EP1806291B1 - Method for labelling bottles or similar containers and device for carrying out the method - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a device according to the preamble of claim 17.
- Container In a second step, d. H. After printing or labeling, provide simple, simple information from container to container (eg, count number), from container group to container group (eg, batch number), or from day to day (eg, production day ) may be different.
- a printhead which is intended for printing flat printing material and with which a plurality of printing dots in a line close to each other or at a very small distance from each other, for example at least one hundred and fifty dots per inch on a surface to be printed of the printed material are generated can, through a variety of individually controllable individual nozzles.
- the active print width of this printhead which is also known under the name "Tonejet”, is only dependent on the capacity of the bill of a printhead driving computer. For example, print heads with a print width of 1.7-6.8 inches (corresponding to a 256-bit control or a 1024-bit control) are possible. With this printhead, it is possible to print a two-dimensional imprint with a sufficiently large area by relative movement between the surface to be printed and the printhead only in a single axial direction.
- impression labels or "inprint labels” have long been known in which production-specific information, in particular barcodes, are printed in a free field of an otherwise complete label.
- the US a, 276,112 B shows such Druckeinhelt that the individual weight After weighing the container imprinted in the label and applied to a cuboid cardboard packaging.
- a comparable device shows the US 2003/093171 A1 This discloses, for example, a device for labeling cuboid cardboard packaging, in particular milk containers, wherein the labels are provided in particular with specific product requirements before the filling process, which are subsequently detected and used to control the filling process.
- the object of the invention is to provide a method by which it is possible to provide bottles or similar containers in efficient catfish and in high tart Kunststofften with labels of different equipment. To solve this problem, a method according to claim 1 is formed.
- a device or labeling machine is the subject of claim 17.
- a peculiarity of the method according to the invention is that not only for the overall appearance of the labels initially insignificant information, but at least a substantial part of the label equipment or this equipment forming imprint of the labels before labeling, ie before applying the labels on the container in the labeling or in the local printing unit on the Etikettenroh- or -ausgangsmaterial be printed.
- the printing of the labels thus takes place in the labeling station immediately before labeling.
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- the printing unit is designed such that it generates the respective printed image on the label starting material as a function of the control by an electronic control unit or a computer, namely according to an electronic or from a record formed by software and for example in a memory of the control device or of the computer stored print mask.
- this software printmask By modifying this software printmask, it is possible to easily change or change the label configuration, in any way. H. u. a. content, graphic, color, but also in terms of size and shape of the label printing, etc.
- the invention thus offers u. a. the ability to easily change and / or update the respective label equipment, if necessary, and also depending on the respective containers to be labeled or of the bottled in these containers product.
- the printing unit has at least one print head, which is preferably designed as a "Tonejet” print head or as a corresponding to such a “Tonejet” print head printhead.
- a print head has at a printing area, which is arranged at a small distance from the surface when printing the surface to be printed, a plurality of individual nozzles provided in a print head longitudinal axis closely following each other and each of a nozzle opening and of each nozzle opening electrode are formed.
- the existing ink in the print head exits at each individual nozzle or from the associated nozzle opening only when the activation of a single nozzle, the associated electrode is subjected to an electrical voltage whose polarity and or voltage potential of the polarity and / or the voltage potential of the print head or the printing ink in the print head deviates so that a certain amount of ink is ejected or discharged from the nozzle opening of the activated individual nozzle by electrostatic forces.
- a printhead of this type will also be referred to as an "electrostatic printhead" hereinafter.
- Container according to the invention are u. a. Bottles, cans or other packaging.
- Labeling equipment according to the invention is in particular any graphic, color and / or content of equipment or printing the label stock material.
- the label stock used in the invention is, for example, an endless or belt-shaped label stock.
- a single-sheet label starting material is basically usable in the invention, according to the training of the labeling station or the local printing unit.
- 1 is a labeling machine for applying labels 2 to containers in the form of bottles 3, which are supplied to the labeling machine 1 and a container inlet 4 on a conveyor 5 upright.
- the labeling machine it can be both in a Rundurgir- as well as in a linear design Trained labeling machine act.
- the bottles 3 are transferred to a container receptacle 6 to a rotatably driven about a vertical machine axis in the direction of arrow A rotor and with the rotor 6 for labeling to a in the FIG. 1 passing generally designated 8 labeling station.
- the labeled bottles 3 are then transferred to a container outlet 9 at a conveyor 10 and supplied with this for further use.
- the labels 2 are formed as self-adhesive labels and each formed by separating from an endless label starting material 11, which is executed in a conventional manner at least three-ply, according to the FIGS. 3 and 4 with a later label 2 forming layer 11.1 of a suitable label starting material, with a self-adhesive layer 11.2 and with a peelable cover layer 11.3 (for example, silicone paper).
- the label starting material 11 is available as a reserve in a memory 12 in the form of a supply spool 12.
- the labels 2 are formed in the illustrated embodiment as wrap-around labels.
- the peculiarity of the labeling station 8 is that the label starting material 11 or the individual, later by separating the labels forming portions of the Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11 only in the labeling station 8 and immediately prior to application to the bottles 3 to a printing unit 13 using printheads 14th be printed.
- the print heads 14 are digitally controlled by an electronic control device 15 (computer), in which the print image (label equipment) to be generated by the respective print head 14 is stored.
- the printing of the label starting material in the printing unit 13 then takes place, for example, such that the imprint and / or the graphic and / or color design or equipment of the respective label 2 is completely generated by the printing unit 13 on the neutral label starting material 11, or with this printing unit 13 a already existing on the label starting material 11 imprint supplemented in a desired manner, for example, provided with a linguistic, color and / or graphic addition.
- variable contents may then be, for example, image information or representations and / or changing color designs and / or changing printed information.
