Global Patent Index - EP 2720953 B1

EP 2720953 B1 20160727 - A SUPPLY ASSEMBLY FOR A MARKER SYSTEM

Title (en)

A SUPPLY ASSEMBLY FOR A MARKER SYSTEM

Title (de)

ZUFUHRANORDNUNG FÜR EIN MARKIERUNGSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

ENSEMBLE D'ALIMENTATION D'UN SYSTEME MARQUEUR

Publication

EP 2720953 B1 20160727 (EN)

Application

EP 12719032 A 20120413

Priority

  • GB 201110248 A 20110617
  • GB 2012050826 W 20120413

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2012172303A1] A supply assembly for a marker system comprises a first housing section (16) and a second housing section (22) each comprising a plurality of upstanding walls defining an enclosure for receiving and storing in a stacked arrangement marker elements to which an indicia is to be applied by the marker system. A support surface (34) receives marker elements from one of the first (16) and second (22) housing sections and supporting them in a picking position in which they may be grasped by a picking device of the marker system. A transfer means moves the marker elements from one of the first (16) and second (22) the housing sections to the picking position on the support surface (34), and at least one support member is fixed relative to the support surface (34) and the transfer means and configured to be independently connected to by the first (16) and second (22) housing sections to locate the housing sections in a predetermined position relative to the support surface and transfer means. The first (16) and second (22) housing sections are configured differently to respectively receive marker elements of different sizes, and each housing section is configured to removabley connect to the at least one support member to enable the housing sections to be removed and selectively interchanged with each other depending on the size of marker to be housed.

IPC 8 full level

B65C 9/12 (2006.01); B65C 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65C 3/02 (2013.01); B65C 9/10 (2013.01); B65C 11/00 (2013.01)

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 2012172303 A1 20121220; EP 2720953 A1 20140423; EP 2720953 B1 20160727; GB 201110248 D0 20110803; GB 2492530 A 20130109

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2012050826 W 20120413; EP 12719032 A 20120413; GB 201110248 A 20110617