JP4822520B2 - Labeling device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a label sticking apparatus for sequentially sticking labels to a sticking object to be transported in this manner while transporting the sticking objects to which labels are stuck in order, and in particular, holding a plurality of labels as labels. Corresponding to the size of the object to be pasted, in order to apply the multiple labels held by the label holding member in this way to the object to be transported in order as described above. Thus, even when the interval between the objects to be pasted is changed, the feature is that a plurality of labels held by the label holding member can be pasted at appropriate positions on the respective objects to be pasted. It is what you have.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a label sticking apparatus has been used in which labels are sequentially attached to an object to be conveyed thus conveyed while an object to be attached with a label is sequentially conveyed.

  And in such a conventional label sticking apparatus, generally the above-mentioned label continuous body on which a large number of one type of labels are stuck on the long release sheet in the length direction through a required interval is used. In this way, the label continuum is guided to the label affixing position where the object is transported and the label is affixed, and the label is peeled off in this order from the release sheet of the label continuum, and the label thus peeled off is labeled. It is made to affix in order on the to-be-adhered object guide | induced to the affixing position.

  Here, in the case where the label is stuck on the sticking object in this way, since only one type of label is stuck on the sticking object that is sequentially conveyed, it differs from the sticking object. When attaching different types of labels, it is necessary to change to a continuous label with different types of labels attached each time, which is very cumbersome and takes a lot of time. Furthermore, it was very difficult to attach many different types of labels.

  Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of types (5 types in the example shown in the figure) of labels 12 </ b> A to 12 </ b> E are required in the width direction on a wide elongated release sheet 11. A label continuous body 10 in which a plurality of types of labels 12A to 12E are respectively pasted in the length direction of the release sheet 11 with a predetermined interval is used. The plurality of labels 12A to 12E arranged in the width direction as shown in FIG. 2 are peeled together, and the surface opposite to the adhesive surface 13 of each label 12A to 12E is sucked to the label holding member 2 as shown in FIG. At the same time, the objects 3 are guided to the positions facing the adhesive surfaces 13 of the labels 12A to 12E held in this way, and the adhesive surfaces 13 provided on the labels 12A to 12E are opposed to each other. In contact with each of the attached material 3 guided to the position, it has also been possible to affix the label 12A~12E respectively corresponding to each of the attached material 3.

  However, when the labels 12A to 12E respectively corresponding to the objects 3 are pasted in this way, the distance between the labels 12A to 12E cannot be changed, and therefore the objects 2 to be pasted with the labels 12A to 12E. If the distance between the labels 12A to 12E is increased so as to correspond to the size of the article 3 to be pasted, the width of the label continuous body 10 becomes very large and the handling thereof is troublesome. At the same time, there is a problem that the number of useless portions in the label continuum 10 is increased and the cost is increased.

  For this reason, in recent years, when a plurality of labels peeled off from a label continuum are to be attached to a large object to be pasted, the plurality of labels peeled off from the label continuum are respectively placed at positions corresponding to the object to be affixed. There has been proposed a label transfer and sticking device that is conveyed while widening the interval between labels and is attached to a corresponding article to be attached in the course of guiding (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, in such a label transfer pasting apparatus, a special transport path is necessary to transport each label so as to increase the interval between the labels in the middle of guiding each label to the position corresponding to the object to be pasted as described above. As the device becomes larger and the time until the label is pasted on the adherend becomes longer, the efficiency becomes worse, and even when the adherend is small, each label is placed between the labels as described above. Therefore, there is a problem that waste is increased and efficiency is further deteriorated.

Furthermore, when each label is guided to a position facing the corresponding object to be pasted and each label is affixed to the object as described above, if there is a part where the object is not set, the label in that part Since the label remains without being affixed, the next label is supplied on top of the remaining label in this way, causing troubles in the device and incorrect labeling on the object to be pasted. .
JP-A-6-239325

  This invention solves the various problems as described above in the label sticking apparatus for sticking the labels to the sticking objects conveyed in this manner while sequentially transferring the sticking objects to which the labels are stuck. This is a problem.

  In particular, in the present invention, a plurality of labels are held by the label holding member at a time, and the plurality of labels thus held on the label holding member are sequentially applied to the adherend to be conveyed as described above. When affixing to a label, a plurality of labels held on the label holding member are sequentially applied even when the interval between the affixes is changed according to the size of the affixes. It is an object of the present invention to enable attachment to an appropriate position of an object.

  In the label sticking device according to the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problems, the label holding member that holds a plurality of labels through a required interval, and the label sticking position that faces the article to be pasted to which the label is stuck are provided. Label moving device for sequentially moving each label held by the label holding member, a transport device for sequentially transporting the adherend to the label applying position, and a label moving speed by the label moving device And a control device for relatively controlling the conveyance speed of the object to be adhered by the conveyance device.

In the label sticking device according to the present invention, when the plurality of labels are held on the label holding member via the required intervals, the plurality of labels are arranged on the long release sheet with the required intervals in the width direction. And a plurality of labels arrayed in the width direction of the label continuum to the label holding member. Let it be supplied . At this time, the label moving device moves each label held by the label holding member in the width direction of the release sheet.

