JPH06329139A - Apparatus for attaching label to label hanger magazine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically attach a label by inserting a tip side of a guide needle into a label attaching hole, pushing a rod-like part inserted from a base end into a hollow part of the guide needle to have it separated from a coupling piece, positioning the separated rod-like part and a part of a thread-like part in the rear of the label attaching hole and allowing a push-out pin to reciprocate. CONSTITUTION:A label 1 is pressed by a roller 9, and a hollow guide needle 10 is provided at a position opposite to an attaching hole of the label 1. The guide needle 10 reciprocates along a B direction and can be inserted into the attaching hole of the label 1. A label hanger 20 is supported at a base of the guide needle 10, and also a positioning mechanism 11 for positioning rod-like parts 21 one by one oppositely to the hollow part of the guide needle 10 is provided. A push-out pin 12 which reciprocates through the positioning mechanism 11 in the hollow guide needle 10 as indicated by C is provided. Thus various kinds of labels 1 can be carefully attached to the label hangers.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is one of a label hanger magazine in which a large number of label hangers for attaching a price tag, a tag indicating a quality, a manufacturer, a trademark or the like (collectively referred to as a label) to clothes are collected. The present invention relates to a device for automatically attaching a label to one label hanger.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A rod-shaped portion is formed at one end of the thread-shaped portion so as to form a T-shape with the thread-shaped portion, and a retaining portion (having the same shape as the rod-shaped portion or a triangular shape) is formed at the other end of the thread-shaped portion. Label hangers that are integrally formed from plastic materials are widely known,
Place the label on the clothing, insert the needle of the insertion tool into the clothing through the label mounting hole, and make the rod-shaped part and the thread-shaped part parallel to each other, and then insert one end of the label hanger into the clothing to attach the label. It was attached to clothing. There is also known a label hanger with a label in which a label itself is formed instead of the retaining portion formed on the other end side of the label hanger.

[0003]

In the conventional label attaching method, an operator puts a label on clothing or the like with one hand and inserts it with the other hand (for example, US Pat. No. 3,924,788).
Since the label hanger is driven to both the label and the clothes at the same time by operating the gun tampon described in the specification, etc., only about 200 pieces can be driven in one hour, and there were many failures. The use of the labeled label hanger also improved the work efficiency by 4 to 5 times, but the type of label could not be selected. Recently, the number of labels printed with barcodes has increased, and information such as color, size, price, etc. is subdivided and printed on such labels.
Labels with Labels The labels on the hangers are useless and costly. To attach labels for a wide variety of products, it is more convenient to apply a label to each product and drive a label hanger.
Therefore, various labels can be attached to each product (clothes, etc.), and in order to improve work efficiency, it is preferable to drive label hangers on which various labels have been previously attached to clothes, etc. Requires a device for automatically attaching various labels to a label hanger in advance, but such a device has not been developed so far.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a label attaching device for a label hanger magazine which can automatically and efficiently attach various labels to a large number of label hangers arranged in the label hanger magazine. .

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention supports the labels one by one from the opening of the accommodating case accommodating a large number of labels and guides the mounting holes of the supported labels. A supporting mechanism arranged to face the needle is configured to be capable of reciprocating between the accommodating case and the guide needle, and a thread shape is formed on the base portion of the guide needle through a plurality of connecting pieces between two parallel common supporting portions. The guide mechanism is provided with a positioning mechanism that positions the rod-shaped parts of the label hanger one by one in the hollow part of the guide needle and serves as a passageway for the common support part of the label hanger magazine in which the label hangers with bar-shaped parts are connected to both ends of the part. With the tip side of the needle inserted into the label mounting hole, it is inserted from the base side and pushed into the hollow part of the guide needle to separate it from the connecting piece and the separated bar and thread. A push-out pin that positions a part of the part behind the label attachment hole is provided so that it can reciprocate, and a feed mechanism that sequentially positions the rod-shaped part of the label hanger magazine to the hollow part of the guide needle is provided. After locating a part of the portion and the thread-like portion on the back side of the label mounting hole, the push-out pin returns, the guide needle also comes out of the mounting hole, and the label is mounted on one label hanger of the label hanger magazine.

