JPS63295B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Field of Industrial Application" The present invention is used by being attached to a commercially available labeling machine to quickly and reliably affix a label to 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, a commercially available labeling machine 2 is used to affix a label to the lid or bottom of a circular can (hereinafter abbreviated as can) 1.
The worker opens the label ejection opening 3 of the label pasting machine 2.
was applied to the lid or bottom of the can 1, and the manual lever 4 was operated to apply the paste.

"Problem to be Solved by the Invention" Therefore, when pasting a label on the lid or bottom of can 1 at a predetermined position, for example, at the center of the lid or bottom of can 1, the operator must While checking each time that the center of the lid or bottom and the center of the label pop-out opening 3 of the label pasting machine 2 are approximately aligned,
Since labels have to be pasted, there are problems in that work efficiency decreases and, on the other hand, worker fatigue increases.

"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 it to the label ejection opening 3 of the label pasting machine 2.
and the lid or bottom of the can, such that the label that pops out from the label ejection opening 3 can be attached to the lid or bottom of the can, and can be detachably attached to the labeling machine 2, and the labeling machine 2
A label pasting positioning device which can be fixed and held at any position with respect to a label pop-out opening 3 is detachably attached to a label pasting machine 2. If necessary, the mounting positions of multiple positioning pins are 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. Adjustable to allow contact with the outer periphery of the 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 flange portion of the lid or bottom of the can to which the label is pasted, If the label ejection opening 3 of the label pasting machine 2 is adjusted to the predetermined position where the label is to be pasted on the lid or bottom of the can, the plurality of positioning pins for label pasting positioning can be adjusted to the position where the label is pasted on the can lid or bottom. Just by touching the outer periphery of the bottom flange part, the position for pasting the label on the can lid or bottom is determined, so the operator can place the label ejection opening 3 of the label pasting machine 2 on the can lid or bottom, unlike the conventional method. 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
By simply touching the outer periphery of the flange portion of the lid or bottom of a can and operating the manual lever 4 of the labeling machine 2, labels can be pasted continuously at predetermined positions on the lid or bottom of the can. can. Also,
For cans of different sizes, the same method as described above can be applied by adjusting the mounting position of the positioning pin of the label pasting positioning device so that it contacts the outer circumference of the flange part of the lid or bottom of the can. You can do label pasting work.

“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. FIG. 4 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. Plan view,
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the label pasting and positioning device of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a side view of the label pasting and positioning device of FIG. 6 attached to a commercially available label pasting machine, and FIG. 8 is the present invention. 9 is a plan view of FIG. 8 viewed from the arrow direction; FIG. 10 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the labeling positioning device of the present invention; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing how a commercially available labeling machine is used.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, a label pasting positioning device (hereinafter abbreviated as positioning device) 11 has four positioning pins 12 each having a screw hole in the axial direction.
These positioning pins 12 are attached to the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 of the lid or bottom of the can 1 through attachment screws 13 that are screwed into the screw holes, respectively, so as to be able to contact the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 of the lid or bottom of the can 1. It has fitting parts 14, 14 that can be removably attached along the groove 6 of the pop-out opening 3, and has a notch so that the label that pops out from the label opening 3 sticks to the lid or bottom of the can 1. 15 and a substantially U-shaped pin mounting plate 16. The pin mounting plate 16 is attached to the label pasting machine 2.
The fitting portions 14 and 1 of the label can be fixed and held at any position along the groove portion 6 of the label pop-out opening 3.
4 is fitted into the groove 6 of the label pop-out opening 3 with a snug fit. For example, when attaching a label to the center of the lid or bottom of the can 1, insert the pin mounting plate 16 along the groove 6 to the depth of the notch 15 until the pin mounting plate 16 cannot be inserted any further. At this time, the label that pops out from the label pop-out opening 3 may be attached to approximately the center of the lid or bottom of the can 1. Therefore, in order to attach the positioning device 11 to a commercially available labeling machine 2, as shown in FIG.
labeling machine 2 from the direction of arrow 17.
When the four positioning pins 12 are brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange 5 on the lid or bottom of the can 1, the label that pops out from the label pop-out opening 3 will be inserted into the groove 6 of the label pop-out opening 3 of the can 1. Place the pin mounting plate 1 in a position where it can be pasted in place on the lid or bottom.
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 label 6 is fixedly held. As described above, by adjusting and attaching the positioning device 11 to the labeling machine 2, the four positioning pins 12 of the positioning device 11 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 placing the lower surface of the pin mounting plate 16 in 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 labeling machine 2, the predetermined position on the lid or bottom of the can can be continuously applied. You can attach labels to locations.

