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(11) EP 0 109 266 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.05.1985 Bulletin 1985/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.05.1984 Bulletin 1984/21

(21) Application number: 83306848

(22) Date of filing: 09.11.1983
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 12.11.1982 US 441040
16.09.1983 US 532783

(71) Applicant: B. & H. MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Hoffmann, Wolfgang
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  • West, Michael
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(54) Computer controlled labelling machine


(57) A system (50) includes a labelling machine (52) and a digital data processing system (54) connected to the labelling machine (52). A cutter (56) of the labelling machine (52) has a shaft (58) with a mark (60), which is sensed by a sensor (62). The sensor (62) supplies shaft (58) information on line (3) to digital data processing system (54). The digital data processing system (54) supplies control signals on line (4) to feed roll (66) stepper motor (67). The digital data processing means (54) is also connected to an optical sensor (76) by line (78). The optical sensor (76) senses the position of position mark (74) on the labels (70), which is correlated with the position of shaft (58) in order to feed the labels (70) to the cutter (56) at the proper rate so that the labels (70) are always cut at the kerf (72) between each label (70).






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