EP3268286B1 - Dispositif d'étiquetage pour récipients - Google Patents

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EP3268286B1
EP3268286B1 EP16707104.2A EP16707104A EP3268286B1 EP 3268286 B1 EP3268286 B1 EP 3268286B1 EP 16707104 A EP16707104 A EP 16707104A EP 3268286 B1 EP3268286 B1 EP 3268286B1
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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
    • B65C9/02—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
    • B65C5/00—Labelling fabrics or comparable materials or articles with deformable surface, e.g. paper, fabric rolls, stockings, shoes
    • B65C5/02—Labelling fabrics or comparable materials or articles with deformable surface, e.g. paper, fabric rolls, stockings, shoes using adhesives
    • 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
    • B65C9/0062—Interchangeable modules, e.g. applicator heads with label magazines and glue rollers
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/08—Coverings or external coatings
    • B65D23/0842—Sheets or tubes applied around the bottle with or without subsequent folding operations
    • B65D23/085—Sheets or tubes applied around the bottle with or without subsequent folding operations and glued or otherwise sealed to the bottle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D23/00—Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
    • B65D23/12—Means for the attachment of smaller articles
    • B65D23/14—Means for the attachment of smaller articles of tags, labels, cards, coupons, decorations or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a labeling device for containers. These are currently being built as rotary machines. In these, the containers are held during labeling on holding elements which are arranged in the circumference of a rotating Tramsportrades. Such labeling devices allow the labeling of containers, especially bottles with a high throughput.
  • a disadvantage of these devices is the lack of flexibility. It can e.g. happen that a rotary labeling machine is dimensioned for a certain throughput, so that e.g. two labeling stations are arranged in the peripheral region. If now it turns out in the course of use that the throughput must be increased considerably, so are set by the circumferential length of the rotary labeling machines limits that make an arrangement of other labeling stations to increase the throughput impossible.
  • the DE 10 2012 213 080 A shows an Ettikettiermaschine according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the US 5,570,977 shows a conveyor for containers.
  • the labeling device at least one conveying device for the container with at least one deflectable or flexible elongated endless conveying element which runs closed between at least two deflection stations and has holding elements for the containers.
  • Such an endless conveyor element can be designed, for example, as a link chain, as a segment conveyor as is known, for example, as a baggage conveyor in airports, or as a conveyor belt.
  • holding elements are mounted to convey the containers along the conveying path of the conveyor.
  • Such holding elements may include, for example, head elements, such as neck handling grippers, which grip a container, such as a bottle further up in the area of the bottle neck or centering tulips which center a bottle only in the horizontal plane from above.
  • the headers may be equipped with or without a motorized rotary drive to rotate the containers about their vertical axis.
  • the holding elements may also include foot elements, such as stand plate with or without a motorized rotary drive, which foot elements are usually mounted on / on a conveyor belt, link chain or segment conveyor.
  • the stand plates are provided with a rotary drive, with which the containers, in particular bottles are rotatable about its axis, the centering is then also rotatable, so that the bottle for a labeling can be rotated about its vertical axis, while being conveyed by the conveyor becomes.
  • the conveying device can have a plurality of conveying elements, for example two conveying elements arranged one above the other.
  • the head elements are then preferably mounted on the upper conveying element, while the foot elements are mounted on the lower conveying element.
  • a container such as a bottle can be gripped or centered both in its upper region and supported in its lower region, in particular rotatable.
  • the conveying device comprises the conveying elements, deflection stations and holding elements and all peripheral elements necessary for operation, such as sensors, switches, control elements and electronics.
  • the labeling device has at least one inlet / outlet area for the supply and removal of containers to the conveyor.
  • the inlet and outlet areas may be arranged at separate locations, but are preferably arranged at one location, preferably in the region of a deflection station.
  • an inlet / outlet device is preferably arranged, e.g. an inlet / outlet star, by means of which the labeling device controls the container supply and removal.
  • the inlet / outlet region may only have guides, in which case the supply and removal of containers is via feed / drain devices separated by the labeler.