[0006]

[Function] One label is supported from the storage case at one stop position of the support mechanism that reciprocates a predetermined distance, and the guide needle is inserted into the mounting hole of the label at the other stop position. The rod-shaped portion of one label hanger is separated from the connecting piece from the label hanger magazine, and the separated rod-shaped portion is positioned from the label mounting hole to the back side. After the push-out pin and the guide needle are returned, the magazine is fed by the feeding mechanism, and the rod-shaped portion of the next label hanger is brought to a position facing the hollow portion of the guide needle. At this time, the support mechanism returns to the position on the accommodation case side and again supports one label. By repeating such an operation, the label is attached to the label hanger of the label hanger magazine. In the label hanger to which the label is attached, one rod-shaped portion is in a state of being connected to the common supporting portion via a connecting piece, and this can be attached to clothes or the like by an insertion tool.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a support mechanism 3 for supporting the labels 1 one by one is reciprocally movable by a predetermined distance from an opening 2A of a storage case 2 accommodating a large number of labels 1. . A spring member 4 is attached to the opening 2A of the storage case 2, and a weight 5 is provided on the upper portion of the stacked label 1. The spring member 4 is constructed so that the weight of the weight 5 does not drop the label 1 by opening the opening 2A. When the support mechanism 3 is moved to the position facing the opening 2A, the suction portion 6 provided in the support mechanism 3 is operated to suck air from the suction hole 7 so that only one label 1 is provided with the rubber packing 8. Adsorb at the point. Support mechanism 3 with label 1 adsorbed
To the left in the direction of arrow A. Support mechanism 3 is 2
When the label 1 is stopped by moving to the position indicated by the dotted line and held by the roller 9, a hollow guide needle 10 is provided at a position facing the mounting hole 1A of the label 1. The guide needle 10 reciprocates in the direction of arrow B and can be inserted into and removed from the mounting hole 1A of the label 1. A positioning mechanism 11 is provided at the base of the guide needle 10 to support the label hanger 20 and to position the rod-shaped portions 21 one by one in opposition to the hollow portion of the guide needle 10. Further, there is provided an extruding pin 12 which reciprocates in the hollow guide needle 10 through the positioning mechanism 11. This extrusion pin 1
2 reciprocates as indicated by arrow C. Although the label hanger magazine 20 will be described later, the common support portion 22 and the rod-shaped portion 21 are inserted into the positioning mechanism 11 to form one rod-shaped portion 2.
Push pin 1 when 1 comes in line with guide needle 10
2 is pushed upward in the drawing, and at this time, the rod-shaped portion 21 is separated from the connecting piece 23 (not shown in FIG. 1) (the cutter 1 in FIG.
3), the bar-shaped part 21 and the thread-shaped part 2 not shown in FIG.
4 is pushed out to the tip of the hollow portion of the guide needle 10. At this time, the tip side of the guide needle 10 is inserted into the mounting hole 1A of the label 1, and the rod-shaped portion 21 and the thread-shaped portion 24 are mounted in the mounting hole 1A.
Therefore, it is located on the back side of the label 1. That is, the label 1 is attached to one end of the label hanger 25 (not shown in FIG. 1). Next, when the guide needle 10 and the push pin 12 move downward in the drawing, the next rod-shaped portion 21
Are aligned with the guide needle 10. That is, the label hanger magazine 20 is sequentially advanced in the direction of arrow D. When the guide needle 10 retracts, the support mechanism 3 moves in the right-hand direction in the drawing and again picks up one label 1 from the storage case 2. By repeating such an operation, the desired label 1 can be automatically attached to the label hanger 25 of the label hanger magazine 20.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which one label 1 is supported by the support mechanism 3 and the guide needle 10 is moved so that the mounting hole 1A is located opposite to the guide needle 10. A cutter 13 is provided inside the positioning mechanism 11 so that the extrusion pin 1
It is also possible to allow the cutter 13 to cut the connecting piece 23 when the rod-shaped portion 21 is pushed into the hollow portion of the guide needle 10 by 2. The label hanger magazine 20 has a rod-shaped portion 21 ′ and a connecting piece 2 on the other end side of the thread-shaped portion 24.
3 ', a common support 22' is formed. When inserting the label hanger magazine 20 into the positioning mechanism 11 and attaching the labels 1 to the label hangers 25 one by one,
It is preferable that the thread portion 24 is bent as illustrated.

