1 has a conveying path 21 on which the cosmetic tray 9 is placed, and is equipped with a conveying means 2 that conveys the cosmetic tray 9 by moving the conveying path 21 along a predetermined direction (the direction of arrow D in the figure), a nozzle 3 that discharges the slurry-like cosmetic C to fill the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 placed on the conveying path 21 with the cosmetic C, and a moving means 4 that moves the nozzle 3.
1, the moving direction of the transport path 21 is defined as the +X-axis direction, the vertically upward direction is defined as the +Z-axis direction, and the axis of a right-handed Cartesian coordinate system perpendicular to the X-axis and Z-axis is defined as the +Y-axis direction. This also applies to the following drawings.

Here, the slurry-like cosmetic C is a fluid obtained by mixing a cosmetic base material of a solid powder cosmetic such as foundation, face powder, or eye shadow with a volatile solvent such as ethanol, water, liquid paraffin, isoparaffin, or isopropyl alcohol.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the decorative plate.
As shown in FIG. 2, the cosmetic tray 9 is formed by molding plastic and includes a storage section 91 for storing the cosmetic C and a plurality of storage sections 92 for storing cosmetic tools such as cosmetic brushes and puffs.
The storage portion 91 has a bottom surface 93, two inner side surfaces 94A, 94B parallel to each other, and two wall surfaces 95A, 95B connecting the inner side surfaces 94A, 94B.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view showing the nozzle. Specifically, Fig. 3(A) is a view of the nozzle 3 seen from the side of the ejection ports 30A-30C that eject the cosmetic C, and Fig. 3(B) is a view of the nozzle 3 in Fig. 3(A) seen from the right side of the paper.
As shown in FIG. 3, the nozzle 3 comprises a metallic nozzle body 31 formed into a substantially rectangular plate shape, a plurality of delivery tubes 32A-32C attached to the nozzle body 31 and delivering cosmetic C to the nozzle body 31, and a metallic cover 33 fixed to the end face of the nozzle body 31 on the side to which the plurality of delivery tubes 32A-32C are attached.

The nozzle body 31 is formed by penetrating from the outlets 30A-30C side of the nozzle 3 toward the cover 33 side, and is equipped with three through holes 34A-34C with a rectangular cross section formed adjacent to each other in the left-right direction of Figure 3 (A), a delivery tube attachment portion 35 for attaching multiple delivery tubes 32A-32C, and a nozzle tip portion 36 formed by processing the end portion of the nozzle 3 on the outlets 30A-30C side.
The nozzle tip 36 has two outer surfaces 37A, 37B formed by machining the surfaces located on both the left and right sides in Figure 3(A), an inclined surface 38 formed by machining so as to be inclined with respect to the penetration direction of the through holes 34A to 34C, and a lower surface 39 formed by machining the surface located on the lower side of Figure 3(A).
Here, the inclined surface 38 is formed by machining so as to be inclined at an angle that makes the upper surface of the nozzle tip portion 36 protrude relative to the lower surface 39 .

The delivery tube 32A is attached to the delivery tube attachment portion 35 so as to communicate with the through hole 34A. The delivery tube 32A delivers the cosmetic material C1 to the through hole 34A.
The delivery pipe 32B is attached to the delivery pipe attachment portion 35 so as to communicate with the through hole 34B. This delivery pipe 32B delivers a cosmetic C2 of a different color from the cosmetic C1 to the through hole 34B.
The delivery pipe 32C is attached to the delivery pipe attachment portion 35 so as to communicate with the through hole 34C. This delivery pipe 32C delivers the cosmetic C3, which has a color different from the cosmetics C1 and C2, to the through hole 34C.

Here, cosmetics of different colors refer to cosmetics that can be distinguished from one another based on human vision, and include cosmetics with different brightness, saturation, and hue, as well as cosmetics of the same color but with different sheen, such as those with and without added pearlescents.

The cover 33 closes one of the openings of the through holes 34A to 34C, so that the other openings of the through holes 34A to 34C function as the discharge ports 30A to 30C.
Therefore, the cosmetic C1 delivered to the through hole 34A by the delivery tube 32A is delivered through the outlet 30A formed in the inclined surface 38 of the nozzle tip 36. The cosmetic C2 delivered to the through hole 34B by the delivery tube 32B is delivered through the outlet 30B formed in the inclined surface 38 of the nozzle tip 36. The cosmetic C3 delivered to the through hole 34C by the delivery tube 32C is delivered through the outlet 30C formed in the inclined surface 38 of the nozzle tip 36.

