EP3369667B1 - Etikettiervorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP3369667B1
EP3369667B1 EP18159486.2A EP18159486A EP3369667B1 EP 3369667 B1 EP3369667 B1 EP 3369667B1 EP 18159486 A EP18159486 A EP 18159486A EP 3369667 B1 EP3369667 B1 EP 3369667B1
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Maurizio Pedercini
Matteo Grioni
Alessandro Gazzini
Fiorenzo Parrinello
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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
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    • B65C9/42—Label feed control
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
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  • the present invention relates to a labeling apparatus of the kind comprising the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • Labeling machines are known which allow the in-line printing of label portions.
  • European patent EP2288550 describes a labeling apparatus for labeling containers which has a storage unit which accommodates a reserve of labeling material, a labeling device, which is arranged along a direction of conveyance of the labels and is designed to attach the labels to the containers, and a printing device that imprints a printed image on the labeling material.
  • EP2288550 involves a buffer which is used to prevent the labeling process from being slowed in the event of substitution of the finished spool with a new one.
  • Patent application GB 2 507 743 A discloses a labeling apparatus in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a labeling apparatus that is capable of improving the known art in one or more of the above mentioned aspects.
  • an object of the invention is to provide a labeling apparatus that makes it possible to carry out the printing, at least partially, of the labels in line, while still allowing a labeling speed that is greater than the printing speed.
  • a still further object of the invention is to provide a labeling apparatus that is highly reliable, easy to implement and low cost.
  • the labeling apparatus comprises at least one assembly for feeding 2 a film 10 carrying a plurality of labels 11 and at least one assembly for applying the labels 11 obtained from the film 10.
  • the film 10 can be a film of labels or a ribbon supporting self-adhesive labels.
  • the labeling apparatus 1 has at least one assembly for advancing 20 the film 10 from the assembly for feeding 2 to the assembly for applying.
  • the labeling machine 1 comprises at least one device for controlling the assembly for advancing 20 and the device for digitally printing 30.
  • the device for controlling is, in particular, adapted to control the feeding of the film 10 to the device for digitally printing 30 between at least one first condition and a second condition.
  • the film 10 is fed at a first speed value, lower than or equal to a speed v1, to the device for digitally printing 30, and the device for digitally printing 30 is activated in order to carry out the printing of at least one portion 11a of label 11.
  • the film 10 is fed at a second speed value, greater than the speed v1, to the printing device 30 and in which the device for digitally printing 30 is deactivated.
  • the portion not to be printed of the same label 11 passes through the device for digitally printing 30.
  • the first speed value is substantially constant in the first condition and substantially corresponds to the maximum printing speed, which corresponds to the speed v1, guaranteed by the device for digitally printing 30.
  • the second speed value in the second condition can comprise portions at a constant speed (for example equal to a second speed v2) and transient portions where the speed is comprised between the printing speed and the speed v2 (trapezoid-shaped progression).
  • the second speed value cannot have different progressions, for example a triangle-shaped progression or according to different laws of motion.
  • the progression of the speed as a function of the advancement of the film 10 can therefore also be different as a function of the characteristics of the film 10 and of the printing operation to be carried out: two different speed profiles (one trapezoid-shaped and one triangle-shaped) are for example shown purely for the purposes of example in Figure 2 .
  • the device for controlling it is possible to vary the speed at which the film 10 passes through the device for digitally printing 30, setting a first speed value (substantially equal to the printing speed v1) when the device for digitally printing 30 is activated, and a second speed value, greater than the printing speed, when the device for digitally printing 30 is deactivated.
  • the assembly for advancing 20 comprises a first device for accumulating 4 the film 10 which is arranged between the assembly for feeding 2 and the device for digitally printing 30.
  • Such first device for accumulating 4 is capable of enabling the management of the variations of speed between the first speed value and the second speed value.
