Patent ID: 6328086
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
A label dispenser comprising:a label loading section for holding a roll-shaped label continuum in which a number of printed labels are temporarily stuck in succession on a mounting sheet, with resistance in a travelling direction thereof;a turn section for turning the mounting sheet of said label continuum travelling from said label loading section to facilitate peeling of a label from the mounting sheet caused by stiffness of the label itself;a winding section including a motor for pulling a turned mounting sheet as a driving source;a label sticking section including a rotator, located at a side of a printed face of the label peeled from the mounting sheet;label detecting means for ascertaining whether the label peeled from the mounting sheet is present;mounting sheet slack detecting means for detecting a continual slack of the mounting sheet travelling in accordance with a transfer of the label until the label is completely removed from the mounting sheet when a peeled part of the label is pressed against an article to be stuck by said label sticking section and either the label or the article is moved to stick the label on the article or when the label is pulled out manually;a control circuit for driving a motor to pull the mounting sheet by said winding section when said mounting sheet slack detecting means generates a mounting sheet slack detecting output and even when said label detecting means generates a label absence detecting output; anda timer circuit which, when said label detecting means is turned to a state of a label presence detecting output, causes drive of the motor to be continued for a predetermined time, which time is adjustable.