EP3206979B1 - Machine de fabrication d'empilements d'étiquettes - Google Patents

Machine de fabrication d'empilements d'étiquettes Download PDF

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EP3206979B1
EP3206979B1 EP15800960.5A EP15800960A EP3206979B1 EP 3206979 B1 EP3206979 B1 EP 3206979B1 EP 15800960 A EP15800960 A EP 15800960A EP 3206979 B1 EP3206979 B1 EP 3206979B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H35/00—Delivering articles from cutting or line-perforating machines; Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices, e.g. adhesive tape dispensers
    • B65H35/02—Delivering articles from cutting or line-perforating machines; Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices, e.g. adhesive tape dispensers from or with longitudinal slitters or perforators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H35/00—Delivering articles from cutting or line-perforating machines; Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices, e.g. adhesive tape dispensers
    • B65H35/04—Delivering articles from cutting or line-perforating machines; Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices, e.g. adhesive tape dispensers from or with transverse cutters or perforators

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  • the present invention relates to a machine for producing stacks of tags starting from at least one sheet in which said tags are printed in regular manner on one or both its surfaces.
  • a sheet (or a length of web) is transformed into a stack of tags by several separate independent machines, each of which carries out a single specific operation.
  • card cutters, rotary bitted drills, column stackers, rotary and cylindrical plane punches are usually used.
  • the main drawbacks related to the use of these are control difficulty, operating slowness, the large number of operators (generally at least one for each machine) and low precision.
  • the card cutter makes its cut on packs consisting of a plurality of sheets, consequently the result obtained is not particularly accurate; column stackers, during intercalation, are subjected to constraints linked to the number of cards to be stacked and their format.
  • the punch cutting tools require dies which have to be purposely created for each specific tag type; moreover the punch cutting tools usually make the cut without separating the cut part.
  • tags have to be stacked in accordance with variable codes (consisting for example of progressive or imaginary numbers) printed on the starting sheet, the complexity and slowness of the operations increase.
  • US 4405121 describes a machine for producing stacks of card pieces from a sheet on which said pieces are printed in ordered manner.
  • This machine comprises a sheet feed and advancement station, a station for longitudinally cutting the sheet and a station for transversely cutting the sheet, and a stacking station.
  • the longitudinal cutting station divides the sheet into strips, but leaving non-usable portions at the ends.
  • the sheet advancement station uses rollers positioned such as to be in contact with a part of the sheet at the moment in which this enters the subsequent longitudinal cutting station.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a machine producing one or more stacks of tags with elimination of the drawbacks of traditional machines, and with high productivity.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a machine which is completely automatic and safe and requires at most a single operator with essentially supervisory functions.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a machine in which the tags can be stacked in predefined order on the entering sheet.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a machine in which the final tag dimensions can be varied easily and quickly.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a machine of limited production cost and which is easy and comfortable to use.
  • the machine 2 receives at its inlet at least one sheet 4, on which the tags 6 are regularly printed, and provides at its outlet one or more stacks 8 of said tags 6.
  • the entering sheet 4 is of rectangular shape and is preferably of paper, but could also be a printable support in plastic material, for example PVC.
  • the tags 6 printed on the sheet 4 are of equal dimensions and are disposed in ordered manner to form rows and columns.
  • the machine 2 comprises a feed station 10 for the sheets 4.
  • a feed station 10 for the sheets 4.
  • one or more packs of sheets 4 are positioned in the feed station 10 in a "stepped" arrangement, i.e. such that the individual sheets 4 of the pack or packs are superimposed with a slight longitudinal slippage (see Figures 2 and 3 ).
  • the sheets 4 can be positioned on the feed station 10 manually by the operator or, advantageously, by robotized means suitably arranged for positioning the packs of sheets 4 and/or for their "stepping".
  • Means can also be conveniently provided at the inlet to the feed station 10 to receive said sheets 4 from a roll.
  • these means comprise blades disposed such as to cut the web unwinding from said roll into pieces.
  • the feed station 10 comprises an advancement surface in the form of belts 12 on which the sheets 4 are positioned.
  • the belts of the surface 12 are controlled such as to advance in constant steps corresponding to the stepping of the sheets 4.
  • the advancement pitch of the belts of the surface 12 is set by a control unit 16 (for example a PLC) for the entire machine.
  • a control unit 16 for example a PLC
  • the advancement surface 12 is bounded on one side by a longitudinal edge 18 against which the sheets 4 rest, while on the opposite side, a striker wall, not shown, is provided which ensures correct longitudinal consolidation of the sheets 4.
  • an individualizing station 20 Downstream of the feed station 10 an individualizing station 20 is provided, i.e. a station in which the upper sheet 4 of the pack is separated, i.e. "individualized" with respect of the other sheets of the pack, to facilitate its subsequent withdrawal.
  • rollers 22 are provided which vertically press the advancing pack of sheets 4, at said rollers a toothed wheel 24 is provided, the individual teeth of which are made to engage the rear edge of the individual sheets to vertically space them apart. The purpose of this spacing is to facilitate the lateral entrance of puffs of air between the sheets to separate each sheet from the adjacent sheets. In greater detail, these puffs of air are generated by lateral nozzles, not shown, of adjustable position.
  • a withdrawal station 28 Downstream of the individualizing station 20 a withdrawal station 28 is provided.
  • this latter comprises a suction unit 30, provided for example with suckers and movable longitudinally along lateral guides 31.
  • an advancement station 32 Downstream of the withdrawal station 28 an advancement station 32 is provided.
  • This comprises two belts 34, 36, advancing at the same speed, at least one of which is perforated and is connected to a vacuum source, not shown.
  • the suction function for the perforated belt or belts 34, 36 is set on the basis of the quality, weight and thickness of the sheet 4 being worked, with suitable adjustment of the vacuum source connected to it.
  • the presence of the perforated suction belt or belts 34, 36 ensures precision of sheet positioning during the subsequent cutting steps.
  • the advancement station comprises at its inlet a first contact stop 37, and in its central region a second stop 38.
  • traditional optical sensors are installed to read identification images (for example numeric or bar codes) printed on the sheet 4.
  • a longitudinal cutting station 40 Downstream of the advancement station 32 a longitudinal cutting station 40 is provided, in which the sheet 4 is subjected to longitudinal cutting which divides it into a plurality of strips 41 of width 43 corresponding to the width of the tags 6 to be obtained (see Figure 4 ).
  • the longitudinal cutting station 40 comprises a plurality of equidistant parallel rotating knives 42.
  • the cutting station 40 comprises two synchronous pairs of rollers 46, 48 positioned respectively upstream and downstream of the rotating knives 42.
  • each pair of rollers 46, 48 consists of an upper roller and a lower roller which are disposed such as to firmly retain the sheet passing between them and prevent any movements during the cutting step.
  • a perforation station 50 can be provided downstream of the longitudinal cutting station 40 , comprising perforators 52 preferably disposed along a transverse bar, and arranged to make one or more holes in each tag, in accordance with the programme set in the control unit 16.
  • a transverse cutting station 54 Downstream of the longitudinal cutting station 40, and of the possible perforation station 50, a transverse cutting station 54 is provided downstream of the longitudinal cutting station 40, and of the possible perforation station 50.
  • This comprises a vertically movable cutter 56 which transversely cuts the strips 41 of the sheet 4 to form a plurality of rows 57 of tags 6.
  • each action of the transverse cutter 56 is controlled such as to obtain rows 57 of tags 6 of length 59 corresponding to the length of the tags 6 to be obtained.
  • a station 58 Downstream of the transverse cutting station 54 a station 58 is provided for transferring each row 57 of tags 6 to the subsequent stacking station 60.
  • This transfer station 58 comprises first belts 62, which transfer one row 57 of tags 6 at a time to a transverse perforated suction belt 64 connected for this purpose to a vacuum source.
  • the number of first transfer belts 62 corresponds to the number of strips 41 into which the sheet 4 has been divided in the longitudinal cutting station 40.
  • the transverse perforated suction belt 64 is connected to a belt 66 made of a high friction material (for example rubber) in order to further separate the individual tags of each row 57 from each other.
  • a belt 66 made of a high friction material for example rubber
  • the stacking station 60 Downstream of the transfer station 58 the stacking station 60 is provided, comprising a cyclic phase stacker 68 into which the tags of each individual row 57 are discharged one on the other such as to hence obtain a stack 8 of tags.
  • This stacker 68 has movable bottom vanes such that, when a certain number of tags 6 has been reached, the vanes are opened to cause the hence formed stacks to fall onto a subsequent stack division station 70.
  • This stack division station 70 is positioned at a lower level than the stacking station 60 and comprises a rotating carousel 72 provided with compartments 74, each of which is able to receive a predetermined number of stacked tags 6. Suitable sensors are provided at the stacker 68 and/or the station 70 to measure the number of tags.
  • the machine 2 comprises a control unit 16 which commands, controls and coordinates the operations carried out in all said stations.
