Classifications

• • 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
  • B65C9/26—Devices for applying labels
  • B65C9/36—Wipers; Pressers
• • 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
  • B65C9/1876—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip and being transferred by suction means
  • B65C9/1884—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels adhering on a backing strip and being transferred by suction means the suction means being a movable vacuum arm or pad
• • 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
  • B65C9/40—Controls; Safety devices
• • 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
  • B65C9/40—Controls; Safety devices
  • B65C2009/401—Controls; Safety devices for detecting the height of articles to be labelled
• • 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

Definitions

• the invention relates to a labeling device for moving objects, with a stamp which is displaceably guided and by means of which a label can be positioned on an object.
• the invention further relates to a method for labeling moving objects by means of a stamp.
• the invention has for its object to provide a labeling device and a method for labeling moving objects, in which or in which a high reproducibility of the labeling process on the moving objects is achieved.
• This object is achieved according to the invention in the above-mentioned labeling device in that a measuring device is provided for determining a stamp displacement time, the stamp displacement time is determined by the duration of the movement of the stamp on the object.
• the stamp is usually moved via compressed air cylinders.
• the exact spatial-temporal sequence of movements of the stamp is therefore not known.
• the exact placement of a label is determined by the fact that the moving object and the stamp must be synchronized with one another.
• An important parameter of this synchronization is the labeling time, namely the time required for labeling.
• the speed of the moving object and the labeling time must be coordinated with one another if a label and in particular an adhesive label are to be attached to the object at a defined position.
• the labeling time in turn essentially consists of a known system time and the stamp displacement time, which can only be estimated imprecisely.
• the stamp displacement time is measured, i. H. is detected with the measuring device.
• the labeling time can be calculated precisely and, in turn, a high level of accuracy in label placement can be achieved if the calculated labeling time is taken into account accordingly.
• the stamp displacement time for a specific type of object is measured once and stored.
• the object can rest relative to a holding device of the stamp. If the stamp displacement time is continuously measured on the moving objects during a marking process, an adaptation to changing circumstances such as a change in the stamp movement due to temperature changes or slowly varying changes in the height of the object can be taken into account by storing a modified value for the stamp displacement time becomes.
• stamp displacement time is measured again after maintenance work or repair work on the labeling device.
• the stamp displacement time for the respective objects can be determined taking into account the height of the objects and then taken into account in future labeling devices.
• the device according to the invention has made it possible to achieve label placement on the objects at the same position with high accuracy even in the event of scattering in the height of the objects at any feed speeds of the objects.
• the stamp displacement time is determined by the time interval of the displacement of the stamp from an initial position until the object is reached.
• This stamp displacement time can be measured by the measuring device according to the invention, i. H. determine with high accuracy, without having to know the equations of motion of the stamp displacement.
• the starting position is in particular a position in which the stamp receives a label or an intermediate position, the length of time that the stamp needs from the receiving position to reach the intermediate position being known.
• a labeling time is determined by the sum of a system time and the stamp shift time.
• the system time which is composed, for example, of system-related waiting times, a transfer time for labels to the stamp and a rotation time, is system-dependent and is generally known.
• the unknown quantity in the labeling time namely the stamp displacement time, is measured according to the invention.
• the labeling time is decisive for the synchronization between the moving object to be labeled and the stamp, so that a labeling process can be started in good time if a label is to be positioned at a specific point on the object. Since the stamp displacement time is measured according to the invention, the labeling time can be determined explicitly. In particular, the stamp displacement time can be measured continuously by the measuring device, so that changes in the stamp displacement, such as those caused by temperature changes or slow Varying changes in height in the objects to be labeled are caused.
• the solution according to the invention makes it possible to easily determine the stamp displacement time after changes in the mechanical system, such as after maintenance work, repair work or a piston replacement, so that a reliable labeling function is ensured.
• the measuring device determines the stamp displacement time without contact, so as to keep the wear and the maintenance effort low.
• the measuring device comprises a sensor device and a transmitter device in order to achieve high accuracy in the measurement of the stamp displacement time.
• a measuring range can then be defined by the sensor device or transmitter device, which includes in particular the possible linear movement path of the stamp.
• the senor device and the transmitter device are displaceable relative to one another in order to be able to perform time recording.
• the sensor device or transmitter device is arranged stationary with respect to a holding device of a stamp guide and the transmitter device or sensor device with the stamp is movable. This makes it possible to determine whether the stamp is still moving or whether it is stopped. This in turn allows the stamp displacement time to be determined as the time interval between an initial position of the stamp and the reaching of the object.
