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WO2003102755A1 - Systeme pour imprimer des informations sur un emballage - Google Patents

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WO2003102755A1
WO2003102755A1 PCT/US2003/016932 US0316932W WO03102755A1 WO 2003102755 A1 WO2003102755 A1 WO 2003102755A1 US 0316932 W US0316932 W US 0316932W WO 03102755 A1 WO03102755 A1 WO 03102755A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/407—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
    • B41J3/4073—Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/28—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing downwardly on flat surfaces, e.g. of books, drawings, boxes, envelopes, e.g. flat-bed ink-jet printers
    • B41J3/286—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing downwardly on flat surfaces, e.g. of books, drawings, boxes, envelopes, e.g. flat-bed ink-jet printers on boxes

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  • the present invention relates generally to printing systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system for applying printed information to packaging.
  • a package begins as a flat sheet of material, such as cardboard, that is folded and bonded or stapled into the desired final form the package is designed to assume.
  • Applying info ⁇ nation to a package before it is assembled is generally easier, as the packages are often flat sections of material that can be printed utilizing methods known for printing on fiat materials, i.e., small and large flat sheets of paper or cardboard.
  • printing technology has been developed and refined over decades for printing on flat object. Costs are lower and packages for containing and shipping products are most often printed when in an original flat configuration and later folded and/or assembled into a "box" or other package shape.
  • Applying printed information is also often done for the purpose of relating particular information to a particular product after packaging that particular product in a package.
  • Such information can include brand designation, lot number, serial number, manufacture date, use-by date, UPC codes, other bar codes, shipping destination or the like.
  • the printed information to be applied to a package is required by distributors and/or purchasers of the product contained in the package; and so package printing of such information may be compulsory for the manufacturer or packager of the product/package.
  • the printed information to be applied may be date- or time- specific, and so cannot be pre-printed with accuracy.
  • shipping dates, "just-in-time” information, or real-time data may not be known when the package component(s) are manufactured and so must be applied to the package after it has been assembled and packed with product.
  • the invention provides a system for applying print information to a plurality of sides of a package, and includes a printing station including a printing platform to receive and support the package to facilitate application of the print information to the package.
  • At least one print applicator can be associated with the printing station, and can be movable with respect to the package on the printing platform, and can be configured to selectively apply print information to a plurality of sides of the package.
  • a print application actuator can be configured to move the print applicator and the package relative to each other to enable the print applicator to apply information to the plurality of sides of the package.
  • the print application actuator can move the print applicator relative to the package.
  • the print application actuator can move the package relative to the print applicator.
  • the print application actuator can comprise a rotational actuator.
  • a conveyor can be disposed adjacent the printing station and can be configured to convey the package to the printing station.
  • a second conveyor can be disposed adjacent the printing station and can be configured to convey the package from the printing station.
  • the print information applied to the package can include human-readable print information.
  • the print information applied to the package can include only human-readable print information.
  • a second print applicator can be associated with the printing station and can be configured to apply print information to at least one side of the package.
  • the second print actuator can be redundant, and can be configured to be activated in the event of failure of the print applicator.
  • a system for applying print information to a plurality of sides of a package includes a printing station, including a movable printing platform to receive and support the package to facilitate application of the print information to the package.
  • At least one print applicator can be associated with the printing station and can be configured to selectively apply print information to a plurality of sides of the package.
  • Means for actuating at least one of the printing platform and the print actuator can be configured to move the package disposed on the printing platform and the print applicator relative to each other to enable the print applicator to apply print information to the plurality of sides of the package.
  • a method for applying print information to a plurality of sides of a package includes the steps of: a) delivering the package to a printing platform associated with a printing station, the printing platform receiving and supporting the package to facilitate application of the print information to the package; b) applying print information to a first side of the package using a print applicator associated with the printing station; c) moving the print applicator and the package relative to each other; and d) applying print information to a second side of the package using the print applicator.
  • the method includes the further step of applying print information to a third and a fourth side of the package using the print applicator.
  • the first and second sides of the package are substantially non-horizontally oriented
  • the method includes the further step of applying print information to all non-horizontally oriented sides of the package using the print applicator.
  • the step of moving the print applicator and the package relative to each other can comprise the further step of moving the print applicator relative to the package.
  • the step of moving the print applicator and the package relative to each other can comprise the further step of moving the package relative to the print applicator.
  • the step of delivering the package to the printing platform associated with the printing station can comprise the further step of conveying the package to the printing station with a first conveyor disposed adjacent the printing station.
  • the method includes the further step of conveying the package from the printing station with a second conveyor disposed adjacent the printing station.
  • the step of moving the print applicator and the package relative to each other includes the step of rotating the print applicator and the package relative to each other.
