Strapping machine with easy access and feed guides
US6745677B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B2210/12
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A strapping machine for positioning a strapping material around an associated load and sealing the strapping material to itself around the load includes a frame, a chute mounted to the frame for conveying the strapping material around the load, a feed assembly mounted to the frame for feeding the strapping material, a guide configured to transfer the strapping material from the feed assembly and a strapping head. The head is configured to receive the strapping material from the feed assembly via the guide during a feed mode. The strapping head includes a body and defines a first conveyance path for the strapping material from the guide to the chute, and a second conveyance path to receive a free end of the strapping material to seal the strapping material to itself. The second conveyance path is defined by a plurality of surfaces in the body that define a substantially constant width path through the second conveyance path. The machine includes a transfer guide mounted to the frame between the feed assembly and the strapping head and a feed guide including a cover for covering at least a portion of the feed assembly. The transfer guide has a fixed portion and a removable cover port…
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