Method and system for wrapping ties in a facemask manufacturing process
First Claim
1. An automated method for wrapping fastening ties around a body of a continuous stream of facemasks in a facemask production line, comprising:
- conveying the facemasks on a conveyor in the production line at an orientation such that each facemask has a leading pair of ties and a trailing pair of ties extending from a body in a conveying direction of the production line;
drawing the leading pair of ties below the body as the facemask continues to be conveyed in the conveying direction such that the leading pair of ties wraps under the body;
at a wrapping station in the production line, subsequently clamping the body with an automated clamping device and rotating the body relative to a rotation axis through the body to cause the leading and trailing pairs of ties to further wrap around the body.
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Abstract
An automated system and method wrap the fastening ties around the body of a continuous stream of facemasks in a facemask production line. The facemasks are oriented such that each facemask has a leading pair of ties and a trailing pair of ties extending from a body in a conveying direction of the production line. The leading pair of ties is drawn below the body as the facemask continues to be conveyed in the conveying and wraps under the body. At a wrapping station in the production line, the body is subsequently clamped with an automated clamping device and rotated relative to a rotation axis through the body to cause the leading and trailing pairs of ties to further wrap around the body.
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20 Claims
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1. An automated method for wrapping fastening ties around a body of a continuous stream of facemasks in a facemask production line, comprising:
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conveying the facemasks on a conveyor in the production line at an orientation such that each facemask has a leading pair of ties and a trailing pair of ties extending from a body in a conveying direction of the production line; drawing the leading pair of ties below the body as the facemask continues to be conveyed in the conveying direction such that the leading pair of ties wraps under the body; at a wrapping station in the production line, subsequently clamping the body with an automated clamping device and rotating the body relative to a rotation axis through the body to cause the leading and trailing pairs of ties to further wrap around the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An automated production line system for wrapping fastening ties around a body of a continuous stream of facemasks conveyed through the production line, comprising:
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a conveyor on which the facemasks are conveyed at an orientation such that each facemask has a leading pair of ties and a trailing pair of ties extending from a body in a conveying direction of the production line; a wrapping station in the production line; means for drawing the leading pair of ties below the body as the facemask continues to be conveyed in the conveying direction such that the leading pair of ties wraps under the body; and at the wrapping station, automated means for clamping the body and rotating the body relative to a rotation axis through the body to cause the leading and trailing pairs of ties to further wrap around the body. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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