- This makes it z. B. also possible to equip the labels 2 while maintaining a basic shape of the label equipment with pictorial representations of different people, for example, players of popular team sports, such as football and so on.
- the changing printing components may also be, for example, numerical or alphanumeric information, for example information relating to the date of manufacture and / or best-before date or in the form of a numerical code.
- the application of cutting marks is provided. This is particularly important in the event that the label stock material is cut by a separation process in individual labels, the cutting process is triggered by the optical detection of a corresponding cutting mark on the label tape.
- the application of the labels 2 on the bottles 3 takes place in this embodiment in the usual form, characterized in that applied to the transfer position of the labeling station 8, the self-adhesive label stock 11 after the removal of the cover 11.3 to the respectively moved past there bottle 3, and then the of the Label starting material 11 separated, the label 2 forming material length is completely applied to the outer surface of the bottle 3 by rotating the bottle 1 about its axis of the bottle.
- the print heads 14th designed as electrostatic printheads.
- three printheads 14 are provided, each of which is for printing a color set of multicolor printing.
- the printheads 14 thus contain different printing inks (for example red, blue and yellow) in their coloring.
- each printhead 14 essentially consists of a housing 16 which forms, inter alia, a closed interior 17 for receiving the liquid or viscous ink.
- the housing 16 is designed so that the inner space 17 narrows funnel-shaped or wedge-shaped towards a lower housing section 16.1.
- a plurality of individually controllable individual nozzles 18 for the controlled application of the ink is provided, in at least one row in the direction the printhead longitudinal axis DL successively and in a tight arrangement, so that, for example, one hundred and fifty individual nozzles 18 per inch or more are formed on the housing portion 16.1.
- each printhead 14 is disposed at a predetermined, short distance above the label starting material 11 to be printed, which is oriented to the printheads 14 in a horizontal plane corresponding to the arrow B of FIG. 2 is moved continuously or clocked, this transport or feed direction B is oriented transversely, preferably perpendicular to the print head longitudinal axis DL of the print heads 14.
- the print heads 14 are arranged with their print head longitudinal axes DL in the horizontal direction and parallel to each other, preferably in a common horizontal plane.
- the label starting material 11 is arranged horizontally under the printheads 14 during printing, but for the transfer of the labels 2 to the bottles 3 but an alignment of the label starting material 11 in a vertical or substantially vertical plane is required, takes place after printing but also before printing a deflection or turning of the label starting material 11, as shown in the Figures 3 and 5 indicated at 19 and 20.
- Each individual nozzle 18 consists of an opening 21 and of a needle-shaped electrode 22 assigned to this opening, which is arranged coaxially with the axis of the respective opening and ends at a small distance from this opening within the housing interior 17.
- Each printhead 14 is further configured to that at least during the printing process, the ink absorbed in the housing interior 17 is present with a certain hydrostatic pressure against the openings 21 of the individual nozzles 18.
- the cross-section of these openings is selected so that, when the individual nozzle 18 is not activated, ink does not escape from the openings 21 despite the hydrostatic pressure.
- the electrodes 22 can be individually controlled via the control device 15, in such a way that when the individual nozzle 18 is not activated, the corresponding electrode 22 is at the same electrical potential as the printing ink in the housing interior 17.
- the voltage potential of the associated electrode 22 is transmitted corresponding activation short-term or pulsed changed so that over the opening 21 printing ink for generating a pressure point 23 is applied to the label stock material.
- the printheads 14 with their printhead longitudinal axis DL are arranged transversely or perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the label starting material 11 or perpendicular to the feed direction B, the print order is applied to the label starting material 11 in each case in rows perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the label starting material 11 or to the feed direction B. extend over the entire width of the area to be printed, progressing in the longitudinal direction or movement direction of the label starting material 11.
- the activation of the individual nozzles 18 is possible at high speed. Furthermore, only a single relative movement between the label starting material 11 and the respective print head 14 is required for printing, namely only the advancing movement of the label starting material 11. For these reasons, a high printing performance can be achieved.
- the respective print image as stated, is generated purely digitally.
- the advancing movement of the label starting material 11 is also controlled by the electronic control device 15, at least in the region of the print heads 14, in synchronism with the control of the print heads 14, so as to achieve a clear print image with high quality. It will further be understood that centering and guiding means for the label stock 11 are provided in the area of the printheads 14 to optimally align this material with respect to the printheads 14, but more particularly to precisely maintain the predetermined spacing between the printheads 14 and the label stock 11 ,
- a corona element 24 in front of the printheads 14, which is oriented with its longitudinal extent parallel to the plane of the label starting material 11 and transverse or perpendicular to the feed direction B and with which the label starting material 11 is electrostatically charged on its side to be printed.
- FIG. 5 shows again in a function or block diagram, the essential elements of the labeling station 8.
- a preheating unit 25 for preheating the label stock material 11 before Printing in the printing unit 13.
- the printing unit 13 is followed by a dryer unit 26, in which a final drying of the printing ink takes place by heating, before the label starting material then reaches the dispenser unit 26 via the further deflection 19, at which the individual, from the label starting material 11 labels produced by separation are transferred to the bottles 3 moved past this dispenser unit or at the label transfer.
- the dispenser unit is constructed in a manner known to the person skilled in the art from labeling with self-adhesive labels produced from a strip-shaped label starting material, in particular with a peel or deflecting edge 28 for removing the band-shaped cover layer 11.3, with a collecting unit 29 for receiving the labels drawn cover layer 11.3 and with a cutting device 30 for separating the respective label 2 from the strip-shaped label starting material eleventh
- the drying of the ink is accelerated.
- the preheating unit 25 it is also achieved by the preheating unit 25 that the printing ink of the individual ink sets formed by the printing heads 14 dries at least within the printing unit 13 so far that unwanted mixing or mixing of the differently colored printing ink does not occur.
