EP0810572B1 - Etiquettes et leur fabrication - Google Patents

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EP0810572B1
EP0810572B1 EP97202465A EP97202465A EP0810572B1 EP 0810572 B1 EP0810572 B1 EP 0810572B1 EP 97202465 A EP97202465 A EP 97202465A EP 97202465 A EP97202465 A EP 97202465A EP 0810572 B1 EP0810572 B1 EP 0810572B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31D—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B31B OR B31C
    • B31D1/00—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles
    • B31D1/02—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles the articles being labels or tags
    • B31D1/021—Making adhesive labels having a multilayered structure, e.g. provided on carrier webs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F3/0288—Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels
    • G09F3/0289—Pull- or fold-out labels
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
    • G09F3/10—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself by an adhesive layer

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  • the present invention relates to a method of producing labels and in particular to a method of producing a succession of self-adhesive labels on a length of release material.
  • the present invention also relates to a self-adhesive label.
  • the labels to be attached to the containers be made available in a form in which they are easy to handle and easy to transfer onto the containers for which they are intended.
  • the labels are self-adhesive labels which are carried in a series on a web of release material which is wound into a reel.
  • the Applicant's earlier GB-A-2199010 discloses a method and apparatus for producing labels in which self-adhesive labels are carried directly on a release material.
  • EP-A-0192444 discloses a self-adhesive label having the features of the pre-characterising portions of claims 1 and 10.
  • the present invention provides a self-adhesive label comprising a self-adhesive support web carried on a backing of release material, a folded sheet disposed on the support web, the folded sheet including an upper panel having a folded edge at which the upper panel is connected to a lower panel of the sheet and an opposite free outer edge, the folded edge being disposed over the support web, and a self-adhesive laminar material which covers the upper panel and extends past the folded edge to form a first end portion thereof which is adhered to the support web, a second end portion of the self-adhesive laminar material and the free outer edge extending past the support web to form an openable edge of the label comprising the end portion of self-adhesive laminar material, the free outer edge over which the second end portion is adhered and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the backing of release material
  • the present invention also provides a method of producing a succession of self-adhesive labels on a length of release material, which method comprises the steps of:- (a) providing a succession of self-adhesive support webs carried on a length of release material; (b) applying a succession of folded sheets to the succession of support webs, each folded sheet comprising an upper panel connected to a lower panel by a folded edge, each sheet being applied whereby the folded edge is disposed over the support web and a free outer edge of the upper panel extends past the support web; (c) adhering over the folded sheets and the support webs a self-adhesive laminar material whereby the laminar material is adhered by the self-adhesive surface thereof to the folded sheets and exposed parts of the support webs; (d) cutting through the laminar material, the folded sheets and the support webs as far as the release material to form the self-adhesive labels, whereby in each label the laminar material extends past the folded edge to form
  • Figures 2 to 6 do not illustrate labels or the manufacture of labels in accordance with the invention, but those Figures and the accompanying description are included for the purpose of clarity of illustration of the embodiment of the label shown in Figure 7 and its manufacture.
  • a web of release material 2 is fed out from a reel 4 thereof past an adhesive applicator 6 which is adapted to deposit a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive (not shown) over the upper surface of the release material 2.
  • the release material 2 typically comprises waxed or siliconized paper.
  • the adhesive may be extruded in a hot melt form and may be extruded either as a continuous uniform layer or in the form of a row of extruded beads.
  • the adhesive-coated release material 2 then passes to a folded sheet applying station 8 at which a succession of individual folded sheets 10 are applied to the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive so as to adhere the folded sheets 10 to the release material 2.
  • the folded sheets 10 are described in greater detail below.
  • the succession of folded sheets 10 carried on the release material 2 is then passed to a laminar material applying station 12 at which a self-adhesive laminar material 14, which is fed out from a reel 13 thereof, is applied to the succession of folded sheets 10 on the release material 2.
  • the self-adhesive laminar material 14 comprises a layer of plastics material, preferably transparent polyester or polyethylene, coated on one side with a pressure-sensitive adhesive. The laminar material 14 is adhered by the downwardly-directed self-adhesive surface thereof over the succession of folded sheets 10.
  • the laminar material - coated assembly then passes to a die-cutting station 15 at which the self-adhesive labels 16, which will be described in greater detail below, are formed by cutting through the laminar material 14, the folded sheets 10, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive as far as the release material 2.
  • the die-cutting is carried out by a pair of die-cutting rollers 17.
