JP3898259B2 - Label collection device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a label collection device that can be collected after peeling off and removing a label externally attached to an outer peripheral surface of a container such as a beer barrel, a plastic bottle, or a glass bottle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a container such as a beer barrel or a beverage is provided with a shrink label or a stretch label, and the container is reused after the label is peeled off by a delabeling device or the like (label removing device).
The peeled label is recovered by a recovery device. As this label recovery device, for example, an unnecessary label removed from a via barrel is sucked into a cyclo hopper by a suction device, and further, a label recovery box It has a structure in which it is dropped and collected.
[0003]
When the labels in the label collection box are accumulated in a predetermined amount, the operator stops the suction device and the label removal device linked to the suction device, and then removes the label collection box from the label collection device, After the label is collected and removed, the label collection box is attached again.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional label collection device, when removing the label collection box, the suction device must be stopped to remove the suction force, and the removal device side must be stopped simultaneously. The operation rate of the equipment was inevitably lowered, and the work efficiency was very bad.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems. Of course, the label collection apparatus can collect the labels in the label collection box in a state in which a series of apparatuses linked thereto are operated without being stopped. The challenge is to do so.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been made with respect to a label recovery device to achieve the above-mentioned problems. A suction device 8 that removes a label externally attached to a container from the container by a label removal device and sucks the label into the hopper 5. A label collection box 30 for collecting the labels in the hopper 5, and a sub hopper 12 is provided between the hopper 5 and the label collection box 30. In the label collecting apparatus provided with the shutter mechanism 23 for releasably blocking, the operating means 35 for opening and closing the shutter plate 26 provided in the shutter mechanism 23, the alarm apparatus 37 for issuing an alarm, and the label removing apparatus Counting means provided for counting the number of times the label is cut, and counted by the counting means The amount of label in the label collection box 30 is detected based on the number of bell cuts, the amount is compared with a preset amount, and when the two match, the operating means 35 is operated to operate the shutter plate 26. And a control device 36 for operating the alarm device 37 .
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a label collecting apparatus for collecting a label such as a stretch label externally fitted to a via barrel as a container. The label collection device 1 is connected to a label removal device (not shown) via a label suction pipe 3.
As the label removing device, a conventionally known device that removes the stretch label or the like externally attached to the via barrel by cutting it with a cutter or fusing it with hot air is used.
[0009]
The label suction pipe 3 is connected to an upper part of a side surface 5a of a cyclo hopper (hopper) 5, and one end 7a of an intake pipe 7 communicating with the hopper 5 is connected to the upper surface of the cyclo hopper 5, The other end 7 b of the intake pipe 7 is connected to the suction device 8.
[0010]
9 is a filter box for purifying the air flowing through the intake pipe 7 and is provided in the middle of the intake pipe 7. The suction device 8 and the filter box 9 are attached to the unit base 10, and the cyclo hopper 5 is also fixed to an arm 10 a protruding from the unit base 10.
[0011]
A sub hopper 12 is attached to the lower end of the cyclo hopper 5 so as to communicate with the cyclo hopper 5. A slide damper box 15 is detachably attached to the lower end of the sub hopper 12.
[0012]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the slide damper box 15 includes a casing portion 19 that has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and a mounting portion 20 that widens from the lower end of the casing portion 19. A flange portion 19 a is provided at the upper end of the casing portion 19, and the flange portion 19 a and the flange portion 12 a provided at the lower end of the sub hopper 12 are detachably fastened and fixed via a fastener 14. In addition, a circular label circulation port 21 is formed at a connection portion between the casing portion 19 and the attachment portion 20.
[0013]
Reference numeral 23 denotes a shutter mechanism for opening and closing the label circulation port 21 in an airtight state, and is provided in the casing portion 19. The shutter mechanism 23 is configured to guide a shutter plate 26 movable to an open position A for opening the label circulation port 21 and a closing position B for closing the label circulation port 21, and upper and lower surfaces of both sides of the shutter plate 26. And a plurality of rollers 25 attached to the casing portion 19.
[0014]
Note that a push / pull rod 27 is attached to the shutter plate 26 so as to protrude from the casing portion 19, and the shutter plate 26 can be moved by pushing or pulling the push / pull rod 27. is there.
[0015]
Reference numeral 29 denotes a pair of seal portions for maintaining airtightness in the casing portion 19, which project from the upper and lower inner surfaces of the casing portion 19 and over the entire length in the moving direction of the shutter plate 26 so as to come into contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the shutter plate 26. ing. Further, the push-pull rod 27 and the casing portion 19 are also in an airtight state via the seal member 28.
[0016]
A label collection box 30 is detachably attached to the lower end of the attachment portion 20 via a fixture 31.
[0017]
This embodiment has the above-described configuration, and an example of its use will be described next.
First, when the suction device 8 is operated, the air in the intake pipe 7, the cyclo hopper 5 and the label suction pipe 3 is sucked.
[0018]
On the other hand, the label removing device breaks the stretch label or the like that is externally fitted to the collected via barrel with a cutter or the like, and the broken label is circulated through the label suction pipe 3 by the suction action. Reach into the cyclo hopper 5. Since the label entering the cyclo hopper 5 decelerates, it falls downward.
