EP0497081A2 - Dans une machine d'étiquetage, dispositif pour orienter des récipients et pour y presser une étiquette - Google Patents

Dans une machine d'étiquetage, dispositif pour orienter des récipients et pour y presser une étiquette Download PDF

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EP0497081A2
EP0497081A2 EP91830467A EP91830467A EP0497081A2 EP 0497081 A2 EP0497081 A2 EP 0497081A2 EP 91830467 A EP91830467 A EP 91830467A EP 91830467 A EP91830467 A EP 91830467A EP 0497081 A2 EP0497081 A2 EP 0497081A2
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Ireneo Orlandi
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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
    • B65C3/00—Labelling other than flat surfaces
    • B65C3/06—Affixing labels to short rigid containers
    • B65C3/08—Affixing labels to short rigid containers to container bodies
    • B65C3/14—Affixing labels to short rigid containers to container bodies the container being positioned for labelling with its centre-line vertical
    • 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
    • B65C9/06—Devices for presenting articles in predetermined attitude or position at labelling station
    • 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
    • B65C9/30—Rollers
    • B65C9/32—Cooperating rollers between which articles and labels are fed

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  • the present invention relates to a device designed for use in labelling machinery, by means of which to align glass containers and press labels onto the containers thus aligned.
  • Labelling machines generally comprise a revolving circular platform and a plurality of pedestals, uniformly distributed around the periphery of the platform, on which to stand the containers for labelling.
  • the containers are directed onto the pedestals by star wheel conveyor devices of conventional type.
  • the platform passes through one or more labelling stations at which a label drawn from a magazine is invested with gum and transferred to the relative container.
  • a square section bottle betrays the further drawback that difficulty is encountered in applying labels that extend beyond the width of one face, and more exactly in wrapping the label around the corners of the bottle.
  • the objects of the present invention is to provide a device for the alignment of containers exhibiting special, non-cylindrical shape, such as will enable one or more labels to be positioned faultlessly on each container notwithstanding the dimensional tolerances adopted in manufacture of the containers.
  • a further object of the invention is to render the device simple and functional in the extreme, and able to press and smooth labels onto and over the containers in such a manner as will result in the embodiment of labelling machinery more compact than hitherto.
  • a device for aligning glass containers and pressing labels onto the containers thus aligned, in a labelling machine for speciality glass containers typically of square, rectangular, triangular or oval cross sectional profile to which one or more labels are affixed during their passage through the machine on the bottle pedestals of a revolving platform, which is characterized in that it comprises alignment means consisting in the combination of:
  • the device further comprises means of movable embodiment associated with the alignment means and serving to press and smooth the labels against the external faces of the container, which consist in a plurality of rollers designed to flatten each label edge to edge against the container, following the contour of the external faces.
  • 1 denotes one of a plurality of pedestals uniformly distributed around the periphery of a revolving circular platform (not illustrated) rotatable about a central axis 13.
  • the platform passes through one or more conventional labelling stations (not illustrated).
  • Each pedestal 1 is designed to support a container or bottle 2 throughout its period of transit on the platform, which takes in an initial alignment step and a subsequent labelling step.
  • 9 denotes a fixed cam, embodied as a disc rigidly associated with the fixed frame 4 of the labelling machine and affording a profile groove denoted 10.
  • 11 denotes one of a plurality of pins 11 equal in number to the pedestals, or to the bottles carried by the platform, which are accommodated by the groove 10 and engage in corresponding plungers 8.
  • Each plunger 8 is radially slidable, with respect to the central axis 13, internally of a cylindrical cavity 14 moving as one with the platform.
  • the plungers 8 are caused to stroke in the radial direction as the respective pins 11 follow the profile of the groove 10.
