# US 2013/0276992 A1 · Feeder > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0276992 A1 - Document ID: US20130276992A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/662,668 - Filed: 2012-10-29 - Published: 2013-10-24 - Earliest claimed: 2012-04-24 - Inventors: Tsung-Chih TSAI; Chao-An KANG; Shang-Yu LIN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130276992A1 ## CPC - B65H 37/002: {Web delivery apparatus, the web serving as support for articles, material or another web} - B65C 9/1865: {the labels adhering on a backing strip} - B65C 9/42: Label feed control - B65H 2701/194: Web supporting regularly spaced adhesive articles, e.g. labels, rubber articles, labels or stamps - Y10T 156/19: Delaminating means - Y10T 156/1906: Delaminating means responsive to feed or shape at delamination - B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES - B65C: LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES (nailing or stapling in general B25C, B27F; applying labels for packaging purposes B65B; labels, name-plates G09F ){(series-printing machines B41L; containers for the storage or transport of packages B65D)} - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A feeder capable of transferring and separating an adhesive component from a tap, includes a frame, a driven capstan device, a separating device, and a drive device. The driven capstan device is mounted to the frame. The separating device is mounted to the frame to separate the adhesive component from the tap. The drive device drives the tap to unwind from the driven capstan and transfer to the separating device to enable the separating device to separate the adhesive component. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A feeder for transferring and separating an adhesive component from a tap, the feeder comprising: a frame; a driven capstan device mounted to the frame; a separating device mounted to the frame to separate the adhesive component from the tap; and a drive device to drive the tap to unwound from the driven capstan and transferred to the separating device, as to enable the separating device to separate the adhesive component. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The feeder of claim 1, wherein the separating device comprises a separator, one end of the separator sets a peeling bar for separating the adhesive component from the tap, the tap is transferred around the peeling bar and then secured to the drive device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The feeder of claim 1, wherein the separating device further comprises a tightening member, the tightening member is secured to the separator, the tap is transferred between the tightening member and the separator to the peeling bar. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The feeder of claim 1, wherein feeder further comprises a securing member, and an elastic member, the tightening member is secured to the separator via the securing member and capable of moving with respect to the securing member, and one end of the elastic member contacts the tightening member, the other end of the elastic member contacts the securing member to prevent the tightening member from moving. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The feeder of claim 1, wherein the feeder further comprises a supporting platform adjacent to the separating device, the supporting platform comprises a plurality of supporting rollers for supporting the peeled adhesive component, each supporting roller comprising a ridge around a surface of the supporting roller. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The feeder of claim 1, wherein the feeder further comprises a detector and a controller, the detector is capable of detecting the peeled adhesive component and generating a control signal when the peeled adhesive component is not detected, the controller is capable of controlling the drive device to drive the tap to unwind in response to the control signal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The feeder of claim 1, wherein the drive device comprises a drive motor, and a drive capstan device, the tap is secured to the drive capstan device when the tap is transferred from the separating device; and the drive motor drives the drive capstan device to wind the tap which is transferred from the separating device, to drive the tap unwind from the driven capstan device. ### Claim 8 A feeder for transferring and separating an adhesive component from a tap, the feeder comprising: a frame; a separating device mounted to the frame to separate the adhesive component from the tap; a drive device drive the tap to be transferred to the separating device, as to enable the separating device to separate the adhesive component; and a detector detecting the peeled adhesive component, the detector generating a control signal to control the drive device to drive the tap to transfer to the separating device when the peeled adhesive component is not detected. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The feeder of claim 8, wherein the separating device comprises a separator, one end of the separator sets a peeling bar for separating the adhesive component, the tap is transferred around the peeling bar and then secured to the drive device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The feeder of claim 9, wherein the separating device further comprises a tightening member, the tightening member is secured to the separator, the tap is transferred between the tightening member and the separator to the feeling bar. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The feeder of claim 10, wherein feeder further comprises a securing member, and an elastic member, the tightening member is secured to the separator via the securing member and capable of moving with respect to the securing member, and one end of the elastic member contacts the tightening member, the other end of the elastic member contacts the securing member to prevent the tightening member from moving. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The feeder of claim 8, wherein the feeder further comprises a supporting platform adjacent to the separating device, the supporting platform comprises a plurality of supporting rollers for supporting the peeled adhesive component, each supporting roller comprising a ridge around a surface of the supporting roller. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The feeder of claim 8, wherein the feeder further comprises a detector and a controller, the detector is capable of detecting the peeled adhesive component and generating a control signal when the peeled adhesive component is detected, the controller is capable of controlling the drive device to drive the tap to transfer to the separating device in response to the control signal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The feeder of claim 8, wherein the drive device comprises a drive motor, and a drive capstan device, the tap is secured to the drive capstan device when the tap is transferred from the separating device; the drive motor drives the drive capstan device to wind the tap which is transferred from the separating device, to drive the tap to transfer to the separating device.