JP2001315732A - Label sticking apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a label sticking apparatus which can perform a smooth label sticking operation. SOLUTION: An air outlet 41 on a sucking and blowing head 6 is provided from an upstream toward a downstream in a direction of moving an object to receive a label, and air inlets 43, 44 are provided on an upstream of a blown air chamber 39 for connecting the head 6 with the outlet 41. Thus a pressure of air fed from a label sucking surface 6a is controlled to be high in the upstream and to decrease toward the downstream, so that a flying posture of the label 2a blown toward a mail 13 is optimized. Thus the label 2a is prevented from turning over and shifting in a sticking position due to a change in posture of the label while flying, thereby attaining a proper labeling operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used for printing addresses, merchandise management information, and the like on a label as a bar code for mail, luggage, merchandise, and the like, and is used for applying the label to these objects to be affixed. The present invention relates to a label sticking apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a label pasting machine for automatically pasting a label on which management information or the like is printed on mail or goods, the object to be pasted is unidirectionally moved by an object conveying mechanism such as a belt conveyor. It conveys, prints the information as a barcode on the label with the backing paper with a printer, transports the printed label together with the backing paper by the roller, and installs a mechanism with an acute angle at the tip of the transferring roller to peel off the label from the backing paper. Provide a head that sucks and adsorbs the label peeled from the backing paper at the acute angle part, moves this head as needed, moves it to the vicinity of the sticking target, and blows air from the head that adsorbed the label to remove the label. Non-contact bonding machines have been used. At this time, the unneeded backing paper is wound up and collected along an acute angle mechanism.

An example of such a mechanism is disclosed in, for example,
These are found in, for example, JP-A-05-05135, JP-A-08-244743, and JP-A-10-264915.

Further, there has been a machine which winds a continuous label tape in a roll shape, prints, peels off the backing paper, and cuts the label portion with a cutter in a state where the label portion is sucked to produce a label. Furthermore, recently, in response to the development of label tapes without a backing sheet, there has been seen one in which these label tapes are cut and transported by a conveyor.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09-142290 is one example.

[0005] As a label sticking method, there are a method of sticking the label in a non-contact manner by air blowing from a head that has absorbed the label, and a method of peeling the label in the vicinity of the surface to be stuck, and removing the non-stick surface of the peeled label. There is a method in which a label is applied by pressing with a sponge roller or the like, and the latter is used for an apparatus in which the distance to the application object does not change significantly.

As a structure of a sticking head used for air blow, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 06-056135, a plurality of suction holes are provided on a label suction surface, and these are sucked in a common air chamber. In some cases, a groove is provided on the same label suction surface in addition to the suction holes, and air is blown from a common air chamber.

[0007]

In the case of the example introduced in the prior art, the structure of the flow path in the head is complicated, air inlets are provided on a plurality of surfaces of the head, and in many cases, a continuous label tape is used. Because of the necessity of using a label tape, a label tape rolled into a roll was used. Therefore, when the roll diameter is increased due to the thickness of the backing sheet, a mechanism for winding the backing sheet is required, and when a large amount of paste is applied, dust on the backing sheet is generated from the viewpoint of environmental protection. was there.

In recent years, label tapes that can be peeled from a roll state without a backing sheet have been developed. In order to cope with these label tapes, there is a development example in which labels are cut with a cutter and transferred by a conveyor or the like. However, these measures are intended to ensure the cutting and transfer of the label, and no attention has been paid to speeding up the processing of the entire apparatus. Therefore, if the speed of the label transfer is increased, the label may be bent or bent at the time of cutting, or the label may be clogged during the transfer.

On the other hand, regarding the method of attaching a label,
In the case of the contact type using a sponge roller, etc., this method cannot be applied when the thickness of the object to be attached changes greatly.In the conventional non-contact type using air blow, the ratio between the length and width of the label differs greatly. It was intended for what should not be. For example, in the head described in the conventional example, the label size is, for example, about 106 × 77 mm.

However, it is desirable that a bar code label or the like to be attached to a mail is, for example, about 100 × 20 mm. In the case of such an elongated label, it is necessary to simplify the head structure and make the size compact.
With conventional heads, it is not easy to make it compact because of the structure.As the spraying distance increases, there are problems such as inversion of the front and back of the label and the displacement of the sticking position increases, and it is limited to sticking from the vicinity. I was

[0011] In some cases, a mechanism having a mechanism for dynamically positioning the attaching head in response to a change in thickness is used. The operation is independent of the movement for adsorbing the label and the operation of approaching the attaching object. Therefore, there is a limit in realizing the paste processing at high speed.

Further, the transfer of a label without a backing paper involves transferring the label by sandwiching the label between a conveyor and a plurality of rollers, and inviting the label sheet to the belt side by the first roller subjected to knurling or the like. was there. However, when the belt is driven at high speed, paper jams occur at the part where the leading edge of the roller guides the label, and the label cannot be re-peeled at the upstream end of the belt. There was a problem that can not be done.

Further, regarding the label transport mechanism, there has been a problem that if the label is curled or the transport belt surface is not completely uniform, the accuracy of label transfer is reduced. Regarding the cutter mechanism that cuts label tape to generate labels, paper jams occur due to curling of label paper, etc., and glue adheres and accumulates on the cutter blade as the cutting process is continued, causing label cutting. There have been problems such as deterioration of the surface and inability to cut in parallel.

[0014]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a label sticking apparatus which can solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and can carry out a smooth label sticking operation.

[0015]

According to the present invention, there is provided a cutter mechanism for cutting a label tape without a backing sheet to generate a label, a printer for printing information on the label tape without a backing sheet or the label, and a printer for printing information. A label transfer apparatus having a label transfer mechanism having a belt for applying and transporting a label on the surface, and a head mechanism having a suction blow head for peeling off the label from the belt by evacuation and spraying the target with air pressure. In order to achieve the above object, in particular, an object transport mechanism is provided in the vicinity of the suction spray head, and a plurality of the suction suction heads are arranged from the upstream to the downstream in the moving direction of the sticking target on the label suction surface in the suction blow head. An air outlet and an air suction port are provided, and a plurality of air outlets and each of the air suction ports are laid in the suction blow head. The air blowing port and the suction air chamber are formed in parallel with the suction surface, and the air injection port is provided upstream in the moving direction of the object to be bonded in the blowing air chamber, and the object to be bonded in the suction air chamber is provided. An air suction port is provided at at least one end on the upstream side or the downstream side in the moving direction of the air conditioner.

