Machine for cutting and moistening plastic tubes
AssigneeTecnoideal S.R.L.
InventorAndrea Bocchi
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Abstract
A machine for cutting and moistening plastic tubes, and presenting: a reel about which the tube is wound; a feed device for feeding the tube in a given direction; a cutting device for cutting the tube to define a portion; and a dispensing device for dispensing adhesive on to an end of the portion. The machine also presents a gripping device for gripping the portion during cutting, and for conveying the portion to the dispensing device; and a detecting device which, following dispensing of the adhesive, detects the presence of the operator's hand gripping the portion, and de-activates the gripping device to release the portion into the operator's hand.
Claims7
A machine for cutting and moistening plastic tubes, the machine comprising:
- a reel about which said tube is wound;
- feeding means for unwinding said tube off said reel and feeding said tube in a given direction;
- a cutting device for cutting said tube to define a portion of said tube;
- and
- a dispensing device for dispensing adhesive on to an end of said portion;
- characterized by comprising gripping means for gripping said portion during cutting, and for conveying said portion to said dispensing device;
- and detecting means which, following the dispensing of said adhesive, detect the presence of an operator's hand gripping said portion, and de-activate said gripping means to release said portion into the operator's hand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.