System with a separate unit for supplying wrapping material in strip form
AssigneeG. D. Societa per Azioni
InventorArmando Neri
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Abstract
A system featuring an operating section defined by at least one machine employing strips of wrapping material; and an automatic strip supply unit detached from the operating section and wherein a number of passive unwinding stations arranged side by side and each supporting a respective reel for a respective strip are selectively connectable to an active robot traveling along the unwinding stations and in turn comprising an operating module selectively connectable to each station for forming, in conjunction with each station, a device for replacing the runout reels.
Claims10
A system (1) with a separate strip change unit (6) for supplying wrapping material in strip form;
- the strip change unit (6) comprising a plurality of unwinding stations (7), each supporting a respective reel (11a) for a respective runoff strip (5);
- and the system comprising, in addition to said strip change unit (6), an operating section (2) completely separated from the strip change unit (6) and defined by at least one machine (3, 4) employing strips (5) of wrapping material and operatively connected, in use, to said runoff strips (5) to unwind the respective reels (11a);
- the strip change unit (6) comprising a single robot (20) traveling along the unwinding stations (7) and in turn comprising an operating module (26) selectively connectable to each station (7);
- said module (26) comprising reel carrying means (72) to supply, in use each of said stations (7) selectively connected therewith with a full reel (11), and combining, in use, with each of said stations (7) selectively connected therewith to constitute a respective device (27) for replacing the relevant runout reel (11a).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.