Labelling machine and method with master-slave labelling groups
US9981767B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1754
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A labelling machine for applying a first label and a second label onto a first article and a second article is disclosed. The labelling machine comprises a first conveyor for conveying a succession of the first article and the second article along a path; a first labelling group, which can be selectively arranged in a first operative configuration; and gap creating means adapted to create a first gap, which is arranged inside the succession and is bounded between the first article and the second article. The first labelling group is selectively arrangeable in a first rest configuration. The labelling machine further comprises a second labelling group, which can be selectively moved between a second rest configuration and a second operative configuration, in which the second labelling group transfers, in use, the second label to the second article.
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