EP4440939B1 - Etikettiermodul zum anbringen von etiketten auf artikeln, die zur aufnahme eines rieselfähigen produkts angepasst sind - Google Patents

Etikettiermodul zum anbringen von etiketten auf artikeln, die zur aufnahme eines rieselfähigen produkts angepasst sind

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EP4440939B1
EP4440939B1 EP22818034.5A EP22818034A EP4440939B1 EP 4440939 B1 EP4440939 B1 EP 4440939B1 EP 22818034 A EP22818034 A EP 22818034A EP 4440939 B1 EP4440939 B1 EP 4440939B1
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Mattia Giuliani
Marco Ferri
Salman AYUB
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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
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/08—Label feeding
    • B65C9/18—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
    • 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
    • B65C9/1819—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 vacuum drum
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/08—Label feeding
    • B65C9/18—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
    • B65C9/1803—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls the labels being cut from a strip
    • B65C2009/1834—Details of cutting means
    • B65C2009/1838—Cutting drum

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  • the present invention relates to a labelling module for applying labels onto articles, such as bottles, jars or containers of such sort, adapted to contain a pourable product, preferably a pourable food product.
  • Labelling machines are known, which are commonly used to prepare, transport and apply labels onto articles, such as bottles, jars, flacons, containers, or the like adapted to be filled with a pourable product, in particular a pourable food product.
  • labels of the tubular kind known as "sleeve labels", which are obtained starting from a web of heat-shrinking film initially wound around one or more storage reels; the sleeve labels are applied with a certain clearance on the respective articles and then heated in an oven to obtain their shrinking and perfect adhesion to the lateral surfaces of the articles.
  • sleeves labels are obtained starting from a web of heat-shrinking film initially wound around one or more storage reels; the sleeve labels are applied with a certain clearance on the respective articles and then heated in an oven to obtain their shrinking and perfect adhesion to the lateral surfaces of the articles.
  • These types of labels do not require the use of glue.
  • glued labels i.e. portions of a labelling material that are cut at appropriate lengths from a web of labelling material initially wound around one or more storage reels and then sprinkled with glue.
  • the web of labelling material is unwound off the relative reel and then sequentially cut in successive labels of equal length, upon which glue is applied by gluing means, such as a gluing roller, spray or injector systems or the like.
  • the labels so obtained are conveyed and applied onto the respective articles to be labelled.
  • a known labelling machine typically comprises:
  • the labelling module comprises:
  • the vacuum drum is configured to receive a succession of labels at a receiving station and to retain them by means of suction applied through known vacuum ports on the outer lateral surface thereof. Then, after a rotation of a certain angle about its axis, the vacuum drum releases the labels at the application station, so that such labels can be applied onto respective articles advanced by the carousel.
  • the labelling module further comprises a cutting device configured to cut (i.e. to separate), in particular to sequentially cut, the web of labelling material at a cutting station, so as to separate a sequence of labels from the web which is unwound, in use, from the reel.
  • a cutting device configured to cut (i.e. to separate), in particular to sequentially cut, the web of labelling material at a cutting station, so as to separate a sequence of labels from the web which is unwound, in use, from the reel.
  • rotary-type cutting devices which comprise:
  • the blade member and the counterblade member are both cyclically conveyed, in a synchronous manner, through the cutting station, to interact with one another and perform the cutting of the web thereby separating the sequence of labels therefrom.
  • the web is interposed, in use and at the cutting station, between the blade roller and the counterblade roller, with the counterblade member cyclically acting as an abutment member for the blade member during the cutting.
  • the labelling module further comprises gluing means, for example a gluing roller arranged peripherally to the vacuum drum, configured to spread the glue on at least the end portions of each individual label, after the cutting and prior to their application to the relative articles.
  • gluing means for example a gluing roller arranged peripherally to the vacuum drum, configured to spread the glue on at least the end portions of each individual label, after the cutting and prior to their application to the relative articles.
  • gluing means comprise a spray nozzle arranged peripherally to the vacuum drum.
  • the need for spacing the labels from one another, after the cutting and prior to the application onto the articles, is known in the field, so as to match the step or cadence or pitch of the articles advanced by the carousel.
  • the vacuum drum is configured to impart a transfer step or pitch to the labels received and fed to the carousel.
  • the labels are initially joined to one another in form of said web, and only after spaced by means of the vacuum drum.
