Receiving device and method for a label-carrier band of a labelling device for containers

Abstract

Receiving device (100) for a label carrier tape (102) of a labeling device (101) for containers, wherein the receiving device comprises a feeding device (103) and a receiving unit (109), wherein the feeding device can feed the label carrier tape to the receiving unit, wherein the receiving unit comprises a winding shaft (104) which can be rotated (110) via a drive device (111) and the label carrier tape can be wound onto the winding shaft in a receiving position (106) into a winding roll (105), wherein the winding shaft is configured to be moved in a first direction (108) parallel to an axis of rotation (112) of the winding shaft, wherein the winding roll can be moved from the receiving position to a rest position (107) by moving the winding shaft and the incoming label carrier tape can be wound onto a further winding roll in the receiving position.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a receiving device for a label carrier tape of a labeling device for containers according to independent claim 1 and a method for receiving a label carrier tape of a labeling device for containers into a receiving device according to independent claim 9. Stand der Technik

[0002] Receiving devices for label carrier tapes of a labeling device for containers are known from the prior art.

[0003] It is also known to wind a label carrier tape onto a winding reel after the labels have been applied to the containers. When the winding reel has held a certain maximum length of label carrier tape and thus reached its maximum storage capacity, it must be changed. In the prior art, changing the winding reel typically involves stopping the operation of the labeling machine so that no more label carrier tape is fed to the winding reel and it can be replaced with an empty one. It is also known to change the winding reel while the labeling machine is running, in which case the label carrier tape is no longer wound onto a winding reel but is fed in a disordered manner onto a surface associated with the labeling machine.

[0004] Both approaches have disadvantages. For example, when the labeling machine is stopped to change the winding roll, the throughput of containers labeled per unit of time is reduced. If the label backing tape is fed in a disordered manner onto a surface assigned to the labeling device, additional processing steps are necessary, as the randomly fed label backing tape must first be sorted and wound up, for example, by a machine operator. Furthermore, the disordered feeding of the label backing tape can cause unwanted malfunctions in the receiving device. Technische Aufgabe

[0005] Based on the known state of the art, the technical problem to be solved is to specify a receiving device for a label carrier tape of a labeling device which enables continuous receiving of a label carrier tape provided by a labeling device. Lösung

[0006] This problem is solved by the receiving device for receiving a label carrier tape of a labeling device for containers according to independent claim 1 and the corresponding method according to independent claim 9. Preferred embodiments are covered in the dependent claims.

[0007] The receiving device according to the invention for a label carrier tape of a labeling device for containers comprises a feeding device and a receiving unit, wherein the feeding device can feed the label carrier tape to the receiving unit, the receiving unit comprises a winding shaft which can be set in rotation by means of a drive device and the label carrier tape can be wound onto the winding shaft in a receiving position into a winding roll, wherein the winding shaft is designed to be moved in a first direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the winding shaft, the winding roll can be moved from the receiving position to a rest position by moving the winding shaft and the incoming label carrier tape can be wound onto a further winding roll in the receiving position.

[0008] A label carrier tape is a tape designed to hold labels. The labels picked up by the label carrier tape can then be applied to containers using a labeling machine. For this purpose, the label carrier tape can be pulled over a dispensing edge, where the labels are released from the tape by the sharp deflection at the dispensing edge and transferred to the containers. The empty label carrier tape, i.e., the tape without labels, can then be picked up by the receiving device and stored there.

[0009] The term "winding shaft" can refer to any rotatable holding device for the label backing tape, onto which the label backing tape can be wound into a roll. The winding shaft can, for example, have a cylindrical shape and be rotatable, so that the label backing tape can be wound onto the shaft by rotating it.

[0010] The term "winding roll" can refer to the label carrier tape wound into a roll.

[0011] By moving the winding shaft along the first direction, a winding roll wound onto and held by the winding shaft can be moved from the picking position to the rest position. The picking position and the rest position can be understood as stationary positions within the holding device, between which the winding roll can be moved by means of the winding shaft. The picking position and the rest position can be fixed, for example, before the holding device is put into operation, but can also be flexibly adjusted during operation.

[0012] The receiving position can be understood as a position in the receiving device at which the label carrier tape supplied by the feeding device of the receiving unit is wound onto the winding shaft to form a winding roll.

[0013] The rest position can be understood as a position in the receiving device in which the label carrier tape, already wound onto a winding roll, can be held on the winding shaft after the winding shaft has moved along the first direction, but no further winding of the label carrier tape supplied by the feeding device takes place.

[0014] Moving / displacing the winding shaft along the first direction parallel to its axis of rotation can involve moving the winding shaft along the axis of rotation. Moving / displacing the winding shaft along the second direction antiparallel to its axis of rotation can involve moving the winding shaft along the axis of rotation, opposite to the first direction.

[0015] By moving the winding reel from the pickup position to the rest position, a section of the winding shaft, on which no label backing tape is yet wound, can simultaneously be moved into the pickup position. The label backing tape coming from the feeder can then be wound onto this empty section of the winding shaft, which is now in the pickup position, forming another new winding reel. The pickup and rest positions can be spaced apart such that a winding reel in the rest position and a winding reel in the pickup position do not touch each other, and / or optionally have a distance of up to 1 cm or up to 9.5 cm.

[0016] By moving the winding shaft along the first direction, the reel wound on the shaft can be moved from the pickup position to the rest position, and the label backing tape can be wound onto another reel in the pickup position. This ensures continuous pickup of the label backing tape by the pickup device, as even when a reel reaches its maximum capacity in the pickup position, it can be moved to the rest position, and the label backing tape entering from the labeling device can be wound onto a new reel in the pickup position.

[0017] In one embodiment, the feeding device may include at least one pressure roller arranged along a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein a first pressure roller is provided in a region of the receiving position to press the label carrier tape against the winding shaft or the winding roll at the receiving position, wherein the first pressure roller can be deflected in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein optionally a second pressure roller is provided in the region of the rest position to press the label carrier tape against the winding roll at the rest position, wherein the second pressure roller can be deflected in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft.The first pressure roller securely fixes the label backing tape to the winding shaft and / or the winding roll in the receiving position, thus ensuring proper winding of the label backing tape onto a winding roll. The optional second pressure roller, after the winding roll has been moved to its rest position, secures any unwound portion of the label backing tape to the roll, preventing unwanted unwinding.