[0019]
Further, since the shutter plate 26 is in the open position A and the label circulation port 21 is opened, the label passes through the sub hopper 12 and the slide damper box 15 and falls into the label collection box 30, and a large number of labels are formed. The label is collected in the label collection box 30.
[0020]
When the label is cut, the label removing device counts the number of times the label is cut, and detects the amount of the label in the label collection box 30 based on the signal. An alarm buzzer sounds when the label in the label collection box 30 reaches a predetermined amount.
[0021]
In response to the alarm, the operator pushes the shutter plate 26 to the closing position B to close the label circulation port 21. When the shutter plate 26 closes the label circulation port 21, the sub hopper 12 and the label collection box 30 are blocked while maintaining an airtight state.
[0022]
Further, the fixing device 31 is released and the label collection box 30 is removed (see FIG. 5). However, the inside of the sub hopper 12 is kept airtight by the shutter plate 26, and the label is accumulated in the sub hopper 12. Will be.
[0023]
While the label is stored in the sub hopper 12, the operator collects the label in the label collection box 30 removed from the label collection apparatus 1, and then attaches the label collection box 30 again. The collected label is then discarded or reused as industrial material if it can be reused.
[0024]
Next, when the label 26 is opened by pulling the shutter plate 26 to the open position B, the labels accumulated in the sub hopper 12 fall into the label collection box 30, and the labels are sequentially formed in the same manner as described above. Accumulated.
[0025]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the shutter plate 26 is, for example, an operating means 35 such as a cylinder or an electric mechanism other than the operator operating the shutter plate 26. The operating means 35 may be controlled by the control device 36.
[0026]
That is, a signal indicating the number of times the label is removed by the label removal device is transmitted to the control device 36, and the control device 36 detects the amount of the label in the label collection box 30 based on the signal, and the amount is set in advance. When the two values coincide with each other, the actuating means 35 is actuated to move the shutter plate 26 to the closing position A, and the alarm device 37 is actuated to notify the label collection, and an alarm is issued.
[0027]
Further, when the collection of the label in the label collection box 30 is completed and the label collection box 30 is set again, the signal is transmitted to the control device 36, and the control device 36 activates the operating means 35 and opens the shutter plate 26. Move to position B.
Therefore, there is an advantage that the operator does not need to operate the shutter plate 26 and can easily and quickly collect the label.
[0028]
Further, the sub hopper 12 does not need to be provided in series above the label collection box 30 as in the above-described embodiment, and is disposed on the side of the label collection box 30 and the label is collected by the distribution means. Alternatively, the sub hopper 12 can be selectively switched and accommodated.
Moreover, the container is not limited to a beer barrel, and may be a plastic bottle such as a PET bottle, a glass bottle, or the like.
[0029]
As a means for detecting the amount of the label in the label collection box 30, a contact or non-contact type sensor can be provided at a predetermined height position in the label collection box 30. Further, it is preferable that the label collection box 30 is provided with a tank gauge 39 made of a transparent portion and capable of visually observing the label as shown in FIG.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the control device detects the amount of label in the label collection box based on the number of label cuts counted by the label removal device, and calculates the amount and a preset amount. In comparison, when the two match, the actuating means is actuated to move the shutter plate to the closed position and the alarm device is actuated, so that the operator does not need to operate the shutter plate and the label can be easily collected. The label accumulated in the label collection box can be collected while the labels are collected in the sub hopper.
[0031]
Therefore, it is not necessary to stop the suction device for each collection operation of the label, and the interlocking example device such as the removal device can be operated, and the efficiency of a series of operations from the removal of the label to the collection can be improved. There is an advantage that can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the shutter mechanism in a state where a shutter plate is in an open position.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the shutter plate in a closed position.
FIG. 4 is a front view showing the whole of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state where the label collection box is removed.
FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
5 ... Hopper (cyclo hopper), 8 ... Suction device, 12 ... Sub hopper, 23 ... Shutter mechanism, 30 ... Label collection box

Claims (1)

Labels for the fitted mounting label to the container is removed from the vessel by the label removal unit, integrated with the suction device (8) for sucking the label to the hopper (5), the label of the hopper (5) A recovery box (30) , a sub hopper (12) is provided between the hopper (5) and the label recovery box (30), and the space between the sub hopper (12) and the label recovery box (30) is released. In the label collecting apparatus provided with a shutter mechanism (23) that can be freely cut off, an operating means (35) for opening and closing a shutter plate (26) provided in the shutter mechanism (23), and an alarm device for generating an alarm ( 37), a counting means provided in the label removing device, for counting the number of times the label is cut, and the label count counted by the counting means. Based on the number of times, the amount of the label in the label collection box (30) is detected, the amount is compared with a preset amount, and when the two match, the operating means (35) is operated to release the shutter plate. (26) is moved to the closed position (a), an alarm device (37) control device for operating the (36) and the label recoverable device, characterized in that it comprises a.

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