JPS62146135A - Labeller - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a pasting machine that adsorbs a label and sticks it onto an object, and in particular, the present invention relates to a pasting machine that adsorbs a label and sticks it onto an object. This invention relates to a label pasting machine for pasting labels.

(Prior Art) In a conventional labeling machine, as shown in FIG. 5A, a label is pasted on the upper surface of an object to be affixed 103 that is placed on a conveyance means 101 such as a belt conveyor and transported. As shown in FIG. 5B', the adherend 1 is
There is one that is configured to be attached to a surface that intersects with the direction of travel of 03.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, conventional label pasting machines are not configured to stick a label to the main surface of the object to be pasted in the front-back direction in the traveling direction. For this reason, for example, when there are restrictions such as location, such as not being able to install a label pasting machine on the side of the conveying means 101, or when there is a machine that wraps the pasting object 103, In cases where it is not possible to affix a label to the side surface of the object, and it is possible to affix a label only to the main surface on the front and rear sides in the direction of movement of the object, it is necessary to take appropriate measures. Can not.

Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a label sticking machine that can stick a label to the main surface of the object on the front and back sides in the traveling direction of the object.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a label sticking head disposed on the front and rear sides of the object to be pasted in the direction of movement; A swinging body is fixed to the main body of the labeling machine so as to be able to swing freely about a pivot point, and the swinging body is pivoted about the pivot point so as to be displaced between the main surface of the label sticking machine and an upper part of the labeling machine. a swinging means consisting of a swinging actuator; a vertically moving body fixed to the swinging body for vertical movement;
A vertical movement means consisting of a vertical movement actuator that moves the vertical movement body up and down, a connecting link that connects the label application head to the vertical movement body so as to be freely displaceable back and forth, and a label provided near the label adsorption surface of the label application head. The label sticking machine includes a peeling means and is configured to stick a label to the main surface of the object on the front and rear sides in the traveling direction of the object.

(Function) According to the present invention, the vertically movable body fixed to the rocking body so as to be movable up and down is moved up and down by the operation of the vertical motion actuator, so that the vertically movable body can be freely displaced back and forth via the connecting link. The connected labeling heads move up and down.

In addition, the swinging body, which is fixed to the main body of the labeling machine so as to be able to swing freely around a pivot point, swings when the swinging actuator is operated, so that the vertically movable body fixed to the swinging body and the labeling head are moved. , is displaced between the main surface on the front-back direction side of the adherend and the upper part of the adherend.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, by operating the swinging actuator of the swinging body that is swingably fixed to the main body of the labeling machine, the labeling head is moved toward the front and rear sides of the object to be stuck. Since the label is configured to be displaced between the main surface of the object and the upper part of the object, the label can be placed on the main surface of the object in the front and back direction in the direction of movement without interfering with the movement of the object. Can be pasted.

Furthermore, the vertically movable body is fixed to the rocking body so that it can move vertically.
By operating the vertical movement actuator, it can be moved up and down, and the label sticking head, which is fixed to the vertical movement body via a connecting link, can be displaced in the vertical direction. Labels can be attached to correspond to variations in the height direction.

The above objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a front view of the main parts of a label pasting machine which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the embodiment of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

The labeling machine 10 includes a labeling head 12 .

The label adhering head 12 is fixed to a swinging means so as to be displaced between the main surface of the object (A) in the front-rear direction and the upper part of the object (A).

This swinging means includes a swinging body 1 fixed to be swingable about a pivot shaft 14 forming a pivot point with the labeling machine main body 10.
6, and a swing actuator 18 that swings the swing body 16.

The swinging body 16 is fixed to the labeling machine main body 10 so as to be swingable about a pivot 14 serving as a pivot point. It is formed so as to be displaced between the main surface on the front-rear direction side of the adherend (A) and the upper part of the adherend (A).

The vertical movement means for vertically moving the label sticking head 12 is a rail body 2 formed in the vertical direction in the swinging body 16.
0, and a vertical movement actuator 24 whose rear end is fixed near the upper end of the swinging body 16 to move the vertical movement body 22 up and down. And vertical movement actuator 2
The tip of the extender 4 is attached to a shaft 33 fixed to the vertically movable body 22.
The vertically movable body 22 can be moved vertically along the rail body 20 by operating the vertically movable actuator 24 to extend or contract the expandable member of the vertically movable actuator 24 .

The vertically movable body 22 and the label sticking head 12 are connected by a connecting link 26 so that the label sticking head 12 can be freely displaced back and forth along the traveling direction of the object (A) to be stuck. .

In the connecting link 26, a pair of rod-shaped links 27 are fixed to a shaft 28 which is rotatably fixed to the lower end of the vertically movable body 22 with a metal at the upper end thereof. Rotatable with metal, shaft 29
The label sticking head 12 is fixed and rotated.

A biasing means 30, such as a coiled spring, is attached to the connecting link 26 so as to bias the label application head 12 toward the object (A) to be applied. In this embodiment,
A coiled spring is wound around the shaft 28, and one end of the coiled spring is passed between a pair of rod-shaped links 27 between the shaft 28 and the labeling head 12. The intermediate part of the coiled spring extends upward, and near the upper end, the rack is fixed to a shaft 33 that is passed between the vertically movable bodies 22. Due to the action of this coiled spring, the label The adhesion head 12 always attaches to the object to be adhered (A
) side, that is, in this example, the adherend (A)
is biased toward the front-rear main surface in the direction of travel.

and shaft 28. A chain 35 is passed between pulleys 34a, 34b, and 34c fixed to the shaft 29 and the shaft 32. Due to the tension of the chain 35, the label adhering surface 36 side of the label adhering head 12 is always kept in contact with the moving object (A) parallel to the movement of the object (A) without moving downward.

