Patent ID: 8186407

Claim:
A labeling machine comprising: a structure; at least one member for feeding a tape provided with a plurality of labels associated to said structure; guiding means associated to said structure to drive said tape at least between said feeding member and an area, defined in said structure, for the application of at least one label, said guiding means defining a path of advance of said tape; at least one device for actuating said tape positioned in said structure, said actuating device being movable between a non operative condition in which said tape remains in a predetermined position, and an operative condition, in which said actuating device induces in actuation said tape along said path of advance to bring at least one label of said tape to said area of application; and a printing device operatively associated to said structure to deposit on at least one label borne by said tape a predefined quantity of ink, according to a pre-set motif; wherein, a regulating device for regulating the path of advance of the tape, the regulating device comprising a driving roller, the driving roller actuated in rotation to adjust a position of the tape to vary a printing position of each label of the tape.