Jagenberg Werke Ag

Eti-tec Maschinenbau Gmbh

Jagenberg Aktiengesellschaft

Holstein Und Kappert Aktiengesellschaft

Khs Eti-tec Maschinenbau Gmbh

Eti-tec Maschinebau Gmbh

Krones Ag Hermann Kronseder Maschinefabrik

Rudolf Zodrow

Rainer Buchholz

Egon Hoveler

Hans-Werner Mohn

Josef Tomashauser

Wolfgang Rogall

Heinz-Jurgen Rosenberg

Heinz J Rosenberg

Manfred Pfulb

Werner Nitschke

Reinhard Lohse

Wilfried Rubel

Josef Tomashauer

Dieter Thiel

Hermann Boms

A labelling machine has an apparatus for the automatic loading of the main magazine of a labelling machine with a label stack including of a number of individual labels. The label stack can be inserted from a supply magazine by means of a feed device into the main magazine, which supply magazine makes possible both a smaller size and a smooth insertion of the label stack into the main magazine, because the supply magazine can be pivoted from a standby position into an insertion position, in which an ejection opening of the supply magazine is flush against the insertion opening of the main magazine.

Labelling machine and apparatus for the automatic loading of the main

This invention relates to a labelling station for objects such as bottles with several stations located one behind another along a track, which includes an adhesive application station, a label feed station and a label transfer station. At least one extracting element is mounted so that it can rotate on a driven support plate. The drive mechanism comprises a cam drive mechanism. The cam drive mechanism comprises a stationary double cam disc with two one-sided cams located above one another, and two sets of followers. The two sets of followers are mounted on the drive shaft of the extracting element or on a bearing shaft coupled to it by means of a support element. During rotation of the support plate, the two sets of followers provide, by action of a form-fit with the two cam surfaces, a positive movement of each extraction element over its entire revolution. To achieve a simple and compact construction of the labelling station, the drive or bearing shaft ends above the plane of the first cam disc which is closest to said bearing shaft, thus allowing the first cam disc to extend into the open space below the shaft without interference from the shaft.

Labelling station for labelling objects, such as bottles

An apparatus for the removal of labels and foil tags adhering at different levels to containers, in particular, bottles. The bottles are gripped axially between a rotary plate and a gripping head on the circumference of a turntable, each of these is a gripping space. Corresponding to each gripping space, there are high-pressure nozzles located on an inner circumference of the turntable relative to the bottles. Jets of fluid from the nozzles are directed approximately tangentially to the surface of each bottle, so that the jets remove the label and the foil tag in a stripping process, and transport the labels and foil tags radially outward to a collector, which collector is equipped with a separator to separate the labels and foil tags from one another. The removal of labels applied with adhesive is facilitated if there is an anti-adhesive layer on the label between the adhesive layer and the label.

Apparatus and related method for the removal of labels and foil tags

A brushing station for bottles with a turntable that has an unhooded bottle support mounted so that it can rotate on a substructure. On the outside circumference of the bottle support are receptacles formed by rotary plates and centering heads for the bottles to which foil sheets are to be applied. The drive mechanisms for the rotary plates and the drive mechanisms for the centering heads are cam transmissions which are installed in an enclosed space that is formed by the substructure and the bottle support that are in the form of a shell. The centering heads are supported by cantilever arms on columns, that are axially guided in a central guide body located between the receptacles. The guide body, on its outside circumference, has a pivot or rotational bearing for a support ring, that supports brush elements that are located on the inside of the path of the bottles. The support ring is held and prevented from rotating by a holder that is positioned in the area of the guide between the feeder star wheel and the discharge star wheel.

Brushing station for a labelling machine for labelling bottles and the

This invention relates to a labelling machine, and more particularly to a labelling machine for applying labels to containers in such a manner that the labels constitute visible proof that the containers have not been opened. One such type of container is a beverage bottle having a screw-top closure. Before the label is applied to the container, a verification is conducted on the transport path of the container to determine whether the container to be labelled has a correct closure and also to determine whether there is a label correctly positioned to be transferred to the container.

Labelling machine for labelling containers, such as bottles

A device for adjusting the size of the gap between an adhesive scraper of a labelling machine and an adhesive roller of the labelling machine. The device includes at least two independently controllable actuators that adjust the gap to different sizes from one another. The actuators may take the form of hydraulically or pneumatically controlled pistons and cylinders.

Adhesive scraper which can be adjusted in relation to an adhesive roller

A bottle labelling machine for pressing labels on bottles. The machine includes a transport star wheel with receptacles for the bottles located on its circumference. A support located above the transport star wheel has application elements located on the circumference of said support. The circular orbit of the application elements has a smaller diameter than and diverges in relation to the orbit of the receptacles.

Machine for wrapping foil about the tops and necks of bottles

This invention relates to a label box for a label stack in a labelling station. The label box has a front part, which is designed as a slide which can move forward and backward in relation to the other part. If a label is not to be extracted from the stack, this front part is moved back, compressing the label stack, so that the front end surface of the label stack is in an idle position, in which the pickup surface of the extractor element for the labels can no longer make contact against the end surface of the label stack as it rolls past.

