EP1012050B1 - Procede et dispositif pour etiqueter des envois plats - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif pour etiqueter des envois plats Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP1012050B1
EP1012050B1 EP97910243A EP97910243A EP1012050B1 EP 1012050 B1 EP1012050 B1 EP 1012050B1 EP 97910243 A EP97910243 A EP 97910243A EP 97910243 A EP97910243 A EP 97910243A EP 1012050 B1 EP1012050 B1 EP 1012050B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
post
label
item
items
labels
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP97910243A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP1012050A2 (fr
Inventor
Georg Kinnemann
Christel Gehl
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Siemens AG
Original Assignee
Siemens Dematic AG
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Siemens Dematic AG filed Critical Siemens Dematic AG
Publication of EP1012050A2 publication Critical patent/EP1012050A2/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1012050B1 publication Critical patent/EP1012050B1/fr
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • B65C9/02—Devices for moving articles, e.g. containers, past labelling station
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C1/00—Labelling flat essentially-rigid surfaces
    • B65C1/02—Affixing labels to one flat surface of articles, e.g. of packages, of flat bands
    • 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
    • B65C9/1803—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels being cut from a strip
    • 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
    • B65C9/28—Air-blast devices
    • 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
    • B65C9/34—Flexible bands
    • 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
    • Y10T156/10—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
    • Y10T156/1052—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor with cutting, punching, tearing or severing
    • Y10T156/1062—Prior to assembly
    • 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
    • Y10T156/12—Surface bonding means and/or assembly means with cutting, punching, piercing, severing or tearing
    • Y10T156/1317—Means feeding plural workpieces to be joined
    • Y10T156/1322—Severing before bonding or assembling of parts
    • Y10T156/1339—Delivering cut part in sequence to serially conveyed articles
    • 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
    • Y10T156/1768—Means simultaneously conveying plural articles from a single source and serially presenting them to an assembly station
    • Y10T156/1771—Turret or rotary drum-type conveyor
    • Y10T156/1773—For flexible sheets

