JPS6160431A - Labelling positioning device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The wooden invention is attached to a commercially available labeling machine and used to quickly and reliably paste a label in a predetermined position on the lid or bottom of a circular can. The present invention relates to a label pasting positioning device that can be used.

“Prior Art” Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 11, in order to attach a label to the lid or bottom of a circular can (hereinafter abbreviated as “can”) 1,
Using a commercially available label affixer 8312, an operator applied the label pop-out opening 3 of the label affixer 12 to the lid or bottom of the can 1 and operated the manual lever 4 to affix the label.

"Problem to be Solved by the Invention" Therefore, when attaching a label to a predetermined position on the lid or bottom of can 1, for example, to the center of the lid or bottom of can 1, the operator must Or, the center of the bottom and the center of the label ejection opening 3 of the label attachment station 2 must be attached each time, making sure that the center of the label opening 3 of the label attaching station 2 coincides with each other. There was a problem that fatigue increased.

"Means for Solving the Problems" The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a plurality of positioning pins that can contact the outer periphery of the flange portion of the lid or bottom of a can are attached to a pin mounting plate. Attach the label to the label sticking machine 2, and set the distance between the label pop-out port 3 of 2 and the lid or bottom of the can to be such that the label that pops out from the label pop-out port 3 can be pasted on the lid or bottom of the can. A label pasting positioning device which can be detachably attached to the label sticking machine 2 and can be fixedly held at any position with respect to the label pop-out opening 3 of the label sticking machine 2 is detachably attached to the label sticking machine 2. If necessary, the positions of multiple positioning pins can be adjusted according to the outer diameter of the flange on the lid or bottom of the can, so that cans of different sizes can be used. To be able to adjust so as to be able to contact the outer periphery of the flange part. .

"Operation" Therefore, when the label pasting positioning device is attached to the label pasting machine 2 and the plurality of positioning pins of the label pasting positioning device are brought into contact with the outer periphery of the lid or bottom flange of the can to which the label is pasted, the label If the label ejecting opening 3 of the pasting machine 2 is adjusted to the predetermined position where the label is to be pasted on the lid or bottom of the can, then the multiple positioning pins for label pasting positioning can be adjusted to the position where the label is pasted on the lid or bottom of the can. The cost of attaching a label to the lid or bottom of a can is determined simply by contacting the outer periphery of the flange of the can. There is no need to check the position where the label should be pasted on each can, and the positioning pin of the label pasting positioning device can be brought into contact with the outer circumference of the 7-lung part of the rice field lid or bottom, and the manual lever of the label pasting machine 2 can be pressed. By simply operating step 4, you can successively paste labels at predetermined positions on the lids or bottoms of cans.Also, for cans of different sizes, the lids or bottoms of cans can be By adjusting the position of the positioning pin so that the positioning pin of the label pasting positioning device contacts the outer periphery of the bottom 7 langes, label pasting can be performed in the same manner as described above. .

“Example” An example of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the label pasting positioning device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the label pasting positioning device of FIG. 1 attached to a commercially available label pasting machine, and FIG.
The figure is a plan view of another embodiment of the label pasting and positioning device of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a side view of another embodiment of the label pasting and positioning device of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view of FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the labeling and positioning device of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a side view of the labeling and positioning device of FIG. 6 attached to a commercially available labeling machine. 8 is a side view of another embodiment of the label pasting and positioning device of the present invention, FIG. 9 is a plan view of FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of another embodiment of the label pasting positioning device of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of a commercially available label pasting machine without showing the state in which it is used.

In FIGS. 1 to 11, like reference numbers refer to like parts.

As shown in Figure 1, a label pasting positioning device (hereinafter referred to as
(abbreviated as a positioning device) 11 includes four positioning pins 12 provided with screw holes in the axial direction, and allows these positioning pins 12 to come into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 of the lid or bottom of the can 1. It has a fitting part 14.14 which can be attached via the attachment screw 13 which is screwed into the screw hole, respectively, and can be attached along the groove part 6 of the label pop-out opening 3 of a commercially available labeling machine 2. , and a substantially U-shaped pin mounting plate 16 provided with a notch 15 so that the label that pops out from the label pop-out opening 3 sticks to the lid or bottom of the can 1.