  • the labeling device has its own inlet / outlet device, e.g. includes an inlet / outlet star, this is preferably arranged in the region of a deflection, because here the inlet star and the outlet star can be relatively closely juxtaposed, without disturbing each other. With this they are e.g. able to transfer the containers from a conveyor to the conveyor of the labeler and from this back to the conveyor.
  • the labeling device has at least one labeling station, preferably at least two labeling stations, which is / are arranged in the region along the conveying path of the conveying element between the two deflection stations.
  • endless conveyor and “conveyor” are used synonymously.
  • container in particular comprises containers for holding beverages or pasty substances but also for bulk goods, such as e.g. Bottles, PET bottles, party cans, kegs.
  • a key idea of the invention is to place labeling stations along the linear area of a conveyor having an elongated endless conveyor element extending between at least two diverters.
  • the advantage of this basic concept of the invention is that the labeling device is adapted according to the requirements in terms of their size and thus in their throughput can be.
  • the distance between the diverters can be two meters, resulting in a linear arrangement area for labeling and other container treatment stations of four meters.
  • the distance between the two deflection stations is increased and the existing endless conveyor elements can be easily exchanged for longer endless conveyor elements, or even easier, be extended.
  • the size of the additionally created linear region of the conveying device for arranging additional labeling stations increases twice as much as the increase in the distance between the two deflection stations. For example, if the distance between the diverters is increased from two to three meters, a total of six meters of linear placement is achieved for labeling stations and other container handling stations, ie an increase of two meters. A simple linear extension thus leads to a strong expansion of the arrangement possibilities of further labeling stations and further container treatment stations.
  • the advantage here is further that the increase in size of the labeling device only takes place linearly at an enlargement and not square as in a rotary machine. In addition, existing labeling can remain in place and do not need to be re-assembled.
  • the space required for a linear labeling device according to the invention is thus significantly lower than in rotary machines. It is of course not necessary that the conveying element is arranged only along a straight line.
  • the conveying element can also run around one or more corners, wherein at the deflection then deflection elements, such as sprockets or corresponding guide devices are arranged, which realize a deflection of the conveying element at the kink in the horizontal plane. It can thus be provided with a desired angle to each other several linear conveyor areas, which allows additional possibilities in terms of design and space use, eg in halls that do not have a correspondingly long linear range.
  • the simplest and least expensive arrangement of a labeling device is a linear orientation of the conveyor, in which the endless conveyor element extends between two deflection stations, so that the conveyor element linear, i. uni-axially between the two deflection stations in the manner of a long closed loop runs.
  • the right-side conveyor element section and the opposite left-side conveyor element section of the conveyor element loop possible arrangement positions for labeling and possibly.
  • Other container treatment stations are also possible arrangement positions for labeling and possibly.
  • the two deflection stations can be fastened to separate frames at the bottom of a building, in which case the distance of the frames from one another and / or the position of the deflection station on at least one of the frames relative to the respective other frame can be changed.
  • the deflecting stations are arranged on a frame, which has fastening sections for the two deflecting stations, preferably in the region of its two ends. At least one attachment portion, possibly also both attachment portions of the frame then preferably allow attachment of the associated diverter station in a plurality of positions along the longitudinal axes of the frame.
  • the distance between the two deflecting stations attached to the frames can thus be set as desired, so that the length of the labeling device can be increased or decreased in accordance with the needs.
  • the frame has mounting devices for attaching at least one, preferably at least two labeling stations.
  • the labeling stations can be fixed to the frame, whereby forces occurring between the labeling station and the conveyor can be transferred well.
  • the position of the labeling station is then precisely defined relative to the conveying path of the conveying device, which is important for accurate labeling.
  • the frame has at least one continuous mounting element extending between the diverters in the longitudinal direction of the frame, e.g. as a longitudinal profile / bar.
  • This mounting element then allows mounting of labeling stations and other container processing stations in any position between the diverters.
  • the labeling stations and other container processing stations have fastening elements which complement the mounting element, e.g. Flanges or jaws.
  • the arrangement of the labeling and other container processing stations between the deflection is thus absolutely freely selectable, allowing a very individual adaptation of the machine design to different needs.
  • the existing space can be optimally utilized by the labeling stations and possibly other container processing stations are arranged as close as possible to each other on the conveyor line.
