KR20210111203A - An Apparatus for Bonding a Label - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a labeling apparatus. The labeling apparatus comprises: a product input module (11) for inserting a label-attached product along an input path with an adjustable width; a transfer module (12) for transferring an input product along a predetermined path; a label supply module (13) for transferring a labeling substrate; a printing module (14) for printing information in a process of transferring a label supplied from the label supply module (13); a separation and attachment module (15) for separating a label and attaching the label to the product while transferring a label attachment substrate on which information is printed in the printing module (14) along an induction path; and a substrate discharging module (16) for discharging a label separation substrate. An objective of the present invention is to provide the labelling apparatus which allows the label to be stably separated from the substrate and attached to a product or part.

Description

An Apparatus for Bonding a Label

The present invention relates to a label attaching apparatus, and more particularly, to a label attaching apparatus capable of attaching to a product while printing information on a label that is attached to a substrate and transported.

A label for display of information can be attached to various types of products or parts, and various types of machines for automatically applying the label are known in the art. Patent Registration No. 10-1501200 states that, if an error occurs in the container feeder to which the label is supplied, the main conveyor that transports the container and moves it to the place where the label is attached continues to operate, but the container feeder is stopped so that all the remaining amount of the container already supplied is Disclosed is a label attaching device capable of being printed on a label. Utility Model Registration No. 20-0486950 discloses a label attaching device capable of reducing manufacturing cost and reducing label attaching time by improving the structure of a label separating unit and a label attaching unit. It is advantageous that the apparatus for attaching the label has a structure in which the label can be stably separated from the substrate while being able to display various information on various products or parts. However, the prior art does not disclose a label attaching device having such a structure.

The present invention has the following objects to solve the problems of the prior art.

Prior Art 1: Patent Registration No. 10-1501200 (Korea L&P Tech Co., Ltd., Announcement on Mar. 12, 2015) Label Attachment Device Prior Art 2: Utility Model Registration No. 20-0486950 (Chong Pil Choi, 2018.07.17. Announcement) Label Attachment Device

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a label attaching apparatus in which information is printed on a label in the process of transferring the label, and the label is stably separated from a substrate and attached to a product or part.

According to one suitable embodiment of the present invention, the label attaching device includes a product input module for inputting a label-attached product along an input path that can be adjusted in width; a transfer module for transferring the input product along a predetermined path; a label supply module for transferring the labeling substrate; a printing module for printing information in the process of transferring the label supplied from the label supply module; a separation and attachment module that separates the label and attaches it to the product while transferring the label attachment substrate printed with information in the printing module along the induction path; and a substrate discharging module for discharging the label separation substrate.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, it includes a gap forming unit for forming an induction gap in the transport path of the labeling substrate.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the separation attachment module includes an induction plate for guiding the transfer of the label-attached substrate; a path control unit for controlling a transport path of the label-attached substrate transported along the guide plate; and an adhesion unit formed on the upper surface of the separation inducing unit for separating the label from the label attaching substrate.

The label attaching apparatus according to the present invention enables a variety of information to be printed and attached to a product or part while a label is continuously transferred and supplied to an attaching position. The label attaching device according to the present invention allows the label to be stably separated at the separation position of the label. In addition, the label attaching apparatus according to the present invention can be applied to labels of various standards.

1 shows an embodiment of a label attaching device according to the present invention.
Figure 2 shows an embodiment of the structure in which the product is put in the label attaching device according to the present invention.
Figure 3 shows an embodiment of the structure in which the label is supplied and separated from the label attaching apparatus according to the present invention, and then the substrate is discharged.
Figure 4 shows an embodiment of the structure in which the label is separated from the substrate in the label attaching apparatus according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the embodiments are for a clear understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have similar functions, so they will not be repeatedly described unless necessary for the understanding of the invention, and well-known components will be briefly described or omitted, but the present invention It should not be construed as being excluded from the embodiment of

1 shows an embodiment of a label attaching device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the label attaching device includes: a product input module 11 for inserting a label-attached product along an input path capable of adjusting the width; a transfer module 12 for transferring the input product along a predetermined path; Label supply module 13 for transferring the labeling substrate; a printing module 14 for printing information in the process of transferring the label supplied from the label supply module 13; a separation and attachment module 15 for separating the label and attaching it to the product while transferring the label attachment substrate on which the information is printed in the printing module 14 along the induction path; and a substrate discharging module 16 for discharging the label separation substrate.