According to this configuration, first, by using a label tape without a backing paper, the roll diameter can be reduced when the label tape is rolled into a roll shape.
By eliminating the need for a mount collecting mechanism, the entire apparatus can be made compact, and the mounts that become garbage are not discarded, which is advantageous in terms of environmental conservation. In addition, since the evacuation or air blowing is used for receiving the label from the label transfer mechanism and attaching the label to the object, it is easy to speed up the entire label attaching operation. Further, the suction blowing head for applying the label has a simple configuration in which a blowing air chamber and a suction air chamber are formed in the suction blowing head in parallel with the label suction surface and connected to the air outlet and the air suction port. Since the air inlet for supplying air to the blowing air chamber and the air suction port for sucking air from the suction air chamber are also provided at the end of the suction blowing head, it is easy to manufacture a suction blowing head having a large aspect ratio. . The air outlets on the suction blowing head are arranged from the upstream side to the downstream side in the moving direction of the sticking object, and an air inlet is provided in the blowing air chamber connecting them to the upstream side in the moving direction of the sticking object. Therefore, the pressure of the air blown out from the air outlet is highest on the upstream side in the moving direction of the sticking target object, and gradually decreases toward the downstream side in the moving direction of the sticking target object. As a result, in the label blown off from the suction blowing head toward the target, the moving speed of the sticking target on the upstream side in the moving direction is relatively high, and the moving speed on the downstream side in the moving direction is relatively low. In this state, the airplane stably flies at a certain angle with respect to the airfighting direction, so that the reversal of the front and back of the label due to a change in the attitude during the airfighting and the displacement error of the sticking position are improved. Therefore, it is possible to accurately attach an elongated label having a large aspect ratio. Also,
The label is first adhered to the object by the high-pressure air blown out of the air outlet located on the upstream side in the moving direction of the object to be attached, and then the object is attached to the object. As the high-pressure air blown out from the air outlet located on the upstream side in the moving direction of the object to be pasted due to the movement, the label portion on the downstream side in the moving direction is sequentially pressed and adhered to the object, so that the entire label is adhered. Is accurately adhered, and the possibility of wrinkling during the attaching process is low.

Here, a configuration is adopted in which, among the plurality of air outlets, the diameter of the air outlet located on the upstream side in the moving direction of the sticking object is formed larger than the diameter of the other air outlets. Is possible.

According to this structure, the force of blowing air from the air outlet located on the upstream side in the moving direction can be reliably increased, and the label can be turned over or flipped due to a change in attitude during flight. Can be accurately improved.

Further, the cutter mechanism is constituted by a disk-shaped cutter blade that rotates and a feed mechanism that moves the cutter blade in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the label tape without the backing paper, and this cutter mechanism is provided upstream of the label transfer mechanism. And a label holding plate provided with a label holding roller contacting the belt at least at an upstream end of the label transfer mechanism so as to be openable and closable.

According to this configuration, the cutting operation is performed while the label tape without mount is held between the belt and the label pressing roller. Therefore, the label tape without mount is removed from the disc-shaped cutter blade when cutting the label. As a result, the label is prevented from being twisted or bent inadvertently due to the external force acting on the label, and proper label cutting is achieved. At the same time, since the label is pressed against the belt at the entrance of the label transfer mechanism, the cut-out label can be accurately conveyed by the belt. Since the label holding plate can be opened and closed, it is easy to perform a recovery operation in the event that the label is clogged.

Further, a plurality of the label pressing rollers can be arranged in parallel on the label pressing plate along the label conveying direction of the label transfer mechanism.

Thus, the label can be more reliably conveyed by the belt, and the problem that the label is peeled off the belt by the influence of air or the like blown out from the suction blowing head can be solved.

A groove for passing the outer periphery of the disk-shaped cutter blade is provided on the side of the label holding plate facing the belt, and the vertical separation distance between the label holding plate and the belt on the downstream side of the groove is set on the label on the upstream side. A configuration in which the pressing plate and the belt are formed wider than the vertical separation distance can be employed.

According to this structure, the label cutting operation is performed in a state where the label tape without the backing paper is supported by the edge of the groove, so that the twisting or bending of the portion to be cut of the label is more reliably performed. Is prevented. In addition, even if a small amount of curl or curl occurs in the part of the label tape without the backing that has been cut off by the cutting operation, the vertical separation distance between the label holding plate and the belt on the downstream side of the groove is increased. Therefore, it is easy to pass the tape, and a stable operation without tape clogging can be performed.

Further, a groove is provided in a cutter mat made of a material which is hardly adhered to the label holding plate and is separate from the label holding plate, and the cutter mat is integrally provided on the side of the label holding plate opposed to the belt, whereby the label holding plate is provided. May be configured.

By providing grooves on the cutter mat separate from the label holding plate, the choice of materials for forming the grooves is increased, and a material to which glue is unlikely to adhere can be applied.

Further, at a position facing the label holding plate with the disk-shaped cutter blade interposed therebetween, the cutter blade cleaning means which slightly contacts the outer peripheral portion of the disk-shaped cutter blade along the moving direction of the disk-shaped cutter blade is replaced. It is possible to deploy as much as possible.

Since the disc-shaped cutter blade has a structure in which the disc-shaped cutter blade can be fed linearly by the feed mechanism, label cutting work is provided by providing cutter blade cleaning means in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the disc-shaped cutter blade along the moving direction. At the same time, cleaning work of the disk-shaped cutter blade can be performed. This prevents glue from adhering or accumulating on the disc-shaped cutter blade, and prevents deterioration of the label cut surface due to a decrease in cutting ability and a decrease in cutting accuracy.

Further, the surface of the belt of the label transfer mechanism is formed in an uneven shape in a plane perpendicular to the conveying direction, and a label peeling plate for peeling the label from the belt is provided at the downstream end of the label transfer mechanism. A configuration in which a protrusion that protrudes into a concave portion of the belt is formed on the label peeling plate can be applied.

