US1344081A - Labeling-machine - Google Patents

Description

M. GALIBERT.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. n, 1919. RENEWED DEC. 17,1919. 1,344,081.

Patented June 22, 1920.

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Z M d/VVENTOR A Tron/5k M. GALIBERT.

V LABELING MACHIN E. APPLICATION FILED JAN. I7, l9l9- RENEWED DEC. 1-7, 1919 1 ,344',081. Y v Patented June 22,1920.

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- NVE/VTOR M ATTORNEY M. GALIBERT.

LABELING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17. 1919. RENEWED 05c. 11,1919.

Patented June 22, 1920.

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M. GAUBERT.

w LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED JAN! 17, 1919. RENEWED DEC. 17,1919.

1 ,3 14, 08 l Patented June 22, 1920.

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, 7' IAZAVENTOR A TTORNE Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE.

MAURICE GALIBER'I OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LABELING-MACHINE,

153444181 Specification of Letters Patent. i Patented J 11119 2 2, 192() 'lflplication filed January 17, 1919, Serial No. 271,557. Renewed December 17, 1919. Serial No. 845,584.

Be it known that I, MAURICE GALInnRr, a tainer has passed into and is being wrapped citizen of the United States, residing in the by the endless wiper belt of the container city, county, and State'of New York, have labeling mechanism in cooperation with the 60 5 invented certain new and useful Improveperiphery of the drum. ments in Labeling-Machines, of which the All three views, F i s. 10, 11 and 12, illusfollowing is a specification. trate portions of t e container labeling This invention relates to labeling and mechanism. wrapping machines, its object being to pro-, 13 is a top plan view and I 65 i duce a machine for use in labeling or wrap- Fig. 14 is a side elevational view of the ping cylindrical containers, such containers driving mechanism shown in Fig 1 for actuas now shown having one or both ends enationof the intermittent feed rolls, hopperlar d by end caps. gate controlling mechanism, and drum.

I use the term gum herein asapplicable Fig. 15Tis" an elevational view of a seg- 7o 15 to any suitable kind'of adhesive, and by :mental'gear and cooperating-spur gear by labels I of'course include wrappers. which intermittent feedin motion is given In the accompanying drawings forming. to theflabel feed rolls, Fig. 15 bein parpart hereof and illustrating the principle of tially in section at line 15 15 of ig. 14 this invention in the best mode now known and lookin in the direction of the arrows 75 to me of applying that principle, shown in ig. 14. ,J Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of F 1g. v16v is an elevational view partially in machine embodying the present invention, section at line 16'16.of'Fig. 14; and looking and showsin elevation its principal driving in the direction of the arrows shown in mechanism. a r 1 5 F 1g. 14, and illustrates the controlling cam 80 Fig. 2 is a top plan view of what is shown for opening and closing the hopper gate. in Fig.1, some parts being omitted for L Fig. 17 is an elevational view of a pargreater clearne'ss. tiallylabeled o'rwrapped container each end S yFig. 3 is a side elevation of gumming of which has its circumferential dimension j inechanism, partially in vertical elevationat Increased by the flan e of an end "cap. 85 line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 18 is an elevational detail of the feed Fig. 4 is a viewwhich is a partial endv T011 an llmm llg r 11 attachment and elevation of what is shown in Fig.- 3, but shows particularly the driving means tor an shows the feed rolls in transverse section at end of one of the feed rolls. a line corresponding to line 4--4 of. Fig. 2. F 1g. 19 IS an elevational detail showing 90 Fig. 5 is a horizontal vertical section of a means of adjustably mounting a label-supthe hopper at line 5-5 of Fi 1. porting belt pulley on its shaft.