  • the film 10 has, in output from the assembly for feeding 2, and therefore upstream of the first device for accumulating 4, a speed that is substantially equal to the labeling speed while, immediately downstream of the first device for accumulating 4, a speed that is variable and lower than the labeling speed in the first condition, while is greater than the labeling speed in the second condition.
  • the first device for accumulating 4 makes it possible to accumulate the film 10 when the film 10 in proximity to the device for digitally printing 30 is in the first condition, and to instead consume it when the film 10 in proximity to the device for digitally printing 30 is in the second condition.
  • the first device for accumulating also makes it possible to accumulate film 10 in order to make it possible to manage the spool change.
  • the assembly for advancing 20 comprises a second device for accumulating 5 the film 10 which is arranged between the device for digitally printing 30 and the assembly for applying.
  • Such second device for accumulating 5 makes it possible to feed the film 10 to the assembly for applying, at a speed that is substantially constant and equal to the labeling speed.
  • the film 10 has, in output from the digital printing device 30, a speed that can vary between the first speed value and the second speed value, while the film must be fed to the assembly for applying at a speed that is substantially constant and equal to the labeling speed.
  • the second device for accumulating 5 makes it possible to accumulate the film 10 when the film 10 in proximity to the device for digitally printing 30 is in the second condition, and to instead consume it when the film 10 in proximity to the device for digitally printing 30 is in the first condition.
  • the labeling apparatus 1 is provided with a first device for entraining the film 10 in order to enable the feeding of the film 10 to the assembly for applying, at the labeling speed.
  • such device for entraining comprises for example at least one roller for entraining the film 10 which is arranged at the assembly for applying.
  • the assembly for advancing 20 comprises, a second device for entraining 21, which is conveniently associated with the device for digitally printing 30 and, more generally, is arranged between the first device for accumulating 4 and the second device for accumulating 5.
  • the second device for entraining 21 is controlled by the device for controlling so as to adjust the advancement speed of the film 10 at the device for digitally printing 30.
  • the second device for entraining 21 may comprise a supporting element, such as for example a belt, controlled by movement means, which is intended to support the film 10 in the condition of engagement with the device for digitally printing 30.
  • the belt comprises a suction belt.
  • the labeling apparatus 1 comprises a device for drying 31 which is arranged downstream of the device for digitally printing 30.
  • the film 10 is unwound from the spool and fed to the assembly for feeding 20.
  • markers 11b are provided for each label 11, arranged in a preset position with respect to the portion of label 11a to be printed.
  • a detection device Along the assembly for feeding, and upstream of the device for digitally printing 30, is a detection device.
  • the device for controlling commands the feeding of the film 10 to the device for digitally printing 30.
  • the device for controlling acts on the device for digitally printing 30 and on the second device for entraining 21.
  • the device for controlling acts on the device for entraining 21 in order to give the film 10 that passes through the device for digitally printing 30 a first speed value, lower than or equal to a speed v1, when the device for digitally printing 30 is activated, and a second speed value, greater than v1, when the device for digitally printing 30 is deactivated.
  • the first device for accumulating 4 and the second device for accumulating 5 make it possible to manage the differences in instantaneous speed respectively between the assembly for feeding 2 and the film 10 passing through the device for digitally printing 30 and between the film 10 passing through the device for digitally printing 30 and the assembly for applying.
  • the invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects by providing a labeling machine that makes it possible to carry out the in-line printing of at least a portion of the labels while at the same time ensuring a labeling speed that can be appreciably greater than the printing speed.