According to such a configuration, the label attached to the belt and transferred is received by the label peeling plate provided at the downstream end of the label transfer mechanism. At this time, the protrusion of the label peeling plate enters the concave portion of the belt and enters from the lower surface side of the label, so that the label is transferred from the belt to the label peeling plate, and further, the suction blowing head is fed from the downstream end of the label transfer mechanism. The transfer of the label to the printer can be performed smoothly.

The unevenness of the belt surface in the label transfer mechanism may be formed by arranging a plurality of belts having different thicknesses in parallel.

In this case, uniform unevenness can be formed on the entire belt surface only by alternately arranging a plurality of belts (usually two types) having different thicknesses in parallel, and the belt itself is a commercially available belt. Can be used in combination, which helps to reduce the manufacturing cost of the entire apparatus.

Further, a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a label is provided at the downstream end of the label transfer mechanism, and a timer for measuring the elapsed time after the start of the label conveyance is provided. An abnormality detection unit that outputs an abnormality detection signal when a label is not detected can be provided.

In this case, when the label transport time by the label transport mechanism exceeds a predetermined time, an abnormality detection signal is automatically output, so that label clogging can be accurately detected.

Further, a label discard box for discarding unnecessary labels may be provided at the downstream end of the label transfer mechanism.

According to this configuration, the unnecessary label staying in the label transfer mechanism can be purged and the next label attaching operation can be started, so that the overall operation time can be reduced. Is possible.

Further, a head moving / rotating means for switching the direction of the label suction surface between the belt surface and the object by rotating the suction blowing head is provided in the head mechanism, and when the suction blowing head is switched to the belt surface side. Alternatively, the distance between the label suction surface and the belt may gradually approach from the upstream side to the downstream side.

According to such a configuration, a wedge-shaped space is formed between the label suction surface of the suction blowing head and the belt, and the label conveyed by the belt of the label transfer mechanism is moved by the label suction surface of the suction blowing head. Since the label is guided to the position opposite to the label suction surface while being guided, the label does not interfere with the suction blowing head even if it is slightly curled or bent, and the label is transferred from the label transfer mechanism to the suction blowing head. Delivery can be performed accurately.

[0039]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A description will be given of an example of a sticking apparatus for sticking a barcode label for management as a part of an automatic mail sorting apparatus, wherein the sticking target is an irregular mail.

FIG. 1 shows a label sticking apparatus 1 according to one embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the label sticking apparatus of the present invention is a
Printer mechanism 3 that prints a barcode on the printer, cutter mechanism 4 that cuts the label tape 2 on which the barcode is printed to generate a label, and transports the label generated by the cutter mechanism 4 to the suction blowing head 6 of the head mechanism 5. Label transfer mechanism 7, a label sent to the downstream end of label transfer mechanism 7, suction and blow head 6 for adhering and transporting the label to a mail by air blow, and thickness measurement for detecting the mail and measuring the thickness. Means 8, an operation control unit 9 for controlling the entire apparatus, and a housing 10 on which these components are mounted. In the vicinity of the suction blowing head 6, a mail or the like to be transported in an inclined state is provided. An object transport mechanism 11 is provided.

The object transport mechanism 11 includes the object detecting means 1
2 is provided to notify the operation control section 9 of the approach of the mail 13. In addition, in order to stably transport the mail, the object transport mechanism 11 transports the articles with an inclination of 60 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane as an example. Next, the structure and operation of each component will be described in detail.

First, it is assumed that the label tape 2 without the backing paper is a heat-sensitive paper using a special adhesive that can be peeled off, and is wound in a roll shape without the backing paper. The printer mechanism 3 applies a non-adhesive coating to the label traveling path, prints a barcode with a feeder roller and a thermal head, and feeds the label.

As the cutter mechanism 4, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a disk-shaped cutter blade 14 having a disk-shaped circular blade with an outer periphery is provided with an axial gear 15 fixed coaxially with the center axis of the blade. It is constituted by a combination of a traveling gear 16, a rack 17, and a moving table 18, and the moving table 18 is linearly moved in the left-right direction in FIG. 2 by air drive so that the disc-shaped cutter blade 14 moves the label tape 2 without the backing paper upward from below. It moves linearly to the left and right while rotating in the push-up direction.

A non-adhesive coat is applied to the running path 20 of the label tape 2 without the mount, and the label tape 2 without the mount sandwiched between the label holding plates 19 is linearly moved while the above-mentioned disk-shaped cutter blade 14 rotates. It is a structure to cut.

As shown in FIG. 3, a belt 21 made of a thin fabric is used as the label transfer mechanism 7, and the belt 21 is driven by a driving roller 22 and a plurality of idle rollers 2.
The label is transferred by rotating at 3,24. Further, a belt moving amount detecting means 25 such as an encoder is provided on one of these idle rollers 23 and 24.

An idle roller 24 having a small diameter is provided at the leading end of the label sending side, and a label peeling plate 26 for peeling the label stuck to the belt surface is provided at the tip of the idle roller 24. A plurality of reflective optical fiber sensors are embedded in the label peeling plate 26 as a sensor 27 for detecting the presence or absence of a label. In addition, label 2
A plurality of cylindrical label pressing rollers 28 and 29 are installed as a part of the label pressing plate 19 in order to completely attach the label pressing roller 1 to one. The label pressing plate 19 covers a part of the upper surface of the belt 21 including the moving path of the disc-shaped cutter blade 14, and has a structure that can be opened and closed by opening and closing means 30 such as a hinge as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5A shows an example of the head mechanism 5.
In this example, the suction blowing head 6 is rotated by a rotary actuator 31 serving as a head moving / rotating means, and the linear movement is performed by a linear stepping motor 32 as a linear driving means including the suction blowing head 6 and the rotary actuator 31. It is an example. The suction blow head 6 and the rotary actuator 31 are connected to a linear stepping motor 32 via a head support 33, and are guided by a linear guide 34 in order to maintain the linear motion accuracy so that stable linear motion can be performed. ing. Further, as the thickness measuring means 8, a laser displacement meter or the like is used.

