CN104340447A - Vacuum cylinder of labeling machine and labeling machine with same - Google Patents

Vacuum cylinder of labeling machine and labeling machine with same Download PDF

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CN104340447A
CN104340447A CN201410379897.3A CN201410379897A CN104340447A CN 104340447 A CN104340447 A CN 104340447A CN 201410379897 A CN201410379897 A CN 201410379897A CN 104340447 A CN104340447 A CN 104340447A
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65CLABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
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    • B65C9/1876Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip and being transferred by suction means
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The invention relates to a vacuum cylinder of a labeling machine and a labeling machine with the same. The vacuum cylinder comprises a lower part support body and an upper part support body, wherein the lower part support body and/or the upper part support body are at least made from composite material. According to the invention, the vacuum cylinder of the labeling machine can be simply replaced by human engineering in a suitable way.

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The vacuum cylinder of labeling apparatus and the labeling apparatus of band vacuum cylinder
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of vacuum cylinder for labeling apparatus of preamble according to claim 1 and a kind of labeling apparatus with vacuum cylinder according to claim 15.
Background technology
Labeller is known in the prior art.In known method, inhale on vacuum cylinder from volume acquisition label is also temporary transient continuously, and transfer to target location therefrom, such as bottle.In order to this object, vacuum cylinder has suction bar, and they such as temporarily keep label by swabbing action.Vacuum cylinder has the pot shape bottom section being provided with lid usually.Had by the known vacuum cylinder of prior art until the very high weight of 25kg.Due to this weight, when manually replacing vacuum cylinder, load operation is problematic and is do not meet human engineering.
DE10 2,007 023 519A1 discloses a kind of vacuum cylinder for labeling apparatus, it comprises bottom support body and upper support, wherein, bottom support body and upper support have recess, and between these recesses, multiple contact pin radially stretches out respectively by the accommodation opening in bottom support body and upper support.Recess causes the weight of whole vacuum cylinder to reduce.But simultaneously with there is a pot shape bottom section compare significantly can not affect stability with the vacuum cylinder of lid.The weight of the jagged vacuum cylinder of tool is 15kg to 17kg, and wherein, the weight of bottom support body can be about 3.5kg.
Summary of the invention
Task of the present invention proposes a kind of vacuum cylinder for labeling apparatus, and it can realize simply and meet the replacement of human engineering.
This task according to the present invention by the solution of vacuum cylinder according to claim 1 and labeling apparatus according to claim 15.Preferred embodiment be disclosed in the dependent claims.
Another name for vacuum cylinder is called crawl cylinder, this is because this equipment de-sign to take off from label roll for being applied to label on container and temporarily keeping these labels by swabbing action, until they are transferred on container.
The present invention relates to a kind of vacuum cylinder for labeling apparatus, it comprises lower support body and upper support, and wherein, lower support body and/or upper support are made up of composite material at least partly.Preferably, lower support body and upper support are all made up of composite material.Such as, lower support body and upper support can comprise identical or different composite material respectively.
By using composite material, the weight of supporter can be reduced relative to aluminium, and thus reduce the weight of vacuum cylinder.The vacuum cylinder that supporter is made up of aluminium has the weight in the scope of 15kg to 35kg.By the less proportion of composite material, this weight can reduce to 10kg to 12kg depending on the embodiment of vacuum cylinder.
Composite material (being also referred to as synthetic material) is the material be made up of the compound of the material of two or more compounds, and wherein, composite material has the material behavior different from homogenous material.For the characteristic of composite material, the material behavior of homogenous material and geometry (such as size and shape) are significant.The compound of homogenous material such as or positive sealed by material or both combination realize.
At this, the component of composite material can inherently composite material.When particle composite material and fiber composite materials, particulate or fiber are embedded in another component of composite material, namely in so-called parent.In fiber composite materials, fiber can extend or have preferred orientations on one or more specific direction.Fiber composite materials can hierarchically manufacture, but when the layer type of stacked on top is identical, does not have constituting layer composite material thus.Layer composite material is made up of the layer of the stacked on top of varying number.When running through composite material (Durchdringungsverbundwerkstoffen), each component itself forms the material of relevant perforate respectively.They are such as manufactured by the material (such as foamed ceramics) the second material of melting being poured into the sintering of perforate.
