JP2003002312A - Attachment method for label and apparatus for implementing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to attach a label (L), which comprises a attachment part (20) having an adhesive layer on the back and a display part (21) without having an adhesive layer, to an object for label attachment (3), in a state that the object (3), such as a bottle and the like, is housed in a packaging box (4). SOLUTION: As the label (L) is moved to the upper direction of the top face (30) of the object (3) in the packaging box (4) while the label is kept horizontally, the label (L) is bent to make the display part (21) hang vertically from the attachment part (20). Then, the label (L) is moved down in such a way that the attachment part (20) comes in contact with the top face (30) and the display part (21) is inserted between objects (3) adjacent to each other in the packaging box (4), so that the attachment part (20) is attached to the top face (30).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to labels, and in particular to
The present invention relates to a sticking method for sticking only a part of a label to an object to be stuck in a box and a device for carrying out this method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is known a so-called swing label in which only a part of the back surface of a label is attached to a product and the other non-adhesive part is left free with respect to the product. In this product, an adhesive layer is provided on the back surface of one side of the label to form a sticking section, and a display section without an adhesive layer is formed on the other side of the label. It is also possible to describe the handling explanation etc., and depending on the case, the said display part can be comprised by a folding label. Such a swing label, by sticking only the sticking portion to a predetermined place of the sticking object such as a product,
The display section is in a free state with respect to the object to be adhered, and the display section can be made more prominent and has a display effect as compared with an ordinary label in which the entire back surface is adhered to a product. Further, in the case where the display unit is configured by the folding label, detailed product description, campaign notice, etc. can be printed on the display unit, and great advertising performance can be expected.

Conventionally, such products with swing labels have been shipped after being packaged in a packaging box such as a corrugated cardboard box after sticking the swing labels on each of the products. However, in this procedure, when packaging the product after attaching the label, the display unit in the free state is entangled with the display unit of the label attached to another product, or There were inconveniences such as being caught on the top edge and broken, and the sticking part peeled off from the product, and it was difficult to mechanize the packing of the product after sticking the label, and its handling was troublesome.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above point, and after the adherend such as a bottle is housed in a packaging box, the swing label as described above is attached to the adherend. The task is to be able to mechanically attach to.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] * 1 The technical means of the first invention taken to solve the above-mentioned problems is "a sticking part having an adhesive layer on the back surface and a connecting part to the sticking part". Attaching a label that is attached to the top surface of a plurality of adherends in a state of being housed in a matrix in a packaging box that is open upwards A method, a holding step of holding the label horizontally, and a transfer step of transferring the label held in the holding step so that the sticking portion is located above the top surface of the adherend, A bending step of bending the label so that the display portion hangs down at a bending portion provided between the attaching portion and the display portion while maintaining the state held in the holding step; and the attaching portion. To the top surface of the adherend, A sticking step of sticking a surface to the top surface, and a releasing step of releasing the holding state of the label in the holding step after the sticking step, and the bending portion that is bent in the bending step is It is set so as to be positioned between the top surfaces of the adherends that are adjacent to each other in the row or column direction in the state where the sticking portion holds the label so as to correspond to the top surface. "

The above technical means operates as follows. First, the label is held in a horizontal posture as a whole in the holding step, and is held above the adherend in the transfer step in that posture. In this state, the adhesive section is located above the top surface of the adherend, and the display section is located outside the top surface. While maintaining this position, in the next bending step, the label is hung at the bent portion provided between the sticking portion and the display portion with respect to the horizontal sticking portion. Fold it in. As a result, the label is bent into an L shape,
The display unit is located above the top surfaces of the adherends that are adjacent to each other in the packaging box. Then, in the next attaching step, the label is lowered toward the adherend and the attaching part is attached to the top surface. Since the hanging position of the display unit is as described above, when the sticking unit is stuck to the top surface with the adhesive layer on the back surface, the display unit is the stuck object packed in the packaging box. It becomes a mode in which it hangs between the top surfaces of. Then, in the releasing step, the holding state of the label in the holding step is released, and the label is kept attached to the top surface.

