Method and system for cutting and placing nose wires in a facemask manufacturing process
US10227202B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA62B23/025
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and associated system are provided for cutting and placing individual nose wires in a facemask production line. A continuous wire is supplied from a supply source to a cutting station in the facemask production line where the continuous wire is cut into individual nose wires having a defined length. A first web is conveyed to a vacuum conveyor, and the individual nose wires are deposited from the cutting station onto the vacuum conveyor such that the nose wires are drawn by vacuum against the first web at a defined spacing and orientation. With the vacuum conveyor, the first web and attached nose wires are conveyed to a folding station wherein the first web and nose wires are combined with a second web such that the nose wires are encapsulated between the first and second webs.
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