JP2000168754A - Device and method for affixing label - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To affix a label to a specified position straight without any deviation. SOLUTION: A carrying device 12 carries an object 96 to be affixed. A label feeding device 20 feeds a label to the object 96 to be carried by the carrying device 12. After one end part of the label is affixed to the object 96 by a press roller 34, a remaining part of the label is not affixed to the object 96, but fed when the object 96 is carried. Then, the remaining part of the label is pressed against the object 96 at one time, and affixed thereto. The label is pressed and affixed using a label pressing body 30 as a label pressing means and the press rollers 34, 36. The label pressing body 30 and the pressing rollers 34, 36 are positioned with respect to the object 96 by a cylinder 20 as a displacing means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label sticking apparatus and a label sticking method using the same, and more particularly to, for example, a label sticking apparatus for sticking an elongated label to a side end face of a plate-like article to be stuck and a label sticking apparatus therefor. Related to the method of attaching labels.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is an illustrative view showing one example of a label attaching state by a conventional label attaching apparatus. In the conventional label sticking apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 4A to FIG.
Abruptly at the leading end of the label, peeling off only the label 3 stuck on the peeling backing 4 in a releasable state, sending it out in the same advancing direction as before, and further sending out the label 3 sequentially, The label 3 is attached to the object by pressing the object with the pressing roller 5.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional label sticking apparatus, for example, when the elongated label 3 is stuck from near one end to near the other end of the elongated side of the plate-shaped article 6 to be attached. However, as shown in FIG. 5, the inconvenience that the elongated label 3 is not straightened and sticks obliquely is likely to occur. this is,
If the elongated label 3 is pressed and applied sequentially while being peeled and sent out, a small displacement of the sticking position is accumulated from one end of the label 3 to the other end, and a large displacement is likely to occur at the other end. is there.

[0004] Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a label sticking apparatus and a label sticking method capable of sticking a label straight at a predetermined position without displacement.

[0005]

A label sticking apparatus according to the present invention comprises a conveying means for conveying an object to be stuck, and a label sending means for sending a label toward the object to be stuck conveyed by the conveying means. Means, a label pressing means for pressing the label sent from the label sending means to the object to be attached, and after attaching one end of the label to the object to be attached, the label pressing means is once moved from the object to be applied. To separate the label and send it along with the transport of the object without attaching the remaining part of the label to the object, and then press the remaining part of the label against the object at once to apply And a label attaching device including a displacement unit for displacing the label pressing unit with respect to the object to be attached. This label affixing device, after feeding out without attaching the remaining part of the label affixed only at one end, and then affixed at once by the label pressing means, gradually from one end of the label to the other end as in the past, Accumulation of misalignment due to sticking does not occur. for that reason,
The label can be stuck straight to a predetermined position without displacement, and is particularly suitable for sticking an elongated label straight without any displacement. Further, in the label sticking apparatus according to the present invention, the label pressing means is provided in the vicinity of the label sending means, a pressing roller for sticking the end of the label fed out from the label sending means to the object,
The label is provided downstream of the pressing roller in the label sending direction along the transport direction of the article to be attached, and the label is pressed and attached to the article to be attached at one time from near one end of the middle portion of the label to near the other end thereof. And a label pressing body. In this case, after the end of the label is affixed to the object by the pressing roller, the remaining part of the label is affixed to the object at once by the label pressing body. Can be stuck on. Further, in the label sticking apparatus according to the present invention, the displacement means includes: a fixed substrate provided fixedly; a movable substrate provided on the fixed substrate so as to be displaceable in the front-rear direction with respect to the object to be attached; The label pressing member may be supported by a support member provided on the surface of the movable substrate opposite to the fixed substrate so as to extend toward the surface to be adhered. In this case, the label pressing body can be displaced in the front-rear direction with respect to the adherend by displacing the movable substrate by the driving means. Then, the elongated label is attached by a label pressing body supported by a support member extending toward the object. Since the label pressing body is supported by the support member, the label can be stuck even when the movable substrate and the surface to be stuck are separated. Further, the label affixing method according to the present invention includes a step of affixing one end of the label in the transport direction to the object to be adhered, and a method of transporting the object to be affixed over substantially the entire length without attaching the remaining portion of the label to the object to be affixed. It is a label sticking method including a step of sending the label together, and a step of pressing the remaining portion of the sent label against the object at once. In this label sticking method, one end of the label is stuck to the object to be stuck, and then the remaining portion is sent out without being stuck to the object to be stuck along with the transfer of the object to be stuck. Then, the label sent out over substantially the entire length is pressed against the object at once, whereby the label is attached to the object. Therefore, unlike the conventional case, since there is no accumulation of positional deviation caused by gradually affixing the label from one end to the other end, the label can be stuck straight to a predetermined position, and particularly a long and thin label can be straightened without any deviation. It is suitable to be attached to.

