KR101770353B1

KR101770353B1 - Labeling apparatus

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Publication number: KR101770353B1
Application number: KR1020150119358A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 강효현
Original assignee: 주식회사 아세테크
Priority date: 2015-08-25
Filing date: 2015-08-25
Publication date: 2017-09-12
Also published as: KR20170024293A

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a label attaching apparatus in which a label attaching operation for a plurality of boxes can be performed by a plurality of label attaching members.
The label attaching apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the conveyor 100 for conveying the box 10 and the boxes 10 to be conveyed by the conveyor 100 are recognized to confirm the order of the boxes 10 A first label attaching member 300 for attaching the label 20 to the box 10 transported by the conveyor 100 and a second label attaching member 300 for attaching the label 20 to the first label attaching member 300, A second label attaching member 400 attaching the label 20 to another box 10 transported by the first label attaching member 100 and a second label attaching member 400 attaching the label 20 to the other label 10 by the first label attaching member 300 and the second label attaching member 400. [ A label identifying member 500 for checking an abnormality of the label 20 in the box 10 conveyed by the conveyor 100 in a state where the label 20 is attached, A box discharging member 600 for discharging the box 10 to the outside of the conveyor 100 and a box discharging member 600 for controlling the conveyor 100, The first label attaching member 300 is controlled so that the label 20 is attached to the odd number box 10 among the boxes 10 to be transported on the basis of the order number and the label 20 And a server 700 for controlling the second ejecting member 600 based on an abnormality of the label identified by the label identifying member 500.

Description

[0001] LABELING APPARATUS [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a label attaching apparatus in which a label attaching operation for a plurality of boxes can be performed by a plurality of label attaching members.

Generally, a labeling device for automatically attaching labels to various types of packing boxes has been developed and commercialized. Such labeling devices have been developed to automatically attach a label to the top surface of a packaging box where most of the merchandise is packaged.

Here, the label is formed in the shape of a sticker and attached to the packaging box, and the company name, bar code, serial number, and delivery address are printed on the outer side.

However, since the above-described labeling apparatus is constituted only by one unit, the labeling operation speed can not be increased.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] The background art of the present invention is disclosed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) Patent Publication No. 2002-0031672, published on May 30, 2002.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a label attaching apparatus capable of labeling a plurality of boxes with a plurality of label attaching members.

The label attaching apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention recognizes the boxes 10 conveyed by the conveyor 100 and the conveyor 100 conveying the box 10 to check the order of each box 10 A first label attaching member 300 for attaching the label 20 to the box 10 transported by the conveyor 100 and a second label attaching member 300 for attaching the label 20 to the first label attaching member 300 at a predetermined interval A second label attaching member 400 for attaching the label 20 to the other box 10 separated by the conveyor 100 and a second label attaching member 400 for attaching the label 20 to the first label attaching member 300 and the second label attaching member 400, A label identifying member 500 for identifying an abnormality of the label 20 in the box 10 conveyed by the conveyor 100 in a state where the label 20 is attached by the label identifying member 500, A box discharging member 600 for discharging the checked box 10 to the outside of the conveyor 100, a conveyor control unit 710 for controlling the conveyor 100, The first label attaching member 300 is controlled so that the label 20 is attached to the odd-numbered box 10 among the boxes 10 to be transported on the basis of the identified order through the confirmation member 200, A label control unit 720 for controlling the second label attachment member 400 so that the label 20 is attached to the even-numbered box 10 among the boxes 10; And a discharging control unit 730 for controlling the box discharging member 600 based on the received information.

The first label mounting member 300 preferably includes a label supply unit 310 for supplying the label 20, a label sensor 320 for detecting the label supply of the label supply unit 310, When the label 20 is attached to the box 10 according to the detection of the label sensor 320 and the label supply unit 310 is lifted to raise the label supply unit 310, The label feeder 310 is configured to feed the label tape 311 wound with the label tape continuously attached with the plurality of labels 20 and the label tape supplied from the supply reel 311 by a predetermined length And a label separator 313 for separating the labels 20 one by one from the label tape supplied by the collecting operation of the collecting reel 312 .

