JPH10264913A - Method and apparatus for sticking label - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a label to be reliably and quickly stuck to a member for receiving adhesion such as a container and also to allow an entire apparatus for sticking the label to be easily and inexpensively manufactured. SOLUTION: In a label sticking method for sticking a label 2 to a member 11 for receiving adhesion such as a container, after the label 2 is peelably adhered to a carrier tape 1, the carrier tape 1 is pushed against the member 11 for sticking the label 2 to the member 11. In addition, in a label sticking apparatus for sticking the label 2 to the member 11 for receiving adhesion such as a container, the carrier tape 1 with the label 2 peelably adhered is provided, and a pressing means for pressing the carrier tape 1 together with the label 2 against the member 11 for sticking the label 2 to the member 11 is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label sticking method and a label sticking apparatus for sticking, for example, a label for virgin sealing to a sticking member such as a bottle or a container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG.
A label mount 53 attached in parallel in a direction substantially perpendicular to the feed direction 2 is provided, and the label mount 53 is folded back using a label folding tool 54 to peel off the label 51,
After suctioning the label 51 with the suction plate 59 using a suction sticking device 61 including a frame 55, a pair of arms 56, a connecting rod 57, a suction plate 59 having a suction hole, and a pair of sticking levers 60, A pair of sticking levers 60 are rotated around the pins 62 to bend the pair of sticking levers 60 so as to fit the container body 63 and the lid 64, so that the label 51 is attached to the container 65. (For example, see JP-A-6-122)
437).

[0003]

However, since the label 51 is generally small, the peeling of the label 51 from the label mount 53 using the label folding tool 54 is not smooth, which causes an error in attaching the label 51. In addition, a sticking error occurred due to a suction error of the label 51 by the suction sticking device 61. In addition, the operation of the suction sticking device 61 is complicated, and it takes time to stick the label. In addition, label 5
1 is generally small, the structure of the suction sticking device 61 for sticking it by suction is complicated, and the manufacture of the whole ral sticking device is troublesome and the manufacturing cost is high.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention enables a label to be stably and quickly stuck to a member to be stuck, such as a container, and the whole label sticking apparatus is simple to manufacture and the manufacturing cost is low. It is made to become.

[0005]

A first technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem is a label sticking method in which a label 2 is stuck to a sticking member 11 such as a bottle or a container. , The label 2 is adhered to the carrier tape 1 in a releasable manner, and then the carrier tape 1 is pressed against the member to be adhered 11 so that the label 2 is adhered to the member to be adhered 11.

A second technical means of the present invention is a label sticking method in which a label 2 is stuck to a sticking member 11 such as a bottle or a container. Then, the carrier tape 11 is attached to the member to be adhered 11 together with the label 2, and then the label 2 is attached to the member to be adhered 11.
The point is that the carrier tape 1 is peeled off from the adhered member 11 while being left on the side.

A third technical means of the present invention is a label sticking method for sticking a label 2 to a sticking member 11 such as a bottle or a container. In a state where the adhesive surface is directed toward the carrier tape 1 and the labels are adhered in a row, a release paper 3 is adhered so that the label 2 is sandwiched between the carrier tape 1 and the release tape 3. , The carrier tape 1 is held down on the member to be adhered 11 together with the label 2 on the member to be adhered 11, and the carrier tape 1 is adhered to the member to be adhered 11 together with the label 2, and then the label 2 is adhered. The point is that the carrier tape 1 is peeled off from the member to be adhered while being left on the member 11 side.

According to a fourth technical means of the present invention, there is provided a label sticking apparatus in which a label 2 is stuck to a member to be stuck 11 such as a container. The present invention is characterized in that the attaching member 11 is provided with a pressing means for holding the carrier tape 1 together with the label 2 on the attaching member 11 and attaching the label 2 to the attaching member 11.

According to a fifth technical means of the present invention, there is provided a label sticking apparatus in which a label 2 is stuck to a member to be stuck 11 such as a bottle or a container. Holding means for holding the carrier tape 1 together with the label 2 on the sticking member 11 on the sticking members 18 provided with the tapes 1 and arranged in a row, and sticking the carrier tape 1 together with the label 2; And a stripping means for peeling the carrier tape 1 from the adhered member 11 while leaving the carrier tape 1 on the adhered member 11 side.

According to a sixth technical means of the present invention, the pressing means comprises a plurality of pressing members 18, and each of the pressing members 1
Reference numeral 8 denotes a structure in which the spaces between the labels 2 of the carrier tape 1 are pushed between the adhering members 11 arranged in a line, and the label 2 side of the carrier tape 1 is pressed against the adhering members 11. The movement means for moving the adherend member 11 so as to reduce the width between the adherend members 11 in response to the pushing operation of 18 is provided.