The above objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a label sticking apparatus according to the present invention. The label sticking device 10 includes a transfer device 12 as a transfer unit for transferring the object 96 to be stuck. The object 9 to be stuck is placed on the transport device 12.
6 is placed and transported with the movement of the belt 12a. The belt 12a is annular, and is driven by a plurality of transport rolls 12b. In this embodiment,
As the object to be attached 96, a plate-like object having an elongated side end surface is applied. Such a material to be stuck 96 may be, for example, a plate material such as a veneer plate or a tatami mat.
Case or MD. Attached object 96
Is fixed on the belt 12a by a plurality of hook-shaped fixing means 12c, for example. In this embodiment, the elongated side end surface refers to a side end surface having a long side at least twice as long as a short side.

A fixed substrate 14 is arranged beside the transfer device 12. A movable board 18 is provided on the fixed board 14 via a rail 16. For example, two rails 16 are formed to extend in parallel with each other in a direction substantially perpendicular to the transport direction of the transport device 12. The movable substrate 18 is provided so as to be displaceable back and forth in a direction of approaching or moving away from the elongated side surface of the adhered object 96 being transported on the transporting device 12, and a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder 20 as a driving means.
As a result, it is displaced back and forth on the rail 16.

On the downstream side of the movable substrate 18 in the conveying direction of the adhered object 96, a label sending device 20 as a label sending means is supported. The label sending device 20 includes a transport device 12
This is for sending an elongated label toward the surface to be adhered of the object to be adhered 96 conveyed by the above. In this embodiment, the elongate label means that the long side is at least two of the short side.
Labels that are more than doubled. The label sending device 20 includes a supply roller 22. The supply roller 22 winds and holds a label continuous body 94 in which a plurality of elongated labels 92 are temporarily and intermittently temporarily attached on a long release tape 90 at predetermined intervals, and further holds one end. It is for sending out in order. Label continuum 9 of supply roller 22
A plurality of rollers are arranged downstream of the transfer direction 4, and a release plate 24 is arranged further downstream thereof. Release plate 24
Is to turn the label continuum 94 at an acute angle and release the tape 9.
By rapidly changing the transfer direction of 0, only the elongated label 92 temporarily attached thereon is sent out in the previous transfer direction. For this reason, the release tape 9
A release agent such as silicone is applied on the upper surface of the elongated label 92 so that the adhesive force between the elongated label 92 and the release tape 90 is weaker than the stiffness of the elongated label 92. The peeling plate 34 is provided obliquely from the downstream side to the upstream side in the transport direction of the adhered object 96.

A transport roller 26 driven by a motor is provided downstream of the peeling plate 24 in the transport direction of the label continuous body 94. The transfer roller 26 is for nipping and transferring the release tape 90 between the transfer roller 26 and the pinch roller. Further, a take-up roller 28 is provided downstream of the transfer roller 26. The take-up roller 28 is for sequentially taking up the peeling tape 90, and rotates in conjunction with the transfer roller 26. In order to stick the label 92 straight on the object 96 at the target angle, the label sending device 20 sends the label 92.
Is set in advance such that the relative angle between the transport device and the delivery device 20 is parallel to the transport direction of the adhered object 96.