The object transporting mechanism 11 transports the mail 13 in a state of being inclined by moving the bottom surface of the mail 13 with a belt by driving a motor and simultaneously driving the inclined surface with a belt. A transmission type photoelectric sensor is installed as the object detection means 12 on the transport path of the mail 13. The operation control unit 9 for controlling the entire apparatus is an electromagnetic valve, a motor controller, a sequencer, and the like for controlling pneumatic devices and motors, and is built in the housing 10. Case 10
Is used for fixing the tapeless label tape 2, the printer mechanism 3, the cutter mechanism 4, the label transfer mechanism 7, the head mechanism 5, and the thickness measuring means 8 in which all the components are arranged at an angle. In this example, the object transfer mechanism 11 is moved 60 degrees from the horizontal plane.
Assuming that the mail 13 is conveyed in parallel to the inclined surface, the inclination of the housing 10 is set to 30 degrees.
By setting the degree, the condition is such that the label spraying direction is perpendicular to the surface of the mail 13. This is because the suction spray head 6 that has absorbed the label on the belt 21 of the label transfer mechanism 7 parallel to the inclination of the housing 10 is rotated 90 degrees clockwise in FIG. In this manner, the apparatus is set so that the spraying direction of the suction blowing head 6 is finally perpendicular to the surface to be bonded.

An outline of the processing operation of the entire apparatus system will be described for an example in which the apparatus of the embodiment having the above-described apparatus configuration is applied to a mail sorting machine.

In the mail sorting process, the mails 13 separated one by one by a single separating device, which is the first device unit of the automatic mail sorting machine, are sequentially conveyed by the object conveying mechanism 11. . When these mails 13 pass through a unit such as an OCR recognition process (not shown),
The object detecting means 12 installed in the object transport mechanism 11 detects this, and the approach of the mail 13 is detected by the label attaching apparatus 1.
Is notified to start the label attaching process.

In the present embodiment, the thickness measuring means 8 measures the maximum value of the thickness near the label attaching position of the target mail within a fixed time. In parallel with this measurement process, the operation control unit 9 issues a drive command to the printer mechanism 3, the cutter mechanism 4, the label transfer mechanism 7, and the head mechanism 5 while measuring the timing, and the respective mechanism units operate in parallel. Do. This command control realizes a high-speed sticking process by performing a parallel processing of component mechanisms corresponding to processes such as printing, label generation, label transfer, label suction and spraying in a pipeline manner. Then, a series of processes are completed within a predetermined time, and the process waits until the next mail is detected. When the mail is continuously detected, the above-described pasting process is continuously repeated.

The postal matter 13 to which the label has been attached is further transported to the sorting / stacking section, where the mail 13 is sorted into a stacking box corresponding to the destination recognized by the OCR, thereby completing the entire process.

Next, a specific processing operation of each mechanism constituting the apparatus of the present invention will be described. In the printer mechanism 3, according to a print command from the operation control unit 9, the label tape 2 without the backing paper is applied by the thermal head 35 as shown in FIG.
A bar code is printed on the label tape 2 and the feed roller 36 feeds the label tape 2 without the backing paper.

At the time of feeding, as shown in FIG. 6A, the leading end of the label tape 2 without the backing reaches the belt 21 and the leading end of the label tape 2 without the backing enters the cover area of the label holding plate 19. At this time, the label pressing roller 28 is arranged so that the leading end of the label tape 2 without the backing paper slightly extends under the label pressing roller 28. FIG. 3 shows a case where the grooved cutter mat 37 is attached to the label holding plate 19.
Note that a plurality of barcodes may be printed in advance between the thermal head 35 and the leading end of the fed label tape 2 without the backing paper, and one barcode is printed in one process.

After the label tape 2 without the backing paper is set at the above-described position, the cutter mechanism 4 controls the disc-shaped cutter blade 1.
4 is cut into one label 2a by moving the blade in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 6A or FIG. The relationship between the rotation direction of the disk-shaped cutter blade 14 and the linear movement direction is as shown in FIG.
At this time, it is possible to rotate the disc-shaped cutter blade 14 in a direction of pushing up from the bottom to the top, and press the disc-shaped cutter blade 14 into a groove 38 which is sufficiently narrow so as not to provide a space for the label tape 2 without the backing paper to escape. Further, as shown in FIG. 6A, the shape of the grooved cutter mat 37 is such that the thickness of the groove wall on the side of the cut label 2a (downstream side) is not cut before the label tape 2 without the backing paper. By making the thickness of the side wall (upstream side) thinner than the thickness of the groove, even if a slight curl occurs at the leading end of the cut label 2a, FIG.
As shown in (b), the label can be smoothly transported without clogging.

Since the label pressing roller 28 is in contact with the front end of the label 2a and has an effect of suppressing the cut portion from being bent by resistance when the label 2a is cut, special means is used at the time of cutting. Thus, the label 2a can be appropriately cut without actively pressing the front and rear of the label 2a. Note that this label pressing roller 28
Presses the surface of the belt 21 by its own weight, and when the pressing force is insufficient, a pressing force such as a spring is combined as necessary to increase the pressing force.

Further, a cutter blade cleaning means 48 as shown in FIG. 2 is provided at a position facing the label pressing plate 19 with the disc-shaped cutter blade 14 interposed therebetween. The cutter blade cleaning means 48 includes the disc-shaped cutter blade 1.
And a supporter 50 having a concave fitting portion for holding the cleaning piece 49 along the direction of linear movement of the disk-shaped cutter blade 14. The cleaning piece 49 is held by a concave fitting portion engraved in the longitudinal direction along the upper surface of the supporter 50. The cleaning piece 49 can be attached by being inserted into a concave fitting portion of the supporter 50 through a hole 51 provided in the side wall 10a of the housing 10, and can be removed and replaced in the same manner. When the disk-shaped cutter blade 14 linearly moves while rotating in the above-described label cutting process, the outer peripheral portion of the disk-shaped cutter blade 14 slides into contact with the cleaning piece 49, thereby causing the outer peripheral portion of the disk-shaped cutter blade 14 to become dirty. Is performed in parallel with the label cutting.

