JPS62260640A - Labeller for vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a container labeling machine equipped with a labeling device disposed on a composite slide having an upper slide portion and a lower slide portion. Regarding.

[Conventional technology]

Modern labeling machines are suitable for processing containers of various shapes and sizes with different casings. However, when switching from one type of container to another, it is necessary to replace the mechanical parts for the specific container. One of these is the grit cylinder, which is often replaced when the container exterior is replaced. In order to change the gripper cylinder and to readjust the labeling device, which may be necessary for different container diameters, the labeling device must be supported so that the labeling device can be moved at least transversely to the direction of travel of the container conveyor. There must be.

Therefore, hitherto in the prior art labeling devices have been fixed to composite slides having a slide upper part and a slide lower part. These parts can be moved relative to each other by means of threaded rods. This is done by handwheel or crank operation. Due to the fixing work, a small screw pitch is required, so it takes a long time for readjustment. The complicated positioning of the labeling device using scales or markers also contributes to the long test time.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

It is an object of the invention to simplify the changeover of a labeling device to another container diameter and to reduce readjustment times.

61 [Means for solving the problems, effects of the invention] In the Renotil atomizer of the type mentioned above, the upper part of the slide is connected to a parallel rod passing through the guide bush at the lower part of the slide, and the upper part of the slide The above object is achieved by being pivotally connected to a pivot lever whose pivot path is limited by an adjustable stone hub.

The sliding support of the Lenotyl beam device is primarily achieved by connecting the upper part of the slide with parallel rods passing through the guide bushings of the lower part of the slide. The Renotyl beam device can therefore be easily moved by sliding in the direction of the rod and its position can be adapted in this direction to suitably changed container diameters. By pivoting the upper part of the slide to the pivot lever, this adjustment can be made quickly, easily and with little force if required. By providing an adjustable stone/base that limits the turning path of the turning lever, the turning lever can be turned to the point where the turning path is activated during adjustment. The adjustment position of the stopper is selected taking into account the various container diameters. Stone
If this works, i.e. if the pivoting lever cannot be pivoted any further, the desired and proper positioning of the Lenotyl beam device takes place automatically.

Stone Mother is configured for quick adjustment,
In the first solution, the stone/IP is arranged in the pivot path of the pivot lever and has a straight contact edge, which contact edge is arranged in the pivot path of the pivot lever. It consists of a rotatable polygonal plate having different distances from the axis of rotation.

This allows particularly easy and fast switching.

This is because each container diameter can be assigned its own contact edge, and a complete contact between the contact edge and the pivoting lever automatically sets the corresponding position of the Lenotyl beam device. In this connection, it is also advantageous to arrange a tightening device in the pivoting range of the pivoting lever. By this tightening it is possible to lock the device in the set desired position of use. The above-mentioned tightening device is, for example, in the form of a plate projecting above the pivot lever, to which a set screw with a handle is attached.

Another solution is to fix a clamping piece on the end face of the lower part of the slide, which clamping piece is provided with a slit and a suitably sized hole for one of the rods, and is provided with a handle and a thread. By tightening the set screw, the position of the upper part of the slide is fixed.

This solution therefore does not tighten the pivot lever itself, but rather the rod carrying the upper part of the slide.

As mentioned above, the first solution has an adjustable stone/l
The swivel path of the swivel lever is limited by arranging it directly in the swivel path of the swivel lever.

Apart from this, instead of limiting the turning path of the turning lever directly by the turning path of the turning lever, an adjustable stone/N
This can also be done indirectly by arranging the rod in the travel path of the rod. In the latter solution, therefore, the path of movement of the upper part of the slide with respect to the lower part of the slide is directly limited by the mutual path of movement of the two parts. This solution has the advantage of a particularly low-play positioning of the slide lower part with respect to the slide lower part and the Lenotyl beam device.