  • the steps of applying print information to the first and second sides of the package include the further steps of applying human-readable print information to the first and second sides of the package.
  • the steps of applying print information to the first and second sides of the package include the further steps of applying only human-readable print info ⁇ nation to the first and second sides of the package.
  • the method includes the further step of providing a second, redundant print applicator, associated with the printing station and configured to apply print information to at least one side of the package in the event of failure of the print applicator.
  • FIG. la is a side view of a system for applying information to a package in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. lb is a top view of one aspect of the system illustrated in FIG. la;
  • FIG. 2 is a top view of an another aspect of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. lb;
  • FIG. 3 a is a side view of another aspect of the system of the present invention
  • FIG. 3b is a top view of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3a;
  • FIG. 4 is a top view of another aspect of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 5 is a side view of another aspect of the present invention.
  • a system, indicated generally at 10a, in accordance with the present invention is shown for a system and method of applying print information to a package.
  • Manufacturing and packaging are two examples of fields that may benefit from use of the system 10a for applying printed information to a package.
  • the present invention can be used to apply printed information to packages already containing products when it is not practical or possible to apply the info ⁇ nation prior to assembling and packaging the product.
  • info ⁇ nation prior to assembling and packaging the product.
  • Such information might include, for example, alphanumeric descriptions of the product, shipping destination information, numerical info ⁇ nation, and /or machine-readable bar codes.
  • the printed information can be applied to a package after the package has been assembled or erected into its final form and size.
  • the system 10a provides a first conveyor 12 configured to receive and transport a package 14.
  • the conveyor 12 can be of a variety of types known to those skilled in the art, such as a conveyor belt, a series of rolling bars, etc.
  • the package 14 conveyed by the conveyor 12 can similarly be of a variety of sizes and shapes. While the package illustrated in the figures is generally square, the present invention can be utilized with packages that are rectangular, cylindrical, or otherwise shaped.
  • printed information can be applied to packages having three, four, five, six, or more sides in addition to a top or a bottom of the package.
  • the term "package” is understood to mean a container or other storage device that is assembled or erected into the final shape and form it was designed to exhibit.
  • Package can include, for example, assembled wooden or cardboard boxes that have been erected into a box or other form in which the package was intended to assume to receive products or materials to be stored within the package.
  • package does not include flat or planar materials which may later be assembled into a package structure.
  • the package can travel along the first conveyor 12 in direction of arrow 16, where it is received by printing platform 18.
  • platform 18 is stationary, and can itself include some type of conveying means to propel the package onto, off of, or along the platfonn.
  • the printing platform 18 can also include motion retardation means (not shown) for stopping or slowing movement of the package.
  • the printed information applied to the package can include bar codes, part numbers, open-date-coding, branding, production information, etc.
  • the printed information includes human-readable information.
  • the terai "human-readable” information is understood to mean information that can be read or observed and understood by a cognizant human.
  • “Human-readable” information can include, without limitation, textual information, alphanumeric information, iconographical information, seasonal infonnation, information related to usage of a product, or any combination thereof.
  • iconographical information can include seasonal icons, such as Christmas trees or Valentines day hearts, etc., that can be associated with products contained or to be contained in the package.
  • Usage information can be text warning of restricted uses such as "Not for Human Consumption," or can include recognizable icons indicating similar information, such as an icon of a human placing an item in his or her mouth with the well known prohibitory symbol of a circle with a bar crossed through it superimposed over the icon.
  • "Human-readable” information does not include, for example, bar-code information, data stored on a magnetic strip, or any information that must be read and converted by a machine into a form understandable by a cognizant human.
  • Printing station 20 can include print applicator 22 for the purpose of applying the printed information to the package.
  • Print applicator 22 can be of a variety of types known to those skilled in the art, including a print head, a stamping assembly, a laser print head, a labeling head or an ink jet print head. Of course, other known printed information applicators or application devices can similarly be used.
  • the print applicator includes a labeling head, the applicator can first apply printed information to a label, then transfer or apply the label to the package.
  • the labeling head print applicator can be supplied with pre-printed labels that include general branding information related to a particular company, and the labeling head print applicator can apply specific printed infomiation to the label prior to adhering the label to the package.
  • printing station 20 can be located at any location along any of the conveyers and can be made mobile so as to enable an operator to move the printing station from one location to another.
  • the present invention can be used on multiple production or shipping lines at various times, eliminating the need to purchase an independent printing station for each line.
  • the present invention will thus be advantageous for business which have multiple conveyor lines that may not all be in use at the same time.
  • redundant print applicators can be included to provide additional reliability in the case one print applicator fails to operate, reducing "down time” otherwise necessary to repair or replace a faulty print applicator.
  • the redundant print applicators can be located and oriented in any manner with respect to the primary print applicator.
