Label applicator with pivotable labeling head
AssigneeLabel-Aire Inc.
InventorRobert L. Ostrow
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Abstract
A label applicator for labeling an article comprising a supporting structure, a label receiver mounted on the supporting structure for movement along a path between a label dispensing station and a label applying station and for rotational movement about an axis to control the angular orientation of the label, and a label dispenser for moving a label onto the label receiver at the label dispensing station. The label is releasably retained on the label receiver, and the label receiver is moved along the path between the stations. The label receiver is rotated about the axis so that the angular orientation of the label relative to the article can be controlled.
Claims13
A label applicator for labeling an article at a label applying station, said label applicator comprising:
- a supporting structure;
- a movable label receiver;
- means for mounting the label receiver on the supporting structure for movement along a path between a label dispensing station and the label applying station and for rotational movement about an axis to control the angular orientation of the label relative to the article at the label applying station;
- label dispensing means for moving a label onto the label receiver at the label dispensing station;
- means for releasably retaining the label on the label receiver;
- means for moving the label receiver along said path between said stations;
- means for rotating the label receiver about said axis whereby the label can be transferred to the article at the label applying station in the desired angular orientation;
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- said rotating means including a motor on the supporting structure which does not move with the label receiver to the label applying station and means for drivingly coupling the motor and label receiver whereby the label receiver can be rotated.
A label applicator for labelling an article, said label applicator comprising:
- a supporting structure;
- a label receiver having a label receiving face;
- means for mounting the label receiver on the supporting structure for rotational movement about an axis which is generally transverse to said label receiving face to control the angular orientation of the label relative to the article to be labeled;
- label dispensing means for moving a label onto the label receiving face of the label receiver at the label dispensing station;
- means for releasably retaining the label on the label receiving face;
- means for rotating the label receiver about said axis whereby the label can be transferred to the article in the desired angular orientation;
- said mounting means for said label receiver including a shaft coupled to said label receiver and means for mounting said shaft for rotation about said axis;
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- said rotating means including a motor carried by said supporting structure, a shaft driven by said motor and spaced radially from said shaft coupled to the label receiver, and means for drivingly coupling said shafts whereby said motor can rotate the label receiver.
A label applicator for labeling an article at a label applying station, said label applicator comprising:
- a supporting structure;
- a movable label receiver;
- means for mounting the label receiver on the supporting structure for movement along a path between a label dispensing station and the label applying station and for rotational movement about an axis to control the angular orientation of the label relative to the article at the label applying station;
- label dispensing means for moving a label onto the label receiver at the label dispensing station;
- means for releasably retaining the label on the label receiver;
- means for moving the label receiver along said path between said stations;
- means for rotating the label receiver about said axis whereby the label can be transferred to the article at the label applying station in the desired angular orientation;
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- said mounting means including a carriage, means for mounting the label receiver on the carriage for rotational movement about said axis relative to the carriage, and means for mounting the carriage for movement to move the label receiver between stations.
A label applicator for labeling an article at a label applying station, said label applicator comprising:
- a supporting structure;
- a carriage;
- means for mounting the carriage on the supporting structure for movement between an extended position and a retracted position;
- means for moving said carriage between said positions thereof;
- a label receiver;
- means for mounting the label receiver on the carriage for movement with said carriage between said positions and for rotational movement about a rotational axis relative to said carriage;
- means for releasably retaining a label on the label receiver;
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- means for rotating the label receiver about said axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.