Tape applicator for glazing applications
AssigneeVenture Tape Corp.
InventorRobert T. Sigafoes
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Abstract
A tape applicator for application of a double-sided adhesive tape to a member which can be cut and assembled to form a frame or sash for glazing for a skylight, a window or a door, or which can be used to form a muntin. The tape applicator includes a drive roller for advancing members sequentially through the apparatus. The tape applicator also includes a pressure roller for urging the tape onto the member, and for urging the member into engagement with the drive roller. A guide roller guides the location of the tape to the member so that it is applied to the proper location. A cutting mechanism is automatically actuated for cutting the tape adjacent the trailing end of each member at a desired location. The cutting mechanism is actuated by a switch which is engaged by the member.
Claims14
Apparatus for applying tape having an adhesive layer to a plurality of members in sequence, said apparatus comprising:
- a feed mechanism for moving the members sequentially to and through said apparatus in a feed direction;
- apparatus for dispensing the tape onto the members;
- apparatus for urging the tape against each member as that member is advanced in the feed direction, said apparatus for urging the tape comprising:
- a roller rotatable about a central axis;
- slideways disposed substantially perpendicular to said feed direction;
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- a slide movable along said slideways toward and away from the members, said roller being mounted on said slide;
- guide mechanisms for guiding each member to and through the apparatus whereby the tape is applied only to a desired surface of each member;
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- a cutter mechanism for cutting the tape adjacent a trailing edge of each member after application of the tape thereto, said cutter mechanism comprising:
- a switch actuable by a member being advanced in the feed direction;
- a cutting blade slidably mounted for movement in a direction toward and away from the member;
- an actuator for advancing said blade toward the member in response to actuation of said switch by the member;
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- an arm operatively connected to said switch for activation of said switch, said arm extending through an opening in an upper surface of a table upon which the member resides, said arm being engageable by the member moving in said feed direction;
- wherein the upper surface of the table includes a first portion adjacent said feed mechanism and a second portion adjacent said switch arm, and wherein said second portion of the upper surface of the table is recessed below the first portion of the upper surface of the table, whereby a member passing from the first portion to the second portion of the upper surface of the table is spaced above a distal end of said switch arm until a trailing end of that member passes from the first portion to the second portion of the upper surface of the table.
Apparatus for applying tape having an adhesive layer to a plurality of members in sequence, said apparatus comprising:
- a feed mechanism for moving the members sequentially to and through said apparatus in a feed direction;
- apparatus for dispensing the tape onto the members;
- apparatus for urging the tape against each member as that member is advanced in the feed direction;
- guide mechanisms for guiding each member to and through the apparatus whereby the tape is applied only to a desired surface of each member;
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- a cutter mechanism for cutting the tape adjacent a trailing edge of each member after application of the tape thereto, said cutter mechanism comprising:
- a cutting blade slidably mounted for movement in a direction toward and away from a member;
- a switch;
- an arm operatively connected to said switch for activation of said switch, said arm extending through an opening in an upper surface of a table upon which the member resides, a distal end of said arm being engagable by the member moving in said feed direction;
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- an actuator for advancing said blade toward the member in response to activation of said switch;
- said upper surface of said table including a first portion adjacent said feed mechanisms, and a second portion adjacent said switch arm, said second portion of said upper surface of said table being recessed below said first portion of said upper surface of said table, whereby a member passing from said first portion to said second portion of said upper surface of said table is spaced above said distal end of said switch arm until a trailing end of a member passes from said first portion to said second portion of said upper surface of said table.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.