摘要 |
<p>Apparatus for applying a label to a non-ruled surface. The apparatus comprises a label supply element, an array of label conformation pallets, a pressure source, and an array of target-object presentation stations. The label supply element comprises a peel tip disposed adjacent to a carrier film path and a label path diverging from the carrier film path at the peel tip. The array of label conformation pallets is constrained to circumnavigate a pallet path. Each pallet comprises a shell defining a cavity associated with a predefined shape of a non-ruled surface of a target object and having a perimeter, and a flexible membrane occluding the cavity along the perimeter. The target-object presentation stations are adapted to hold individual target objects and constrained to circumnavigate a target-object path, a portion of the target-object path disposed adjacent to the pallet path.</p> |