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a method and a device for applying labels according to the preamble of the independent claims.
  • a device for contactless application of labels is also known by means of suction and compressed air.
  • the labels are used as a tape from a roll handled by a conveyor and brought into the suction and compressed air area. Of A stroke and a label are performed on a pneumatically driven cutting knife cut off the tape.
  • An air nozzle blows against the label floating in the air the vacuum chamber where it sticks in a waiting position. From a light barrier an incoming letter is recognized, whereupon the vacuum chamber is opened with the help of a compressed air valve is switched to compressed air.
  • the label is then blown onto the letter. As soon as the label touches the surface of the letter, it is carried away.
  • the air pressure surge is chosen so strongly that the label is firmly pressed onto the surface of the letter becomes.
  • the letter is then transported and then the device is fed pressed again. Then another label is cut off and in the waiting position moved (Standard Mobile Label Applicator Model 2111 from LABEL-AIRE).
  • a disadvantage of this device is that the mail items to be processed are in the labeling area are not set securely and must also have the same thickness, to ensure an exact positioning of the label on the surface of the shipment.
  • US-A-5 122 216 describes a method of applying labels to forms or programs described, in which adhesive strips on labels and these are applied to the forms. Holding and applying the labels happens with suction and compressed air. With this solution is an adaptation to different Shipment sizes and label positions not possible.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for applying labels to flat mail items, which enable precise positioning on the mail item, low susceptibility to malfunction at high throughput and great flexibility in the label length processed. This object is achieved by the features of the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments of the invention can be found in the subclaims and the description.
  • a high level of accuracy in positioning is particularly advantageous in the invention the labels on the consignments as well as their simple and reliable feeding different consignment thickness. What is special when using strapless labels advantageous that no waste arises.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic top view of a device in which flat mail items 1 are conveyed in a transport route.
  • the mail items 1 are preferably transported by endless belts 2, these endless belts 2 being guided by a system of rollers 3 and the mail items 1 being clamped between the endless belts 2.
  • the labels 9 are applied to the mail items 1 by a label roll 4a by means of a cutting and application station 5.
  • This cutting and application station 5 has a cutting device 4c which cuts off the labels 9 which are unrolled from the label roll 4a so that they have the desired length.
  • the label tape is moved and positioned by a label feed 4b.
  • the cutting and application station 5 also has suction and compressed air chambers in order to bring the labels into a waiting position and then onto the surface of the flat mail item 1.
  • the adhesive side of the labels 9 faces the mail items 1 and the non-adhesive side faces the openings of the suction and pressure chambers.
  • the items 1 are positioned according to the invention by means of suction air.
  • the mail items 1 standing on a longitudinal edge are guided past a suction trough 8 with a perforated suction belt 7.
  • the shipment run is stabilized by means of transport and holding belts 6, 6a, which grasp the mail items 1 in a force-fitting manner in their upper part, so that the labeling zone of the mail items remains free.
  • the perforated suction belts 7 allow the vacuum generated by the suction trough 8 to pass through the mail items 1, so that these are pressed together with the endless belts 2 against the surface of the suction trough 8.
  • the mail items in the labeling area are preferably guided in their upper area by narrow transport and holding belts 6, 6 a, which are guided over (double) rollers 12.
  • a length sensor 10 and a thickness sensor 11 are arranged upstream of the mailing area in front of the labeling area.
  • a light barrier is preferably provided as the length sensor 10.
  • the length sensor 10 measures the length of each mail item passing through and communicates this measurement result to a control unit 13.
  • the control unit 13 determines the necessary label length from this information and accordingly controls the labeling feed 4b and the cutting device 4c.
  • the thickness sensor 11 determines the thickness of each shipment and also forwards the information to the control unit 13.
  • the control unit 13 therefore calculates the point in time at which the label is blown off onto the consignment 1 in transit.
  • the evaluation of the length and thickness measurement of the shipment 1 enables a feed of the label 9 depending on the measured length and the thickness of the Shipment 1.
  • the control unit 13 determines the point in time at which the leading edge on a predetermined point of the labeling area has reached. This is an essential one Parameters for blowing off the cut label 9 from the waiting position at the Front of the cutting and application station 5 on the passing shipment 1.
  • Ein Another parameter that determines the time of the blow-off is the measured thickness the program 1, since the thickness of the program on the flight path and the flight time of the from the cutting and applying station 5 blown label 9 on the surface of the Program 1 affects.
  • the invention in particular enables the length of the label 9 each variable to choose according to the length of the shipment and a high Achieve position accuracy. This makes it possible to send letters differently Label thickness and formats at a defined distance from the front edge of the consignment.
  • the labels 9 can be strapless and variable in length.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Labeling Devices (AREA)
  • Making Paper Articles (AREA)

Claims (4)

  1. Procédé pour étiqueter des envois (1) plats que l'on fait passer debout à la verticale sur leur bord inférieur devant un poste (5) de découpage et d'apposition d'étiquettes (9), dans lequel les étiquettes sont apposées sur les envois au moyen d'air comprimé, caractérisé en ce que l'épaisseur et la longueur de chaque envoi (1), que l'on fait passer devant le poste (5) de découpage et d'apposition ayant sa face arrière en une orientation et un éloignement dans l'espace qui sont fixés, sont déterminées et en ce que l'instant pour le début de l'envoi par air comprimé de l'étiquette (9) associée s'effectue en fonction de la position souhaitée de l'étiquette sur l'envoi (1), de l'épaisseur de l'envoi (1) et de la longueur d'étiquette choisie suivant la longueur de l'envoi.
  2. Procédé suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les envois (1) sont guidés à l'aide d'air aspiré sur leur face arrière dans la zone d'étiquetage.
  3. Dispositif pour étiqueter des envois (1) plats ayant une section de transport constituée de courroies (6, 6a) de transport et de maintien entre lesquels les envois (1), coincés de champs sur leur bord inférieur, sont transportés devant un poste (5) de découpage et d'apposition d'étiquette, dans lequel les étiquettes sont apposées au moyen d'air comprimé sur les envois, caractérisé en ce qu'il est prévu des détecteurs (10, 11) de longueur et d'épaisseur pour mesurer la longueur et l'épaisseur de chaque envoi (1) passant devant le poste (5) de découpage et d'apposition en ayant une orientation et un éloignement dans l'espace qui sont fixés et une commande (13) pour déterminer en fonction des signaux des détecteurs (10, 11) et de la position souhaitée de l'étiquette (9) sur l'envoi (1) l'instant du début de l'envoi par air comprimé de l'étiquette (9) associée par le poste (5) de découpage et d'apposition.
  4. Dispositif suivant la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les courroies (6, 6a) de transport et de maintien laissent la zone d'étiquetage dégagée dans la région d'étiquetage et en ce qu'il est prévu pour un transport guidé sur la face arrière de l'envoi, en amont d'une cuvette (8) d'aspiration, une bande (7) d'aspiration connue en soi, déplacée à la même vitesse que les courroies (6, 6a) de transport et de maintien.
EP97910243A 1996-10-12 1997-09-30 Procede et dispositif pour etiqueter des envois plats Expired - Lifetime EP1012050B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19642110A DE19642110C2 (de) 1996-10-12 1996-10-12 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Etikettieren von flachen Sendungen
DE19642110 1996-10-12
PCT/DE1997/002252 WO1998016904A2 (fr) 1996-10-12 1997-09-30 Procede et dispositif pour etiqueter des envois plats