In the label transfer mechanism 7, the label 2 after cutting is
The label 2a is transferred by a belt drive, and the label 2a moves while being strongly pressed by the surface of the belt 21 because the label pressing roller 28 described above rotates according to the belt drive. For this reason, the label 2a is stuck to the belt 21 steadily, and the label 2a can be transported reliably without causing displacement.

When stocking the label 2a on the belt 21, if a similar label pressing roller 29 is arranged at the standby position as shown in FIG. The position of the label 2a does not shift due to the influence of spraying or the like.

The label 2a transported by the belt 21 is transported to the downstream end of the label transport mechanism 7, and when it reaches the leading edge of the label, the roller diameter of the idle roller 24 is small. The label 2a can be easily peeled from the belt 21 because the label peeling plate 26 coated with the adhesive is provided. Here, FIG.
As shown in (a) and FIG. 7 (b), the cross-sectional shape of the belt 21 is made uneven, and a protrusion 26a is provided on the label peeling plate 26 in accordance with the pitch of the uneven shape, and the two are unevenly fitted. The protrusion 26a of the label peeling plate 26 is the label 2a.
The label can be reliably peeled off because it penetrates into the bottom of the label.

Such an uneven belt cross-sectional shape can be realized not only by forming the belt 21 integrally, but also by arranging a plurality of narrow belts having different thicknesses in parallel in the width direction.

When a label without glue is used, the belt 21 is formed in a mesh shape, the label is conveyed by electrostatically attracting the label, and air or the like is blown from the back surface of the belt 21 in the mesh state. Remove the label.

The suction blowing head 6 of the head mechanism 5 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3A, in synchronization with the timing at which the label 2a is sent out, the linear stepping is performed so that the label suction surface 6a covers the upper surface of the belt 21 and the surface of the label peeling plate 26 with a slight clearance. Driven by the motor 32 and the rotary actuator 31. Then, when the label 2a reaches the sending tip, the label suction surface 6a also reaches the sending tip and starts air suction. The label 2a eventually begins to be peeled from the leading end on the label peeling plate 26, and the clearance between the peeled portion and the label suction surface 6a of the suction spray head 6 becomes narrower, so that the label 2a is suctioned to the label suction surface 6a. Become so.

At this time, if the clearance between the label adsorbing surface 6a and the upper surface of the belt 21 at the leading end varies due to the curl state of the label 2a or the unevenness of the surface of the belt 21, the label 2a is moved to the label adsorbing surface 6a. There is a possibility that the label may be clogged by contact with the corner of the suction blowing head 6 before being transported, or the label 2a may be shifted from the suction position of the suction blowing head 6.

In such a case, instead of arranging the label suction surface 6a so as to be completely parallel to the surface of the belt 21 as shown in FIG. 5A, as shown in FIG. It is desirable to set the inclination of the suction blowing head 6 so that the portion covering the upper surface of the belt 21 is wider and the label feeding direction side where the label peeling plate 26 is located becomes narrower.
By forming the wedge-shaped space by inclining the label suction surface 6a in this way, even if the position of the label 2a moves slightly up and down on the belt 21, the label 2a is guided and transported to the depth of the label suction surface 6a. Finally, the clearance becomes narrow on the label peeling plate 26, and the label adsorbing surface 6a and the label 2a come into close contact with each other.
Can be surely adsorbed.

When the peeled label 2a is completely sucked on the label suction surface 6a and delivered to the suction blowing head 6,
In the head mechanism 5, the linear stepping motor 32 is driven, and the suction blowing head 6 at a position covering a part of the surface of the label peeling plate 26 or the belt 21 is moved to the surface of the belt 21 or the upper surface of the label peeling plate 26. Start parallel translation along. Then, the suction spraying head 6 completely removes the label peeling plate 2.
5, the rotary actuator 31 rotates the suction blowing head 6 by about 90 degrees, and as shown in FIG. 5C, the label suction surface 6 a of the suction blowing head 6 is attached to the postal matter 13 to be pasted. In a state of being opposed to the pasting surface.

On the other hand, the measurement of the thickness of the postal matter 13 by the thickness measuring means 8 is started immediately after the postal matter 13 is detected by the object detecting means 12, and by the time when the driving of the linear stepping motor 32 is started as described above. Indicates that the measurement of the maximum value of the thickness of the postal matter 13 in the vicinity of the attachment is completed. Therefore, the amount of linear movement of the suction blowing head 6 by the linear stepping motor 32 is determined as a position where the distance from the maximum thickness of the postal matter 13 to be pasted to the label suction surface 6a is substantially constant. That is,
Even if the thickness of the target mail 13 greatly changes, the label spraying distance always falls within a certain range.

At the stage when the above operation is completed, the label suction surface 6a of the suction blowing head 6 is opposed to the mail 13 being transported. When the label 2a is blown by air blowing at a predetermined timing. The label 2a can be stuck at a substantially constant position from the upstream side in the transport direction of the mail 13. If an abnormality is detected by using a sensor 27 embedded in the label peeling plate 26 or a timer as a belt driving time monitoring means at the time of blowing the air, it is determined that the label suction transfer has failed, and the abnormality detection signal is determined to be higher. The system can be notified to stop the operation of the device. In this case, the abnormality detecting means is constituted by the operation control unit 9 of the label sticking apparatus 1.

Next, the structure of the suction blowing head 6 of the head mechanism 5 will be described. FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B show an example of the structure of the suction blowing head 6. In this example, it is assumed that a long and narrow label having a large aspect ratio of about 20 mm × 100 mm is attached, and a box-shaped blowing air chamber 39 is provided in the suction blowing head 6 in parallel with the label suction surface 6a. A partition is provided in the air chamber 39, and a cylindrical elongated suction air chamber 40 is provided on the side near the label suction surface 6a.
8 (a) and 8 (b), from the left side to the right side of the suction blowing head 6, and from the upstream side to the downstream side in the moving direction of the mail 13 on the label suction surface 6a. In FIG. 1, a plurality of air outlets 4 extend in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface from the back side to the front side.
1 are arranged in parallel, and furthermore, a plurality of air suction ports 42 are arranged so as to sew between the air outlets 41. Each of the air outlets 41 communicates with the blowing air chamber 39, and each of the air suction ports 42 is connected to the suction air chamber 40.
Contact

The upstream side of the suction blowing head 6 in the moving direction of the mail 13, that is, FIGS.
A first air inlet 43 and a second air inlet 44 are provided at the left end of the suction blowing head 6 in (b) to communicate with the blowing air chamber 39, and the left end of the suction blowing head 6. The part is provided with an air suction port 45 communicating with the suction air chamber 40.

