Label application devices
AssigneeComputype, Inc.
InventorsRichard Jackson, Kevin Nobbs
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Abstract
Label application devices and methods of printing and applying labels are described herein. One label application device can comprise a feed component configured to deliver a sheet of label material to a position, a product identification component configured to identify a type of a product that is approaching the position, a printing component configured to print data onto the sheet of label material, the data based on the identified type of product, a stripping component configured to remove a liner portion of the sheet of label material from a label portion of the sheet, and an applicator component configured to apply the label portion to the product.
Claims18
A method of printing and applying labels, comprising:
- identifying a product at a first position;
- feeding a sheet of label material from a roll of label material to a second position in response to the identified product at the first position;
- printing data onto a label portion of the roll of label material at the second position;
- cutting the label portion of the roll of label material with the printed data to form a sheet;
- removing a liner portion of the sheet from the label portion of the sheet using a conveyor belt to move a stripping arm of a stripping component in a direction to strip the liner portion from the label portion;
- and
- applying the label portion to the product.
A method of printing and applying labels, comprising:
- identifying a product at a first position;
- feeding a sheet of label material to a second position in response to the identified product at the first position;
- printing data onto a label portion of the sheet of label material at the second position;
- gripping a portion of the sheet of label material using a stripping arm;
- moving the stripping arm in a direction using a conveyor belt, wherein the stripping arm is coupled to the conveyor belt and strips the liner portion from the label portion;
- and
- applying the label portion to the product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.