Automatic wrapping machine and method of wrapping

Details Automatic wrapping machine and method of wrapping Automatic wrapping machine and method of wrapping

1991-06-05

1992-08-18

Sipos, John

Package making

Apparatus for contraction of cover by stretching or shrinking

53587, 53211, B65B 1104

Patent

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051388189

ABSTRACT:
A wrapping machine (10) which retains a gathered leading edge of a wrapping material with a clamp (40) by a rotatable turntable (14) supporting a load (16) during at least initiation of wrapping of the load with the wrapping material in accordance with the invention including at least one wrapping material retaining mechanism (42, 44, 300), a wrapping material retaining mechanism being movable from a first position to a second position, the at least one wrapping material retaining mechanism in the second position retaining the wrapping material without gathering of the wrapping material; a wrapping material translating mechanism (52, 53, 55, 55', 57 or 300-316) carried by one of the at least one wrapping material retaining mechanism for translating the wrapping material retained by the at least one wrapping material retaining mechanism into the clamp to gather wrapping material within the clamp while the clamp is in an open position for retention of the gathered wrapping material when the clamp is closed; and a controller (400) for controlling the movement of the at least one wrapping material retaining mechanism between the first and second positions, the wrapping material translating mechanism to translate the wrapping material into the open clamp and the closing of the clamp to retain the gathered wrapping material.

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