Then, the pin mounting plate 16 is fixedly held at an arbitrary position along the groove 6 of the label pop-out opening 3 of the label applicator 2 by fitting its fitting portion 14, 14 into the groove of the label pop-out opening 3. 6. For example, when attaching a label to the center of the lid or bottom of the can 1, the pin mounting plate 16 is inserted all the way into the notch 15 along the groove 6 until the pin mounting plate 16 cannot be inserted any further. Sometimes, almost in the center of the lid or bottom of can 1,
It may be arranged so that the label that pops out from the label pop-out opening 3 can be pasted. Therefore, in order to attach the positioning device 11 to a commercially available labeling machine 2, as shown in FIG. 6 and when the four positioning pins 12 are brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 on the lid or bottom of the can 1, the label that pops out from the label pop-out opening 3 is placed in a predetermined position on the lid or bottom of the can 1. The positions of the pin mounting plate 16 of the positioning device 11 and the label ejection opening 3 of the label pasting machine 2 are adjusted and attached so that the pin mounting plate 16 is fixedly held in a position where it can be pasted. As described above, labeling the positioning device 11 is done in 2 steps.
If the four positioning pins 12 of the positioning device 11 are brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 on the lid or bottom of the can 1, the lower surface of the pin mounting plate 16 is attached to the lid or bottom of the can 1. By simply operating the manual lever 4 of the label applicator 2 using the abutting dowel on the top surface of the bottom flange portion 5, labels can be continuously applied to predetermined positions on the lids or bottoms of cans. .

FIG. 3 shows a positioning device 18 according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which the positioning device 11 shown in FIG. 1 can be used for various cans of different sizes. . That is, the positioning device 18 positions the outer periphery of the flange portion 5a of the lid or bottom of the can 1a that is different in size from the can 1.
In place of the pin mounting plate 16 of the positioning device 11, the positioning pin 1 is attached so that the four positioning pins 12 can contact each other.
The configuration of the positioning device 2 is exactly the same as that of the positioning device 11, except that a pin mounting plate 16a provided with an adjustment groove 19 that can adjust the position is used.

For example, in the positioning device 11, the adjustment groove 19
and the center of each positioning pin 12 in the radial direction of the can 1. If so, loosen the mounting screw 13,
By moving the positioning pin 12 along the adjustment groove 19, the positioning pin 12 can be brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion 5a of the lid or bottom of the can 1a of any size. At this contact position, attach the positioning pin 12 to the mounting screw 1.
3, it is possible to continuously affix a label to a predetermined position on the lid or bottom of the can 1a in the same manner as in the case of the positioning device 11 not shown in FIG.

4 and 5 show a positioning device 20 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The positioning device 20 has four positioning pins 12 provided with screw holes in the axial direction, and these positioning pins 12 are connected to the screws so that they can come into contact with the top of the can 1 or the outer periphery of the bottom flange portion 5. A notch 22 is provided so that the label that pops out of the label pop-out opening 3 of the commercially available label applicator 2 can be attached to the lid or bottom of the can 1 by attaching it via a mounting screw 21 that is screwed into the hole. A pin mounting plate 23 having a substantially U-shape is attached to the pin mounting plate 23 on the side opposite to the positioning pin 12 via four collars 24 together with the positioning pin 12 using a mounting screw 21. Label pasting IO
! and a substantially U-shaped mounting member 26 provided with a notch 25 that can be removably mounted along the groove 6 of No. 2. Then, the mounting member 26 is attached to the groove 6 of the label pop-out opening 3 of the label applicator 2 by fitting its fitting portion 27, 27 into the groove 6 of the label opening 3 of the label applicator 2 so that it can be fixed and held at any position along the groove 6 of the label pop-out opening 3 of the label applicator 2. It is designed to fit 6 lengths. In this case, if the mounting member 26 is made of a thin and easily deformable metal plate, the mounting member 26 and the groove portion 6 can be connected to each other through the fitting portion 27. It can be a lock fit. Further, the distance between the label pop-out opening 3 and the upper surface of the lid or bottom of the can 1 can be adjusted by a collar 24. Note that the mounting member 26 is attached to the label pasting machine 2.
1 along the groove 6 of the label pop-out opening 3. Notch 25
When the positioning pin 12 contacts the outer periphery of the flange 5 on the lid or bottom of the can 1, the label will pop out from the opening 3 approximately at the center of the lid or bottom of the can 1. It may also be possible to attach a label.