A label pressing member 30 for pressing the elongated label 92 to the object 96 over substantially the entire length at one time is disposed downstream of the movable substrate 18 in the transport direction of the object 96 when viewed from the peeling plate 24. . This label pressing body 30
In order to securely attach the elongated label 92 to the object 96, the elongated label 92 is formed into an elongated strip plate having substantially the same length as the elongated label 92 and having a width slightly larger than the width of the elongated label 92. . Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the label pressing body 30 is provided with a movable substrate 1 by a substantially L-shaped column 32 erected on the movable substrate 18.
8 and at the same time, a label sending device 20 is provided above the movable substrate 18 so that an elongated label 92 can be fed out between the label pressing body 30 and the object 96 to be stuck. By supporting the label pressing body 30 and the label sending device 20 above the movable substrate 18 in this manner,
The label 92 can be stuck to the stuck object 96 conveyed above the movable substrate 18. Further, an elastic member such as a sponge is provided on the surface of the label pressing body 30 facing the adherend 96 in accordance with the state of the irregularities on the side surface of the adherend 96 to fit the irregularities. Then, the label 92 may be attached more reliably. A pressing roller 3 for securely attaching both ends of the elongated label 92 to an object to be attached is provided at one end and the other end of the elongated label pressing body 30 in the longitudinal direction.
Reference numerals 4 and 36 are provided so as to be rotatable in the conveying direction of the object 96.

Next, the label sticking apparatus 10 of this embodiment
A method of attaching the elongated label 92 using the method will be described.
First, the adhered object 96 is fixed on the transport device 12 and transported at a constant speed from the downstream in the transport direction to the upstream. on the other hand,
The label sending device 20 detects that the object 96 has been conveyed by a known technique using a sensor, and starts transferring the label continuous body 94. Then, the peeling tape 90 is folded back at an acute angle by the peeling plate 24, and one end of the elongated label 92 is fed out, and as shown in FIG. Next, the movable substrate 18 is retracted by the cylinder 20, and a predetermined space is opened between the label pressing body 30 and the object 96 as shown in FIG. At this time, the adhered object 96 is transported at a constant speed, and at the same time, the elongated label 92 is sent out from the label sending device 20 at the same speed as the transport speed of the adhered object 96. Label 9
2 is in a state of being pulled out from one end without being attached. Then, as shown in FIG. 2C, when the elongated label 92 is sent out over substantially the entire length, the movable substrate 18 is advanced by the cylinder 20, and the movable substrate 18 is moved forward by the cylinder 20 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
The elongate label 92 is pressed and attached to the elongate side surface of the article 96 to be attached over substantially the entire length at a time by 4, 36. As shown in FIG. 3, the elongated label 92 thus attached is attached straight to the elongated side surface of the object 96 at an aimed angle.

In this label sticking apparatus 10, after the remaining portion of the label 92 having only one end portion is fed out without sticking, the label 92 is pressed by the label pressing body 30 as the label pressing means and the pressing rollers 34, 36. Since the label is pasted over substantially the entire length at one time, there is no accumulation of positional deviation caused by pasting the label gradually from one end to the other end as in the related art. Therefore, the label 92 can be stuck straight to a predetermined position without displacement, and it is particularly suitable for sticking the elongated label 92 straight without displacement.

[0014]

According to the present invention, a label can be stuck straight to a predetermined portion without any displacement, and in particular, it is easy to stick an elongated label straight to an elongated side of a plate-shaped object to be attached. Becomes

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a label sticking apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing a label attaching method using the label attaching device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state of a label stuck using the label sticking apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an illustrative view showing a label attaching method using a conventional label attaching device.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state of a label attached using the conventional label attaching apparatus shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Label sticking apparatus 12 Belt conveyor 14 Fixed substrate 16 Rail 18 Movable substrate 20 Label sending device 22 Supply roller 24 Peeling plate 26 Transfer roller 28 Winding roller 30 Label pressing body 32 Strut 34, 36 Press roller 90 Peeling tape 92 Label 94 Label Continuous body 96

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[Submission date] October 22, 1999 (1999.10.
22)

