Solenoid Driven Application Mechanism
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsTimothy J. Green, Joseph M. Fisher, William B. Elliott, Joseph J. Alfieri, Erik Spina
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying labels to products includes a label application station at which the labels are applied to a product and an application head movably mounted relative to a base for movement between a first operative loading position spaced from the label application station and a second operative application position at which the application head applies at least one label to a product positioned at the label application station. An electrically actuated solenoid is operatively connected to the application head to move the application head between the first and second operative positions.
Claims20
An apparatus for applying labels to products comprising:
- a base;
- a label application station at which the labels may be applied;
- an application head movably mounted on the base for movement between a first operative position spaced from a product positioned at the label application station and a second operative position at which the application head applies a label to the product positioned at the label application station;
- a solenoid operatively connected to the application head to move the application head between the first and second operative positions;
- an actuator mechanism to provide a triggering signal to an electricity source upon a triggering event to actuate the solenoid and move the application head from the first operative position to the second operative position;
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- a label feeding mechanism to provide a supply of labels for application to the products.
An apparatus for applying labels to products comprising:
- a base;
- a label application station at which the labels may be applied to a product;
- an application head movably mounted relative to the base for movement between a first operative loading position spaced from the label application station and a second operative application position at which the application head applies at least one label to a product positioned at the label application station;
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- an electrically actuated solenoid operatively connected to the application head to move the application head between the first and second operative positions.
A method of applying a label to a product comprising the steps of:
- providing a label application station at which labels may be applied to product;
- providing a plurality of labels;
- positioning at the application station a product having a plurality of surfaces in a desired orientation to present a desired one of the surfaces to the label application station;
- generating a triggering signal to designate positioning of the product at a desired, predetermined position at the label application station;
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- providing electrical current to a solenoid to move an application head from a first position spaced from the label application station to a second position at the label application station in order to engage the product with at least one label positioned between the application head and the product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.