EP0096691B1 - Bandfördersystem mit elektro-optischem etikettaufspürer - Google Patents

Bandfördersystem mit elektro-optischem etikettaufspürer Download PDF

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EP0096691B1
EP0096691B1 EP19830900120 EP83900120A EP0096691B1 EP 0096691 B1 EP0096691 B1 EP 0096691B1 EP 19830900120 EP19830900120 EP 19830900120 EP 83900120 A EP83900120 A EP 83900120A EP 0096691 B1 EP0096691 B1 EP 0096691B1
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Waldemar Siegmund Kebbel
Manfred Meyer
Jacek A. Nechay
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F19/00—Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations
    • B41F19/02—Apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with other operations with embossing
    • B41F19/06—Printing and embossing between a negative and a positive forme after inking and wiping the negative forme; Printing from an ink band treated with colour or "gold"
    • B41F19/064—Presses of the reciprocating type
    • 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
    • B65C9/1873—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 the transfer involving heating means, e.g. for decals
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41P—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2219/00—Printing presses using a heated printing foil
    • B41P2219/40—Material or products to be decorated or printed
    • B41P2219/41—Web-like material

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  • the present invention relates to web transport systems, and more particularly to web transport systems in heat transfer decorators.
  • One particularly successful type of heat transfer decorator utilizes a label carrier web which is transported past a label preheater to a decorating site, where it is heated and pressed against an article surface to transfer a heat releasable label onto the article.
  • Illustrative U.S. patents include: U.S. Patent Nos. 2,981,432; 3,064,714; 3,079,979; 3,193,211; 3,208,897; 3,231,448; RE.26,226; and 3,483,063.
  • the label carrier web employed in these prior art decorators comprises a label bearing portion on which labels are periodically spaced, and a margin for evenly spaced pin holes.
  • the label carrierweb is fed from an unwind roll through a series of dancer and idler rolls to a metering roll, and thence past a preheater through the decorating site, further dancer and idler rolls to a rewind roll.
  • the metering roll includes a peripheral series of pins which engage the pin holes of the web to register the speed of the web and thereby control the average web speed.
  • Shuttle rolls are mounted astride the label transfer site on a reciprocating label shuttle, which accelerates the local web speed when extending, and decelerates the web speed when retracting. This permits a closer spacing of labels on the carrier web.
  • the web is pulled through the various transport stations by the takeup reel, which rotates at a surface speed matching that of the metering roll.
  • Clutch and brake assemblies at both the unwind and takeup reels, together with dancer rolls, provide torque adjustments for the reels to regulate web tension.
  • a primary object of the invention to provide an improved web transport system for use in heat transfer decorators.
  • a related object is to design a system of this nature which precisely regulates web speed at the decorating site, and which provides for accurately reproducible transfer positioning.
  • a further object of the invention is to employ a web registration system which does not require extraneous register marks on the carrier web. It is particularly desirable to provide a carrier web of reduced area, having no substantial margin beyond the label-bearing portion, since this provides the potential for greater overall speed and also for a web which is smaller.
  • a label transfer apparatus including a web bearing a plurality of labels, means for routing the web through a transport path past a transfer site, means for transferring labels onto articles at the transfer site, means for controlling the transport of the web and for generating a timing signal in dependence upon the position of a label, means for generating control signals in coordination with the means for routing the web, and intermittent transport means for starting and stopping web advance in accordance with said control signal and timing signal; characterised in that the timing signal is generated in response to a predetermined optical contrast within the label.
  • the above objects may be implemented in the improved web transport system of the invention, which is especially suited to regulating the advance of a label carrier web in a heat transfer decorator.
  • the improved transport system includes the optical detection of a contrast location which is typically part of a printed label, thereby generating a signal to control intermittent web advance.
  • and optical scanner assembly in conjunction with the timing apparatus and control circuit, generates a "window" on the web, i.e. a predetermined detection interval only during which the system responds to an optical contrast in the web.
