US781333A

US781333A - Labeling-machine.

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Publication number: US781333A
Application number: US22669704A
Authority: US
Inventors: William Edson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1904-09-30
Filing date: 1904-09-30
Publication date: 1905-01-31
Anticipated expiration: 1922-01-31

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PATENTED JAN. 31, 1905.

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LABELING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 781,333, dated January 31, 1905.

Application filed September 30,1904. Serial No. 226,697.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,WILLIAM EDsoN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Im" provements in Labeling-Machines, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine for affixing labels to boxes, bottles, and other articles. the object being to make a machine that will be simple in its construction and rapid in its work. These objects I attain by means of the mechanism shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan of the machine. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross vertical section showing the principal parts. Fig. 3 shows details. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on line 4: 4 of Fig. 3 and enlarged.

1n the drawings, A represents the table, which forms a base for most of the working parts of the machine. This table is supported upon legs A A. A brace-frame A connects the legs A A and also forms a support for the step A, by which the lower end of the main shaft B is held in place. (See Figs. 2 and 3.) The upper'end of the shaft B'is held by the cross-bridge A Motion is given to the main shaft B by a counter-shaft B Fig. 2, acting through the bevel-gears B B. The

counter-sh aft B is supported by hangers A A.

i The leading feature of my machine is the main carrier, to which the important and char acteristic devices are attached. This main carrier consists of a drum O and its horizontal flange O and, is connected to the main shaft The main carrier 0 O has attached to it label-conveyers G, which are constructed to swing from a vertical to a horizontal position. For instance, the label-conveyer G at the left of Fig. 3 is in its horizontal position in the act of picking up a label,

from the label-box L and the one at the right of the same figure is in its vertical position, label not shown. The label-c0nveyer G is made hollow, as shown in section in Figs. 3 and 4, and has perforation g in its face and swings upon a hollow axle F. The interior of the label-conveyer is connected by the openthe hollow shaft B and is connected interiorly with it by the openings 03.

The hollowmain shaft B is supported in a step A, attached to the cross-brace A and is interiorly connectedwith the fixed tube A (See Figs. 2 and 8.) An airpum ping bellows D is attached to the fixed tube A and is -operated by an eccentric B on the counter-shaft B acting through the eccentric-strapB", rod B, and arm B pumping-bellows with the interior of the fixed tube A thus connecting the pumping-bellows with the hollow main shaft B, the vacuumchamber D, the pipes F. and label-carriers G. To insure an .even tension in the vacuumchamberandtubes, I have attached the bellows D which has a weight W connected to it by the rod W and bracket W vent too great a stress in the vacuum-chamher, a relief-valve D is used.

To relieve theair-pressure on the label held by the conveyer G when it is being applied to the bottle or other article, I place a valve at F, Figs. 3 and 4, which is arranged to cut off or, letout the air in the pipe F. This valve is of the two-way class and is so arranged that when in the position shown in Fig. 4 a passage of air from the interior of the carrier G. to the vacuum-chamber is allowed, and when the valve is turned so that the opening F in the valve opens into the interior of the pipe F (toward the carrier G) and the passage F in valve will be turned to the opening F in the valve-case this'will al low of a free passage 'of air from the outside to the conveyer G, thus relieving the interior ofthe said conveyor from external pressure and as a consequence free the label that has been held on the conveyer. This freeing of the conveyer from the vacu um takes place at the time that the label is being placed upon the bottle. The valve at F is operated by the sternF F which is bent so as to form a crank at F which is operated by the camgroove made in the fixed cam-piece F. said cam-piece F is held by the posts F". For each of the label-conveyers G a label- The To me.

A valve D* connects the holding box L is provided, and as the labelboxes move with the label-conveyer G there is no slipping of one label upon another, as the conveyer G lifts the label vertically from its box. The conveyers G are made to turn down from their vertical positions, as shown on the right of Fig. 3, to their horizontal positions, as shown on the left of Fig. 3, by means of the arm G and the fixed cam-piece G. held vertically by the edge of the fixed campiece the conveyer is held vertically; but as the main carrier-drum C C rotates it takes the label-conveyers with it, and when the arm Gr of the conveyer G reaches the cut-out and bent-up part G" of the fixed cam G (see Figs. 3 and 4) then the said arm G is free, and the label-conveyer will fall to its horizontal position and onto a label L in the label-box L. (See Fig. 3, left-hand side.) As the carrierdrum continues to rotate the arm G will be forced downward by the part Gr of the cam G thus causing the conveyer and the label that it is picking up to assume vertical positions. Continued rotation of the drum will carry the conveyer and its label to the paste distributing wheel P Fig. 2. As the drum continues to rotate the label-conveyor carries the label to the bottle, (indicated by dotted lines at N.) The arm G is attached to the label-conveyer G by a joint at G so as to admit of angular adjustment to admit of applying labels to inclined surfaces.