  Further, in the label sticking device according to the present invention, a detection device is provided for detecting that the sticking object is transported to the label sticking position by the transport device, and the sticking object is transported to the label sticking position by the detecting device. It is preferable that the label is moved to the label application position by the label moving device when it is detected.

  In the label sticking device according to the present invention, the plurality of labels held on the label holding member through the required interval are sequentially moved to the label sticking position facing the object to be stuck by the label moving device, and the labels are stuck. The label moving speed of the label moving device described above is used to sequentially transport the object to be adhered to the label application position by the conveying device, and to sequentially apply each label held by the label holding member to the object to be adhered. Since the conveyance speed of the object to be adhered by the conveying device is relatively controlled by the control device, the object to be adhered is held by the label holding member in accordance with the timing at which the object is sequentially guided to the label applying position by the conveying apparatus. The label can be guided to the label application position by the label moving device, and the distance between the objects to be applied is adjusted according to the size of the object to be applied. In case of further be allowed also be affixed the label in position it will allow easy for each object to be attached material.

  Further, in the label sticking apparatus according to the present invention, a plurality of labels are stuck on the long release sheet via the required interval in the width direction, and many labels are provided via the required interval in the length direction. When a plurality of labels arranged in the width direction of the label continuum are collectively supplied to the label holding member using the pasted label continuum, a plurality of labels are provided to the label holding member via a required interval. Can be efficiently performed.

  In the label sticking device according to the present invention, a detection device is provided for detecting that the sticking object is transported to the label sticking position by the transport device, and the sticking object is transported to the label sticking position by the detecting device. When detected, if the label is moved to the label application position by the label moving device, the label is always attached to the object to be attached, and the label holding member is not attached to the object to be attached. In this state, the next label is prevented from being supplied on this label, and troubles can be prevented from occurring in the apparatus.

  Hereinafter, a label sticking device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the label sticking device according to the present invention is not particularly limited to the one shown in the following embodiment, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications within a range not changing the gist thereof.

  Also in the label sticking apparatus in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of types of labels 12A to 12E are stuck on the wide elongated release sheet 11 in the width direction through a required interval. At the same time, the label continuum 10 is used in which a large number of the plurality of types of labels 12A to 12E are affixed in the length direction of the release sheet 11 via the required intervals.

  Here, in the label sticking apparatus according to this embodiment, the plurality of labels 12A to 12E arranged in the width direction of the label continuous body 10 are supplied to the label holding member 2, and the label holding member 2 has a required interval. In order to hold the plurality of labels 12A to 12E through, as shown in FIG. 3, the label continuous body 10 is guided from below to the peeling member 4 provided to face the label holding member 2, A plurality of labels 12A to 12E arranged in the width direction from the peeling sheet 11 of the label continuous body 10 are moved by folding the label continuous body 10 in the folded portion 4a at the tip of the peeling member 4. These labels 12 </ b> A to 12 </ b> E are held by the label holding member 2.

  Further, in order to hold the plurality of labels 12 </ b> A to 12 </ b> E peeled from the label continuous body 10 in this way on the label holding member 2, as shown in FIG. 4, a number of suction ports 2 b are provided as the label holding member 2. Each of the labels 12A to 12E peeled off as described above is sucked by the suction device 21 through the suction port 2b using the transport belt 2a, and the label holding member 2 has the adhesive surfaces of the labels 12A to 12E. The surface opposite to 13 is sucked and held.

  And in order to affix the several labels 12A-12E hold | maintained in this way on the label holding member 2 to the to-be-adhered article 3 in order, as shown in FIG. Holding members 31 for holding the articles 3 are provided at appropriate intervals, the holding objects 31 are held by the holding members 31, and the objects 3 to be held thus held are labeled 12 </ b> A to 12 </ b> A by the conveying device 30. It is made to guide to the label sticking position where 12E is stuck in order.

  On the other hand, the label holding member 2 holding the plurality of labels 12A to 12E as described above is moved by the label moving device 22, and the labels 12A to 12E held by the label holding member 2 are sequentially moved to the label application position. In this case, the speed at which the label holding member 2 is moved by the label moving device 22 is controlled by the control device 23 so as to be synchronized with the timing at which the article 3 is guided to the label applying position by the conveying device 30. Thus, the labels 12A to 12E held by the label holding member 2 are sequentially guided to the label attaching position. The labels 12A to 12E thus guided to the label application position are sequentially attached to the object 3 to be applied guided to the label application position by the transport device 30 as described above.

  In this way, when the labels 12A to 12E are sequentially affixed to the adherend 3 at the label attaching positions, the interval between the adherends 3 is changed according to the size of the adherend 3 and the like. Even in this case, the speed at which the label holding member 2 is moved by the label moving device 22 is controlled by the control device 23 as described above, thereby synchronizing with the timing at which the article 3 is guided to the label applying position by the conveying device 30. In this way, the labels 12A to 12E held by the label holding member 2 can be guided to the label application position, and the labels 12A to 12E can be appropriately applied to the articles 3 having various sizes. become.