FIG. 3 shows an insertion port 11A of the positioning mechanism 11.
The common support portion 22 is inserted into the upper end portion of the insertion opening 11A, and the connecting piece 23 and the rod-shaped portion 21 are inserted into the cross-shaped portion. Further, the thread portion 24 is inserted through the lower linear portion.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the feed mechanism of the label hanger magazine 20. The positioning mechanism 11 is provided with a gear 30. The gear 30 is intermittently rotated in association with the reciprocating movement of the push pin 12. I will do it. The gear 30 serves as a feed mechanism. The teeth of the gear 30 are the connecting pieces 2
The label hanger magazine 20 is sent downward in the drawing by engaging with 3.

FIG. 5 shows a label hanger magazine 20 used in this apparatus, which is integrally formed of a flexible plastic material as a whole. A label hanger 25 is provided between two parallel common supporting portions 22, 22 'via a number of connecting pieces 23, 23'. The label hanger 25 is provided with rod-shaped portions 21 and 21 'in a direction orthogonal to the common support portions 22 and 22' at both ends of the thread-shaped portion 24. The thread portion 24 and the connecting pieces 23, 23 'are located on a straight line. Rod-shaped portions 2 formed at both ends of the thread-shaped portion 24
Both 1, 21 'are constructed so that they can be separated from the connecting pieces 23, 23'.
A and 23A 'are formed at the connecting points. Although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a bulging portion 24A is formed in the middle of the thread-like portion 24, and the attached label 1 moves to the side of the rod-like portion 21 ', which interferes with the attaching work to clothes or the like. Try not to be.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1, which clearly shows a state in which the rod-shaped portion 21 is arranged at a position orthogonal to the common support portion 22 and the thin portion 23A is formed. Is. This label hanger magazine 20 has a thread portion 2
Although it is formed symmetrically in the vertical direction in the middle of 4, the connecting pieces 23, 23 'and the rod-shaped parts 21, 21' do not necessarily have the same shape. A material such as nylon or polypropylene is suitable as the plastic material forming the whole, and a material as shown in FIG. 5 can be injection molded from these materials. Further, the label hanger magazine 20 may have any length,
For example, it is also possible to wind a considerably long material in a roll shape and sequentially supply it to the positioning mechanism 11.

FIG. 7 shows a state in which the label 1 is attached to each label hanger 25 by the above-mentioned device, and the one common support portion 22 and the connecting piece 23 are separated when the label 1 is attached.

The label hanger magazine 20 to which the label 1 is attached as shown in FIG. 7 is set in the insertion device 31 as shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, the label 1 is actually
Is attached to each label hanger 25, but the illustration is omitted. This insertion instrument 31 is provided with a guide needle 32, and pushes out the rod-shaped portion 21 ′ into the hollow portion of the needle 32 by an extruding pin 33. The extruded rod-shaped portion 21 ′ is parallel to the thread-shaped portion 24 and extruded from the tip of the needle 32. By inserting the needle 32 into clothing or the like and pushing out the push pin 33, the label hanger 25 with a label can be attached to clothing or the like. The push pin 33 advances by pulling the trigger 34. An insertion opening similar to the insertion opening 11A as shown in FIG. 3 is formed at the place where the label hanger magazine 20 of the insertion device 31 is set, and the same as the cutter 13 is also provided and the push pin 33 moves forward and backward. A gear similar to the gear 30 that rotates intermittently along with the above is provided, and the rod-shaped portion 21 ′ of the label hanger magazine 20 can be sequentially set at the position of the needle 32 by intermittent rotation in one direction of the gear 30. ing.

