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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1981
Hans-Werner Mohn, Kaarst, DE;
Rudolf Zodrow, Dusseldorf, DE;
Jagenberg-Werke AG, Dusseldorf, DE;
Abstract
In a labelling machine including label pickup means, for delivering to the machine articles to be labelled and for removing from the machine labelled articles, at least two boxes for labels disposed alongside one another, one of said boxes being in active position, means permitting retracting and advancing in label stacking direction of that label box which is in active position, and guide means for the boxes to permit them to move transversely to the direction in which labels are stacked in the boxes so as to take said one box out of active position and to put another box in active position, the improvement wherein said guide means comprises a common support for said boxes, and means mounting said support for rotation about an axis so that said support can be rotated to place any of said boxes or none of said boxes into active labelling position. The support preferably comprises a circular disk rotatable about its center, the label boxes being arranged radially thereon.