EP0365419B1 - Labelling machine - Google Patents

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EP0365419B1
EP0365419B1 EP89402860A EP89402860A EP0365419B1 EP 0365419 B1 EP0365419 B1 EP 0365419B1 EP 89402860 A EP89402860 A EP 89402860A EP 89402860 A EP89402860 A EP 89402860A EP 0365419 B1 EP0365419 B1 EP 0365419B1
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Jean-Claude Carolus
François Delvinquière
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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
    • B65C9/08—Label feeding
    • B65C9/18—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
    • B65C9/1865—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/17—Surface bonding means and/or assemblymeans with work feeding or handling means
    • Y10T156/1702—For plural parts or plural areas of single part
    • Y10T156/1705—Lamina transferred to base from adhered flexible web or sheet type carrier
    • Y10T156/1707—Discrete spaced laminae on adhered carrier
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/17—Surface bonding means and/or assemblymeans with work feeding or handling means
    • Y10T156/1702—For plural parts or plural areas of single part
    • Y10T156/1705—Lamina transferred to base from adhered flexible web or sheet type carrier
    • Y10T156/1707—Discrete spaced laminae on adhered carrier
    • Y10T156/171—Means serially presenting discrete base articles or separate portions of a single article
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/17—Surface bonding means and/or assemblymeans with work feeding or handling means
    • Y10T156/1702—For plural parts or plural areas of single part
    • Y10T156/1744—Means bringing discrete articles into assembled relationship
    • Y10T156/1768—Means simultaneously conveying plural articles from a single source and serially presenting them to an assembly station

