EP3760551A1 - Procédé pour appliquer des étiquettes sur des articles conçus pour contenir un produit versable - Google Patents

Procédé pour appliquer des étiquettes sur des articles conçus pour contenir un produit versable Download PDF

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EP3760551A1
EP3760551A1 EP20179441.9A EP20179441A EP3760551A1 EP 3760551 A1 EP3760551 A1 EP 3760551A1 EP 20179441 A EP20179441 A EP 20179441A EP 3760551 A1 EP3760551 A1 EP 3760551A1
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Andrea MAESTRI
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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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  • the present invention relates to a method for applying labels onto articles, in particular to containers adapted to contain a pourable product, preferably a pourable food product.
  • the method referred to above is adapted to be implemented by a labelling machine configured to apply a plurality of labels onto respective articles of the aforesaid type.
  • Labelling machines are known which are commonly used for preparing, conveying, and applying labels onto articles, in particular containers such as bottles, tins, flasks, or the like, adapted to contain, and therefore to be filled with, a pourable product, preferably a pourable food product.
  • glued labels i.e. labels obtained starting from a web of labelling material initially wound on one or more storage reels.
  • the above web is cut into portions of the same size, on which glue is applied.
  • the glue is applied via gluing means, for example rolls, spraying systems, injection systems, or the like.
  • the labels thus obtained are then transferred and glued on the outer lateral surface of respective articles.
  • sleeve labels tubular labels, known as “sleeve labels”, obtained starting from a web of heat-shrinking film initially wound on one or more storage reels. Such sleeve labels are applied with a certain play on the respective articles and then heated in an oven to obtain shrinking thereof and perfect adhesion to the lateral surfaces of the articles themselves. This type of label does not envisage use of glue.
  • a labelling machine typically comprises:
  • a labelling module of a known type comprises:
  • the vacuum drum is configured to receive the labels previously cut at a receiving station and, after rotation through a given angle about the axis thereof, to release said labels to the application station so that they may be applied onto the respective articles.
  • the vacuum drum receives, holds, and releases each label via suction obtained by a vacuum source.
  • the labelling module further comprises at least a gluing device, for example a gluing roll, arranged substantially tangential to the vacuum drum and configured to spread at least the ends of each individual label with glue.
  • a gluing device for example a gluing roll, arranged substantially tangential to the vacuum drum and configured to spread at least the ends of each individual label with glue.
  • the carousel, the vacuum drum, the gluing roll, and the winding rolls are synchronised in phase so as to carry out the entire labelling process properly.
  • the two or more labelling modules are configured to:
  • a labelling machine configured to apply, during a labelling process, labels 2 onto articles 3, in particular containers such as bottles, tins, flasks or the like, adapted to contain a pourable product, preferably a pourable food product.
  • the labels 2 applied by the machine 1 are of the type known as "glue labels", i.e. labels obtained starting from a web 4 of labelling material initially wound on one or more storage reels 5.
  • the web 4 is cut into portions of the same size, on which glue is subsequently applied, according to a manner described hereinafter.
  • the machine 1 applies labels of the type commonly known as "sleeve labels", i.e., tubular labels obtained starting from a web of heat-shrinking film wound on one or more reels (not illustrated). Said tubular labels are applied with a certain play on the respective articles 3 and then heated in an oven to obtain their shrinkage and perfect adhesion to the lateral surfaces of the articles 3 themselves.
  • sleeves labels i.e., tubular labels obtained starting from a web of heat-shrinking film wound on one or more reels (not illustrated). Said tubular labels are applied with a certain play on the respective articles 3 and then heated in an oven to obtain their shrinkage and perfect adhesion to the lateral surfaces of the articles 3 themselves.
  • the machine 1 basically comprises:
  • the labelling module 10a is arranged upstream of the labelling module 10b, according to the direction of advancement of the articles 3 along the path P, and is configured to apply a respective first succession of labels 2 onto first articles 3; likewise, the labelling module 10b is configured to apply a respective second succession of labels 2 onto second articles 3.
  • the labels 2 of the first and second successions have the same format, i.e. they are substantially identical.
  • the first and second articles 3 have the same format, i.e. they are substantially identical.
  • the star wheel 7 feeds the first and second articles 3 to the carousel 6 in an alternating manner.
  • a first article 3 is always followed by a second article 3 and preceded by a further second article 3.
  • each labelling module 10a, 10b comprises (only the module 10b is illustrated in Figure 2 ) :
  • the drum 14 sequentially receives, in use, the labels 2 previously cut by the blade 12 at the receiving station R, holds the labels 2 on a lateral surface 14a thereof and, after rotation through a given angle about the axis X, releases said labels 2, feeding them to the carousel 6 and transferring them to the respective articles 3 at the application station A, according to a manner known and not described in detail.
  • the drum 14 holds the labels 2 on, and releases them from, the lateral surface 14a thereof via suction created by a vacuum source (not illustrated).
  • the latter are rotatable about the axes thereof parallel to the axis Z of the carousel 6 during at least part of their advancement from the input station I to the output station O.
