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US 4,526,645 AGranted
Labelling equipment
AssigneeAssociated Packaging Equipment Corp. Ltd.
InventorsMartin D. Malthouse, Heinz K. Groeger
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AssigneeAssociated Packaging Equipment Corp. Ltd.
InventorsMartin D. Malthouse, Heinz K. Groeger
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Labelling equipment is provided for applying wrap-around labels to cylindrical containers. The equipment includes a label carrier having a wheel rotatable about its axis, a vacuum system coupled to the wheel to retain labels on the wheel, a feeder for directing containers individually to the wheel adjacent the periphery of the wheel to receive a label, and a drive system for receiving containers from the bottle feeder and for rolling the containers upon receiving the label from the label carrier. The drive system includes at least one belt engaged about the wheel in slipping relationship therewith to permit the belt to move faster than the periphery of the wheel and including a portion for moving in contact with the container immediately after the container leaves the feeder to both carry the label off the wheel and to engage it on the container. A cutter arrangement is provided with a lobe which removes tension from the label as it is severed from the strip of labels.
A labelling machine including a label carrier having a plurality of support portions each operable to receive and retain a label and move said label along a predetermined path at a predetermined speed, a container feeder operable to direct containers to a position adjacent said predetermined path, and a drive system including transfer means to bring a portion of said label into contact with said container and drive means operable upon the container during transfer of said portion of the label to said container to move said container at a peripheral speed greater than said predetermined speed to cause relative sliding movement between said label and said support portion whereby upon contact of said label with said container, said label is drawn under tension from said support portion and onto said container.
A labelling machine including a label carrier having a plurality of support portions each operable to receive and retain a label and move said label along a predetermined path at a predetermined speed, a container feeder operable to direct containers to a delivery position adjacent said predetermined path at which a leading edge of said label meets the surface of said container characterised by label applicator means extending between said carrier and the surface of said container for progressively engaging and stripping the body of the label from said support portion and applying it to said surface said applicator means including drive means to move the surface of the container from said delivery position at a speed greater than said predetermined speed to draw said label under tension from said support portion and progressively apply it to the surface of said container.
Labelling equipment for applying wrap-around labels to cylindrical containers, the equipment comprising:
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