Thus, in this embodiment, the nozzle 3 includes a first nozzle (e.g., through hole 34A) that ejects a first cosmetic (e.g., cosmetic C1) and a second nozzle (e.g., through hole 34B) that ejects a second cosmetic (e.g., cosmetic C2) of a color different from the first cosmetic. In this embodiment, the first nozzle and the second nozzle are arranged adjacent to each other between the outer surfaces 37A, 37B of the nozzle 3 along a direction perpendicular to the outer surfaces 37A, 37B of the nozzle 3 (left-right direction in FIG. 3(A)).

Figure 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the decorative plate and the nozzle. Specifically, Figure 4(A) is a diagram showing the relationship between the decorative plate 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the top side of the nozzle tip 36, and Figure 4(B) is a diagram showing the relationship between the decorative plate 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the outer surface 37B side of the nozzle tip 36. Note that in Figure 4, the decorative plate 9 is shown in cross section. The same applies to the following figures.

As shown in FIG. 4, the cosmetic filling device 1 inserts the nozzle 3 into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9, causes the nozzle 3 to eject the slurried cosmetics C1 to C3, and moves the nozzle 3 along each of the inner sides 94A, 94B of the storage section 91, thereby filling the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 with the cosmetics C1 to C3.

In this manner, the nozzle 3 has two outer sides 37A, 37B which, when inserted into the storage portion 91 of the decorative plate 9, face and are parallel to the inner sides 94A, 94B of the storage portion 91.
Further, the distance between the outer sides 37A, 37B of the nozzle 3 is set to be slightly narrower than the distance between the inner sides 94A, 94B of the storage portion 91 of the decorative plate 9.

As shown in FIG. 1, the moving means 4 comprises a substantially rectangular parallelepiped base 41 installed on the -Y-axis direction side of the transport path 21, an X-axis slider 42X attached to the upper surface (the surface on the +Z-axis direction side) of the base 41, a Y-axis slider 42Y attached to the upper surface (the surface on the +Z-axis direction side) of the X-axis slider 42X, and a Z-axis slider 42Z attached to the side surface (the surface on the +X-axis direction side) of the Y-axis slider 42Y.
The X-axis slider 42X is attached to the base 41 so as to be slidable along the X-axis direction. The Y-axis slider 42Y is attached to the X-axis slider 42X so as to be slidable along the Y-axis direction. The Z-axis slider 42Z is attached to the Y-axis slider 42Y so as to be slidable along the Z-axis direction.

The Z-axis slider 42Z has an arm 43 fixed at its base end to the Z-axis slider 42Z and extending to a position vertically above the decorative plate 9 placed on the conveying path 21, an axle 44 that is attached to the tip of the arm 43 and whose axial direction is in the X-axis direction, a rotating member 45 that is rotatably attached to the axle 44, and a bolt 46 that fixes the rotating member 45 to the axle 44.

The rotating member 45 has a through hole 45A with a rectangular cross section into which the nozzle 3 is inserted, a bolt hole (not shown) into which the bolt 46 is inserted, and a fixing portion 45B that is fixed to the shaft body 44. This through hole 45A is set to a size that allows the nozzle body 31 of the nozzle 3 to be inserted, but does not allow the delivery tube attachment portion 35 of the nozzle body 31 to be inserted. Therefore, by inserting the nozzle body 31 into the through hole 45A of the rotating member 45 from the nozzle tip portion 36 side, the delivery tube attachment portion 35 functions as a stopper, and the nozzle 3 can be attached to the rotating member 45.

In this manner, in this embodiment, the Y-axis slider 42Y functions as a sliding movement part that slides the nozzle 3 along each inner surface 94A, 94B of the storage section 91 of the decorative plate 9. Also, in this embodiment, the Z-axis slider 42Z functions as a lifting movement part that raises and lowers the nozzle 3 relative to the bottom surface 93 of the storage section 91 of the decorative plate 9.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the functions of the cosmetic filling device.
The cosmetic filling device 1 is equipped with the conveying means 2, nozzle 3, and moving means 4 described above, and in addition, as shown in Figure 5, is capable of adjusting the discharge pressure of the cosmetic C, the timing of filling, and the filling time, and is equipped with a driving means 5 that starts and stops the discharge of the cosmetic C from the nozzle 3, and a control means 6 that fills the cosmetic C into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 by controlling the conveying means 2, moving means 4, and driving means 5.

