EP0703098A1 - Device and method for embossing gas bottles - Google Patents

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EP0703098A1
EP0703098A1 EP95113010A EP95113010A EP0703098A1 EP 0703098 A1 EP0703098 A1 EP 0703098A1 EP 95113010 A EP95113010 A EP 95113010A EP 95113010 A EP95113010 A EP 95113010A EP 0703098 A1 EP0703098 A1 EP 0703098A1
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  • the invention relates to a device for embossing a label on the spherically curved shoulder on the circumference of the valve or the valve cap of a steel bottle.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a device and a method for embossing steel bottles, in which re-stamping and embossing can be carried out with economic means and without the unreasonable burden on the individual hand embossing. Even complicated handling, such as lying down Inserting the steel bottle into the embossing device and rotating the steel bottle after each embossing should be avoided. Nevertheless, as with the elaborate type wheel machines of the bottle manufacturers, it should be possible to carry out the embossing according to the program, so that the embossing can be carried out regardless of the font and the frequency of errors is reduced. Finally, the force required for embossing, in the sense of a correspondingly light design of the embossing device, is to be reduced compared to the forces which have hitherto been required to strike the characters.
  • a needle embossing device is positioned on a swivel mount arranged on a ring slide mounted in a ring rail and pivotable about a pivot axis which is respectively tangential to the ring axis of the slide, and that the ring rail and ring slide are adjustable in height with respect to the Locking bottle shoulders should be locked in that they have a circular section to be covered by slide movement and have a width for the insertion and removal of an upright steel bottle and that means for central fixing of a steel bottle with respect to the vertical ring axis of the ring rail are assigned to them.
  • a method according to the invention for operating this device consists in aligning the embossing needle essentially perpendicular to the central tangential surface of an area of the spherically curved bottle shoulder to be embossed.
  • a needle embossing device is used to generate the inscription on the bottle shoulder.
  • Such a device does not normally produce an entire character, but rather forms the character by means of individual dots to be imprinted with a needle. Obtaining such a point with a needle, of course, requires greater force when stamping steel than when stamping bronze or another soft metal, but it requires a much smaller force than stamping the entire character with a single stroke.
  • the mechanics of the embossing device and its fastening and locking as well as the fixing of the steel bottle can be made much easier when using the device according to the invention than in known embossing machines.
  • the bottle to be labeled can be rolled upright by hand into the embossing device.
  • a conveyor belt, a roller conveyor or similar system for the upright transport of a steel bottle can also be used for this transport.
  • the invention creates a three-dimensionally arranged in relation to an upright clamped steel bottle and to be fixed in any position embossing device, which as a needle embossing device must absorb small forces and opposing forces relative to the case of conventional embossing machines and therefore - including the associated holders - a correspondingly low manufacturing cost required.
  • embossing device can It can also be economically advantageous for use with individual re-embossing or re-embossing, because it can be operated by a man without significant effort and because it makes the unpopular manual embossing unnecessary.
  • the needle embossing device allows any character to be formed as desired, preferably according to the program.
  • the needle embossing device is positioned on a swivel bracket which is itself arranged on a ring slide.
  • the swivel bracket allows the needle of the needle embossing device to be aligned in any position of the ring carriage and in any position of the swivel bracket with the axis of the ring carriage, the ring axis.
  • the alignment during embossing takes place in such a way that the needle is aligned vertically before the start of the embossing with respect to the surface of the bottle shoulder to be inscribed in a clamping of the needle embossing device.
  • This surface to be labeled is normally spherical, so it is advisable to select the tangential surface belonging to the center of the spherical surface of the bottle shoulder to be labeled, the "middle" tangential surface, for positioning the needle when locking the needle embossing device.