• the measuring device determines the stamp displacement time via magnetic coupling between the sensor device and the transmitter device.
• the transmitter device then comprises a magnet and the sensor device comprises a plurality of Hall sensors which couple to the magnet in a contactless manner.
• the sensor device comprises a plurality of Hall sensors which couple to the magnet in a contactless manner.
• more than two Hall sensors are provided, which are arranged along the possible path of movement of the stamp.
• the Hall sensors are arranged in at least one row.
• the Hall sensors are then arranged in a row, in particular essentially aligned parallel to a direction of displacement of the stamp.
• a measuring range can be defined via the extent of the row.
• a measurement resolution can be set via the number of sensors in a row and / or via the number of rows.
• an evaluation device of the measuring device is connected in such a way that signals from each individual Hall sensor can be evaluated. If the stamp then moves along the row with the transmitter device (in particular a magnet) and the Hall sensors then deliver a switching signal in sequence, then the stamp displacement time can be determined in a simple and precise manner. It is then advantageous if the Hall sensors are arranged in such a way that at least one Hall sensor always delivers a switching signal when the plunger moves. This makes it possible to reliably determine whether the stamp is still moving or at rest.
• the Hall sensors are arranged and connected such that signals associated with adjacent Hall sensors overlap in time. This can be done, for example, using a monoflop. Due to the temporal overlap, an evaluation can be carried out by means of which the stamp can be identified in a simple manner.
• a time determination signal is then formed, which remains in the same switching state during the movement of the stamp.
• the time determination signal (interrupt signal) is then preferably switched to this switching state when the first Hall sensor supplies the switching device with a switching signal and remains in this switching state until the sensor device no longer detects movement of the stamp.
• the length of the time detection signal is then a measure of the stamp shift time.
• a plurality of rows of Hall sensors can also be provided, the Hall sensors being arranged and connected in such a way that switching signals which are phase-shifted can be generated in different rows.
• the Hall sensors of a row are connected together, ie a row has an output connection which is assigned to the entirety of the Hall sensors of the row.
• a high resolution can be achieved via such rows which generate signals out of phase with respect to adjacent rows.
• the sensor device and the transmitter device are optically coupled to one another.
• the transmitter device is provided with a coding which is aligned along the direction of movement of the stamp and which can be read out by the sensor device.
• the coding is preferably arranged stationary with respect to the stamp, in order to be able to detect movement of the stamp.
• the coding advantageously has coding fields which are evenly spaced.
• the coding fields are formed, for example, by light-dark contrasts.
• the sensor device then comprises optical sensors which react to such light-dark contrasts. A movement or a rest of the stamp can then be detected in a simple manner if the sensor device detects a change in contrast or no longer detects a change in contrast.
• the sensor device comprises two optical sensors which are arranged essentially half the distance from the coding fields. A higher resolution can then be achieved with little effort.
• the transmitter device comprises a generator for a light field, such as a light grid
• the stamp in the light field can be immersed and the light field can be at least partially shielded by the stamp depending on the immersion depth in relation to a sensor device.
• the immersion depth can be determined thereby and in turn the stamp displacement time can be determined.
• the height of the object to be labeled can also be determined when the object is immersed in the light field. In particular, it can then be determined in a simple manner when the stamp has reached the object; this is the case when the stamp and object shield the light field to the maximum.
• the shielding by the stamp can then be determined in time by the sensor device.
• a distance sensor can also be provided, which measures the distance of the stamp from a holding device of the stamp. This distance measurement is carried out optically in particular. But it can also be done inductively. A change in this distance can be used to determine whether the stamp is still moving or at rest.
• the above-mentioned object is achieved according to the invention in a method for labeling moving objects by means of a stamp in that a stamp displacement time is measured as the duration of the stamp movement from a starting position until the object is reached.
• the labeling time which determines the movement between the moving object to be labeled and the stamp and thus the positioning of the labels on the object, is determined as the sum of a system time, which is known in principle, and the measured stamp displacement time.
• the determined stamp displacement time is stored and can then be used for future labeling processes, i.e. H. for the next items.
• the stored stamp displacement time is used to synchronize the stamp and the objects to be labeled. It is also advantageous if the stamp displacement time is measured continuously. Changes in the stamp displacement can then also be taken into account, such as are caused, for example, by slowly varying changes in the height of the object or by changes in temperature.
• the measured stamp displacement time is used to adjust the impact of the stamp on the object.
• the determined stamp displacement time can be used to keep the duration of the stamp placement on the object short.
• Figure 1 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of a labeling device according to the invention.