Composite material included by supporter can comprise aramid fiber plastics, fiberglass plastic, carbon fiber plastic or boron fiber plastics.Such as when aramid fiber plastics (AFK) and carbon fiber plastic (CFK), proportion (1.37-1.46g/cm 3or 1.55-1.80g/cm 3) be significantly less than the proportion (2.80g/cm of the aluminium of the upper and lower supporter being preferred for vacuum cylinder at present 3).For fiberglass plastic (GFK) and boron fiber plastics (BFK), proportion is at 2.00g/cm 3-2.03g/cm 3or 1.86g/cm 3scope in.
The thickness of lower support body and/or upper support can be the value of 12mm, 10mm, 9mm or 8mm.The intermediate value that these thickness illustrates also is feasible; Also can select to be used for the larger thickness of lower support body and/or upper support or less thickness according to the load of vacuum cylinder (when being such as used in the unit of labelling with high application rates).Such as, can realize correspondingly being replaced by least part of supporter be made up of composite material by the aluminium support body in the known vacuum cylinder of prior art by the lower support body and/or upper support with 12mm thickness, this is because change without the need to other by the known vacuum cylinder of prior art.
This thickness when using composite material reduces can realize based on higher tensile strength usual compared with aluminium and compressive strength.For AFK, tensile strength is 414 – 1400MPa and compressive strength is 165 – 235MPa; For CFK, tensile strength is 524 – 2200MPa and compressive strength is 500 – 1447MPa; For GFK, tensile strength is 463 – 1070MPa and compressive strength is 507 – 660MPa; For BFK, tensile strength is 1260MPa and compressive strength is 2500MPa.Comparatively speaking, for aluminium, tensile strength is 540MPa and compressive strength is 480MPa.
One or more threaded inserts in lower support body and/or in upper support can comprise Self-cutting threaded insert, such as self-tapping type swivel nut (Ensat-Buchse).These threaded inserts are preferably made up of the steel hardened or analogue.By using such threaded insert, even the screw thread of high capacity also can be reliably used in the second switching period; The damaging load be set directly in composite material of screw thread is avoided by threaded insert.
Lower support body can comprise the first accommodation opening, and it is designed for and substantially holds axle or axle head in anti-relative rotation.Anti-accommodation section in relative rotation can be realized by the interior shape of the rotation asymmetry arranging the first accommodation opening, the corresponding outer shape combined action of this interior shape and axle or axle head.The stability of the relative axle of lower support body or axle head can be realized by this way.Therefore, rotated around respective longitudinal axis by axle or axle head, lower support body can be caused correspondingly to rotate.
Lower support body can comprise multiple recess.By arranging multiple recess, the weight of lower support body can be reduced by saving material.
Recess at the excircle being arranged in lower support body in the radial direction of lower support body and can hold between opening.
Lower support body can comprise multiple contact pin of radially-inwardly stretching out.By these contact pin, although guaranteeing that lower support body exists recess when being used in labeling apparatus still can the stability of resistance to deformation.
Upper support can comprise the second accommodation opening, and its design is with substantially holding axle or axle head in anti-relative rotation.Anti-accommodation section in relative rotation can be realized by the interior shape of the rotation asymmetry arranging the second accommodation opening, the corresponding outer shape combined action of this interior shape and axle or axle head.Such as, axle not only can hold opening through first and extend, and can hold opening through second and extend, wherein, and the first and second outer shape combineds action holding the interior shapes of opening and the corresponding of axle.
Upper support can comprise multiple recess.By arranging multiple recess, the weight of upper support can be reduced by saving material.
Recess at the excircle being arranged in upper support in the radial direction of upper support and can hold between opening.
Upper support can comprise multiple contact pin of radially-inwardly stretching out.By these contact pin, although guaranteeing that upper support exists recess when being used in labeling apparatus still can the stability of resistance to deformation.
Vacuum cylinder circumferentially can comprise at least one initial end vacuum draw bar outside between upper support and lower support body, wherein, the plane of the longitudinal direction opposing lower portions supporter of this at least one initial end vacuum draw bar substantially perpendicularly extends.In addition, this at least one initial end vacuum draw bar is designed for and the initial end of label is transferred on container.There is no to be designed for the end vacuum draw bar transferred to by the end of label on container.Do not need end vacuum draw bar when using the label of primary gluing, the end transfer of this end vacuum draw bar when the label of non-primary gluing for label is required.Due to nonessential end vacuum draw bar, again can save the weight of vacuum cylinder, and obtain in addition and only utilize a vacuum cylinder to process the possibility of different tag lengths.
