JP2000109035A - Label magazine and its label holding tab - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a label magazine which can prevent a label from being cut. SOLUTION: This relates to a magazine main body storing a plurality of labels in a predetermined direction in a stacked condition and a label magazine positioned at the periphery of a label fetching opening provided at one end of the magazine main body and provided with a plurality of label holding tabs having a protruding label fitting part fitting with the labels. The height h1 of the label fitting part of at least one of the label holding tabs 25A is set lower than the height h2 of the label fitting part of another label holding tab 25B.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for holding a plurality of labels attached to the surface of a beer bottle or the like in a stacked state, and taking out the stacked labels one by one from one end in the stacking direction. The present invention relates to a labeled magazine and a label press nail used for the magazine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a device for attaching a label to the surface of a beer bottle, a large number of labels are accommodated in a label magazine in a stacked state, and the labels are taken out one by one from an opening at one end of the magazine. Transferred to pallets for mounting. A plurality of label pressing claws which are engaged with the outer periphery of the label are attached around the opening of the magazine at appropriate intervals in the circumferential direction. The label housed in the magazine is pressed from the other end of the magazine to a protruding label engaging portion provided on each label pressing claw by a pressing means such as a spring. The label locked by the label holding claw is transferred to the pallet while being pasted by the pallet so as to get over the label engaging portion of each claw. The label transferred to the pallet is turned over so that its glued surface is turned upside down, and then pressed against a predetermined position on the surface of the beer bottle.

[0003]

In the conventional label magazine described above, it is difficult to remove the labels one by one if the labels are excessively pressed by the label pressing claws, and if the pressing force is weak, the labels pop out. Invites trouble. Although the conventional label holding claw has almost satisfactory performance in terms of holding down a label with an appropriate force, the label taken out from the label magazine sometimes has a cut of about several mm. The cut label may be peeled or broken from the bottle or the like. Particularly, if the label contains moisture, the label is easily peeled or broken.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a label magazine and a label holding claw thereof capable of preventing a label from being cut.

[0005]

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described. In addition, in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are added in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of labels (10
0), a magazine body (22) accommodated in a stacked state in a predetermined direction, and a protruding label engaging portion which is arranged around a label outlet provided at one end of the magazine body and engages with the label. In a label magazine (16) provided with a plurality of label holding claws (25) provided with (32b), at least one of the label holding claws (25) is provided.
The height (h1) of the label engaging portion in (A) is changed to the height (h) of the label engaging portion in the other label holding claw (25B).
The above-mentioned problem is solved by a label magazine set lower than 2).

[0007] The resistance of the label over the label holding claw has a correlation with the height of the label engaging portion, and the higher the label engaging portion, the greater the resistance and the higher the possibility that the label is broken. However, if the heights of all the label engaging portions mounted on the label magazine are uniformly reduced, the force with which the label engaging portion presses the label is insufficient, and the label easily jumps out. Therefore, if the height of some of the label engaging portions is set lower than the height of the other label engaging portions, the label can be securely inserted into the label magazine compared to the case where the label engaging portions are uniformly lowered. It is possible to reduce the possibility that the label is cut while restraining the label. In particular, when cuts occur only in some of the label pressing claws, by forming only the label engaging portions of the label pressing claws lower than others,
Cutting can be reliably prevented while maintaining the effect of pressing the label.

In the present invention, a part of the plurality of label pressing claws (25A) engaging with an edge (100a) extending along the longitudinal direction of the label among the plurality of label pressing claws. ) Is the height (h1) of the label engaging portion of the other label holding claw (25B).
It may be set lower than 2). As described in claim 3, the label fed to the front end of the label magazine is taken out from the label magazine so as to be attached to a pallet pressed against the label while swinging from one end to the other end. In some cases, of the plurality of label holding claws, the height of the label engaging portion of a part of the label holding claws engaging with the edge portion extending along the swing direction of the pallet is adjusted to another label holding claw. It is desirable to set the height lower than the height of the label engaging portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a label magazine (1).
6) A protruding label engagement that is attached to the label outlet and engages with the label (100) housed in a stacked state in the label magazine to provide resistance to removal of the label from the label outlet. A height (h) of the label engaging portion in the label holding claw (25) having the portion (32b).
The above-mentioned problem is solved by the label holding claw of the label magazine in which 1) is set in the range of 0.7 to 1.3 mm. In the present invention, the height of the label engaging portion is 0.7 to
It has been experimentally confirmed that when set in the range of 1.3 mm, the cut of the label can be appropriately prevented. The label engaging portion (32b) is provided with the label magazine (1).
It is preferable to have a tapered surface (32c) whose height increases in the direction of taking out the label (100) from (6) (claim 5).