' Figs. 6 and 7 are details .05 the adjustable F 1g. 20 is a rear elevational view of the hopper sides, Fig. 6 being partially in sec back plate of the hopper and of pulleys tion at a line corresponding to line 6-6 of earned on a shaft supported thereby, and 95 40 Fi 5, and Fig. 7 being a vertical elevation. also of dependent label-engaging fingers se- Fig. 8 is across-sectional elevation of the cured thereby, and g label-applying mechanism at line 8-8 of F g. 21 is a perspective'view of one of Fi 1, U said fingers detached. I v Fig. 9 is a perspective detail of a portion In the drawings, the two upstanding side 100 of the label-carrying drum with a gummedframes comprise front corner posts 1 and label inplace between the periphery'of-the "rear corner posts '2, a front and a rear drum and label-supporting be ts, and also corner. post at each side being connected shows guide pulleys for the belts. Y between their ends by an integral horizon- -Fi 10 is an enlar ed side elevational 'tal under web 3 having an upper horizontal 106 detai of themachine s owingparticularly' web 3; .The, side frames are spaced lata portion of the hopper-gate[controlling yerally apart to accommodate between them mechanism with all indicated containers;. a"revoluble label-supporting-drum of large. above the gate, and 1 a fldiameter for simultaneously carrying aplu- .F i s'. 11 and 12 are views similar to Fig-E rality of labels in endwise position one to 110 I0. Tn Fi 11 the bottom container of the another. -Each' front corner post has at;

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pile held y the hopper is in its initial wrapping position, and in Fig. 12 the conconvenient heightiw the operator, a fork wardly-extending horizontal-bracket 1; and above the bracket 4 an upwardly and forwardly extending bracket 5 provided with an outside downwardly and forwardly slanting flange 6. The brackets 4 and 5 and the flanges 6 of one side frame are laterally opposed to the corresponding parts of the other side frame. The brackets 4 support feeding and gumming mechanisms. The brackets 5 support a label-applying and labeled container discharging mechanism,- forwardly of a vertical hopper for the containers to be labeled. Each flange 6 has bolted to it at 7 the lengthwise-extending bottom flange 8 of a detachable side frame 9 of the label-applying and labeled-contamer-discharging mechanism, and each side frame 9 has at each end an upwardly and forwardly projecting arm, the lower and forward arm being indicated by 10 and the upper and rearward arm by 11, these arms being laterally opposed in pairs to support a pair of transverse upper rolls for *an endless wiper belt 12 of the labelapplying and labeled-container-discharging mechanism. Each back post near but above its foot has a rearwardly-projecting bracket 13, one opposed to the other; and at its up per end bends outwardly and upwardly at 14., such bent portion on one side being opposite the corresponding bent portion on the other side. The horizontal webs 3 support journal-boxes for the ends of a transverse horizontal drum-shaft 15 carrying a somewhat narrow label-supporting drum 16 a little wider than the longest containers to be labeled, but of large diameter for reception on its periphery of a plurality of endwise located labels or wrappers L each for application on the periphery of a container. The peripheral wall of the drum is shown with opposed inturned flanges at right-angles to it, and is preferably made of thin metal. Its periphery is coated with hard rubber 17 as a foundation for a sponge rubber coating 18, which affords a resilient sur face for the ungummed faces of the labels or wrappers L which being of paper have their opposed margins tempered by an adhesive in parallel marginal strips Z the back of the label being supplied with a thickerbodied adhesive in a strip Z, the edges of which are parallel to but spaced apart from the opposed edges of the tempered marginal strips Z thus forming parallel gumless strips Z on the gummed surface of the label for cleanly cooperation with the endless label supporting belts 19 the inner runs of which partially or arcuately inclose the drum periphery, leaving a gap at the front side of the machine between. the under and upper terminal pulleys between which the inner runs of the belts travel in contact with the mless strips Z? on the sponge rubber coatmg of the drum; the outward runs of the by a fixed, transverse,

with a pulley 23 from which a belt 24 runs to a pulley 25 on the shaft 26 of a motor 27. Thus the drum is continuously rotated, with its upper front periphery descending.

The bottom end flanges 26? of the upstanding lateral sides 27 of the hopper are adj ustably clamped opposite one another to the rear end walls of the brackets 9 by lagscrews 28 through transversely elongated slots 29 in the flanges whereby the two opposed lateral side walls of the hopper are adjustable from and toward each other for reception of containers of different lengths and the ends of which are in sliding contact with the lateral walls 27 when they are set in an adjusted position for reception of a pile of containers of uniform length.

The back wall of the hopper is bounded upstanding plate 30 to the back side of which are fixed a pair of rearwardly and downwardly extending arms 31 in the free opposed ends of which are'bearings for a transverse shaft 32 spaced apart from and above the drum. Between the arms this shaft is provided with a pair of grooved endless-belt-supporting pulleys 33 spaced laterally apart along the length of the shaft. A pair of endless parallel labelsupporting belts 19 the inward runs of which partially inclose the periphery of the drum as stated are provided for cooperation with the drum periphery for carrying suc cessive gummed labels under the ho per and to label-applying and labeled-containerdischarging mechanism forward of the hop is positioned over an upper front peripheral portion of the drum opposedly to a gap between forward upper and under terminal pulleys for the endless belts; label-supports and label feed rolls and ing located at the gap.

