18888793. APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING LABEL TAPES (KRONES AG)

APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING LABEL TAPES

Organization Name

KRONES AG

Inventor(s)

Martin Kupka of Landau DE

Tobias Eichhammer of Bad Abbach DE

APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING LABEL TAPES

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18888793 titled 'APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING LABEL TAPES

Original Abstract Submitted

An apparatus for connecting label tapes, the apparatus comprising a feed-through region through which the label tapes can be guided along a transport direction, an adhesive application device for applying adhesive material to an adhesive region of a first label end of a first label tape, wherein the adhesive application device comprises an application element for applying the adhesive material in the adhesive region and a supply element for feeding a transfer tape with adhesive material to the application element and for discharging the transfer tape from the application element, wherein the apparatus comprises a first drive element for moving the application element along an application direction and a second drive element for driving the supply element for feeding and discharging the transfer tape.