CA2026287A1 - Label sticking apparatus - Google Patents
Label sticking apparatusInfo
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- CA2026287A1 CA2026287A1 CA002026287A CA2026287A CA2026287A1 CA 2026287 A1 CA2026287 A1 CA 2026287A1 CA 002026287 A CA002026287 A CA 002026287A CA 2026287 A CA2026287 A CA 2026287A CA 2026287 A1 CA2026287 A1 CA 2026287A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
- B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
- B65C1/00—Labelling flat essentially-rigid surfaces
- B65C1/02—Affixing labels to one flat surface of articles, e.g. of packages, of flat bands
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
- A47D13/00—Other nursery furniture
- A47D13/02—Baby-carriers; Carry-cots
- A47D13/025—Baby-carriers; Carry-cots for carrying children in seated position
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
- B65C1/00—Labelling flat essentially-rigid surfaces
- B65C1/02—Affixing labels to one flat surface of articles, e.g. of packages, of flat bands
- B65C1/025—Affixing labels to one flat surface of articles, e.g. of packages, of flat bands the label being picked up by the article to be labelled, i.e. the labelling head remaining stationary
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
- B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
- B65C9/08—Label feeding
- B65C9/18—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
- B65C9/1865—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip
- B65C9/1869—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip and being transferred directly from the backing strip onto the article
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- Catching Or Destruction (AREA)
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This label sticking apparatus includes carrying means for carrying articles. Near the carrying means, label feeding means for supplying labels to the articles is provided. This label feeding means is displaced by displacing means. The displacement of the label feeding means is performed basing on data recorded in recording means. Multiple data sets concerning sizes of the articles or the like are recorded in the recording means, and data corresponding to a coming article riding on the carrying means is selected from the recorded multiple data sets by selecting means. Basing on the selected data the label feeding means is displaced. Further, near the carrying means a label releasing portion is provided which releases label from releasing base paper with temporarily stuck labels and draws the released label toward the article. The label released by the label releasing portion is held by a label sucking and holding portion. The label sucking and holding portion is provided between the label leasing portion and the carrying means and holds the label in a state of pushing it out toward the article.
This label sticking apparatus includes carrying means for carrying articles. Near the carrying means, label feeding means for supplying labels to the articles is provided. This label feeding means is displaced by displacing means. The displacement of the label feeding means is performed basing on data recorded in recording means. Multiple data sets concerning sizes of the articles or the like are recorded in the recording means, and data corresponding to a coming article riding on the carrying means is selected from the recorded multiple data sets by selecting means. Basing on the selected data the label feeding means is displaced. Further, near the carrying means a label releasing portion is provided which releases label from releasing base paper with temporarily stuck labels and draws the released label toward the article. The label released by the label releasing portion is held by a label sucking and holding portion. The label sucking and holding portion is provided between the label leasing portion and the carrying means and holds the label in a state of pushing it out toward the article.
Description
- 2~262~7 TITLE OF THE INVENTION
Label Sticking Apparatus BACKGROU~D OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention 5This invention relates to a label sticking apparatus, and more particularly, to the same which comprises carrying means for carrying articles and label feeding means for supplying la~els to the coming articles riding on the carry-ing mèans.
10 Description of the Prior Arts In the conventional label sticking apparatus of this type, the labels successively supplied by the label feeding means are stuck on successively coming articles riding on the carrying means. In this case, for example, a series of the 15 labels temporarily stuck on releasing base paper in a roll is used. With releasing the labels from the releasing base ~ ~ .
paper, the labels can be stuck on a plurality of the articles ~riding on a conveyors.
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In the label feeding means, a sucking member is formed . .. .
~;i 20 which attracts and holds the label by generating negative pressure in its interior, and the label is stuck on the article by blowing away the held label with compressed air.
Further, in order to stick the label on an under-surface '~:
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2~26287 of the article, some apparatuses were equipped under the conveyor with a label releasing portion for releasing the label from the releasing base paper with the labels tempo-rarily stuck and for drawing out the label to the under 5 surface of the coming article to be stuck.
However, in the conventional label sticking apparatus, when changes of si~es of the articles or labels, or changes of label sticking positions are required, a position of the label feeding means for the coming article riding on the l0 carrying means had to be adjusted, and this ad~usting operation was very complicated.
Further, when the label was stuck on the article under--surface, a tip of the drawn-out label would be weighed aown or sagged, and thus the label would shift and could not be 15 stuck in a predetermined position of the article.
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~ SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIO~
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Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to ~` provide a label sticking apparatus in which a label feeding means can be easily displaced in a desired position, and 20 moreover which can stick a label in a correct position.
The apparatus of the invention comprises carrying means for carrying articles, label feeding means provided near the ~,:
carrying means and for supplying labels to the articles, ~` displacing means for displacing the label feeding means, .
recording means for recording data concerning label sticking positions, and selecting means for selective data recorded in the recording means. In the label sticking apparatus of the invention, basing on the data selected by the selecting 5 means, the label feeding means is displaced in the desired position by the displacing means. -Further, the label sticking apparatus of the invention comprises carrying means for carrying articles, a label releasing portion provided near the carrying means and for 10 releasing a label from releasing base paper with labels temporarily stuck and for drawing it out toward the article, and a label sucking and holding portion provided near the label releasing portion and between the label releasing portion and the carrying means and for sucking and holding 15 the label drawn out from the label releasing portion in a state of pushing it out toward the article.
In the label sticking apparatus, data concerning the label sticking positions is recorded in the recording means.
When selecting data in recording means with the selecting 20 means, basing on the selected data, the displacing means displaces the label feeding means in the desired position.
.!, ` ' Further, in the label sticking apparatus, the label drawn out at the label releasing portion is held in a state . ~
of pushing it out toward the article. ;
According to the invention, only selecting data ~ 3 ,, 2~628~
concerning the label sticking positions with the selecting means causes the label feeding means to move into the desired position, thus the label feeding means can be easily displaced in the desired position.
Further, according to the invention, the drawn-out label is held in the state of pushing it out toward the article by the label sucking and holding portion, thus the label does not shift and can be stuck in the predetermined position of the article under-surface with stability.
'10 The above and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of this invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments in ; conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF T~E DRAWI~GS
Fig. 1 is an illustrational view showing one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is an illustrational view showing article ~; positioning means and its surround of the embodiment of Fiq~ 1.
2~ Fig. 3 is an illustrational view showing a correlation among first displacing means, second displacing means, third displacing means, and first label feeding means of the embodiment of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is an illustrational view showing important part of the second displacing means of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is an illustrational view showing the first label feeding means of Fig. 3.