  • the window is located by the user at a point of high optical contrast within a label.
  • Preferred apparatus for this purpose includes a web support plate with tension rolls, and an optical scanner which is adjustably located both horizontally and vertically.
  • the electronic control circuit comprises a NAND gate array together with a power source to ensure the proper sequence of machine operation.
  • the control assembly prevents simultaneous energizing of brake and clutch, and enables the scanner to actuate the brake.
  • a seris of LEDs register the operation of the brake, clutch, enabling circuit, and optical scanner.
  • the principal elements in the preferred embodiment are a metering roll with a clutch and brake assembly which achieves intermittent web advance at a controlled velocity; an optical scanner assembly to generate a signal responsive to an optical contrast in the label area of the carrier web; a label shuttle/heart cam assembly to provide local variation of web advance in the label transfer area; timing apparatus to provide a control signal to the metering roll, clutch, and brake in accordance with the rotation of the heart cam; and an electronic control circuit to coordinate the operation of these various transport control assemblies.
  • the metering roll incorporates internal clutch and brake assemblies to regulate the rotation of a metering roll drum relative to its central shaft.
  • these assemblies are electromagnetically actuated, with an adjustable magnetic gap to calibrate the clutch and brake operation.
  • the timing assembly includes a pair of pins appended to the heart cam shaft at adjustable angular positions. Each of these pins actuates a proximity switch which in turn initiates a signal to the electronic control circuit.
  • the timing assembly advantageously further includes a pair of stop members which may be utilized to adjust the angular position of the pins on the heart cam shaft, thereby calibrating the operation of the metering roll, clutch, and brake assemblies to that of the label shuttle assembly.
  • the sequence of operation of the web transport apparatus in the preferred embodiment involves the following steps: the timing assembly energizes the clutch and de-energizes the brake, allowing the metering roll drum to rotate around its axis and feed the label web through the decorator at an increased velocity. This places the control circuit in a Disable mode, during which an entire label can pass through the scanner without effect.
  • the control circuit is converted to an Enable mode by the timing apparatus, the passage of a label contrast area through the scanner "window" will energize the brake and de-energize the clutch, stopping the metering roll rotation.
  • the transport apparatus will remain in this condition until the timing apparatus generates a signal placing the control circuit in the Disable mode, re- energizing the clutch.
  • a capstan web drive located downstream of the decorating station pulls the web through the decorator.
  • This embodiment omits the metering roll and label shuttle, and provides intermittent web advance by means of clutch and brake assemblies within the capstan.
  • the article-holding turret is preferably directly driven from capstan drive shaft, thereby coordinating web advance with the rotation of articles to be decorated.
  • the function served by the timing assembly of the preferred embodiment is effected by a microprocessor which provides a timing signal to the control circuit.
  • the microprocessor is programmed with the desired web speed, label pitch, and window location.
  • a pneumatic dancer roll assembly upstream of the decorating site provides label feed at a controlled pitch and tension regulated by the microprocessor.
  • a heat transfer decorator of the general type disclosed in above-listed U.S. Patents incorporates a label carrier web transport in accordance with the invention.
  • decorator 10 includes a web transport 11 for routing a carrier web 100 bearing labels 110 from an unwind reel 18, through various transport control and label processing stations, to a takeup reel 19.
  • the principal elements of the carrier web transport control are a metering roll 30, a label scanner assembly 50, a shuttel 20 with shuttle rolls 21 and 22, and tension control devices 18a and 19a associated with the unwind and takeup reels.
  • a label preheater 14 and a transfer roll 17 preheat labels 110 and transfer them to articles using heat and pressure.
  • a bottle or other article B is carried by turret 15 into proximity with carrier web 100, and transfer roll 17 impresses the heated label against the bottle thereby achieving label transfer.
  • the metering roll 30 in conjunction with label shuttle 20 provides an intermittent web motion at the decoration site.