Labelling machine for labelling containers such as bottles having a

A labelling machine is for bottles, or the like, and includes a rotatable drive shaft. The drive shaft has an axis of rotation and includes at least one radially extending surface which is disposed at a predetermined location axially on the drive shaft. The labelling machine includes at least one glue segment having a curved glue take-up surface. The glue segment includes a hole for receipt of the drive shaft within the hole. The glue segment is for being disposed within the hole receiving the drive shaft and for rotation with the drive shaft. The glue segment includes an axial bore having a longitudinal axis. The hole includes a longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis of the bore is substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the hole and with the axis of the drive shaft when the drive shaft is disposed within the hole. A bushing includes a bases element and a spacing element. The base element of the bushing is for being disposed in the bore of the glue segment. The spacing element of the bushing is for extending outwardly from the bore in an axial direction toward a radially extending surface. The spacing element includes an abutting surface for making contact with the radially extending surface and for defining an axial position of the glue segment relative to the predetermined location of the radially extending surface of the drive shaft. An additional, similar glue segment can be installed on the shaft with the spacing element of the additional glue segment being used to establish a predetermined location on the shaft relative the other glue segment.

Glue segments which can be attachable to a drive shaft of a labelling

Support element for followers of a cam drive mechanism which is used to drive extracting elements in a labelling station. The support element comprises an outer body designed for the insertion of followers, and an inner body located within the outer body and out of direct contact with it. The outer body has radially inwardly-directed claws and the inner body has radially outwardly-directed claws which lie between the inwardly-directed claws. The space between the two bodies is filled with an insert of elastic material. The outer body is decoupled from the inner body by the elastic insert.

Support element for the followers of a cam drive of a drive mechanism

A labelling machine for bottles or the like includes several stations located behind one another along a track. The stations include an adhesive application station, a label feed station and a label transfer station. There are three extracting elements which are each mounted to rotate on a rotating support to be moved past the stations during each rotation of the support. Each extracting element has an outwardly-curved receptacle surface for the label which rolls along the stations. The drive for each extracting element is a cam drive, which comprises common, stationary double cam discs for all the extracting elements with two cams located on one side in two planes with one above and at some distance from the other. Two sets of followers are mounted on a bearing shaft which is coupled with the rotating support. By means of a form-fit with the two cams, the followers provide positive movement of each extracting element over its entire revolution when the support rotates. The bearing shaft terminates above the plane in which the first cam closer to the shaft is located. The followers which correspond to the other second cam are mounted on a bridge element lying between the two cams. The bridge element is supported by spacer elements on the bearing shaft so that the spacer elements lie outside the area or path covered by the movement of the first cam.

Labelling machine for objects such as bottles or the like

This invention relates to a labelling machine for objects, in particular bottles, with several stations located one behind another along a track, namely an adhesive application station, a label feed station and a label transfer station. At least one extracting element is mounted so that it can rotate on a rotating support. The extracting element has an outwardly curved receptacle surface for the label which rolls past the individual stations when the support rotates. The drive mechanisms of each extracting element comprises a cam transmission mechanism. The cam transmission mechanism comprises two cams located one above the other. The cams have the basic shape of ovals indented on both long sides and are oriented crossways to one another. A plurality of followers engage with the outside curves of the cams. The followers are offset from one another by an angle not equal to 90 degrees and have lever arms of different lengths.

Mounting and drive coupling for the extracting element support of a labelling station for a labelling machine. The mounting of the table which supports the extracting elements is positioned exclusively on the outer edge of the table, while the coupling between the table and the central drive shaft is located in the central space between the transmission and drive mechanisms and above the transmission elements. An alignment marking disc and marking wheel are included to assist in relatively positioning the extracting element with the support shaft.

Mounting and drive coupling for the extracting element support of a

This invention relates to a pressing station for metal foil sheets applied around the top and neck of bottles. By means of bell-shaped pressing elements which can be axially lowered toward the bottle top, the foil sheets are firmly applied to the top and neck of the bottle. The pressing elements corresponding to each receiving position of the delivery star wheel are each supported by a crank. By means of a three-dimensional drive mechanism, each crank and thus also each pressing element can be lowered to the top of a bottle. To prevent collisions in the overlapping area of the rotational paths of the turntable and the delivery star wheel, each crank is coupled with another drive mechanism, which engages the crank. The cams of the two cam drive mechanisms are designed so that the pressing element is in its raised inside position in the vicinity of the turntable, and in its lowered, outside position in a portion of the area between the turntable and the delivery of the delivery star wheel.

Apparatus for pressing foil on containers, such as on the tops and the

This invention relates to a labelling machine for bottles which includes a bottle feeding mechanism to feed the bottles to a revolving bottle support platform. The support platform directs bottles to a labelling mechanism and an application mechanism prior to their removal by a bottle withdrawing mechanism. The bottles are maintained against undesired rotation on the support platform by axial force on the top of each bottle to produce contact between the bottom of each bottle disposed on a support plate for each bottle turntable on the revolving bottle support platform. The support plate includes a base portion and upper surface element having an upper contour in a central region thereof. The upper contour matches the bottom of the bottle for receipt of the bottom therein. The upper surface element is removably mounted on the base portion of the support plate and includes features for centering the upper surface element and the upper contour thereof on the base portion of the support plate.

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Dusseldorf, Germany

Rudolf Zodrow