Continuous motion round bottle turret
AssigneeDinagraphics, Inc.
InventorAlbert J. Harvey
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Abstract
An apparatus for decorating the cylindrical surface of an article, such as a bottle, with a label, which includes a turret for transporting the article and a label from a loading to an unloading location while simultaneously rotating the article around its own axis which facilitates the label to be transferred to the cylindrical surface of the bottle. The turret also includes nozzles which engage each article at the decorating station. Furthermore, air may be blown into the article through the nozzle to support the article in instances when said article is made of a plastic or other deformable material.
Claims19
An assembly for applying labels to cylindrical surfaces of articles comprising:
- a stationary frame;
- a supply reel disposed on said frame for supplying a continuous web, said web carrying a plurality of labels;
- a take-up reel for winding said continuous web after said labels have been removed;
- a turret disposed adjacent to said frame and having first and second vertical concentric shafts;
- a drum disposed on said first shaft for engaging said web;
- article holding means attached to said first shaft for holding an article;
- roller means attached to said drum to form a press nip with said article for transferring a label from said web to a cylindrical surface of said article;
- and planetary means having a first member disposed on said article holding means and a second member attached to said second shaft, said planetary means and said shafts cooperating to turn said article holding means around a first axis and said article and label around a second axis parallel to said first axis as said label is applied to said article;
- article feeding means for feeding articles iithout labels sequentially to said turret;
- article discharge means for discharging labeled articles from said turret;
- driving motor means;
- and coupling means driven by said motor and turning at least said first and second shafts.
The assembly of claim, 1 further comprising preheaters disposed on said frame for preheating said labels prior to delivery to said turret to release said labels from said web.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.