Patent ID: 6352094
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
A label dispensing apparatus for applying labels to advancing articles, comprising:a label dispensing chassis; a label supply hub coupled to said label dispensing chassis for supplying a label web; a web rewind hub coupled to said label dispensing chassis for accumulating the label web; a label applicator positioned along the web path and coupled to said label dispensing chassis for applying labels from the label web to the advancing articles a label dispensing module releasably attachable to said label dispensing chassis, said label dispensing module further includes: a primary drive roller mechanism receptive of the label web from the label supply roller, said primary drive roller mechanism includes a primary drive roller and a primary pinch roller operating collaboratively to advance the label web along the web path, an edge positioned downstream in the web path from said primary drive mechanism such that the label web traverses the edge to separate the labels from the label web; a secondary roller mechanism positioned downstream from said edge for maintaining tension on the web, said secondary roller mechanism includes a secondary drive roller and a secondary pinch roller operating collaboratively to advance the label web along the web path; and a drive mechanism connected to the primary drive roller and the secondary drive roller for providing rotary motion to each of the primary drive roller and the secondary drive roller, thereby advancing the label web along the web path.