EP0368011B1 - Machine for labelling containers whereby the labels are taken directly from a pile by the containers - Google Patents

Machine for labelling containers whereby the labels are taken directly from a pile by the containers Download PDF

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EP0368011B1
EP0368011B1 EP89118863A EP89118863A EP0368011B1 EP 0368011 B1 EP0368011 B1 EP 0368011B1 EP 89118863 A EP89118863 A EP 89118863A EP 89118863 A EP89118863 A EP 89118863A EP 0368011 B1 EP0368011 B1 EP 0368011B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
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    • B65C9/226—Applying the liquid on the label discretely, i.e. several points or strips or interrupted films
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
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  • the invention relates to a labeling machine for circular cylindrical containers, consisting of a turntable with rotation-controlled receiving places for the containers arranged on its edge and a labeling station positioned on its circumference with a label box receiving a stack of labels, on the front label of which each container with removal of this label is rolled through the rotation-controlled receiving space, and with a first gluing element, which is arranged upstream of the label box, is controlled by a sensor and applies glue to each container that is moved past, and with a second gluing element acting on the rear edge of the front label located in the label box.
  • Labeling machines of this type are known. They are used primarily for so-called all-round labeling. With these labeling machines, the first gluing unit Hot glue is sprayed onto the container when the sensor assigned to this gluing element determines that a container is located in the area of action of the gluing element.
  • the rotation control of the receiving stations is designed so that the container hits the label front edge with its glued area during further transport through the turntable and removes the front label under the adhesive effect of the glue after further rolling on the front of the label stack.
  • the rear edge glued by the second gluing element is then applied during further transport through the turntable by pressure elements arranged stationary on its circumference.
  • Precondition for trouble-free labeling of the containers is the exact positioning of the label box and the gluing elements on the circumference of the turntable, taking into account the format of the containers to be labeled. So that containers of different formats can be labeled with one and the same labeling machine, the known labeling machine provides that the individual elements, such as the two gluing elements and the label box, can be moved individually onto a substructure. Such a changeover to a different format therefore requires considerable adjustment work. Since the quality of the label depends largely on the exact positioning of the label box, on the front label of which the container rolls when the label is removed, special care is required when setting the label box. Even with large tolerances of the same format, inaccuracies in the labeling become apparent. Incorrectly feeding a container of a larger format can even damage the labeling station.
  • the invention has for its object the conversion of the labeling machine to a different format of the container to simplify.
  • the exact setting should be less critical.
  • the label box, the first gluing element with its feeler and the second gluing element are arranged on a common carriage which is mounted on a base in the direction of the rotary table and is biased in this direction against an adjustable stop by a spring is.
  • the substructure is preferably adjustable in height.
  • the labeling machine In the labeling machine according to the invention, only a single adjustment process for the elements involved in the labeling, that is to say for the label box and the gluing elements, is required for the changeover to a different container diameter.
  • the labeling station can easily tolerate tolerances in the container diameter because the entire unit which can be moved with the slide can be pushed back against the force of the spring by the container to be labeled. For this reason, a setting can also be made in which even for containers at the lower tolerance limit, the rolling on the front label and thus an optimal transfer of the label is guaranteed.
  • To change to a different container height only one adjustment process needs to be carried out on the height-adjustable substructure.
  • the alignment of the labels about the axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the container can easily be achieved in the invention in that the substructure, as a guide for the slide, has a rail around which the slide can be tilted and an adjustable support element which limits the tilting position.
  • Labels are to be processed - a requirement that exists for the all-round labeling of containers of different diameters - this can be made possible by the fact that the second gluing element is arranged on a further slide which is laterally displaceably mounted on the one slide.
  • Bottles 1 to be labeled which are positioned in receiving locations 2 of a turntable 3, are transported past the turntable 2 past a labeling station 4.
  • the bottles 1 are clamped axially in the receiving places 2 between a rotation-controlled plate and a centering head.
  • a controlled rotary movement is transmitted to the bottles 1, which allows the bottles 1 to roll on the front of a label stack 5 at least in the front area thereof, the front label 6 being removed and wrapped around the bottles 1.
  • the labeling station 4 points in the transport direction Bottles 1 on the label stack 5 upstream gluing element 7, which consists of spray nozzles arranged in a vertical row for hot glue.
  • a sensor 8 arranged in the same row is used to determine whether there is a bottle 1 in the area of action of the glue application element 7. If the test result is positive, the spray nozzles 7 are activated and spray 1 glue onto the bottle.
  • the bottle 1 is rotated in this way by the rotation control of its receiving location 2 during further transport; that the glued surface meets the front edge of the label stack 5 and is rolled on the front of the label stack 5, so that the front label 6 is removed under the adhesive effect of the glue.
  • a further gluing element 9 is assigned to the label stack 5 for the gluing of the rear edge of the respective front label 6, the nozzle of which lies against the front of the label stack 5 and is kept closed by it.
  • the label 6 is pulled out, it is then glued.
  • the removed label 6 is then pressed with its rear edge against the bottle 1 during further transport of the turntable 3 by pressing elements (not shown) arranged on the transport path.
  • the label stack 5 is accommodated in a label box 10, which rests on two mounting rails 12a, 12b, which can be clamped onto pins 13a, 13b of the slide 11 with lateral clamping elements 12c, 12d. In this way, 11 label boxes for labels of different lengths can be positioned on the slide.
  • the carriage 11 also carries the first gluing element 7 with its sensor 8 and the second gluing element 9 for the trailing edge gluing.
  • the second gluing element 9 is arranged on a carriage 14 which is on two Guide rails 15 are slidable and can be clamped on these guide rails 15 by means of a toggle 14a.
  • the lateral displaceability of the gluing element 9 is used for setting labels of different lengths.
  • the carriage 11 carrying the label box 10, the first gluing element 7 with its sensor 8 and the slide 14 for the second gluing element 9 is mounted on a substructure 17 by means of a lateral guide rail 16 in the direction of the turntable 3.
  • the position of the slide 11 relative to the turntable 3 is determined by a stop 21 which can be adjusted by means of an adjusting knob 20. Because of this mounting and spring loading, the carriage 11 can retract when the front 18 of the label stack 5 is pressed, compressing the spring 18.
  • the guide rod 16 also serves the slide 11 as a tilt bearing.
  • the slide 11 On its side opposite the guide rail 16, the slide 11 is supported on a support element 23 which can be adjusted by a button 22 and which is seated in the substructure 17.
  • the carriage 11 rests on this support element 23 with its own weight.
  • the substructure 17 is supported by an adjusting spindle 24, which in turn is supported in a base 25.
  • the spindle 24 can be adjusted by means of an adjusting wheel 26 and thus the substructure 17 can be adjusted in height.
  • the substructure 17 is guided with two guide columns 27, 28 in guide sleeves 29, 30.
  • the guide columns 27, 28 can be clamped in the guide sleeves 29, 30 by means of clamping elements 31, 32.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Etikettiermaschine für kreiszylindrische Behälter, bestehend aus einem Drehtisch mit an seinem Rand angeordneten, drehgesteuerten Aufnahmeplätzen für die Behälter und einer an seinem Umfang positionierten Etikettierstation mit einem einen Etikettenstapel aufnehmenden Etikettenkasten, an dessen vorderseitigem Etikett jeder Behälter unter Entnahme dieses Etikettes durch den drehgesteuerten Aufnahmeplatz abgewälzt wird, und mit einem dem Etikettenkasten vorgeordneten, durch einen Fühler gesteuerten ersten Beleimungsorgan, das auf jeden vorbeibewegten Behälter Leim aufträgt, sowie mit einem auf die Hinterkante des im Etikettenkasten befindlichen vorderen Etiketts einwirkenden zweiten Beleimungsorgan.The invention relates to a labeling machine for circular cylindrical containers, consisting of a turntable with rotation-controlled receiving places for the containers arranged on its edge and a labeling station positioned on its circumference with a label box receiving a stack of labels, on the front label of which each container with removal of this label is rolled through the rotation-controlled receiving space, and with a first gluing element, which is arranged upstream of the label box, is controlled by a sensor and applies glue to each container that is moved past, and with a second gluing element acting on the rear edge of the front label located in the label box.