The first label attaching member 300 preferably includes a box height verifying unit 340 for verifying the height of the box 10, A plurality of box detection sensors 342 spaced up and down at predetermined intervals along the sensor frame 341 to detect the box 10 and a box detection sensor 342 detecting the box 10, The server 700 includes a box height calculating unit 343 for calculating the height of the box 10 by checking the number of the first boxes 342, A lifting height calculating section 740 for calculating the lifting height of the label mounting member 300 and a lifting height calculating section 740 for calculating the height of the first and second label mounting members 300 and 400 And an elevation height transfer unit 750 for transferring the elevation height calculated by the elevation height calculation unit 740 to the label control unit 720 .

The box discharge member 600 preferably includes a plurality of guide conveyors 610 for guiding the box 10 conveyed by the conveyor 100 to a discharge position and a guide conveyor 610 provided between the guide conveyors 610 A plurality of discharge conveyors 620 for discharging the guided box 10 to the outside of the conveyor 100 and a lifter 630 for lifting the discharge conveyor 620 such that the box 10 is separated from the guide conveyor 610. [ And a control unit.

The server 700 preferably includes an anomaly detection unit 770 for detecting an abnormality of the first label attachment member 300 and the second label attachment member 400. The server 700 includes an abnormality detection unit 720 through a label control unit 720, The first label attaching member 300 or the second label attaching member 400 which has been abnormally detected by the label checking member 770 is stopped and is operated normally every time the order of the box 10 is confirmed in the order confirming member 200 The speed of the conveyor 100 is operated at a low speed through the conveyor control unit 710 while the first label attachment member 300 and the second label attachment member 400 are continuously operated.

The server 700 preferably includes a stopper control unit 760 for operating the stopper 110. The stopper control unit 760 detects an abnormality The stopper 110 is operated through the stopper control unit 760 when an abnormality is detected in the control unit 770.

The stopper 110 preferably includes a roller 111 that contacts the side surface of the box 10 to stop the box 10, a roller bracket 112 to which both ends of the roller 111 are freely rotatably fixed, And a stopper lifting portion (113) for lifting the bracket (112).

The labeling operation can be performed for a plurality of boxes by a plurality of labeling members, so that the overall labeling operation can be improved.

In addition, when any one of the plurality of label attaching members fails, the other one can perform the label attaching operation, and the conveying speed of the box can be adjusted by moving the conveyor at a low speed.

In addition, it is possible to accurately attach the label by confirming the height of the box, and also to prevent the box from being damaged.

1 is a block diagram showing a label attaching apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a perspective view showing a label attaching apparatus of the present invention.
3 is a side view showing the use state of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view showing a stopper according to the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the stopper of the present invention protrudes to the upper portion of the conveyor. Fig.
6 is a use state showing a state in which the label attaching member of the present invention is lowered and the label is attached.
7 is a state of use in which the labeling member of the present invention is shown in an elevated state after the label is attached;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a box height check part which is a substantial part of the present invention. FIG.
9 is a perspective view showing a box discharging member applied to the present invention.
10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the box discharging member of the present invention is operated.
11 is a block diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of a server according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3, the label attaching apparatus of the present invention includes a conveyor 100, an order confirming member 200, a first label attaching member 300, a second label attaching member 400 A label checking member 500, a box discharging member 600, and a server 700. [

First, the box 10 is made of paper or synthetic resin, and can protect the goods contained therein from external shocks without exposing them to the outside.

The conveyor 100 may be a roller conveyor for conveying the box 10, in which a plurality of rollers are rotated by an external pressure.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the conveyor 100 includes a stopper 110 for stopping the conveyed box 10. The stopper 110 includes a roller 111 for contacting the side surface of the box 10 to stop the box 10, a roller bracket 112 to which both ends of the roller 111 are idly rotatably fixed, And a stopper lifting unit 113 for lifting the lifter 112.