The product may be various types of containers or parts, and the product input module 11 may have a structure suitable for input of various products, and may have a structure capable of adjusting the width of an input path. The product may be fed through the input guide 111 including a pair of guide members disposed to face each other and the path forming rollers 111a and 111b disposed above each guide member. The product may be guided through the guide gap formed by the path forming rollers 111a and 111b and transferred to the transport module 12 . The separation distance of the pair of guide members can be adjusted, whereby the separation distance of the path forming rollers 111a and 111b can be adjusted by the separation adjustment unit 112 . Products having various sizes may be guided to the transfer module 12 through the input guide 111 of the product input module 11 . The transfer module 12 includes a conveyor unit 121 to which the product is transferred; The conveyor unit 121 may include first and second transfer induction units 122 and 123 for transferring the product along a predetermined route while forming one boundary of the transfer path formed on the conveyor unit 121 . The conveyor unit 121 may have various structures that form a flat conveying path or a similar conveying path, and may be rotated by a driving motor and a rotating roller. The first transport guide unit 122 may have a linear member structure extending along a transport path, and may be disposed on an upper surface of the conveyor unit 121 . One end of the first transfer unit 122 may be coupled to the guide member of the input guide 111, whereby it may be moved according to the movement of the guide member. The second transfer induction unit 123 may have a structure that is movable in a direction perpendicular to the transfer path while extending along the transfer path of the product from one end of the first transfer induction unit 122 . The product transferred along the conveyor unit 121 by the first and second transfer induction units 122 may be moved along a predetermined path to be guided to a label attachment position.

The label-attached substrate may be transferred by the label supply module 13 , and the label-attached substrate may be wound around the supply reel 131 while forming a tape shape. The label attached substrate wound on the supply reel 131 may be guided by the supply guide roller 132 and transferred to the printing module 14 . Information necessary for the label may be printed in the printing module 14, and the printing module 14 may be operated by a driving program while having a function such as inkjet printing or laser printing. A guide path of the labeling substrate may be formed in the printing module 14 , and the label may be detected by the label detection means. When a label is detected at a predetermined position, the printing module 14 may be operated to print information necessary for the label. A variety of information may be printed on the label, and the printing information may be predetermined and stored in the printing module according to the container or the type of the container. The label attachment substrate on which information is printed by the printing module 14 may be transferred to the separation attachment module 15 . The separation and attachment module 15 may include a separation inducing unit 151 for transferring the label-attached substrate in a printable state and a separation and attachment unit 152 for separating the printed label while being transferred through the separation inducing unit 151. . A detection unit for detecting the position of the label may be installed in the separation inducing unit 151 , and the separation inducing unit 151 may be made of a conveyor structure. In the process of transferring the labeling substrate from the separation inducing unit 151 , information necessary for the label may be printed, and the printed label may be separated from the substrate by the separation and attaching unit 152 and attached to the product. Thereafter, the label separation gas from which the label is separated may be discharged through the substrate discharge module 16 including the discharge guide roller 161 and the discharge reel 162 . The substrate separated by the substrate discharging module 16 may be treated in a variety of ways.

A component module such as the input module 11, the transfer module 12, or the label supply module 13 may be disposed above the installation frame F, and is placed on the installation frame F for the operation of each component module. A control panel CP may be installed. The transfer module 12 may be disposed on the upper plane of the installation frame F, and the label supply module 13, the printing module 14, the detaching attachment module 15 and the discharging module 16 are combined into one independent A module may be formed, and the position of the coupling module relative to the transport module 12 may be adjusted by the position adjustment module 17 . The coupling module may be coupled to the installation frame (F) in various structures, and the installation frame (F) or the control panel (CP) may be formed in various structures, thereby the present invention is not limited thereto.