  • the web is advanced at a predetermined speed during decoration, but stops during interim periods. This allows a close spacing of labels 110 on carrier web 100 (cf. Figure 5).
  • this intermittent web motion is regulated by a signal from scanner assembly 50, which registers a selected contrast location on web 100, typically part of a label 110.
  • This control signal actuates and deactuates clutch and brake assemblies within metering roll 30 as moderated by a master timing mechanism located on the shaft of heart cam 24 (shown in phantom) to coordinate the web transport with other machine functions.
  • Shuttle rolls 21 and 22 are mounted on shuttle 20, which is reciprocated by label shuttle slide 23 and carriage 25 in response to the rotation of heart cam 24.
  • a cam follower 26 ( Figure 2) imparts a proportional part of the reciprocating motion of carriage 25 to label shuttle slide 20. Similar mechanisms control the motion of turret 15.
  • An angle scale 27 tracks the angular orientation of heart cam 24; while angle scale 28 tracks the movement of the label shuttle slide 23 as well as turret shuttle slide.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view of various drive components of decorator 10 (in particular components for transporting carrier web 100), as well as associated control apparatus.
  • Drive shaft 72 is driven from motor 71 to provide the basic mechanical input for decorator 10. These mechanisms induce the rotation of the metering roll 31 via gear 73, heart cam gear 75, and gears 77 and 78.
  • Rewind roll 19 is driven from the metering roll shaft 77 as shown at 79.
  • the takeup reel 19 includes a tension control assembly 19a to control its rotation via clutch 19b; a similar tension control assembly 18a located at the unwind reel 18 regulates a brake (not shown).
  • Preferred tension control apparatus of this type is disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 3,193,211.
  • Heart cam 24 at the top of heart cam shaft 76 regulates the reciprocation of shuttle 20 as discussed above.
  • the heart cam shaft controls the intermittent rotation of metering roll 30 primarily via a timing device assembly 80 located adjacent heart cam shaft 76.
  • a preferred design of the timing assembly 80 is illustrated in Figure 4, discussed below.
  • the heart cam rotation provides a basic timing input to the other moving parts of decorator 10 via mechanisms not shown.
  • Scanner assembly 50 located immediately upstream of metering roll 30, provides an additional control signal for regulating the intermittent metering roll motion.
  • a preferred design of scanner assembly 50 is disclosed below with reference to Figure 5.
  • a control circuit 130 coordinates these signals from scanner assembly 50 and timing assembly 80 to provide actuating and deactuating signals to clutch and brake assemblies within the metering roll 30.
  • FIG. 3 gives a partial sectional view of a preferred design of metering roll 30.
  • Metering roll 30 comprises a metering roll shell 41 mounted circumjacent metering roll shaft 31 in bearings 48.
  • Metering roll 30 includes an internal electromagnetic brake assembly 32 at its base, and an electromagnetic clutch 42 at top.
  • brake assembly 32 the actuation of solenoid 36 pulls in the armature plate 35, attached by a leaf spring to clamp plate 33.
  • Clamp plate 33 in turn is fixed to metering roll shell 41 by clamp collar 34.
  • the release of armature plate 35 therefore allows metering roll shell 41 to rotate relative to shaft 31.
  • the actuation of clutch solenoid 42b pulls in armature plate 45, thereby accelerating and rotating the metering roll shell 41 via clamp plate 43.
  • Each of the clutch and brake armature plates are separated from the corresponding solenoid by a magnetic gap, which may be adjusted by loosening, shifting and tightening the respective clamp collar 34 or 44 on its clamp plate.
  • Metering roll shaft 31 rotates continuously with the inner portion 42a of the clutch 42.
  • the stationary coil 42b of clutch 42 is prevented from rotation by an anti- rotation bracket 46.
  • Electronic control signals for the brake and clutch assemblies are routed through wires (not shown) passing through anti- rotation bracket 46, while the brake assembly receives control signals through wires (not shown).