Therefore, when the roller 111 raised by the operation of the stopper lifting part 113 comes into contact with the front surface of the box 10, the box 10 can be stopped. At this time, since the roller 111 contacting the box 10 idles, the friction with the box 10 can be minimized, so that breakage of the box 10 is prevented, and by the operation of the stopper lifting part 113 It is possible to guide the movement of the box 10 as the roller 111 comes into contact with the lower portion of the box 10 in the lowered state and idles. That is, the box 10 moved by the conveyor 100 can be moved smoothly over the roller 111. [

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the order confirmation member 200 recognizes the boxes 10 transferred by the conveyor 100 and confirms the order of the boxes 10, A confirmation module 220 installed on one side of the frame and programmed to count the detection of the sensor 210 and the sensor 210 to detect the odd and even numbers of the box 10, And the like. Accordingly, the sequence number confirmation member 200 counts the box 10 to check the total number, and the odd number boxes 10, such as the first, third, and fifth, and the second, fourth, and sixth The even-numbered boxes 10 can be identified.

6 to 8, the first label attaching member 300 attaches the label 20 to the box 10 conveyed by the conveyor 100, and is provided with a label 20 for supplying the label 20 A label sensor 320 for detecting the label supply of the label supply unit 310 and a label sensor 320 for lowering the label supply unit 310 to attach the label 20 to the box 10, And a lifting unit 330 for lifting the label supplying unit 310 when the label 20 is attached to the box 10 according to the detection of the user.

The label supply unit 310 includes a supply reel 311 provided on a label frame standing up in a state of being close to the conveyor 100 and wound with a label tape to which a plurality of labels 20 are continuously attached, A label reel 312 which is rotated by a predetermined angle by an external pressure so as to withdraw a label tape supplied from the label reel 312 by a predetermined length; And a label separating unit 313 separating the label separating unit 313 one by one.

The end of the tape is wound around the supply reel 311 while the end of the tape is wound around the reel 312. The label separator 313 may be a blade for separating the label 20 from the label tape. Here, the label separating unit 313 may be constituted by an adsorption pad for adsorbing and holding the label 20 by vacuum.

Therefore, the label tape supplied by the supply reel 311 can be separated by the label separating section 313 and attached to the box 10.

The label sensor 320 may be constituted by a touch sensor or a proximity sensor, so that it can sense the supply process of the label 20.

The elevating part 330 may be a cylinder for expanding and contracting the elongated cylinder axis while adjusting the elongated length of the cylinder axis on which the label supplying part 310 is fixed by using air pressure or a pinion for raising and lowering the raising / And a motor that rotates the pinion in the forward or reverse direction.

Thus, when the lifting unit 330 lowers the label supplying unit 310 to the top of the box 10, the label 20 supplied from the label supplying unit 310 is attached to the box 10. When the label sensor 320 detects that the label supplying unit 310 attaches the label 20 to the box 10, the label supplying unit 310 is raised by the elevating unit 330 to move the other label 20 Wait to attach.

In addition, the first label attaching member 300 includes a box height verifying unit 340 for verifying the height of the box 10. The box height verifying unit 340 includes a sensor frame 341 rising in a state of being in proximity to the conveyor 100 and a box height detecting unit 342 disposed at a predetermined distance above and below the sensor frame 341 to detect the box 10 And a box height calculating unit 343 for calculating the height of the box 10 by checking the number of box detecting sensors 342 and the number of box detecting sensors 342 detecting the box 10.

Accordingly, when the box detection sensors 342 arranged in the vertical direction detect the outer surface of the box 10, the number of the box detection sensors 342 sensed by the box height calculation unit 343 is checked, And provides the calculated height to the server 700.

