Patent ID: 9126709
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B65C

Abstract:
1. A labelling machine for applying labels onto respective articles, comprising: a protective wall; at least one first labelling group which may move between an operative position in which it applies a plurality of labels onto corresponding said articles, and a rest position; said wall comprising at least one first opening which is at least partially engaged, in use, by said first labelling group when it is arranged in said operative position; said first labelling group being arranged completely on a first side of said wall as it is arranged in said rest position, and being arranged at least partially on a second side, opposite to said first side, of said wall when it is arranged in said operative position; said wall further comprising at least one first panel which may be moved between a closed position in which it covers said opening, and an open position in which it leaves free said opening; connectors for connecting said first panel to said first labelling group at least when said first labelling group moves, in use, between said rest position and an intermediate position, which is arranged between said operative and rest positions, wherein said connectors are flexible, wherein said connectors comprise a first cable which may be connected to said first labelling group and to said first panel; the movement of said first labelling group between said intermediate position and said rest position causing, in use, the movement of said first panel between said open and said closed position.