Hot glue unit for a labeling machine with extractor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11318492-B2
Application number	US-201816106810-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 21, 2018
Priority date	Sep 7, 2017
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a hot glue unit for a labeling machine in the beverage processing industry. The hot glue unit includes a housing, a glue roller disposed in an interior of the housing, a glue container, and a filter unit including an extractor connected to the housing. The extractor is to extract gases from the interior of the housing and supply the gases to the filter unit before the gases are to exit the hot glue unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hot glue unit for a labeling machine in a beverage processing industry, the hot glue unit comprising:
a housing;
a glue roller disposed in an interior of the housing;
a glue container; and
a filter unit comprising an extractor connected to the housing to extract gases from the interior of the housing and supply the gases to the filter unit before the gases exit the hot glue unit, wherein the filter unit further comprises a filter cartridge and a collection tank, wherein the filter cartridge and the collection tank are connected to each other, wherein condensate developing in the filter cartridge is to drain into the collection tank, wherein, with respect to a flow direction of the gases extracted via the extractor from the housing, the filter cartridge and the collection tank are arranged downstream of the extractor, and wherein the gases extracted via the extractor from the interior of the housing are supplied to the filter cartridge.

2. The hot glue unit of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a fresh air opening arranged on a first side surface of the housing, wherein the extractor comprises an extraction opening through which the gases are to be extracted from the interior of the housing, and wherein the extraction opening is arranged at a second side surface of the housing.

3. The hot glue unit of claim 2 , wherein the second side surface and the first side surface are opposite to each other or at least separated from each other by two further side surfaces.

4. The hot glue unit according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the filter cartridge or the collection tank is configured to be exchangeable.

5. The hot glue unit of claim 1 , wherein the filter cartridge comprises a flow channel for the gases extracted from the interior of the housing, wherein the flow channel is longer than the filter cartridge in at least one direction.

6. The hot glue unit of claim 5 , wherein at least one of:
the flow channel is helically wound; or
the filter unit comprises a cooling system for cooling the flow channel.

7. The hot glue unit of claim 1 , wherein the extractor comprises at least one fan disposed upstream or downstream from the filter cartridge.

8. The hot glue unit of claim 7 , wherein the at least one fan comprises a first fan disposed upstream from the filter cartridge and a second fan disposed downstream from the filter cartridge.

9. The hot glue unit of claim 1 , wherein an outlet opening is arranged downstream from the filter cartridge, wherein filtered air is to exit the filter cartridge via the outlet opening.

10. The hot glue unit of claim 1 further comprising a glue scraper for scraping glue from the glue roller and transferring the glue onto labels, wherein the glue scraper is disposed in the housing.

11. A labeling machine for labeling containers with labels in a beverage processing industry, wherein the labeling machine comprises a hot glue unit for applying hot glue onto the labels, the hot glue unit comprising:
a housing;
a glue roller disposed in an interior of the housing;
a glue container; and
a filter unit comprising an extractor connected to the housing to extract gases from the interior of the housing and supply the gases to the filter unit before the gases exit the hot glue unit, wherein the filter unit further comprises a filter cartridge and a collection tank, wherein the filter cartridge and the collection tank are connected to each other, wherein condensate developing in the filter cartridge is to drain into the collection tank, wherein, with respect to a flow direction of the gases extracted via the extractor from the housing, the filter cartridge and the collection tank are arranged downstream of the extractor, and wherein the gases extracted via the extractor from the interior of the housing are supplied to the filter cartridge.

12. The labeling machine of claim 11 , wherein the extractor comprises a first fan disposed upstream from the filter cartridge and a second fan disposed downstream from the filter cartridge.

13. The labeling machine of claim 12 , wherein an outlet opening is arranged downstream from the filter cartridge, wherein filtered air is to exit the filter cartridge via the outlet opening.

14. A container treatment system for treating containers in a beverage processing industry, the container treatment system comprising:
a blow molding machine;
a labeling machine for labeling the containers with labels, wherein the labeling machine comprises a hot glue unit for applying hot glue onto the labels, the hot glue unit comprising:
a housing;
a glue roller disposed in an interior of the housing;
a glue container; and
a filter unit comprising an extractor connected to the housing to extract gases from the interior of the housing and supply the gases to the filter unit before the gases exit the hot glue unit, wherein the filter unit further comprises a filter cartridge and a collection tank, wherein the filter cartridge and the collection tank are connected to each other, wherein condensate developing in the filter cartridge is to drain into the collection tank, wherein, with respect to a flow direction of the gases extracted via the extractor from the housing, the filter cartridge and the collection tank are arranged downstream of the extractor, and wherein the gases extracted via the extractor from the interior of the housing are supplied to the filter cartridge; and

a filler.

15. The container treatment system of claim 14 , wherein a direction of transport of the containers is from the blow molding machine to the labeling machine, and from the labeling machine to the filler.

16. The container treatment system of claim 14 , wherein the housing comprises a fresh air opening arranged on a first side surface of the housing, wherein the extractor comprises an extraction opening through which the gases are to be extracted from the interior of the housing, wherein the extraction opening is arranged at a second side surface of the housing, wherein the second side surface and the first side surface are opposite to each other or at least separated from each other by two further side surfaces.

17. The container treatment system of claim 14 , wherein the filter cartridge comprises a flow channel for the gases extracted from the interior of the housing, wherein the flow channel is longer than the filter cartridge in at least one direction, wherein at least one of:
the flow channel is helically wound; or
the filter unit comprises a cooling system for cooling the flow channel.

Assignees

• Krones Ag

Inventors

• Aumer Benjamin
• Reese Elmar
• Seibold Gabriel
• Senn Konrad
• Meissner Soeren
• Holzer Christian
• Schroll Bernd

Classifications

• B65C9/2247 Primary

  using liquid rollers or bands · CPC title

• B65C9/2256

  Applying the liquid on the label · CPC title

• B05C1/08

  using a roller {or other rotating member which contacts the work along a generating line} · CPC title

• B05C1/12

  the work being fed round the roller (B05C1/10 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B05C15/00

  Enclosures for apparatus; Booths (spray booths B05B16/00) · CPC title