  • the distance between the at least two deflection stations of the conveying device is adjustable and the conveying element can be correspondingly lengthened or shortened in its length.
  • the length of the conveying element can be adjusted as desired in accordance with the distance between the deflecting stations, without requiring replacement of the entire conveying element.
  • the links at at least one point of the chain are detachably connected to each other, so that additional members can be installed or removed at this area.
  • the frame contains at least two longitudinally adjustable frame parts on which the deflection stations are arranged.
  • frame parts can be, for example, longitudinal profiles which slide on one another like a rail and can be fixed in any desired position, or the frame can have frame part which can be inserted or removed. In this way, the distance between the deflecting stations can be adjusted quickly and easily.
  • At least two of the frame parts each carry a deflection station so that with the adjustment of the frame parts to each other and the distance between the deflection stations is adjusted to each other.
  • At least one of the deflection stations is driven in the conveying device, which has the advantage that a separate drive does not have to be provided in the region of the linear conveying path of the conveying element, which in turn would restrict the access of the conveying path for labeling stations or other container processing stations.
  • labeling stations are arranged between the deflection stations along the endless conveying element, so that the throughput of the labeling device can be correspondingly increased.
  • each deflection station has at least one deflection wheel, which engages with the conveying element.
  • the deflection wheel be designed in the manner of a chain pinion. If in this case preferably also the deflection station is driven, can be realized on the one hand a very defined drive of the conveyor element and on the other hand, the drive is housed in an area in which it does not restrict access to the conveyor line.
  • the holding elements are formed by head elements for holding the containers in the upper region and / or foot elements for holding the containers in the foot region.
  • head elements grip the containers more in the upper region of the container, it is advantageous if the associated conveying element is arranged higher up with respect to the conveyed containers.
  • the conveying element is preferably arranged further down and preferably designed as a segment conveying element. Then, each segment may be provided with at least one foot element, such as stand plate with its own rotary drive to rotate the container about its own axis.
  • the conveying element is preferably in the lower region, that is arranged in the region of the bottom of the container.
  • both head element and foot elements can be held either via a common conveying element or and / or via separate conveying elements.
  • the mutual distance between the head and foot elements is adjustable, whereby containers of different heights can be handled with the conveying device of the labeling device.
  • the head and / or foot elements are releasably held on the conveyor element, which allows easy replacement of the corresponding elements, if they are defective or worn.
  • the conveyor element which allows easy replacement of the corresponding elements, if they are defective or worn.
  • quickly different head and / or foot elements for different containers can be attached to the conveyor element, whereby the entire labeling quickly to different containers can be converted.
  • even different holding elements can be arranged on the conveying element, whereby at the same time different containers can be labeled / printed on different labeling stations in the labeling device according to the invention.
  • the head element is designed as a combined head element, which has a neck handling gripper and a centering tulip.
  • the head element is adjustable in this case, for example rotatably supported on the conveyor element, so that either either the neck handling gripper or the centering tulip can engage with the transported containers.
  • the neck handling gripper and the centering tulip can be arranged transversely on a rotary shaft, which is held rotatably on the conveying element, in particular about a horizontal axis.
  • the rotation can be done eg by motor.
  • By a simple rotation of the rotary shaft by 180 ° then occurs either the centering tulip or the neck handling gripper into engagement with the container.
  • the centering tulip may preferably have its own rotary drive, whereby the centering tulip and thus the gripped bottle is displaceable in a rotational movement, which may be necessary for the labeling process.
  • the combi head element can cooperate with a corresponding foot element, eg a base plate, in particular a turntable.
  • a labeling station is designed as a hot glue labeling station for processing labels "from the sheet" and arranged in the peripheral region of a deflection station. Since hot-glue labeling stations are preferably arranged on rotors with small diameters because of their own label removal kinematics, the arrangement allows a more advantageous label removal in the peripheral region of a deflection station than if these were arranged in the linear section of the conveying path between two deflection stations.
  • a labeling device of the aforementioned type for example, the following labeling stations or treatment stations can be arranged: Cold glue labeling stations, sheet or roll hot glue labeling stations, roll fed stations, printing devices, such as ink jet printers, inspection devices, surveillance cameras, alignment units.
