CN114476292A

CN114476292A - Labeling equipment

Info

Publication number: CN114476292A
Application number: CN202011407020.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林昱诚; 吕元戎; 杨晋嘉; 彭星富
Original assignee: Powertech Technology Inc
Current assignee: Powertech Technology Inc
Priority date: 2020-10-27
Filing date: 2020-12-04
Publication date: 2022-05-13
Also published as: TW202216537A

Abstract

The invention provides labeling equipment which comprises a driving device and a labeling head. At least one side surface of the driving device is provided with a first buckling part. At least one side surface of the labeling head is provided with a second buckling part. The first buckling part and the second buckling part are suitable for being buckled with each other so as to detachably install the labeling head at the bottom end of the driving device. The labeling head of the labeling equipment is easy to replace.

Description

Labeling equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to labeling devices, and particularly to a labeling device with a snap-fit head.

Background

Conventionally, labels on products are manually attached. With the development of automatic operation equipment, labels are often attached to commodities by an automatic labeling machine at present. The labeler generally drives the labeling head by a driving device such as a cylinder to perform labeling operation, and the labeling head of different types needs to be replaced by the cylinder according to different products. In present labeller, will paste the head lock with the screw from bottom to top and attach to the cylinder mostly for the change of pasting the head is comparatively laborious and time-consuming, and need to change through instruments such as screwdriver or wrench, can't go on by hand. In addition, in order to avoid damage caused by collision of the labeling head with the product and to avoid static electricity between the labeling head and the product, a buffer material such as foam can be attached to the lower surface of the labeling head. However, when the labeling head is locked to the cylinder or detached from the cylinder by the screw from bottom to top as described above, the locking position is close to the foam, so the foam is easily touched by mistake and is easily dropped or damaged.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims at labeling equipment, and the labeling head of the labeling equipment is easy and convenient to replace.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the labeling device comprises a driving device and a labeling head. At least one side surface of the driving device is provided with a first buckling part. At least one side surface of the labeling head is provided with a second buckling part. The first buckling part and the second buckling part are suitable for being buckled with each other so as to detachably install the labeling head at the bottom end of the driving device.

In an embodiment of the invention, the number of the at least one side surface of the driving device is two, each side surface has a first buckling part, the number of the at least one side surface of the labeling head is two, each side surface has a second buckling part, and the two first buckling parts correspond to the two second buckling parts respectively.

In an embodiment of the invention, when the labeling head is mounted at the bottom end of the driving device, the upper surface of the labeling head faces towards the bottom end of the driving device, the lower surface of the labeling head opposite to the upper surface is suitable for performing the labeling operation, and at least one side surface of the labeling head extends between the upper surface and the lower surface.

In an embodiment of the invention, the labeling apparatus further includes a buffer material, wherein the buffer material is disposed on a lower surface of the labeling head.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the buffer material is foam.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first fastening portion includes a fastening ring, and the second fastening portion includes a fastening hook, and the fastening ring is adapted to be fastened to the fastening hook.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first fastening portion further includes a handle, the handle is rotatably connected to the driving device, the buckle is rotatably connected to the handle, and the handle is adapted to rotate to pull the buckle in a direction away from the buckle hook, so that the buckle is fastened to the buckle hook.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the labeling head has two arms, a locking groove is formed between the two arms, and the bottom end of the driving device has a locking block, which is locked in the locking groove when the labeling head is mounted on the bottom end of the driving device.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first engaging portion is disposed on at least one of the arm portions.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the driving device has at least one positioning pin, and the at least one positioning pin is inserted into the labeling head when the labeling head is mounted at the bottom end of the driving device.

In view of the above, in the labeling apparatus of the present invention, the labeling head is mounted to the driving device in a snap-fit manner instead of being mounted in a locking manner, so that the replacement of the labeling head is simple. In addition, the first buckling part and the second buckling part are respectively positioned on the side surface of the driving device and the side surface of the labeling head, so that a user carries out the disassembling and assembling operation of the labeling head at the side surfaces of the driving device and the labeling head instead of carrying out the disassembling and assembling operation of the labeling head below the labeling head. Therefore, the phenomenon that the buffering material on the bottom surface of the labeling head is touched by mistake to cause falling off or damage when the user carries out dismounting operation can be avoided.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a front view of part of the components of a labelling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a perspective view of part of the components of the labelling apparatus of fig. 1;

fig. 3 shows the labelling head of fig. 2 separated from the drive.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.

Fig. 1 is a front view of part of the components of a labeling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of part of the components of the labelling apparatus of fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows the labelling head of fig. 2 separated from the drive means. Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the labeling apparatus 100 of the present embodiment includes a driving device 110 and a labeling head 120, wherein the labeling head 120 is detachably mounted below the driving device 110. The label attaching head 120 is connected to an air suction device through a pipeline 120a, for example, and generates a suction force at a suction end 120b thereof by the air suction device to suck the label. The driving device 110 is, for example, a cylinder and is used to drive the labeling head 120 to move up and down to perform labeling operation on a product to be labeled (such as a hard disk) thereunder.

In detail, the labeling head 120 of the present embodiment has an upper surface 120d and a lower surface 120e opposite to each other, and two side surfaces 120c of the labeling head 120 extend between the upper surface 120d and the lower surface 120 e. When the labeling head 120 is mounted at the bottom end 110b of the driving device 110 as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the upper surface 120d of the labeling head 120 faces the bottom end 110b of the driving device 110, and the suction end 120b at the lower surface 120e of the labeling head 120 is suitable for performing the labeling operation.

