EP0316215A1 - Machine for automatically issuing single labels and for stapling them on articles - Google Patents

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EP0316215A1
EP0316215A1 EP88402744A EP88402744A EP0316215A1 EP 0316215 A1 EP0316215 A1 EP 0316215A1 EP 88402744 A EP88402744 A EP 88402744A EP 88402744 A EP88402744 A EP 88402744A EP 0316215 A1 EP0316215 A1 EP 0316215A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65C5/00—Labelling fabrics or comparable materials or articles with deformable surface, e.g. paper, fabric rolls, stockings, shoes
    • B65C5/06—Labelling fabrics or comparable materials or articles with deformable surface, e.g. paper, fabric rolls, stockings, shoes using staples
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65C9/1803—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels being cut from a strip
    • B65C9/1815—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels being cut from a strip and transferred by suction means
    • B65C9/1826—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels being cut from a strip and transferred by suction means the suction means being a movable vacuum arm or pad

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  • the present invention relates to an automatic label editing machine carrying variable information associated with the various articles of a succession of articles, and stapling of these individual labels on the respective articles, applicable in particular but not exclusively to the stapling of price tags under the soles of shoes or boots.
  • the present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks by providing a machine for performing this work automatically.
  • this automatic label editing machine carrying variable information associated with the various articles of a succession of articles, and stapling of these individual labels on the respective articles, characterized in that it comprises a printer controlled by a computer which transmits to the printer all the information necessary for the printer to print, on a strip of material, such as paper or cardboard or pre-printed and / or precut labels, unwound from a reel, the desired information which must appear on the successive labels to be attached to the articles, a cutting device arranged at the outlet of the printer to separate the individual labels from the rest of the strip, and a gripping and transport device, located above the work surface, to transport each label on a label holder located at a stapling station.
  • a printer controlled by a computer which transmits to the printer all the information necessary for the printer to print, on a strip of material, such as paper or cardboard or pre-printed and / or precut labels, unwound from a reel, the desired information which must appear on the successive labels to be attached to the articles
  • a cutting device
  • the machine according to the invention essentially comprises a printer 1 controlled by a computer 2 which transmits to the printer all the information necessary for the printer 1 to print, on a strip of material, such as paper or cardboard or pre-labels. -printed and / or precut, unwound from a reel 4, the desired information which must appear on the successive labels 6 to be attached to articles such as boots 5.
  • a cutting device 7 represented schematically by a cutting blade or a vertically movable cutter.
  • Each printed label 6 thus detached is then on a work surface 8 of the machine above which is mounted a gripping and transport device 9.
  • This device comprises a horizontal arm 11 carrying, on its underside, a suction cup 12 intended to be applied to each label 6, in order to grasp it.
  • This suction cup 12 is connected to a suitable vacuum source of the machine, by means of conduits provided for this purpose.
  • the horizontal arm 11 is mounted vertically movable on a support 13 and its vertical movement is controlled by a vertical jack 14 whose rod is coupled to the horizontal arm 11.
  • the support 13 of the jack 14 is itself fixed to the end of the rod of a horizontal cylinder 15 extending above the work surface 8.
  • the horizontal cylinder 15 controls the horizontal transport of each label 6 so as to bring it above a stapling station 16.
  • the stapling station 16 comprises a label holder 17 which is flush with the rest of the work surface 8 and which has, in its central part, a suction cup 18 open upwards, flush with the work surface 8.
  • This suction cup 18 is connected, by a conduit 19, to a pneumatic logic and it serves as a sensor for the presence of a label 6 at the stapling station 16.
  • stapling heads 19, forming part of staplers 21, which are four in number in the example shown, are arranged below the work surface 8, also being flush with this work surface, on either side of the label holder 17.
  • the stapling station 16 is also associated with a detector presence of the articles 5, this detector comprising a photoelectric transmitter-receiver assembly 21, disposed on one side of the central label holder 17, and a reflector 22 arranged on the other side of the label holder, these elements being aligned in the transverse direction.
  • the machine comprises a programmable automaton, not shown in the drawing, which is controlled by the computer 2 and which manages all the elements of the electro-pneumatic assembly, such as the jacks 14, 15.
  • the labels 6 are printed in the precise order of preparation of the articles 5, according to the specifications of each client. These articles 5 are moved on a lateral conveyor and arriving one after the other at the label editing and stapling machine.
  • the computer 2 manages the printer 1 so that it prints on each label 6 all the information relating to each item 5, in particular its price.
  • the label 6 is separated from the strip 3 by the cutter 7 and then transported automatically, by the device 9, to the label holder 17 where it is held in place by the suction cup 18 placed under vacuum. It then suffices for an operator to take the article 5 to be marked and place it on the label holder 17, as is shown diagrammatically in FIG. 3 in the case of a boot 5.
  • the operator can cause the stapling of the label 6 under the sole of the boot 5 by pressing a control button 23.
  • This button causes the four staplers 21 to operate simultaneously and consequently the insertion of four staples into the sole of the boot 5, to thus securely fix the label 6 under this sole.
  • the machine makes it possible to produce, in masked time, up to four advance labels, namely a label present on the label holder 17, an already cut label held by the suction cup 12 of the gripping and transport device, this label being ready for be brought to the label holder 17 as soon as the labeled boot has been removed, a label ready to be cut by the cutter 7 as soon as the translation arm 11 has deposited, on the label holder 17, the label it already holds and a label before the cutter 7, leaving the printer 1. In this way a very great operating flexibility is obtained without any waiting for a label between two successive staples because the next already prepared label arrives immediately.
  • the machine offers complete operational safety since, for a label to be stapled to a boot, it is necessary to simultaneously meet three conditions, namely the presence of a label on the label holder 17, which is detected by vacuum. on the suction cup 18 between the stapling heads 21, the presence of a boot 5 on the label by cutting the light beam between the transmitter-receiver unit 21 and the reflector 22, and pressing the control button of the cycle 23.
  • the machine which has just been described is particularly well suited for the edition and automatic stapling of retail price tags, and / or, bar codes, under the soles of shoes, boots or slippers intended , among others, at self-service shops and supermarkets.

