JP6055142B1 - Label beam machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to easily attach a label at an accurate position with an inexpensive material without using a large mechanical device or a complicated mechanism when a label is attached to a cylindrical container. A label beamer for applying a label to a side surface of a cylindrical container, wherein the base is curved along the curved surface of the side surface of the container, and the container is set in a state where the container is set on the base. A light-transmitting ruler 3 for confirming the position where the label is put on the side, a connecting part for connecting the base and the ruler in a foldable manner, and a slidable connection along the ruler, and the label on the back side. A leader 4 is provided that is movable along the ruler together with a label in a state of being arranged on the side. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a label beamer for attaching a label to a cylindrical container.

  The operation of attaching the label to the cylindrical container is difficult to align so that the label can be applied to the same position each time for a plurality of cylindrical containers because the side surface of the cylindrical container is not flat. Conventionally, the operation of attaching the label to the cylindrical container has been performed manually or using dedicated equipment as shown in FIG. In the latter method, the container is rotated and a label is attached to the rotating surface of the container. The configuration and operation of this apparatus will be briefly described below.

  FIG. 10 shows a method of applying a label according to the prior art to a cylindrical container. In this figure, a label hoop 31 is arranged such that a label 32 can be easily peeled off on a long-axis mount.

  The label 32 is a label attached to the cylindrical container 36. The presser roller 33 presses the label 32 against the container 36. The mount 34 is a mount from which the label is peeled off from the label hoop 31.

  The mount winding 35 winds the mount 34 from which the label is peeled off. The container 36 is a container for attaching a cylindrical label. The container fixing claw 37 is a claw for fixing the cylindrical container 36.

  The air chuck 38 operates with air that chucks the container 36. Hereinafter, an operation of attaching the label 32 to the cylindrical container 36 will be described.

  (1) As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the container 36 is set on the air chuck 38, and the label 32 is fed out from the label hoop 31 in the direction of the container 36.

  (2) As shown in (c) of FIG. 10, the front end of the label 32 is pressed against the side surface of the container 36 by the pressing roller 33 and temporarily attached.

  (3) In the state of (2), as shown in FIG. 10 (d), the container 36 is rotated clockwise, the label hoop 31 is fed out, and the mount 34 is wound up by the mount take-up 35. Then, the label 32 is pressed against the pressing roller 33 along the circumferential shape of the side surface of the cylindrical container 36 and pasted.

  (4) Remove the container from the air chuck 38 and complete a series of labeling.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-258816

  In the method of manually attaching the label to the cylindrical container, there are problems that the position where the label is attached varies and the number of work steps increases.

  Further, in the method of attaching the label to the container by the method shown in FIGS. 10A to 10D described above, a complicated mechanism such as rotating the container 36 is required, and the structure of the apparatus is complicated and expensive. There was a problem of becoming.

  The present invention has been made to solve these problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a label beamer capable of quickly attaching a label to a cylindrical container with a simple configuration.

  A label beamer according to an embodiment of the present invention is a label beamer for applying a label to a side surface of a cylindrical container, and a pedestal curved so as to follow a curved surface of the side surface of the container, and the container on the pedestal In the state of setting, a light-transmitting ruler for confirming the position where the label is put on the side surface of the container, a connecting part for connecting the pedestal and the ruler in a foldable manner, and sliding along the ruler And a reader that is freely connected and is movable along the ruler together with the label in a state where the label is arranged on the back side.

  Furthermore, the latch for fixing the ruler in the state which contacted the ruler on the container side surface can be provided.

  Furthermore, an angle adjuster for adjusting the angle of the pedestal can be provided.

  The base further includes a base that is tiltably connected to the base, and the base has a plurality of stoppers fixed on the upper surface at a fixed distance from the tilt axis for tilting, and the angle adjustment is performed. The tool is formed in a shape having an L-shaped portion in cross-sectional view, and can be configured to be insertable between the stoppers.

  The above label beamer is inexpensive because it has no power, and has the advantage that it can be attached without shifting the label even by manual work.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the label beamer as seen from the front side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the label beamer as seen obliquely from the side. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a bottle mounted on a label beamer and viewed from an oblique front. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a bottle placed on a label beamer and viewed obliquely from the side. FIG. 5 (i) (ii) (iii) is a side view which shows a mode that the angle of a base is adjusted using an angle adjustment tool. FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating how to apply a label using a label beamer as seen from an oblique front. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the label beamer in a state where the ruler is raised as viewed obliquely from the side. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the state in which the bottle is placed on the label beamer of FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the state in which the label is superimposed on the reader in the state of FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a method for attaching a label to a cylindrical container according to the prior art.