  • the vacuum drum can be conceptually divided in a plurality of receiving sectors, each sector being configured to receive and retain one label at a time from the cutting device and having a linear extension correlated to the length of the label.
  • the linear extension is greater than the length of the label to allow the spacing of the labels.
  • the linear distance followed by the blade roller and/or by the counter blade roller for each cutting is correlated to the length of the label.
  • a first solution for varying said linear distance is to change the blade roller and/or the counter blade roller.
  • An alternative known solution entails an adaptive control of the rotational velocity of the blade roller and counterblade roller, in order to match the new label pitch on the vacuum drum, due to the new label format.
  • a transmission ratio between the blade roller and the counterblade roller can be varied, so as to define a new interval between two successive cuts of the web, and therefore a new label length.
  • DE102007009484A1 discloses a cutting device having a vacuum cylinder with multiple counter blades and a blade carrier with a knife.
  • DE2124317 discloses a knife roller with knives inserted in radial slots, and which can be adjusted in radial direction by means of adjusting screws.
  • WO2021110271A1 discloses a cutting unit with a blade roller and a counterblade roller.
  • DE102007058818A1 discloses a cutting unit with a counterblade roller and a rotative cutting member, in which the blade can be regulated.
  • IT201900015650 discloses a cutting unit with a counterblade roller and a blade roller, in which the blade can be retracted.
  • number 1 indicates as a whole a labelling machine for applying labels 2 obtained from a web 3 of labelling material onto articles 4, such as bottles, jars or containers of such sort, adapted to contain a pourable product, preferably a pourable food product.
  • labelling machine 1 is configured to prepare, transport and apply a sequence of labels 2 onto articles 4.
  • labels 2 are glued labels, i.e. strips of labelling material that are cut at appropriate lengths from a web of labelling material initially wound around one or more storage reels and then sprinkled with glue.
  • web 3 of labelling material is initially wound around one or more spools 5 in the form of a reel 6, and is progressively unwound, in use, off reel 6.
  • labelling machine 1 essentially comprises:
  • labelling module 8 comprises:
  • transfer unit includes a transfer drum, in particular a known vacuum drum 12 rotatable about a central axis, preferably vertical, and configured for retaining the labels 2 by means of suction applied through known vacuum ports (not shown) which are selectively connectable to a known vacuum source. Then, after a rotation of a certain angle about its axis, the vacuum drum 12 releases the labels 2 at the application station A, so that such labels 2 can be applied onto respective articles 4 advanced by the carousel 7.
  • a transfer drum in particular a known vacuum drum 12 rotatable about a central axis, preferably vertical, and configured for retaining the labels 2 by means of suction applied through known vacuum ports (not shown) which are selectively connectable to a known vacuum source. Then, after a rotation of a certain angle about its axis, the vacuum drum 12 releases the labels 2 at the application station A, so that such labels 2 can be applied onto respective articles 4 advanced by the carousel 7.
  • labelling module 8 further comprises:
  • vacuum drum 12 is configured to impart a transfer step or pitch to the labels 2 received and fed to the carousel 7.
  • vacuum drum 12 can be conceptually divided in a plurality of receiving sectors 12a, each sector being configured to receive and retain one label 2 at a time from the cutting unit 11.
  • FIG 1 it is shown a vacuum drum 12 divided into four sectors 12a, adapted to transfer labels 2 the length of which is correlated to the linear extension of each sector 12a, measured on the outer lateral surface of the vacuum drum 12 (the length is the linear extension minus a certain sliding extension).
  • a vacuum drum 12 with a different number of sectors 12a must be provided, because it is convenient that the diameter of the vacuum drum 12 is maintained constant.
  • the cutting unit 11 comprises a first roller 14 carrying at least one first cutting member 14a, and a second roller 15 carrying a plurality of second cutting member 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d.
  • Each of the first roller 14 and the second roller 15 defines a respective longitudinal axis X or Y.
  • the second cutting members are angularly distributed around the longitudinal axis Y of the second roller 15.
  • the first roller 14 and the second roller 15 defines between them a cutting station C.
  • the cutting unit 11 defines a plurality of cutting pairs. Each cutting pair comprises a respective combination of one first cutting member and one second cutting member, which are configured for cooperating with one another to cut the web 3 at the cutting station C.
  • a first possible pair comprises for example first cutting member 14a and second cutting member 15a.
  • a second pair comprises for example first cutting member 14a and second cutting member 15b.
  • a third pair comprises for example first cutting member 14a and second cutting member 15c.
