Patent ID: 7343949
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A mechanism for processing items continuously fed on a base material, in order to perform an operation on each item, in which each item is provided with an accurately positioned bar code, said mechanism comprising: a feed device unreeling the base material; a processing device for performing the operation on the items; a reader positioned at a location in which the bar codes of the items are located, said reader being configured for detecting a particular edge of the bar code carried by each item, said reader further being configured for creating a read signal corresponding to a relative position of the detected bar code; a data source containing data signal information relating to the bar codes; and a control circuit configured for receiving the read signals and the data signals and then comparing the read signals and the data signals, said control circuit emitting control signals for said processing device based on said comparison of the signals.