Method to remove an adhesive label from a bobbin and apparatus to detach an adhesive label from an end portion of a coiled sheet in a bobbin

A method to remove an adhesive label from a bobbin, the bobbin including an end portion and an outer surface, the method including:

• providing a bobbin of a coiled sheet closed by an adhesive label positioned on top of the end portion of the coiled sheet to attach the same to the outer surface of the bobbin;
• locating the adhesive label;
• applying a sucking force to the location of the adhesive label so as to detach the adhesive label and the end portion of the coiled sheet from the bobbin;
• and
• cutting a part of the detached end portion including the adhesive label from the bobbin,
• wherein applying a sucking force includes:
• sucking the adhesive label and the end portion of the coiled sheet attached thereto so that they lie against a sucking surface;
• wherein cutting a part of the detached end portion includes:
• positioning a groove formed on said sucking surface at an end of the adhesive label attached to the end portion of the coiled sheet;
• and
• sliding a blade into the groove so as to cut the part of the end portion of the coiled sheet including the adhesive label from the bobbin.