In the embodiment, two side surfaces 110a of the driving device 110 respectively have first engaging portions 112, two side surfaces 120c of the labeling head 120 respectively have second engaging portions 122, and the two first engaging portions 112 respectively correspond to the two second engaging portions 122. The first engaging portion 112 is fixed to the driving device 110 by, for example, screwing or other suitable methods, and the second engaging portion 122 is fixed to the tag head 120 by, for example, screwing or other suitable methods, which is not limited in the present invention. Each first buckling portion 112 and the corresponding second buckling portion 122 are suitable for buckling to detachably mount the attaching head 120 on the bottom end 110b of the driving device 110. As described above, the labeling head 120 is designed to be mounted on the driving device 110 in a snap-fit manner, rather than being mounted in a locking manner, so that the labeling head 120 can be easily replaced.

Furthermore, the labeling apparatus 100 of the present embodiment may further include a buffer material 130 as shown in fig. 1, wherein the buffer material 130 is, for example, foam and disposed on the lower surface 120e of the label head 120, so as to prevent the label head 120 from colliding with the product to be labeled to cause damage and prevent static electricity from being generated between the label head 120 and the product to be labeled. Since the first engaging portion 112 and the second engaging portion 122 are respectively located on the side surface 110a of the driving device 110 and the side surface 120c of the labeling head 120, the user performs the operation of detaching the labeling head 120 from the side surfaces of the driving device 110 and the labeling head 120, rather than the operation of detaching the labeling head 120 from the lower side of the labeling head 120. Therefore, the user can be prevented from mistakenly touching the buffer material 130 on the bottom surface 120e of the attaching head 120 to cause falling off or damage during the assembling and disassembling operation.

In the present embodiment, each first engaging portion 112 includes a handle 112a and a buckle 112b, the handle 112a is rotatably connected to the driving device 110, the buckle 112b is rotatably connected to the handle 112a, and each second engaging portion 122 is a hook. The user can first make the buckle ring 112b of each first buckling portion 112 hook the corresponding buckle hook (the second buckling portion 122), and then apply a force to the handle 112a to rotate and pull the corresponding buckle ring 112b in a direction away from the corresponding buckle hook (the second buckling portion 122), so that the buckle ring 112b is tightly buckled with the corresponding buckle hook (the second buckling portion 122). In other embodiments, the first fastening portion 112 and the second fastening portion 122 can be in other suitable forms, and the invention is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the labeling head 120 has two arm portions 124, the two first engaging portions 122 are respectively disposed on the two arm portions 124, an engaging groove is formed between the two arm portions 124, and the bottom end 110b of the driving device 110 has an engaging block 114 corresponding to the engaging groove. When the tape head 120 is mounted on the bottom end 110b of the driving device 110, the engaging block 114 is engaged with the engaging groove. In addition, the driving device 110 further has at least one positioning pin 116 as shown in fig. 3. When the attaching head 120 is mounted on the bottom end 110b of the driving device 110, the positioning pin 116 is inserted into the attaching head 120. By the engagement of the engaging groove and the engaging block 114 and the positioning of the positioning pin 116, the labeling head 120 can be stably mounted on the driving device 110. In other embodiments, the engaging groove, the engaging block 114 and the positioning pin 116 can be replaced by other engaging structures and positioning structures, which is not limited in the present invention.

In summary, in the labeling apparatus of the present invention, the labeling head is mounted to the driving device in a snap-fit manner instead of being mounted in a locking manner, so that the labeling head can be replaced easily. In addition, the first buckling part and the second buckling part are respectively positioned on the side surface of the driving device and the side surface of the labeling head, so that a user carries out the disassembling and assembling operation of the labeling head at the side surfaces of the driving device and the labeling head instead of carrying out the disassembling and assembling operation of the labeling head below the labeling head. Therefore, the phenomenon that the buffering material on the bottom surface of the labeling head is touched by mistake to cause falling off or damage when the user carries out dismounting operation can be avoided.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; while the invention has been described in detail and with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A labeling apparatus, comprising:

the driving device is provided with a first buckling part on at least one side surface; and

the labeling head is provided with a second buckling part on at least one side face, and the first buckling part and the second buckling part are suitable for being buckled with each other so as to detachably install the labeling head at the bottom end of the driving device.

2. The labeling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said at least one side surface of said driving device is two in number, each of said side surfaces has said first engaging portion, said at least one side surface of said labeling head is two in number, each of said side surfaces has said second engaging portion, and said first engaging portions correspond to said second engaging portions, respectively.

3. Labeling apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said label head has an upper surface facing towards said bottom end of said drive means when said label head is mounted on said bottom end of said drive means, a lower surface of said label head opposite said upper surface being adapted to perform a labeling operation, said at least one side of said label head extending between said upper surface and said lower surface.

4. The labeling apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising a buffer material, wherein said buffer material is disposed on said lower surface of said labeling head.

5. Labeling apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the buffer material is foam.

6. The labeling apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first fastening portion comprises a buckle and said second fastening portion comprises a buckle hook, said buckle hook adapted to buckle to said buckle hook.

7. The labeling apparatus of claim 6 wherein said first engaging portion further comprises a handle rotatably connected to said driving device, said buckle rotatably connected to said handle, said handle adapted to rotate to pull said buckle in a direction away from said hook to secure said buckle to said hook.

8. The labeling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said labeling head has two arm portions forming a locking groove therebetween, said bottom end of said driving device has a locking block, and said locking block is locked in said locking groove when said labeling head is mounted on said bottom end of said driving device.

9. Labeling apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the first engaging portion is disposed on at least one of the arm portions.

10. Labeling apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said drive means has at least one alignment pin which is inserted into said label head when said label head is mounted on said bottom end of said drive means.