Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for inserting the leading end of a packaging band in a conveyor device

US4774796A · kind A · utility

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7References

5Claims

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Assignee

AZIONARIA COSTRUZIONI MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE A.C.M.A. S.P.A. · IT

Inventors

Franco Aiuola · Bologna, IT
Renato Piccinini · San Giovanni in Persiceto, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 19, 1987
Grant date	Oct 4, 1988
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 19, 2007

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65H2301/323
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The apparatus is composed of an oscillating framework, rotatingly supporting the new and old reels, and of a closed loop flexible element provided with pegs having the same spacing as the pins of the conveyor. The flexible element is movable between a resting position at which the end of the new reel is manually hooked to the pegs and an operating position in which the flexible element follows the conveyor for a certain portion, while deflecting means transfer the end of the new reel from the pegs of the flexible element onto the pins of the conveyor.

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