  • All of these labeling stations or container treatment stations ensure proper attachment of a label or printing, preferably the lateral surface of a container, in particular a bottle.
  • guide means are arranged in the course of the conveying path between the deflection stations, which define the position of the conveying element in the horizontal plane transversely to the conveying direction.
  • a guide device may be, for example, a rail in or on which the conveyor element runs. This is important to determine the position of the transported container relative to the labeling station.
  • the labeling device comprises two vertically superimposed conveying elements, wherein the upper conveyor element carries head elements which grip the containers in their upper region and the lower conveyor element foot elements which support the containers in the lower region.
  • the headers may e.g. Centering tulips or Neckhandling gripper, while the foot elements, e.g. are designed as a base plate or turntable.
  • the distance between the head elements and the foot elements is adjustable in order to be able to process containers of different sizes in this way.
  • the labeling device can also be quickly switched between different container handling techniques: For example, initially the labeling device is set to neckhandling. Here foot level (level of the foot elements) is moved so far down that the containers can hang freely. At the head level “Neck handling is active”. For conversion, the combi head element is changed to "centering tulip" and adjusted in height so that the centering tulips are at the desired height. The foot level is adjusted in height so that the containers can be moved at the height of the container transport plane.
  • the technical means known in the art are provided, for example, rotary transmission, drag chains, sliding contacts, rotary distributor and radio transmitter , Radio receiver.
  • the transmission of computerized technical information is foreseen in both directions.
  • height-adjustable centerings are provided for the containers on the head and / or foot elements, whereby the containers can be aligned centered in the holding elements.
  • the head and foot elements can form a unit and be attached to only one conveyor element. They can also be attached to separate conveyor elements. Regardless, their mutual distance is preferably adjustable.
  • the entire conveyor element is divided into a left-side conveyor element section, which lies to the left of the two deflection stations and into a right-side conveyor element section, which lies to the right of the two deflection stations.
  • the conveying element moves in opposite directions in the two conveying element sections.
  • the labeling stations and other processing stations can be arranged between the two counter-rotating conveyor element sections of the conveyor element and / or outside of the counter-rotating conveyor element sections, which allows a variety of possible machine designs and a more or less high density of the labeling, and thus a corresponding optimized space utilization. If the diameter of the two deflection stations is the same size, the two linear counter-rotating conveyor element sections run parallel to one another. This is not the case if one diverter station has a different radius than the other. Then the two counter-rotating conveyor element sections are at an acute angle to each other. In this way, quite a few device designs are possible to optimally utilize a given space in a building.
  • labeling station also includes printing stations since containers are increasingly printed directly rather than provided with labels.
  • the invention thus also extends to printing devices without labels.
  • FIG. 1 shows a rotary labeling device 10 according to the prior art comprising a rotating conveyor disc 12, on the periphery of containers 14 are held in a vertical position in not shown holding elements.
  • the containers 14 are fed to the conveyor disc 12 via a feed star 16 from a feed belt 18.
  • the labeled bottles are transferred from the conveyor disc 12 via an outlet star 19 on a discharge belt 20.
  • three labeling stations 22a, 22b, 22c are arranged in this example, so that a certain throughput can be achieved with this known labeling device, which ultimately depends on the treatment length available behind the labeling station 22a, 22b and 22c ,
  • Each labeling station can be designed in a manner known per se, for example as a hot glue, cold glue labeling station or as a printing station, which applies the text or images to be applied directly to the bottle.
  • the disadvantage of this device is that its throughput is limited.
  • a larger conveyor disc 12 must be used, which usually requires a completely new system.
  • a change in the diameter of the conveyor disc also acts square in area and has a re-arranging of all the essential components of the labeling apparatus, e.g. all labeling stations result.
  • FIG. 2 shows a first embodiment of a labeling device 30 according to the invention. It contains a conveying device 31, consisting of a flexible endless conveying element 32, which rotates closed between a first deflecting station 34 and a second deflecting station 36 of the conveying device 31.
  • a conveying device 31 consisting of a flexible endless conveying element 32, which rotates closed between a first deflecting station 34 and a second deflecting station 36 of the conveying device 31.