  • a fourth pair comprises for example first cutting member 14a and second cutting member 15d.
  • the cutting unit 11 is configured, by rotating the first roller 14 and the second roller 15 around the respective longitudinal axes X and Y, for conveying sequentially the cutting pairs through the cutting station C.
  • the cutting unit 11 is configured for sequentially conveying through the cutting station C the first pair, the second pair, the third pair, and the fourth pair.
  • the cutting unit 11 is configured so that each cutting pair can adopt an active condition and a not active condition.
  • the cutting unit is configured so that the conveying of an active pair through the cutting station C corresponds to the cutting of the web.
  • the cutting unit 11 is configured so that the conveying of a not active pair through the cutting station C does not correspond to the cutting of the web.
  • the linear distance followed by the first roller 14 and/or by the second roller 15 for each cutting must vary upon a variation of the label length.
  • Said linear distance in fact, must be equal or at least must be correlated to the linear extension of the vacuum drum sector. Therefore, by varying the conditions of the pairs, the linear distance can be varied in a simple way, and the cutting unit 11 and/or the labelling module 8 can be more simply and/or more quickly adapted to a variation of the label length.
  • each first cutting member 14a is a counterblade member.
  • each second cutting member 15a or 15b or 15c or 15d is a blade member.
  • each first cutting member 14a is a blade member.
  • each second cutting member 15a or 15b or 15c or 15d is a counterblade member.
  • the first roller 14 is carrying for example only one first cutting member 14a.
  • Figure 1 corresponds to the conveying through the cutting station C of the pair comprising the first cutting member 14a and the second cutting element 15a, in a situation in which the pair 14a-15a is active.
  • Figure 2 corresponds to the conveying through the cutting station C of the pair comprising the first cutting member 14a and the second cutting element 15b, in a situation in which the pair 14a-15b is active.
  • Figure 3 corresponds to the conveying through the cutting station C of the pair comprising the first cutting member 14a and the second cutting element 15d, in a situation in which the pair 14a-15d is active.
  • Figure 4 corresponds to the conveying through the cutting station C of the pair comprising the first cutting member 14a and the second cutting element 15b, in a situation in which the pair 14a-15b is not active.
  • Figure 5 corresponds to the conveying through the cutting station C of the pair comprising the first cutting member 14a and the second cutting element 15d, in a situation in which the pair 14a-15d is active.
  • Figure 7 corresponds to the conveying through the cutting station C of the pair comprising the first cutting member 14a and the second cutting element 15b, in a situation in which the pair 14a-15b is active.
  • Each of the first roller 14 and the second roller 15 has a respective external lateral surface 14b or 15e, which is located around the respective longitudinal axis X or Y.
  • the cutting station C is defined between the lateral surface 14b of the first roller 14 and the lateral surface 15e of the second roller 15.
  • Each first cutting member 14a or each second cutting member 15a or 15b or 15c or 15d is radially movable, with respect to the longitudinal axis X or Y of the respective roller 14 or 15, to adopt a first position in which the radially movable cutting member is retracted in the lateral surface 14b or 15e of the respective roller 14 or 15, and a second position in which the radially movable cutting member protrudes from said lateral surface 14b or 15e.
  • each first cutting member 14a is radially movable.
  • each second cutting member 15a or 15b or 15c or 15d is radially movable.
  • the cutting unit 11 is configured so that the conveying of an active pair through the cutting station C corresponds to the respective radially movable cutting member being positioned in the second position, so that the web is cut. This is shown for example in Figures 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 and 7 .
  • the labelling module 8 is configured so that the conveying of a not active pair through the cutting station C corresponds to the respective radially movable cutting member being positioned in the first position, so that the web is not cut. This is shown for example in Figure 4 .
  • the cutting unit 11 comprises an actuator for moving each radially movable cutting member between the first position and the second position.
  • the structural configuration of the actuator can be more simple.
  • the actuator can be a magnetic actuator, an electromagnetic actuator, a mechanical contact actuator, a hydraulic actuator, an electric actuator, a pneumatic actuator, or the like, or a combination thereof.
  • the module is configured for operating in a production mode, according to which the first roller 14 and the second roller 15 rotate around the respective axes X or Y, so that said pairs are sequentially conveyed through the cutting station C.
  • the labelling module 8 is configured for operating in a setup mode, when is not operating in the production mode.