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a label sticking apparatus using a label magazine and a label pressing claw according to the present invention. The label attaching device 1 includes a glue roller 1
0, a glue supply tube 11 for supplying glue n from a glue tank (not shown) toward the outer peripheral surface of the glue roller 10, and a scraper 1 for leveling the glue supplied to the surface of the glue roller 10.
2, a drive mechanism 13 for driving the scraper 12 in the radial direction of the glue roller 10, a turntable 14 rotatably disposed adjacent to the glue roller 10, and an equal spacing in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of the turntable 14. , A label magazine 16 for supplying the labels 100 one by one to each pallet 15, and a turntable 1 disposed adjacent to the turntable 14.
7 and a plurality of grippers 18 provided on the outer periphery of the turntable 17 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

Below the turntable 14, there is provided a swing mechanism for swinging the pallet 15 around a shaft 15a within a certain range in conjunction with the rotation of the turntable 14. As the turntable 14 rotates, the pallet 15
The glue roller 10 supplies glue to the surface of the pallet, and the pallet 15 is conveyed to the position of the label magazine 16. The swing movement of the pallet 15 causes the label magazine 1
6 is applied to almost the entire surface of the label 100 stored in the front row, and the pasted label 100 is
5 is pulled out from the label magazine 16 so as to be attached to the label magazine 5. Label 100 transferred onto pallet 15
Is turned over on the gripper 18 so that the glued surface is turned upside down by the gripper 18 holding one end thereof.
The inverted label 100 is transferred from the gripper 18 to the surface of a container (eg, a beer bottle) B on the turntable T,
The brush 19 is securely attached to the bottle B.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show the details of the label magazine 16. As is clear from these figures, the label magazine 16 is composed of a magazine carriage 20 attached to the frame 1a of the apparatus 1 and a magazine carriage 2
, And three magazines 21 attached to the upper surface of the magazine 0, and a magazine main body 22 attached so as to be vertically adjustable along the vertical axis 21. The magazine body 22 is formed in a container shape that accommodates a large number of rectangular labels 100 in a stacked state in a substantially radial direction of the turntable 14, and supports the stacked labels 100 from below the bottom thereof. Holding members 23, 23 are attached.

The magazine carriage 20 is driven in a radial direction of the turntable 14 with a vertical shaft 21 and a magazine body 22 by a drive mechanism (not shown). When the label 100 is supplied to the pallet 15, the magazine carriage 20 advances toward the pallet 15, and the magazine body 2
2 and the pallet 15 can be brought into contact with the label 100 fed to the front end (the left end in FIGS. 2 and 3). On the other hand, when it is not necessary to supply the label 100 to the pallet 15, the magazine carriage 20 retreats and the label 100
A gap is formed between the pallet 15 and the pallet 15 so that they do not come into contact with each other.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a holding frame 24 for aligning the label 100 is provided at the front end of the magazine body 22.
A label 10 is attached to the outer periphery of the holding frame 24.
A plurality of label pressing claws 25 are provided at appropriate intervals in the circumferential direction to hold the label 0 inside the magazine main body 22. The end of the holding frame 24 on the side where the label pressing claws 25 are provided corresponds to a label outlet of the label magazine 16. In the drawing, the upper and lower surfaces of the holding frame 24 are respectively 2
Although three label holding claws 25 are provided on each side and on both side surfaces, the number is appropriately changed according to the shape and size of the label 100. FIG. 4 shows only the general shape of the label pressing claw 25, and details of the label pressing claw 25 set according to the present invention are as shown in FIG. This will be described later.

A pressing plate 26 for pushing the label 100 toward the front end of the magazine body 22 is attached to the rear of the holding frame 24 (right side in FIGS. 2 and 3) (see FIG. 3). A guide pipe 27 extending in the front-rear direction (the direction in which the labels 100 are stacked) is provided on the side of the magazine body 22.
The guide portion 26a of the pressing plate 26 is movably fitted to the guide pipe 27. Magazine body 22
At the rear end, a driving device 28 for moving the pressing plate 26 along the guide pipe 27 is provided. The pressing plate 26 is driven toward the front of the magazine body 22 by the driving device 28, and the label 100 is pressed against the label pressing claw 25.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 (a), the label holding claw 25 is attached to a holder 31 which is attached to the inside of the holding frame 24 by using bolts 30 and a tip 31a of the holder 31. The claw member 32 is provided. The holder 31 includes a nail receiver 31A and the nail receiver 31A.
And a spacer 31 </ b> B interposed between the holding frame 24. In FIG. 5A, one label holding claw 2 is used.
Although only 5 is shown, the other label holding claws 25 have basically the same configuration. However, a partially different claw member 32 may be used. The claw member 32 is a label 1
00 is screwed into the screw hole 31b of the holder 31 so that the label engaging portion 32b provided at the tip of the bolt 33 faces the inside of the holding frame 24. Fixed to 31. By loosening the bolt 33, the position of the label engaging portion 32 b can be adjusted in the stacking direction of the label 100 by moving the claw member 32.

