EP2610190A1 - Unité de coupe pour machines d'étiquetage à bobines - Google Patents

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EP2610190A1
EP2610190A1 EP12199785.2A EP12199785A EP2610190A1 EP 2610190 A1 EP2610190 A1 EP 2610190A1 EP 12199785 A EP12199785 A EP 12199785A EP 2610190 A1 EP2610190 A1 EP 2610190A1
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Cristian ANDREATO
Gabriele Giuliani
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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
    • B65C9/1803—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels being cut from a strip
    • B65C9/1815—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels being cut from a strip and transferred by suction means
    • B65C9/1819—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels being cut from a strip and transferred by suction means the suction means being a vacuum drum
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/12—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis
    • B26D1/25—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member
    • B26D1/34—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis parallel to the line of cut
    • B26D1/38—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis parallel to the line of cut and coacting with a fixed blade or other fixed member
    • B26D1/385—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis parallel to the line of cut and coacting with a fixed blade or other fixed member for thin material, e.g. for sheets, strips or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/18—Means for removing cut-out material or waste
    • B26D7/1845—Means for removing cut-out material or waste by non mechanical means
    • B26D7/1854—Means for removing cut-out material or waste by non mechanical means by air under pressure
    • 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
    • B65C2009/1834—Details of cutting means
    • B65C2009/1857—Details of cutting means two co-acting knifes
    • B65C2009/1861—Details of cutting means two co-acting knifes whereby one knife remains stationary