FIG. 3 shows a positioning device 18 according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which the positioning device 18 shown in FIG.
1 can be used for various cans of different sizes. That is, the positioning device 18 is configured so that the four positioning pins 12 can come into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion 5a of the lid or bottom of the can 1a having a different size from the can 1.
In place of the pin mounting plate 16 of 1, there is an adjustment groove 19 that can adjust the mounting position of the positioner 12.
Its configuration is exactly the same as that of the positioning device 11, except for the use of a pin mounting plate 16a provided with a pin mounting plate 16a. For example, in the positioning device 11, the adjustment groove 19 connects the center of the can 1 and the center of each positioning pin 12.
on the radial line. Then, by loosening the mounting screw 13 and moving the positioning pin 12 along the adjustment groove 19, the positioning pin 12 is brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion 5a of the lid or bottom of the can 1a of any size. be able to. If the positioning pin 12 is fixed with the mounting screw 13 at this contact position, the operation of pasting the label at a predetermined position on the lid or bottom of the can 1a can be continued in the same way as in the case of the positioning device 11 shown in Fig. 1. It can be done by

4 and 5 show a positioning device 20 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The positioning device 20 includes four positioning pins 12 provided with screw holes in the axial direction, and these positioning pins 12.
is attached to the outer periphery of the lid or bottom flange portion 5 of the can 1 through the mounting screws 21 that are screwed into the respective screw holes, and then popped out from the label opening 3 of a commercially available labeling machine 2. A roughly U-shaped pin mounting plate 23 provided with a notch 22 so that a label can be attached to the lid or bottom of the can 1, and on the pin mounting plate 23, on the side opposite to the positioning pin 12, A notch 25 is attached to the positioning pin 12 via four collars 24 and a mounting screw 21, and can be detachably attached along the groove 6 of the label pasting machine 2.
and a substantially U-shaped mounting member 26 provided with. The mounting member 26 is attached to its fitting portion 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 pasting machine 2.
7 and 27 are fitted into the groove 6 of the label pop-out opening 3 with a snug fit. 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 portions 27 by simply pressing the mounting member 26 from above and deforming it very slightly. It can be a lock fit. In addition, label pop-out opening 3 and can 1
The distance between the upper surfaces of the lid or bottom can be adjusted by means of a collar 24. In addition, mounting member 2
6 along the groove 6 of the label ejection opening 3 of the label applicator 2 until the depth of the notch 25 is fully tightened, and around the outer periphery of the flange 5 of the lid or bottom of the can 1.
When the positioning pin 12 is brought into contact with the can 1
The label that pops out from the label pop-out opening 3 may be attached to approximately the center of the lid or bottom of the container.

As described above, if the positioning device 20 is adjusted and attached to the labeling machine 2, the four positioning pins 12 of the positioning device 20 can be brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 of the lid or bottom of the can 1. Simply by bringing the lower surface of the pin mounting plate 23 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 labeling machine 2, the lid or bottom of the can can be continuously positioned at a predetermined position. You can attach labels to.

Note that the mounting member 26 and pin mounting plate 23 are
As shown in FIG. 5, if adjustment grooves 28 and 29 are provided on the radial line of the can 1 connecting the center of the can 1 and the center of each positioning pin 12, the positioning device 18 shown in FIG. As in case, attaching screw 2
Loosen 1 and insert the positioning pin 12 into the adjustment grooves 28 and 29.
The four positioning pins 12 can be adjusted so that they can be brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion of the lid or bottom of a can of any size by moving the positioning pins 12 along the can.

