US1111676A - Apparatus for applying bands, wrappers, or labels to boxes, blocks, or packages. - Google Patents

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W. ROSE. APPARATUS FOR APPLYING BANDS, WRAPPEBS, OR LABELS T0 BOXES, BLOCKS, OR PACKAGES. APPLIOATIONIILED JUNE ,29, 1910. 1, 1 11,676, Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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p WILLIAM Rose, or GAINSBORQUGi-IQE To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ROSE, a subjectoftheKing of Great Britain and Ireland, ofAlbion Works, Gainsborough, in the county of Lincoln, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Applying Bands, WVrappers, or Labels toB'oXes, Blocks, or Packages, of. which the I following is a specification.v V n l This invention has for its object to pro-.

videsimple and eflicient apparatus by which bands wrappers,for. labels, canbe rapidly and accurately applied. to boxesfblocks, or packages. For brevity, the articles to which 3 the bands, wrappers, or labels, are to be ap- PllQClflIG hereinafter referred to as packagesfand thebands, wrappers, or labels, are

referred to as paper bands.

ETheapparatus according to this invention comprisesineansl for the supply of paper bands; a devicey-whi'c h moves in one direction and takes .up' adhesive, and then, by means of this adhesive, takes up a paper band and moves in the reverse direction and conveys the said band to, and deposits it on, a table With an opening therein corresponding to the lengthand breadtlrv of the packages to be dealt -with; a device for receiving and carrying: the packages and depositing them upon the paper band placed over the opening in the table aforesaid, and. for pressing the said paper band and package into a receiver-beneath; devices to fold, each end of the} paper handover the package, whenso required; a retainer, the cross-sectional area of whichis equal to the length and breadth of the packages, so as to, assist ,lIl shaping them and an ejector for expelling the pack-.j

ages into a' trough, wherejthey. remain the required time to allow the adhesiveto dry,

The V apparatus also comprises modified means, by whichthe paper bands are held upon the table and wrappedaround the boxes, blocks, or packages, and it also consists in the useof means whereby the interior of the magazine canbeadjustedto adapts it to any irregularitles 1n.the}p aperband as:

regards cutting, or printing, .for,example,

and so as to minimize the riskof taking up,

:more thanone paper band at-,atime. The I devices for holding one end'of the paper band and for turning'it over by means of a pinion land toothed sector and forpressing and smoothing itdownimay be like, those hereina t r -des, ri e but the P t of the WRAPPEES, 0R LABELS. TO BOXES, BLOCKS, OR PACKAGES. i

table which is at the other end of the paper bands and capable of tilting and advancing over the packages to laythe short end of the paper band upon the package maybe provided such as hereinafter more fully described, with a second gripper Which grips that end of the paper band whileit is gripped at the. other end by the first named gripper, and means are provided, whereby a small movement is given to the part of the table carrying the second gripper so that-the paper band is stretched taut just before, and while, the package is placed on the band on the table. The apparatus also comprises modified mechanism for conveying the pack ages to over the paper band on the opening in the table; means for exerting additional pressure on the packages in the receiver when a package is being forced into the aforesaid" receiver; means for more efii ciently' siipplying adhesive to the device which applies the adhesive to the paper bandsp mechanism, which will permit of lengthwise-rocking movement of the adhesive-applying device, in order to permit of the said device accommodating itself to. any slight inequalities in taking up adhesive; means for preventinginjury tothe packages and means forproperly retaining the folds or tabs in position on the ends of the packages; a modified form of receiver into which the packages are deliveredj and means which will insure the paper band being kept in position sidewise during folding.

I; ivlll particularly describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figures 1 and 2 show oppositeside eleva tions, Figs. 3' and 4; end elevationslookiiig constructed in accordance with my inven-v tion. The remaining figures are detail views, drawn to a larger scale, of parts, or modifications of the said apparatus. .Referring toflthese details, Fig. 6 shows, in elevation, the package magazine, theoper ating cams and levers, and otherassociated parts. Figs. .7, 8, ,9 and lQillustrate, in four positions, the means for applying adhesive to the top paperband in the machine, re-- moving the said paper band from the magaine and carryi g it toj'and depositing it on the part of the machine where it is to be applied to the package. Fig. 11 is an eleva v [the plunger. Figs. 16 and 17, illustrate the means for operatingthe said carrier mechanism and the plunger. Figs. 1S,19,20,21, 22

and 23 illustrate six positions of the folding devices, Fig. 18 illustrating operating mechanism in connection therewith and also the re ceiverfor the wrapped packages. Figs. 2a, 25 and 26 are views at right angles of that part of the table which supports the long end of the upper band, showing also the gripper carried thereby. Fig.27 is a section on the line 00 50 of Fig. 26. Fig. 29 is an elevation.

