JP2007076653A - Label feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a label feeder which ensures a working region for the maintenance and the inspection or the like in a space between the label feeder and a label pasting device, and in the meantime, can perform the loading of a label rolled web by less labor by reducing the distance to a worker when the label rolled web is loaded. <P>SOLUTION: The label feeder 11 is used to feed the label rolled web K to the label pasting device 10 by supporting the label rolled web K by using the roll-like label rolled web K for which labels L are temporarily fixed to a belt-like release sheet S. The label feeder 11 is provided to be able to be displaced between a label feeding position P1 and a label rolled web loading position P2. When being located at the label feeding position P1, a wide working space is formed to the label pasting device 10. In the meantime, when being located at the label rolled web loading position P2, the loading work of the label rolled web K can be performed by contracting a distance to the worker. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a label supply device, and more specifically, a label original substrate wound in a roll shape feeds a label original to a label applying device, and a label on which the label original is mounted. The present invention relates to a label supply device which is provided so as to be displaceable with respect to the original fabric mounting position.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a label sticking device that can automatically stick a label by peeling it one by one on an adherend conveyed by a transport device such as a belt conveyor. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a label supply device that feeds and feeds a label original fabric with a label temporarily attached to one surface of a strip-shaped release sheet wound in a roll shape, from the lead end side, and the label original There has been disclosed a label sticking device provided with a peel plate for peeling a label from a release sheet and sticking it to an adherend in the course of unwinding.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-231269

However, in the label sticking device described in Patent Document 1, the label supply device is configured to be maintained at a certain position close to other devices and mechanisms such as a guide mechanism. There is an inconvenience that a large work space and inspection space cannot be secured in the peripheral area including the lower part of the head.
Even if the label supply device is installed at a different location, the position of the label supply device is fixed. If the roll diameter of the label material applied to the label application device is large and heavy, the label material There is an inconvenience that a large amount of labor is required for the operation of mounting the label on the label supply device.

[Object of invention]
The present invention has been devised by paying attention to such inconveniences, and its purpose is to provide a label supply capable of securing a work area for maintenance, inspection, etc. between the label supply apparatus and the label applying apparatus. To provide an apparatus.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a label supply apparatus that can perform an operation of mounting a label original fabric with a small amount of labor.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention comprises a support for supporting a roll-shaped label original, in which a label is temporarily attached to a strip-shaped release sheet via an adhesive, and the label original supported by the support. In the label supply device provided so that it can be fed to the label sticking device sequentially from the lead end side,
The said support body has taken the structure that it can displace between a label supply position and a label original fabric mounting position.

  In the present invention, the label supply position is set above the label applicator to form a fixed work area with the label applicator, while the label stock mounting position is more than the label supply position. Also, it is preferable to adopt a configuration in which it is set downward and brought close to the operator's position.

  The support includes a mounting shaft on which the original label is mounted and a swivel arm that supports the mounting shaft, and the mounting shaft is supported by a displacement mechanism so as to be capable of rotational displacement with respect to the swivel arm. , Is adopted.

  Further, it is possible to employ a configuration including a label reduction detecting means for detecting a label reduction accompanying the feeding of the label original.

  Moreover, the termination | terminus detection means which detects the termination | terminus of the said peeling sheet can also be included.

  Furthermore, when the termination | terminus of the said peeling sheet is detected, the structure is provided that the said support body is provided so that it may move to the original fabric mounting position from the said label supply position.

  Further, it is possible to further provide buffer means for continuously feeding out the labels without stopping the sticking operation of the sticking device.

  Furthermore, the mounting shaft may be constituted by an output shaft of a motor, and the rotational speed of the motor may be changed according to the roll diameter of the label original.

According to the label supply device of the present invention, the support for supporting the label original fabric is provided so as to be displaceable between the label supply position and the label original fabric mounting position. While a wide working space can be formed in front of the label supply device, even if the label supply position is set at a position away from the operator's position, when the label original is mounted on the support, that position is By setting the position closer to the person's position, it becomes possible to carry out the work of loading the original label without burden.
In addition, since the mounting shaft is supported so as to be able to rotate and displace with respect to the swivel arm, even if the swivel arm rotates, the mounting shaft can be oriented in the desired direction by the displacement mechanism, so the label stock can be easily mounted. can do.
Furthermore, according to the configuration including the label reduction detection means, the operator can grasp the remaining amount of the label, and the work for mounting the label original material to be mounted next can be prepared in advance.
Further, when a label original sheet end detection means is provided, it is possible to avoid label sticking leakage.
Furthermore, if a buffer means is provided, it is possible to secure the continuity of label application by mounting a new label original without stopping the application operation of the label application device, and to maintain good application efficiency. Can do.
Further, by changing the rotational speed of the motor according to the roll diameter of the label original fabric, it is possible to supply the label original fabric without delaying the label application speed of the label application device.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a label sticking device provided with a label supply device according to the present invention. In this figure, the label affixing device 10 feeds from the lead end side a label original fabric K in which labels L are temporarily attached to one side of a strip-like release sheet S via an adhesive at equal intervals. A label supply device 11 is also provided. The label affixing device 10 includes a peeling unit 12 that sequentially peels the label L from the release sheet S of the label original fabric K supplied from the label supply device 11 and affixes it to the adherend W, and the label original fabric K at a predetermined pitch. Drive means 13 for providing an intermittent feed force, and a winding roller 16 that is driven to rotate in synchronization with the drive means 13 so as to collect the release sheet S after being peeled off by the peeling means 12 are provided. It is configured.

