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(11) EP 0 497 081 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.01.1993 Bulletin 1993/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.08.1992 Bulletin 1992/32

(21) Application number: 91830467.6

(22) Date of filing: 29.10.1991
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B65C 9/06, B65C 9/14, B65C 9/32
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB

(30) Priority: 28.01.1991 IT PR910005

(71) Applicant: ALFA COSTRUZIONI MECCANICHE S.P.A.
46100 Mantova (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Orlandi, Ireneo
    I-46030 San Giorgio di Mantova (Mantova) (IT)

(74) Representative: Lanzoni, Luciano 
c/o BUGNION S.p.A. Via Garibaldi, 22
43100 Parma
43100 Parma (IT)


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    (54) A device in labelling machinery for aligning glass containers and pressing labels onto containers thus aligned


    (57) Designed for integration into a conventional glass bottle labeller, the device serves to position a speciality type bottle (2) (square, rectangular, triangular or oval in section) in readiness for application of a label, then to press and smooth the label onto the correctly aligned bottle; the initial alignment is brought about by means of a fixed guide rail (3) operating in conjunction with a movable locator (5) mounted to a plate (15) and reciprocated by a cam-driven plunger (8), whereupom the label is flattened thoroughly over the glass by an assembly of pivoting rollers (7) carried by the same mounting plate (15). Simple and effective in design and operation, the device leads ultimately to a more compact machine and to better quality labelling.






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