Each of the first air inlet 43 and the second air inlet 44 is connected to a tube via an elbow joint, and the two tubes are combined into one thick tube by a Y-shaped joint. A solenoid valve for ejecting air is provided at a position where the tube length is shortened.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8B, three holes are provided at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction of the label suction surface 6a, and the center row is for suction as described above. Holes, rows on both sides are holes for spraying. Each air suction port 4
2 penetrates a common elongated suction air chamber 40 and penetrates in a direction orthogonal to the label suction surface 6a. On the other hand, each air outlet 41 penetrates to the common blowing air chamber 39 with the air suction port 42 interposed therebetween. That is, the suction air chamber 40 and the blowing air chamber 39 are independent, and the partition of the suction air chamber 40 protrudes inside the blowing air chamber 39.

Further, in the present embodiment, the elongated groove 46 is cut in the label feeding direction of the label suction surface 6a, and the hole of the air suction port 42 at the center and the air outlets 41 on both sides are one set. Accordingly, when the air is sucked, the label 2a is sucked by a plurality of elongated surfaces due to the provision of the groove 46, and the label 2a is stably sucked even if a slight displacement occurs at the sucking position. Further, since the air outlets 41 for blowing are connected to each other by the groove 46 at the time of air blowing, the label 2a has an effect of pressing the label 2a with a plurality of elongated surfaces, and stable label blowing can be expected.

However, when the area of the label 2a to be sucked is relatively small, the end of the label 2a cuts into the grooves 46 at both ends of the label sucking surface 6a and is bent or deformed. In some cases, under such use conditions, the grooves 4 at the right and left ends as shown in FIG.
6 is abolished, and only the air outlet 41 and the air suction port 42 are left.

The position 2 of the position shifted to the upstream side in the mail transport direction
As a result of the compressed air being supplied from the two air inlets 43 and 44, the air outlets 4 located immediately below and near the air inlets 43 and 44 as compared with the other air outlets 41 located downstream.
A lot of air blows out from one. Label 2a at this time
As shown in FIG. 9, the label suction surface 6a of the suction blowing head 6 faces the mail 13 and
When a is blown, more air is blown to the upstream side in the transport direction of the postal matter 13, so that the label 2a reaches the attachment surface of the postal matter 10 from the side in the transport direction of the postal matter. When the air continues to be blown after a lapse of further time, the downstream label 2a is sequentially moved from the upstream air outlet 41 having a larger air flow rate as shown in FIG. It will be held down by air. Therefore, no wrinkles are generated on the label 2a, and uniform sticking is realized.

In the above-described suction blowing head 6, the arrangement of the blowing air chamber 39 and the suction air chamber 40 and the processing of the air blowing port 41 and the air suction port 42 are simple, and the depth of the blowing air chamber 39 is limited. More compact suction spray head 6
Can be realized. The first and second air inlets 43 and 44 and the air suction port 45 for connecting the joints are also integrated on a plane parallel to the label suction surface 6a. Interference avoidance is also easy.

The arrangement and number of the air chambers 39, 40, the air outlets 41, and the air suction ports 42 shown here are merely examples, and if the height or label width of the label 2a in the feed direction is changed, it changes accordingly. You may let me. Regarding the blowing of the elongated label 2a, depending on the arrangement of the blowing air chamber 39 and the conditions of the air flow path, if the blowing time is short even if the air blowing port 41 of the same size is provided, each air blowing port is a transient phenomenon. Variation occurs in the air flow rate discharged from 41,
The flight of the label 2a may not be stable under some conditions. In such a case, the diameter of the air outlet 41, the size of the groove 46, and the number of the air outlets 41 are simply changed without changing the basic structure of the suction blowing head 6. Note that FIG.
(A) and the example of FIG.
This is an example in which the diameter of the air outlet 41 located immediately below and adjacent to the label suction surface is made larger than that of the air outlet 41 on the downstream side, thereby positively increasing the amount of air blown upstream of the label suction surface 6a.

Depending on the type of the postal matter 13, there is a possibility that some of the postal matter do not need to be labeled, or the blank label 2a is stocked on the belt 21 when the apparatus is started up. In such a case, it is desirable to discard the unnecessary label 2a. Therefore, in the present embodiment, for example, a label disposal box 47 as shown in FIG.
Is provided.

When the label needs to be discarded, the unnecessary label 2a on the belt 21 is attracted to the suction blowing head 6, and then the linear stepping motor 32 is driven by a predetermined amount to move the suction blowing head 6 onto the label disposal box 47. The label 2a may be discarded in the label discard box 47 by blowing air from the air outlet 41 with the label suction surface 6a facing downward. The processing required here includes the feeding operation of the belt 21, the positioning and return operation of the suction blowing head 6 by the linear stepping motor 32, and the first and second air injection ports 43 and 44.
The operation control unit 9 stores a series of programs for driving and controlling these control targets as a subroutine in the operation control unit 9.
The necessary disposal of the label 2a can be repeatedly executed the required number of times. For example, in the example of FIG. 3, three labels 2 a stay on the belt 21. Therefore, when a label sticking operation or the like using a different type of label is started again, the above-described discarding process is performed in three steps. By repeating the process twice, it is possible to purge all the old labels 2a on the belt 21.

Here, an example in which the label disposal box 47 is fixedly arranged has been described. However, the label disposal box 47 is configured to be moved by a solenoid, an air cylinder, or the like, and the label disposal box normally located at the standby position is used. The box 47 can be moved to a low position, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, if necessary.

Here, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention has been described by taking as an example the process of attaching a barcode label to the postal matter 13. However, irregular-shaped objects such as luggage and merchandise having different thicknesses and sizes are described. A wide range of cases can be dealt with even in the case of a random flow. By replacing the suction blow head 6 of the head mechanism 5, it is possible to attach labels of different sizes.