Etikettiermaschinen dieser Art sind bekannt. Sie dienen vor allem zur sogenannten Rundumetikettierung. Bei diesen Etikettiermaschinen wird durch das erste Beleimungsorgan Heißleim auf den Behälter aufgesprüht, wenn der diesem Beleimungsorgan zugeordnete Fühler feststellt, daß sich im Wirkungsbereich des Beleimungsorgans ein Behälter befindet. Die Drehsteuerung der Aufnahmeplätze ist so ausgelegt, daß der Behälter beim Weitertransport durch den Drehtisch mit seinem beleimten Bereich auf die Etikettenvorderkante trifft und unter der Haftwirkung des Leims das vordere Etikett nach weiterem Abwälzen an der Vorderseite des Etikettenstapels entnimmt. Die vom zweiten Beleimungsorgan beleimte Hinterkante wird dann beim weiteren Transport durch den Drehtisch von an seinem Umfang stationär angeordneten Andrückelementen angelegt.Labeling machines of this type are known. They are used primarily for so-called all-round labeling. With these labeling machines, the first gluing unit Hot glue is sprayed onto the container when the sensor assigned to this gluing element determines that a container is located in the area of action of the gluing element. The rotation control of the receiving stations is designed so that the container hits the label front edge with its glued area during further transport through the turntable and removes the front label under the adhesive effect of the glue after further rolling on the front of the label stack. The rear edge glued by the second gluing element is then applied during further transport through the turntable by pressure elements arranged stationary on its circumference.

