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US 12,752,946 B2Granted
Strapping machine including an automatic-strap-change system
AssigneeSignode Industrial Group LLC
InventorJürgen Höhn
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a strapping machine with an automatic-strap-change system configured to detect that an active strap coil is empty and, in response, automatically start supplying strap from a reserve strap coil.
Claims20
A strapping machine comprising:
- a strapping head;
- an automatic-strap-change system comprising:
- a first strap-supply chute;
- a second strap-supply chute;
- and
- a strap-driving assembly comprising a supply roller, the strap-driving assembly movable relative to the first and second strap-supply chutes between a first position in which the supply roller is adjacent to the first strap-supply chute and a second position in which the supply roller is adjacent to the second strap-supply chute;
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- a controller operably connected to the automatic-strap-change system and configured to:
- with the strap-driving assembly in the first position, control the supply roller to supply a first strap from a first strap coil through the first strap-supply chute toward the strapping head;
- monitor for satisfaction of a strap-change condition;
- and
- responsive to the strap-change condition being satisfied, control the strap-driving assembly to move from the first position to the second position such that the supply roller is positioned to supply a second strap from a second strap coil through the second strap-supply chute toward the strapping head.
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A method of operating a strapping machine, the method comprising:
- with a strap-driving assembly of an automatic-strap-change system of the strapping machine in a first position, driving a supply roller of the strap-driving assembly to supply a first strap from a first strap coil through a first strap-supply chute of the automatic-strap-change system toward a strapping head of the strapping machine;
- determining that a strap-change condition has been satisfied;
- and
- responsive to determining that the strap-change condition has been satisfied, moving the strap-driving assembly from the first position to a second position such that the supply roller is positioned to supply a second strap from a second strap coil through a second strap-supply chute of the automatic-strap-change system toward the strapping head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.