EP3766590A1 - Vorrichtung und verfahren zum automatischen abziehen eines etiketts - Google Patents

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EP3766590A1
EP3766590A1 EP20185260.5A EP20185260A EP3766590A1 EP 3766590 A1 EP3766590 A1 EP 3766590A1 EP 20185260 A EP20185260 A EP 20185260A EP 3766590 A1 EP3766590 A1 EP 3766590A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
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  • the invention relates to an automatic label removal device. It relates more particularly to a device for removing identification labels from containers, for example on an industrial postal sorting machine.
  • a device for removing identification labels from containers for example on an industrial postal sorting machine.
  • a large format postal sorting machine receives envelopes and / or parcels from collection points distributed over a territory, for example post offices, and sorts them according to their destinations. For example, we have at the input of the machine a plurality of envelopes which come from one or more collection points located in a geographical territory, for example a region. The sorting machine makes it possible to sort these envelopes and to group together those having the same destination, for example the same city. Once sorted, the envelopes are placed in bins, with all envelopes in a bin having a single destination.
  • the bins are transported through the sorting machine from an entry point where they are empty to an exit point where they contain envelopes.
  • the bins are for example conveyed by means of a belt or roller conveyor.
  • the line may have a single entry point or multiple entry points and typically includes multiple exit points. Many bins are present simultaneously on the machine.
  • An identification means present on the bins for example a bar code, makes it possible to distinguish them from one another.
  • the machine's monitoring and control system tracks the position of the each bin from its point of entry into the sorting machine to its point of exit.
  • a removable label is added to the tray making it possible to enter its destination, for example the postal code of the city. This label is for example placed on one side of the container, in a housing in which it is positioned.
  • the object of the invention is to remedy all of these drawbacks.
  • the invention allows automatic removal of the labels present on the trays entering the postal sorting machine.
  • the bin is conveyed by a conveyor and the device according to the invention is able to remove a label present on the bin moving along a path defined by the conveyor.
  • the conveyor is for example a belt or roller conveyor.
  • the conveyor is advantageously kept in operation during the label removal operation.
  • the label removal cycle time is limited by the absence of steps to stop and restart the conveyor.
  • the absence of these steps is also advantageous in terms of maintenance since the conveyor is less stressed.
  • the friction between the bin and the surface of the conveyor on which it is placed, when the bin is stationary and the conveyor is moving, does not cause degradation by friction of the bin or the conveyor. .
  • the means of stopping the container at a point of withdrawal of the label is for example a mechanical stop actuated by an actuator.
  • the mechanical stop In one of the positions of the actuator, the mechanical stop is placed on the path of the tray and in another position of the actuator, the mechanical stop is placed outside the path of the tray.
  • the mechanical stopper is placed in the path of the bin. As the container comes into contact with the stop, it is held in position against the latter by the movement of the conveyor. To release the bin, the stopper is placed outside the path of the bin.
  • the actuator making it possible to actuate the mechanical stop is, for example, a pneumatic or electric jack.
  • the means of stopping the bin at a label withdrawal point may include two mechanical stops.
  • the two stops are then placed on either side of the conveyor so as to properly hold the bin. They can be placed on a line perpendicular to the path of the bin, or they can be offset from one another along the length of the bin. For example, a first stopper can be placed on one side at the front of the bin and the second on the other side at the rear of the bin.
  • the two stops allow better maintenance of the bin. They can in particular avoid the risk of the tray pivoting when it is resting on a single stop.
  • the two stops can be actuated by a single actuator, common to the two stops, or by two separate actuators, each stop having its own.
  • the means for gripping the label comprises a suction cup. This has an active surface that comes into contact with the label
  • the suction cup has two states, a first state in which the tag is held against the suction cup and a second state in which the label is not held.
  • the passage of the suction cup from the first state to the second state is for example carried out by means of compressed air. It is used to provide suction substantially in the center of the contact surface of the suction cup. This suction ensures that the label is held in place by the suction cup.
  • the dimensions of the active surface of the suction cup are chosen so as to cover a large part of the surface of the label.
  • the means for gripping the label comprises several suction cups, for example two or three.
  • the suction cups are then arranged so as to largely cover the surface of the label.
  • the passage of the suction cups from a first state to a second state is synchronized so that they simultaneously pass from a first state to a second state.