• FIG. 2 shows a plan view of the sensor device according to FIG. 1 in the direction D;
• FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of the wiring of an evaluation device of the sensor device according to FIG. 2;
• Figure 4 shows the temporal signal curve at the sensor device according to
• Figure 5 shows a variant of a sensor device
• FIG. 6 the wiring of the sensor device according to FIG. 5;
• FIG. 7 shows the signal curve in the sensor device according to FIG. 5;
• Figure 8 is a schematic representation of a second embodiment of a labeling device according to the invention.
• FIG. 9 shows an enlarged representation of area X according to FIG. 8;
• FIG. 10 shows the signal curve of the sensor device according to FIGS. 8, 9;
• Figure 11 shows a third embodiment of an inventive
• Figure 12 shows a fourth embodiment of an inventive
• a first exemplary embodiment of a labeling device according to the invention which is shown in FIG. 1 and designated as a whole by 10, comprises a holding device 12 which can be positioned in a stationary manner.
• a stamp device designated as a whole with 14 can be positioned with respect to a transport device for moving objects 16.
• the transport device (not shown in the drawing) comprises, for example, a conveyor belt on which the moving objects 16 are guided past the stamp device 14.
• the stamp device 14 comprises a stamp 18 which is movable in a direction of displacement 20.
• the direction of displacement 20 is transverse and in particular perpendicular to a transport direction 22 for the moving objects 16.
• the stamp 18 can be used to position labels on a surface 24 of the moving objects 16.
• the objects 16 are in particular packaging for goods.
• the stamp device 14 comprises a cylinder 26 in which a piston 28 is displaceable. Via a piston rod 29 the piston 28 is connected to the plunger 18.
• the two pressure chambers 30, 32 are each provided with connections in order to be able to generate an overpressure or underpressure therein. If, for example, an overpressure is generated in the first pressure chamber 30 and a negative pressure is generated in the second pressure chamber 32, the stamp 18 is thereby moved towards the object 16. If an overpressure is generated in the second pressure chamber 32 and a negative pressure is generated in the first pressure chamber 30, then the stamp 18 is moved away from the object. By alternately generating overpressure and underpressure in the pressure chambers 30 and 32, an up and down movement of the stamp 18 can be achieved and thus a periodic positioning of labels on moving objects 16.
• a suction plate 36 is arranged, on which the stamp 18 receives a label for placement on the object 16.
• An initial position of the stamp 18 is then defined by the suction plate 36, so that the stamp 18 has a defined starting position from which it can receive labels, in order then to be able to position them on the moving objects 16 after moving them.
• This starting position 40 lies below a stop position of the piston 28 in the cylinder 26.
• the stamp 18 can be rotated in order to position the label relative to the object 16.
• a stamp guide 38 of the stamp 18 it is achieved that the stamp 18 after a possible rotary movement during the further extension essentially only a linear movement between its starting position 40 and the position in which the object to be labeled 16 is reached is carried out.
• the labeling time T E which is required for labeling a moving object 16, is composed of a system time T sys and a stamp displacement time T s .
• the system time T sys is determined by known system-related waiting times and known times, which are determined by the acceptance of labels by the stamp 18 and its positioning in the starting position 40 (including, for example, a rotation time for rotating the stamp 18).
• the stamp displacement time T s is the time that the stamp 18 needs from its starting position 40 during an extension process until the object 16 is reached.
• the starting position 40 is the position of the stamp 18 in which it receives a label.
• the starting position can, however, also be an intermediate position, the duration of the stamp movement from a receiving position to the intermediate position being known (as part of T sys ).
• This stamp shift time T s is basically unknown; since the equations of motion for the displacement of the stamp 18 are not known, this cannot be determined by calculation. According to the invention, it is measured, for example, with a stationary object 16.
• the stamp shift time may change as the Stamp displacement can change, for example, due to temperature changes or, for example, due to reactions in the height of the objects 16, which are then small or slow changes in the height of the objects.
• each stamp of a certain height has its own stamp shift time.
• a measuring device 42 is now provided for determining the stamp displacement time T s .
• the stamp displacement time T s can be recorded continuously by this measuring device 42. It can be determined and stored for a specific object type 16.
• the stamp displacement time T s can be adapted to changing conditions such as temperature changes or small variations in the object height and the stored value can be corrected, for example as the last valid mean value.
• a sensor device 44 which comprises a plurality of Hall sensors 46 which are arranged on a circuit board 48 (FIG. 2).
• the Hall sensors are arranged in one or, as shown in FIG. 2, in two rows 50, 52.