Note that the positioning device 20 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 has the positioning pin 12 and the mounting member 26 mounted on the pin mounting plate 23, and the positioning pin 12 mounted on the collar 24.
Although the case is shown in which the locating pin 12 and the mounting member 26 are attached concentrically with the same mounting screw 21, the locating pin 12 and the mounting member 26 can be attached with separate mounting screws by shifting the axis of the locating pin 12 and the axis of the collar 24. It is obvious that it may be attached to the pin attachment member 23. In this case, when providing an adjustment groove, the mounting member 2
The adjustment groove 28 of No. 6 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 provided with screw holes in the axial direction;
The label popped out of the label opening of a commercially available labeling machine 2 through the mounting screws 13 that are screwed into the respective screw holes so as to be able to contact the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 of the lid or bottom of the can 1. Notch 3 so that it can be pasted on the lid or bottom of can 1
A substantially U-shaped pin attachment part 32 provided with a label 1 is provided in parallel with the pin attachment part 32 at a constant interval on the opposite side of the positioning pin 12, integrally with this pin attachment part 32, and a label is attached. A pin mounting plate 34 consisting of fitting parts 33, 33 that can be detachably attached to the groove 6 of the label pop-out opening 3 of the machine 2; 33, 33 are inserted into the groove 6 of the label pop-out opening 3 of the label pasting machine 2 from the direction of the arrow 35, the front surface 7 of the label pasting machine 2
(See FIG. 11) and a stopper 36 that comes into contact with the pin mounting plate 34 to restrict the mounting position of the pin mounting plate 34 with respect to the labeling machine 2. Then, the pin mounting plate 34 securely attaches the fitting parts 33, 33 to the groove 6 of the label ejection opening 3 of the label applicator 2 so that it can be held at any position along the groove 6 of the label ejection opening 3 of the label applicator 2. It is designed to fit.
Also, the distance between the pin attachment part 32 and the fitting parts 33, 33 is such that the fitting parts 33, 33 are attached to the groove part 6 of the label pop-out opening 3 of the label pasting machine 2, and the pin attachment part 3
2 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the flange portion 5 of the lid or bottom of the can 1, and the four positioning pins 12 are brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 of the can 1, the label pops out from the label ejection opening 3. can be attached to the lid or bottom of the can 1. In addition,
The pin mounting plate 34 was inserted along the groove 6 of the label pop-out opening 3 of the label pasting machine 2, and the stopper 36 came into contact with the front face 7 of the label pasting machine 2, making it impossible to insert the pin mounting plate 34 any further. Sometimes, there is a label pop-out opening 3 approximately in the center of the lid or bottom of the can 1.
It may also be possible to attach a label that pops out from the screen. In addition, in order to attach the positioning device 30 to a commercially available labeling machine 2, as shown in FIG. When the label is inserted and 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 ejection opening is affixed to a predetermined position on the lid or bottom of the can 1. The positions of the fitting parts 33, 33 of the positioning device 30 and the label ejecting opening 3 of the label pasting machine 2 are adjusted and attached so that the fitting parts 33, 33 are fixedly held in the positions where they can be attached.

As described above, by adjusting and attaching the positioning device 30 to the labeling machine 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 portion 32 of the pin mounting plate 34 into contact with the upper surface of the lid or bottom flange portion 5 of the can 1, and operating the manual lever 4 of the labeling machine 2, can lids can be continuously attached. Alternatively, the label can be attached to a predetermined position on the bottom.

As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting screws 13 are attached to the pin mounting portions 32 of the pin mounting plate 34 on the radial line of the can 1 connecting the center of the can 1 and the center of each positioning pin 12. If an adjustment groove 37 that can be moved by the positioning device 1 shown in FIG.
Similarly to the case of No. 8, adjustment can be made so that the four positioning pins 12 can contact the outer periphery of the flange portion of the lid or bottom of a can of a different size from the can 1.

8 and 9 illustrate a positioning device 38 according to another embodiment of the invention. The positioning device 38 includes four positioning pins 12 provided with screw holes in the axial direction, and these positioning pins 12.
are attached to the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 of the lid or bottom of the can 1 through mounting screws 13 that are screwed into the screw holes, respectively, and attached to the outer periphery of the flange portion 5 of the lid or bottom of the can 1, using a commercially available labeling machine 2.
The label that pops out from label pop-out port 3 is
A substantially U-shaped pin mounting plate 4 provided with a notch 39 so that it can be attached to the lid or bottom of the can 1
0 and the positioning pin 12 on this pin mounting plate 40.
It is attached by a plurality of mounting screws 41 on the opposite side, and can be removably fitted into the body part 8 (see Fig. 1) of the labeling machine 2 by using elasticity, and the label of the labeling machine 2 It consists of an elastic attachment member 43 provided with a notch 42 so that the label that pops out from the pop-out opening can be attached to the lid or bottom of the can 1. When the elastic mounting member 43 is fitted into the body 8 of the label applicator 2, it can be moved forward and backward and up and down along the body 8. You can arbitrarily adjust the position in the front/back and up/down directions. . Therefore, the positioning device 38 can be replaced with a commercially available labeling machine 2.
8, the elastic mounting member 43 of the positioning device 38 is attached to the label applicator 2, as shown in FIG.
When the label is inserted into the body 8 of the can 1 and 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 ejection opening 3 is placed in a predetermined position on the lid or bottom of the can 1. The elastic attachment member 43 is moved back and forth and up and down along the trunk 8, adjusted and attached so that it can be attached to the position shown in FIG.