* 2 In the above item 1, "the holding step is a step of sucking the surface of the label onto the lower surface of the suction plate by suction means,
The releasing step is a step of releasing the suction means ". In the label, for example, a suction device provided above the suction plate is configured to adsorb to the lower surface of the suction plate,
When the operation of the suction device is turned off, the suction device is separated from the suction plate.

* 3 In addition, "a large number of labels are attached to the upper surface of a long running peeling sheet so that they can be peeled off at regular intervals, and the peeling sheet has an acute angle downward during running. A label removing step of lifting the label from the release sheet and peeling the label by bending the label in parallel, and the label is released from the release sheet by the removing step and, at the same time, held by the holding step. Is controlled by the control means.
In this case, the labels are taken out one by one from the release sheet to which a large number of the above-mentioned labels are stuck, and at the same time, the taken-out labels are held by the holding step and transferred to the upper side of the adherend. All of these steps are controlled by the control device, and the label taken out from the release sheet is sequentially attached to the top surface of the article to be attached.

* 4 In addition, "in the holding step, the number of labels corresponding to the number of the adherends in one row or one column in the packaging box corresponds to the top surface of the adherends. In the bending step, the label is simultaneously bent in each of the bending portions, and then, in the attaching step, each attaching portion has each of the adherends attached. It is set so as to descend and adhere to each top surface at the same time. ”, The number of labels corresponding to the number of adherends for one row or one column accommodated side by side in the packaging box. Are held at the same time, bent at the same time, lowered at the same time, and adhered to each of the top surfaces of the adherends of one row or one column.

Item 5: The technical means of the second invention, which is an apparatus for carrying out the above-mentioned method, is "adhesive part having an adhesive layer on the back side, and an adhesive layer continuous with the adhesive part. With a device for performing a label sticking method, a label consisting of a display section not provided with is attached to the top surface of a plurality of adherends that are accommodated in a matrix in a packaging box that is open upward A holding plate that horizontally holds the sticking portion so that it can be separated from the front surface side, and a swinging plate that is swingably connected downward to the edge of the holding plate and that holds the display portion from the front surface side. And a label transfer plate for transferring a label above the adherend while keeping a horizontal posture, and a label transfer plate provided above the label transfer plate so that the label transfer plate can move up and down. The label transfer plate and the holding plate so that the moving plate hangs down. A bending cylinder that bends at the boundary with the moving plate, and the label transfer plate that is provided so as to be movable up and down together with the bending cylinder and after the swing plate is hung down until the holding plate contacts the top surface of the adherend. The label transfer plate comprises an initial position at which the label is set outside the packaging box, and the holding plate inside the packaging box for the adherend. After reciprocating between the sticking position corresponding to the upper side and moving the label transfer plate on which the label is set from the initial position to the sticking position, the bending cylinder is lowered to move the shake. A control device is provided to hang the moving plate together with the display unit, and then control the holding plate to descend toward the top surface of the adherend by the elevating device. The distance from the edge of the top surface on the side that hangs the display unit to the hanging position of the oscillating plate, and the wall thickness of the oscillating plate are the same as those in the row or column direction. In the case where the distance is set smaller than the distance between the top surfaces of the adherend ', the label is held horizontally on the label transfer plate, but by lowering the folding cylinder and hanging only the swing plate, The label is also bent in an L-shape so that the display part hangs down from the sticking part. In this posture, the label is pushed down toward the adherend by the elevating device, and the sticking portion sticks to the top surface of the adherend. After that, the label transfer plate is returned to the initial position where the next label is set. These series of operations are controlled by the controller.

