AUTOMATIC LABELING SYSTEM Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B65C3/16 

FIELD: labeling equipment, particularly devices to apply labels to piece articles.

SUBSTANCE: labeling system comprises label-application machine provided with printer and dispenser located near article supply conveyer, which delivers articles from indexing article stream splitter to rolling device provided with controlled friction pressing means. The components are synchronized by common drive control on the base of signals generated by label and article presence sensors. Label-carrying tape accumulation device is located at dispenser inlet. The tape accumulation device is made as race connected with additional pressing mechanism roller through shaped groove. The additional pressing mechanism presses roller to driving shaft. Article supply conveyer has disc feeding means installed inside fixed board connected with limiting plate, which is mounted over conveyer spaced equal distances from movable pressing means. The pressing means is joined with controllable peripheral guiding means of disc feeder and creates outlet channel thereof. Free end of spiral guiding means secured over rotary feeder table is made as leaf spring. Connected to friction pressing means of article rolling device, which rolls article having labels applied thereto, is cantilevered damping plate extending to removable unloading magazine.

EFFECT: increased output due to elimination of intermittent unwound tape stopping.

3 cl, 2 dwg