Ribbon applicator head
AssigneesBedford Industries, Inc., Robert Bosch GmbH
InventorWalter Saur
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Abstract
An applicator head is disclosed which accumulates, feeds, cuts and presents a preselected length of ribbon-like material. A first pneumatic cylinder is connected to a pivoting arm which controls accumulation and feeding steps, while a second pneumatic cylinder operates an applicator arm, to cut and present the material. The connection of the pivoting arm, relative to the first cylinder, determines the length of the cut material or ribbon segment.
Claims16
In an item processing machine having an adhering element, a supply of ribbon-like material and an applicator head for processing the ribbon-like material, wherein the applicator head includes:
- an activator means connected to control operation of the applicator head;
- a guide means for guiding the ribbon-like material;
- a blade means for cutting the ribbon-like material;
- an accumulating means connected to the activator means such that in a first state the accumulating means accumulates a pre-selected length of ribbon-like material, and such that in a second state the accumulating means feeds the ribbon-like material to the guide means;
- an applicating means positioned to receive the ribbon-like material from the guide means, and connected to the activator means to be activated by the activator means such that the applicating means engages the blade means to cut the ribbon-like material and presents the ribbon-like material to the adhering element, which adheres the ribbon-like material to the item.
A method of applying a ribbon-like material to an item with an item processing machine having an adhering element, a supply of ribbon-like material and an applicator head which includes:
- an accumulating means;
- a feeding means;
- a guide means;
- an applicator means;
- an activator;
- and a blade means;
- the steps including:
- operating the accumulating means, the feeding means, and the applicator means with the activator;
- accumulating a pre-selected length of ribbon-like material from the supply of ribbon-like material with the accumulating means;
- feeding the accumulated ribbon-like material with the feeding means into the guide means;
- guiding the accumulated ribbon-like material to the applicator means with the guide means;
- cutting the accumulated ribbon-like material by engaging the blade means with the applicator means;
- presenting the cut ribbon-like material with the applicator means to the adhering means;
- adhering the cut ribbon-like material to the item while forming a package seam in the item with the adhering means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.