US2115061A

US2115061A - Labeling machine attachment

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Publication number: US2115061A
Application number: US648013A
Authority: US
Inventors: Frank L Darling
Original assignee: Anchor Cap and Closure Corp
Current assignee: Anchor Cap and Closure Corp
Priority date: 1932-12-19
Filing date: 1932-12-19
Publication date: 1938-04-26
Anticipated expiration: 1955-04-26

Description

April 6, 1938. F. 1.. DARLING LABELING MACHINE ATTACHMENT Filed Dec. 19, 1932 5 Shets-Sheet l Ear/kl. Zhr/k; Q

April 26, 1938. F. L. DARLING LABELING MACHINE ATTACHMENT Filed Dec. 19, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 April 26, 1938. F. DARLING LABELING MACHINE ATTACHMENT Filed Dec. 19, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 M WM L. M W W 7 j m T 1 T g Z f I W Patented Apr. 26, 1938 UNITED STATES LABELING MACHINE ATTACHMENT Frank L. Darling, Baltimore, Md., assignor to 7 Anchor Cap & Closure Corporation, Long Island City, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application December 19, 1932, Serial No. 648,013

38 Claims.

The present invention relates to labeling machines, and more particularly to means for insuring the labels being applied to predetermined portions of the containers.

In applying a label to a container of the type such as shown in my co-pending application Serial No. 648,014, filed December 19, 1932, it is desirable that the label be applied so as to cover the depression in the body of the container and the handle portion of the cap remover or opener.

It is, therefore, one of the important features of the present invention to provide a labeling machine with means for applying or affixing a label to a predetermined portion of the container, so that each container will be presented to the label applying device with a predetermined portion thereof always in the same position to receive the label.

A further object is to provide means associated 20 with the infeed spider of a labeling machine for arresting the rotary movement of the container at a fixed point, so that each .container will be advanced to the label applying device with a predetermined portion thereof arranged to re- 25 ceive the label, irrespective ofwhat position this portion of the container may assume prior to its delivery to the infeed spider.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for insuring a label being applied to a predetermined portion of the container, which means may be in the form of an attachment that may be conveniently and economically mounted on any of the well known types of infeed spiders.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means for causing the containers as they are received by the infeed spider to be rotated in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the spider.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description when taken inconjunction with the accompanying claims and drawings.

Referring to the drawings, in which is shown.

Figure 6 is a detailed view of parts of the machine.

Figure 7 is a side view of the container showing the label applied thereto in accordance with the invention.

Figure 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line 8--8 of Figure '7.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals designate like parts in the several views, In indicates the stationary base of the labeling machine on which is revolubly mounted by the shaft II, the table or carrier 12. The infeed spider I3 is positioned to carry or transfer the containers I 4 from the infeed conveyor IE to the revoluble table l2 where the container is received by one of the rests or stationary uprights I6 secured to the table by the bolts l1.

A label applying device including the spaced long arms or pickers l8 and the short arms l9 (Fig. 2) is mounted on a horizontally disposed .shaft 20 located above the table l2. A roller 2| journalled between the short arms l9 engages a cam 22 carried by the shaft 23 so that the pickers I8 may swing downwardly from the bottom of the label holder 24 to its vertical position to apply the label to the container in the manner as shown in Figure 2. The pickers 18 may be detachably connected to the shaft 20 to permit difierent sizes to be attached to the shaft, depending upon the size and width of the containers to which the label is to be applied. A spring 25 connected as at 26 to one of the arms l9, has its opposite end connected to a fixed portion .01 the machine not shown, so as to normally urge the fingers l8 to their vertical position, while, the cam 22 is so shaped, that it acts to control the time of movement of the pickers and swing them up to the label holder against the action of the spring 25. V

The table l2 may be provided 'with a series of curved openings 21 (Fig. 1) in which are movably mounted the gripping devices 28 that correspond in number with the number of rests lfiand coact therewith for holding the bottle and label after the latter is applied and until the container is discharged from the machine through the outfeed spider 29. Wipers 30 are positioned so as to smooth and amx the labels upon the surface of the container as the latter passes from the label applying device towards the outlet feed spider 29.

