Global Patent Index - EP 0763498 B1

EP 0763498 B1 20031126 - Method and apparatus for placing bands around articles

Title (en)

Method and apparatus for placing bands around articles

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Aufbringen von Bändern auf Gegenstände

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif pour placer des bandes autour d'articles

Publication

EP 0763498 B1 20031126 (EN)

Application

EP 96114633 A 19960912

Priority

  • US 52901795 A 19950915
  • EP 96114633 A 19960912

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0763498A1] Apparatus (20) for banding articles (140) with plastic bands (29) torn off from plastic tubing (2') having transverse perforations (27) equispaced along the plastic tubing at predetermined intervals L, comprising a floating mandrel (50), feed rollers (56), sets of freely-rotatable upper and lower suspension rollers (58,59) mounted inside of the mandrel, the feed rollers in cooperation with their respective sets of opposed suspension rollers serving dual functions of suspending the mandrel and also of feeding the perforated tubing, continuously rotating tearoff rollers (62) for tearing off from the opened perforated tubing at the transverse perforations successive plastic bands of length L, and push-off means (76,84) for pushing torn-off bands downstream along the mandrel and ejecting them onto the articles. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B67B 5/03

IPC 8 full level

B65B 9/10 (2006.01); B67B 5/03 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B67B 5/03 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES FR GB IE IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0763498 A1 19970319; EP 0763498 B1 20031126; AR 003566 A1 19980805; BR 9604241 A 19980526; DE 69630846 D1 20040108; DE 69630846 T2 20041104; JP H09188303 A 19970722

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96114633 A 19960912; AR 10432796 A 19960912; BR 9604241 A 19960912; DE 69630846 T 19960912; JP 27981496 A 19960913