JP2005001673A - Label pasting apparatus and label pasting method for package - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a labelling apparatus and a labelling method, which make it possible to paste a back label to a package being transferred on a conveyor, using a simple mechanism. <P>SOLUTION: According to the labelling apparatus, the back label 29 is pasted on the surface of the package 28 so that one edge side of the label 29 is extended out from the package surface, and the back label part 29a is folded and pasted on the back of the package 28. The labelling apparatus comprises a label folding section 3, which is at one side of the conveyor 1 transferring the package 28 and is sloped down from the upstream side to the downstream side of the conveyor 1 to fold the back label part 29a toward the back of the package 28, a label pressure bonding roller, which is on the downstream side to the label folding section 3 and pastes the back label part 29a onto the back of the package 28, a first press roller, which is at the other side of the conveyor 1 and presses the package 28 transferred on the conveyor 1 toward the label folding section 3, and a second press roller, which is at the downstream side to the first press roller and presses the package 28 toward the pressure bonding roller. The labelling method is executed using this labelling apparatus. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a label affixing device and a label affixing method to a package in which an optical disc, which is a recording information medium such as a DVD, is packaged. Specifically, the label is attached to the surface of the package so that one end of the label extends. The extended back label portion is bent and pasted to the back surface of the package by a simple mechanism using the movement of the package conveyed on the belt conveyor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, a specification has been increasing in which a label (sticker) is attached to the surface of a package that wraps a booklet or the like together with an optical disc such as a DVD, and a part of the label is bent and attached to the back side of the package. Thus, when the package is displayed as a product on a shelf or the like in the same manner as a book, the product can be identified from the label on the back of the package.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-329942
JP-A-9-142425
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
There is no automatic machine in which a label is pasted from the surface of the package to the back surface as described above. For example, in [Patent Document 1], the surface of a disk case such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk is used. An automatic machine is described in which a single label is folded and pasted across the back surface. According to this, after placing the label L on the installation surface 32 of the stage 3 and mounting the disk case M on the label, the back-sticking roll 71 is raised and the label L is bent, and thereafter, the pair of rolls 91 and 92 By passing the disc case M between the two, a label is attached to both the front and back surfaces of the disc case.
[0006]
In [Patent Document 2], a floppy (registered trademark) disk is attached to the front surface and a case is attached to the floppy disk (registered trademark). (Trademark) Press against the surface of the disc. In case-wrapping, the pressing roller was pushed back so that it hits the top end of the floppy disk in the transport direction and moved to the surface, and the label peeled off from the mount was pressed against the top end of the floppy disk in the transport direction. After that, pressing is performed on the front surface by the supporting roller 110 pressing the front end portion of the label against the back surface of the floppy (registered trademark) disk to be conveyed.
[0007]
However, the above-mentioned [Patent Document 1] and [Patent Document 2] describe, for example, an electrical component such as a motor or a pneumatic device such as a cylinder for attaching a label to a disk case or a floppy (registered trademark) disk. A large-scale mechanism is required. In general, both sides of the label are attached on a predetermined independent stage.
[0008]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and does not use electrical parts such as motors or pneumatic equipment such as cylinders, and conveys a back label to a package by a belt conveyor. It aims at obtaining the label sticking apparatus and label sticking method which can be performed by a simple mechanism in the flow of this.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the label affixing device to the packaging body according to the present invention bends the back label portion pasted so that one end side of the label extends on the surface of the packaging body and affixes it to the back surface of the packaging body. For attaching a back label portion on one side of a conveyance path in which a package is conveyed, which is inclined low from the upstream side to the downstream side of the conveyance path and extends A label folding member for folding the label folding member, at least one label pressing roller disposed adjacent to the downstream side of the label folding member, and for attaching the folded back label portion to the back surface of the package, and a conveyance path A first pressing roller that presses the package that has been transported on the transport path to the label bending member side, and a downstream side of the first pressing roller, and the package is a label pressure roller. ~ side It is obtained by a second pressing roller for pressing.