Figs. 28 and 30 are views at right angles thereto, Fig. 31 is aplan, andFig. 32 is a horizontal section, taken on the line y3 of Fig-.29, of the receiver for the wrapped packages. Figs. 33, 34:, 35, 36 and 37 illustrate five other positions of the folding devices. Fig. 38 shows in side elevation. Fig. 39 in front elevation, Fig. 40 in side elevation, opposite to that shownin Fig. 38 with part broken away, and Fig. 41in: plan, the magazine provided with means to adjust the interior thereof to adapt it to the irregulari ties of the paper bands. Fig. 4:1 is an'ele vation of the magazine provided with a deviceto signal when the supply of paper bands therein becomes exhausted, and Fig.

41 is a side elevation partially in section showing a locking device actuated by the magazine and preventing the operation of the machine so long as the magazine is out of feed position. Figs. 42 and 1-3 are a side and end elevation respectively of the improved package-carrier mechanism. Fig. 44

- is a side elevation (partly in section) of the improved mechanism which exerts additiona'l pressure on the packages in the re c'eiver. Figs. 45 and 46 show two different positions of thefixed surface 19. Figs. 17

and a8 are end and side elevations respectively of the adhesive-applying device, Fig- 49being a plan of Fig. 17. Figs. 50, 51 and '52are respectively an end elevation, a side elevation, and plan, all drawnt'oa larger scale,of the mechanism for ad ust1ng the le ver which carriesv the adhesivesupplying device. Fig. 53 is a front elevation, Fig. 5 1 60 a plan, and Fig. 55 asideelevation of the inechanism which permits of lengthwiserocking of the adhesive-applying surface. Figs- 56 and 57 show in end elevation and plan, the 'mechanism "which prevents the packages being injuredduring ejection of the said packages from the feeding trough.

-Fig. 58 shows in endelevation the mechanism by'm'eansof whichthe .packagesare taken up and transferred tothe paper'bands. Figs. 59 and 60 are elevations of the'mecha nism as viewed from opposite sides of Fig. 58, and Fig. 61 is a plan of Fig. 58.- Figs. 62 and 63 are aside elevation, and plan respec tively of the improved receiver for the wrapped packages. Fig. 64 is a side elevation, and Fig. 65 a plan of the tilting tables and their actuating mechanism. for folding the band or wrapper on the package; Figs. 66 and 67 are plan and elevation respectively of one of the tilting tables and its gripper drawn to a larger scale. g

The device 11, see Figs. 7, 8, 9,110, 11, and 12, which takes a supply of adhesive from the roller 28 and is brought over the magazine 1 to take up the top paper band and convey it to the table where'it is to be ap plied to the package, is connected to, or integral with, asleeve 18, mounted'on a; shaft 19 1 carried by side arms 62, connected by a bridge-piece 262 and mounted on a shaft 6 1; the said arms 62 operate to cause the device 11 to rock the required distance between the magazine 1 and the table wherethe paper,.,

band is deposited and is applied to the pack-' age. An arm 263 on thesleeve 18 carries the pin, or stud, 20, pivotally'c onnected, by the link 22, with the arm 21 to which motion is imparted so as to raise and lower the device 11 at the required times in. order to cause the device 11 to take a supply of adhesive from the adhesive-supplying roller 23 '(or part of. a roller) dipping into and revolving in the container 24, carrying the adhesive, and then, when'in position over the top paper band in the magazine 1, to cause the device to descendand pick up the said paper band and carryit (free of contact ,with the adhesive-supplying roller 23) and deposit it on the table over the opening therein. The device 11 for receiving and applying the adhesive and carrying'the paper band,has an underside 25 corresponding in shapeto the paper bands/but preferably a little less in area than the paper band, so that. there is no dangerof the adhesive ex tending overthe edgeof the paper hand. If the adhesive be only required to be ap pliedin patches,'then grooves, or recesses, 63(see Fig. 4) .may be formed in the said underside 25 of the device 11in the places where the adhesive is not to be applied, and.

5, insure the paper, band bein deposited 7 over the opening in thetable,.Iprovide a device 26 operated inf'thesaid, or special,

grooves, or recesseain the said underside 25 to push off the paper band. This device is integral with, or carried on, arms 64; of a bridge-piece 264," mounted on .the'shaft '19,.

on one of the bosses ofwhich there is an "$111265 onnecte by a li k an an. arm

66, to the shaft 61 to which the side arms 62 carrying the sleeve 18 are connected.