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1012050A2 EP1012050A2 (fr) 2000-06-28
EP1012050B1 true EP1012050B1 (fr) 2002-01-09

Family

ID=7808554

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP97910243A Expired - Lifetime EP1012050B1 (fr) 1996-10-12 1997-09-30 Procede et dispositif pour etiqueter des envois plats

Country Status (4)

Country Link
US (1) US6391132B1 (fr)
EP (1) EP1012050B1 (fr)
DE (2) DE19642110C2 (fr)
WO (1) WO1998016904A2 (fr)

Families Citing this family (16)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE10146923A1 (de) * 2001-09-24 2003-04-10 Heidelberger Druckmasch Ag Vorrichtung zum rotativen Bearbeiten von blattförmigen Bedruckstoffen
US20030036468A1 (en) * 2001-07-30 2003-02-20 Kurt Blank Device and method for automatic processing of sheet-shaped print materials with interchangeable functions
US7182010B2 (en) 2001-07-30 2007-02-27 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag Apparatus and process for producing different hole patterns in sheet-shaped print materials
ATE327201T1 (de) 2001-07-30 2006-06-15 Heidelberger Druckmasch Ag Vorrichtung zum transport von blattförmigen bedruckstoffen
DE10253843B3 (de) 2002-11-14 2004-05-06 Bizerba Gmbh & Co. Kg Etikettiervorrichtung für bewegte Gegenstände und Verfahren zur Etikettierung von bewegten Gegenständen
US20050139323A1 (en) * 2003-04-11 2005-06-30 Syde Gary V. Linerless label application assembly
US7121311B2 (en) * 2003-04-11 2006-10-17 Bowe Bell + Howell Postal Systems Company Linerless label application assembly
US7343953B2 (en) * 2004-05-28 2008-03-18 United Parcel Service Of America, Inc. Method and application for applying labels on surfaces of selected surfaces of varying orientations
US7987141B2 (en) * 2005-01-28 2011-07-26 Bowe Bell & Howell Company Dynamically changing label size during mail processing
US8282754B2 (en) 2007-04-05 2012-10-09 Avery Dennison Corporation Pressure sensitive shrink label
WO2008124581A1 (fr) 2007-04-05 2008-10-16 Avery Dennison Corporation Etiquette thermorétractable sensible à la pression
EP2752366A1 (fr) 2010-01-28 2014-07-09 Avery Dennison Corporation Système de ceinture d'applicateur d'étiquette
SE538945C2 (sv) * 2013-07-05 2017-02-28 Autolabel Ab Etikettapplicering samt anordning härför
WO2015140727A1 (fr) * 2014-03-20 2015-09-24 Artosi Otello Système de positionnement d'une étiquette d'information sur un sac
US9695006B1 (en) * 2016-03-31 2017-07-04 Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. Image forming apparatus with a finisher to apply a note onto a printed page
CN112644834B (zh) * 2020-12-21 2023-04-04 海峡(晋江)伞业科技创新中心有限公司 一种全自动化贴标装置