Figs. 6A - 6C are illustrational views showing important 5 part of the first label feeding means of Fig. 5, and Fig. 6A
is a side illustrational view ~howing a state of sucking and holding a label, Fig. 6B is a bottom illustrational view showing the bottom of the part of Fig. 6A, Fig. 6C is a side illustrational view showing a state of sticking the label on 10 the article.
Fig. 6D is a bottom illustrational view showing a modification of the important part of the first label feeding means of Figs. 6A - 6C.
Fig. 7A is a side illustrational view showing third 15 label feeding means and its surro~nd of the embodiment of Fig. 1, and Fig. 7B is a plan illustrational ~iew of the part of Fig. 7A.
Fig. a is aniillustrational view showing important part of the third label feeding means of Figs. 7~ and 7~.
Fig. 9 is a block diagram showing a circuit configura-tion of the embodiment of Fig. 1.
Fig. 10 is a flow chart for explaining operation or actuation of ~he embodiment of Fig. 1.
Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing one example of the 25 article with the labels stuck by the embodiment of Fig. 1.
2~2~2~7 DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Fig. 1 is an illustrational view showing one embodiment of the invention.
This label sticking apparatus 10 includes a first S conveyor 12 as carrying means for carrying articles A, This first conveyor 12 has two rollers 14a and 14b positioned apart. Between these rollers 14a and 14b, a belt 16 is stretched. One roller 14b is connected with a motor 18. Thus, turning on the motor 18 the belt 16 moves to carry articles 10 A.
On an upstream side of the flow of the articles A on the first conveyor 12, article positioning means 20 is provided for positioning the articles A in a horizontal direct~on perpendicular to the carrying direction of the articles A.
This artic~e positioning means 20, as shown in Fig. 2, inc$udes two o an L-shape section table 22 and 24 fixed apart to the side of the conveyor 12.
On one table 22 one end of a long male screw 26 is rotatably supported. In this case, the male screw 26 is so 20 placed that it extends in the horizontal direction perpen-dicular to the carrying direction of the article A on the conveyor 12. on one end of the male screw 26, a gear 28 is fixed and this male screw 26 is engaged with a female screw member 30. The female screw member 30 includes a support 25 plate 32 extending upward and to the support plate 32 a guide ~02~2~7 member 34 having, for example, a U shape-section is fixed. In this case, the guide member 34 is so placed that it extends in the carrying direction of the article A on the belt 16 of the conveyor 12.
On the other table 24 a motor 36 is fixed. On the motor 36 shaft, a gear 38 is fixed. Further, on the table 24 three other gears 40, 42 and 44 are rotatably mounte~ on the same plane as the gear 38.
On these gear 38, 40, 42 and 44 and the above gear 28, a -10 chain 46 is put. Thus, turning on the motor 36, the male screw 26 rotates through the chain 46 and the guide member 34 is displaced in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of the article A. Therefore, the guide member 34 position in the horizontal direction perpendicular ~; 15 to the carrying direction of the article A is set by the article positioning means 20. The table 24 is provided with a sensor 48 near the gear 38 which detects a number of revolution of the gear 38, that is, a position of the guide member 34.
~20~ As shown in Fig. 1, on a downstream side to the article ; positioning means 20, a first article sensor 50 is pro~ided ` lto detect existence of the article A. Further, on a down-stream side to the fist article sensor 50, first label feed-ing means for supplying a label to the article A and first 25 displacing means for displacing the first label feeding means .: , and so on are provided.
The first displacing means 60, as shown in Fig. 3, includes a box-shape table 62 situated under the side of the conveyor 12. In the table 62, a motor 64 is provided and on 5 the motor 64 shaft a small gear (not shown) is fixed. In the table 62, the small gear engages with a large gear (not shown). In a center of the large gear, a female screw is formed with which a long male screw 66 is up and down displaceably enqaqed. Thus, turning on the motor 64, up-and-10 down displacement of the male screw 66 becomes possible.
On an upper end of the male screw 66, a first table 68is fixed. On the first table 68, a second table 70 is provided slidably in the carrying direction of the article A.
The first table 68 is provided with a standing support plate ; 15 72, and one end of a ~ong male screw 74 is rotatably supported on a lower portion of the supporting plate 72. On one end of the male screw 74, a gear 76 is fixed. The male screw 74 i8 engaged with a female screw (not shown) formed under the second table 70. On an upper portion of the support 20 plate 72, a motor 78 is mounted which constitutes part of second displacing means. On the motor 78 shaft, a gear 80 is fixed and on the gear 80 and the above gear 76, a chain 82 is put. Thus, turning on the motor 78, the second table 70 can be disp}aced in the carrying direction of the article A.
Further, the support plate 72, as shown in Fig. 4, is 2 ~ J
provided with a displacement sensor 84 comprised of, for example, a photosensor near the gear 8~. Also near the gear 80 a bolt 86 is so fixed to the motor 78 shaft that it instantaneously covers the displacement sensor 84 when the 5 motor 78 shaft is rotated. Thus, the displacement sensor 84 can detect a number of the motor 78 revolution, that is, a position of the second table 70 in the carrying direction of the article A.
As shown in Fig. 3, on the second table 70, a third 10 table 88 is slidably provided in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of the article A.
This third table 88 is enabled to shift in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of the ~;article A by using the same structure as that which allows -15 the second table 70 to shift in the carrying direction of the . -article A. ~-~
That is, the second table 70 is also provided with a .~, standing support plate 90. On a lower portion of the support plate 90, one end of a male screw 92 is rotatably supported 20 and a gear 94 is fixed to this end of the male screw 92. This male screw 92 is engaged with a female screw (not shown) ... .
formed in the lower portion of the third table 88. On an upper portion of the support plate 90, a motor 96 is mounted :` ~
which constitutes part of third displacing means. On the 25 motor 96 shaft, a gear 98 is fixed. On the gear 98 and the g ~2~7 above gear ~4, a chain 100 is put. Thus, turning on the motor 96, the third table 88 can be displaced in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of the article A.
Further, near the gear 98, a displacement sensor 102 is fixed to the support plate 90, and a bolt 104 is fixed to the motor 96 shaft. ~hus the displacement sensor 102 can detect a number of the motor 96 revolution, that is, a position of the third table 88 in the horizontal direction perpendicular to 10 the carrying direction of the article A.
The third table 88 is provided with a first standing support 110. To an upper portion of the first support 110, a fixing block 112 is fixea. To the fixing block 112 one end of ; a second support 114 is fixed which extends in the carrying 15 direction of the article A. A fixing block 116 is fixed to the other end of the second support 114. In addition, to the fixing block 116 one end of a third support 118 is fixed `~ which extends in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of the article A. A block 120 for 20 rotation is fixed to the other end of the third support 118.