According to a seventh technical means of the present invention, labels 2 are adhered to the adhesive surface 1a of the carrier tape 1 in a row with the non-adhesive surface thereof facing the carrier tape 1, and the labels 2 are attached. Release paper 3 sandwiched between carrier tape 1
Is provided, and a feeding means is provided for feeding the carrier tape 1 obtained by peeling the release paper 3 from the carrier tape 1 to the sticking position A by a fixed amount, and the sticking members 11 are arranged in a row. The point is that there is provided a conveying means for sending the sheet to the sticking position A in a lined state.

An eighth technical means of the present invention is that the peeling means pulls the carrier tape 1 attached to the adherend member 11 by pulling the carrier tape 1 so as to extend the carrier tape 1. In that it is configured to be stripped from the Therefore, the label 2 is adhered to the carrier tape 1 together with the carrier tape 1 by pressing the label 2 onto the adhered member 11 such as a bottle or a container. The label 2 can be easily and reliably stuck to the member to be stuck 11 without fear of occurrence. In addition, since it is not necessary to directly handle the small-sized label 2, the operation of attaching the label is simplified, and the time required for attaching the label is eliminated. In addition, the structure of the label sticking device is simplified, and the manufacturing cost of the label sticking device is reduced accordingly.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a carrier tape, which is formed in a band shape, and one surface of which is an adhesive surface 1a. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the labels 2 are stuck on the adhesive surface 1 a of the carrier tape 1 in a row. The label 2 is formed in a very narrow width, and one surface thereof is an adhesive surface 2
a. The label 2 is attached to the adhesive surface 1a of the carrier tape 1 with the non-adhesive surface facing the carrier tape 1. Also, the carrier tape 1 has its adhesive surface 1
The release paper 3 is adhered via the “a”, and the label 2 is sandwiched between the carrier tape 1 and the release paper 3.
The adhesive force of the adhesive surface 1a of the carrier tape 1 is set smaller than the adhesive force of the adhesive surface 2a of the label 2.

As described above, the tape member 4 is formed by sticking the label 2 and the release paper 3 to the carrier tape 1,
The tape member 4 is wound by a winding roll 5 shown in FIG. Then, the carrier tape 1 of the tape member 4 wound on the winding roll 5 is fed from the winding roll 5 and wound on the winding roll 6. Also, a release paper 3 adhered to the carrier tape 1
Is unwound together with the carrier tape 1 from the take-up roll 5, is stripped from the carrier tape 1, and is taken up by the take-up roll 7. That is, the release paper 3 is peeled off from the tape member 4 by the winding rolls 5, 6, 7, a motor (not shown) for driving the winding rolls 5, 6, 7 and a control device (not shown) for controlling the motor. A feeding means for feeding the carrier tape 1 to the application position A by a fixed amount is constituted.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a bottle which is a member to which the label 2 is to be adhered.
b. As shown in FIG. 6, a label 2 is adhered to the bottle 11 over the upper surface of the bottle cap 11b, the outer peripheral surface of the bottle cap 11b, and the outer peripheral surface of the upper end of the bottle body 11a. Is virgin sealed.

The conveying means provided with the belt conveyor 14 includes:
The bottles 11 to be adhered are configured to be sent to the attaching position A in a state of being lined up in a row, and the bottles 11 are placed on the belt conveyor 14 via the jig 15 by the conveying means, and The bottles 11 are conveyed in the direction a, and the bottles 11 are arranged in a line on the belt conveyor 14 at a predetermined interval at the sticking position A.

The holding means for holding the carrier tape 1 together with the label 2 on the bottle 11 includes a plurality of holding members 18.
And a control device for controlling the driving device, such as a hydraulic mechanism for driving the pressing member 18, and the control device controls each of the pressing members 18 so as to form a line between the labels 2 of the carrier tape 1. Push between the lined bottles 11,
As shown in FIG. 3, the carrier tape 1 is pressed together with the label 2 onto the bottle 11, whereby the label 2 is adhered to the bottle 11 together with the carrier tape 1 as shown in FIG.

The moving means for moving the bottle 11 is constituted by wheels (not shown) incorporated in the jig 15, a motor for driving the wheels, a control device for controlling the motor, and the like.
The jig 15 is run with the bottle 11 placed thereon, and the bottles 11 at the sticking positions A are moved closer to each other as shown in FIG.