[0010]
In addition, the labeling method according to the present invention is a labeling method for folding the back label portion pasted so that one end side of the label extends to the upper surface of the packaging body and pasting it on the back surface of the packaging body, A process in which the package is conveyed to a conveyor-like moving conveyance path, and the extended back label portion is bent toward the back side of the package by a label folding member inclined low from the upstream side to the downstream side of the conveyance path; And a step of attaching the folded back label portion to the back surface of the package by a pressure roller.
[0011]
According to the label sticking apparatus and the label sticking method described above, the package that has been attached to the surface of the package so that one end of the label extends and is transported by the transport path is from the upstream side to the downstream side of the transport path. The extended back label portion is bent from the end to the back side of the package by the label bending member inclined low. Thereafter, the folded back label portion can be pressed and pasted to the back surface of the package by the label pressing roller by the movement of the package conveyed on the conveyance path.
[0012]
At this time, during the bending operation of the extended back label portion, the package is pressed against the label bending member by the first pressing roller, so that the extended back label portion can be reliably bent. Further, when the folded label portion is attached to the back surface of the package, the package is pressed against the label pressure roller side by the second pressing roller, so that the attachment to the back surface of the package can be performed reliably.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a label sticking device and a label sticking method to a package according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a package in which a package is a disc that is a recording medium such as a DVD. To do.
[0014]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of the label sticking apparatus.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a belt conveyor (hereinafter referred to as a conveyor) that moves in a direction indicated by an arrow as a conveyance path, and guides a back surface of a package to be described later that is conveyed to one side of the conveyor 1 (upward in the drawing in the drawing). A frame 2 is arranged. A label bent portion 3 which is a characteristic portion of the present invention is formed at the upstream end portion of the guide frame 2. Two label pressing rollers 4 and 5 are arranged adjacent to the downstream side of the label bending portion 3. FIG. 5 is a front view of the label bending portion 3 and the two label pressing rollers 4 and 5 as viewed from the conveyor 1 side.
[0015]
Here, a detailed configuration of the label bending portion 3 and the two label pressing rollers 4 and 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 5.
[0016]
The label bent portion 3 is formed with an inclined surface 6 whose bottom surface is inclined downward from the tip portion on the upstream side to the downstream side, and the edge of the inclined surface 6 is 6a.
[0017]
A first label pressing roller 4 is disposed in a recessed portion 2 a that is recessed in the guide frame 2 adjacent to the downstream side of the label bent portion 3. The first label pressing roller 4 is rotatably attached to a distal end portion 8 a of an L-shaped lever 8 that rotates about a fulcrum shaft 7 supported on the upper surface of the label bending portion 3. The rear end portion 8 b is supported by the tension spring 10 between the rear end portion 8 b and the fixing pin 9. As a result, the lever 8 is urged clockwise by the pulling action of the tension spring 10, but the lever 8 is brought into contact with the stopper 11, whereby the first label pressing roller 4 is moved from the guide frame 2 to the conveyor. It protrudes slightly to one side.
[0018]
Further, a second label pressing roller 5 is disposed in the recessed portion 2 b of the guide frame 2 adjacent to the downstream side of the first label pressing roller 4. The second label pressing roller 5 is rotatably attached to a tip end portion 13 a of a crank-shaped lever 13 that rotates about a fulcrum shaft 12, and a rear end portion 13 b of the lever 13 is supported by a link 14. . The second label pressing roller 5 is also slightly protruded from the guide frame 2 toward the conveyor 1 by an urging mechanism (not shown).
[0019]
On the other hand, a guide frame 15 is also arranged on the other side of the conveyor 1. The guide frame 15 has a position corresponding to the distal end portion of the label bent portion 3 described above, and a position corresponding to the first pressing roller 16 and the first label pressing roller 4 in the recessed portion 15 a of the guide frame 15. Thus, the second pressing rollers 17 are disposed in the recessed portions 15b of the guide frame 15, respectively.
[0020]
The first pressing roller 16 is rotatably attached to a front end portion 19a of an L-shaped lever 19 that rotates about a fulcrum shaft 18 supported by the guide frame 15, and a rear end portion 19b of the lever 19 is A tension spring 21 supports the fixing pin 20. As a result, the lever 19 is urged clockwise by the pulling action of the tension spring 21, but the lever 19 is brought into contact with the stopper 22, whereby the first pressing roller 16 is moved from the guide frame 15 to the conveyor 1. It protrudes slightly to the side.