In this case, the block 120 for rotation is disposed above the belt 16 of the first conveyor 12. An upper end of a standinq rotation support 122 is rotatably supported by the block 120 for rotation. Further, to a lower end of the 25 rotation support 122 first label feeding means 130 is fixed.
Thus, the first label feeding means 130 can be rotated by rotating the rotation support 122.
The first label feeding means 130, as shown in Fig. 5, includes, for example, a hollow rectangular parallelepiped 5 suction box 132 as a suction member which constitutes part of a label holder fixed to the lower end of the rotation support 122. A table 134 is fixed to a side of the suction box 132.
A holding reel 136 is provided on an upper portion of the table 134. This holding reel 136 is to hold a series C of 10 labels in a roll in which first labels Ll are temporarily ~tuck with spacing on band-shape releasing base paper R.
Under this holding reel 136, a feeder roller 140 connected to a motor 138 and a nip roller 142 are pro~ide~. The nip roller 142 cooperates with the feeder roller 140 to nip and draw out 15 the series C of labels from the holding reel 136.
On a lower portion of the table 134, a guide roller 144 is provided under the feeder roller 140, and a release plate 146 is equipped near the suction box 132. This guide roller 144 is to guide the series C of labels to the release plate 20 146.: The release plate 146 is to rapidly fold back the releasing base paper R with the series C of labels to peel 4he first label Ll off the releasing base paper R. In this ~:~ case the first label Ll is drawn out to a lower portion of ~
the suction box 132.
~;~ 25 In addition, the table 134 is provided with two guide , ; ` ~ r `:
2~)2~7 rollers 148 and 150 which are to guide the releasing base paper R rapidly folded back by the release plate 146 and also provided with a take-up reel 152 which is to take up the releasing base paper R. The take-up reel 152 is given weak 5 torque by a motor (not shown). Thus, the releasing base paper R can be taken up by the take-up reel 152.
A lower portion of the suction box 132 is provided with three longitudinal rectangle suction parts 154 formed width-wise with spacing as shown in Figs. 6A and 6B. The suction 10 box 132 is connected through a pipe 156 to a negative pressure source 158 such as a vacuum pump as negative pressure generating means as shown in Fig. 5. Thus, in the lower portion of the suction box 132 includi~g the suction parts 154, suction force is generated. Therefore the lower 15 portion of the suction box 132 can attract the drawn-out first label Ll as shown in Fig. 6A.
Further, in the suction box 132, a pushing member 160 is provided which is made up of elastic material such as rubber or sponge. This pushing member 160 includes, for example, 20 three of a rectangle section pushing portion 160a smaller than the suction part 154, and these three pushing portions 160a arè so provided that they oppose to the three suction parts 154 respectively. The pushing member 160 is vertically movably supported by, for example, a cylinder 162. Therefore, 25 as shown in Fig. 6C, the first label Ll attracted to the 2~2$~
suction ~ox 132 lower portion can be stuck on the article A
by pressing of the pushing member 160. Further, the pushing member 160 may be provided with these sets of three pushing portions 160a with each circular section, each set of which 5 opposes one of the three suction parts 154 as shown in Fig. 6D, and a shape, number or arrangement of the pushing portion 160a can be optionally modified.
On the downstream side to the first label feeding means 130, a second article sensor 17Q having the same structure as 10 the first article sensor 50 and second la~el feeding means 180 having the same structure as the first label feeding means 130 are provided in this order. The second label feed-ing means 180 is so supported that it can be displaced in the vertical direction, in the carrying direction of the article lS A and in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the ; carrying direction of the article A respectively by the same first displacing means, second displacing means and third displacing means as the above means and ælso can be rotated on its axis, namely a rotation support in the same manner as 20 the first label feeding means 130. Thus the second label L2 can be stuck on the article A by the second label feeding i means 180.
; On the down stream side of the first conveyor 12, a second conveyor 190 is provided. This second conveyor 190 2S includes two rollers 192a and 192b disposed apart as shown in . .
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2~262~7 Figs. 7A and 7B. On these rollers 192a and 192b two belts 194a and 194b are widthwise put with spacing. One roller 192b is connected with a motor 196. Thus, turning on the motor 196, the articles A on the belts 194a and 194b can be 5 conveyed.
On an upstream side of the second conveyor 190, a third article sensor 200 is equipped.
Third label feeding means 210 is provided under the center of the second conveyor 190. The third label feeding 10 means 210 includes lifting means 212. The lifting means 212 includes a handle 214 and a support axis 216 vertically movable by rotation of the handle 214.
On an upper end of the support axis 216 of the lifting means 212, a frame 218 is equipped. A holding reel 220 is 15 provided in a lower portion of the frame 218. The holding reel 220 is to hold a series C of labels -n roll which has the~ third labels L3. Above the holding reel 220 a feeder roller 224 connected with a motor 222 and a nip roller 226 ; are equipped. The nip roller 226 cooperates with the feeder 20 roller 2Z4 to nip and draw out the series C of the labels held by the holding reel 220.
Further, in an upper portion of the frame 218, a guide roller 228 and releasing plate 230 as a label releasing portion are provided. This guide roller 228 is to guide the ~-25 series C of the labels to the releasing plate 230, an~ the . . "~
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releasing plate 230 is to rapidly fold back the releasing base paper R with the series C of the labels to draw out the third label L3 upward.
The frame 218 is provided with a guide roller 232 on a 5 side of the nip roller 226, and a ta~e-up reel 234 is equipped on the side of the holding reel 220. This take-up reel 234 is given weak torque by a motor (not shown). Thus the releasing base paper R for the series C of the labels is ta~en up by the take-up reel 234.
10A~ove the releasing plate 230, a label sucking and holding hollow portion 236 is so mounted on a label sucking and holding main body 237 that the portion 236 is slidable in a carrying direction of the second conveyor 190. ~he label sucking and holdinq portion 236 has a sloped part almost 15 parallel to an underside sloped portion of the releasing ; plate 230, and a plurality of narrow suction parts 238 are formed on this sloped part as shown in Fig. 8. The label suaking and holding portion 236 is connected to a negative pressure source 242 such as a vacuum pump through a pipe 240 20 as shown in Fig. 7A. Thus negative pressure arises on the sloped part of the label sucking and holding portion 236 including the suction parts 238. Therefore, the drawn-out third label L3 can be sucked and held by the label sucking and holding portion 236 in such a state that the label L3 is 25 pushed out between the belts 194a and 194b of the second conveyor 190 and over the belts 194a and 194b.