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  • the present invention relates to a cutting unit for labelling machines, particularly for the type of labelling machines comprising a reel from which the labelling material (web) is cut into lengths of a predetermined size and applied on items, namely on containers.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a typical roll-fed labelling machine 1, wherein containers 2 are carried by a carousel 3 and advanced towards a labelling station 4 along a predetermined container path.
  • the labelling material 5, in the form of a web wound about a reel 6, is progressively advanced towards the labelling station along a respective label path, along which a cutting unit 7 is provided for cutting a length of labelling material 5 of the desired size and for transferring the resulting stripes of labelling material, typically by means of a vacuum drum 8, to labelling station 4.
  • a layer of adhesive is typically applied on its surface for subsequently securing them to the surface of containers 2 being fed to labelling station 4.
  • the stripes of labelling material are transferred from the cutting unit in order to be wound about rotating mandrels carried by a carousel for forming tubular lengths of labelling material which shall subsequently be applied on containers.
  • a cutting unit 7 generally comprises (see Figure 2 ) a rotary blade 9 and a stationary blade 10 - to which reference is often made also as the counterblade - which are arranged adjacent to vacuum drum 8.
  • the web of labelling material 5 is advanced between the stationary and the rotary blade of cutting unit 7, the leading edge of the web being picked, by suction, by vacuum drum 8.
  • Vacuum drum 8 is typically driven to rotate at a speed higher than the speed at which labelling material web 5 is advanced along the label path, whereby vacuum drum 8 applies a pulling force on the leading edge of the web.
  • rotary blade 9 becomes contraposed to stationary blade 10
  • the labelling material web is cut.
  • the labelling material web generally a thin, polymeric film
  • the labelling material web is weakened along the cutting line and the label is "torn" off the rest of the web by means of the pulling force applied by the vacuum drum.
  • rotary blade drums comprise a single blade arranged at the periphery thereof. More recently, rotary blade drums have been introduced which provide more than one blade (typically two) arranged equispaced about the periphery of the rotary blade drum. This arrangement makes it possible for the labelling material web to be cut in a wide range of lengths; in particular, shorter labels can be obtained and conveniently handled if only a portion of the revolution of the rotary blade drum is necessary for achieving the alignment and contraposition of the rotary blade and the stationary blade.
  • the lateral surface of the rotary blade drum 11 has a plurality of openings selectively connectable, during their revolution about the rotary blade drum axis: a) with a source of vacuum for holding the labelling material web as it travels and basically until it is cut; and b) with a source of a positive pressure (e.g. of compressed air), to which reference shall be made in the following as "blow-off", for facilitating the detachment of a leading portion of the labelling material web off the surface of the rotary blade drum, thereby favouring the transfer thereof onto the surface of vacuum drum 8, and under the influence of the pulling force mentioned above.
  • a source of vacuum for holding the labelling material web as it travels and basically until it is cut
  • a source of a positive pressure e.g. of compressed air
  • cutting units for roll-fed labelling machines typically comprise blowing means for directing a flow of compressed air (a so-called “air curtain”) towards the leading portion of labelling material web as it transfers onto the vacuum drum. More particularly, these blowing means consist of a so-called “blow block” 12 (see Figures 2 and 3 ) comprising:
  • the tangential speed V2 of the vacuum drum is typically higher than the speed V1 at which the labelling material web is advanced about the rotary blade drum. Because of this speed difference, at the very point of cut (see Figure 3 ) the label is subjected to a virtually instantaneous acceleration, because the label mass is negligible with respect to the entity of the pulling force acting upon it.
  • the second flow of air supplied by the second blower is mainly intended to make sure that, despite the sudden acceleration of the newly-cut label, the trailing portion of the latter adhere to the surface of the vacuum drum so as to be properly picked by the relative suction means.
  • Blow block 12 is, therefore, arranged downstream from stationary blade 10 with respect to the direction of advancement of the labelling material web.
  • Number 100 in Figures 4 and 5 indicates as a whole a cutting unit, particularly for a roll-fed labelling machine.
  • Cutting unit 100 comprises a stationary blade 101 and a rotary blade drum 102 rotatable about a relative axis H and bearing at least one rotary blade 103 arranged peripherally.
  • a web of labelling material is advanced between stationary blade 101 and rotary blade 103 of cutting unit 100, so that the leading edge of the web can be picked, by suction, by a vacuum drum 8 arranged downstream from cutting unit 100 with respect to a direction of advancement of the labelling material web.
  • Lateral surface 104 of rotary blade drum 102 has a plurality of openings (not shown) selectively connectable, during their revolution about axis H:
  • rotary blade drum 102 may comprise a plurality (typically two) of rotary blades 103 arranged equispaced about the periphery of rotary blade drum 102.
  • cutting unit 100 comprises a stationary blade group 105, which, in turn, comprises a stationary blade block 106 for supporting stationary blade 101 in a predetermined position relative to the lateral surface of rotary blade drum 102, i.e. at a given radial distance from the relative rotation axis H.
  • Stationary blade 101 is preferably releasably fixed to stationary blade block 106.
  • cutting unit 100 comprises means (not shown) for adjusting the position of stationary blade 101 with respect to the lateral surface of rotary blade drum 102 - namely for adjusting the radial distance of the cutting edge of stationary blade 101 from rotation axis H of rotary blade drum 102.
  • different types of stationary blades may be mounted on stationary blade block 106, thereby making it possible to adapt cutting unit 100 to different specific needs and machine configurations.
  • cutting unit 100 comprises blowing means 107 for directing a flow of compressed air (a so-called “air curtain”) towards the leading portion of labelling material web as it is transferred onto vacuum drum 8.
  • blowing means 107 for directing a flow of compressed air (a so-called "air curtain") towards the leading portion of labelling material web as it is transferred onto vacuum drum 8.
  • blowing means 107 consist of a so-called “blow block” 108, which is arranged downstream from stationary blade 101 with respect to the direction of advancement of the labelling material web, and comprises:
  • the first flow of compressed air is intended to compensate for the Venturi effect potentially caused by the blow-off, which could possibly pull the labelling material web leading portion back from the vacuum drum transfer portion.
  • the second flow of compressed air has the goal of securing the labelling material web against the lateral surface of vacuum drum 8 while the leading edge of the labelling material passes under the control of the vacuum drum suction means.
  • blow block 108 has a body 111 internally defining (see Figure 6 ) a first and a second plurality of ducts connectable to a source of positive pressure (not shown) and opening on respective first and second surfaces 112, 113 of body 111.
  • first and second plurality of ducts may either be independently connected to two separate sources or to a same source of positive pressure.
  • the first plurality of ducts extend, at an end portion thereof, leading to first surface 112, along an axis T substantially tangential relative to rotary blade drum 8, thereby substantially defining said first blower 109.
  • the second plurality of ducts extend, at an end portion thereof, leading to second surface 113, along an axis P transversal to axis T, thereby substantially defining second blower 110.
  • body 111 may define a further plurality of internal ducts, also fluidically connectable with the source of positive pressure and directed, at an end portion thereof, along an axis transversal to axis T and forming an angle ⁇ less than 90° with axis P, thereby substantially defining a further blower which aids second blower 110 in securing the labelling material web against the lateral surface of vacuum drum 8 when, in use, the leading edge of the labelling material passes under the control of the vacuum drum suction means.
  • cutting unit 100 comprises a support structure 116 for supporting stationary blade group 105 and blow block 106 in operative coupling with rotary blade drum 102.
  • rotation axis H of rotary blade drum 102 identifies, with the rotation axis of vacuum drum 8, a symmetry plane S; support structure 116 defining two seats 117a and 117b arranged symmetrically with respect to symmetry plane S and adapted to receive either of support stationary blade 101 and blow block 106, so that cutting unit 100 can be assembled in either right-hand or left-hand configuration.
  • support structure 116 comprises a base 118, two pillars 119a, 119b arranged symmetrically with respect to symmetry plane (S), and a top bridge structure 120 extending transversally to pillars 119a, 119b; pillars 118a, 118b defining symmetrical seats 117a, 117b respectively; base 118 and top bridge structure 120 defining centrally located seats for receiving and supporting the shaft of rotary blade drum 102.
  • stationary blade group 105 and blow block 106 have a substantially symmetrical structure and are reversible, so as to be conveniently arranged and fixed in either seat 117a, 117b.
  • stationary blade group 105 and blow block 106 are substantially interchangeable.
  • substantially symmetrical structure it is meant that stationary blade group 105 and blow block 106 are reversible and, in either arrangement, operatively connectable/couplable with support structure 116 so that, from a finite number of pieces, different cutting units matching the requirements of different labelling machine configurations may conveniently be assembled with no extra effort on the part of operators.
  • Support structure 116 comprises first and second manifolds not shown for fluidically connecting rotary blade drum 102 and blow block 108 with the relative sources of vacuum and/or positive pressure, respectively, according to the functional terms described above.
  • first and second manifolds are substantially symmetrical with respect to plane S and selectively connectable to either of the source of vacuum and source of positive pressure.
  • first and second manifolds are functionally reversible.
  • support stationary blade 101 and blow block 106 can conveniently be fluidically and operatively connected with the respective source of vacuum and/or source of positive pressure, so that correct operation of cutting unit 100 can be ensured, independent of the machine configuration, with the very same support structure 116, stationary blade group 105 and blow block 106.
  • cutting unit 100 according to the invention makes it possible to easily assemble, from the same finite number of pieces, labelling machines having different configurations to better meet the requirements of the final user in a straightforward and relatively inexpensive manner.
  • the symmetrical modular structure of cutting unit 100 according to the invention allows the labelling machine user to modify the configuration thereof by simply swapping support stationary blade 101 and blow block 106.
  • cutting unit 1 makes it possible to conveniently and quickly access all parts of cutting unit 100 which may require maintenance, since virtually all modular elements forming cutting unit 100 are easy to disassemble from support structure 116 for easier access to components potentially subjected to wear, buildup of dry adhesive, etc.