- the labeling machine 1 in such a way that with her z. B. the processing of rollfeed labels or a label starting material is possible, which already has self-adhesive individual labels on a substrate. Furthermore, it is possible to carry out the labeling machine so that it can be processed with a label starting material or individual labels, which are each fixed to the bottles 3 using glue, z. B. in turn as Rundumettiket etc.
- the dispenser unit for example, next to the cutter 30, a vacuum drum, with the separated label 2 is held in each case until it is applied to the relevant bottle.
- printing ink drying can also be done in other ways, for example by UV light or infrared radiation.
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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Verfahren gemäß Oberbegriff Patentanspruch 1 sowie auf eine Vorrichtung gemäß Oberbegriff Patentanspruch 17.The invention relates to a method according to the preamble of
Im Rahmen der Ausstattung von Flaschen oder dergleichen Behältern ist bekannt, diese in einem ersten Verfahrenschritt mit einem Etikett zu versehen oder aber mittels eines üblichen Druckverfahrens, beispielsweise mit einem Slebdruckverfahren oder Tampondruck zu bedrucken. Eine Änderung der jeweiligen Ausstattung Ist hierbei nur durch Auswechseln der für das direkte Bedrucken der Behälter verwendeten mechanische Druckmasken oder -formen bzw. durch Austausch der verwendeten Etiketten oder des verwendeten Etikettenmaterials möglich, was zumindest zeitaufwendig Ist und auch in der Regel bei laufender Druck- oder Etlkettiermaschine nicht möglich ist.Within the scope of equipping bottles or similar containers, it is known to provide them with a label in a first method step or else to print them by means of a customary printing method, for example by means of a sizing printing method or pad printing. A change in the respective equipment is possible in this case only by replacing the mechanical printing masks or forms used for the direct printing of the container or by replacing the labels used or the label material used, which is at least time-consuming and usually with running printing or Etching machine is not possible.
Bekannt Ist weiterhin. Behälter In einem zweiten Schritt, d. h. nach dem Bedrucken oder Etikettieren mit einfachen, mit einfachen Informationen zu versehen, die von Behälter zu Behälter (z. B. Zählnummer), von Behältergruppe zu Behältergruppe (z. B. Chargennummer) oder aber von Tag zu Tag (z. B. Produktionstag) unterschiedlich sein können.Is known continues. Container In a second step, d. H. After printing or labeling, provide simple, simple information from container to container (eg, count number), from container group to container group (eg, batch number), or from day to day (eg, production day ) may be different.
Bekannt ist weiterhin ein Druckkopf, der zum Bedrucken von flachem Druckgut bestimmt ist und mit dem eine Vielzahl von Druckpunkten in einer Linie dicht nebeneinander bzw. in einem sehr geringen Abstand voneinander, beispielsweise wenigstens einhundertfünfzig Druckpunkte pro Zoll auf einer zu bedruckenden Oberfläche des Druckgutes erzeugt werden können, und zwar durch eine Vielzahl von Individuell ansteuerbaren Einzeldüsen. Die aktive Druckbreite dieses Druckkopfes, der auch unter der Bezeichnung "Tonejet" bekannt ist, ist lediglich abhängig von der Kapazität der Rechnungsleistung eines den Druckkopf ansteuernden Rechners. So sind Druckköpfe von 1,7- 6,8 Zoll Druckbreite (entsprechend einer 256 Bit-Ansteuerung bzw. einer 1024 Bit-Ansteuerung) möglich. Mit diesem Druckkopf Ist das Drucken eines zweidimenaionalen Aufdrucks mit ausreichend großer Fläche durch Relativbewegung zwischen der zu bedruckenden Oberfläche und dem Druckkopf nur in einer einzigen Achsrichtung möglich.Also known is a printhead which is intended for printing flat printing material and with which a plurality of printing dots in a line close to each other or at a very small distance from each other, for example at least one hundred and fifty dots per inch on a surface to be printed of the printed material are generated can, through a variety of individually controllable individual nozzles. The active print width of this printhead, which is also known under the name "Tonejet", is only dependent on the capacity of the bill of a printhead driving computer. For example, print heads with a print width of 1.7-6.8 inches (corresponding to a 256-bit control or a 1024-bit control) are possible. With this printhead, it is possible to print a two-dimensional imprint with a sufficiently large area by relative movement between the surface to be printed and the printhead only in a single axial direction.
In der Industriellen Anwendung sind schon lange so genannte "Eindrucketiketten" oder "Inprint Labels" bekannt, bei welchen produktionsspezifische Informationen, insbesondere Barcodes, in ein Freifeld eines ansonsten vollständigen Etiketts eingedruckt werden. Die
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Dieses Dokument offenbart eines Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 bzw. Anspruchs 17.This document discloses a method and a device according to the preamble of
Die vorgenannten Druckeinheiten sind sicherlich für niedrige Leistungsbereiche gut geeignet, kommen aber an ihre Grenzen, wenn hiermit vollständige, mehrfarbige Etiketten für sehr hohe Leistungen, insbesondere auf rotativen Etikettiervorrichtungen realisiert werden sollen, Insbesondere die
Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es ein Verfahren aufzuzeigen, mit dem es möglich ist, Flaschen oder dergleichen Behälter In rationeller Welse und in hohen Leistungsbereichten mit Etiketten unterschiedlicher Ausstattung zu versehen. Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist ein Verfahren entsprechend dem Patentanspruch 1 ausgebildet. Eine Vorrichtung bzw. Etikettiermaschine ist Gegenstand des Patentanspruches 17.The object of the invention is to provide a method by which it is possible to provide bottles or similar containers in efficient catfish and in high Leistungsbereichten with labels of different equipment. To solve this problem, a method according to
Eine Besonderheit des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens besteht darin, dass nicht nur für das Gesamterscheinungsbild der Etiketten zunächst unerhebliche Informationen, sondern zumindest ein wesentlicher Teil der Etikettenausstattung bzw. des diese Ausstattung bildenden Aufdrucks der Etiketten vor dem Etikettieren, d. h. vor dem Aufbringen der Etiketten auf die Behälter in der Etikettierstation bzw. In der dortigen Druckeinheit auf das Etikettenroh- oder -ausgangsmaterial aufgedruckt werden. Der Druck der Etiketten erfolgt somit in der Etikettierstation unmittelbar vor dem Etikettieren. Bereits hierdurch ist es möglich, unter Verwendung ein und desselben Etikettenausgangsmaterials (Etikettenausgangmaterials) durch entsprechende Einstellung oder Umstellung der Druckeinheit die Etikettenausstattung zu ändern.A peculiarity of the method according to the invention is that not only for the overall appearance of the labels initially insignificant information, but at least a substantial part of the label equipment or this equipment forming imprint of the labels before labeling, ie before applying the labels on the container in the labeling or in the local printing unit on the Etikettenroh- or -ausgangsmaterial be printed. The printing of the labels thus takes place in the labeling station immediately before labeling. Already hereby it is possible to use one and the same label starting material (Label stock) by changing the setting or changing the printing unit to change the label configuration.
