JP3105099U - Labeling device for test tube and other cylindrical body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for labeling a cylindrical body cut out one by one from a plurality of stored stock parts on the peripheral surface of the cylindrical body by its own weight and driving means.
A stock part (1) having a plurality of test tubes and other cylindrical bodies (2) and having a cut-out plate (4) sent out from a plurality of pieces to a groove (3) one by one, and a gentle inclination from a groove of the stock part (1) to a labeling part (8). A ramp 5 provided with a stopper 6 for taking timing, and a lifting / lowering means, a labeling portion 8 for holding and centering and rotating both ends of the cylindrical body 2, and a cylinder at a position where the labeling portion 8 is raised. A press roller that makes close contact with the body, a printing machine 14 that allows the label 13 to be attached to the peripheral surface of the cylindrical body, and a bar code and other data 24 on the attached label 13 are read. A test tube or other labeling device for the peripheral surface of a cylindrical body, comprising: a take-out part 21 for a cylindrical body whose data is confirmed to be correct;
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Description

The present invention relates to a labeling device for attaching a label to the peripheral surface of a test tube or other cylindrical body, and from a stock section containing a plurality of cylindrical bodies, one by one, smoothly selects one piece at a time and cuts out the slope to form a labeling section. A series of steps in which the cylinder is pinched, rotated, centered and lifted upward, the label is attached to the peripheral surface of the cylinder, and it is checked whether the correct data has been attached, and then removed. Operation is automatically controlled by an air cylinder.
Moreover, the apparatus is entirely automatically controlled by a control device such as a computer so as to be smoothly driven by a natural falling method using an inclination and an air cylinder using a compressor.
As a test tube, especially in the case of a blood test, data containing a lot of personal information is used as a parent sample, which is scanned and loaded into a computer, and then sent to multiple test tubes to be sent to each test site. The same data must be displayed.
Note that the labeling device is not limited to a sample for a blood test as described above, and can be widely used for labeling the peripheral surface of a cylindrical body.

Many technologies relating to a labeling device have been proposed for a long time. However, there are various types of objects to be labeled, such as a flat plate, a bottle, and a box, and a large device and a fully automatic control device can be seen.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An automatic labeling device. An apparatus that can attach a label to the top surface of an article while maintaining accurate positional accuracy without synchronizing the feeding speed of the label continuously attached to the band-shaped backing sheet and the transport speed of the article. JP, 201-315226, A A labeling device and a printing device. A label on which a high-quality image is printed is automatically attached to a recording medium such as a compact disk, or a high-quality image is printed directly on the surface of the recording medium.

  While the conventional labeling device is a large device or has a complicated configuration, the present invention uses a relatively simple configuration to remove only one of the stock sections containing a large number of test tubes and other cylindrical bodies. It is possible to arrange and select and put it on the track of the sending slope, load it into the labeling part by the natural fall method, pinch both ends of the cylindrical body, center, rotate, and perform labeling sequentially by driving means such as air cylinder and motor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a labeling apparatus capable of inspecting and confirming whether data printed on a label is the same as data of a parent sample or the like as a base.

  In the first invention, a stock unit 1 having a cut-out plate 4 for accommodating a plurality of test tubes and other cylindrical bodies 2 (hereinafter, referred to as a cylindrical body) and sending out one of the plurality of test tubes to a groove 3; It has a slope 5 provided with a stopper 6 in the middle of the cylindrical body 2 sliding down from the groove to the labeling portion 8 with a gentle inclination, and a lifting / lowering means, sandwiching both ends of the cylindrical body 2, centering, and rotating. A labeling section 8 having clamping means 9 and 10 and driving means 11 and 12 provided to cause the pressure, a pressing roller for pressing the cylindrical body at a position where the labeling section 8 is raised, and a label on the peripheral surface of the cylindrical body. 13 is attached so that the label 13 can be attached, an inspection device 25 that reads and confirms a bar code or other data 24 on the attached label 13, and the inspection device 16 confirms that the data is correct. Circle A take-out portion 21 of the body, and with the test machine 16 tubes other cylinder circumferential surface of the labeling apparatus comprising a defective take-out portion 22. Confirmed cylinder data is incorrect in.

  According to the second invention, in the stock portion 1, the cutout plate 4 at the bottom is inclined and slidable in the direction of the groove 3, and is adjusted with the arrangement plate 18 which sends out a plurality of cylinders to the groove one by one by vibration. And an upper end of the rearranging plate 18 is supported by a hinge 23 urged so as to always return, and the adjusting plate 19 has a projection abutting on a side surface of the rearranging plate 18 and shakes a plurality of cylindrical bodies. The labeling device is provided with a driving means 20 for allowing the cutting plate 4 to slide.

  In the third invention, at the position where the labeling portion 8 is raised, the pressing roller facing the cylinder comes into close contact with the resilient force of the spring, and the tip of the label 13 printed by the adjacent printing machine 14 comes into contact with the cylinder. And a labeling device that can attach a label to the peripheral surface by rotation of the cylindrical body.