  • the endless conveyor element for example a conveyor chain, a link element belt or a segment conveyor belt not shown in detail and known per se retaining elements for the container 14 are arranged in preferably uniform intervals.
  • the first and second deflection stations 34, 36 have circular deflection disks, over which the endless conveying element 32 runs.
  • at least one of the two deflection stations 34, 36 is driven.
  • an inlet star 16 is arranged, which feeds the containers 14 from a feed belt 18. Also in the region of the second deflection station 36, an outlet star 19 is arranged at a small distance from the inlet star 16, which transfers the containers to a discharge belt 20.
  • the entire conveyor element 32 is divided into a left-side conveyor element section 38 which runs to the left of the two deflection stations 34, 36 and into a right-side conveyor element section 40, the right of the two deflection stations 34, 36 runs.
  • the conveying element 32 moves in opposite directions in the two linear conveying element sections 38, 40.
  • the entire conveyor device 31 takes up comparatively little space, a total of four can be attached to the two conveyor element sections 38, 40 Labeling stations 22a - 22d are arranged. It goes without saying that the present invention extends to both possible directions of travel.
  • FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of a labeling device 50, which is largely identical to the labeling device 30 from FIG. 2 is trained.
  • the inlet device is formed by a feed belt 18 and the outlet device by a discharge belt 20, which does not necessarily belong to the labeling, wherein the transfer between the supply / drain belt and the conveyor 31 is realized by guides not shown in detail / Outlet area of the second deflection station 36.
  • FIG. 4 and 5 show a third embodiment 60 of a labeling device.
  • the two deflection stations 34, 36 are held on a frame 62, which consists of outer frame members 64 and axially associated inner frame members 66.
  • the outer frame members 64 each carry a deflection station 34, 36 while the inner frame members 66 of the frame 62 hold the two outer frame members 64 of the frame 62 at a defined distance.
  • the labeling device 60 is shown with two inner frame parts 66
  • FIG. 5 the frame 62 has three inner frame parts 66.
  • the continuous conveying element 68 running around the deflecting stations 34, 36 is preferably designed to be adjustable in length, eg in the form of a link chain, in which links can be removed at at least one point or links can additionally be inserted, so that the endless conveying element 68 can be inserted onto the different length of in FIG. 4 and 5 shown frame by withdrawals or addition of links is adjustable. So can the in the FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrated embodiment of the labeling device 60 just set to desired size.
  • FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment 70 of a labeling, in which the labeling stations are arranged not only on the outside of the counter-rotating conveyor element sections 38, 40 of the conveyor element 32, but also between them.
  • more labeling stations in the present case eight labeling stations 20a-20h, can be arranged within a certain length of the labeling device, but this is usually associated with a slight increase in width of the labeling device due to the larger radius of the deflection stations 72,74.
  • such elements are arranged indoors that require little or no intervention by the operator. Accordingly, it is particularly advantageous if printing, alignment, dating or inspection systems are arranged in the interior.
  • FIG. 7 shows a section of an upper endless conveyor element 80, which is designed as a segment conveyor with a plurality of segments 84 which are pivotally connected to each other.
  • a neck-handling gripper 82 is mounted as a holding element, which engages a bottle-shaped container 14 at the bottleneck.
  • Each neck-handling gripper 82 is rotatably supported by means of a rotary drive, not shown, on the associated segment 84.
  • the bottles are conveyed suspended in this embodiment of a conveyor element 80.
  • FIG. 8 shows a conveyor assembly 90 with an upper endless conveyor element 92 and a lower endless conveyor element 94, each as a segment conveyor with segments 84 according to Fig. 7 are formed and arranged one above the other.
  • Each segment 84 of the upper segment conveyor 92 includes as centering tulips 96 for centering the top of a bottle 14, while each segment 84 of the lower endless conveyor element 94 as a holding element each having a stand plate 98 with motorized rotary drive. Since both the upper endless conveying element 92 and the lower endless conveying element 94 are driven together by the deflection stations 34, 36, they move in absolute synchronism with each other so that the bottles 14 maintain their vertical direction in each conveying position. For a removal or feeding of the bottles 14, the distance between the centering tulips 96 can be increased from the stand plates 98, which is usually realized via guide slots that engage with corresponding support members 96, 98 or with the conveyor elements 92, 94 itself.