This at least one initial end vacuum draw bar can alternatively be connected with vacuum cylinder.Therefore, it is possible to make vacuum cylinder match from different label height as follows, that is, replace the initial end vacuum draw bar with the first length with the initial end vacuum draw bar with the second length.Interchangeable connection such as can by being threaded or buckle connection realization.
This at least one initial end vacuum draw bar may be embodied as C shape section bar, wherein, this C shape profile design is used for and pairing guiding device and the combined action as follows of spring-loaded pressure piece, that is, make this at least one initial end vacuum draw bar be fixed on vacuum cylinder.By the combined action of C shape section bar, pairing guiding device and spring-loaded pressure piece, can realize reliably but releasably initial end vacuum draw bar is arranged on vacuum cylinder.
Vacuum cylinder circumferentially can comprise the initial end vacuum draw bar of the first quantity outside between upper support and lower support body, wherein, the plane of the longitudinal direction opposing lower portions supporter of initial end vacuum draw bar substantially perpendicularly extends, and wherein, initial end vacuum draw bar is designed for and the initial end of label is transferred on container.Vacuum cylinder circumferentially comprises the end vacuum draw bar of the second quantity outside between upper support and lower support body, wherein, the plane of the longitudinal direction opposing lower portions supporter of end vacuum draw bar substantially perpendicularly extends, and wherein, end vacuum draw bar is designed for and is transferred on container by the end of label.Preferably, the first quantity and the second quantity are large equally.If process the label of non-primary gluing, the so usual transfer of the initial end for label needs initial end vacuum draw bar, and the end transfer for label then needs end vacuum draw bar.
The initial end vacuum draw bar of the first quantity and the end vacuum draw bar of the second quantity can alternatively be connected with vacuum cylinder.Therefore, vacuum cylinder can be made in the following way to match from different label height, that is, replace initial end vacuum draw bar and the end vacuum draw bar with the first length with the initial end vacuum draw bar and end vacuum draw bar with the second length.
The initial end vacuum draw bar of the first quantity and the end vacuum draw bar of the second quantity can be embodied as C shape section bar respectively, wherein, this C shape profile design is used for and pairing guiding device and the combined action as follows of spring pressure part, that is, the end vacuum draw bar of the initial end vacuum draw bar of the first quantity and the second quantity is made to be fixed on vacuum cylinder.By the combined action of C shape section bar, pairing guiding device and spring pressure part, can realize reliably but releasably initial end vacuum draw bar and end vacuum draw bar are arranged on vacuum cylinder.
In addition, vacuum cylinder can also comprise multiple supporting member spaced apart in a circumferential direction, the plane of their longitudinal direction opposing lower portions supporter substantially perpendicularly extends, and wherein, supporting member is releasably connected with lower support body via first end section respectively.By arranging multiple releasable supporting member, the manufacturing cost of vacuum cylinder can be reduced, this is because lower support body can by identical type and substantially flat single-piece make, and therefore without the need to BENDING PROCESS (such as the manufacture of pot shape bottom section).In addition, vacuum cylinder can be made in the following way to match from different label height, that is, the supporting member with the first length is replaced to the supporting member with the second length.
Vacuum cylinder can comprise dead ring, and wherein, at least some the second end section of supporting member is with dead ring force closure and be releasably connected.By this way, the first and second end section can be stablized relative to each other, and therefore improve the stability of vacuum cylinder on the whole.Fastening on dead ring of the second end section can realize by being threaded.
Dead ring can be the component part of upper support.
At vacuum cylinder circumferentially, the sections being designed for and temporarily holding label can be furnished with respectively between supporting member.At this, sections can hold the middle body of label, and initial end region or stub area can be held by corresponding initial end vacuum draw bar or end vacuum draw bar.Sections can be provided with little opening, can apply vacuum to outside face.By using sections, the solid wall be used in circumferentially can be avoided, thus the weight of vacuum cylinder can be reduced.In addition, sections can relatively thin (several millimeters) implement, this cause further weight save.
Radial direction can be provided with vacuum chamber at segmented interior.These vacuum chambers for siphoning away air on the outside face of sections.
Due to weight and the restriction spatially entering vacuum cylinder of vacuum cylinder, it is desirable that simplify the operation of vacuum cylinder and reduce for taking off the stroke needed for vacuum cylinder.Therefore, vacuum cylinder can comprise another quick connecting device in addition, and it is designed for and is releasably connected with axle head by vacuum cylinder, and vacuum cylinder is arranged on this axle head in labeller.That is, quick connecting device can comprise kayser connection element.Axle head is significantly shorter than the height of the whole longitudinal axis of vacuum cylinder usually.Therefore, the stroke for taking down vacuum cylinder from axle head is less than the stroke taken down from axle.
