Automatic bar code label applying apparatus for test tubes
US5893263A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1776
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automatic bar code label applying apparatus is characterized by comprising at least a test tube containing section (1) for containing test tubes (11) of a same type to be applied with respective bar code labels, a collection device (2) for collecting the test tubes from the test tube containing section, a transfer device (3) for transferring the collected test tubes to a bar code label applying station (41), a printing/application device for printing characters and bar codes on the labels and applying the printed labels to the respective test tubes and a delivery device for delivering the test tubes with applied bar code labels.
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