  • FIG. 9 shows a portion of a member 102 of a conveying element 100, wherein the links 102 is connected to each other via vertical swivel joints, not shown, with each other.
  • Each member 102 of the upper conveyor element 100 includes a holder 104 in which a rotary drive is arranged, which rotatably supports a rotary shaft 106, preferably 180 ° about a horizontal axis.
  • the rotary shaft 106 together with the holder 104 forms the supporting part of a head element 103 which is formed as a combined head element.
  • the rotary shaft 106 can be rotated so that either the neck handling gripper 110 facing downward, as shown in the FIG. 9 is shown, or also the centering tulip 108.
  • the centering tulip 108 may also be rotatably driven by a motor about its own axis.
  • a fixing screw 112 is preferably arranged, with which the rotary shaft 106 can be solved so that a replacement rotary shaft or another head element can be used there.
  • bottles can either be held up at the top or only centered at the top, which are then supported at the bottom of a base plate of a foot element.
  • FIG. 10 shows - very schematically - the possible structure of another embodiment 120 of an extending over corner labeling in which, however, the labeling stations are not shown.
  • the conveying element 32 runs between the two deflection stations 34, 36 via deflecting elements 122, so that the conveying element 32 has a first linear section 124 which is inclined relative to a second linear section 126 by any angle, in particular from 0-120 °, is inclined.
  • the labeling device according to the invention can be adapted to local circumstances, if a linear labeling is difficult to accommodate for reasons of space.
  • the deflection stations 34, 36; 72, 74 are formed as star wheels, which cause not only the deflection but also the mechanical drive of the conveying element 32. It goes without saying, however, that the deflection station 34, 36; 72, 74 can also be performed in other ways.
  • the deflection station 34, 36; 72, 74 may be formed as a rigid, non-circumferential guideways, which lead the conveying element 32 only.
  • the mechanical drive of the conveying element 32 takes place, for example, by drive motors arranged in the interior of the device which act on the conveying element 32.
  • the space requirement of labeling machines with multiple labeling stations is significantly reduced, making it possible to provide labeling stations for multiple label equipment completely and completely set up on a labeling machine, thereby making it possible without, or at least significantly reduced set-up time of one Change container equipment to another container equipment.

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  1. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) pour des récipients (14), comprenant un dispositif de transport (31) pour les récipients avec au moins un élément de transport (32 ; 82) oblong sans fin pouvant être dévié qui tourne entre au moins deux postes de déviation (34, 36 ; 72, 74) et présente des éléments de retenue (82 ; 96, 98) pour les récipients (14), lequel dispositif d'étiquetage présente en outre une zone d'entrée/de sortie pour l'amenée et l'évacuation de récipients (14) au dispositif de transport (31), dans lequel au moins un poste d'étiquetage (22a-22h) est agencé le long de la voie de transport de l'élément de transport entre deux des postes de déviation, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'étiquetage présente un cadre oblong (64, 66) qui présente des sections de fixation pour les au moins deux postes de déviation (34, 36 ; 72, 74), de préférence dans la zone de ses deux extrémités, dans lequel au moins une section de fixation permet une fixation du poste de déviation associé dans plusieurs positions le long de l'axe longitudinal du cadre, que le cadre (64, 66) présente des dispositifs de montage pour la fixation au moins d'un, de préférence au moins de deux, postes d'étiquetage (22a-22h), et que les dispositifs de montage sont réalisés en tant qu'au moins un élément de montage continu s'étendant entre les postes de déviation (34, 36 ; 72, 74) dans la direction longitudinale du cadre (64, 66), lequel permet un montage de postes de traitement de récipient, en particulier de postes d'étiquetage (22a-22h), au moyen d'éléments de fixation complémentaires à l'élément de montage dans des positions quelconques entre les postes de déviation, et que le dispositif d'étiquetage présente différents postes de traitement de récipient avec des éléments de fixation complémentaires à l'élément de montage.