  • a waste web remnant 18, consisting of waste portions of the laminar material 14, of the folded sheets 10 and of the pressure-sensitive adhesive which surround the self-adhesive labels 16 is removed from the release material 2 and wound up into a reel 20 for subsequent disposal.
  • the succession of self-adhesive labels 16 on the release material 2 is then wound up into a reel 22 which subsequently can be mounted in an automatic labelling machine (not shown) for automatic application of the labels to containers to be labelled.
  • FIG. 2 shows a lithographically-printed folded sheet 100 which is employed in the manufacture of a self-adhesive label not in accordance with the present invention.
  • the folded sheet 100 comprises a rectangular longitudinal strip which is divided into an upper panel 102 and a lower panel 104 which is connected to the upper panel 102 by a folded edge 106 of the folded sheet 100.
  • a number of additional panels may be disposed between the upper panel 102 and the lower panel 104. When present, the additional panels are connected to one or both of the upper and lower panels 102,104.
  • the upper panel 102 completely covers and extends past the lower panel 104 so as to have a rearwardly-directed surface 108 which is adjacent to the rearwardly-directed surface 110 of the lower panel 104.
  • the rear surface of the folded sheet 100 comprises the rearwardly-directed surfaces 108 and 110.
  • the upper surface 112 of the upper panel 102 is lithographically printed as are the opposed inner surfaces 114, 116 of the upper and lower panels 102, 104.
  • the self-adhesive label of Figure 2 is manufactured by employing the apparatus illustrated in Figure 1, the description of which will not be repeated.
  • Figure 3 shows a folded sheet 100 which has been adhered to a length of release material 118 by a layer 120 of pressure-sensitive adhesive, prior to the laminar material applying station 12.
  • the rearwardly-directed surfaces 108, 110 of the folded sheet 100 are adhered by the layer 120 of pressure-sensitive adhesive to the release material 118.
  • the assembly shown in Figure 3 is then passed to the laminar material applying station 12 and then to the die-cutting station 15 and Figure 4 shows the resultant assembly after the application of the laminar material and die-cutting of the combined assembly to form the self-adhesive labels on the release material.
  • the laminar material comprises a transparent plastics material, such as polyester or polyethylene. From Figure 4 it will be seen that a cut portion of the laminar material 112 constitutes the upper surface of the resultant self-adhesive label 124.
  • the folded sheet 100 has had the longitudinal edges thereof cut away and also the free outer edge of the extending part of the upper panel 102 has also been cut away.
  • the laminar material 122 is coincident with the cut longitudinal edges 126, 128 of the folded sheet 100 and is also coincident with the cut transverse edge 130 of the folded sheet 100.
  • the laminar material 122 extends beyond the folded edge 106 of the folded sheet 100 to form an end flap 132 thereof which is adhered by a combination of its self-adhesive surface and the layer 120 of pressure-sensitive adhesive to the release material 118.
  • the self-adhesive label 124 is maintained in its closed configuration by the adhesion of the rearwardly-directed surface 108 of the upper panel 102 to the release material 118.
  • Figure 5 shows the label 124 of Figure 4 when adhered to a container 134.
  • the rearwardly-directed surface of the label 124 consists of that portion of the layer of adhesive 120 which is adhered to the rearwardly directed surfaces 108, 110 of the upper and lower sheets 102, 104 and the rearwardly directed surface of the flap 132 of the laminar material 122.
  • the portion of the layer of adhesive 120 is stripped off therewith and that portion of the layer of adhesive 120 adheres the label 124 to the container 134.
  • a user pulls the free outer edge 136 of the upper panel 102 away from the lower panel 104.
  • the free outer edge 136 and the'part of the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive 120 which is adhered directly to the rearwardly directed surface 108 of the upper panel 102 are stripped off from the container as a result of preferential adhesion of the adhesive to the rearwardly-directed surface 108 of the upper panel.
  • the portion 138 of the adhesive layer 120 remains adhered to the upper panel 102 as is shown in Figure 11.
  • the folded edge 106 is protected from being accidentally caught and pulled away from the container to which it is adhered by the laminar material 122 which extends over the folded edge 106 to form the flap 132.
  • the resultant label 124 is reliably and securely adhered over its whole surface to the container 134.
  • the corners of the label are preferably cut rounded. This is carried out not only for aesthetic purposes but also to assist a user in opening the resultant label and also to reduce the chances of the corners of the label being bent or caught by extraneous objects.
  • the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive 120 may be applied to the release material as a non-continuous layer whereby a corner of the rearwardly directed surface 108 of the outer edge 136 of the upper panel 102 is not coated with adhesive - this assists in a user being able to pull the upper panel 102 away from the lower panel 104 in order to open the label.