The upper outward runs of these endless belts travel rearward from the pulleys 33 gumming roll beeach over a rear upper, grooved pulley 34 on a transverse shaft 35 journaled in the ends .of the bent portions of the rear posts; thence downwardly over grooved pulleys 36 on a transverse back'bottom shaft 37 journaled inthe ends of the back post brackets 13, back of and adjacent which-each belt loops downward by reason of a weight 38 f suspended by a weight carrying a ooved pulley 39 that is hung in the bight of each loop in' each belt; the weights tensioning the belts and keeping their inner runs taut over the belt-embraced portions of the drum between the terminal pulleys. From the pulleys 39, the outer runs of thebelts travel forwardly under the drum to and upwardly over grooved pulleys 40 on a transverse shaft 41 journaled above and adjacent the i I contact with labels on the drum periphery and travel with the drum in clockwise direction (Fig. 1 to, under and upwardly from upper terminal pulleys 44 on a transverse shaft 45 journaled in rearwardly-projecting ears 46 carried by the back plate 30 of the hopper; and thence over the first-mentioned pulleys 33;

For greater certainty in keeping the innerruns of the endless belts parallel and under proper tension for cooperation with the revoluble drum as a gummed label-carrying mechanism, three sets of three flanged pulleys each for the inner runs of the labelaced apart between the terminal pulleys. no set is located between the front posts adjacent the under forward periphery of the drum; an-

othereset is located between the back posts periphery of the drum; and another set is located between the adjacent the back under back posts adjacent the upper rearward periphery of the drum. Each set comprises a pair of transverse idler shafts 47 spaced laterally. apart and having their ends journaled in opposite frame posts, and a third: transverse idler shaft 48 having, its ends also journaled. in such" posts. The three shafts of each set are so located one to another that their axes would lieat the 'apices of an equilateral triangle if it were laid out from'such axes, the two shafts 47 being nearer the drum periphery than the shaft usta le on 'its' 'shaft s for lateral In 'Fig.;19,'I- how ashaft'whichffmay be;',. considered as any one offthe pulley] shafts ."with 'two laterally 'adjustable pulleys on it,

each pulley ="representin' an of the ulleys carried bythe shaftan 'eae pulley, aving the pulleys 42 being the under Each of theseshafts 47 carries two vflanged pulleys 49 spaced apart along. the length of the shaft and the shaft 48 carries 1 two correspondingly disposed "flanged 'pul-" leys 49;:the three pulleys provided for" thei-= inner run of each belt being" in edgewise' Y alinementwith all the other'belt-supporting pulleys and'a ch 'of which'is laterally ad-" I, feeding apparatus than herein shown, if so "desired.

is fixed in its adjusted position by impingement ofthe screw on theshaft.

Theupstanding back plate 30 of the hop,-

, peris rigidly connected to upper webs 3 by rearwardly and downwardly extending arms 51. The two lateral sides 2 as already stated are laterally adjustable and their rear edges are in slidable contact of the hoppers with the front of the back plate 30. The front margins of the lateral sides 27 of the hopper are opposedlydprovided each with a horizontally elongate slot. 52. -For the front side 53 of the hopper a number ofplates "of varying widths are provided, to suit the lengths of the containers in the hop-' per pile and formed with outwardly-projecting laterally-opposed .holed ears 54 through which clamp bolts 55 are passed into the slots 52 to hold the front wall of the hopper in an adjusted-position relatively to the back-plate according to diametric dimensions of the containers in the pile.

