JP3667406B2 - Label adsorption device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a label adsorbing and sticking device that temporarily holds a stickable label and then sticks it to an object to be stuck.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional description will be given based on FIG. 6 and FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional suction disk. A suction disk 73 formed of a suction pad 71 and a hollow disk 72 is fixed to an intermediate member 74, and the intermediate member 74 further includes a cylinder 77 and guide shafts 76 and 78. It is fixed to. The label 90 is transported in the S direction, which is the traveling direction advanced by the transporting means, and travels along the suction surface 79 of the suction pad 71 of the suction disk 73 and is sucked.
[0003]
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the suction plate shown in FIG. 6. The suction pad 71 has a large number of holes 80 communicating with the hollow plate 72, and each hole is drawn by a suction action of a compressor (not shown). A negative pressure is generated in the portion 80, and the label 90 is attracted to the attracting surface 79. Each hole 80 is concealed by the adsorption of the label 90. In addition, if all the holes 80 are not concealed, the suction force is reduced, causing problems such as the label 90 dropping from the suction surface 79 and improper application. In such a conventional suction disk 73, only the label 90 having a size corresponding to the shape of the suction surface 79 can be suctioned, temporarily held, and pasted on an object to be pasted. There are limitations.
[0004]
Therefore, the idea of Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-34267 has improved this problem. In this device, the adhesive sticking surface of the label holding plate (suction board) is formed corresponding to the size of the label, a number of holes for adsorbing the label are formed, and the size of other small labels A large-diameter hole for adsorbing the other small label is formed at the corresponding position.
[0005]
That is, a label having a different size between a large label corresponding to the size of the label holding plate and another small label can be reliably adsorbed and pasted, but there are only two types of labels having different sizes. Is.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, recently, a wide variety of labels with different label sizes and shapes have been applied. However, with the conventional label applicator, the suction plate is fixed and cannot be replaced. There was a limit. Therefore, labels having a wide variety of sizes and shapes could not be attached to the object to be attached. Therefore, a consumer must purchase a labeling device corresponding to a variety of label sizes, and is forced to purchase a plurality of labeling devices, and also requires a storage space for the labeling device. Increase the economic burden.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and since the suction disk can be attached and detached, a suitable suction disk corresponding to the size and shape of the roll-shaped label loaded on the supply shaft is employed. By attaching the suction disk to the mounting mechanism, labels of various sizes and shapes can be temporarily held on the suction disk and attached to the object to be pasted. Therefore, a consumer can attach a variety of labels of different sizes and shapes to an article to be pasted with a single labeling device, thereby providing a label suction and pasting device that drastically reduces the economic burden on the consumer.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, the label suction sticking apparatus of the present invention, the label has a suction cup for temporarily holding the label, the moving mechanism having a cylinder which moves toward the adsorption plate to be attached material, adsorption in the patch device, a mounting mechanism provided with the holding shaft and the rotatable locking tool to the fixing member, a mechanism with said mounting to the tip of the cylinder, and the suction cup, previously together when supporting the suction cups a base forming a mounting hole to be fitted to the serial holding shaft, a suction unit provided with a label suction attachment device, characterized in that the adsorption units arranged detachably on the holding axis of the attachment mechanism. It is in.
Further, in the label suction sticking apparatus, the holding shaft of the attachment mechanism, said fitted to said mounting hole formed in base of the suction unit is attached, and so to lock the front Symbol locking device This is because it is characterized by that.
[0009]
Therefore, by adopting a suitable suction plate corresponding to the size and shape of the label, and attaching the suction unit with this suction plate to the mounting mechanism, a wide variety of labels of different sizes and shapes can be attached to a single label. It can be affixed to an object to be pasted by a pasting device. Further, the suction disk can be easily replaced in a short time.
Therefore, the consumer does not need to purchase a plurality of labeling apparatuses, and the storage space for the labeling apparatus is not necessary, so that the user's economic burden is drastically reduced.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The label sticking device main body 30 includes a main body frame 31, a supply shaft 34, a printer unit 32, a mount winding shaft 35, and a label suction sticking device 33 including a moving mechanism 24.
[0011]
The supply shaft 34 is loaded with a roll-shaped label 40 in which a label continuous body 42 in which the label L1 is temporarily attached to the belt-like mount 41 at predetermined intervals is wound in a roll shape. The supply shaft 34 supports the roll label 40 so as to be rotatable. Inside of the printer unit 32, it is closed and is not shown printing mechanism, a release mechanism, and a control circuit, and a transport mechanism.
[0012]
Although not shown, the peeling mechanism has a peeling plate, and the label is peeled from the belt-like mount 41 by turning only the belt-like mount 41 rearward in the traveling direction of the label. The mount winding shaft 35 is for winding the belt-shaped mount 41 after the label L1 is peeled off.
[0013]
Next, the configuration of the label adhering and sticking apparatus 33 , which is the main part of the present invention, will be described with reference to FIGS.
