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US 2010/0147454 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for applying labels supplied from a roll to containers
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorDieter LEYKAMM
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for applying labels (100) supplied from a roll for the labeling of containers (10) are disclosed. The containers (10) are fed to a labeling station (12). A cutting device (1) provides the required length (103) of the labels (100). The cutting device (1) can be variably controlled according to the circumference of the container (10).
Claims11
An apparatus for applying labels supplied from a roll for labeling containers comprising:
- at least one container feeding device;
- a container table;
- a container discharge device;
- and
- at least one labeling station, wherein the labeling station has at least a roll with rolled material for the labels, a label feeding device, a cutting device and a glue unit and the cutting device is controllable according to a circumference of the container in such a way that the labels are separable from the roll with respect to their length in such a way that the length is smaller than the circumference of the container.
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A method for applying labels supplied from a roll, comprising the steps of:
- removing a rolled material for a label from a roll;
- adjusting a cutting device via a control unit for cutting a required length of the label from the rolled material to form a cut label:
- applying an adhesive on at least a leading region and on at least a tail region of the label in a glue unit;
- and
- applying the cut label with the adhesive applied on the cut label to a circumference of a container in a labeling station, wherein the length is such that the leading region and the tail region of the label applied to the container are spaced apart from each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.