EP0114622A2 - Apparatus for the application of adhesive labels to objects - Google Patents

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EP0114622A2
EP0114622A2 EP84100294A EP84100294A EP0114622A2 EP 0114622 A2 EP0114622 A2 EP 0114622A2 EP 84100294 A EP84100294 A EP 84100294A EP 84100294 A EP84100294 A EP 84100294A EP 0114622 A2 EP0114622 A2 EP 0114622A2
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Hubert Weinundbrot
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/08—Label feeding
    • B65C9/18—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
    • B65C9/1865—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip
    • B65C9/1876—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip and being transferred by suction means
    • B65C9/1884—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip and being transferred by suction means the suction means being a movable vacuum arm or pad
    • 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
    • B65C9/26—Devices for applying labels
    • B65C9/36—Wipers; Pressers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/17—Surface bonding means and/or assemblymeans with work feeding or handling means
    • Y10T156/1702—For plural parts or plural areas of single part
    • Y10T156/1705—Lamina transferred to base from adhered flexible web or sheet type carrier
    • Y10T156/1707—Discrete spaced laminae on adhered carrier
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/17—Surface bonding means and/or assemblymeans with work feeding or handling means
    • Y10T156/1702—For plural parts or plural areas of single part
    • Y10T156/1705—Lamina transferred to base from adhered flexible web or sheet type carrier
    • Y10T156/1707—Discrete spaced laminae on adhered carrier
    • Y10T156/171—Means serially presenting discrete base articles or separate portions of a single article
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/17—Surface bonding means and/or assemblymeans with work feeding or handling means
    • Y10T156/1702—For plural parts or plural areas of single part
    • Y10T156/1744—Means bringing discrete articles into assembled relationship