In order that a container 14 such as a jar, bottle or the like may have a label applied to a predetermined portion thereof by a labeling machine, means are provided which may be readily and conveniently mounted on the infeed spider l3 to insure each container being presented to the labeling device with the same portionor surface thereof positioned to receive the label. This means may comprise a, plate or member 3| (Fig. 3) which preferably has opposed arcuate slots 32 for receiving the clamping bolts 33 that extend from the gate cam 34 on the infeed spider l3. Manifestly the cam 34 which is usually mounted on the infeed spider may be dispensed with and the plate 3| directly connected to the spider.

they are delivered to the pockets. -ward swinging movement of the upper portion The infeed spider I3 has the spaced upper and lower plates 35 and 33, respectively, which are provided with the pockets or cut-away portions 31 (Fig. 3) for singly receiving the containers as'they issue from the infeed conveyor 15, so as to transfer them to the table II at fixed intervals. While three of these pockets are shown it will be obvious that any number may be employed. l

The plates 35 and 34 are preferably provided adjacent the pockets 31 with rollers 33 that en-. gage the containers when they are. delivered to the spider l3, while the lower plate 36 adjacent one end of each of the pockets 31 has an outwardly extending finger 33 for separating the advanced or forward container from'the adjacent container in the conveyor ll.

The plate 3| may be provided with outwardly extending spaced arms 44 which correspond in number to the number of pockets 31 in the infeed spider l3. Each of the arms 40 hasv pivotally mounted thereon a peripherally disposed depending finger or member 4| as at 42, arranged to extend down into the path of the containers as The downof each of the fingers 4| is limited by a stop 43 which engages the arm 40, while the lower portion of each of the fingers is normally urged toward the left, (Fig. 4) by means of a spring 44 which is connected at one end to the upper portion of the finger 4| and has its opposite extrem- .cap remover 41, so that the label 4! may be applied to the body of the container medially relative to the depression 43 and cover the same in the manner as shown in Figure 7; the contain- .ers H are conducted in any suitable manner, to

the conveyor I! after having previously been filled and the cap or cover 49 applied thereto. As the forward container reaches the infeed spider l3, it is brought into frictional and binding engagement with a thin strap 50 preferably of metal, that is connected atone end to the curved wall of the conveyor and has its opposite end secured to a coil spring 5|, which in turn is connected as at I2 to the inner wall of the conveyor. At 'the same time the forward container is received by one of the pockets 31 and is separated from the adjacent container by the arm 39 (Fig. 1). 'Due to'the binding frictional engagement of the strap rollers 30 therewith, the container will rotate in III with the container and theengagement of the the pocket 31 in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the spider I3 until one of the fingers 4| engagesthe depression 43, whereupon the rotary motion of the container is arrested. The container is then carried by the spider l3 to the revoluble table I! where his received taine'r has been transferred by one of the rests l6 and the label48 applied to the body thereof by the pickers |8 which are suitably spaced apart to permit the container to be passed between them and be received by the movable holders 28. As the container reaches the table l2, the upper portion of the finger 4| engages a laterally disposed arm 53 connected at 54 to the machine so as to raise the finger out of engagement with the depression 46. This arm is of sufficient length to insure the finger being maintained in its raised position until after the conto the table 2 and the rest it.

It will be seen that the strap 50 will cause the advanced container to rotate in a counter direction to that of the spider until it is stopped by one of the fingers 4| engaging the depression 46, so that the container will be in a fixed position when it is delivered to the table, thus insuring the label being applied to the samepredetermined portion of each container.

The slots 32 in the plate 3| permit the latter to be adjusted so as to align the fingers 4| with the depressions 46 in order that rotary movement of each container will be arrested at a predetermined point and properly presented to the labeling device.

The various parts of the machine are operatively connected to the main drivingmechanism, not shown, and are so synchronized that the containers, when the machine is in operation, will be sequentially delivered to the spider |3 at periodic intervals and-singly transferred to the table II so as to apply the label to a predetermined portion thereof and then carried by the table past the wipers 30 and finally discharged through the outfeed spider 28.

It will be observed that the invention is of such a'character that it maybe readily installed or associated with any of the well known types of labeling machines without materially affecting or changing the operation of the machine and at a minimum expense of time and labor. Moreover, the invention may be associated with containers or receptacles of various kinds where it is desired to insure a portion thereof being placed or arranged in a predetermined position relative to another device or element. I

It is to be understood that the form of the. invention herewith shown and described is merely illustrative of a preferred embodiment and that such changes may be made as fall within the purview of one skilled in the art without depart-' ing from the spirit of the invention of the appended claims.

I claim: 1. Incombination with a machine for applying labels to containers, the combination of a movable carrier, a movable spider for delivering and the scope the containers to the. carrier,' and means 00-- operating with said'movable spider and said carrier for presenting a predetermined portion of the container to a label applying means.

2. A rotatable infeed spider for singly delivering containers to a carrier of a labeling machine, said spider having stop means coacting with complementary. means on the container while the container is being delivered to the carrier, for presenting a predetermined portion of-the containar to a label applying means.

3. A labeling machine for applying labels to U senting a predetermined portion of the container to the label applying means.