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  • the present invention relates to the application of labels to articles from a continuous strip consisting of a non-stick support of the silicone type on which the labels are placed. It relates more particularly to an automatic labeling machine, in which the label support strip is unwound and passes over a distribution plate at a sharp angle, so that the label detaches from the strip when the strip passes over the edge of the plate and can be affixed to an article.
  • Labeling machines of this type include not only means for unwinding the strip coming from the supply reel but also means for winding the strip free of labels, after passing over the distribution plate.
  • the formation of the sharp angle at the level of the distribution plate is obtained by passing the strip over at least two detour rods placed near this plate and which deflect the strip in its path from the reel of supply and extending towards the receiving coil.
  • All of these means of moving the belt are controlled as a function of the presentation of the articles, generally by means of a mechanical or opto-electronic sensor, placed at the level of the conveyor belt on which said articles move.
  • such a machine includes additional accessories intended to brake the unwinding of the supply reel, to adjust the tension of the strip, in particular when it is present between the two detour rods and the distribution plate so that the strip is constantly under tension and the detachment of the labels from their non-stick support is carried out under the best conditions, even during the jolts of advancement of the strip.
  • These accessories consist in particular of multiple straps of the strip, of flexible rods applying to the strip, etc.
  • US Pat. No. 3,113,904 discloses a device for applying labels in which the system for detaching the labels consists of a heated impression wheel and not of a sharp angle distribution plate.
  • this device comprises at the level of the supply of the strip a braking assembly.
  • This braking assembly comprises a brake shoe capable of being applied to a drum integral with the axis of the supply reel, a pivoted bent lever having at one end the brake shoe and at the other a guide roller for the strip, and finally a return spring which is integral with the lever and which tends to apply the pad on the drum.
  • the movement of the strip by a toothed wheel creates tension on the strip and, correspondingly, the movement of the guide roller and the pivoting of the lever. This pivoting unlocks the shoe which was in contact with the drum, allows the reel to rotate around its axis and therefore the strip to advance.
  • the braking of the supply coil and the tensioning of the strip in its path between the detour rods and the distribution plate are obtained by means of a double pivoting, on the one hand that of the part on which is mounted the first detour rod and on the other hand that of the lever which causes the application or the release of the stop blocking the rotation of the axis of the supply reel.
  • the axis of rotation of the supply coil is integral with a circular flange, the edge of which faces the stop.
  • the particular arrangement of the invention makes it possible to dissociate the braking function of the supply coil, which is achieved by the stop under the action of the return means associated with the pivoting part, and the function of energizing the strip, which is produced by the movement of the first detour rod under the action of the associated return means to the swivel arm.
  • the strip 1 supporting the labels 2 comes from a supply coil 3 mounted on an axis 4.
  • the axis 4 is free to rotate and the coil 3 is rigidly fixed on this axis 4, for example using a mandrel of which a flexible rubber part is deformable by screwing a threaded rod.
  • the strip 1 coming from the supply reel 3 passes over a first detour rod 5, on the distribution plate 6, over a second detour rod 7; it is towed by a traction device comprising in this case a main roller 8 made of rubber, on which a roller 9 of metal counterpressure is applied whose surface is grooved, and two rubber rollers 10,11 placed tangentially under the main roller 8.
  • the axis of rotation of the counter-pressure roller 9 is mounted on a plate 27, one end of which is integral with an axis 28 of rotation belonging to the vertical upright 15 of the frame of the machine and whose other end is integral with a return spring 29, anchored on the upright 15, so that the counter-pressure roller 9 tends to press against the main roller 8.
  • the strip 1 is wound on the take-up reel 12, mounted on an axis 13.
  • the main roller 8 is rotated by motor means not shown, and rotates the axis 13 of the take-up reel 12, for example using the belt 14.
  • the axes 4,13 of the coils, the axes of the cylinders 8,9,10,11, the detour rods 5,7 are parallel and perpendicular to the vertical upright 15 of the frame of the machine.
  • the receiving coil 12, immediately above the supply coil 3, and the supply coil 3 are placed near the distribution plate 6, above and between the first rod detour 5 and plate 6.
  • the first detour rod 5 is mounted at one end of an arm 16 of which the other end is secured to an axis 17, belonging to the lever 18.
  • On the axis 4 of the supply coil 3 is fixed a circular flange 19, of small thickness.
  • the lever 18 is placed in the immediate vicinity of the flange 19, it includes a stop 20 and an axis of rotation 21 secured to the upright 15 of the frame.
  • the axis 17 of connection between the arm 16 and the lever 18 is positioned on the lever 18 below the axis of rotation 21 of the lever 18, while the stop 20 is above said axis 21.
  • a first spring return 22 connects the arm 16 and the lever 18, a second return spring 23 connects the lever 18 to the upright 15.
  • the anchoring points 24.25 of the return springs 22.23 on the lever 18 are located on the part upper lever, above the axis of rotation 21; the anchoring point 24 of the first spring 22 on the lever 18 is approximately at the level of the stop 20; the anchor point 25 of the second spring 23 on the lever 18 is at the upper end of the lever 18.
  • the anchor point 26 of the second spring 23 on the upright 15 is in the opposite direction from the first detour rod 5, on the right in FIG. 1.
  • the labeling machine also includes known and not shown means: conveyor belt for the articles to be labeled, sensors making it possible to detect the presence of an article at the level of the distribution plate 6, to stop the conveyor belt and to drive in rotation the main roller 8 and the take-up reel 12.
  • Figure 1 corresponds to the stop position of the strip.
  • the stationary strip 1 does not exert tension on the first detour rod 5.
  • the return springs 22, 23 respectively of the arm 16 and of the lever 18 are in their rest state, compressed to the maximum.
  • the stop 20 is applied to the edge of the flange 19, the axis 4 of rotation of the supply coil 3 being blocked and the coil 3 immobilized.
  • FIG. 2 shows the movements of the various tensioning and braking members at the start of the strip 1, after rotation of the main roller 8 and of the take-up reel 12.
  • the rotation of the main roller 8 causes the tensioning of the strip 1, which results in the displacement of the first detour rod 5 in the direction of arrow F; this displacement corresponds to the rotation of the axis 17 connecting the arm 16 and the lever 18 by an angle ⁇ ; the forces exerted on the rod 5 are compensated by the extension of the return spring 22.
  • the device of the invention allows the start-up initially to put the strip 1 under tension before in a second time the braking stop 20 is released and the strip 1 can advance.
  • the labeling machine does not include superfluous accessories, but has a compact structure with improved working quality, due to the constant tensioning of the strip 1 when it is supplied to the distribution plate 6.
  • detour rod 5 mounted on the pivoting part characteristic of the invention, may not be strictly speaking the first detour rod, and that it is possible, while remaining within the scope of the invention, insert between the movable rod 5 a fixed rod for forming the sharp angle.