[0018] In a further development, the receiving device can include a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to move the first pressure roller in the area of ​​the receiving position from a pressure position to a release position in order to enable the movement of the winding roll from the receiving position to the rest position, wherein the control unit is configured, after the movement of the winding roll from the receiving position to the rest position, to move the first pressure roller in the area of ​​the receiving position to the winding shaft in order to press the incoming label carrier tape against the winding shaft and optionally to move the second pressure roller in the area of ​​the rest position to the winding shaft in order to press the label carrier tape against the winding roll in the area of ​​the rest position.By moving the first pressure roller from the pressure position to the release position, contact between the pressure and winding rollers is broken. This allows the winding roller to move from the take-up position to the rest position, enabling the label backing tape to be wound onto the next winding roller in the take-up position. The second pressure roller can be used to fix the end of the label backing tape onto the winding roller in the rest position, preventing unwanted unwinding. Furthermore, by fixing the label backing tape to the winding shaft in the take-up position, the incoming label backing tape can be wound onto a new winding roller.

[0019] In a further development of the preceding embodiment, the feeding device may include a cutting device, wherein the label carrier tape between the winding roll in the rest position and the winding roll in the receiving position can be cut by means of the cutting device, and the cutting device includes a guide disc for guiding the cut label carrier tape and / or the winding roll in the rest position, wherein the control unit may be configured to move the winding shaft along a second direction, which runs antiparallel to the first direction, in order to release the winding roll held by the winding shaft in the rest position from the winding shaft and to guide the released winding roll out of the receiving device. The winding roll in the rest position and the winding roll in the receiving position can be separated from each other by means of the cutting device.Thus, the winding roll in its resting position can, for example, be removed from the receiving device without hindrance, creating space for the receipt of another winding roll.

[0020] In a further development of the preceding embodiment, the receiving unit can comprise a flange, wherein the flange surrounds the winding shaft and a plane of the flange is substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein the flange is stationary with respect to the first and second directions, and wherein the winding roll in the receiving position can be held in the receiving position by the flange when the winding shaft is moved along the second direction, thus preventing displacement of the winding roll. "Substantially perpendicular" can be understood to mean that the axis of rotation of the winding shaft and the plane of the flange are perpendicular to each other, or that the angle between the axis of rotation and the plane of the flange is between 89° and 91° or between 86° and 94°.The flange prevents unwanted movement of the winding roll in the receiving position along the second direction when the winding shaft is moved along the second direction. This ensures that the label backing tape is wound onto the winding roll, which is held in the receiving position, even while the winding shaft is being removed.

[0021] In a further development of the previous embodiment, the winding shaft can comprise at least two winding shaft profile strips, wherein one of the at least two winding shaft profile strips is fixedly arranged in a first recess of a surface area of ​​the winding shaft along the axis of rotation, wherein one profile of the at least two winding shaft profile strips projects radially beyond a base body of the winding shaft, wherein the flange disc comprises at least two flange disc profile strips, wherein the at least two flange disc profile strips are fixedly connected to the flange disc, and wherein one of the at least two flange disc profile strips can be movably guided along the axis of rotation of the winding shaft in a second recess of the winding shaft, wherein one profile of the at least two flange disc profile strips projects along the radial direction of the winding shaft beyond the base body of the winding shaft.wherein the winding roll is at least partially wound over the at least two flange profile strips in the receiving position, and wherein, when the winding roll is moved from the receiving position to the rest position, the winding roll can be stripped off the at least two flange profile strips by means of the at least two winding shaft profile strips. Because the winding roll is at least partially wound over the at least two flange profile strips in the receiving position, and the profile of the two flange profile strips extends beyond the base body of the winding shaft, the label carrier tape rests against the base body of the winding shaft at a surface between two flange profile strips during winding. In this way, it can be achieved thatthat the tape tension in the inner layers of the winding roll does not increase significantly even with increasing diameter of the label carrier tape wound onto the winding roll. The winding roll can be reliably stripped from the winding shaft by means of at least two winding shaft profile strips.

[0022] It can further be provided that the receiving device includes a sensor device, preferably an ultrasonic sensor, for determining a parameter related to the winding of the label carrier tape onto the winding reel in the receiving position, wherein the control unit is configured to move the winding shaft along the first direction or the second direction based on the parameter. The parameter related to the winding of the label carrier tape onto the winding reel in the receiving position can be, for example, the length of the label carrier tape wound onto the winding reel, the diameter of the winding reel, or the weight of the winding reel.By providing the sensor device, it is possible to prevent more label carrier tape from being fed to the winding roll in the receiving position than it can hold, thus preventing possible malfunctions of the receiving device.

[0023] In one embodiment, the receiving device can include a device for reducing the label carrier tape width, wherein the device for reducing the label carrier tape width is arranged upstream of the feeding device, and wherein the device for reducing the label carrier tape width is optionally designed as a cutting device or as a folding device. Thus, the receiving device can be flexibly operated with different label carrier tape widths and therefore also with different labeling devices.

[0024] According to the invention, a method for receiving a label carrier tape of a labeling device for containers into a receiving device is further provided, wherein the receiving device comprises a feeding device and a receiving unit and the feeding device feeds the label carrier tape to the receiving unit, wherein the receiving unit comprises a winding shaft which can be set in rotation by means of a drive device and the label carrier tape is wound onto the winding shaft in a receiving position into a winding roll, wherein the winding shaft is moved at least temporarily in a first direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein the winding roll is moved from the receiving position to a rest position by moving the winding shaft and the incoming label carrier tape is wound onto a further winding roll in the receiving position.

[0025] By moving the winding shaft along the first direction, the reel wound on the shaft is moved from the pickup position to the rest position, and the label backing tape is wound onto another reel in the pickup position. This ensures continuous pickup of the label backing tape by the pickup device, as even when a reel reaches its maximum capacity in the pickup position, the reel can be moved to the rest position, and the label backing tape entering from the labeling device can be wound onto a new reel in the pickup position.

[0026] It may further be provided that the feeding device comprises at least one pressure roller which is arranged along a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein a first pressure roller is provided in a region of the receiving position to press the label carrier tape against the winding shaft or the winding roll in the receiving position, wherein the first pressure roller can be deflected in a plane which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein optionally a second pressure roller is provided in the region of the rest position to press the label carrier tape against the winding roll in the rest position, wherein the second pressure roller can be deflected in a plane which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft.The first pressure roller securely fixes the label backing tape to the winding shaft, ensuring that it is properly wound onto a reel. The optional second pressure roller, after the reel has been moved to its rest position, secures any remaining portion of the label backing tape to the reel and prevents it from unwinding.

