MACHINE FOR PLACING LABELLING SLEEVES 0N BOTTLES OR THE LIKE

8/10/2019 MACHINE FOR PLACING LABELLING SLEEVES 0N BOTTLES OR THE LIKE

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SLEEVES

0N BOTTLES

OR

THE

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4,562,684 l / 1 9 8 6 Dreher

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Inventor:

Jean-Claude Vandevoor de,

4,653,972 3 / 1 9 8 7 Lewis . . . . 1 9 8 / 3 4 3 2

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F r a n c e P r i m a r y

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1

MACHINE FOR PLACING LABELLING

SLEEVES

ON

BOTTLES

OR THE LIKE

The i n v e n t i o n r e l a t e s t o

a

machine f o r p l a c i n g l a b e l

l i n g

s l e e v e s on b o t t l e s o r t h e l i k e .

T h i s

machine

i s c h a r a c t e r i s e d

i n t h a t i t c o m p r i s e s a

d e v i c e f o r

p r e s e n t i n g

t h e l a b e l l i n g s l e e v e s i n a

d i s c o n t i

nous manner, a

d e v i c e

f o r t h e c o n t i n u o u s run-through

o f

t h e b o t t l e s t o

b e l a b e l l e d , a n

a s s e m b l y f o r t r a ns f e r r i n g

t h e s l e e v e s

from

t h e d e v i c e p r e s e n t i n g

t h e s l e e v e s

and

towards t h e b o t t l e s on t h e b o t t l e r u n - t h r o u g h d e v i c e ,

t h i s

t r a n s f e r a s s e m b l y c om p r i s i n g a

p l u r a l i t y o f

i n d e p e n

d e n t

c a r r i a g e s

f o r

s u p p o r t i n g

t h e s l e e v e s , t h e s e c a r

r i a g e s b e i n g moveable on

a n

e n d l e s s

g u i d e

p a t h , a

? e x i

b l e and

e n d l e s s d r i v e b e l t

d e v e l o p i n g , on

guide

means

i n

t h e

v i c i n i t y o f

t h e

g u i d e p a t h , means c o n n e c t i n g t h e

? e x i b l e

b e l t

a n d t h e c a r r i a g e s , t h i s ? e x i b l e

b e l t

h a v i n g

l o c a l l y at

l e a s t one

a r e a which

develops

i n a manner

p e r p e n d i c u l a r t o t h e b e l t , i n t h e

f o r m

o f a l o o p , i n o r d e r

t o s t o p t h e

c a r r i a g e s

m o m e n t a r i l y a n d s u c c e s s i v e l y

i n

f r o n t

o f t h e d e v i c e p r e s e n t i n g t h e s l e e v e s i n a d i s c o n t i n

uous manner.

According t o a

f u r t h e r f e a t u r e

o f

t h e

i n v e n t i o n ,

t h e

c a r r i a g e s

e a c h

c o m p r i s e t w o s l e e v e r e c e i v i n g

s u p p o r t s ,

t h e s e s u p p o r t s b e i n g

moveable

towards one a n o t h e r

on

s l i d e s

and

each c o - o p e r a t i n g with a n e n c l o s e d c a m p a t h

i n

order t o

move h e

supports towards and aw ay f rom

one

another.

I n

a c c o r d a n c e w i t h a f u r t h e r f e a t u r e o f

t h e i n v e n t i o n ,

t h e

means c o n n e c t i n g

t h e

? e x i b l e b e l t a n d e a c h c a r r i a g e

a r e formed by a c a r r i e r which can

move

n a s l i d e , t h i s

c a r r i e r and s l i d e b e i n g s e c u r e d , one t o t h e c a r r i a g e and

t h e

o t h e r t o

t h e b e l t .