A moving mechanism 24 for moving the suction disk 14a up and down toward the object to be pasted, for example, a cylinder 9 and guide shafts 8 and 10 are provided. An attachment mechanism A is provided at the tip of the cylinder 9 and the guide shafts 8 and 10, and the attachment mechanism A includes a fixing member 1, holding shafts 2 and 2, and a locking tool 3 as locking means, This locking tool 3 is configured to be rotatable about a fulcrum shaft 4. The attachment mechanism A is provided with an L-shaped plate 5.
[0014]
The fixing member 1 is fixed to the distal end of the moving mechanism 24, and two holding shafts 2 and 2 are provided on the fixing member 1 horizontally and in parallel. A locking tool 3 is provided on the front surface of the fixing member 1 and is operated when the suction disk 14a is locked or detached.
[0015]
The L-shaped plate 5 is provided with an air hose relay connector 6 and a signal transmission relay connector 7. An air hose 19 a is connected to the air hose relay connector 6, and the label is attached to the suction plate. It is for making it adsorb | suck to the adsorption | suction surface. The signal transmission relay connector 7 is connected to a signal transmission cable 20a, which is a signal transmission cable for transmitting signals from the sensors provided on the suction board 14a .
[0016]
Further, one end of each support shaft 17a is arranged in the vicinity of the four corners of the suction disk 14a on the suction disk 14a composed of the suction pad 12a and the hollow disk 13a, and a coil spring 18a as an elastic member is fitted into each support shaft 17a. On the other hand, the other end of the support shaft 17a is fixed to the base 15a, and these are integrated to constitute the first suction unit B1. A large number of holes 22a communicating with the hollow plate 13a are penetrated through the suction pad 12a, and mounting holes 16a and 16a that fit into the holding shafts 2 and 2 are provided in the base 15a.
[0017]
FIG. 3 shows the holding shafts 2 and 2 provided in the attachment mechanism A fitted in the attachment holes 16a and 16a provided in the base 15a of the first suction unit B1 and attached to the attachment mechanism A. The state at the time of adsorption | suction of the small label L1 is shown with an imaginary line. Moreover, the latching tool 3 is for latching an adsorption | suction unit. Furthermore, the suction disk 14a is provided with a label detection sensor 21a for detecting a label.
[0018]
Next, the operation when the attachment mechanism A includes the first suction unit B1 will be described with reference to FIGS. The adherend (small) P1 is placed on the conveying means 50 for conveying the adherend at an appropriate interval, and the adherend P1 is conveyed from the right side of FIG. The The label sticking device main body 30 is provided in the vicinity of the conveying means 50.
[0019]
There is an object detection sensor (not shown) for detecting the object to be adhered to the side of the conveying means 50, and the object to be adhered is moved in the U direction of the arrow by the operation of the conveying means 50, and the object detecting sensor described above is moved. When the patch is detected, a signal is transmitted to the control unit of the printer unit 32. By this signal, a predetermined printing pattern is printed on the small label L1 temporarily attached to the mount, and the printed small label L1 is peeled off from the belt-like mount 41 by the peeling means and sucked by the suction disk 14a. Temporarily held on the surface 23a.
[0020]
At this time, the small label L1 is the suction action of the suction device e.g. a compressor or the like (not shown), e Aho - negative pressure is generated in the hole 22a through the scan 19a, adsorbed by the adsorption surface 23a of the suction disk 14a It is what is done. Then, the cylinder 9 and the guide shafts 8 and 10 are moved to the object P1 by the moving mechanism 24 and press the upper surface of the object P1 to attach a small label L1. Return to position. Thus, the adherend P1 is appropriately transported by the operation of the transport means 50, and the small label L1 is attached to the adherend P1 by the label sticking apparatus main body 30.
[0021]
Next, based on FIG. 4, the case where the label L2 is affixed on a particularly large adherend (not shown) will be described. The mounting mechanism A is replaced with a second suction unit B2 having a suction disk 14b corresponding to the large label L2. As an exchange method, the air hose 19a connected to the air hose relay connector 6 is removed, and the signal transmission cable 20a connected to the signal transmission relay connector 7 is further removed.
Next, the 1/4 Rotating be Rukoto the fulcrum shaft 4 around the fastener 3, the first adsorption unit B1 is able to pull out forward along the axial direction of the holding shaft 2,2.
[0022]
Next, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the mounting holes 16b and 16b of the second suction unit B2 having the suction disk 14b corresponding to the large label L2 to be attached to the large object to be attached are used as the holding shaft 2 of the mounting mechanism A. 2 are fitted along the axial direction and pushed in the back direction.
And it can mount | wear and can hold | maintain adsorption | suction unit B2 by returning the latching tool 3 1/4 rotation centering on the fulcrum shaft 4 center .