  • Figure 6 shows a further label 150 also not in accordance with the present invention when carried on a length of release material 152.
  • This label is different from that illustrated in Figure 2 to 5 in that the self-adhesive laminar material 154 extends substantially past the folded edge 156 of the folded sheet 158 thereby to define a label portion 160 which is adjacent the folded sheet 158.
  • the self-adhesive laminar material is of transparent plastics such as polyester or polyethylene and has an image 162 printed on the rearwardly-directed surface 164 thereof, which image is disposed in the portion of the label adjacent to the folded sheet.
  • the laminar material 14 shown in Figure 1 would consist of a length of transparent plastics material having a succession of images 162 printed on its lower surface 164.
  • the laminar material 14 would be adhered over the assembly of folded sheets/pressure-sensitive adhesive/release material with the image 162 on the transparent laminar material being in registration adjacent a respective folded sheet 158.
  • the die-cutting step the die-cutting would be carried out so that each label 150 includes a respective printed image 162 on the transparent laminar material 154 and a respective folded sheet 158 adjacent thereto.
  • Figure 7 shows a label 250 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention when carried on the length of release material 252, the label 250 being a modification of the label of Figure 6.
  • This label is different from that illustrated in Figure 6 in that prior to the application of pressure-sensitive adhesive 264 to the release material, the release material is provided thereover with a succession of support webs, each of which comprises a layer of paper or other material which is coated on its rear surface with a pressure-sensitive'adhesive and is carried on the release material.
  • These support webs have been produced by die-cutting pressure-sensitive stock, comprising the paper or other material releasably adhered on the release paper, with the waste remnant having been removed.
  • the reel 4 comprises the release material 2 with a succession of self-adhesive support webs thereon.
  • the self-adhesive label 250 has a lower self-adhesive support web 270 e.g. of paper which is coated on its rear surface with a layer 272 of pressure-sensitive adhesive and is releasably adhered to the release material 252.
  • the support web 270 is coextensive with all of the self-adhesive label 250 apart from the free outer edge 274 of the folded sheet 258 which is intended to be releasably adhered to the release material 152. Accordingly, the free outer edge 274 is directly adhered to the release material 252 by the layer 264 of pressure-sensitive adhesive which has been applied over the release material/support web combination by the adhesive applicator 6 shown in Figure 1.
  • the folded sheets have been applied in succession over the succession of support webs 270 but also ensuring that the portion (i.e the free outer edge) of the folded sheets which is intended to be releasably adhered to the release material is not disposed over a part of the support web but rather is disposed over the release material.
  • the support web which is carried on the release material is larger than that which is present in the resultant label.
  • the extra peripheral part of the support web is cut simultaneously with the cutting of the laminar material 254 the applied sheet 258 and the pressure-sensitive adhesive 264 and the combined waste web remnant is then removed.
  • the support web 270 together with the rear layer of adhesive 272, is coextensive with the majority of the label 250.
  • the advantage of this configuration is that the support web provides extra strength and rigidity to the resultant self-adhesive labels.
  • the self-adhesive laminar material is.coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
  • the laminer material is not'uniformly coated with pressure-sensitive adhesive, but rather is provided with uncoated patches which, for example, coincide with part or all of the applied folded sheets.
  • the self-adhesion is provided not by a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive but by a heat-sealable material such as a hot-melt adhesive, lacquer or plastics material which is subsequently heat sealed.

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  1. Etiquette auto-collante (250) comportant une bande de support auto-collante (270) portée sur un substrat de matière anti-adhésive (252), une feuille pliée (258) disposée sur la bande de support (270), la feuille pliée (258) comprenant un panneau supérieur ayant un bord plié au niveau duquel le panneau supérieur est relié à un panneau inférieur de la feuille, ainsi qu'un bord externe libre opposé (274), le bord plié tant disposé par-dessus la bande de support (270), et une matière lamellaire auto-collante (254) qui recouvre le panneau supérieur et qui s'étend au-delà du bord plié pour en former une première portion d'extrémité qui est amenée à adhérer à la bande de support (270), une seconde portion d'extrémité de la matière lamellaire auto-collante (254) et le bord externe libre (274) s'étendant au-delà de la bande de support (270) pour former un bord apte à s'ouvrir de l'étiquette (250) comportant la portion d'extrémité de la matière lamellaire auto-collante (254), le bord externe libre (274) par-dessus lequel la seconde portion d'extrémité adhère et une couche (264) d'adhésif sensible à la pression sur le substrat de matière anti-adhésive (252).