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[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems] labeling machine according to the present invention includes a conveying means for conveying the attached material, the length
Place several labels on a strip-shaped release tape at predetermined intervals.
Hold the label continuum with the temporary attachment and continuously transfer it,
Label toward the object to be transferred conveyed by the conveyance means
Label sending means for sending while peeling from the release tape , label pressing means for pressing and attaching the label sent from the label sending means to the object to be attached, and one end of the label attached to the object to be attached After that, the label pressing means is once separated from the object to be adhered, and the remaining portion of the label is not attached to the object to be adhered, and the tape is peeled off with the release tape along with the conveyance of the object to be adhered.
Sending out while peeling from , after that, in order to press the remaining part of the label against the object to be adhered at once, and to apply, to the label pasting device, including a displacement means for displacing the label pressing means with respect to the object to be adhered is there. Since this label sticking device is peeled out from the peeling tape without sticking the remaining part of the label stuck only at one end to the object to be stuck and then fed out at a time by the label pressing means, as in the past, Accumulation of misalignment due to gradually affixing the label from one end to the other end does not occur. Therefore, the label can be stuck straight to a predetermined position without displacement, and it is particularly suitable for sticking an elongated label straight without displacement. In the label sticking apparatus according to the present invention, the label pressing means is provided near the label sending means , and is separated from the release tape by the label sending means .
A pressing roller for sticking the end of the unwound label to the object to be stuck, and provided along the conveying direction of the object to be stuck downstream of the pressing roller in the label sending direction and near one end of the intermediate portion of the label It is preferable to include a label pressing body for pressing the label to the object to be pasted at one time from the other end to the vicinity of the other end. In this case, after the end of the label is affixed to the object by the pressing roller, the remaining part of the label is affixed to the object at once by the label pressing body. Can be stuck on. Further, in the label sticking apparatus according to the present invention, the displacement means includes: a fixed substrate provided fixedly; a movable substrate provided on the fixed substrate so as to be displaceable in the front-rear direction with respect to the object to be attached; Driving means for causing the label pressing body,
The movable substrate may be supported by a support member provided on the surface opposite to the fixed substrate so as to extend toward the surface to be attached. In this case, the label pressing body can be displaced in the front-rear direction with respect to the adherend by displacing the movable substrate by the driving means. Then, the elongated label is attached by a label pressing body supported by a support member extending toward the object. Since the label pressing body is supported by the support member, the label can be stuck even when the movable substrate and the surface to be stuck are separated.
Further, the label attaching method according to the invention of the present application is a method for attaching a long strip.
Temporarily attach multiple labels on the release tape at predetermined intervals
Label continuum is transferred continuously as the adhered object is transported.
And peeling off from the release tape
A step of affixing the transfer direction end portion of the issued label to be attached material, peeling tape the rest of the label by accompanied conveyance of the attached material over substantially the entire length without sticking to the attached material
And a step of pressing the remaining portion of the fed label against the object at once at a time. In this label sticking method, one end of the label is stuck to the object to be stuck, and the remaining portion is not stuck to the object to be stuck, but is sent out while being peeled off from the release tape along with the transport of the object to be stuck. And
The label is attached to the object by pressing the label sent out over substantially the entire length of the object at once. Therefore, unlike the conventional case, since there is no accumulation of positional deviation caused by gradually affixing the label from one end to the other end, the label can be stuck straight at a predetermined position, and particularly a long and thin label can be straightened without any deviation. It is suitable to be attached to.

Claims (4)

[Claims] A transporting means for transporting the article to be attached; a label sending means for sending out a label toward the article to be transported carried by the transporting means; and a label sending out from the label sending means. Label pressing means for pressing and attaching to the object to be adhered, and after attaching one end of the label to the object to be adhered, once separating the label pressing means from the object to be adhered, the remaining of the label The part is sent out along with the transport of the object without being attached to the object to be adhered, and then the remaining part of the label is pressed against the object to be applied at once, and the label is pressed. A label sticking apparatus including a displacement unit for displacing a unit with respect to the object to be pasted. 2. The label pressing means is provided in the vicinity of the label sending means, and is a pressing roller for sticking an end portion of a label fed from the label sending means to an object to be attached, and the label of the pressing roller. It is provided so as to be along the transport direction of the object to be attached downstream in the sending direction, and presses and applies the label to the object to be attached at one time from near one end of the intermediate portion of the label to near the other end thereof. The label sticking apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a label pressing body. 3. The displacing means displaces the fixed substrate fixedly disposed, a movable substrate provided on the fixed substrate so as to be displaceable in the front-rear direction with respect to the adherend, and displaces the movable substrate. The label presser is supported by a support member provided on the surface of the movable substrate opposite to the fixed substrate so as to extend toward the surface to be attached. 3. The label sticking apparatus according to 2. 4. A step of sticking one end of the label in the transfer direction to an object to be stuck, and sending out the remaining portion of the label along the conveyance of the object over substantially the entire length without sticking to the object to be stuck. And a step of pressing the remaining portion of the sent label against the object to be adhered at a time.