[0027] In a further development, the receiving device can include a control unit, and the first pressure roller is moved by the control unit from a pressure position to a release position in the receiving position area to enable the winding roll to move from the receiving position to the rest position. After the winding roll has moved from the receiving position to the rest position, the first pressure roller is moved by the control unit in the receiving position area to the winding shaft to press the incoming label carrier tape against the winding shaft, and optionally the second pressure roller is moved in the rest position area to the winding shaft to press the label carrier tape against the winding roll in the rest position area.By moving the first pressure roller from the pressure position to the release position, contact between the winding reel and the pressure roller is broken. This allows the winding reel to move from the take-up position to the rest position and the label backing tape to be wound onto the second winding reel in the take-up position. The second pressure roller secures the end of the label backing tape to the winding reel in the rest position, preventing unwanted unwinding. Furthermore, by fixing the label backing tape to the winding shaft in the take-up position using the first pressure roller, the incoming label backing tape can be wound onto a new winding reel.

[0028] In a further development of the preceding embodiment, the feeding device can include a cutting device, wherein the label carrier tape between the winding roll in the rest position and the winding roll in the receiving position is cut by means of the cutting device, and the cutting device includes a guide disc for guiding the cut label carrier tape and / or the winding roll in the rest position, wherein the winding shaft is moved by the control unit along a second direction, which runs antiparallel to the first direction, and the winding roll held by the winding shaft in the rest position is released from the winding shaft and the released winding roll is led out of the receiving device.By means of the cutting device, the winding roll in the rest position and the winding roll in the receiving position can be physically separated from each other in such a way that it is possible to properly remove the winding roll held in the rest position from the receiving device.

[0029] In one embodiment, the receiving unit can include a flange that surrounds the winding shaft and in which one plane of the flange is substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the winding shaft. The flange is stationary with respect to the first and second directions, and the winding roll, which is in the receiving position, is held in this position by the flange when the winding shaft is moved along the second direction, thus preventing displacement of the winding roll. The flange prevents unwanted displacement of the winding roll along the second direction when the winding shaft is moved along this direction and ensures proper winding of the label backing tape onto the winding roll in the receiving position, even when the winding shaft is moved.

[0030] In a further development of the previous embodiment, the winding shaft can comprise at least two winding shaft profile strips, wherein one of the at least two winding shaft profile strips is fixedly arranged in a first recess of a surface area of ​​the winding shaft along the axis of rotation, wherein one profile of the at least two winding shaft profile strips projects radially beyond a base body of the winding shaft, wherein the flange disc comprises at least two flange disc profile strips, wherein the at least two flange disc profile strips are fixedly connected to the flange disc, and wherein one of the at least two flange disc profile strips can be movably guided along the axis of rotation of the winding shaft in a second recess of the winding shaft, wherein one profile of the at least two flange disc profile strips projects radially beyond the base body of the winding shaft.wherein the winding roll is at least partially wound over the at least two flange profile strips in the receiving position, and wherein, when the winding roll is moved from the receiving position to the rest position, the winding roll can be stripped off the at least two flange profile strips by means of the at least two winding shaft profile strips. Because the winding roll is at least partially wound over the at least two flange profile strips in the receiving position, and the profile of the two winding shaft profile strips extends beyond the base body of the winding shaft, the label carrier tape, during winding, rests against the base body of the winding shaft at a surface between two flange profile strips. In this way, it can be achieved thatthat the tape tension in the inner layers of the winding roll does not increase significantly even with increasing diameter of the label carrier tape wound onto the winding roll. The winding roll can be reliably stripped from the winding shaft by means of at least two winding shaft profile strips.

[0031] Furthermore, the receiving device may include a sensor device, preferably an ultrasonic sensor, for determining a parameter related to the winding of the label carrier tape onto the winding reel in the receiving position, wherein the winding shaft is moved along the first direction or the second direction by the control unit based on this parameter. The provision of the sensor device prevents more label carrier tape from being fed onto the winding reel in the receiving position than it can accommodate, thus preventing potential malfunctions of the receiving device. Kurze Figurenbeschreibung

[0032] Fig. 1: Receiving device for a label carrier tape of a labeling device according to an embodiment Fig. 2a und b: Receiving device for a label carrier tape of a labeling device according to a further embodiment Fig. 3a und b: Winding shaft according to one embodiment Ausführliche Figurenbeschreibung

[0033] Fig. 1 shows a receiving device 100 for a label carrier tape 102 of a labeling device 101 according to an embodiment.

[0034] According to the invention, the receiving device 100 comprises a feeding device 103 and a receiving unit 109, wherein the feeding device 103 can feed the label carrier tape 102 to the receiving unit 109. According to the invention, the receiving unit 109 comprises a winding shaft 104 which can be rotated 110 by means of a drive device 111, wherein the label carrier tape 102 can be wound onto the winding shaft 104 in a receiving position 106 and wound onto a winding roll 105. The drive device 111 can be encompassed by the receiving unit 109.

[0035] According to the invention, the winding shaft 104 is designed to be moved in a first direction 108 parallel to a rotational axis 112 of the winding shaft 104. By moving the winding shaft along the first direction, the winding roll 105 wound on the winding shaft can be moved from the receiving position 106 to a rest position 107, and the incoming label carrier tape 102 can be wound onto a further winding roll in the receiving position 106.

[0036] The winding shaft 104 can, for example, be a cylindrical shaft with a length along the axis of rotation 112 that is at least twice the width of the label carrier tape 102. This ensures that two adjacent winding rolls 105, one in the receiving position 106 and one in the rest position 107, can be accommodated by the winding shaft 104. The winding shaft 104 can be mounted in a housing (not shown) to allow it to be moved along the first direction 108.

[0037] The drive device 111 can be an electric motor. The electric motor can, for example, be designed as a servo motor. The servo motor can, for example, be connected via a belt to a gear attached to the winding shaft, so that the rotation of a rotor of the servo motor can be transmitted to the winding shaft via the belt.

[0038] The receiving unit 109 can further comprise a pneumatic drive (not shown here) by means of which the winding shaft 104 can be moved along the first direction 108. Alternatively, for example, an electric linear drive can also be provided for moving the winding shaft 104.

[0039] The labeling device 101 can be a labeling device for containers, in which the containers can be labeled using labels located on the label carrier tape 102. To label the containers, the labels are detached from the label carrier tape 102 in the labeling device 101 and transferred to the containers. This can be achieved, for example, by redirecting the label carrier tape 102 with the labels over a dispensing edge, so that the labels are detached from the label carrier tape and applied to the containers during this redirection. The empty label carrier tape, i.e., the label carrier tape without labels, can then be guided from the labeling device 101 to the feed device 103 of the receiving device 100, which in turn guides the label carrier tape 102 to the receiving unit 109 for storing the label carrier tape.

[0040] The receiving unit 109 can be flexibly operated with a variety of different labeling devices. The labeling device could, for example, be a labeling device for containers.

