Apparatus for applying labels to blow molded articles

Details Apparatus for applying labels to blow molded articles Apparatus for applying labels to blow molded articles

1987-06-25

1988-04-12

Woo, Jay H.

Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus

Preform assembly means and means for bonding of plural...

Reshaping means utilizing fluid pressure directly contacting...

264509, 271 311, 271271, 294 641, 425522, 4251261, B29C 4924

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047370998

ABSTRACT:
In the making of hollow plastic articles wherein a label is positioned in each of a plurality of spaced partible molds in a predetermined array, a preform is positioned in each set of partible molds and the molds are closed and the preform is blown outwardly to the confines of the mold to apply the label to the resultant hollow plastic article, the apparatus for removing the labels from a conveyor and applying them to the open partible molds which comprises a vacuum head supported for movement between a position for picking up a label and a position for delivering a label to a partible mold. The head comprises an elongated body and a plurality of longitudinally spaced vacuum cups along the body. The body has a transverse cross sectional surface that generally conforms to the cross section of the internal surface of the mold to which the label is to be applied. The outer surface of the body is formed with a layer of resilient material with the vacuum cups projecting slightly beyond the outer surface of the layer.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4636166 (1987-01-01), Franks et al.

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