System and method for applying a label for the automated production of e-vapor devices
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorMartin GARTHAFFNER
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Abstract
A system for use in manufacturing vapor-generating articles may include a rotatable drum that is configured to hold a plurality of the vapor-generating articles. The system may also include a tagging drum that is configured to tag a respective label to a housing of each of the vapor-generating articles. The system may also include a pressing roller that is configured to press a leading edge of the label against the housing after the tagging. The system may further include a rolling drum that is configured to roll the label around the housing after the pressing.
Claims20
A system for applying a label to a vapor-generating article, comprising:
- a rotatable drum configured to hold a vapor-generating article;
- a tagging drum configured to tag a label to a housing of the vapor-generating article;
- a pressing roller arranged downstream from the tagging drum, the pressing roller configured to press a leading edge of the label against the housing;
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- a rolling drum arranged downstream from the pressing roller, the rolling drum configured to roll the label around the housing.
A method of applying a label to a vapor-generating article, comprising:
- arranging the vapor-generating article in a seat on an outer surface of a rotating drum;
- tagging a label to a housing of the vapor-generating article;
- pressing a leading edge of the label against the housing after the tagging;
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- rolling the label around the housing after the pressing.
A pressing roller for applying a label to a vapor-generating article, comprising:
- a roller body arranged adjacent to a rotatable drum carrying the vapor-generating article to which the label is adhered at an intermediate location;
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- a plurality of flutes in an outer face of the roller body, the roller body configured to be driven relative to the rotatable drum such that one of the plurality of flutes contacts a leading edge of the label and presses the leading edge of the label against the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.