Figure 2 shows an embodiment of the structure in which the product is put in the label attaching device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the input guide 111 includes guide members 21a and 21b extending while facing each other; and path forming rollers 111a and 111b coupled to the respective guide members 21a and 21b. The guiding members 21a and 21b facing each other may extend in parallel with their facing surfaces separated from each other, and the starting portions of the guiding members 21a and 21b may have a triangular structure, and the path forming rollers 111a and 111b ) can be a rotatable structure. The product introduced through the guide members 21a and 21b may be moved along the input guide 111 by rotation of the path forming rollers 111a and 111b. The input guide 111 may be made of a structure in which the width can be adjusted to suit the shape of the product. For example, the first guiding member 21a may be independently movable in the width direction by the separation control unit 112 , and the second guiding member 21b may be fixed to a predetermined position of the conveyor unit 121 . The separation control unit 112 for adjusting the distance between the first and second guide members 21a and 21b includes a pair of reference plates 211a and 211b fixed to the first and second guide members 21a and 21b, respectively; a movement guide member 212 extending in the width direction from the pair of reference plates 211a and 211b; and an adjustment handle 213 for moving the first guiding member 21a along the movement guiding member 212 . The second guide member 21b may be fitted on a reference formed along one side of the conveyor unit 121 , and the first reference plate 211a moves the movement guide member 212 according to the operation of the adjustment handle 213 . While moving along, the width of the input path may be adjusted by moving along the first guide member 21a in the width direction. One end of the first transfer guide member 122 may be coupled to one end of the first guide member 21a, and the first transfer guide member 122 controls the extension direction of the conveyor unit 121 or the transfer direction of the product. It may have a linear member shape extending along it. Accordingly, the first transfer guide member 122 may form one boundary of the transfer path. The first conveyance guide member 122 may be moved according to the movement of the first guide member 21a, and the first and second guide members 21a and 21b are selectively movable along the conveying direction of the product. (121). The second transfer guide member 123 may have the same or similar shape as the first transfer guide member 122 and extend along the transfer path at a location separated from the end of the first transfer guide member 122 . The position of the second transfer guide member 123 may be adjusted independently of the first transfer guide member 122 , and the linear fixing member 125 may be coupled to one boundary of the conveyor unit 121 . In addition, a pair of vertical moving members 124a and 124b may be coupled to be movable with respect to the linear fixing member 125 in a direction perpendicular to the linear fixing member 125, and the vertical moving members 124a and 124b. The second transfer induction unit 123 may be coupled to one end of the to move in the width direction. A product to be labeled may be guided along a transport path formed by the first and second transport guide members 122 and 123 to be transported to a labeling position. The separation and attachment unit 152 may adjust the position at which the label is attached by the position adjustment module 17 together with other modules. The position adjustment module 17 includes a vertical extension unit 171 extending in a direction perpendicular to the product transfer plane formed by the conveyor unit 121; a position control block 172 coupled to be movable in a vertical direction or a width direction with respect to the vertical extension unit 171; Vertical adjustment handle 174 for adjusting the vertical position corresponding to the height direction of the position adjustment block 172; and a width adjustment handle 173 for adjusting the position of the position adjustment block 172 in the width direction. a label supply module, a printing module 14, a detachable attachment module by the position adjustment module 17; and the position of the discharging module may be adjusted, and accordingly, the position of labeling of the separation and attaching unit 152 may be adjusted. The position adjustment module 17 may have various structures capable of adjusting the label separation and attachment positions, and is not limited to the presented embodiment.