  • the single plunger 8 is fastened to a corresponding plate 15 serving to support a moving locator 5, performing the function of alignment means, which is shaped to match the contours of the bottle 2 in production and designed to interfere with the relative external faces so as to bring about a correct alignment of the bottle in readiness for subsequent labelling; compassed by the locator 5 on the one hand, and by a fixed guide rail 3 rigidly associated with the frame 4 of the machine on the other, the bottle 2 is made to accomplish limited angular movements about its own axis, and thus to settle ultimately into the correct position.
  • the fixed guide rail 3 is faced with a moulding 25, preferably of antifriction plastics material, which can be replaced when worn.
  • the bottle 2 is held between the pedestal 1 upon which it stands, and a retaining head 6 above, the latter affording a socket 12 in which the topmost extremity of the bottle neck is insertable in such a way that the bottle is left free to rotate about its own axis while remaining coaxially aligned with the socket.
  • the locator 5 is spring-loaded radially in order to accommodate any irregularity of shape in the single bottle, by the action of two springs 26 positioned between the locator and the plate 15, of which one only is shown in the drawings.
  • the plungers 8, together with the fixed cam 9, the groove 10 and the pins 11, constitute means by which to invest the locators 5 with movement.
  • Each plate 15 also carries movable means by which to press and smooth a label against the external faces of the bottle; these consist in a plurality of rollers 7, four in the example illustrated, by which the labels are flattened against the bottle and smoothed over their entire area, edge to edge, following the contours of the bottle.
  • rollers 7, fashioned in high density rubber, are freely rotatable about respective pivots 16 supported by arms 17 keyed to vertical shafts 18, the latter rotated by further arms 19 connected to the rod 20 of a pneumatic cylinder 21.
  • the rod 20 carries a pin 22 inserted in a slot 23 afforded by the end of each arm 19, and when reciprocated in the radial direction thus causes the shafts 18 to rotate, spreading apart or contracting the pairs of rollers.
  • each roller is independently sprung by the incorporation of at least one flexible reaction element, to the end of ensuring faultless adherence to the contour of the bottle.
  • rollers 7 can assume an open or a closed configuration, according to whether the rod 20 is extended or retracted, and can be positioned at any given height on the shafts 18 according to the type of bottle and the type of label.
  • the four rollers are arranged in two pairs: a top pair serving to press and smooth a label affixed skew to one face of the bottle, and a bottom pair serving to press and smooth a label disposed horizontally.
  • 24 denotes a device of conventional embodiment by which pressure is applied to labels affixed to the neck area of the bottle.
  • the pedestal 1 is rotatable about its own axis, driven by conventional means not illustrated in the drawings, whilst the retaining head 6 is capable of movement in the vertical direction, brought about likewise by means not illustrated.
  • Fig 4 affords a graphic representation of the steps accomplished by certain parts of the alignment and pressing device and of the labeller, illustrating the case of a substantially square section bottle with labels applied to two opposite and parallel external faces.
  • Trace 'a' in fig 4 represents the vertical movement of the head 6, trace 'b' the radial movement of the plunger 8, trace 'c' the opening and closing action of the rollers 7 (spreading and contracting), and trace 'd' the rotation of the pedestal 1.
  • the bottle 2 is taken up between the alignment means, i.e. the locator 5 and the guide rail 3, prior to its arrival at one of the labelling stations, and manoeuvred into a position on the pedestal whereby the two opposite parallel faces to be labelled are disposed normal to the radius of the platform coinciding with the centre of the bottle.
  • the alignment means i.e. the locator 5 and the guide rail 3
  • the 'x' axis in fig 4 shows a numbered succession (not to scale) of the steps effected by the device according to the present invention and by certain components of the labelling machine.
  • the steps in question reflect different angular positions of the platform, with the full cycle of steps denoted [0, 1, ... 11, 0] corresponding to one full 360

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EP19910830467 1991-01-28 1991-10-29 A device in labelling machinery for aligning glass containers and pressing labels onto containers thus aligned Withdrawn EP0497081A3 (en)

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ITPR910005A IT1249120B (it) 1991-01-28 1991-01-28 Dispositivo per orientare contenitori in vetro e pressare etichette sui contenitori orientati, in macchina etichettatrice.
ITPR910005 1991-01-28