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This machine comprises a printer (1) controlled by a computer (2) for printing, on a strip of material (3), such as paper or cardboard, unwound from a reel (4), the desired data which has to appear on the successive labels (6) which have to be affixed to the articles, a cutting device (7) arranged at the exit of the printer (1) in order to separate the individual labels (6) from the remainder of the strip (3) and a gripping and conveying device (9), located above the work plane (8), in order to convey each label (6) on a label holder (17) located at a stapling station (16). <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne une machine d'édition automatique d'étiquettes portant des informations variables associées aux divers articles d'une succession d'articles, et d'agrafage de ces étiquettes individuelles sur les arti­cles respectifs, applicable notamment mais non exclusive­ment à l'agrafage d'étiquettes de prix sous les semelles de chaussures ou de bottes.The present invention relates to an automatic label editing machine carrying variable information associated with the various articles of a succession of articles, and stapling of these individual labels on the respective articles, applicable in particular but not exclusively to the stapling of price tags under the soles of shoes or boots.

Lors de l'expédition d'articles tels que des chaus­sures ou des bottes, il est nécessaire, au moment de la formation de chaque commande,d'éditer individuellement des étiquettes portant diverses informations et notamment le prix de l'article particulier sur lequel l'étiquette est fixée, et ensuite de fixer ces étiquettes aux articles. Ces opérations sont généralement effectuées manuellement et on conçoit que de ce fait elles sont coûteuses en main d'oeuvre.When shipping articles such as shoes or boots, it is necessary, at the time of the formation of each order, to individually edit labels carrying various information and in particular the price of the particular article on which the label is attached, and then attach these labels to the items. These operations are generally carried out manually and it can therefore be seen that they are labor-intensive.

La présente invention vise à remédier à ces inconvé­nients en procurant une machine permettant d'effectuer ce travail automatiquement.The present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks by providing a machine for performing this work automatically.