Quick connecting device can be in the central authorities of vacuum cylinder, and fast the longitudinal axis of connecting device can the plane of opposing lower portions supporter substantially perpendicularly extend.By the central authorities in vacuum cylinder, placed in the middle layouts, quick connecting device can substitute through axle especially.
In addition, quick connecting device can also comprise the first formed body, and wherein, the first formed body has the first formed body recess.First formed body is designed for and can moves in a longitudinal direction in matrix recess inside, and wherein, the first formed body cove design is used for making axle head move and to lock wherein, thus the first formed body and axle head are coupled to each other.In addition, quick connecting device also comprises the matrix with matrix longitudinal axis, and wherein, matrix has matrix recess.
Matrix can be fastened on wheel hub, or is configured to axostylus axostyle.
First formed body can be mobile at the inner positive in a longitudinal direction of matrix recess.Ensure that only longitudinal axis direction is the possible sense of motion for the first formed body by the first formed body in the mobility of the positive of the matrix recess inside of matrix.
In addition, can also arrange Flexible element, it is designed for realization makes the first formed body opposing Flexible element (such as pressure spring or trip ring) move as land used.That is, due to motion that Flexible element can only realize in the direction of the longitudinal axis.Therefore, can adjust the pulling force (Einzugskraft) in central authorities' effect of restriction, they correspondingly pull when the first formed body and axle head connect by this interior pulling force relative to each other.Thus, the accurately fixing of axle head can particularly be realized.
First formed body can have at least one kayser unit, and it can be arranged the first lateral notch inside in the wall of the first formed body movably.That is, the kayser unit of the first formed body particularly can move by the vertical direction in lateral notch, thus makes element can enter into lateral notch or can from lateral notch again out.
Kayser unit can be designed for when axle head connects with the first formed body, when namely there is locking, is at least engaged in the geosynclinal concave mouth of axle head with area format.Thus, particularly under locking (that is connect) state, the kayser unit belonging to the first formed body hold by the geosynclinal concave mouth of the second formed body.
In addition, be also provided with the second lateral notch be present in at least extending substantially transversely to longitudinal axis direction on matrix, it is configured at least hold kayser unit with area format.In this second lateral notch, element can implement substantially horizontal motion, that is cross motion, and can from the second lateral notch out or enter into this second lateral notch.
Kayser unit can be configured to ball or be configured to rolling roller/cylindrical roller.Such there is on the one hand the first formed body when intrinsic silicon move and another aspect axle head at the first formed body internal motion time the advantage of very little rolling resistance, wherein, connection/locking and uncoupling/unblock can be realized by the kayser unit be shaped by this way simultaneously well.
In addition, quick connecting device can also comprise mobile device, and its land used of doing being designed for opposing Flexible element is applied on the first formed body in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
Mobile unit can mechanical type or pneumatic type structure.Therefore, mobile unit applies pressure with being applicable to resist the power of Flexible element, thus can otherwise manually/mechanically, or pneumatically, particularly in the compressed-air actuated situation of use, perform attachment step or debonding step.
Kayser unit can be designed for the second lateral notch entering into matrix under the effect of mobile unit with area format, thus makes the geosynclinal concave mouth of kayser unit and axle head throw off when uncoupling.
On matrix, in side, the first abutment face can be set, its as follows with the second abutment face combined action be directed upwards towards towards the side of matrix on axle head, thus when axle head connects with the first formed body, make the first and second abutment faces due to Flexible element effect positive ground be pressed into each other together.By the flat shoulder realized thus of the abutment face of matrix and axle head against (Planschulteranlage), achieve the very high rigidity of whole quick connecting device especially.This is particularly advantageous having in the use possibility of labelling in unit of high application rates.
Matrix and the first formed body can be rotational symmetric.This labels in field in so-called High Performance, is that is again favourable in the field of high application rates.
Kayser unit can comprise at least two latch elements, and wherein, at least two latch elements stagger with such as lower angle in a circumferential direction respectively, and this angle value is not the multiple of 180 °.Staggered with the angle of the multiple not being 180 ° by these two latch elements, such as, to be greater than 135 ° and the angle being less than 180 ° staggers, vacuum cylinder can be prevented by mistakenly, be that is torsionally placed on axle head.