Now, a circuit configuration of the label sticking apparatus 10 will be explained referring to Fig. 9 and so on.
The label sticking apparatus 10 includes a computer 5 mainfr~me 300, and the computer mainframe 300 includes a CPU
302. The CPU 302 is connected to a ~eyboard 306, a bar code reader 308 as optional means and each sensor through an input interface 304.
Further, the CPU 302 is connected to a ROM 310 in which 10 operation programs are written and a RAM 312 as recording means in which data concerning label sticking positions is written.
The CPU 302 is also connected to each motor and cylinders through an output interface 314.
Now, actuation or operation of the l,~bel sticking apparatus 10 will be explained referring to Fig. 10 and so on.
At a first step S1, a bar code corresponding to data concerning a l~bel sticking position such as sizes of the 20 articles A, sizes of the labels -is read by the bar code : . :
reader 308.
At a next step S3, data concerning the label stic~ing position is selected from data recorded in the RAM 312 in response to reading the bar code. ~-At a next step S5, basing on the selected data, an - 16 ~
2~2~2~7 article A position in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of the article A on the first conveyor 12 (hereinafter called "width direction~) is determined to become the desired position by the article 5 positioning means 20. In this case thQ guide member 34 is displaced in the desired position in the width direction by the article positioning means 20 motor 36.
Further, at a step S7, basing on the selected data, the first label feeding means 130 position is determined to 10 become the desired position. In this case, the first table 68 is displaced in the desired position in the vertical direction by the first displacing means 60 motor 64, and the second table 70 is displaced in the desired position in the carrying direction by the second displacing means motor 78.
: 15 Further, the first label feeding means 130 is displaced in the desired position in the width direction by the third ~:displacing means motor 96 through the third table B8, each ~ .
support and each block connected to the table 88.
At a step S9, in the same way as the step S7, the second ~ 20 label feeding means 180 is displaced in the desired position.
:At a step Sll, the article A is placed on the belt 16 of the first conveyor 12 and the article A is carried to the article positioning means 20 by the first conveyor 12.
At a next step S13, the traveling article A is displaced 25 in the desired position in the width direction by the guide `li'`'`' '' ' ' ''~ ""'': :'``" ; ' ' , `
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member 34 of the article positioning means 20. At a step S15, the traveling article A is detected by the first article sensor 50.
At a step S17, the first label Ll is stuck in the 5 desired position of the article A by the first label feeding means 130 as shown in Fig. 11. In this case, in the first label feeding means 130, the motor 138 starts to operate in response to detection of the article A by the first article sensor 50, and the first label Ll is drawn out to an under-10 side of the suction box 132 to be attracted to the bottom ofthe box 132 as shown in Fig. 6A. Then, the attracted first label Ll is pushed down by the pushing member 160 to be stuck in the desired position of the article A as shown in Fig. 6C.
: At a next step S19, the article A with the stuck first ;~
15 label ~1 is detected by the second article sensor 170.
Then, at a step S21, in the same way as the step S17, the second label L2 is stuck in the desired position of the article A by the second label feeding means 180 in response to detection of the article A by the second article sensor 20 170 as shown in Fig. 11. The article A with the stuck second label L2 is carried to the second conveyer 190 by the first conveyor 12.
At a step S23, the traveling article A on the second conveyor 190 is detected by the third article sensor 200. ;~
At a step S25, the third label L3 is stuck in the ~".'""'~.~'' - 18 - ~
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desired position of an under-surface of the article A by the third label feeding means 210 as shown in Fig. 11. At this time the motor 222 starts to operate in response to detection of the article A by the third article sensor 200, and the 5 third label L3 is drawn out to the under surface of the article A to be stuck.
As mentioned above, in the label stickinq apparatus 10, the label can be stuck in the desired position of the article A with only reading or selecting bar codes representative of 10 data concerning the label sticking position by the bar code reader 308 as the selecting means. Further, when sizes of the article, sizes of the label or the label sticking positions are changed, the label can be stuck in the desired position of the article with only reading and selectinq bar codes 15 representative of changed data by the bar code reader 308. To select data concerning the label sticking position, it may be performed with key input to the key board 306 instead of ~; reading bar codes by the bar code reader 308.
Further, in the label sticking apparatus 10, especially 20 the first label feeding means 130 can rotate on the rotation support 122 for its axis, that is, turn taking the suction box 132, namely, the label sticking portion as a rotation center, thus turning of the rotation support 122 enables to easily change only a direction of the first label Ll without 25 changing its position. This is effective when the first label ;~'` :. : :' 2~2~7 Ll is trapezoidal or sectoral and the label is stuck to the article A in such a manner that an oblique side of the label Ll is made parallel to an edge of the article A. Further, the second label feeding means 180 also has the same effect.
In addition, in the label sticking apparatus 10, especially in the first label feeding means 130, the pushing member 160 i8 provided in the suction box 132 for pushing down the attracted first label Ll, thus the first label Ll does not shift during its movement from the suction box 132 10 to the article A. Therefore, the first label ~l can be surely stuck in a predetermined position as compared with the conventional label sticking apparatus in which the attracted label is stuck during blowing away it with air pressure from nozzles. The second label feeding means 180 also has the same 15 ef~ect.
In the label sticking apparatus 10, especially in the third label feeding means 210, the third label L3 drawn out UpWara i8 attracted and held by the label sucking and holding portion 236, thus even if the third label L3 is comparatively 20 long, the tip of the third label L3 does not hang and the label L3 can be skillfully stuck in a predetermined position of the article A under-surface. That is, even if the third label L3 is comparatively long, it can be surely stuck on the article A under-surface. And in the third label feeding means 25 210, the releasing plate 230 can be displaced vertically by ~$~
the lifting means 212, thus even though the lengths of the third labels L3 are different, they can be stuck on the article A under-surface. In the third label feedinq means 210, the label sucking and holding portion 236 can ~e slide 5 in the carrying direction, thus eYen if the releasing plate 230 is displaced vertically, the sloped surface with sucking parts 238 of the label sucking and holding pvrtion 236 can ~e opposed to the sloped under-sur~ace of the releasing plate 230. Therefore, even though the releasing plate 230 is 10 vertically displaced, the label sucking and holding portion 236 can surely attract and hold the third label L3. In addition, in the third label feeding means 210, the holding ; reel 220 together with the re}easing plate 230 can be vertically displaced, thus loading of a series of labels to 15 the holding reel 220 and other maintenance or checking can be facilitated.