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Abstract

The labelling machine comprises a bobbin (3) for the supply of a support band (1) for labels (2), a bobbin (12) for reception of said band after application of the labels, a distribution plate (6) positioned close to two deflection rods (5, 7) and a traction system (8, 9) for the band, which is situated after the second deflection rod. <??>The machine also comprises: <??>a. an arm (16), at one end of which the first deflection rod (5) is fixed, said arm being pivotable about a first shaft (17), <??>b. a piece (18), on which are mounted on the one hand a stop (20) and on the other hand the first shaft (17), <??>c. a first return means which is integral with the pivotable piece (18) and with the frame (15) of the machine and capable of making the piece (18) pivot about a second shaft (21), <??>d. and a second return means which is integral with the pivotable piece (18) and with the arm (16) and capable of making the arm (16) pivot about the first shaft (17). <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne la pose d'étiquettes sur des articles à partir d'une bande continue constituée d'un support anti-adhésif du type siliconé sur lequel sont placées les étiquettes. Elle concerne plus particulièrement une machine automatique à étiqueter, dans laquelle la bande support d'étiquette est déroulée et passe sur une plaque de distribution selon un angle vif, de telle sorte que l'étiquette se détache de la bande au passage de la bande sur l'arête de la plaque et peut être apposée sur un article.The present invention relates to the application of labels to articles from a continuous strip consisting of a non-stick support of the silicone type on which the labels are placed. It relates more particularly to an automatic labeling machine, in which the label support strip is unwound and passes over a distribution plate at a sharp angle, so that the label detaches from the strip when the strip passes over the edge of the plate and can be affixed to an article.

Les machines à étiqueter de ce type comportent non seulement des moyens de déroulement de la bande provenant de la bobine d'alimentation mais également des moyens d'enroulement de la bande exempte d'étiquettes, après passage sur la plaque de distribution. De plus la formation de l'angle vif au niveau de la plaque de distribution est obtenue par passage de la bande sur au moins deux tiges de détour placées à proximité de cette plaque et qui dévient la bande dans son parcours provenant de la bobine d'alimentation et se prolongeant vers la bobine de réception.Labeling machines of this type include not only means for unwinding the strip coming from the supply reel but also means for winding the strip free of labels, after passing over the distribution plate. In addition, the formation of the sharp angle at the level of the distribution plate is obtained by passing the strip over at least two detour rods placed near this plate and which deflect the strip in its path from the reel of supply and extending towards the receiving coil.

L'ensemble de ces moyens de déplacement de la bande est commandé en fonction de la présentation des articles, généralement grâce à un capteur mécanique ou opto-électronique, placé au niveau de la bande transporteuse sur laquelle se déplacent lesdits articles.All of these means of moving the belt are controlled as a function of the presentation of the articles, generally by means of a mechanical or opto-electronic sensor, placed at the level of the conveyor belt on which said articles move.

Par ailleurs une telle machine comporte des accessoires complémentaires destinés à freiner le déroulement de la bobine d'alimentation, à régler la tension de la bande en particulier lorsqu'elle se présente entre les deux tiges de détour et la plaque de distribution de telle sorte que la bande soit constamment sous tension et que le détachement des étiquettes de leur support anti-adhésif se fasse dans les meilleures conditions, même lors des à-coups d'avancement de la bande. Ces accessoires consistent en particulier dans des embarrages multiples de la bande, dans des tiges flexibles s'appliquant sur la bande etc.Furthermore, such a machine includes additional accessories intended to brake the unwinding of the supply reel, to adjust the tension of the strip, in particular when it is present between the two detour rods and the distribution plate so that the strip is constantly under tension and the detachment of the labels from their non-stick support is carried out under the best conditions, even during the jolts of advancement of the strip. These accessories consist in particular of multiple straps of the strip, of flexible rods applying to the strip, etc.