Although the label 1 is supported by the support mechanism 3 by the operation of the suction portion 6, the label 1 can be sandwiched by something like a nail, and various other known means can be adopted. It is possible. Also, this support mechanism 3 has two
Although the two positions are reciprocally moved, this moving means may be performed by expanding and contracting the rod using various cylinders, and various known moving means can be adopted. Further, although the guide needle 10, the positioning mechanism 11 and the push pin 12 are individually shown in the drawing, they can be installed as one integrated in one case. The movements shown by arrows B and C in FIG. 1 can be easily performed by using a cylinder or the like. The feeding mechanism (gear 30) is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and it is not always necessary to provide it in the positioning mechanism 11, and the label hanger magazine 20 is intermittently provided directly with the positioning mechanism 11 by a predetermined distance. Various means can be considered for sending in the D direction. Further, not only the labels 1 of the same type but also various types of labels 1 can be sequentially attached to the label hanger magazine 20. At this time, some label hangers 25 are skipped or cut every time the types are changed. It is also possible to do so.

FIG. 9 shows the housing case 2 tilted with respect to the horizontal line so that the opening 2A faces downward. The tilt angle α of the housing case 2 is preferably about 45 degrees. . In addition, the label 1 stored in the storage case 2
The stabilizing needle 40 is inserted through the mounting hole 1A in order to stabilize the above, and the stabilizing needle 40 is provided on the U-shaped base end portion 41.
The length of the tip of the stabilizing needle 40 does not extend to the attachment hole 1A of the label 1 facing the opening 2A by the spring member 4, but to the attachment hole 1A of the label 1 positioned next to the frontmost label 1. It has become. By tilting the housing case 2, the label 1 slides toward the opening 2A.

FIG. 10 shows an example in which the roller 42 is provided so as to straddle the stabilizing needle 40 in order to feed the last label 1 to the opening 2A when the housing case 2 is provided so as to be inclined. As shown in FIG. 11, the roller 42 is molded from rubber or a plastic material, and has a groove 42A formed at an intermediate portion in the axial direction, and the stabilizing needle 40 is located in the groove 42A.

In the housing case 2 shown in FIG. 12, side plates 2C are provided on both sides of the bottom plate 2B, and one end side of the two side plates 2C is bent into an L shape, and the shaft 2D is formed at this bent portion.
Racks 2E are attached to these shafts 2D. A pinion 2F is provided between the rack plates 2E as shown in FIG. 13, and the shaft 2 of the pinion 2F is
One end of G is rotatably attached to the base plate 43 so as to be positioned in the middle in the width direction of the bottom plate 2B. Further, a knob 2H is fixed to the other end of the shaft 2G of the pinion 2F, and by rotating the knob 2H, the side plates 2C can be moved away from each other or brought closer to each other. By adopting such a mechanism, it is possible to cope with different sizes of the label 1.

In the support mechanism 3 shown in FIG. 14, a bellows-shaped hose 3A is attached to a portion of the suction hole 7, the tip of the hose 3A is projected forward by a length L, and the suction portion 6 is provided. The protruding tip of the hose 3A is drawn into the suction hole 7 when it is operated. L length is 5mm
The degree.

The support mechanism 3 shown in FIG. 15 is provided with a pin 3B at a position facing the mounting hole 1A of the label 1, and the pin 3B is inserted into the mounting hole 1A of the label 1 so that the support mechanism 3 for the label 1 is provided.
It is intended to stabilize the support by. This pin 3B is projected forward by a spring 3C as shown in FIG. 16, and when a force is applied to the pin 3B, the spring 3C contracts so that the pin 3B fits inside the support mechanism 3. As shown in FIG. 17, the pin 3B configured in this way is formed by the push pin 12 and the rod-shaped portion 2 of the label hanger 25.
When the label 1 is fed to the back side of the label 1, it is pushed back by the rod-shaped portion 21, and inside the support mechanism 3, the mounting hole 1A is attached.
It is designed to open on the back side of. In this example, the tip of the pin 3B is rounded and the tip of the extrusion pin 12 is also rounded. The tip of the pin 3B may have a shape cut obliquely as shown in FIG. The tip shape of the pin 3B is such that the rod-shaped portion 21 is located on the back side of the mounting hole 1A of the label 1 and the rod-shaped portion 21 is the label 1 when the push pin 12 returns.
It is conceivable to have various shapes so as not to return to the front side of. Further, the size of the hole through which the pin 3B is pushed back is larger than the length of the rod portion 21.

