A SUPPLY ASSEMBLY FOR A MARKER SYSTEM

摘要

A supply assembly for a marker system comprises a first housing section (16) and a second housing section (22) each comprising a plurality of upstanding walls defining an enclosure for receiving and storing in a stacked arrangement marker elements to which an indicia is to be applied by the marker system. A support surface (34) receives marker elements from one of the first (16) and second (22) housing sections and supporting them in a picking position in which they may be grasped by a picking device of the marker system. A transfer means moves the marker elements from one of the first (16) and second (22) the housing sections to the picking position on the support surface (34), and at least one support member is fixed relative to the support surface (34) and the transfer means and configured to be independently connected to by the first (16) and second (22) housing sections to locate the housing sections in a predetermined position relative to the support surface and transfer means. The first (16) and second (22) housing sections are configured differently to respectively receive marker elements of different sizes, and each housing section is configured to removabley connect to the at least one support member to enable the housing sections to be removed and selectively interchanged with each other depending on the size of marker to be housed.