Ainsi les machines à étiqueter de ce type , à la connaissance du demandeur, ont une structure compliquée et encombrante du fait notamment de la présence de tous ces accessoires sur le parcours de la bande.Thus labeling machines of this type, to the knowledge of the applicant, have a complicated and bulky structure due in particular to the presence of all these accessories on the path of the strip.

De plus on connaît par le brevet US.A.3,113,904 un dispositif de pose d'étiquettes dans lequel le système de détachement des étiquettes consiste en une roue à empreinte chauffée et non en une plaque de distribution à angle vif. Cependant ce dispositif comporte au niveau de l'alimentation de la bande un ensemble de freinage . Cet ensemble de freinage comprend un patin de frein apte à s'appliquer sur un tambour solidaire de l'axe de la bobine d'alimentation, un levier coudé pivotant ayant à une extrémité le patin de frein et à l'autre un rouleau guide pour la bande , et enfin un ressort de rappel qui est solidaire du levier et qui tend à appliquer le patin sur le tambour. En fonctionnement, le déplacement de la bande par une roue crantée crée une tension sur la bande et, corrélativement , le déplacement du rouleau guide et le pivotement du levier. Ce pivotement débloque le patin qui était en contact avec le tambour, permet à la bobine de tourner autour de son axe et donc à la bande d'avancer.In addition, US Pat. No. 3,113,904 discloses a device for applying labels in which the system for detaching the labels consists of a heated impression wheel and not of a sharp angle distribution plate. However, this device comprises at the level of the supply of the strip a braking assembly. This braking assembly comprises a brake shoe capable of being applied to a drum integral with the axis of the supply reel, a pivoted bent lever having at one end the brake shoe and at the other a guide roller for the strip, and finally a return spring which is integral with the lever and which tends to apply the pad on the drum. In operation, the movement of the strip by a toothed wheel creates tension on the strip and, correspondingly, the movement of the guide roller and the pivoting of the lever. This pivoting unlocks the shoe which was in contact with the drum, allows the reel to rotate around its axis and therefore the strip to advance.

Cependant ce système fonctionne par à-coup et ne donne pas entière satisfaction.However, this system works intermittently and is not entirely satisfactory.

Or on a trouvé, et c'est ce qui fait l'objet de l'invention, une machine à étiqueter qui pallie les inconvénients constatés, en ce que d'une part elle présente un nombre réduit d'organes dont la disposition peut être très compacte et d'autre part le système de freinage est à double effet.Now we have found, and this is what is the subject of the invention, a labeling machine which overcomes the drawbacks noted, in that on the one hand it has a reduced number of organs whose arrangement can be very compact and on the other hand the braking system is double acting.

De manière connue, la machine à étiqueter comprend une bobine d'alimentation d'une bande support d'étiquettes , une bobine de réception de ladite bande après dépose des étiquettes, une plaque de distribution placée à proximité de deux tiges de détour déviant la bande en sorte que celle-ci forme un angle vif dans son parcours entre la première tige de détour, la plaque et la seconde tige de détour, et un système de traction de la bande placé après la seconde tige de détour. Selon l'invention, elle comprend :