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 4, the second suction unit B2 includes a suction pad 12b, a suction disk 14b including a hollow disk 13b, and a substrate 15b. The suction disk 14b, the substrate 15b, and the base 15b Each support shaft 17b is disposed in the vicinity of the four corners, and a coil spring 18b is fitted into each support shaft 17b.
Further, mounting holes 16b and 16b that fit into the holding shafts 2 and 2 are formed in the substrate 15b, and a large number of holes 22b communicating with the hollow plate 13b are passed through the suction pad 12b.
[0024]
The suction surface 23b of the suction plate 14b of the second suction unit B2 is wider than the suction surface 23a of the suction plate 14a of the first suction unit B1. In addition, the shape of the base is different depending on the size of the suction cup. Then, the air hose 19b is crimped and engaged with the air hose relay connector 6, and the signal transmission cord 20b is engaged with the signal transmission relay connector 7 to complete the replacement of the suction unit B2. Further, the roll label 40 is removed from the supply shaft 34, and the roll label temporarily attached with the large label L 2 is loaded onto the supply shaft 34.
[0025]
Then, the conveying means 50 is operated, and the large object to be pasted on the conveying means 50 is appropriately moved in the U direction of the arrow as described above, and the suction disk 14b of the second suction unit B2 corresponding to the large label L2. in adsorbed, it can be affixed to a large object stuck object. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the state at the time of adsorption | suction of the big label L2 is shown with an imaginary line.
[0026]
In the present embodiment, the small label L1 and the large label L2 have been described. However, the label adhering / applying device 33 according to the present invention includes an adsorbing unit integrated with an adsorbing unit corresponding to various label sizes and shapes. What is necessary is just to mount | wear to A, and also it can replace | exchange easily in a short time.
Moreover, those mentioned example is adsorption unit that integrated the suction cup and the base, without Waru that this thereto, a mounting hole provided in the suction cup may be detachable suction cup to the fixed member It is.
[0027]
Furthermore, in the embodiment, an example in which the label is applied by pressing the object to be pasted by the moving mechanism that moves toward the object to be pasted is shown. However, the object to be pasted by the moving mechanism that moves toward the object to be pasted is shown. The label may be attached to the object to be pasted by air-blasting in the vicinity.
[0028]
In the label adsorbing / applying apparatus of the present invention, the adsorbing plate corresponding to a wide variety of label sizes and shapes can be attached to and detached from the mounting mechanism , so that a wide variety of labels of different sizes and shapes can be attached with a single label affixing apparatus. It is a labeling device that can be attached and can be easily replaced.
Therefore, the consumer does not need to purchase a plurality of labeling apparatuses, and the storage space for the labeling apparatus is not necessary, so that the user's economic burden is drastically reduced.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, includes a suction cup for temporarily holding the label, the label suction attachment device having a moving mechanism for moving toward the suction cup to be attached material, attached to mount the suction cup detachably Since the mechanism is provided, and therefore, the suction disk can be easily replaced, labels of various sizes and shapes can be attached to the object to be attached with one label attaching device. Therefore, it is not necessary to purchase a plurality of label sticking devices, and since the storage space for the label sticking device is unnecessary, it is a label suction sticking device that can drastically reduce the economic burden on the user. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an entire label sticking apparatus.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an attachment mechanism including a fixing member, a holding shaft, and a locking tool provided at the tip of a cylinder.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view in which a suction unit corresponding to a small label is attached to the attachment mechanism.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view in which a suction unit corresponding to a large label is mounted on the mounting mechanism.
5 is a cross-sectional view of the suction disk shown in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional adsorbent.
7 is a bottom view of the adsorbent of FIG. 6. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fixing member 2 Holding shaft 3 Locking tool 4 Support shaft 8 Cylinder 9 Guide shaft 10 Guide shaft 12a, 12b Suction pad 14a, 14b Suction board 15a, 15b Base plate 16a, 16b Mounting hole 22a, 22b Hole 23a, 23b Suction surface 24 moving mechanism 30 label sticking device main body 33 label suction sticking device 50 conveying means
A mounting mechanism B1 1st suction unit B2 2nd suction unit L1 Small label L2 Large label P1 Substrate (small)

Claims (2)

A suction plate that temporarily holds the label, and the suction plate is moved toward the object to be pasted.
In the label suction attachment device having a moving mechanism having a cylinder,
An attachment mechanism provided with a holding shaft and a rotatable locking member on the fixing member ;
The mounting mechanism is provided at the tip of the cylinder,
Said suction cup, a suction unit and a base forming a mounting hole to be fitted before Symbol holding shaft together when supporting the suction cups,
A label adhering and sticking apparatus, wherein the adsorbing unit is detachably provided on the holding shaft of the attachment mechanism . The holding shaft of the attachment mechanism, said fitted to said mounting hole formed in base of the suction unit is attached, according to claim 1, characterized in that so as to lock the front Symbol locking device Label adhering device.

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