A cet effet cette machine d'édition automatique d'étiquettes portant des informations variables associées aux divers articles d'une succession d'articles, et d'agra­fage de ces étiquettes individuelles sur les articles res­pectifs, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend une imprimante pilotée par un ordinateur qui transmet à l'imprimante toutes les informations nécessaires pour que l'imprimante imprime, sur une bande d'un matériau, tel que papier ou carton ou étiquettes pré-imprimées et/ou prédécoupées, dé­vidée à partir d'une bobine, les informations désirées qui doivent figurer sur les étiquettes successives devant être fixées aux articles, un dispositif de coupe disposé à la sortie de l'imprimante pour séparer les étiquettes indivi­duelles du reste de la bande, et un dispositif de préhension et de transport, situé au-dessus du plan de travail, pour transporter chaque étiquette sur un porte-étiquette situé à un poste d'agrafage.For this purpose this automatic label editing machine carrying variable information associated with the various articles of a succession of articles, and stapling of these individual labels on the respective articles, characterized in that it comprises a printer controlled by a computer which transmits to the printer all the information necessary for the printer to print, on a strip of material, such as paper or cardboard or pre-printed and / or precut labels, unwound from a reel, the desired information which must appear on the successive labels to be attached to the articles, a cutting device arranged at the outlet of the printer to separate the individual labels from the rest of the strip, and a gripping and transport device, located above the work surface, to transport each label on a label holder located at a stapling station.

On décrira ci-après,à titre d'exemple non limitatif, une forme d'exécution de la présente invention,en référence au dessin annexé sur lequel :

  • La figure 1 est une vue en élévation schématique d'une machine d'édition d'étiquettes et d'agrafage de ces étiquettes sous la semelle de bottes, suivant l'invention.
  • La figure 2 est une vue en plan de la machine sui­vant l'invention.
  • La figure 3 est une vue en élévation schématique illustrant l'opération d'agrafage de l'étiquette.
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below, by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the appended drawing in which:
  • Figure 1 is a schematic elevational view of a label editing machine and stapling these labels under the boot sole, according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the machine according to the invention.
  • Figure 3 is a schematic elevational view illustrating the stapling operation of the label.