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  • the invention relates to a device for applying adhesive labels to objects with a rotatably mounted, motor-driven, tubular labeling arm and with a suction head arranged at its free end, which can be connected to a source of negative pressure via the tubular labeling arm for the purpose of drawing in a label.
  • Devices of this type are primarily used to label packaged or unpacked goods, in particular in the food sector, on which data such as manufacturer, date of manufacture and sale, weight, price etc. are printed.
  • Known labeling devices have to be based on the size of the object to be labeled and the spatial position of the surface of the object to which the label is to be applied are set on a case-by-case basis and are therefore usually not able to reliably and evenly label objects of different sizes and / or spatial arrangement of the surfaces to be labeled which are guided past the device one after the other.
  • the object is achieved in that the tubular labeling arm carrying the suction head is designed to be flexible and driven in a single direction of rotation.
  • a labeling device 1 is associated with a label dispenser 2 known per se.
  • the finished printed labels 3 are kept ready in the dispenser 2 on a carrier tape 4 which is wound on a supply roll 5.
  • the self-adhesive label 3 is removed in a conventional manner in the dispenser 2 from the carrier tape 4 and provided.
  • the labeling device 1 is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the dispenser 2, so that a label 3 removed from the carrier tape 4 automatically assumes the position in the device 1 shown in FIG. 1.
  • the device 1 comprises in particular a labeling arm 7 rotatably mounted at 6, at the free end of which a suction head 8 is attached.
  • the labeling arm 7 is tubular and is connected at its end adjacent to the axis of rotation 6 to a vacuum source 9, so that a vacuum can be generated in the suction head 8 immediately below the label 3 provided above, by means of which the label is held in a conventional manner on the suction head, that its sticky underside is turned up.
  • the labeling arm 7, which is rotatably mounted at 6, is driven by a drive motor 12 (FIGS. 2 and 3) in the direction of the arrow P, so that it only rotates in this direction of rotation.
  • the preferably straight (Fig. 5, 7 and 8) formed labeling arm 7 consists of a flexible material, for example plastic or rubber, so that it in the basic position shown in Fig. 1, in which it - receives the label 3, a curved Can take shape.
  • the elastic tubular labeling arm 7 includes a coil spring 1 0, preferably of metal, which increases the flexural strength of the arm 7, and a reducing or closing the inner cross-section, due to the prevailing negative pressure, or by combining crushing under excessive bending of the arm 7, prevented.
  • the circulation of the labeling arm 7 immediately follows the transfer of the label. In the course of a full revolution of the labeling arm 7, the next label 3 is already provided by the dispenser 2. Depending on the desired placement of the label 3 on the top or a side surface of the article 11 to be labeled (FIGS. 9 and 10), the label is glued to the article 11 after approximately 180 ° or 270 ° rotation of the arm 7, during this
  • the drive of the labeling arm 7 is not interrupted by the motor 12, so that the arm 7 is returned to the basic position while maintaining its direction of rotation.
  • This continuation after the label has been applied in the same direction of rotation, preferably at a constant speed, is made possible by the elastic flexibility of the arm 7. Due to this property, the arm 7 (FIGS.
  • the motor 12 is preferably designed as a stepper motor or conventional direct current motor and is provided with a tachometer generator.
  • a vacuum switch 13 (FIG. 2), which is preferably installed directly at the pivot point of the labeling arm 7, monitors whether the respective label 3 has actually been sucked in by the suction head 8 and transported to the object 11. If the preset negative pressure is not reached due to the absence of a label, the drive motor 12 is not switched on and the present fault with the help a fault display is displayed optically or acoustically. This ensures that in continuous operation each object passing the labeling device 1 is provided with a label 3. Errors, e.g. B. can occur due to bad glue points are immediately recognized as a malfunction.
  • a vacuum valve 14 (FIG. 2), which is controlled in a timed manner, switches the vacuum in the suction head 8 on and off.
  • the suction head 8 which is preferably made of the same material as the labeling arm 7, has pressure wings 15, 16 (FIGS. 5 and 6), the outer contour of which is adapted to the shape of the label to be applied (angular or round).
  • the lateral pressure wings 15, 16 projecting from the suction head can also be divided by slots 17 (cf. FIG. 8 and the dash-dotted representation in FIG. 5).
  • the suction head 8 including its pressure wings 15, 16 can be made in one piece with the resilient labeling arm 7 from elastic material with the lowest possible specific weight. Due to the elastic flexibility of the tubular arm 7, the suction head 8 can also be turned and pivoted laterally. As a result, the labels 3 can also be placed on inclined object surfaces and on extreme uneven surfaces, e.g. B. on sausages with a diameter smaller than 4o mm, still glued optimally.
  • the pressure wings 15, 16 are thickened towards their outer edge in the preferred embodiment of the invention, so that the corners and edge zones of the labels 3 are also pressed well.
  • laterally projecting stop bolts 19 are also arranged, which during the rapid rotation of the labeling arm 7 from the basic position to the object 11 prevent the pressure wings from springing back against the direction of movement.
  • the stop bolts 19 also ensure an exact, reproducible setting and position of the labeling arm 7 in its basic position.
  • a transfer station 2o with two stop rails 21 is assigned to this basic position, which is shown in FIG. 1.
  • the label 3 advanced from the dispenser 2 rests on the top of these stop rails.
  • the edge regions of the pressure wings supported by the stop bolts 19 run along a certain distance, in particular after the label 3 has been sucked in.
  • a roller arrangement 22 in the form of a so-called "roller carpet” is provided, which consists of a number of small, toothed, freely rotatable rollers 23 on the circumference.
  • This roller arrangement has the task of keeping the distance between the suction head 8 and the label 3 already provided in the transfer station as small as possible in order to ensure the function of the suction.
  • the labeling arm 7 is additionally biased along the stop rails 21 while the suction head 8 is sliding, cf. 1, curved shape of the arm 7. After detaching the suction head 8 from the stop rails 21 occurs by the relaxation of the labeling arm 7 a spin or whip effect superimposed in the same direction on the rotary movement, which is also advantageous to the optimal adhesion of the Label 3 affects with uneven object surfaces.
  • the specific surface pressure, which acts on the object to be labeled, remains very low, since the labeling arm 7 is of very low mass. This prevents damage to pressure-sensitive objects.
  • a centering shaft 24 is provided, the catch surfaces 25 of which are arranged at right angles to the stop rails 21 and partially extend at an angle to the plane of rotation of the arm 7, the rotating arm 7 when it enters To a certain extent catch in the basic position and bring it exactly into the position in which the label 3 is taken over by the suction head by suction.
  • the objects 11 to be labeled are preferably brought to the labeling device 1 with the aid of a transport device, in particular a conveyor belt 26 (cf. FIGS. 9, 10 and 11).
  • the transport direction T can run from left to right or vice versa from right to left in the figures mentioned.
  • there is often a requirement to label 3 in any direction preferably 90 °, 1800, 27 0 0
  • the entire labeler 1 11 can according to FIG.
  • At arbitrary angles (preferably 9 0 ° 18 0 0 27 0 0) are arranged pivoted with respect to the transport direction T.
  • the longitudinal side of the rectangular pressure wings 15 can also run parallel to the axis of the arm 7, which is indicated in FIG. 11 by the reference symbol 18.
  • the device Due to the high labeling speed that can be achieved in the described device, which can be in the order of magnitude of 0.3 to 1 second, the device is able to apply the labels 3 precisely positioned on the continuously moved objects 11 when the Swivel plane of the labeling arm 7 extends transversely to the transport direction T.
  • An essential feature of the invention in addition to the resilient, flexible design of the labeling arm 7, is also its rotational movement, which takes place exclusively in the same direction, preferably at a constant speed.
  • the device has a simpler structure and therefore works faster. Due to the flexibility of the labeling arm 7, differences in height of the objects 11 to be labeled - up to, for example, approximately 13 cm - can be automatically compensated for. A special height adjustment of the entire device 1 is therefore normally not necessary. Due to the correspondingly longer design of the labeling arm 7, which is normally approximately 20 cm long, for example, it is possible to compensate for even greater differences in height of the objects to be labeled without any special height adjustment of the entire device 1.
  • the spring 1o Due to the elastic stiffening of the labeling arm 7 by means of the coil spring 1o, a practically constant pretensioning of the arm in the transfer station 2o and a constant pressing force when the labels 3 are stuck onto the objects 11 are achieved.
  • the spring 1o further contributes to achieving the useful skid or whip effect when the labels 3 are stuck on.
  • the special design of the centering shaft 24 with the lateral catch surfaces 25 fulfills three functions: striking the suction head 8 carried by the labeling arm 7, guiding the label 3 when it is transferred from the label dispenser 2 and maintaining a constant distance between the label 3 and the suction head 8 when suctioning .
  • Another advantage of the invention is that the vacuum is checked by the vacuum switch 13 in the short time between the exit of the labeling arm 7 from the transfer station 2o and the impact on the object 11, that is to say without any additional expenditure of time, whether the label in question has actually been sucked in and transported.

