SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING AND ATTACHING LABELS TO ANY STREAM OF OBJECTS
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602019065226
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2018-10-09
- Filing Date
- 2019-10-07
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-22
- Estimated Expiration
- 2039-10-07
AI Technical Summary
Traditional label print and apply systems are inefficient and inflexible when dealing with objects in a random flow, due to limited operational flexibility and low performance of traditional printing units.
A system comprising a labelling unit, an object transporting device, an object detection sensor, and a control unit, which adjusts the printing mode of the label printing unit based on the separation distance between objects. If the separation distance is equal to or less than a predetermined trigger value, the system operates in continuous printing mode; otherwise, it operates in intermittent printing mode.
The system achieves efficient and flexible label printing and application, with high printing speed and throughput in continuous mode, and fine-tuned flexibility in intermittent mode, ensuring uninterrupted label application even with varying object separation distances.