Portable label roll holder for container labelling apparatus

Abstract

The invention relates, inter alia, to a portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10'') for fitting to a container labelling apparatus (90) for dispensing a label strip (14) to the container labelling apparatus (90). The label roll holder (10, 10', 10'') has a receiving device (12) which is designed to receive a label roll (14) and from which the received label roll (14) can be unrolled. The label roll holder (10, 10', 10'') also has a strip delivery device (26) for delivering a label strip (14A) unrolled from the received label roll (14) to the container labelling apparatus (90).

Description

[0001] DESCRIPTION

[0002] Portable label roll holder for container labeling device

[0003] Technical area

[0004] The invention relates to a portable label roll holder and a container labeling device with the portable label roll holder. The invention further relates to a method for loading a container labeling device.

[0005] Technical background

[0006] A container processing system may include a labeling device for labeling containers. For example, the labeling device can label the containers with labels from a label roll (label material wound on a roll core).

[0007] Traditionally, the label rolls are manually loaded by an operator. The operator may be required to perform additional tasks, such as cutting the label strip to the correct position, applying double-sided adhesive tape to the label strip, or feeding the label strip into an automatic gluing system.

[0008] Manually loadable (label) roll storage or multi-reels can be used as a buffer for longer uninterrupted operation or longer operation without the constant need to manually reload label rolls.

[0009] Initial solutions are already known that attempt to automate the activities involved in preparing label rolls and loading labeling equipment.

[0010] For example, DE 102021 125 133 A1 discloses a mobile robot, a supply system, and a method for changing label rolls on a labeling unit for labeling containers. The mobile robot comprises a vehicle unit for relocating the robot and a manipulator unit with a multi-axis manipulator and an associated end effector for manipulating label rolls.

[0011] For further prior art, reference is made to EP 2 061 702 A1, DE 10 2017 206 549 A1, EP 3 760 550 A1, and EP 3 473 570 A1. Disadvantages of the prior art may include, for example, excessive complexity, excessively large required system footprint, and a lack of process reliability when handling the label rolls, particularly when gripping the label rolls from the outside.

[0012] The invention is based on the object of creating an improved technology for supplying a container labeling device.

[0013] The problem is solved by the features of the independent claims. Advantageous further developments are specified in the dependent claims and the description.

[0014] One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a portable label roll holder for equipping or connecting to a container labeling device for dispensing a label strip to the container labeling device. The label roll holder has a receiving device configured to receive, preferably attach, a label roll, and from which the received label roll can be unrolled. The label roll holder further has a strip dispensing device for dispensing a label strip unrolled from the received (e.g., attached) label roll to the container labeling device.

[0015] The use of portable label roll holders for loading labeling devices with label rolls can offer a variety of advantages. The label rolls can be prepared for production outside the line, for example, by preparing the beginning of the tape. Preparation can also be carried out centrally for multiple labeling devices. Using a mobile system, e.g., an automated guided vehicle, the label rolls prepared in the portable label roll holders can then be flexibly transported to the labeling devices on the line. The portable label roll holder can generally function as an interface between the label roll and the labeling device. Specifically, the tape dispensing device can also provide a predetermined transfer interface for the labeling device to receive a beginning of the tape from the at least one held label roll.The portable label roll holder can also provide protection for the prepared label rolls. Furthermore, process reliability and machine availability can be increased. Critical process steps for preparing label rolls can take place off-line and thus decoupled from production. This can reduce a number of potential error sources in the labeling device. The portable label roll holder can also advantageously enable and facilitate the automation of label roll supply, from partial automation with operator intervention to complete automation. With regard to automation, operators can be relieved of their workload, as potential sources of error are reduced and ergonomics are improved because heavy label rolls no longer need to be lifted.Another advantage is that the labeling device itself requires little or no modification to achieve the above advantages.

[0016] In one embodiment, the receiving device for unwinding the received label roll is rotatably mounted (e.g., by means of a pivot bearing), preferably on a housing of the portable label roll holder or on a mandrel of the portable label roll holder. This advantageously facilitates or enables the label roll to remain in / on the receiving device of the label roll holder during production. This means that the container labeling device can be equipped with the loaded portable label roll holder and utilize the label roll held therein from the label roll holder.

[0017] In a further embodiment, the receiving device comprises a disc-shaped body for lateral support of the received label roll. Alternatively or additionally, the receiving device comprises a collar onto which the label roll can be attached, or several carriers onto which the label roll can be attached. This advantageously ensures secure support of the label roll during transport and production.

[0018] In one embodiment, at least one of the following is fulfilled: the disc-shaped body has a central opening, and the collar or the plurality of drivers is / are arranged together coaxially with the central opening, preferably adjacent to the central opening; the portable label roll holder further comprises a movable, preferably pivotable, locking element (e.g., pivot arm, preferably a two-sided pivot lever arm) that is elastically pretensioned to lock the disc-shaped body; and the collar or the drivers has / have a tensioning device for internally tensioning a roll core of the label roll.

[0019] This advantageously ensures particularly secure support of the label roll during transport and production. In a further embodiment, the portable label roll holder further comprises at least one, preferably conical, positioning element for positioning the portable label roll holder in or on a transport frame or a label roll holder receptacle of the container labeling device. This advantageously enables a secure and automated transfer.

[0020] In one embodiment, the tape dispensing device is designed to deflect the unrolled label tape, preferably by at least 90°. Alternatively or additionally, the tape dispensing device has a fixing element, preferably a (e.g., elastically prestressed) clamping strip, for fixing a tape start of the received label roll to the outside of the portable label roll holder. Alternatively or additionally, the tape dispensing device has a deflecting element, preferably a deflecting roller, for deflecting the unrolled label tape and (optionally) a movable, preferably pivotable, pressing element, preferably a brushing element, which is elastically prestressed for pressing, preferably brushing, the unrolled label tape against the deflecting element. The deflection can advantageously ensure secure guidance of the label tape towards the tape dispensing device.Advantageously, the fixing element can enable a secure fixing of the tape catcher at a predetermined position to provide a predetermined transfer interface.

[0021] In a further embodiment, the portable label roll holder further comprises a housing in or on which the receiving device and the tape dispensing device are accommodated. This can advantageously improve, for example, the protective function of the portable label roll holder for the label roll held therein.

[0022] In one embodiment, at least one of the following is further fulfilled: the tape dispenser is movably, preferably pivotably, connected to the housing; the housing forms a, preferably openable, cassette for the label roll; the housing has an adjustment access opening for adjusting a pressing element of the tape dispenser in the housing; and the housing has a drive access opening to the receiving device and / or a receiving space for the received label roll for applying a friction wheel to the receiving device (e.g., to the disc-shaped body of the receiving device) and / or the received label roll for rotating the received label roll. This advantageously allows further functional improvements to be integrated into the housing or the portable label roll holder.

[0023] It is also possible for the housing to have a double-walled housing section, and a section of the locking element and a pivot axis of the locking element are arranged between the two walls of the double-walled housing section.

[0024] In a further exemplary embodiment, the portable label roll holder further comprises at least one further receiving device, preferably at least four, at least nine or at least fourteen further receiving devices, which is designed like the receiving device. Optionally, the portable label roll holder can further comprise at least one further tape dispensing device, preferably at least four, at least nine or at least fourteen further tape dispensing devices, for which at least one further receiving device is provided, wherein the at least one further tape dispensing device is designed like the tape dispensing device. Preferably, the receiving device and the at least one further receiving device can be arranged in series next to one another, preferably coaxially and / or in alignment with one another.Preferably, the tape dispenser and the at least one further tape dispenser can be arranged in a row next to one another, preferably aligned with one another. The portable label roll holder can thus advantageously serve as a portable magazine for multiple label rolls, thereby multiplying the positive effects of the advantages mentioned above.

[0025] In one embodiment, the portable label roll holder further comprises a mandrel on which the receiving device and the at least one further receiving device can be received (received), preferably plugged (plugged), in a row next to one another, preferably with a pivot bearing on the mandrel for each of the receiving devices. This advantageously enables reliable and simple loading of the portable label roll holder with label rolls. Furthermore, the mandrel can make it possible to eliminate the need for an additional (stable) rear wall for the receiving devices due to the direct introduction of force into the mandrel, as may be necessary, for example, with cassettes or roll inserts.

[0026] In a further embodiment, the portable label roll holder further comprises a (e.g. open) magazine frame which supports the receiving device, the at least one further receiving device, the tape dispensing device and the at least one further tape dispensing device. The magazine frame can preferably support the receiving device and the at least one further receiving device via a mandrel which is preferably only supported on one side of the magazine frame. Alternatively or additionally, the magazine frame can support the tape dispensing device and the at least one further tape dispensing device on an upper side of the magazine frame and / or on an elongated support of the magazine frame. Advantageously, this allows many label rolls to be accommodated, transported and used for production in a compact installation space. Because the portable label roll holder with its magazine frame is designed for direct loading, for example.a label roll storage system, the design of the label roll storage system can also be simplified, e.g., eliminating roll inserts, telescopic rails, etc. The magazine frame can also facilitate the use of automated guided vehicles and thus increase their utilization.

[0027] Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a use of a portable label roll holder as disclosed herein for:

[0028] Holding at least one label roll during transport to a container labeling device; and / or

[0029] Loading a label roll storage unit of a container labelling device or loading a labelling unit of a container labelling device; and / or

[0030] Providing a predetermined transfer interface by means of the tape dispensing device for a container labelling device for transferring a tape start of the at least one held label roll; and / or

[0031] Unrolling the at least one held label roll during labeling by means of a container labeling device; and / or

[0032] Providing an interface between the label roll and a container labeling device.