  • the labeling can advantageously be carried out in sections, with the needle embossing device being rotated further around the ring axis with the aid of the (then unlocked) ring carriage after completion of the labeling and with vertical positioning of the embossing needle in relation is then locked again on the middle tangential surface.
  • the ring carriage To move the ring carriage further, it can preferably be carried with can be combined with a gear or can be designed as a ring gear which can be shifted further by means of a drive gear mounted on the ring rail.
  • the deviations of the area of the bottle shoulder to be labeled from the central tangential area are easily compensated for by corresponding tolerances of the axial movement of the embossing needle.
  • the device according to the invention for embossing a lettering on the spherically curved shoulder 1 on the circumference of the valve or a bottle cap (valve cap) 2 of a steel bottle 3 essentially comprises a needle embossing device 4 which is positioned on a swivel holder 7 which is mounted on a ring rail 5 mounted ring carriage 6 is arranged.
  • the swivel bracket 7 is mounted (on the ring carriage 6) on a swivel axis 9 which is tangential to the ring axis 8 and can be tilted in the direction of the arrow 10.
  • Ring rail 5 and slide 6 are locked against each other, preferably below the bottle shoulder 1 to be stamped, during the respective stamping work. They can be adjusted in height together so that bottles of different lengths (heights) can be processed in the same way.
  • Ring rail 5 and ring slide 6 have a circular section 11 which is to be covered by slide movement and which is so wide or large that a steel bottle 3 is inserted into the open "mouth” of the circular section 11 or removed from the ring.
  • the steel bottle 3 is centered with the aid of locking jaws 12 or the like with respect to the ring axis 8, such that the needle embossing device 4 with its embossing needle 13 is at the same distance in each of its rotating and pivoting positions has a predetermined circumferential line 14 of the bottle shoulder 1.
  • the ring rail 5, on which the ring carriage 6 is movably mounted about the ring axis 6, is in the exemplary embodiment via carrier 15 spatially fixedly positioned on a frame 16.
  • the frame 16 or the ring rail 5 can also accommodate the locking jaws 12.
  • Spindle drives (not shown) can be provided to adjust the locking jaws 12.
  • the ring carriage 6 is used to move the needle embossing device 4 around the ring axis 8 and thus around the steel bottle 3.
  • it is equipped with a ring gear 17 which can be moved back and forth in the circumferential direction 19 by a drive gear 18 mounted on the ring rail 5 is.
  • the control of the embossing work of the needle embossing device 4 can preferably be carried out according to a program, so that after the needle embossing device 4 is switched on, the respectively programmed characters are automatically stamped into the bottle shoulder 1 and there point-by-point in a writing area 20.
  • the embossing needle 13 is aligned with respect to the bottle shoulder 1 such that the embossing needle 13 is perpendicular to a central tangential surface 21.
  • When setting up the embossing needle 13 is first positioned by moving the ring carriage 6 and the swivel bracket 7 so that it is substantially perpendicular to the center of the area to be labeled. This positioning is called perpendicular to the central tangential surface.
  • the needle embossing device 4 can be equipped with a swivel drive 22 on its swivel axis 9 for adjusting the desired swivel angle 11.
  • the swivel drive 22 can be adjusted by the operator when positioning the embossing needle 13 in relation to the tangential surface 21 by hand or by motor. Alignment with respect to the tangential surface can usually already be done with sufficient precision by eye. It should be taken into account that the tangential surface 21 describes exactly only one point or a closed line on the bottle shoulder 1 anyway and that the writing area 20 anyway is stamped everywhere with the same quality if the needle embossing device 4 or the embossing needle 13 work with a corresponding tolerance.
  • a device for embossing a label on the spherically curved shoulder on the circumference of the valve of a steel bottle can be trained without great investment, with the supply and discharge of the bottle upright and without dangerous or strenuous manual labor if a needle embossing device is arranged in a three-dimensionally movable manner on a ring slide into which the steel bottle is to be inserted standing - through a circular cutout.

