US3623720A - High-speed labelling machine - Google Patents

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US3623720A
US3623720A US21708A US3623720DA US3623720A US 3623720 A US3623720 A US 3623720A US 21708 A US21708 A US 21708A US 3623720D A US3623720D A US 3623720DA US 3623720 A US3623720 A US 3623720A
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Romuald Rene Della Vite
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/26—Devices for applying labels
    • B65C9/30—Rollers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/08—Label feeding
    • B65C9/12—Removing separate labels from stacks
    • B65C9/14—Removing separate labels from stacks by vacuum

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  • the present invention relates in general to highspeed labelling machines and is concerned more particularly with the device incorporated in machines of this type for picking up labels from the label box or magazine and delivering them to a transfer cylinder adapted subsequently to deliver the labels to a gumming or gluing device before distributing them to the periphery of a turret adapted to lay the labels to the containers, bottles or other articles to be labeled.
  • the present invention relates in general to high-speed labelling machines and is concerned more particularly with the device incorporated in machines of this type for picking up labels from the label box or magazine and delivering them to a transfer cylinder adapted subsequently to deliver the labels to a gumming or gluing device before distributing them to the periphery of a turret adapted to lay the labels to the containers, bottles or other articles to be labelled.
  • Certain known devices operate according to the continuous-cycle principle by utilizing a planet-and-sun gear mechanism or epicyclic gearing for driving the pickup device proper, but the label pickup surfaces of these devices are discontinuous or constitute separate hinged units, thus adding undesired and tedious complications to the machining, assembling and adjustment of the assembly, and furthermore and component elements of these units have a certain mechanical fragility preventing the use of very high label-dispensing rates.
  • a plurality of these pickup assemblies must be used in combination, thus increasing considerably the cost and overall dimensions of the installation.
  • the pickup device eliminates the various inconveniences set forth in the foregoing.
  • the label-containing box or magazine is strictly stationary; no idle time is lost during the operation of the pickup roller which operates continuously and is adapted to pickup labels as closely spaced as desired to each other; furthermore, the change of speed of the pickup roller from a value V, when picking up the stationary label from the magazine to a value V, when depositing the same label onto the transfer cylinder is obtained by resorting to an extremely simple yet efficient compensation mechanism.
  • the device of this invention not only eliminates these hitherto unavoidable inconveniences but provides in addition very advantageous features not encountered in any of the hitherto known devices serving the same purpose.
  • labels of different lengths can be picked up and transferred by simply cutting off the pneumatic suction produced in the pickup roller every other revolution, or twice every third revolution, or three times every fourth revolution, or according to any other predetermined cyclical law; the label pickup rate of the device can be increased considerably for its shape, it operating mechanisms and their kinematic mode of operation have been simplified to the greatest extent; thus, it is possible to dispense labels at variable time intervals and modify the linear transfer speeds by easily substituting pickup rollers of different diameters without interfering with the mechanism as a whole, the only required adjustment consisting in modifying the stroke of the compensation mechanism.
  • the label pickup device which utilizes an epicyclic gearing for operating the pickup member proper, is characterized essentially in that it comprises a pick up roller of circular cylindrical configuration, adapted to pickup the labels from a stationary magazine by pneumatic suction; a planet pinion coaxial to said pickup roller and angularly rigid therewith; a cylindrical sleeve rotatably driven at a constant speed, on which the common shaft of said pickup roller and said planet pinion is mounted in an eccentric position, said common shaft being thus caused to revolve continuously and at a constant speed in the space; an internally toothed annulus having a fixed axis and disposed coaxially to said sleeve, said planet pinion being in constant meshing engagement with said internally toothed annulus; a driving or power pinion rotatably driven at constant speed and in constant meshing engagement with a driven pinion rigid with said sleeve; an eccentric-and-rod mechanism driven at constant speed from said power pinion, said rod being attached to said internally toothed annulus so as
  • the pickup roller in contrast to other devices known in the art, wherein the pickup roller takes the labels from the supply box or magazine by utilizing the inherent adherence resulting from a preliminary gluing or gumming step, the pickup roller according to this invention operates by suction or vacuum effect, so that it can rotate at relatively high speeds without any risk of projecting glue by centrifugal action.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view showing the relative arrangement of the various component elements of the device of this invention for transferring a label from a magazine to a transfer cylinder;
  • FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic plane view showing the same elements during the picking up of a label from the magazine, and
  • FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 but showing these elements during the laying of the previously picked up label onto the surface of the transfer cylinder.
  • the reference numeral 1 designates a stationery of or box filled with labels; and the first label to be removed therefrom is denoted 2.
  • the reference numeral 3 designates the transfer cylinder revolving continuously at a constant speed in the direction of the arrow 4.