[0033] A further aspect of the present disclosure relates to a container labeling device comprising a labeling unit. The labeling unit can have a label roll holder receptacle. Alternatively, the container labeling device can further comprise a label roll storage with (at least) one label roll holder receptacle. The container labeling device further comprises a portable label roll holder as disclosed herein, which is accommodated in or on the label roll holder receptacle for dispensing a label strip to the labeling unit for labeling the containers. Advantageously, the container labeling device can achieve the same advantages as have already been explained with reference to the portable label roll holder. A further aspect of the present disclosure relates to a container treatment system (e.g.for tempering, manufacturing, cleaning, coating, testing, filling, closing, pasteurizing, labeling, printing, marking, laser marking, and / or packaging containers for liquid or pasty media, preferably beverages, liquid foodstuffs, or products from the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry. The container treatment system can comprise the portable label roll holder as disclosed herein or the container labeling device as disclosed herein. Advantageously, the container treatment system can achieve the same advantages as those already explained with reference to the portable label roll holder.

[0034] For example, the containers can be designed as bottles, cans, canisters, cartons, flacons, tubes, etc.

[0035] Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method for supplying a container labeling device with at least one label roll. The method comprises:

[0036] Providing a portable label roll holder as disclosed herein;

[0037] Loading the portable label roll holder with at least one label roll, preferably by means of a (e.g. articulated arm) robot and / or in a (e.g. central) robot cell;

[0038] Transporting the loaded portable label roll holder to the container labeling device (e.g. individually or together with other label roll holders in a transport frame), preferably by means of an automated guided vehicle (e.g. automated guided forklift or automated guided mobile platform); and

[0039] Loading the container labeling device (e.g. a labeling unit of the container labeling device or a roll storage of the container labeling device) with the loaded portable label roll holder, preferably automatically (e.g. by means of the driverless transport vehicle and / or by means of a (e.g. further) robot).

[0040] Advantageously, the same advantages can be achieved with the method as already explained with reference to the portable label roll holder. The same applies to the preferred embodiments of the method described below.

[0041] In one embodiment, loading the portable label roll holder comprises at least one of: checking a winding direction of the at least one label roll and aligning the at least one label roll depending on the checked winding direction (e.g., before positioning the at least one label roll in the portable label roll holder), preferably by means of the robot;

[0042] Opening, preferably unfolding, the label roll holder to position the at least one label roll in the label roll holder, preferably by means of the robot;

[0043] Picking up, preferably placing, the at least one label roll onto the receiving device of the portable label roll holder, preferably by means of the robot;

[0044] Detecting a tape start of the at least one label roll (e.g. before or after positioning the at least one label roll in the portable label roll holder) and cutting off the tape start, preferably by means of the robot;

[0045] Closing, preferably folding, the label roll holder after positioning the at least one label roll in the label roll holder, preferably by means of the robot; and

[0046] Fixing a tape start of the at least one label roll, which is already accommodated in the portable label roll holder, at a predetermined position of the tape dispensing device, preferably by means of the robot.

[0047] In a further embodiment, loading the container labeling device with the loaded portable label roll holder comprises at least one of:

[0048] Aligning the label roll holder with a label roll holder receptacle of the container labeling device by engaging at least one (e.g., conical) positioning element (e.g., centering element) of the label roll holder with at least one (e.g., conical) positioning element (e.g., centering element) of the label roll holder receptacle; and lifting the label roll holder by means of a lifting device of the container labeling device (e.g., a roll storage device of the container labeling device).

[0049] The previously described preferred embodiments and features of the invention can be combined with one another as desired.

[0050] Short description of the characters

[0051] Further details and advantages of the invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a portable label roll holder according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0052] Figure 2 is a further perspective view of the portable label roll holder of Figure 1;

[0053] Figure 3 is a detailed view of a portion of the portable label roll holder of Figure 1;

[0054] Figure 4 is a perspective view of a transport frame with several portable label roll holders of Figure 1 positioned therein;

[0055] Figure 5 is a side view of the transport frame of Figure 4;

[0056] Figure 6 is a top view of the transport frame of Figure 4;

[0057] Figure 7 is a further side view of the transport frame of Figure 4; and

[0058] Figure 8 is a perspective view of a portable label roll holder according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0059] Figure 9 is a perspective view of the portable label roll holder of Figure 8 with the housing walls shown transparently;

[0060] Figure 10 is a schematic representation of a loading process of a portable label roll holder;

[0061] Figure 11 is a schematic representation of a loading process of a portable label roll holder;

[0062] Figure 12 is a schematic representation of a system for loading portable label roll holders;

[0063] Figure 13 is a schematic representation of a loading process of a label roll holder;

[0064] Figure 14 is a perspective view of a portable label roll holder according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0065] Figure 15 is a further perspective view of the portable label roll holder of Figure 14; Figure 16 is a schematic representation of a loading process of the portable label roll holder of Figure 14;

[0066] Figure 17 is a schematic representation of a transfer and transport process of at least one portable label roll holder by means of a driverless transport vehicle;

[0067] Figure 18 is a schematic representation of a transfer and transport process of at least one portable label roll holder by means of a driverless transport vehicle;

[0068] Figure 19 is a schematic representation of a transfer and transport process of at least one portable label roll holder by means of a driverless transport vehicle;

[0069] Figure 20 is a schematic representation of a driverless transport vehicle;

[0070] Figure 21 is a schematic representation of a transfer and transport process of at least one portable label roll holder by means of a driverless transport vehicle;

[0071] Figure 22 is a top view of a portion of a container labeling device;

[0072] Figure 23 a top view of a portion of a roll storage of a container labeling device

[0073] Figure 24 is a perspective view of a loading process of a roll storage unit of a container labeling device; and

[0074] Figure 25 is a schematic representation of a loading process of a container labeling device.

[0075] The embodiments shown in the figures correspond at least partially, so that similar or identical parts are provided with the same reference numerals and for their explanation reference is also made to the description of the other embodiments or figures in order to avoid repetition.

[0076] Detailed en

[0077] Figures 1 to 3 show a portable label roll holder 10, or sections thereof, for a container labeling device. The label roll holder 10 is designed for connection to a container labeling device for dispensing a label strip to the container labeling device. Containers can be labeled by the container labeling device using the dispensed label strip. Preferably, the label strip is dispensed while the container labeling device is labeling the containers.

[0078] The label roll holder 10 is designed, for example, for loading a label roll storage (multireel) of a container labeling device. The label roll storage can automatically supply a labeling unit of the container labeling device with a label strip.

[0079] The label roll holder 10 has a receiving device 12 and a tape dispensing device 26. Preferably, the label roll holder 10 may also have a locking element 24 and / or a housing 34.

[0080] Preferably, a label roll 14 can be attached to the receiving device 12. Preferably, the receiving device 12 can position and center the attached label roll 14.

[0081] The label roll 14 received by the receiving device 12 can be unrolled from the receiving device 12. The receiving device 12 can preferably be rotatably mounted for unrolling the attached label roll 14, preferably on a housing wall of the housing 34. A pivot bearing 16 can rotatably mount the receiving device 12. The pivot bearing 16 can preferably be designed as a deep groove ball bearing. For example, the pivot bearing 16 can connect the receiving device 12 and the housing 34 to one another.

[0082] The receiving device 12 can, for example, have a disc-shaped body 18 and several drivers 20.

[0083] The disc-shaped body 18 can support the received label roll 14 laterally, e.g., on a disc-shaped side surface of the label roll 14. The attached label roll 14 can rest against the disc-shaped body 18.

[0084] The drivers 20 can support the label roll 14 on an inner circumferential side of the label roll 14. The label roll 14 can be slipped onto the drivers 20. Preferably, the drivers 20 together can form or have a clamping device, preferably a clamping mandrel, for the label roll 14. The clamping device can internally clamp a roll core of the label roll 14. It is possible for the plurality of drivers 20 to be connected to one another in such a way that they together form a collar onto which the label roll 14 can be slipped. Preferably, the drivers 20 can be arranged coaxially to a central opening 22 in the disk-shaped body 18. In detail, the drivers 20 can lie on an imaginary circular ring whose center axis is coaxial to the central opening 22. Particularly preferably, the drivers 20 directly border the central opening 22.

[0085] Preferably, the drivers 20 are arranged substantially perpendicular to the disc-shaped body 18. Specifically, the longitudinal axes of the drivers 20 may extend substantially perpendicular to an alignment plane of the disc-shaped body 18.

[0086] In the illustrated embodiment, the receiving device 12 is designed as a passive receiving device or a receiving device without its own drive. However, it is alternatively possible for the receiving device 12 to have its own rotary drive (not shown in Figures 1 to 3). The rotary drive can, for example, rotate the disc-shaped body 18 and / or the drivers 20. The rotary drive can preferably be arranged in the central opening 22 and / or in a receiving space arranged between the drivers 20 or inside the drivers 20. The rotary drive can, for example, have a cylindrical outer shape that fits into the central opening 22 and / or between the drivers 20. The rotary drive can preferably be designed as an electric motor.

[0087] The locking element 24 can be movable and elastically preloaded to lock the disc-shaped body 18. Specifically, the locking element 24 can be elastically preloaded to contact an outer peripheral surface of the disc-shaped body 18 to lock the disc-shaped body 18. For example, a spring or an elastomer element can be provided for elastic preloading.

