KR100700291B1 - Labeler for rectangle bottle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a label adhesive device for a rectangular container, the base frame; First and second transfer conveyors respectively installed on the base frame; A feed guide installed at an end of the first conveying conveyor; A star wheel member spaced apart from the feed guide at an end of the first conveying conveyor, the star wheel member having a plurality of concave indentations formed on the outer circumferential surface to constrain the bent surface of the rectangular container to be rotated and conveyed; Adhesive supply means having a melter provided in the base frame and an adhesive roll on which an adhesive melted from the melter is provided on an outer periphery; Label film supply means installed in the base frame and having a rotary cutter for cutting the label film to a predetermined length; An adhesive drum member having a plurality of concave indentations provided at the end of the supply guide, the constraining and rotating conveying of the rectangular container rotated by the star wheel member, and simultaneously linked with the adhesive roll to adhere the label to the outer surface of the rectangular container; ; By including a controller provided in the base frame to control the transfer conveyor, the member and means, the configuration is simple and prevents the rectangular container from crushing during label adhesion, as well as actively responding to the rectangular container having various heights. There is a general purpose that can be.

Label adhesive, square container, star wheel, adhesive drum

Description

Label sticking device for rectangular containers {Labeler for rectangle bottle}

1 is a plan view showing a label bonding apparatus for a rectangular container according to the present invention.

2 is a main view of FIG.

3 is an enlarged view illustrating a portion “A” of FIG. 2.

<< Explanation of symbols for main part of drawing >>

10: base frame

12, 14: conveying conveyor

20: star wheel member

21: wheel 22: axis of rotation

23: recessed part

30: adhesive drum member

31: wheel 32: rotation axis

33: recessed portion 34: buffer pad

41: in feed guide

42: glue roll level bolt

43: glue roll

44: feed roll

45: rotary cutter

46: press roll

47: label level bolt

48: vacuum hose

50: vacuum control valve

60: label film feeder

70 drum guide

72: guide member

81: guide roll

83: hot melt

85 controller

200a, 200b: square container

300 film

The present invention relates to a label bonding apparatus for rectangular containers.

In particular, the present invention relates to a label adhesive device for a rectangular container that can automatically attach the label while rotating the bottle, barrel, etc. having a rectangular shape using the star wheel member and the adhesive drum member formed with a recess.

Techniques for automatically adhering labels to the outer circumferential surface of a bottle or bottle having a circular cross-sectional area are disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 1987-0005874 and Korean Patent Publication No. 1992-0004525. These techniques are limited to a container having a circular shape, and have a disadvantage in that the label cannot be adhered to a container having a rectangular shape as an apparatus for automatically adhering a label.

For example, when comparing a round bottled water bottle and a square bottled water bottle, a circular bottled water bottle having the same capacity when stored in a refrigerator requires a larger seating space as compared to a square bottled water bottle, and also has a disadvantage in that gripping is not smooth. Therefore, the consumer tends to select the bottled water bottle of the rectangular shape that is easy to use and grip the space of the refrigerator, the urgent development is required.

As a result, the current development problem is a technology that can automatically apply a label to a container having a rectangular shape, but can utilize a conventionally installed device.

An object of the present invention created to solve the above problems is to provide a label adhesive device for a rectangular container that can automatically label the rectangular shaped container.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a label adhesive device for a rectangular container that can automatically adhere the label to the rectangular container by utilizing a device for a conventional circular container.

The object of the present invention, the base frame; First and second transfer conveyors respectively installed on the base frame; A supply guide installed at an end of the first transport conveyor; A star wheel member spaced apart from the supply guide at an end of the first conveying conveyor, the star wheel member having a plurality of concave indentations each having a shape corresponding to rotational conveyance by constraining the bent surface of the rectangular container; Adhesive supply means having a melter provided on the base frame and an adhesive roll on which an adhesive melted from the melter is provided on an outer periphery; Label film supply means installed on the base frame and having a rotary cutter for cutting the label film to a predetermined length; Is provided at the end of the supply guide, the concave portion is constrained to rotate and convey the rectangular container rotated by the star wheel member and at the same time interlocked with the adhesive roll to adhere the label to the outer surface of the rectangular container Formed adhesive drum members; And a controller provided in the base frame to control the transfer conveyor, the member and the means.

Preferably, the second conveying conveyor of the present invention is provided at the end of the adhesive drum member to convey the rectangular container to which the label is adhered.

Preferably, the controller of the present invention is such that the star container is rotated by the star wheel member along the supply guide is constrained in the recessed portion of the adhesive drum member so that the label is adhered to the outer surface of the box container. The rotational speeds of the wheel member and the adhesive drum member are respectively controlled.

Preferably, the adhesive supply means of the present invention further comprises an adhesive roll height adjuster for adjusting the height of the adhesive roll.

Preferably, the label film supply means of the present invention comprises a winding roll on which a label film is wound, a plurality of guide rolls interlocked to guide the label film unwound from the winding roll, and guided by the guide roll. And a supply roll provided to supply the label film to the adhesive drum member.

Preferably, the present invention further includes a label height adjuster installed in the vicinity of the feed roll to adjust the height of the label film supplied by the feed roll.

Preferably, a pad made of rubber or synthetic resin is attached to the recess of the adhesive drum member of the present invention.

More preferably, the present invention further comprises a vacuum control valve installed in the base frame to provide air pressure to the adhesive drum member, the rotary cutter and the label height adjuster, respectively, wherein the vacuum control valve is Controlled by the controller.

Preferably, the present invention further comprises a drum guide provided at the wheel adjacent portion of each member to guide the rectangular container rotated and conveyed by the star wheel member and the adhesive drum member.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention with reference to the drawings in detail.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a top view which shows the label adhesive apparatus for rectangular containers by this invention, FIG. 2 is a principal view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an enlarged view which shows the "A" part of FIG.

1 to 3, the label adhesive device for the rectangular container according to the present invention includes a star wheel member 20, a supply guide 41 and a drum for the rectangular container 200a transferred from the first transfer conveyor 12. It is comprised so that the label film 300 may be adhere | attached to a desired site | part by the drum adhesive member 30, rotating and conveyed by the guide 70. FIG.

The first transfer conveyor 12 is provided at the front end of the base frame 10, and transfers the plurality of rectangular containers 200a at an arbitrary speed under the control of the controller 85.

The supply guide 41 is mounted at the end of the first transfer conveyor 12, and is formed in a semi-arc shape so as to alternatively supply the plurality of rectangular containers 200a transferred by the first transfer conveyor 12. .

The rotation speed of the rotation shaft 22 is controlled by the controller 85, and the star wheel member 20 corresponds to the outer circumference of the wheel 21 so as to constrain and rotate the angled portions of the rectangular container 200a. The recessed part 23 of the notched type of the shape, for example, a rectangular shape is formed.

Here, it is preferable that a plurality of concave indentations 23 formed on the outer circumference of the wheel 21 are formed at positions spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance from the center of the rotation shaft 21.

Adhesive drum member 30 is a rectangular container that is controlled by the rotation speed of the rotary shaft 31 by the controller 85, and is constrained and rotated by the recess 23 of the star wheel member 20 as described above ( The concave portion 33 corresponding to the other side of the constriction of the other side of the 200a to rotate and at the same time to adhere the label is formed. Here, the recess 33 is preferably formed in a curved shape unlike the recess 23 of the star wheel member 20 described above.

In addition, a plurality of concave indentation portion 33 is formed at a position spaced apart from the outer periphery of the wheel 31 by a predetermined distance about the rotation shaft 32.

Here, the concave portion 33 is formed in a round shape so as to preferably constrain the rectangular container 200a rotated and conveyed by the star wheel member 20, and the stress upon restraining the rectangular container 200a may be reduced. A damping pad 34 made of rubber or synthetic resin is mounted on the inner side for damping. Therefore, the outer surface of the rectangular container 200a is not crushed when the label 300 is attached.

The drum guide 70 has an outer periphery of the star wheel member 20 and an outer side of the adhesive drum member 30 to guide the rectangular container 200a rotated and conveyed by the star wheel member 20 and the adhesive drum member 30. A guide member 72 is formed integrally with the peripheral portion of the peripheral portion.

The label film supply means 60 includes a plurality of guide rolls 81 interlocked with each other so as to guide the label roll 300 on which the label film 300 is wound, and the label film 300 supplied from the winding roll 60. , A compression roll 46 for compressing the label film 300, and a feed roll 44 provided to provide the label film 300 to the outer periphery of the adhesive drum member 30.

And, the label film supply means 60 is configured to further include a rotary cutter 45 interposed between the outer periphery of the adhesive drum member 30 and the supply roll 44 to cut the label film 300 to the desired length do.

In addition, the label height adjuster 47 is attached to the base frame 10 so that the label film 300 supplied by the feed roll 44 adjusts the height.

The adhesive supply means is provided for applying the adhesive to the label film 300 wound around the outer circumference of the adhesive drum member 30, the melter 83 for melting the adhesive and the outer circumference of the adhesive drum member 30 It is configured to include an adhesive roll 43 to selectively interlock with. Here, the adhesive roll 43 applies the adhesive to the label film 300 while interlocking the molten adhesive supplied from the melter 83 with the outer circumference of the adhesive drum member 30.

A vacuum control valve 50 is provided to actuate and provide pneumatic pressure to the adhesive drum member 30, the label height adjuster 47 and the rotary cutter 45 according to the present invention, respectively. Here, the vacuum control valve 50 is in communication with a pump (not shown) and controlled by the controller 85.

The second conveying conveyor 14 is provided at the end of the adhesive drum member 30 and the guide member 72 to convey the rectangular container 200b to which the label 300 is adhered to the outer surface of the rectangular container 200a.

Here, the controller 85 controls the feed speeds of the first and second transfer conveyors 12 and 14, and controls the rotation speed of the star wheel member 20 and the adhesive drum member 30, respectively. In addition, the controller 85 controls the vacuum control valve 50 as described above to selectively operate the adhesive drum member 30, the rotary cutter 45, and the label height adjuster 47, which are in communication with each other.

