KR101514026B1 - Automatic taping apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic taping apparatus comprising: a conveyor (10) having a rail (1) on which a workpiece is transferred; a tape supply module (30) installed at one side of the conveyor (10), and continuously supplying adhesive tapes (T); and a tape attachment module (50) installed to be adjacent to one side of the rail (1), and attaching the adhesive tapes (T) to the edges of the workpiece moved along the rail (1). The tape attachment module (50) includes: a tape guide (45) guiding the adhesive tapes (T) toward the edges of the workpiece when the adhesive tapes (T) are supplied from one end of the tape supply module (30); and a press unit (52) pressing the adhesive tapes (T) toward the outer surface of the workpiece when the adhesive tapes (T) are attached to the edges of the workpiece. The automatic taping apparatus is capable of automatically attaching the adhesive tapes (T) or labels to the outer surface of the workpiece. In particular, the automatic taping apparatus is capable of taping the edges firmly by pressing the edges using a press unit (52), thereby improving workability and work quality.

Description

[0001] Automatic taping apparatus [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a taping apparatus, and more particularly, to a taping apparatus for automatically taping a corner of a box.

In general, a product sold in a separate packaging box such as an electronic product is subjected to taping treatment on the outer surface of the packaging box to prevent the inner product from being taken out to the outside arbitrarily, or a description To the outer surface of the box so that the user can perceive it.

At this time, in order to perform taping (or labeling) processing on the outer surface of the box, it is necessary to attach an adhesive tape (or an adhesive label) having an adhesive surface on one side to the outer surface of the box. There is a problem that productivity is low.

Particularly, as shown in Fig. 1, in the case of performing taping work for attaching the adhesive tape T to the bent portion like the corner portion of the box B, it is more difficult to automate by the machine, There is a problem in that even if taping is performed by a machine, the adhesive tape T is not accurately attached to a part of the corner portion, thereby increasing the probability of occurrence of defects.

(Patent Document 1) KR10-2012-0052763 A

It is an object of the present invention to automate the operation of attaching an adhesive tape to an edge portion of a box.

Another object of the present invention is to precisely press the edge portion of the box when adhering the adhesive tape to the edge of the box so that the adhesive tape can be firmly attached to the outer surface of the box.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention provides a conveyor apparatus including a conveyor having a rail to which an object to be processed is conveyed, a tape supply module provided on one side of the conveyor for continuously supplying an adhesive tape, And a tape attaching module provided adjacent to one side of the rail for attaching the adhesive tape to an edge of the workpiece moved along the rail, wherein the tape attaching module is provided from one end of the tape supplying module A tape guide for guiding the adhesive tape in the direction of the workpiece and a pressing device for pressing the adhesive tape adhered to the edge of the workpiece in the direction of the outer surface of the workpiece.

The tape guide is positioned on the rail of the conveyor on the movement path of the workpiece, and the edge of the workpiece moved along the rail contacts the adhesive tape to bond the adhesive tape.

A guide part protrudes toward the rail at one side of the tape guide, and the adhesive tape is attached to the outer surface of the workpiece in the process of moving along the guide part.

Wherein the pressing device comprises a center portion, a rotating piece rotating with the center portion as a rotation axis and protruding in a corner direction of the work piece, and an elastic member for returning the rotating piece to an original position, And is brought into contact with the upper end adjacent to the edge of the workpiece in the movement process of the workpiece and is brought into contact with the side surface adjacent to the edge of the workpiece by rotating according to the movement of the workpiece.

A roller portion is provided at one end of the rotary arm to rotate by friction with the edge of the workpiece in contact with the edge of the workpiece, and presses the edge of the workpiece.

The tape supply module and the tape attaching module are each provided on both sides of the conveyor so as to attach an adhesive tape to both side edges of the workpiece.

The conveyor is provided with an adjusting lever device, and it is possible to adjust the vertical height and lateral position of at least one of the rail, the tape supply module or the tape attaching module.

The tape supply module is provided with a sensor to operate and stop the tape supply module to correspond to the movement of the workpiece.

The adhesive tape is composed of an adhesive film on a plurality of continuous outer surfaces of a continuous guide film at regular intervals and a space formed between the adhesive films so that one adhesive film is provided for one workpiece.

The sensor recognizes the space between the adhesive films and stops the operation of the tape supply module until the next workpiece approaches after the adhesive film is supplied to the workpiece.

A dispenser device is provided at one end of the conveyor to allow the workpieces to be stacked and to supply the stacked workpieces one by one to the rails of the conveyor.