[0088] Preferably, the locking element 24 can be pivotable about a pivot axis S1 (see Figure 1). The locking element 24 can be pivotably mounted on the housing 34 via the pivot axis S1.

[0089] The locking element 24 can be designed as a pivot arm. The locking element 24 can preferably be designed as a two-sided pivot arm or lever. A first end 24A of the pivot arm, when actuated by the elastic prestress, can be brought into contact with the disc-shaped body 18 (e.g., its outer peripheral surface). An opposite second end 24B can be actuated, preferably pressed down, for example, manually or mechanically (e.g., by a robot or a housing part of a friction wheel drive for rotating the label roll). By actuating it, the first end 24A can preferably be brought out of contact with the disc-shaped body 18, counter to the elastic prestress, to release the disc-shaped body 18, e.g., by pivoting about the pivot axis S1. The second end 24B can preferably be accessible from outside the label tape holder 10 or its housing 34.Preferably, a rubber and / or braking element can be arranged at the first end 24.

[0090] The tape dispenser 26 serves to deliver a label tape 14A unrolled from the received label roll 14 to the container labeling device. Preferably, the tape dispenser 26 can be arranged in a corner region of the label roll holder 10 and / or the housing 34.

[0091] The tape dispensing device 26 can, for example, have a fixing element 28, a deflecting element 30 and / or a pressing element 32.

[0092] The fixing element 28 can fix a tape start of the label tape 14A of the attached label roll 14 to the outside of the label roll holder 10. For example, the fixing element 28 can be designed as a clamping strip. Preferably, the clamping strip can clamp the tape start between itself and a wall section of the tape dispenser 26. Preferably, the clamping strip and / or the wall section can have a profiled, e.g., grooved, clamping section for multi-point clamping of the tape start.

[0093] Preferably, the fixing element 28 can be elastically preloaded to fix, preferably clamp, the beginning of the strip. For example, the fixing element 28 can be elastically preloaded by means of a tension spring or a compression spring.

[0094] Preferably, the fixing element 28 can be arranged at a front / free end of the tape dispenser 26.

[0095] The deflection element 30 can deflect the label strip 14A (see Figure 3), preferably by at least 90°. The deflection element 30 can preferably be designed as a deflection roller. The deflection element 30 can preferably deflect the label strip 14A, which is unrolled from the label roll 14, e.g., substantially tangentially to the label roll 14, toward the fixing element 28, e.g., by approximately 90°.

[0096] The deflection element 30 can preferably be arranged in a corner region of the label roll holder 10 and / or the tape dispenser 26. Preferably, the deflection element 30 can be rotatable about a rotation axis D1. For example, the deflection element 30 can be rotatably connected to the housing 34 via the rotation axis D1.

[0097] The movable pressing element 32 can be elastically preloaded, e.g., by means of a torsion spring, to press the label strip against the deflecting element 30. Preferably, the pressing element 32 is pivotable about a pivot axis S2. For example, the pressing element 32 can be pivotally connected to the housing 34 via the pivot axis S2.

[0098] Preferably, the elastic preload of the movable pressure element 32 can be adjusted, for example, by appropriately rotating the torsion spring. The torsion spring can preferably be arranged in the pivot axis S2 or around the pivot axis S2.

[0099] Preferably, the pressing element 32 can be designed as a brushing element. The pressing element 32 can have a brush section 32A. The brush section 32A can be arranged to brush the label strip 14A onto the deflection element 30. The brush section 32A can be arranged, for example, at a free end of the pressing element 32.

[0100] The receiving device 12 and the tape dispensing device 26 can be accommodated in or on the housing 34. In Figures 1 to 3, the housing 34 is only partially shown to illustrate the components accommodated in the housing 34. In principle, the housing 34 can be a substantially closed housing, formed, for example, from several detachably connected housing parts, e.g., plates and / or trays. However, it is also possible for the housing 34 to be designed as an open housing, with the label roll 14 and the receiving device 12 being freely accessible.

[0101] Preferably, the housing 34 can be designed in a cassette shape or cassette design. The housing 34 can form a cassette for a label roll 14.

[0102] Preferably, the dimensions of the cassette can be adapted to the respective roll height and / or roll width of the label roll 14, e.g., to the nearest mm or cm. Preferably, the cassettes can be provided in different dimensions for differently sized label rolls 14. For example, the cassettes can be graduated in a grid, e.g., for roll heights / widths <50 mm; <100 mm; etc. Preferably, depending on the application, the cassettes can be either relatively closed to protect against contamination and contact, or relatively open to save weight and resources. It is possible for a cassette to have a passive or active receiving device 12, which preferably also serves to center the label roll 14.

[0103] Preferably, the tape dispenser 26 can be movably, preferably pivotably, connected to the housing 34. For example, the tape dispenser 26 can be pivotably connected to the housing 34 via a pivot axis S3. The tape dispenser 26 can be designed as a (housing) cover that is movably, preferably pivotably, connected to the housing 34. The tape dispenser 26 can thus be moved, preferably pivoted away, for example, to make the label roll 14 accessible in the otherwise closed housing 34.

[0104] It is possible that the housing 34 has a double-walled housing section 34A.

[0105] Preferably, a portion of the locking element 24 and the pivot axis S1 can be arranged between the two walls of the double-walled housing portion 34A.

[0106] Preferably, a portion of the tape dispenser 26 and the pivot axis S3 for the tape dispenser 26 can be arranged between the two walls of the double-walled housing portion 34A.

[0107] The housing 34 can preferably have an adjustment access opening 34B for adjusting the pressure element 32, e.g., its torsion spring. A tool for adjusting the pressure element 32, for example, can be inserted through the adjustment access opening 34B.

[0108] The housing 34 can have a drive access opening 34C (shown only schematically in the housing 34 shown open in Figure 2). The drive access opening 34C can lead to the disc-shaped body 18 and / or a receiving space within the housing 34 for the label roll 14. For example, a friction wheel can be applied to the disc-shaped body 18 and / or the label roll 14 through the drive access opening 34C for (e.g., unwinding or rewinding) the label roll 14.

[0109] Figures 4 to 7 show an exemplary transport frame 36 for transporting several portable label roll holders 10. The transport frame 36 can be moved / transported, for example, using a hand pallet truck, a forklift, or an automated guided vehicle. It is also possible for the transport frame 36 itself to have floor rollers for movement, allowing the transport frame 36 to be pulled or pushed.

[0110] Several label roll holders 10 can be positioned in the transport frame 36 and optionally additionally fixed.

[0111] Preferably, the label roll holders 10 can be positioned in a row next to one another in the transport frame 36. The transport frame 36 can, for example, be open at the top and front to allow the label roll holders 10 to be positioned in the transport frame 36.

[0112] Preferably, each label roll holder 10 can have a plurality of positioning elements 38, as schematically illustrated in Figures 5 to 7. The positioning elements 38 can fit together, preferably in a form-fitting manner, with positioning elements 40 of the transport frame 36 for positioning the respective label roll holder 10 in the transport frame 36.

[0113] For example, one of the positioning elements 38 and 40 may have a conical mandrel and the other of the positioning elements 38 and 40 may have a conical receptacle for the conical mandrel.

[0114] The optional fixation of the label roll holders 10 to the transport frame 36 may be necessary, for example, for transport to the labeling device in order to prevent them from falling out.

[0115] Figures 8 and 9 show a portable label roll holder 10'.

[0116] The label roll holder 10' is designed, for example, for (direct) loading of a labeling unit of a container labeling device.

[0117] As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the label roll holder 10' also has a receiving device 12 and a tape dispensing device 26. Preferably, the label roll holder 10' may also have a housing 34, for example.

[0118] It is understood that the label roller 10' can also be designed for transport by means of a transport frame 36 (see Figures 4 to 7), e.g., with multiple positioning elements. The label roll holders 10 and / or 10' presented as examples are preferably loaded with label rolls 14 in a central loading unit. Preferably, at least one, preferably all, of the following process steps can be carried out:

[0119] Remove label roll 14 from a storage location (e.g. pallet)

[0120] Check the winding direction of the label roll 14, turn if necessary

[0121] Insert label roll 14 into the label roll holder 10, 10' and optionally lock

[0122] Find the beginning of the label roll 14 and remove it

[0123] Cut off the beginning of the label roll 14

[0124] Position and fix the beginning of the label roll 14 in the label roll holder 10, 10'

[0125] Prepare for bonding by applying double-sided tape or adhesive strip

[0126] The label roll holders 10, 10' can then preferably be transported on a transport frame 36 (see Figures 4 to 7) to a container labeling device and there inserted into the labeling unit or into the label roll storage.

[0127] The above steps can be performed automatically, e.g., by a robot, or manually. In general, with fully automated assembly in a central assembly unit, a robot performs as many functional steps as possible, thus requiring few or no additional actuators / axes (e.g., changing grippers). With a semi-automated solution, all steps between automatic and manual assembly are conceivable. The label roll holders 10, 10' can also be loaded manually by one person, for example, and placed on a transport frame 36.

[0128] Particularly preferred assembly processes are explained below with reference to Figures 10 and 11.

[0129] Figure 10 shows a preferred loading process for a label roll holder 10. The steps S10 to S20 described below can preferably be performed automatically by a robot. Individual or all of the steps S10 to S20 can also be performed manually.