  • FIG. 4 gives a perspective view of a preferred design for timing assembly 80.
  • Bracket 81 is bolted to the super-structure of decorator 10 adjacent the drive shaft 72.
  • Bracket 81 houses a pair of proximity switches 94 ("clutch") and 97 (“enablier”), each of which outputs a signal on the approach of one of the pins 93 and 96 protruding from heart cam shaft 76.
  • Each of pins 93 and 96 are housed in a split collar, respectively 95 and 98.
  • the split collars may be tightened or loosened by the user to provide a prescribed friction, illustratively via adjustment bolts 92 which squeeze belleville disc springs. Set screws 99 prevent overtightening of collars 95, 98.
  • Stops 84 and 87 are mounted to bracket 81 with an outward bias due to the respective compression springs 86 and 89.
  • the corresponding stop is pushed inwardly by the user while jogging the machine to cause rotation of shaft 76.
  • the machine should be jogged up to one full cycle in order to rotate the respective pin to contact its stop, and thereafter until the end of the shuttle carriage 25 is aligned with a predetermined angular indication on angle scale 27 ( Figure 1).
  • FIG. 5 gives a perspective view of an illustrative scanner assembly 50 to be employed for the optical detection of labels in accordance with the invention.
  • Carrier web 100 passes around idler roll 54 and thence between tension rolls 56 and 57, which maintain the web flat against a vertical support plate 55.
  • Scanner assembly 60 is mounted to a bracket 66 which is carried on a support tower 51.
  • Support tower 51 advantageously includes a vertical track 53 to permit adjustment of the height of carriage 66 and scanner 60.
  • Scanner 60 may be mounted on either side of carriage 66 in order to widen the range of reading locations.
  • Scanner 60 may be adjustably mounted at a desired distance from plate 55.
  • Support tower 51 in turn is slidably mounted in a horizontal track 52, to which it is secured in order to provide a desired horizontal reading location.
  • Horizontal and vertical tracks 52 and 53 illustratively comprise V-groove slides, each driven by a screw with a knob 67. Thumb screws 68 and 69 tighten the mount within tracks 52 and 53.
  • Support plate 55 keeps the paper web flat at a proper distance from the lens of scanner 60.
  • Plate 55 advantageously comprises a metallic plate with a black anodized surface to prevent unwanted reflection of light passing through the paper.
  • Scanner 60 is preferably slanted from a perpendicular to support plate 55 in order to prevent sensing reflections from the surface of web 100.
  • the scanner may be equipped with an internal light source, a sensitivity adjustment, and a control to select the capability of registering dark/light and light/dark optical transitions. Electro-optical apparatus having sensitivity to other wavelengths, or providing chromatic reading capabilities, may be employed in lieu of the illustrated black/white scanner 60.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an electronic circuit 130 for processing the signals from proximity switches 94 and 97, and from a scanner 60, in order to output actuating and deactuating signals to the clutch and brake assemblies of the metering roll 30.
  • Circuit 130 comprises a logic array of NAND gates to achieve the control sequence described below.
  • Inputs P7 and P8 receive a signal from the clutch proximity switch 94 while inputs P9 and P10 receive the signal from the brake proximity switch 97.
  • Inputs P5 and P6 receive the output signal of the scanner 60. When the output 5 of gate U2 goes low a light emitting diode LED1 indicates an Enable state for the circuit.
  • Inputs P5 and P6 receive a low order amplitude positive or negative polarity signal from a scanner control (not shown), depending on whether the scanner is reading a transition from light to dark, or from dark to light. This signal is amplified by operational amplifier U8 and activates LED4.
  • Switch S1 enables the user to adjust the circuit for dark/light transitions versus light/dark transitions.
  • Switch S1 may be omitted if scanner 60 provides this switching capability internally, as is desirable.
  • a suitable scanner having these characteristics is sold by Visolux, of Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany.