The control means 6 includes an insertion control unit 61 , a filling control unit 62 , and a leveling control unit 63 .
The insertion control unit 61 causes the moving means 4 to insert the nozzle 3 into one wall surface 95A side of the storage portion 91 of the decorative tray 9.
The filling control unit 62 controls the driving means 5 to cause the nozzle 3 to start ejecting the cosmetic C (cosmetics C1 to C3), and fills the cosmetic C into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 by moving the nozzle 3 using the moving means 4 along each inner surface 94A, 94B of the storage section 91.
The leveling control unit 63 controls the driving means 5 to stop the nozzle 3 from ejecting the cosmetic material, and also levels off the cosmetic material C by moving the nozzle 3 with the moving means 4 so that the nozzle 3 comes into contact with the other wall surface 95B in the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9.

Hereinafter, a process of filling the cosmetic C into the storage portion 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 by the cosmetic filling device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The control means 6 controls the conveying means 2 to convey the decorative plate 9 placed on the conveying path 21 to a predetermined position (see FIG. 1).

6A and 6B are diagrams showing the state in which the nozzle is inserted into the storage section of the decorative plate. Specifically, Fig. 6A is a diagram showing the relationship between the decorative plate 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the outer surface 37B side of the nozzle tip 36, and Fig. 6B is a diagram showing the relationship between the decorative plate 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the top surface side of the decorative plate 9.
When the decorative plate 9 is transported to a predetermined position, the insertion control unit 61 controls the moving means 4 as shown in Figure 6 to insert the nozzle 3 into one wall surface 95A of the storage section 91 of the decorative plate 9 (see the arrow in the figure).

Fig. 7 is a diagram showing the state when filling of the cosmetic material has started. Specifically, Fig. 7(A) is a diagram showing the relationship between the cosmetic plate 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the outer surface 37B side of the nozzle tip portion 36, and Fig. 7(B) is a diagram showing the relationship between the cosmetic plate 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the top surface side of the cosmetic plate 9.
After inserting the nozzle 3 into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9, the filling control section 62 controls the driving means 5 to cause the nozzle 3 to start ejecting the cosmetic C (cosmetics C1 to C3), as shown in FIG.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the cosmetic is filled in the storage section of the cosmetic tray. Specifically, Fig. 8(A) is a diagram showing the relationship between the cosmetic tray 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the outer surface 37B side of the nozzle tip 36, and Fig. 8(B) is a diagram showing the relationship between the cosmetic tray 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the top surface side of the cosmetic tray 9.
After starting to eject cosmetic C from the nozzle 3, the filling control unit 62 controls the moving means 4, as shown in Figure 8, to move the nozzle 3 along each inner surface 94A, 94B of the storage section 91, thereby filling the cosmetic C into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 (see arrows in the figure).

Fig. 9 is a diagram showing the state in which the cosmetic material is being rubbed off. Specifically, Fig. 9(A) is a diagram showing the relationship between the cosmetic plate 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the outer surface 37B side of the nozzle tip 36, and Fig. 9(B) is a diagram showing the relationship between the cosmetic plate 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the top surface side of the cosmetic plate 9.
After the cosmetic C is filled into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9, the leveling control section 63 controls the driving means 5 to stop the nozzle 3 from discharging the cosmetic. As shown in Fig. 9, the leveling control section 63 also controls the moving means 4 to move the nozzle 3 so that the nozzle 3 comes into contact with the other wall surface 95B of the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9, thereby leveling off the cosmetic C (see the arrow in the figure).

10A and 10B are diagrams showing a state in which the nozzle is separated from the container of the decorative plate. Specifically, Fig. 10A is a diagram showing the relationship between the decorative plate 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the outer surface 37B side of the nozzle tip 36, and Fig. 10B is a diagram showing the relationship between the decorative plate 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the top surface side of the decorative plate 9.
After the cosmetic C has been worn off, the control means 6 controls the moving means 4 to move the nozzle 3 away from the container 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 as shown in FIG. 10 (see the arrow in the figure).

