Global Patent Index - EP 2673201 B1

EP 2673201 B1 20170104 - A VACUUM DRUM AND A METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING LABELS

Title (en)

A VACUUM DRUM AND A METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING LABELS

Title (de)

VAKUUMTROMMEL UND VERFAHREN ZUR ÜBERTRAGUNG VON ETIKETTEN

Title (fr)

TAMBOUR À DÉPRESSION ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRANSFERT D'ÉTIQUETTES

Publication

EP 2673201 B1 20170104 (EN)

Application

EP 11788851 A 20111130

Priority

  • IT TO20110009 U 20110211
  • EP 2011071441 W 20111130

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2012107123A1] There is described a vacuum drum (7) adapted to transfer at least one label (2a, 2b) along a given path (P) around a rotation axis (A), comprising: a main body (9) delimited by an outer lateral surface (11) which is adapted to receive label (2a, 2b) to be transferred; and a plurality of air ports (10a, 10b) defined by surface (11) and connectable to a vacuum source (22); vacuum drum (7) also comprises control means (30) configured for selectively connecting, on the basis of a selected format of the label (2a, 2b) to be transferred along path (P), a given number of air ports (10a) to vacuum source (22), when air ports (10a) of the given number are arranged between an inlet and an outlet station (3, 4) of path (P), so as to transfer said label (2a, 2b) along path (P).

IPC 8 full level

B65C 9/18 (2006.01); B65C 3/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65C 3/065 (2013.01 - EP); B65C 3/14 (2013.01 - US); B65C 9/08 (2013.01 - US); B65C 9/14 (2013.01 - EP); B65C 9/1819 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2012107123 A1 20120816; EP 2673201 A1 20131218; EP 2673201 B1 20170104

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2011071441 W 20111130; EP 11788851 A 20111130