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AssigneeNiagara Bottling, LLC
InventorsBilly Cubbage, Michael Wingo, Steve Gonzalez, Efrain Flores, Steve Ragas, John Post
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A storage unit for a labelling system may include a carrier configured to receive a reel supporting the label material. A storage unit may include a fault detection system configured to selectively prevent the label material from travelling along the conveying path, the fault detection system including: a sensor configured to detect whether the label material is present in a detection zone of the conveying path; and a clamp assembly downstream of the sensor along the conveying path, the clamp assembly being configured to clamp the label material to prevent the label material from travelling along the conveying path in response to the sensor detecting that the label material is not present in the detection zone.
A storage unit for a labelling system, the labelling system configured to move a label material along a conveying path and apply the label material to a plurality of bottles, the storage unit comprising:
A fault detection system for a labelling system, the labelling system including a storage unit, a buffering device, and a label applicator, the labelling system being configured to move a label material along a conveying path from the storage unit through the buffering device and to the label applicator, the label applicator being configured to apply the label material to a plurality of containers, the storage unit including a first carrier configured to receive a first reel supporting the label material, a second carrier configured to receive a second reel supporting the label material, and a joining device configured to couple the label material of the first reel to the label material of the second reel, the fault detection system comprising:
A method of operating a labeling system configured to apply label material to containers, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.