Thus the hopper is adjustable as well as the belt-supporting pulleys. and label-supporting belts for containers of different lengths, the hopper being also adjustable for containers of differing diameters; and all of the hopper except its back plate may be readily removed for installation if desired of a different style or kind of hopper.

mg mechanism carried on the flanges 6 may be also removed for installation of a different style or kind of label-applying mechanism, the side frames 9 are demountably gumming apparatus In order that the transverse label-apply- 7: each gummed' label being in course of travel from the to, the hopper for a" sufficient length of time to permit moisture V inlthe wthinner gum," whichv in practice is kept heated, for the to temper themarg'ins so that they will. be stretchable on container ends of larger di-' ameter than the intermediate bodyportion jof'the' containers. 1T0, this end the drum is desirably some fiveor si x feet in diameter labels in course ofj'. marginal tempering while one is being wrapped around the con- .125 endless belt. features described may be inr corporated in machines-having other kinds of hoppers, label -applying,--gumming and tainer; and the label-carrying drum and 1.15 margins of the-labels,

Lin" order to support-;-af ;series of successive adjustment v of the beltsto suit labels of different widths.

for containers of different lengths,

spectively in the outer upstanding end wall of each of two tempering gum containers 63 each of which is shown clamped at 64 to an. end wall flange 65 of the intermediate thickbodied gum trough 57.

The label-gumming roll 62 is supplied with the thicker-bodied gum by the under roll 59 turning in the contents of the trough.

The belt pulleys 42 are each narrowly spaced apart from an opposed end of the gumming roll 62 and rotate between such roll end and the inward upstanding side 65 of an end gum reservoir63, the shaft 43 passing through both upstanding sides of each reservoir 63 and being provided with a marginal lateral gumming roll 66 which turns in a reservoir 63. The gumming rolls 62 and 66, 66 and the gum-supply roll 59 being spur-geared together, turn synchronously and are driven by the label-supporting belts 19 tensioned in the grooved pulleys 42 on the shaft 43 of the gumming rolls. The purpose of the intermediate gumming roll 62 is to apply the thickerbodied gum to the label back midway between its edges; that of the end gumming rolls 66 is to apply a thinner gum of a quality to effect tempering of each margin of the label, the marginal strips Z, Z of gum on the label back being severally spaced apart from the intermediate and usually wider strip l of gum on the label back, and each marginal gum strip being separated from the intermediate gummed strlp by an ungummed strip Z in contact with a belt 19.

The labels, in the present form of machine, are initially fed printed side up and back down between a pair of transverse feed rolls 67 on shafts 68. The under feed roll shaft 68yhas a bevel ear 69 which meshes with a bevel gear 0 on the end of a horizontal shaft 71 carried in an upstanding bearing 72 supported by one of the brackets 4; the rearward end of shaft 71 having a spur gear 72 in mesh with a mutilated spur gear 73 for intermittent feeding movements of the feed rolls and fixed on the front end of a horizontal shaft 74 which is supported between its ends in a proiecting bracket-bearing 75 on a front post.

earward of its bearing 75, this shaft 74 has a spur gear 76 and terminates in a bevel gear 77 which meshes with a bevel gear 78 on the drum shaft 15 whereby rotation of the drum shaft drives the feed rolls but lntermittently because of the mutilated spurgear 73, to feed a label toward the drum,

the advancing end of the label im inging by its back side on the gummed sur aces of the gumming rolls 62 and 66, 66; and the belts 19 which are under the back side of the label acting initiall as separators to lift the advancing end 0 the label from the gumming rolls and transfer it into position on the drum between the inner runs of the belts and the elastic periphery of the drum. Thus a succession of gummed labels are carried toward the under end of the hopper and thence toward the gap between the terminal pulleys of the endless belts 19 to the label-applying mechanism. The feedroll shafts 68- are spur-geared together at 68 to receive their synchronous rotation.

It is desirable that the thicker-bodied gum supplied to the label back by the umming -roll 62 should be evenly and thinly distributed on that roll, and hence the gumsupply roll 59 is provided for it; but for the tempering of the margins of the label, a thinner gum having more moisture is suprolls 66 for thoroughly wetting the margins and making them laterally stretchable in their compressive rolling application to the vplied to the label margins by the gumming container ends.' On the shaft 80 rearwardly of its bearing 81 there is mounted a cam wheel 82 having ei ht cam lugs 83. As

shown this cam whee is integral with a hub Y 84 which carries another cam-toothed wheel 85 having ten cam lugs. The ten-lugged cam wheel is used when there are ten labels r on the drum; and the eight-lugged cam wheel when there are eight labe s on the drum. The shorter the labels the more of ub into the groove. The eight-lugged cam wheel is shown in operativevposition and the ten-lugged one in inoperative position. The

cam lugs 83 are spaced at equal distances I ap'artaround the periphery of the wheel,