[0082]

The label affixing apparatus of the present invention is configured to cut a label tape without a backing paper to generate a label. Therefore, the roll diameter when the label tape is rolled into a roll and used is reduced. At the same time, a mount collecting mechanism is not required, so that the entire apparatus can be made compact, and furthermore, mounts that become garbage are not discarded, which is advantageous in terms of environmental conservation. In addition, since the evacuation or air blowing is used for receiving the label from the label transfer mechanism and attaching the label to the object, it is easy to speed up the entire label attaching operation. Further, the suction blowing head for applying the label has a simple configuration in which a blowing air chamber and a suction air chamber are formed in the suction blowing head in parallel with the label suction surface and connected to the air outlet and the air suction port. Since the air inlet for supplying air to the blowing air chamber and the air suction port for sucking air from the suction air chamber are also provided at the end of the suction blowing head, it is easy to manufacture a suction blowing head having a large aspect ratio. .

The air outlets on the suction blowing head are arranged from the upstream side to the downstream side in the moving direction of the object to be bonded, and are disposed upstream from the upstream side in the moving direction of the object to be bonded in the blowing air chamber connecting them. Since the air inlet is provided, the pressure of the air blown out from the air outlet is highest on the upstream side in the moving direction of the sticking target, and gradually decreases toward the downstream side in the moving direction of the sticking target. As a result, in the label blown off from the suction blowing head toward the target, the moving speed of the sticking target on the upstream side in the moving direction is relatively high, and the moving speed on the downstream side in the moving direction is relatively low. In this state, the aircraft flies stably at a certain angle with respect to the flight direction, and the reversal of the front and back of the label due to the change in the label attitude during the flight, the displacement of the sticking position and the occurrence of wrinkles are improved. Thus, a long and narrow label having a large aspect ratio can be stuck accurately, and a label stuck to an object having various thicknesses can be dealt with.

Further, since the label tape cutting operation is performed while the label tape without the backing paper is sandwiched between the belt of the label transfer mechanism and the label pressing roller, the external force applied from the cutter blade at the time of label cutting is used. Inadvertent twisting or bending of the part to be cut of the label does not occur, and appropriate label cutting is achieved.
At the same time, since the label is pressed against the belt at the entrance of the label transfer mechanism, the cut label can be accurately conveyed by the belt, and the label is peeled off from the belt under the influence of air blown from the suction blowing head. Are also solved. In addition, since the label holding plate can be opened and closed, a recovery operation in the event of a label clogging or the like is easy.

A groove for passing the outer peripheral portion of the disk-shaped cutter blade is provided on the side of the label holding plate facing the belt, and the vertical separation distance between the label holding plate and the belt on the downstream side of the groove is set on the label on the upstream side. The label is wider than the vertical separation between the holding plate and the belt, so labels can be cut while the label tape without backing is supported by the edges of the groove, and twisting and bending of the label cutting target part can be prevented. It is surely prevented. And, even if a slight curling or curling occurs in the portion of the label tape without the backing paper whose tip is cut off by the cutting work, the vertical separation distance between the label holding plate and the belt on the downstream side of the groove is increased. Therefore, it is easy to pass the tape, and a stable feeding operation without tape clogging can be continuously performed.

Further, since the cutter blade cleaning means for contacting the outer peripheral portion of the disk-shaped cutter blade is replaceably provided at a position facing the label holding plate with the disk-shaped cutter blade interposed therebetween, the disk-shaped cutter blade can be cut at the same time as the label cutting operation. The cleaning operation of the cutter blade can be performed, so that adhesion and accumulation of glue on the disk-shaped cutter blade can be prevented, and the deterioration of the label cut surface due to the decrease in cutting ability and the decrease in cutting accuracy can be prevented.

Further, the surface of the belt of the label transfer mechanism is formed in an uneven shape in a plane perpendicular to the conveying direction, and a label peeling plate formed with a projection which protrudes into the recess of the belt is attached to the downstream end of the label transfer mechanism. Since the label on the belt is peeled off by disposing the label on the belt, the label can be accurately peeled off from the label transfer mechanism and transferred to the suction blowing head.

Further, a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a label is provided at the downstream end of the label transfer mechanism, and no label is detected at the downstream end of the label transfer mechanism even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of label conveyance. In this case, an abnormality detection signal is automatically output, so that transport abnormalities such as label clogging can be detected accurately, and accidents such as label sticking to the target object can be prevented. Becomes possible.

Further, since a label disposal box for disposing of unnecessary labels is provided at the downstream end of the label transfer mechanism, unnecessary labels staying in the label transfer mechanism are purged and the next label is immediately discharged. The labeling operation can be started, and the overall labeling operation time is reduced.

When the head moving / rotating means for switching the direction of the label suction surface between the belt surface and the object by rotating the suction blowing head is adopted as a part of the head mechanism, the suction blowing head is moved to the belt position. When switching to the front side, the inclination of the suction blowing head is adjusted so that the separation distance between the label suction surface and the belt gradually approaches from the upstream side to the downstream side, and the label conveyed by the belt of the label transfer mechanism. Is guided by the label suction surface of the suction blowing head, so that even if the label is slightly curled or bent, the label does not interfere with the suction blowing head, and the label transport mechanism sucks the label. It can be reliably delivered to the spray head.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a label attaching apparatus according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a cutter mechanism and a cutter blade cleaning unit of the label sticking apparatus of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a label transfer mechanism of the label sticking apparatus of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing an opening / closing structure of a label holding plate of the label sticking apparatus of the embodiment.

FIG. 5A is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a head mechanism of the label sticking apparatus of the embodiment, and FIGS. 5B and 5C are diagrams of the head mechanism in an operation process. It is the figure which showed the state typically.

FIG. 6A is a diagram schematically illustrating a label cutting process, and FIG. 6B is a diagram schematically illustrating a label conveyance start process.

FIG. 7A is a diagram schematically illustrating a fitted state of a belt and a label peeling plate, and FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating an uneven shape of the belt.

FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a suction blowing head of the label sticking apparatus of the embodiment, and FIG. 8B is a plan view showing the suction blowing head from a label suction surface. .