The rail of the conveyor is provided with at least one pressure roller along the rail for pressing the upper portion of the work in the rail direction.

The following effects can be expected in the automatic taping apparatus according to the present invention as described above.

According to the present invention, an adhesive tape or a label can be automatically attached to the outer surface of the workpiece by the automatic tapping device. In particular, the corner portion of the workpiece to be taped is pressed by the pressing device, As a result, it is possible to improve productivity and improve work quality.

In the present invention, a plurality of workpieces are transported while being individually transported, and such a work can be continuously sensed by the sensor, thereby fully automating the tapping operation.

1 is a perspective view showing an adhesive tape adhered to a corner of a general box;
2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of an automatic taping apparatus according to the present invention.
3 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a dispenser apparatus constituting an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a tape attaching module constituting an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 7 are operation state diagrams sequentially showing a process of automatically attaching a tape to an edge of a box using the embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an automatic taping apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, a paper box for product packaging will be described as an example of the workpiece.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the automatic taping apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the dispenser apparatus constituting the embodiment of the present invention.

The automatic taping device of the present invention is provided with a conveyor 10 for conveying a box B as an object to be worked and a rail 1 . The tape is automatically attached to the rail 1 of the conveyor 10 by the tape attaching module 50, which will be described below, while the box B is being transported in a seated state.

At least one pressure roller (4, 12) may be provided on the conveyor (10). The pressure rollers 4 and 12 are provided to rotate the upper portion of the box B in the direction of the rails 1 and are rotatable and installed across the rails 1 as shown . The pressurizing rollers 4 and 12 can prevent the box B from becoming excessively bulky during the manufacturing process and the transferring process, It serves to readjust the shape. In this embodiment, a total of three pressure rollers 4, 12 are installed along the conveyor 10 is shown in Fig.

A dispenser device (3) is installed at one end of the conveyor (10). The dispenser device 3 is for stacking the boxes B and sequentially transferring the stacked boxes B along the rails 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the dispenser body 3, which extends upward, One side of the stacked box B is fixedly held and transported along the rail 1 from the box B located at the lower end of the dispenser body.

A pressing roller 4 is provided in front of the conveyor 10 so that the pressing roller 4 presses the box B before the taping operation is performed on the box B to correct the shape of the box B It plays a role.

The conveyor 10 is provided with control lever devices 22, 24. The control lever devices 22 and 24 are for adjusting the vertical height and lateral position of at least one of the rail 1, the tape supply module 30 or the tape attaching module 50 to be described later. That is, the width and height of the rail 1 and the width of the tape supply module 30 or the tape attaching module 30 may be adjusted so that taping operations can be performed on the box B of various shapes and sizes through the control lever devices 22, The interval, height, etc., of the movable member 50 can be adjusted.

On the other hand, when the box B moves along the rail 1, the box B is tapped by the tape supply module 30 and the tape attaching module 50. More precisely, the tape supply module 30 is provided on one side of the conveyor 10 to continuously supply the adhesive tape T, and the tape attaching module 50 is disposed adjacent to one side of the rail 1 And attaches the adhesive tape T firmly to the edge of the workpiece to be moved along the rail 1.

The tape supply module 30 is provided with the winder T 'on the tape supply module 30 so that the tape supply module 30 is sequentially supplied to the respective boxes B while the adhesive tape T is unwound. And the winder T 'is configured in a drum shape so as to be rotated and unwound while the adhesive tape T is wound.

The adhesive tape T released from the winder T 'moves along the guide rollers 35 and moves to a position adjacent to the rail 1. The guide rollers 35 are rotatable rods And serves to guide the adhesive tape T to be smoothly transported while being slid along the outer surface thereof. A plurality of guide rollers 35 may be installed between the tape supply module 30 and the rail 1.

A tape attaching module 50 is provided at a position adjacent to the tape supply module 30. The tape attaching module 50 guides the adhesive tape T supplied from one end of the tape supply module 30 toward the corner of the box B and further adheres to the edge of the box B So that the tape T is pressed firmly in the direction of the outer surface of the workpiece.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the tape attaching module 50 is provided with a tape guide 45 (hereinafter, referred to as " tape guide ") which is connected from one end of the tape supply module 30 and guides the adhesive tape T to one end of the rail 1 The tape guide 45 extends from one end of the tape supply module 30 in the direction of the rail 1 and guides the adhesive tape T supplied from the tape supply module 30 To the position adjacent to the rail (1), that is, to the box (B).