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for attaching adhesive labels to objects comprising a rotatably mounted tubular labelling arm driven by a motor and having a suction head disposed at its free end, this suction head being directly connected via the tubular labelling arm to a vacuum source for the purpose of drawing a label by suction onto the suction head. In order to be able to use such a device, which has a high operating speed, as universally as possible, i.e. for labelling the most varied types of object, the tubular labelling arm bearing the suction head is designed to be bendably elastic and rotate in a single direction of rotation.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Aufbringen von Klebeetiketten auf Gegenstände mit einem drehbar gelagerten, von einem Motor angetriebenen, rohrförmigen Etikettierarm und mit einem an dessen freiem Ende angeordneten Saugkopf, der zwecks Ansaugung eines Etiketts über den rohrförmigen Etikettierarm mit einer Unterdruckquelle verbindbar ist.The invention relates to a device for applying adhesive labels to objects with a rotatably mounted, motor-driven, tubular labeling arm and with a suction head arranged at its free end, which can be connected to a source of negative pressure via the tubular labeling arm for the purpose of drawing in a label.

Vorrichtung dieser Art dienen in erster Linie dazu, verpackte oder unverpackte Waren, insbesondere des. Nahrungsmittelbereiches, mit Etiketten zu versehen, auf denen Daten, wie beispielsweise Hersteller, Herstell- und Verkaufsdatum, Gewicht, Preis usw., aufgedruckt sind.Devices of this type are primarily used to label packaged or unpacked goods, in particular in the food sector, on which data such as manufacturer, date of manufacture and sale, weight, price etc. are printed.

Bekannte Etikettiervorrichtungen müssen auf die Größe des zu etikettierenden Gegenstandes und die räumliche Lage der Fläche des Gegenstandes, auf welche das Etikett aufgebracht werden soll, jeweils von Fall zu Fall eingestellt werden und sind daher meist nicht in der Lage, nacheinander an der Vorrichtung vorbeigeführte Gegenstände unterschiedlicher Größe und/oder räumlicher Anordnung der zu etikettierenden Flächen zuverlässig und gleichmäßig mit Etiketten zu versehen.Known labeling devices have to be based on the size of the object to be labeled and the spatial position of the surface of the object to which the label is to be applied are set on a case-by-case basis and are therefore usually not able to reliably and evenly label objects of different sizes and / or spatial arrangement of the surfaces to be labeled which are guided past the device one after the other.

Es ist Aufgabe der Erfindung, eine gattungsgemäße Vorrichtung so zu verbessern, daß sie für das Aufbringen von Etiketten auf Gegenstände unterschiedlichster Größe und Form universell geeignet ist, ohne hierzu umständliche Einstellarbeiten vornehmen zu müssen.It is an object of the invention to improve a generic device so that it is universally suitable for applying labels to objects of various sizes and shapes, without having to carry out cumbersome adjustment work.

Die Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß der rohrförmige, den Saugkopf tragende Etikettierarm biegeelastisch ausgebildet und in einer einzigen Drehrichtung angetrieben ist.The object is achieved in that the tubular labeling arm carrying the suction head is designed to be flexible and driven in a single direction of rotation.

Die nachstehende Beschreibung bevorzugter Ausführungsformen der Erfindung dient im Zusammenhang mit beiliegender Zeichnung der weiteren Erläuterung. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 schematisch eine Seitenansicht einer Etikettiervorrichtung mit zugeordnetem Etikettenspender;
  • Fig. 2 eine Vorderansicht der Vorrichtung in Pfeilrichtung A in Fig. 1 mit schematischer Darstellung einer Vakuumeinrichtung;
  • Fig. 3 eine Draufsicht der Vorrichtung in Pfeilrichtung B in Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 eine vergrößerte Schnittansicht einer Einzelheit gemäß Pfeil C in Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 5 eine Draufsicht eines Etikettierarms;
  • Fig. 6 eine teilweise geschnittene Ansicht in Pfeilrichtung D in Fig. 5;
  • Fig. 7 eine Seitenansicht in Pfeilrichtung E in Fig. 5;
  • Fig. 8 eine Draufsicht einer abgewandelten Ausführungsform eines Etikettierarms;
  • Fig. 9 schematisch die Etikettiervorrichtung aus Fig. 1 bei der Etikettierung von Gegenständen unterschiedlicher Höhen;
  • Fig. 1o schematisch die Etikettiervorrichtung aus Fig. 1 bei der Etikettierung der seitlichen Fläche eines Gegenstandes und
  • Fig. 11 schematisch eine Draufsicht der Etikettiervorrichtung in verschiedenen Positionen relativ zu einem die zu etikettierenden Gegenstände tragenden Transportband.
The following description of preferred embodiments of the invention serves in conjunction with the accompanying drawings for further explanation. Show it:
  • Figure 1 schematically shows a side view of a labeling device with an associated label dispenser.
  • FIG. 2 shows a front view of the device in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1 with a schematic illustration of a vacuum device;
  • Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device in the direction of arrow B in Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a detail according to arrow C in Fig. 2;
  • 5 is a top view of a labeling arm;
  • Fig. 6 is a partially sectioned view in the direction of arrow D in Fig. 5;
  • Fig. 7 is a side view in the direction of arrow E in Fig. 5;
  • 8 shows a plan view of a modified embodiment of a labeling arm;
  • 9 schematically shows the labeling device from FIG. 1 for labeling objects of different heights;
  • Fig. 10 schematically shows the labeling device from Fig. 1 when labeling the lateral surface of an object and
  • 11 schematically shows a top view of the labeling device in different positions relative to a conveyor belt carrying the objects to be labeled.