  2. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de transport (32 ; 82) est réglable dans sa longueur, et que la distance entre au moins deux des postes de déviation (34, 36 ; 72, 74) du dispositif de transport (31) est réglable.
  3. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le cadre présente au moins deux parties de cadre (64, 66) agencées dans la direction longitudinale l'une derrière l'autre qui sont variables dans leur nombre et/ou réglables l'une par rapport à l'autre.
  4. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins deux des parties de cadre (64) portent respectivement au moins un poste de déviation (34, 36 ; 72, 74).
  5. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la zone d'entrée/de sortie présente un dispositif d'entrée/de sortie (16, 19) qui est réalisé en particulier en tant qu'étoile d'entrée/de sortie.
  6. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'entrée/de sortie (16, 19) est agencé dans la zone d'un poste de déviation (34, 36 ; 72, 74).
  7. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un des postes de déviation (34, 36 ; 72, 74) est entraîné.
  8. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que plusieurs postes d'étiquetage (22a-22h) sont agencés entre les postes de déviation (34, 36 ; 72, 74) le long de l'élément de transport.
  9. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que chaque poste de déviation (34, 36 ; 72, 74) présente au moins une roue de déviation qui vient en prise avec l'élément de transport (32 ; 82).
  10. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50; 60; 70; 120) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de retenue (82 ; 96, 98) sont réalisés par des éléments de tête (82 ; 96) et/ou de pied (98) pour la retenue des récipients (14) dans la tête et/ou zone de pied.
  11. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que la position verticale des éléments de tête (82 ; 96) et/ou de pied (98) est réglable.
  12. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon la revendication 10 ou 11, caractérisé en ce que des éléments de tête (82 ; 96) et/ou de pied (98) sont retenus de manière détachable au niveau de l'élément de transport (32 ; 82).
  13. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 12, caractérisé en ce qu'un élément de tête (100) est réalisé en tant qu'élément de tête combiné qui présente une pince de manutention par le col (110) ainsi qu'une tulipe de centrage (108), lequel élément de tête combiné est maintenu de manière réglable, en particulier rotative (104), au niveau de l'élément de transport (32 ; 82) afin de mettre en prise au choix la pince de manutention par le col ou la tulipe de centrage avec les récipients (14) transportés.
  14. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un, de préférence deux, poste(s) d'étiquetage (22a-22h) est/sont réalisé(s) en tant que poste d'étiquetage à colle chaude et agencé(s) dans la zone périphérique d'un poste de déviation (34, 36 ; 72, 74).
  15. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un ou plusieurs des postes d'étiquetage (22a-22h) / postes de traitement de récipient suivants sont agencés dans la zone de l'élément de transport : postes d'étiquetage à colle froide (22a-22h), postes d'étiquetage à colle chaude (22a-22h), postes d'impression (22a-22h), postes d'inspection, caméras de surveillance, unités d'orientation.
  16. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que dans le passage de l'élément de transport (32 ; 82) entre les postes de déviation (34, 36 ; 72, 74) des dispositifs de guidage sont agencés, lesquels déterminent la position de l'élément de transport dans le plan horizontal transversalement à la direction de transport.
  17. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il présente deux éléments de transport (92, 94) agencés verticalement l'un au-dessus de l'autre, dans lequel l'élément de transport supérieur porte des éléments de tête (96) qui saisissent les récipients (14) dans leur zone supérieure et l'élément de transport inférieur (32 ; 82) porte des éléments de pied (98) qui appuient les récipients (14) dans leur zone inférieure.
  18. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon la revendication 17, caractérisé en ce que la distance verticale entre des éléments de tête (96) et des éléments de pied (98) est réglable.
  19. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que plusieurs postes d'étiquetage (22a-22h) sont agencés en dehors et éventuellement aussi dans les sections d'élément de transport (38, 40) inverses de l'élément de transport (32 ; 82).
  20. Dispositif d'étiquetage (30 ; 50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 120) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que plusieurs postes d'étiquetage (22a-22h) sont agencés sur les côtés extérieurs des sections d'élément de transport (38, 40) inverses de l'élément de transport (32 ; 82).
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