Thereafter, the control means 6 controls the conveying means 2 to convey the decorative plate 9 placed on the conveying path 21 out of the predetermined position.
In this embodiment, the control means 6 holds the cosmetic plate 9 placed on the transport path 21 still when filling the storage section 91 of the cosmetic plate 9 with the cosmetic C, but the cosmetic plate 9 may be filled into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic plate 9 without being held still. In this case, the control means 6 controls the transport means 2 and the moving means 4 to synchronize the transport of the cosmetic plate 9 by the transport means 2 and the movement of the nozzle 3 by the moving means 4, thereby holding the cosmetic plate 9 placed on the transport path 21 relatively still.

Fig. 11 is a diagram showing a detailed process of filling the cosmetic material into the storage section of the cosmetic tray. Specifically, Fig. 11 is a diagram showing the relationship between the cosmetic tray 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the outer surface 37B side of the nozzle tip 36. Fig. 11(A) shows the state immediately after the nozzle 3 starts to eject the cosmetic material C, Fig. 11(B) shows the state in which the nozzle 3 is being moved along the inner surfaces 94A and 94B of the storage section 91, and Fig. 11(C) shows the state immediately before the cosmetic material C is worn off.
When filling the cosmetic C into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9, the filling control unit 62 gradually raises the nozzle 3 relative to the bottom surface 93 of the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 by controlling the moving means 4, as shown in Figures 11 (A) to (C).

Furthermore, the filling control section 62 sets the moving speed of the nozzle 3 on the side of one wall surface 95A to be slower than the moving speed of the nozzle 3 on the side of the other wall surface 95B.
In this embodiment, the filling control unit 62 sets the movement speed of the nozzle 3 on one wall surface 95A side to be slower than the movement speed of the nozzle 3 on the other wall surface 95B side, but it may also be set to the same movement speed, or may be set to be faster than the movement speed of the nozzle 3 on the other wall surface 95B side.

According to this embodiment, the following actions and effects can be achieved.
(1) The cosmetic filling device 1 fills the cosmetic C into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 by inserting the nozzle 3 into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9, causing the nozzle 3 to eject a slurry-like cosmetic C, and moving the nozzle 3 along each inner surface 94A, 94B of the storage section 91, thereby suppressing a decrease in production efficiency and loss of cosmetic C without causing dirt to adhere to the cosmetic tray 9.
(2) The spacing between the outer surfaces 37A, 37B of the nozzle 3 is set slightly narrower than the spacing between the inner surfaces 94A, 94B of the storage section 91. Therefore, for example, when an operator manually moves the nozzle 3 to fill the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 with cosmetic C, the outer surfaces 37A, 37B of the nozzle 3 and the inner surfaces 94A, 94B of the storage section 91 can act as guides when moving the nozzle 3 along the inner surfaces 94A, 94B of the storage section 91, and the operator can easily fill the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 with cosmetic C using the cosmetic filling device 1.

(3) The first nozzle and the second nozzle are arranged adjacent to each other between the outer surfaces 37A, 37B of the nozzle 3 along a direction perpendicular to each of the outer surfaces 37A, 37B of the nozzle 3, so that the striped cosmetic C (C1 to C3) can be easily filled into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic dish 9.
(4) The cosmetic filling device 1 is equipped with a moving means 4 for moving the nozzle 3 and a control means 6 for filling the cosmetic C into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 by controlling the moving means 4. Therefore, a more stable and high quality product can be produced compared to a case in which the nozzle 3 is manually moved by an operator to fill the cosmetic C into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9.

(5) The control means 6 includes an insertion control section 61, a filling control section 62, and a leveling control section 63, and the filling control section 62 gradually raises the nozzle 3 relative to the bottom surface 93 of the storage section 91 using the moving means 4, thereby making it possible to smooth the movement of the nozzle 3 from the start of filling of the cosmetic C to the completion of filling. Therefore, the cosmetic filling device 1 can beautifully finish the appearance of the cosmetic C filled in the cosmetic tray 9.
(6) On the side of one wall surface 95A of the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9, the distance between the bottom surface 93 of the cosmetic tray 9 and the nozzle 3 is close, so that a large load is applied to the cosmetic C filled in the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9. However, the filling control section 62 sets the moving speed of the nozzle 3 on the side of one wall surface 95A to be slower than the moving speed of the nozzle 3 on the side of the other wall surface 95B, so that the load on the cosmetic C filled in the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 can be balanced. Therefore, the cosmetic filling device 1 can beautifully finish the appearance of the cosmetic C filled in the cosmetic tray 9.