  • a. un bras , à une extrémité duquel est fixé la première tige de détour , ledit bras étant pivotant autour d'un premier axe ,
  • b. une pièce sur laquelle sont montés d'une part une butée et d'autre part le premier axe , ladite pièce étant elle-même pivotante par rapport à un second axe , fixé sur le bâti de la machine,
  • c. un premier moyen de rappel , solidaire de la pièce pivotante et du bâti de la machine, apte à faire pivoter la pièce autour du second axe de telle sorte que la butée s'applique directement ou indirectement sur l'axe de rotation de la bobine d'alimentation,
  • d. et un second moyen de rappel , solidaire de la pièce pivotante et du bras , apte à faire pivoter le bras autour du premier axe de telle sorte que la première tige de détour se rapproche de la butée.
In known manner, the labeling machine comprises a reel for supplying a label support strip, a reel for receiving said strip after removal of the labels, a distribution plate placed near two detour rods deflecting the strip so that it forms a sharp angle in its path between the first detour rod, the plate and the second detour rod, and a tape traction system placed after the second detour rod. According to the invention, it comprises:
  • at. an arm, at one end of which the first detour rod is fixed, said arm being pivotable about a first axis,
  • b. a part on which a stopper is mounted on the one hand and the first axis on the other hand, said part being itself pivoting relative to a second axis, fixed on the frame of the machine,
  • vs. a first return means, integral with the pivoting part and the machine frame, able to rotate the part around the second axis so that the stop is applied directly or indirectly to the axis of rotation of the coil d 'food,
  • d. and a second return means, integral with the pivoting part and the arm, capable of making the arm pivot around the first axis so that the first detour rod approaches the stop.

Ainsi selon l'invention, le freinage de la bobine d'alimentation et la mise sous tension de la bande dans son parcours entre les tiges de détour et la plaque de distribution sont obtenus grâce à un double pivotement, d'une part celui de la pièce sur laquelle est montée la première tige de détour et d'autre part celui du levier qui entraîne l'application ou la libération de la butée bloquant la rotation de l'axe de la bobine d'alimentation.Thus according to the invention, the braking of the supply coil and the tensioning of the strip in its path between the detour rods and the distribution plate are obtained by means of a double pivoting, on the one hand that of the part on which is mounted the first detour rod and on the other hand that of the lever which causes the application or the release of the stop blocking the rotation of the axis of the supply reel.

De préférence l'axe de rotation de la bobine d'alimentation est solidaire d'un flasque circulaire dont la tranche est en regard de la butée.Preferably the axis of rotation of the supply coil is integral with a circular flange, the edge of which faces the stop.

La disposition particulière de l'invention permet de dissocier la fonction de freinage de la bobine d'alimentation , qui est réalisée par la butée sous l'action du moyen de rappel associé à la pièce pivotante , et la fonction de mise sous tension de la bande, qui est réalisée par le déplacement de la première tige de détour sous l'action du moyen de rappel associé au bras pivotant.The particular arrangement of the invention makes it possible to dissociate the braking function of the supply coil, which is achieved by the stop under the action of the return means associated with the pivoting part, and the function of energizing the strip, which is produced by the movement of the first detour rod under the action of the associated return means to the swivel arm.

L'invention sera mieux comprise , et d'autres caractéristiques et avantages apparaîtront à la lecture de la description qui va être faite du mode préféré d'une machine à étiqueter perfectionnée , illustré par le dessin annexé dans lequel:

  • La figure 1 est une vue schématique de côté des principaux organes de la machine , en position d'arrêt de la bande,
  • La figure 2 est une vue schématique partielle , en position de mise sous tension de la bande,
  • La figure 3 est la même vue schématique partielle, en position d'avancée de la bande.
The invention will be better understood, and other characteristics and advantages will appear on reading the description which will be given of the preferred mode of an improved labeling machine, illustrated by the appended drawing in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the main components of the machine, in the tape stop position,
  • FIG. 2 is a partial schematic view, in the position of tensioning of the strip,
  • Figure 3 is the same partial schematic view, in the advanced position of the strip.

