PRESS-MOLDING APPARATUS FOR COSMETIC PATCH

Abstract

Disclosed is a press-molding apparatus for a cosmetic patch, suitable for use in cutting a piece of patch fabric to a predetermined shape while being pressed using a press, including: a planar pressing plate, which forms a pressing portion of the press; at least one cutter, which is fixedly secured to the lower surface of the pressing plate and protrudes therefrom so as to cut the piece of patch fabric through pressing of the press, and is formed in a cylindrical shape so that a plurality of stacked pieces of patch fabric is simultaneously cut and the cut pieces of patch fabric are received in the space inside the cutter; and an ejector, which separates the pieces of patch fabric received in the cutter from the cutter.

Claims

1. A press-molding apparatus for a cosmetic patch, suitable for use in cutting a piece of patch fabric to a predetermined shape while being pressed using a press, comprising: a planar pressing plate, which forms a pressing portion of the press; at least one cutter, which is fixedly secured to a lower surface of the pressing plate and protrudes therefrom so as to cut the piece of patch fabric through pressing of the press, and is formed in a cylindrical shape so that a plurality of stacked pieces of patch fabric is simultaneously cut and the cut pieces of patch fabric are received in a space inside the cutter; and an ejector, which separates the pieces of patch fabric received in the cutter from the cutter.

2. The press-molding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cutter comprises: a cutter body, which is formed in a circular shape and is fixedly secured to the lower surface of the pressing plate; a division part, which bisects a space inside the cutter body and extends in a length identical to a length of the cutter body so as to cut the piece of patch fabric together with the cutter body; and an air vent hole, which is formed through an upper end of the cutter body and discharges air inside the cutter body to an outside upon cutting of the piece of patch fabric.

3. The press-molding apparatus of claim 2, wherein the division part bisects the space inside the cutter body in point symmetry.

4. The press-molding apparatus of claim 3, wherein the division part is provided in a form of a curved partition so that the space inside the cutter body is bisected in a Yin-Yang pattern.

5. The press-molding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ejector comprises: a plurality of communication holes, which are formed through the pressing plate and communicate with the space inside the cutter; an ejector plate formed in a size corresponding to the pressing plate; and a plurality of ejector rods, which are fixedly secured to the ejector plate at positions corresponding to the communication holes, and are formed to be longer than the cutter and thus inserted into the space inside the cutter via the communication holes formed in the pressing plate so that the pieces of patch fabric are separated from the cutter.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0023] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a press-molding apparatus for a cosmetic patch according to the present invention;

[0024] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a pressing plate and a cutter according to the present invention when viewed from below;

[0025] FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view illustrating the pressing plate and the cutter of FIG. 2; and

[0026] FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating the press-molding apparatus for a cosmetic patch according to the present invention, during use thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS

[0027] Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of known functions and components incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention unclear.

[0028] Reference will now be made in detail to various embodiments of the present invention, specific examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described below, since the embodiments of the present invention can be variously modified in many different forms. While the present invention will be described in conjunction with exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the present description is not intended to limit the present invention to those exemplary embodiments. On the contrary, the present invention is intended to cover not only the exemplary embodiments, but also various alternatives, modifications, equivalents and other embodiments that may be included within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

[0029] It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being “coupled” or “connected” to another element, it can be directly coupled or connected to the other element, or intervening elements may be present therebetween. In contrast, it should be understood that when an element is referred to as being “directly coupled” or “directly connected” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other expressions that explain the relationship between elements, such as “between,” “directly between,” “adjacent to,” or “directly adjacent to,” should be construed in the same way.

[0030] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprise”, “include”, “have”, etc. when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or combinations of them but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or combinations thereof.

[0031] According to the present invention, the press-molding apparatus for a cosmetic patch may be configured to include a pressing plate 100, a cutter 200, and an ejector 400, as illustrated in FIG. 1.

[0032] As illustrated in FIG. 4, the pressing plate 100 is a member that constitutes the pressing portion of a press 1.

[0033] As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pressing plate 100 is provided in the form of a rectangular or square shape, and may be made of a metal material or a synthetic resin material.

[0034] The cutter 200 is an element that is fixedly secured to the lower surface of the pressing plate 100 so as to cut a piece of patch fabric P to a predetermined shape while being pressed by the press 1. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 4, a plurality of stacked pieces of patch fabric P may be simultaneously cut to the same shape.

[0035] As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cutter 200 may be configured to include a cutter body 210, a division part 220, and an air vent hole 230.

[0036] As illustrated in FIG. 2, the cutter body 210 is a member that has a cylindrical shape, and is fixedly secured to the lower surface of the pressing plate 100 so as to protrude therefrom. Such a cutter body cuts the plurality of stacked pieces of patch fabric P while being moved downward together with the pressing plate 100 by the pressing of the press 1, so that the cut pieces of fabric are received in the space inside the cutter body.

[0037] The cutter body 210 is formed in a cylindrical shape from steel and is integratedly fixed to the lower surface of the pressing plate 100.

[0038] As illustrated in FIG. 2, a plurality of cutter bodies 210 is preferably fixed to the pressing plate 100, or alternatively, a single cutter body 210 may be provided.

[0039] As illustrated in FIG. 3, the cutter body 210 may include depressions 210a that form recesses on opposite sides of the outer surface thereof.