  • a pack of sheets 4 is positioned on the advancement surface 12 of the feed station 10 such that the sheets 4, preferably mutually "stepped", arrives in proximity to the individualizing station 20.
  • the rollers 22 vertically press the advancing pack of sheets 4, while the toothed wheel 24 engages with its individual teeth the rear edge of the individual sheets to an extent sufficient to facilitate lateral entry of air puffs between them to hence separate each sheet from the adjacent sheets.
  • the suction unit 30 of the withdrawal station 28 grips the individual sheet 4 and, during its translation along the guide 31, retains this sheet until it brings it to the advancement station 32.
  • the gripped sheet 4 is released onto the advancement station 32 such that its rear edge contacts the first stop 37, which defines the zero reference for this station.
  • the control unit 16 in synchronism with the other operations, releases the sheet 4 from the second stop 38, it is able to advance towards the longitudinal cutting station 40 where, as a result of passage through the blades of the rotating knifes 42, it is divided into strips 41 of width 43 corresponding to the width of the tags 6 to be obtained.
  • the sheet 4 is suitably retained by both the pairs of rollers 46 and 48 positioned respectively upstream and downstream of the rotating knives 42.
  • the longitudinal strips 41 of the sheet 4 enter the transverse cutting station 54 where they are cut transversely such as to obtain, in sequence, a series of rows 57, each of which consists of tags 6', 6", 6"'.
  • each row 57 of tags is then transferred by the belts 62, 64 and 66 of the transfer station 58 to the stacking station 60.
  • the tags 6', 6", 6'" of each row 57 are discharged, one after another, into the stacker 68 to hence form the stack 8 of tags 6, as a result of their superimposing.
  • the stacks 8 formed within the stacker 68 preferably consist of only a small number of tags 6, to prevent these from being able to be impeded by other tags, due for example to inevitable burrs due to the cutting.
  • each compartment 74 of the carousel 72 is filled with a sequence of stacks 8 formed in the stacker 68 until a stack of tags 6 of the desired number is obtained. In this manner, once this number has been reached, the carousel 72 is made to advance through one step to enable the next compartment 74 to be filled.
  • the width 43 of the strips 41, and hence of the tags 6 to be stacked can be varied by simply adjusting the distance between the rotating knives 42 of the longitudinal cutting station 40, while the length 59 of the tags 6 to be stacked can be varied by suitably setting the rate of intervention of the transverse cutter 56 of the station 54.
  • the distance between the upper rollers and lower rollers of the pairs of rollers 46, 48 of the cutting station 40 can be suitably adjusted on the basis of the thickness of the sheet 4 being worked.
  • the stacks 8 of tags 6 formed inside each compartment 74 of the carousel 72 are arranged on the basis of a determined sequence 80 defined/printed on the starting sheet 4 (see Figure 1 ).
  • the control unit 16 is able to command, control and suitably vary the division of the stacks 8 between the various compartments 74 of the carousel 72, such as to obtain stacks 8 of tags divided in accordance with the required criteria and hence ready for subsequence use.
  • a specific verification test is implemented in the interior of the control unit 16 or in the interior of a different control unit suitably arranged for this purpose; in particular, a check is made on whether the number of tags 6 obtained from each sheet 4, and/or in the stacks 8 of tags 6, as counted at the stacker 68 and/or at the compartments 74, are consistent with that measured by the optical sensor on the starting sheet 4; if this is not the case (for example, if the number of tags obtained is less than that read by the sensor on the starting sheet), one of the control units activates means, not shown, which feed a preferably acoustic or light warning signal to the operator.

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  1. Une machine (2) de fabrication d'empilements (8) d'étiquettes (6) à partir d'au moins une feuille (4) sur laquelle lesdites étiquettes (6) sont imprimées d'une manière ordonnée sur l'une ou sur les deux de ses surfaces, comportant en séquence:
    - une station (10) pour fournir au moins une feuille (4),
    - une station (32) pour faire avancer une feuille (4) à la fois,
    - une station (40) pour couper longitudinalement ladite feuille avancée (4) en bandes (41),
    - une station (54) pour couper transversalement lesdites bandes (41) en rangées (57) d'étiquettes (6) de longueur (59) correspondant à la longueur desdites étiquettes (6) à empiler,
    - une station d'empilement (60) pourvue d'un dispositif d'empilement (68), vers laquelle les étiquettes (6) de chacune desdites rangées (57) sont évacuées les unes sur les autres, en séquence, de façon à former des empilements (8) d'étiquettes (6), et
    - une unité (16) pour commander et coordonner les opérations effectuées dans lesdites stations (10, 32, 40, 54, 60),
    caractérisée en ce que:
    - ladite station d'avance (32) comprend au moins une courroie d'aspiration perforée (36) dans le but de retenir de façon stable ladite feuille (4),
    - ladite station de coupe longitudinale (40) divise ladite feuille avancée (4) en bandes (41) de largeur (43) correspondant à la largeur desdites étiquettes (6) à empiler.