[0130] First, in a step S10, a robot (not shown) can pick up the label roll holder 10, e.g., from a pallet, from a transport rack 36 (see Figures 4 to 7), or from another storage location. The robot can transport the label roll holder 10 to a loading station.

[0131] In a step S12, a friction drive 42, e.g., a friction wheel drive, can be brought into contact with the disc-shaped body 18 at the loading station, e.g., via the drive access opening 34C. For example, the friction wheel drive can be pivoted in. The friction drive 42 can drive the disc-shaped body 18 to wind a label strip end onto the label roll core.

[0132] In a step S14, the (cassette) housing 34 can be opened by the robot. Preferably, the tape dispenser 26 can also be pivoted away partially or completely, optionally with a portion of the housing 34. Optionally, the roll core of the used label roll 14 can be removed.

[0133] In a step S16, a new label roll 14 can be inserted or pushed onto the receiving device 12 by the robot.

[0134] In a step S18, the friction drive 42 can be operated such that the label roll 14 is rotated to a desired rotational position. For example, the label roll 14 can be rotated until a marking 44 (e.g., a fixing label) on the label roll 14 is in a desired position, e.g., captured by a camera device 46.

[0135] In a step S20, a gripper 48, e.g., a suction gripper, can break open a fixing element of the label roll 14 and pull a leading end of the label roll 14 out to an insertion position. In the insertion position, the gripper 48 can release the label strip 14A, allowing it to fall / pivot downward.

[0136] Subsequently, the housing 34 can be closed again, e.g., by pivoting the tape dispenser 26 (not shown in Figure 10). The tape beginning can thus be fixed, e.g., clamped, by means of the fixing element 28 (see Figures 1 and 2). The label tape 14A can also be pressed against the deflection element 30 by the pressing element 32 (see Figure 3).

[0137] In the variant of step S20 explained above, the fixing element is sent to the container labeling device or into production. If this is not desired, it is possible, for example, for a gripper 48, e.g., a suction gripper, to break open the fixing element of the label roll 14 and pull a leading end of the label roll 14 out to a cutting position (not shown). In the cutting position, a cutting unit can cut off the fixing label, e.g., by means of a cutting mark detection and / or position control. The cut-off section can be disposed of, e.g., by means of the gripper 48. The fixing label thus does not reach the container labeling device or into production.

[0138] Figure 11 shows a preferred loading process for the label roll holder 10'.

[0139] In a step S30, a robot (not shown) can first pick up the label roll 14, e.g. from a pallet or from another storage location.

[0140] In a step S32, the robot can bring the picked-up label roll 14 to a device 50 for adhesive strip removal.

[0141] In a step S34, the device 50 can remove the adhesive strip from the label tape 14A of the label roll 14.

[0142] In a step S36, the robot can move the label roll 14 to an adhesive cutting device 52, which cuts the label strip 14A if necessary and / or provides it with an adhesive strip.

[0143] In a step S38, the robot can position the prepared label tape 14 in the label roll holder 10' and fix a tape start of the label tape to the tape dispenser 26.

[0144] Figure 12 shows a preferred embodiment of a central assembly unit as a robot cell 54.

[0145] The robot cell 54 can have at least one robot 56. The at least one robot 56 can remove empty label roll holders 10 or 10' from a transport frame 36.1 and move them to a loading station 58. The at least one robot 56 can further take a label roll 14 from a roll storage device 60, e.g., a pallet or a table, and use it to load the label roll holder 10, 10' moved to the loading station 58. The at least one robot 56 can then remove the loaded label roll holder 10, 10' from the loading station 58. The removed, loaded label roll holder 10, 10' can be moved by the robot 56 to another transport frame 36.2 for transport to a container labeling device. The roll storage device 60 can preferably serve as a storage location (roll buffer) for label rolls 14. The roll storage device 60 can, for example,can be refilled manually using a pallet truck or automatically using an automated guided vehicle (AGV).

[0146] In the robot cell 54, for example, the label roll holders 10 and / or 10' can be equipped with label rolls 14 and positioned in a transport frame 36.2.

[0147] Preferably, a plurality of label roll storage units or label assemblies can be supplied with label rolls 14 in label roll holders 10, 10' by means of the robot cell 54. Preferably, the robot cell 54 can be designed such that manual operation is possible even if the robot 56 is defective. For example, manual loading of the label roll holders 10, 10' with label rolls 14 and / or manual preparation and insertion of the label strip into the label roll holders 10, 10' may be possible.

[0148] Preferably, a device 62 for detecting and / or inspecting the label rolls 14 can be arranged on the robot 56 or elsewhere in the robot cell 54. The device 62 can, for example, comprise a camera, a capacitive sensor, a distance sensor, and / or an ultrasonic sensor, etc.

[0149] Preferably, the device 62 can check the label rolls 14 with respect to at least one of:

[0150] Winding direction

[0151] Position beginning of tape

[0152] Type, diameter, etc.

[0153] Deviation from specifications (label protrusion over core, dimensions, weight ...) Damage

[0154] Pre-check whether the beginning of the tape can be successfully recorded (thus avoiding a time-critical disruption later when changing the roll)

[0155] It is possible for inspected label rolls 14 to be deposited in separate positions on the roll storage 60. Preferably, the label roll 14 can be turned over in the robot cell 54 by means of the at least one robot 56, if necessary.

[0156] Due to the modularity of the concept, the degree of automation of the robot cell 54 can preferably be adapted. For example, in the simplest embodiment, only one loading station can be located in the cell. The label rolls 14 can be loaded and prepared manually by the operator. In a standard embodiment, these operator activities can be performed by at least one robot 56. However, the delivery of the label rolls 14 can still be done manually, e.g., using a pallet truck. In the most sophisticated embodiment, the delivery of the label rolls 14 can be automated using an automated guided vehicle (AGV).

[0157] Preferably, there is no central control cabinet in the robot cell 54. Instead, each module can have its own control system. This can, for example, improve modularity and facilitate subsequent modifications or upgrades to the robot cell 54.

[0158] Preferably, the at least one robot 56 is a multi-axis robot, particularly preferably an articulated-arm robot. The articulated-arm robot can, for example, be a 5-axis, 6-axis, or 7-axis articulated-arm robot. Other robot types are also conceivable, particularly if it is an industrial robot or a cobot.

[0159] The at least one robot 56 can, for example, be stationary or movable on a linear axis. Preferably, a robot base of the at least one robot 56 can be mounted in such a way that it can be easily replaced or adapted using adapter plates. Different robot types or manufacturers could thus advantageously be used. This replacement can preferably be carried out using simple means, e.g., a pallet truck. For example, a robot with a lower payload could be used for customers who only use light label rolls (cost advantage), etc. Should the customer wish to upgrade to a robot with a higher payload, a simpler conversion is thus possible. Preferably, the robot controller (control cabinet) can be designed in such a way that it then does not have to be replaced.

[0160] The at least one robot 56 may have a roll handling tool 64 for handling a label roll 14. The handling tool 64 may pick up and place a label roll 14. The handling tool 64 may preferably be pneumatically driven.

[0161] The handling tool 64 can be structurally adapted to the label roll holders 10, 10', so that the handling tool 64 can transfer a label roll 14 to a respective label roll holder 10, 10' as desired. For example, the handling tool 64 can be adapted to a receiving device 12 of the respective label roll holder 10, 10'.

[0162] The handling tool 64 is preferably designed as a roll gripper. The roll gripper is preferably designed as an internal gripper, e.g., a centric gripper, for gripping the respective label roll 14 from the inside of the roll core. Additionally, the roll gripper can optionally have a clamping device. The clamping device can secure the internally gripped label roll 14 from the outside by gently clamping it. The clamping device can preferably be used for label rolls 14 that tend to telescoping and / or to secure loose tape ends.

[0163] It is possible for the device 62 to detect the position of a label roll 14 to be gripped, e.g., on the roll holder 60.

[0164] Preferably, the device 62 can also be used during commissioning of the robot cell 54, e.g., to determine the position of one or more components. This advantageously eliminates the need for complex adjustment and calibration during commissioning.

[0165] Preferably, the at least one robot 56 can be configured to turn a label roll 14 by means of the handling tool 64. Preferably, the label roll 14 can thus be turned as needed such that a winding direction of the label roll 14 corresponds to a desired winding direction for the respective label roll holder 10, 10'.

[0166] It is possible for the at least one robot 56 to have a tape-lead handling tool 66 for handling a tape lead of a label roll 14. The handling tool 66 can be used to handle a tape lead of a label roll 14 that is held in a label roll holder 10, 10'.

[0167] Optionally, the handling tool 66 can cut a tape leader of a label roll 14. Optionally, the handling tool 66 can apply an adhesive or adhesive tape to a tape leader of a label roll 14. Optionally, the handling tool 66 can detect cut marks on the label tape 14. It is also possible for the handling tool 66 to have a device for receiving and disposing of the outer tape layer unwound from the label roll 14.

[0168] The handling tool 66 is preferably designed as a tape gripper. For example, the handling tool 66 can have a bellows suction gripper or a clamping device for securely picking up the beginning of the tape.

[0169] Optionally, the at least one robot 56 or the robot cell 54 can have an adhesive tape dispenser. The adhesive tape dispenser can be configured to dispense a preferably double-sided adhesive tape for connecting label strips. When processing label rolls 14 for a labeling unit, the adhesive tape dispenser can preferably be included on the at least one robot 56 or at least in the robot cell 54. When processing label rolls 14 for a label roll storage (multireel), the adhesive tape dispenser can preferably be included in the label roll storage itself.

