EP4088948A1 - Machine d'incision pour étiquettes de suivi de produits alimentaires - Google Patents

Machine d'incision pour étiquettes de suivi de produits alimentaires Download PDF

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EP4088948A1
EP4088948A1 EP22172925.4A EP22172925A EP4088948A1 EP 4088948 A1 EP4088948 A1 EP 4088948A1 EP 22172925 A EP22172925 A EP 22172925A EP 4088948 A1 EP4088948 A1 EP 4088948A1
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Alessandro CANTONATI
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR TOOLS FOR ARTISTIC WORK, e.g. FOR SCULPTURING, GUILLOCHING, CARVING, BRANDING, INLAYING
    • B44B3/00—Artist's machines or apparatus equipped with tools or work holders moving or able to be controlled substantially two- dimensionally for carving, engraving, or guilloching shallow ornamenting or markings
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  • An object of the present invention is a label incision machine suitable for making incisions on food product tracking labels, in particular for fish.
  • the label incision method is also an object of the present invention.
  • the proposed incision machine falls particularly, but not exclusively, in the context of the organization of the farmed fish farming, processing and distribution chain.
  • the labels are used to track food products, in particular fish products, so as to allow the entire path of the product that arrives on a plate to be determined, allowing the customer to recognize the farming methods, giving quality answers to the consumer's legitimate requests.
  • the labels may contain various information concerning the product itself or the production chain.
  • the machines used to incise such labels in the background art generally consist of several incision stations, they are thus bulky, difficult to transport, slow and expensive.
  • the reference numeral 1 is used to overall indicate an incision machine suitable for incising food product tracking labels, in particular fish, according to the present invention.
  • the label incision method fully described below is in turn an object of the present invention.
  • the machine 1 is suitable for incising a cartridge 50 of labels 52.
  • the term "cartridge of labels" ( figure 3 ) is intended as a plurality of labels 52 in which the rear face of a label is made to match the front face of the label arranged in succession.
  • the incision machine 1 that will be described below is capable of incising a cartridge 50 comprising a very large number of labels 52, e.g., equal to 6,000.
  • the incision machine 1 is suitable for incising a very large number of labels 52 simultaneously.
  • the incision machine 1 comprises a machine body 2 which has a substantially longitudinal development along a body axis L-L.
  • said machine body 2 is made using a metal sheet suitably bent, welded and riveted to form a container.
  • the machine body 2 has the shape of a parallelepiped.
  • the machine body 2 is made of steel.
  • the incision machine 1 comprises a loader 3 supported by, or obtained in the machine body 2.
  • a loader 3 extends longitudinally along a loader axis X-X, parallel to the body axis L-L.
  • Such a loader 3 forms a guide channel 3' suitable for housing a cartridge 50 of labels 52 in sliding manner and with shape coupling ( figure 4 ).
  • the labels 52 of the cartridge 50 comprise a support portion 52a and an information portion 52b.
  • the support portion 52a is for example in the form of a stem with a pointed end to be inserted in the food product to be tracked.
  • the information portion 52b which extends from the support portion 52a, for example from the opposite side with respect to the pointed end, is the one that contains the tracking information to be incised.
  • the information portion 52b comprises a perimeter contour 520.
  • the information portion 52b reports information in a distributed manner along the perimeter contour 520 (with the exception of the connection zone to the support portion 52a).
  • the information portion 52b has a rectangular shape and the information is imprinted along the three sides thereof, i.e., on an upper side (e.g., horizontal, considering the cartridge 50 housed in the loader 3) and on two opposite sides (e.g., vertical).
  • the loader 3 extends between a first end 10 and a second end 20.
  • the incision machine 1 comprises at least one incision station 6 supported by said machine body 2 and provided with at least one incision blade 15.
  • Such an incision blade 15 is suitable for incising the cartridge of labels when said cartridge is advanced along said loader 3 from said first end 10 to said second end 20.
  • the loader 3 comprises a preloaded spring suitable for advancing the cartridge 50 along the guide channel 3'.
  • the machine body 2 comprises at least one support structure 5 which supports the at least one incision station 6.
  • the guide channel 3' is counter-shaped with respect to the support portion 52a, so as to leave the information portion 52b completely exposed to be incised by the at least one incision blade 15.
  • the at least one incision blade 15 incises the information portion 52b of the labels 52 at a point along the perimeter contour 520.
  • the at least one incision station 6 comprises a disk 7, in which said disk 7 rotates around a disk rotation axis Y-Y.
  • the at least one incision blade 15, which moves integrally with said disk 7, is mounted on such a disk 7.