[6] In the preceding paragraph, "a roll body obtained by winding a release sheet having a large number of the labels releasably adhered at regular intervals in a roll shape, and running the release sheet pulled out from the roll body. And a peeling plate that peels the label from the peeling sheet by bending the peeling sheet that is running by the running device downward at an acute angle, and the label transfer plate is at the initial position. While being positioned close to the peeling plate, when the label is peeled from the peeling plate, the label transfer plate is controlled by the control device so as to be returned to the initial position by the reciprocating means, The label extruded outward from the release sheet by the release plate is attracted and held by the suction means on the lower surface of the label transfer plate. Than construction and the "ones that roll body formed by attaching a plurality of labels is caused to travel in the direction drawn by the running device, when passing through the peeling plate, is separated into a label and a release sheet. The label separated from the release sheet is held by the suction means on the lower surface of the label transfer plate in an adsorbed state, and is transferred above the adherend in the packaging box.

* 7 In the preceding paragraph, "The label transfer plate is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape, and the labels peeled one by one from the peeling sheet by the peeling plate are arranged along the long side of the rectangle. The label transfer plate is intermittently moved in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the release sheet so that the label transfer plate is held in parallel in order at intervals corresponding to the intervals between the centers of the top surfaces of the adherends. In the "configured" type, in accordance with the timing of peeling the labels one by one from the release sheet,
The label transfer plate moves intermittently for a predetermined distance, and the labels taken out from the release sheet are held in parallel on the horizontally long rectangular label transfer plate so as to correspond to the top surface of the adherend. Becomes

[0013]

The first aspect of the invention has the following unique advantages because it has the above-mentioned configuration. Since a label having a sticking portion only on a part thereof can be attached to a plurality of adherends that are stored in advance in a packaging box in an aligned state, it is possible to attach a label after the label is attached. Compared to the conventional method of packing adhesives in the packaging box, the inconvenience that the non-adhered parts of the label are caught or entangled with each other and the label is damaged is eliminated, and the work of attaching the label to the adherend Is improved.

With item (3), the label mounting work can be continuously performed, and with item (4), the label can be simultaneously attached to the adherends of one row or one column in the packaging box. Can be attached. Therefore, the time required for mounting the label can be shortened, and the mounting workability is further improved.

In addition to being able to smoothly carry out the invention of the above-mentioned first method, the apparatus of the second invention of item 5 or less,
The label sticking method up to the preceding paragraph can be carried out smoothly.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a state in which a label (L) used in this embodiment is attached to a long release sheet (2). Of the label (L), the circular portion at the right end of the drawing is an adhesive portion (20) provided with an adhesive layer on the back surface, and the label (L) is attached to the release sheet (2) only at this portion. It is worn. Then, the rectangular portion on the left side is a display portion (21) in which an adhesive layer is not provided on the back surface, and the sticking portion (20) and the display portion (21) are the same as the display portion (21). They are continuously provided via a strip-shaped portion (22) that does not have an adhesive layer. This display part (21) consists of a foldable label,
By cutting off (21a), it will be opened greatly and you can browse the articles written on the front and back.

The label (L) having the above-mentioned structure is continuously adhered to the release surface, which is the upper surface of the release sheet (2), in a series at regular intervals, and in this state, the release sheet
(2) is wound into a roll to form a roll body (23).

As the adherend (3) for sticking the label (L) of this embodiment, a bottle of seasoning or the like having an upper end mouth smaller than the body as shown in FIG. 2 is adopted. It is possible. By sticking the sticking part (20) on the top surface (30), the label (L) has a display part (21) to which the sticking object (3) is attached, as shown by a chain double-dashed line in the figure. ), It will be in a free state and will be attached in a manner that it hangs down from the adherend (3).

As shown in FIG. 3, the adherend (3) is assumed to be housed in the packaging box (4) arranged in two columns and six rows, and the top surface (30) is covered. Since the diameter of the adherend (3) is smaller than that of the body of the adherend (3), a predetermined space (S) is provided between the top surfaces (30) of the adherends (3) accommodated in the packaging box (4). ) Will be formed. Further, the sticking part (20) of the label (L) is set smaller than the top surface (30), and
The label (L) is attached to each adherend (3) in such a manner that the display section (21) is inserted into the (S) in a free state.

[Outline of the sticking device] The packaging box
The top surface of the adherend (3) for one dozen in the state (4)
A sticking device for sticking the label (L) to the (30) will be described. Incidentally, FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the sticking device, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part thereof.