In addition, the invention still further relates to a kind of labeling apparatus had as above or following described vacuum cylinder.
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Other advantage and embodiment draw by accompanying drawing.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 illustrates the first embodiment of vacuum cylinder;
Fig. 2 illustrates the intercept enlarged drawing according to Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 illustrates the second embodiment of vacuum cylinder;
Fig. 4 illustrates the intercept enlarged drawing coming from Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 illustrates the 3rd embodiment of vacuum cylinder; And
Fig. 6 illustrates the 4th embodiment of vacuum cylinder.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the three-dimensional angled view of the first embodiment of vacuum cylinder 1.Vacuum cylinder 1 comprises lower support body 2 and upper support 3.These two supporters 2,3 in the example shown structure are implemented in the same manner, and have multiple recess 4,5 respectively, and between these recesses, contact pin 6,7 is extended respectively in radial directions.Each contact pin 6,7 expands in its its radially outer end in a circumferential direction respectively, to improve the stability of lower support body 2 or upper support 3 by this way.Lower support body 2 and upper support 3 also can be implemented on different structure ground.
Compared with vacuum cylinder is not when recess is implemented in bottom and/or upper support, these recesses 4,5 of lower support body 2 or upper support 3 cause the weight of whole vacuum cylinder 1 to reduce.
Lower support body 2 is connected by multiple supporting member 8 with upper support 3.The longitudinal direction of supporting member 8 and the plane of lower support body 2 substantially vertical orientated.
The bottom section 8a of supporting member 8 is releasably connected with lower support body 2 by screw connection (invisible in the drawings) respectively.Also can with realizing the replacement of each supporting member 8 and supporting member 8 the moving circumferentially at vacuum cylinder 1 relative to simple mode by this unclamping property.
Lower support body 2 comprises the accommodation opening (invisible in the drawings) of axle for holding labeling apparatus or axle head.Axle or axle head can such as be held in opening by being contained in anti-relative rotation to the coefficient interior shape of corresponding outer shape of axle or axle head of arranging rotation asymmetry.
Lower support body 2 have in a circumferential direction around ring 9, each first end section 8a of supporting member 8 is fastened on this ring.The second end section 8b of supporting member 8 is releasably connected with the dead ring 10 of upper support 3 by screw connection.Upper support 3 comprises the accommodation opening 11 for holding axle or axle head equally.Axle or axle head can such as by rotation asymmetry is set to the coefficient interior shape of corresponding outer shape of axle or axle head anti-relatively turn to be contained in over the ground hold in opening 11.
Vacuum cylinder 1 not only comprises initial end vacuum draw bar 12 but also comprises end vacuum draw bar 13, and they hold initial end and the end of the label of label roll.
Between initial end vacuum draw bar 12 and end vacuum draw bar 13 circumferentially, that is, in labeling apparatus runs and and then in the region being between the initial end of label and the end of label in vacuum cylinder runs, be respectively arranged with sections 14.In the prior art, this region has the identical solid wall of roughly with lower support body thickness own.But the thickness of sections 14 can be selected obviously less, thus thus can saving in weight.The thickness of sections is excellent only elects several millimeters as.Sections 14 can be formed by metal or by composite material.
Sections 14 is not only connected with lower support body 2 via multiple screw connection (not shown in FIG.), and is connected with upper support 3.Sections 14 has multiple suction opening (not shown in FIG.) for air in its surface.Radially after these suction openings, have vacuum chamber 15 respectively, they aspirate position via vacuum line 16 with central authorities and are connected.Therefore, the outside face of sections 14 can produce suction effect, can hold by this suction effect and maintain label.
Fig. 2 illustrates the intercept amplification plan view of the vacuum cylinder 1 coming from Fig. 1.Lower support body 2 and upper support 3 comprise multiple recess 17a, 17b, 18a, 18b respectively, and initial end vacuum draw bar 12 and end vacuum draw bar 13 are arranged in these recess.In this case, recess 18a, 18b width in a circumferential direction for end vacuum draw bar 13 is wider than recess 17a, 17b width in a circumferential direction of initial end vacuum draw bar 12.By this way, end vacuum draw bar 13 can circumferentially move certain section in a circumferential direction, can realize the certain coupling to different label (such as different tag lengths) and Machine Type thus.