The stripping means for stripping the carrier tape 1 from the bottle 11 is constituted by winding rolls 5, 6, a motor for driving these winding rolls 5, 6 and a control device for controlling the motor. By driving the cartridge 6 in the winding direction, the carrier tape 1 attached to the bottle 11 is extended, and the carrier tape 1 is peeled off from the bottle 11 while leaving the label 2 on the bottle 11 side.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a feeding amount detection sensor.
The feeding amount of the carrier tape 1 is detected. Reference numeral 26 denotes an attachment error detection sensor that detects that the label 2 remains on the carrier tape 1 without being attached to the bottle 11. The detection signals of these sensors 25 and 26 are input to the control device and used for automatic control of the feeding unit, the conveying unit, the holding unit, the moving unit, and the stripping unit.

According to the above embodiment, when the label 2 is attached to the bottle 11, a plurality of (three in the illustrated example) bottles 11 are conveyed by the transporting means provided with the belt conveyor 14.
Is placed on a belt conveyor 14 via a jig 15 and transported in the direction of arrow a.
Are arranged in a line at predetermined intervals on a belt conveyor 14, and the carrier tape 1 of the tape member 4 is unwound from the take-up roll 5 by the drive of a not-shown motor or the like of a feeding unit. It is wound by 6. At the same time, the release paper 3 adhered to the carrier tape 1
Is fed out together with the carrier tape 1 from the take-up roll 5, is stripped from the carrier tape 1, and is taken up by the take-up roll 7.

Thus, the carrier tape 1 from which the release paper 3 has been peeled off is fed out to the sticking position A by a fixed amount, and the label 2 stuck on the carrier tape 1 corresponds to each of the bottles 11 transported. Is set so as to be located above each bottle 11. Thereafter, the hydraulic mechanism or the like of the holding means is driven by the control of the control device, and each holding member 18 is lowered to push the space between the labels 2 of the carrier tape 1 between the bottles 11 arranged in a row, thereby to set the carrier tape 1
Together with the label 2 on the bottle 11. On this occasion,
Under the control of the moving means by the control device, the jig 15 is run with the bottle 11 placed thereon, and the bottle 11 is moved between the bottles 11 in response to the pressing operation of the holding member 18 as shown in FIG. Move to reduce the width. As shown in FIG. 3, each of the holding members 18 of the holding means is driven in the unwinding direction while the lowering members 18 of the holding means are driven in the unwinding direction. Is moved so as to reduce the width between the pressing members 18.

As a result, as shown in FIG.
Press each holding member 18 between the carrier tapes 1
Is attached together with the label 2 over the upper surface of the bottle cap 11b of each bottle 11, the outer peripheral surface of the bottle cap 11b, and the upper outer peripheral surface of the bottle body 11a. Then, the respective pressing members 18 are raised under the control of the control device, and the pressing of the carrier tape 1 against the bottle 11 is released. Then, the stripping means 23 drives the winding rolls 5, 6 in the winding direction, for example. Then, the carrier tape 1 attached to the bottle 11 is extended, whereby the carrier tape 1 is peeled off from the bottle 11 while leaving the label 2 on the bottle 11 side.

Thereafter, the next bottle 11 is conveyed in the direction of arrow a by the belt conveyor 14 and the sticking position A
And the next carrier tape 1 is unwound from the take-up roll 5 in a fixed amount, and the operation of attaching the label 2 to the bottle 11 is similarly repeated. FIG. 7 shows another embodiment, in which the carrier tape 1 is sandwiched in the middle of the carrier tape 1 instead of the take-up roll 6, and the carrier tape 1 is taken up.
A pull-out member 27 is provided for pulling out the sheet. Further, a pair of engagement pieces 28 are provided at the lower end of the holding member 18 to engage both sides in the width direction of the carrier tape 1 from below. Other points are the same as those of the above-described embodiment.

According to the above-described embodiment, when the carrier tape 1 is pulled out, the middle portion of the carrier tape 1 is clamped by the drawer member 27, and then the drawer member 27 is moved in the direction of arrow a so that the label is attached to each bottle 11. 2 are pulled out one by one, and at this time, an intermediate portion of the carrier tape 1 is held by an engagement piece 28 of the pressing member 18 so that the carrier tape 1 does not drop downward. In other respects, as in the case of the above-described embodiment, the pressing member 18 pushes the space between the labels 2 of the carrier tape 1 between the bottles 11 arranged in a row, and the label 2 side of the carrier tape 1 is placed in the bottle 1.
1 is pressed down to a predetermined sticking position. This holding member 1
8 and the bottle 11
The bottles 11 are moved closer to each other so that the width between the bottles 11 is reduced, and the carrier tape 1 is attached to each
Then, each holding member 18 is raised to extend the carrier tape 1, whereby the carrier tape 1 is peeled off from the bottle 11.

