Method and apparatus for manufacturing products and placing labels in a mold
AssigneeFountain Technologies B.V.
InventorHendrik Antonius Hoogland
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing labels (2) for placement in a mold, in particular in an injection mold, wherein a strip of film (4) is supplied and is placed, by at least a part of a first side thereof, on a supporting carrier (6), whereafter a retaining element (14) is applied to, in particular slightly pressed upon, the second side, remote from the carrier (6), of the part of the film web (4) supported by the carrier (6), wherein the part of the film web (4) enclosed between the carrier (6) and the retaining element (14) is cut loose, and wherein the enclosed part, to be referred to as label (2), is taken hold of by the retaining element (14) and is picked up from the carrier (6) therewith.
Claims17
A method for manufacturing labels from a strip of film for placement in an injection mold comprising the steps of:
- placing a first side of a part of a strip of film on a supporting carrier;
- pressing a retaining element on a second side of said part of said strip of film remote from said carrier, said retaining element and said carrier enclosing said part of said strip of film therebetween;
- holding said part of said strip of film by said retaining element;
- cutting said part of said strip of film enclosed between said carrier and said retaining element sufficiently to loosen said part of said strip of film from said strip of film to form a label-forming part;
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- removing said label-forming part from said carrier,
- wherein the label-forming part, prior to being cut loose, is taken hold of by the carrier.
A method for manufacturing labels from a strip of film for placement in an injection mold, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing a first side of a part of a strip of film on a supporting carrier overlying a blanking opening,
- bringing a retaining element adjacent the strip of film into contact with the strip of film at least adjacent to, the blanking opening;
- cutting said part of said strip of film overlying the blanking opening, to form a label, by a blanking punch, the label being held against the retaining element during cutting;
- moving said retaining element with the label held thereon from said blanking opening to a mold;
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- transferring said label directly from said retaining element into said mold.
A method for manufacturing labels from a strip of film for placement in an injection mold comprising the steps of:
- placing a first side of a part of a strip of film on a supporting carrier;
- pressing a retaining element on a second side of said part of said strip of film remote from said carrier, said retaining element and said carrier enclosing said part of said strip of film therebetween;
- holding said part of said strip of film by said retaining element;
- cutting said part of said strip of film enclosed between said carrier and said retaining element sufficiently to loosen said part of said strip of film from said strip of film to form a label-forming part;
- moving said retaining element with the label-forming part held thereon from a position where said part of said strip of film is cut to an injection mold,
- transferring said label-forming part directly from said retaining element into said injection mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.