and successively enga e a cam roll 88 on the under end of a vert1ca l, upwardly-extending pawl rod 89 which between its ends is endwise slidable in a frame bracket 90. Its upper end is loosely connected to an outwardlyprojecting horizontalpin91 fixed to a pawl 92, the rear end of which is pivoted on an end of the shaft 32. The forward end of the pawl has a downwardly pointing finger 93 for engagement successively with any one of the two diametrically op osite teeth 94 of a ratchet wheel 95 mounted on an end of a transverse gate-carrying shaft 96 which is journaled in bearings 97 at the opposite lateral margins of a gate-opening 98 in the back plate of the hopper. The gate shaft has a pair of diametrically-opposed lengthwise-extending plates each forming a gate 99, the two gates being alternately revoluble through said opening 98 into and out of the hopper chamber for release of the bottom container and for supporting the pile by means of one of the gates under the pile. When the pawl is lifted from the ratchet wheel 95, the weight of the containers or last container, there being a weight on the pile, on the underlying gate causes the gate shaft to rotate, bringing the diametrically opposed gate 99 in under the next successive container above the released container; and the pawl rod then descending either by its own weight or preferably by reason of the expansion of a coiled spring 100 against the tension of which itis lifted by a cam tooth 83, causes the pawl finger to comeinto the path of the next succeeding ratchet wheel tooth 94. The coiled sprin is mounted between a collar 101 on the rod and a projecting lug 102 on the upper web j as ' tween the upper and under terminal pulleys of the belts 19 which are round in cross-see 3, the rod passing through a hole in the lug. The cam lugs 83 have their cam-actuating peripheries of such extent as to keep the cam-rod lifted for proper intervals of time and it is when the cam-roll on the foot .of the rod rides off the cam-actuating peripheries of the cam lu that the spring causes the rod to descen with its cam-roll then between the cam lugs on the periphery of the cam wheel.

The dropping container to be labeled initially contacts with the advancing gummed end of the advancing label rearwardly of the label-applying apparatus which comprises a transverse endless wiper belt 12 carried by belt rolls 104, one between the arms 10 and the other between the arms 11 of the .side frames 9. Each wiper belt roll is carried by a transverse shaft 105 the ends of each of-which are journaled in adjustable journal-boxes 106 with which the inner ends of journal-box adjusting screws 1.07 are pivotally connected in a known way, the journal-boxes being movable in elongated slots 108 in the arms 10 and 11, and threaded through the outer end walls of the slots allas common in many machines The under run of the wiper belt is opposed to the upper forward periphery of the drum, for

wardly of the hopper and at the gap'bealso spaced apart from saidperipheralportion of the drum tow hid! it IS opposed y a space corresponding to the diameter of the I container; and the under run of the wiper belt travels in the direction of the descendcontainer C being labeled to rotate in the 4 counter-clockwise directions (Fig. 12) while the drum is rotating in the clockwise direction, whereby the container will be rolled on the remainder or succeeding rear portion of the ummed label; while vat the same time it isaeing bodily conveyed by the clockwise rotation of the drum downwardly and forwardly past the under front end of the wiper be t into a position of dischar e below this label-applying and label -contamer-discharging mechanism and above the feeding and pasting mechanisms In its bodily travel under the wiper belt, the container with the label on it may turn several times on its own axis; and the bodily travel is permitted because of the positive action of the drum periphery on the labeled container against the upwardly yielding movement of the under run of the wiper belt between its end rolls, and in part also by a kind of progressive seating of the under periphery of the labeled container on the yielding sponge rubber eripheral' coating of, the drum. This yie ding coating also permits the progresslve seating and consequent molding of the tempered and laterally stretchable margins of the paper labels over the mer edge walls 0 of t e container end cap flanges 0' as well as over such flan 5,

while the'intermediate mmed strip l of the label is being snugy wrapped around the body of the container between the edge walls 0. Thus a more perfectly labeled tubular container is obtained than has been here tofore obtainable except by careful manual wrapping of the labels in place; and at a much more rapid rate of production. The

