IN-MOLD LABEL DISPENSER FOR PLASTIC BLOW MOLDING MACHINE

摘要

An in-mold label dispenser (10) for a plastic blow molding machine (12) is disclosed as including a base (24) on which label magazines (26) are mounted along with a subbase (34) which is moved by a first actuator (40) between aligned and transfer positions with respect to open mold sections (16) of the mold (14). A shuttle (42) of the dispenser has label carriers (44) thereon and is movable with the subbase movement as well as being movable toward and away from the mold (14) by a second actuator (46) that moves with the subbase (34) under the operation of the first actuator (40). An elongated support (36) preferably mounts the shuttle (42) for sliding movement under the impetus of the second actuator (46) between a withdrawn position adjacent the label magazines (26) and an inserted position where the labels (30) received by the label carriers (44) are aligned with cavity sections (18) of the mold (14) to deposit the labels (30) upon operation of the first actuator (40).