Method and system for wrapping ties in a facemask manufacturing process
US10946999B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B35/18
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated system and method wrap the fastening ties around the body of a continuous stream of facemasks in a facemask production line. The facemasks are oriented such that each facemask has a leading pair of ties and a trailing pair of ties extending from a body in a conveying direction of the production line. At a wrapping station in the production line, the facemask body is subsequently clamped to prevent rotation of the body. The leading and trailing pairs of ties are grasped with a rotation device at each side of the conveyor that rotates around the body to wrap the leading and trailing pairs of ties to wrap around the body.
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