According t o a

f u r t h e r

f e a t u r e

o f

t h e

i n v e n t i o n , t h e

m a c h i n e

c o m p r i s e s

a n

a s s e m b l y f o r p l a c i n g

t h e s l e e v e s

o n t h e b o t t l e s c o n ti n u o u s l y r u n n i n g t h r ou g h , t h i s p l a c

i n g a s s e m b l y

r e c e i v i n g

t h e

s l e e v e s f r o m

t h e t r a n s f e r

a s s e m b l y a n d

c o m p r i s i n g

a

p l u r a l i t y

o f d e v i c e s f o r

c l a m p i n g t h e s l e e v e s , t h e s e d e v i c e s

b e i n g

a s s o c i a t e d

w i t h

means m oving t h e s e

c l a m p i n g

d e v i c e s i n t r a n s l a

t i o n

a l o n g a n e n c l o s e d

l i n e .

The i n v e n t i o n i s

i l l u s t r a t e d

b y way o f n o n - l i m i t i n g

e x a m p l e i n t h e

a t t a c h e d

d r a w i n g s w h e r e i n :

FIG. 1 i s

an end

view

p a r t i a l l y i n

s e c t i o n ofa m achine

a c c o r d i n g t o

t h e i n v e n t i o n ;

FIG.

2 i s

a view

f r o m t h e

l e f t p a r t i a l l y

i n s e c t i o n o f

F I G . 1 ;

a n d

FIG.

3

i s

a

p a r t i a l

view

o f

t h e

machine

drum

shown

i n FIGS. 1 and

2 .

The

aim

of

t h e

p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n i s t h e r e f o r e t o

pro

duce a machine

which p l a c e s

l a b e l l i n g

s l e e v e s

on b o t t l e s

o r

t h e

l i k e

and

i n p a r t i c u l a r on f u l l

b o t t l e s

moving

con

tinuously on a

conveyor.

.

These b o t t l e s must i n e f f e c t

b e

l a b e l l e d a s

t h e y

move

s i n c e i t

i s i n c o n c e i v a b l e t o o b t a i n h i g h

l a b e l l i n g r a t e s

i f

t h e

b o t t l e s

must be i m m o b i l i s e d i n

s u c c e s s i o n

i n order

t o

l a b e l them

and

t h e n

s t a r t

them moving a g a i n .

T h i s

t y p e

o f

a b r u p t s t o p p i n g

a n d s t a r t i n g i s i n f a c t n o t

c o n c e i v a b l e f o r f u l l b o t t l e s i n view o f

t h e i r

w e i g h t .

The

machine

shown n t h e a t t a c h e d d r a w i n g s

c o n s i s t s

o f

f o u r

p a r t s ,

i . e .

a

p a r t 1 ) which s u c c e s s i v e l y

p r e s e n t s

t h e s l e e v e s i n a

discontinuous

manner, a t r a n s f e r device

2 ) r e c e i v i n g

s u c c e s s i v e l y

and i n a

d i s c o n t i n u o u s

man

n e r t h e s l e e v e s

from

t h e

d e v i c e 1 )

and

t r a n s f e r r i n g

them

c o n t i n u o u s l y t o a

d e v i c e

3 )

which

p l a c e s t h e

s l e e v e s

c o n t i n u o u s l y on

t h e

b o t t l e s

which

r u n through

c o n t i n u o u s l y

on a conveyor p a t h

4 ) .

2 5

45

5 5

6 5

2

T h i s machine t h u s e n a b l e s t h e s e s l e e v e s

t o

b e

p l a c e d

c o n t i n u o u s l y on

b o t t l e s

p a s s i n g a l o n g on

a conveyor

from

a s u c c e s s i v e

and

t h u s d i s c o n t i n u o u s s l e e v e s u p p l y .

The

d e v i c e

f o r

p r e s e n t i n g

t h e s l e e v e s c o m p r i s e s a

f o r m i n g d e v i c e 5 ) i n t h e f o r m o f

a

c y l i n d e r , o f which

t h e c r o s s - s e c t i o n

c o r r e s p o n d s

t o

t h a t

o f t h e b o t t l e s

( 6 0 )

t o be l a b e l l e d .

O v e r

t h e

p e r i p h e r y

o f t h i s

c y l i n d e r

5 ) t h e r e i s d i s

p o s e d

a

p l u r a l i t y

o f s e t s

o f r o l l e r s a g a i n s t w h i c h p a i r s

o f

d r i v e

r o l l e r s

( 6 and 7 ) come t o

b e a r .