It will be apparent from the fore~oing that, while particular farms of the invention have been described and illustrated in detail, they are only for examples and 20 illustrations and it is not intended that the invention be limited to the particular forms. The spirit and scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.
Label Sticking Apparatus BACKGROU~D OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention 5This invention relates to a label sticking apparatus, and more particularly, to the same which comprises carrying means for carrying articles and label feeding means for supplying la~els to the coming articles riding on the carry-ing mèans.
10 Description of the Prior Arts In the conventional label sticking apparatus of this type, the labels successively supplied by the label feeding means are stuck on successively coming articles riding on the carrying means. In this case, for example, a series of the 15 labels temporarily stuck on releasing base paper in a roll is used. With releasing the labels from the releasing base ~ ~ .
paper, the labels can be stuck on a plurality of the articles ~riding on a conveyors.
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In the label feeding means, a sucking member is formed . .. .
~;i 20 which attracts and holds the label by generating negative pressure in its interior, and the label is stuck on the article by blowing away the held label with compressed air.
Further, in order to stick the label on an under-surface '~:
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However, in the conventional label sticking apparatus, when changes of si~es of the articles or labels, or changes of label sticking positions are required, a position of the label feeding means for the coming article riding on the l0 carrying means had to be adjusted, and this ad~usting operation was very complicated.
Further, when the label was stuck on the article under--surface, a tip of the drawn-out label would be weighed aown or sagged, and thus the label would shift and could not be 15 stuck in a predetermined position of the article.
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Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to ~` provide a label sticking apparatus in which a label feeding means can be easily displaced in a desired position, and 20 moreover which can stick a label in a correct position.
The apparatus of the invention comprises carrying means for carrying articles, label feeding means provided near the ~,:
carrying means and for supplying labels to the articles, ~` displacing means for displacing the label feeding means, .
recording means for recording data concerning label sticking positions, and selecting means for selective data recorded in the recording means. In the label sticking apparatus of the invention, basing on the data selected by the selecting 5 means, the label feeding means is displaced in the desired position by the displacing means. -Further, the label sticking apparatus of the invention comprises carrying means for carrying articles, a label releasing portion provided near the carrying means and for 10 releasing a label from releasing base paper with labels temporarily stuck and for drawing it out toward the article, and a label sucking and holding portion provided near the label releasing portion and between the label releasing portion and the carrying means and for sucking and holding 15 the label drawn out from the label releasing portion in a state of pushing it out toward the article.
In the label sticking apparatus, data concerning the label sticking positions is recorded in the recording means.
When selecting data in recording means with the selecting 20 means, basing on the selected data, the displacing means displaces the label feeding means in the desired position.
.!, ` ' Further, in the label sticking apparatus, the label drawn out at the label releasing portion is held in a state . ~
of pushing it out toward the article. ;
According to the invention, only selecting data ~ 3 ,, 2~628~
concerning the label sticking positions with the selecting means causes the label feeding means to move into the desired position, thus the label feeding means can be easily displaced in the desired position.
Further, according to the invention, the drawn-out label is held in the state of pushing it out toward the article by the label sucking and holding portion, thus the label does not shift and can be stuck in the predetermined position of the article under-surface with stability.
'10 The above and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of this invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments in ; conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF T~E DRAWI~GS
Fig. 1 is an illustrational view showing one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is an illustrational view showing article ~; positioning means and its surround of the embodiment of Fiq~ 1.
2~ Fig. 3 is an illustrational view showing a correlation among first displacing means, second displacing means, third displacing means, and first label feeding means of the embodiment of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is an illustrational view showing important part of the second displacing means of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is an illustrational view showing the first label feeding means of Fig. 3.
Figs. 6A - 6C are illustrational views showing important 5 part of the first label feeding means of Fig. 5, and Fig. 6A
is a side illustrational view ~howing a state of sucking and holding a label, Fig. 6B is a bottom illustrational view showing the bottom of the part of Fig. 6A, Fig. 6C is a side illustrational view showing a state of sticking the label on 10 the article.
Fig. 6D is a bottom illustrational view showing a modification of the important part of the first label feeding means of Figs. 6A - 6C.
Fig. 7A is a side illustrational view showing third 15 label feeding means and its surro~nd of the embodiment of Fig. 1, and Fig. 7B is a plan illustrational ~iew of the part of Fig. 7A.
Fig. a is aniillustrational view showing important part of the third label feeding means of Figs. 7~ and 7~.
Fig. 9 is a block diagram showing a circuit configura-tion of the embodiment of Fig. 1.
Fig. 10 is a flow chart for explaining operation or actuation of ~he embodiment of Fig. 1.
Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing one example of the 25 article with the labels stuck by the embodiment of Fig. 1.
2~2~2~7 DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Fig. 1 is an illustrational view showing one embodiment of the invention.
This label sticking apparatus 10 includes a first S conveyor 12 as carrying means for carrying articles A, This first conveyor 12 has two rollers 14a and 14b positioned apart. Between these rollers 14a and 14b, a belt 16 is stretched. One roller 14b is connected with a motor 18. Thus, turning on the motor 18 the belt 16 moves to carry articles 10 A.
On an upstream side of the flow of the articles A on the first conveyor 12, article positioning means 20 is provided for positioning the articles A in a horizontal direct~on perpendicular to the carrying direction of the articles A.
This artic~e positioning means 20, as shown in Fig. 2, inc$udes two o an L-shape section table 22 and 24 fixed apart to the side of the conveyor 12.
On one table 22 one end of a long male screw 26 is rotatably supported. In this case, the male screw 26 is so 20 placed that it extends in the horizontal direction perpen-dicular to the carrying direction of the article A on the conveyor 12. on one end of the male screw 26, a gear 28 is fixed and this male screw 26 is engaged with a female screw member 30. The female screw member 30 includes a support 25 plate 32 extending upward and to the support plate 32 a guide ~02~2~7 member 34 having, for example, a U shape-section is fixed. In this case, the guide member 34 is so placed that it extends in the carrying direction of the article A on the belt 16 of the conveyor 12.
On the other table 24 a motor 36 is fixed. On the motor 36 shaft, a gear 38 is fixed. Further, on the table 24 three other gears 40, 42 and 44 are rotatably mounte~ on the same plane as the gear 38.
On these gear 38, 40, 42 and 44 and the above gear 28, a -10 chain 46 is put. Thus, turning on the motor 36, the male screw 26 rotates through the chain 46 and the guide member 34 is displaced in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of the article A. Therefore, the guide member 34 position in the horizontal direction perpendicular ~; 15 to the carrying direction of the article A is set by the article positioning means 20. The table 24 is provided with a sensor 48 near the gear 38 which detects a number of revolution of the gear 38, that is, a position of the guide member 34.
