Patent ID: 6253817
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: B65B,B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for producing printed labels forming a strip of covers interconnecting a plurality of package bases, with each strip of covers being a segment severed from a continuous length of a laminated foil, including a framework for supporting the laminated foil along a predetermined path of movement, comprising:a. a supply roll having a continuous strip of laminated foil thereon, the laminated foil strip comprising a series of individual covers, with each individual cover having background graphics and a print field on which appropriate product data is to be printed;b. a printer for printing appropriate product data on successive print fields of successive labels;c. an optical inspection station having a camera positioned over the laminated foil strip of covers to provide a pixel image of each printed field of each cover, which is analyzed using image analyzing techniques for proper print position, print quality, and the correctness of the printed information; andd. a photodetector for detecting each widthwise border between the background graphic field and the print field for controlling operation of the camera.