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. , simply by 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 labeling machine 2, the predetermined position on the lid or bottom of the can can be continuously applied. You can attach labels to locations.

As shown in FIG. 9, the pin mounting plate 40 is provided with mounting screws 1 on 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 an adjusting groove 44 is provided along which the can 1 can be moved, four adjustment grooves can be provided on the outer periphery of the flange part of the lid or bottom of a can of a different size from the can 1, as in the case of the positioning device 18 shown in FIG. It can be adjusted so that the positioning pin 12 can make contact.

FIG. 10 shows a positioning device 45 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Positioning device 45
This has exactly the same structure, operation and effect as the positioning device 11 shown in FIG. 1, except that the number of positioning pins 12 in the positioning device 11 shown in FIG. 1 is changed from four to three.

Furthermore, 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 of the pin mounting plate of the positioning device is not limited to a substantially U-shape, but can be attached with a label. It is obvious that the positioning pin can be changed according to the shape of the groove of the machine and that 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. It is.

"Effects of the Invention" As described above, the label pasting positioning device of the present invention has a simple structure and can be easily attached and detached to the groove of the label ejection opening of a commercially available label pasting machine or to the body of the label pasting machine. The label can be fixed and held at any position along the label opening, so when multiple positioning pins are brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange on the lid or bottom of the can, the label can be removed from the label opening of the label applicator. Once the protruding label has been adjusted so that it can be pasted at a predetermined position on the lid or bottom of the can, from now on, the multiple positioning pins should be brought into contact with the outer periphery of the flange on the lid or bottom of the can. Simply place the bottom of the pin mounting plate in contact with the top of the flange on the lid or bottom of the can, and operate the manual lever on the labeling machine to continuously apply labels to the lid or bottom of the can. This can be done quickly and reliably, and unlike conventional methods, the operator must check each time to make sure that the predetermined label application position on the can lid or bottom is roughly aligned with the center of the label ejection opening of the label application machine. Since there is no need to carry out such operations, work efficiency is improved and worker fatigue is reduced. In addition, 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.
It can also be used for cans of various sizes.

In particular, when affixing labels to all the cans packed in an open 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. By inserting several locating pins, you can successively paste the label in place on the lid or bottom of the can.
Work efficiency can be significantly improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

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. 4 is a side view of another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 4 viewed from the direction of arrow V,
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 6 attached to a commercially available labeling machine, and FIG. 8 is a side view of another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 9 is a plan view of Figure 8 viewed from the direction of the arrow;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is an explanatory diagram showing how a commercially available labeling machine is used. 11, 18, 20, 30, 38, 45... Label pasting positioning device, 12... Positioning pin, 1
3, 21, 41...Mounting screw, 16, 16a, 2
3, 34, 40...Pin mounting plate, 15, 22, 2
5, 31, 39, 42...notch, 19, 28,
29, 37, 44...Adjustment groove, 24...Color,
26...Mounting member, 32...Pin mounting portion, 36...
...Stotsupa.

Claims (1)

[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 portion of the lid or bottom of a circular can, and the groove portion of the label ejection opening of the labeling machine. 1. A label pasting positioning device comprising: a pin mounting plate having a notch that can be removably fixed to any position of the pin mounting plate; 2. Label pasting positioning according to claim 1, wherein the position of the plurality of positioning pins attached to the pin mounting plate is adjustable according to the external dimensions of the lid or bottom flange of the circular can. Device. 3. A plurality of positioning pins, a pin mounting plate having 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 positioning pins of this pin mounting plate. is provided at a predetermined distance from the pin mounting plate on the opposite side of the labeling machine, and can be attached to the labeling machine so as to be detachable and fixed at any position along the label ejection opening of the labeling machine. A label pasting positioning device comprising: a mounting member having a cutout portion; 4. Label attachment according to claim 3, wherein the position of the plurality of positioning pins attached to the pin mounting plate is adjustable according to the outer diameter dimension of the flange portion of the lid or bottom of the circular can. Positioning device.