[0041] To feed the label carrier tape 102 to the receiving unit 109 and to process the label carrier tape 102 in the receiving unit 109, the feeding device 103 can include at least one pressure roller. For example, the at least one pressure roller can be configured to press the label carrier tape onto the winding shaft and / or the winding roll and / or to guide or steer the label carrier tape.

[0042] At least one pressure roller can be arranged along a direction parallel to the axis of rotation 112 of the winding shaft 104.

[0043] A first pressure roller can be provided in the area of ​​the receiving position 106 to press the label carrier tape against the winding shaft 104 or the winding roll 105 at the receiving position 106. Optionally, a second pressure roller can also be provided in the area of ​​the rest position 107 to press the label carrier tape 102 against the winding roll 105 at the rest position 107. The first and the optional second pressure roller can be deflected in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation 112 of the winding shaft 104. In this way, the pressure rollers can be moved flexibly between a position in which they are in contact with the winding shaft 104 or the winding roll and a position in which they are not in contact with the winding shaft 104 or the winding roll.If, for example, the pressure roller is not in contact with the winding roller 105, the winding shaft 104 can be moved along the first direction 108. Contact between the winding roller and the pressure roller, in turn, enables the label carrier tape 102 to be wound securely.

[0044] A more specific design of the feeding device will be discussed in connection with the embodiment of the Fig. 2a and b described.

[0045] To control the deflection of the at least one pressure roller, the receiving device can include a control unit 113. The control unit can include a processor and a memory device. The memory device (e.g., non-volatile memory) can store, for example, a variety of different process steps, such as winding the label carrier tape 102 onto a winding roll 105 in the receiving position 106 or moving the winding shaft 104 along the first direction 108, different deflection values ​​for the at least one pressure roller.

[0046] The control unit 113 can also be used to control other components of the receiving device 100.

[0047] By moving the winding roll 105 from the receiving position 106 to the rest position 107, the label carrier tape 102, which enters the receiving unit 109 from the labeling device 101 via the feed device 103, can be wound onto a new winding roll in the receiving position 106. In this way, for example, when the winding roll 105 reaches its maximum capacity in the receiving position 106, the label carrier tape 102 can be wound onto a new winding roll in the receiving position 106, thus ensuring continuous intake of the label carrier tape by the receiving unit 109.In this way, the upstream labeling device 101 can also be operated continuously, and stopping of the labeling device 101 and the associated reduction in the number of containers labelled per unit of time when a maximum intake capacity of a winding roll 105 in the intake position 106 is reached can be prevented.

[0048] The receiving device 100 can further comprise a sensor device 114 for determining a parameter related to the winding of the label carrier tape onto the winding reel 105 in the receiving position 106, wherein the control unit 113 is configured to move the winding shaft 104 along the first direction based on the parameter. Furthermore, the control unit 113 can be configured to move the winding shaft 104 along a second direction, which is antiparallel to the first direction 108, based on the parameter. In this way, it can be effectively prevented that too much label carrier tape 102 is fed onto the winding reel 105 in the receiving position 106 and a potential malfunction of the receiving device 100 can be prevented.

[0049] The parameter related to picking up the label carrier tape can be, for example, the length of the label carrier tape 102 wound onto the winding roll 105 in the receiving position 106, the diameter of the winding roll 105 in the receiving position 106, or the weight of the winding roll 105 in the receiving position 106.

[0050] The sensor device 114 can, for example, be a sensor comprising a measuring wheel for determining the length of the label carrier tape wound onto the winding roll. Alternatively, the sensor device 114 can also be an ultrasonic sensor for determining the diameter of the winding roll or a weight sensor designed to determine the weight of the winding roll.

[0051] The storage device of the control unit 113 described above can contain a database with initial threshold values ​​for a number of different parameters related to the loading of the label carrier tape 102. By comparing the measured values ​​with the sensor device 114 and the corresponding initial threshold values ​​stored in the storage device, the control unit 113 can determine when the winding reel has reached its maximum loading capacity for label carrier tape and no further label carrier tape can be wound onto the winding reel.

[0052] The control unit 113 can move the winding shaft 104 along the first direction 108 based on the parameter associated with picking up the label carrier tape, for example, as described above, by comparing the parameter with a first threshold value. In this way, the winding roll 105 can be moved from the picking-up position 106 to the rest position 107, and the label carrier tape 102, fed via the feed device 103, can be wound onto a new winding roll 105 in the picking-up position 106.

[0053] The receiving device 100 can further comprise a cutting device which is designed to cut the label carrier tape 102 between the winding roll in the receiving position 106 and the winding roll in the rest position 107.

[0054] The control unit 113 can further be configured to move the winding shaft 104 along the second direction, which runs antiparallel to the first direction 108, in order to release the winding roll held by the winding shaft 104 in the rest position 107 from the winding shaft 104 and to guide the released winding roll out of the receiving device 100.

[0055] The control unit 113 can also be configured to compare a parameter related to winding the label carrier tape onto the winding shaft 104 with a second threshold value and to move the winding shaft along the second direction based on this comparison. For example, the second threshold value can be selected to correspond to one-third, one-half, or two-thirds of the maximum capacity of the winding roll 105 in the receiving position 106 for label carrier tape. However, the threshold value can also correspond to any other value that is less than or equal to the maximum capacity of the corresponding winding roll 105 in the receiving position 106.Thus, before the winding roll in the receiving position 106 reaches its maximum holding capacity, the winding roll in the rest position 107 can be removed from the receiving device 100, and the winding roll 105 in the receiving position 106 can be moved to the rest position 107, for example, when a maximum holding capacity is reached, by moving the winding shaft along the first direction 108, and the label carrier tape can be wound onto another winding roll in the receiving position 106. This process can be repeated as often as desired, so that continuous intake of the label carrier tape 102 by the receiving device 100 can be achieved.

[0056] The receiving device 100 can comprise an opening housing in which the feeding device 103 and the receiving unit 109 can be accommodated. The housing can, for example, include a first opening into which the label carrier tape 102 coming from the labeling device 101 can be fed to the feeding device 103. Furthermore, the housing can include a second opening through which a winding roll in its rest position can be led out of the housing when the winding shaft 104 is moved along the second direction.

[0057] Optionally, the receiving device 100 can include a device for reducing the width of the label carrier tape, by means of which the width of the label carrier tape can be reduced before it is fed to the feeding device 103 by the labeling device 101. The device for reducing the width of the label carrier tape can also be arranged as a separate device upstream of the receiving device 100 with respect to one transport direction of the label carrier tape 102. For example, it may be provided to reduce the width of a label carrier tape 102 whose width exceeds a certain limit. The limit may be, for example, 80 mm, 100 mm, or 150 mm. These given limits are to be understood as examples, so that the limit may also take on any other value.