Family Cites Families (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3483059A (en) * 1965-12-17 1969-12-09 Avery Products Corp Applicator for pressure-sensitive adhesive labels
US3883380A (en) * 1970-01-21 1975-05-13 Kirk Rudy Inc Method of labeling
US3782560A (en) * 1971-11-19 1974-01-01 Eastman Kodak Co Labelling machine with pneumatic monitor
US4544431A (en) * 1985-02-06 1985-10-01 Stackpole Limited Roll fed labelling machine
GB8704893D0 (en) * 1987-03-03 1987-04-08 Waddington John Plc Handling of sheet materials
US5122216A (en) * 1989-02-15 1992-06-16 Goodwin Graphics, Inc. Multi-ply mailer form and method of manufacture therefor
US5224405A (en) * 1990-04-06 1993-07-06 Kimberly-Clark Corporation Process for rotating and placing a strip of material on a substrate
US5427029A (en) * 1994-01-25 1995-06-27 Professional Control Corporation Method and apparatus for providing printed labels for large numbers of objects
DE4428242C2 (de) * 1994-08-10 1999-09-30 Etifix Etikettiersysteme Gmbh Verfahren und Anlage zum automatischen Etikettieren
DE19545191A1 (de) * 1995-12-04 1997-06-05 Siemens Nixdorf Inf Syst Vorrichtung zum Bereitstellen und Applizieren von Etiketten und Verfahren zum Betrieb dieser Vorrichtung
US5922169A (en) * 1996-07-27 1999-07-13 Bell & Howell Postal Systems Inc. Linerless label applying system

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE19642110C2 (de) 1998-11-26
WO1998016904A2 (fr) 1998-04-23
US6391132B1 (en) 2002-05-21
DE59706146D1 (de) 2002-02-28
WO1998016904A3 (fr) 1998-06-11
EP1012050A2 (fr) 2000-06-28
DE19642110A1 (de) 1998-04-23

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP1012050B1 (fr) Procede et dispositif pour etiqueter des envois plats
DE69025627T2 (de) Sortiereinrichtung für dokumente
EP2352676B1 (fr) Procede et dispositif de fabrication d'emballages de lot ainsi qu'emballage de lot
DE69806144T2 (de) Intelligente hochgeschwindigkeits-ablenkvorrichtung für sortierförderer
EP3488675B1 (fr) Dispositif de montage de supports de données sur une bande de support
EP3115322A1 (fr) Procede et dispositif destines a la depalettisation de pneus
EP0996087B1 (fr) Appareil et procédé de fabrication d'une trace, nottament une bande pour un transpondeur
DE69312932T2 (de) Bewegbare vorrichtung zum drucken und anbringen von etiketten
DE2838896C2 (fr)
EP0771753A1 (fr) Système de régulation de phase pour les roues à aubes de plieuses
DE10017768C1 (de) Vorrichtung zum Aufbringen von selbstklebenden Etiketten auf flache Gegenstände
US4201617A (en) UV Label sprayer for segregating mail
DE19631834C2 (de) Vorrichtung zum Aufbringen von Etiketten auf flache Sendungen
EP0952086B1 (fr) Dispositif pour étiqueter et peser des emballages
DE3717736A1 (de) Stapeleinrichtung fuer briefsendungen
EP1490264B1 (fr) Procede de traitement d'envois en masse et systeme permettant de mettre en oeuvre ce procede
CH719182A1 (de) Sortierförderanlage.
DE19653779A1 (de) Käselaib-Etikettiermaschine
DE69507472T2 (de) Vorrichtung und verfahren zum zuführen und sortieren von gegenständen
EP1280704B1 (fr) Dispositif permettant d'appliquer des etiquettes sur des objets plats
DE69202746T2 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Sortieren von abgeschnittenen blattförmigen Materialien in Stapeln.
DE10027874C1 (de) Einrichtung zum Erkennen von überlappten, biegsamen, flachen Sendungen
DE19943212C2 (de) Einrichtung zum Erfassen, Verteilen und Entsorgen von Presseerzeugnissen
DE2153051A1 (de) Verfahren und vorrichtung zum ausrichten von briefen od.dgl. auf ihrem transportweg von einer aufgabestelle zu einer selbsttaetig arbeitenden sortiervorrichtung
DE4114937A1 (de) Versand- und auslieferungsverfahren fuer auf kleiderbuegeln haengegelagerte kleidungsstuecke sowie versand- und auslieferungsanlage zur durchfuehrung des verfahrens

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19990406

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): DE GB

GRAG Despatch of communication of intention to grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20010425

GRAG Despatch of communication of intention to grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS AGRA

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

GRAH Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA

RAP1 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: SIEMENS DEMATIC AG

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: IF02

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): DE GB

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 59706146

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 20020228

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 20020406

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed
PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20031117

Year of fee payment: 7

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20040907

Year of fee payment: 8

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20050401

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20050930

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20050930