Second Embodiment
A second embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
In the following description, parts that have already been described will be given the same reference numerals and their description will be omitted.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing a cosmetic filling device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 13 is a block diagram showing the functions of the cosmetic filling device.
In the first embodiment, the cosmetic filling device 1 includes the conveying means 2 , the nozzle 3 , the moving means 4 , and the control means 6 .
In contrast, in this embodiment, the cosmetic filling device 1A differs from the first embodiment in that it is equipped with a conveying means 2, a nozzle 3, a moving means 4A, and a control means 6A, as shown in Figures 12 and 13.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, the moving means 4 A includes a rotating member 45 fixed to a shaft body 44 and a motor 47 for rotating the rotating member 45 relative to the shaft body 44 .
Thus, in this embodiment, the motor 47 functions as a rotational movement unit that rotates the nozzle 3 about a rotation axis in a direction perpendicular to each of the outer surfaces 37A, 37B of the nozzle 3.

As shown in FIG. 13, the control means 6A includes an insertion control section 61, a filling control section 62A, and a leveling control section 63.
The filling control unit 62A controls the driving means 5 to cause the nozzle 3 to start ejecting the cosmetic C (cosmetics C1 to C3), and fills the cosmetic C into the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 by moving the nozzle 3 using the moving means 4 along each inner surface 94A, 94B of the storage section 91.

Fig. 14 is a diagram showing detailed steps of filling the cosmetic material into the storage section of the cosmetic tray. Specifically, Fig. 14 is a diagram showing the relationship between the cosmetic tray 9 and the nozzle 3 as viewed from the outer surface 37B side of the nozzle tip 36. Fig. 14(A) shows the state immediately after the nozzle 3 starts to eject the cosmetic material C, Fig. 14(B) shows the state in which the nozzle 3 is being moved along the inner surfaces 94A and 94B of the storage section 91, and Fig. 14(C) shows the state immediately before the cosmetic material C is worn off.
When filling the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9 with cosmetic C, the filling control section 62A rotates the nozzle 3 by controlling the moving means 4A so that the ejection direction of the cosmetic C on one wall surface 95A side is directed toward the corner on the one wall surface 95A side, as shown in Figures 14 (A) to (C), and rotates the nozzle 3 by controlling the moving means 4A so that the ejection direction of the cosmetic C on the other wall surface 95B side is directed toward the corner on the other wall surface 95B side.

According to this embodiment, in addition to being able to achieve the same functions and effects as those of the first embodiment, the following functions and effects can be achieved.
(7) The filling control unit 62A rotates the nozzle 3 by the moving means 4A so that the discharge direction of the cosmetic C on one wall surface 95A side is directed toward the corner on one wall surface 95A side, and rotates the nozzle 3 by the moving means 4A so that the discharge direction of the cosmetic C on the other wall surface 95B side is directed toward the corner on the other wall surface 95B side, so that the cosmetic C can be reliably filled into the corners of the storage section 91 of the cosmetic tray 9. Therefore, the cosmetic filling device 1A can beautifully finish the appearance of the cosmetic C filled in the cosmetic tray 9.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and modifications and improvements within the scope of the present invention that can achieve the object of the present invention are included in the present invention.
For example, in each of the above embodiments, the nozzle 3 includes a first nozzle for ejecting a first cosmetic material and a second nozzle for ejecting a second cosmetic material of a different color than the first cosmetic material, but the nozzle may include only a single nozzle, or may eject only a cosmetic material of a single color.

In addition, in each of the above-described embodiments, the cosmetic filling device 1, 1A includes the conveying means 2, the nozzle 3, the moving means 4, 4A, and the control means 6, 6A, but it is not necessary to include the moving means 4, 4A and the control means 6, 6A. In this case, the cosmetic filling device may be configured so that the nozzle is moved manually by an operator to fill the cosmetic into the storage portion of the container.
In addition, in each of the above embodiments, the moving means 4, 4A includes the X-axis slider 42X, the Y-axis slider 42Y, and the Z-axis slider 42Z, but the moving means does not necessarily have to include the X-axis slider 42X. In short, it is sufficient that the moving means includes a slide moving part that slides the nozzle along each inner side surface of the storage part, and a lifting moving part that raises and lowers the nozzle relative to the bottom surface of the storage part.