  • the redundant and primary print applicators can be located on opposing ends of a rotatable support structure. In the case that the primary print applicator fails, the rotatable support structure can rotate the primary print applicator out of position and rotate the redundant print applicator into position.
  • the redundant print applicator can be located adjacent the primary print applicator and control circuitry can shut down the primary print applicator and initiate the redundant print applicator without requiring the repositioning of any print applicators.
  • the redundant print applicator can be actuated and moved into position in a variety of manners, as would occur to those skilled in the art.
  • print applicator 22 can be movable relative to the package 14a.
  • the print applicator can be rotatable about the package 14a. As shown in FIG. lb, print applicator 22 can apply information to the first side of the package as referenced by print applicator 22 in FIG. lb. After the information has been applied, print applicator 22 can rotate about the package 14a to apply information to alternate sides of the package, as shown at 22a, 22b, and 22c.
  • the print applicator can rotate in a variety of directions, including either clockwise or counterclockwise, and, in one aspect, can rotate horizontally about a vertical axis, as shown by a ⁇ ow 24 in FIG. lb. While the discussion herein addresses printing to multiple sides of a package, it is to be understood that the term “sides” indicates outer surfaces of the package. The term “sides” is not limited to what may be considered the sides of a package in contrast to the top or bottom of a package.
  • a package may be delivered to the printing station with the top and bottom of the package exposed to the print applicator, and have printed information applied to the top and bottom "sides" of the package, addition, in one embodiment of the invention, printed information is applied to all substantially non-horizontal sides of the package.
  • substantially non-horizontal is understood to refer to sides of a package that vary from true horizontal (i.e., perpendicular from the gravity vector) by more than about 5 degrees.
  • the package includes four sides arranged in a pyramidal shape, each side but the base side, as known in the art, is substantially non-horizontal.
  • Print applicator 22 can be incorporated into printing station 20 in any manner known to those skilled in the art.
  • the print applicator will require actuation and feedback means to ensure proper operation.
  • actuation means may include hydraulic or gear driven lifting arms or electrically operated supporting structure, and other actuators, as is well known in the art.
  • the print applicators can include feedback and sensor systems to allow the print applicators to be controlled remotely by a computing system (as discussed in more detail below).
  • the present invention can rapidly apply printed information to a plurality of sides of a package without requiring that the package be routed to additional printing stations.
  • the present invention can be used by manufacturers or packagers to apply information to multiple sides of packages of a variety of configurations.
  • the packages can include primary packages, which hold a product ready to be shipped or delivered, and also secondary packages, which hold a number of already packaged products bundled together into a larger package.
  • the present invention can be driven or controlled by a computer, as discussed in further detail below, the printed inforaiation to be applied to the packages can be rapidly changed, as an operator or the computer need only send to the printing station 20 a different definition of the printed information to be applied to the package. In this manner, packages from a variety of distribution or production lines can be routed past the print station and marked appropriately, even if the printed information to be applied must be changed with each package arriving at the print station.
  • the print applicator 22 can not only be rotatable with respect to the package 14a, but can be linearly movable with respect to a face or side of the package. As shown by arrow 26, print applicator 22d can move toward or away from the package depending on the particular print applicator and print job.
  • the print applicator may also include a sensor (not shown) that detects and processes the distance between the package and the print applicator. The print applicator can thus be utilized with packages of different sizes and still be moved close enough to the package to allow accurate and legible application of printed information to the package. Once all desired information is applied to the package, the package can be moved onto second conveyor 28 for further processing or shipping, as shown by package 14b in FIGS, la and lb.
  • FIGs. 3a and 3b Another aspect of the present invention is illustrated at 10c in FIGs. 3a and 3b. Many of the features and advantages of the previous embodiment are present in this embodiment, including first conveyor 12, package 14, and second conveyor 28.
  • the package 14 is conveyed by conveyor 12 to a printing station 20b.
  • a platform 18a associated with printing station 20b, can receive the package for printing.
  • the platform 18a can be configured to rotate or translate the package with respect to printing applicator 30.
  • the package 14a once received by the platform 18a, can be rotated with respect to print applicators 30 as shown by a ⁇ ow 32.
  • one or more print applicators can be utilized as well as the pair shown in FIG. 3b.
  • the platform can also include conveying or stopping means for moving or holding the package before and after printing.
  • the print applicators 30 can be movable linearly with respect to the package to facilitate closely aligning the print applicators with the package as necessary for the particular print applicator used.
  • the print applicators can be movable left or right and up or down, relative to the package.
  • the print applicators can include sensors (not shown) which detect the location of the package to facilitate moving the print applicators proximate the package. The print applicators can thus sense the location of the package and move closer or further from the package, as desired.