FIG. 19 shows another example of the reciprocating means of the support mechanism 3. The link mechanism 50 is used, and the link mechanism 50 makes a semi-circular movement about two fulcrums 50A. There is.

FIG. 20 shows a structure in which the support mechanism 3 slides linearly, and the shutter 51 closes the front surface of the opening 2A of the storage case 2 when the support mechanism 3 moves from the location of the storage case 2. The shutter 51 is pushed by the support mechanism 3 and retracts from the location of the opening 2A when the support mechanism 3 returns to the location of the opening 2A of the housing case 2.

In FIG. 21, the thread-shaped portion 24 is bent without providing the case 52 for accommodating the connecting piece 23 'and the rod-shaped portion 21' on the side opposite to the side set in the positioning mechanism 11 in parallel with the positioning mechanism 11. It shows an example provided at such a position. When the connecting piece 23 ′ side is housed in the case 52 in such a bent form of the thread-like portion 24, the side of the bar-like portion 21 to which the label 1 is attached is removed from the guide needle 10 without disturbing the next work. You can withdraw.

When the case 52 shown in FIG. 21 is used, the bending thread 24 is thicker than the thread 1 to which the label 1 is attached, and the label hanger after the label 1 is attached. 25 can be brought closer to the case 52 side promptly.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 23, the guide needle 10 is provided on the upper side of the inclined plate 52 having an inclined surface of about 45 °, and the housing case 2 is provided on the lower side. On the contrary, it is possible to place the guide needle 10 on the lower side and the housing case 2 on the upper side. In this example, since the housing case 2 is provided on the lower side, a mechanism for feeding the label 1 upward is required. Further, it is preferable to use the support mechanism 3 shown in FIG. As an example of the mechanism for sending out the label 1, a generally L-shaped stay 56 that transmits the rotation of the motor 53 to the screw rod 55 via the gear box 54 and has a base part of which meshes with the screw portion of the screw rod 55 is provided. Moving plate 57
The stay 56 rises above the inclined plate 52 by the rotation of the screw rod 55 and pushes up the moving plate 57.
When the moving plate 57 is pushed up, the label 1 is also sent to the opening 2A.

As shown in FIG. 24, the base of the stay 56 partially meshes with the threaded rod 55 and is moved in the direction of the arrow as the threaded rod 55 rotates. This base is like a nut in half. Also, the stay 56 is the spring 5
2 so that its base is pressed against the threaded rod 55 by FIG.
It is biased in the direction of arrow 5. When the lever 56A is rotated clockwise against the spring force of the spring 58, the base part is separated from the screw rod 55, and the moving plate 57 can be pulled back downward. A bent portion of the stay 56 where the lever 56A is formed is rotatably attached to the moving plate 57.

The rotation of the screw rod 55 is detected by a sensor 59 provided near the opening 2A of the housing case 2 as shown in FIG.
This is performed by detecting that the label 1 does not exist for a predetermined length from the opening 2A (for example, a micro switch), and sending this detection signal to the motor 53 to operate the motor 53.

As shown in FIG. 27, the reciprocating movement of the support mechanism 3 in the embodiment shown in FIG.
61 is used, the support mechanism 3 is attached to the lever 61, and if the label 1 is supported at the position shown by the solid line, the lever 61 is moved so as to overlap the lever 60 as shown by the arrow, and then the overlapped levers 60, 61. Move in the direction indicated by the arrow.