Voraussetzung für eine störungsfreie Etikettierung der Behälter ist die genaue Positionierung des Etikettenkastens und der Beleimungsorgane am Umfang des Drehtisches unter Berücksichtigung des Formates der zu etikettierenden Behälter. Damit mit ein und derselben Etikettiermaschine Behälter unterschiedlichen Formates etikettiert werden können, ist bei der bekannten Etikettiermaschine vorgesehen, daß die einzelnen Elemente, wie die beiden Beleimungsorgane und der Etikettenkasten, einzeln auf einem Unterbau versetzt werden können. Eine solche Umstellung auf ein anderes Format macht deshalb erhebliche Einstellarbeiten erforderlich. Da die Qualität der Etikettierung wesentlich von der genauen Positionierung des Etikettenkastens abhängt, an dessen vorderem Etikett der Behälter sich unter Entnahme des Etiketts abwälzt, bedarf es besonderer Aufmerksamkeit bei der Einstellung des Etikettenkastens. Schon bei großen Toleranzen desselben Formates machen sich Ungenauigkeiten in der Etikettierung bemerkbar. Die fehlerhafte Zuführung eines Behälters eines größeren Formates kann sogar zu einer Beschädigung der Etikettierstation führen.Precondition for trouble-free labeling of the containers is the exact positioning of the label box and the gluing elements on the circumference of the turntable, taking into account the format of the containers to be labeled. So that containers of different formats can be labeled with one and the same labeling machine, the known labeling machine provides that the individual elements, such as the two gluing elements and the label box, can be moved individually onto a substructure. Such a changeover to a different format therefore requires considerable adjustment work. Since the quality of the label depends largely on the exact positioning of the label box, on the front label of which the container rolls when the label is removed, special care is required when setting the label box. Even with large tolerances of the same format, inaccuracies in the labeling become apparent. Incorrectly feeding a container of a larger format can even damage the labeling station.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, die Umstellung der Etikettiermaschine auf ein anderes Format der Behälter zu vereinfachen. Darüber hinaus soll die genaue Einstellung weniger kritisch sein.The invention has for its object the conversion of the labeling machine to a different format of the container to simplify. In addition, the exact setting should be less critical.

Diese Aufgabe wird dadurch gelöst, daß der Etikettenkasten, das erste Beleimungsorgan mit seinem Fühler und das zweite Beleimungsorgan auf einem gemeinsamen Schlitten angeordnet sind, der auf einem Unterbau in Richtung des Drehtisches verschiebbar gelagert ist und in dieser Richtung gegen einen einstellbaren Anschlag durch eine Feder vorbelastet ist. Vorzugsweise ist der Unterbau höhenverstellbar.This object is achieved in that the label box, the first gluing element with its feeler and the second gluing element are arranged on a common carriage which is mounted on a base in the direction of the rotary table and is biased in this direction against an adjustable stop by a spring is. The substructure is preferably adjustable in height.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Etikettiermaschine ist für die Umstellung auf einen anderen Behälterdurchmesser nur ein einziger Einstellvorgang für die an der Etikettierung beteiligten Elemente, also für den Etikettenkasten und die Beleimungsorgane, erforderlich. Toleranzen im Behälterdurchmesser verkraftet die Etikettierstation ohne Schwierigkeiten, weil die gesamte mit dem Schlitten verfahrbare Einheit gegen die Kraft der Feder von dem zu etikettierenden Behälter zurückgedrängt werden kann. Deshalb kann auch eine Einstellung vorgenommen werden, bei der selbst für Behälter an der unteren Toleranzgrenze die Abwälzung am vorderen Etikett und damit eine optimale Übertragung des Etiketts gewährleistet ist. Für die Umstellung auf eine andere Behälterhöhe braucht ebenfalls nur ein Einstellvorgang an dem höhenverstellbaren Unterbau vorgenommen zu werden.In the labeling machine according to the invention, only a single adjustment process for the elements involved in the labeling, that is to say for the label box and the gluing elements, is required for the changeover to a different container diameter. The labeling station can easily tolerate tolerances in the container diameter because the entire unit which can be moved with the slide can be pushed back against the force of the spring by the container to be labeled. For this reason, a setting can also be made in which even for containers at the lower tolerance limit, the rolling on the front label and thus an optimal transfer of the label is guaranteed. To change to a different container height, only one adjustment process needs to be carried out on the height-adjustable substructure.