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The equipment embosses the text into the spherical curved shoulder (1) of the bottle (3) extending round the valve cap (2). The tool (4) tilts in a holder (7) on an axis (9) tangential to the slide (6), the latter and the rail (5) being lockable at the desired height in relation to the shoulder. The slide can be moved to cover a cutaway circle segment (11) wide enough to allow insertion and removal of an upright bottle, for which centring devices (12) are provided, to hold the bottle on the vertical axis (8) of the rail. The slide can incorporate a ring of teeth (17), with which a driving pinion (18) on the rail meshes.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Prägen einer Beschriftung auf der sphärisch gekrümmten Schulter am Umfang des Ventils bzw. der Ventilkappe einer Stahlflasche.The invention relates to a device for embossing a label on the spherically curved shoulder on the circumference of the valve or the valve cap of a steel bottle.

Das Prägen von Stahlflaschen erfolgt in der herkömmlichen Technikdurch Einschlagen der vollständigen Einzelzeichen mit Hilfe eines handgeführten Stempels. Beim Flaschenhersteller werden hierzu-Prägemaschinen unter Verwendung einer Art Typenrad eingesetzt. In diesen Maschinen wird die einzelne Flasche liegend eingespannt und nach jedem eingeschlagenen Zeichen weitergedreht. Bei späteren Prägungen, z.B. bei der Tara-Prägung, bei Ergänzungs-Prägungen, beim Einschlagen von Prüfstempeln oder bei Umprägungen ist in der derzeitigen Praxis Handarbeit unumgänglich. Jedes einzelne Zeichen wird mit einem speziellen Stempel mit dem Hammer in die Flaschenwand geschlagen. Diese Arbeit ist gefährlich und sehr unbeliebt. Außerdem läßt sich ein gleichmäßiges Schriftbild fast nicht erreichen.Steel bottles are embossed in the conventional technique by wrapping the complete individual characters with the aid of a hand-held stamp. The bottle manufacturer uses embossing machines using a type of type wheel. In these machines, the individual bottle is clamped horizontally and rotated further after each sign. With later embossing, e.g. manual tampering is essential in current practice for tare embossing, supplementary embossing, stamping test stamps or embossing. Each individual character is hammered into the bottle wall with a special stamp. This work is dangerous and very unpopular. In addition, a uniform typeface can hardly be achieved.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vorrichtung und ein Verfahren zum Prägen von Stahlflaschen zu schaffen, bei dem auch Nach und Umprägungen mit wirtschaftlichen Mitteln und ohne die unzumutbare Belastung der Einzel-Handprägung auszuführen sind. Auch das komplizierte Handhaben, z.B. das liegende Einführen der Stahlflasche in die Prägevorrichtung und das Weiterdrehen der Stahlflasche nach jedem Prägeschlag, sollen entfallen. Trotzdem soll es wie bei den aufwendigen Typenrad-Automaten der Flaschenhersteller möglich sein, die Prägung nach Programm vorzunehmen, so daß das Prägen schriftartunabhängig erfolgen kann und die Fehlerhäufigkeit vermindert wird. Schließlich soll die zum Prägen erforderliche Kraft im Sinne einer entsprechend leichten Ausführung der Prägevorrichtung gegenüber den Kräften, die bisher zu Einschlagen der Zeichen erforderlich sind, vermindert werden.The invention has for its object to provide a device and a method for embossing steel bottles, in which re-stamping and embossing can be carried out with economic means and without the unreasonable burden on the individual hand embossing. Even complicated handling, such as lying down Inserting the steel bottle into the embossing device and rotating the steel bottle after each embossing should be avoided. Nevertheless, as with the elaborate type wheel machines of the bottle manufacturers, it should be possible to carry out the embossing according to the program, so that the embossing can be carried out regardless of the font and the frequency of errors is reduced. Finally, the force required for embossing, in the sense of a correspondingly light design of the embossing device, is to be reduced compared to the forces which have hitherto been required to strike the characters.

Die erfindungsgemäße Lösung besteht für die eingangs genannte Prägevorrichtung darin, daß ein Nadelprägegerät auf einer auf einem in einer Ringschiene gelagerten Ringschlitten angeordneten sowie um eine jeweils tangential zur Ringachse des Schlittens verlaufende Schwenkachse kippbaren Schwenkhalterung positioniert ist und daß Ringschiene und Ringschlitten höhenverstellbar in Bezug auf die zu prägende Flaschenschulter zu arretieren sind daß sie einen durch Schlittenbewegung zur Deckung zu bringenden Kreisausschnitt einer Breite zum Ein- und Ausführen einer aufrecht stehenden Stahlflasche besitzen und daß ihnen Mittel zum zentrischen Fixieren einer Stahlflasche in Bezug auf die vertikale Ringachse der Ringschiene zugeordnet sind. Ein erfindungsgemäßes Verfahren zum Betrieb dieser Vorrichtung besteht darin, daß die Prägenadel im wesentlichen senkrecht zu der mittleren Tangentialfläche eines zu prägenden Bereichs der sphärisch gekrümmten Flaschenschulter ausgerichtet wird.The solution according to the invention for the embossing device mentioned at the outset is that a needle embossing device is positioned on a swivel mount arranged on a ring slide mounted in a ring rail and pivotable about a pivot axis which is respectively tangential to the ring axis of the slide, and that the ring rail and ring slide are adjustable in height with respect to the Locking bottle shoulders should be locked in that they have a circular section to be covered by slide movement and have a width for the insertion and removal of an upright steel bottle and that means for central fixing of a steel bottle with respect to the vertical ring axis of the ring rail are assigned to them. A method according to the invention for operating this device consists in aligning the embossing needle essentially perpendicular to the central tangential surface of an area of the spherically curved bottle shoulder to be embossed.