  In the fourth invention, the cylinders are loaded one by one from the stock section 1 to the labeling section 8, and the labeling section ring rises and comes into close contact with the pressing roller, and the label from the printing machine is adhered to the peripheral surface of the cylinder. After confirming the data with an inspection machine, the labeling device was provided with a control means capable of automatically and sequentially performing a series of operations for separating the cylindrical body from the labeling portion and sending it to the take-out portion by an extrusion rod.

  In the fifth invention, a device for scanning the data 24 shown in the parent sample for the blood test, a device for sending the same data to the printing machine 14 and the testing machine 25 for testing, and the data on the label attached to the cylindrical body A labeling apparatus provided with control means for sequentially and automatically controlling an inspection machine 25 for checking whether or not the data is the same as the data of the parent sample.

  From the stock section containing the multiple cylinders, squeeze them into order, smoothly select one piece at a time, cut out the slope, pinch the cylinder with the labeling part, rotate, center it, and raise it to the holding roller, One end of the label sent from the adjacent printing machine was adhered to the peripheral surface of the cylindrical body, and the label could be adhered along with the rotation. It was confirmed whether the data of the label was correct, and if it was correct, a series of operations for taking out from the take-out section could be controlled in sequence by taking the entire timing by the weight of the cylindrical body and the driving means, and then performing a sequential control operation.

  In the stock unit 1, an arrangement plate for applying vibration to a plurality of cylinders and an adjustment for adjusting the arrangement plate are provided. The arrangement plate is supported by a hinge urged to always return at an upper end, and the cylinder is formed by a groove. From the bottom of the car and slide down one by one along the slope.

In the labeling section, the cylindrical body 2 sent from the slope 4 was lifted, and the label from the printing machine was attached while the upper part was pressed by the pressing roll.
In the printing machine 14, the protective paper 28 that protects the adhesive surface of the label is sent out so as to be peeled off, and the sticking operation of the label 13 can be automatically completed.

  In addition, a computer is provided to scan the data shown on the parent sample for blood test, a device to send the same data to the printing machine and the tester, and the data on the label attached to the cylinder to be the parent sample. Inspection machines for checking whether the data is the same as the data can be controlled so as to be automatically operated in sequence.

  From the stock section containing multiple cylinders, organize and select one piece at a time and cut it out into a slope, pinch the cylinder at the labeling section, rotate it, center it up, and lift the label from the printing machine. A series of operations of sticking to the cylinder, checking whether the correct data is attached, and taking out the data are performed by using the inclined surface on which the cylinder rolls or slides, the air cylinder and other driving means, and the whole It can be realized by a control device that controls the driving of the device.

  FIG. 1 shows a structure showing the whole of the present invention. The stock unit 1 arranges and sends out the cylinders 2 one by one. At this time, since the cutout plate at the bottom of the stock portion is inclined, the cylindrical body is sent out by its own weight. If a plurality of cylinders overlap, only one of them will not automatically enter the groove, so that the arrangement plate and the adjustment plate are separated by applying loose vibrations.

  One cylinder in the groove slides down to the labeling part by the slope. In order to prevent two or more slopes from sliding down at the same time, a stopper that takes the timing of descent is provided to make the slope stand by.

  The labeling section is equipped with a motor and an air cylinder or other drive means for holding, centering and rotating both ends of the cylindrical body. One end of the label coming out of the printing machine is adhered to the cylindrical body, and the entire label is attached with rotation. I can wear it.

  In the printing machine, when the printed label 15 is sent out, the protective paper 28 is peeled off. Reference numeral 11 denotes a motor, and 12 denotes driving means such as an air cylinder. As the driving means, an example of an air cylinder is shown, but the driving means is not limited to this, and may be replaced by an electric device or the like.

  When the label 13 with a single-sided paste from which the protective paper 28 has been peeled off is sent from the rear of the cylindrical body 2, the label 13 is wound around the peripheral surface. The cylinder rises and comes into close contact with the cylinder by a spring 16 provided on the upper pressing roller 15 so that the label 13 can be pinched and labeling can be performed accurately.

  In FIG. 2, vibration is applied by an arrangement plate 18 and an adjustment plate 19 provided at the outlet of the stock unit 1 so that the cylinders are sent out to the groove 3 one by one. The bottom surface of the stock portion 1 is a cutout plate 4, and the stocked cylindrical body 2 rolls out sequentially. However, the upper end of the rearranging plate 18 is urged by the hinge 23 so as to always return, so that a plurality of cylinders are provided. Even if the bodies approach, they are separated and arranged so that they come out one by one without overlapping. It should be noted that the cylinders 2 fall into the grooves 3 one by one by applying vibrations to the rearranging plates 18 by the adjusting plate 19 to rearrange them.

  FIG. 3 is a view of the overall view from the right side. Reference numeral 14 denotes a printing machine having a mechanism for sending out a label 13 to be attached to the peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 2. Immediately before the cylinder 2, the protective paper 28 is peeled off, and when one end of the label 13 is attached to the rotating cylinder, the labeling is completed with the rotation. An inspection machine 25 inspects whether the barcode or other data 24 printed on the label is the same as the description of the parent sample. Since the inspection machine 25 faces the peripheral surface of the wound label 13, it reads a barcode.