The tape guide 45 is further provided with a guide portion 47. The guide portion 47 is further projected from the tape guide 45 toward the rail 1 so that, So that the adhesive tape T can be naturally attached to the edge portion of the adhesive tape B as shown in Fig. For this, the guide part 47 is preferably formed to be inclined in the direction of the dispenser.

The tape guide 45 is positioned on the rail 1 of the conveyor 10 on the movement path of the box B so that the edge of the box B moving along the rail 1 So that the adhesive tape (T) comes into contact with the adhesive tape (T).

At this time, the tape guide 45 is configured to be rotatable by a hinge (not shown). The angle of the tape guide 45 can be adjusted according to the shape and size of the box B, and the adjustment lever device 22, 24).

A pressing device 52 is provided at one side of the tape guide 45. The pressure device 52 is configured to be rotatable so that the adhesive tape T attached to the edge of the box B is pressed firmly in the direction of the outer surface of the workpiece so as to be firmly attached thereto.

5, the pressurizing device 52 includes a central portion 51, a rotary rocking arm 53 that rotates around the center portion 51 and protrudes in the corner direction of the box B, . The rotating arm 53 contacts the upper end adjacent to the edge of the box B during the movement of the workpiece and rotates in accordance with the movement of the box B to contact the side adjacent to the edge of the workpiece, The adhesive tape T is firmly adhered to the box B in the direction of the outer surface thereof.

The roller arm 55 is provided at one end of the rotary arm 53 and is rotated by friction with the edge of the box B during the contact with the edge of the box B, The rollers 55 are continuously rubbed against the outer surface of the box B to prevent the outer surface of the box B from being damaged at the same time as the adhesive tape T is pressed more accurately.

At this time, the rotation arm 53 is rotatable and the pressing device 52 is provided with an elastic member (not shown) for returning the rotation arm 53 to the original position. Accordingly, after the rotary arm 53 presses the outer surface of the box B and firmly attaches the adhesive tape T, it can return to its original position (see FIG. 5). Of course, the rotary member may be restored to its original position by a magnetic force, an electromagnetic force, a motor, or the like instead of the elastic member.

The tape supply module 30 may include a sensor 40 to operate and stop the tape supply module 30 to correspond to the movement of the box B. That is, the sensor 40 controls the tape supply module 30 to adjust the speed at which the adhesive tape T is provided to the moving speed of the box B. More precisely, when the box B approaches the tape attaching module 50, the tape supplying module 30 is operated to adhere the adhesive tape T to the edge of the box B, The tape supply module 30 is stopped after the tape T is adhered.

At this time, in the present embodiment, the adhesive tape T comprises a plurality of adhesive films (not designated) attached on the outer surface of one continuous guide film And a space T1 formed therein. That is, a plurality of adhesive films are separately prepared on the adhesive tape T so that one adhesive film is provided in one box B.

Accordingly, after the adhesive tape T is attached to the edge of the box B, the operation for cutting it to an appropriate length can be omitted.

Further, the sensor 40 recognizes the space T1 between the adhesive films so that after the adhesive film is supplied to the box B, the tape supply module 30 may be stopped. Of course, in this case, a separate sensor (not shown) for sensing the approach of the box B may be provided.

In the present embodiment, the tape supply module 30 and the tape attaching module 50 are provided on both sides of the conveyor 10 so as to form an adhesive tape T on both sides of the workpiece Respectively. Of course, the tape supply module 30 and the tape attaching module 50 may be provided only on one side of the conveyor 10 or on the conveying path of the conveyor 10.

Hereinafter, the process of attaching the adhesive tape to the edge of the box by the automatic taping apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

5 to 7 show an operation state diagram of a process of automatically attaching a tape to an edge of a box using the embodiment of the present invention.

First, the workpiece B, which is the workpiece, is discharged from the dispenser apparatus 3 (see Fig. 3) and transported along the rail 1. In the process, the box B is pressed by the pressure rollers 4 and 12 so that the state in which the box B is excessively inflated can be prevented and the shape is corrected.

The box B moving along the rail 1 is adjacent to the tape attaching module 50. The tape guide 45 of the tape attaching module 50 is inserted into the box B And can naturally come into contact with the upper edge of the corner of the box B in the process of being transported.

To this end, the tape guide 45 of the tape attaching module 50 is held in a state extending in a direction crossing the rail 1, and in this state, the box B is conveyed to contact the tape guide 45 .

At the same time as the box B is approached, the tape supply module 30 operates to supply the adhesive tape T toward the tape guide 45. At this time, the adhesive tape T is provided with an adhesive film disposed on the outer surface of the continuous guide film at regular intervals, and only the adhesive film portion is supplied to the box B by the tape supply module 30.