In addition, the box height verifying unit 340 is also applied to the second label attaching member 400.

1 to 3, the second label attaching member 400 is attached to another box 10, which is spaced apart from the first label attaching member 300 by a predetermined distance and conveyed by the conveyor 100, with a label 20 And can be constructed in the same manner as the first label mounting member 300, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The label identifying member 500 is attached to the label 10 in the box 10 transported by the conveyor 100 with the label 20 attached by the first label attaching member 300 and the second label attaching member 400 20, it is possible to constitute a vision scanner for photographing the box 10 to which the label 20 is attached and confirming the label attachment state. Therefore, the label identifying member 500 compares the preset reference screen with the photographed screen to determine whether the label 20 is correctly attached to the box 10 or the normal state where the label 20 is not attached to the box 10 Or the label 20 is attached in a twisted state.

9 and 10, the box discharging member 600 discharges the box 10 identified above the label by the label identifying member 500 to the outside of the conveyor 100, and the conveyor 100 A plurality of guide conveyors 610 for guiding the box 10 conveyed by the guide conveyor 610 to the discharge position and a box 10 guided to the discharge position provided between the guide conveyors 610 to the outside of the conveyor 100 And a lifter 630 for lifting the discharge conveyor 620 such that the box 10 is separated from the guide conveyor 610. [

The guide conveyor 610 is composed of a plurality of belt conveyors rotated by a power transmitted from the outside so as to transfer the box 10 in the same direction as the conveyor 100 while being spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, And a plurality of roller conveyors that are provided between the guide conveyors 610 and are rotated by a power transmitted from the outside to convey the box 10 in a direction perpendicular to the conveyor 100. The lifters 630 And a cylinder for lifting and discharging the discharge conveyor 620.

Thus, the discharge conveyor 620 is positioned at a lower level than the guide conveyor 610 and does not interfere with the movement of the box 10, but when the lifter 630 protrudes above the guide conveyor 610, And discharges it to the outside of the conveyor 100. That is, the discharge conveyor 620 does not prevent the movement of the box 10 to which the label 20 normally is attached, but discharges only the boxes 10 to which the label 20 abnormally adheres.

At this time, a box collecting means 800 such as a bellows conveyor for collecting the discharged box 10 is installed outside the conveyor 100 so that the label 20 can be collected to be normally attached to the box 10 have.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 11, the server 700 includes a conveyor control unit 710 for controlling the conveyor 100, The first label attaching member 300 is controlled so that the label 20 is attached to the odd numbered boxes 10 among the transferred boxes 10 and the even numbered box 10 among the transferred boxes 10 is controlled, A label control unit 720 for controlling the second label attaching member 400 so that the label 20 is attached to the label identifying member 500, An elevation height calculating unit 740 for calculating an elevation height of the first label attaching member 300 based on the box height determined by the box height verifying unit 340 and an elevation height calculating unit 740 So that the first label mounting member 300 and the second label mounting member 400 are lifted and lowered by the lifting height calculated in the lifting height calculating section 740. [ A stopper control unit 760 for activating the stopper 110 and an abnormality detecting unit for detecting an abnormality of the first label attaching member 300 and the second label attaching member 400 And an abnormality detecting unit 770 for detecting the abnormality.

The conveyor control unit 710 controls the conveyor 100 to operate at a constant speed or to operate at a low speed.

The label control unit 720 controls the first label attachment member 300 and the second label attachment member 400 so that the label 20 is attached to the box 10.

The discharge control unit 730 controls the box discharging member 600 so that the box 10 is discharged to the outside of the conveyor 100.

The elevation height calculated by the elevation height calculation unit 740 is provided to the label control unit 720 through the elevation height transfer unit 750 so that the first and second label attachment members 300, 10 of the present invention.

The stopper control unit 760 actuates the stopper 110. [ At this time, the server 700 may be configured to operate the stopper 110 through the stopper control unit 760 when an anomaly detection unit 770 detects an error.