[0058] The device for reducing the label carrier tape width can, for example, be designed as a folding device.

[0059] The folding device may, for example, include a folding component configured to fold the label carrier tape inwards on at least one or both sides. For instance, the folding component may be configured to fold the label carrier tape such that one width of the tape is reduced by half. However, it may also be configured to reduce the width of the label carrier tape to any other width that has a value between the original width of the label carrier tape (the width the label carrier tape has upstream of the folding device) and half the original width. The width of the label carrier tape can be understood as a dimension of the label carrier tape that is perpendicular to a guide direction of the label carrier tape and lies in a guide plane of the label carrier tape.

[0060] Alternatively, the device for reducing the label carrier tape width can also be designed as a cutting device. The cutting device can further include a deflection device by means of which a portion of the label carrier tape cut off can be guided under a continuous portion of the label carrier tape. For example, the cutting device can be designed to cut the label carrier tape at a position corresponding to half the width of the label carrier tape. In this way, two partial label carrier tapes of the same width can be produced. One of the partial label carrier tapes can then continue along the guide direction towards the winding shaft, and the other cut portion of the label carrier tape can be guided under or onto the portion of the label carrier tape that continues along the guide direction by means of deflection devices.The two overlapping partial label carrier strips can then be fed to the winding shaft. In this way, one half of the label carrier strip's width can be halved. However, it can also be provided that the label carrier strip is cut at any other position. For example, it can also be provided that the label carrier strip is cut at a position that corresponds to one-third or one-quarter of the label carrier strip's width.

[0061] A buffer device may also be provided upstream of the receiving device 100 and downstream of the labeling device 101, by means of which any speed fluctuations that may occur in the label carrier tape 102 can be compensated.

[0062] Furthermore, a tensioning device downstream of the buffer device can be provided, which can control the belt tension of the label carrier belt.

[0063] The tensioning device can, for example, be designed to control the tape tension based on the parameter associated with winding the label carrier tape onto the winding roll in the receiving position.

[0064] For example, the tape tension may be reduced as the diameter of the label backing tape wound onto the winding shaft in the receiving position increases. Alternatively, the tape tension may be reduced as the length of the label backing tape fed to the winding shaft via the feed device increases. In this case, for instance, the tape tension may be reduced linearly with increasing diameter of the winding roll. However, any other functional relationship between tape tension and the diameter of the label backing tape wound onto the winding shaft in the receiving position is also possible, describing a decrease in tape tension with increasing diameter of the wound label backing tape.

[0065] Alternatively, the label backing tape can be initially wound onto the winding shaft with a first tension. This first tension can be constant or increase over time. Once the winding roll reaches a certain initial diameter, or after a specific length of label backing tape has been wound onto the winding shaft by the feed device, the tension can be increased to a second tension value and then reduced again to a third. The tension can be increased in steps from the first to the second tension. However, it is also possible for the tension to increase continuously from the first to the second tension. The reduction of the tension from the second to the third tension can be continuous.For example, it may be stipulated that the tape tension is reduced linearly over time from the second tape tension to the third tape tension. However, it may also be stipulated that the reduction of the tape tension from the second tape tension to the third tape tension is described by another suitable functional relationship.

[0066] By appropriately controlling the tape tension when winding the label carrier tape onto the winding shaft, it is possible to prevent the tape tension of the inner windings of the winding roll wound onto the winding shaft from increasing with the increasing diameter of the label carrier tape wound onto the winding shaft in the receiving position.

[0067] A specific form of the design in the Fig. 1 The described receiving device 100 is subsequently described in the Fig. 2a and b discussed.

[0068] According to the embodiment of the Fig. 1 also includes those in the Fig. 2a and b The illustrated receiving device 200 comprises a feeding device 203 and a receiving unit 216. Regarding the specific design of the feeding device 203 and the receiving unit 216, reference is made to the information in the Fig. 1 Reference was made to the statements made.

[0069] In the embodiment shown here, the feeding device 203 comprises two pressure rollers 204, 205 which are arranged to be deflected in a plane perpendicular to an axis of rotation 217 of the winding shaft 206, by means of which, as already mentioned in connection with the Fig. 1 As described, the label carrier tape 202 can be pressed onto the winding shaft 206 or the winding roll 208 in the receiving position 209 and onto the winding roll in the rest position 210. The pressure roller 205 is optional. The configuration of the feeding device 203 with two pressure rollers 204, 205 discussed here is to be understood as exemplary. The feeding device 203 can, for example, also include only one or more than two pressure rollers.

[0070] The control of the deflection of the two pressure rollers 204, 205 can be, as in connection with the Fig. 1 described, is carried out by a control unit 218 encompassed by the receiving device 200.

[0071] The feeding device 203 can further comprise a cutting device 213 for cutting the label carrier tape 202 between the winding roll in the receiving position 209 and the winding roll in the rest position 210. As shown in the Fig. 2a and bAs shown, the cutting device 213 can be arranged in an area next to the pressure roller 205. Optionally, the cutting device 213 can be equipped with a [missing information - likely a specific feature or component] in the Fig. 2a and b The cutting device is a pivotable plate (not explicitly shown) which can be pivoted between the winding roll 208 in the receiving position 209 and a winding roll in the rest position 210. The plane in which the plate can be pivotably arranged can be perpendicular to the axis of rotation 217 of the winding shaft 206. In the embodiment shown here, the cutting device is designed as a cutting device. However, the cutting device can also be designed in any other way suitable for cutting the label carrier tape.

[0072] Optionally, the feed device 203 can further comprise at least one guide or deflection roller (not explicitly shown here) by means of which the label carrier tape 202 can be guided or deflected in the receiving device 200. For example, two guide rollers can optionally be arranged upstream of the pressure roller 204 with respect to a guiding direction of the label carrier tape 102 and provided for guiding the label carrier tape 102 in the receiving device 200.

[0073] As already mentioned in the Fig.1 As explained in the referenced document, the receiving device 200 can also include a drive device 207 by means of which the winding shaft 206 can be set into rotation 214. Furthermore, the winding shaft 206 can be moved along a first direction 211 and a second direction 212, wherein the second direction 212 is antiparallel to the first direction 211.

[0074] Fig. 2a and bshow two different operating states of the recording device 200, wherein in the Fig. 2a the winding shaft 206 is in a first position in which the label carrier tape 202 is wound onto a winding roll 208 in the receiving position 209 on the winding shaft 206. In the Fig. 2b In the operating state shown, the winding shaft 206 is moved along direction 211 into a second position, whereby the winding roller, which is located in the Fig. 2a is in the recording position, in the operating state of the Fig. 2b has moved into a rest position 210 and the label carrier tape 202 is wound into a new winding roll in the receiving position 209.