  • the module 8 is configured so that, in the setup mode, a user can preliminary vary and/or set the condition of each pair, by acting on or modifying the actuator.
  • the cutting unit 11 is configured so that, in the production mode, the actuator automatically and cyclically moves each movable cutting member of each active pair from the first position to the second position, so that the movable cutting member adopts the second position when the active pair is conveyed through the cutting station C.
  • the cutting unit 11 is configured so that the actuator, for each not active pair and in the production mode, does not move the radially movable cutting member from the first position to the second position, so that the respective radially movable cutting member remains in the first position when the not active pair is conveyed through the cutting station C.
  • each movable cutting member of each active pair is in the retracted position for at least a part of, or for all the transferring phase, during which the label is transferred from the cutting unit 11 to the vacuum drum 12. In this way, the precision of the module 8 is improved.
  • the plurality of second cutting members comprises a primary second cutting member 15a, a secondary second cutting member 15b, a tertiary second cutting member 15c, and a quaternary second cutting member 15d.
  • Actuator comprises a first cam 16 and a second cam 17. Each cam 16 or 17 can adopt a not operative condition and an operative condition. Each cam 16 or 17 is faced towards the cutting station C. Actuator comprises, for the primary second cutting member 15a, a respective first cam follower 18 and a respective second cam follower 19, which are mechanically connected to the primary second cutting member 15a.
  • Actuator comprises, for the secondary second cutting member 15b, a respective first cam follower 18, which is mechanically connected to the secondary second cutting member 15b.
  • Actuator comprises, for each of tertiary second cutting member 15c and quaternary second cutting member 15d, a respective second cam follower 19, which is mechanically connected to the respective second cutting member.
  • Cutting unit 11 is configured so that, with the first cam 16 in the operative condition, for each of the primary second cutting member 15a and secondary second cutting member 15b, the conveying of the second cutting member through the cutting station C, corresponds to the interaction between the respective first cam follower 18 and the first cam 16.
  • Cutting unit 11 is configured so that, with the first cam 16 in the operative condition, for each of the primary second cutting member 15a and secondary second cutting member 15b, the interaction between the respective first cam follower 18 and the first cam 16 causes the movement of the respective second cutting member from the first position to the second position, so that the respective second cutting member 15a or 15b adopts the second position at the cutting station C.
  • Cutting unit 11 is configured so that, with the second cam 17 in the operative condition, for each of the primary second cutting member 15a, tertiary second cutting member 15c, and quaternary second cutting member 15d, the conveying of the second cutting member through the cutting station C, corresponds to the interaction between the respective second cam follower 19 and the second cam 17.
  • Cutting unit 11 is configured so that, with the second cam 17 in the operative condition, for each of the primary second cutting member 15a, tertiary second cutting member 15c, and quaternary second cutting member 15d, the interaction between the respective second cam follower 19 and the second cam 17 causes the movement of the respective second cutting member from the first position to the second position, so that the respective second cutting member 15a or 15c or 15d adopts the second position at the cutting station C.
  • the module 8 can be configured so that, in the setup mode, the user can preliminary vary and/or set the condition of each cam 16 or 17. Therefore, the user can preliminary vary and/or set the condition of each pair by preliminary varying and/or setting the condition of each cam 16 or 17. In this way the configuration of the module 8 can be simply and quickly set depending on the label length.
  • the module 8 can be very quickly switched between a first configuration, wherein the length of the label has a first value and the number of sectors of vacuum drum 12 correspond to four, and a second configuration, wherein the length of the label has a second value and the number of sectors of vacuum drum 12 correspond to six.
  • Figure 1 shows a situation in which vacuum drum has four sectors
  • Figure 3 shows a situation in which vacuum drum has six sectors.
  • the following can be the angular positions of second cutting members around axis Y of the second roller 15: primary second cutting member 15a, 0°; secondary second cutting member 15b, 180°; tertiary second cutting member 15c, 120°; quaternary second cutting member 15d, 240°.
  • the cutting unit 11 can be configured so that, in the first configuration, only pairs 14a-15a and 14a-15b are active.
  • the cutting unit 11 can be configured so that, in the second configuration, only pairs 14a-15a, 14a-15c, and 14a-15d are active.
  • the module 8 is configured so that, in the setup mode, a user can move each second cutting member so that the second cutting member is permanently in the second position during the production mode. On this way the wear can be reduced, as there is less motion of the components of the cutting unit 11, when the module 8 operates in the production mode.