The abnormality detecting unit 770 senses an abnormality of the first label attaching member 300 and the second label attaching member 400. The first label attaching member 300 and the second label attaching member 300, 2 operation state of the label attachment member 400 is feedbacked to confirm the abnormality.

The server 700 stops the first label attachment member 300 or the second label attachment member 400 abnormally detected by the anomaly detection unit 770 through the label control unit 720, The first label attaching member 300 and the second label attaching member 400 which are normally operated are operated successively each time the order of the box 10 is confirmed in the conveyor control unit 710, 100 at a low speed.

Hereinafter, the operation state of the present invention will be described.

First, as the conveyor 100 is operated, the boxes 10 are transported in a line.

Then, the order confirming member 200 confirms the order of the boxes 10 to which the order confirmation member 200 is transferred.

At this time, the server 700 selectively operates the first label attachment member 300 and the second label attachment member 400 on the basis of the order confirmed by the order confirmation member 200.

Thus, when the boxes 10 are transferred in a line, the odd-numbered boxes 10 are attached to the label 20 by the first label-attaching member 300, and the even-numbered boxes 10 are attached to the second label- The label 20 is attached by the adhesive 400.

Since the height of the boxes 10 to be transported is measured by the box height verifying units 340 provided in the first label attaching member 300 and the second label attaching member 400, 300 and the second label attaching member 400 correspond to the measured height, the box 10 is not damaged in the process of attaching the label 20, and the label attaching operation is accurately performed .

As described above, since the label attaching operations of the boxes 10 are performed by the first label attaching member 300 and the second label attaching member 400, there is an advantage that the operation speed is doubled.

When the abnormality of the label 20 attached to the box 10 is confirmed through the label checking member 500, the box discharging member 600 controlled by the server 700 moves the box 10 to the conveyor 100 So that the disturbance factor of the logistics work can be prevented in advance.

Furthermore, the box 10 discharged to the outside of the conveyor 100 can be recovered and a labeling operation can be performed.

Meanwhile. When the first label attachment member 300 or the second label attachment member 400 generates an error, the other label attachment member is continuously operated while the corresponding label attachment member is stopped. At this time, the conveyor 100 can be operated at a low speed so that the boxes 10 can be transported at a slow speed. In addition, the stoppers 110 may be operated to supply the boxes 10 intermittently.

In this way, even if a failure occurs in one labeling member, the other labeling member is normally operated, so that the labeling operation can be continued without interruption.

As described above, since a plurality of labeling members are operated at the same time, the labeling operation can be performed quickly, which is a very useful invention that can be widely applied to a labeling apparatus for attaching labels to a box.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is to be understood, therefore, that the embodiments described above are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents It is to be understood that all changes and modifications that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.

10: Box 20: Label
100: conveyor 110: stopper
111: roller 112: roller bracket
113: stopper lifting part 200: order confirmation member
300: first label attachment member 310: label supply unit
311: supply reel 312:
313: Label separator 320: Label sensor
330: elevating part 340: box height checking part
341: sensor frame 342: box detection sensor
343: box height calculating section 400: second label attaching member
500: label identifying member 600: box ejecting member
610: Guide conveyor 620: Discharge conveyor
630: Lifter 700: Server
710: Conveyor control unit 720: Label control unit
730: discharge control section 740: ascending / descending height calculating section
750: lift-up height transmission part 760: stopper control part
770:

