Patent ID: 7703685
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: B65C

Abstract:
1. A label application device operable for applying a label to an article, wherein the label has opposite sides including a surface side and a back side, the label application device comprising: a label holding device for holding the surface side of the label to the holding device, the label holding device comprises a body divided into first and second body parts, at least one of the first and second body parts being configured for holding the label to at least one of the first and second body parts, the body parts having opposing sides facing each other; a moving device connected with at least one of the body parts and operable for moving the at least one of the body parts to define a separated position of the body parts at which the opposing sides thereof are separated and a joining position of the body parts at which their opposing sides are moved toward abutting; the holding device holding the label such that the portion of the label is held to extend across a gap defined between the opposing sides of the body parts in the separated position thereof and such that movement of the at least one body part toward the joining position is operable to fold the portion of the label between the opposing sides of the body parts and is operable to push the folded portion of the label toward the surface side thereof, such that first and second side faces of the back surface of the label at the label portion are defined as the label portion is folded and the first and second side faces at the back side at the label portion are pushed toward abutting and also thereby define an apex between the first and the second side faces and also define bent portions of the label at the divided body parts, thereby forming the folded portion of the label; a label folding device for folding a portion of the label, the portion being along a length direction of the label, while the label is being held by the label holding device, the folding being such that the back side of the label at the label portion is urged toward the surface side of the label so that the label portion protrudes to form an oblique angle across the length direction of the label; and a label applying device configured and operable on the label with the folded portion for applying the label to an article.