Apparatus for forming a rolled tubular fabric article

Details Apparatus for forming a rolled tubular fabric article Apparatus for forming a rolled tubular fabric article

1982-10-21

1985-07-16

Sipos, John

Manufacturing container or tube from paper; or other manufacturi

Container making

Pliable container

493252, 493423, 493462, 493938, 53117, 53430, B31C 1300, B65B 6304

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045293961

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for rolling elongated tubular fabric surgical drapes and the like comprising an arrangement of at least four opposed drive belts mounted on a support frame for receiving an open end of the tubular article engageable with longitudinal runs of the belts to propel the article along the frame and into engagement with a second set of belts having longitudinal runs disposed at acute angles with respect to the direction of the runs of the primary drive belts. Propulsion of the end of the article along the primary drive belts and into engagement with the secondary drive belts results in forming the article into a toroidal rolled configuration. A support frame for the primary drive belts is mounted on a linear actuator which provides for movement of the support frame with respect to the secondary drive belts in response to operation of a control circuit to complete the rolling process. The separate sets of drive belts are driven by a single electric motor through separate drive trains including a disengageable clutch in the drive train for the primary belts. The apparatus may be controlled for automatic operation through a complete operating cycle of rolling and ejecting a tubular article from the apparatus.

REFERENCES:
patent: Re30410 (1980-10-01), Povlacs
patent: 2892297 (1959-06-01), Derrah et al.
patent: 3007195 (1961-11-01), Gammeter
patent: 3588997 (1971-06-01), Field
patent: 3610115 (1971-10-01), Rose et al.

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