In Fig. 1 ist eine Etikettiervorrichtung 1 einem an sich bekannten Etikettenspender 2 zugeordnet. Im Spender 2 werden die fertig bedruckten Etiketten 3 auf einem Trägerband 4, das auf einer Vorratsrolle 5 aufgewickelt ist, bereitgehalten. Das selbstklebend ausgebildete Etikett 3 wird in herkömmlicher Weise im Spender 2 vom Trägerband 4 abgezogen und bereitgestellt.In Fig. 1, a labeling device 1 is associated with a label dispenser 2 known per se. The finished printed labels 3 are kept ready in the dispenser 2 on a carrier tape 4 which is wound on a supply roll 5. The self-adhesive label 3 is removed in a conventional manner in the dispenser 2 from the carrier tape 4 and provided.

Die Etikettiervorrichtung 1 ist in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft des Spenders 2 angeordnet, so daß ein vom Trägerband 4 abgezogenes Etikett 3 automatisch die in Fig. 1 angegebene Position in der Vorrichtung 1 annimmt.The labeling device 1 is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the dispenser 2, so that a label 3 removed from the carrier tape 4 automatically assumes the position in the device 1 shown in FIG. 1.

Die Vorrichtung 1 umfaßt im einzelnen einen bei 6 drehbar gelagerten Etikettierarm 7, an dessen freiem Ende ein Saugkopf 8 befestigt ist. Der Etikettierarm 7 ist rohrförmig ausgebildet und an seinem der Drehachse 6 benachbarten Ende mit einer Unterdruckquelle 9 verbunden, so daß im Saugkopf 8 unmittelbar unterhalb des darüber bereitgestellten Etiketts 3 ein Unterdruck erzeugbar ist, durch den das Etikett in herkömmlicher Weise am Saugkopf derart festgehalten wird,daß seine klebende Unterseite nach oben gekehrt ist.The device 1 comprises in particular a labeling arm 7 rotatably mounted at 6, at the free end of which a suction head 8 is attached. The labeling arm 7 is tubular and is connected at its end adjacent to the axis of rotation 6 to a vacuum source 9, so that a vacuum can be generated in the suction head 8 immediately below the label 3 provided above, by means of which the label is held in a conventional manner on the suction head, that its sticky underside is turned up.

In Fig. 1 nehmen der Etikettierarm 7 und der Saugkopf 8 ihre Grundpositionen ein, in denen sie das aufzubringende Etikett 3 empfangen.In Fig. 1, the labeling arm 7 and the suction head 8 assume their basic positions in which they receive the label 3 to be applied.

Der bei 6 drehbar gelagerte Etikettierarm 7 wird von einem Antriebsmotor 12 (Fig. 2 und 3) in Richtung des Pfeiles P angetrieben, so daß er ausschließlich in dieser Drehrichtung umläuft.The labeling arm 7, which is rotatably mounted at 6, is driven by a drive motor 12 (FIGS. 2 and 3) in the direction of the arrow P, so that it only rotates in this direction of rotation.

Der vorzugsweise geradlinig (Fig. 5, 7 und 8) ausgebildete Etikettierarm 7 besteht aus einem biegeelastischen Material, beispielsweise Kunststoff oder Gummi, so daß er in der in Fig. 1 gezeichneten Grundposition, in welcher er--das Etikett 3 empfängt, eine gekrümmte Gestalt annehmen kann. Zu seiner Versteifung enthält der elastische, schlauchförmige Etikettierarm 7 eine Schraubenfeder 10 ,vorzugsweise aus Metall, welche die Biegefestigkeit des Armes 7 erhöht und ein Reduzieren oder Verschließen des Innenquerschnitts, bedingt durch den herrschenden Unterdruck oder durch Zusammenquetschung bei zu starker Verbiegung des Armes 7, verhindert.The preferably straight (Fig. 5, 7 and 8) formed labeling arm 7 consists of a flexible material, for example plastic or rubber, so that it in the basic position shown in Fig. 1, in which it - receives the label 3, a curved Can take shape. To its stiffening the elastic tubular labeling arm 7 includes a coil spring 1 0, preferably of metal, which increases the flexural strength of the arm 7, and a reducing or closing the inner cross-section, due to the prevailing negative pressure, or by combining crushing under excessive bending of the arm 7, prevented.

Der Umlauf des Etikettierarms 7 schließt sich an die Übernahme des Etiketts unmittelbar an. Im Verlauf einer vollen Umdrehung des Etikettierarms 7 wird vom Spender 2 bereits das nächste Etikett 3 bereitgestellt. Je nach der gewünschten Plazierung des Etiketts 3 auf der Oberseite oder einer Seitenfläche des zu etikettierenden Gegenstandes 11 (Fig. 9 und 10) wird das Etikett nach etwa 180° bzw. 270° Drehung des Armes 7 auf den Gegenstand 11 aufgeklebt, wobei während dieses Vorgangs der Antrieb des Etikettierarms 7 durch den Motor 12 nicht unterbrochen wird, so daß der Arm 7 unter Beibehaltung seiner Drehrichtung wieder in die Grundposition zurückgeführt wird. Dieses Weiterlaufen nach dem Aufbringen des Etiketts in der gleichen Drehrichtung mit vorzugsweise konstanter Drehzahl wird durch die elastische Biegsamkeit des Arms 7 ermöglicht. Aufgrund dieser Eigenschaft krümmt sich der Arm 7 (Fig. 9 und 10) beim und nach dem Aufbringen des Etiketts 3 auf den Gegenstand 11 entsprechende und der vom Arm 7 getragene Saugkopf 8 kann hierdurch nach dem Aufbringen des Etiketts am Gegenstand 11 vorbeischlüpfen und in die Grundposition zurückkehren. Kurz vor dem Auftreffen des Etiketts 3 auf dem Gegenstand 11 wird der im Saugkopf 8 herrschende Unterdruck abgeschaltet, so daß sich das Etikett, sobald es sich mit dem Gegenstand klebend zu verhaften beginnt, leicht vom Saugkopf 8 ablöst.The circulation of the labeling arm 7 immediately follows the transfer of the label. In the course of a full revolution of the labeling arm 7, the next label 3 is already provided by the dispenser 2. Depending on the desired placement of the label 3 on the top or a side surface of the article 11 to be labeled (FIGS. 9 and 10), the label is glued to the article 11 after approximately 180 ° or 270 ° rotation of the arm 7, during this The drive of the labeling arm 7 is not interrupted by the motor 12, so that the arm 7 is returned to the basic position while maintaining its direction of rotation. This continuation after the label has been applied in the same direction of rotation, preferably at a constant speed, is made possible by the elastic flexibility of the arm 7. Due to this property, the arm 7 (FIGS. 9 and 10 ) bends during and after the application of the label 3 to the object 11 and the suction head 8 carried by the arm 7 can thereby slip past the object 11 after the application of the label and in return to the basic position. Shortly before the label 3 hits the object 11, the negative pressure prevailing in the suction head 8 is switched off, so that the label easily detaches from the suction head 8 as soon as it begins to adhere to the object.

