Device for zigzag folding of a countinuous tape
AssigneeETS J. Cheynet et Ses Fils
InventorRene Cheynet
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Abstract
A device for the zigzag folding of flexible tapes is mounted on an entablature. The entablature includes a guide for distributing the tape. A pair of rollers are disposed within a transverse slot on the entablature. The rollers are each provided with an alternating succession of disks and pulleys. The disks are fixed to said rollers so as to rotate together. Each of the pulleys accepts a cable. The plurality of cables constitutes a belt for aiding in advancement of the tape. The rollers are coupled to a support carriage including a motor for rotating the rollers in opposite directions, the tape being guided between the oppositely rotating rollers and disks.
Claims12
A device for zigzag folding of a flexible tape, comprising:
- an entablature having means for distributing the tape including a guide for transmitting the tape;
- a transverse slot in said entablature;
- a pair of rollers disposed within said transverse slot, said rollers having an alternating succession of axially stacked relatively rotatable disks and pulleys, said disks being fixed on said rollers so as to rotate together, each of said pulleys engaging a cable, a plurality of cables constituting a belt for advancing the tape, one end of said cables being anchored in fixing means;
- a support carriage beneath said entablature, attachment ends of said rollers attached to said support carriage, said support carriage including motor means for rotating said disks, said rollers rotating in opposite directions whereby the tape is guided between the rollers for folding the tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.