As described above, by adjusting and attaching the positioning device 20 to the labeling machine 2, the four positioning pins 12 of the positioning device 2o can be attached to the flange portion of the lid or bottom of the can 1.
The lower surface of the pin mounting plate 23 is brought into contact with the outer periphery of the can 1, and the lower surface of the pin mounting plate 23 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the flange portion 5 on the bottom or the lid of the can 1. By simply operating the manual lever 4 of the label attachment 12, the lid of the can can be continuously removed. Or pasting the label in place on the bottom can do the job.

In addition, the mounting member 26J3 and the pin mounting plate 23 are provided with the center of the can 1 and each positioning pin 1, respectively, as shown in FIG.
Adjustment groove 28.
29, the same shuttle as in the case of the positioning device 18 shown in FIG. Adjustment can be made so that the four positioning pins 12 can be brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion of the lid or bottom.

Note that the positioning device 20, which is not shown in FIGS. 4 and 5,
The case shown is that the positioning pin 12 and the mounting member 26 are attached to the pin mounting plate 23 with the same mounting screw 21 with the positioning pin 12 and the collar 24 concentric, but the axis of the positioning pin 12 and the collar 24 are The positioning pin 12 and the mounting member 26 are installed with separate mounting screws, with their axes shifted.
It is obvious that it may be attached to the pin attachment member 23. In this case, the tone? When the L groove is provided, the adjustment groove 28 of the mounting member 26 becomes unnecessary.

6 and 7 show a positioning device 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The positioning device 30 includes four positioning pins 12 each having a screw hole provided in the axial direction. This is a roughly cylindrical container with a notch 31 so that the label that pops out of the label opening of a commercially available label applicator 2 can be attached to the lid or bottom of the can 1 through a mounting screw 13 that is screwed into the can. A letter-shaped pin attachment part 32 and this pin attachment part 32
A fitting is integrally provided on the opposite side of the positioning pin 12 in parallel with the pin attachment part 32 at a constant interval, and can be detachably attached to the groove part 6 of the label pop-out opening 3 of the label pasting machine 2. A pin mounting plate 34 consisting of portions 33 and 33: The pin mounting plate 34 is attached to the pin mounting plate 34, and the fitting portion 33.33 of the pin mounting plate 34 is inserted into the groove portion of the label pop-out opening 3 of the labeling machine 2 from the direction of the arrow 35. 6, the label attachment plate 34 comes into contact with the front surface 7 of the label attachment pin 2 (see FIG.
=J It is composed of a spring and a collar 36 that regulate the IQ position. The pin mounting plate 34 is attached with a label 1 (J
The fitting portions 33, 33 are adapted to fit into the groove 6 of the label outlet 3 with a tight fit so that the label can be held at any position along the groove 6 of the label outlet 3 of 12. Also, the distance between the pin attachment part 32 and the fitting part 33.33 is such that 1) the fitting part 33.33 is attached to the groove 6 of the label pop-out opening 3 of 2, and the F side of the pin attachment part 32 is When the four positioning pins 12 are brought into contact with the top surface of the flange portion 5 of the can 1 and the outer circumference of the flange portion 5 of the can 1, the label that pops out from the label ejection opening 3 will be placed on the lid or bottom of the can 1. It can be pasted on the bottom. In addition, when the pin mounting plate 34 is inserted along the groove 6 of the label ejection opening 3 of the label pasting machine 2, the stopper 36 comes into contact with the front surface 7 of the label pasting/standby 2, and the pin mounting plate 34 is inserted no further. When this is no longer possible, it may be possible to attach the label that pops out from the label pop-out opening 3 to approximately the center of the lid or bottom of the can 1.