Der Motor 12 ist vorzugsweise als Schrittmotor oder üblicher Gleichstrommotor ausgebildet und mit einem Tachogenerator versehen.The motor 12 is preferably designed as a stepper motor or conventional direct current motor and is provided with a tachometer generator.

Über einen Vakuumschalter 13 (Fig. 2), der vorzugsweise unmittelbar am Drehpunkt des Etikettierarms 7 eingebaut ist, wird überwacht, ob das jeweilige Etikett 3 tatsächlich vom Saugkopf 8 angesaugt und zum Gegenstand 11 transportiert wurde. Wird der voreingestellte Unterdruck durch Fehlen eines Etiketts nicht erreicht, wird der Antriebsmotor 12 nicht eingeschaltet und die vorliegende Störung mit Hilfe einer Störungsanzeige optisch oder akustisch angezeigt. Damit ist sichergestellt, daß im kontinuierlichen Betrieb jeder an der Etikettiervorrichtung 1 vorbeilaufende Gegenstand mit einem Etikett 3 versehen wird. Fehler, die z. B. durch schlechte Klebestellen auftreten können, werden sofort als Störung erkannt.A vacuum switch 13 (FIG. 2), which is preferably installed directly at the pivot point of the labeling arm 7, monitors whether the respective label 3 has actually been sucked in by the suction head 8 and transported to the object 11. If the preset negative pressure is not reached due to the absence of a label, the drive motor 12 is not switched on and the present fault with the help a fault display is displayed optically or acoustically. This ensures that in continuous operation each object passing the labeling device 1 is provided with a label 3. Errors, e.g. B. can occur due to bad glue points are immediately recognized as a malfunction.

Ein zeitlich entsprechend gesteuertes Vakuumventil 14 (Fig. 2) übernimmt die Ein- und Ausschaltung des Unterdrucks im Saugkopf 8.A vacuum valve 14 (FIG. 2), which is controlled in a timed manner, switches the vacuum in the suction head 8 on and off.

Der vorzugsweise aus dem gleichen Material wie der Etikettierarm 7 gefertigte Saugkopf 8 weist Anpreßflügel 15, 16 (Fig.-5 bzw. 6) auf, deren Außenkontur an die Form des aufzubringenden Etiketts (eckig oder rund) angepaßt ist. Die seitliche vom Saugkopf abstehenden Anpreßflügel 15, 16 können auch (vgl. Fig. 8 und die strichpunktierte Darstellung in Fig. 5) durch Schlitze 17 unterteilt sein.The suction head 8, which is preferably made of the same material as the labeling arm 7, has pressure wings 15, 16 (FIGS. 5 and 6), the outer contour of which is adapted to the shape of the label to be applied (angular or round). The lateral pressure wings 15, 16 projecting from the suction head can also be divided by slots 17 (cf. FIG. 8 and the dash-dotted representation in FIG. 5).

Der Saugkopf 8 einschließlich seiner Anpreßflügel 15, 16 kann mit dem federnden Etikettierarm 7 einstückig aus elastischem Material von möglichst geringem spezifischem Gewicht gefertigt werden. Durch die elastische Flexibilität des rohrförmigen Arms 7 ist der Saugkopf 8 auch seitlich verdreh- und verschwenkbar. Hierdurch können die Etiketten 3 auch an schrägen Gegenstandsflächen und auf extrem unebenen Flächen, z. B. auf Würsten mit einem Durchmesser kleiner als 4o mm, noch optimal anliegend aufgeklebt werden. Die Anpreßflügel 15, 16 sind bei der bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung zu ihrem äußeren Rand hin verdickt, so daß auch die Ecken und Randzonen der Etiketten 3 gut angedrückt werden.The suction head 8 including its pressure wings 15, 16 can be made in one piece with the resilient labeling arm 7 from elastic material with the lowest possible specific weight. Due to the elastic flexibility of the tubular arm 7, the suction head 8 can also be turned and pivoted laterally. As a result, the labels 3 can also be placed on inclined object surfaces and on extreme uneven surfaces, e.g. B. on sausages with a diameter smaller than 4o mm, still glued optimally. The pressure wings 15, 16 are thickened towards their outer edge in the preferred embodiment of the invention, so that the corners and edge zones of the labels 3 are also pressed well.