Bei der Erfindung ist die Druckeinheit so ausgebildet, dass sie das jeweilige Druckbild auf dem Etikettenausgangsmaterial in Abhängigkeit von der Ansteuerung durch eine elektronische Steuereinheit oder einen Rechner erzeugt, und zwar nach einer elektronischen oder von einem Datensatz softwaremäßig gebildeten und beispielsweise in einem Speicher der Steuereinrichtung oder des Rechners abgelegten Druckmaske. Durch Änderung dieser softwaremäßigen Druckmaske ist eine problemlose Änderung oder Umstellung der Etikettenausstattung möglich, und zwar in jeder Beziehung, d. h. u. a. inhaltlich, graphisch, farblich, aber auch hinsichtlich Größe und Form des Etikettendrucks usw. Die Erfindung bietet also u. a. die Möglichkeit, im Bedarfsfall die jeweilige Etikettenausstattung problemlos zu ändern und/oder zu aktualisieren, und zwar auch in Abhängigkeit von den jeweils zu etikettierenden Behältern bzw. von dem in diesen Behältern abgefüllten Produkt. Weiterhin besteht die Möglichkeit, die für dieses Produkt erforderliche Etikettenausstattung für das Bedrucken des Etikettenausgangsmaterials auszuwählen und zu verwenden, die Größe der jeweils gedruckten Etiketten an die Größe bzw. den Durchmesser der zu etikettierenden Behälter anzupassen bzw. angepasst auszuwählen, aber auch während eines laufenden Etikettierprozesses die Etikettenausstattung oder Teile der Etikettenausstattung zu verändern.In the invention, the printing unit is designed such that it generates the respective printed image on the label starting material as a function of the control by an electronic control unit or a computer, namely according to an electronic or from a record formed by software and for example in a memory of the control device or of the computer stored print mask. By modifying this software printmask, it is possible to easily change or change the label configuration, in any way. H. u. a. content, graphic, color, but also in terms of size and shape of the label printing, etc. The invention thus offers u. a. the ability to easily change and / or update the respective label equipment, if necessary, and also depending on the respective containers to be labeled or of the bottled in these containers product. Furthermore, it is possible to select and use the label equipment required for this product for printing the label stock material and to adapt the size of the respective printed labels to the size or the diameter of the containers to be labeled or adapted, but also during an ongoing labeling process change the label equipment or parts of the label equipment.
Die Druckeinheit weist wenigstens einen Druckkopf auf, der bevorzugt als "Tonejet"-Druckkopf oder aber als ein einem derartigen "Tonejet"-Druckkopf entsprechender Druckkopf ausgebildet ist. Ein derartiger Druckkopf besitzt an einem Druckbereich, der beim Drucken der zu bedruckenden Fläche gegenüberliegend in einem geringen Abstand von dieser Fläche angeordnet ist, eine Vielzahl von Einzeldüsen, die in einer Druckkopflängsachse dicht aufeinander folgend vorgesehen und jeweils von einer Düsenöffnung und von einer jeder Düsenöffnung zugeordneten Elektrode gebildet sind. Die im Druckkopf vorhandene Druckfarbe tritt an jeder Einzeldüse bzw. aus der zugehörigen Düsenöffnung erst dann aus, wenn beim Aktivieren einer Einzeldüse die dieser zugeordnete Elektrode mit einer elektrischen Spannung beaufschlagt wird, deren Polarität und oder Spannungspotential von der Polarität und/oder dem Spannungspotential des Druckkopfes oder der Druckfarbe im Druckkopf abweicht, sodass durch elektrostatische Kräfte eine bestimmte Menge an Druckfarbe aus der Düsenöffnung der aktivierten Einzeldüse ausgestoßen bzw. ausgebracht wird. Ein Druckkopf dieser Art wird nachstehend auch als "elektrostatischer Druckkopf" bezeichnet.The printing unit has at least one print head, which is preferably designed as a "Tonejet" print head or as a corresponding to such a "Tonejet" print head printhead. Such a print head has at a printing area, which is arranged at a small distance from the surface when printing the surface to be printed, a plurality of individual nozzles provided in a print head longitudinal axis closely following each other and each of a nozzle opening and of each nozzle opening electrode are formed. The existing ink in the print head exits at each individual nozzle or from the associated nozzle opening only when the activation of a single nozzle, the associated electrode is subjected to an electrical voltage whose polarity and or voltage potential of the polarity and / or the voltage potential of the print head or the printing ink in the print head deviates so that a certain amount of ink is ejected or discharged from the nozzle opening of the activated individual nozzle by electrostatic forces. A printhead of this type will also be referred to as an "electrostatic printhead" hereinafter.