[0170] Preferably, the at least one robot 56 can automatically replace the roll handling tool 64 with a strip-start handling tool 66 and vice versa. The at least one robot 56 can, for example, have an automatic tool changing system, preferably a gripper changing system, for changing between the roll handling tool 64 and the strip-start handling tool 66. Likewise, changing between different sizes and / or designs of the same gripper type could be possible, e.g., for easy retrofitting.

[0171] Preferably, the at least one robot 56 can change the handling tools 64, 66 at a tool change station in the robot cell 54. The handling tool 64 or 66 not currently being used by the at least one robot 56 can be deposited by the at least one robot 56 at the tool change station. This deposited handling tool 64 or 66 can later be picked up again by the at least one robot 56 from the tool change station, in exchange for the other handling tool 64 or 66.

[0172] However, it is also possible in principle for at least one robot 56 to carry both handling tools 64, 66 simultaneously, e.g. as a combination gripper.

[0173] It is also possible for the at least one robot 56 to have or carry a roll holder handling tool 68 for handling the label roll holders 10, 10', e.g., individually or as a combination gripper with the handling tool 64 and / or 66.

[0174] It is also possible to include multiple robots 56. One robot 56 may have or carry the handling tool 64 and / or 66. Another robot 56 may have or carry the roll holder handling tool 68.

[0175] The robot cell 54 can preferably have a (physical) protective housing 70. The protective housing 70 can preferably enclose the transport frame 36.1, the transport frame 36.2, the at least one robot 56, the loading station 58, the roll storage 60, and / or the device 62, preferably completely. The protective housing 70 can, for example, be rectangular / box-shaped. The protective housing 70 can, for example, have a protective fence or a protective wall. The protective housing 70 can preferably have at least one door for entering the robot cell 54 or the protective housing 70.

[0176] The robot cell 54 can preferably have a system 72 for generating at least one signal curtain. The signal curtain can be, for example, a light curtain or a laser curtain. A signal curtain generated by the system 72 can, for example, be arranged or generated such that the transport frame 36.1, the transport frame 36.2, and / or the roller storage 60 are accessible from outside the robot cell 54. The signal curtain can preferably be generated directly next to (in front of) the transport frames 36.1, 36.2 and the roller storage 60.

[0177] The at least one robot 56 can be operated, for example, as follows.

[0178] First, at least one robot 56 with the roll handling tool 64 can remove a label roll 14 from the roll storage 60.

[0179] The at least one robot 56 can move the label roll 14, for example, to the device 62. For example, a tape start of the label roll 14 can be determined. For example, a winding direction of the label roll 14 can be checked. If necessary, the label roll 14 can be turned over, e.g., by means of the at least one robot 56 itself.

[0180] Preferably, the at least one robot 56 can then place the inspected and, if applicable, turned label roll 14 with its aligned tape start on a buffer location, e.g., a separate area of ​​the roll storage 60. Preferably, the at least one robot 56 can successively remove further (uninspected) label rolls 14 from the roll storage 60, inspect them using the device 62, and place them with the aligned tape start on the buffer location, e.g., until it is sufficiently filled.

[0181] Preferably, the at least one robot 56 can further remove an (empty) label roll holder 10, 10' from the transport frame 36.1 using the roll holder handling tool 68 and position it in the loading station 58. If necessary, the at least one robot 56 can remove an empty or partially used label roll 14 from the label roll holder 10, 10' positioned in the loading station 58. The roll core can be disposed of. An already opened, still usable label roll can, for example, be placed in a separate location.

[0182] Preferably, the at least one robot 56 can position a new label roll 14 with the correct orientation of the tape start in the label roll holder 10, 10' positioned in the loading station 58 using the roll handling tool 64. In principle, the tape start could also be detected only in the label roll holder 10, 10'. However, it is technically more expedient to perform this process in advance, since changing the label rolls 14 is a time-critical process. This also allows "faulty" label rolls, where the tape start cannot be detected, to be sorted out in advance.

[0183] The at least one robot 56 can then preferably switch to the tape start handling tool 66. The tape start handling tool 66 can be used to pick up a tape start from the label roll 14. If necessary, for example, the outermost layer of label tape can be unwound from the label roll 14 and picked up by the tape start handling tool 66. The picked up tape start can preferably be fed by the at least one robot 56 to the adhesive tape dispenser (e.g., on the robot 56 itself). Here, for example, the correct position for applying the adhesive strip can be determined using the cutting marks on the label tape, and the adhesive strip can be applied (e.g., only if the label roll 14 or the label roll holder 10' is provided for a roll storage device). The at least one robot 56 can optionally also dispose of the label tape cut off and picked up by the tape start handling tool 66, if present.

[0184] Finally, the at least one robot 56 can, for example, switch back to the roll holder handling tool 68 and, if necessary, close the loaded label roll holder 10, 10' and / or move it to the transport frame 36.2 for further transport.

[0185] Figure 13 shows a particularly preferred variant of loading the label roll holders, e.g., in the loading station of Figure 12. The steps described below can each be carried out, for example, manually and / or by means of the at least one robot 56 described with reference to Figure 12.

[0186] First, an empty label roll holder 10 can be positioned in a receptacle of the loading station 58. The label roll holder 10 can be opened. Any existing roll core from a used label roll can be removed and disposed of.

[0187] In the next step, a new label roll 14 can be inserted into the label roll holder 10, preferably using the roll handling tool 64. A friction drive 42 can be pivoted in or generally moved toward the label roll holder 10. The friction drive 42 can preferably be operated according to the previously described step S18 (see explanations for Figure 10). After inserting the label roll 14 into the label roll holder 10, the roll handling tool 64 can preferably be switched to the tape handling tool 66.

[0188] In the next step, the tape handling tool 66 can be used to release and pick up a tape end of the inserted label roll 14. Using the tape handling tool 66, the tape of the inserted label roll 14 can be guided, for example, around at least one deflection element of the label roll holder 10. Preferably, the tape handling tool 66 can also be used to wind up the label tape and cut it to the correct length. The tape end of the inserted label roll 14 can be secured to the label roll holder 10.

[0189] In the next step, the tape handling tool 66 can be switched to the roll handling tool 64. The friction drive 42 can be moved away, e.g., pivoted out. The loaded label roll holder 10 can be closed, removed from the loading station 58, and moved away for further use.

[0190] Figures 14 to 16 show a portable 10" label roll holder. The 10" label roll holder of Figure 14 is fully loaded with label rolls 14. The 10" label roll holder of Figure 15 is loaded with only one label roll 14. The 10" label roll holder of Figure 16 is currently being loaded (schematically) with another label roll 14.

[0191] The label roll holder 10" is designed, for example, for the simultaneous loading of a label roll storage (multireels) of a container labeling device with several label rolls 14.

[0192] As shown in Figures 14 to 16, the label roll holder 10" has a plurality of receiving devices 12 and a plurality of tape dispensing devices 26. Preferably, at least five receiving devices 12 and tape dispensing devices 26, at least ten receiving devices 12 and tape dispensing devices 26, or at least fifteen receiving devices 12 and tape dispensing devices 26 can be included. Preferably, each (further) receiving device 12 includes one (further) tape dispensing device 26.

[0193] The receiving devices 12 can, for example, each have a disc-shaped body 18 and a collar 74 (only partially visible in Figures 15 and 16). The disc-shaped body 18 can laterally support the attached label roll 14, e.g., on a disc-shaped side surface of the label roll 14. The attached label roll 14 can rest against the disc-shaped body 18.

[0194] The preferably annular collar 74 can support a respective label roll 14 on an inner circumferential side of the respective label roll 14. The label roll 14 can be placed onto the collar 74. Preferably, the collar 74 can have a clamping device, e.g., a clamping mandrel, for the respective label roll 14. The clamping device can internally clamp a roll core of the label roll 14.

[0195] Preferably, the collar 74 can be arranged coaxially with a central opening 22 of the respective disc-shaped body 18. Particularly preferably, the collar 74 directly adjoins the central opening 22.

[0196] Preferably, the collar 74 is arranged substantially perpendicular to the disc-shaped body 18. Specifically, a central axis or longitudinal axis of the collar 74 may extend substantially perpendicular to an alignment plane of the disc-shaped body 18.

[0197] The collar 74 can have a width or height that can be selected depending on the dimensions of the label roll 14 to be supported. For example, the collar 74 can have a width / height in a range between 30 mm and 200 mm, e.g., 30 mm, 50 mm, 100 mm, or 200 mm.

[0198] The tape dispensers 26 can, for example, be designed as already described for the other embodiments of the label roll holder 10, 10'. The tape dispensers 26 can preferably be arranged in a row next to one another, preferably aligned with one another. The tape dispensers 26 can preferably be arranged on an upper side of the label roll holder 10".

[0199] Preferably, the label roll holder 10" may also have, for example, a mandrel 76 and / or a magazine frame 80.

[0200] The receiving devices 12, together with the respective label roll 14 received, can be mounted in a row next to one another on the mandrel 76. For example, the mandrel 76 can extend through the collars 74 and / or the central openings 22 of the receiving devices 12. The receiving devices 12 can be arranged in a row next to one another on the mandrel 76, preferably coaxially and / or in alignment with one another. It is possible, for example, for the unstable label rolls 14 (e.g., width < 30 mm), for the disc-shaped body 18 of a respective adjacent receiving device 12 to additionally stabilize the respective label roll 14.

[0201] As shown by way of example in Figure 16, for example, a (receiving device) handling tool 78, which can be carried by a robot, can handle the receiving device 12 for receiving a label roll 14. For example, the handling tool 78 can grip the receiving device 12 at the disc-shaped body 18 and / or the central opening 22. The receiving device 12 can then be placed onto the mandrel 76 together with the received label roll 14 by means of the handling tool 78. There, the handling tool 78 can be detached from the receiving device 12 and then used, for example, to equip the mandrel 76 with further receiving devices 12 and label rolls 14 received thereon.

[0202] The receiving devices 12 can be rotatably mounted on the mandrel 76. Preferably, a pivot bearing can be arranged between the mandrel 76 and each receiving device 12. The pivot bearings can be supported on the mandrel 76. The pivot bearings can be attached to the mandrel 76, for example, in a force-fitting, form-fitting, and / or material-fitting manner, preferably detachably. The pivot bearings can be designed, for example, as rolling bearings, e.g., as deep groove ball bearings.

[0203] Preferably, the pivot bearings can be mounted at different distances on the mandrel 76, e.g., to accommodate differently dimensioned receiving devices 12. Additionally or alternatively, it is also possible for pivot bearings of different dimensions (width) to be mounted on the mandrel 76, e.g., to accommodate differently dimensioned receiving devices 12.

[0204] Preferably, the receiving devices 12 of the label roll holder 10" themselves can not have their own pivot bearing for connection to the mandrel 76. This advantageously enables a simple construction of the receiving devices 12.

[0205] Pick-up devices 12 mounted on the mandrel 76 can be handled, for example, by a robot in such a way that a tape start of the respectively picked-up label rolls 14 is prepared and fixed to a respective tape dispensing device 26 (see, for example, Figure 15). The procedure can be, for example, as already described with reference to Figures 10 to 13. For example, the respective label roll 14 and / or the pick-up device 12 can be driven to rotate by means of a friction wheel drive. The mandrel 76 can preferably be oriented horizontally. For example, a longitudinal axis of the mandrel 76 can be parallel to a longitudinal axis of the label roll holder 10" or the magazine frame 80.

[0206] The mandrel 76 can, for example, be supported on the magazine frame 80. Preferably, the mandrel 76 is supported on only one side of the magazine frame 80. The mandrel 76 can have a free end, via which the receiving devices 12 can be attached to the mandrel 76.

[0207] The magazine frame 80 can be designed to load a magazine receptacle of a roll storage system. The magazine frame 80 is preferably an open frame. For example, the magazine can be open on at least one transverse outer side, allowing loading of the mandrel 76 with receptacles 12 and label rolls 14.

[0208] The magazine frame 80 preferably supports the receiving devices 12, the tape dispensers 26, and the mandrel 76. For example, the magazine frame 80 may support the tape dispensers 26 above the receiving devices 12.

[0209] For example, the magazine frame 80 may have an elongated, preferably rectilinear, support 82. A longitudinal axis of the support 82 may preferably be parallel to a longitudinal axis of the mandrel 76 or the label roll holder 10". Preferably, the tape dispensers 26 may be supported in series next to one another on the elongated support 82.

[0210] As already mentioned, the 10" label roll holder can preferably be used to load a roll storage unit. For this purpose, positioning elements, for example two, can preferably be arranged on the magazine frame 80, which fit together with positioning elements on the roll storage unit for positioning the 10" label roll holder in or on the roll storage unit. Centering mandrels and / or centering sleeves, for example, can be considered as positioning elements. For example, there can be space for one or two 10" label roll holders or magazine frames 80 per roll storage unit. If there is space for more than one 10" label roll holder, one of the 10" label roll holders can be operated to dispense labels.

[0211] A magazine rack 80 or a 10" label roll holder can be transported to the roll storage unit, for example, by an automated guided vehicle (AGV) or any other transport vehicle. For example, the automated guided vehicle can transport two fully loaded magazine racks 80 / 10' label roll holders. Thus, preferably, two roll storage units can be loaded per trip. The 10" label roll holder(s) can be placed, for example, on a transport platform of the automated guided vehicle. The transport platform can be raised and lowered, for example, to receive and / or transfer the 10" label roll holder(s).

[0212] With reference to Figures 1 to 4 and 8 and 9, exemplary portable label roll holders 10 and 10' were described, which can be transported in multiples using a transport frame 36 (see, for example, Figures 4 to 7). With reference to Figures 14 to 16, an exemplary portable label roll holder 10" was described, which itself has a (magazine) frame 80, which can also be advantageously used for transporting the label roll holder 10".

[0213] Preferred techniques for transporting the racks 36, 80 or the label roll holders 10, 10', 10" (not included separately as reference symbols in Figures 17 to 21 for reasons of clarity) are described below with reference to Figures 17 to 21.

[0214] In general, the label roll holders 10, 10' on a frame 36 or the label roll holder 10" with its frame 80 can be transported back and forth in various ways between the location where the label rolls 14 are loaded and a container labeling device. As already mentioned, automated guided vehicles, such as driverless forklifts or mobile platforms, can be used for this purpose. An automated guided vehicle can, for example, follow a path specified by wire control or operate with the aid of a laser guidance system.

[0215] With an automated forklift, a rack 36, 80, for example, can be transported on the forks. The picking up and setting down of a rack 36, 80 can be done automatically by the automated transport vehicle.

[0216] In the case of a mobile platform as a driverless transport vehicle, the mobile platform can preferably have a lifting device for receiving objects, for example pallets or racks 36, 80. Alternatively or additionally, the mobile platform can have, for example, a mechanical interface for receiving and securing interchangeable equipment (e.g., top unit / attachment), which is designed, for example, to hold one or more racks 36, 80. It is possible for the mobile platform to have a media supply with which the interchangeable equipment can be supplied, e.g., with electrical energy, mechanical drive energy, signals, and / or compressed air. The mobile platform can preferably have a chassis with a pendulum axle to compensate for uneven ground.

[0217] Advantages of the mobile platform, especially when moving in a production line, can be the small space requirement even with racks 36, 80 positioned on the platform and the good maneuverability.

[0218] Advantages of being able to accommodate two racks 80 on a mobile platform can arise, for example, during a changeover at the roll storage unit. During a changeover, before a prepared magazine can be transferred to a roll storage unit, another rack 80 with empty roll cores must be removed from the roll storage unit. This can be accomplished in a single trip if the empty rack 80 is removed first. The mobile platform can then, for example, turn over and transfer the prepared rack 80 to the roll storage unit.

[0219] It is also conceivable that the racks 36, 80 are transported manually by a person using a pallet truck (e.g. hand pallet truck) or a forklift truck.

[0220] Figure 17 shows an example of how an automated guided vehicle 84 can pick up a loaded rack 36, 80. The automated guided vehicle 84 can be designed, for example, as a mobile platform with a lifting device 86. The rack 36, 80 can be supported on the ground by support columns. The transport vehicle 84 can drive under the rack 36, 80 with the lowered lifting device 86. The lifting device 86 can raise the rack 36, 80 being driven under so that the support columns are lifted off the ground, and transport the raised rack 36, 80.

[0221] Figure 18 shows, by way of example, how an automated guided vehicle 84 can pick up a loaded rack 36, 80. The automated guided vehicle 84 can be designed, for example, as a mobile platform with a lifting device 86. The rack 36, 80 can rest releasably on stationary support columns, which in turn are supported on the ground. The transport vehicle 84 can drive under the rack 36, 80 with the lowered lifting device 86. The lifting device 86 can raise the rack 36, 80 that has been driven under, thereby lifting the rack 36, 80 from the support columns, and transport the raised rack 36, 80. During transport, the lifting device 86 can be lowered, if desired, to increase stability and stability.

[0222] Figure 19 shows an example of how a driverless transport vehicle 84 transports a loaded frame 36,

[0223] 80 can take over. The driverless transport vehicle 84 can, for example, be designed as a mobile platform with a lifting device 86. A handling device 88, e.g., as a top unit / attachment, can be coupled to the lifting device 86. If required, a media connection can be established from the transport vehicle 84 to the handling device 88 for the supply of power, compressed air, signals, etc. The handling device 88 can be equipped with actuators, sensors, automation and can therefore carry out movements. The frame 36, 80 can be picked up, for example, by lifting it using the lifting device 86 or by integrated actuators in the handling device 88. For example, the frame 36, 80 can also be pivoted upwards by means of the handling device 88. Preferably, the frame 36, 80 can be pivoted upwards by 180° for transport by a drive of the handling device 88.During transport, the lifting device 86 can be lowered to increase stability and stability if desired.

[0224] Figure 20 shows, by way of example, a variant of an automated guided vehicle 84 with a handling device 88 that can accommodate a plurality of racks 36, 80. Preferably, the racks 36, 80 can be accommodated by the handling device 88 at the front end relative to the automated guided vehicle 84. For example, one rack 36, 80 can be accommodated at a front end (front side) of the automated guided vehicle 84, and another rack 36, 80 can be accommodated at a rear end (rear side) of the automated guided vehicle 84.

[0225] Figure 21 shows, by way of example, an automated guided vehicle 84 with a handling device 88 that can pivot one or more racks 36, 80 in parallel from the ground onto a platform of the automated guided vehicle 84 (and vice versa). The technology can function similarly to a technology for pivoting a skip container on a truck.

[0226] With reference to Figures 22 to 25, preferred techniques for automatically loading a container labeling device 90 are described below, which can utilize the label roll holders 10, 10' and 10" described as examples. However, it is also possible, for example, to manually load a container labeling device 90 with a label roll holder 10, 10' and 10", e.g., with a lifting truck, such as a hand pallet truck.

[0227] The container labeling device 90 has a labeling unit 92. The labeling unit 92 can label containers, e.g., with self-adhesive labels, cold-glue labels, or roll labels. The labeling unit 92 can preferably be coupled to a container conveyor (not shown in Figures 22 to 25), preferably a rotary container conveyor, of the container labeling device 90. The container conveyor can, for example, have a plurality of rotatable container receptacles (e.g., container turntables) for the containers, which can, for example, be arranged around a circumference of the rotary container conveyor. The container receptacles with the containers received therein or thereon can be moved past the labeling unit 92 (and optionally further labeling units 92). The labeling unit 92 can, for example, be arranged on a periphery of the rotary container conveyor.

[0228] The container labeling device 90 can be included in a container processing system. The container labeling device 90 can be arranged, with respect to a container flow, for example, downstream or upstream of a filling device for filling containers, e.g., with a liquid or pasty medium, and / or a closing device for closing containers, e.g., with a lid, a cork, a crown cap, or a screw cap.

[0229] As shown by way of example in Figure 22, the labeling unit 92 can have its own label roll holder receptacle 94. A loaded label roll holder 10' can be accommodated in the label roll holder receptacle 94. Thus, by means of the label roll holder 10', the container labeling device 90 can be loaded with a label roll 14 for dispensing a label strip to the container labeling device 90 for labeling containers.

[0230] Alternatively, as shown by way of example in Figures 23 to 25, the container labeling device 90 can additionally have a (label) roll storage 96. The roll storage 96 can be connected to the labeling unit 92 for dispensing a label strip to the labeling unit 92. The roll storage 96 can have a plurality of label roll holder receptacles 98 for a plurality of label roll holders 10 (see Figure 23) and / or at least one label roll holder receptacle 100 for at least one label roll holder 10" (see Figures 24 and 25). A loaded label roll holder 10 can be received in the label roll holder receptacle 98 of the roll storage 96. A label roll holder 10" can be received in the label roll holder receptacle 100.Thus, by means of the label roll holder 10 or 10", the container labeling device 90 can be equipped with (at least) one label roll 14 for dispensing a label strip to the container labeling device 90 for labeling containers.

[0231] It is understood that a shape of the label roll holder receptacle 94 can preferably be adapted to a shape of the label roll holder 10', a shape of the label roll holder receptacle 98 can be adapted to a shape of the label roll holder 10, and a shape of the label roll holder receptacle 100 can be adapted to a shape of the label roll holder 10". For example, matching (interlocking) positioning elements can be included on the label roll holder 10, 10', 10" on the one hand and the label roll holder receptacle 94, 98 or 100 on the other hand.

[0232] Preferably, the container labeling device 90 is loaded with the label roll holder 10, 10', 10" by means of a mobile or stationary robot 102 and / or by means of the automated guided vehicle 84. The advantages of a mobile robot 102 or an automated guided vehicle 84 can lie in particular in the additional flexibility and the possibility of loading several roll storage units 96 located at a distance from one another. The advantages of a stationary robot 102 lie in particular in a more cost-effective solution, simpler protection, and greater process reliability (mobile robot 102 could be obstructed on the travel path). Further advantages of the stationary robot 102 can be that there is no travel time as with a mobile robot, which reduces the time required for roll changes, and that repeated adjustment (calibration) of the articulated arm robot after each approach, as may be necessary.in a mobile robot, is not required.

[0233] Robot 102 is preferably a multi-axis robot, particularly preferably an articulated-arm robot. The articulated-arm robot can, for example, be a 5-axis, 6-axis, or 7-axis articulated-arm robot. Other robot types are also conceivable, particularly if it is an industrial robot or a cobot. Preferably, the robot 102 can pick up a loaded label roll holder 10, 10', 10" from a storage location (e.g., a pallet, a transport rack, or an automated guided vehicle) and transfer it to the label roll holder receptacle 94, 98, or 100. Preferably, the robot 102 can also remove a label roll holder 10, 10', 10" that is no longer needed or whose label roll(s) 14 have been used up from the label roll holder receptacle 94, 98, or 100 and move it to a storage location (e.g., a pallet, a transport rack, or an automated guided vehicle) and transfer it.

[0234] In detail, Figure 22 shows that, for example, the stationary robot 102 can pick up a loaded label roll holder 10' from a pallet and transfer it to the label roll holder receptacle 94 of the labeling unit 92. Preferably, the robot 102 can also remove a label roll holder 10' that is no longer needed or whose label roll 14 has been used up from the label roll holder receptacle 94 and move it to a pallet and transfer it.

[0235] In detail, Figure 23 shows that a slot with the label roll holder receptacle 98 of the roll storage 96 can be opened by the robot 102 or an actuator of the roll storage 96. The roll storage 96 can have several slots, each with at least one label roll holder receptacle 98. A label roll holder 10 with a used label roll 14 can be removed from the label roll holder receptacle 98 of the opened slot by the robot 102. The removed label roll holder 10 can be placed by the robot 102 in a transport frame 36. The robot 102 can also take a newly loaded label roll holder 10 from the transport frame 36 and position it in the label roll holder receptacle 98 of the roll storage 96. For example, positioning elements (e.g.The desired alignment of the label roll holder 10 can be ensured by means of a centering bolt on the label roll holder receptacle 98 for the label roll holder 10. Changing a label roll holder 10 during production is possible.

[0236] It is possible for the robot 102 to load at least one additional label roll storage unit with label roll holders 10 (not shown in Figure 23). For example, the robot 102 can be arranged between the label roll storage unit 96 and another label roll storage unit.

[0237] It is also possible for the robot 102 to be a mobile robot, e.g., with an articulated-arm robot unit as a top unit. The mobile robot 102 can then, for example, move successively to several roll storage units 96 and load them with label roll holders 10.

[0238] Each roll storage 96 can contain several, e.g., eight or ten, label roll holder receptacles 98 (e.g., in / on the respective slots). Thus, during production, several, e.g., seven or nine, label roll holder receptacles 98 can be loaded with a new, loaded label roll holder 10 per loading operation. This can, for example, reduce travel times and loading times.

[0239] Additionally, it is also conceivable for the transport frame 36 to be transported by an automated guided vehicle (e.g., vehicle 84 - see Figures 17-21), and for the robot 102 to pick up the label roll holders 10 from the transport frame 36 onto the automated guided vehicle. Optionally, the automated guided vehicle, together with the robot 102, can travel successively to several roll storage units 96 to load them with label roll holders 10.

[0240] In detail, Figure 24 shows that the driverless transport vehicle 84 can load a label roll holder receptacle 100 of the roll storage 96 with a loaded 10" label roll holder. The driverless transport vehicle 84 can be designed, for example, as a driverless forklift truck, as shown in Figure 24. Alternatively, the driverless transport vehicle 84 can be designed, for example, as a mobile platform (cf., for example, Figures 17 to 21). For example, the driverless transport vehicle 84, which is designed as a mobile platform and has already been described with reference to Figure 19, could first raise its lifting device for the transfer, pivot the loaded 10" label roll holder downwards (optional), immerse it in the roll storage 96 by moving it, and transfer it to the label roll holder receptacle 100 of the roll storage 96. In this case, for example,The magazine frame 80 must be loosened from the mobile platform and the lifting device of the mobile platform must be lowered.

[0241] It is possible that when changing the 10" label roll holder on the label roll holder receptacle 100, before a newly loaded 10" label roll holder can be transferred to the label roll holder receptacle 100, the previously used 10" label roll holder with empty roll cores is removed from the roll storage 96, e.g., by means of the driverless transport vehicle 84.

[0242] It is also possible that, instead of inserts, as described with reference to Figure 23, the roll storage 96 has, for example, two or more label roll holder receptacles 100 designed as docking stations, each for a 10" label roll holder. Each docking station / label roll holder receptacle 100 can be designed to receive and position a 10" label roll holder. A 10" label roll holder can thus be changed, for example, by means of the driverless transport vehicle 84, while a label strip is processed from another 10" label roll holder without downtime. There is therefore no interruption in production.

[0243] Preferably, the label roll holders 10" can be positioned on the label roll holder receptacles 100 such that the prepared tape beginnings for gluing the tape end of the finished roll to the prepared tape beginnings are provided within the required tolerances so that production can continue without interruption.

[0244] Compliance with the tolerances when accommodating a label roll holder 10" is then preferably carried out by taking into account the positioning accuracy of the driverless transport vehicle 84 and the positioning accuracy and positioning height of any lifting device of the roll storage 96, as well as taking into account unevenness in the floor. The height of the label roll holder 10" in the roll storage 96 can be positioned, for example, by a lifting movement of the lifting device of the roll storage 96. Alignment of the label roll holder 10" can be made possible, for example, by matching centering elements on the label roll holder 10" and on the label roll holder receptacles 100 and / or the lifting device of the roll storage 96, which are threaded in, for example, during transfer.

