JPH1052677A - Peeling device for label of bottle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a label-peeling device capable of executing easily a peeling operation of a label stuck to a bottle. SOLUTION: Recessed edge parts 13a, 13b, 14, 14b approximate to a diameter (a radius of curvature) of a bottle B are formed to a main body 12 constituting a label peeling device 11. Thereby, contact areas of the bottle with the edge parts 13a, 13b, 14a, 14b in peeling a label L are greatly increased unlike a technique wherein the label is peeled off by using a cutter-knife of the like having a straight edge part. That is, by making the shape of the edge parts 13a, 13d, 14a, 14b plane recessed, the edge parts act as a guide guiding the label peeling device 11 in an axial direction of the bottle B in peeling the label L. Thereby, the main body 12 can be stably removed in the axial direction of the bottle B. Consequently peeling operation of the label L can easily be executed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label peeling tool used for peeling a label attached to a bottle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a strong demand for recycling for effectively using empty bottles and empty cans. By the way, the number of regions where it is mandatory to remove the label when collecting empty bottles is increasing. Means for peeling the label from the empty bottle include, for example, immersing the empty bottle in water to soften the adhesive of the label, turning the label by hand, and peeling the label from the empty bottle, a knife or a cutter knife, etc. In general, a method of scraping a label from an empty bin by using a cutting tool is used.

[0003]

However, the above prior art has the following problems. (1) The method of peeling a label by immersing an empty bottle in water has a problem that workability is poor because the glue does not soften unless the empty bottle is immersed in water for a long time.

(2) In the method of peeling a label using a knife such as a kitchen knife or a cutter knife, since the shape of the empty bottle has a curved surface, the blade easily slides in the circumferential direction of the empty bottle and is easy to work. There was a problem that was bad.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a label peeling tool capable of easily performing a peeling operation of a label stuck on a bottle. It is in.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a main body and a concave blade portion formed on the main body and corresponding to an outer peripheral surface of a bottle are provided. Is the gist.

The gist of the present invention is that the main body is formed with a plurality of blade portions having different radii of curvature. In the invention according to claim 3, the gist is that the main body is provided with a handle.

[0010] According to the present invention, a guide member that contacts the outer peripheral surface of the bin, a blade body having a blade portion fixedly held at a predetermined angle to the guide member, and connected to the guide member. The gist of the present invention is that the handle is provided.

The gist of the present invention is that the handle is rotatably connected to the guide member. (Operation) In the invention according to the first aspect, when peeling the label of the bottle, first, the blade portion is brought into contact with the end of the label. In this state, the main body is moved in the axial direction of the bin along the outer peripheral surface of the bin. At this time, the label is peeled off so that the blade is scraped off from the outer peripheral surface of the bottle. Since the blade portion is formed in a corresponding concave shape on the outer peripheral surface of the bin, the contact area between the blade portion and the bin is larger than that of the linear blade portion. Thereby, the main body can be moved in the axial direction of the bin in a stable state. By moving the main body in the axial direction of the bottle with the blade portion of the main body in contact with the label, the label is peeled from the bin.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the function of the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of blades having different radii of curvature are formed on the main body. The label of the bottle can be easily peeled off.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first or second aspect of the present invention, the label can be easily peeled by gripping the handle when peeling the label. .

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the guide member is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the bin, the blade body contacts the outer peripheral surface of the bin at a predetermined angle. In this state, when the handle is gripped and the guide member is moved in the axial direction of the bottle, the label is peeled by the blade. At this time, the movement of the blade body in the circumferential direction of the bin is regulated by the guide member.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the function of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the handle is rotatably connected to the guide member. Even if it changes, the inclination angle of the blade body with respect to the bin does not change. Thereby, constant peeling conditions can be always maintained.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

(First Embodiment) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a main body 12 made of a metal such as stainless steel, which constitutes the label peeling tool 11, is stamped by press working, and is formed in a substantially rectangular plane. Each corner of the main body 12 has a smooth curved surface. Each side of the main body 12 has a concave blade 1.
3a, 13b, 14a and 14b are formed. Long side blades 13a, 13b and short side blades 14a, 14b
Are different from each other (the blade portions 13a, 1 on the long side).
The radius of curvature of 3b is larger than the radius of curvature of the blade portions 14a and 14b on the short side.) Each blade 13a, 13b, 14a, 1
The radius of curvature of 4b corresponds to the radius of curvature of the frequently used bin. Each blade 13a, 13b, 14a, 14b
Is formed on the back surface of the main body 12. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the blade portions 13a, 13b, 14a, and 14b are formed with eight blade portions on both surfaces.

On the upper surface of the main body 12, a handle 15 made of synthetic resin is detachably supported by a screw 16. The handle 15 is detachable from both the front and back surfaces of the main body 12.

