High-speed article coding machine
CA 1082043 A · Owner: Kiwi Coders Corporation · Inventors: Mckay, James G. Deceased
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A high speed method and machine for imprinting coding indicia on articles travelling in a line along the upper reach of a conveyor at an imprinting zone. The containers travel to the imprinting zone through a worm feed. Gripping force is applied to the containers at the imprinting location to immobilize same momentarily during imprinting. A pivotally mounted inking and printing assembly, including a multiple head printing wheel, is employed and is raised and lowered as a unit without stopping the machine. A single motor drives the machine but each member of the ink/supply and transfer means of the inking and printing assembly may have relatively different circumferen? speeds of rotation. …
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- Granted July 22, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 22, 1997.
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