EP4206082A1 - Label printer - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a labeler for applying labels to fruit or vegetables, with a label dispensing device and a label applicator, onto which the label dispensing device can be placed, the label applicator comprising a rotary head mounted so as to be rotatable in one direction of rotation and having a plurality of receiving sections arranged evenly distributed in the circumferential direction, each of which are provided with a radially protruding bellows, the respective receiving section and the respective bellows forming a respective label receiver, wherein during operation the label receivers continuously assume a label acceptance rotary position, in which they accept a respective label from a label dispensing device, and a label applicator rotary position, in through which they apply the respective label to the fruit or vegetable, with the respective bellows being retracted in the label takeover rotary position and the respective bellows being extended in the label applying rotary position. The label dispensing device has a label sensor which is designed to detect whether a respective label pick-up entering the label take-over rotary position is still holding the label which it took over during its previous run through the label take-over rotary position.

Description

The invention relates to a labeler for applying labels to fruit or vegetables that are arranged on a carrier tape and wound onto a label roll, with a label dispensing device and a label applicator on which the label dispensing device can be placed, the label dispensing device comprising a label roll holder and a drivable label transport device with a label dispensing edge , wherein the label applicator comprises a rotary head which is rotatably mounted in one direction of rotation and has a plurality of, in particular five, receiving sections which are distributed evenly in the circumferential direction and which are each provided with radially protruding bellows, with the respective receiving section and the respective bellows forming a respective label receiver, with the When the label pick-ups are in operation, they continuously pass through a label takeover rotary position, in which they take over a respective label from the label dispensing edge, and a label applicator rotary position, in which they apply the respective label to the fruit or vegetable, with the respective bellows in the label takeover rotary position is retracted and the respective bellows is extended in the label applying rotary position, the labels being held on the label receivers between the label transfer rotary position and the label transfer rotary position.

Fruit labellers apply small labels directly to fruits such as apples, kiwis, avocados or melons. The label applicator of the labeller has a rotating head, which is provided with several label holders with bellows along its circumference. The label pickups take a label from a label dispensing edge in a label takeover rotary position and give it in a label applicator rotary position, in which they are generally downwards point to the fruit conveyed past. Such labelers are, for example, from the documents EP 3 019 406 B1 and EP 2 356 031 B1 known.

In practice, however, it happens that the application process does not work, i.e. a label is not applied to the respective fruit being conveyed past in the label application rotary position, but remains on the respective label pick-up, which then carries the label along to the label takeover rotary position , but in which the label pick-up is to pick up a new label. This regularly leads to malfunctions in the labeller.

The invention is based on the object of specifying a labeller of the type mentioned at the outset, in which malfunctions caused by labels that are not applied can be avoided.

This object is achieved by a labeller having the features of claim 1, and in particular in that the label dispensing device has a label sensor which is designed to detect whether a respective label pick-up entering the label take-over rotary position is still holding the label it has taken over during its previous run at the label takeover rotary position.

According to the invention, a label sensor is used and is used to detect whether a label pick-up, to which a label is to be transferred in the rotary label takeover position, already has a label on it. If this is the case, appropriate measures can be initiated in order to avoid malfunctions that would otherwise be triggered.

Advantageous developments of the invention are described in the dependent claims, the description and the drawing.

In particular, the labeller is designed to dispense the labels intermittently in steps into the label takeover rotary position of the respective label receiver, with the carrier tape being transported further at each step by a distance that is the sum of the label length and the distance between two consecutive labels corresponds to labels on the carrier tape, with the carrier tape always being transported further by one step if the label sensor has not detected that the respective label receiver is still holding the previous label, and with the further transport of the carrier tape being suspended by one step if the label sensor detects it has that the respective label pickup still holds the previous label. If the label sensor determines that there is no problem due to an unapplied label, the next step is carried out and the new label is dispensed into the label take-up rotary position of the respective label pickup. Otherwise, the next step is not carried out and it is assumed that the label pick-up still holding the previous label will apply this to a fruit conveyed past during its next run through the rotary label-applying position.

In addition, the labeller can be designed to interrupt operation and output an error signal if the label sensor has detected several, in particular three or five, runs of a label receiver in a row that the label receiver is still holding the previous label. This is advantageous when a label remains on the label pick-up despite multiple passages through the rotary position of the label applicator.

In particular, the labeler is designed to rotate the rotary head intermittently in steps during operation, with each step rotating the rotary head through an angle corresponding to dividing 360° by the number of label receivers, in particular 72°, after each step one of the label pickups occupies the label takeover rotary position, the Detection of whether the respective label receiver is still holding the previous label occurs when the respective label receiver assumes the rotary position for taking over the label. The rotary head then does not rotate continuously, but step by step. After each step, one of the label receivers is in the label acceptance rotary position in which the aforementioned detection is carried out and in which the respective label receiver is ready to accept a label from the label dispensing device.

The label applicator can have a motor for driving the label transport device of the label dispensing device and a control device for controlling the motor for driving the label transport device an electrical connection is made between the control device and the label sensor, preferably via an electrical plug connection. No further measures are then required to drive the label transport device and to communicate with the label sensor.

The label sensor is preferably arranged in alignment with the respective label receiver occupying the label takeover rotary position and the label dispenser edge, the label dispenser edge being arranged between the label sensor and the respective label receiver occupying the label takeover rotary position. It can thus be ensured that the label sensor has an unobstructed view of the label pick-up that is assuming the label take-over rotary position.

The label sensor can be designed as a laser reflection light barrier. With such a sensor, a label located on a respective label receiver can be reliably detected.

In particular, the label applicator has a motor for driving the rotary head and a control device for controlling the motor for driving the rotary head. In addition, the label applicator can have a motor, which can be controlled by the control device, for driving the label transport device of the label dispensing device. If a motor for driving the label transport device of the label dispensing device is already provided on the label applicator side, a corresponding motor on the label dispensing device side can be dispensed with. The control device for controlling the motor for driving the rotary head is the aforementioned control device for controlling the motor for driving the label transport device, and the motor for driving the label transport device of the label dispensing device that can be controlled by the control device is the aforementioned motor for driving the label transport device of the label dispensing device.

Fig. 1

eine Etikettieranlage mit mehreren nebeneinander und hintereinander angeordneten erfindungsgemäßen Etikettierern, wobei jeder Etikettierer einen Etikettenapplikator und eine auf den Etikettenapplikator aufgesetzte Etikettenspendeeinrichtung aufweist,

Fig. 2a

den Etikettenapplikator mit einer Seitenwange und einem Rotationskopf,

Fig. 2b

den Etikettenapplikator ohne Seitenwange,

Fig. 2c

die Seitenwange in einem Längsschnitt,

Fig. 3a

einen Luftverteilerkern des Etikettenapplikators,

Fig. 3b

einen Rotationskopf des Etikettenapplikators,

Fig. 3c

den Luftverteilerkern und den Rotationskopf in einem zusammengesetzten Zustand,

Fig. 3d

einen Querschnitt entlang A-A in Fig. 3c,

Fig. 3e

einen Querschnitt entlang B-B in Fig. 3c,

Fig. 3f

einen Querschnitt entlang C-C in Fig. 3c,

Fig. 4a

einen Faltenbalg,

Fig. 4b

eine Membran für den Faltenbalg,

Fig. 5a

die Etikettenspendeeinrichtung in einer Seitenansicht,

Fig. 5b

die Etikettenspendeeinrichtung in einer perspektivischen Ansicht von unten,

Fig. 5c

die Etikettenspendeeinrichtung mit einem Etikettensensor vor einem Aufsetzen auf den Etikettenapplikator,

Fig. 5d

eine Rollenanordnung der Etikettenspendeeinrichtung, und

Fig. 6

ein Trägerband.

The invention is described below by way of example with reference to the drawing. Show it:

1

a labeling system with a plurality of labelers according to the invention arranged side by side and one behind the other, each labeler having a label applicator and a label dispensing device placed on the label applicator,

Figure 2a

the label applicator with a side wall and a rotary head,

Figure 2b

the label applicator without sidewall,

Figure 2c

the sidewall in a longitudinal section,

Figure 3a

an air distributor core of the label applicator,

Figure 3b

a rotary label applicator head,

3c

the air diffuser core and the rotary head in an assembled state,

3d

a cross-section along AA in 3c ,

Figure 3e

a cross-section along BB in 3c ,

Fig. 3f

a cross-section along CC in 3c ,

Figure 4a

a bellows,

Figure 4b

a membrane for the bellows,

Figure 5a

the label dispenser in a side view,

Figure 5b

the label dispenser in a perspective view from below,

Figure 5c

the label dispensing device with a label sensor before it is placed on the label applicator,

Figure 5d

a roll assembly of the label dispenser, and

6

a carrier tape.