As shown in FIG. 4, the packaging box (4) is placed on the roller conveyor (10) with the upper part opened. As described above, the packaging box (4) holds the adherend (3) in 2 pieces.
Since it is accommodated in 6 rows, it is a box having a horizontally long bottom, and its long side is positioned at right angles to the traveling direction of the roller conveyor (10). ) Are placed on the roller conveyor (10) at predetermined intervals.

Three rectangular arch-shaped first, second and third frames (F) are arranged in such a manner that they cross over the roller conveyor (10).
1) (F2) (F3) are provided, both sides of the second frame (F2) located in the center (first frame (F1) side and third frame
A first device (11) and a second device (12) are provided on the (F3) side, respectively. In the first step by the first device (11), the label (L) is attached to all of the six adherends (3) constituting the first column (31) on the left side of FIG. Next second device (1
In the second step according to 2), it is assumed that the label (L) is attached to all of the six adherends (3) constituting the second column (32) on the right side of FIG.

[Removal of Label] First device (11)
And, each of the second device (12), the release sheet (2) having a large number of labels (L) (L) attached in a serial posture as shown in FIG. The roll body (23) is provided, and the release sheet (2) pulled out from the roll body (23) is sent to the release unit (13). A peeling plate (14) and a peeling motor (M) are provided in the peeling unit (13), and the peeling sheet sent into the peeling unit (13)
(2) is driven by the peeling motor (M), is locked from the top of the peeling plate (14) from above, and is bent downward as it is at an acute angle. This allows the release sheet
The label (L) attached to (2) is as shown in FIG.
It is peeled from the release sheet (2) and pushed outward from the tip of the release plate (14).

The peeling sheet (2) after peeling off the label (L) is pulled out to the outside of the peeling unit (13), as shown in FIG.
It is assumed that the scraps are cut by the mount cutter (24) and stocked in the scrap storage box (25) as shown in FIG. The label (L) exfoliated and extruded from the release sheet (2) by the release plate (14) is held by the label transfer plate (1) arranged in the vicinity of the tip of the release plate (14). It

[About label transfer plate (1)] Label transfer plate
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, (1) is a horizontally long rectangular holding plate (1a) provided in a horizontal position and a similar horizontally long rectangular plate continuously provided along one long side of the holding plate (1a). And a swing plate (1b) rotatable downward with respect to the holding plate (1a), in a state in which the entire label transfer plate (1) is maintained in a horizontal posture, The tip of the oscillating plate (1b) is the peeling plate (1
It is arranged so as to be located slightly above the tip of 4) and close to it.

Six small holes (15) penetrate through the holding plate (1a) at regular intervals. As shown in FIG. 3, the distance between the center points of the small holes (15) is such that the packing box (4) of the adherends (3) housed in the packing box (4) is ) Is set so as to substantially match the distance (S ′) between the center points of the top surfaces (30) of the adherends (3) arranged along the long side.

FIG. 6 shows the peeling plate (14) and the label transfer plate (1).
It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows a mode that it observed from the bottom. From the tip of the release plate (14), use the above procedure to release the release sheet.
The labels (L) separated from (2) are extruded one by one toward the label transfer plate (1) side as shown by the arrow in FIG. 6, and the extruded labels (L) are transferred. Board (1)
Will be attached to the lower surface of the. Although not shown, a suction device is provided above the holding plate (1a) of the label transfer plate (1) so that the suction nozzle corresponds to each small hole (15), and the label (L) is attached. When the part (20) is pushed out to correspond to the small hole (15) of the holding plate (1a), the sticking part (20) has a small hole (1).
5) Sucked by the suction nozzle via the label transfer plate
It will be adsorbed on the lower surface of (1). An air nozzle (not shown) is separately provided below the display unit (21) so that the display unit (21) is temporarily attached to the lower surface of the swing plate (1b). Air is sent from the air nozzle. As a result, the label (L) is attached to the holding plate (1a) by the attaching part (20) and the swinging plate (1b) by the display plate (21), respectively. The state of being attached to the lower surface of is maintained, and it will not fall unless the suction is released.