  • the velocity of rotation of this cylinder 3 may be calculated for examples as a function of that of the pickup roller 5 so that the useful or operative sector of the cylinder has an amplitude of 120 for each revolution of the pickup roller; in other words, three labels will be transferred during each revolution of the transfer cylinder.
  • the latter may be driven through any suitable intermediate transmission (not shown), for example from the main power pinion 6 revolving at a constant speed in the direction of the arrow 7.
  • This power pinion 6 drives another pinion 8 angularly rigid with a cylindrical sleeve 9 having a vertical axis 9a.
  • This sleeve 9 revolving in the direction of the arrow 9b drives eccentrically the shaft 10 of the pickup roller 5 which shaft projects from the lower portion of said sleeve and carries a planet pinion 11.
  • the shaft portion 10a rotating freely in the sleeve 9 and emerging from the top of this sleeve is thus driven at a constant and continuous speed so as to describe a circular path 12 in the direction of the arrow 12a.
  • the planet pinion ll meshes with the inner teeth 13a of an internally toothed annulus 13 having its fixed vertical axis coincident with the axis 9a of sleeve 9. Under these conditions the planet pinion ll revolves at the same time about itself in the direction of the arrow 11a. As the pickup roller 5 is angularly rigid with the planet pinion 11, the former revolves in the same direction as shown by the arrow 5a. It is clear that while revolving about itself according to a law to be defined hereinafter, the pickup roller will altematively move towards the magazine 1 and towards the transfer cylinder 3.
  • the shaft of pinion 6 drives at its lower end and an eccentric crankpin l4 controlling in turn a rod 15 having its other end pivotally connected at 16 to the internally toothed annulus 13.
  • the rod 15 to which a regular motion is imparted by said crankpin causes the toothed annulus 13 to oscillate alternatively along a circular path with a reduced angular amplitude as shown by the double arrow 17.
  • the pickup roller 5 contacts the label to be picked up through a line of suction holes.
  • This contact must be of the rolling type, not a slipping one, for in this last case the label might become rumpled or otherwise damaged and could not escape from the retaining claws 18.
  • the tangential velocity of the pickup roller must be zero.
  • the rod 15 is caused to recede by the action of crankpin 14 in the direction of the arrow 150, thus actually reducing to zero the velocity of the pickup roller, the counter-velocity of the toothed-annulus l3 revolving in the direction opposite of that of said planet pinion compensating the planet pinion speed.
  • the label is picked up by suction when the crankpin 14 is in position a. After this threshold, the pickup roller carries the label 2 to the transfer cylinder 3.
  • the label is placed onto the transfer cylinder by momentarily discontinuing the pneumatic suction through the orifices of the pickup roller while resuming the suction through the holes of the transfer cylinder as the crankpin 14 reaches position b. After this threshold, the pickup roller is moved back to the label magazine and resumes the same cycle as described hereinabove.
  • the crankpin 14 has accomplished a complete revolution the planet pinion ll has completed its circular path within the internally toothed annulus 13.
  • FIG. 3 shows at 0" and d the positions of crankpin l4 whereat the oscillating movement of annulus l3 clears dead centres".
  • the diameter of the pickup roller may also be equal to the pitch diameter of the planet pinion, but this would be attended by a higher acceleration when transferring the label to roller 3, thus necessitating a greater compensation through the assembly 14, l5, l6 and 13.
  • Apparatus for picking up labels from a stationary source and transferring them to a rotating transfer cylinder comprising a magazine adapted to position a succession of labels at a stationary position, a rotating transfer cylinder positioned spaced from a stationary label and having its cylindrical surface disposed tangent to a plane parallel to said stationary label, a pickup roller for picking up a stationary label and transferring it to the transfer cylinder, shaft means supporting said pickup roller for rotational movement about its concentric longitudinal axis, sleeve support means mounted for rotation about a fixed axis, a power supply shaft means mounted for rotation about a fixed axis, drive means connecting said power supply shaft means and the sleeve means to rotate the sleeve means from the power supply shaft means, means to rotatably mount said pickup roller shaft means on said sleeve means eccentrically with respect to the axis of the sleeve mans whereby the pickup roller is carried bodily in an orbital path between a stationary label and the transfer cylinder, and motion transmitting
  • said transmitting means includes an epicyclic gear train comprising a planet pinion secured to said roller shaft means and an annulus gear mounted for oscillatory rotational movement about an axis concentric with the axis of the sleeve means, and means connecting the annulus gear with the power supply shaft means for cyclically oscillating the annulus gear.
  • Apparatus defined in claim 2, wherein said means for oscillating the annulus gear includes rod means having a pivotal connection with the annulus gear and a pivotal connection with a crank eccentrically mounted on the power supply shaft means.

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USRE29289E (en) * 1970-06-22 1977-07-05 Societa Nebiolo S.P.A. Printing press with variable speed transfer cylinder
US3869234A (en) * 1970-07-17 1975-03-04 Airfix Ind Ltd Apparatus for molding and means for transferring a preform foil to the mold
US3913478A (en) * 1971-06-17 1975-10-21 Nebiolo Spa Printing press with variable speed transfer cylinder
US3861667A (en) * 1972-10-20 1975-01-21 Hans Joachim Jahme Apparatus for picking up and feeding individual sheets from a stack of sheets
US3923589A (en) * 1973-02-14 1975-12-02 Baele Gangloff Ste Nouvelle Apparatus for coating labels with adhesive and applying them to objects such as bottles
US4025067A (en) * 1974-07-04 1977-05-24 Johann Weiss Maschinenfabrik Und Apparatebau Gmbh Feeder mechanism for a labelling machine
US20110101604A1 (en) * 2009-10-30 2011-05-05 Goss International Americas, Inc. Apparatus for varying the speed of printed products having an external eccentric assembly and method
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