EP0176302B1 - Apparatus for enwrapping articles - Google Patents
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- EP0176302B1 EP0176302B1 EP85306576A EP85306576A EP0176302B1 EP 0176302 B1 EP0176302 B1 EP 0176302B1 EP 85306576 A EP85306576 A EP 85306576A EP 85306576 A EP85306576 A EP 85306576A EP 0176302 B1 EP0176302 B1 EP 0176302B1
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- 238000003466 welding Methods 0.000 claims description 8
- 239000004033 plastic Substances 0.000 claims description 7
- 229920003023 plastic Polymers 0.000 claims description 7
- 239000003086 colorant Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000003466 anti-cipated effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000009429 electrical wiring Methods 0.000 description 1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
- B65B11/06—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths
- B65B11/08—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a single straight path
- B65B11/10—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a single straight path to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
- B65C3/00—Labelling other than flat surfaces
- B65C3/02—Affixing labels to elongated objects, e.g. wires, cables, bars, tubes
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- This invention relates to apparatus for wrapping articles.
- the present invention provides an apparatus of the general form described but which is particularly adapted for applying a sleeve of material to an elongate object, such as a wire.
- the wires carry a suitable form of coding.
- the coding may consist of, for example, a marked or coloured sleeve wrapped around the wire.
- an apparatus for applying a sleeve of material to an elongate object comprising supporting means for supporting a length of said material, locating means for positioning the elongate object adjacent to the material supported by the supporting means, the locating means and the supporting means being relatively movable to a position at which the material becomes wrapped substantially around the object, relatively movable urging members being provided in association with the supporting means for urging the material the remaining distance around the elongate object, there being provided securing members for securing the material in the form of a sleeve around the object, and cutting members for separating the formed sleeve from the material, characterised in that the locating means comprises two co-operating pairs of rotatable pulleys which guide and move the elongate object (e.g.
- the strip material is preferably a plastics strip and the movable urging members may include welding electrodes whereby after the plastics strip is urged the remaining distance around the wire the strip is welded to form a sleeve.
- the cutting member may operate simultaneously with the welding operation.
- Figure 1 is shown part of a supporting head 15 of an apparatus for automatically applying identification sleeves to a wire 10.
- Four fixed rotatable pulleys 14 guide the wire 10 which moves in increments to the position in which an identification sleeve is required.
- the head 15 includes a supply of plastics tape 11 which is also moved in increments by rollers 12.
- the head 15 is transversely movable relative to the wire 10, the head 15 being provided with a slot 16 so that the head can straddle the wire 10 and the pulleys 14.
- FIGS. 2 to 7 show cross-sectional views across part of a supporting head 25 of the apparatus and illustrate the sequence of operation of one embodiment of the invention.
- the head 25 which corresponds to the head 15 shown in Figure 1 is provided with two slots 26 and 27, two sets of spaced welding tools 28 and two cutting tools 30.
- the wire 10 is guided by pulleys 14 ( Figure 1) as before, and the plastics tape 11 is moved by the rollers 12.
- the head 25 moves across the wire 10 so that the wire is effectively moved from the slot 27 to the slot 26 ( Figure 2) and the plastics tape 11 is dragged around the wire to wrap it by about 180°. Encirclement of the wire by the tape is then completed as the set of spaced welding tools 28 moves into abutment with the tape ( Figure 3).
- the tape is welded and cut by the cutting tool 30 between the spaced welds ( Figure 4). By welding on both sides of the cutting tool 30 the sleeve is completed and the continuity of the tape 11 is retained ( Figure 5).
- the welding and cutting tools now retract, the wire 10 is fed along by the pulleys 14 and the tape 11 increments down (Figure 6).
- the head 25 now returns to the position shown in Figure 2 in which the wire 10 is in the slot 27 and again the tape 11 is dragged around the wire and the other set of welding tools 28 moves into abutment with the tape to complete the encirclement of the wire 10 by the tape 11 ( Figure 7).
- the sequence thus repeats, with a sleeve being wrapped around the wire every time the head 25 moves across the wire.
- the operation of the stations would preferably be controlled by computer.
- the system may also be applied to many other articles which require some form of identification, such as hydraulic pipes and other elongate or rod- like articles.
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- Packages (AREA)
- Acyclic And Carbocyclic Compounds In Medicinal Compositions (AREA)
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- Control And Other Processes For Unpacking Of Materials (AREA)
- Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
Abstract
Description
- This invention relates to apparatus for wrapping articles.
- It is known from GB Patent Application No. 2 092 984A to wrap rolls by means of apparatus comprising pusher bars for moving a roll against a length of wrapping material so that the roll becomes enwrapped with the material and means for bonding the ends and severing the wrapping material from the enwrapped roll.
- The present invention provides an apparatus of the general form described but which is particularly adapted for applying a sleeve of material to an elongate object, such as a wire.
- With an electrical wiring harness consisting of a large number of wires, identification of the wires can be difficult and thus it is useful if the wires carry a suitable form of coding. The coding may consist of, for example, a marked or coloured sleeve wrapped around the wire.
- It is an object of the present invention therefore to provide apparatus which is able to apply such a sleeve around a wire.