1 shows a labeling system with eight labelers 11 according to the invention arranged side by side and in two rows offset from one another, each labeler 11 having a label applicator 13 and a label dispensing device 15 placed on the label applicator 13 . The labelers 11 are located above a conveyor belt device 17 on which fruit is conveyed under the labelers 11, with the individual pieces of fruit or the fruits each having a label 99 (cf. 6 ) are provided. The fruits are in a so-called tray, in which they are arranged in several rows next to each other. If a tray has passed under the labelers 11, the labelers 11 can be fed with the next tray. However, the conveyor belt device 17 can also have a plurality of conveyor belt tracks lying next to one another, along which the fruits are conveyed under the labellers 11 . The presence of the fruit can be detected by a detector device, for example by means of laser profilometry, in order to enable the labels 99 to be applied to the fruit at the right moment in each case.

In the Figures 2a and 2b the label applicator 13 is shown in an individual representation with an elongated side cheek 19 and without the side cheek 19. The label applicator 13 comprises a stationary cylindrical air distribution core 21 with a suction air connection 23 and a compressed air connection 25. In addition, the label applicator 13 comprises a rotary head 29 mounted on the air distribution core 21 so that it can rotate in a direction of rotation 27. The rotary head 29 comprises five receiving sections 31 distributed evenly in the circumferential direction , each of which is provided with a radially projecting bellows 33, the bellows in Figure 2b are omitted. The respective receiving section 31 and the respective bellows 33 form a respective label holder 35.

The bellows 33 can be supplied with suction air or compressed air via the air distributor core 21 and depending on their respective rotational position. During operation of the labeller 11, the label pickups 35 continuously pass through a label takeover rotary position in which they remove a respective label 99 from a label dispensing edge 37 of the label dispensing device 15 (cf. Figures 5a to 5c ) take over and those in the Figures 2a and 2b is occupied by the label receiver 35-1 or the receiving section 31-1, and a label applying rotary position in which they apply the respective label 99 to the fruit and in the Figures 2a and 2b between the rotational positions of the two label pickups 35-3 and 35-4 or the two pickup sections 31-3 and 31-4. In the 3c to 3f the label pickup 35-1 or the associated pickup section 31-1 is in the label-applying rotary position.

In the rotary position for accepting labels, the label holders 35 are supplied with suction air and the respective bellows 33 are retracted accordingly. In the rotary position of the label applicator, the label holders 35 are supplied with compressed air and the respective bellows 33 are extended. The use of retractable and extendable, flexible bellows 33 can prevent the fruit from being dented during labeling. The labels are held on the label holders 35 between the rotary position for accepting labels and the rotary position for accepting labels.

As shown in the perspective view of the air distributor core 21 in Figure 3a is shown, the suction air connection 23 and the compressed air connection 25 are arranged on one of the two end faces of the air distributor core 21 . A suction air channel 39 running along the cylinder axis of the air distributor core 21 is connected to the suction air connection 23 , and a compressed air channel 41 running along the cylinder axis of the air distributor core 21 is connected to the compressed air connection 25 . As can be seen from a comparison of Figures 3d, 3e and 3f results, the compressed air channel 41 extends deeper into the air distributor core 21 than the suction air channel 39.

As in Figure 3a further shown, the air distributor core 21 has a continuous groove 43 on its outer surface. The groove 43 extends in the circumferential direction of the air distributor core 21 over an angular range of approximately 320°. A total of six radially outgoing suction air lines 45 lead from the suction air channel 39 (cf. 3d ) to the groove 43. The suction air lines 45 are arranged in a common plane oriented perpendicularly to the suction air channel 39. The groove 43 is connected to the suction air connection 23 via the suction air lines 45 . A radially branching compressed air line 47 leads from the compressed air channel 41 (cf. Fig. 3f ) to an opening 49 in a groove-free area of the outer surface of the air distributor core 21.

How out Figure 3b As can be seen, the receiving sections 31 of the rotary head 29 each have a passage 51 (cf. Figure 3e ) for connecting the respective label holder 35 to the suction air connection 23 and a passage 53 (cf. Fig. 3f ) for connecting the respective label holder 35 to the compressed air connection 25. The passage 53 for connecting to the compressed air connection 25 is deeper in the air distributor core 21 than the passage 51 for connecting to the suction air connection 23.

