Process and apparatus for conveying labels to be transferred to a (cigarette) pack
AssigneeFocke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
InventorsHeinz Focke, Hans-Jurgen Bretthauer
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Abstract
Labels (10), especially revenue stamps, are usually affixed to cuboidal cigarette packs (11). The labels have to be supplied and held ready for being received by the packs (11) in sufficient numbers. The labels (10) are successively severed length- or breadthways from a continuous web of material (17) and are then directly fed into a magazine (14), from which the labels are extracted at the lower end as required. Without any conversion, the type of labels to be processed can be changed by way of (temporarily) manually inserting labels into the magazine which is appropriately designed for this option.
Claims10
A process for conveying blanks to be transferred to packs, said blanks being successively severed from a continuous web of material and being conveyed into a position ready for being received by the packs, characterized in that:
- the blanks (10), after being severed from the web of material (17), are individually conveyed in succession into a chute-like magazine and are extracted therefrom for being transferred to the packs (11);
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- the blanks (10), severed from the web of material (17) and fed into the magazine (14) transverse to their longitudinal extensions, are turned during a downward movement in the magazine (14), such that each blank (10) is extractable at a bottom side of the magazine (14) with its longitudinal extension pointing in the conveying direction.
An apparatus for conveying labels to packs in the region of a packaging machine, said labels being successively severed from a web of material and being transportable by a label conveyor (13) to a position ready for being received by the successively supplied packs (11), characterized in that:
- the labels (10), after being severed from the web of material (17), are directly feedable into a magazine (14) and are stackable therein, the labels (10) being fed into said magazine (14) at a top side thereof and being individually extractable at a bottom side thereof;
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- rectangular labels (10) are severable from the web of material (17) in a position in which the longitudinal extension of said labels (10) is transverse to said web of material (17);
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- the labels (10) are feedable into the magazine (14) in this transverse position, each label (10) being turnable by 90.degree. C. during downward movement within said magazine (14) and being extractable from the magazine (14) with its longitudinal extension pointing in the conveying direction.
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