The

l a b e l l i n g s l e e v e s

t h r e a d e d o n t o t h e f o r m i n g d e

v i c e ( 5 )

a r e connected t o one another by

a c i r c u l a r

l i n e

o f

p e r f o r a t i o n s

a n d

t h e s e s l e e v e s

a r e

b r o u g h t b e t w e e n

t h e r o l l e r s

5 1 ) ,

o n t h e o n e

h a n d , a n d t h e

p a i r s

o f

r o l l e r s

6 a n d 7 ) ,

on

t h e o t h e r h a n d , u n t i l a p e r f o r a t i o n

l i n e i s

l o c a t e d between t h e

r o l l e r s ( 6

and

7 ) . At

t h i s

moment,

t h e r o l l e r s ( 6 ) a r e i m m o b i l i s e d w h i l s t r o l l e r s 7 ) c o n t i n u e

t o

be

d r i v e n . I n t h i s way

t h e s l e e v e s a r e

s e p a r a t e d a t

t h e

l e v e l

o f

t h e i r p e r f o r a t i o n l i n e s . These s l e e v e s a r e

t h e n

s u c c e s s i v e l y

t a k e n

o v e r b y t h e t r a n s f e r d e v i c e 2 )

which

c o m p r i s e s

a

p l u r a l i t y

o f i n d e p e n d e n t

c a r r i a g e s

8 )

moved by

means

o f

t h e i r

t r a c k

r o l l e r s

9 ) i n t h e e n d l e s s

g u i d e

p a t h s 1 0 )

f o r m e d o n

two

a r a l l e l

e n d p l a t e s 1 1 ) .

Each c a r r i a g e 8 ) r e c e i v e s two b a s e s ( 1 2 ) which a r e

mounted

s o a s t o

s l i d e

with

respect

t o

one another on

s l i d e s ( 1 3 ) t r a n s v e r s e t o

t h e d i r e c t i o n

o f movement o f

t h e c a r r i a g e 8 ) .

Each

b a s e

( 1 2 )

s u p p o r t s a b l a d e 1 4 ) , o f

which t h e s h a p e a n d d i m e n s i o n s c o r r e s p o n d s u b s t a n

t i a l l y

t o t h o s e o f h a l f

a b o t t l e 6 0 ) .

Each

b a s e ( 1 2 ) i s

l i k e w i s e p r o v i d e d w i t h a r o l l e r 1 2 1 )

c o - o p e r a t i n g

w i t h

a n e n c l o s e d

c a m

p a t h

( 1 5 )

p r o v i d e d on e a c h

o f t h e

end

p l a t e s 1 1 )

c o m p r i s i n g

t h e

e n d l e s s g u i d e p a t h s

1 0 ) f o r

t h e c a r r i a g e s

8 ) .

I n

t h e median

p l a n e o f

t h e e n d p l a t e s ( 1 1 ) a p a r t i t i o n

( 1 6 ) i s

p r o v i d e d

which a c t s a s

a s u p p o r t

f o r

a n a s s e m b l y

o f p i n i o n s

( 1 7 1 t o

1 7 7 ) ,

o n

which a n e n d l e s s c h a i n

( 1 8 ) i s

t e n s i o n e d .

T h i s c h a i n

1 8 )

i s p r o v i d e d w i t h r e g u l a r l y s p a c e d

c a r r i e r s ( 1 9 ) which each l o c a t e , by means

o f

a t r a c k

r o l l e r ,

i n a U-shaped p r o f i l e d s e c t i o n ( 2 0 ) mounted i n a

p e r p e n d i c u l a r

manner u n d e r e a c h

o f


8 ) .

