Automation for plastic disc
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorWilliam J. Cooper
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Abstract
An apparatus for reinforcing stapling connections created by an elastic stapling apparatus with a plurality of individual reinforcing elements. The apparatus constructs and deploys the plurality of individual reinforcing elements simultaneously with the elastic stapling apparatus generating a plurality of plastic fasteners. The apparatus manufactures the plurality of individual reinforcing elements from a pair of oppositely disposed rolls of reinforcing stock material. The individual reinforcing elements provide additional structural integrity to articles that are deformable in construction.
Claims14
An apparatus for manufacturing a plurality of individual reinforcing elements from a supply of reinforcing stock, comprising:
- a base plate adapted to support the supply of reinforcing stock;
- a pair of modules mounted to the base plate adapted to receive the supply of reinforcing stock, sever the reinforcing stock to form individual reinforcing elements, and deploy the individual reinforcing elements, each module having a strip feed block, a linkage drive block, a cutting block, and a pneumatic element;
- wherein the strip feed block is mounted to a top of the linkage drive block and the linkage drive block is engaged by the pneumatic element, and is moveability connected to the cutting block by a cam element;
- the strip feed block being positioned to advance the reinforcing stock through the module when the strip feed block is driven by the linkage drive block;
- the linkage drive block being engaged by the pneumatic element;
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- the cutting block configured to be driven by the linkage drive block to sever the reinforcing stock to form individual reinforcing element;
- wherein the base plate comprises a centrally disposed opening;
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- wherein the pair of modules are adjustable in position along the centrally disposed opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.