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  1. Eine Etikettiervorrichtung (1), die Folgendes umfasst: mindestens einen Aufbau (2) zum Zuführen einer Folie (10), die eine Vielzahl von Etiketten (11) trägt, und mindestens einen Aufbau zum Auftragen der aus der Folie (10) gewonnenen Etiketten (11); es ist mindestens ein Aufbau (20) für den Vorschub der Folie (10) von dem mindestens einen Zuführaufbau (2) zu dem mindestens einen Auftragsaufbau vorhanden; wobei entlang dem Vorschubaufbau (20) und zwischen dem Zuführaufbau (2) und dem Auftragsaufbau mindestens eine Vorrichtung (30) zum digitalen Bedrucken mindestens eines Abschnitts (11a) mindestens eines der Etiketten (11) vorhanden ist; wobei die Vorrichtung mindestens eine Vorrichtung zur Steuerung des Vorschubaufbaus (20) und der Vorrichtung (30) zum digitalen Bedrucken umfasst, die ausgebildet ist, um das Zuführen der Folie (10) an die mindestens eine Vorrichtung (30) zum digitalen Bedrucken zwischen mindestens einem ersten Zustand, in welchem die Folie (10) mit einem ersten Geschwindigkeitswert, kleiner als oder gleich einer Geschwindigkeit v1, der Vorrichtung (30) zum digitalen Bedrucken zugeführt wird und in welchem die Vorrichtung (30) zum digitalen Bedrucken aktiviert ist, um das Bedrucken des mindestens einen Abschnitts (11a) des Etiketts (11) durchzuführen, und mindestens einem zweiten Zustand zu steuern, in welchem die Folie (10) mit einem zweiten Geschwindigkeitswert, höher als die Geschwindigkeit v1, der Vorrichtung (30) zum Bedrucken zugeführt wird und in welchem die Vorrichtung (30) zum digitalen Bedrucken deaktiviert ist, wobei der nicht zu bedruckende Abschnitt desselben Etiketts (11) in dem zweiten Zustand die Vorrichtung (30) zum digitalen Bedrucken durchläuft; wobei der Vorschubaufbau (20) eine erste Vorrichtung (4) zum Aufspulen der Folie (10) umfasst, die zwischen der Zuführvorrichtung (2) und der Vorrichtung (30) zum digitalen Bedrucken angeordnet ist, und eine zweite Vorrichtung (5) zum Aufspulen der Folie (10), die zwischen der Vorrichtung (30) zum digitalen Bedrucken und dem Auftragsaufbau angeordnet ist; wobei die Etikettiervorrichtung (1) mit einer ersten Vorrichtung (10) zur Mitnahme der Folie ausgestattet ist, um das Zuführen der Folie (10) an den Auftragsaufbau mit der Etikettiergeschwindigkeit zu ermöglichen; dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Vorschubaufbau (20) eine zweite Mitnahmevorrichtung (21) umfasst, die zwischen der ersten Aufspulvorrichtung (4) und der zweiten Aufspulvorrichtung (5) angeordnet ist, wobei die zweite Mitnahmevorrichtung (21) von der Steuerungsvorrichtung gesteuert wird, um die Vorschubgeschwindigkeit der Folie (10) an der Vorrichtung (30) zum digitalen Bedrucken anzupassen.
  2. Die Etikettiervorrichtung (1) gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweite Mitnahmevorrichtung (21) mit der Vorrichtung (30) zum digitalen Bedrucken verbunden ist.
  3. Die Etikettiervorrichtung (1) gemäß einem oder mehreren der obigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweite Mitnahmevorrichtung (21) ein tragendes Element umfasst, das durch Bewegung gesteuert wird und dazu dient, die Folie (10) in dem Zustand des Eingriffs mit der Vorrichtung (30) zum digitalen Bedrucken zu halten.
  4. Die Etikettiervorrichtung (1) gemäß einem oder mehreren der obigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Geschwindigkeitswert in dem ersten Zustand im Wesentlichen konstant ist.
  5. Die Etikettiervorrichtung (1) gemäß einem oder mehreren der obigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zweite Geschwindigkeitswert in dem zweiten Zustand Abschnitte mit konstanter Geschwindigkeit v2 und Übergangsabschnitte umfasst, in denen die Geschwindigkeit zwischen v1 und v2 liegt.
  6. Die Etikettiervorrichtung (1) gemäß einem oder mehreren der obigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie eine Trocknungsvorrichtung (31) umfasst, die stromabwärts von der Vorrichtung (30) zum digitalen Bedrucken angeordnet ist.
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