In the case of FIG. 6, the label transfer plate
The initial position of the label transfer plate (1) is a state in which the position of the label transfer plate (1) is set so that the left end (15a) of (1) is located on the extension line of the peeling plate (14). And label transfer plate
(1) is controlled to move intermittently in the direction of the arrow by the distance between the center points of the small holes (15) at the timing when the label (L) is sent out from the tip of the peeling plate (14). ing. The label (L) sent from the peeling plate (14) is moved one by one by a constant stroke from the initial position, at a position corresponding to the small hole (15) on the back surface of the label transfer plate (1). Is adsorbed on and retained by. Depending on the number of small holes (15), with 6 labels (L) adsorbed on the back side,
The label transfer plate (1) is transferred above the packaging box (4).

[Regarding Reciprocating Means and Control Device] Traveling rails (16) are arranged along both sides of the top plate of the above-mentioned central second frame (F2).
An elevating / lowering drive (17) capable of traveling along (16) is provided. The lift driver (17) is provided with an air cylinder (18), and the swing plate (1b) of the label transfer plate (1) is pushed downward in accordance with the lifting operation of the air cylinder (18). The holding plate (1a) is set to rotate with respect to the holding plate (1a). That is, by the operation of the air cylinder (18),
The label transfer plate (1) has a label attached to its lower surface.
With (L), it will be bent into an L shape.

The lift driver (17), air cylinder (18)
Both the label transfer plate (1) and the label transfer plate (1) have the small hole (15a) at the left end in FIG. 6 on the extension line of the peeling plate (14) along the traveling rail (16). Six adherends each having the initial position and the sticking part (20) of the six labels (L) attached to the back surface of the label transfer plate (1) housed in the packaging box (4) Packaging box (4) corresponding to the top surface (30) of (3)
It is set so as to reciprocate between the most advanced position located above.

In accordance with this reciprocating movement, when the label transfer plate (1) reaches the most advanced position, the roller conveyor (10) is positioned so that the packaging box (4) is just below the label transfer plate (1). A stopper (19) which is retractable from the lower side of the roller conveyor (10) with respect to the transport plane is provided to stop the traveling of the packaging box (4) at a predetermined position. The stopper (19) is set so as to move up and down at a predetermined timing by the linear drive (29).

Then, the sticking portions (20) of the labels (L) held on the label transfer plate (1) are respectively attached to the top surfaces (30) of the sticking objects (3) in the packaging box (4). The elevator driver (17) lowers the label transfer plate (1) toward the top surface (30) of the adherend (3) at a stage corresponding to above. As a result, the holding plate (1a) is
0) and the swing plate (1b) is adjacent to the object to be attached.
By being inserted between (3), the sticking parts (20) of the label (L) adsorbed on the holding plate (1a) are stuck to the top surface (30). After that, the suction operation by the suction device is stopped, and the lifting / lowering driver (17) raises the label transfer plate (1) to return it to the initial position.

As described above, the label (L) is attached to the release plate (14).
The label transfer plate (1) is moved by a predetermined scroll in a direction perpendicular to the pushing direction of the label (L) in accordance with the timing when the label transfer plate (1) is peeled from the label transfer plate (1). A step of adsorbing and holding a predetermined number (6 in this embodiment) of labels (L) sent from the plate (14) at predetermined intervals, and the label (L) by the above steps
The step of transferring the label transfer plate (1) holding the label to the most advanced position, and the label transfer plate transferred to the most advanced position
A step of protruding the stopper (19) on the roller conveyor (10) to stop the packaging box (4) so that the packaging box (4) is just below the (1), and the air cylinder (18 ), The swinging plate (1b) hangs down with respect to the holding plate (1a), the label transfer plate (1) is bent together with the label (L) into a substantially L shape, and the label transfer plate (1) is bent into an L shape. Label transfer plate
(1) is lowered by the elevator driver (17) and the holding plate (1a) is brought into contact with the top surface (30) of the adherend (3) in the packaging box (4),
The step of sticking the sticking part (20) to the top surface (30), releasing the suction by the suction device and raising the label transfer plate (1) by the lifting drive (17) to the initial position. A step of returning and a step of lowering the stopper (19) to restart the traveling of the packaging box (4) on the roller conveyor (10) after the label (L) is attached to the top surface (30). , Are controlled by the control device so that each of them can be performed at a predetermined timing.

