Patent ID: 8393369
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A labeling machine for labels printed on continuous film, comprising: a motorized reel for supporting a film of labels; a drum for cutting individual labels of the film; a feed roller for conveying the film of the labels from said motorized reel to said drum; a rotating carousel for supporting containers and arranged to receive the cut individual labels from said drum and to apply the individual labels to said containers; a tunnel arranged between said motorized reel and said feed roller for transit in said tunnel of said film of labels; suction means for said tunnel adapted to give the film in transit inside said tunnel a bent configuration into a loop; means for controlling a depth of said loop inside said tunnel; said tunnel being provided with a bottom and a lid that are adapted to align the film at a constant height inside said tunnel; and a plurality of columns that are connected to the lid and are provided with rods of different lengths which are applied adjustably to a rotatable support that is located at a top of said columns, said rods being adapted to rest selectively on a fixed frame of said lid.