La bande 1 supportant les étiquettes 2 provient d'une bobine d'alimentation 3 montée sur un axe 4. L'axe 4 est libre en rotation et la bobine 3 est fixée rigidement sur cet axe 4, par exemple à l'aide d'un mandrin dont une partie en caoutchouc souple est déformable par vissage d'une tige filetée. La bande 1 provenant de la bobine d'alimentation 3 passe sur une première tige de détour 5, sur la plaque de distribution 6, sur une seconde tige de détour 7 ; elle est tractée par un dispositif de traction comprenant dans le cas présent un rouleau principal 8 en caoutchouc , sur lequel s'applique un rouleau 9 de contre-pression en métal dont la surface est rainurée , et deux rouleaux 10,11 en caoutchouc placés tangentiellement sous le rouleau principal 8. L'axe de rotation du rouleau 9 de contre-pression est monté sur une plaque 27 dont une extrémité est solidaire d'un axe 28 de rotation appartenant au montant 15 vertical du bâti de la machine et dont l'autre extrémité est solidaire d'un ressort de rappel 29, ancré sur le montant 15, de telle sorte que le rouleau 9 de contre-pression tende à s'appliquer contre le rouleau principal 8. La bande 1 est enroulée sur la bobine de réception 12, montée sur un axe 13. Le rouleau principal 8 est entraîné en rotation par des moyens moteurs non représentés, et entraîne en rotation l'axe 13 de la bobine de réception 12 par exemple à l'aide de la courroie 14.The strip 1 supporting the labels 2 comes from a supply coil 3 mounted on an axis 4. The axis 4 is free to rotate and the coil 3 is rigidly fixed on this axis 4, for example using a mandrel of which a flexible rubber part is deformable by screwing a threaded rod. The strip 1 coming from the supply reel 3 passes over a first detour rod 5, on the distribution plate 6, over a second detour rod 7; it is towed by a traction device comprising in this case a main roller 8 made of rubber, on which a roller 9 of metal counterpressure is applied whose surface is grooved, and two rubber rollers 10,11 placed tangentially under the main roller 8. The axis of rotation of the counter-pressure roller 9 is mounted on a plate 27, one end of which is integral with an axis 28 of rotation belonging to the vertical upright 15 of the frame of the machine and whose other end is integral with a return spring 29, anchored on the upright 15, so that the counter-pressure roller 9 tends to press against the main roller 8. The strip 1 is wound on the take-up reel 12, mounted on an axis 13. The main roller 8 is rotated by motor means not shown, and rotates the axis 13 of the take-up reel 12, for example using the belt 14.

Les axes 4,13 des bobines , les axes des cylindres 8,9,10,11, les tiges de détour 5,7 sont parallèles et perpendiculaires au montant vertical 15 du bâti de la machine.The axes 4,13 of the coils, the axes of the cylinders 8,9,10,11, the detour rods 5,7 are parallel and perpendicular to the vertical upright 15 of the frame of the machine.

Comme montré sur la figure 1 , la bobine de réception 12, immédiatement au-dessus de la bobine d'alimentation 3, et la bobine d'alimentation 3 sont placées près de la plaque 6 de distribution, au-dessus et entre la première tige de détour 5 et la plaque 6.As shown in Figure 1, the receiving coil 12, immediately above the supply coil 3, and the supply coil 3 are placed near the distribution plate 6, above and between the first rod detour 5 and plate 6.

Ainsi la bande 1 provenant de la bobine 3 s'enroule sur une partie de la périphérie de la tige 5 avant de parvenir à la plaque 6. La première tige de détour 5 est montée à une extrémité d'un bras 16 dont l'autre extrémité est solidaire d'un axe 17, appartenant au levier 18. Sur l'axe 4 de la bobine d'alimentation 3 est fixé un flasque circulaire 19, de faible épaisseur. Le levier 18 est placé à proximité immédiate du flasque 19, il comporte une butée 20 et un axe de rotation 21 solidaire du montant 15 du bâti. L'axe 17 de liaison entre le bras 16 et le levier 18 est positionné sur le levier 18 en-dessous de l'axe de rotation 21 du levier 18, tandis que la butée 20 est au-dessus dudit axe 21. Un premier ressort de rappel 22 relie le bras 16 et le levier 18, un second ressort de rappel 23 relie le levier 18 au montant 15. Les points d'ancrage 24,25 des ressorts de rappel 22,23 sur le levier 18 se trouvent sur la partie supérieure du levier , au-dessus de l'axe de rotation 21 ; le point d'ancrage 24 du premier ressort 22 sur le levier 18 est approximativement au niveau de la butée 20 ; le point d'ancrage 25 du second ressort 23 sur le levier 18 est à l'extrémité supérieure du levier 18 . Le point d'ancrage 26 du second ressort 23 sur le montant 15 est dans la direction opposée de la première tige 5 de détour, à droite sur la figure 1.Thus the strip 1 coming from the reel 3 is wound on a part of the periphery of the rod 5 before reaching the plate 6. The first detour rod 5 is mounted at one end of an arm 16 of which the other end is secured to an axis 17, belonging to the lever 18. On the axis 4 of the supply coil 3 is fixed a circular flange 19, of small thickness. The lever 18 is placed in the immediate vicinity of the flange 19, it includes a stop 20 and an axis of rotation 21 secured to the upright 15 of the frame. The axis 17 of connection between the arm 16 and the lever 18 is positioned on the lever 18 below the axis of rotation 21 of the lever 18, while the stop 20 is above said axis 21. A first spring return 22 connects the arm 16 and the lever 18, a second return spring 23 connects the lever 18 to the upright 15. The anchoring points 24.25 of the return springs 22.23 on the lever 18 are located on the part upper lever, above the axis of rotation 21; the anchoring point 24 of the first spring 22 on the lever 18 is approximately at the level of the stop 20; the anchor point 25 of the second spring 23 on the lever 18 is at the upper end of the lever 18. The anchor point 26 of the second spring 23 on the upright 15 is in the opposite direction from the first detour rod 5, on the right in FIG. 1.

La machine à étiqueter comporte aussi des moyens connus et non représentés : bande transporteuse des articles à étiqueter , des capteurs permettant de détecter la présence d'un article au niveau de la plaque 6 de distribution , d'arrêter la bande transporteuse et d'entraîner en rotation le rouleau principal 8 et la bobine de réception 12.The labeling machine also includes known and not shown means: conveyor belt for the articles to be labeled, sensors making it possible to detect the presence of an article at the level of the distribution plate 6, to stop the conveyor belt and to drive in rotation the main roller 8 and the take-up reel 12.

Le fonctionnement de la machine est le suivant . La figure 1 correspond à la position d'arrêt de la bande. La bande 1 à l'arrêt n'exerce pas de tension sur la première tige de détour 5.Les ressorts de rappel 22,23 respectivement du bras 16 et du levier 18 sont dans leur état de repos, comprimés au maximum. La butée 20 est appliquée sur la tranche du flasque 19, l'axe 4 de rotation de la bobine d'alimentation 3 étant bloqué et la bobine 3 immobilisée.The operation of the machine is as follows. Figure 1 corresponds to the stop position of the strip. The stationary strip 1 does not exert tension on the first detour rod 5. The return springs 22, 23 respectively of the arm 16 and of the lever 18 are in their rest state, compressed to the maximum. The stop 20 is applied to the edge of the flange 19, the axis 4 of rotation of the supply coil 3 being blocked and the coil 3 immobilized.

La figure 2 montre les mouvements des différents organes de tension et de freinage au démarrage de la bande 1, après mise en rotation du rouleau principal 8 et de la bobine de réception 12. La rotation du rouleau principal 8 provoque la mise en tension de la bande 1, qui se traduit par le déplacement de la première tige de détour 5 dans le sens de la flèche F ; ce déplacement correspond à la rotation de l'axe 17 de liaison du bras 16 et du levier 18 d'un angle α; les forces exercées sur la tige 5 sont compensées par l'extension du ressort de rappel 22.FIG. 2 shows the movements of the various tensioning and braking members at the start of the strip 1, after rotation of the main roller 8 and of the take-up reel 12. The rotation of the main roller 8 causes the tensioning of the strip 1, which results in the displacement of the first detour rod 5 in the direction of arrow F; this displacement corresponds to the rotation of the axis 17 connecting the arm 16 and the lever 18 by an angle α; the forces exerted on the rod 5 are compensated by the extension of the return spring 22.

Une fois que le ressort de rappel 22 est arrivé à son maximum d'extension , ou que l'angle α a atteint une valeur donnée matérialisée par une butée, la tension exercée sur la bande 1 augmentant du fait de la rotation du rouleau principal 8, le déplacement de la première tige 5 de détour entraîne la rotation du levier 18 autour de son axe 21 de rotation d'un angle β;les forces exercées sur la tige 5 sont compensées par l'extension des ressorts de rappel 22 et 23. Cette rotation du levier 18 éloigne la butée 20 de sa position initiale et débloque le flasque 19. La tension de la bande 1 entraîne alors en rotation la bobine 3 d'alimentation.Once the return spring 22 has reached its maximum extension, or the angle α has reached a given value materialized by a stop, the tension exerted on the strip 1 increasing due to the rotation of the main roller 8 , the movement of the first detour rod 5 causes the lever 18 to rotate about its axis 21 of rotation by an angle β; the forces exerted on the rod 5 are compensated by the extension of the return springs 22 and 23. This rotation of the lever 18 moves the stop 20 away from its initial position and unlocks the flange 19. The tension of the strip 1 then rotates the supply reel 3.

Ainsi, comme on vient de le voir, le dispositif de l'invention permet au démarrage dans un premier temps de mettre la bande 1 sous tension avant que dans un second temps la butée 20 de freinage soit libérée et que la bande 1 puisse avancer.Thus, as we have just seen, the device of the invention allows the start-up initially to put the strip 1 under tension before in a second time the braking stop 20 is released and the strip 1 can advance.

Aussi grâce à cette disposition de l'invention, la machine à étiqueter ne comporte pas d'accessoires superflus, mais présente une structure compacte avec une qualité de travail améliorée, du fait de la mise sous tension constante de la bande 1 lors de son alimentation à la plaque de distribution 6.Also thanks to this arrangement of the invention, the labeling machine does not include superfluous accessories, but has a compact structure with improved working quality, due to the constant tensioning of the strip 1 when it is supplied to the distribution plate 6.

L'invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation qui vient d'être décrit, mais en couvre toutes les variantes . On comprend en particulier que la tige de détour 5 montée sur la pièce pivotante, caractéristique de l'invention, peut n'être pas à proprement parler la première tige de détour, et que l'on peut, tout en restant dans le cadre de l'invention , intercaler entre la tige 5 mobile une tige fixe de formation de l'angle vif.The invention is not limited to the embodiment which has just been described, but covers all its variants. It is understood in particular that the detour rod 5 mounted on the pivoting part, characteristic of the invention, may not be strictly speaking the first detour rod, and that it is possible, while remaining within the scope of the invention, insert between the movable rod 5 a fixed rod for forming the sharp angle.

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  1. Labelling machine of the type comprising a supply reel (3), supplying a band (1) carrying labels (2), a receiving reel (12) for said band after stripping of the labels, a distribution plate (6) placed close to two deviating bars (5,7) deviating the band (1) so that said band forms a sharp angle in its path between the first deviating bar (5), the plate (6) and the second deviating bar (7), and a band pulling system (8,9) placed after the second deviating bar (7), characterized in that it comprises:
    a. an arm (16) on one end of which is fixed the first deviating bar (5), said arm being mounted for pivoting about a first pin (17),
    b. a piece (18) on which are mounted, on the one hand a stop member (20), and on the other hand, the first pin (17), said piece (18) being itself mounted for pivoting about a second pin (21), fixed on the frame (15) of the machine,
    c. a first return means, fast with the pivoting piece (18) and the frame (15) of the machine and capable of causing the piece (18) to pivot about the second pin (21) so that the stop member (20) is directly or indirectly applied on the pivoting spindle of the supply reel (3),
    d. a second return means, fast with the pivoting piece (18) and the arm (16), and capable of causing the arm (16) to pivot about the first pin (17), in such a way as to bring the first deviating bar (5) closer to the stop member (20).
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