Next, a description will be given of the operation when the label attached to the bottle is peeled off by the label peeling tool 11 configured as described above. First, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the label L attached to the bottle B is turned to the upper surface. Next, a blade (a blade 14a in FIG. 3) having a radius of curvature approximating the radius of curvature of the bin B is brought into contact with the end of the label L. At this time, a predetermined angle (about 45 °) is provided between the bottom surface of the main body 12 and the surface of the bin B, and the main body 12 is tilted and held with respect to the bin B.

In this state, the main body 12 is slid in the axial direction of the bin B (the direction of the arrow in FIGS. 3 and 4) by grasping the handle 15 and pressing the main body 12 against the bin B. At this time, the label L is separated from the bin B by the pressure applied to the label L from the blade portion 14a. By repeating this operation a plurality of times, the entire label L can be peeled off.

In the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained by configuring the label peeling tool 11 as described above. (1) A bottle B is provided on the main body 12 constituting the label peeling tool 11.
Blade portions 13a, 13 approximating the diameter (curvature radius) of
b, 14a and 14a were formed. Thus, in the present embodiment, unlike the related art in which the label is peeled using a cutter knife or the like having a linear blade, the bin B and the blades 13a, 13b, 14a, and 14a when the label L is peeled.
The contact area with 14b is greatly increased. That is, in the present embodiment, the blades 13a, 13b, 14a, and 14b are formed to have a flat concave shape, so that the
Acts as a guide for guiding the label peeling tool 11 in the axial direction of the label. As a result, the main body 12 is stably
Other than in the axial direction. As a result, the label L can be easily peeled off.

(2) Since the main body 12 is provided with two types of blade portions 13a, 13b, 14a and 14b having different radii of curvature, the labels L of the bottles B having different diameters can be easily peeled off.

(3) Since the handle 15 is connected to the main body 12, the work of peeling the label L can be performed more easily. (4) The blades 13a, 13b, 1 having the same radius of curvature
By forming a pair of front and rear (left and right) 4a, 14b, even if one blade 13a, 14a is worn, one label peeling tool 11 is continuously connected by using the other blade 13b, 14b. Can be used.

(5) Since the handle 15 can be attached to and detached from the front and back surfaces of the main body 12, even if the blade portions 13a, 13b, 14a and 14b on the back surface are worn, the handle 15 can be moved to the back surface. The label L can be peeled off at the unused blade portions 13a, 13b, 14a, 14b by being attached.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, portions different from the first embodiment will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 5, a main body 21 constituting the label peeling tool 20 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in a plane, and a concave blade portion 22, 23, 24, 25 is formed on each side. In the present embodiment, each of the blades 22 to 25 is formed with a different radius of curvature, and the order of the magnitude of the radius of curvature is blade 25> blade 24> blade 23> blade 22 in this order. I have. Also, in the present embodiment, the handle 26 is detachably attached to the main body 21.

In the present embodiment, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained by configuring the label peeling tool 20 as described above. Further, in the present embodiment, the main body 21 has four types of blade portions 22 to which have different radii of curvature.
By providing 25, it is possible to cope with other types of bottles having different diameters, so that the label peeling operation can be performed more efficiently.

(Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 6, the label peeling tool 30 of the present embodiment differs from the first and second embodiments in that a main body 31 and a handle are integrally formed. At the tip of the main body 31, a concave blade portion 32 for peeling off the label is formed.

A through hole 3 is provided substantially at the center of the main body 31.
3 are formed. A projection 34 is formed in the through hole 33 to protrude. That is, in the present embodiment, the opening is formed by the through hole 33 and the projection 34. The crown can be pulled out of the bottle by engaging the crown with the through hole 33 and the projection 34 and turning the handle 35 upward (or downward) with the engagement portion as a fulcrum.

As described above, the label peeling tool 30 of the present embodiment has a function of removing the label in addition to the function of peeling the label. In addition, the outer shape, the through-hole 33, and the protrusion 34 of the label peeling tool 30 of this embodiment are formed at a time by press working.

(Fourth Embodiment) Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 7 and 8
As shown in FIG.
Also, similarly to the third embodiment, the main body 41 and the handle 42 are integrally formed by press working. Body 41
The peeling portion 43 formed by punching is almost at the center.
Are formed. The peeling portion 43 is bent downward so that the tip surface faces the handle 42 side. In the present embodiment, the distal end surface of the peeling section 43 becomes the blade section 44. The blade portion 44 in the present embodiment is also formed in a planar concave shape.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when peeling the label from the bottle, as shown in FIG. 8, unlike the above-described embodiments, the handle 42 is gripped and moved forward (in the direction of the arrow).
Do it in a way that attracts you. Even if the label peeling tool 40 is configured in this manner, the label L peeling operation can be easily performed.

