Systems for processing material, taping stations to apply tape to one or more rolls of material, and methods of processing material
OwnerIlker Bizerinventor
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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.
Claims20
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, and
- the tape hub is at least partially offset from the vertical axis in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the 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 mounting post arranged above the main plate in a vertical direction, and (iii) a spring extending in the vertical direction from the mounting post to the main plate to bias the main plate against linear translation in the vertical direction away from the mounting post.
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 pair of guide clips to support the at least one tape head assembly for linear movement along a pair of support structures, (ii) a main plate supporting a tape hub and a plurality of guide rollers, (iii) a mounting post interconnected with one of the pair of guide clips and arranged above the main plate in a vertical direction, and (iv) a spring extending in the vertical direction from the mounting post to the main plate to bias the main plate against linear translation in the vertical direction away from the mounting post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.