  Moreover, in the label sticking apparatus of this embodiment, the detection apparatus 40 which detects that the to-be-sticked object 3 is conveyed to a label sticking position by the said conveying apparatus 30 is provided, and this to-be-attached object 3 is provided with this detecting apparatus 40. When it is detected that the label is transferred to the label application position, the labels 12A to 12E are moved to the label application position by the label moving device 22 as described above. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the holding member 31 that does not hold the object 3 is guided to the position of the detection device 40, and the detection object 40 detects the object 3 to be conveyed to the label application position. If it was not possible, as shown in FIG. 7, the previous label 12A was affixed to the affixed object 3 detected by the detection device 40 and guided to the label affixing position. Thereafter, the label moving device 22 is stopped by the control device 23 so that the next label 12B is not guided to the label attaching position.

Then, after the label moving device 22 is stopped by the control device 23 in this way so that the next label 12B is not guided to the label application position, the next object 3 is held and detected by the holding member 31. When the label is moved to the position of the device 40, the label moving device 22 is driven by the control device 23, and the label is moved in synchronism with the timing at which the next object 3 is guided to the label applying position. The label 12B is guided to the label attaching position, and the label 12B is attached to the object 3 to be attached. If it does in this way, the label 12B will be moved from the state (the state of the label holding member 2 shown in FIG. 7 ) which is not stuck to the article 3 and remains on the label holding member 2 , and trouble may occur in the apparatus. This prevents the next label 12B from being supplied on the remaining label 12B.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, when the label 12 is applied to the concave application surface 3a of the article 3 to be applied, the adhesive surface 13 of the label 12 is in good contact with the concave application surface 3a and the label 12 is concave. In order to be successfully applied to the application surface 3a, an injection nozzle 24 is provided in the vicinity of the label application position, air is injected from the injection nozzle 24, and the application surface 3a in which the label 12 is recessed in the object 3 to be applied is provided. Further, the above-described object 3 can be pressed against the label 12 by a biasing device (not shown) or the like at the label application position.

A partial plane of a continuous label body in which a plurality of labels are affixed on a long release sheet at a predetermined interval in the width direction and a plurality of labels are affixed at a predetermined interval in the length direction. FIG. In the conventional label sticking apparatus, it is the schematic explanatory drawing which showed the state which affixes the some label peeled from the label continuous body to each to-be-attached article. In the label sticking device in the embodiment of the present invention, it is a side explanatory view showing a state in which a plurality of labels arranged in the width direction of the label continuous body are peeled off from the label continuous body and held by a label holding member. In the label sticking apparatus in the embodiment, it is a front explanatory view showing a state in which a plurality of labels arranged in the width direction of the label continuum are peeled from the label continuum and are held by a label holding member. In the label affixing device in the embodiment, a plurality of labels held by the label holding member are sequentially guided to the label affixing position by the label moving device, and the object to be affixed to the label affixing position sequentially by the transport device It is the schematic explanatory drawing which showed the state which affixes a label in order. In the label sticking apparatus in the embodiment, it is a schematic explanatory view showing a state in which a holding member on which an object to be stuck is not held by a transport device is guided to a position of a detection device. In the label applicator in the same embodiment, when a holding member that does not hold an object to be attached is guided to the label application position, the label moving device is stopped and the label is not guided to the label application position. FIG. In the label sticking apparatus in the same embodiment, it is a partial explanatory view showing a modification example in the case where a label is stuck on a concave sticking surface of an article to be stuck.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Label holding member 2a Conveying belt 2b Suction port 3 To-be-attached object 3a Recessed sticking surface 4 Peeling member 4a Folding part 10 Label continuous body 11 Release sheet 12, 12A-12E Label 13 Adhesive surface 21 Suction device 22 Label moving device 23 Control Device 24 Injection Nozzle 30 Conveying Device 31 Holding Member 40 Detection Device

Claims (2)

A label holding member for holding a plurality of labels through a required interval;
A label moving device that sequentially moves each label held by the label holding member to a label applying position opposite to an object to be attached to which a label is attached;
A transporting device for transporting the above-mentioned objects to be pasted one after another to the labeling position;
A control device that relatively controls the moving speed of the label by the label moving device and the conveying speed of the object to be pasted by the conveying device ;
Using a label continuum in which a plurality of labels are affixed on a long release sheet via a required interval in the width direction and a number of each label is affixed via a required interval in the length direction,
Supply a plurality of labels arranged in the width direction of the label continuum to the label holding member,
The label moving device moves the labels held by the label holding member in the width direction of the release sheet. In the label sticking device according to claim 1 ,
A detection device for detecting that the object to be stuck is conveyed to the label attaching position by the conveying device is provided,
A label applying apparatus, wherein when the detection apparatus detects that an object to be applied is conveyed to a label applying position, the label moving apparatus moves the label to the label applying position.

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