Systems for processing material, taping stations to apply tape to one or more rolls of material, and methods of processing material
AssigneeQuad Plus LLC
InventorIlker Bizer
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Abstract
Systems for processing material, taping stations to apply tape to one or more rolls of material, and methods of processing material are disclosed. A system for processing material includes a winding station and a taping station. The winding station includes a winder to wrap material around a mandrel to produce one or more rolls of material. The taping station is arranged downstream of the winding station to receive the one or more rolls of material therefrom and apply tape to the one or more rolls of material.
Claims19
A taping station to apply tape to one or more rolls of material, the taping station comprising:
- a plurality of material support rollers to support the one or more rolls of material, and
- at least one tape head assembly including a tape hub to support a roll of tape during a taping operation and a plurality of guide rollers spaced from one another in a vertical direction to guide tape from the roll of tape supported on the tape hub circumferentially around each of the one or more rolls of material supported by the plurality of material support rollers during the taping operation,
- wherein:
- the plurality of guide rollers are aligned along a vertical axis,
- the plurality of guide rollers includes a first guide roller, a second guide roller arranged beneath the first guide roller in the vertical direction relative to the tape hub, and a third guide roller arranged beneath the second guide roller in the vertical direction relative to the tape hub, and
- the first guide roller, the second guide roller, and the third guide roller are aligned along the vertical axis.
A taping station to apply tape to one or more rolls of material, the taping station comprising:
- a plurality of material support rollers to support the one or more rolls of material, and
- at least one tape head assembly including (i) a main plate supporting a tape hub and a plurality of guide rollers, (ii) a backing plate spaced from the main plate, and (iii) an actuator slidably coupling the main plate to the backing plate for movement relative to the backing plate in a vertical direction.
A taping station to apply tape to one or more rolls of material, the taping station comprising:
- a plurality of material support rollers to support the one or more rolls of material, and
- at least one tape head assembly including (i) a main plate supporting a tape hub and a plurality of guide rollers, (ii) a backing plate spaced from the main plate, and (iii) an actuator slidably coupling the main plate to the backing plate for movement relative to the backing plate in a vertical direction,
- wherein the plurality of guide rollers are aligned along a vertical axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.