T h i s

t r a n s f e r

d e v i c e o p e r a t e s a s f o l l o w s :

The

chain

( 1 8 )

i s driven

s o a s t o move

t

a uniform

v s p e e d

by a d r i v e

u n i t

n o t

i l l u s t r a t e d

and

i t d r i v e s t h e

c a r r i a g e s ( 8 ) a t t h i s same uniform s p e e d by means o f t h e

c a r r i e r

( 1 9 ) and t h e

p r o f i l e d

s e c t i o n ( 2 0 ) i n

s o

f a r a s

t h e

d i s t a n c e b e t w e e n t h e

c h a i n 1 8 ) a n d

t h e

g u i d e p a t h s 1 0 )

r e m a i n s

c o n s t a n t . I n c o n t r a s t ,

between t h e r o l l e r s

( 1 7 6

a n d

1 7 7 ) ,

t h e

c h a i n

( 1 8 ) moves

away

f r o m t h e g u i d e

p a t h s

( 1 0 ) s u c h t h a t when a c a r r i a g e

i s d r i v e n

by t h e

c h a i n

( 1 8 )

between t h e s e two p i n i o n s 1 7 J

and 1 7 7 )

i t s

s p e e d

o f

movement s l o w s

down w h i l s t

t h e r o l l e r p r o

v i d e d a t

t h e

end o f t h e c a r r i e r ( 1 9 ) moves i n t o t h e

p r o ~

? l e d

s e c t i o n 2 0 ) .

On

t h e

o t h e r h a n d ,

t h e

s p e e d o f

move

ment o f


i n c r e a s e s b e t w e e n t h e r o l l e r s ( 1 7 7

a n d 1 7 1 ) .

As c a n b e s e e n

i n FIG.

2 ,

t h e p i n i o n s ( 1 7 3

and

1 7 4 ) i n

c o n j u n c t i o n

w i t h r o l l e r 1 7 5 ) , g i v e

t h e c h a i n 1 8 ) t h e

s h a p e o f a l o o p ( 1 8 1 ) a t t h e l e v e l

o f

which t h e

c h a i n

d e v e l o p s

l o c a l l y

i n

a

d i r e c t i o n X X hich

i s perpen

d i c u l a r

t o

t h e e n d l e s s

c a m p a t h ( 1 0 ) .

T h u s , when c a r r i a g e 8 ) i s b r o u g h t b y

t h e

c h a i n

1 8 )

v e r t i c a l l y b e l o w t h e p r e s e n t i n g d e v i c e 1 ) t h e c a r r i e r

1 9 ) d r i v i n g t h i s c a r r i a g e moves i n

t h e

c o r r e s p o n d i n g

s l i d e 2 0 )

w h i l s t

h o l d i n g

t h e c a r r i a g e

i m m o b i l e . The

r o l l e r

o f t h i s c a r r i e r s u b s e q u e n t l y l e a v e s t h e p r o f i l e d

s e c t i o n 2 0 ) d u r i n g t h e

p e r i o d w h e r e

i t p a s s e s t h r o u g h

t h e l o o p 1 8 ; ) a r o u n d t h e

p i n i o n

1 7 5 )

a n d

i s t h e n i n


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3

s e r t e d

a g a i n

i n t h i s p r o ? l e d

s e c t i o n

( 2 0 ) i n o r d e r t o

c a u s e t h e c a r r i a g e 8 ) t o s t a r t moving a g a i n .

A l l t h e

t i m e t h e c a r r i a g e i s s t o p p e d ,

t h e

r o l l e r s 7 )

have

s e p a r a t e d and d r i v e one of

t h e s l e e v e s s o

a s t o

p l a c e i t

on t h e

b l a d e s ( 1 4 )

o f t h i s c a r r i a g e . At h i s

s t a g e ,

t h e b l a d e s

( 1 3

and 1 4 ) a r e

moved towards one

another

b y

t h e

r o l l e r s

( 1 2 1 )

c o - o p e r a t i n g w i t h

t h e e n c l o s e d

cam

p a t h s 1 5 ) .

