Gluing unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9284086-B2
Application number	US-201314056206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2013
Priority date	Oct 25, 2012
Publication date	Mar 15, 2016
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016

Abstract

The invention comprises a gluing unit, in particular for a labeling apparatus, comprising a glue roller ( 1 ) and a motor ( 2 ) for driving the glue roller ( 1 ), where the motor ( 2 ) is positioned above the glue roller ( 1 ), where the motor ( 2 ) is with respect to a support structure ( 3 ) of the motor mounted in a height-adjustable manner, and where the height of the motor ( 2 ) is adjustable using a lever, in particular using an elbow lever ( 23 ) or a rocker lever.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A gluing unit, comprising a glue roller and a motor for driving said glue roller, said motor being positioned above said glue roller, said motor being, with respect to a support structure of said motor, mounted in a height-adjustable manner, and the height of said motor being adjustable using a lever;
wherein said motor can, from an operating position in a first height position, be brought to a removal position in a second height position, and wherein said glue roller can, in the removal position, be removed from the gluing unit by a lateral motion.

2. The gluing unit according to claim 1 , wherein said motor is mounted movable along a guide.

3. The gluing unit of claim 2 , wherein the guide is a linear guide.

4. The gluing unit according to claim 1 , wherein said motor is mounted movable along an essentially vertical axis.

5. The gluing unit according to claim 1 , and a glue wiper comprising a first locking element, and a support for said glue wiper comprising a second locking element, wherein said locking elements can be locked with each other by rotation of one or both locking elements.

6. The gluing unit according to claim 5 , wherein said first or said second locking element can be one of a socket, a part of a pipe, a part of a shaft, and a part of an axle.

7. The gluing unit according to claim 5 , wherein said first locking element comprises a recess, and wherein said recess and said second locking element are configured such that said second locking element in a first orientation can be introduced into said recess and, following a rotation, in a second orientation is connected with said first locking element in a positive-fit manner.

8. The gluing unit according to claim 5 , wherein said second locking element has a circular cross-section with two oppositely disposed flattened portions, and the said first locking element has a U-shaped seat with a widening section, wherein said second locking element, due to the flattened portions fits into said U-shaped seat and can be locked with said first locking elements by rotation in the area of the widening section.

9. The gluing unit according to claim 1 , wherein said glue roller comprises a cylindrical jacket, on each upper and lower opening of which a lid plate is arranged, and wherein one of said lid plates comprises a gearing, for connecting said glue roller with a drive motor.

10. The gluing unit of claim 9 , wherein the gearing is a Hirth-type serration.

11. The gluing unit according to claim 1 , wherein said glue roller comprises a cylindrical jacket, on each upper and lower opening of which a lid plate is arranged, and where one of said lid plates comprises one or more elements for connecting said glue roller with a support device of a labeling apparatus.

12. The gluing unit according to claim 11 , wherein said lid plate for connecting said glue roller to a support device comprises one of a centering tip and a receiving cone as a counterpart to a centering tip of said support device.

13. The gluing unit according claim 12 , wherein said cylindrical jacket has a thickness from 1 mm to 5 mm.

14. The gluing unit of claim 13 , wherein the thickness is from 1.5 mm to 3 mm.

15. The gluing unit according to claim 1 , comprising a magnetic axial lock for stabilizing the position of said glue roller in an installed position.

16. The gluing unit according to claim 1 wherein a rotor of said motor is thermally insulated from the rotor shaft.

17. The gluing unit of claim 1 , wherein the gluing unit is for a labeling apparatus.

18. The gluing unit of claim 1 , wherein the lever is one of an elbow lever and a rocker lever.

19. A gluing unit, comprising a glue roller and a motor for driving said glue roller, said motor being positioned above said glue roller, said glue roller being connected to a support structure via a mounting, and said gluing unit being embodied such that the height of said mounting of said support structure is adjustable, wherein said motor can, from an operating position in a first height position, be brought to a removal position in a second height position, and wherein said glue roller can, in the removal position, be removed from the gluing unit by a lateral motion.

20. The gluing unit of claim 19 , wherein the gluing unit is for a labeling apparatus.

Assignees

• Krones Ag

Inventors

• Humele Heinz
• Stoiber Christian
• Holzer Christian
• Ferstl Ludwig

Classifications

• B65C9/2256 Primary

  Applying the liquid on the label · CPC title

• Y10S118/14

  Roller, conical · CPC title

• B65C9/2247 Primary

  using liquid rollers or bands · CPC title

• Y10S118/15

  Roller structure · CPC title

• B05C1/0821

  characterised by driving means for rollers or work · CPC title