Method for the serial application of labels on a tape
AssigneeMultivac Marking & Inspection GmbH & Co. KG
InventorGeorg Austermeier
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Abstract
A method for applying labels in rows on a tape, which can be driven by a tape driving mechanism, for which the labels are deposited in consecutive rows at an applicator, disposed stationary at the tape, on the tape, the tape being advanced partially after or during the deposition of a row of labels by a length section at the applicator in that, by a movable tension, a pull loop is pulled out of the path of the tape downstream from the applicator, while the section of tape, located upstream from the pull loop, is kept stationary, and the tension can be moved stepwise between a starting position and an end position and that, during the partial advance, a step is traveled by the tension roller, the length of which is adjusted by a control mechanism.
Claims6
A method for applying labels in rows on a tape, which is adapted to be driven by a tape driving mechanism, comprising the steps of:
- depositing the labels on the tape in consecutive rows at an applicator, disposed stationary at the tape,
- partially advancing the tape after or during the deposition of a row of labels by a length section at the applicator by a movable tension roller, such that a pull loop is pulled out of a path of the tape downstream from the applicator, while a section of the tape, located upstream from the pull loop, is kept stationary, and
- moving the tension roller stepwise between a starting position and an end position, such that during the partial advance, a step is traveled by the tension roller, the length of which is adjusted by a control mechanism.
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