Overall, this means that when the rotary head 29 is in a rotary position in which the label receiver 35-1 or the associated receiving section 31-1 assumes the rotary position for label application, it is connected to the compressed air connection 25 (cf. Fig. 3f ), all other label holders 35-2, 35-3, 35-4, 35-5 or associated holder section 31-2, 31-3, 31-4, 31-5, however, with the continuous groove 43 (cf. Figure 3e ) and are connected to the suction air connection 23 via the continuous groove 43 . The label receivers 35 are not connected to the continuous groove 43 only in an area from just before to just after the label-applying rotary position. In particular, extends in the rotational position of the rotary head 29 according to the 3c to 3f the groove 43 in the rotational direction over the rotational position of the receiving portion 31-2 addition and counter to the direction of rotation beyond the rotational position of the receiving portion 31-5. As a result, the labels 99 can be safely transferred from the label takeover rotary position to the label application rotary position. The air distribution core 21 and the rotary head 29 are each designed as a 3D printed part, since the air distribution structure described above can be produced easily in this way.

The side wall 19 has according to Figure 2c two opposite ends. A connection 55 for a suction air hose and a connection 57 for a compressed air hose are provided at one end. Inside the side wall 19 there are two chambers 59, 61 running parallel to one another from one end to the other end. A suction air outlet 63 connected to the suction air connection 23 of the air distribution core 21 and a compressed air outlet 65 connected to the compressed air connection 25 of the air distribution core 21 are provided at the other end. The chamber 59 is connected to the connection 55 for a suction air hose and the suction air outlet 63, and the chamber 61 is connected to the connection 57 for the compressed air hose and the compressed air outlet 65.

To drive the rotary head 29, the label applicator 13 includes a motor 67. The drive takes place via a belt drive 69. The motor 67 is controlled via a control device that is not shown. In addition, the label applicator 13 has a motor 71, which can be controlled by the control device, for a transverse adjustment of the label applicator 13 on a frame along the axis of rotation of the rotary head 29, and a motor 73, which can be controlled by the control device, for driving a label transport device 75 (cf. Figures 5a to 5d ) of the label dispensing device 15. All the motors 67 , 71 , 73 are arranged in a row along the length of the side panel 19 .

The bellows 33 are each made of silicone and each have a plurality of air openings 77 on their end facing away from the rotary head 29 (cf. Figure 4a ). In addition, an internal, air-permeable membrane 79 is provided (cf. Figure 4b ) which covers the air openings 77 when compressed air is present and releases the air openings 77 when suction air is present. At their end facing the rotary head 29, the bellows 33 are slipped over the receiving sections 31 in a non-positive manner by radial expansion.

The label dispenser 15 in the Figures 5a to 5d shown in more detail, comprises a label roll holder 81 for holding the labels 99 wound onto a label roll, and the drivable label transport device 75 with the label dispensing edge 37.

When the label dispensing device 15 is placed on the label applicator 13, four bolts 83 provided on the label dispensing device 15 engage in corresponding bolt receptacles 85 formed in the label applicator 13 (cf. Figure 2a ) a. In addition, a double swivel bolt 87 is provided on the label dispensing device 15 and is prestressed into a locking position, which engages behind a corresponding bolt receptacle 89 formed in the label applicator 13 . As a result, the label dispensing device 15 can be mounted firmly on the label applicator 13 .

Furthermore, when the label dispensing device 15 is placed on the label applicator 13, a drive-effective mechanical connection between the motor 73 for driving the label transport device 75 and the label transport device 75 is automatically established. The drive-effective mechanical connection takes place via a spur gear 91 of the label applicator 13 that can be driven by the motor 73 (cf. Figures 2a and 2b ), which meshes with a spur gear 93 of the label transport device 75 in the attached state.

In addition, the distance between the rotary head 29 and the label dispensing edge 37 is adjustable. For this purpose, the label applicator 13 has a pivotable adjusting plate 95 on its upper side, on which the label dispensing device 15 is placed and whose angle of inclination can be adjusted via an adjusting screw 97 (cf. Figure 2a ).

The carrier tape 101 transported by the label transport device 15, on which the labels 99 are arranged, is a two-part carrier tape 101 which is held together by the labels 99 (cf. 6 ).

The label transport device 75 is designed to feed the two-piece carrier tape 101 to the label dispensing edge 37 via a driven roller arrangement 103, to deflect it sharply at the label dispensing edge 37, thereby dividing the carrier tape 101 centrally into two carrier tape halves 109 and dividing the two carrier tape halves 109 laterally to the roller arrangement 103 trace back. The label dispensing edge 37 is V-shaped to support this operation. The path 111 covered by the carrier tape 101 or the carrier tape halves 109 is in Figure 5a illustrated by a dashed line.