~20~ As shown in Fig. 1, on a downstream side to the article ; positioning means 20, a first article sensor 50 is pro~ided ` lto detect existence of the article A. Further, on a down-stream side to the fist article sensor 50, first label feed-ing means for supplying a label to the article A and first 25 displacing means for displacing the first label feeding means .: , and so on are provided.
The first displacing means 60, as shown in Fig. 3, includes a box-shape table 62 situated under the side of the conveyor 12. In the table 62, a motor 64 is provided and on 5 the motor 64 shaft a small gear (not shown) is fixed. In the table 62, the small gear engages with a large gear (not shown). In a center of the large gear, a female screw is formed with which a long male screw 66 is up and down displaceably enqaqed. Thus, turning on the motor 64, up-and-10 down displacement of the male screw 66 becomes possible.
On an upper end of the male screw 66, a first table 68is fixed. On the first table 68, a second table 70 is provided slidably in the carrying direction of the article A.
The first table 68 is provided with a standing support plate ; 15 72, and one end of a ~ong male screw 74 is rotatably supported on a lower portion of the supporting plate 72. On one end of the male screw 74, a gear 76 is fixed. The male screw 74 i8 engaged with a female screw (not shown) formed under the second table 70. On an upper portion of the support 20 plate 72, a motor 78 is mounted which constitutes part of second displacing means. On the motor 78 shaft, a gear 80 is fixed and on the gear 80 and the above gear 76, a chain 82 is put. Thus, turning on the motor 78, the second table 70 can be disp}aced in the carrying direction of the article A.
Further, the support plate 72, as shown in Fig. 4, is 2 ~ J
provided with a displacement sensor 84 comprised of, for example, a photosensor near the gear 8~. Also near the gear 80 a bolt 86 is so fixed to the motor 78 shaft that it instantaneously covers the displacement sensor 84 when the 5 motor 78 shaft is rotated. Thus, the displacement sensor 84 can detect a number of the motor 78 revolution, that is, a position of the second table 70 in the carrying direction of the article A.
As shown in Fig. 3, on the second table 70, a third 10 table 88 is slidably provided in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of the article A.
This third table 88 is enabled to shift in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of the ~;article A by using the same structure as that which allows -15 the second table 70 to shift in the carrying direction of the . -article A. ~-~
That is, the second table 70 is also provided with a .~, standing support plate 90. On a lower portion of the support plate 90, one end of a male screw 92 is rotatably supported 20 and a gear 94 is fixed to this end of the male screw 92. This male screw 92 is engaged with a female screw (not shown) ... .
formed in the lower portion of the third table 88. On an upper portion of the support plate 90, a motor 96 is mounted :` ~
which constitutes part of third displacing means. On the 25 motor 96 shaft, a gear 98 is fixed. On the gear 98 and the g ~2~7 above gear ~4, a chain 100 is put. Thus, turning on the motor 96, the third table 88 can be displaced in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of the article A.
Further, near the gear 98, a displacement sensor 102 is fixed to the support plate 90, and a bolt 104 is fixed to the motor 96 shaft. ~hus the displacement sensor 102 can detect a number of the motor 96 revolution, that is, a position of the third table 88 in the horizontal direction perpendicular to 10 the carrying direction of the article A.
The third table 88 is provided with a first standing support 110. To an upper portion of the first support 110, a fixing block 112 is fixea. To the fixing block 112 one end of ; a second support 114 is fixed which extends in the carrying 15 direction of the article A. A fixing block 116 is fixed to the other end of the second support 114. In addition, to the fixing block 116 one end of a third support 118 is fixed `~ which extends in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of the article A. A block 120 for 20 rotation is fixed to the other end of the third support 118.
In this case, the block 120 for rotation is disposed above the belt 16 of the first conveyor 12. An upper end of a standinq rotation support 122 is rotatably supported by the block 120 for rotation. Further, to a lower end of the 25 rotation support 122 first label feeding means 130 is fixed.
Thus, the first label feeding means 130 can be rotated by rotating the rotation support 122.
The first label feeding means 130, as shown in Fig. 5, includes, for example, a hollow rectangular parallelepiped 5 suction box 132 as a suction member which constitutes part of a label holder fixed to the lower end of the rotation support 122. A table 134 is fixed to a side of the suction box 132.
A holding reel 136 is provided on an upper portion of the table 134. This holding reel 136 is to hold a series C of 10 labels in a roll in which first labels Ll are temporarily ~tuck with spacing on band-shape releasing base paper R.
Under this holding reel 136, a feeder roller 140 connected to a motor 138 and a nip roller 142 are pro~ide~. The nip roller 142 cooperates with the feeder roller 140 to nip and draw out 15 the series C of labels from the holding reel 136.
On a lower portion of the table 134, a guide roller 144 is provided under the feeder roller 140, and a release plate 146 is equipped near the suction box 132. This guide roller 144 is to guide the series C of labels to the release plate 20 146.: The release plate 146 is to rapidly fold back the releasing base paper R with the series C of labels to peel 4he first label Ll off the releasing base paper R. In this ~:~ case the first label Ll is drawn out to a lower portion of ~
the suction box 132.
~;~ 25 In addition, the table 134 is provided with two guide , ; ` ~ r `:
2~)2~7 rollers 148 and 150 which are to guide the releasing base paper R rapidly folded back by the release plate 146 and also provided with a take-up reel 152 which is to take up the releasing base paper R. The take-up reel 152 is given weak 5 torque by a motor (not shown). Thus, the releasing base paper R can be taken up by the take-up reel 152.
A lower portion of the suction box 132 is provided with three longitudinal rectangle suction parts 154 formed width-wise with spacing as shown in Figs. 6A and 6B. The suction 10 box 132 is connected through a pipe 156 to a negative pressure source 158 such as a vacuum pump as negative pressure generating means as shown in Fig. 5. Thus, in the lower portion of the suction box 132 includi~g the suction parts 154, suction force is generated. Therefore the lower 15 portion of the suction box 132 can attract the drawn-out first label Ll as shown in Fig. 6A.
Further, in the suction box 132, a pushing member 160 is provided which is made up of elastic material such as rubber or sponge. This pushing member 160 includes, for example, 20 three of a rectangle section pushing portion 160a smaller than the suction part 154, and these three pushing portions 160a arè so provided that they oppose to the three suction parts 154 respectively. The pushing member 160 is vertically movably supported by, for example, a cylinder 162. Therefore, 25 as shown in Fig. 6C, the first label Ll attracted to the 2~2$~
suction ~ox 132 lower portion can be stuck on the article A
by pressing of the pushing member 160. Further, the pushing member 160 may be provided with these sets of three pushing portions 160a with each circular section, each set of which 5 opposes one of the three suction parts 154 as shown in Fig. 6D, and a shape, number or arrangement of the pushing portion 160a can be optionally modified.