In addition, in order to attach the positioning device 30 to a commercially available label applicator 2, as shown in FIG.
When the four positioning pins 12 are inserted into the groove 6 of the can 1 while avoiding contact with the outer periphery of the flange 5 on the roof or bottom of the can 1, the label that pops out from the label ejection opening will fall into a predetermined position on the lid or bottom of the can 1. Attach the fitting part 33 to the position where it can be pasted.
33 of the positioning device 30 and the position of the label ejection opening 3 of the label pasting machine 2 are adjusted and attached so that the label sticking part 33 is fixedly held.

As described above, by adjusting and attaching the positioning device 30 to the labeling hole 2, the four positioning pins 12 of the positioning device 30 can be brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 on the lid or bottom of the can 1. , simply by bringing the lower surface of the pin mounting part 32 of the pin mounting plate 34 into contact with the top surface of the lid of the can 1 or the flange part 5 of the J and L bottoms, and operating the manual lever 4 of the labeling machine 2, Pasting the label in place on the lid or bottom of the can can work.

As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting screws 13 are attached to the pin mounting portions 32 of the pin mounting plate 34 on lines in the radial direction of the can 1 connecting the center of the can 1 and the center of each positioning pin 12. If an adjustment 1437 that can be moved is provided, the four positioning pins 12 will come into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion of the lid or bottom of a can of a different size than the can 1, as in the case of the positioning device 18 shown in FIG. You can adjust it as you like.

8 and 9 illustrate a positioning device 38 according to another embodiment of the invention. The positioning device 38 has four positioning pins 12 provided with screw holes in the axial direction, and these positioning pins 12 can be contacted with the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 of the lid or bottom of the can 1. The label is attached via the mounting screw 13 that screws into the screw hole, and the label pops out from the label pop-out opening 3 of the commercially available label pasting machine 2.
A roughly U-shaped pin mounting plate 40 with a notch 39 so that it can be attached to the lid or bottom of the can 1, and a pin mounting plate 40 on the side opposite to the positioning pin 12,
The label is attached by a plurality of mounting screws 41 and can be removably fitted into the body 8 (see Fig. 1) of the label pasting machine 2 using elasticity, and can be popped out from the label opening of the label pasting machine 2. The elastic attachment member 43 is provided with a notch 42 so that it can be attached to the lid or bottom of the can 1. And the elastic mounting member 4
3 can be moved forward and backward and up and down along the body 8 by fitting it into the body 8 of the label pasting machine 2. The position can be adjusted arbitrarily. Therefore, in order to attach the positioning device 38 to a commercially available labeling machine 2, as shown in FIG. When the positioning pin 12 is brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 on the lid or bottom of the can 1, the label that pops out from the label pop-out opening 3 can be attached to a predetermined position on the lid or bottom of the can 1. , elastic mounting member 43
Move it back and forth and up and down along the body part 8, adjust it, and attach it.

As described above, by adjusting and attaching the positioning device 38 to the labeling machine 2, the four positioning pins 12 of the positioning device 38 can be brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 on the lid or bottom of the can 1. , by simply bringing the lower surface of the pin mounting plate 40 into contact with the upper surface of the flange portion 5 of the lid or bottom of the can 1, and operating the manual lever 4 of the label application mode 2, the can's surface or the predetermined position of the bottom of the can can be continuously applied. Labeling the location can be done.

As shown in FIG. 9, the pin mounting plate 40 is provided with an adjustment that allows the mounting screws 13 to move along a line in the radial direction of the can 1 connecting the center of the can 1 and the center of each positioning pin 12. If the surface 44 is set, the positioning device 1 shown in FIG.
Similarly to case 8, adjustment can be made so that the four positioning pins 12 can come into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion of the lid or bottom of a can having a different size from the can 1.