It should be noted that, as shown in FIG. 6, the adhering portion (20) is assumed to be adsorbed substantially concentrically with the small hole (15) of the holding plate (1a),
Further, the sticking portion (20) is supposed to be stuck on the top surface (30) of the sticking object (3) in a substantially concentric manner, as shown in FIG. Therefore,
The distance from the center of the small hole (15) to the bent portion of the label transfer plate (1) corresponding to the boundary line between the holding plate (1a) and the swing plate (1b) is the top of the adherend (3). It is larger than the distance from the center of the surface (30) to the edge, and the top surface (3) of the adherends (3) (3) between two rows
It is assumed that it is set smaller than the interval (S) between 0) and (30). In this embodiment, the label (L) is bent in the L-shape at a predetermined position on the strip portion (22) as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 7 when the label transfer plate (1) is bent. Therefore, in the state where the label transfer plate (1) is lowered by the lifting drive (17) and the sticking part (20) is stuck to the top surface (30), the display part (21) is It becomes a free state in a state that it is inserted into the space (S) between the adherends (3) and (3).

[Example of label sticking by sticking device]
An example of use of the sticking device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described step by step. Figure 1 shows a dozen adherends (3).
As shown in Fig. 4, the packing box (4) packed in 2 rows and 6 lines is loaded from the upstream side (right side in Fig. 4) of the roller conveyor (10) and is packed along the flow of the roller conveyor (10). The box (4) moves and is sent into the first device (11). Then, when reaching the predetermined position, the movement of the packaging box (4) is stopped by the stopper (19) protruding above the roller conveyor (10). On the other hand, on the traveling rail (16), the label transfer plate (1) is set to the initial position, and at the same time, the peeling motor (M), the suction device and the air nozzle are turned on. As a result, the label transfer plate (1) is moved along the traveling rail (16) by a constant stroke, and the label (L) sequentially delivered from the peeling plate (14) in the peeling unit (13) is placed on the lower surface thereof. Adsorb and hold.

The label transfer plate (1) is moved on the traveling rail (16) so as to be located above the packaging box (4) stopped by the stopper (19) while moving by a constant stroke as described above. To move. Each of the sticking parts (20) of the label (L) held on the label transfer plate (1) is attached to the top surface (30) of the sticking object (3) on the first row (31) side of FIG. 3, respectively. The label transfer plate (1) together with the label (L) is L-shaped so that the air cylinder (18) descends and the oscillating plate (1b) hangs down when the corresponding position (the most advanced position) is reached. Fold it in. Then, after this, the label transfer plate (1) is lowered by the lift driver (17). As a result, the oscillating plate (1b) is inserted into the space (S) between the first row (31) and the second row (32), and at the same time, the adhesive parts (20) are attached to the top surfaces (30). ) Each.

When this is detected by the detection means (not shown), the suction device is stopped, and the label
(L) is separated from the label transfer plate (1), and the label transfer plate (1) is lifted by the lifting / lowering driver (17) and returned to the initial position by the reciprocating means. By the above operation, the top surface (30) of the adherend (3) in the first row (31) shown in FIG.
The application of the label (L) to will be completed. After this,
The stopper (19) descends, the movement of the packaging box (4) on the roller conveyor (10) resumes, and the packaging box (4) is the second device.
It will be sent within (12).

Label transfer plate (1) in the second device (12)
The label (L) adsorbed and held by is bent into a substantially L shape by the same procedure as in the first device (11) with the label transfer plate (1) transferred to the most advanced position. As well as
The sticking part (20) of each label (L) is the adherend (3) of the second row (32).
It is assumed that they are controlled so as to correspond to the top surfaces (30) of the above. Then, as the label transfer plate (1) is lowered by the lift driver (17), the swing plate (1b) is inserted into the space (S) and at the same time, the labels (L) are respectively transferred to the second row (32). It is to be adhered to the top surface (30) of the adherend (3) located on the () side. This completes the application of the label (L) to all the adherends (3) housed in the packaging box (4), after which the suction operation is released and the label transfer plate ( 1) is returned to the initial position.

