Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor – With bending – folding – winding – or wrapping means
Patent
1993-12-17
1995-09-19
Engel, James J.
Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor
With bending, folding, winding, or wrapping means
156184, 156187, 156215, B32B 3100
Patent
active
054512875
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to an automated apparatus for automatic placement of a retroreflective sheeting material on markers used for the channelization of traffic. The apparatus includes a spool member to dispense the retroreflective sheeting and receive the liner material removed from the retroreflective sheeting during dispensing. The apparatus also includes a roller mechanism for advancing and positioning the retroreflective sheeting. A drive mechanism for regulating the advancement and position of the retroreflective sheeting to provide a precise length of the retroreflective sheeting according to the size of the marker is also included in the apparatus. The apparatus also comprises a positioning mechanism for automatically configuring a length of the retroreflective sheeting against the marker so that the retroreflective sheeting is precisely affixed the marker.
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Engel James J.
Griswold Gary L.
Jordan Robert H.
Kirn Walter N.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
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