[0075] Before commissioning the recording device 200 and the one in the Fig. 2a As shown, the winding of the label carrier tape 202 onto the winding shaft 206 in the receiving position 209 can be arranged so that the label carrier tape 202 is applied to the winding shaft 206 in the receiving position 209 by the labeling device 201 via the feeding device 203, and the winding shaft 206 is rotated several times, such as once, twice, three times, four times, or by any other number of revolutions, to secure the label carrier tape 202 to the winding shaft 206. This initialization process can be carried out, for example, manually by an operator or automatically by an initialization device.

[0076] The label carrier tape 202 can then be used as described in the Fig. 2a As shown, the winding shaft 206 is wound onto it to form a winding roll 208 by rotation. During the winding process, the pressure roll 204 can be positioned as shown in the Fig. 2a shown in a pressing position in which it is in contact with the winding roller 208 and supports the winding of the label carrier tape 202 onto the winding roller 208 in the receiving position 209.

[0077] If the winding roll 208 is to be moved from the pickup position 209 to a rest position 210, for example, because the winding roll 208 has reached its maximum length of label carrier tape 202 in the pickup position 209, the pressure roller 204 can be moved from the pressure position to a release position by means of the control unit 218. In the release position, the pressure roller is no longer in contact with the winding roll 208 in the pickup position 209, thus enabling the winding roll 208 to move from the pickup position 209 to the rest position 210.

[0078] To move the winding roll into the rest position 210, the winding shaft 206 can be used, as already described in the Fig. 1 The winding shaft 206 is moved, for example, by a pneumatic or electric linear drive, along the first direction 211. During the movement of the winding shaft 206 along the first direction 211, its rotational speed may be reduced compared to normal operation, in which the label carrier tape 202 is wound onto the winding reel 208 in the receiving position 209. By reducing the rotational speed during the movement, potential malfunctions, such as those caused by the label carrier tape 202 becoming entangled, can be prevented. The value for the reduced rotational speed can be selected, for example, depending on a property of the wound label carrier tape, such as its thickness, width, or density.Different values ​​for different label carrier tapes can, for example, be stored in the memory device of the control unit 218, so that the control unit 218 can regulate the rotation speed based on the label carrier tape used.

[0079] As in the Fig. 2b As shown, after the winding roll has moved to its rest position 210, the pressure roller 204 can be brought back into the pressure position, i.e., into contact with the winding shaft 206, by means of the control unit 218. The label carrier tape 202, which enters the receiving device 200 from the labeling device 201, is then wound onto a new winding roll 208 in the receiving position 209 by rotating the winding shaft 206. Optionally, the pressure roller 205 can also be brought into contact with the winding roll 219 in the rest position 210.

[0080] To sever the physical connection between the winding roll 208 in the receiving position 209 and the winding roll 219 in the rest position 210, the label carrier tape 202 can be cut by means of the cutting device 213 between the winding roll 208 in the receiving position 209 and the winding roll 219 in the rest position 210. The cutting device 213 can, for example, be pivotably designed along an axis that may be arranged parallel to the axis of rotation 217 of the winding shaft 206. Alternatively, the cutting device 213 can also be designed to be linearly movable along a direction for cutting the label carrier tape 202. The cutting device 213 can in turn be equipped with a Fig. 2a and bA pivotable plate, not explicitly shown, is assigned which can be pivoted in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation 217 of the winding shaft 206 and, after the label carrier tape 202 has been cut by the cutting device 213, can be pivoted between the winding roll 208 in the receiving position 209 and the winding roll 219 in the rest position 210 in order to guide the winding roll 219 in the rest position 210.

[0081] As in connection with the Fig. 2b As shown, the label carrier tape 202 can then be wound into a new winding roll 208 in the receiving position 209, while the one in the Fig. 2a The process step shown, in the receiving position 209, the wound-up reel 208 can now be held in the rest position 210 on the winding shaft 206.

[0082] By moving the winding shaft 206 along the second direction 212, the winding roll 219, which is in the rest position 210, can be unwound from the winding shaft 206. This creates space for a winding roll 208, which is currently in the receiving position 209. This can then be moved back to the rest position 210 by moving the winding shaft 206 along the first direction 211, and the label carrier tape 202 can be wound onto another winding roll in the receiving position. By moving the winding shaft 206 back and forth along the first direction 211 and the second direction 212, continuous intake of the label carrier tape by the receiving unit 216 can thus be ensured.

[0083] To prevent the winding roll 208 from shifting in the receiving position 209 along the second direction 212 during the movement of the winding shaft 206 along the second direction 212, the receiving unit can include a flange 215. The flange 215 can be, as shown in the Fig. 2a and bThe flange 215 is shown to be arranged next to the receiving position 209 and surrounds the winding shaft 206. One plane of the flange 215 can be substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation 217 of the winding shaft 206. To prevent unwanted displacement of the winding roll, the flange 215 can be arranged in a stationary position with respect to the first 211 and second directions 212, so that the flange 215 is not displaced when the winding shaft 206 is moved along the first 211 or second direction 212. To enable rotation of the flange 215 with the winding shaft despite the stationary arrangement along the first and second directions, the flange 215 can be mechanically coupled to the winding shaft via a toothed connection, allowing the winding shaft to be rotated synchronously with the winding shaft, but preventing movement of the flange 215 along the first or second direction.

[0084] Since the tension of the inner layers of the winding roll increases with the increasing diameter of the winding roll wound on the winding shaft, it can happen that with large-diameter winding rolls, the winding roll can only be removed from the winding shaft with considerable force. To prevent this, the winding shaft can be provided with at least two winding shaft profile strips, wherein one of the at least two winding shaft profile strips is fixedly arranged in a first recess of a surface area of ​​the winding shaft along the axis of rotation, and one profile of the at least two winding shaft profile strips projects radially beyond a base body of the winding shaft.Furthermore, the flange may comprise at least two flange profile strips, wherein the at least two flange profile strips are fixedly connected to the flange and each of the at least two flange profile strips can be movably guided along the axis of rotation of the winding shaft in a second recess of the winding shaft. One profile of the at least two flange profile strips can project radially beyond the base body of the winding shaft. In the receiving position, the winding roll can be at least partially wound onto the at least two flange profile strips, and when the winding shaft is moved from the receiving position to the rest position, the winding roll can be stripped off the at least two flange profile strips by means of the at least two winding shaft profile strips.

[0085] A winding shaft 306 of a receiving device 300, equipped with winding shaft profile strips 304 and flange profile strips 302, is in connection with the Fig. 3a und 3b shown.

