Label fitting system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10793310-B2
Application number	US-201716086850-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2017
Priority date	Mar 25, 2016
Publication date	Oct 6, 2020
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020

Abstract

Provided is a label fitting system which can, even if a container has a narrowed portion, appropriately fit a cylindrical label to the outer periphery of the container. A label fitting system is provided with a label arrangement mechanism which pushes down a cylindrical label having been supplied to a location above a cylindrical container and is disposed about the outer periphery of the cylindrical label. The label arrangement mechanism is provided with a vertically movable annular base and a plurality of legs extending downward from the base. The legs have elasticity which enables the legs to be displaced radially, and have lower ends coming into contact with the upper end of the cylindrical label. When the base descends, the lower ends of the legs push down the cylindrical label while descending along the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical container.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A label fitting system that fits a cylindrical label to an outer periphery of a cylindrical container, the label fitting system comprising:
a label arrangement mechanism that arranges the cylindrical label supplied above the cylindrical container, on the outer periphery of the cylindrical container by pushing down the cylindrical label,
wherein
the label arrangement mechanism includes:
a base in an annular shape capable of ascending and descending; and
a plurality of legs extending downward from the base,

each leg of the plurality of legs has elasticity capable of being displaced in a radial direction and further has a lower end portion that comes into contact with an upper end of the cylindrical label, and
when the base descends, the lower end portion of each leg of the plurality of legs pushes down the cylindrical label as descending along an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical container.

2. The label fitting system according to claim 1 , wherein
each leg of the plurality of legs has a leg main body extending downward from the base and
the lower end portion of each leg of the plurality of legs has a label contact portion extending in the radial direction.

3. The label fitting system according to claim 2 , wherein
the label contact portion is provided so as to project radially inward from a lower end of the leg main body.

4. The label fitting system according to claim 3 , wherein
the label contact portion is provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to the leg main body.

5. The label fitting system according to claim 3 , wherein
each leg of the plurality of legs is arranged so as to extend downward in a direction substantially perpendicular to the base in a no-load state, and the lower end portion of each leg of the plurality of legs projects inward from an inside diameter position of the base.

6. The label fitting system according to claim 2 , wherein
the lower end portion has an inward projecting portion projecting radially inward from a lower end of the leg main body and
the label contact portion is provided so as to project radially outward from a lower end of the inward projecting portion.

7. The label fitting system according to claim 6 , wherein
the label contact portion is provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to the leg main body.

8. The label fitting system according to claim 2 , wherein
the label contact portion is provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to the leg main body.

9. The label fitting system according to claim 2 , wherein
each leg of the plurality of legs is arranged so as to extend downward in a direction substantially perpendicular to the base in a no-load state, and the lower end portion of each leg of the plurality of legs projects inward from an inside diameter position of the base.

10. The label fitting system according to any of claim 2 , wherein
each leg of the plurality of legs is made of a plate member or a linear member.

11. The label fitting system according to claim 2 , wherein
each leg of the plurality of legs is made of a linear member and at least the linear member is formed in a U shape in the lower end portion.

12. The label fitting system according to claim 2 , wherein
the lower end portion of each leg of the plurality of legs has a smooth surface in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical container when descending.

13. The label fitting system according to claim 2 , wherein
at least four legs of the plurality of legs are provided at equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the base.

14. The label fitting system according to claim 2 , wherein
at least eight legs of the plurality of legs are provided at equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the base.

15. The label fitting system according to claim 1 , wherein
each leg of the plurality of legs is arranged so as to extend downward in a direction substantially perpendicular to the base in a no-load state, and the lower end portion of each leg of the plurality of legs projects inward from an inside diameter position of the base.

16. The label fitting system according to any of claim 1 , wherein
each leg of the plurality of legs is made of a plate member or a linear member.

17. The label fitting system according to claim 1 , wherein
each leg of the plurality of legs is made of a linear member and at least the linear member is formed in a U shape in the lower end portion.

18. The label fitting system according to claim 1 , wherein
the lower end portion of each leg of the plurality of legs has a smooth surface in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical container when descending.

19. The label fitting system according to claim 1 , wherein
at least four legs of the plurality of legs are provided at equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the base.

20. The label fitting system according to claim 1 , wherein
at least eight legs of the plurality of legs are provided at equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the base.

Assignees

• Fuji Seal Int Inc

Inventors

• Takeshiba Kazuo
• Weltje Henk

Classifications

• B65C3/065 Primary

  by placing tubular labels around the container (applying preformed tubular sheathings of plastics in general B29C63/18; applying protective covers to closures B67B5/03) · CPC title

• B65C3/14

  the container being positioned for labelling with its centre-line vertical · CPC title

• B65B53/00

  Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging · CPC title

• B65C3/163 Primary

  where the label is of the wrap-around type · CPC title

• B65C9/1869

  and being transferred directly from the backing strip onto the article · CPC title