The support mechanism 3 of the embodiment shown in FIG.
The part where B is provided and the part where hose 3A is provided are separately configured, and the member 3D on the side of the pin 3B can be slid up and down, so that the attachment hole 1A of the label 1 can be changed. Is. As shown in FIG. 29, a screw 62 is screwed into the member 3D, and one side surface of the member 3D is formed into an dovetail that fits into the dovetail groove. When the knob 63 of the screw 62 is turned in one direction, the member 3D rises, and when turned in the other direction, the member 3D descends. Depending on the type of the label 1, the mounting holes 1A may not be equidistant from both sides and may be offset to one side, so that the member 3D needs to be adjusted.

[0031]

As described above, since the label hanger magazine having a devised structure can be used to quickly and easily attach the label to the label hanger, when the label hanger with the label is attached to clothes or the like. Can be performed extremely efficiently and without requiring skill as compared with the conventional work of attaching the label to clothing or the like. In addition, the presence of such an attachment device allows the various types of labels corresponding to various types of products to be finely attached to the label hanger.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front explanatory view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an explanatory side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an insertion opening portion of a positioning mechanism.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a feeding mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the label hanger magazine.

6 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state in which a label is attached to a label hanger by this device.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a label hanger magazine with a label is attached to clothing or the like by an insertion tool.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing another embodiment of the housing case.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a storage case.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a label feeding roller.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a widthwise adjusting means of the housing case.

13 is a sectional view showing the rack and pinion in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view in which a bellows-shaped hose is attached to a suction hole of a support mechanism.

FIG. 15 is a front side view in which a pin is provided on the support mechanism.

16 is a vertical cross-sectional view of FIG.

17 is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the pin and the push pin in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a sectional view showing a modified example of the pin.

FIG. 19 is a plan view showing another means for reciprocating the support mechanism.

FIG. 20 is a plan view of a shutter that opens and closes the opening of the housing case.

FIG. 21 is a schematic plan view showing an example in which one end of a label hanger magazine is housed in a case.

FIG. 22 is a plan view showing another example of the label hanger.

FIG. 23 is a schematic side view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a partial cross-sectional view of a portion where the base of the stay and the screw rod are screwed together.

FIG. 25 is a side view of the moving plate mounting portion of the stay.

FIG. 26 is a diagram in which a sensor is attached to the front surface of the housing case.

FIG. 27 is a plan view showing an example of a reciprocating means of the support mechanism.

FIG. 28 is a plan view showing another example of the support mechanism.

29 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a portion of FIG. 28.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Label 1A Mounting Hole 2 Storage Case 2A Opening 3 Support Mechanism 10 Guide Needle 11 Positioning Mechanism 12 Extrusion Pin 20 Label Hanger Magazine 21,21 'Rod-shaped Part 22, 22' Common Support Part 23, 23 'Coupling Piece 24 Thread-shaped Part 25 Label hanger 30 Feed mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A support mechanism for supporting a label one by one from an opening of a storage case accommodating a large number of labels and for arranging a mounting hole of the supported label to face the guide needle is provided between the storage case and the guide needle. Label hanger configured to be reciprocally movable between the guide needles, and a label hanger having rod-shaped portions at both ends of the thread-shaped portion is connected to the base of the guide needle via a plurality of connecting pieces between two parallel common supporting portions. A positioning mechanism is provided to allow the rod-shaped parts of the label hanger to face the hollow part of the guide needle one by one as a common support part of the magazine, and the base end with the tip side of the guide needle inserted into the label mounting hole. Push pin that is inserted from the side to push the rod-shaped portion into the hollow portion of the guide needle to separate it from the connecting piece and to position part of the separated rod-shaped portion and thread-shaped portion on the back side of the label attachment hole. It is provided so that it can be reciprocally moved, and a feed mechanism is provided that positions the rod-shaped part of the label hanger magazine so that it sequentially opposes the hollow part of the guide needle. A label attaching device for a label hanger magazine, characterized in that after the pushing pin returns, the guide needle also comes out of the attaching hole and the label is attached to one label hanger of the label hanger magazine.