(Fifth Embodiment) Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 9 and 1
0, as shown in FIG.
Also, similarly to the third and fourth embodiments, the main body 51 and the handle 52 are integrally formed by press working.
In the present embodiment, the first blade portion 53 having a flat concave shape formed on the distal end surface of the main body 51, and the first blade portion 53 formed by punching the main body 51 and bent downward so as to face the distal end side of the main body 51. And a second concave portion 55 having a flat concave shape formed on the distal end surface of the peeling portion 54. Both blades 53 and 55 have the same radius of curvature.

When the label L is peeled by the label peeling tool 50 formed as described above, as shown in FIG.
By gripping the handle 52, the two blades 53 and 55 are brought into contact with the peripheral surface of the bin B. At this time, in the present embodiment, the main body 51
, The blades 53 and 55 contact the peripheral surface of the bin B without tilting. In this state, the label peeling tool 50 is pressed in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Thereby, first, the first blade portion 53
Peels off the label L. Next, the first blade 53
The second blade portion 55 passes on the locus that has passed.

At this time, the glue material that has not been peeled off by the first blade portion 53 is peeled off by the second blade portion 55.
That is, in the present embodiment, the label L can be easily peeled off, and the label L can be peeled cleanly without leaving the glue material on which the label has been adhered to the bottle B.

(Sixth Embodiment) Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a peeling plate 61 constituting the label peeling tool 60 is attached and fixed at a predetermined angle to a semi-cylindrical guide member 63 extending in the longitudinal direction via a connecting piece 62. . The blade portion 64 of the peeling plate 61 protrudes from the opening 65 of the guide member 63. In the present embodiment, the blade portion 64 is formed in a straight line. A handle 66 is rotatably supported at both ends of the guide member 63 via a support rod 67.

When the label L is peeled using the label peeling tool 60 of the present embodiment, the guide member 63 is moved to the bin B
Place on top. At this time, the blade portion 64 is held in contact with the bin B at a predetermined angle. In this state, handle 6
When the label remover 60 is pressed along the direction of the axis of the bottle while holding the label 6, the blade portion 64 peels off the label L.

That is, in the present embodiment, even when the blade portion 64 is linear, the lower surface of the guide member 63 contacts the bin B, so that the movement of the blade portion 64 in the circumferential direction of the bin B is regulated, and stable. Thus, the label peeling tool 60 can be moved in the axial direction of the bin B.

As described above, also in this embodiment, the peeling operation of the label L can be easily performed similarly to the above embodiments. In this embodiment, since the handle 66 rotates with respect to the guide member 63, the handle 66
Irrespective of the inclination angle of the blade B, the contact angle of the blade portion 64 with the bin B is always kept constant. Thereby, the peeling of the label L can be prevented.

[0038]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the main body can be moved in the axial direction of the bottle in a stable state, the label peeling operation can be easily performed.

According to the invention described in claim 2, according to claim 1
In addition to the effects of the invention described in (1), the labels of a plurality of types of bottles having different diameters can be easily separated. According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first or second aspect of the present invention, the label peeling operation can be further easily performed.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the main body can be moved in the axial direction of the bottle in a stable state, the label peeling operation can be easily performed. According to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 4, even when the inclination angle of the handle with respect to the bin changes, the angle of the blade portion with respect to the bin can be kept constant. As a result, the label can always be peeled off under the same conditions, and peeling-off and the like can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a label peeling tool according to a first embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the label peeling tool according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a use state in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of a bottle, a label, and a label peeling tool according to the first embodiment.

5A and 5B are a plan view and a side view, respectively, of a label peeling tool according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a label peeling tool according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a label peeling tool according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a use state of the label peeling tool according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a label peeling tool according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a use state of the label peeling tool according to the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a label peeling tool according to a sixth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a side sectional view showing a use state of the label peeling tool according to the sixth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

11, 20, 30, 40, 59, 60 ... label peeling tool,
12, 21, 31, 41, 51 ... body, 61 ... peeling plates as blades, 13a, 13b, 14a, 14b,
22 to 25, 32, 44, 53, 55, 64 ... blade part, 1
5, 26, 35, 42, 66: Handle, 63: Guide member, B: Bin, L: Label.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bottle label peeler comprising: a main body; and a concave blade portion formed on the main body and corresponding to an outer peripheral surface of the bottle. 2. The bottle label peeling tool according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of blade portions having different radii of curvature are formed on the main body. 3. The bottle label peeling tool according to claim 1, wherein the main body is provided with a handle. 4. A bin comprising: a guide member that contacts an outer peripheral surface of a bin; a blade body having a blade portion fixedly held at a predetermined angle to the guide member; and a handle connected to the guide member. Label peeler. 5. The bottle label peeling tool according to claim 4, wherein the handle is rotatably connected to a guide member.