Patent ID: 8986475
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for applying heat transfer labels to containers as the containers are conveyed in a generally downstream direction, the apparatus comprising: a labeling station at which heat transfer labels are released from a web onto the surfaces of containers; a post-treatment station downstream of the labeling station; an air nozzle at the post-treatment station oriented toward containers moving past the post-treatment station; a blower coupled to the hot air nozzle for supplying a stream of air to the air nozzle; a heater disposed and configured to heat the stream of air before the air is delivered to the air nozzle and toward containers at the post-treatment station; a sensor for measuring the temperatures of containers after the containers pass the post-treatment station; and a control system operatively coupled to the sensor for receiving temperature information therefrom, the control system adjusting at least one characteristic of the stream of air based upon the measured temperature so that the temperatures of containers are maintained within a predetermine range upon exposure to the heated stream of air.