- According to the present invention there is provided an apparatus for applying a sleeve of material to an elongate object comprising supporting means for supporting a length of said material, locating means for positioning the elongate object adjacent to the material supported by the supporting means, the locating means and the supporting means being relatively movable to a position at which the material becomes wrapped substantially around the object, relatively movable urging members being provided in association with the supporting means for urging the material the remaining distance around the elongate object, there being provided securing members for securing the material in the form of a sleeve around the object, and cutting members for separating the formed sleeve from the material, characterised in that the locating means comprises two co-operating pairs of rotatable pulleys which guide and move the elongate object (e.g. wire) axially and at right angles to strip material to the appropriate position and in that two sets of strip urging, securing and cutting members are provided, one at either side of the strip material and actuated so that a complete sleeve is cut from the strip material and formed on the elongate object after each relative movement between the supporting means and the locating means.
- The strip material is preferably a plastics strip and the movable urging members may include welding electrodes whereby after the plastics strip is urged the remaining distance around the wire the strip is welded to form a sleeve.
- The cutting member may operate simultaneously with the welding operation.
- Embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings in which,
- Figure 1 is a pictorial view of part of apparatus for automatically applying identification sleeves to wires and cables constructed in accordance with the invention,
- Figures 2 to 7 illustrate the sequence of operation of one embodiment of the apparatus.
- In Figure 1 is shown part of a supporting
head 15 of an apparatus for automatically applying identification sleeves to awire 10. Four fixedrotatable pulleys 14 guide thewire 10 which moves in increments to the position in which an identification sleeve is required. Thehead 15 includes a supply ofplastics tape 11 which is also moved in increments byrollers 12. Thehead 15 is transversely movable relative to thewire 10, thehead 15 being provided with aslot 16 so that the head can straddle thewire 10 and thepulleys 14. - Referring now to Figures 2 to 7 these show cross-sectional views across part of a supporting
head 25 of the apparatus and illustrate the sequence of operation of one embodiment of the invention. - The
head 25 which corresponds to thehead 15 shown in Figure 1 is provided with twoslots welding tools 28 and twocutting tools 30. Thewire 10 is guided by pulleys 14 (Figure 1) as before, and theplastics tape 11 is moved by therollers 12. - In operation, the
head 25 moves across thewire 10 so that the wire is effectively moved from theslot 27 to the slot 26 (Figure 2) and theplastics tape 11 is dragged around the wire to wrap it by about 180°. Encirclement of the wire by the tape is then completed as the set of spacedwelding tools 28 moves into abutment with the tape (Figure 3). The tape is welded and cut by thecutting tool 30 between the spaced welds (Figure 4). By welding on both sides of thecutting tool 30 the sleeve is completed and the continuity of thetape 11 is retained (Figure 5). The welding and cutting tools now retract, thewire 10 is fed along by thepulleys 14 and thetape 11 increments down (Figure 6). - The
head 25 now returns to the position shown in Figure 2 in which thewire 10 is in theslot 27 and again thetape 11 is dragged around the wire and the other set ofwelding tools 28 moves into abutment with the tape to complete the encirclement of thewire 10 by the tape 11 (Figure 7). The sequence thus repeats, with a sleeve being wrapped around the wire every time thehead 25 moves across the wire. - It is anticipated that a number of tape applying stations would be arranged side-by-side, for example ten, each applying a different coding tape such as different colours or a combination of different colours and printed codes. The codes could be pre-printed on the tapes or printed at the head immediately before application of the sleeve.
- The operation of the stations would preferably be controlled by computer.
- Various types of welding of the tape could be used such as by heating or by radio frequency.
- The system may also be applied to many other articles which require some form of identification, such as hydraulic pipes and other elongate or rod- like articles.
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Priority Applications (1)
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AT85306576T ATE42718T1 (en) | 1984-09-14 | 1985-09-16 | DEVICE FOR WRAPPING OBJECTS. |
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GB848423336A GB8423336D0 (en) | 1984-09-14 | 1984-09-14 | Enwrapping articles |
GB8423336 | 1984-09-14 |
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EP0176302A1 EP0176302A1 (en) | 1986-04-02 |
EP0176302B1 true EP0176302B1 (en) | 1989-05-03 |
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EP85306576A Expired EP0176302B1 (en) | 1984-09-14 | 1985-09-16 | Apparatus for enwrapping articles |
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EP (1) | EP0176302B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE42718T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE3569915D1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB8423336D0 (en) |
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FR2621011B1 (en) * | 1987-09-30 | 1991-02-15 | Aerospatiale | MACHINE FOR LAYING A LABEL ON A REVOLUTION PIECE AND CASSETTE FOR USE IN SUCH A MACHINE |
FR2744868B1 (en) * | 1996-02-09 | 1998-03-06 | A R I Applic Realisation Inf | COMPUTER BREWING SYSTEM |
DE102006011084A1 (en) * | 2006-03-08 | 2007-09-13 | Mödder, Manfred | Method and device for marking elongate objects |
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US4423584A (en) * | 1981-02-13 | 1984-01-03 | Elsner Engineering Works, Inc. | Roll-wrapping apparatus with label inserter and method |
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- 1985-09-16 AT AT85306576T patent/ATE42718T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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EP0176302A1 (en) | 1986-04-02 |
ATE42718T1 (en) | 1989-05-15 |
DE3569915D1 (en) | 1989-06-08 |
GB8423336D0 (en) | 1984-10-17 |
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