Die Ausrichtung der Etiketten um die zur Behälterlängsachse senkrechte Achse läßt sich bei der Erfindung leicht dadurch verwirklichen, daß der Unterbau als Führung für den Schlitten eine Schiene, um die der Schlitten kippbar ist, und ein die Kippstellung begrenzendes, einstellbares Stützelement aufweist.The alignment of the labels about the axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the container can easily be achieved in the invention in that the substructure, as a guide for the slide, has a rail around which the slide can be tilted and an adjustable support element which limits the tilting position.

Sofern mit der Etikettiermaschine auch verschieden lange Etiketten verarbeitet werden sollen - eine Forderung, die bei der Rundumetikettierung von Behältern verschiedenen Durchmessers besteht -, kann dies dadurch ermöglicht werden, daß das zweite Beleimungsorgan auf einem weiteren Schlitten angeordnet ist, der auf dem einen Schlitten seitlich verschiebbar gelagert ist.If the labeling machine has different lengths Labels are to be processed - a requirement that exists for the all-round labeling of containers of different diameters - this can be made possible by the fact that the second gluing element is arranged on a further slide which is laterally displaceably mounted on the one slide.

Im folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand einer ein Ausführungsbeispiel darstellenden Zeichnung näher erläutert Im einzelnen zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine Etikettiermaschine mit Drehtisch und Etikettierstation ausschnittweise in Aufsicht in schematischer Darstellung,
  • Fig. 2 die Etikettierstation aus der Sicht des Pfeiles A der Figur 1 und
  • Fig. 3 den unteren Teil der Etikettierstation gemäß Figur 1, teilweise im Schnitt, teilweise in Ansicht aus der Sicht des Pfeiles B der Fig. 1.
The invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of a drawing representing an exemplary embodiment.
  • 1 is a schematic representation of a portion of a labeling machine with a rotary table and labeling station, in top view,
  • Fig. 2, the labeling station from the perspective of arrow A of Figure 1 and
  • 3 shows the lower part of the labeling station according to FIG. 1, partly in section, partly in view from the view of arrow B in FIG. 1.

Zu etikettierende Flaschen 1, die in Aufnahmeplätzen 2 eines Drehtisches 3 positioniert sind, werden von dem Drehtisch 2 an einer Etikettierstation 4 vorbeitranportiert. Die Flaschen 1 sind in den Aufnahmeplätzen 2 axial zwischen einem drehgesteuerten Teller und einem Zentrierkopf eingespannt. Auf die Flaschen 1 wird eine gesteuerte Drehbewegung übertragen, die die Flaschen 1 an der Vorderseite eines Etikettenstapels 5 zumindest in dessen vorderem Bereich abwälzen läßt, wobei das vordere Etikett 6 entnommen und um die Flaschen 1 herumgewickelt wird.Bottles 1 to be labeled, which are positioned in receiving locations 2 of a turntable 3, are transported past the turntable 2 past a labeling station 4. The bottles 1 are clamped axially in the receiving places 2 between a rotation-controlled plate and a centering head. A controlled rotary movement is transmitted to the bottles 1, which allows the bottles 1 to roll on the front of a label stack 5 at least in the front area thereof, the front label 6 being removed and wrapped around the bottles 1.