Figure 3 shows an embodiment of the structure in which the label is supplied and separated from the label attaching apparatus according to the present invention, and then the substrate is discharged.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the labeling substrate supplied from the supply reel 131 may be guided to the separation induction unit 151 through the supply guide roller 132 , the width limiting unit 332 , and the separation guide roller 333 . have. The separation inducing unit 151 may have a conveyor structure, and the labeling substrate may be transferred along the upper surface of the separation inducing unit 151 . The position of the label may be detected while the labeling substrate is transported along the separation inducing unit 151 , and accordingly, the printing module 14 may be operated to print information necessary for the label. The label on which the information is printed is separated from the separation and attaching unit 152 and attached to the product, and the label separation substrate is guided along the lower surface of the separation guide unit 151 to the discharge guide roller 161 and the discharge reel 162 . can be emitted by A gap forming unit 331 may be disposed at a position facing the feed guide roller 132 so that the label-attached substrate is guided in a predetermined direction, and the gap forming unit 331 has an end portion of the feed guide roller 132 and the label. It may include a gap forming plate 331a that forms a gap through which the attachment substrate can pass. The width limiting unit 332 may have a structure of a linear member having a circular cross-section extending along the extending direction of the supply guide roller 132, and a limiting tab 132a at a position corresponding to the width of the transferred labeling substrate. This can be placed The supply reel 131 , the supply guide roller 132 , the separation attachment unit 152 , the discharge guide roller 161 and the discharge reel 162 may be coupled to the plate-shaped moving block 32 , and the moving block ( 32 may be moved up and down along the movement guide 175 formed in the vertical extension unit 171 . The vertical extension unit 171 may be fixed to the plate-shaped coupling base 31 coupled to the installation frame. With this structure, the vertical position of the separation and attachment unit 152 may be adjusted according to the vertical movement of the moving block 32 , and labels may be attached to various heights of products having different heights.

Figure 4 shows an embodiment of the structure in which the label is separated from the substrate in the label attaching apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the separation and attachment module 15 includes an induction plate 43 for guiding the transfer of a label-attached substrate; Path control units (442a, 442b) for controlling the transport path of the labeling substrate transported along the guide plate (43); and an adhesion unit 454 formed on the upper surface of the separation inducing unit 46 for separating the label from the label attaching substrate.

A square plate-shaped input plate 421 may be disposed in front of the guide walls 411a and 411b that are separated from each other and extend in parallel, and are separated from each other along the extension direction of the guide walls 411a and 411b in the width direction. Balance members 422a, 422b having a circular cross-section at both ends of the guide walls 411a, 411b may be installed. A plate-shaped guide plate 43 may be disposed between the balance members 422a and 422b. The label attachment substrate may be transferred along the separation induction unit 151 having such a structure, and the label may be separated from the separation attachment unit 152 coupled to the end of the separation induction unit 151 to be attached to the product. The separation attachment unit 152 includes a label guide block 441 coupled to the ends of the guide walls 411a and 411b; Path control units (442a, 442b) arranged to face each other in the label guide block (441) to control the transport path of the label-attached substrate; a separation guide unit 46 extending from the label guide block 442 to a width corresponding to the label; an attachment unit 473 located at the end of the separation induction unit 46; and an adhesion unit 454 for transferring the label in close contact with the upper surface of the separation induction unit 46 .

The path adjustment units 442a and 442b may have a structure in which the width can be adjusted in the upper plane of the label induction block 441 , and the width adjustment may be adjusted to correspond to the width of the separation induction unit 46 . The attachment unit 473 may have a roller structure and may be coupled to the shaft member 472 . The attachment unit 473 is coupled to one part of the shaft member 472, and the other end of the shaft member 472 is a shaft coupling member 471 extending from one side of the label guide block 441 along the transport direction of the label. ) can be combined. The shaft coupling member 471 may have a structure in which a portion to which the shaft member 472 is coupled by elasticity can move up and down, thereby allowing the label to be firmly attached to the product by the attachment unit 473 . The adhesion unit 454 may be a plate-shaped member extending to be inclined with respect to the separation inducing unit 46 , and the label-attached substrate is transported in close contact with the separation inducing unit 46 to the end of the separation inducing unit 46 . so that the label can be easily separated from the An end of the adhesion unit 454 may be fixed to the pressing block 453 , and the pressing block 453 may be fixed to the inclination adjustment shaft 452 . And the inclination control shaft 452 can be coupled to the pressure control member 451 having one end fixed to the guide walls 411a and 411b, and by adjusting the position coupled to the pressure control member 451, the close contact unit The pressure applied to the labeling substrate by 454 can be adjusted. One end of the guide walls 411a and 411b may be fixed to a vertical fixing member 48 , and optionally, an up-and-down position coupled to the vertical fixing member 48 may be adjusted. As shown in the upper part of Fig. 4, the label can be separated at the end of the separation inducing unit 46, and the upper end of the separation inducing unit 46 can form a sharp side so that the label is easily separated. have. Specifically, the upper surface of the separation induction unit 46 may be a flat surface, and the lower end may form an inclined surface. When the label attaching substrate reaches the end of the separation inducing unit 46 , the path is bent downward and the label is separated, and the label separating substrate is guided along the inclined surface and transferred to the rear of the separation inducing unit 46 . And the separated label may be attached to the product by the attachment unit 473 while moving forward.