When the packaging box (4) containing the adherends (3) is continuously loaded, as shown in FIG. 8, the above-mentioned first and second devices (11) (11) ( In addition to 12), third and fourth devices (33)
A sticking device provided with (34) is used.

In this case, the roller conveyor (10) is formed in a substantially U-shape so that the carry-in belt (10a) and the carry-out belt (10b) are located in parallel with each other, and the packaging box (10 Four)
Is placed on the carry-in belt (10a) as shown by an arrow A and carried into the first attaching portion provided with the first device (11), and then while traveling intermittently, The second device (12)
Is advanced to the most advanced position, which is the second sticking portion provided with. Then, the direction is changed as shown by an arrow B, the sheet is sent to the carry-out belt (10b), and is sent in the direction shown by an arrow C and carried out.

In the first attaching portion, a fourth device (34) is provided in a pair with the first device (11) so as to be positioned on both sides of the carry-in belt (10a), and the second device (34) is provided. In the sticking part, a third device (33) is provided in pair with the second device (12).

The first to fourth devices (11) (12) (33) (34) include:
Each of the above is equipped with a peeling and sticking unit including the peeling unit (13) and the label transfer plate (1),
In the first attaching section, the first device (11) or the fourth device (3
4), the label (L) is adhered to the top surface (30) of the adherends (3) in the first row (31) shown in FIG. 3, and the second device is used in the second adhering portion. (12) or by the third device (33)
Label on the top surface (30) of the adherend (3) in the second row (32) shown in
It is assumed that (L) is set to be attached. Therefore, the label transfer plate in the first and fourth devices (11) (34)
(1) Each operation of the peeling unit (13), and the second,
It is assumed that the operations of the label transfer plate (1) and the peeling unit (13) in the third device (12) (33) are controlled so as to be shifted at predetermined timings. For example, when the label transfer plate (1) of the first device (11) is located above the packaging box (4), the label transfer plate (1) of the fourth device (34) returns to its initial position. Controlled to be

With this device, the label (L) is surely stuck to all the adherends (3) in the packaging box (4) that is continuously carried in, and a so-called swing label is provided. This makes it easy to ship the products in a boxed state. Further, according to this device, there is no inconvenience that the label (L) is damaged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 The release sheet (2) is a label (L) used in the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a mounted state of an adherend (3) and a label (L).

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the adherend (3) is housed in the packaging box (4).

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of the label sticking device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic explanatory view showing a state where the peeling plate (14) and the label transfer plate (1) are observed from below.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which the label (L) is stuck to the adherend (3).

FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view of the label sticking device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

(L) ・ ・ ・ ・ Label (1) ··· Label transfer plate (20) ・ ・ ・ ・ Adhesive part (21) ・ ・ ・ Display (3) ... Adhesive (30) ・ ・ ・ ・ Top surface (4) ・ ・ ・ ・ Packing box

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yasuo Oka             563 Hinodemachi, Haramachi, Fukushima Prefecture Co., Ltd.             In iEs F term (reference) 3E095 AA01 AA17 BA03 CA01 DA03                       DA32 DA42 DA45 DA82 DA85                       EA03 EA09 EA24 EA26 EA29                       FA03