  The adherend W is transported by a transport device 18 such as a belt conveyor, and a label L is attached to an upper surface portion thereof. Here, a workpiece detection sensor (not shown) that detects that the adherend W has been transported to a position immediately before label sticking is disposed in the transport device 18 at a position near the tip of the peeling means 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the label supply device 11 includes a support 23, a label supply position P1 (solid line position in FIG. 2) and a label original fabric mounting position P2 (in FIG. 2). And a displacement mechanism 25 that rotationally displaces the mounting shaft 26 that constitutes the support 23.

  The support 23 includes the mounting shaft 26 constituted by the output shaft of the motor M 1, a pair of reel plates 27 and 27 that are supported by the mounting shaft 26 and sandwich the label raw material K, and the tip of the mounting shaft 26. And a stepped knob 28 for fixing the reel plate 27 and the original label K to the mounting shaft 26. The roll diameter of the label original fabric K is lengthened by a sensor (not shown), and the motor M1 changes the rotation speed according to the roll diameter, and the supply of the label original fabric K to the label applying apparatus 10 is delayed. To be kept.

  The moving device 24 rotatably supports the support 23 via a support receiving shaft 30, and a pair of swiveling plates 31, 31 extending in a substantially vertical direction at the label supply position P1, and the swiveling plates 31. A slewing bearing 32 positioned between the lower portions of the slewing shaft 31, a slewing shaft 34 supported by the slewing bearing 32 and connected to the lower end of the slewing plate 31, a worm wheel 35 fixed to one end of the slewing shaft 34, A worm gear 37 that meshes with the worm wheel 35 and a motor M2 that rotationally drives the worm gear 37 are provided.

  The displacement mechanism 25 includes a first pulley 41 fixed to one end of the support receiving shaft 30, a pulley fixing base 42 disposed at a position adjacent to the swivel bearing 32, and a first pulley fixed to the pulley fixing base 42. 2 pulleys 43 and a belt 45 wound between the first pulley 41 and the second pulley 43. In this embodiment, the ratio of the pulley diameters of the first pulley 41 and the second pulley 43 is set to 1: 2.

  The label original fabric K fed from the label supply device 11 is supplied to the peeling means 12 through the guide rollers 54 and 55. The peeling means 12 is constituted by a peel plate 57 fixed to a plate-like support member 56 fixed to the lower part of the frame F and projecting outward from the lower part. The peel plate 57 is provided with a tapered tip, and the label L on the release sheet S can be peeled sequentially by abruptly reversing the feeding direction of the label original fabric K at the tip position. Yes.

  The driving means 13 includes a driving roller 61, a pinch roller 62 that sandwiches the release sheet S between the outer peripheral surface of the driving roller 61, and a driving force applied to the driving roller 61 via pulleys 64 and 68 and a belt 70. The servo motor 65 is added.

  Next, the overall operation of this embodiment will be described.

  When the label original fabric K is mounted on the support 23 of the label supply device 11, the swivel plate 31 is swung to a position where the swivel plate 31 is in a substantially horizontal posture via the moving device 24. At this time, in the case of the present embodiment, since the ratio of the pulley diameters of the first pulley 41 and the second pulley 43 of the displacement mechanism 25 is set to 1: 2, the mounting shaft 26 is moved as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, when the label mounting position P2 is reached, the rotary plate 31 is rotationally displaced by approximately 180 degrees and is positioned upward in the vertical direction. In this state, the stepped knob 28 is removed from the mounting shaft 26, and the upper reel plate 27 is removed. Then, after placing the label original fabric K wound in a roll shape on the lower reel plate 27, the reel plate 27 removed is placed on the label original fabric K and the stepped knob 28 is mounted on the mounting shaft 26. Thus, the operation of mounting the label original fabric K is completed.

  Next, the moving device 24 is operated in the reverse direction, and the swiveling plate 31 is swung to the substantially vertical direction, that is, the solid line position in FIG. 2, whereby the label original fabric K is moved forward (in FIG. 2) through the displacement mechanism 25. It is rotationally displaced so as to be located on the left side, and can thereby be set to the label supply position P1.

  In a state where the label original fabric K is supported by the label supply device 11 in this way, the lead end of the label original fabric K is pulled out and passed around the tip of the peel plate 57 via the guide rollers 54 and 55, and the drive roller 61 and After the label original fabric K is sandwiched between the pinch rollers 62, the lead end is fixed to the winding roller 16.