La machine suivant l'invention comprend essentiel­lement une imprimante 1 pilotée par un ordinateur 2 qui transmet à l'imprimante toutes les informations nécessaires pour que l'imprimante 1 imprime, sur une bande d'un maté­riau, tel que papier ou carton ou étiquettes pré-imprimées et/ou prédécoupées, dévidée à partir d'une bobine 4, les informations désirées qui doivent figurer sur les étiquettes successives 6 devant être fixées à des articles tels que des bottes 5. A la sortie de l'imprimante 1 les étiquettes indi­viduelles 6 sont séparées automatiquement du reste de la bande 3 par un dispositif de coupe 7 représenté schématique­ment par une lame de coupe ou un massicot mobile verticale­ment. Chaque étiquette imprimée 6 ainsi détachée se trouve alors sur un plan de travail 8 de la machine au-dessus du­quel est monté un dispositif de préhension et de transport 9. Ce dispositif comprend un bras horizontal 11 portant, sur sa face inférieure, une ventouse 12 destinée à être plaquée sur chaque étiquette 6, afin de la saisir. Cette ventouse 12 est reliée à une source de vide appropriée de la machine, par l'intermédiaire de conduits prévus à cet effet. Le bras horizontal 11 est monté mobile verticalement sur un support 13 et son mouvement vertical est commandé par un vérin ver­tical 14 dont la tige est accouplée au bras horizontal 11. Le support 13 du vérin 14 est lui-même fixé à l'extrémité de la tige d'un vérin horizontal 15 s'étendant au-dessus du plan de travail 8. Le vérin horizontal 15 commande le trans­port horizontal de chaque étiquette 6 de manière à l'amener au-dessus d'un poste d'agrafage 16. Le poste d'agrafage 16 comprend un porte-étiquette 17 qui est à fleur avec le reste du plan de travail 8 et qui présente, dans sa partie centra­le, une ventouse 18 ouverte vers le haut, à fleur avec le plan de travail 8. Cette ventouse 18 est reliée, par un conduit 19, à une logique pneumatique et elle sert de cap­teur de présence d'une étiquette 6 au poste d'agrafage 16. Par ailleurs des têtes d'agrafage 19, faisant partie d'agrafeuses 21, qui sont au nombre de quatre dans l'exem­ple représenté, sont disposées en dessous du plan de travail 8, en étant également à fleur avec ce plan de travail, de part et d'autre du porte-étiquette 17. Au poste d'agrafage 16 est également associé un détecteur de présence des arti­cles 5, ce détecteur comprenant un ensemble émetteur-récep­teur photoélectrique 21, disposé d'un côté du porte-étiquet­te central 17, et un réflecteur 22 disposé de l'autre côté du porte-étiquette, ces éléments étant alignés dans le sens transversal.The machine according to the invention essentially comprises a printer 1 controlled by a computer 2 which transmits to the printer all the information necessary for the printer 1 to print, on a strip of material, such as paper or cardboard or pre-labels. -printed and / or precut, unwound from a reel 4, the desired information which must appear on the successive labels 6 to be attached to articles such as boots 5. At the exit of the printer 1 the individual labels 6 are automatically separated from the rest of the strip 3 by a cutting device 7 represented schematically by a cutting blade or a vertically movable cutter. Each printed label 6 thus detached is then on a work surface 8 of the machine above which is mounted a gripping and transport device 9. This device comprises a horizontal arm 11 carrying, on its underside, a suction cup 12 intended to be applied to each label 6, in order to grasp it. This suction cup 12 is connected to a suitable vacuum source of the machine, by means of conduits provided for this purpose. The horizontal arm 11 is mounted vertically movable on a support 13 and its vertical movement is controlled by a vertical jack 14 whose rod is coupled to the horizontal arm 11. The support 13 of the jack 14 is itself fixed to the end of the rod of a horizontal cylinder 15 extending above the work surface 8. The horizontal cylinder 15 controls the horizontal transport of each label 6 so as to bring it above a stapling station 16. The stapling station 16 comprises a label holder 17 which is flush with the rest of the work surface 8 and which has, in its central part, a suction cup 18 open upwards, flush with the work surface 8. This suction cup 18 is connected, by a conduit 19, to a pneumatic logic and it serves as a sensor for the presence of a label 6 at the stapling station 16. Furthermore, stapling heads 19, forming part of staplers 21, which are four in number in the example shown, are arranged below the work surface 8, also being flush with this work surface, on either side of the label holder 17. The stapling station 16 is also associated with a detector presence of the articles 5, this detector comprising a photoelectric transmitter-receiver assembly 21, disposed on one side of the central label holder 17, and a reflector 22 arranged on the other side of the label holder, these elements being aligned in the transverse direction.

La machine comporte un automate programmable, non représenté sur le dessin, qui est piloté par l'ordinateur 2 et qui gère tous les éléments de l'ensemble électro-pneuma­tique, tels que les vérins 14,15.The machine comprises a programmable automaton, not shown in the drawing, which is controlled by the computer 2 and which manages all the elements of the electro-pneumatic assembly, such as the jacks 14, 15.

Lorsque la machine est en fonctionnement, les éti­quettes 6 sont imprimées dans l'ordre précis de préparation des articles 5, suivant les spécifications de chaque client. Ces articles 5 sont déplacés sur un convoyeur latéral et arrivant les uns après les autres à la machine d'édition des étiquettes et d'agrafage. L'ordinateur 2 gère l'imprimante 1 de manière que celle-ci imprime sur chaque étiquette 6 tou­tes les informations relatives à chaque article 5, notamment son prix. Une fois l'étiquette 6 imprimée, elle est séparée de la bande 3 par le massicot 7 puis transportée automati­quement, par le dispositif 9, sur le porte-étiquette 17 où elle est maintenue en place par la ventouse 18 mise en dé­pression. Il suffit alors à un opérateur de prendre l'arti­cle 5 à marquer et de le poser sur le porte-étiquette 17, comme il est représenté schématiquement sur la figure 3 dans le cas d'une botte 5. A ce moment l'opérateur peut provo­quer l'agrafage de l'étiquette 6 sous la semelle de la botte 5 en appuyant sur un bouton de commande 23. Ce bouton pro­voque le fonctionnement simultané des quatre agrafeuses 21 et par conséquent l'enfoncement de quatre agrafes dans la semelle de la botte 5, pour fixer ainsi solidement l'éti­quette 6 sous cette semelle.When the machine is in operation, the labels 6 are printed in the precise order of preparation of the articles 5, according to the specifications of each client. These articles 5 are moved on a lateral conveyor and arriving one after the other at the label editing and stapling machine. The computer 2 manages the printer 1 so that it prints on each label 6 all the information relating to each item 5, in particular its price. Once the label 6 has been printed, it is separated from the strip 3 by the cutter 7 and then transported automatically, by the device 9, to the label holder 17 where it is held in place by the suction cup 18 placed under vacuum. It then suffices for an operator to take the article 5 to be marked and place it on the label holder 17, as is shown diagrammatically in FIG. 3 in the case of a boot 5. At this time the operator can cause the stapling of the label 6 under the sole of the boot 5 by pressing a control button 23. This button causes the four staplers 21 to operate simultaneously and consequently the insertion of four staples into the sole of the boot 5, to thus securely fix the label 6 under this sole.

