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Apparatus and method for carrying out measurements on a bobbin of sheet material

US4911028A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 9, 1989
Grant dateMar 27, 1990
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C3/14
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus and method for automatically stripping sheet material from a bobbin, measuring characteristics of the material and labelling the bobbin. The apparatus includes a delaminator pick-up device for securing a lamination layer of the material and picking-up the secured portion from the bobbin. A threading device threads the secured portion and contiguous portions of the material through a measurement device. The threaded material is engaged by an engaging device and passed through the measurement device. The measurement device measures characteristics of the material.

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