  • Output 12 of gate U6 goes low only when nodes 5 (Enable) and 11 are high.
  • Circuit 135 outputs a rectified AC signal as a power supply to circuit 130.
  • Circuit 130 provides the following operational sequence.
  • circuit 130 energizes the clutch 42 and de-energizes the brake (Disable mode - node 5 high).
  • the brake Disable mode - node 5 high.
  • an entire label 110 passes under scanner 60, switching output 11 on and off with no effect.
  • the lower "brake" proximity switch is actuated, usually when the scanner is over a gap area between labels 110, causing circuit 130 to switch to Enable mode, and turning on LED1.
  • the detection of an optical transition delivers a signal to inputs P5 and P6, which cause a low output of gate U6, thereby energizing the brake and de-energizing the clutch.
  • the system will remain in this state until the clutch proximity switch 94 is tripped, energizing the clutch and starting a new cycle. Therefore, the metering roll shell 36 will rotate starting from the beginning of a cycle until both: (a) the brake proximity switch 97 has been tripped and (b) the scanner 60 detects a label transition of a predetermined contrast. At this point, the metering roll shell 41 becomes stationary until the beginning of the next cycle.
  • the user may choose the proper gears to provide a desired angular velocity for metering roll shaft 31, although a proper gear ratio is not crucial in contrast to the prior art.
  • the stroke of label shuttle 20 is calibrated by properly locating the cam follower 26 in label shuttle slide 23.
  • the user presets the actuation angle of the clutch and brake proximity switches 94 and 97, as measured by the position of the shuttle carriage 25 on angle scale 27, using the technique discussed above.
  • the metering roll should be rotated manually until a desired portion of a label is positioned at the labelling site.
  • the scanner should then be vertically located at the height of a a suitable registration point - i.e.
  • the scanner should be adjusted depending on whether there is a dark/ light or light/dark transition at the chosen registration point; in the former case, the preceding dark or light area must be sufficiently broad.
  • the user then horizontally positions the scanner 60 at a location just prior to the selected point. With reference to Figure 7, for example, the user initially positions the scanner at X1 just prior to gap W. The label 110 travels in direction A relative to scanner 60. The user then determines the scanner sensitivity necessary to activate LED4 ( Figure 6). The user repeats this process at point X2 subsequent to the gap, then adjusts the sens- tivity to the average of the values thus determined.
  • the photoeye should be located in the center of gap W ( Figure 7), and the machine cycled for several labels until the metering roll starts and stops, feeding one label at a time. If decorator 10 has been properly calibrated, the registration point should stop within the gap W when the machine is jogged slowly, and the decorator should consistently provide a start-stop web transport motion.
  • FIG. 8 shows in a plan view a heat transfer decorator 210 in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • Decorator 210 is an improved version of the heat transfer decorator disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,214,937.
  • the principal elements of the web transport system 211 are an unwind reel 218; a pneumatic dancer roll assembly 270; label preheater 214 and transfer roll 217; a capstan web drive 230; and a takeup reel 219.
  • Decorator 210 transfers labels 110 periodically spaced on a web 100 similarly to decorator 10 ( Figure 1), and controls the speed, tension, and intermittent advance of web 100 using the method and apparatus described below.
  • Capstan 230 includes internal clutch and brake assemblies generally similar to those of the metering roll 30, and thus provides a stop and go feed of carrier web 100.
  • the shaft of the takeup reel of 219 is slidably mounted so as to permit a variable separation of the axes of takeup reel 219 and capstan 230.
  • Takeup reel 219 is biased by an air cylinder so that the accumulated web roll will hug the capstan 30, providing a friction driven rewind of web 100.
  • capstan 230 is mounted onto the shaft, which advantageously has a splined connection (not shown) to a DC motor 281, thus allowing a telescoping coupling for the label drive.
  • Motor 218 drives shaft 284 by way of a label clutch 283, and is additionally connected to a turret clutch 282.