La machine permet de réaliser en temps masqué jus­qu'à quatre étiquettes d'avance à savoir une étiquette pré­sente sur le porte-étiquette 17, une étiquette déjà coupée tenue par la ventouse 12 du dispositif de préhension et de transport, cette étiquette étant prête à être amenée sur le porte-étiquette 17 aussitôt que la botte étiquetée aura été enlevée, une étiquette prête à être coupée par le massicot 7 dès que le bras de translation 11 aura déposé, sur le por­te-étiquette 17, l'étiquette qu'il tient déjà et une éti­quette avant le massicot 7, sortant de l'imprimante 1. De cette façon on obtient une très grande souplesse de fonc­tionnement sans aucune attente d'étiquette entre deux agra­fages successifs car l'étiquette suivante déjà préparée arrive immédiatement.The machine makes it possible to produce, in masked time, up to four advance labels, namely a label present on the label holder 17, an already cut label held by the suction cup 12 of the gripping and transport device, this label being ready for be brought to the label holder 17 as soon as the labeled boot has been removed, a label ready to be cut by the cutter 7 as soon as the translation arm 11 has deposited, on the label holder 17, the label it already holds and a label before the cutter 7, leaving the printer 1. In this way a very great operating flexibility is obtained without any waiting for a label between two successive staples because the next already prepared label arrives immediately.

La machine offre toute sécurité de fonctionnement puisque, pour qu'une étiquette soit agrafée sur une botte, il est nécessaire de réunir simultanément trois conditions à savoir la présence d'une étiquette sur le porte-étiquette 17, ce qui est détecté par le vide sur la ventouse 18 entre les têtes d'agrafage 21, la présence d'une botte 5 sur l'étiquette par coupure du faisceau lumineux entre l'ensem­ble émetteur-récepteur 21 et le réflecteur 22, et la pres­sion sur le bouton de commande du cycle 23.The machine offers complete operational safety since, for a label to be stapled to a boot, it is necessary to simultaneously meet three conditions, namely the presence of a label on the label holder 17, which is detected by vacuum. on the suction cup 18 between the stapling heads 21, the presence of a boot 5 on the label by cutting the light beam between the transmitter-receiver unit 21 and the reflector 22, and pressing the control button of the cycle 23.

La machine qui vient d'être décrite est particuliè­rement bien adaptée à l'édition et l'agrafage automatique d'étiquettes de prix de vente au détail, et/ou, de codes-­barres, sous les semelles de chaussures, bottes ou pantou­fles destinées, entre autres, aux libres-services et super­marchés.The machine which has just been described is particularly well suited for the edition and automatic stapling of retail price tags, and / or, bar codes, under the soles of shoes, boots or slippers intended , among others, at self-service shops and supermarkets.