• the Hall sensors 46 are each aligned parallel to the direction of displacement 20, the Hall sensors of the two rows 50, 52 being arranged offset relative to one another, that is to say sitting between adjacent Hall sensors of the row 52 a Hall sensor of the row 50 is spaced apart in each case transversely to the direction of displacement 20 in order to be able to accommodate a large number of Hall sensors Hi to H n on the circuit board 48.
• the sensor device 44 is arranged on the holding device 12.
• a permanent magnet 54 which is displaceable with the piston 28 in the cylinder 26, is arranged on the piston 28 as the transmitter device.
• the magnet 54 travels along the rows 50, 52 of the Hall sensors 46 and generates them by means of the magnetic coupling a corresponding signal to the respective sensors.
• the permanent magnet 54 is, for example, an axially magnetized disc magnet.
• the Hall sensors 46 ( ⁇ to H n ) can be bipolar sensors that switch regardless of the direction in which the magnetic field strikes them, or unipolar sensors that only switch when the magnetic field is in a certain direction meets them. Unipolar sensors can be arranged closer to each other and a higher resolution is achieved.
• An evaluation device 56 is arranged on the circuit board 48, which evaluates the signals of the Hall sensors Hi to H n in order to determine the stamp displacement time T s .
• each Hall sensor H x to H n is connected to the evaluation device 56, so that it can receive the switching signals of the individual Hall sensors 46.
• the evaluation device 56 is connected via an enable signal line 58 to a microcontroller, which can then activate the evaluation device accordingly.
• the Hall sensor which is acted upon in each case generates a switching signal which is fed to the evaluation device 56.
• a retriggerable monoflop is triggered with a falling edge 60 (FIG. 4) of the first Hall sensor Hi, which is arranged furthest away from the suction plate 36.
• the falling edge of a specific Hall sensor 46 triggers the monoflop only once.
• the monoflop triggers each further falling edge of the switching signals of the Hall sensors H 2 to H n .
• the stamp 18 comes to rest upon reaching the object 16, the monoflop tilts into its stable state and triggers an interrupt via an interrupt line 62.
• the time period for triggering the interrupt is a measure of the stamp shift time T s .
• the Hall sensors 46 are positioned so close that the interrupt is only triggered when the stamp 18 is at rest.
• the Hall sensors 46 are arranged in offset rows A and B, the Hall sensors of the respective rows A and B being connected to one another and connected to an evaluation device 68. Output connections of the Hall sensors of group A and group B are combined and connected to evaluation device 68.
• a capacitor 70 for buffering is connected between a supply voltage rail and a ground connection of the Hall sensors 46 (FIG. 6). The supply voltage is supplied to the Hall sensors 46 via a resistor 72.
• the Hall sensors of the adjacent rows A and B are connected and arranged in such a way that corresponding switching signals 74, 76 cause a phase shift of, for example, 90 °, as shown in FIG. If the magnet 54, which is in particular a radially magnetized magnet, then moves along the circuit board with the Hall sensors 46, which are arranged in the rows A and B, then a periodic signal is produced for the sensors of the row A. 74 and for the sensors of the B series a phase-shifted periodic signal 76.
• the evaluation device 68 allows the number of signal changes in the sum signal and / or difference signal to be evaluated by forming the sum and / or the difference.
• the stamp displacement time T s can then in turn be determined from this.
• the direction of movement of the stamp 18 can be determined. As a result, the impact of the stamp 18 on the object 16 can also be determined by the stamp 18 bouncing back.
• the stamp displacement time T s is measured and stored as the duration of the stamp movement from the initial position 40 until the object 16 is reached. This stamp displacement time T s is then taken into account in the calculation of the labeling time T E.
• the stamp shift time is determined, for example, for a specific object type and stored. With continuous measurement of the stamp displacement time in connection with, for example, averaging, the labeling process can then be adapted to changing circumstances, such as changes in the stamp movement due to temperature changes or slow changes in the height of the object. The last valid value is saved as an average and can then be used as a starting value for a new labeling process for this particular object.
• the stamp displacement time for the respective object height can be determined taking into account the height of these objects and taken into account in future labeling processes.
• the labeling time T E is known for a certain type of object, since the stamp displacement time T s was measured.
• the stamp displacement time T s was measured.
• the stamp 18 can apply the label to the object 16 with a certain adapted force.
• a transmitter device 80 which is provided with an optical coding, is arranged on the stamp 18 and in particular the piston rod 29.
• surfaces 82, 84 of different brightness are alternately arranged along the stamp 18 (in the direction of displacement 20) as coding fields.
• the surfaces 82, 84 preferably have the same length in the direction of displacement 20, ie the surfaces 82 are evenly spaced and the surfaces 84 are also equally spaced.
