Back to results
US 2016/0236453 A1Published application
Gluing device for gluing the tail of a log and related method
AssigneeFabio Perini S.p.A.
InventorsDavide Ghiselli, Matteo Borselli
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A gluing device including a guide roller to guide the tail of the log; on the guide roller, retaining elements to engage and retain the tail on the guide roller; a gluing member, to apply a glue to the tail retained on the guide roller. There are also provided embossing members, arranged and controlled to emboss a portion of the tail of the log. The gluing member applies the glue to embossing protrusions formed by the embossing members.
Claims4
A method for gluing a tail of a log of web material, comprising
- identifying the tail of the log to be glued;
- unwinding the tail;
- embossing the tail with embossing members to form on the tail embossing protrusions by the embossing members;
- after formation of the embossing protrusions by said embossing members, applying a glue to the embossing protrusions;
- rewinding the tail and gluing the tail to an outer surface of the log.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.