Each vacuum draw bar 12,13 comprises dip plane 12a, 13a respectively, and they are directed upwards towards in the side of sections 14.Each inclined-plane 12a, 13a protrude from the circumference of vacuum cylinder 1 or two supporters 2,3 and sections 14 at least slightly, make thus such as to become easy from the accommodation of the label of the continuous band of label roll.In addition, supporting member 8 can comprise the holding tank for holding vacuum draw bar 12,13 respectively.
The thickness of sections 14, between 1mm to 5mm, is preferably about 2mm.The elastomeric material 19 be between vacuum draw bar 12,13 and supporting member 8 makes vacuum draw bar 12,13 to move by relative support element 8, and and then opposing lower portions supporter 2 and upper support 3 move.Preferably, vacuum draw bar 12,13 and sections 8 are all provided with anti-attachment coating or traction coating.The thickness of the anti-attachment coating mentioned is between 0.01mm to 2.0mm, and the hardness of each coating is between 20HRC to 100HRC.The roughness of coating arranged between 5 μm to 15 μm, and preferably between 6 μm to 9 μm.
Fig. 3 illustrates the second embodiment of vacuum cylinder 20.This vacuum cylinder 20 substantially as come from Fig. 1 vacuum cylinder 1 the first embodiment build, but the second embodiment does not have end vacuum draw bar.This vacuum cylinder 20 such as may be used for the label glued together, and wherein, does not need end vacuum draw bar, and the label that initial end vacuum draw bar 12 and sections 14 glue together for accommodation is just enough.
Fig. 4 and Fig. 2 illustrates the intercept enlarged drawing coming from Fig. 3 similarly.
Fig. 5 illustrates the 3rd embodiment of vacuum cylinder 21, and this vacuum cylinder comprises upper support 22 and lower support body 23.In addition, vacuum cylinder 21 also comprises the matrix 24 being arranged on central authorities, and the plane of itself and lower support body 23 substantially perpendicularly extends.Matrix 24 is usually fastened on wheel hub 25 or is configured to axostylus axostyle.Matrix 24 has matrix recess 24a, the plane substantially perpendicularly orientation of itself and lower support body 23.
Matrix recess 24a is designed for accommodation first formed body 26.This first formed body 26 can be mobile in matrix recess 24a inside in the direction of the longitudinal axis, wherein, and this movement normally positive.By the mobility of positive, the first formed body 26 can only move in the direction of the longitudinal axis.Carrying out as land used of the mobile opposing Flexible element 27 of the first formed body 26 in matrix recess 24a inside.This Flexible element 27 can be such as spring unit or be configured to pressure spring.
In order to make the first formed body 26 can move in matrix recess 24a inside, this moves the effect must resisting Flexible element 27 and carries out.This moves and can be caused by mechanical movable unit 28.That is, mobile device 28 causes pressing or the pulling of the effect of resisting Flexible element 27 in the direction of the longitudinal axis.In addition, the first formed body 26 also has formed body recess 26a.This formed body recess 26a is configured on the bottom of the first formed body 26 usually.
The formed body recess 26a of the first formed body 26 medially, the first formed body 26 central authorities and construct in their longitudinal direction.Matrix recess 26a is configured to hold axle head 29.Axle head 29 constructs as follows, that is, make its can hold by the formed body recess 26a of the first formed body 26.In addition, axle head 29 can be mobile in the formed body recess 26a inside of the first formed body 26.Axle head 29 can at the formed body recess 26a internal lock of the first formed body 26.The locking of axle head 29 is realized by connection element, and this connection element has the shape of geosynclinal concave mouth 29a.Geosynclinal concave mouth 29a perpendicular to axle head 29 longitudinal direction be positioned on the upper end of this axle head.The geosynclinal concave mouth 29a of axle head 29 is designed for the kayser unit 30 included by accommodation first formed body 26.Kayser unit 30 can be arranged the first lateral notch 31 inside in the wall of the first formed body 26 movably.First formed body 26 and axle head 29 can be coupled to each other.In connection process, the kayser unit 30 of the first formed body 26 at least enters into the geosynclinal concave mouth 29a of axle head 29 with area format, that is, this kayser unit is engaged in geosynclinal concave mouth 29a.When kayser unit 30 is engaged in the geosynclinal concave mouth 29a of axle head 29, axle head 29 connects with the first formed body 26.Kayser unit 30 can construct spherical or cylindricly.