Another preferred embodiment in this regard is to form the stopcock as a rotating body, the internuclear body being rotatably supported at the end of the rod, and provided with an adjustable stop body. The adjustable stop body can be a screw secured to the rotating body by a locking nut.The use of a screw as the stop body in conjunction with a rotating body makes such a rotating body All Renocil acupuncture devices have the advantage of being uniformly usable. This is because the screws can be screwed into the rotating body at each desired position, thus making it possible to adapt to a wide variety of container shapes. On the other hand, the use of the above-mentioned stop horns 4 in the form of a polygon results in an adjustment range limited to the number of sides of the polygon.
Once the stone is first set in the device by screwing in the screw and fixing the nut, switching from one series of vessels to another can be done by simply turning the one-rotation ram-type rotary body. ``A stone bar can be provided at the bottom of the slide as a counter stop for each one of the stop bodies of the rotating body.

Irrespective of whether the stone/4' is designed as a polygon or as a rotating body, in any case the stone/base has a locking element (clamping element) for various stopping positions.
It would be convenient if it had. This tightens the stop in the various possible positions and also allows easy adjustment of any number of positions.

There is a simple way to pivot the pivot lever so that the upper slide can slide relative to the lower slide. In one embodiment, the pivot lever is connected to the lower slide by a universal joint and slides in a hole in a swivel pin rotatably supported on the free end of the rod. Another solution is to support the swivel lever on a swivel pin located at the bottom of the slide, with an elongated hole in the end facing the center of the top of the slide, and a drive pin fixed at the top of the slide inserted into this elongated hole. This is to engage the object.

In order to enable a fine adjustment transverse to the direction of passage of the rod and the main direction of movement determined thereby, another embodiment of the invention provides that the upper part of the slide has an adjustment disc, the adjustment disc being ? It shall be connected to the upper part of the slide by a threaded spindle and a nut via a long hole extending at an angle of 1 u with respect to the direction of movement of the upper part of the slide. This ability to move allows, for example, correction of the label receiving surface with fine adjustments. However, since such an adjustment is required relatively rarely, it is sufficient to perform the adjustment performed by this feature on a threaded spindle.

〔Example〕

The invention will now be further explained and described on the basis of the drawings.

The drawings show only those structural details that are necessary for an understanding of the invention, including its functionality. FIG. 1 also shows the outline of the gripper cylinder 2 and a part of the bottle table 8 (in dotted lines) to clarify their spatial relationship to each other and to the slide and pivot lever. Not all drive and transmission members are shown, particularly for the reasons mentioned above.

A label container (not shown), a label container (not shown), a roll for gluing, a rotary roller, and a gripper cylinder constitute the label device 1 in a customary manner. Only the bottom part 4 is shown schematically, with the bottom part 4 resting on the adjustment disc 5 and connected thereto by means of a radial mold or carrier 6 or the like. The inward end face of the pawl 6 is inclined and projects flush under the cut-down edge 7 of the adjusting disc 5 to fix the labeling device on the leveling disc 5.

On the main table, designated by reference numeral 9, is placed a composite slide carrying a labeling device and used as a whole for rapid adjustment of the device. The compound slide has a slide lower part 10 fixed to the main table 9, each with a -
Vertical extensions 11°, 12, 13 and 14 with aligned holes 15°, 16, 17, 18 project from the bottom surface of the lower part of the slide. Parallel rods 19 and 20 slide in these holes 15 to 18 in which guide bushes 51 are inserted. The rods 19, 20 are fixed to the slide upper part 2 by screws 22, 23, while the slide upper part 21 forms the basis for the adjusting disc 5 and the labeling device 1.

In order to operate the slide upper part 21 which is movable in the directions of arrows 24 and 25 (FIG. 1), a swing lever 26 and one end handle 27 are provided which are pivotable around a pin 28 fixed to the slide lower part 10. . An elongated hole 29 is formed in the other end of the swing lever 26 in the vertical axis direction to receive and reliably guide the drive pin 30 that projects vertically downward from the slide upper part 21.