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US9902083B2 (en) 2010-09-30 2018-02-27 The Procter & Gamble Company Absorbent article substrate trim material removal process and apparatus
EP3263470B1 (fr) 2016-06-27 2018-11-07 Sidel Participations Groupe d'étiquetage et procédé pour appliquer une pluralité d'étiquettes sur des articles respectifs
CN109222188A (zh) * 2018-10-29 2019-01-18 中国船舶工业总公司七五研究所宜昌分部 稠浆薄片脱片机及脱片方法
CN113561269A (zh) * 2021-08-24 2021-10-29 秦皇岛中德实业有限公司 热熔胶贴标机用切标装置

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US9902083B2 (en) 2010-09-30 2018-02-27 The Procter & Gamble Company Absorbent article substrate trim material removal process and apparatus
EP3263470B1 (fr) 2016-06-27 2018-11-07 Sidel Participations Groupe d'étiquetage et procédé pour appliquer une pluralité d'étiquettes sur des articles respectifs
CN109222188A (zh) * 2018-10-29 2019-01-18 中国船舶工业总公司七五研究所宜昌分部 稠浆薄片脱片机及脱片方法
CN113561269A (zh) * 2021-08-24 2021-10-29 秦皇岛中德实业有限公司 热熔胶贴标机用切标装置

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