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A label comprising a sticking part having an adhesive layer on the back surface and a display part connected to the sticking part and having no adhesive layer is arranged in a packaging box open upward. A method for attaching a label to be attached to the top surface of a plurality of adherends in a state of being housed in a state of holding a step of holding the label horizontally, and a label held in the step of holding the label A transfer step of transferring the sticking part so that the sticking part is located above the top surface of the sticking object; and the label between the sticking part and the display part while maintaining the state held in the holding step. A bending step in which the display section hangs down at a bending section provided on the back surface of the sticking section, and the back surface of the sticking section is stuck to the top surface by lowering the sticking section toward the top surface of the adherend. The attaching step of attaching and the holding step after the attaching step. Consisting of a releasing step of releasing the holding state of the label, the folding portion being folded in the folding step, in a state in which the label is held so that the sticking portion corresponds to the top surface, in the row or column direction. A label sticking method, wherein the label sticking method is set so as to be located between the top surfaces of adjacent sticking objects. 2. The label sticking method according to claim 1, wherein the holding step is a step of sucking the surface of the label onto the lower surface of the suction plate by suction means, and the releasing step releases the suction means. Label sticking method that is a process. 3. The label sticking method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of the labels are stuck on a top surface of a running long peeling sheet so as to be peelable at regular intervals. ,
A label take-out step is provided in which the release sheet is bent downward at a sharp angle during traveling to lift and peel the label from the release sheet, and the label is released from the release sheet by the take-out step. At the same time, the label sticking method is controlled by the control means so as to be held by the holding step. 4. The label sticking method according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein in the holding step, the number of the stuck objects for one row or one column in the packaging box is the same. While a number of labels are simultaneously held in parallel in the same posture at intervals corresponding to the top surface of the adherend, respectively, in the bending step,
The label is simultaneously bent at each of the folding parts, and then, in the bonding step, the respective bonding parts are set so as to descend simultaneously toward the respective top surfaces of the adherend and adhere. How to attach the label. 5. A label comprising a sticking part having an adhesive layer on its back surface and a display part connected to the sticking part and having no adhesive layer is arranged in a packaging box open upward. A device for carrying out a label sticking method for sticking to a top surface of a plurality of adherends in a state of being housed in a state of being a holding plate for horizontally holding the sticking part so that the sticking part can be separated from the surface side. And an oscillating plate which is swingably connected downward to the edge of the holding plate and holds the display unit from the front side, and the adherend is kept in a horizontal posture as a whole. A label transfer plate for transferring a label upward, and a label transfer plate which is provided above the label transfer plate so as to be able to move up and down and the swing plate droops when the label transfer plate descends. A bending cylinder that bends at the boundary with And a lifting device that is provided so as to be able to move up and down together with a cylinder and that pushes down the label transfer plate until the holding plate contacts the top surface of the adherend after suspending the swing plate, wherein the label transfer plate is , Reciprocating between an initial position where the label is set outside the packaging box and an attachment position where the holding plate corresponds to above the adherend inside the packaging box. Along with moving the label transfer plate on which the label is set from the initial position to the sticking position, the bending cylinder is lowered to cause the swing plate to hang down together with the display unit, and then the A control device for controlling the holding plate to descend toward the top surface of the adherend by an elevating device is provided, and the edge of the top surface on the side where the display unit is hung down is provided. The distance to the hanging position of the oscillating plate and the wall thickness of the oscillating plate are smaller than the distance between the top surfaces of the adherends adjacent to each other in the row or column direction. Sticking device. 6. The label sticking apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a roll body is formed by winding a release sheet having a large number of the labels releasably stuck at regular intervals in a roll shape, and the roll body. Further provided are a traveling device that pulls out the release sheet and causes the release sheet to travel, and a release plate that bends the release sheet that is running by the traveling device downwardly at an acute angle to release the label from the release sheet. The plate is located close to the peeling plate at the initial position, and the label transfer plate is returned to the initial position by the reciprocating means when the label is peeled from the peeling plate. The label pushed out from the release sheet by the release plate is controlled by the suction means on the lower surface of the label transfer plate. Attaching apparatus of the label where the structure is held adsorbed me. 7. The label sticking apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the label transfer plate has a horizontally long rectangular shape, and the labels peeled one by one from the peeling sheet by the peeling plate are the rectangles. Along the long side of the label transfer plate with respect to the traveling direction of the release sheet so that the label transfer plates are held in parallel in order at intervals corresponding to the intervals between the centers of the top surfaces of the adherends. Label sticking device configured to intermittently move in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction.