Method and Device for the Multi-lane Application of Labels
AssigneeMr Etikettiertechnik GmbH & Co. KG
InventorAustermeier Georg
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Abstract
A method and device for the multi-lane and multi-row application of labels on articles such as packages or the like, which are guided in parallel lanes, in which the labels are dispensed from a backing film by a label dispenser, taken up by a conveyor belt, which is guided transversely over the lanes and transferred by a transfer device from the conveyor belt onto the articles. The labels are transferred in consecutive rows from the conveyor belt to a section of a transfer belt which extends transversely to the conveyor belt over and beyond the lanes, until a set with a specified number of label rows on this transfer belt section is completed and the transfer belt, during an advance of the lanes, is driven to dispense the set of label rows onto the articles.
Claims9
A method for the multi-lane and multi-row application of labels on articles, which are guided in parallel lanes, said method comprising the steps of:
- dispensing the labels from a backing film by a label dispenser, which is disposed at a side of lanes,
- taking up the dispensed labels by a conveyor belt, which is guided transversely over the lanes and
- transferring the labels by a transfer device from the conveyor belt onto the articles, said step of transferring including the steps of:
- transferring the labels in consecutive rows from the conveyor belt to a section of a transfer belt, which extends transversely to the conveyor belt over and beyond the lanes, until a set with a specified number of label rows on this transfer belt section is completed and
- driving the transfer belt, during an advance of the lanes, so as to dispense the set of label rows onto the articles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.