A plurality of suction holes 38 are formed in the label suction surface 36 of the label sticking head 12, and the suction holes 38 communicate with a suction hole 42 formed in the body of the head body 40. The suction hole 42 is opened at the rear end of the head main body 40, and a suction device (
(not shown).

Next, the label peeling means will be explained.

The label 44 is temporarily attached to a release paper 48 with an adhesive layer 46 formed on its back surface, and the label 44 supported by the release paper 48 is rotatably fixed in the label peeling machine. It is wound onto a supply reel (not shown), and is fed and sent via a guide roller (not shown) to the front edge of the peeling plate 50 and then to a take-up reel (not shown). In this manner, while the release paper 48 supporting the label 44 is being wound up from the supply reel and moving, as shown in FIG. is suddenly changed, and the release paper 48 is so flexible that it is bent at the front edge of the release plate 50, moves in the opposite direction, and is sequentially wound onto a take-up reel. However, label 44
Since it is made of a relatively rigid substance, it is peeled off from the release paper 48 and goes straight as it is, and the lower surface side of the label suction surface 36 of the head body 40, in this embodiment, the object to be adhered (A) advances. It is protruded from the main surface in the front-rear direction.

Next, the operating state of this labeling machine will be explained.

As described above, when the extendable element of the vertical movement actuator 24 is contracted and the label sticking head 12 is located at the top as shown in FIG. 4A, it protrudes from the tip of the peeling plate 50 of the label peeling means. The labeled label 44 is attracted and adhered to the label suction surface 36 of the label sticking head 12.

Next, when the label 44 is attracted to the label adsorption surface 36 of the label adhering head 12, the telescopic member of the vertical movement actuator 24 is extended, and as shown in FIG. 4B, the conveying means 5
2, the vertical movement actuator 24 stops, and the vertical movement body 22 and label application head 12 stop. Become. Soon, the object to be adhered (A) hits the label 44 of the label application head 12 as the transport means 52 moves, and the label 44 is pushed forward of the object to be adhered (A) by the action of the adhesive N46. It will be attached to the main side surface. At this time, the impact from the object to be applied (A) is absorbed by the action of the urging means 300 interposed in the connecting link 26 that connects the label application head 12 to the vertically movable object 22.

When the connecting link 26 is displaced, a detection means 5 for detecting the displacement of the connecting link 26 as shown in FIG. 4C.
6. For example, the central processing unit is detected by a limit switch and receives and receives a signal from the detection means 56, and sends a signal to the swinging actuator 18 that displaces the swinging body 16, and causes the extender of the swinging actuator 18 to move. Stretch. With the start of operation of this swing actuator 18, the fourth D
As shown in the figure, the expandable element of the vertically movable body 22 also contracts, displacing the vertically movable body 22 upward. In this way, while the object (A) with the label 44 attached to the main surface on the front side of the object (A) advances, the label adhering head 12
returns to its original position as shown in FIG. 4A. Then, the operation of attaching the label 44 to the next object to be attached (A) is repeated again.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the main parts of a labeling machine which is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the embodiment of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a left side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4A to 4D are illustrative views showing the operating state of the embodiment of FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are illustrative views showing a conventional example. In the figure, 10 is a label pasting machine, 12 is a label pasting head, 14 is a pivot, 16 is a rocking body, 18 is a rocking actuator, 20 is a rail body, 22 is a vertically movable body, 24 is a vertically movable actuator, and 26 is a vertically movable body. connection link, 27 is a rod-shaped link, 28 is a shaft, 29 is a shaft, 30 is a biasing means, 32 is a shaft,
33 is a shaft, 34a, 34b, 34c are pulleys, 35 is a chain, 36 is a label suction surface, 38.42 is a suction hole, 40 is a body, 44 is a label, 46 is an adhesive layer, 48 is a release paper, 50 is a peeling plate, and 52 is a conveying means. Patent applicant Osaka Sealing Printing Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Oka 1) Full details (1 idiot) Figure 1 Figure 4C Figure 5A Figure 58

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A label adhering head disposed on the front-rear side in the traveling direction of the object to be adhered to, and a label adhering head disposed on the front-rear side main surface of the object to be applied and the object to be applied. a swinging body fixed to the labeling machine main body so as to be able to swing freely about a pivot point so as to be displaced between the label sticking machine body and the upper part; and a swinging actuator that swings the swinging body about the pivot point. a vertically movable body fixed to the rocking body so as to be vertically movable; and a vertically movable actuator that vertically moves the vertically movable body; and a label peeling means provided in the vicinity of the label suction surface of the label sticking head, and the label peeling means is provided on the main surface on the front and back side in the traveling direction of the object to be stuck. A label pasting machine configured to paste labels. 2. The labeling machine according to claim 1, wherein the vertically movable body is vertically movably fixed to a rail body formed in the vertical direction on a rocking body. 3. The label sticking machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting link is provided with a biasing means so as to bias the label pasting head toward the object to be pasted.