  When a parent sample containing a large amount of blood for a blood test is scanned, data is sent to the printing machine 14 and the testing machine 25, and the data on the label attached by the testing machine is the same as the data of the parent sample. Check if it is.

  During the labeling, the pressing roller 15 is in close contact with the cylindrical body 2 by the spring 16 so that the labeling can be performed accurately. Reference numeral 17 denotes a roller guide for the pressing roller 15.

  When the labeling is completed, the cylindrical body 2 descends, the pressing roller 15 separates, the cylindrical body is pushed out to the front by the push rod 26, and is sent out to the take-out part 21. Reference numeral 27 denotes a driving means such as an air cylinder for driving the push rod.

  FIG. 4 is a detailed explanatory view in which labeling is performed. When the cylindrical body 2 is supplied from the slope 5 in FIG. 1, the holding means 9 and 10 which are O-rings at both ends are driven by driving means 12 such as an air cylinder. And the cylindrical body 2 is clamped. At the same time, the centering is performed so as to be at the center position, and is rotated by the driving means 11 such as a motor.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the cylinder rises to the position of the press roller 15, one end of the label 13 sent from the printing machine 14 adheres to the cylinder 2 and is pressed by the press roll 15 from above. While the label is wrapped around the cylinder. The protective paper 28 attached to the label is separated immediately before being bonded to the cylindrical body.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state where the label 13 is wound around the cylindrical body 2. FIG. 7 shows a bar code as data 24 printed on the label 13.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the entire apparatus. The side view which shows a stock part. FIG. 2 is a right side view showing the entire apparatus. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing a labeling unit. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a labeling state. Sectional drawing which shows the winding of a label. FIG. 4 is a front view showing an example of data on a label.

Explanation of reference numerals

1: Stock part 2: Test tube and other cylindrical body
3: Groove
4: Cutout plate 5: Slope
6: Stopper
7: drive means 8: labeling part
9: Nipping means 10: Nipping means 11: Driving means 12: Driving means 13: Label 14: Printing machine 15: Pressing roller 16: Spring 18: Arranging plate
19: Adjusting plate 20: Driving means 21: Take-out part 22: Defective product take-out part 23: Hinge 24: Data 25: Inspection machine 26: Push rod
27: drive means 28: protective paper

Claims (5)

A stock unit 1 having a cut-out plate 4 for accommodating a plurality of test tubes and other cylindrical bodies 2 (hereinafter referred to as cylindrical bodies) and sending out the plurality of test tubes one by one to the groove 3;
A slope 5 which is communicated from the groove of the stock part 1 to the labeling part 8 with a gentle inclination, and provided with a stopper 6 while the cylindrical body 2 slides down from the groove;
A labeling unit 8 having lifting means, holding both ends of the cylindrical body 2, centering and rotating, and holding means 9 and 10 and driving means 11 and 12;
A press roller that presses the cylindrical body at a position where the labeling portion 8 is raised, and a printing machine 14 that is adjacent to the peripheral surface of the cylindrical body so that the label 13 can be attached thereto;
An inspection machine 25 that reads and confirms a barcode or other data 24 on the attached label 13,
A take-out section 21 of a cylindrical body whose data is confirmed to be correct by the inspection machine 16;
A test tube and other cylindrical body peripheral surface labeling device, comprising a cylindrical defective product take-out section 22 whose data has been confirmed to be incorrect by the inspection machine 16.   In the stock unit 1, the cutout plate 4 at the bottom has an arrangement plate 18 and an adjustment plate 19 which are inclined and slidable in the direction of the groove 3 and which feed a plurality of cylindrical bodies into the groove one by one by vibration. The upper end of the rearranging plate 18 is supported by a hinge 23 urged so as to always return, and the adjusting plate 19 has a projection that comes into contact with a side surface of the rearranging plate 18 so that a plurality of cylindrical bodies can be rearranged. 2. The labeling device according to claim 1, further comprising a driving means for sliding the output plate.   At the position where the labeling portion 8 is raised, the pressing roller facing the cylinder comes into close contact with the spring force of the spring, and the tip of the label 13 printed by the adjacent printing machine 14 comes into contact with the cylinder. The labeling device according to claim 1, wherein the label can be attached to the peripheral surface by rotation.   The cylinders are loaded one by one from the stock unit 1 to the labeling unit 8, the labeling unit ring rises and contacts the holding roller, and the label from the printing machine is attached to the peripheral surface of the cylinder, and the data is inspected by the inspection machine. 2. The labeling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising control means capable of automatically and sequentially performing a series of operations for separating the cylindrical body from the labeling section and sending it to the take-out section by an extruding rod after the confirmation.   A device that scans the data 24 shown in the parent sample for the blood test, a device that sends the same data to the printing machine 14 and the testing machine 25 for testing, and the data on the label attached to the cylinder is the data of the parent sample. 2. The labeling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising control means for sequentially and automatically controlling the inspection machines 25 for checking whether the inspection is the same.

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