5. A rotatable infeed spider for singly delivering the containers to a labeling machine, means adjacent said spider for producing rotation of the container, and means on the spider arranged to engage a depression in the container for presenting a predetermined portion of the container to a label applying means.

6. In combination with a machine for applying labels to containers, a revoluble carrier, a rotatable infeed spider singly delivering the containers to the carrier, means producing rotary movement of the container, a plate mounted on the spider and provided with spaced movable depending fingers, said fingers coacting with means on the container for arresting rotary movement thereof, and means when the container carried-by the spider is delivered to the carrier for disengaging the finger from the container.

7. In combination with a machine for applying labels to containers having a depression for receiving a cap remover, a revoluble carrier, a rotatable infeed spider singly delivering the con tainers to the carrier, means producing rotary movement of the container, means applying a label to the container over said depression, a plate mounted on the spider and provided with spaced movable depending fingers arranged to engage the depression in the container to arrest rotary movement thereof, and means when the con-- tainer carried by the spider reaches the carrier for disengaging the finger from the container whereby to insure the-label being applied to the portion of the container having the depression therein.

8. In combination with a machine for applying labels to containers having a depression, a revoluble table, a rotatable infeed spider singly delivering the containers to the table, means producing rotary movement of the container, means applying a label to the container in a predetermined position with respect to the depression, a plate mounted on the spider having spaced movable members arranged to engage the depression in the container to arrest rotary movement of the latter as it is being conducted to the table to permit said label applying means to apply the label to said predetermined portion, and means in the path of the movable members for disengaging each member from the container when the latter reaches the table.

9. A device of the class described, the combination of a revoluble table, a rotatable infeed spider singly delivering containers to the table, a yieldable strap connected to the machine adjacent the spider and engaging the containers for imparting a rotary movement to the containers in a direction opposite to that of the spider to position the container for the application of a label to a ,predetermined portion thereof, and means for applying a label to said predetermined portion of the container.

10. In combination with a machine for applying labels to containers, a revoluble table, a rotatable infeed spider singly delivering the con- .tainers to the table, means associated with the spider and engaging the containers for imparting a rotary movement to the containers in a direction opposite to that of the spider, means ap plying a label to the container, and means on the spider for stopping rotation of the container to prevent a predetermined portion of the container to the label applying means.

11. A machine of the class described including in combination a rotating infeed spider for singly delivering containers to a label applying means, means associated with the spider and engaging the containers for imparting a rotary movement to the containers in a direction opposite to that of the spider, a label applying means, and means on the spider for arresting the movement'of the container at a predetermined point, whereby to insure the label being applied to a predetermined portion of the container.

12. In combination with a machine for applying labels to containers having a depression, a revoluble table, ,a movable infeed spider singly delivering the containers to the table, yieldable means connected to the machine adjacent the spider and engaging the containers for imparting a rotary movement to the containers in a direction opposite to that of the spider, means applying a label to the container, and means on the spider arranged to engage the depression in the container for arresting its rotary movement, whereby to insure the label being applied to a predetermined portion of the container.

13. In combination with a machine for applying labels to containers having a depression for receiving a cap remover, a revoluble table, a rotatable infeed spider singly delivering the containers to the table, yieldable means connected to the machine adjacent the spider and engaging the containers for imparting a rotary movement to the containers in a direction opposite to that of the spider, a plate mounted on the spider, said plate having spaced dependingfingers movably connected thereto and arranged'to engage the depression in the container for arresting its'ro tary movement, and means in the path of travel of said plate for engaging said fingers to release them from engagement with the container as the latter is delivered to the table.

14. In combination with a machine for applying labels to containers having a depression for receiving a cap remover, a revoluble table, a rotatable infeed spider singly delivering the containers to the table, yieldable means associated with the spider and engaging the containers for imparting a rotary movement to the containers in a direction opposite to that of the spider, an adjustable plate mounted on the spider and having spaced depending movable fingers arranged to engage the depression in the container for arresting the rotary movement thereof, andmeans in the path of said plate for engaging said fingers to release them from engagement with the container as the latter is delivered to the table.

15. In combination with a machine for applying labels to containers. a revoluble table, a rotatable infeed spider singly delivering the containers to the table, yieldable means connected to the machine adjacent the spider for imparting a. rotary movement of the container in a directionopposite to that of the spider, a plate mounted on the spider,said plate having spaced depending fingers movably connected thereto andarranged to engage the container for arresting its rotary\movement, means yieldably maintaining the fingers in a vertical position, and means in the path of travel of said plate for engaging said fingers and releasing them from engagement with the container as the latter is delivered to the table, whereby to insure the label being applied to a predetermined portion of the container.