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing a flying behavior of a label when the label is attached.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing the progress of a label attaching operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Label sticking apparatus 2 Label tape without mount 2a Label 3 Printer mechanism 4 Cutter mechanism 5 Head mechanism 6 Suction blowing head 6a Label suction surface 7 Label transfer mechanism 8 Thickness measuring means 9 Operation control unit 10 Housing 10a Side wall 11 Object transfer Mechanism 12 Object detecting means 13 Mail 14 Disc-shaped cutter blade 15 Shaft center gear 16 Running gear 17 Rack 18 Moving table 19 Label press plate 20 Running path 21 Belt 22 Drive roller 23 Idle roller 24 Idle roller 25 Belt moving amount detecting means 26 Label peeling plate 26a Projection 27 Sensor 28 Label press roller 29 Label press roller 30 Opening / closing means 31 Rotary actuator (head moving / rotating means) 32 Linear stepping motor (linear motion driving means) 33 Head support section 34 Guide 35 Thermal head 36 Feed roller 37 Cutter mat 38 Groove 39 Blow air chamber 40 Suction air chamber 41 Air outlet 42 Air suction port 43 First air inlet 44 Second air inlet 45 Air suction outlet 46 Groove 47 Label Disposal box 48 cutter blade cleaning means 49 cleaning piece 50 supporter 51 hole

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A cutter mechanism that cuts a label tape without a mount and generates a label, a printer that prints information on the label tape without a mount or the label, and a label on which information is printed is attached to a surface and conveyed. A label transfer device having a label transfer device having a belt, and a head mechanism having a suction blow head for peeling off a label from the belt by evacuation and spraying the target by air pressure. Along with providing an object transport mechanism in the vicinity, a plurality of air outlets and air suction ports are provided from the upstream side to the downstream side of the moving direction of the sticking target of the label suction surface in the suction blowing head, and the plurality of air outlets are provided. The air outlets and the air suction ports are respectively blown in the suction blow head in parallel with the label suction surface. The air chamber and the suction air chamber communicate with each other, and an air inlet is provided in the blowing air chamber on the upstream side in the moving direction of the sticking object, and the upstream side or the downstream side in the moving direction of the sticking object in the suction air chamber. An air suction port is provided at at least one end of the label attaching device. 2. The air outlet of the plurality of air outlets, which is located on the upstream side in the moving direction of the object to be stuck, has a larger diameter than other air outlets. The label sticking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein 3. A cutter mechanism for cutting a label tape without a mount and generating a label, a printer for printing information on the label tape without a mount or on the label, and affixing the label with the information printed on the surface to convey the label. A label transfer device having a label transfer mechanism having a belt to perform the labeling, and a head mechanism having a suction spraying head for peeling the label from the belt by evacuation and spraying the label on an object by air pressure. The cutter mechanism is constituted by a cutter blade and a feed mechanism for moving the cutter blade perpendicular to the transport direction of the label tape without the backing paper, and the cutter mechanism is disposed adjacent to the upstream side of the label transfer mechanism, and the cutter mechanism is provided. At least an upstream end of the label transfer mechanism was provided with a label pressing roller that abuts on the belt. Labeling apparatus characterized by the open deployed bell pressing plate. 4. The label sticking apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of label pressing rollers are arranged in parallel on the label pressing plate along a label conveying direction of the label transfer mechanism. 5. A groove for passing an outer peripheral portion of the disc-shaped cutter blade is provided on a side of the label pressing plate facing the belt, and a vertical separation distance between the label pressing plate and the belt downstream of the groove. The label sticking apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the label is formed to be wider than the vertical separation distance between the label pressing plate and the belt on the upstream side. 6. The label holding plate is characterized in that the groove is formed in a cutter mat made of a material that is difficult to adhere to and separate from the label holding plate, and the cutter mat is integrally disposed on the side of the label holding plate facing the belt. The label sticking apparatus according to claim 5, wherein 7. A cutter blade slightly in contact with an outer peripheral portion of the disk-shaped cutter blade at a position opposed to the label holding plate with the disk-shaped cutter blade interposed therebetween along a moving direction of the disk-shaped cutter blade. The label sticking apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the cleaning means is replaceably arranged. 8. A cutter mechanism for cutting a label tape without a mount and generating a label, a printer for printing information on the label tape without a mount or on the label, and affixing the label with the information printed on the surface to convey the label. A label transfer apparatus having a label transfer mechanism having a belt to perform, and a head mechanism having a suction blowing head for separating a label from the belt by evacuation and spraying the label on an object by air pressure. Along with forming the surface of the belt in an uneven shape in a plane perpendicular to the transport direction, a label peeling plate for peeling a label from the belt is provided at an end on the downstream side of the label transfer mechanism, and the label peeling plate is provided on the label peeling plate. A label sticking apparatus, wherein a projection is formed to enter a concave portion of the belt. 9. The label sticking apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the unevenness of the belt surface in the label transfer mechanism is formed by arranging a plurality of belts having different thicknesses in parallel. 10. A timer for detecting presence or absence of a label at a downstream end of the label transfer mechanism, a timer for measuring an elapsed time after the start of label transport, and a timer for measuring a predetermined time. The label sticking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising abnormality detection means for outputting an abnormality detection signal when the sensor does not detect the label. 11. A label disposal box for disposing of unnecessary labels is provided at an end on the downstream side of the label transfer mechanism.
0. The label sticking apparatus according to any one of 0. 12. A cutter mechanism for cutting a label tape without mount and generating a label, a printer for printing information on the label tape without mount or the label, and affixing the label with the information printed on the surface to convey the label. A label transfer mechanism having a belt to perform, and a label applying apparatus having a head mechanism having a suction blowing head that peels off a label from the belt by evacuation and blows the object by air pressure, wherein the head mechanism includes: Head movement rotating means for rotating the suction blowing head and switching the direction of the label suction surface of the suction blowing head between the belt surface and the object is provided,
A label characterized in that when the suction blowing head is switched to the belt surface side, the separation distance between the label suction surface and the belt is inclined so as to gradually approach from the upstream side to the downstream side. Pasting device.