  • the actuator comprises, for each second cutting member, a respective knob 21 which is mechanically connected with the second cutting member.
  • the cutting unit 11 is configured so that a rotation of the knob corresponds to the radial movement of the second cutting member between the first position and the second position.
  • the cutting unit 11 can be configured so that each second cutting member can be mounted to or dismounted with respect to the second roller 15.
  • the cutting unit 11, in this case, is configured so that each pair comprising a dismounted second cutting member is not active, and each pair comprising a mounted second cutting member is active.
  • each second cutting member is preferably a blade member.
  • the switching between the configurations can be obtained by mounting or dismounting each second cutting member.
  • labelling module 8 is controllable at least in a first configuration for preparing and applying labels 2 of a first format, and in a second configuration for preparing and applying labels 2 of a second format, by selective activation and deactivation of different cutting pairs.
  • labelling module 8 due to the selective control of the activation and deactivation of the cutting pairs, labelling module 8, and therefore labelling machine 1, is very adaptive and the flexibility thereof is improved.
  • labelling module 8 is controllable in at least two configurations for preparing and applying labels 2 of different formats, without the need for replacing any components (such as blade or counterblade rollers), without the need for a complicated control of the motors of these latter, and without the need for complicated mechanisms for changing the transmission ratio between the two rollers.

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  1. Etikettiermodul (8) zum Anbringen von aus einer Bahn (3) aus Etikettiermaterial erhaltenen Etiketten (2) auf Artikel (4), die dazu ausgelegt sind, ein gießfähiges Produkt zu enthalten, wobei das Etikettiermodul (8) Folgendes umfasst:
    - ein Zuführsystem (10) zum Zuführen der Bahn (3) entlang eines Zuführwegs;
    - eine Schneideeinheit (11) zum wiederholten Schneiden der Bahn (3) an einer Schneidestation (C), wodurch eine Abfolge von Etiketten (2) erhalten wird; und
    - eine Übertragungseinheit (12) zur Aufnahme der Abfolge von Etiketten (2) von der Schneideeinheit (11) und zum Übertragen derer zu einer Anbringungsstation (A), um die Etiketten auf jeweiligen Artikeln (4) anzubringen; wobei die Schneideeinheit (11) eine erste Walze (14) zum Tragen mindestens eines ersten Schneideelements (14a) und eine zweite Walze (15) zum Tragen mehrerer zweiter Schneideelemente (15a, 15b, 15c, 15d) umfasst, wobei die erste Walze (14) und die zweite Walze (15) dazwischen eine Schneidestation (C) definieren, wobei jede Walze (14; 15) eine jeweilige Längsachse (X; Y) definiert und die zweite Walze (15) derart ausgelegt ist, dass die zweiten Schneideelemente getragen werden können, während sie winklig um die Längsachse (Y) der zweiten Walze (15) verteilt sind;
    wobei die Schneideeinheit (11) mehrere Schneidepaare definiert, wobei jedes Schneidepaar eine jeweilige Kombination aus einem ersten Schneideelement (14a) und einem zweiten Schneideelement (15a, 15b, 15c, 15d) umfasst, die dazu ausgelegt sind, miteinander zusammenzuwirken, um die Bahn (3) an der Schneidestation (C) zu schneiden;
    wobei die Schneideeinheit (11) dazu ausgelegt ist, die Schneidepaare durch Drehen der ersten Walze (14) und der zweiten Walze (15) um die jeweilige Längsachse (X; Y) nacheinander durch die Schneidestation (C) zu befördern; wobei die Schneideeinheit (11) dazu ausgelegt ist, dass:
    - jedes Schneidepaar einen Aktivzustand und einen Inaktivzustand einnehmen kann;
    - das Befördern eines aktiven Paars durch die Schneidestation (C) dem Schneiden der Bahn entspricht;
    - das Befördern des inaktiven Paars durch die Schneidestation (C) nicht dem Schneiden der Bahn entspricht; wobei:
    - die erste Walze (14) und die zweite Walze (15) jeweils eine äußere Seitenfläche (14b; 15e) aufweisen, die um die jeweilige Achse (X; Y) angeordnet ist, wobei die Schneidestation (C) zwischen der Seitenfläche (14b) der ersten Walze (14) und der Seitenfläche (15e) der zweiten Walze (15) definiert ist;
    dadurch gekenanzeichnet, dass
    - die Schneideeinheit (11) derart ausgelegt ist, dass jedes erste Schneideelement (14a) oder zweite Schneideelement (15a; 15b; 15c; 15d) in Bezug zur Achse (X; Y) der jeweiligen Walze (14; 15) radial beweglich ist, um eine erste Position, in der das radial bewegliche Schneideelement (14a; 15a; 15b; 15c; 15d) in die Seitenfläche (14b; 15e) der jeweiligen Walze (14; 15) eingezogen wird, und eine zweite Position, in der das radial bewegliche Schneideelement aus der Seitenfläche (14b; 15e) hervorsteht, einzunehmen;
    - die Schneideeinheit (11) derart ausgelegt ist, dass das Befördern eines aktiven Paars durch die Schneidestation (C) dem jeweiligen radial beweglichen Schneideelement entspricht, das in der zweiten Position positioniert wird, sodass die Bahn geschnitten wird;
    - die Schneideeinheit (11) derart ausgelegt ist, dass das Befördern eines inaktiven Paars durch die Schneidestation (C) dem jeweiligen radial beweglichen Schneideelement entspricht, das in der ersten Position positioniert wird, sodass die Bahn nicht geschnitten wird;
    - die Schneideeinheit (11) ein Stellglied zum Bewegen jedes radial beweglichen Schneideelements zwischen der ersten Position und der zweiten Position umfasst.