The holder 31 can be bent and deformed inside the holding frame 24 with the mounting position by the bolt 30 as a fulcrum. The screw holes 2 are formed in the holding frame 24 so as to overlap with the holders 31.
4a are formed, and an adjusting screw 34 is attached to each screw hole 24a. When the knob 34a of the adjustment screw 34 is turned, the amount of protrusion of the adjustment screw 34 from the screw hole 24a to the inside of the holding frame 24 changes, and the amount of deflection of the tip of the holder 31 changes accordingly. Accordingly, the position of the label engaging portion 32b is set in the vertical direction for the label holding claw 25 attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the holding frame 24, and in the left and right direction for the label holding claw 25 attached to the side surface of the holding frame 24. Can be adjusted. The position of the label engaging portion 32b of each claw member 32 is adjusted according to the warpage or shape error of the label 100.
A coil spring 35 is attached to the outer periphery of the adjusting screw 34. When the adjusting screw 34 is screwed in, the coil spring 35 is compressed, and the repulsive force urges the adjusting screw 34 in a direction away from the holding frame 24 (see FIG. 5B).

FIG. 6 shows details of the label holding claw 25 used in the label magazine 16, and FIGS.
(C) shows the details of the A type label pressing claw 25A, and (d) shows the details of the B type label pressing claw 25B. When there is no need to distinguish between the label holding claws 25A and 25B, they are referred to as label holding claws 25. Also,
The claw member used for the label holding claw 25A is denoted by 32A, and the claw member used for the label holding claw 25B is denoted by 32B. Note that the label holding claws 25A and 25B are different only in the label engaging portion 32b, and the other configurations are the same.

As shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, the label engaging portion 32b of the label holding claw 25A has a tapered surface 32 provided over substantially the entire width of the reference surface 32R of the claw member 32A.
c and a front end surface 32d substantially perpendicular to the reference surface 32R. The slope of the tapered surface 32c is substantially constant. Intersecting ridgeline portion 32 between tapered surface 32c and front end surface 32d
e is processed into a somewhat rounded shape by, for example, sandpaper. On the other hand, the label holding claw 25
B of the label engaging portion 32b is the reference surface 32R of the claw member 32B.
Curved tapered surface 32c 'that gradually widens from
And a front end surface 32d 'substantially perpendicular to the reference surface 32R.

The label holding claw 25B is the same as a conventionally used label holding claw, and its label engaging portion 32
The height h2 of b from the reference surface 32R is set to 2.0 mm. On the other hand, the label holding claw 25A is different from the conventional one, and the height h1 of the label engaging portion 32b is 0.7 to 1.3 mm, preferably 0.9 to 1.1 mm.
Is set to When expressed as a ratio to the height h2, the height h
1 is 35% to 65% of the height h2, preferably 45% to 5%.
Set to 5%. The reference surface 32R is positioned so as to be substantially in contact with the bundle of labels 100 by operating the adjustment screw 34 described above. Accordingly, the heights h1 and h2 of the label engaging portions 32b are determined by the label engaging portions 32b.
Is approximately equal to the width of engagement.

FIG. 7 shows the arrangement of the label holding claws 25A and 25B in the label magazine 16. FIG.
(A) and (b) each show a preferable arrangement of the label pressing claws 25A and 25B with respect to the rectangular label 100. In each case, the label pressing claws 25A are attached to the side edges 100a along the longitudinal direction of the label 100. To the edge 100b
Is provided with a label pressing claw 25B. The reason for this arrangement is that the relationship between the label holding claws 25A and 25B and the label 100 when the label 100 is taken out is considered.

That is, as described with reference to FIG. 1, the pallet 15 of the
The label 100 is taken out of the label magazine 16 by being swung around the axis 15a and pressed against the label 100. FIGS. 8A to 8C show that the pallet 15 has the label 100.
Shows the order of contact. As is apparent from these figures, the pallet 15 is abutted against the label 100 from one end in the swinging direction (FIG. 8A). Pallet 15
Swings, the contact area between the pallet 15 and the label 100 gradually expands to the other end through the center of the label 100 (FIGS. 8B and 8C). Since the turntable 15 (see FIG. 1) rotates in synchronization with the swinging movement, the pallet 15 is gradually pulled away from the label magazine 16, and as a result, the label 100 is pulled out from the label magazine 16.