  2. Une machine selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ladite station d'alimentation (10) est positionnée de manière à recevoir au moins un paquet de feuilles superposées (4) qui sont légèrement échelonnées dans la direction d'avancement de ladite station d'alimentation (10).
  3. Une machine selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que des dispositifs dont positionnés à l'entrée de ladite station d'alimentation (10) pour recevoir au moins une desdites feuilles (4) provenant d'une toile déroulée par un rouleau.
  4. Une machine selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend en aval de ladite station d'alimentation (10), une station d'individualisation (20) pour séparer, en séquence, chaque feuille (4) des autres feuilles disposées dans la station d'alimentation (10) et/ou en ce qu'elle comprend, en aval de ladite station d'alimentation (10) ou de ladite station d'individualisation (20), une station de retrait (28) pour transférer une feuille à la fois vers ladite station d'avance (32).
  5. Une machine selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend une station de perforation (50) interposée entre ladite station de coupe longitudinale (40) et ladite station de coupe transversale (54).
  6. Une machine selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend, en aval de ladite station de coupe transversale (54), une station (58) pour transférer chaque rangée (57) d'étiquettes (6) vers ladite station d'empilement (60), en séquence.
  7. Une machine selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend, en aval de ladite station d'empilement (60), une station (70) dans laquelle les empilements formés en séquence dans ledit dispositif d'empilement (68) sont divisés en plusieurs empilements (8) composés d'un nombre souhaité et prédéfini d'étiquettes (6).
  8. Une machine selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite station d'individualisation (20) comprend une roue dentée (24) pourvue de dents individuelles conçues pour s'engager dans le bord des feuilles individuelles afin de les espacer verticalement les unes par rapport aux autres, et de dispositifs prévus pour générer des souffles d'air latéraux afin de séparer chaque feuille des feuilles adjacentes.
  9. Une machine selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite station de retrait (28) comprend une unité d'aspiration qui se déplace de manière longitudinale (30).
  10. Une machine selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite station d'avance (32) comprend des capteurs optiques pour lire les codes d'identification imprimés sur au moins une desdites feuilles.
  11. Une machine selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite station de coupe longitudinale (40) comprend plusieurs couteaux rotatifs parallèles (42) disposés les uns par rapports aux autres à une distance réglable et/ou en ce que ladite station de coupe transversale (54) comprend un dispositif de coupe transversal (56), dont la fréquence de coupe est réglable avec ladite unité de commande (16).
  12. Une machine selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend deux paires de rouleaux synchronisés (44, 46) positionnés de manière à retenir la feuille, à la fois en amont et en aval, pendant son passage dans ladite station de coupe longitudinale (40).
  13. Une machine selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ledit dispositif d'empilement (68) comprend des clapets inférieurs amovibles contrôlés par l'unité de commande (16), qui s'ouvrent lorsqu'un nombre prédéfini d'étiquettes formant un empilement est atteint, de sorte à les faire tomber dans la station de division d'empilement (70) suivante.
  14. Une machine selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite station de division d'empilement (70) est positionnée à un niveau inférieur par rapport à la station d'empilement (60) et comprend un carrousel rotatif (72) pourvu de compartiments (74), chacun d'entre eux pouvant recevoir un nombre prédéfini d'étiquettes empilées (6) relâchées par le dispositif d'empilement (68), et en ce que les empilements (8) d'étiquettes (6) sont répartis dans lesdits compartiments (74) du carrousel rotatif (72) sur la base d'une séquence prédéfinie (80) imprimée sur la feuille de démarrage (4).
  15. Une machine selon l'une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'un test est réalisé à l'intérieur de ladite unité de commande (16) ou à l'intérieur d'une unité de commande différente (84), pour vérifier que le nombre d'étiquettes (6) et/ou desdits empilements (8) obtenu à partir de chaque feuille (4) correspond aux mesures réalisées par le capteur optique sur la feuille de démarrage (4), des dispositifs étant actionnés pour envoyer un message d'avertissement à l'opérateur si cette vérification génère un résultat négatif.
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