  2. Etikettiermodul (8) nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Modul (8) dazu ausgelegt ist, in einem Produktionsmodus zu arbeiten, entsprechend dessen sich die erste Walze (14) und die zweite Walze (15) um die jeweiligen Achsen (X; Y) drehen, sodass die Paare nacheinander durch die Schneidestation (C) befördert werden.
  3. Etikettiermodul (8) nach Anspruch 2, wobei das Etikettiermodul (8) dazu ausgelegt ist, in einem Einrichtungsmodus zu arbeiten, wenn das Modul (8) nicht im Produktionsmodus arbeitet, wobei das Modul (8) derart ausgelegt ist, dass ein Benutzer im Einrichtungsmodus den Zustand jedes Paars durch Verstellen oder Modifizieren des Stellglieds verändern und/oder einstellen kann.
  4. Etikettiermodul (8) nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, wobei die Schneideeinheit (11) derart ausgelegt ist, dass im Produktionsmodus:
    - das Stellglied jedes bewegliche Schneideelement jedes aktiven Paars automatisch und zyklisch von der ersten Position in die zweite Position bewegt, sodass das bewegliche Schneideelement die zweite Position einnimmt, wenn das aktive Paar durch die Schneidestation (C) befördert wird;
    - das Stellglied bei jedem inaktiven Paar das radial bewegliche Schneideelement nicht von der ersten Position in die zweite Position bewegt, sodass das radial bewegliche Schneideelement in der ersten Position bleibt, wenn das inaktive Paar durch die Schneidestation (C) befördert wird.
  5. Etikettiermodul (8) nach Anspruch 4, wobei:
    - jedes zweite Schneideelement zwischen der ersten Position und der zweiten Position radial beweglich ist;
    - die mehreren zweiten Schneideelemente ein primäres zweites Schneideelement (15a), ein sekundäres zweites Schneideelement (15b), ein tertiäres zweites Schneideelement (15c) und ein quartäres zweites Schneideelement (15d) umfassen;
    - das Stellglied einen ersten Nocken (16) und einen zweiten Nocken (17) umfasst, wobei jeder Nocken (16) dazu funktionsfähig ist, einen Betriebszustand und einen Außerbetriebszustand einzunehmen, und der Schneidestation (C) zugewandt ist;
    - das Stellglied für das primäre zweite Schneideelement (15a) einen jeweiligen ersten Nockenstößel (18) und einen jeweiligen zweiten Nockenstößel (19) umfasst, die mit dem primären zweiten Schneideelement (15a) mechanisch verbunden sind;
    - das Stellglied für das sekundäre zweite Schneideelement (15b) einen jeweiligen ersten Nockenstößel (18) umfasst, der mit dem sekundären zweiten Schneideelement (15b) mechanisch verbunden ist;
    - das Stellglied für das tertiäre zweite Schneideelement (15c) und das quartäre zweite Schneideelement (15d) jeweils einen zweiten Nockenstößel (19) umfasst, der mit dem jeweiligen zweiten Schneideelement mechanisch verbunden ist;
    - die Schneideeinheit (11) derart ausgelegt ist, dass mit dem ersten Nocken (16) im Betriebszustand für jedes primäre zweite Schneideelement (15a) und sekundäre zweite Schneideelement (15b) das Befördern des zweiten Schneideelements durch die Schneidestation (C) dem Zusammenwirken zwischen dem jeweiligen ersten Nockenstößel (18) und dem ersten Nocken (16) entspricht;
    - die Schneideeinheit (11) derart ausgelegt ist, dass mit dem ersten Nocken (16) im Betriebszustand für das primäre zweite Schneideelement (15a) und sekundäre zweite Schneideelement (15b) das Zusammenwirken zwischen dem jeweiligen ersten Nockenstößel (18) und dem ersten Nocken (16) die Bewegung des jeweiligen zweiten Schneideelements von der ersten Position in die zweite Position bewirkt, sodass das jeweilige zweite Schneideelement (15a; 15b) die zweite Position an der Schneidestation (C) einnimmt;