wiper belt is given its described direction of travel by means of a side drive belt 109 (Fi 2) from a belt wheel 110 on the drum sha t to and over a belt wheel 111 on one of the wiper belt roll shafts 105, thereb driving the upper run of the wiper bet downwardly and forwardly. 'Each side frame 9 of the label-applying apparatus is 2 horizontal arm of which has an elongated slot 114 throu h which' a clamp bolt 115 passes from a orizontal lug 116 of a side plate 9,to effect a slight endwise adjustment of the container at equal distances from the edges of the under run of thev wiper belt. The back' plate 30 is provided "with a pair of dependent fingers the under end bends of which are indicated by 117, each of which' has an under bent end 118 the convex side of, which is slightly above the label on the drum to act as a downhold for the advancrotational speed of the drum periphery the' wiper belt rolls 104 are of smaller diameter than the pulley 110 (Fig. 2) from which the rolls 104 are driven by the belt 109, the pulley 110 being on the drum shaft 15. In practice, the diameters of pulleys 110. and 111, and of the wiper belt rolls 104 are proportioned to giveabout one foot surface travel of the wiper belt to'about three feet surface travel of the drum.-

When conoidal containers are beled, all of the hopper except its back plate and the label-appl ingf mechanism are re: moved; and other kinds of hopper and label-'- applying mechanism substituted if so de sired. p

V For any given mutilated feed-roll drive gear 73, anothergdifierently timed mutilated lengthwise-extending belt-engaged portions gear may be substituted; and for any given cam wheel 85 another differently-timed cam wheel may be substituted {whgeby while the drum, endless label-supporting belts gum: ming rolls, and wiper. belt are travel constant speed, the movements :of the inter mittent' feed rolls and of the hopper gate "actuating mechanism may bej-timed as required for different lengths oflabels.

. While Iv have described a container having two end capsthe fiahgeSpffwhich give to the end portlon of thecontainer a diame ter exceeding the diameter of the intermediate portion. of --the--1container, and have "ac-r cordingly shown a label with two gumless' Z and yetsome tubular containershave only one flanged end cap and in such cases only one gumless portion 1 is requisite and only one belt 19 and only one. separate gum reservoir 63 and gum roll; 66. 1

The machine may beused forgother purposes than particularly mentioned,-and va'-' rious changes may be made in its construef -t1on without departure "from my invention. What I claim is,f'g

t -Q 1. The combinationin a labeling machine,

inclosing the peripheryof the drum, beltone of which is opposed to a portionof the drum periphery which is between the drum sides and spaced inwardly of aperipheral ing at tainer.v I V a supporting means comprising terminal edge of the drum leaving a peripheral margin of the drum uncovered by the belt at each side of the belt; and a label-gumming apparatus constructed to deliver a gummed label with its gummed surface outward at one terminal end of the belt between the inner run of the belt and the periphery of the drum, the 'label-gumming apparatus comprising a gum container and a gum roll alined with said peripheral margin of the drum, and also comprising an independent gum container and gum roll alined with that portion of the gummed periphery which is at the other side of the belt; and

label supplying mechanism; the label-ap plying mechanism cooperating with the label-supporting belt and drum to apply a label on a rotating container and to dis- .drum uncovered by the belts, and leaving Y the periphery of the drum between the belts uncovered belt 'supporting means comprising terminalmembers forthe end turns of the belt, such terminal ,members being spaced apart from the other to form a gap the drum periphery and between the drumsides, leaving theperipheral margins of the opposed to the drum periphery and spaced" constructed to deliver. a gummed label with apart laterally to support the belts as dev,

- itsgum surface outward between the inner- .,run of the belts and the periphery of the drum, such label gumming apparatus comprising in "alinement with each uncovered portion of the drumperiphery at each side ofieach belt,'an independent gum container U and gumming means; and labelapplying 1.; -fmechanism; the label-'applying-mechanism' w cooperating with. the label-supporting belts 9 I and drum to appl a label on a rotating con tainer fand to discharge the labeled con Iii-the coinbination of{claim 1, a-conchargefjhe. labeled container.

hoppeglza hopper" gate,, automaticv gate- ,opening and closing mechanism, the label applying mechanism cooperating with the label-supporting beltsland. drum to apply a @label on a rotating container {and charge the labeled container.