W hen

t h i s

c a r r i a g e

p r o v i d e d

w i t h a s l e e v e i s

a g a i n

d r i v e n by

t h e c h a i n

( 1 8 )

s o

a s t o move, t h e c a m

p a t h s

( 1 5 ) cause

t h e

b l a d e s ( 1 3 and 1 4 ) t o m o ve

a p a r t s o

a s t o

t e n s i o n t he s l e e v e

( 2 1 ) t h e n , when

t h i s

c a r r i a g e a r r i v e s

a b o v e t h e s l e e v e p l a c i n g d e v i c e 3 ) , t h e b l a d e s 1 4 )

again

move

towards

one

another

s o a s t o enable t h e s e

s l e e v e s to b e

c o n t i n u o u s l y conveyed t o w a r d s

t h e

p l a c

i n g

d e v i c e 3 ) .

T h i s

p l a c i n g

d e v i c e

3 )

c o n s i s t s o f a drum

s u b s t a n

t i a l l y

c o m p r i s i n g

t w o c i r c u l a r p a r a l l e l e n d p l a t e s 2 2 )

b e a r i n g o n

t h e i r p e r i p h e r y a x i a l l y m o v e a b l e

s l e e v e

c l a m p i n g d e v i c e s ( 2 3 ) which a r e d i s p o s e d o p p o s i te o n e

a n o t h e r .

Each

clamping

d e v i c e c o m p r i s e s

a

?xed

s e c

t i o n 2 4 ) l o c a t e d o p p o s i t e a m o v i n g s e c t i o n 2 5 ) d r i v e n

s o

a s t o

move y

a

drive u n i t

( 2 6 )

c o n s i s t i n g ,

f o r e xa m

p l e , o f

a

s o l e n o i d p l u n g e r e l e c t r o m a g n e t . Each

c l a m p

i n g d e v i c e i s

p r o v i d e d

s e e F I G . 3 )

w i t h

a n

arm

2 7 )

which p i v o t s

on a

s h a f t ( 2 7 3 ) and c o m p r i s e s a t

i t s

f r e e

end

cams

( 2 7 1 and

2 7 2 ) , o f

which

o n e , 2 7 1 ) , comes t o

r e s t

i n

a c i r c u l a r

g r o o v e ( 2 3 1 ) i n t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g

clamp

2 3 ) , and t h e

o t h e r ,

2 7 ; ) , comes t o r e s t i n t h e

c i r c u l a r c a m groove ( 2 8 ] ) formed on t h e p e r i p h e r y

ofa

? x e d r i n g 2 8 ) . T h i s a r r a n g e m e n t t h u s e n a b l e s t h e

c l a m p i n g

d e v i c e s

( 2 3 ) t o

b e

moved t o w a r d s

o r

away

f rom one another i n order t o

t e n s i o n o r ,

on the c o n t r a r y ,

t o r e l e a s e t h e s l e e v e c l a m p e d b e t w e e n t h e

s e c t i o n s

( 2 4

a n d

2 5 ) o f t h e c l a m p s .

S i m i l a r l y , t h i s s l e e v e - p l a c i n g d e v i c e 3 ) c o m p r i s e s

means moving t h e c l a m p i n g d e v i c e s 2 3 ) i n t r a n s l a t i o n

w h i l e

t h e

drum 2 2 ) r o t a t e s . The c l a m p s 2 4 , 2 5 ) a n d

t h e

s l e e v e t h e y s u p p o r t

a r e

t h u s moved p a r a l l e l t o them

s e l v e s

o v e r

a c i r c u l a r p a t h, i . e . p a r a l l e l t o

t h e

a x i s o f

t h e

b o t tl e s ( 6 0 ) which a r e t o r e c e i v e t h e s e

s l e e v e s .

These means c o n s i s t ( s e e FIG. 3 ) o f a n

e n d l e s s

b e l t

( 2 9 )

which p a s s e s

o v e r

p u l l e y s

( 3 0 )

p r o v i d e d

on

e a c h o f

t h e c l a m p i n g d e v i c e s

2 3 )

a n d o n r e t u r n p u l l e y s 3 1 ) .

T h i s

b e l t ( 2 9 )

a l s o p a s s e s

over

a p u l l e y

( 3 2 )

on t h e s h a f t

o f which a s e c o n d p u l l e y ( 3 3 ) i s mounted ( s e e F I G . 3 ) .