Behälter im Sinne der Erfindung sind u. a. Flaschen, Dosen oder andere Verpackungen. Etikettenausstattung im Sinne der Erfindung ist insbesondere jede graphische, farbliche und/oder inhaltliche Ausstattung bzw. Bedruckung des Etikettenausgangsmaterials.Container according to the invention are u. a. Bottles, cans or other packaging. Labeling equipment according to the invention is in particular any graphic, color and / or content of equipment or printing the label stock material.
Das bei der Erfindung verwendete Etikettenausgangsmaterial ist beispielsweise ein endlos- bzw. bandförmiges Etikettenausgangsmaterial. Auch ein einzelblattförmiges Etikettenausgangsmaterial ist bei der Erfindung grundsätzlich verwendbar, und zwar entsprechend der Ausbildung der Etikettierstation bzw. der dortigen Druckeinheit.The label stock used in the invention is, for example, an endless or belt-shaped label stock. Also, a single-sheet label starting material is basically usable in the invention, according to the training of the labeling station or the local printing unit.
Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der Unteransprüche.Further developments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.
Die Erfindung wird im Folgenden anhand der Figuren an einem Ausführungsbeispiel näher erläutert. Es zeigen:
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- ein mit einem Etikett versehener Behälter in Form einer Flasche;
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- in schematischer Darstellung und in Draufsicht eine Etikettiermaschine umlaufender Bauart gemäß der Erfindung mit einer elektrostatische Druckköpfe aufweisenden Etikettierstation;
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- in schematischer Darstellung die elektrostatischen Druckköpfe einer Druckeinheit der Etikettierstation im Teilschnitt, zusammen mit dem zu bedruckenden Etikettenausgangsmaterial;
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- einen der Druckköpfe der Druckeinheit der
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- in einer schematischen Funktionsdarstellung die Funktionselemente der Etikettierstation.
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- a labeled container in the form of a bottle;
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- in a schematic representation and in plan view of a labeling machine of the rotary type according to the invention with an electrostatic printing heads having labeling station;
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- in a schematic representation of the electrostatic printing heads of a printing unit of the labeling station in partial section, together with the label starting material to be printed;
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- one of the printheads of the printing unit the
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In den Figuren ist 1 eine Etikettiermaschine zum Aufbringen von Etiketten 2 auf Behälter in Form von Flaschen 3, die der Etikettiermaschine 1 bzw. einem Behältereinlauf 4 auf einem Transporteur 5 aufrechtstehend zugeführt werden. Bei der Etikettiermaschine kann es sich sowohl im eine in Rundläufer- als auch um eine in Linearbauweise ausgebildete Etikettiermaschine handeln. Nachfolgend werden - ohne den Erfindungsgegenstand darauf zu beschränken, zur Vereinfachung lediglich Etikettiermaschinen in Rundläuferbauweise behandelt. Die Flaschen 3 werden an einer Behälteraufnahme 6 an einen um eine vertikale Maschinenachse in Richtung des Pfeils A umlaufend angetriebenen Rotor übergeben und mit dem Rotor 6 zum Etikettieren an einer in der
Bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform sind die Etiketten 2 als selbstklebende Etiketten ausgebildet und jeweils durch Abtrennen von einem Endlos-Etikettenausgangsmaterial 11 gebildet, welches in an sich bekannter Weise wenigstens drei-lagig ausgeführt ist, und zwar entsprechend den
Die Besonderheit der Etikettierstation 8 besteht darin, dass das Etikettenausgangsmaterial 11 bzw. die einzelnen, später durch Abtrennen die Etiketten bildenden Abschnitte des Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11 erst in der Etikettierstation 8 und unmittelbar vor dem Aufbringen auf die Flaschen 3 an einer Druckeinheit 13 unter Verwendung von Druckköpfen 14 bedruckt werden. Die Druckköpfe 14 werden von einer elektronischen Steuereinrichtung 15 (Rechner) digital angesteuert, in der das von dem jeweiligen Druckkopf 14 zu erzeugende Druckbild (Etikettenausstattung) abgelegt ist.The peculiarity of the
Das Bedrucken des Etikettenausgangsmaterials in der Druckeinheit 13 erfolgt dann beispielsweise derart, dass der Aufdruck und/oder die graphische und/oder farbliche Gestaltung oder Ausstattung des jeweiligen Etiketts 2 vollständig durch die Druckeinheit 13 auf dem neutralen Etikettenausgangsmaterial 11 erzeugt wird, oder aber mit dieser Druckeinheit 13 ein bereits auf dem Etikettenausgangsmaterial 11 vorhandener Aufdruck in einer gewünschten Weise ergänzt, beispielsweise mit einem sprachlichen, farblichen und/oder graphischen Zusatz versehen wird. Durch das Bedrucken des Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11 erst in der Etikettierstation 8, d. h. unmittelbar vor dem Etikettieren der Flaschen 3 sowie durch die Ansteuerung der Druckeinheit 13 bzw. der dort vorgesehenen Druckköpfe 14 von der elektronischen Steuereinheit 15 unter Verwendung von digital bzw. datenmäßig abgelegten