Die Etikettierstation 4 weist in Transportrichtung der Flaschen 1 ein dem Etikettenstapel 5 vorgeordnetes Beleimungsorgan 7 auf, das aus in vertikaler Reihe angeordneten Sprühdüsen für Heißleim besteht. Mittels eines in derselben Reihe angeordneten Fühlers 8 wird festgestellt, ob sich im Wirkungsbereich des Leimauftragsorgans 7 eine Flasche 1 befindet. Bei positivem Prüfergebnis werden die Sprühdüsen 7 aktiviert und sprühen auf die Flasche 1 Leim auf. Unter Berücksichtigung der Stelle des Leimauftrags wird die Flasche 1 durch die Drehsteuerung ihres Aufnahmeplatzes 2 beim Weitertransport derart gedreht; daß die beleimte Fläche auf die Vorderkante des Etikettenstapels 5 trifft und an der Vorderseite des Etikettenstapels 5 abgewälzt wird, so daß dabei unter der Haftwirkung des Leims das vordere Etikett 6 entnommen wird.The labeling station 4 points in the transport direction Bottles 1 on the label stack 5 upstream gluing element 7, which consists of spray nozzles arranged in a vertical row for hot glue. A sensor 8 arranged in the same row is used to determine whether there is a bottle 1 in the area of action of the glue application element 7. If the test result is positive, the spray nozzles 7 are activated and spray 1 glue onto the bottle. Taking into account the location of the glue application, the bottle 1 is rotated in this way by the rotation control of its receiving location 2 during further transport; that the glued surface meets the front edge of the label stack 5 and is rolled on the front of the label stack 5, so that the front label 6 is removed under the adhesive effect of the glue.

Dem Etikettenstapel 5 ist für die Beleimung der Hinterkante des jeweils vorderen Etiketts 6 ein weiteres Beleimungsorgan 9 zugeordnet, dessen Düse an der Vorderseite des Etikettenstapels 5 anliegt und von ihm verschlossen gehalten wird. Beim Herausziehen des Etiketts 6 erfolgt dann dessen Beleimung. Das entnommene Etikett 6 wird dann beim weiteren Transport des Drehtisches 3 durch am Transportweg angeordnete, nicht dargestellte Andrückelemente mit seiner Hinterkante an die Flasche 1 angedrückt.A further gluing element 9 is assigned to the label stack 5 for the gluing of the rear edge of the respective front label 6, the nozzle of which lies against the front of the label stack 5 and is kept closed by it. When the label 6 is pulled out, it is then glued. The removed label 6 is then pressed with its rear edge against the bottle 1 during further transport of the turntable 3 by pressing elements (not shown) arranged on the transport path.

Der Etikettenstapel 5 ist in einem Etikettenkasten 10 untergebracht, der auf zwei Tragschienen 12a,12b ruht, die mit seitlichen Klemmelementen 12c,12d auf Zapfen 13a,13b des Schlittens 11 festklemmbar sind. Auf diese Art und Weise lassen sich auf dem Schlitten 11 Etikettenkästen für unterschiedlich lange Etiketten positionieren.The label stack 5 is accommodated in a label box 10, which rests on two mounting rails 12a, 12b, which can be clamped onto pins 13a, 13b of the slide 11 with lateral clamping elements 12c, 12d. In this way, 11 label boxes for labels of different lengths can be positioned on the slide.

Der Schlitten 11 trägt auch das erste Beleimungsorgan 7 mit dessen Fühler 8 und das zweite Beleimungsorgan 9 für die Hinterkantenbeleimung. Das zweite Beleimungsorgan 9 ist auf einem Schlitten 14 angeordnet, der auf zwei Führungsschienen 15 verschiebbar und auf diesen Führungsschienen 15 mittels eines Knebels 14a festklemmbar ist. Die seitliche Verschiebbarkeit des Beleimungsorgans 9 dient der Einstellung auf unterschiedlich lange Etiketten.The carriage 11 also carries the first gluing element 7 with its sensor 8 and the second gluing element 9 for the trailing edge gluing. The second gluing element 9 is arranged on a carriage 14 which is on two Guide rails 15 are slidable and can be clamped on these guide rails 15 by means of a toggle 14a. The lateral displaceability of the gluing element 9 is used for setting labels of different lengths.