• a sensor device 86 is arranged on the holding device 12 and comprises, for example, two optical sensors 88, 90 (FIG. 9), which are located in the area between the suction plate 36 and the holding device 12 at their end facing the suction plate 36.
• a dark surface 82 and a light surface 84 each have an extension d in the direction of the axis of displacement.
• the two sensors 88, 90 are preferably spaced parallel to the direction of displacement with a distance d / 2.
• a sensor signal 92 of the sensor 90 can then be realized during the movement of the stamp, as shown in FIG. 10, which is 90 ° out of phase in comparison with a sensor signal 94 of the sensor 88.
• a double resolution can be achieved in comparison to the use of only one sensor, without the areas 82, 84 having to be reduced.
• the labeling device 78 functions as described above in connection with the labeling device 10.
• FIG. 11 A third exemplary embodiment of a labeling device according to the invention is shown in FIG. 11 and there designated as a whole by 102.
• the same components as in the first embodiment are again provided with the same reference numerals.
• a distance sensor 104 is provided, which can be, for example, an optical sensor or an inductive sensor or the like.
• This distance sensor 104 is fixedly connected to the holding device 12 and aligned with a rear side 106 of the stamp 18 facing the holding device 12.
• the distance sensor 104 couples to this rear side 106 of the stamp 18, for example electromagnetically, in order to determine the distance and in particular the change over time in the distance between the holding device 12 and the stamp 18.
• the distance sensor 104 forms a sensor device.
• the transmitter device can itself be formed on the distance sensor 104, for example by the distance sensor emitting an electromagnetic signal which is reflected by the stamp 18.
• the stamp 18 can also form the donor device itself.
• the coupling between the distance sensor 104 and the stamp 18 depends on the distance between them and is therefore determined by the displacement of the stamp 18. No change in distance occurs in the starting position 40. The start of the time measurement for the stamp displacement time can then be initiated by a noticeable change in the distance occurring.
• the end time for determining the stamp displacement time can be determined.
• the corresponding time difference then represents the stamp displacement time.
• the labeling device 102 functions as already described above in connection with the first and second exemplary embodiments.
• a transmitter device 110 which comprises, for example, a light grid.
• This transmitter device 110 generates a light field towards a sensor device 112.
• the transmitter device 110 and the sensor device 112 are spaced apart transversely to a transport direction of the object 16.
• the object 16 is guided, for example, on a transport belt 114 (with a transport direction which is perpendicular to the drawing direction in FIG. 12).
• the transmitter device 110 generates a light field 116, the height of which extends over the height of the object 16 and at least the maximum height of the stamp 18 above the conveyor belt 14.
• the stamp 18 can be immersed in the light field 116.
• the transmitter device 110 and the sensor device 112 are designed such that the light field can be at least partially covered by the stamp 18, so that the sensor device 112 is shaded.
• the sensor device 112, which comprises a plurality of light-sensitive sensors spaced apart in the direction of displacement 20 of the stamp 18, can then determine the stamp position as the depth of immersion in the light field 116 from the degree of shading.
• the stamp displacement time can then again be determined from the detection of a change in the degree of shading.
• the object 16 can also shade the sensor device 112, so that it can be used to determine the height parameters of the object.
• the light grid of the transmitter device 110 generates parallel light beams that lie transversely and in particular perpendicular to the height direction of the object 16, then the height of the object 16 can be determined quickly and easily.
• the attainment of the object 16 by the stamp 18 can then be determined in a simple manner, namely when complete shading (in relation to the height direction 20) of the sensor device 112 has been reached.
• the stamp displacement time can then be determined in a simple and direct manner.
• the labeling device 108 functions as described above with reference to the exemplary embodiments 10, 78 and 102. ⁇
• stamp displacement time for example by carrying out a capacity measurement between the cylinder 26 and the piston rod 29, the capacity changing depending on the position of the stamp 18.
• the cylinder 26 with a winding and to measure the inductive coupling of the piston rod of the plunger 18 via this winding, the inductive coupling changing again depending on the position of the plunger.
• An acceleration sensor can also be provided, which reacts to the impact of the stamp 18 on the object 16 in order to determine the stamp displacement time.
• an acceleration sensor can also be arranged on the displaceable piston rod 29, the corresponding signals of the acceleration sensor then being forwarded wirelessly to an evaluation device.
• the stamp displacement time can also be determined by evaluating a reaction force of the stamp 18 when it hits the object 18 with the aid of a force measuring device such as a bending rod which is connected to the stamp device 14.

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