Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor – With bending – folding – winding – or wrapping means
Patent
1984-09-12
1986-09-16
Kimlin, Edward
Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor
With bending, folding, winding, or wrapping means
156497, 156542, 156580, 156361, 156351, 156DIG37, B44C 100, B32B 1300, B65H 3100, B23K 2700
Patent
active
046120785
ABSTRACT:
A label applicator is provided for applying pre-printed adhesive-backed labels from a printer to a corresponding commodity in a single stroke. A vacuum-assisted pick-up head receives the preprinted label and in one stroke delivers it and adheres it to a commodity. A new applicator head includes an integrated sponge-like, conformable portion which evenly applies the label, even across the face of an irregularly contoured commodity. The applicator head further includes a slidable pick-up and applicator tube, initially for retaining and then for spot sticking of the label to the commodity. A vacuum is applied to the applicator tube through a pick-up head having a hollow internal portion communicating, regardless of slide position, with the hollow applicator tube and, also, with the applicator head shaft, also having a hollow section for receiving the vacuum source. A downward stroke of the label applicator first causes the applicator tube to spot the label upon the commodity positioned below. As the downward stroke continues, the applicator tube is forced upward into the applicator head allowing the conformable sponge-like portion surrounding the applicator tube to conform and uniformly press the label to the package, regardless of package contour.
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Falasco Louis
Kimlin Edward
Sanitary Scale Company
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