Der den Etikettenkasten 10, das erste Beleimungsorgan 7 mit seinem Fühler 8 und den Schlitten 14 für das zweite Beleimungsorgan 9 tragende Schlitten 11 ist mittels einer seitlichen Führungsschiene 16 in Richtung des Drehtisches 3 auf einem Unterbau 17 verschiebbar gelagert. Auf der Führungsschiene 16 befindet sich eine Schraubenfeder 18, die mit einem Ende an einem Widerlager 19 auf der Führungsschiene 16 und mit ihrem anderen Ende am Unterbau 17 abgestützt ist, derart, daß der Schlitten 11 von der Feder 18 in Richtung des Drehtisches 3 vorbelastet ist. Die Position des Schlittens 11 gegenüber dem Drehtisch 3 wird durch einen mittels eines Stellknopfes 20 einstellbaren Anschlag 21 bestimmt. Aufgrund dieser Lagerung und Federbeaufschlagung kann der Schlitten 11 bei Druck auf die Vorderseite des Etikettenstapels 5 unter Zusammendrücken der Feder 18 zurückweichen.The carriage 11 carrying the label box 10, the first gluing element 7 with its sensor 8 and the slide 14 for the second gluing element 9 is mounted on a substructure 17 by means of a lateral guide rail 16 in the direction of the turntable 3. On the guide rail 16 there is a helical spring 18 which is supported at one end on an abutment 19 on the guide rail 16 and at the other end on the substructure 17 such that the carriage 11 is preloaded by the spring 18 in the direction of the turntable 3 . The position of the slide 11 relative to the turntable 3 is determined by a stop 21 which can be adjusted by means of an adjusting knob 20. Because of this mounting and spring loading, the carriage 11 can retract when the front 18 of the label stack 5 is pressed, compressing the spring 18.

Die Führungsstange 16 dient gleichzeitig dem Schlitten 11 als Kipplager. An seiner der Führungsschiene 16 gegenüberliegenden Seite ist der Schlitten 11 auf einem an einem Knopf 22 einstellbaren, im Unterbau 17 sitzenden Stützelement 23 abgestützt. Auf diesem Stützelement 23 ruht der Schlitten 11 mit seinem Eigengewicht.The guide rod 16 also serves the slide 11 as a tilt bearing. On its side opposite the guide rail 16, the slide 11 is supported on a support element 23 which can be adjusted by a button 22 and which is seated in the substructure 17. The carriage 11 rests on this support element 23 with its own weight.

Der Unterbau 17 wird von einer Stellspindel 24 getragen, die ihrerseits in einem Sockel 25 abgestützt ist. Mittels eines Stellrades 26 läßt sich die Spindel 24 verstellen und damit der Unterbau 17 höhenverstellen. Der Unterbau 17 ist mit zwei Führungssäulen 27,28 in Führungshülsen 29,30 geführt. Bei Einstellung der gewünschten Höhe des Unterbaus 17 mittels der Stellspindel 24 lassen sich die Führungssäulen 27,28 in den Führungshülsen 29,30 mittels Klemmelementen 31,32 festklemmen.The substructure 17 is supported by an adjusting spindle 24, which in turn is supported in a base 25. The spindle 24 can be adjusted by means of an adjusting wheel 26 and thus the substructure 17 can be adjusted in height. The substructure 17 is guided with two guide columns 27, 28 in guide sleeves 29, 30. When setting the desired height of the Substructure 17 by means of the adjusting spindle 24, the guide columns 27, 28 can be clamped in the guide sleeves 29, 30 by means of clamping elements 31, 32.

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  1. Labelling machine for circular-cylindrical containers (1), including a turntable (3) provided with rotationally controlled receiving locations (2), which are disposed on the edge of said turntable, for receiving the containers (1), and a labelling station (4), which is positioned on its circumference and is provided with a box for labels (10), which accommodates a stack of labels (5), each container (1) being rolled through the rotationally controlled receiving location (2) against the label (6) situated at the front end of said box, thereby causing the removal of this label (6), said labelling station also being provided with a first gluing means (7), which is disposed in front of the box for labels (10) and is controlled by a sensor (8), which gluing means applies glue to every container (1) which passes, and a second gluing means (9) being provided, which acts upon the rear edge of the front label (6) situated in the box for labels (10), characterised in that the box for labels (10), the first gluing means (7) with its sensor (8), and the second gluing means (9) are disposed on a common carrier (11), which is mounted on a support (17) so as to be displaceable in the direction of the turntable (3) and is biassed by a spring (18) in this direction towards an adjustable stop member (21).
  2. Labelling machine according to claim 1, characterised in that the support (17) is vertically adjustable.
  3. Labelling machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the support (17) has, as a guide means for the carrier (11), a bar (16), about which the carrier (11) is tiltable, and an adjustable supporting element (23), which defines the tilting position.
  4. Labelling machine according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the second gluing means (9) is mounted on an additional carrier (14) so as to be laterally displaceable.
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