When the adhesive film is brought into contact with the outer surface of the box B by the operation of the tape supply module 30, the adhesive film is attached to the edge portion of the box B by the adhesive force of the adhesive film, The pressing device 52 of the tape attaching module 50 comes into contact with the upper edge of the corner of the box B and presses the adhesive film firmly in the direction of the outer surface of the box B. This is shown in FIG.

At this time, the box B continues to move without stopping the movement, so that the pressurizing device 52 rotates to come into contact with the edge side of the box B from the upper edge of the corner of the box B to rub. The roller unit 55 of the pressure device 52 presses the corner side of the box B so that the adhesive film is firmly attached to the edge of the box B. A state in which the pressurizing device 52 is rubbing against the corner side of the box B is shown in Fig.

The adhesive tape T is automatically attached to the edge of the box B by the operation of the tape supply module 30 and the tape attaching module 50. In particular, (T) can be pressed firmly to the outer surface of the box (B).

This operation is continuously performed so that the adhesive tape T is attached to the plurality of boxes B. The sensor 40 described above operates the tape supply module 30 appropriately for a predetermined interval to form an adhesive tape T) can be sequentially supplied to the edge of the box (B).

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment, but is capable of many modifications and variations within the scope of the appended claims. It is self-evident.

In the above-described embodiment, the adhesive tape T is adhered to the paper box B for packing the product as the workpiece. However, the present invention is not limited to the paper box B and various workpieces, It can be a target. Further, it is not the adhesive tape T that is attached to the workpiece but may be a label having an adhesive surface on one side.

10: Conveyor 30: Tape supply module
40: Sensor 50: Tape attachment module
B: Box T: Adhesive tape

Claims (12)

A conveyor having a rail to which the workpiece is fed,
A tape supply module provided on one side of the conveyor for continuously supplying an adhesive tape,
And a tape attaching module installed adjacent to one side of the rail and attaching the adhesive tape to an edge of the workpiece moved along the rail,
The tape attaching module
A tape guide for guiding the adhesive tape supplied from one end of the tape supply module toward a corner of the workpiece;
And an urging device for urging the adhesive tape adhering to the edge of the workpiece toward the outer surface of the workpiece,
The pressure-
A central portion;
A rotary arm rotating about the central portion as a rotation axis and protruding in a direction of a corner of the workpiece;
And an elastic member for returning the rotational stone to an original position,
A roller portion bent in a vertical direction is formed on the end portion of the turning rock,
As the workpiece moves,
The roller portion contacts the upper end adjacent to the edge of the workpiece to press the upper end;
After the inner surface of the roller portion presses the edge portion of the workpiece;
Wherein the roller portion is rotated by 90 degrees or more so as to press the side portion adjacent to the edge of the workpiece.
[2] The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tape guide is positioned on a rail of the conveyor on a moving path of the workpiece so that an edge of the workpiece moved along the rail contacts the adhesive tape to adhere the adhesive tape And an automatic taping device.
The automatic tapping device according to claim 2, wherein a guide portion is protruded toward the rail at one side of the tape guide, and the adhesive tape is attached to an outer surface of the workpiece during movement along the guide portion.
delete delete [2] The automatic taping device according to claim 1, wherein the tape supply module and the tape attaching module are provided on both sides of the conveyor, respectively, and an adhesive tape is attached to both edges of the work.
The automatic taping device according to claim 1, wherein the conveyor is provided with a control lever device, and the height, height, and lateral position of at least one of the rail, the tape supply module, and the tape attaching module can be adjusted.
The automatic taping device according to claim 1, wherein the tape supply module is provided with a sensor to operate and stop the tape supply module to correspond to the movement of the workpiece.
The adhesive tape as claimed in claim 8, wherein the adhesive tape comprises a plurality of adhesive films attached to the outer surface of one continuous guide film at regular intervals and a space portion formed between the adhesive films, So that a film is provided.
The tape feeding apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the sensor recognizes the space between the adhesive films and stops the operation of the tape supply module until the next workpiece approaches after the adhesive film is supplied to the workpiece An automatic taping device.
The automatic tapping device according to claim 1, wherein a dispenser device is provided at one end of the conveyor so that the workpieces can be stacked and the stacked workpieces are fed one by one to the rails of the conveyor.
The automatic tapping device according to claim 1, wherein at least one or more pressure rollers for pressing the upper portion of the workpiece in the rail direction are provided on the rails of the conveyor along the rails.

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