Erfindungsgemäß wird ein Nadelprägegerät zum Erzeugen der Beschriftung auf der Flaschenschulter eingesetzt. Ein solches Gerät erzeugt normalerweise nicht ein ganzes Schriftzeichen, sondern bildet das Schriftzeichen durch einzelne, mit einer Nadel einzuprägende Punkte. Das Erzeugen eines solchen Punktes mit einer Nadel erfordert natürlich beim Prägen von Stahl eine größere Kraft als beim Prägen von Bronze oder einem anderen weichen Metall, es erfordert aber eine vielfach kleinere Kraft als das Einprägen des gesamten Zeichens mit einem einzigen Schlag.According to the invention, a needle embossing device is used to generate the inscription on the bottle shoulder. Such a device does not normally produce an entire character, but rather forms the character by means of individual dots to be imprinted with a needle. Obtaining such a point with a needle, of course, requires greater force when stamping steel than when stamping bronze or another soft metal, but it requires a much smaller force than stamping the entire character with a single stroke.

Die Mechanik der Prägevorrichtung und deren Befestigung und Arretierung sowie die Fixierung der Stahlflasche können bei Anwendung der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung wesentlich leichter als bei bekannten Prägeautomaten ausgebildet werden. Es ist insbesondere möglich, das eigentliche Prägegerät nicht, wie bei herkömmlichen Automaten üblich, stationär, sondern auf einem Ringschlitten verfahrbar um die Stahlflasche herum anzuordnen.The mechanics of the embossing device and its fastening and locking as well as the fixing of the steel bottle can be made much easier when using the device according to the invention than in known embossing machines. In particular, it is possible not to arrange the actual embossing device stationary, as is customary in conventional automatic machines, but rather to move it around the steel bottle on a ring carriage.

Daraus ergibt sich auch der Vorteil einer relativ geringen Lautstärke bei der Arbeit der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung. Spezielle Schallschutzmaßnahmen sind nicht erforderlich. Der Werker trägt lediglich einen sogenannten leichten Schallschutz. Wegen des relativ geringen Volumens der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung (einschließlich Ringschlitten usw.) kann auch vorteilhaft und mit wenig Aufwand eine über den Arbeitsbereich abzusenkende Schallschluck-Haube vorgesehen werden.This also results in the advantage of a relatively low volume when working the device according to the invention. Special sound insulation measures are not necessary. The worker only wears what is known as light sound insulation. Because of the relatively small volume of the device according to the invention (including ring slides, etc.), a sound absorption hood that can be lowered over the working area can also be provided advantageously and with little effort.

Ein weiterer wichtiger Vorteil der Erfindung besteht darin, daß die zu beschriftende Flasche aufrechtstehend von Hand in die Prägevorrichtung eingerollt werden kann. Für diesen Transport können auch ein Förderband, eine Rollenbahn oder dergleichen Anlage zum aufrechten Weitertransport einer Stahlflasche benutzt werden.Another important advantage of the invention is that the bottle to be labeled can be rolled upright by hand into the embossing device. A conveyor belt, a roller conveyor or similar system for the upright transport of a steel bottle can also be used for this transport.

Durch die Erfindung wird eine dreidimensional in Bezug auf eine aufrechtstehend eingespannte Stahlflasche beweglich angeordnetes und in jeder Position zu fixierendes Prägegerät geschaffen, das als Nadelprägegerät relativ zum Fall herkömmlicher Prägeautomaten kleine Kräfte und Gegenkräfte aufnehmen muß und daher - einschließlich der zugehörigen Halterungen - einen entsprechend geringen Herstellungsaufwand erfordert. Ein solches Gerät kann auch für den Einsatz bei einzelnen Nach- oder- Umprägungen wirtschaftlich vorteilhaft sein, weil es ohne nennenswerten Kraftaufwand von einem Mann zu bedienen ist und weil es die unbeliebte Hand-Prägearbeit überflüssig macht. Hinzu kommt der Vorteil, daß das Nadelprägegerät im Gegensatz zu Typenradautomaten oder einzelnen Handstempeln jedes Schriftzeichen beliebig, bevorzugt nach Programm, ausbilden läßt.The invention creates a three-dimensionally arranged in relation to an upright clamped steel bottle and to be fixed in any position embossing device, which as a needle embossing device must absorb small forces and opposing forces relative to the case of conventional embossing machines and therefore - including the associated holders - a correspondingly low manufacturing cost required. Such a device can It can also be economically advantageous for use with individual re-embossing or re-embossing, because it can be operated by a man without significant effort and because it makes the unpopular manual embossing unnecessary. In addition, there is the advantage that, unlike type wheel machines or individual hand stamps, the needle embossing device allows any character to be formed as desired, preferably according to the program.