[0245] Figure 24 shows, by way of example, how a loaded label roll holder 10" with its at least one positioning element 104 engages with at least one positioning element 106 of the label roll holder receptacle 100 of the roll storage 96. The label roll holder 10" can be placed beforehand, for example, by means of an automated guided vehicle on the floor or a frame of the roll storage 96. Preferably, the label roll holder 10" can be lifted by means of a lifting device 108 of the roll storage 96. Preferably, the positioning elements 104, 106 can engage with one another. Once the label roll holder 10" is ultimately positioned and aligned as desired, a connection between the beginning of a label strip of one of the label rolls 14 of the label roll holder 10" and a strip end of the strip currently in production can be established, for example, by means of a removal carriage 110 of the roll storage 96.

[0246] The invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments described above. Rather, a multitude of variants and modifications are possible which also make use of the inventive concept and therefore fall within the scope of protection. In particular, the invention also claims protection for the subject matter and features of the subclaims, independent of the claims referred to. In particular, the individual features of independent claim 1 are each disclosed independently of one another. In addition, the features of the subclaims are also disclosed independently of all features of independent claim 1 and, for example, independently of the features relating to the presence and / or configuration of the receiving device and / or the tape dispenser of independent claim 1. All ranges referred to herein are to be understood as disclosed in such a way that, as it were, all values ​​falling within the respective range are individually disclosed, e.g.also as preferred narrower outer boundaries of the respective area. List of reference symbols.

[0247] 10 portable label roll holder 58 loading station

[0248] 12 receiving device 60 roll storage

[0249] 14 Label roll 62 Setup

[0250] 14A Label Tape 64 Roll Handling Tool

[0251] 16 Pivot bearing 66 Tape start handling tool

[0252] 18 disc-shaped body 68 roll holder handling tool

[0253] 20 Driver 70 Protective housing

[0254] 22 central opening 72 system

[0255] 24 locking element 74 collar

[0256] 24A first end 76 mandrel

[0257] 24B second end 78 handling tool

[0258] 26 Tape dispenser 80 Magazine rack

[0259] 28 Fixing element 82 elongated support

[0260] 30 deflection element 84 driverless transport vehicle

[0261] 32 Pressure element 86 Lifting device

[0262] 32A Brush section 88 Handling device

[0263] 34 Housing 90 Container labeling device

[0264] 34A double-walled housing section 92 labeling unit

[0265] 34B Adjustment access opening 94 Label roll holder holder

[0266] 34C Drive access opening 96 (Label) roll storage

[0267] 36 Transport frame 98 Label roll holder

[0268] 38 Positioning element 100 Label roll holder

[0269] 40 Positioning element 102 Robot

[0270] 42 Friction drive 104 Positioning element

[0271] 44 Marking 106 Positioning element

[0272] 46 Camera device 108 Lifting device

[0273] 48 grippers 110 removal slides

[0274] 50 Device for adhesive tape removal (deflection element) rotation axis 51 (locking element) pivot axis

[0275] 52 Gluing-cutting device 52 (Pressing element) swivel axis

[0276] 54 Robot cell 53 (belt delivery device) swivel

[0277] 56 robot axis

Claims

CLAIMS 1. A portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10") for loading a container labeling device (90) for dispensing a label strip (14A) to the container labeling device (90), wherein the label roll holder (10, 10', 10") comprises: a receiving device (12) which is designed to receive, preferably attach, a label roll (14) and from which the received label roll (14) can be unrolled; and a strip dispensing device (26) for dispensing a label strip (14A) unrolled from the received label roll (14) to the container labeling device (90).

2. Portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10") according to claim 1, wherein: the receiving device (12) for unwinding the received label roll (14) is rotatably mounted, preferably on a housing (34) of the portable label roll holder (10, 10') or on a mandrel (76) of the portable label roll holder (10").

3. Portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10") according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the receiving device (12) comprises: a disc-shaped body (18) for laterally supporting the received label roll (14); and / or a collar (74) onto which the label roll (14) can be plugged, or a plurality of drivers (20) onto which the label roll (14) can be plugged.

4. Portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10") according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the following is fulfilled: the disc-shaped body (18) has a central opening (22) and the collar (74) or the plurality of drivers (20) is / are arranged together coaxially with the central opening (22), preferably adjacent to the central opening (22); the portable label roll holder (10) further comprises a movable, preferably pivotable, locking element (24) which is elastically pretensioned to lock the disc-shaped body (18); and the collar (74) or the drivers (20) has / have a tensioning device for internally tensioning a roll core of the label roll (14).

5. Portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10") according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising: at least one, preferably conical, positioning element (38, 104) for positioning the portable label roll holder (10) in or on a transport frame (36) or a label roll holder receptacle (98, 100) of the container labeling device (90).

6. Portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10") according to one of the preceding claims, wherein: the tape dispensing device (26) is designed to deflect the unrolled label tape (14A), preferably by at least 90°; and / or the tape dispensing device (26) comprises: a fixing element (28), preferably a clamping strip, for fixing a tape start of the received label roll (14) to the outside of the portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10"); and / or a deflecting element (30), preferably a deflecting roller, for deflecting the unrolled label tape (14A) and a movable, preferably pivotable, pressing element (32), preferably a brushing element, which is elastically pretensioned for pressing, preferably brushing, the unrolled label tape (14A) against the deflecting element (30).

7. Portable label roll holder (10, 10') according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising: a housing (34) in or on which the receiving device (12) and the tape dispensing device (26) are received.

8. A portable label roll holder (10, 10') according to claim 7, wherein at least one of the following is fulfilled: the tape dispenser (26) is movably, preferably pivotably, connected to the housing (34); the housing (34) forms a, preferably openable, cassette for the label roll (14); the housing (34) has an adjustment access opening (34B) for adjusting a pressing element (32) of the tape dispenser (26) in the housing (34); the housing (34) has a drive access opening (34C) to the receiving device (12) and / or a receiving space for the received label roll (14) for applying a friction wheel to the receiving device (12) and / or the received label roll (14) for rotating the received label roll (14).

9. Portable label roll holder (10") according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising: at least one further receiving device (12), preferably at least four, at least nine or at least fourteen further receiving devices (12), which is designed like the receiving device (12); at least one further tape dispensing device (26), preferably at least four, at least nine or at least fourteen further tape dispensing devices (26), for the at least one further receiving device (12), wherein the at least one further tape dispensing device (26) is designed like the tape dispensing device (26); wherein preferably: the receiving device (12) and the at least one further receiving device (12) are arranged in series next to one another, preferably coaxially and / or in alignment with one another;and / or the tape dispensing device (26) and the at least one further tape dispensing device (26) are arranged in series next to one another, preferably in alignment with one another; 10. Portable label roll holder (10") according to claim 9, further comprising: a mandrel (76) on which the receiving device (12) and the at least one further receiving device (12) can be received, preferably plugged, in a row next to one another, preferably with a respective pivot bearing on the mandrel (76) for the respective receiving device (12).

11. Portable label roll holder (10") according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising: a magazine frame (80) which supports the receiving device (12), the at least one further receiving device (12), the tape dispenser (26) and the at least one further tape dispenser (26), wherein preferably: the magazine frame (80) supports the receiving device (12) and the at least one further receiving device (12) via a mandrel (76), which is preferably supported on only one side of the magazine frame (80); and / or the magazine frame (80) supports the tape dispenser (26) and the at least one further tape dispenser (26) on an upper side of the magazine frame (80) and / or on an elongated support (82) of the magazine frame (80).

12. A container labeling device (90) comprising: a labeling unit (92), wherein: the labeling unit (92) has a label roll holder receptacle (94), or the container labeling device (90) further comprises a label roll storage unit (96) with a label roll holder receptacle (98, 100); and a portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10") according to one of the preceding claims, which is accommodated in or on the label roll holder receptacle (94, 98, 100) for dispensing a label strip (14A) to the labeling unit (92) for labeling the containers.

13. A method for supplying a container labeling device (90) with at least one label roll (14), the method comprising: Providing a portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10") according to one of claims 1 to 11; Loading the portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10") with the at least one label roll (14), preferably by means of a robot (56); Transporting the loaded portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10") to the container labeling device (90), preferably by means of a driverless transport vehicle (84); and Loading the container labeling device (90) with the loaded portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10"), preferably automatically.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein loading the portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10") comprises at least one of: Checking a winding direction of the at least one label roll (14) and aligning the at least one label roll (14) depending on the checked winding direction, preferably by means of the robot (56); Opening, preferably unfolding, the label roll holder (10, 10') for positioning the at least one label roll (14) in the label roll holder (10, 10'), preferably by means of the robot (56); Picking up, preferably placing, the at least one label roll (14) onto the receiving device (12) of the portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10"), preferably by means of the robot (56); Detecting a tape start of the at least one label roll (14) and cutting off the tape start, preferably by means of the robot (56); Closing, preferably folding, the label roll holder (10, 10') after positioning the at least one label roll (14) in the label roll holder (10, 10'), preferably by means of the robot (56); and Fixing a tape start of the at least one label roll (14), which is already received in the portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10"), at a predetermined position of the tape dispensing device (26), preferably by means of the robot (56).

15. The method according to claim 13 or claim 14, wherein loading the container labeling device (90) with the loaded portable label roll holder (10, 10', 10") comprises at least one of: Aligning the label roll holder (10, 10', 10") to a label roll holder receptacle (94, 98, 100) of the container labeling device (90) by means of interlocking at least one positioning element (104) of the label roll holder (10, 10', 10") with at least one positioning element (106) of the label roll holder receptacle (94, 98, 100); and Lifting the label roll holder (10") by means of a lifting device (108) of the Container labeling device (90).

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