  • the print applicators and the package can also be located in known, fixed positions to facilitate application of information to the package, without requiring sensing of the package location.
  • FIG. 4 An alternate embodiment of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2 is shown at lOd in FIG. 4.
  • a computer 34 can control the print applicator 22 via communication line 36.
  • the present invention thus allows an operator to control the printing process through the computer 34.
  • the type, size, and content of information applied to the package can all be controlled by simple keystrokes from the operator.
  • the print applicator and station can be linked through a Local Area Network or similar control system to be controlled from a central location.
  • This central controller can be located geographically distant from the production or packaging location, such as at a central command office.
  • a printing station 20c in accordance with the present invention can include conveyable receiving platform 18c that can receive the package for printing and can convey, or continue moving, the package during the printing process.
  • package 14 can be conveyed or delivered to receiving platform 18c by first conveyor 12, and conveyed from the receiving platform by second conveyor 28, as indicated by packages 14a and 14b, respectively.
  • the receiving platform itself includes conveying means, the package can travel to, over, and from platform 18 without significant change to the speed at which the package is propelled through the packaging or manufacturing process
  • a print head assembly 70 can include print heads 50, actuatable arms 51, and actuators 52, each of which are known to those skilled in the art. The print head assembly can facilitate movement of the print heads relative to the package, in both translational and rotational aspects.
  • Print heads 50 can be rotated, moved and/or translated upwardly, laterally and downwardly, as shown by a ⁇ ows 54, by actuation of arms 51 via actuators 52. As shown by arrows 56, the print head assembly is rotatable with respect to the package.
  • amis 51 can move print heads 50 into printable vicinity of package 14 to facilitate application of printed information to one or more sides of the package.
  • arms 51 can move upwardly and/or laterally away from the package, and the print head assembly can rotate or be rotated about the package. Arms 51 can then be moved and/or lowered into printable vicinity of alternate sides of the package to facilitate application of print information to the alternate sides. This process can be repeated as many times as desired to apply information to as many sides of the package as desired.
  • print head assembly 70 can advantageously be moveable with respect to receiving platform 18c.
  • the print head assembly is moveably coupled at 60 to support structure 62, by means known to those in the art.
  • the print head assembly can move laterally with the package to apply printed info ⁇ nation to multiple sides of the package while the package is moving.
  • the system can thus apply info ⁇ nation to multiple sides of the package without slowing or otherwise delaying the progress of package 14 through the manufacturing or packaging process.
  • a shipper or manufacturer can utilize the present invention to apply information to packages which are varied in size and content, even if the packages are processed on different conveyor lines. For instance, a shipper or manufacturer may have three different conveyor lines for three different products. The three different conveyor lines can be made to converge onto a common conveyor near which the present invention is located.
  • a sensing system (not shown) can automatically detect which of the three types of product is approaching the printing station and automatically alter which information is applied to which type of product.
  • the printing station 20 may require additional structure, such as motorized control, sensing and feedback systems, or other such devices to operate properly, as is known in the art.
  • the conveyors may similarly include additional structure such as sensing systems and safety mechanisms which are not described in detail herein.
  • the receiving platform 18 may require actuator means to rotate, translate, or otherwise manipulate the package, as would occur to one skilled in the art.
  • the present invention can apply a variety of printed information to a variety of packages.
  • the printed info ⁇ nation includes human-readable information.
  • This aspect of the invention can be advantageously utilized as the type of info ⁇ nation applied to packages in general changes with advances made in identification and tracking of packages.
  • RFID Radio Frequency Identification
  • RFID systems can sense and track the location of packages across a wide geographical area without the need to perform optical scanning of the packages, as each package generates and emits a unique radio-frequency signal that can be identified by tracking systems.
  • the need for printing such information on multiple sides of assembled packages also decreases.
  • the present invention can advantageously apply human-readable printed info ⁇ riation to a package to provide a recognizable and understandable medium for humans to obtain information about the package, regardless of which type of tracking device or information is used in tracking the package.

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L'invention concerne un système (10a) destiné à être utilisé pour imprimer des informations sur plusieurs côtés d'un emballage (14). Ce système comprend une station d'impression (20) comprenant une plate-forme d'impression (18) destinée à recevoir et à supporter l'emballage pour faciliter l'impression des informations sur l'emballage. Au moins un applicateur d'impression (22) est associé à la station d'impression, cet applicateur pouvant être déplacé par rapport à l'emballage situé sur la plate-forme d'impression. L'applicateur d'impression est conçu pour imprimer sélectivement des informations sur plusieurs côtés de l'emballage. Un élément de commande d'impression (52) est conçu pour déplacer l'applicateur d'impression et l'emballage l'un par rapport à l'autre pour que l'applicateur d'impression puisse imprimer des informations sur les différents côtés de l'emballage.
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