  • the carousel 6 comprises a plurality of plates 16, each of which inferiorly supports, in use, a respective article 3. Said plates 16 are mounted on the carousel in a rotatable manner about the axes thereof, so as to control a rotation of the articles 3 thereon.
  • the labels 2 that are attached to the articles 3 that reach the application station A are wound around the outer lateral surface of the articles 3 themselves. Rotation continues at least until transfer of the labels 2 is completed.
  • each labelling module 10a, 10b is configured to: feed the corresponding succession of labels 2 to the respective drum 14 by the respective feeding roll 15; convey said succession from the receiving station R thereof to the application station A thereof by the respective drum 14; and supply said succession of labels 2 to the carousel 6 and apply each label to a corresponding first article or second article 3.
  • the machine 1 preferably comprises means for detecting a non-nominal operating condition in one of the labelling modules 10a, 10b, for example a control unit (not illustrated) configured to detect said non-nominal operating condition during the labelling process.
  • the aforementioned one of the two labelling modules 10a, 10b for which the non-nominal operating condition arises will be considered as being the labelling module 10a, without this implying any loss of generality.
  • the labelling module 10a undergoes a failure (of whatever sort) that affects nominal operation thereof.
  • the other of the two modules i.e., the labelling module 10b is, instead, in the nominal operating conditions.
  • the labelling module 10b undergoes failure, whereas the labelling module 10a is operating normally.
  • control unit therefore detects the non-nominal operating condition for the labelling module 10a.
  • the control unit when this non-nominal operating condition is detected, during the labelling process, by the control unit, the latter is configured to:
  • control unit is also configured to control the labelling module 10b so that it will label both the second articles 3 (as per nominal procedure) and the first articles 3.
  • control unit is further configured to control a reduction in speed of the carousel 6, in particular a reduction in the speed of rotation about the axis Z of the carousel 6.
  • control unit is moreover configured to control:
  • control unit is configured to control:
  • control unit is further configured to position the first articles 3 in the second nominal position at the application station A of the labelling module 10b.
  • the first articles 3 will be positioned in a nominal manner for being labelled by the labelling module 10b.
  • the machine 1' differs from the machine 1 in that it comprises at least two labelling modules 10' (just one of which is illustrated in Figure 3 ) configured to apply, onto the articles 3, labels 2 of the type commonly known as "cold-glue labels".
  • each labelling module 10' comprises:
  • each feeding device 18 comprises:
  • each labelling module 10' further comprises a gluing device, for example a gluing roll 13' arranged peripherally with respect to the corresponding carousel 19 and configured to sequentially spread with glue the labels 2 carried by the respective spindles 20.
  • a gluing device for example a gluing roll 13' arranged peripherally with respect to the corresponding carousel 19 and configured to sequentially spread with glue the labels 2 carried by the respective spindles 20.
  • the labels 2 are supplied to the carousel 19 and held by the corresponding spindles 20; simultaneously, the gluing roll 13 spreads, at least in part, the labels 2 with glue; then, the drum 17 picks up sequentially the labels 2 and transfers them, in a per se known manner and not described in detail, to the articles 3, carried in rotation by the plates 16, as described above for the machine 1.
  • control unit in the case where a non-nominal operating condition is detected for one of the labelling modules 10', the control unit is configured to:
  • control unit is also configured to control a decreasing of the speed of the carousel 6.
  • the machine 1'' differs from the machine 1 and from the machine 1' in that it labels first articles 3a having a format different from second articles 3b.
  • the machine 1'' comprises an input device 22 that includes:
  • the sorting device 25 comprises at least a wormscrew member, operating according to a modality known and not described in detail.
  • the labelling module 10a is configured to apply labels 2 onto the first articles 3a
  • the labelling module 10b is configured to apply labels 2 onto the second articles 3b.
  • control unit in the case in which the aforesaid non-nominal operating condition is detected for the labelling module 10a, the control unit is further configured to control the sorting device 25 so that it will cut off, i.e., prevent, supply of the first articles 3a to the carousel 6.
  • the entire production load is directed to the labelling module 10b that is functioning in a nominal way.
  • control unit is configured to discard, at output from the carousel 6, the first articles 3a onto which the labelling module 10b has applied labels 2 of the second succession of labels 2.
  • the labelling machine 1, 1', 1'' could comprise more than two labelling modules 10a, 10b, 10', and the control unit could detect the aforesaid non-nominal operating condition in two or more of them.
  • the machine 1' is able to operate with first articles 3a and second articles 3b having a format different from the first articles 3a.

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EP2832651A1 (fr) * 2013-08-01 2015-02-04 Krones AG Étiqueteuse dotée de modules d'étiquetage redondants
DE102015201853A1 (de) * 2015-02-03 2016-08-04 Krones Ag Anlage zum Ausstatten von Behältern mit Etiketten und Etikettenhülsen

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EP2832651A1 (fr) * 2013-08-01 2015-02-04 Krones AG Étiqueteuse dotée de modules d'étiquetage redondants
DE102015201853A1 (de) * 2015-02-03 2016-08-04 Krones Ag Anlage zum Ausstatten von Behältern mit Etiketten und Etikettenhülsen

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