  • the at least one incision blade 15 can be adjusted both in height and depth so as to vary the incision on the label 52. In other words, such at least one blade can be brought closer to or farther away from the loader axis X-X in the longitudinal direction with respect to the disk rotation axis Y-Y.
  • the at least one incision blade 15 can translate in a longitudinal direction with respect to the loader axis X-X.
  • the incision machine 1 comprises a compressor.
  • a compressor is housed inside the machine body 2.
  • such a disk 7 is driven by compressed air fed by said compressor.
  • the at least one incision blade 15 is inserted within a partition 16, preferably in polymeric material, for example polycarbonate.
  • a partition is useful for the safety of operators and to prevent the chips of the incised labels from dispersing in the surrounding environment.
  • the incision machine 1 comprises three incision stations 6.
  • such three incision stations 6 are positioned spaced along the body axis L-L.
  • the support structures 5 are plate-shaped and are anchored to the machine body 2 for example by screws and bolts.
  • the support structures 5 are made of steel.
  • such support structures 5 comprise reinforcing metal gussets 51.
  • a first disk 7a and a second disk 7b are rotating about a respective first disk rotation axis Y1-Y1 and second disk rotation axis Y2-Y2.
  • Said first disk rotation axis Y1-Y1 and said second disk rotation axis Y2-Y2 are parallel to each other and are orthogonal with respect to a third disk rotation axis Y3-Y3 of a third disk 7c.
  • the loader 3 is interposed between the first disk 7a and the second disk 7b and the first disk 7a and the second disk 7b are arranged frontally.
  • the first disk 7a and the second disk 7b are positioned on the two opposite sides of the loader 3 with respect to the loader axis X-X.
  • the loader axis X-X is substantially orthogonal to the first and second disk rotation axis Y1-Y1, Y2-Y2 and substantially orthogonal to the third disk rotation axis Y3-Y3.
  • the at least three incision blades 15 of the respective three disks 7a, 7b, 7c incise the information portion 52b of the labels 52 each at a different point along the perimeter contour 520.
  • the at least three incision blades 15 can be moved towards or away from the loader axis X-X in the longitudinal direction with respect to the first and second disk rotation axis Y1-Y1, Y2-Y2 and/or in the longitudinal direction with respect to the third disk rotation axis Y3-Y3.
  • the label incision machine 1 can be connected to a computer so as to interface, for example, with a management software and thus be able to accelerate the verification and incision times.
  • such an incision machine 1 is connected to a computer via a wireless communication technology, for example Bluetooth.
  • the incision machine 1 comprises a battery.
  • a battery is housed in the machine body 2 and ensures energy autonomy to the machine 1.
  • the label incision method is further an object of the present invention.
  • such an incision method comprises the steps of:
  • step e the at least three incision blades 15 of the respective three disks 7a, 7b, 7c are operated, so that each incision blade 15 incises a different side of the information portion 52b when each incision blade 15 intercepts the cartridge 50.
  • the fish label incision machine of the present invention fully fulfills the intended object.
  • the label incision method of the present invention also fully fulfils the intended object.
  • the incision machine described allows the labels to be characterized so as to track the food product along the entire production chain, until delivery to the point of sale.
  • the labels incised by the machine are easily readable by customers so that they can know the data related to the product, the farming methods and the product quality.
  • every part of the incision machine can be easily accessed so that maintenance can be performed.
  • the label incision machine is capable of carrying out multiple incisions on a label cartridge.
  • the operation of incising the labels is thus particularly fast, precise, simple and safe for the operator.
  • the machine has reduced overall dimensions and a low weight. It is thus easily transportable, even in separate parts which can then be quickly and easily reassembled on site.
  • the use of a battery-powered compressor allows using the incision machine even in the open field, for example on board fishing vessels.

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EP0947355A2 (fr) * 1998-04-03 1999-10-06 Axxess Technologies, Inc. Système de gravure
ES1045956U (es) * 2000-02-02 2000-11-01 Castro Oscar Garcia Dispositivo de identificacion de alimentos.
US6869069B1 (en) * 2003-09-15 2005-03-22 R.Q.C. Ltd. Engraving holder
US20110110741A1 (en) * 2009-11-09 2011-05-12 The Hillman Group Inc. Dual-side engraving system

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0947355A2 (fr) * 1998-04-03 1999-10-06 Axxess Technologies, Inc. Système de gravure
ES1045956U (es) * 2000-02-02 2000-11-01 Castro Oscar Garcia Dispositivo de identificacion de alimentos.
US6869069B1 (en) * 2003-09-15 2005-03-22 R.Q.C. Ltd. Engraving holder
US20110110741A1 (en) * 2009-11-09 2011-05-12 The Hillman Group Inc. Dual-side engraving system

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