| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus and method for splicing the leading label in a roll (11) of labels to one of the last labels in a second roll (12). The second roll (12), depleted because the labels are applied to articles in an assembly line (67), has a photosensitive device (66) that registers this depletion as the second roll (12) is consumed. The device initiates splicing the leading label to a label in the depleted roll. A controller (64) also responds to the device by moving the dancer arm (26) to a predetermined position in order to control the registration of the leading label with the last labels in the second roll. The controller (64) also responds to a count of the labels that are in the web between the production line (67) and the splice in order to identify the article to which the splice has been applied and to eject that article from the production line (67).</p> |