In the above embodiment, the labels 2 are attached to the adhesive surface 1a of the carrier tape 1 in a row with the non-adhesive surface facing the carrier tape 1 so that the labels 2 are attached to the carrier tape 1. The adhesive tape 1 is peelably adhered to the tape 1. Alternatively, the label 2 is peelably adhered to the carrier tape 1 by a suction force such as static electricity without providing the adhesive surface 1a on the carrier tape 1. May be pressed against the bottle 11 as the member to be adhered, and the label 2 may be adhered.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the bottle 11 having the bottle body 11a and the bottle cap 11b is used as the member to be adhered. A container having a lid, a box, or the like may be used as the adhered member.

[0028]

According to the present invention, the label 2 can be stably and quickly stuck to a member to be stuck such as a bottle, a container, and the like, and the entire label sticking apparatus is simple to manufacture and the manufacturing cost is low. Will also be cheaper.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where the carrier tape is pressed against the bottle by the pressing member.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a carrier tape.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a tape member.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where a label is attached to a bottle.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Carrier tape 2 Label 3 Release paper 4 Tape member 9 Feeding means 11 Bottle 18 Pressing member 21 Moving member

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A label sticking method in which a label (2) is stuck to a member to be stuck (11) such as a bottle or a container, wherein the label (2) is peelably adhered to a carrier tape (1). After that, the carrier tape (1) is attached to the member (1).
1) and press the label (2) on the adhered member (11).
A label sticking method characterized by sticking a label. 2. A label sticking method in which a label (2) is stuck to a member to be stuck (11) such as a bottle or a container, wherein the carrier tape (1) having the label (2) stuck thereon is used. Then, the carrier tape (11) is adhered to the adhered member (11) together with the label (2), and then the carrier tape (1) is adhered while leaving the label (2) on the adhered member (11) side. A label sticking method, characterized in that the label is peeled off from a member (11). 3. A label sticking method for sticking a label (2) to a sticking member (11) such as a bottle or a container, wherein the label (2) is attached to an adhesive surface (1a) of a carrier tape (1). With the non-adhesive surface facing the carrier tape (1) side, they are stuck in a row, and a release paper (3) is stuck so as to sandwich the label (2) with the carrier tape (1). First, peel off the release paper (3) from the carrier tape (1), hold the carrier tape (1) together with the label (2) on the adhered member (11) with the adhered member (11), and The carrier tape (1) is attached to the attaching member (11) together with the label (2), and then the carrier tape (1) is peeled off from the attaching member while leaving the label (2) on the attaching member (11) side. A label sticking method characterized by doing so. 4. A label (2) is attached to an adhered member (1) such as a container.
In a label sticking apparatus adapted to be attached to 1), a carrier tape (1) to which a label (2) is releasably adhered is provided, and the carrier tape (1) is attached to a member (11) to be attached. A label sticking apparatus, comprising: holding means for holding the label (2) to the sticking member (11) by holding the label (2) on the sticking member (11) together with the label (2). 5. A label sticking apparatus in which a label (2) is stuck to a member to be stuck (11) such as a bottle or a container, wherein the carrier tape (2) has a plurality of labels (2) stuck in a row. 1)
Are provided, and the adhered members (18) arranged in rows are
Holding means for holding the carrier tape (1) together with the label (2) by holding the carrier tape (1) together with the label (2) and adhering the carrier tape (1) together with the label (2); And a stripping means for peeling off the carrier tape (1) from the member to be adhered (11) while leaving the carrier tape (1) on the side. 6. The pressing means comprises a plurality of pressing members (1).
8), and each of the pressing members (18) is pressed between the adhered members (11) arranged in a row between the labels (2) of the carrier tape (1), thereby forming the labels of the carrier tape (1). (2) The side is configured to be pressed against the member to be adhered (11), and the member to be adhered (11) is moved between the members to be adhered (11) in response to the pressing operation of the pressing member (18). 6. A label sticking apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a moving means for moving the label so as to reduce the width of the label. 7. Adhesive surface (1a) of carrier tape (1)
The label (2) is stuck in a row with its non-adhesive surface facing the carrier tape (1), and the release paper is sandwiched between the label (2) and the carrier tape (1). A tape member (4) obtained by adhering (3) is provided;
A feeding means is provided for feeding the carrier tape (1) obtained by peeling the release paper (3) from the carrier tape (1) to the sticking position A by a fixed amount, and the sticking members (11) are stuck in a line. The label sticking apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a transport unit that sends the label to the attaching position A. 8. 8. The carrier tape (1) adhered to the adhered member (11) by the stripping means pulling the carrier tape (1) so as to extend the carrier tape (1). The label sticking apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the label sticking apparatus is configured to be peeled from the label.