  • a jack is used as a means of moving the means for gripping the label between a position where it is in contact with the label when the latter is present on the tank and another. position where the label gripping means is suitable for allowing the label to be deposited in the container.
  • This cylinder can be pneumatic or electric.
  • the method comprises an additional step in which the means of stopping the tank is actuated so that it is not placed on the path from the bin to a label pick-up point. The bin is thus released and driven by the conveyor.
  • the device according to the invention makes it possible to adjust the rate at which the bins move on the conveyor downstream of the device according to the invention.
  • the means of stopping a container at the level of the label withdrawal point makes it possible to block a container and release it only when appropriate, depending on the state of the installation downstream of the device.
  • the stopping means When a bin is stopped by the stopping means, the next bin brought by the conveyor can come into contact with the first and also be blocked. It is the same for the following ones.
  • the device according to the invention makes it possible to adjust the distance between two bins on the conveyor downstream of the device according to the invention. For this, after having released a first bin, the second on the conveyor, placed upstream in the direction of advance of the conveyor, is in turn maintained by the means of stopping a bin at the level of the withdrawal point of the label. It is then released when the distance to the downstream bin reaches the desired value. This distance between bins can be adjusted on demand, for each pair of bins.
  • variants of the invention comprising only a selection of characteristics described, subsequently isolated from the other characteristics described, if this selection of characteristics is sufficient. to confer a technical advantage or to differentiate the invention from the state of the prior art.
  • This selection comprises at least one characteristic, preferably functional without structural details, or with only part of the structural details if this part only is sufficient to confer a technical advantage or to differentiate the invention from the state of the prior art. .
  • an element appearing in several figures retains the same reference.
  • FIG. 1 is shown schematically a conveyor 3 which moves a tray 2 in a direction indicated by the arrow 20.
  • a device 60 for removing the label is arranged on the path of this conveyor 3.
  • the tray 2 comprises a label 1 placed in a housing 12 which is located on the side of the container oriented towards the M side of the conveyor, that where there is a means 6 for gripping the label 1 belonging to the device 60 for removing labels.
  • the label is simply slid from the top into its housing 12, the front face of which is open onto a surface slightly smaller than that of the label.
  • the label is held in the housing by the U-shape of the exterior walls of the housing as shown in the figure.
  • the dimensions of the suction cup, or suction cups if the device for gripping the label includes several suction cups, are chosen so that they largely cover the opening on the front face of the label housing.
  • the tray 2 is in a position upstream of the device 60 for removing the label, depending on the direction of movement of the tray.
  • a means 5 for stopping the container at the point of withdrawal of the label is placed on the same side M of the conveyor as that where the means 6 for gripping the label is located.
  • This container stopping means comprises an actuator 9 making it possible to actuate a mechanical stop 8.
  • This actuator is a pneumatic cylinder. At the end of the cylinder rod is the mechanical stop 8. It is shown in this figure in a position D where it is located outside the path of the container defined by the conveyor.
  • the device 60 for removing the label comprises a second means 51 for maintaining the container at the point of removal of the label. It is placed on the N side of the conveyor 3, that is to say on the side opposite to that where the means 5 for stopping the bin is located at the point of withdrawal of the label.
  • This means 51 for holding the container comprises an actuator 91 making it possible to actuate a mechanical stop 81.
  • This actuator is a pneumatic cylinder. At the end of the cylinder rod is the mechanical stop 81. She is pictured on this figure 1 in a position F where it is outside the path of the bin defined by the conveyor.
  • the means 6 for gripping the label is moved by a displacement means 7, comprising a pneumatic cylinder 11.
  • the means for gripping the label is thus placed at the end of the rod of the cylinder 11.
  • the gripping means 6 of the label comprises a suction cup 10, shown in this figure at a position A where it is set back relative to the tray 2.
  • the device according to the invention comprises a means, not shown, for detecting the presence of a container in the vicinity of the point of withdrawal of the label.
  • This detection means is for example an optical sensor.
  • the presence of a container in the path of the light beam of the sensor actuates the locking means of the container in its withdrawn position.
  • the sensor is placed on the device so that it makes it possible to identify a tank which would be pressed against the one which precedes it.
  • the device according to the invention also comprises a means, not shown, for verifying the correct orientation of the container, that is to say that the side of the container comprising the housing for the label is indeed on the side where the container is located.
  • the means of gripping the label is for example an optical sensor.
