Water activated tape case sealers
AssigneeIntertape Polymer Corp.
InventorsDoug Walker, Zachary S. Kissel, Michael Curtin
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Abstract
A water activated tape system includes a tape roller, a water bottle, and a first wipedown mechanism. The tape roller is configured to dispense water activated tape. The water bottle is configured provide liquid to wet the water activated tape. The first wipedown mechanism is configured to press the water activated tape onto a carton. The first wipedown mechanism includes a first hinged arm, a first roller, disposed at a first end of the first hinged arm, a second hinged arm, and a second roller, disposed at a first end of the second hinged arm.
Claims19
A water activated tape system, comprising:
- a tape roller, configured to dispense water activated tape;
- a water bottle, configured to provide liquid to wet the water activated tape;
- a conveyor belt, configured to convey a carton;
- a first wipedown mechanism, configured to press the water activated tape onto the carton, wherein the first wipedown mechanism includes:
- a first hinged arm,
- a first roller, disposed at a first end of the first hinged arm,
- a second hinged arm, and
- a second roller, disposed at a first end of the second hinged arm;
- an encoder coupled to the conveyor belt;
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- a processor, configured to adjust a variable wipedown pressure for the first wipedown mechanism based on the encoder.
A water activated tape system, comprising:
- a tape roller, configured to dispense water activated tape;
- a water bottle, configured to provide liquid to wet the water activated tape;
- a first wipedown mechanism, configured to press the water activated tape onto a carton;
- a conveyor belt, configured to convey the carton,
- a first encoder coupled to the conveyor belt;
- and
- a processor, configured to:
- determine physical information associated with the carton, wherein the physical information is a length of the carton, a distance traveled by the carton, or positional information for the carton;
- and
- determine a variable wipedown pressure for the first wipedown mechanism based on the first encoder.
A water activated tape system, comprising:
- a tapehead having a tape roller configured to dispense water activated tape and apply the water activated tape to a carton;
- a water bottle, configured to provide liquid to the tapehead to wet the water activated tape;
- a first wipedown mechanism, configured to press the water activated tape onto the carton;
- a first encoder coupled to the tape roller;
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- a processor, configured to determine a length of tape dispensed based on the first encoder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.