The roller arrangement 103 comprises (cf. Figure 5d ) a middle label tape roll 105 for transporting the carrier tape 101 running to the label dispensing edge 37 and two outer return rollers 107 for transporting the two returned carrier tape halves 101. The two outer return rollers 107 have a larger diameter than the middle label tape roll 105. In addition, the three rollers 105, 107 rotatably mounted on a common axis. The two return rollers 107 are provided with external teeth 113 in certain areas, one of the two return rollers 107 simultaneously forming the second spur gear 93 which, when assembled, meshes with the first spur gear 91 of the label applicator 13, which is driven by the motor 73. Through this the drive for the roller arrangement 103 and thus for the label transport device 75 is provided.

The two return rollers 107 are each assigned two spring-loaded counter-pressure rollers 115 . The two carrier tape halves 109 are each guided through between the respective return roller 107 and the two respective counter-pressure rollers 115 in order to pull on the two returned carrier tape halves 109 . Because of their larger diameter, the two lateral return rollers 107 pull the two returning carrier tape halves 109 at a slightly higher speed than the middle label tape roller 105 transports the incoming carrier tape 101 . As a result, the carrier tape 101 can be tightened. In order to make the resulting slippage between the label tape roll 105 and the carrier tape 101 less jerky, the label tape roll 105 is provided on its outer surface with a plurality of rubber rings 117 running in the circumferential direction.

In addition, the label dispensing device 15 is provided with a label sensor 119 arranged above the label dispensing edge 37 (cf. Figures 5a to 5c ), which is designed, for example, as a laser reflection light barrier. In Figure 5c a front side wall of the label roll holder 81 is omitted so that the label sensor 119 can be seen more clearly. The label sensor 119 is arranged approximately on a line with the label dispensing edge 37 and a respective label pick-up 35 which is located below the label dispensing edge 37 and assumes the rotary position for accepting the label. The label sensor 119 is designed to detect whether a respective label pick-up 35 entering the label take-over rotary position is still holding the label 99 that it took over during its previous run through the label take-over rotary position. Malfunctions of the labeler 11 can be avoided by the label sensor 119 .

During operation of the labeler 11, the labels 99 are dispensed intermittently in steps into the rotary position of the respective label holder 35 for taking over the labels. With each step, the carrier tape 101 is transported further by a distance that corresponds to the sum of the label length I and the distance a between two consecutive labels 99 on the carrier tape 101 (cf. 6 ). The carrier tape 101 is always transported further by one step if the label sensor 119 has not detected that the respective label receiver 35 is still holding the previous label 99 . If, on the other hand, the label sensor 119 has detected that the respective label receiver 35 is still holding the previous label 99, the further transport of the carrier strip 101 is suspended by one step and no new label 99 is dispensed into the label takeover rotary position. The affected label picker 35 can then apply the old label 99 to a fruit conveyed past during its next run through the rotary label application position.

If the label sensor 119 has detected that a label receiver 35 is still holding an old label 99 after several, for example three or five, runs of a label receiver, the operation of the labeler 11 is interrupted and an error signal is output. Manual intervention by operating or service personnel is then required.

Also, the rotary head 29 is intermittently rotated in steps. With each step, the rotary head 29 is rotated through an angle which corresponds to dividing 360° by the number of label holders 35, ie through 72° in the present case. After each step, one of the label pickups 35 assumes the label takeover rotary position. The label pickups 35 thus each stop at least briefly in the label takeover rotary position. The detection of whether a respective label pick-up 35 is still holding an old label 99 takes place in the label take-over rotary position. On the other hand, hold in the label-apply rotating position do not contact the label receivers 35, but pass through them while a respective step is being carried out.

In order to connect the label sensor 11 to the control device of the label applicator 13 , the label applicator 13 has a plug 121 and the label dispensing device 15 has a socket 123 . When the label dispensing device 15 is placed on the label applicator 13 as described above, in addition to the mechanical drive connection, an electrical plug connection can also be established automatically between the control device and the label sensor 119, so that the control device enables the intermittent operation of the label transport device 75 depending on the respective output signal of the label sensor 119 can control.

