Strap-winding and strap-coil-deforming system
AssigneeSignode India Ltd.
InventorsSanjoy Ghosh, Srungari Ramu
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a strap-winding and strap-coil-deforming system (10) configured to wind a strap segment (S) into a coil and then deform the strap coil to render it more compact and to reduce the likelihood that it will uncoil during handling, storage, or transport. The deformed strap coil is introduced into a discharge chute (DC) to discharge it away from the strap-winding and strap-coil-deforming system (10) for further handling, storage, or transport.
Claims20
A strap-winding and strap-coil-deforming system comprising:
- a containment wall;
- a first gate movable between a first open position and a first closed position;
- a second gate movable between a second open position and a second closed position;
- a third gate movable between a third open position and a third closed position;
- a first deformer comprising a first deforming surface and movable between a first retracted position and a first deforming position;
- a second deformer comprising a second deforming surface and movable between a second retracted position and a second deforming position;
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- a winding assembly comprising a winding-assembly carriage supporting a rotatable winding head comprising multiple winding fingers, wherein the winding-assembly carriage is movable between a collecting position and a winding position, wherein the winding head is movable between a retracted position and a winding position,
- wherein the containment wall, the first and second gates, and the first deforming surface of the first deformer at least partially define a first deforming chamber,
- wherein the containment wall, the second and third gates, and the second deforming wall of the second deformer at least partially define a second deforming chamber.
A strap-winding and strap-coil-deforming process comprising:
- rotating a winding head to wind a strap segment into a coil;
- deforming the strap coil in a first deforming chamber;
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- further deforming the strap coil in a second deforming chamber separate from the first deforming chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.