In addition, the matrix 24 of vacuum cylinder has the second lateral notch 32, and the plane of itself and lower support body 23 generally parallel constructs.Second lateral notch 32 is designed for holds kayser unit 30.If kayser unit 30 constructs such as spherically, so when introducing uncoupling process and therefore kayser unit 30 is no longer engaged in the geosynclinal concave mouth 29a of axle head 29, the kayser unit of this globular structure or its latch elements just slide in the second lateral notch 32.That is, kayser unit 30 is thrown off with axle head 29 or its geosynclinal concave mouth 29a.
Fig. 5 also illustrates the lid 33 on the upside of upper support 22 and takes runner hub 34, and it is configured between the lateral part of axle head 29 and lower support body 23.
That is, axle head 29 such as one-piece construction as shown in Figure 5.Axle head 29 has basal plane that is flat, that is plate-like substantially, and it is with molded axostylus axostyle.At axle head 29 directly against in region on substrate 24, matrix 24 has the first abutment face 35.Axle head 29 has the second abutment face 36.Second abutment face 36 is directed upwards towards in the side of matrix 24.That is, the second abutment face 36 is particularly directed upwards towards in the side of the first abutment face 35.Due to the effect of Flexible element 27, two abutment face 35,36 positive ground press each other in this region.This particularly occurs when axle head 29 connects with the first formed body 26.That is, axle head 29 bears connection in the first formed body 26 with matrix 24.
In addition, in order to machinery or manual control mechanical movable device 28, vacuum cylinder, in upside, that is, has handle 37 above upper support 22.Handle 37 is generally parallel installed with the plane of upper support 22.Handle 37 is such as applicable to the manual control guaranteeing mobile device 28.This is particularly manually connecting and/or is being important in uncoupling process.In addition it should be noted that in uncoupling process axle head 29 and the first formed body 26 throw off and therefore can take down vacuum cylinder from axle head 29 like a cork.Especially, the stroke for taking down vacuum cylinder 21 from axle head 29 is less than the half of the stroke that will overcome when through fastening axle, is usually less than 1/3rd or less.
Fig. 6 illustrates the 4th embodiment of vacuum cylinder 44, and this vacuum cylinder is similar to the vacuum cylinder coming from Fig. 5.Same element with designated identical in Figure 5, and no longer again to illustrate.In figure 6, mobile device 28 runs with pneumatic mode especially.The element for air operated control is attached with in the region of axle head 29.Air feeder line 38 carries pressurized air from the lower axle head 29 through connecting device.By applying pressurized air, matrix 24 is moved up.Hold kayser unit 30 by the second lateral notch 32, and thus discharge axle head 29.Insert O shape ring 39 taking in the region between runner hub 34 and lower support body 23.Seal ring 40 seals axle head 29 in the region taking runner hub 34.Little transverse holes 41 is designed for discharges pressurized air where necessary.Two seal ring 42,43 relativeatoeterahub 25 seal matrix 24.Reference numerals list
1 first embodiment
2 lower support body
3 upper support
4 recesses
5 recesses
6 contact pin
7 contact pin
8 supporting members
8a bottom section
8b upper end section
9 around ring
10 dead rings
11 hold opening
12 initial end vacuum draw bars
12a dip plane
13 end vacuum draw bars
13a dip plane
14 sections
15 vacuum chambers
16 vacuum line
17a, 17b recess
18a, 18b recess
19 elastomeric materials
20 second embodiments
21 the 3rd embodiments
22 upper support
23 lower support body
24 matrixes
24a matrix recess
25 wheel hubs
26 first formed bodys
26a formed body recess
27 Flexible elements
28 mobile devices
29 axle heads
29a geosynclinal concave mouth
30 kayser unit
31 first lateral notch
32 second lateral notch
33 lids
34 take runner hub
35 first abutment faces
36 second abutment faces
37 starlike handles
38 air feeder lines
39 O shape rings
40 seal rings
41 little transverse holes
42 seal rings
43 seal rings
44 the 4th embodiments

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1. the vacuum cylinder for labeling apparatus (1,20,21,44), described vacuum cylinder comprises lower support body (2,23) and upper support (3,22),
It is characterized in that,
Described lower support body (2,23) and/or described upper support (3,22) are made up of composite material at least partly.
2. vacuum cylinder according to claim 1 (1,20,21,44), wherein, described composite material comprises aramid fiber plastics, fiberglass plastic, carbon fiber plastic or boron fiber plastics.
3. vacuum cylinder according to claim 1 and 2 (1,20,21,44), wherein, the thickness of described lower support body (2,23) and/or upper support (3,22) is the value of 12mm, 10mm, 9mm or 8mm.