When the label 100 is taken out as described above,
At the edges 100b, 100b in the longitudinal direction (corresponding to the swing direction of the pallet 15) of the label 100, for example, FIG.
As shown in part A of (b), the label 100 is disengaged from the nail 25B so as to be turned up. Therefore, the label 100
There is no risk of tearing at the edge 100b. However, regarding the side edge 100a of the label 100, the nail 25A
Recesses 15b, 1
5b is provided, and the engagement portion between the claw 25A and the side edge 100a enters the recess 15b (FIG. 8B), and the recess 15
On both sides of b, the side edges 100a are stuck to the pallet 15.
When the pallet 15 is separated from the label magazine 16 in this state, the force for peeling the label 100 from the pallet 15 is concentrated on the engagement portion between the claw 25A and the label 100 as shown in part B of FIG. Works. Moreover, since the pallet 15 is swinging, the peeling force acts to tear the side edge 100a of the label 100 obliquely from one end of the engaging portion with the claw 25A. For this reason, a cut occurs in the label 100. Therefore, if the side edge 100a is locked by the label holding claw 25A whose label engaging portion 32b is low, and the edge 100b is locked by the label holding claw 25B whose label engaging portion 32b is high, the label holding claw 25 can be locked. The cutting of the label 100 can be prevented beforehand while appropriately maintaining the force for pressing the label 100.

As shown in FIG. 7C, an elliptical label 1
In the case of using the label 00 ', the label 100' may be handled in the same manner as described above, and the side edge 100a of the label 100 'is pressed with an appropriate number (two in the illustrated example) of label holding claws 25A, and the other portions are labeled B type What is necessary is just to hold down with the holding nail 25B.

[0025]

As described above, according to the label magazine of the present invention and the label pressing claw using the same, the height of the label engaging portion of the label pressing claw can be appropriately set so that the label can be formed. While being locked in the label magazine with an appropriate force, the resistance when the label gets over the label holding claw can be limited to an appropriate range, thereby preventing the label from being cut.
This makes it possible to reliably prevent the label from being torn or turned after being attached.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a label sticking apparatus using a label magazine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a label magazine provided in the label sticking apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the label magazine of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a front end of the label magazine of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a view showing an attachment structure of the label holding claw of FIG. 4;
(A) is an exploded perspective view, (b) is a cross-sectional view along the axis of an adjustment screw.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are views showing a label holding claw used in the label magazine of the present invention, wherein FIG. 6A is a plan view, FIG.
(C) is an enlarged view of the label engaging portion at the tip, (d) is (c)
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a label engaging portion of a label pressing claw of a type different from that of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an arrangement of label pressing claws with respect to a label.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state where a label is taken out of a label magazine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Label sticking apparatus 16 Label magazine 20 Magazine carriage 21 Vertical axis 22 Magazine main body 23, 23 Holding member 24 Holding frame 25, 25A, 25B Label holding claw 26 Press plate 31 Holder 32, 32A, 32B Claw member 32b Label engaging portion 32c tapered surface 100,100 'label

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A magazine body in which a plurality of labels are accommodated in a stacked state in a predetermined direction, and a protruding label arranged around a label outlet provided at one end of the magazine body and engaged with the labels. In a label magazine having a plurality of label pressing claws provided with engaging portions, the height of the label engaging portion of at least one of the label pressing claws is set to the height of the label engaging portion of the other label pressing claws. A label magazine characterized by a lower setting. 2. The label holding claw of a part of the plurality of label holding claws, which engages with an edge portion extending along the longitudinal direction of the label, and the other label holding claw. 2. The label magazine according to claim 1, wherein the height is set lower than the height of the label engaging portion. 3. A label fed out to the front end of the label magazine is taken out of the label magazine so as to be attached to a pallet pressed against the label while swinging from one end to the other end, Among the plurality of label holding claws, the height of the label engaging portion of a part of the label holding claws engaging with the edge extending along the swing direction of the pallet is such that the label engaging portions of the other label holding claws have the same height. 2. The label magazine according to claim 1, wherein the height is set lower than the height of the portion. 4. A protruding label which is attached to a label outlet of a label magazine and engages with a label housed in a stacked state in the label magazine to provide resistance to removal of the label from the label outlet. In a label holding claw provided with an engaging portion, the height of the label engaging portion is 0.7 to
A label holding claw of a label magazine, wherein the label holding claw is set in a range of 1.3 mm. 5. The label engaging portion has a tapered surface whose height increases in a direction of taking out the label from the label magazine.
Label holding claw of the label magazine described.