Title:
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING WRAPPER AND WRAPPING PRODUCTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004067382
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus for feeding a wrapping web (201-204) to a wrapping station (204), where a product (2010) is to be wrapped with the wrapping web, includes a backstand (221-224) for holding a supply roll of the wrapping web and for unwinding and rewinding the wrapping web. The wrapping web falls under gravity on a conveyor which transports the wrapping web to the wrapping station without using bend rollers. The unwinding or rewinding speed of the backstand is controllably adjustable. An unused length of the wrapping web after wrapping is rewound onto the supply roll, leaving a portion dangling loosely from the supply roll and above the conveyor. Thus, the wrapping web can be automatically fed on demand to the wrapping station without human intervention and without the need of pre-feeding the wrapping web into the wrapping station.
Inventors:
DALIETOS PAUL
SLOAN MICHAEL
SLOAN MICHAEL
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/002262
Publication Date:
April 07, 2005
Filing Date:
January 28, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GLOBE MACHINE MFG COMPANY (US)
International Classes:
B65B25/14; B65B41/12; B65B59/00; (IPC1-7): B65B41/06
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