[0086] The embodiment of the Fig. 3a und b can be used with the embodiment of Fig. 1 and 2a and b can be combined.

[0087] The specific embodiment shown here, in which the winding shaft comprises five winding shaft profile strips 304 and five flange profile strips 302, is to be understood as exemplary. For example, the winding shaft can also comprise any other number of winding shaft profile strips 304, such as three, seven, or ten, or any other number of flange profile strips 302, such as three, seven, or ten. As shown in the Fig. 3a und 3b As shown, a winding shaft profile strip 304 can be fixedly arranged in a first recess 303 of the winding shaft, and a flange profile strip 302 can be movably arranged in a second recess 305 of the winding shaft 306. The flange profile strips 302 can in turn be fixedly connected to the flange 307.

[0088] The profile of the winding shaft profile strips 304 can project by a height h1 beyond the base body of the winding shaft 306, onto which the label carrier tape is wound. The profile of the flange profile strips 302 can project by a height h2 beyond the base body of the winding shaft 306. The heights h1 and h2 can be identical or different. The height h1 can, for example, have a value of 1 mm, 2 mm, 5 mm, or any other suitable value. The height h2 can also have a value of 1 mm, 2 mm, 5 mm, or any other suitable value.

[0089] As in the Fig. 3a und 3b As shown, the winding shaft profile strips 304 and the flange profile strips 302 can be arranged equidistant from each other along the circumference of the winding shaft 306. The winding shaft profile strips 304 and the flange profile strips 302 can be arranged alternately along the circumference of the winding shaft 306. However, it is also possible for the winding shaft profile strips 304 and the flange profile strips 302 to be arranged non-equidistantly along the circumference of the winding shaft.

[0090] As in the Fig. 3a As shown, the label carrier tape can first be wound in the receiving position onto a first winding roll 301 on the winding shaft 306 and the flange profile strips 302, which are movably guided on the base body of the winding shaft along the axis of rotation. Because the profile of the flange profile strips 302, which are movably guided on the winding shaft 306, protrudes beyond the base body of the winding shaft 306, the inner layers of the label carrier tape lie against a surface between two flange profile strips when wound onto the winding shaft. Thus, the label carrier tape in the inner layers of the roll between two flange profile strips has a length that is greater than the distance between two flange profile strips. This prevents the label carrier tape from becoming constricted as the diameter of the winding roll increases.

[0091] For example, once the winding roll 301 has reached a certain diameter, a certain length of label carrier tape has been wound onto the winding roll 301, or the winding roll has reached a certain weight, it may be necessary for the winding roll 301 to be moved from the loading position to the resting position. This case is described in the Fig. 3b As shown. For this purpose, the winding shaft can be moved along the first direction and the first winding roll can be stripped from the winding shaft 306 by means of the winding shaft profile strips 304. The winding shaft profile strips 304 can engage the first winding roll 301 at the areas between two flange profile strips 302 and strip the winding roll 301 from the flange profile strips 302 along the axis of rotation of the winding shaft.

[0092] The first winding roll can thus be moved into the rest position. In the receiving position, a second winding roll can then be wound onto the winding shaft 306, the flange profile strips 302, and the winding shaft profile strips 304. Here, too, the label carrier tape can rub against a surface between an adjacent flange profile strip 302 and a winding shaft profile strip 304 as it is wound onto the winding shaft.

[0093] Once the second winding roll has reached a certain diameter or weight, or a certain length of label carrier tape has been wound onto the winding shaft, the winding shaft can be moved in an antiparallel direction to the first. In this way, the first winding roll can be unwound from the winding shaft 306. The second winding roll can be held in the receiving position by the flange 307. By moving the winding shaft 306 in an antiparallel direction to the first, the winding shaft profile strips 304, which are fixed to the winding shaft, are pulled out from under the winding roll. The label carrier tape then lies down on the winding shaft between two flange profile strips.The label carrier tape can then be wound further onto the winding roll until, for example, the winding roll has reached a target diameter or a target weight, or a target length of label carrier tape has been wound onto the winding roll.

[0094] The winding shaft 306 can then be moved again along the first direction, and the second winding roll can be moved by the winding shaft profile strips 304 from the flange profile strips 302 towards the rest position. In the receiving position, another winding roll can then be wound onto the winding shaft 306, the winding shaft profile strips 304, and the flange profile strips 302.

[0095] This process can be repeated as often as desired, thus ensuring continuous operation of a labeling device upstream of the receiving device.

[0096] Optionally, it may also be provided that the aspects related to the embodiments of the Fig. 1 , 2a and b or 3a und b The illustrated receiving device comprises an adjustable flange. The adjustable flange can, for example, be designed as a rotatable roller, wherein one axis of rotation of the rotatable roller can be perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft. The adjustable flange can be designed to be movable along the axis of rotation of the winding shaft and to be brought into contact with a side surface of the winding roller guided on the winding shaft that is opposite the flange.

[0097] The adjustable flange can, for example, be brought into contact with a winding roll guided on the winding shaft when a specific type of label backing tape is wound onto the winding shaft. The label backing tape can shift slightly along its axis of rotation as it is wound onto the winding roll. This effect can occur particularly with winding roll diameters that are 50% or larger than the maximum winding roll diameter. This effect can be prevented by the adjustable flange.

[0098] The deliverable flange disc can be designed as a roller, as described above. The roller can comprise a large number of roller segments, thereby compensating for speed differences of the winding roller at different diameters.

[0099] The delivery of the adjustable flange can be provided, for example, when a single winding roll is arranged on the winding shaft. Before the winding roll is moved into its rest position, the adjustable flange can be moved away from the winding roll or winding shaft along its axis of rotation in the first direction, thus enabling the winding roll to be moved from its receiving position to its rest position.

Claims

1. Receiving device for a label carrier tape of a labeling device for containers, wherein the receiving device comprises a feeding device and a receiving unit, wherein the feeding device can feed the label carrier tape to the receiving unit, wherein the receiving unit comprises a winding shaft which can be set in rotation by means of a drive device and the label carrier tape can be wound onto the winding shaft in a receiving position into a winding roll, wherein the winding shaft is configured to be moved in a first direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein the winding roll can be moved from the receiving position to a rest position by moving the winding shaft and the incoming label carrier tape can be wound onto a further winding roll in the receiving position.

2. Receiving device for a label carrier tape according to claim 1, wherein the feeding device comprises at least one pressure roller which is arranged along a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein a first pressure roller is provided in a region of the receiving position to press the label carrier tape against the winding shaft or the winding roll at the receiving position, wherein the first pressure roller can be deflected in a plane which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein optionally a second pressure roller is provided in the region of the rest position to press the label carrier tape against the winding roll at the rest position, wherein the second pressure roller can be deflected in a plane which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft.