4. In therstructu re of claim 2, a container i tainer hopper, a hopper gate, automatic gate opening and closing mechanism, the label applying mechanism cooperating with the label supporting belts and drum to apply a label on a rotating container and 'to'disof a revoluble drum an endless label-sup: porting belt having an inner run'parti allyf to dis it a label-applying mechanism; and an intermittent label-feed mechanism; a revoluble drum; an endless label-supporting belt hav ing an inner run partially inclosing the periphery of the drum; arid a label-gumming means; the drum, belt, and label-gumming means being continuously operable; and the intermittent feeding mechanism and automatic gate opening and closing mechanism each comprising timing members whereby their operations are timable 6. The combination of a continuously rotating drum; an endless label-supporting belt having an inner run partiall inclosing the periphery of the drum; belt-supporting means comprising terminal members for the end turns of the belt, such terminal members being spaced apart one from the other to form a gap, and the terminal members together with the drum, supporting the belt between the drum sides; and a label-gumming means comprising a plurality of independent gum containers and gumming rolls; a container hopper; a hoppergate and automatic gate opening and closing mechanism; and a label-applying mechanism, the label-applying mechanism comprising an endless wlper belt having an inner run opposed to the drum periphery and traveling in a direction the-reverse of the direction of travel of that portion of the drum periphery to which the inner run of the wiper belt is opposed.

7. In the combination of claim 6, a freely Elastic waterproof peripheral coating on the rum.

' I 8. The combination of a continuously rotating drum; an endless label-supporting belt having an inner run partially inclosing the periphery of the drum; belt-supporting means comprising terminal members for the end turns of the belt, such terminal members being spaced apart one from the other to form' a gap, and the terminal members together with the drum supporting the belt between the drum sides; and a labelgumming means comprising a plurality of independent gum containers and gumming rolls; .a container hopper; a hopper gate and automatic gate opening and closing mechanism; and a label-applying mecha- ..nism, the 'labeLapplying mechanism com-. 7 prising an endless wiper belt having an inner run opposed to the drum periphery and traveling in a :direction the reverse ofthe direction of travelof that portion ofthe drum periphery toiwhich' the inner. runof thewiper belt is opposed; and springs for holding so the container vin endwise relation i'w the widthofthe inner run of the wiper i QTY The combination of: a 'conti'nuously rotating drum"; an endless label-supporting belt having ani'nner' runpartially inclosing "'the peripheryfof th fl nm; jlt pp together with the drum supporting the belt one terminal end of the belt between the inmeans comprising terminal members for the end turns of the belt, such terminal members being spaced apart one from the other to form a gap, and the terminal members between the drum sides; and a labelgumming means comprising a plurality of independent gum containers and gumming rolls; acontainer hopper; a hoppergate and automatic gate opening and closing mechanism; and a label-applying mechanism, the label-applying mechanism comprising an endless wiper belt having an inner run opposed to the drum periphery and traveling in a direction the reverse of the direction of travel of that portion of the drum periphery to which the inner run of the wiper belt is opposed; two adjacent gum reservoirs; a terminal pulley for a label-supporting belt; and a gumming rollin each reservoir; the gumming rolls and terminal pulley having a common shaft. v

10. The combination in a labeling machine, of a revoluble drum; an endless label supporting belt having an inner run par- 90 members for the end turns of the belt, such ,terminal members being spaced apart one from the other to form a gap opposed to the drum between the terminal members, one of which is opposed to a portion of the drum periphery' which is between'the drum sides and spaced inwardly of a peripheral edge of the drum leaving a peripheral margin of the drum uncovered by the belt at each side of the belt; and a label-gummin g' apparatus constructed to' deliver a gummed label with its gummed surface outward at ner'run of the 'belt and the periphery of the. drum, the label-gumming apparatus com- 7 prising a gum container and a gum roll alined with said peripheral margin of the drum, and also comprising an independent llo gum container and gum roll alined with that portion of the gummed periphery which is' at the'other' side of the belt; a

.label-downhold finger directed toward but spaced apart from the path of the labelbeving carried on the periphery of the drum;

and label-app lying mechansm.

111 The combinatlon 1n a labeling ina- I chine, of a revoluble drum; an endless.

label-supporting belt having'an inner run 12 partially inclosing the periphery of the drum; belt-supporting means comprising terminal members for the end'turns of the belt, such terminal members being spaced, apart one from the other to form a gap op--12 5 posed-to the drum between the terminal members, one 'ofwhich is opposed to a 'portion of the drum periphery which .is between the drum sides and'spaced inwardly of a peripheral-edge of the-drum leaving ape- I80 ripheral margin of the drum uncovered by the belt at each side of the belt; and a label gumming apparatus constructed to deliver a gummed label with its gummed surface outward at one terminal end of the belt between the inner run of the belt and the periphery of the drum, the label-gumming apparatus comprising a gum container and a gum roll alined with said peripheral margin of the drum, and also comprising an independent gum container and gum roll alined with that portion of the gummed. periphery which is at the other side of the belt; and tensioning means for the label-supporting belt; and label-a plying mechanism;