  In the above state, when the adherend W transported via the transport device 18 is detected by a workpiece detection sensor (not shown), a control means (not shown) outputs a drive signal to the servo motor 65 and the servo. The motor 65 is rotated, and the label L is adhered to the surface of the adherend W while being peeled from the peel plate 57. Note that the motor M1 on the label supply device 11 side rotates in synchronization with the original feed speed by the drive of the servo motor 65 so that the supply of the label original K to the label applying device 10 is not delayed. Will be paid out.

  Therefore, according to such an embodiment, the label supply device 11 is positioned above the label sticking device 10 and the label supply position P1 is set, while the swivel arm 31 is moved forward so that it has a substantially horizontal posture. Since the label mounting position P2 is set by turning and turning, a large space can be formed between the label supply position P1 and the label sticking apparatus 10, and the initial work such as the work of wrapping the label original fabric K is performed. Can be performed smoothly and quickly. On the other hand, since the support body 23 is lowered downward when the label original fabric K is mounted, the roll diameter of the label original fabric K is large, and the work of lifting the heavy label original fabric K is eliminated. Furthermore, since the mounting shaft 26 is rotationally displaced so that the roll-shaped original fabric K can be easily placed thereon, the mounting operation of the label original fabric K can be performed without any further burden.

The best configuration, method, and the like for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed above, but the present invention is not limited to this.
That is, the invention has been illustrated and described primarily with respect to particular embodiments, but the embodiments described above are within the scope of the technical idea and purpose of the invention. On the other hand, those skilled in the art can make various changes in other detailed configurations such as shape, position, and component configuration.
Therefore, the description limited to the shape, position, etc. disclosed above is an example for easy understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. The description by the name of the member which remove | excluded the limitation of one part or all of such is included in this invention.

For example, there may be provided a label decrease detecting means including a sensor for detecting that the label original fabric K is fed out and the remaining amount of the label original fabric K is reduced.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, an extra length for connecting the new label original fabric K to the end of the preceding label original fabric K without stopping the attaching operation of the label attaching device 10. A buffer means 80 to be secured and an end detection means 81 comprising a sensor for detecting the end of the release sheet S can be provided. More specifically, the buffer means 80 is composed of a plurality of fixed rollers 83 and a plurality of movable rollers 84 arranged on the upstream side in the feeding direction with respect to the label sticking device 10. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, each movable roller 84 forms a zigzag feeding path that is positioned below the fixed roller 83 during the feeding operation of the label original fabric K, while being shown in FIG. As described above, a work space for connecting the new label original fabric K to the end of the preceding label original fabric K located above the fixed roller 83 is formed.
Further, the end detection means 81 outputs a signal to a control device (not shown) when detecting the end of the label original fabric K, whereby the swivel arm 31 in the label supply device 11 is automatically set to the label mounting position P2. It is designed to turn. At this time, by operating an appropriate alarm, the operator can grasp the timing of mounting the new original label K, and can ensure the continuous labeling operation.
Further, the second pulley side constituting the displacement mechanism 25 can be configured to be rotationally driven by a driving means such as a motor. In the case of such a configuration, the orientation of the mounting shaft 26 when the raw fabric K is mounted can be freely set such as not only vertically upward but also laterally and obliquely.

The schematic front view of the label sticking apparatus with which the label supply apparatus which concerns on this embodiment was applied. The side view of the said label supply apparatus. The schematic perspective view of the said label supply apparatus. The partial exploded perspective view of the said label supply apparatus. The schematic front view which shows a modification. The schematic front view which shows the structure which detects the terminal end of a label original fabric. The schematic front view which shows the position of the buffer means at the time of connecting a new label original fabric to the preceding label original fabric.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Label sticking apparatus 11 Label supply apparatus 23 Support body 26 Mounting shaft 31 Rotating plate 80 Buffer means 81 Termination detection means K Label original fabric L Label M1 Motor P1 Label supply position P2 Label original fabric installation position S Release sheet

Claims (8)

Provided with a support that supports the roll-shaped label original fabric with the label temporarily attached to the strip-like release sheet via an adhesive, and the label original fabric supported by the support is sequentially fed out from the lead end side to attach the label. In the label supply device provided to be able to supply to the device,
The label supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support is provided so as to be displaceable between a label supply position and a label original fabric mounting position. The label supply position is set above the label sticking device to form a fixed work area with the label sticking device, while the label original fabric mounting position is set below the label feed position. The label supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the label supply apparatus is brought close to the position of the operator. The support body includes a mounting shaft on which the original label is mounted and a turning arm that supports the mounting shaft, and the mounting shaft is supported by a displacement mechanism so as to be capable of rotational displacement with respect to the turning arm. The label supply device according to claim 1, wherein 4. The label supply device according to claim 1, further comprising a label reduction detecting means for detecting a reduction in the label accompanying the feeding of the label original. The label supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an end detection unit that detects an end of the release sheet. 6. The label supply apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the end of the release sheet is detected, the support is moved from the label supply position to the label original fabric mounting position. 7. The label supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising buffer means for continuously feeding out labels without stopping the sticking operation of the sticking apparatus. The label supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the mounting shaft is constituted by an output shaft of a motor, and the rotational speed of the motor changes in accordance with the roll diameter of the label original.

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