  • the device according to the invention also comprises a means, not shown, for checking the presence of a label in the container at the stopping point.
  • This detection means is for example an optical sensor.
  • the suction cup comprises a duct 30 opening substantially at the center thereof. Compressed air is used to provide suction in this duct 30 by means of a venturi 31.
  • This suction enables the pressure in the space 32 between the contact surface of the suction cup and the label to be lowered. This suction keeps the label against the suction cup. Stopping the compressed air supply to the venturi allows the tag to be released. It then falls by gravity into the container 4 located below. The passage of the suction cup from a state where the label is held to a state where the latter is not held, or vice versa, is thus obtained depending on whether or not the venturi is supplied with compressed air.
  • the suction cup When the suction cup is in the retracted position A with respect to the container, and therefore without a label, it may not be supplied with compressed air in order to limit consumption. Before the end of the movement of the suction cup between its retracted position and that where it comes into contact with the label, it is advantageous to supply the suction cup with compressed air. Thus, the suction cup performs its function of maintaining the label as soon as it comes into contact with the latter.
  • the means for gripping the label comprises several suction cups.
  • each of the suction cups is equipped with a separate venturi.
  • the venturi cannot lower the pressure in the space 32 because of an air inlet. If the venturi were shared with the other suction cups, it would also not be possible to lower the pressure in the space 32 of the other suction cups.
  • the other suction cups With a suction cup venturi, the other suction cups are not affected. They can operate normally because independently.
  • the figure 3 illustrates the position of the system shortly after that shown on the figure 1 .
  • the advance of the conveyor made it possible to pass from the state represented in figure 1 to the one represented in figure 3 .
  • Longitudinal slides are arranged at the stopping point. They allow precise lateral positioning of the bin on the conveyor at the level of the automatic label removal device.
  • the mechanical stop 8 is now on the path of the tray 2, in position E, as is the mechanical stop 81 which is in position G.
  • the two stops hold the tray at the point of withdrawal of the label.
  • the figure 4 illustrates the position of the system shortly after that shown on the figure 3 .
  • the jack 11 has been actuated so as to bring the suction cup 10 into contact with the label 1, passing through the opening of the housing 12.
  • the suction cup is thus passed from position A to position B
  • the suction obtained by the compressed air keeps the label against the suction cup.
  • the figure 5 illustrates the position of the system shortly after that shown on the figure 4 .
  • the jack 11 has been actuated so as to bring the suction cup and the label above the container 4, in position C.
  • the label is made of a material whose flexibility makes it possible to extract the label through the opening in the front face of the housing 12, despite the fact that the opening has a surface slightly smaller than that of the label.
  • the compressed air supply to the suction cup is then stopped so as to stop the suction it generates. The label is thus released. It falls by gravity into the container 4.
  • the bins used on industrial postal sorting machines generally have ribbed outer walls, in particular to increase their rigidity. These ribs constitute projecting parts 82.
  • the mechanical stops 8, 81 come into contact with a tank at the level of projecting parts.
  • the mechanical force exerted by the stops on a tank thus has a direction along the path of the tank and an opposite direction.
  • the precise lateral positioning of the bins on the conveyor at the withdrawal point makes it possible to adjust the stroke of the stops 8, 81 so that they do not come into contact with the lateral faces of the bins. This prevents a transverse force being exerted by the stops on the trays.
  • the trays come into contact with each other at the level of protrusions.
  • the means for detecting the presence of a container at the point of removal of the label is placed on the device 60 so that it makes it possible to identify the end of a first container relocated by the device 60 according to the invention and the presence of a second tank leaning against the one that precedes it.
  • the device 60 according to the invention makes it possible to release the first container and then to block the second bin at the label removal point.
  • the device according to the invention comprises a control and command system for the equipment equipped with a computer program. This one processes the information supplied by the sensors and controls the actuators for safe and optimal operation of the device.

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GB326007A (de) * 1928-10-02 1930-03-06 Cahill Carton Corporation
US20040026438A1 (en) * 2002-08-12 2004-02-12 Lori Tyra Article of manufacture with in-molded erasable and markable discrete surface structure and method of manufacture

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GB326007A (de) * 1928-10-02 1930-03-06 Cahill Carton Corporation
US20040026438A1 (en) * 2002-08-12 2004-02-12 Lori Tyra Article of manufacture with in-molded erasable and markable discrete surface structure and method of manufacture

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