Container Labeling Rotation Control from Single Position Input
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing labeling machines require complex operator input for determining container rotational positions, leading to susceptibility to errors and high technical expertise demands.
Innovation Solution
A labeling machine with a control unit that determines necessary container rotations based on manually defined rotational positions, allowing operators to easily set positions and automate the rotation process, simplifying the operation and reducing errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If complex procedures with large number of positions are used to determine rotation curves, then labeling precision is improved, but operator effort and susceptibility to errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit determines the rotation curve in advance based on a single manually defined rotational position, eliminating the need for operators to input multiple positions. This preliminary determination of the rotation curve ensures labeling precision while significantly reducing operator effort and the risk of input errors.
2Measurement precision
If manual input of multiple rotational positions is required, then rotation accuracy is improved, but time consumption and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the essential information needed for accurate rotation control - a single manually defined rotational position - and uses the control unit to automatically generate the complete rotation curve. This eliminates the time-consuming process of manually inputting multiple positions while maintaining rotational accuracy through automated calculation.
3Ease of operation
If automated control is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit performs self-service by automatically determining the rotation curve based on the single manually defined rotational position. This automation reduces operator involvement to minimal input while the control unit handles all calculations and control decisions, achieving high ease of operation without proportionally increasing system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A labeling machine for labeling containers includes a container receptacle for rotatably receiving a container and for transporting the container along a transport direction, a functional component for carrying out a function associated with labeling the container at a position of the container along the transport direction, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine a necessary rotation of the container on the basis of a manually defined rotational position of the container in the receptacle at the position and to control the rotation of the container.