Zusätzlich sind zumindest bei der rechteckigen Ausführungsform der Anpreßflügel 15 gemäß Fig. 4 bis 7 auf der dem Etikett 3 abgewandten Seite, also hinter den Anpreßflügeln 15, ebenfalls seitlich abstehende Anschlagbolzen 19 angeordnet, die während der schnellen Rotation des Etikettierarms 7 von der Grundposition zum Gegenstand 11 hin ein Zurückfedern der Anpreßflügel entgegengesetzt zur Bewegungsrichtung verhindern. Die Anschlagbolzen 19 sorgen außerdem für eine exakte, reproduzierbare Einstellung und Lage des Etikettierarms 7 in seiner Grundposition.In addition, at least in the rectangular embodiment of the pressure wing 15 according to FIGS. 4 to 7 on the side facing away from the label 3, i.e. behind the pressure wing 15, laterally projecting stop bolts 19 are also arranged, which during the rapid rotation of the labeling arm 7 from the basic position to the object 11 prevent the pressure wings from springing back against the direction of movement. The stop bolts 19 also ensure an exact, reproducible setting and position of the labeling arm 7 in its basic position.

Dieser Grundposition, die in Fig. 1 dargestellt ist, ist eine Übernahmestation 2o mit zwei Anschlagschienen 21 zugeordnet. Auf der Oberseite dieser Anschlagschienen ruht das aus dem Spender 2 vorgeschobene Etikett 3 auf. An der Unterseite der Schienen 21 laufen die durch die Anschlagbolzen 19 abgestützten Randbereiche der Anpreßflügel, insbesondere nach dem Ansaugen des Etiketts 3, eine bestimmte Strecke entlang. Oberhalb der Anschlagschienen 21 und des auf ihnen befindlichen Etiketts 3 ist eine Rollenanordnung 22 in Gestalt eines sogenannten "Rollenteppichs" vorgesehen, der aus einer Anzahl von kleinen, am Umfang gezahnten, frei drehbaren Rollen 23 besteht. Diese Rollenanordnung hat die Aufgabe, den Abstand zwischen Saugkopf 8 und dem in der Übernahmestation bereitsgestellten Etikett 3 möglichst gering zu halten, um die Funktion des Ansaugens sicherzustellen.A transfer station 2o with two stop rails 21 is assigned to this basic position, which is shown in FIG. 1. The label 3 advanced from the dispenser 2 rests on the top of these stop rails. On the underside of the rails 21, the edge regions of the pressure wings supported by the stop bolts 19 run along a certain distance, in particular after the label 3 has been sucked in. Above the stop rails 21 and the label 3 located on them a roller arrangement 22 in the form of a so-called "roller carpet" is provided, which consists of a number of small, toothed, freely rotatable rollers 23 on the circumference. This roller arrangement has the task of keeping the distance between the suction head 8 and the label 3 already provided in the transfer station as small as possible in order to ensure the function of the suction.

Der Etikettierarm 7 wird während des Gleitens des Saugkopfes 8 an den Anschlagschienen 21 entlang zusätzlich vorgespannt, vgl. die in Fig. 1 dargestellte, gekrümmte Gestalt des Armes 7. Nach dem Ablösen des Saugkopfes 8 von den Anschlagschienen 21 tritt durch die Entspannung des Etikettierarms 7 ein der Drehbewegung gleichsinnig überlagerter Schleuder- oder Peitscheneffekt auf, der sich zusätzlich vorteilhaft auf das optimale Verhaften des Etiketts 3 mit unebenen Gegenstandsoberflächen auswirkt. Die spezifische Flächenpressung, die dabei auf den zu etikettierenden Gegenstand einwirkt, bleibt dennoch sehr gering, da der Etikettierarm 7 sehr massearm ausgebildet ist. Hierdurch wird eine Beschädigung druckempfindlicher Gegenstände vermieden.The labeling arm 7 is additionally biased along the stop rails 21 while the suction head 8 is sliding, cf. 1, curved shape of the arm 7. After detaching the suction head 8 from the stop rails 21 occurs by the relaxation of the labeling arm 7 a spin or whip effect superimposed in the same direction on the rotary movement, which is also advantageous to the optimal adhesion of the Label 3 affects with uneven object surfaces. The specific surface pressure, which acts on the object to be labeled, remains very low, since the labeling arm 7 is of very low mass. This prevents damage to pressure-sensitive objects.

Als weiterer Bestandteil der Übernahmestation 2o ist ein Zentrierschacht 24 vorgesehen, dessen rechtwinklig zu den Anschlagschienen 21 angeordnete, teilweise schräg zur Drehebene des Armes 7 verlaufende Fangflächen 25 den rotierenden Arm 7 beim Einlaufen in die Grundposition gewissermaßen einfangen und exakt in diejenige Stellung bringen, in welcher das Etikett 3 durch Ansaugen vom Saugkopf übernommen wird. Die Fangflächen 25, die vorzugsweise einstückig mit den Anschlagschienen 21 ausgebildet sind, bestehen vorzugsweise aus entsprechend geformten Blechen.As a further component of the transfer station 2o, a centering shaft 24 is provided, the catch surfaces 25 of which are arranged at right angles to the stop rails 21 and partially extend at an angle to the plane of rotation of the arm 7, the rotating arm 7 when it enters To a certain extent catch in the basic position and bring it exactly into the position in which the label 3 is taken over by the suction head by suction. The catch surfaces 25, which are preferably formed in one piece with the stop rails 21, preferably consist of appropriately shaped metal sheets.

