Abstract: A label applicator for dispensing and applying labels to articles includes a label leading edge indicating sensor and an adjustable peel bar held at a pickup position. A label support may be used with larger labels that have been partially peeled from a backing strip and remain at the pickup position. Printed labels to be applied to an article have a portion of the surface area of an adhesive side removed from the backing strip before the label is taken by a label pick-up-and-applicating device. A print head may be included in the label applicator between the indicating sensor and the adjustable peel bar. A number of labels may be picked-up simultaneously from the backing strip by a number of pick-up heads to be applied to a number of separate articles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 8, 2001
Date of Patent:
September 17, 2002
Assignee:
Nortek Automation, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeff McKenney, Steve Ogren, Sebastian Gex-Collet
Abstract: The present invention relates to a SIMM/DIMM board handler, which enables a single test site handling machine to be integrated into an inline, multi-site test cell, and includes an angled conveyor belt, an angled fail tray for transporting and sorting tested circuit boards and an adjustable circuit probe for performing separate testing of circuit boards.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 9, 2001
Date of Patent:
September 10, 2002
Assignee:
Nortek Automation, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeff McKenney, Steve Ogren, Med Esfahani
Abstract: A label applicator for dispensing and applying labels to articles includes a label leading edge indicating sensor and an adjustable peel bar held at a pickup position. A label support may be used with larger labels that have been partially peeled from a backing strip and remain at the pickup position. Printed labels to be applied to an article have a portion of the surface area of an adhesive side removed from the backing strip before the label is taken by a label pick-up-and1 applicating device. A print head may be included in the label applicator between the indicating sensor and the adjustable peel bar. A number of labels may be picked-up simultaneously from the backing strip by a number of pick-up heads to be applied to a number of separate articles.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 8, 2001
Publication date:
August 29, 2002
Applicant:
NORTEK AUTOMATION, INC.
Inventors:
Jeff McKenney, Steve Ogren, Sebastian Gex-Collet