3. Receiving device for a label carrier tape according to claim 2, wherein the receiving device comprises a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to move the first pressure roller in the area of ​​the receiving position from a pressure position to a release position in order to enable the movement of the winding roll from the receiving position to the rest position, wherein the control unit is configured, after the movement of the winding roll from the receiving position to the rest position, to move the first pressure roller in the area of ​​the receiving position to the winding shaft in order to press the incoming label carrier tape against the winding shaft and optionally to move the second pressure roller in the area of ​​the rest position to the winding shaft in order to press the label carrier tape against the winding roll in the area of ​​the rest position.

4. Receiving device for a label carrier tape according to claim 3, wherein the feeding device comprises a cutting device, wherein the label carrier tape can be cut between the winding roll in the rest position and the winding roll in the receiving position by means of the cutting device, wherein the cutting device comprises a guide disc for guiding the cut label carrier tape and / or the winding roll in the rest position, wherein the control unit is configured to move the winding shaft along a second direction, which is antiparallel to the first direction, in order to release the winding roll held by the winding shaft in the rest position from the winding shaft and to guide the released winding roll out of the receiving device.

5. Receiving device for a label carrier tape according to claim 4, wherein the receiving unit comprises a flange, wherein the flange surrounds the winding shaft and a plane of the flange extends substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein the flange is arranged stationary with respect to the first and second directions, wherein the winding roll located in the receiving position can be held in the receiving position by the flange when the winding shaft is moved along the second direction and displacement of the winding roll can be prevented.

6. Receiving device according to claim 5, wherein the winding shaft comprises at least two winding shaft profile strips, wherein one of the at least two winding shaft profile strips is fixedly arranged in a first recess of a surface region of the winding shaft along the axis of rotation, wherein a profile of the at least two winding shaft profile strips projects radially beyond a base body of the winding shaft, wherein the flange disc comprises at least two flange disc profile strips, wherein the at least two flange disc profile strips are fixedly connected to the flange disc and each of the at least two flange disc profile strips can be movably guided along the axis of rotation of the winding shaft in a second recess of the winding shaft, wherein a profile of the at least two flange disc profile strips projects radially beyond the base body of the winding shaft.wherein the winding roller in the receiving position can be wound at least partially over the at least two flange profile strips, wherein when moving the winding roller from the receiving position to the rest position, the winding roller can be stripped off the at least two flange profile strips by means of the at least two winding shaft profile strips..

7. Receiving device for a label carrier tape according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the receiving device comprises a sensor device, preferably an ultrasonic sensor, for determining a parameter related to the winding of the label carrier tape onto the winding roll in the receiving position, wherein the control unit is configured to move the winding shaft along the first direction or the second direction based on the parameter.

8. Receiving device for a label carrier tape according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the receiving device comprises a device for reducing the label carrier tape width, wherein the device for reducing the label carrier tape width is arranged upstream of the feeding device, wherein the device for reducing the label carrier tape width is optionally designed as a cutting device or folding device.

9. Method for receiving a label carrier tape of a labeling device for containers into a receiving device, wherein the receiving device comprises a feeding device and a receiving unit, wherein the feeding device feeds the label carrier tape to the receiving unit, wherein the receiving unit comprises a winding shaft which can be set in rotation by means of a drive device and the label carrier tape is wound onto the winding shaft in a receiving position into a winding roll, wherein the winding shaft is moved at least temporarily in a first direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein the winding roll is moved from the receiving position to a rest position by moving the winding shaft and the incoming label carrier tape is wound onto a further winding roll in the receiving position.

10. Method according to claim 9, wherein the feeding device comprises at least one pressure roller which is arranged along a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein a first pressure roller is provided in a region of the receiving position to press the label carrier tape against the winding shaft or the winding roll in the receiving position, wherein the first pressure roller can be deflected in a plane which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein optionally a second pressure roller is provided in the region of the rest position to press the label carrier tape against the winding roll in the rest position, wherein the second pressure roller can be deflected in a plane which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft.

11. Method according to claim 10, wherein the receiving device comprises a control unit, wherein the first pressure roller in the area of ​​the receiving position is moved by the control unit from a pressure position to a release position to enable the movement of the winding roll from the receiving position to the rest position, wherein after the movement of the winding roll from the receiving position to the rest position, the first pressure roller in the area of ​​the receiving position is moved by the control unit to the winding shaft to press the incoming label carrier tape against the winding shaft, and optionally the second pressure roller in the area of ​​the rest position is moved to the winding shaft to press the label carrier tape against the winding roll in the area of ​​the rest position.

12. Method according to claim 11, wherein the feeding device comprises a cutting device, wherein the label carrier tape is cut between the winding roll in the rest position and the winding roll in the receiving position by means of the cutting device, wherein the cutting device comprises a guide disc for guiding the cut label carrier tape and / or the winding roll in the rest position, wherein the winding shaft is moved by the control unit along a second direction which is antiparallel to the first direction and the winding roll held by the winding shaft in the rest position is released from the winding shaft and the released winding roll is led out of the receiving device.

13. Method according to claim 12, wherein the receiving unit comprises a flange, wherein the flange surrounds the winding shaft and a plane of the flange extends substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the winding shaft, wherein the flange is arranged stationary with respect to the first and second directions, wherein the winding roll located in the receiving position can be held in the receiving position by the flange when the winding shaft is moved along the second direction and displacement of the winding roll can be prevented.

14. Method according to claim 13, wherein the winding shaft comprises at least two winding shaft profile strips, wherein one of the at least two winding shaft profile strips is fixedly arranged in a first recess of a surface region of the winding shaft along the axis of rotation, wherein a profile of the at least two winding shaft profile strips projects radially beyond a base body of the winding shaft, wherein the flange disc comprises at least two flange disc profile strips, wherein the at least two flange disc profile strips are fixedly connected to the flange disc and each of the at least two flange disc profile strips is movably guided along the axis of rotation of the winding shaft in a second recess of the winding shaft, wherein a profile of the at least two flange disc profile strips projects radially beyond the base body of the winding shaft.wherein the winding roll is at least partially wound onto the at least two flange profile strips in the receiving position, wherein when the winding roll is moved from the receiving position to the rest position, the winding roll is stripped off the at least two flange profile strips by means of the at least two winding shaft profile strips.

15. Method according to any one of claims 9 to 14, wherein the receiving device comprises a sensor device, preferably an ultrasonic sensor, for determining a parameter related to the winding of the label carrier tape onto the winding roll in the receiving position, wherein the winding shaft is moved along the first direction or the second direction by the control unit based on the parameter.

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