The labels L in the label-box L are moved upward to make up for those taken from the top by the means of a moving bottom L which is mounted upon a screw L Fig. 3, upon which a nut L works. The said nut L is held in the bail-piece L, so as to be free to rotate, but not to move up or down. Rotation is given to this nut by a fixed frictionpiece L Fig. 8, so arranged that as the nut L" passes it during the rotation of' the carrierdrum the nut L will be made to turn on the screw L and force the bottom L upward.

The endless apron H, Figs. 1 and 2, moves freely on the rollers H H and H H The belt H may be driven by power transmitted from any convenient source. This endless apron serves as a table and carrier for the bottle or other article, (indicated by the dotted lines N, Fig. 1.) A second belt K, supported by the rollers K K, turning on shafts K K is used to hold the article N, to which the label is being applied in position. While the article N is being acted upon the belt K will yield, as indicated by the dotted lines 71:. The shafts K K are held in an adjustable frame K which is adjustably supported by the hinged bracket K K (See Fig. The

parts K and K are pivoted together by the pin so that the upright K* may be inclined to the angle required by the article that is to be acted upon. The horizontal part K is adjus'tably held by a screw-bolt K. The are- For instance, so long as the arm G is 1 pieces K Ix are respectively attached to the parts K K and are clamped together by a bolt K, each one having a number of holes for the bolt to pass through, thus admitting of an angular adjustment of the part K and the frame K".

The pasting device (see Fig. 2) consists of a paste-tank P, filled with paste P. into which the coned drums P P P" are partly immersed. As the coned paste-drums rotate they convey the paste to the paste-distributing cylinder P, which in turn distributes the paste upon the label (not shown) on conveyer G.

In some kinds of labeling the use of the vacuum in the label-takers G may be dispensed with, and the face of the label-takers may be coated with some material (beeswax, for instance) that will cause the labels to adhere temporarily-J. (2., long enough for the taker to carry them to the article to which they are to be applied.

I claim- 1. In a labeling-machine: a main carrier consisting of a drum rotating on a vertical axis, and having a horizontal flange constructed to carry a number of label-holding boxes; said label-holding boxes; a number of labelconveyers pivotally attached to the said drum and constructed to operate in conjunction with the said label-holding boxes whereby labels may be lifted from said boxes and held in a. vertical position; and means for operating said main carrier and said label-conveyors.

2. In a labeling-machine: a main carrier consisting of a drum rotating on a vertical axis, and having a horizontal flange constructed to carry a number of label-holding boxes; said label-holding boxes; a number of labelconveyers pivotally attached to the said drum and constructed to operate in conjunction with the said label-holding boxes whereby labels may be lifted from said boxes and held in a vertical position: means for operating said mechanisms; a vacuum-chamber interiorly connected with said label-conveyors; means producing and regulating vacuum within said chamber; substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a labeling-machine: a main carrier consisting of a drum rotating on a vertical axis, and having a. horizontal flange constructed to carry a number of label-holding boxes; said label-holding boxes; a number of labelconveyers pivotall y attached to the said drum and constructed to operate in conjunction with the said label-holding boxes whereby labels may be lifted from said boxes and held in a vertical position; a label-pasting device consisting of a paste-tank; a coned paste-conveyer drum constructed to carry paste from said tank to a paste-distributing cylinder; said paste-distributing cylinder and means for operating the said mechanisms.

4. In a labeling-machine: a main carrier, consisting of a drum rotating on a vertical axis, and having a horizontal flange construct-- ed to carry a number of label-holding boxes; and said label-holding boxes, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a labeling-machinez a main, carrier consisting of a drum rotating on a vertical axis, and a horizontal flange attached thereto and having a number of label-holding boxes,

the said label-holding boxes each having a movable bottom constructed toforce the labels'upward, whereby the upper labels are maintained at the height required, and means for operating said movable bottom; substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses, on this 21st'day of September, A. D. 1904.

Witnesses; 4

FRANK Gr. PARKER, JOHN BUoKLER.

WILLIAM EDSON.