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EP0633191A2 (fr) * 1993-07-10 1995-01-11 Farbfoto Schnellservice Siegfried Kübe (V-Dia) GmbH Dispositif d'étiquetage
EP0974524A1 (fr) * 1998-07-23 2000-01-26 The Procter & Gamble Company Emballage muni d'une étiquette et procédé d'étiquetage
CN106428873A (zh) * 2016-11-30 2017-02-22 东莞市天合机电开发有限公司 一种应用于贴标机上的压覆装置
IT201800004584A1 (it) * 2018-04-16 2019-10-16 Dispositivo di presa per contenitori
CN111924250A (zh) * 2020-07-21 2020-11-13 广州佳帆计算机有限公司 乳液瓶打印贴标装置
CN111994406A (zh) * 2020-08-21 2020-11-27 浙江百世技术有限公司 一种自动贴标设备
CN112109996A (zh) * 2020-08-25 2020-12-22 钱万顺 一种制药生产线用高效药瓶贴标装置
WO2022020541A1 (fr) * 2020-07-23 2022-01-27 Anheuser-Busch, Llc Kit de paramétrage d'étiqueteuse

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US1849548A (en) * 1931-06-08 1932-03-15 Liquid Carbonic Corp Labeling machine
US3126309A (en) * 1964-03-24 Label machine registering means
FR2475494A1 (fr) * 1980-02-07 1981-08-14 Boeuf Joseph Procede de collage d'etiquettes sur des recipients et appareillage pour la mise en oeuvre du procede
FR2507566A1 (fr) * 1981-06-13 1982-12-17 Jagenberg Werke Ag Machine d'etiquetage pour bouteilles de forme speciale

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US3126309A (en) * 1964-03-24 Label machine registering means
US1849548A (en) * 1931-06-08 1932-03-15 Liquid Carbonic Corp Labeling machine
FR2475494A1 (fr) * 1980-02-07 1981-08-14 Boeuf Joseph Procede de collage d'etiquettes sur des recipients et appareillage pour la mise en oeuvre du procede
FR2507566A1 (fr) * 1981-06-13 1982-12-17 Jagenberg Werke Ag Machine d'etiquetage pour bouteilles de forme speciale

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EP0633191A2 (fr) * 1993-07-10 1995-01-11 Farbfoto Schnellservice Siegfried Kübe (V-Dia) GmbH Dispositif d'étiquetage
EP0633191A3 (fr) * 1993-07-10 1995-03-01 Farbfoto Schnellservice Siegfr Dispositif d'étiquetage.
EP0974524A1 (fr) * 1998-07-23 2000-01-26 The Procter & Gamble Company Emballage muni d'une étiquette et procédé d'étiquetage
WO2000005145A1 (fr) * 1998-07-23 2000-02-03 The Procter & Gamble Company Emballages etiquetes
CN106428873A (zh) * 2016-11-30 2017-02-22 东莞市天合机电开发有限公司 一种应用于贴标机上的压覆装置
CN106428873B (zh) * 2016-11-30 2018-11-06 浙江阿克希龙舜华铝塑业有限公司 一种应用于贴标机上的压覆装置
IT201800004584A1 (it) * 2018-04-16 2019-10-16 Dispositivo di presa per contenitori
WO2019202447A1 (fr) * 2018-04-16 2019-10-24 Arol S.P.A. Dispositif de préhension de récipients
CN112292339A (zh) * 2018-04-16 2021-01-29 Ft系统公司 抓取容器的装置
US11912510B2 (en) 2018-04-16 2024-02-27 Ft System S.R.L. Device for gripping containers
CN111924250A (zh) * 2020-07-21 2020-11-13 广州佳帆计算机有限公司 乳液瓶打印贴标装置
WO2022020541A1 (fr) * 2020-07-23 2022-01-27 Anheuser-Busch, Llc Kit de paramétrage d'étiqueteuse
CN111994406A (zh) * 2020-08-21 2020-11-27 浙江百世技术有限公司 一种自动贴标设备
CN112109996A (zh) * 2020-08-25 2020-12-22 钱万顺 一种制药生产线用高效药瓶贴标装置

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