Patent ID: 7637052
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: A01G,B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A potting machine ( 1 ) for potting flowerpots ( 2 ), with a conveying device ( 3 ) comprising a plurality of pot retainers ( 4 ) for a respective flowerpot ( 2 ), with a housing ring ( 5 ) surrounding the conveying device ( 3 ), and with a labeling device ( 11 ) for labeling the flowerpots ( 2 ), the labeling device ( 11 ) comprising a dispensing tongue ( 12 ) constructed and arranged for stripping off labels ( 13 ) and applying them to the flowerpots ( 2 ), a positioning device ( 22 ) comprising a first joint ( 23 ) and having a positioning arm ( 24 ) constructed and arranged for pivoting the labeling device ( 11 ) and positioning the dispensing tongue ( 12 ) against the flowerpots ( 2 ) being connected to the labeling device ( 11 ), the positioning device ( 22 ) comprising a second joint ( 29 ) enabling the dispensing tongue ( 12 ) to be inclined as a function of the conicality of the flowerpots ( 2 ) to be labeled, wherein said positioning arm ( 24 ) is constructed and arranged such that said pivoting of the labeling device ( 11 ) is around a first pivot axis (X) via said first joint ( 23 ), wherein said labeling device ( 11 ) is able to pivot about a longitudinal axis (Z) of at least one positioning arm ( 24 , 26 ) via said second joint ( 29 ), and wherein said first pivot axis (X) and said longitudinal axis (Z) are perpendicular to each other.