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1.- Machine d'édition automatique d'étiquettes por­tant des informations variables associées aux divers arti­cles d'une succession d'articles, et d'agrafage de ces éti­quettes individuelles sur les articles respectifs, carac­térisée en ce qu'elle comprend une imprimante (1) pilotée par un ordinateur (2) qui transmet à l'imprimante toutes les informations nécessaires pour que l'imprimante (1) imprime, sur une bande d'un matériau (3), tel que papier ou carton ou étiquettes pré-imprimées et/ou prédécoupées, dé­vidée à partir d'une bobine (4), les informations désirées qui doivent figurer sur les étiquettes successives (6) devant être fixées aux articles (5), un dispositif de coupe (7) disposé à la sortie de l'imprimante (1) pour séparer les étiquettes individuelles (6) du reste de la bande (3), et un dispositif de préhension et de transport (9), situé au-dessus du plan de travail (8), pour transporter chaque étiquette (6) sur un porte-étiquette (17) situé à un poste d'agrafage (16).1.- Automatic label editing machine carrying variable information associated with the various articles of a succession of articles, and stapling of these individual labels on the respective articles, characterized in that it comprises a printer ( 1) controlled by a computer (2) which transmits to the printer all the information necessary for the printer (1) to print, on a strip of material (3), such as paper or cardboard or pre-printed labels and / or precut, unwound from a reel (4), the desired information which must appear on successive labels (6) to be attached to the articles (5), a cutting device (7) arranged at the outlet of the printer (1) for separating the individual labels (6) from the rest of the strip (3), and a gripping and transport device (9), located above the work surface (8), for transporting each label (6) on a label holder (17) located at a stapling station (16). 2.- Machine suivant la revendication 1 caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de préhension et de transport (9) comprend un bras horizontal (11) portant, sur sa face infé­rieure, une ventouse (12) destinée à être plaquée sur cha­que étiquette (6), afin de la saisir, cette ventouse (12) étant reliée à une source de vide, le bras horizontal (11) est monté mobile verticalement sur un support (13), sous la commande d'un vérin vertical (14) dont la tige est accou­plée au bras horizontal (11), et le support (13) du vérin (14) est lui-même fixé à l'extrémité de la tige d'un vérin horizontal (15).2.- Machine according to claim 1 characterized in that the gripping and transport device (9) comprises a horizontal arm (11) carrying, on its underside, a suction cup (12) intended to be pressed on each label (6 ), in order to grasp it, this suction cup (12) being connected to a vacuum source, the horizontal arm (11) is mounted vertically movable on a support (13), under the control of a vertical cylinder (14) whose rod is coupled to the horizontal arm (11), and the support (13) of the jack (14) is itself fixed to the end of the rod of a horizontal jack (15). 3.- Machine suivant l'une quelconque des revendica­tions précédentes caractérisée en ce que le porte-étiquette (17) est à fleur avec le reste du plan de travail (8) et il présente, dans sa partie centrale, une ventouse (18) ouverte vers le haut, à fleur avec le plan de travail (8), cette ventouse (18) étant reliée, par un conduit (19), à une logique pneumatique et servant de capteur de présence d'une étiquette (6) au poste d'agrafage (16).3.- Machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the label holder (17) is flush with the rest of the work surface (8) and it has, in its central part, a suction cup (18) open upwards, flush with the worktop (8), this suction cup (18) being connected, by a conduit (19), to a pneumatic logic and serving as a sensor for the presence of a label (6) at the stapling station (16). 4.- Machine suivant l'une quelconque des revendica­tions précédentes caractérisée en ce que des têtes d'agra­fage (19), faisant partie d'agrafeuses (21), sont disposées en dessous du plan de travail 8, en étant également à fleur avec ce plan de travail, de part et d'autre du porte-éti­quette (17).4.- Machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that stapling heads (19), forming part of staplers (21), are arranged below the work surface 8, also being flush with this work plan, on either side of the label holder (17). 5.- Machine suivant l'une quelconque des revendica­tions précédentes caractérisée en ce qu'au poste d'agrafage (16) est associé un détecteur de présence des articles (5), ce détecteur comprenant un ensemble émetteur-récepteur pho­toélectrique (21), disposé d'un côté du porte-étiquette central (17), et un réflecteur (22) disposé de l'autre côté du porte-étiquette, ces éléments étant alignés dans le sens transversal.5. Machine according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at the stapling station (16) is associated a detector for the presence of the articles (5), this detector comprising a photoelectric transmitter-receiver assembly (21), disposed on one side of the central label holder (17), and a reflector (22) arranged on the other side of the label holder, these elements being aligned in the transverse direction.
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