The operation relationship of the label adhesive device for a rectangular container of the present invention as described above is as follows.

First, when power is applied, the first and second transfer conveyors 12 and 14 are controlled by the controller 85, the star wheel member 20, the adhesive drum member 30, the label film supply means, the adhesive supply means, and the like. This works.

A plurality of rectangular containers 200a provided on the upper surface of the first transport conveyor 12 are alternatively supplied to the star wheel member 20 by the supply guide 41. Here, the rectangular container 200a is constrained by the concave inlet 23 of the star wheel member 20 and is rotated while being guided by the supply guide 41 and the guide member 72 of the drum guide 70.

Then, the label film 300 supplied from the label film supply means and cut to a predetermined length is supplied to the outer periphery of the adhesive drum member 30, and the adhesive roll interlocked with the outer periphery of the adhesive drum member 30 ( The adhesive is applied to the label film 300 by 43.

The adhesive drum member 30 supplied with the adhesive-coated label film 300 is constrained and rotates the label film 300 while constraining and rotating the rectangular container 200a rotated as described above to the recess 33. It adheres to the outer surface of the container 200a. Here, the rectangular container 200a is simultaneously constrained and rotated at the point where the end of the supply guide 41, for example, the star wheel member 20 and the adhesive drum member 30 meet.

Accordingly, the controller 85 has a rectangular container 200a constrained by the recess 23 of the star wheel member 20 to be rotated and transported at the end of the supply guide 41. 33, the rotation speed of the star wheel member 20 and the adhesive drum member 30 is precisely controlled so that the other side of the rectangular container 200a is restrained.

The rectangular container 200b is constrained by the adhesive drum member 30 and guided and rotated by the guide member 72 to attach the label film 300 to the outer surface.

The rectangular container 200b having the label film 300 attached to the outer surface is supplied and conveyed by the second transfer conveyor 14 installed at the end of the guide member 72.

Although the present invention described above is limited to the above-described embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention may be easily modified by those skilled in the art. It is obvious that it belongs to the technical idea of the.

The present invention having the above configuration has the following advantages and effects.

First, the present invention is simple in configuration and easy to maintain.

Secondly, the present invention can prevent the square container from being crushed by attaching a buffer pad made of rubber or synthetic resin to the concave portion of the adhesive drum member when rotating the rectangular container.

Third, the present invention can change the height adjustment of the label film and the application position of the adhesive has a versatility that can actively respond to the rectangular container having a variety of heights.

Claims (9)

A base frame; First and second transfer conveyors respectively installed on the base frame; A supply guide installed at an end of the first transport conveyor; A star wheel member spaced apart from the supply guide at an end of the first conveying conveyor, the concave portion having a shape corresponding to rotational conveyance by constraining the bent surface of the rectangular container, the plurality of star wheel members being formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof; Adhesive supply means having a melter provided on the base frame and an adhesive roll on which an adhesive melted from the melter is provided on an outer periphery; Label film supply means installed on the base frame and having a rotary cutter for cutting the label film to a predetermined length; Is provided at the end of the supply guide, the concave portion is constrained to rotate and convey the rectangular container rotated by the star wheel member and at the same time interlocked with the adhesive roll to adhere the label to the outer surface of the rectangular container Formed adhesive drum members; And a controller provided in the base frame to control the first transfer conveyor, the second transfer conveyor, the star wheel member, the adhesive drum member, the adhesive supply means and the label film supply means. Label adhesive device. The method of claim 1, And the second conveying conveyor is provided at an end of the adhesive drum member to convey the rectangular container to which the label is adhered. The method of claim 1, The controller, Rotation speed of the star wheel member and the adhesive drum member such that the rectangular container rotated and conveyed by the star wheel member along the supply guide is constrained to the recessed portion of the adhesive drum member so that a label is adhered to the outer surface of the rectangular container. Label adhesive device for a rectangular container, characterized in that for controlling each. The method of claim 1, The adhesive supply means, Label adhesive device for a rectangular container characterized in that it further comprises an adhesive roll height adjuster for adjusting the height of the adhesive roll. The method of claim 1, The label film supply means, A winding roll on which a label film is wound; A plurality of guide rolls interlocked with each other to guide the label film released from the take-up roll; And a supply roll provided to supply the label film guided by the guide roll to the adhesive drum member. The method of claim 5, Label labeling device for a rectangular container characterized in that it further comprises a label height adjuster installed in the vicinity of the feed roll to adjust the height of the label film supplied by the feed roll. The method of claim 1, Labeling device for a rectangular container, characterized in that the buffer pad of the rubber or synthetic resin material is attached to the recessed portion of the adhesive drum member. The method of claim 6, Further comprising a vacuum control valve installed in the base frame to provide air pressure to the adhesive drum member, the rotary cutter and the label height adjuster, respectively, And said vacuum control valve is controlled by said controller. delete

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