Erfindungsgemäß wird das Nadelprägegerät auf einer Schwenkhalterung positioniert, die selbst auf einem Ringschlitten angeordnet ist. Die Schwenkhalterung erlaubt es, die Nadel des Nadelprägegeräts in jeder Position des Ringschlittens und in jeder Position der Schwenkhalterung auf die Achse des Ringschlittens, die Ringachse, auszurichten. In der Praxis erfolgt die Ausrichtung beim Prägen derart, daß die Nadel vor dem Beginn des Prägens senkrecht in Bezug auf die in einer Aufspannung des Nadelprägegeräts zu beschriftende Fläche der Flaschenschulter ausgerichtet wird. Diese zu beschriftende Fläche ist normalerweise sphärisch, es wird daher für die Ausrichtung der Nadel zweckmäßig die zum Zentrum der zu beschriftenden, sphärischen Fläche der Flaschenschulter gehörige Tangentialfläche, die "mittlere" Tangentialfläche, zum Positionieren der Nadel beim Arretieren des Nadelprägegeräts ausgewählt.According to the invention, the needle embossing device is positioned on a swivel bracket which is itself arranged on a ring slide. The swivel bracket allows the needle of the needle embossing device to be aligned in any position of the ring carriage and in any position of the swivel bracket with the axis of the ring carriage, the ring axis. In practice, the alignment during embossing takes place in such a way that the needle is aligned vertically before the start of the embossing with respect to the surface of the bottle shoulder to be inscribed in a clamping of the needle embossing device. This surface to be labeled is normally spherical, so it is advisable to select the tangential surface belonging to the center of the spherical surface of the bottle shoulder to be labeled, the "middle" tangential surface, for positioning the needle when locking the needle embossing device.

Wenn relativ große Bereiche auf einer Flaschenschulter zu beschriften sind, kann die Beschriftung vorteilhaft abschnittsweise erfolgen, wobei nach Fertigstellung der Beschriftung in einem ersten Abschnitt das Nadelprägegerät mit Hilfe des (dann entarretierten) Ringschlittens um die Ringachse herum weitergedreht und bei vertikaler Positionierung der Prägenadel in Bezug auf die dann mittlere Tangentialfläche erneut arretiert wird.If relatively large areas are to be labeled on a bottle shoulder, the labeling can advantageously be carried out in sections, with the needle embossing device being rotated further around the ring axis with the aid of the (then unlocked) ring carriage after completion of the labeling and with vertical positioning of the embossing needle in relation is then locked again on the middle tangential surface.

Zum Weiterbewegen des Ringschlittens kann dieser bevorzugt mit einem Zahnrad kombiniert werden oder als Zahnkranz ausgebildet werden, der mit Hilfe eines an der Ringschiene gelagerten Antriebszahnrads weiterzuschalten ist. Die Abweichungen der Fläche der zu beschriftenden Flaschenschulter von der mittleren Tangentialfläche werden durch entsprechende Toleranzen der axialen Bewegung der Prägenadel problemlos ausgeglichen.To move the ring carriage further, it can preferably be carried with can be combined with a gear or can be designed as a ring gear which can be shifted further by means of a drive gear mounted on the ring rail. The deviations of the area of the bottle shoulder to be labeled from the central tangential area are easily compensated for by corresponding tolerances of the axial movement of the embossing needle.

Anhand der schematischen Zeichnung eines Ausführungsbeispiels werden Einzelheiten der Erfindung erläutert. Es zeigen:

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Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung zum Prägen einer Beschriftung auf der sphärisch gekrümmten Schulter 1 am Umfang des Ventils bzw. einer Flaschenkappe (Ventilkappe) 2 einer Stahlflasche 3 umfaßt im wesentlichen ein Nadelprägegerät 4, das auf einer Schwenkhalterung 7 positioniert ist, welche auf einem in einer Ringschiene 5 gelagerten Ringschlitten 6 angeordnet wird. Die Schwenkhalterung 7 wird (auf dem Ringschlitten 6) auf einer tangential zur Ringachse 8 verlaufenden Schwenkachse 9 kippbar in Pfeilrichtung 10 gelagert. Ringschiene 5 und -schlitten 6 werden, bevorzugt unterhalb der zu prägenden Flaschenschulter 1, während der jeweiligen Prägearbeit gegeneinander arretiert. Sie können gemeinsam in der Höhenlage verstellbar sein, damit Flaschen verschiedener Länge (Höhe) an gleicher Weise zu bearbeiten sind.The device according to the invention for embossing a lettering on the spherically curved shoulder 1 on the circumference of the valve or a bottle cap (valve cap) 2 of a steel bottle 3 essentially comprises a needle embossing device 4 which is positioned on a swivel holder 7 which is mounted on a ring rail 5 mounted ring carriage 6 is arranged. The swivel bracket 7 is mounted (on the ring carriage 6) on a swivel axis 9 which is tangential to the ring axis 8 and can be tilted in the direction of the arrow 10. Ring rail 5 and slide 6 are locked against each other, preferably below the bottle shoulder 1 to be stamped, during the respective stamping work. They can be adjusted in height together so that bottles of different lengths (heights) can be processed in the same way.

Ringschiene 5 und Ringschlitten 6 besitzen einen durch Schlittenbewegung zur Deckung zu bringenden Kreisausschnitt 11, der so breit bzw. groß ist, daß eine Stahlflasche 3 stehend in das offene "Maul" des Kreisausschnitts 11 einzuführen oder aus dem Ring herauszunehmen ist. Innerhalb des Rings von Ringschiene 5 und Ringschlitten 6 wird die Stahlflasche 3 mit Hilfe von Arretierbacken 12 oder dergleichen zentriert in Bezug auf die Ringachse 8 fixiert, derart, daß das Nadelprägegerät 4 mit seiner Prägenadel 13 in jeder seiner Dreh- und Schwenkpositionen den gleichen Abstand von einer vorgegebenen Umfangslinie 14 der flaschenschulter 1 besitzt.Ring rail 5 and ring slide 6 have a circular section 11 which is to be covered by slide movement and which is so wide or large that a steel bottle 3 is inserted into the open "mouth" of the circular section 11 or removed from the ring. Within the ring of ring rail 5 and ring slide 6, the steel bottle 3 is centered with the aid of locking jaws 12 or the like with respect to the ring axis 8, such that the needle embossing device 4 with its embossing needle 13 is at the same distance in each of its rotating and pivoting positions has a predetermined circumferential line 14 of the bottle shoulder 1.

Die Ringschiene 5, auf der der Ringschlitten 6 beweglich um die Ringachse 6 gelagert ist, wird im Ausführungsbeispiel über Träger 15 an einem Gestell 16 räumlich fest positioniert. Das Gestell 16 oder die Ringschiene 5 können auch die Arretierbacken 12 aufnehmen. Zum Verstellen der Arretierbacken 12 können (nicht gezeichnete) Spindelantriebe vorgesehen werden. Zum Weiterbewegen des Nadelprägegeräts 4 um die Ringachse 8 und damit um die Stahlflasche 3 herum, dient der Ringschlitten 6, er ist im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel mit einem Zahnkranz 17 ausgerüstet, der von einem an der Ringschiene 5 gelagerten Antriebszahnrad 18 in Umfangsrichtung 19 hin- und herzubewegen ist.The ring rail 5, on which the ring carriage 6 is movably mounted about the ring axis 6, is in the exemplary embodiment via carrier 15 spatially fixedly positioned on a frame 16. The frame 16 or the ring rail 5 can also accommodate the locking jaws 12. Spindle drives (not shown) can be provided to adjust the locking jaws 12. The ring carriage 6 is used to move the needle embossing device 4 around the ring axis 8 and thus around the steel bottle 3. In the exemplary embodiment shown, it is equipped with a ring gear 17 which can be moved back and forth in the circumferential direction 19 by a drive gear 18 mounted on the ring rail 5 is.