A e l t 3 5 ) , which a l s o p a s s e s o v e r a p u l l e y

( 3 6 )

which s r o t a t a b l y mounted

on t h e

s h a f t ( 2 2 1 ) s u p p o r t

i n g t h e

drum

e n d

p l a t e s

2 2 ) ,

i s t e n s i o n e d

o n

t h i s

s e c o n d

p u l l e y

3 3 )

b y m e a n s o f a p u l l e y

3 4 ) .

The d r i v e r a t i o s o f

t h e s e p u l l e y

and b e l t a s s e m b l i e s

a r e d e t e r m i n e d s u c h t h a t ,

f o r a g i v e n a n g u l a r

d i s p l a c e

ment

o f

t h e

drum

end p l a t e s

2 2 ) , a n

i d e n t i c a l

a n g u l a r

d i s p l a c e m e n t of a l l

t h e

c l a m p i n g

d e v i c e s ( 2 3 )

o f

t h e

two

e n d p l a t e s ( 2 2 ) i s o b t a i n e d ,

s u c h

t h a t t h e y a r e d r i v e n


a c i r c u l a r t r a n s l a t i on

movement, p a r a l l e l

t o t h e

a x i s o f t h e

b o t t l e s 6 0 ) .

T h u s , b y d r i v i n g t h e drum e n d p l a t e s 2 2 ) a t a p e r i p h

e r a l

s p e e d c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e

r u n - t h r o u g h

s p e e d o f

t h e b o t t l e s ( 6 0 ) on

t h e

c o n v e y o r 4 ) , a n d by s y n c h r o n i s

i n g t h e a r r i v a l o f t h e b o t t l e s , by

a

s c r e w 4 1 ) , w i t h t h e

l o w e r i n g

o f t h e

c l a m p i n g

d e v i c e s 2 3 ) , t h e s l e e v e s 2 1 )

s u p p o r t e d

b y

t h e

c l a m p i n g

d e v i c e s

2 3 )

a r e

p l a c e d a u t o

m a t i c a l l y

and

c o n t i n u o u s l y

on

t h e b o t t l e s which a r e

p r e s e n t e d , w i t h o u t t h e movement o f t h e s e b o t t l e s b e i n g

r e t a r d e d .

Of

o u r s e ,

d u r i n g t h i s o p e r a t i o n when

t h e

s l e e v e s a r e

p l a c e d on t h e b o t t l e s , t h e c l a m p i n g

d e v i c e s

( 2 3 ) a r e

O

5

2 5

3 5

40

4 5

6 0

6 5

4

manouevered

f rom

t h e c a m p a t h s ( 2 7 ) s o

a s t o

move

them c l o s e r t o g e t h e r o r f u r t h e r

a p a r t .

Thus

t ( 2 3 1 and 2 3 2 ) , t h e clamping

d e v i c e s

( 2 3 ) a r e

moved away

f r o m

one another so a s t o

enable

them

t o

p a s s

over

a b o t t l e and

p l a c e

a s l e e v e . At

( 2 3 3 )

t h e

d r i v e

u n i t ( 2 6 ) i s a c t i v a t e d s o a s t o

move

h e

s e c t i o n s

( 2 4

and

2 5 )

o f

t h e

c l a m p s

a p a r t ,

w h i l s t t h e

downward m ove

ment o f t h e

c l a m p i n g

members ( 2 3 ) c o n t i n u e s owing to

t h e

f a c t t h a t

t h e

e n d

p l a te s ( 2 2 ) a r e r o t a t i n g . The ? x e d

s e c t i o n s 2 4 )

o f t h e c l a m p s s u b s e q u e n t l y s l i d e o v e r t h e

lower p a r t

o f t h e

s l e e v e s ( 2 1 ) which a r e t h e m s e l v e s h e l d

on t h e b o t t l e s by s i m p l e f r i c t i o n . At 2 3 4 t h e c l a m p i n g

d e v i c e s a r e moved away from one a n o t h e r w h i l s t t h e y

move

up t h e

b o t t l e

a g a i n s o t h a t t h e y ? n a l l y

s e p a r a t e

t h e r e f r o m .