The swinging movement of the lever 26 to one side is restricted by a stop arm 32 rotatably disposed on the main table 9 by a fixing screw 31. The strut 4Jjjl is plate-shaped and formed as a geometric polygon, for example, a hexagon, and its connecting lines or sides m, b, c, a, and e.

'+g*h forms a contact edge 33 for coming into close contact with the straight edge of the pivot lever 26 corresponding to this area. The contact edge 33 corresponding to the connecting line 1 to 6 is connected to the fixing screw 31.
have different spacings, e.g. B, C, with respect to the center 34 of the can feeder, so that the lengths of the contact edges 33 are different in the feeder. Stopper 32
The respective spacings of the levers 26 only define a particular angular position of the lever 26 with respect to the reference position or null position of the lever 26, in conjunction with its parallel close proximity to the pivoting lever 26 operated in the direction of the arrow 39.40. Instead, these intervals can be adjusted by displacing the upper part of the slide 8.
The labels that are continuously sent to 'Glitz' regarding the diameter and exterior of the object 35? The desired operating position of the cylinder 20 is quickly and automatically enabled.

The operating position is determined by fixing the pivot lever 26 during production operations. In the embodiment according to FIG. 1, the tightening chopper/? 35 fixes the pivot lever 26. For tightening, the lever 36 receives a threaded pin 38 vertically disposed in a threaded hole in a plate 37 projecting above the swing lever 26, and this threaded pin connects the swing lever 26 to the main table 9.
firmly press it. Another operating position is shown in FIG. 1 by the dashed position of the pivot lever 26. Note that the pivot lever 26, plate 37, and threaded pin 38 constitute a tightening device.

An adjustment device is provided in case, for example, a slight readjustment is necessary to the exact position of the necklace once the proper position of use has been established with the hammer 32 and the pivot lever 26. This IAI adjustment device uses the adjustment disc 5 to move the slide upper part 21 in the adjustment direction indicated by the arrow 24.2.
The labeling device 1 can be displaced transversely or at right angles to the bottle table 8, that is to say tangentially to the bottle table 8.

As FIG. 2 shows in particular, the adjusting device consists of a polygonal nut 41, which may be actuated by a tool, and a horizontal threaded spindle 42. A threaded spindle 42 screws into a vertical block 43. The block 43 is fixed to the adjustment disk 5 by screws 44. polygon nut 41
When operated, the adjusting disc 5 moves into a block 43 in the direction of the arrow 45 caused by the threaded pindle 42.
Forced to follow the horizontal movement of. The elongated hole 46 of the slide upper part 21 allows not only smooth longitudinal movement of the block 43 but also prevention of rotation of the block 43 along the edge 47 of the elongated hole 46.

The adjusting device facilitates a smooth tangential movement of the labeling device 1 and, in particular, a dual function is provided around the adjusting disc 5 facing the adjusting device in order to finally fix the labeling device 1 in preparation for use. Further sliding and fixing devices are provided. The bolt 48 inserted from the bottom surface of the adjustment disc 5 into the screw hole of this disc is inserted into the elongated hole 46.
It passes through another elongated hole 50 in the slide upper part 21 that is aligned with the . A tightening screw (nut) 49 or a tightening lever can be provided at the lower end of the bolt 48.

Tighten the nut (49) or tighten the adjusting disc 5 and the upper slide 2 according to the direction of rotation when operating the lever.
1 are fastened together for labeling operations or loosened appropriately for adjustment.

The pivoting lever 26 has a free pivoting range on the opposite side of the lever 932 with an opening angle such that the labeling device 1 can be released from all locking functions and can therefore be easily dismantled.