[0040] The depressions 210a function as grasping recesses that facilitate the one-by-one separation of the stacked pieces of patch fabric P cut by the cutter body 210 when a user intends to individually use the cut pieces of fabric.

[0041] Specifically, the piece of patch fabric P that is located in the uppermost position may be easily grasped and separated by a user through the grasping recesses defined by the depressions 210a.

[0042] As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the division part 220 is an element that bisects the space inside the cutter body 210 so that the piece of patch fabric P is cut into two portions.

[0043] The division part 220 is made of the same material as that of the cutter body 210, and is formed to have the same length as that of the cutter body 210, so that the space inside the cutter body 210 may be bisected.

[0044] As such, the division part 220 may bisect the space inside the cutter body 210 in point symmetry. More preferably, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the division part is provided in the form of a curved partition so that the space inside the cutter body 210 may be bisected in a Yin-Yang pattern.

[0045] Therefore, the piece of patch fabric P may be cut and divided into two portions along a Yin-Yang pattern by the cutter body 210 and the division part 220.

[0046] The portions of the piece of patch fabric P, which are symmetrical, may be attached to, for example, the left and right eyes of the face, respectively.

[0047] The air vent hole 230 is an element that enables the efficient cutting process by discharging the air (pressure) inside the cutter body 210 to the outside upon cutting of the pieces of patch fabric P by the pressing of the press 1.

[0048] As the top of the cutter body 210, which is in a cylindrical shape, is closed by the pressing plate 100, pressure may accumulate therein during the cutting process, and the cutter body 210 may communicate with the outside by means of the air vent hole 230, thereby discharging the pressure from the inside to the outside.

[0049] As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 4, the air vent hole 230 is preferably formed through the upper end of the cutter body 210. Preferably, a plurality of air vent holes is formed in the circumferential direction of the cutter body 210.

[0050] As illustrated in FIG. 1, when communication holes 410 are formed in the pressing plate 100, as will be described later, they are responsible for discharging the pressure inside the cutter body 210 to the outside. In the cutting process, however, since the communication holes 410 come into close contact with the press 1, the air inside the cutter body is discharged through the air vent holes 230.

[0051] The ejector 400 is an element that separates the pieces of patch fabric P, which are cut by being pressed by the press 1 and are thus received in the cutter body 210, from the cutter body 210.

[0052] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the ejector 400 may be configured to include communication holes 410, an ejector plate 420, and ejector rods 430.

[0053] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the communication holes 410 are formed through the pressing plate 100 and communicate with the space inside the cutter body 210.

[0054] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the ejector plate 420 is manufactured to a size corresponding to the pressing plate 100.

[0055] The ejector rods 430 are fixedly secured to the positions corresponding to the communication holes 410 so as to protrude a long distance from the lower surface of the ejector plate 420, and are inserted into the space inside the cutter body 210 via the communication holes 410, whereby the pieces of patch fabric P are separated from the space inside the cutter body.

[0056] The pieces of patch fabric P, which are received in the space inside each cutter 200, may be separated together from the cutter 200 by means of the ejector 400.

[0057] According to the present invention, a cutter jig 300 may be further provided, as illustrated in FIG. 1.

[0058] The cutter jig 300 is an element that accurately positions a plurality of cutters 200 on the uppermost piece of patch fabric P in the cutting process, and is provided in the form of a planar shape and has through holes 310 therein, corresponding in size to the outer diameter of the cutter 200, as illustrated in FIG. 1.

[0059] Thus, the cutters 200 are fitted into respective through holes 310 in the cutter jig 300 and are accurately aligned, whereby the cutting process is performed.

[0060] The process of cutting the piece of patch fabric P, using the press-molding apparatus according to the present invention including the elements configured as above, is described with reference to FIG. 4.

[0061] Specifically, pieces of patch fabric P, which are stacked, are placed on a working table, the cutter jig 300 is placed on the uppermost piece of patch fabric P, the pressing plate 100 having the cutters 200 is transported, and the cutters 200 are inserted into the through holes 310 in the cutter jig 300 and thus accurately positioned.

[0062] The worker operates the press 1 so that the pressing plate 100 and the cutters 200 are moved downward.

[0063] Accordingly, while the cutters 200 are moved downward, the pieces of patch fabric P are cut and received in the spaces inside the cutters. As such, the air inside each cutter body 210 is discharged to the outside via the air vent holes 230, and the cutters 200 are efficiently moved downward to perform the cutting process.

[0064] After completion of the cutting process, the press 1 is separated from the pressing plate 100, and the ejector rods 430 of the ejector 400 are inserted into the communication holes 410 formed in the pressing plate 100, whereby the pieces of patch fabric P, which are received in the cutters 200, are separated from the cutters 200.

[0065] The stacked pieces of patch fabric P, which are separated from the cutters 200, are placed in a packaging container and then packaged.

[0066] As described above, the press-molding apparatus for a cosmetic patch according to the present invention is configured such that the cutter body 210 of the cutter 200 is provided in a cylindrical shape and thus the stacked pieces of patch fabric P can be simultaneously cut. Furthermore, in the cutting process, the pressure inside the cutter body 210 may be discharged via the air vent holes 230, thus realizing efficient and uniform cutting.

[0067] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.