Patent ID: 6401785
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
Device (1) for applying a decoration to containers (2), comprisinga conveyor (3) for feeding containers in a transport direction (T), a feed device (6, 7, 13) for feeding a carrier strip (5) to an application station (4), which carrier strip (5) is provided on an application side (10), which faces the conveyor (3), with an image transfer label (11) to be transferred to the containers, an application station (4) for receiving the carrier strip (5), the carrier strip (5) making an acute angle with respect to the direction of transport (T), comprising a pressure element (12) for pressing the carrier strip (5) against the containers (2), characterised in that a heating device (15) facing the application side (10) is incorporated close to the pressure element (12) to dispense heat to the application side (10) of the carrier strip (5) in a preheating region of the carrier strip (5) located upstream of the pressure element (12).