Pneumatic strapping apparatus
US9630730B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B13/322
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pneumatically actuated strapping apparatus for strapping plastic tape around a packaging item including a motorized tensioning device and a motorized welding device for the plastic tape. The tensioning device and the welding device are driven by the same pneumatic motor. The direction of rotation of the pneumatic motor can be inverted. The pneumatic motor is connected to the devices by two freewheeling mechanisms releasing the devices in opposite directions. In order to keep power consumption for evacuating non-operational air low, in a particularly preferred embodiment, switching valves which automatically discharge the nonoperational air to the exterior are integrated into the air intake ducts that are used as evacuation ducts for the non-operational air when the direction of rotation is inverted.
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