On the downstream side to the first label feeding means 130, a second article sensor 17Q having the same structure as 10 the first article sensor 50 and second la~el feeding means 180 having the same structure as the first label feeding means 130 are provided in this order. The second label feed-ing means 180 is so supported that it can be displaced in the vertical direction, in the carrying direction of the article lS A and in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the ; carrying direction of the article A respectively by the same first displacing means, second displacing means and third displacing means as the above means and ælso can be rotated on its axis, namely a rotation support in the same manner as 20 the first label feeding means 130. Thus the second label L2 can be stuck on the article A by the second label feeding i means 180.
; On the down stream side of the first conveyor 12, a second conveyor 190 is provided. This second conveyor 190 2S includes two rollers 192a and 192b disposed apart as shown in . .
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2~262~7 Figs. 7A and 7B. On these rollers 192a and 192b two belts 194a and 194b are widthwise put with spacing. One roller 192b is connected with a motor 196. Thus, turning on the motor 196, the articles A on the belts 194a and 194b can be 5 conveyed.
On an upstream side of the second conveyor 190, a third article sensor 200 is equipped.
Third label feeding means 210 is provided under the center of the second conveyor 190. The third label feeding 10 means 210 includes lifting means 212. The lifting means 212 includes a handle 214 and a support axis 216 vertically movable by rotation of the handle 214.
On an upper end of the support axis 216 of the lifting means 212, a frame 218 is equipped. A holding reel 220 is 15 provided in a lower portion of the frame 218. The holding reel 220 is to hold a series C of labels -n roll which has the~ third labels L3. Above the holding reel 220 a feeder roller 224 connected with a motor 222 and a nip roller 226 ; are equipped. The nip roller 226 cooperates with the feeder 20 roller 2Z4 to nip and draw out the series C of the labels held by the holding reel 220.
Further, in an upper portion of the frame 218, a guide roller 228 and releasing plate 230 as a label releasing portion are provided. This guide roller 228 is to guide the ~-25 series C of the labels to the releasing plate 230, an~ the . . "~
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releasing plate 230 is to rapidly fold back the releasing base paper R with the series C of the labels to draw out the third label L3 upward.
The frame 218 is provided with a guide roller 232 on a 5 side of the nip roller 226, and a ta~e-up reel 234 is equipped on the side of the holding reel 220. This take-up reel 234 is given weak torque by a motor (not shown). Thus the releasing base paper R for the series C of the labels is ta~en up by the take-up reel 234.
10A~ove the releasing plate 230, a label sucking and holding hollow portion 236 is so mounted on a label sucking and holding main body 237 that the portion 236 is slidable in a carrying direction of the second conveyor 190. ~he label sucking and holdinq portion 236 has a sloped part almost 15 parallel to an underside sloped portion of the releasing ; plate 230, and a plurality of narrow suction parts 238 are formed on this sloped part as shown in Fig. 8. The label suaking and holding portion 236 is connected to a negative pressure source 242 such as a vacuum pump through a pipe 240 20 as shown in Fig. 7A. Thus negative pressure arises on the sloped part of the label sucking and holding portion 236 including the suction parts 238. Therefore, the drawn-out third label L3 can be sucked and held by the label sucking and holding portion 236 in such a state that the label L3 is 25 pushed out between the belts 194a and 194b of the second conveyor 190 and over the belts 194a and 194b.
Now, a circuit configuration of the label sticking apparatus 10 will be explained referring to Fig. 9 and so on.
The label sticking apparatus 10 includes a computer 5 mainfr~me 300, and the computer mainframe 300 includes a CPU
302. The CPU 302 is connected to a ~eyboard 306, a bar code reader 308 as optional means and each sensor through an input interface 304.
Further, the CPU 302 is connected to a ROM 310 in which 10 operation programs are written and a RAM 312 as recording means in which data concerning label sticking positions is written.
The CPU 302 is also connected to each motor and cylinders through an output interface 314.
Now, actuation or operation of the l,~bel sticking apparatus 10 will be explained referring to Fig. 10 and so on.
At a first step S1, a bar code corresponding to data concerning a l~bel sticking position such as sizes of the 20 articles A, sizes of the labels -is read by the bar code : . :
reader 308.
At a next step S3, data concerning the label stic~ing position is selected from data recorded in the RAM 312 in response to reading the bar code. ~-At a next step S5, basing on the selected data, an - 16 ~
2~2~2~7 article A position in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of the article A on the first conveyor 12 (hereinafter called "width direction~) is determined to become the desired position by the article 5 positioning means 20. In this case thQ guide member 34 is displaced in the desired position in the width direction by the article positioning means 20 motor 36.
Further, at a step S7, basing on the selected data, the first label feeding means 130 position is determined to 10 become the desired position. In this case, the first table 68 is displaced in the desired position in the vertical direction by the first displacing means 60 motor 64, and the second table 70 is displaced in the desired position in the carrying direction by the second displacing means motor 78.
: 15 Further, the first label feeding means 130 is displaced in the desired position in the width direction by the third ~:displacing means motor 96 through the third table B8, each ~ .
support and each block connected to the table 88.
At a step S9, in the same way as the step S7, the second ~ 20 label feeding means 180 is displaced in the desired position.
:At a step Sll, the article A is placed on the belt 16 of the first conveyor 12 and the article A is carried to the article positioning means 20 by the first conveyor 12.
At a next step S13, the traveling article A is displaced 25 in the desired position in the width direction by the guide `li'`'`' '' ' ' ''~ ""'': :'``" ; ' ' , `
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member 34 of the article positioning means 20. At a step S15, the traveling article A is detected by the first article sensor 50.
At a step S17, the first label Ll is stuck in the 5 desired position of the article A by the first label feeding means 130 as shown in Fig. 11. In this case, in the first label feeding means 130, the motor 138 starts to operate in response to detection of the article A by the first article sensor 50, and the first label Ll is drawn out to an under-10 side of the suction box 132 to be attracted to the bottom ofthe box 132 as shown in Fig. 6A. Then, the attracted first label Ll is pushed down by the pushing member 160 to be stuck in the desired position of the article A as shown in Fig. 6C.
: At a next step S19, the article A with the stuck first ;~
15 label ~1 is detected by the second article sensor 170.