16. A labeling machine of the class dacribed having a revoluble infeed spider for receiving a container, and means associated with the spider for causing the container to rotate in a direction opposite to that of the spider.

17. A labeling machine 01' the class described having a revoluble infeed spider for receiving a container, and yieldable means associated with the spider for causing the container to rotate in a direction opposite to that of the spider.

18. A labeling machine of the class described having a revoluble infeed spider for receiving a container, and a yieldable strap associated with the spider for causing the container to rotate in a direction opposite to that of the spider.

19. A rotatable infeed. spider for labeling machines having spaced pockets for receiving 'containers, means for producing rotary movement of the containers, and means associated with each oi. the pockets for arresting the rotary movement of the containers at a predetermined point.

20. A rotatable infeed spider for labeling machines having spaced pockets for receiving containers, means for producing rotary movement of the containers, and a plate mounted on the spider and having depending members associated with each of the pockets for arresting the rotary movement of the containers at a predetermined point.

21. A rotatable infeed spider for labeling machines having spaced' pockets for receiving containers, means for producing rotary movement of the containers, and a plate mounted on the spider having depending fingers movably connected thereto adjacent the pockets for arresting the rotary movement of the containers when the containers have been turned into a predetermined position. J

22. Arotatable infeed spider for labeling machines having spaced pockets for receiving containers, means for producing rotary movement of the containers, a plate mounted on the spider- 23. In a labeling machine of the class described I having a revoluble table, a rotatable infeed. spider tation of the spider, and means for arresting the rotary movement of the container at a predetermined point, to insure'that a label is applied to a predetermined portion thereof.

25. In combination with a rotatable infeed spider of a labeling machine, means for producing rotary movement ofa container and means associated with the spider for arresting rotary movement of the container at a predetermined point.

26. In combination with a rotatable infeed spider of a labeling machine, means for producing rotary movement of a container and means mounted on the spider and coacting with the container for arresting the rotary movement of the container when the container has been turned into a predetermined position.

2'7. In combination with a rotatable infeed spider of a labeling machine, means for produc- 'lng rotary movement of a container and a plate into a predetermined position.

29. An infeed spider for labeling-machines having a plate, means for producing rotary movement of a container, and means adjustably connecting the plate to the spider, said plate having spaced depending members pivotally connected to the plate for arresting the rotary movement of the container at a predetermined point.

30. A rotatable infeed spider for labeling machines having means for producing rotary movement of a container, a plate, said plate provided with spaced movable depending fingers arranged to engage the container for arresting the rotary movement thereof, and means yieldably main- I taining the fingers inengagement with the container.

31. A rotatable infeed spider for labeling machines having means for producing rotary movement of a container, a plate, said plate provided with spaced movable depending fingers arranged to engage the container for arresting the rotary movement thereof, means yieldably maintaining the fingers in engagement with the container,

and means for adjusting the plate relative to the spider.

32. In a labeling machine including a labeler and means for feeding articles thereinto, the combination of a rotating pocketed feed turret for transporting articles into the said labeler, means for turning the articles while in the pockets and means on the turret for arresting the rotating movements of the articles when in a predetermined position prior to their entry into the said labeler.

33. In a labeling machine, the combination of an article feeding turret, a wall adjacent the turret and having a yieldable section therein adapted to have frictional contact with the articles and thereby turn said articles while being transported by the turret and means on the turret to arrest turning of the articles when in a predetermined position so that said articles are uniformly presented to the labeling mechanism.

34. In a machine for applying labels to containers, a revoluble carrier, a rotating infeed spider for singly delivering containers to the carrier, means on the carrier for applying a label to the container, and means cooperating with the spider for presenting a predetermined portion of the container to the label applying means.

35. In a, labeling machine comprising a labeler and means for feeding articles to be labeled thereinto, the combination with a rotating infeed turret of means for arranging the articles in a predetermined position prior to their entry into the labeler.

36. A labeling machine of the class described, having rotatable infeed spider singly delivering containers to a label applying means, means adjacent the spider and engaging the containers for reversing the direction ofrotation of the containers relative to the direction of rotation of the spider, and means for arresting rotation of the containers when the containers have turned into a predetermined position.

37. A labeling machine of the class described, having a movable infeed member provided with spaced pockets for receiving containers, and means associated withsaid member for causing the containers to rotate in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of said member.

,38. A labeling machine of the class described, having a movable infeed member provided with spaced pockets for receiving containers, means associated with said member for causing the containers to rotate in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of said member, and means associated with said member for arresting rotation of the containers at a predetermined point.

FRANK L. DARLING.