Patent ID: 8869862

Claim:
A labelling machine comprising: a main supporting frame ( 2 ); a carrousel ( 6 ) rotatably mounted on the main supporting frame ( 2 ) according to a vertical axis of rotation, the outside of the carrousel being equipped with a plurality of supporting means for the objects to be labelled; means ( 9 ) for feeding the objects to be labelled to the supporting means and means ( 10 ) for picking up the labelled objects from the supporting means; and a plurality of labelling devices ( 12 ) positioned radially along the edge of the carrousel ( 6 ) which in practice apply labels to objects placed on the supporting means which pass them during carrousel ( 6 ) rotation; the main supporting frame ( 2 ) having a guiding and supporting track ( 17 ) to which the labelling devices ( 12 ) are slidably connected so that they can be placed at different positions along the edge of the carrousel ( 6 ); the machine being characterised in that it also comprises a plurality of connecting modules ( 26 ) equipped with first coupling means ( 27 ) allowing sliding coupling to the track ( 17 ), and also being characterised in that it also comprises second coupling means ( 28 ) for reversibly coupling each labelling device ( 12 ) to a connecting module ( 26 ); characterised in that it also comprises means ( 54 ) for the controlled movement of each connecting module ( 26 ) along the track ( 17 ).