[0021]
The second pressing roller 17 is also rotatably attached to a front end portion 24 a of an L-shaped lever 24 that rotates about a fulcrum shaft 23 supported by the guide frame 15, and a rear end portion of the lever 24. 24 b is supported by a tension spring 26 between the fixing pin 25 and the fixing pin 25. As a result, the lever 24 is urged counterclockwise by the pulling action of the tension spring 26, but the lever 24 is brought into contact with the stopper 27, whereby the second pressing roller 17 is moved from the guide frame 15 to the conveyor. It protrudes slightly to one side.
[0022]
FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the package 28 on which the label back surface is applied by the label applying apparatus configured as described above. A part of the label 29 is previously extended on the surface of the package 28. The extracted back label portion 29 a is bent and attached to the back surface 28 a of the package 28. Of course, an adhesive is applied to the back surface of the label 29.
[0023]
Next, the back labeling operation will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of a state in which the package 28 conveyed by the conveyor 1 is approaching the label sticking device, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the same state.
[0024]
Here, in FIG. 3, the package 28 that has been transported by the conveyor 1 is transported so as to be substantially contained between the guide frames 3 and 15 on both sides of the conveyor 1. At this time, the first label pressing roller 4 and the second label pressing roller 5 move backward while rolling in contact with the back surface 28 a of the package 28. Although the first pressing roller 16 also moves backward, the first pressing roller 16 rolls so as to press the package 28 against the label bent portion 3 side by the spring biasing force of the tension spring 21. Further, the second pressing roller 17 is also retracted, and is rolled so as to press the package 28 against the first label pressing roller 4 side by the spring biasing force of the tension spring 26.
[0025]
Thus, when the package 28 is further conveyed by the movement of the conveyor 1, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the back label portion 29a extending from the end of the package 28 is downstream of the label bent portion 3 from the root portion. The edge 6a inclined downward toward the side starts to be bent toward the back surface 28a side of the package 28. Then, when the extended back label portion 29a passes the edge 6a of the label bent portion 3, the entire extended back label portion 29a is bent toward the back surface 28a side of the package 28 as shown in FIG. At this time, the folded back label portion 29 a is not bonded to the back surface 28 a of the package 28.
[0026]
Thereafter, the package 28 is further conveyed on the conveyor 1, and the folded back label portion 29 a is pressed against the back surface 28 a of the package 28 by the first label pressing roller 4 that is spring-biased. It is pasted. Then, the back label portion 29 a attached to the back surface 28 a of the package 28 passes through the second label pressing roller 5, and is further reliably attached to the back surface 28 a of the package 28. FIG. 9 shows a state where the back label portion 29a is attached to the back surface 28a of the package 28. FIG. Thereafter, the package 28 is transported to the next process.
[0027]
As described above, according to the label sticking apparatus and the sticking method of the present invention, the back label portion 29a extending from the surface of the package 28 is bent by a simple mechanism in the flow in which the package 28 is conveyed on the conveyor 1. Thus, it is possible to affix it to the back surface 28a of the package 28, so that a large-scale mechanism including a conventional electrical component such as a motor and pneumatic equipment such as a cylinder is not required. Further, since the back labeling can be performed in a series of flows conveyed on the conveyor 1, there is an advantage that the operation rate can be improved and the productivity can be increased.
[0028]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.
[0029]
In the embodiment of the present example, the label bending portion 3 has been described with respect to a case where the inclined surface 6 having the edge 6a that is inclined downward from the upstream side to the downstream side is formed integrally with a part of the guide frame 2. The bent portion 3 may be a separate body from the guide frame 2 or may be a wire-like member in which the label bent portion 3 is inclined downward from the upstream side to the downstream side.
[0030]
Further, two label pressing rollers are not necessarily required, and at least one label pressing roller is sufficient.
[0031]
Further, the package 28 is not limited to the one in which the disk is packaged, and if the back label portion 29a extending from the surface of the package 28 is bent and attached to the back surface 28a of the package 28, the package 28 including the package is packaged. Widely applicable to the body.