The aforesaid levers 62, 21, and 66, are caused to be actuated as shown in Figs. 11 and 12 in the following-manner:-l4ounted on suitable extensions on one of the side le- Vers 62 are anti-friction rollers 68 and 69 with which engage co-acting cams 70 and 71 respectively, mounted on the main driving shaft 60 of the machine. The cam 70 acts upon the roller 68 to cause the device 11 to move from the adhesive-supplying roller 23, as shown in Fig. 7, to a position above the magazine 38, as shown in Fig. 8; a cam 74, secured to the main driving shaft 60, acts uponan anti-friction roller 7 to cause the sleeve 18 to rock on the shaft 19 to cause the device 11 to descendupon the pile of paper bands in the magazine to pickup the top paper band, as shown in Fig. 9, the cam 71 then acting to causethe device 11 to carry the paper band to a position to receive the package. A cam 72 secured to the main shaft 60 acts upon an anti-friction roller 7 3 to cause the arm 66, to which the device 26 is connected, to move with the device 11,'but will prevent the said device from coming into contact with the adhesive supplying roller 23, as shown in Fig. 7, but when the said paper band is brought to the aforesaid position to receive the package will act to cause the device26 to push the paper band off the device 11 onto the said table and hold it thereon while the device 11 is rising, the

said cam 72 then" permitting the device 26 to rise and return to the adhesive-supplying roller 23. The adhesive supplying roller may be caused to rotate in the container 24 of adhesive in anyconvenient manner. In Fig. 2 this is shown as being effected by means of a belt 170 and pulleys 171 and 17 2, the pulley 171 being secured to the main driving shaft and the pulley 172 being secured on a shaft 173 carried by the frame of the machine. To the shaft 17 3 is secured a spur wheel 174.(see Fig. 6) which transmits rotary motion therefrom to the shaft 175 of the adhesive-supplying roller through a spur wheel (not shown) on the said shaft 175. A jockey pulley may be employed (as shown at 17 6 in Fig. 2) to keep the said belt 17 0 taut. f

The packages to which thepaper bands are to be applied may be fed as usual along atrough (see Figs. 1, 2, and 5) having an endless chain, or belt, 29, passing along the bottom of the said trough and having either continuous, or intermittent, movements imparted to it, an obstacle 30 (Fig. 5) however being placed at the end of the trough tointercept the end package, so that a plunger 31 (seeFig. 5) acting transversely to the said belt can push the end package onto a platform32 (see Figs. 13, 14, and 15), which can be brought over the opening in the table on which the paper band is deposited and between the jaws 34 and 350f.

the package downward onto the deposited paper'band. The jaw 34 may be fixed to the carrier, the other jaw 35 being'hinged and closed. by a spring 107 and caused to open by an extension 36'thereon coming in contact with the aforesaid movable-platform 32 to allow the package to be pushed, by the plunger 31, into correct position between the j aws 34 and 35. 'Fig. 13 shows the movable platform 32 with a package thereon acting upon the extension 36t0 open the hinged jaw 35. 'Fig. 14 showsthe package gripped betweenthe jaws 34 and 35, and Fig. 15 is a similar view to Fig. 14, but showing the movable platforniretiring. M'ounted in the package carrier 33, so as to be slidable therein, is a plunger 37, which is caused to push the package from between the jaws of the carrier 33 and, together with the paper hand, through the opening in the table into a receiver 38 (see Fig. 18) the paper band being thereby folded over the ends of thepackage.

The plunger 31 may be caused to reciprocate in any suitable manner, preferably as indicated in Figs; 1, 3, 4, and 5, wherein is shown a spring108 acting, through a lever 109, to rock a shaft 110, to which is secured a lever 111 connected, by a link. 112, to the plunger 31, to push the package onto the movable platform 32, a face cam 113 acting on an arm 114 integral with theaforesaid lever 111 to return the said plunger. The said plunger is suitably mounted and guided on a rod 115 carried by the main frame of the machine. The movable platform 32 is caused to be operated by a cam 80 secured to the main driving shaft 60, see Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5, which, through an anti-friction roller 81, actuates an arm 82 secured to a shaft 83, the said shaft 83 having also secured .thereto, or integral therewith, a lever '84" carrying the said movable platform 32. i

The carrier 33 may descend bygravity, or by the action of a spring, audit is caused to be raised bya cam 85 (see Figs. 1617) on t e main driving shaft 60 acting, through an antifriction roller 86, on an arm 87 secured to a sleeve 88 on a shaft 89, the said sleeve 88 being connected by a bridge-piece 90 to another sleeve 91 carrying the arm 33. The antifriction roller-86 may be kept in engagement with the cam 85 either by gravity, or by the action of a spring. The plunger 37 is. caused to descend and ascend in unison with the aforesaid carrier 33 by coacting cams 92and 93 (see Figs. 1617) secured to the main driving .shaft 60, which act upon

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