Die Steuerung der Prägearbeit des Nadelprägegeräts 4 kann bevorzugt nach einem Programm erfolgen, so daß nach Einschalten des Nadelprägegeräts 4 selbsttätig die jeweils programmierten Schriftzeichen in die Flaschenschulter 1 und dort Punkt-für-Punkt in einem Schriftbereich 20 eingeprägt werden. Vor dem Beginn der Prägearbeit wird die Prägenadel 13 so in Bezug auf die Flaschenschulter 1 ausgerichtet, daß die Prägenadel 13 senkrecht zu einer mittleren Tangentialfläche 21 steht. Beim Einrichten wird die Prägenadel 13 zu diesem Zweck zunächst durch Bewegung des Ringschlittens 6 und der Schwenkhalterung 7 so positioniert, daß sie im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Mitte des zu beschriftenden Bereichs steht. Diese Positionierung wird als senkrecht zu der mittleren Tangentialfläche bezeichnet.The control of the embossing work of the needle embossing device 4 can preferably be carried out according to a program, so that after the needle embossing device 4 is switched on, the respectively programmed characters are automatically stamped into the bottle shoulder 1 and there point-by-point in a writing area 20. Before embossing begins, the embossing needle 13 is aligned with respect to the bottle shoulder 1 such that the embossing needle 13 is perpendicular to a central tangential surface 21. When setting up the embossing needle 13 is first positioned by moving the ring carriage 6 and the swivel bracket 7 so that it is substantially perpendicular to the center of the area to be labeled. This positioning is called perpendicular to the central tangential surface.

Das Nadelprägegerät 4 kann zum Einstellen des jeweils gewünschten Schwenkwinkels 11 an seiner Schwenkachse 9 mit einem Schwenkantrieb 22 ausgestattet werden, der von der Bedienungsperson beim Positionieren der Prägenadel 13 in Bezug auf die Tangentialfläche 21 von Hand oder motorisch einzustellen ist. Das Ausrichten in Bezug auf die Tangentialfläche kann normalerweise bereits ausreichend genau durch Augenmaß erfolgen. Es ist, dabei zu berücksichtigen, daß die Tangentialfläche 21 ohnehin nur einen Punkt oder eine geschlossene Linie auf der Flaschenschulter 1 exakt beschreibt und daß der Schriftbereich 20 trotzdem im übrigen überall mit gleicher Qualität geprägt wird, wenn das Nadelprägegerät 4 bzw. die Prägenadel 13 mit entsprechender Toleranz arbeiten.The needle embossing device 4 can be equipped with a swivel drive 22 on its swivel axis 9 for adjusting the desired swivel angle 11. The swivel drive 22 can be adjusted by the operator when positioning the embossing needle 13 in relation to the tangential surface 21 by hand or by motor. Alignment with respect to the tangential surface can usually already be done with sufficient precision by eye. It should be taken into account that the tangential surface 21 describes exactly only one point or a closed line on the bottle shoulder 1 anyway and that the writing area 20 anyway is stamped everywhere with the same quality if the needle embossing device 4 or the embossing needle 13 work with a corresponding tolerance.

Eine Vorrichtung zum Prägen einer Beschriftung auf der sphärisch gekrümmten Schulter am Umfang des Ventils einer Stahlflasche läßt sich ohne großen Investitionsaufwand, bei stehender Zu- und Abführung der Flasche und ohne gefährliche bzw. anstrengende Handarbeit ausbilden, wenn ein Nadelprägegerät dreidimensional beweglich auf einem Ringschlitten angeordnet wird, in den die Stahlflasche - durch einen Kreisausschnitt - stehend einzuführen ist.A device for embossing a label on the spherically curved shoulder on the circumference of the valve of a steel bottle can be trained without great investment, with the supply and discharge of the bottle upright and without dangerous or strenuous manual labor if a needle embossing device is arranged in a three-dimensionally movable manner on a ring slide into which the steel bottle is to be inserted standing - through a circular cutout.

BezugszeichenlisteReference list

11
= Flaschenschulter= Bottle shoulder
22nd
= Flaschenkappe= Bottle cap
33rd
= Stahlflasche= Steel bottle
44th
= Nadelprägegerät= Needle embossing device
55
= Ringschiene= Ring band
66
= Ringschlitten= Ring sled
77
= Schwenkhalterung= Swivel bracket
88th
= Ringachse= Ring axis
99
= Schwenkachse= Swivel axis
1010th
= Schwenkwinkel= Swivel angle
1111
= Kreisausschnitt= Circular section
1212th
= Arretierbacken= Locking jaws
1313
= Prägenadel= Embossing needle
1414
= Umfangslinie= Circumferential line
1515
= Träger= Carrier
1616
= Gestell= Frame
1717th
= Zahnkranz= Ring gear
1818th
= Zahnrad= Gear
1919th
= Umfangsrichtung= Circumferential direction
2020th
= Schriftbereich= Writing area
2121
= Tangentialfläche= Tangential surface
2222
= Schwenkantrieb= Quarter turn actuator

