Abstract: A label handling apparatus comprises a label issuing machine (2) for weighing an article, printing predetermined data, such as the measured weight, price per unit weight and article price, on a label on the basis of the measured weight, and issuing the printed label, a transfer device (40) for transferring the issued label on a belt conveyor (42), and a label sticking device (9) for sucking and retaining the transferred label at a label retaining port (15) by a negative pressure produced by an air current and producing a positive pressure in the label retaining port (15) by an air current with a predetermined timing to blow off the sucked and retained label so as to stick it to a predetermined place on the article. Such labels are prepared in advance with a viscous adhesive agent applied thereto and temporarily retained on a mount sheet, from which they are stripped during their travel from the label issuing machine (2) to the label transfer device.

Abstract: An electronic weighing apparatus, comprising a scale mechanism having a weighing plate for placing an article being weighed, a movable slit plate associated with the weight of said article on said weighing plate and having a series of slits equally spaced in the moving direction, a light source provided at one side of said slit plate, a photodetector provided at the other side of said slit plate opposite to said light source, whereby a pulse train is generated from said photodetector. The number of pulses in the pulse train is associated with the movement of the slit plate and thus with the weight of said article. A counter for counting the number of pulses of said pulse train for providing a weight value signal, a display register for storing the weight value signal, and a display responsive to the register for displaying the weight value in said register are employed.

Abstract: An indicating apparatus for indicating measured values in a digital manner, comprising a graduated plate adapted to be moved in accordance with the weight of an object to be weighed, the graduated plate being provided with numerical characters for indicating the weight in a digital manner and displacement indicating marks for detection of the displacement of the graduated plate, the numerical characters and displacement indicating marks being arranged in the direction of movement of the graduated plate, two light sources opposed to the graduated plate and individually correlated with two adjacent numerical characters, the two light sources being controlled so that either one of them is turned on in response to a signal indicating the displacement of the graduated plate represented by the associated displacement indicating mark thereby to indicate the measured value in a digital manner.