  A label beamer according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. As shown in these drawings, the label beamer includes a pedestal 1, a joint tool 2, a ruler 3, a leader 4, a locking tool 6, and a base 7. The pedestal 1 has a backrest portion that is curved along the bottle B, which is a cylindrical container, and a vertical bottom for placing the cylindrical container. In addition, the joint tool 2 is provided with a crease, and connects the base 1 and the light-transmitting ruler 3. Furthermore, the leader 4 slides between the rulers 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the leader 4 is connected so as to make a round around this according to the outer shape of the ruler 3.

  Further, the locking tool 6 is fitted at the tip of the ruler 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the locking member 6 is formed in an L shape so as to be caught by the bottom of the bottle B or the base 1 with the leader 4 fitted to the ruler 3.

  Further details of the base 7 are shown in FIG. As shown in this figure, the base 7 connects the pedestal 1 so as to be tiltable with the tilt shaft 20 as a fulcrum. The base 7 has a plurality of stoppers 8 fixed on the upper surface of the base 7 fixed at a fixed distance from the inclined shaft 20. In order to adjust the angle of the pedestal 1, an angle adjusting tool 5 formed in a triangular shape is inserted between the stoppers 8. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 5I and 5I, the pedestal 1 can be adjusted from an angle close to vertical to an angle close to horizontal. The angle adjuster is formed in a shape having an L-shaped portion in a cross-sectional view. Here, the angle adjuster 5 is limited to a triangle, but other shapes may be used. Similarly, the number of stoppers 8 may be changed to create two or more stages. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5 (iii), the pedestal 1 may be tilted without using the angle adjuster 5.

  Next, details of the label beamer according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In these drawings, FIG. 1 is a perspective view seen from the front side of the label beamer, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view seen from the side of the label beamer of FIG. As shown in these drawings, the label beamer includes a pedestal 1, a joint tool 2, a ruler 3, a leader 4, an angle adjustment tool 5, and a locking tool 6.

  The base 1 is a member for holding the bottle B. The shape of the base 1 is curved along the bottle B. The size of the pedestal 1 is designed according to the size of the bottle. Furthermore, the material of the base 1 is a hard and light object such as wood. A joint tool 2 is fixed to the upper end of the base 1.

  The joint tool 2 connects the base 1 and the ruler 3. In order to determine the position where the label is put on the bottle B placed on the base 1, it is necessary to overlap the ruler 3. At this time, it is necessary to arrange the ruler on the side surface of the bottle B so as not to move. However, since the side surface of the bottle B is a curved surface, the ruler 3 becomes unstable as it is. For this reason, it is necessary to hold the ruler 3 so that it does not move while the ruler is placed on the side surface of the bottle B. On the other hand, the movement of the ruler 3 so that the ruler 3 can be placed on the side surface of the bottle B must be ensured. In order to make this compatible, the ruler 3 is made of a hard material, and the mobility of the ruler 3 so that the ruler 3 can be positioned on the base 1 is given by the joint tool 2. For this reason, the joint tool 2 is comprised with the hard material which has a mobility. For example, metal, plastic, or the like is used, and a movable portion that can be partially bent is provided. Or you may comprise the whole joint part with a flexible material. For example, it is made of rubber or paper.

  The ruler 3 is made of a material having translucency so that the position where the label L is pasted is visible from above the ruler 3 when the ruler 3 is placed on the pedestal 1 and superimposed on the bottle B. For example, plastic or glass can be used.

  The leader 4 is slidably mounted on the ruler 3. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the position where the label L is attached on the side surface of the bottle B can be freely determined by the reader 4, and when the label is repeatedly applied, it can be positioned at the same position. It becomes. For this reason, it is preferable that the leader 4 is made of a material that can easily slide on the ruler 3 and has a small coefficient of friction with the ruler 3. Such a material of the leader 4 can be paper, resin, metal or the like.

  The locking tool 6 is fixed to the tip of the ruler 3. This locking tool 6 is a member that is placed on the pedestal 1 and hooked to the bottle B or the bottom of the pedestal. By holding the ruler 3 in a state of being superimposed on the bottle B with the locking tool 6, the ruler 3 can be prevented from leaving the side surface of the bottle B when the leader 4 slides on the ruler 3. . As a result, the work for positioning the reader 4 is facilitated. The material constituting the locking member 6 is preferably a light and strong material such as plastic.

  The angle adjuster 5 is a member for holding the base 1. As shown in FIG. 4, a stopper 8 is attached to the base 7, and the angle adjuster 5 can be fitted therebetween. Thereby, the pedestal 1 can be leaned on the angle adjuster 5 and the pedestal 1 can be tilted and held.

  Furthermore, the angle adjuster 5 can also change the angle of the base 1. In the example of FIG. 5, a plurality of stoppers 8 are provided at regular intervals. Thereby, the pedestal 1 is inclined at an angle corresponding to the placed position by changing the placing position of the angle adjusting tool 5 placed between the stoppers 8. With this configuration, the angle of the base 1 can be changed in a plurality of stages. The angle adjuster 5 is made of a material having sufficient strength that can support the pedestal 1 with the upper portion thereof. For example, wood or metal can be used.