Druckformen oder Druckmasken ergeben sich verschiedene vorteilhafte Möglichkeiten, d. h. u. a. die Möglichkeit einer schnellen Umstellung der Etikettiermaschine 1 auf unterschiedliche Produkte, eine Einstellung oder Anpassung der Größe der Etiketten 2 bzw. der diese Etiketten bildenden, von dem Etikettenausgangsmaterial abgetrennten Längen an unterschiedliche Flaschendurchmesser usw. Weiterhin ist eine problemlose Änderung der Etikettenausstattung, d.h. des Aufdrucks auf den Etiketten 2 allein durch eine neue Programmierung oder Programmänderung der elektronischen Steuereinrichtung 15 möglich. Insbesondere besteht auch die Möglichkeit, während eines laufenden Etikettierprozesses die Etikettenausstattung oder Teile hiervon zu verändern, beispielsweise das Druckbild für jede zu etikettierende Flasche 3 neu zu gestalten, u.a. auch in der Weise, dass sich die Ausstattung bzw. das Druckbild für jedes Etikett aus einem konstanten Bestandteil und aus variablen Inhalten oder Informationen zusammensetzt. Derartige variable Inhalte können dann beispielsweise Bildinformationen oder -darstellungen und/oder sich ändernde farbliche Gestaltungen und/oder sich ändernde aufgedruckte Informationen sein. Hierdurch ist es dann z. B. auch möglich, die Etiketten 2 unter Beibehaltung einer Grundform der Etikettenausstattung mit bildlichen Darstellungen unterschiedlicher Personen, beispielsweise von Spielern beliebter Mannschafts-Sportarten, wie Fußball usw. auszustatten. Bei den sich ändernden Druckbestandteilen kann es sich beispielsweise auch um numerische oder um alphanumerische Informationen handeln, beispielsweise um Informationen betreffend das Herstellungs- und/oder Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum oder in Form eines Zahlencodes.The printing of the label starting material in the
Ebenfalls ist erfindungsgemäß das Aufbringen von Schneidmarken vorgesehen. Dieses ist insbesondere für den Fall von Bedeutung, dass das Etikettenausgangsmaterial durch einen Scheidvorgang in Einzeletiketten zerschnitten wird, wobei der Schneidvorgang durch die optische Erfassung einer entsprechenden Schneidmarke auf dem Etikettenband ausgelöst wird.Also according to the invention the application of cutting marks is provided. This is particularly important in the event that the label stock material is cut by a separation process in individual labels, the cutting process is triggered by the optical detection of a corresponding cutting mark on the label tape.
Das Aufbringen der Etiketten 2 auf die Flaschen 3 erfolgt bei dieser Ausführung in der üblichen Form dadurch, dass an der Übergabeposition der Etikettierstation 8 das selbstklebende Etikettenausgangsmaterial 11 nach dem Abziehen der Abdeckschicht 11.3 an die jeweils dort vorbeibewegte Flasche 3 aufgebracht, und dann die von dem Etikettenausgangsmaterial 11 abgetrennte, das Etikett 2 bildende Materiallänge unter Drehen der Flasche 1 um ihre Flaschenachse vollständig an die Außenfläche der Flasche 3 angelegt wird.The application of the
Zum Bedrucken des Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11 mit einer möglichst hohen Leistung (Anzahl der bedruckten Etiketten 2 je Zeiteinheit) und mit einer möglichst optimalen Druckqualität sind bei der dargestellten Ausführungsform die Druckköpfe 14 als elektrostatische Druckköpfe ausgebildet. Um einen Mehrfarbendruck zu ermöglichen, sind drei Druckköpfe 14 vorgesehen, von denen jeder zum Drucken eines Farbsatzes des Mehrfarbendruckes dient. Die Druckköpfe 14 enthalten somit in ihrer Farbgebung unterschiedliche Druckfarben (z. B. Rot, Blau und Gelb). Grundsätzlich besteht auch die Möglichkeit weitere Druckköpfe 14 an der Druckeinheit 13 vorzusehen, beispielsweise einen vierten Druckkopf 14 für schwarze Druckfarbe.For printing on the
Wie die
Mit dem die Einzeldüsen 18 aufweisenden Gehäuseabschnitt 16.1 ist jeder Druckkopf 14 in einem vorgegebenen, geringen Abstand oberhalb des zu bedruckenden Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11 angeordnet, welches an den Druckköpfen 14 in einer horizontalen Ebene orientiert entsprechend dem Pfeil B der
Da das Etikettenausgangsmaterial 11 beim Bedrucken horizontal unter den Druckköpfen 14 angeordnet ist, für die Übergabe der Etiketten 2 an die Flaschen 3 aber eine Ausrichtung des Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11 in einer vertikalen oder im Wesentlichen vertikalen Ebene erforderlich ist, erfolgt nach dem Bedrucken aber auch vor dem Bedrucken ein Umlenken bzw. Drehen des Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11, wie dies in den
Jede Einzeldüse 18 besteht aus einer Öffnung 21 und aus einer dieser Öffnung zugeordneten nadelförmigen Elektrode 22, die achsgleich mit der Achse der jeweiligen Öffnung angeordnet ist und mit geringem Abstand von dieser Öffnung innerhalb des Gehäuseinnenraumes 17 endet. Jeder Druckkopf 14 ist weiterhin so ausgebildet, dass zumindest während des Druckvorgangs die im Gehäuseinnenraum 17 aufgenommene Druckfarbe mit einem gewissen hydrostatischen Druck gegen die Öffnungen 21 der Einzeldüsen 18 ansteht. Allerdings ist der Querschnitt dieser Öffnungen unter Berücksichtigung der Viskosität und/oder der Oberflächenspannung der Druckfarbe so gewählt, dass bei nicht aktivierter Einzeldüse 18 trotz des hydrostatischen Drucks Druckfarbe aus den Öffnungen 21 nicht austritt.Each