Reference List

11

labeller

13

label applicator

15

label dispenser

17

conveyor device

19

sidewall

21

air diffuser core

23

suction air connection

25

compressed air connection

27

direction of rotation

29

rotary head

31

recording section

33

bellows

35

Label Picker

37

label dispensing edge

39

suction air duct

41

compressed air duct

43

groove

45

suction line

47

compressed air line

49

opening

51

passage

53

passage

55

Connection

57

Connection

59

chamber

61

chamber

63

suction air outlet

65

compressed air outlet

67

engine

69

belt transmission

71

engine

73

engine

75

label transport device

77

air vent

79

membrane

81

label roll holder

83

bolt

85

bolt mount

87

Swing bolt device

89

latch mount

91

spur gear

93

spur gear

95

adjustment plate

97

adjustment screw

99

label

101

carrier tape

103

roll arrangement

105

label tape roll

107

return roller

109

strap half

111

path

113

external teeth

115

counter roller

117

rubber ring

119

label sensor

121

Plug

123

Rifle

l, a

length, distance

Claims (8)

Labeler for applying labels (99) arranged on a carrier tape (101) and wound onto a label roll to fruit or vegetables, with a label dispensing device (15) and a label applicator (13) onto which the label dispensing device (15) can be placed, wherein the label dispensing device (15) comprises a label roll holder (81) and a drivable label transport device (75) with a label dispensing edge (37), wherein the label applicator (13) comprises a rotary head (29) mounted so as to be rotatable in a direction of rotation (27) and having a plurality of, in particular five, receiving sections (31) distributed evenly in the circumferential direction, each of which is provided with a radially protruding bellows (33), wherein the respective receiving section (31) and the respective bellows (33) form a respective label holder (35), wherein during operation the label pickups (35) continuously have a label takeover rotary position, in which they take a respective label (99) from the label dispensing edge (37), and a label application rotary position, in which they apply the respective label (99) to the fruit or Apply vegetables, run through, with the respective bellows (33) being retracted in the label transfer rotary position and the respective bellows (33) being extended in the label application rotary position, the labels (99) between the label transfer rotary position and the label transfer rotary position are held on the label holders (35), characterized,
that the label dispensing device (15) has a label sensor (119) which is designed to detect whether a respective rotary position in the label takeover position incoming label pick-up (35) still holds the label (99) which it took over during its previous run at the label take-over rotary position. Labeler according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the labeler (11) is designed to dispense the labels (99) intermittently in steps into the label takeover rotary position of the respective label receiver (35) during operation, with the carrier tape (101) being transported further by a distance with each step which corresponds to the sum of the label length (I) and the distance (a) between two consecutive labels (99) on the carrier tape (101), with the carrier tape (101) always being transported further by one step when the label sensor (119) has not detected that the respective label receiver (35) is still holding the previous label (99), and the further transport of the carrier tape (101) is suspended by one step if the label sensor (119) has detected that the respective label receiver (35 ) still holds the previous label (99). Labeler according to claim 1 or 2,
characterized,
that the labeler (11) is designed to interrupt operation and output an error signal if the label sensor (119) has detected several, in particular three or five, runs of a label receiver (35) in succession that the label receiver (35) is still holding the previous label (99). Labeler according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized, that the labeller (11) is designed, in operation, to rotate the rotary head (29) intermittently in steps, with each step rotating the rotary head (29) through an angle which corresponds to dividing 360° by the number of label receivers ( 35), in particular 72°, with one of the label pick-ups (35) assuming the rotary position for accepting the label after each step, the detection of whether the respective label receiver (35) is still holding the previous label (99) takes place when the respective label receiver (35) assumes the label takeover rotary position. Labeler according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized, that the label applicator (13) has a motor (73) for driving the label transport device (75) of the label dispensing device (15) and a control device for controlling the motor (73) for driving the label transport device (75), when the label dispensing device (15) is placed on the label applicator (13), there is automatically both a drive-effective mechanical connection between the motor (73) for driving the label transport device (75) and the label transport device (75) and an electrical connection between the control device and the label sensor (119) is produced, preferably via an electrical plug connection (121, 123). Labeler according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
that the label sensor (119) is arranged in alignment with the respective label receiver (35) occupying the label takeover rotary position and the label dispenser edge (37), the label dispenser edge (37) between the label sensor (119) and the respective label takeover rotary position engaging label holder (35) is arranged. Labeler according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
that the label sensor (119) is designed as a laser reflection light barrier. Labeler according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
that the label applicator (13) has a motor (67) for driving the rotary head (29) and a control device for controlling the motor (67) for driving the rotary head (29), with the label applicator (13) preferably additionally having one that can be controlled by the control device Motor (73) for driving the label transport device (75) of the label dispensing device (15).

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