As described above, the present invention can be suitably used in cosmetic filling devices.

1, 1A Cosmetic filling device 3 Nozzle 4, 4A Moving means 6, 6A Control means 9 Cosmetic dish (container)
34A through hole (first nozzle or second nozzle)
34B Through hole (first nozzle or second nozzle)
34C Through hole (first nozzle or second nozzle)
37A, 37B Outer surface 42X X-axis slider 42Y Y-axis slider (slide moving part)
42Z Z-axis slider (lifting/lowering part)
47 Motor (rotating movement part)
61 Insertion control unit 62, 62A Filling control unit 63 Leveling control unit 91 Storage unit 94A, 94B Inner surface 95A, 95B Wall surface C Cosmetic C1 Cosmetic (first cosmetic or second cosmetic)
C2 Cosmetic (first cosmetic or second cosmetic)
C3 Cosmetic (first cosmetic or second cosmetic)

Claims (6)

A cosmetic filling device for filling a cosmetic into a container having a bottom surface, two parallel inner surfaces, and two wall surfaces connecting the inner surfaces, the container having a storage section for storing the cosmetic, the device comprising:
A nozzle is provided for discharging a cosmetic material in a slurry form,
the nozzle has two outer surfaces that are opposed to and parallel to the inner surfaces of the container when inserted into the container;
A distance between the outer surfaces of the nozzle is set slightly narrower than a distance between the inner surfaces of the storage portion,
The cosmetic filling device is characterized in that the nozzle is inserted into the storage section of the container, a slurry-like cosmetic is ejected from the nozzle, and the nozzle is moved along each inner surface of the storage section and a bottom surface of the storage section, thereby filling the cosmetic into the storage section of the container without moving the container . 2. The cosmetic filling device according to claim 1,
The nozzle is
a first nozzle for ejecting a first cosmetic material;
a second nozzle for ejecting a second cosmetic material having a color different from that of the first cosmetic material;
A cosmetic filling device, characterized in that the first nozzle and the second nozzle are arranged adjacent to each other between the respective outer surfaces of the nozzles along a direction perpendicular to the respective outer surfaces of the nozzles. The cosmetic filling device according to claim 1 or 2,
A moving means for moving the nozzle;
a control means for controlling the moving means to fill the cosmetic material into the storage section of the container without moving the container ,
The moving means is
a slide moving part that slides the nozzle along each inner side surface of the storage part and a bottom surface of the storage part;
a lifting and lowering unit that raises and lowers the nozzle relative to a bottom surface of the storage unit. 4. The cosmetic filling device according to claim 3,
The control means
an insertion control unit that inserts the nozzle into one wall surface side of the storage unit of the container by the lifting and lowering unit;
a filling control unit that causes the nozzle to start discharging the cosmetic and moves the nozzle along each inner side surface of the storage unit by the sliding movement unit to fill the storage unit of the container with the cosmetic;
a scraping control unit that scrapes off the cosmetic by causing the nozzle to stop ejecting the cosmetic and by moving the nozzle by the sliding unit so that the nozzle comes into contact with the other wall surface of the storage unit of the container,
The cosmetic filling device is characterized in that the filling control unit gradually raises the nozzle relative to a bottom surface of the storage unit using the lifting movement unit. 5. The cosmetic filling device according to claim 4,
A cosmetic filling device, characterized in that the filling control unit sets a moving speed of the nozzle on the one wall surface side slower than a moving speed of the nozzle on the other wall surface side. The cosmetic filling device according to claim 4 or 5,
The moving means is
a rotational movement unit that rotates the nozzle about a rotation axis in a direction perpendicular to each outer surface of the nozzle,
The filling control unit rotates the nozzle using the rotational movement unit so that the ejection direction of the cosmetic on the one wall surface side is directed toward a corner of the one wall surface side, and rotates the nozzle using the rotational movement unit so that the ejection direction of the cosmetic on the other wall surface side is directed toward a corner of the other wall surface side.

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