The separation attachment module 15 may have various label separation structures and is not limited to the presented embodiment.

The label attaching apparatus according to the present invention enables a variety of information to be printed and attached to a product or part while a label is continuously transferred and supplied to an attaching position. The label attaching device according to the present invention allows the label to be stably separated at the separation position of the label. In addition, the label attaching apparatus according to the present invention can be applied to labels of various standards.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the presented embodiments, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and modified inventions without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention with reference to the presented embodiments. . The present invention is not limited by such variations and modifications, but only by the claims appended hereto.

11: Product input module 12: Transfer module
13: level supply module 14: print module
15: detachable attachment module 16: substrate ejection module
17: positioning module 21a, 21b: guide member
32: moving block 42: guide plate
43: induction plate 46: separation induction unit
111a, 111b: path forming roller 111: feed guide
121: conveyor unit 122: first transfer induction unit
123: second transfer guide unit 124a, 124b: vertical movement member
125: linear fixing member
131: supply reel
151: separation induction unit 152: separation attachment unit
161: ejection guide roller 162: ejection reel
171: vertical extension member 172: positioning block
173: width adjustment handle 174: vertical adjustment handle
211a, 211b: reference plate 212: movement guide member
213: adjustment handle
331: gap forming unit 332: width limiting unit
132a: Restrictions tab
333: separation guide roller 441a, 441b: guide wall
442a, 442b: path adjustment unit 453: adhesion unit

Claims (1)

a product input module 11 for inserting a label-attached product along an input path with adjustable width;
a transfer module 12 for transferring the input product along a predetermined path;
a printing module 14 for printing information on the label supplied from the supply guide roller 132 for inducing the transfer of the label-attached substrate;
A gap forming unit 331 that is disposed at a position facing the supply guide roller 132 and includes a gap forming plate 331a whose end portion forms a gap through which the supply guide roller 132 and the labeling substrate can pass. ;
Width limiting unit 332 in which the limiting tab 132a is disposed at a position corresponding to the width of the transferred labeling substrate while having a structure of a linear member having a circular cross section extending along the extending direction of the supply guide roller 132 ;
In the printing module 14, the separation guide unit 151 for transferring the label-attached substrate on which the information is printed along the guide path and the separation attachment unit 152 for separating the printed label while being transferred through the separation guide unit 151 a detachable attachment module 15 made of; and
a substrate discharging module 16 for discharging the label separation substrate;
The supply reel 131 and the supply guide roller 132 of the label supply module 13, the separation attachment unit 152, and the discharge guide roller 161 and the discharge reel 162 of the substrate discharge module 16 are plate-shaped coupled to the moving block 32 of the moving block 32 is moved up and down along the moving guide 175 formed in the vertical extension unit 171,
The separation induction unit 151 includes guide walls 411a and 411b that are separated from each other and extend in parallel, a square plate-shaped input plate 421 disposed in front of the guide walls 411a and 411b, and guide walls 411a and 411b. ) separated from each other along the extending direction of the plate-shaped induction plate disposed between the balancing members 422a and 422b and the balancing members 422a and 422b installed on the induction walls 411a and 411b at both ends in the width direction ( 43),
The separation attachment unit 152 includes a label guide block 441 coupled to the end of the guide wall 411a, 411b; Path control units (442a, 442b) arranged to face each other in the label guide block (441) to control the transport path of the label-attached substrate; a separation guide unit 46 extending from the label guide block 442 to a width corresponding to the label; an attachment unit 473 located at the end of the separation induction unit 46; and an adhesion unit 454 for transferring the label in close contact with the upper surface of the separation induction unit 46 .

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