  • Turret clutch 282 is linked by belt 285 to variable speed connection 286, which in turn controls the rotation of the turret 215 by means of a variable drive pulley 287 and connecting belt 288.
  • the rate of advance of carrier web 100, pulled by capstan 230 is automatically coordinated with the rotation of articles B by turret 215.
  • dancer roll assembly 270 provides an intermittent feed of a controlled length of carrier web 100, with a tension exerted by dancer roll 271.
  • Dancer roll 271 is subjected to a bias within slit 272 in direction C, provided by an air cylinder.
  • the feed of carrier web 100 into and out of dancer roll assembly 270 is gated by pneumatic jaws 274 and 275. When jaw 274 is closed, and jaw 275 open, air cylinder 240 will cause dancer roll 271 to move to its extreme position in direction C, accumulating a reservoir of web 100.
  • capstan 230 The intermittent operation of capstan 230 is modulated by a signal from scanner assembly 250, which may operate identically with scanner assembly 50 ( Figure 5).
  • the feed of carrier web 100 is coordinated with other machine functions by means of a microprocessor 290, which provides a timing signal to actuate and deactuate clutch and brake assemblies within the capstan 230, and additionally provides control signals to open and close jaws 274 and 275.
  • the sequence of operation substantially corresponds to that described above for decorator 10.

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1. Etikettenübertragungsvorrichtung mit einem Band (100), welches eine Vielzahl von Etiketten trägt, einer Einrichtung (11) zum Leiten des Bandes durch eine Transportbahn vorbei an einem Übertragungsort, einer Einrichtung zum Übertragung von Etiketten auf Gegenstände (B) am Übertragungsort, einer Einrichtung zum Steuern des Transports des Bandes und zum Erzeugen eines Taktsignals in Abhängigkeit von der Position eines Etiketts (110), einer Einrichtung (80) zum Erzeugen von Steuersignalen in Abstimmung mit der Einrichtung zum Leiten des Bandes, und mit einer intermittierenden Transporteinrichtung zum Starten und Stoppen des Bandvorschubs im Einklang mit dem Steuersignal und dem Taktsignal, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Taktsignal in Abhängigkeit von einem vorbestimmten optischen Kontrast innerhalb des Etiketts erzeugt wird.
2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, weiterhin dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steuersignale ein Einschaltsignal an einem ersten Punkt innerhalb eines jeden Etikettierintervals und ein Ausschaltsignal an einem zweiten Punkt innerhalb eines jeden Etikettierintervals umfassen, wobei die intermittierende Transporteinrichtung eine Einrichtung zum Starten der Bandbewegung in Abhängigkeit von einem gegebenen Ausschaltsignal und eine Einrichtung zum Stoppen der Bandbewegung in Abhängigkeit von einem gegebenen Taktsignal anschließend an ein Einschaltsignal, jedoch vor dem nächsten Ausschaltsignal, umfaßt.
3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, weiterhin dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Taktsignal in Abhängigkeit des Nachweises eines vorbestimmten Hell-zu-Dunkel-Übergangs innerhalb des Etiketts erzeugt wird,
oder daß das Taktsignal in Abhängigkeit des Nachweises eines vorbestimmten Dunkel-zu-Hell- Übergangs innerhalb des Etiketts erzeugt wird,
oder daß das Taktsignal in Abhängigkeit des Nachweises eines vorbestimmten chromatischen Übergangs innerhalb des Etiketts erzeugt wird,
oder daß das Taktsignal in Abhängigkeit des Nachweises eines vorbestimmten UV-Wellenlängen-Übergangs innerhalb des Etiketts erzeugt wird.
4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, weiterhin dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Leiteinrichtung eine drehbare Meßrolle (30) zum Steuern des Vorschubs des Bandes (100) umfaßt sowie den Etikettierort spreizende Pendelrollen (21, 22) zum Regulieren des Bandvorschubs am Etikettierort.