FIG. 10 shows a positioning device 45 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The positioning device 45 is shown in FIG.
``The positioning device 11 has exactly the same configuration, function, and effect as the positioning device 11 except that the number of positioning pins 12 in the positioning device 11 is reduced from four to three.

Further, in the positioning device 18 shown in FIG. 3, the positioning device 20 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the positioning device 30 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and the positioning device 38 shown in FIGS. , the same effect can be obtained even if the number of positioning pins 12 is increased from four to three, and the notch dedicated to the pin mounting plate of the positioning device is not limited to a substantially U-shape. , the shape of the groove of the label pasting machine can be changed, and the positioning pin can be attached to the pin mounting plate in various ways. For example, a male thread may be provided upright on the top of the positioning pin, and the mounting screw may be a nut. That is self-evident.

"Effects of the Invention" As described above, the label pasting positioning device of the present invention has a structure of W111! It can be easily attached and detached to the groove of the label ejection opening of a commercially available labeling machine or to the body of the labeling machine, and can be fixed and held at any position along the label ejection opening, so it can hold multiple pieces. Adjustment is made so that when the positioning pin of the can comes into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion of the lid or bottom of the can, the label that pops out of the label pop-out opening of the label pasting machine can be pasted at a predetermined position on the lid or bottom of the can. After that, contact the outer circumference of the flange on the lid or bottom of the can with the plurality of positioning pins, and then press the bottom surface of the pin mounting plate against the top surface of the flange on the lid or bottom of the can. By simply operating the manual lever on the labeling machine, labeling can be done quickly and reliably on the lids or bottoms of cans in succession. Also, it is necessary to perform the work while checking that the predetermined label pasting position on the bottom almost matches the center of the label pop-out opening of the label pasting machine, which improves work efficiency and reduces worker fatigue. has the effect of decreasing. Further, when the size of the can is different, the mounting position of the positioning pin can be adjusted according to the size of the can, so it can be used for cans of various sizes.

In particular, when pasting labels on all the cans packed in the cardboard box after opening a cardboard box filled with canned products, multiple labels may be placed on the side walls of adjacent cardboard boxes or in the gaps formed by the cans. Since the labels can be successively pasted onto predetermined positions on the lid or bottom of the can by inserting several positioning pins, the work efficiency can be significantly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the embodiment of FIG. 1 attached to a commercially available labeling machine, and FIG. 3 is another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side view of another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 4 viewed from the top, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 attached to a commercially available labeling machine, FIG. 8 is a side view of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. Plan view from above, No. 10
The figure is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of a commercially available labeling machine without showing the state in which it is used. 11.18.20, 30.38.45... Label pasting positioning device, 12... Positioning pin, 13.21.
41...Mounting screw, 16.16a, 23.34.40
...Pin mounting plate, 15.22.25.31.39.4
2... Notch, 19.28.29.37.44...
Adjustment groove, 24... Collar, 26... Mounting member, 32
...Pin attachment part, 36...stopper.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A plurality of positioning pins, and the plurality of positioning pins are attached so as to be able to contact the outer periphery of the flange of the lid or bottom of a circular can, and at any position in the groove of the label ejection opening of the labeling machine. A label pasting positioning device comprising: a pin mounting plate having a notch that can be fixed and held in a detachable manner; (2) A pin mounting plate having a plurality of positioning pins, a notch in which the plurality of positioning pins are attached so as to be able to contact the outer periphery of the flange portion of the lid or bottom of a circular can, and The pin mounting plate is provided on the opposite side of the positioning pin at a predetermined distance from the pin mounting plate, and is detachably attached to the labeling machine and can be fixed and held at any position along the label ejection opening of the labeling machine. A label pasting positioning device comprising: a mounting member having an attachable notch. (3) The position of the plurality of positioning pins attached to the pin mounting plate is adjustable according to the external dimensions of the flange portion of the lid or bottom of the circular can. Label affixing positioning device as described in section.