Die Elektroden 22 sind über die Steuereinrichtung 15 individuell ansteuerbar, und zwar derart, dass bei nichtaktivierter Einzeldüse 18 die entsprechende Elektrode 22 sich auf demselben elektrischen Potential befindet wie die Druckfarbe im Gehäuseinnenraum 17. Beim Aktivieren einer Einzeldüse 18 wird das Spannungspotential der zugehörigen Elektrode 22 durch entsprechende Aktivierung kurzfristig oder impulsartig geändert, sodass über die Öffnung 21 Druckfarbe zur Erzeugung eines Druckpunktes 23 auf das Etikettenausgangsmaterial ausgebracht wird.The
Da die Druckköpfe 14 mit ihrer Druckkopflängsachse DL quer bzw. senkrecht zur Längserstreckung des Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11 bzw. senkrecht zur Vorschubrichtung B angeordnet sind, erfolgt der Druckauftrag auf das Etikettenausgangsmaterial 11 jeweils in Reihen, die sich senkrecht zur Längserstreckung des Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11 bzw. zur Vorschubrichtung B über die gesamte Breite des zu bedruckenden Bereichs erstrecken, und zwar fortschreitend in Längsrichtung bzw. Bewegungsrichtung des Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11. Die Aktivierung der Einzeldüsen 18 ist mit hoher Geschwindigkeit möglich. Weiterhin ist für das Drucken nur eine einzige Relativbewegung zwischen dem Etikettenausgangsmaterial 11 und dem jeweiligen Druckkopf 14 erforderlich, nämlich nur die Vorschubbewegung des Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11. Aus diesen Gründen ist eine hohe Druckleistung erreichbar. Das jeweilige Druckbild, wird wie ausgeführt, rein digital erzeugt.Since the
Es versteht sich, dass die Vorschubbewegung des Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11 zumindest im Bereich der Druckköpfe 14 ebenfalls durch die elektronische Steuereinrichtung 15 geregelt wird und zwar synchron mit der Ansteuerung der Druckköpfe 14, um so ein eindeutiges Druckbild mit hoher Qualität zu erreichen. Es versteht sich weiterhin dass im Bereich der Druckköpfe 14 Zentrier- und Führungsmittel für das Etikettenausgangsmaterial 11 vorgesehen sind, um dieses Material im Bezug auf die Druckköpfe 14 optimal auszurichten, insbesondere aber auch um den vorgegebenen Abstand zwischen den Druckköpfen 14 und dem Etikettenausgangsmaterial 11 exakt einzuhalten.It is understood that the advancing movement of the
Um den mit den Druckköpfe 14 erzeugten Aufdruck insbesondere auch hinsichtlich Kontrast und/oder Schärfe zu verbessern kann es zweckmäßig sein, in Vorschubrichtung B vor den Druckköpfen 14 ein Korona-Element 24 anzuordnen, welches mit seiner Längserstreckung parallel zur Ebene des Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11 und quer bzw. senkrecht zur Vorschubrichtung B orientiert ist und mit welchem das Etikettenausgangsmaterial 11 an seiner zu bedruckenden Seite elektrostatisch aufgeladen wird.In order to improve the print produced with the print heads 14, in particular also with regard to contrast and / or sharpness, it may be expedient in the feed direction B to arrange a
Die
Durch die fakultative Vorwärmeinheit 25 wird das Trocknen der Druckfarbe beschleunigt. Insbesondere wird durch die Vorwärmeinheit 25 auch erreicht, dass die Druckfarbe der einzelnen, von den Druckköpfen 14 gebildeten Farbsätze zumindest noch innerhalb der Druckeinheit 13 soweit trocknet, dass ein unerwünschtes Vermischen oder Ineinanderlaufen der farblich unterschiedlichen Druckfarbe nicht eintritt.By the
Die Erfindung wurde voranstehend an einem Ausführungsbeispiel beschrieben. Es versteht sich, dass zahlreiche Änderungen sowie Abwandlungen möglich sind, ohne das dadurch der der Erfindung zugrunde liegende Erfindungsgedanke verlassen wird. So ist es beispielsweise möglich, die Etikettiermaschine 1 so auszubilden, dass mit ihr z. B. die Verarbeitung von Rollfeed-Etiketten oder eines Etikettenausgangsmaterials möglich ist, welches an einem Trägermaterial bereits selbstklebende Einzeletiketten aufweist. Weiterhin ist es möglich, die Etikettiermaschine so auszuführen, dass mit ihr ein Etikettenausgangsmaterial oder Einzeletiketten verarbeitet werden können, die jeweils unter Verwendung von Leim an den Flaschen 3 fixiert werden, z. B. wiederum als Rundumettiket usw. Bei Verwendung eines derartigen, nicht selbstklebenden Etikettenausgangsmaterials oder eines einzelblattartigen Etikettenausgangsmaterials weist die Spendereinheit z.B. neben der Schneideinrichtung 30 eine Vakuumtrommel auf, mit der das abgetrennte Etikett 2 jeweils bis zum Aufbringen auf die betreffende Flasche gehalten ist.The invention has been described above by means of an embodiment. It is understood that numerous changes and modifications are possible without thereby departing from the inventive idea underlying the invention. So it is possible, for example, the
Vorstehend wurde weiterhin davon ausgegangen, dass endgültige Trocken der Druckfarbe in der an die Druckeinheit 13 anschließenden Trocknereinheit 26 erfolgt. Grundsätzlich ist es auch möglich, anstelle der Trocknereinheit 26 oder zusätzlich zu dieser in Vorschubrichtung B des Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11 nach jedem Druckkopf 14 eine Trocknereinheit vorzusehen.It has also been assumed above that the final drying of the printing ink takes place in the drying
Bei entsprechender Wahl der Druckfarbe kann das Trocknen auch auf andere Weise erfolgen, beispielsweise durch UV-Licht oder Infrarot-Strahlung.With appropriate choice of printing ink drying can also be done in other ways, for example by UV light or infrared radiation.