In order to fix the label particularly precisely, the adjustment device can be provided with a fine adjustment. Swivel lever 2
Apart from the fact that the stopper 32 which fixes the operating position of the labeling device 1 via the stopper 6 is rotatable, the stopper 3
2 can also be fixed by means of elastic or flexible locking members, for example on the main table.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of a portion of a composite table according to the present invention. In this example, the same reference numerals have been used for corresponding parts as in FIGS. 1 and 2. For convenience of illustration, the upper part of the slide is not shown.

In this embodiment, Stone iJ? is directly connected to the pivot lever 26.
It acts not in the pivot path of the slide, but in the path that the upper slide passes with respect to the lower slide 10. The arm of the arm is then designed as a rotating drum-like body 52 and is screwed onto the free end of the rod 20 in the locking position. A locking nut 54 belonging to this rotating body 52
There are also a plurality of screw holes for receiving hexagonal screws 53. This screw 53 is set in place when assembling the composite slide according to the sample container submitted by the customer;
It is locked with a locking nut 54. The head of the screw 53 is brought into contact with the end of the four-piece rod 55.

Also shown in this embodiment is a tightening device that acts radially on the rod 20. The tightening device is attached to the lower slide IO, and the tightening device has a hole for the rod 20, a slit 52 and a threaded hole 58 for the set screw 59.
Consists of 6. Since the screw hole 58 is arranged perpendicular to the slit 52, the tightening can narrow the hole diameter of the piece 56 by rotating the handle 600 of the set screw 59.

An alternative embodiment of the pivot lever pivot shown in FIG. 1 is now shown. The pivot lever 26 shown in FIG. 3 is connected at one end to the slide lower part 10 by a universal joint 61. The transmission of the force from the pivot lever 26 to the top of the slide is carried out by a pivot pin 62 which is screwed onto the end of the rod 19 and has a hole for the pivot lever. Handle 2
When the pivot lever 26 is operated by 7, the pivot pin 62 can adapt to the angle change of the pivot lever 26 by rotating together.

Instead of a radially acting clamp, the clamp shown in FIG. 4 can also be used with a variant of the device.

In this embodiment, a plate-like member 63 with a hole corresponding to the diameter of the rod 19 is connected to the end face of the slide lower part 10 by means of a screw 64 and an underlying spring ring. There is a screw hole on the opposite side of the plate member 63 from the threaded portion, into which a set screw 65 is engaged. A guide plate 66 is screwed onto the end of the rod 19 by screws 67. The guide plate 66 guides the set screw 65 through the through hole. When the set screw 65 is tightened, the end portion thereof comes into contact with the end surface of the lower slide, so that the plate member 63 is lifted to one side, and as a result, the rod 19 is fixed at an angle.

In all the variants shown and described, changing over the containers is carried out very simply. With this new equipment adjustment, the container switching operation proceeds as follows. First, the tightening is released by operating the handle (36 in FIG. 1, 60 in FIG. 3, and 65 in FIG. 4). Next, the labeling device W can be returned while sliding. So I replaced the Glitz 9 cylinder. Next is Stotsunoya 32
or set a new stop position by adjusting 52. The labeling device can then advance again up to the stop and the clamp tightens the device again.