Die zu etikettierenden Gegenstände 11 werden vorzugsweise mit Hilfe einer Transporteinrichtung, insbesondere einem Transportband 26 (vgl. Fig. 9, 1o und 11) , an die Etikettiervorrichtung 1 herangeführt. Die Transportrichtung T kann dabei in den genannten Figuren von links nach rechts oder umgekehrt von rechts nach links verlaufen. Abhängig von der Form und der gegenseitigen Zuordnung von Gegenstand 11 und Etikett 3 sowie abhängig von der "Leserichtung" des Etiketts besteht häufig die Forderung, die Etiketten 3 in beliebiger Richtung (vorzugsweise 90°, 1800, 270 0) zur Transportrichtung T auf den Gegenstand 11 aufzubringen. Hierzu kann die gesamte Etikettiervorrichtung 1 entsprechend Fig. 11 um beliebige Winkel (vorzugsweise 90°, 180 0, 270 0) mit Bezug auf die Transportrichtung T verschwenkt angeordnet werden. Ferner ist auch eine seitlich verschobene Anordnung der Vorrichtung 1 in oder senkrecht zur Transportrichtung T möglich. Ferner kann auch die Längsseite der rechteckigen Anpreßflügel 15 im Gegensatz zu Fig. 5 parallel zur Achse des Armes 7 verlaufen, was in Fig. 11 durch das Bezugszeichen 18 angedeutet ist.The objects 11 to be labeled are preferably brought to the labeling device 1 with the aid of a transport device, in particular a conveyor belt 26 (cf. FIGS. 9, 10 and 11). The transport direction T can run from left to right or vice versa from right to left in the figures mentioned. Depending on the shape and the mutual assignment of object 11 and label 3 and depending on the "reading direction" of the label, there is often a requirement to label 3 in any direction (preferably 90 °, 1800, 27 0 0 ) to the transport direction T on Apply item 11. For this purpose, the entire labeler 1 11 can according to FIG. At arbitrary angles (preferably 9 0 ° 18 0 0 27 0 0) are arranged pivoted with respect to the transport direction T. Furthermore, a laterally displaced arrangement of the device 1 in or perpendicular to the transport direction T is also possible. Furthermore, in contrast to FIG. 5, the longitudinal side of the rectangular pressure wings 15 can also run parallel to the axis of the arm 7, which is indicated in FIG. 11 by the reference symbol 18.

Bedingt durch die hohe, bei der beschriebenen Vorrichtung erzielbare Etikettiergeschwindigkeit, die in der Größenordnung von o,3 bis 1 Sekunde liegen kann, ist die Vorrichtung in der Lage, die Etiketten 3 auch dann genau positioniert auf die kontinuierlich herangeführten Gegenstände 11 aufzubringen, wenn die Schwenkebene des Etikettierarms 7 quer zur Transportrichtung T verläuft.Due to the high labeling speed that can be achieved in the described device, which can be in the order of magnitude of 0.3 to 1 second, the device is able to apply the labels 3 precisely positioned on the continuously moved objects 11 when the Swivel plane of the labeling arm 7 extends transversely to the transport direction T.

Wesentliches Merkmal der Erfindung ist außer der federnden, flexiblen Ausbildung des Etikettierarmes 7 auch dessen ausschließlich gleichsinnig erfolgende Drehbewegung, und zwar vorzugsweise mit konstanter Drehzahl. Gegenüber bekannten hin- und herverschwenkten Etikettierarmen besteht hierbei der Vorteil, daß keine besondere Einrichtungen für eine Drehrichtungsumsteuerung erforderlich sind. Die Vorrichtung hat hierdurch einen einfacheren Aufbau und arbeitet bereits deswegen rascher. Durch die Biegsamkeit des Etikettierarms 7 können Höhenunterschiede der zu etikettierenden Gegenstände 11 - bis beispielsweise etwa 13 cm - automatisch ausgeglichen werden. Eine besondere Höheneinstellung der gesamten Vorrichtung 1 ist daher normalerweise nicht erforderlich. Durch entsprechend längere Ausbildung des normalerweise beispielsweise etwa 2o cm langen Etikettierarms 7 ist es möglich, auch noch größere Höhenunterschiede der zu etikettierenden Gegenstände ohne besondere Höhenverstellung der gesamten Vorrichtung 1 auszugleichen.An essential feature of the invention, in addition to the resilient, flexible design of the labeling arm 7, is also its rotational movement, which takes place exclusively in the same direction, preferably at a constant speed. Compared to known back and forth swiveling labeling arms, there is the advantage that no special devices are required for reversing the direction of rotation. As a result, the device has a simpler structure and therefore works faster. Due to the flexibility of the labeling arm 7, differences in height of the objects 11 to be labeled - up to, for example, approximately 13 cm - can be automatically compensated for. A special height adjustment of the entire device 1 is therefore normally not necessary. Due to the correspondingly longer design of the labeling arm 7, which is normally approximately 20 cm long, for example, it is possible to compensate for even greater differences in height of the objects to be labeled without any special height adjustment of the entire device 1.

Durch die elastische Versteifung des Etikettierarms 7 mittels der Schraubenfeder 1o wird eine praktisch konstante Vorspannung des Armes in der Übernahmestation 2o und eine gleichbleibende Andrückkraft beim Aufkleben der Etiketten 3 auf die Gegenstände 11 erreicht. Die Feder 1o trägt weiterhin zur Erzielung des nützlichen Schleuder- oder Peitscheneffekts beim Aufkleben der Etiketten 3 bei.Due to the elastic stiffening of the labeling arm 7 by means of the coil spring 1o, a practically constant pretensioning of the arm in the transfer station 2o and a constant pressing force when the labels 3 are stuck onto the objects 11 are achieved. The spring 1o further contributes to achieving the useful skid or whip effect when the labels 3 are stuck on.