At

( 2 3 5 )

t h e

c l a m p i n g

d e v i c e s

a r e a g a i n

moved towards one another

w h i l s t t h e moveable s e c

t i o n s ( 2 5 ) a r e

moved

away from t h e ?xed s e c t i o n s ( 2 4 )

s o a s t o r e c e i v e

continuously

t h e s l e e v e s which a r e

p r e s e n t e d

and

a r e e a c h

s u p p o r t e d

on a c a r r i a g e 8 ) .

I n t h e example shown and f o r r e a s o n s

o f convenience

w i t h

r e s p e c t

t o

d i m e n s i o n s ,

t h e

machine

c o m p r i s e s

a

d e v i c e 3 )

f o r

p l a c i n g

s l e e v e s b e t w e e n t h e

d e v i c e 2 )

f o r

t r a n s f e r r i n g

t h e

s l e e v e s

a n d

t h e d e v i c e 4 )

f o r t r a n s f e r

r i n g

t h e b o t t l e s .

However,


a

f u r t h e r e m b o d i m e n t , t h e

d e v i c e 3 ) m a y

b e

o m i t t e d a n d

i n t h i s c a s e t h e

d e v i c e 2 )

t r a n s f e r s t h e s l e e v e d i r e c t l y t o t h e

b o t t l e s

6 0 ) . The

c h a i n

( 1 8 )

i s

d r i v e n a t a

u n i f o r m

s p e e d

c o r r e s p o n d i n g

t o

t h e r u n - t h r o u g h s p e e d of t h e b o t t l e s .

L i k e w i s e ,

t h e

lower f a c e o f t h e d e v i c e 2 )

h a s

a s h a p e

and

s t r u c t u r e

a d a p t e d

s u c h

t h a t t h e c a r r i a g e s

c a n b e

moved

n

t r a n s l a

t i o n

w h i l e t h e s l e e v e s

a r e

b e i n g p l a c e d

o n t h e

b o t t l e s .

I

c l a i m :

1 . M a c h i n e

f o r

p l a c i n g

l a b e l l i n g s l e e v e s

o n

b o t t l e s

c o m p r i s i n g

a d e v i c e

1 )

f o r

p r e s e n t i n g

t h e

l a b e l l i n g

s l e e v e s i n a discontinuous

manner,

a

device

( 4 ) f o r t h e

c o n t i n u o u s r u n - t h r o u g h o f

t h e b o t t l e s t o

b e l a b e l l e d , a n

a s s e m b l y 2 ) f o r t r a n s f e r r i n g t h e s l e e v e s f r o m t h e s l e e v e

p r e s e n t i n g

d e v i c e 1 )

a n d t o w a r d s t h e b o t t l e s

on t h e

b o t t l e r u n - t h r o u g h

d e v i c e 4 ) ,

t h e

t r a n s f e r

a s s e m b l y

c o m p r i s i n g

a p l u r a l i t y o f i n d e p e n d e n t s l e e v e - s u p p o r t i n g

c a r r i a g e s

8 ) ,

t h e s e c a r r i a g e s b e i n g

m o v e a b l e

o n

a n

e n d l e s s g u i d e p a t h

1 0 ) ,

a n e n d l e s s f l e x i b l e d r i v e

b e l t

( 1 8 ) d e v e l o p i n g , o n g u i d e means 1 7 1 , 1 7 7 ) , i n t h e v i c i n

i t y o f t h e g u i d e p a t h 1 0 ) ,

m e a n s

1 9 ,

2 0 ) c o n n e c t i n g

t h e

? e x i b l e

b e l t

a n d

t h e c a r r i a g e s , t h e

? e x i b l e

b e l t ( 1 8 ) h a v

i n g l o c a l l y a t l e a s t o n e a r e a 1 8 ] )

d e v e l o p i n g p e r p e n d i c

u l a r t o

t h e

b e l t ,

i n

t h e

form

ofa

o o p , i n o r d e r

t o s t o p

t h e

c a r r i a g e s

8 )

m o m e n t a r i l y a n d

i n

s u c c e s s i o n

i n

f r o n t

o f

t h e d e v i c e

1 )

p r e s e n t i n g t h e

s l e e v e s i n

a d i s c o n t i n u o u s

manner.