5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 mit einer Antriebsquelle zur Schaffung eines mechanischen Antriebs für die Pendelrollen (21, 22), die Meßrolle (30) und andere sich bewegende Teile der Etikettenübertragungsvorrichtung.
6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Antriebsquelle eine rotierende Welle (76), eine an der Welle befestigte Nockenscheibe (24) und eine Einrichtung, welche die Nockenscheibe mit den Pendelrollen (21, 22) verbindet, um die Rollen im Einklang mit der Drehung der Nockenscheibe hin und her zu bewegen, umfaßt.
7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, wobei die Einrichtung (80) zum Erzeugen von Steuersignalen einen Stift (93; 96) umfaßt, der an der rotierenden Welle (76) angebracht ist, sowie einen Näherungsschalter (94; 97) an einer vorgegebenen Winkelposition der rotierenden Welle, um beim Annähern des Stiftes ein Steuersignal zu erzeugen.
8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, wobei der Stift (93; 96) über einen Kragen (95; 98) an der rotierenden Welle befestigt ist, welcher den Stift während einer Maschinenvibration stabilisiert, jedoch eine relative Drehung von Stift und Welle erlaubt.
9. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7 oder Anspruch 8, mit einem Anschlagsglied (84; 87), welches in die und aus der Rotationsbahn des Stifts (93; 96) bewegbar ist und hierdurch ein Anhalten des Stifts während der Rotation der Welle erlaubt.
10. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, weiterhin gekennzeichnet dirch eine periodische Betriebsweise innerhalb der Etikettier-Zyklen.
11. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Bandleiteinrichtung eine Bandantriebswelle (230) zum intermittierenden Ziehen des Bandes (100) durch die Transportbahn hindurch unter gesteuerter Spannung sowie eine von der Bandantriebswelle angetriebene Aufwickelspule (219) zur Aufnahme des Bandes umfaßt.
12. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 11, weiterhin gekennzeichnet durch eine Antriebseinrichtung (281) zum Rotieren der Bandanstriebswelle und zum synchronen Hindurchfördern der Gegenstände durch den Etikettierungsort.
13. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 12 oder Anspruch 13, wobei die Bandantriebswelle (230) auf einer rotierenden Antriebswelle befestigt ist und interne Kupplungs- und Bremsanordnungen umfaßt.
14. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 12 oder Anspruch 13, wobei die Bandantriebswelle (270) auf der rotierenden Antriebswelle befestigt ist und interne Kupplungs- und Bremsanordnungen umfaßt, die mittels der Steuersignale und des Taktsignals aktiviert und deaktiviert werden.
15. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche mit einer stromaufwärts des Übertragungsorts angeordneten Etikettenzuführeinrichtung (270) zum intermittierenden Aufnehmen eines Bandüberschusses und Abgeben des Bandüberschusses unter einer gesteuerten Spannung.
16. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 15, wobei die Etikettenzuführeinrichtung (270) mittels der Steuersignale und des Taktsignals aktivierbar und deaktivierbar ist.
17. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, weiterhin gekennzeichnet durch eine Vielzahl logischer Gatter, welche die Steuersignale und das Taktsignal aufnehmen und an die intermittierende Transporteinrichtung Aktivierungs- und Deaktivierungssignale abgeben.
18. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 17, weiterhin dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steuersignale ein Einschaltsignal an einem ersten Punkt innerhalb eines jeden Etikettierungsintervals und ein Ausschaltsignal an einem zweiten Punkt innerhalb eines jeden Etikettierungsintervals umfassen.
19. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 18, wobei die logischen Gatter in Abhängigkeit von einem Einschaltsignal einen Einschaltzustand initiieren, in Abhängigkeit eines Taktsignals während eines Einschaltzustands ein Stop-Band-Signal erzeugen, und in Abhängigkeit von einem Ausschaltsignal ein Start-Band-Signal erzeugen und jedweden Einschaltzustand beenden.
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