Durch die besondere Ausbildung des Zentrierschachtes 24 mit den seitlichen Fangflächen 25 werden drei Funktionen erfüllt: Anschlagen des vom Etikettierarm 7 getragenen Saugkopfes 8, Führen des Etiketts 3 bei dessen Überführung aus dem Etikettenspender 2 und Einhalten eines konstanten Abstandes zwischen Etikett 3 und Ansaugkopf 8 beim Ansaugen.The special design of the centering shaft 24 with the lateral catch surfaces 25 fulfills three functions: striking the suction head 8 carried by the labeling arm 7, guiding the label 3 when it is transferred from the label dispenser 2 and maintaining a constant distance between the label 3 and the suction head 8 when suctioning .

Ein weiterer Vorteil der Erfindung besteht darin, daß die Kontrolle des Vakuums durch den Vakuumschalter 13 in der kurzen Zeit zwischen dem Austritt des Etikettierarms 7 aus der Übernahmestation 2o und dem Auftreffen auf den Gegenstand 11, also ohne zusätzlichen Zeitaufwand erfolgt, wobei jeweils festgestellt wird, ob das betreffende Etikett tatsächlich angesaugt und transportiert wurde.Another advantage of the invention is that the vacuum is checked by the vacuum switch 13 in the short time between the exit of the labeling arm 7 from the transfer station 2o and the impact on the object 11, that is to say without any additional expenditure of time, whether the label in question has actually been sucked in and transported.

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1. Vorrichtung zum Aufbringen von Klebeetiketten auf Gegenstände mit einem drehbar gelagerten, von einem Motor angetriebenen, rohrförmigen Etikettierarm und mit einem an dessen freiem Ende angeordneten Saugkopf, der zwecks Ansaugung eines Etiketts über den rohrförmigen Etikettierarm mit einer Unterdruckquelle verbindbar ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet , daß der rohrförmige, den Saugkopf (8) tragende Etikettierarm (7) biegeelastisch ausgebildet ist und in einer einzigen Drehrichtung umläuft.1. Apparatus for applying adhesive labels to objects with a rotatably mounted, motor-driven, tubular labeling arm and with a suction head arranged at its free end, which can be connected to a vacuum source via the tubular labeling arm for the purpose of suctioning a label, characterized in that the tubular labeling arm (7) carrying the suction head (8) is designed to be flexible and revolves in a single direction of rotation. 2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß auch der Saugkopf (8) aus biegeelastischem Material besteht.2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the suction head (8) consists of flexible material. 3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der rohrförmige Etikettierarm (7) inwendig durch eine Schraubenfeder (1o) versteift ist.3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the tubular labeling arm (7) is stiffened inside by a coil spring (1o). 4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Saugkopf (8) wenigstens zwei flexible Anpreßflügel (15,16) aufweist.4. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that the suction head (8) has at least two flexible pressure wings (15, 16). 5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Anpreßflügel (15,16) zu ihren freien Rändern hin eine zunehmende Dicke aufweisen.5. The device according to claim 4, characterized in that the pressure wings (15, 16) have an increasing thickness towards their free edges. 6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Anpreßflügel (15,16) durch Schlitze (17) unterteilt sind.6. The device according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the pressure wings (15, 16) are divided by slots (17). 7. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß am Saugkopf (8) zur Abstützung von dessen Anpreßflügeln (15,16) wenigstens ein senkrecht zur Schwenkebene des Etikettierarms (7) verlaufender Pnschlagholzer (19) angeordnet ist.7. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that on the suction head (8) for supporting its pressure wings (15, 16) at least one perpendicular to the pivoting plane of the labeling arm (7) is arranged pneumatic tool (19). 8. Vorrichtung nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zum Einführen des Saugkopfes (8) in seine Grundposition, in welcher er das Etikett (3) empfängt, ein Zentrierschacht (24) mit schräg zur Schwenkebene des Etikettierarms (7) verlaufenden Fangflächen (25) und mit von diesen nach einwärts vorstehenden Anschlagschienen (21) vorgesehen ist.8. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that for inserting the suction head (8) in its basic position in which it receives the label (3), a centering shaft (24) with inclined to the pivot plane of the labeling arm (7) extending catch surfaces (25) and with these inwardly projecting stop rails (21) is provided. 9. Vorrichtung nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Saugkopf (8) in seiner Grundposition mit Abstand unterhalb einer Rollenanordnung (22) liegt.9. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the suction head (8) is in its basic position at a distance below a roller arrangement (22). 10. Vorrichtung nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in der zum Saugkopf (8) führenden Unterdruckleitung, vorzugsweise am Drehpunkt (6) des Etikettierarms (7) ein Vakuumfühlschalter (13) angeordnet ist, der auf die Abwesenheit eines Etiketts (3) am Saugkopt (8) in dessen Grundposition anspricht und den Antriebsmotor (12) des Etikettierarms absowie gegebenenfalls eine Störanzeige einschaltet.1 0 . Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a vacuum sensor switch (13) is arranged in the vacuum line leading to the suction head (8), preferably at the fulcrum (6) of the labeling arm (7), which switches to the absence of a label (3) on The suction head (8) responds in its basic position and the drive motor (12) of the labeling arm and, if necessary, a fault indicator. 11. Vorrichtung nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie bezüglich einer Transportrichtung (T) der zu etikettierenden Gegenstände (11) verschwenkbar angeordnet ist.11. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is arranged pivotably with respect to a transport direction (T) of the objects to be labeled (11). 12. Vorrichtung nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie in oder senkrecht zur Transportrichtung (T) seitlich verschiebbar angeordnet ist.12. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is arranged laterally displaceable in or perpendicular to the transport direction (T).
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