Then, at a step S21, in the same way as the step S17, the second label L2 is stuck in the desired position of the article A by the second label feeding means 180 in response to detection of the article A by the second article sensor 20 170 as shown in Fig. 11. The article A with the stuck second label L2 is carried to the second conveyer 190 by the first conveyor 12.
At a step S23, the traveling article A on the second conveyor 190 is detected by the third article sensor 200. ;~
At a step S25, the third label L3 is stuck in the ~".'""'~.~'' - 18 - ~
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desired position of an under-surface of the article A by the third label feeding means 210 as shown in Fig. 11. At this time the motor 222 starts to operate in response to detection of the article A by the third article sensor 200, and the 5 third label L3 is drawn out to the under surface of the article A to be stuck.
As mentioned above, in the label stickinq apparatus 10, the label can be stuck in the desired position of the article A with only reading or selecting bar codes representative of 10 data concerning the label sticking position by the bar code reader 308 as the selecting means. Further, when sizes of the article, sizes of the label or the label sticking positions are changed, the label can be stuck in the desired position of the article with only reading and selectinq bar codes 15 representative of changed data by the bar code reader 308. To select data concerning the label sticking position, it may be performed with key input to the key board 306 instead of ~; reading bar codes by the bar code reader 308.
Further, in the label sticking apparatus 10, especially 20 the first label feeding means 130 can rotate on the rotation support 122 for its axis, that is, turn taking the suction box 132, namely, the label sticking portion as a rotation center, thus turning of the rotation support 122 enables to easily change only a direction of the first label Ll without 25 changing its position. This is effective when the first label ;~'` :. : :' 2~2~7 Ll is trapezoidal or sectoral and the label is stuck to the article A in such a manner that an oblique side of the label Ll is made parallel to an edge of the article A. Further, the second label feeding means 180 also has the same effect.
In addition, in the label sticking apparatus 10, especially in the first label feeding means 130, the pushing member 160 i8 provided in the suction box 132 for pushing down the attracted first label Ll, thus the first label Ll does not shift during its movement from the suction box 132 10 to the article A. Therefore, the first label ~l can be surely stuck in a predetermined position as compared with the conventional label sticking apparatus in which the attracted label is stuck during blowing away it with air pressure from nozzles. The second label feeding means 180 also has the same 15 ef~ect.
In the label sticking apparatus 10, especially in the third label feeding means 210, the third label L3 drawn out UpWara i8 attracted and held by the label sucking and holding portion 236, thus even if the third label L3 is comparatively 20 long, the tip of the third label L3 does not hang and the label L3 can be skillfully stuck in a predetermined position of the article A under-surface. That is, even if the third label L3 is comparatively long, it can be surely stuck on the article A under-surface. And in the third label feeding means 25 210, the releasing plate 230 can be displaced vertically by ~$~
the lifting means 212, thus even though the lengths of the third labels L3 are different, they can be stuck on the article A under-surface. In the third label feedinq means 210, the label sucking and holding portion 236 can ~e slide 5 in the carrying direction, thus eYen if the releasing plate 230 is displaced vertically, the sloped surface with sucking parts 238 of the label sucking and holding pvrtion 236 can ~e opposed to the sloped under-sur~ace of the releasing plate 230. Therefore, even though the releasing plate 230 is 10 vertically displaced, the label sucking and holding portion 236 can surely attract and hold the third label L3. In addition, in the third label feeding means 210, the holding ; reel 220 together with the re}easing plate 230 can be vertically displaced, thus loading of a series of labels to 15 the holding reel 220 and other maintenance or checking can be facilitated.
It will be apparent from the fore~oing that, while particular farms of the invention have been described and illustrated in detail, they are only for examples and 20 illustrations and it is not intended that the invention be limited to the particular forms. The spirit and scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.
Claims (9)
1. A label sticking apparatus comprising:
carrying means for carrying articles;
label feeding means provided near said carrying means and for supplying a label to said article;
displacing means for displacing said label feeding means;
recording means for recording data concerning a sticking position of said label; and selecting means for selecting data recorded in said recording means, basing on data selected by said selecting means, said label feeding means is displaced in a desired position by said displacing means.
carrying means for carrying articles;
label feeding means provided near said carrying means and for supplying a label to said article;
displacing means for displacing said label feeding means;
recording means for recording data concerning a sticking position of said label; and selecting means for selecting data recorded in said recording means, basing on data selected by said selecting means, said label feeding means is displaced in a desired position by said displacing means.
2. A label sticking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said label feeding means includes a label holding body for holding said label by sucking said label and for sticking said label on the article, said label holding body has a sucking member;
a sucking port formed on a surface of said sucking member;
an elastic material pushing member formed in an interior of said sucking member and pushed out from the interior of said sucking member to an exterior of it through said sucking part;
and includes negative pressure generating means for generating negative pressure in the interior of said sucking member against the exterior of it.
a sucking port formed on a surface of said sucking member;
an elastic material pushing member formed in an interior of said sucking member and pushed out from the interior of said sucking member to an exterior of it through said sucking part;
and includes negative pressure generating means for generating negative pressure in the interior of said sucking member against the exterior of it.
3. A label sticking apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said label feeding means is so supported that it can rotate parallel to a label sticking surface of said article taking said label holding body as a rotational center.
4. A label sticking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said displacing means includes means for displacing said label feeding means in a vertical direction, in a carrying direction of said article and in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the carrying direction of said article.
5. A label sticking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording means is included in a computer.
6. A label sticking apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said selecting means includes a bar code reader for reading a bar code representative of data concerning said article, basing on the data read by said bar code reader, data recorded in said recording means is selected.
7. A label sticking apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said selecting means includes a keyboard for inputting data concerning said article, basing on the data inputted by said keyboard, data recorded in said recording means is selected.
8. A label sticking apparatus comprising:
carrying means for carrying articles;
a label releasing portion provided near said carrying means and for releasing a label from releasing base paper with said label temporarily stuck to draw out it toward said article; and a label sucking and holding portion provided near said label releasing portion and between said label releasing portion and said carrying means and for sucking and holding said label drawn out from said label releasing portion in a state of pushing it out toward said article.
carrying means for carrying articles;
a label releasing portion provided near said carrying means and for releasing a label from releasing base paper with said label temporarily stuck to draw out it toward said article; and a label sucking and holding portion provided near said label releasing portion and between said label releasing portion and said carrying means and for sucking and holding said label drawn out from said label releasing portion in a state of pushing it out toward said article.
9. A label sticking apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said label sucking and holding portion is so formed that it can move in the carrying direction of said article.
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