Login| Sign Up| Help| Contact|

Patent Searching and Data


Title:
ELECTRIC TAMP-BLOW LABEL APPLICATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/112450
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A label tamp pad (20) includes a housing (22) that defines an air flow chamber (24) having an inflow opening (26) and an outflow opening (28). The tamp pad further includes an impact plate (40) having one or more openings (44) therethrough that are in fluid communication with the air flow chamber and an air flow generator (50) fluidly coupled to the air flow chamber for generating an air flow in a first direction. The tamp pad has a valve system (60) for directing the air flow generated by the air flow generator to draw air into the one or more openings to hold a label thereon and to blow air out of the one or more openings to eject the label from the impact plate.

Inventors:
BIXEN ROBERT W (US)
DODS STEVEN M (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/024878
Publication Date:
November 08, 2012
Filing Date:
February 13, 2012
Export Citation:
Click for automatic bibliography generation   Help
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS (US)
BIXEN ROBERT W (US)
DODS STEVEN M (US)
International Classes:
B65C9/28
Foreign References:
US3483059A1969-12-09
US20050167024A12005-08-04
US5885406A1999-03-23
EP1219541A12002-07-03
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HAUPTMAN, Benjamin J. (Suite 300Alexandria, Virginia, US)
Download PDF: