Global Patent Index - EP 3760550 A1

EP 3760550 A1 20210106 - UNIT FOR TRANSFERRING REELS OF LABELLING MATERIAL

Title (en)

UNIT FOR TRANSFERRING REELS OF LABELLING MATERIAL

Title (de)

EINHEIT ZUM TRANSFER VON ROLLEN EINES ETIKETTIERUNGSMATERIALS

Title (fr)

UNITÉ DE TRANSFERT DE BOBINES DE MATÉRIAU D'ÉTIQUETAGE

Publication

EP 3760550 A1 20210106 (EN)

Application

EP 20170504 A 20200421

Priority

IT 201900002196 U 20190704

Abstract (en)

A transfer unit (12) for feeding reels (6) of labelling material to a labelling module (13) configured to apply labels (2) onto articles (4) is described; the transfer unit (12) comprises: a support member (14) configured to support a plurality of reels (6) organized vertically in at least one a stack (15); and a robotic arm (16) configured to remove at least one reel (6) at a time from the stack (15) at a gripping station (G) and to release it at a release station (R); the support member (14) being movable horizontally, during use, at least from a remote position, where the reels (6) are arranged stacked vertically on the support member (14), to the gripping station (G), where the transfer unit (12) is configured to eliminate a vertical distance between the stack (15) and the robotic arm (16)

IPC 8 full level

B65C 9/18 (2006.01); B65H 19/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65C 9/1892 (2013.01); B65H 19/123 (2013.01); B65H 2301/3251 (2013.01); B65H 2801/75 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

WO 2019048044 A1 20190314 - SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS [FR]

Citation (search report)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3760550 A1 20210106

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20170504 A 20200421