As can be seen from the above description, the present invention allows container changeover to be carried out very simply and quickly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a plan view of the main parts of the labeling device, Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a perspective view of a modified example of the slide structure, and Figure 4 is a tightening mechanism. The attached figure shows a front view of another embodiment of the device. I... Labeling device, 2... Grits 9 cylinder, 3... Pedestal, 4... Bottom, 5... Adjustment disc, 6... Radial claw, 7... Edge, 8...Bottle table, 9...Main table, 10...Slide lower part, 11,12°13.14...Hole, 15.16,1
7.18...Vertical overhang, 19.20...Rod, 21...Slide upper part, 22.23...Screw, 2
4.25...Arrow, interlocking direction, 26...Swivel lever, 27...End handle, 28...Pin, 29...
・Elongated hole, 30... Drive pin, 31... Fixing screw, 3
2... Stopper, 33... Contact edge, 34... Center, 35... Target, 36... Tightening lever, 37...
・Plate, tower 8...threaded pin, 39.40...arrow,
41... Polygonal nut, J2... Threaded spindle, 43... (vertical) block, nut, 44...
Screw, 45...arrow (horizontal movement), 46...elongated hole,
47... Edge, 48... Delt, 49... Tightening screw, 50... Elongated hole, 51... Guide bush, 5
2...Rotating body (stock horn 4), 5 J...hexagonal screw, 54...locking nut, 55...stock horn or rod, 56...tightening with one piece, 57...slit , 58・
...Screw hole, 59...Set screw, 60...Knoll, 61...Universal joint, 62...Rotating pin, 63...
... Plate member, 64 ... Screw, 65 ... Set screw,
66...Guide plate, 67...Screw.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) In a container labeling machine equipped with a labeling device disposed on a composite slide having an upper slide portion and a lower slide portion, the upper slide portion (21) is attached to the lower slide portion (10). The slide upper part (21) is connected to parallel rods (19, 20) passing through the guide bush (51) of the pivot lever (26) whose pivot path is limited by adjustable stops (32, 52). A container labeling machine characterized by being pivotally mounted. 2) The slide upper part (21) is connected to the slide lower part (
The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the container is fixed to two parallel rods (19, 20) which are passed through two guide bushes (51) in each case of 10). labeling machine. 3) The stopper (32) is arranged in the pivot path of the pivot lever (26) and consists of a rotatable polygonal plate having a straight contact edge (33), the contact edge (33) being Claims 1 or 2 characterized in that the stopper (32) has different distances from the center (31).
Container labeling machine as described in section. 4) A tightening device (36 to 38) is arranged within the pivot range of the pivot lever (26), according to any one of claims 1 to 3. labeling machine for containers. 5) characterized in that said tightening device has a plate (37) projecting above said pivot lever (26), and a set screw (38) with a tightening lever (36) is attached to this plate; A container labeling machine according to claim 4. 6) Attach a tightening piece (56) to the end surface of the lower slide (10).
) is fixed, said clamping piece having a slit (57) and a hole (58) for one of said rods (19, 20), into which a set screw (59) with a handle (60) is engaged. The container labeling machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein 7) Screw a plate-like member (63) with a hole corresponding to the diameter of the rods (19, 20) to the end face of the slide lower part (10) using a screw (64) and a spring ring placed below. A set screw (65) is attached to the plate member (63) opposite to the threaded part.
), the set screw being passed through a guide plate (66) spaced apart from the plate (63). The container labeling machine according to item 1 above. 8) The stopper (52) is adjustable and the rod (
19, 20) The container labeling machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the container labeling machine is disposed on the movement path of (19, 20). 9) The stopper is formed as a rotating body (52), which is rotatably supported on the free end of the rod (20) and is provided with an adjustable stop body (53, 54). A container labeling machine according to claim 8. 10) The stop body (53,
10. Container labeling machine according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that a stopper bar (55) is attached to the slide lower part (10) for each one of the containers (54). 11) The pivot lever (26) is connected to the slide lower part (10) by a universal joint (61), and the rod (1
9) The rotary pin (62) is configured to be slidable in a hole of a rotary pin (62) rotatably supported at the free end thereof. Container labeling machine as described in section. 12) The pivot lever (26) is connected to the slide lower part (1
A driving pin (28) fixed to the slide upper part (21) and having an elongated hole (29) at the end facing the center of the slide upper part (21). 30
11. Container labeling machine according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the slot (29) is engaged with the elongated hole (29). 13) The upper part of the slide (21) is the adjustment disc (5)
, the adjusting disc is connected via a bolt (43) and an elongated hole extending at right angles to the direction of movement (24, 25) of the slide upper part (21), and a threaded spindle (42) and a nut ( 43) The container labeling machine according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the container labeling machine is connected to the slide upper part by 43).