US3623720A
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High-speed labelling machine
Assignee: Virey & Garnier Etiquetage
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Filing: 1970-03-23
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Granted: 1971-11-30
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Expires: 1990-03-23
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates in general to high-speed labelling machines and is concerned more particularly with the device incorporated in machines of this type for picking up labels from the label box or magazine and delivering them to a transfer cylinder adapted subsequently to deliver the labels to a gumming or gluing device before distributing them to the periphery of a turret adapted to lay the labels to the containers, bottles or other articles to be labeled.
Inventors
- 👤 Romuald Rene Della Vite
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 19:13
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65C; B65C9/00; B65C9/26; B65C9/30; B65C9/08; B65C9/12; B65C9/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
238 words
Apparatus for picking up labels from a stationary source and transferring them to a rotating transfer cylinder, comprising a magazine adapted to position a succession of labels at a stationary position, a rotating transfer cylinder positioned spaced from a stationary label and having its cylindrical surface disposed tangent to a plane parallel to said stationary label, a pickup roller for picking up a stationary label and transferring it to the transfer cylinder, shaft means supporting said pickup roller for rotational movement about its concentric longitudinal axis, sleeve support means mounted for rotation about a fixed axis, a power supply shaft means mounted for rotation about a fixed axis, drive means connecting said power supply shaft means and the sleeve means to rotate the sleeve means from the power supply shaft means, means to rotatably mount said pickup roller shaft means on said sleeve means eccentrically with respect to the axis of the sleeve means whereby the pickup roller is carried bodily in an orbital path between a stationary label and the transfer cylinder, and motion transmitting means connecting said power supply shaft means and said pickup roller shaft means to position the surface of the pickup roller stationary with respect tO a stationary label at one portion of said orbital path and to rotate the surface of the pickup roller to correspond with rotation of the surface of the transfer cylinder at another portion of said orbital path.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
238 words
Apparatus for picking up labels from a stationary source and transferring them to a rotating transfer cylinder, comprising a magazine adapted to position a succession of labels at a stationary position, a rotating transfer cylinder positioned spaced from a stationary label and having its cylindrical surface disposed tangent to a plane parallel to said stationary label, a pickup roller for picking up a stationary label and transferring it to the transfer cylinder, shaft means supporting said pickup roller for rotational movement about its concentric longitudinal axis, sleeve support means mounted for rotation about a fixed axis, a power supply shaft means mounted for rotation about a fixed axis, drive means connecting said power supply shaft means and the sleeve means to rotate the sleeve means from the power supply shaft means, means to rotatably mount said pickup roller shaft means on said sleeve means eccentrically with respect to the axis of the sleeve means whereby the pickup roller is carried bodily in an orbital path between a stationary label and the transfer cylinder, and motion transmitting means connecting said power supply shaft means and said pickup roller shaft means to position the surface of the pickup roller stationary with respect tO a stationary label at one portion of said orbital path and to rotate the surface of the pickup roller to correspond with rotation of the surface of the transfer cylinder at another portion of said orbital path.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
Apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein said motion transmitting means includes an epicyclic gear train comprising a planet pinion secured to said roller shaft means and an annulus gear mounted for oscillatory rotational movement about an axis concentric with the axis of the sleeve means, and means connecting the annulus gear with the power supply shaft means for cyclically oscillating the annulus gear.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus defined in claim 2, wherein said means for oscillating the annulus gear includes rod means having a pivotal connection with the annulus gear and a pivotal connection with a crank eccentrically mounted on the power supply shaft means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
Apparatus defined in claim 3, wherein said annulus means is provided with internal teeth meshing with the planet pinion, and said drive means for rotating the sleeve means includes a pair of meshing gears fixed respectively to the sleeve means and power supply shaft means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus defined in claim 4, wherein the axes of said transfer cylinder and said pickup roller are disposed in parallel relationship to each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
Apparatus defined in claim 5, wherein the axis of said sleeve means is disposed in a plane midway between the plane of a stationary label and a plane tangent to the surface of transfer cylinder.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-11-29 | 1975-05-31 | 1975-11-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-11-29 | 1979-05-31 | 1979-11-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-11-29 | 1983-05-31 | 1983-11-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |