LABELLING MACHINE FOR OBJECTS, MORE PARTICULARLY BOTTLES, A CONTROL UNIT FOR A LABELLING MACHINE, AND A METHOD FOR CLEANING A LABELLING MACHINE AND HOLDING IT IN READINESS

摘要

A bottle labelling machine is disclosed which has a rotating carrier having at least one label removing element mounted to rotate or oscillate there-upon, and stations arranged around the said carrier, to wit a gluing station a label storage station, and a label transfer station with which the removal element, or elements, co-operate. The gluing station consists of a rotating gluing roller, a glue applicator adapted to be switched off, and an adjustable glue scraper. Associated with the gluing roller and the removal elements is a spray-head adapted to be switched on and off, for water or some other medium intended to keep the glue fresh or to dilute it. The spray-head is adapted to spray the surface of the gluing roller or the working surface or surfaces of the said removal element or elements.