JPH08235947A - Label wrapping device around round rod body - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enlarge printed characters, dispense with any special printing device, and eliminate any necessity of changing the size even in the case where changing the wire diameter by providing a fixing mount, a label folding mount, a movable piece, and a round rod body rotation means. CONSTITUTION: A sheet type label 6 is mounted so as to be set on both of a fixing mount 1 and a label folding mount 2 which are located on the same level. The base end part of this label 6 is held with its front face (printed side) of the label 6 faced downward by vacuum suction of the mount 1. When a wire (round rod body) 5 with covering is inserted through on the label 6 so as to be positioned in the adjacent to the end part of the mount 1 and the mount 2 is raised till its bottom becomes higher than the upper face of the mount 1 by the diameter of the wire 5, the tip part side of the label 6 is stood up. Next, the mount 2 is moved to the mount 1 side and when a recessed part 7a of a movable piece 7 reaches the wire 5, the mount 2 is lowered so that the label 6 is folded with the wire 5 wrapped with an adhesive part 6b and the label 6 is stuck on the wire 5 by moving an arm 4 for wire rotation and rolling the wire 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label winding device around a round bar such as an electric wire.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In power distribution equipment and the like, a large number of electric wires are connected to a terminal block, and therefore it is necessary for an operator to easily understand which wire terminal is connected to which terminal block. If the number of wires is small, it can be identified by the color of the wire coating, but if the number is large, it cannot be handled.

Therefore, it has been practiced to attach a tube or a label on which the identification mark of the electric wire is printed to the covering portions on both sides of the electric wire 5, but this is a manual work. An automated version of this is a plastic band 20 as shown in FIG.

[0004]

However, the conventional band 20 shown in FIG. 4 is limited in the area of the plane portion which can be printed, and therefore, when the number of characters of the identification symbol is large,
There is a problem that it is difficult to see because it is necessary to reduce the size of characters. Further, since the band 20 has a three-dimensional shape, it is necessary to prepare a special printing device for printing the identification mark, which is disadvantageous in terms of cost. Further, there is a problem that various sizes of the band 20 have to be prepared depending on the wire diameter of the electric wire 5.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a label winding device capable of enlarging the characters to be printed, requiring no special printing device, and having no need to change the size even if the wire diameter changes. It is in.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, a label winding device for a round bar of the present invention has a sheet-like label base having an adhesive portion on the back surface and an identification mark printed on the front surface. From the end part to the middle part, a fixed base that adsorbs and supports the back surface so that it is on the upper side, and is always on the same surface as the fixed base and receives from the middle part to the leading end of the label,
A label folding base that has a downwardly facing U-shaped concave portion into which a round bar can be fitted on the lower end face and that can be moved up and down and back and forth; One provided with a round bar rotating means which is placed in the middle of the upper label and moves while rotating the round bar in which the leading end of the label is folded by the label folding table to the base end side of the label. Is.

[0007]

First, a sheet-like label is placed so as to ride on both the fixed base and the label folding base on the same plane. The base side of the label is held with the front side (printing side) of the label facing down by vacuum suction of the fixing table. On this label, pass the round bar so that it is located near the end of the fixing base, and raise the label folding base until the lower surface is higher than the upper surface of the fixing base by the diameter of the round bar, The leading edge of the label stands up. Then, the label folding table is moved to the fixed table side, and when the concave portion reaches the position of the round bar body, the label folding table is lowered, and the label sticks around the round bar body and is folded back. Next, by pressing both sides of the round bar with the round bar rotating means, raising the label folding table, and moving the round bar rotating means to roll the round bar, the label is wrapped around the round bar and the adhesive portion The label is adhered to the round bar by.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a label winding process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a coated electric wire is illustrated as the round bar. In FIG. 1, 1 is a fixed base having a vacuum suction hole (not shown) on the upper surface, 2 is a label folding base having a movable element 7 provided with a downwardly facing U-shaped recess 7a, and 3 is a wire end. Section support base, 4 is an electric wire rotation arm,
5 is an electric wire, and 6 is adhesive parts 6a, 6 on the base end and the tip of the back surface.
The sheet-like label in which b is provided is a non-adhesive portion in the middle.

First, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), the sheet-like label 6 having the electric wire identification mark already printed on the front surface is placed on the back surface, that is, the adhesive portions 6a and 6b are on the fixed base 1 and the label folding base 2. Place it so that both ride. At this time, the base end side of the label 6 is vacuum-sucked by the fixed base 1. Next, as shown in (b), the electric wire 5 is set in the middle of the label 6 and near the end of the fixed base 1. Next, as shown in (c), the label folding base 2 is raised until the lower surface thereof is higher than the upper surface of the fixing base 1 by the diameter of the electric wire 5, and the leading end side of the label 6 is erected. Further, as shown in (d), the label folding base 2 is moved forward to fold the label 6. When the concave portion 7a of the mover 7 comes on the electric wire 5,
As shown in (e), the label folding table 2 is lowered so that the adhesive portion 6b of the label 6 adheres to the midway portion of the label 6 with the electric wire 5 wrapped around. At this time, as shown in (f), the mover 7 is pulled so that there is no gap between the electric wire 5 and the label 6. Next, as shown in (g), the wire rotation arm 4 is pressing both sides of the wire 5 on the wire end support base 3 from above (these are not shown in (a) to (f), (It was originally in this state.) Is moved slightly forward as shown in (h) to rotate the electric wire 5, and then, as shown in (i), the label folding table 2 is raised.
By moving the arm 4 further forward as shown in (j), the label 6 is completely wound around the electric wire 5. After that, although not shown, the arm 4 is retracted, and the electric wire 5 around which the label 6 is wound is discharged to a predetermined place.

Since the identification symbol as shown in FIG. 3 is printed on the surface of the label 6 on the base end side, the identification symbol can be read from the label 6 wrapped around the coating of the electric wire 5.

FIG. 2 shows that the adhesive label with a long mount printed in a separate step is peeled off from the mount, and the fixing base 1 is used.
It is a schematic block diagram of the apparatus conveyed to FIG. In the figure, 8 is a mount with a label that is continuously fed, 9 is a wedge body for peeling the label 6 attached to the mount 8 from the mount 8, 10 is the peeled label 6, and the adhesive portions 6a and 6b are It is a table that is placed on top. A transfer member 11 picks up the label 6 on the table 10.

The transfer member 11 is pressed onto the table 10, the non-adhesive portion of the label 6 is vacuum-sucked, the label 6 is transferred to the fixed base 1, and the label 6 is fixed by the vacuum suction force of the fixed base 1. Move to side 1. In FIG. 2, the fixed base 1 is 2
This is provided at a location, but when the label 6 is wound on both sides of the electric wire, the electric wire can be wound in a series of flows without rotating the electric wire.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the label is in the form of a sheet, a normal printer which is not special can be used, and the printing area can be used because the entire circumference of the round bar can be used. Even if there are many symbols, it is not necessary to reduce the size of the characters, and the same label can be used even if the wire diameter changes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a label winding process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a label transport device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a label according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional band.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 fixed base, 2 label folding base, 3 electric wire end support base, 4 electric wire rotation arm, 5 electric wire, 6 sheet labels, 6a, 6b adhesive section, 7 mover, 7a concave section,
8 mount, 9 wedge, 10 table, 11 transfer member, 11a ridge, 20 conventional band

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A sheet-shaped label having an adhesive portion on the back surface and an identification mark printed on the front surface, from the base end portion to the middle portion,
A fixed base for adsorbing and supporting so that the back surface is on the upper side, and always on the same surface as the fixed base, receiving from the middle part to the leading end of the label, and a label folding base that can be moved up and down and moved back and forth, A mover that adjusts the folded label to the thickness of the round bar, and a round bar that is placed in the middle of the label on the fixed base and has the tip of the label folded by the label folding base of the label. A device for wrapping a label around a round bar, which is provided with a round bar rotating means for moving the base while rotating the bar.