[0032]
Further, the package may be a method of wrapping the package with a film and affixing the label on the surface of the film, other than attaching the label to the package itself.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the label affixing device to the packaging body according to the present invention is for folding and pasting the back label portion affixed on the surface of the packaging body so that one end side of the label extends to the back surface of the packaging body. In the label sticking device, on one side of the transport path where the package is transported, tilted low from the upstream side to the downstream side of the transport path, and folded the extended back label part to the back side of the package A label folding member, a label pressing roller disposed on the downstream side of the label folding member, and for sticking the folded back label portion to the back of the package, and on the other side of the conveyance path, on the conveyance path A first pressing roller that presses the package that has been transported to the label bending member side, and a second pressing roller that is downstream of the first pressing roller and presses the packaging body to the label pressure roller side. Preparation As a result, the back label portion extending from the surface of the package body can be folded and attached to the back surface of the package body with a simple mechanism in the flow of the package body being conveyed on the conveyance path. Because there is no need for a large-scale mechanism that includes electrical parts such as motors and pneumatic equipment such as cylinders, and back labeling can be performed in a series of flows that are transported on the transport path. There is an effect that the operating rate can be improved and the productivity can be increased. Moreover, it is not necessary to change the line layout, and it can be implemented with a slight modification.
[0034]
Moreover, the label affixing method to the package according to the present invention is a label affixing method for folding the label part affixed so that one end side of the label extends on the upper surface of the package and affixing it to the back of the package. A process in which the package is conveyed to a conveyor-like moving conveyance path, and the extended label portion is bent to the back side of the package by a label folding member inclined low from the upstream side to the downstream side of the conveyance path; The folded label part is attached to the back side of the package with a pressure roller, so the back label part that extends from the surface of the package is folded in the flow that the package is conveyed on the conveyance path. Can be attached to the back of the package without requiring a large-scale mechanism including electric parts such as motors and pneumatic equipment such as cylinders. It is possible to carry out the back labeling the in sequential flow conveyed on the conveying path, there is an effect that productivity can be enhanced to improve the operating rate.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a label applicator according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the package before a back label portion is attached to the back surface of the package.
FIG. 3 is a plan view immediately before the package is conveyed to the label applicator and the back label portion is bent.
FIG. 4 is a plan view in the middle of the back label portion being bent by the label attaching device.
FIG. 5 is a front view of the label applicator as viewed from the conveyor side.
FIG. 6 is a front view showing the state just before the back label portion is bent.
FIG. 7 is a front view of the back label portion being bent.
FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state in which folding of the back label portion is completed.
FIG. 9 is an external perspective view of the package in a state in which a back label portion is attached to the back surface of the package.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Conveyor, 2 ... Guide frame, 3 ... Label bending part, 4 ... 1st label pressing roller, 5 ... 2nd label pressing roller, 6 ... Inclined surface, 6a ... Edge of label bending part, 8 ... Lever, 10 ... tension spring, 13 ... lever, 15 ... guide frame, 16 ... first pressing roller, 17 ... second pressing roller, 19 ... lever, 21 ... tension spring, 24 ... lever, 26 ... tension spring, 28 ... Package, 28a ... Back of package, 29 ... Label, 29a ... Back label part

Claims (2)

A label affixing device for affixing one end side of the label to the surface of the package, and bending the extended back label part to affix it to the back of the package,
A conveyor-like transport path on which the package is transported, and
A label bending member for bending the back label portion on one side of the transport path, which is inclined downward from the upstream side to the downstream side of the transport path, to the back side of the package,
At least one label pressing roller disposed adjacent to the downstream side of the label bending member and for attaching the bent back label portion to the back surface of the package;
A first pressing roller that is on the other side of the transport path and presses the package that has been transported on the transport path toward the label bending member;
A second pressing roller that is downstream of the first pressing roller and presses the package against the label pressing roller;
A device for applying a label to a package, comprising: A label affixing method for attaching one end side of the label to the upper surface of the package so that the extended back label portion is bent and adhered to the back of the package,
A process in which the packaging body is conveyed to a conveyor-like moving conveyance path, and the extended back label portion is bent to the back side of the packaging body by a label folding member inclined downward from the upstream side to the downstream side of the conveyance path. When,
A process of attaching the folded back label portion to the back surface of the package by a pressure roller,
A labeling method characterized by comprising:

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