  The base 7 is a member for fixing the pedestal 1 to the upper surface in a tiltable manner. One or more stoppers 8 are fixed on the base 7, and the inclination angle of the base 1 can be changed by changing the position of the angle adjusting tool 5. The base 7 is made larger than the base 1. The base 7 is preferably a stable member, for example, made of metal or wood.

The stopper 8 is fixed on the base. The shape of the stopper 8 is, for example, a rectangular shape in a sectional view. The material constituting the stopper 8 can be a material having strength or rigidity, such as metal or wood.
(How to use the label beamer)

  The method of sticking the label L on the bottle B using this label sticking machine will be described below. First, the ruler 3 is lifted by hand as shown in FIG. 7, and the bottle B is placed at a fixed position of the base 1 as shown in FIG. Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the label L is placed under the leader 4 in such a posture that the paste portion LB with the paste applied to the back side faces the bottle B side. Specifically, with the ruler 3 raised, the label L is placed between the leader 4 on the ruler 3 and the bottle B, the ruler 3 is lowered onto the bottle B, and the lower part of the ruler 3 is locked. 6 hang on the bottom of bottle B or pedestal 1 and lock. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the label affixing position is finely adjusted by sliding the leader 4 on the ruler 3. In particular, the ruler 3 is graduated and has translucency, so that the sticking position can be adjusted while visually recognizing the position of the side surface of the bottle B. Furthermore, since the leader 4 and the label L are overlapped, the label L can be easily moved along the reeler 3 by the interposition of the leader 4, and the position of the label L can be finely adjusted. The position where the leader 4 and the label L are overlapped is the intermediate position of the label L. Alternatively, it may be the end of the label L.

  When the label L attachment position is determined in this way, the label L is attached to the side surface of the bottle B from this point. Then, the ruler 3 is lifted and the bottle B is taken out. When the label L is long, the bottle B is taken out and then the label L is attached to the back side of the bottle B.

  As described above, the label beamer according to the present embodiment does not use a large machine, and is therefore space-saving and inexpensive. Moreover, since the structure is simple, the design is simple. Further, since the material can be made of plastic or wood, it can be easily made.

  Further, by curving the base 1 into the shape of the bottle B, it is possible to deal with bottles B of various shapes and sizes. Further, by using the angle adjuster 5, the angle at which the bottle B is held when the label L is applied can be changed. In the example shown in (i), (ii), and (iii) of FIG. Further, by providing the reader 4 that slides on the ruler 3, the operation of sliding the label L so as not to stick to the bottle B can be performed smoothly.

  The embodiments and examples of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the above embodiments and examples are examples for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above. Moreover, this specification does not specify the member shown by the claim as the member of embodiment. In particular, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the component parts described in the embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to specific examples unless otherwise specifically described. Only. Note that the size, positional relationship, and the like of the members shown in each drawing may be exaggerated for clarity of explanation. Furthermore, in the above description, the same name and symbol indicate the same or the same members, and detailed description will be omitted as appropriate. Furthermore, each element constituting the present invention may be configured such that a plurality of elements are constituted by the same member and the plurality of elements are shared by one member, and conversely, the function of one member is constituted by a plurality of members. It can also be realized by sharing.

  The label beam machine of the present invention is used for labeling food bottles such as mikara (a special product of Mima City, Tokushima Prefecture, fried green pepper with sesame oil, soy sauce, mirin and bonito added) It can be suitably used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 2 Joint tool 3 Ruler 4 Leader 5 Angle adjustment tool 6 Locking tool 7 Base 8 Stopper 20 Inclined shaft 31 Label hoop 32 Label 33 Pressing roller 34 Mount 35 Mount winding 36 Container 37 Container fixing claw 38 Air chuck B Bottle L Label LB Paste

Claims (4)

A label beamer for applying a label to the side of a cylindrical container,
A pedestal curved along the curved surface of the side of the container;
With the container set on the pedestal, a ruler having translucency for confirming the position where the label is applied to the side of the container,
A connecting portion that connects the base and the ruler in a freely bendable manner;
A reader that is slidably connected along the ruler and that is movable on the ruler along with the label, with the label disposed on the back side,
Label beam machine characterized by comprising.   The label beamer according to claim 1, further comprising a locking tool for fixing the ruler in a state where the ruler is placed on a side surface of the container.   The label beamer according to claim 1, further comprising an angle adjuster for adjusting an angle of the pedestal. Furthermore, it has a base that is tiltably connected to the base,
The base has a plurality of stoppers fixed on the upper surface at a fixed distance from the tilt axis for tilting,
The label beamer according to claim 3 , wherein the angle adjuster is formed in a shape having an L-shaped portion in a cross-sectional view and is configured to be insertable between the stoppers.

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