Label handling apparatus

Abstract

A label handling apparatus comprises a label issuing machine (2) for weighing an article, printing predetermined data, such as the measured weight, price per unit weight and article price, on a label on the basis of the measured weight, and issuing the printed label, a transfer device (40) for transferring the issued label on a belt conveyor (42), and a label sticking device (9) for sucking and retaining the transferred label at a label retaining port (15) by a negative pressure produced by an air current and producing a positive pressure in the label retaining port (15) by an air current with a predetermined timing to blow off the sucked and retained label so as to stick it to a predetermined place on the article. Such labels are prepared in advance with a viscous adhesive agent applied thereto and temporarily retained on a mount sheet, from which they are stripped during their travel from the label issuing machine (2) to the label transfer device. The label blown off from the label retaining port (15) sticks to the article under the action of the viscous adhesive agent.