GB879690A - Improvements in or relating to transfer devices for applying shoulder labels to bottles - Google Patents

Abstract

879,690. Labelling machines. MEYER MANUFACTURING CO., GEO. J Aug. 4, 1960 [Aug. 27, 1959], No. 27046/60. Class 73. Relates to labelling machine for applying shoulder labels to bottles while the bottles are moved uninterruptedly by a conveyer along a path, wherein a. suction pad receives a label from a picket at a transfer position and is then moved to apply the label, the pad when in the label-affixing position moving with the bottle along, the path for a predetermined distance, then moving away from the bottle and returning to the transfer position. According to the invention spring-loaded carrier Z2 Figs. 1, 5 for the shoulder label pad P<SP>1</SP> is pivotally mounted at 37 at the end of a rock arm M fixed to a. shaft K which is arranged to rock and to move endwise parallel to the conveyer path, and a fixed horizontal bar 111 also extends parallel. to the conveyer path, the arrangement being such that on movement of the rock arm from the transfer position (shown in broken lines in Fig. 1) to the label-affixing position (shown in full lines) a roller 103 freely rotatable in the carrier Z2 engages the bar 111 and pivots the carrier against the action of its spring. to bring the pad P<SP>1</SP> into contact with the bottle shoulder D-and to maintain it there. during movement of the pad and bottle along; the conveyer path. During this movement also, a cam face 104 on the carrier Z2 engages a. roller 119 on a fixed vertical shaft so that the label is pressed yet more firmly into contact with, the bottle; As shown the rock arm M is, also provided with a body label applying pad: <SP>p2</SP> as described in Specification 864,625 and the machine generally- and in particular the arrangement of pickers are described in Specification 805,074.