    - die Schneideeinheit (11) derart ausgelegt ist, dass mit dem zweiten Nocken (17) im Betriebszustand für das primäre zweite Schneideelement (15a), tertiäre Schneideelement (15c) und quartäre Schneideelement (15d) das Befördern des zweiten Schneideelements durch die Schneidestation (C) dem Zusammenwirken zwischen dem jeweiligen zweiten Nockenstößel (19) und dem zweiten Nocken (17) entspricht;
    - die Schneideeinheit (11) derart ausgelegt ist, dass mit dem zweiten Nocken (17) im Betriebszustand für das primäre zweite Schneideelement (15a), das tertiäre Schneideelement (15c) und das quartäre Schneideelement (15d) das Zusammenwirken zwischen dem jeweiligen zweiten Nockenstößel (19) und dem zweiten Nocken (17) die Bewegung des jeweiligen zweiten Schneideelements von der ersten Position in die zweite Position bewirkt, sodass das jeweilige zweite Schneideelement (15a; 15c; 15d) die zweite Position an der Schneidestation (C) einnimmt.
  6. Etikettiermodul (8) nach Anspruch 3 und 5, wobei das Modul (8) derart ausgelegt ist, dass der Benutzer im Einrichtungsmodus den Zustand jedes Nockens (16, 17) verändern und/oder einstellen kann, um die Konfiguration des Moduls (8) entsprechend der Etikettenlänge auszuwählen.
  7. Etikettiermodul (8) nach Anspruch 2 und 3, wobei:
    - jedes zweite Schneideelement zwischen der ersten Position und der zweiten Position radial beweglich ist;
    - das Modul (8) derart ausgelegt ist, dass ein Benutzer im Einrichtungsmodus jedes zweite Schneideelement so bewegen kann, dass sich das zweite Schneideelement im Produktionsmodus dauerhaft in der zweiten Position befindet.
  8. Etikettiermodul (8) nach Anspruch 7, wobei das Stellglied für jedes zweite Schneideelement einen jeweiligen Drehknopf (21) umfasst, der mit dem zweiten Schneideelement mechanisch verbunden ist.
  9. Etikettiermodul (8) nach Anspruch 8, wobei die Schneideeinheit (11) derart ausgelegt ist, dass eine Drehung des Drehknopfs der Bewegung des zweiten Schneideelements zwischen der ersten Position und der zweiten Position entspricht.
  10. Etikettiermodul (8) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei:
    - die Schneideeinheit (11) derart ausgelegt ist, dass jedes zweite Schneideelement in Bezug zur zweiten Walze (15) montierbar oder demontierbar ist;
    - die Schneideeinheit (11) derart ausgelegt ist, dass jedes Paar, das ein demontiertes zweites Schneideelement umfasst, inaktiv ist und jedes Paar, das ein montiertes zweites Schneideelement umfasst, aktiv ist.
  11. Etikettiermodul (8) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei:
    - die erste Walze (14) das mindestens eine erste Schneideelement (14a) trägt;
    - die zweite Walze (15) die zweiten Schneideelemente trägt;
    - die zweiten Schneideelemente um die Längsachse (Y) der zweiten Walze (15) winklig verteilt sind.
  12. Etikettiermodul (8) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei:
    - jedes erste Schneideelement ein Messerelement ist und jedes zweite Schneideelement ein Gegenmesserelement ist oder
    - jedes zweite Schneideelement ein Messerelement ist und jedes erste Schneideelement ein Gegenmesserelement ist.
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