Claims (7)

Vorrichtung zum Prägen einer Beschriftung auf der sphärisch gekrümmten Schulter (1) am Umfang des Ventils bzw. der Ventilkappe (2) einer Stahlflasche (3),
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß ein Nadelprägegerät (4) auf einer auf einem in einer Ringschiene (5) gelagerten Ringschlitten (6) angeordneten sowie um eine jeweils tangential zur Ringachse (8) des Ringschlittens (6) verlaufende Schwenkachse (9) kippbaren Schwenkhalterung (7) positioniert ist und daß Ringschiene (5) und Ringschlitten (6) höhenverstellbar in Bezug auf die zu prägende Flaschenschulter (1) zu arretieren sind, daß sie einen durch Schlittenbewegung zur Deckung zu bringenden Kreisausschnitt (11) einer Breite zum Ein- und Ausführen einer aufrecht stehenden Stahlflasche (3) besitzen und daß ihnen Mittel (12) zum zentrischen Fixieren einer Stahlflasche (3) in Bezug auf die vertikale Ringachse (8) der Ringschiene (5) zugeordnet sind.
Device for embossing a label on the spherically curved shoulder (1) on the circumference of the valve or the valve cap (2) of a steel bottle (3),
characterized,
that a needle embossing device (4) is positioned on a swivel holder (7) which is arranged on a ring slide (6) mounted in a ring rail (5) and which can be tilted about a swivel axis (9) which is tangential to the ring axis (8) of the ring slide (6) and that the ring rail (5) and ring slide (6) are adjustable in height with respect to the bottle shoulder (1) to be embossed, that they have a circular section (11) of width to be covered by slide movement for the insertion and removal of an upright steel bottle ( 3) and that they are assigned means (12) for the central fixing of a steel bottle (3) with respect to the vertical ring axis (8) of the ring rail (5).
Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß der Ringschlitten (6) einen Zahnkranz (17) aufweist, der mit Hilfe eines an der Ringschiene (6) gelagerten Antriebszahnrads (18) weiterzudrehen ist.
Device according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the ring slide (6) has a ring gear (17) which can be rotated further by means of a drive gear (18) mounted on the ring rail (6).
Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß der Ringschlitten (6) in Bezug auf die Ringschiene (5) und die Schwenkhalterung (7) in Bezug auf den Ringschlitten (6) für den Betrieb des Nadelprägegeräts (4) und die Prägearbeit auf einem mehrere Zeichen umfassenden Schriftbereich (20) der Flaschenschulter (1) arretierbar sind.
Device according to claim 1 or 2,
characterized,
that the ring carriage (6) in relation to the ring rail (5) and the swivel bracket (7) in relation to the ring carriage (6) for the operation of the needle embossing device (4) and the embossing work on a multi-character writing area (20) of the bottle shoulder (1) can be locked.
Vorrichtung nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Prägearbeit des Nadelprägegeräts (4) programmgesteuert ist.
Device according to at least one of claims 1 to 3,
characterized,
that the embossing work of the needle embossing device (4) is program-controlled.
Vorrichtung nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4,
gekennzeichnet durch
eine zum aufrechtstehenden Anfördern oder Abtransportieren von Stahlflaschen (3) ausgebildete Förderbahn am Boden.
Device according to at least one of claims 1 to 4,
marked by
a conveyor track on the ground designed for upright delivery or removal of steel bottles (3).
Vorrichtung nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Ringschiene (5) mit Ringschlitten (6) in einem Niveau unterhalb der Höhe der zu prägenden Flaschenschulter (1) zu arretieren ist.
Device according to at least one of claims 1 to 5,
characterized,
that the ring rail (5) with ring slide (6) is to be locked at a level below the height of the bottle shoulder to be embossed (1).
Verfahren zum Betrieb der Vorrichtung nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Prägenadel (13) des Nadelprägegeräts (4) im wesentlichen senkrecht zu der mittleren Tangentialfläche (21) eines zu prägenden Bereichs (20) der sphärisch gekrümmten Flaschenschulter (1) ausgerichtet wird.
Method for operating the device according to at least one of claims 1 to 6,
characterized,
that the embossing needle (13) of the needle embossing device (4) is aligned substantially perpendicular to the central tangential surface (21) of an area (20) to be embossed of the spherically curved bottle shoulder (1).
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