Claims

A conveyor 100 for conveying the box 10,
A stopper 110 provided on the conveyor 100 for stopping the box 10 being transported,
An order confirmation member 200 for recognizing the boxes 10 transported by the conveyor 100 and confirming the order of each of the boxes 10,
A first labeling member 300 for attaching the label 20 to the box 10 transported by the conveyor 100,
A second label attaching member 400 for attaching the label 20 to another box 10 which is spaced apart from the first label attaching member 300 by a predetermined distance and conveyed by the conveyor 100,
The abnormality of the label 20 is confirmed in the box 10 conveyed by the conveyor 100 in a state in which the label 20 is attached by the first label attachment member 300 and the second label attachment member 400 A label identifying member 500,
A box discharging member 600 for discharging the box 10 identified by the label identifying member 500 beyond the label to the outside of the conveyor 100,
A conveyor control unit 710 for controlling the conveyor 100 so that the label 20 is attached to the odd-numbered boxes 10 among the boxes 10 to be transported on the basis of the order identified through the order confirmation member 200 A label controller 720 that controls the first label attaching member 300 and controls the second label attaching member 400 to attach the label 20 to the even-numbered box 10 among the boxes 10 to be transferred, A discharge control unit 730 for controlling the box discharging member 600 on the basis of the label abnormality detected by the label checking member 500, a stopper control unit 760 for operating the stopper 110, And an abnormality detecting unit 770 for detecting an abnormality of the member 300 and the second label attaching member 400,
The first label attachment member 300
A label supplier 310 for supplying a label,
A label sensor 320 for detecting the label supply of the label supplier 310,
The label supply unit 310 is lowered so that the label 20 is attached to the box 10 and the label supply unit 310 is raised when the label 20 is attached to the box 10 according to the detection of the label sensor 320 And a lifting portion 330,
The label supplier 310
A supply reel 311 on which a plurality of labels 20 are continuously wound and on which a label tape is wound,
A recovery reel 312 rotated by a predetermined angle by external pressure so as to withdraw a label tape supplied from the supply reel 311 by a predetermined length,
And a label separating section (313) for separating the labels (20) one by one from the label tape supplied by the collecting operation of the collecting reel (312)
The server 700 stops the first label attaching member 300 or the second label attaching member 400 that are detected abnormally by the abnormality detecting unit 770 through the label control unit 720, The first label attaching member 300 and the second label attaching member 400 which are normally operated are continuously operated each time the order of the box 10 is confirmed in the conveying direction of the conveyor 100 through the conveyor control unit 710, To operate at a low speed,
The server 700 operates the stopper 110 through the stopper control unit 760 when an anomaly is detected in the anomaly detection unit 770,
The stopper 110
A roller 111 contacting the side surface of the box 10 to stop the box 10,
A roller bracket 112 to which both ends of the roller 111 are rotatably fixed,
And a stopper lifting portion (113) for lifting the roller bracket (112)
Wherein the movement of the box (10) is guided by contact with the lower portion of the box (10) while the roller (111) is lowered by the operation of the stopper lifting portion (113) and idling.

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The first labeling member (300) according to claim 1, wherein the first labeling member (300) includes a box height verifying unit (340) for verifying the height of the box (10)
The box height check unit 340
A sensor frame 341 standing up in proximity to the conveyor 100,
A plurality of box detection sensors 342 spaced up and down along the sensor frame 341 to detect the box 10,
And a box height calculating unit 343 for calculating the height of the box 10 by checking the number of the box detecting sensors 342 that sense the box 10,
The server 700
An ascending / descending height calculating unit 740 for calculating an ascending / descending height of the first label attaching member 300 based on the box height ascertained by the box height ascertainment unit 340,
The lifting height calculated by the lifting height calculating unit 740 is set such that the height of the first label mounting member 300 and the height of the second label mounting member 400 are increased by the lift height calculated by the lifting height calculating unit 740 And an elevation height transmission unit (750) for transmitting the elevation height transmission unit (720).

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the box ejection member (600)
A plurality of guide conveyors 610 for guiding the box 10 conveyed by the conveyor 100 to a discharge position,
A plurality of discharge conveyors 620 provided between the guide conveyors 610 for discharging the box 10 guided to the discharge position to the outside of the conveyor 100,
And a lifter (630) lifting the discharge conveyor (620) so that the box (10) is spaced apart from the guide conveyor (610).

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