4. vacuum cylinder according to any one of claim 1 to 3 (1,20,21,44), wherein, the one or more threaded inserts in described lower support body (2,23) and/or described upper support (3,22) comprise Self-cutting threaded insert.
5. vacuum cylinder according to any one of claim 1 to 4 (1,20,21,44), wherein, described lower support body (2,23) and/or described upper support (3,22) comprise multiple recess (4,5).
6. vacuum cylinder (20 according to any one of claim 1 to 5, 21, 44), wherein, described vacuum cylinder (20, 21, 44) outside circumferentially in described upper support (3, 22) with described lower support body (2, 23) at least one initial end vacuum draw bar (12) is comprised between, wherein, the relatively described lower support body (2 of longitudinal direction of at least one initial end vacuum draw bar (12) described, 23) plane substantially perpendicularly extends, wherein, at least one initial end vacuum draw bar (12) described is designed for be transferred on container by the initial end of label, and wherein, there is no to be designed for the end vacuum draw bar transferred to by the end of label on container.
7. vacuum cylinder according to claim 6 (20,21,44), wherein, at least one initial end vacuum draw bar (12) described can alternatively be connected with described vacuum cylinder (20,21,44).
8. the vacuum cylinder (20,21,44) according to claim 6 or 7, wherein, at least one initial end vacuum draw bar (12) described is embodied as C shape section bar, wherein, described C shape profile design is used for and pairing guiding device and the combined action as follows of spring-loaded pressure piece, that is, at least one initial end vacuum draw bar (12) described is fixed on described vacuum cylinder (20,21,44).
9. vacuum cylinder (1 according to any one of claim 1 to 8, 21, 44), wherein, described vacuum cylinder (1, 21, 44) outside circumferentially in upper support (3, 22) with lower support body (2, 23) the initial end vacuum draw bar (12) of the first quantity is comprised between, wherein, the relatively described lower support body (2 of longitudinal direction of described initial end vacuum draw bar (12), 23) plane substantially perpendicularly extends, and wherein, described initial end vacuum draw bar (12) is designed for be transferred to the initial end of label on container, and wherein, described vacuum cylinder (1, 21, 44) outside circumferentially in upper support (3, 22) with lower support body (2, 23) the end vacuum draw bar (13) of the second quantity is comprised between, wherein, the relatively described lower support body (2 of longitudinal direction of described end vacuum draw bar (13), 23) plane substantially perpendicularly extends, and wherein, described end vacuum draw bar (13) is designed for be transferred on container by the end of label, and wherein, described first quantity is preferably same large with described second quantity.
10. vacuum cylinder according to claim 9 (1,21,44), wherein, the initial end vacuum draw bar (12) of described first quantity and the end vacuum draw bar (13) of described second quantity can alternatively be connected with described vacuum cylinder (1,21,44).
11. vacuum cylinders (1 according to claim 9 or 10, 21, 44), wherein, the initial end vacuum draw bar (12) of described first quantity and the end vacuum draw bar (13) of described second quantity are embodied as C shape section bar respectively, wherein, described C shape profile design is used for and pairing guiding device and the combined action as follows of spring-loaded pressure piece, namely, the initial end vacuum draw bar (12) of described first quantity and the end vacuum draw bar (13) of described second quantity is made to be fixed on described vacuum cylinder (1, 21, 44) on.
12. vacuum cylinders (21,44) according to any one of claim 1 to 11, wherein, described vacuum cylinder (21,44) also comprises quick connecting device, and described quick connecting device is designed for and described vacuum cylinder (21,44) can be releasably connected with axle head (29).
13. vacuum cylinders according to claim 12 (21,44), wherein, described quick connecting device is in the central authorities of described vacuum cylinder (21,44), and the plane of the relatively described lower support body of the longitudinal axis of described quick connecting device (2,23) substantially perpendicularly extends.
14. vacuum cylinders according to claim 13 (21,44), wherein, described quick connecting device also comprises:
First formed body (26), wherein, described first formed body (26) has the first formed body recess (26a), wherein, described first formed body (26) is designed for can move in a longitudinal direction in matrix recess (24a), wherein, described first formed body recess (26a) is designed for and makes axle head (29) move and to lock in described first formed body recess, thus described first formed body (26) and described axle head (29) are coupled to each other;
Have the matrix (24) of matrix longitudinal axis, wherein, described matrix (24) comprises described matrix recess (24a).
15. 1 kinds of labeling apparatus with the vacuum cylinder (1,20,21,44) according to any one of claim 1 to 14.
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