  2. Etiquette auto-collante selon la revendication 1, comportant, en outre, au moins un panneau additionnel qui est disposé entre les panneaux supérieur et inférieur.
  3. Etiquette auto-collante selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans laquelle la première portion d'extrémité de la matière lamellaire (254) et la partie sous-jacente de la bande de support (270) à laquelle adhère la matière lamellaire (254) adhère sont de même étendue.
  4. Procédé de production d'une succession d'étiquettes auto-collantes (16) sur une longueur de matière anti-adhésive (2), procédé qui comporte les étapes consistant :
    (a) à prévoir une succession de bandes de support auto-collantes portées sur une longueur de matière anti-adhésive (2) ;
    (b) à appliquer une succession de feuilles pliées (10) sur la succession de bandes de support, chaque feuille pliée (10) comportant un panneau supérieur relié à un panneau inférieur par un bord plié, chaque feuille étant appliquée de telle sorte que le bord plié soit disposé par-dessus la bande de support et qu'un bord externe libre du panneau supérieur s'étende au-delà de la bande de support ;
    (c) à faire adhérer par-dessus les feuilles pliées (10) et les bandes de support une matière lamellaire auto-collante (14), la matière lamellaire étant amenée à adhérer par sa surface auto-collante aux feuilles pliées (10) et aux parties exposées des bandes de support ;
    (d) à couper à travers la matière lamellaire (14), les feuilles pliées (10) et les bandes de support, jusqu'à la matière anti-adhésive (2) pour former les étiquettes auto-collantes (16), la matière lamellaire (14) s'étendant dans chaque étiquette (16) au-delà du bord plié pour en former une première portion d'extrémité qui est amenée à adhérer à la bande de support et qui s'étend au-delà de la bande de support pour en former une seconde portion d'extrémité, une extrémité apte à s'ouvrir de l'étiquette (16) comportant la seconde portion d'extrémité de la matière lamellaire auto-collante, l'extrémité externe libre par-dessus laquelle adhère la seconde portion d'extrémité, et une couche d'adhésif sensible à la pression sur le substrat de matière anti-adhésive (2) ; et
    (e) à retirer de la matière anti-adhésive des portions formant déchets de la matière lamellaire (14), des feuilles pliées (10) et des bandes de support qui entourent les étiquettes auto-collantes (16).
  5. Procédé selon la revendication 4, dans lequel la succession de bandes de support auto-collantes portées sur une longueur de matière anti-adhésive (2) est produite par découpage à l'emporte-pièce d'un matériau de départ sensible à la pression comportant une matière auto-collante portée sur une matière anti-adhésive (2) et par élimination des déchets de bande restants.
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 4 ou la revendication 5, dans lequel la feuille pliée (10) comprend, en outre, au moins un panneau additionnel qui est disposé entre les panneaux supérieur et inférieur.
  7. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 6, dans lequel l'étape de découpage (d) est exécutée de telle sorte que la portion d'extrémité de la matière lamellaire (14) et la partie sous-jacente de la bande de support à laquelle la matière lamellaire (14) adhère sont de même étendue.
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GB898921925A GB8921925D0 (en) 1989-09-28 1989-09-28 Labels and manufacture thereof
GB8921925 1989-09-28
GB9009711 1990-05-01
GB9009711A GB2236297B (en) 1989-09-28 1990-05-01 Labels and manufacture thereof
EP94202171A EP0628941B1 (fr) 1989-09-28 1990-09-28 Etiquettes et leurs productions
EP90914077A EP0494191B1 (fr) 1989-09-28 1990-09-28 Etiquettes et procede de fabrication

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EP94202171A Division EP0628941B1 (fr) 1989-09-28 1990-09-28 Etiquettes et leurs productions
EP90914077.4 Division 1990-09-28
EP94202171.8 Division 1994-07-25

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EP0628941A3 (fr) 1996-05-08
DK0494191T3 (da) 1995-07-24
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ATE165470T1 (de) 1998-05-15
WO1991004851A1 (fr) 1991-04-18
ATE119469T1 (de) 1995-03-15
DE69034038T2 (de) 2003-07-31
DK0810572T3 (da) 2003-04-14
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CA2067115C (fr) 2003-01-14
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EP0494191A1 (fr) 1992-07-15
ES2072448T3 (es) 1995-07-16
EP0628941A2 (fr) 1994-12-14
DK0628941T3 (da) 1999-01-04
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