12. he combination in a labeling machine, of a revoluble drum; an endless label- "supporting belt having an inner run partially inclosing the periphery of the drum;

. constructed to deliver a gummed label with its gummed surface outward at one termishaft by which the gumming rolls are carried, two of the belt-supporting pulleys be- .ing also carried by said shaft; a label-feed.

supporting belt; the charge opening located to ment of a container with a abel at a belt-supporting means comprising terminal members for the end'turns of the belt, such terminal members being spaced apart one from the otherto form a gap opposed to the drum between the terminal members, one of which is opposed to a portion of the drum periphery which is between the drum sides.

and spaced inwardly of a peripheral edge of the drum leaving a peripheral margin of thedrum uncovered by the belt at each side of the belt; a label-gumming apparatus nal end of the belt between the inner run of thebelt and the periphery of the drum, the label-gumming apparatus comprising a gum container and a gum roll alinedw1thsaid peripheral margin of the drum, and also comprising an independent gum container and gum roll alined with that portion" of the gummed pe p y which h Dfl 51.58 I wiper belt having an inner run opposed to Of a llOpReI havlng adjustable latpaced apaft fromthe periphery of the eral sides and an intermediate sidead'ustable relatively to an opposedinterrne iate' ulleys, for the labelopper having a dis-'1' side; andad uStabIe ermit engagelace adjacent the initially operative end .0 .the

- label-a plying mechanism. I

he combination of a revoluble drum I pulleys for a pair of endless label-support.

ing belts the inner runs of which partially inclose the periphery of the drum; a gumming mechanism comprising three alined gum reservoirs; three gumming rolls; a

ing mechanism; and a label-applying mechanism; and means for movlng containers to be labeled into the path of labels on the drum periphery; the label-feeding mechanism operating to feed labels successively between the belts and the drum periphery, the gumming rolls operating to apply to the label backs three strips of gum the intermediate gum strip of which is spaced apart from the other strips, the drum and pulleys carrying each label-supporting belt in contact with an ungummed portion of the label back and also carrying the labels between the drum periphery and said means for moving containers to be labeled into the path of labels on the drum peripher 14. In the combination 0 claim 13, said rection the reverse of that of the drum.

' 16. In the combination of claim 13, a hopper; both the hopper and the label-applying mechanisms being demountable.

17. In the combination of claim 13, a con-' tainer hopper and a hopper gate both of which are demountable.

18. In the combination of claim 1, the

label-applying -mechanism comprising a means for moving containers to be labeled wiper belt having an inner run opposed to and spaced apart from the periphery of the. drum for reception of a container thereinbetween, the wiper belt operating to wipe the chargelthe labeled container; and opposed devices for lengthwise positioning a com pasted labels'on the container and to dis- .charge the labeled container.

'19. In'the combinationof claim 1, the label-applying' mechanism comprising a tainer relatively to the edges of the inner run of the wiperbelt. i i

20. The combination of a revoluble labelsupportingdrum; an endless label-carrying belt; gumm1ng mechanism; a hopper; a

hopper gate; a mechanism for actuating the revoluble feed rolls for labels;'mechanism for intermittently'rotating the feed rolls; a

hopper gate intermittently; intermittently label-applying mechanism. comprising a wlper belt and wiper beltrolls; means for driving the'wiper belt at a s eed less than the peripheral speed ,of the urn with the periphery of the drum."

.under run of the wiper belt opposed to the per gate; a mechanism for actuating the the peripheral speed of the drum vwith the under run of the wiper belt opposed to the periphery of the drum'; and means for continuously rotating the labelsupporting drum.

22. The combination with a revoluble label-supporting drum; an endless, arcuate label-supporting belt partially inclosingthe drum; and terminal belt pulleys for'the end turns of the belt, the terminalbelt pulleys being spaced apart to form a gap between the end turns of the belts, of a gumming mechanism comprising a plurality of indev pendentgum reservolrs each alined with a portion of the drum periphery at a side of the belt for obtainment of separated parallel strips of gum on the label; and label-applying mechanism; the label-applying mechanism cooperating with the label-supporting belt and drum to apply a label on a rotating container and to discharge the labeled container.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day of January, 1919.

MAURICE GALIBERT.

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