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US 6,450,230 B1Granted
Labeling apparatus and methods thereof
AssigneeS-Con, Inc.
InventorSvatoboj Otruba
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AssigneeS-Con, Inc.
InventorSvatoboj Otruba
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A labeling apparatus and method utilize a fluid dispenser in connection with an adhesive applicator to improve the reliability of label feed by a label transport mechanism during the application of adhesive to a label. The fluid dispenser is configured to direct a flow of fluid toward a nip formed between an adhesive roller on the applicator and the label transport mechanism, and from a position upstream from the nip. A labeling apparatus and method also utilize a starwheel including a rotatable hub and an engagement surface defining a pocket configured to engage an article. The engagement surface is resiliently coupled to the rotatable hub to move between first and second positions to vary a rotational position of the pocket relative to the hub. A labeling apparatus and method further utilize a discharge starwheel to transfer articles from the discharge end of an arcuate guide that opposes a label transfer drum. The drum and arcuate guide adhere a label to an article by cooperatively wrapping the label around the article as the article rolls between the drum and arcuate guide.
A starwheel, comprising:
An apparatus, comprising:
A method of transferring an article, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.