2 .

Machine

a s claimed i n

claim

1 , wherein t h e c a r

r i a g e s

8 ) e a c h c o m p r i s e t w o

s u p p o r t s

1 4 )

f o r

r e c e i v i n g

t h e

s l e e v e s

a n d r o l l e r s

1 2 1 ) ,

t h e

s u p p o r t s b e i n g

move

a b l e towards one another

on

s l i d e s ( 1 3 ) and t h e

r o l l e r s

( 1 2 1 )

c o - o p e r a t i n g w i t h

a n e n c l o s e d c a m

p a t h

( 1 5 )

t o

move

h e

s u p p o r t s

towards and away from one a n o t h e r .

3 .

Machine

a s c l a i m e d i n c l a i m 1 , wherein t h e

means

c o n n e c t i n g t h e f l e x i b l e

b e l t

1 8 )

a n d

e a c h

c a r r i a g e

8 )

c o m p r i s e s

a c a r r i e r

( 1 9 ) which i s

moveable i n a s l i d e

2 0 ) ,

t h e c a r r i e r

a n d

t h e

s l i d e b e i n g s e c u r e d

t o t h e

b e l t

1 8 ) a n d

t h e c a r r i a g e 8 ) r e s p e c t i v e l y .

4 . Machine

a s

c l a i m e d

i n

c l a i m

1 ,

f u r t h e r

c o m p r i s i n g

an assembly

( 3 ) f o r p l a c i n g s l e e v e s on t h e b o t t l e s r u n

n i n g

through

i n a c o n t i n u o u s

m a n n e r ,

t h e p l a c i n g a s

s e m b l y r e c e i v i n g

t h e

s l e e v e s f r o m

t h e

t r a n s f e r

a s s e m b l y

2 ) a n d c o m p r i s i n g

a

p l u r a l i t y

o f

d e v i c e s 2 3 )

f o r c l a m p

i n g

t h e s l e e v e s , t h e s e

d e v i c e s b e i n g

a s s o c i a t e d

w i t h


7/7

5 , 0 6 0 , 3 6 7

5

m e a n s

2 9 ,

3 0 , 3 2 ,

3 5 , 3 6 )

moving

t h e s e

c l a m p i n g

d e

v i c e s

i n

t r a n s l a t i o n

a l o n g a n

e n c l o s e d

l i n e .

5 .

Machine

a s c l a i m e d i n c l a i m 4 , wherein

t h e d e v i c e

moving t h e c l a m p i n g d e v i c e s 2 3 ) i n t r a n s l a t i o n com

p r i s e s a

drum which s r o t a t a b l y mounted

a n d

c o m p r i s e s

two e n d p l a t e s 2 2 ) , t h e two e n d

p l a t e s

c o m p r i s i n g

o n

t h e i r

p e r i p h e r y

t h e

c l a m p i n g

d e v i c e s

2 3 )

f o r

t h e

s l e e v e s ,

t h e c l a m p i n g d e v i c e s 2 3 ) b e i n g p r o v i d e d

w i t h

p u l l e y s over which t h e r e p a s s e s

a b e l t

( 2 9 ) which i s

l O

2 5

3 5

4 5

5 5

6 5

6

connected t o a

?xed

p u l l e y ( 2 6 )

c o - a x i a l t o

a n

a x i s

o f

t h e

drum.

6 .

Machine

a s

c l a i m e d i n

c l a i m

4 , wherein each end

p l a t e 2 2 ) o f t h e drum

s

a s s o c i a t e d

w i t h

a f i x e d

r i n g

( 2 8 )

provided

on

i t s p e r i p h e r y

with a c i r c u l a r c a m p a t h

2 8 1 ) , c a r r i e r s

2 7 1 ,

2 7 2 )

c o n n e c t e d

t o t h e

c l a m p i n g

devices coming t o r e s t

i n

t h e cam paths s o

a s

t o move

t h e

clamping

d e v i c e s towards o r away

from

one a n

o t h e r .

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