Method and apparatus for applying carriers to containers
AssigneeOwens-Illinois Labels Inc.
InventorsJohn Chan, Richard L. Chaddock
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for cleaning a strip of carriers for delivery to an apparatus for applying a can carrier to successive groups of cans from a strip of carriers on a roll where the strip is fed from the roll to an applicator comprising a cleaning device interposed between the roll and the applicator. The cleaning device includes opposite cleaning brushes between which the strip of carriers is moved such that dirt, dust and material plate-out is removed from the surfaces of the strip.
Claims14
In an apparatus for applying a can carrier to successive groups of cans from a strip of carriers on a roll where the strip is fed from the roll to an applicator, the improvement comprising
- a cleaning device interposed between said roll and said applicator,
- said cleaning device including opposite cleaning means between which the strip of carriers is moved such that dirt, dust and material plate-out is removed from the surface of said strip,
- said cleaning means comprises an upper brush and a lower brush, and
- and means for adjusting the position and the angle of said brushes with respect to said strip of carriers.
In method for applying a can carrier to successive groups of cans from a strip of plastic carriers on a roll where the strip is fed from the roll to an applicator which applies the plastic carrier to containers wherein dust, dirt and material plate-out tend to accumulate on the container and contaminate the applicator, the improvement comprising
- interposing a cleaning device between the roll and the applicator,
- providing opposed cleaning means on said device,
- feeding the strip of carriers between said cleaning means before it passes to the applicator such that dirt, dust and material plate-out is removed from the surfaces of said strip.
In an apparatus for applying a can carrier to successive groups of cans from a strip of plastic carriers on a roll where the strip is fed from the roll to an applicator applies the plastic carriers to containers wherein dust, dirt and material plate-out tend to accumulate on the container and contaminate the applicator, the improvement comprising
- a cleaning device interposed between said roll and said applicator,
- said cleaning device including opposite cleaning means between which the strip of carriers is moved such that dirt, dust and material plate-out is removed from the surface of said strip.
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