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Schichten des Etikettenausgangsmaterials 11Layers of
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Claims (28)
- A process for the labelling of bottles (3) or similar containers with labels (2) which have been produced by being printed from a primary material for producing labels (11) and which includes the use of at least one labelling station (8) onto which the containers (3) are moved as they pass by on a rotating conveyor (7) so that the labels (2) are applied to the containers,
whereby the printing of the labels (2) is performed by the printing of the primary material for producing labels (11) in the labelling station (8) by at least one printing unit (13) that is located there, prior to applying the labels (2) onto the containers,
and whereby the printing of the primary material for producing labels (11) is performed by the use of at least one printing unit (13), which produces the print image depending on an electronic control unit (15) and the printing unit (13) produces the print image depending on print masks stored in a control device (15) electronically or by the use of software,
whereby at least one printing unit (13) has a minimum of one fixed electrostatic printing head (14) with several individually controllable single nozzles (18) for the controlled release of printing ink
and whereby the printing of the primary material for producing labels (11) is performed using different colours by means of at least two, preferably at least three, printing heads (14) and is produced for the production of a multicoloured print image with one set of colours of the multi-coloured print on each printing head, characterised in that the single nozzles (18) are arranged one after the other in at least one row in a printing head axis (DL). - The process of claim 1, characterised in that the primary material for producing labels (11) is pre-printed and that the completion of the already existing print image is made on the primary material for producing labels (11) by means of the printing of the primary material for producing labels (11) in the labelling station (8).
- The process of claim 2, characterised in that the complete printed image of the labels (2) is produced through the printing of the primary material for producing labels (11) in the labelling station (8).
- The process of any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the printed image is at least partially altered during a labelling process.
- The process of any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the primary material for producing labels (11) is printed in lines transversely to the longitudinal direction of a primary material for producing labels and in fact for example over its entire width or more or less over its entire width.
- The process of any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the printing is performed subject to relative movement between the primary material for producing labels (11) and the printing unit (13) or at least one printing head (14) of the printing unit (13).
- The process of any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the primary material for producing labels (11) is moved in relation to the printing unit (13) or to the at least one printing head (14) that is installed.
- The process of any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the relative movement between the at least one printing head (14) and the primary material for producing labels (11) is performed transversely or vertically to the printing head axis (DL).
- The process of any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the primary material for producing labels (11) in the printing process is oriented horizontally or for the most part horizontally..
- The process of any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the at least one printing head (14) is arranged above the primary material for producing labels (11).
- The process of any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the printing ink after being applied to the primary material for producing labels (11) is dried or set through the effects of energy, for example through being heated and/or subjected to ultraviolet light.
- the process of any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the primary material for producing labels (11) is heated and/or statically charged prior to the printing process.
- The process of any one of the preceding claims, characterised by the use of ribbon-type - for example self-adhesive - primary material for producing labels (11), from which the labels (2) are produced through being detached.
- The process of claim 13, characterised in that the printing of the primary material for producing labels (11) is performed prior to the detachment of the labels (2).
- The process of any one of claims 1 to 12, characterised by the use of a single-sheet type of primary material for producing labels.
- The process of any one of the preceding claims, characterised by the use of a design that encompasses a labelling machine, with which the containers (3) that are to be labelled are moved past the at least one labelling station (8) on a rotating conveyor (7) that is driven around a vertical machine axle.
- A device for the labelling of bottles (3) or similar containers with labels (2) produced through printing with the use of a primary material for producing labels (11) with at least one printing station (8), onto which the container (3) moves when passing by on a conveyor unit (7) and the labels (2) are applied to the containers, whereby at least one printing unit (13) for the printing of the labels (2) in the at least one labelling station (8) is provided prior to the labels (2) being applied to the containers, and whereby the printing unit (13) produces the print image depending on an electronic control (15) and the printing unit (13) produces the print image depending on printmasks that are stored in a control device (15) electronically or by the use of software, whereby the at least one printing unit (13) has at least one fixed electrostatic printing head (14) with several individually controllable single nozzles (18) for the controlled release of printing ink, and whereby at least two, preferably at least three, printing heads (14) and a set of printing inks for multi-coloured printing of the primary material for producing labels (11) are produced for the production of multi-coloured print images with each printing head, characterized in that the single nozzles(18) are arranged in at least one row one behind the other in a longitudinal axis of the printing head (DL)
- the device of claim 17, characterised in that the printing unit (13) or at least one printing head (14) of this unit prints the primary material for producing labels (11) in lines that are transverse to a travel direction of the primary material for producing labels and in fact for example over its whole width or more or less over its whole width.
- The device of claim 17 or 18 , characterised by the method for the production of a relative movement between the primary material for producing labels (11) and the printing unit (13) or at least a printing head (14) of this printing unit (13) during the printing process.
- The device as of any one of claims 17 to 19, characterised by the means of feeding by which the primary material for producing labels (11) is moved relative to the printing unit (13) or to the at least one printing head (14) that is installed there.
- The device of any one of claims 17 to 20 , characterised in that the at least one printing head (14) is positioned with a longitudinal axis of the printing head (DL) that is transverse or perpendicular to the feeding movement of the primary material for the production of labels (11).
- The device of any one of claims 17 to 21 characterised in that the primary material for producing labels (11) is horizontally or for the most part horizontally oriented during the printing process.
- The device of any one of claims 17 to 22 characterised in that the at least one printing head (14) is positioned above the primary material for producing labels (11).
- The device of any one of claims 17 to 23 characterised by the means (26) for the drying of the printing ink after it has been applied to the primary material for producing labels (11) by means of the effects of energy, for example by being heated and/or exposed to ultraviolet light.
- The device of any one of claims 17 to 24, characterised by the means (25, 24) for the heating and/or the electrostatic charging of the primary material for producing labels (11) prior to the printing process.
- The device of any one of claims 17 to 25, characterised by its design for the using of ribbon-type, for example self-adhesive, primary material for producing labels (11), from which the labels (2) are produced on a dispensing apparatus (27) by being detached.
- The device of claims 17 to 25, characterised by its design for the utilization of a single-sheet type of primary material for producing labels.
- The device of any one of claims 17 to 27, characterised by its development as a design encompassing a labelling machine, in which the containers (3) are moved as they pass by on a rotationally driven conveyor (7) onto at least one labelling station (8).
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