Patent ID: 8322279
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: B41F,B65C

Abstract:
1. A machine for marking or labeling circularly symmetrical work pieces, the machine comprising: a marking or labeling member; means for moving the marking or labeling member and a workpiece relative to each other in a first direction; a cradle for holding a workpiece while it is being marked or while a label is being applied to it, the cradle being provided with drive means for driving the workpiece in rotation around an axis of revolution thereof; and a drive carriage for driving the cradle in translation in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction; the machine also including: means for driving the drive carriage in translation in a third direction that is perpendicular to the first and second directions; and means for driving the cradle relative to the carriage in rotation about a first axis that is parallel to the first direction.