Tape monitoring system
First Claim
1. A tape monitoring system for use with a tape applicator forming part of a carton sealing machine having a machine frame and used to apply an adhesive tape ribbon to a carton to seal said carton, means for moving said carton past said tape applicator, at least a portion of said tape applicator being removable from said carton sealing machine for replacement of a depleted roll of tape, said tape monitoring system comprising, a control unit for generating output signals that produce output alarm signals to indicate the status of each taping cycle, multiple sensors including a tape roll depletion sensor that senses depletion of a tape roll, a tape feed sensor that senses miss-application of tape to a carton being taped by said tape applicator and a box feed sensor that senses when a box is present in the carton sealing machine, each said sensor being activated by a corresponding signal activator for each said sensor on said tape applicator, said sensors being connected to said control unit to communicate therewith so that said control unit may generate said output alarm signals, a power source for said control unit, said sensors, said control unit and its power source for operating said control unit being mounted on said tape applicator.
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Abstract
In general, the present invention comprises of a control unit with a tape applicator with operative members to selectively actuate sensors of a multiple sensor arrangement each of which is positioned to detect movement or position caused by a carton or the dispensing tape; specifically, the signal caused by the present of the carton; the movement caused by the dispensing tape as the carton being taped, and a further signal actuated based on the size (depletion) of the dispensing tape roll. The detected signals from the sensors are sent to a control unit with a multiple timing circuit or a preprogrammed micro processor with predetermined sequences and time values to generate and emit a correspond alarm signal based on the following control logics.
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- 1. A tape monitoring system for use with a tape applicator forming part of a carton sealing machine having a machine frame and used to apply an adhesive tape ribbon to a carton to seal said carton, means for moving said carton past said tape applicator, at least a portion of said tape applicator being removable from said carton sealing machine for replacement of a depleted roll of tape, said tape monitoring system comprising, a control unit for generating output signals that produce output alarm signals to indicate the status of each taping cycle, multiple sensors including a tape roll depletion sensor that senses depletion of a tape roll, a tape feed sensor that senses miss-application of tape to a carton being taped by said tape applicator and a box feed sensor that senses when a box is present in the carton sealing machine, each said sensor being activated by a corresponding signal activator for each said sensor on said tape applicator, said sensors being connected to said control unit to communicate therewith so that said control unit may generate said output alarm signals, a power source for said control unit, said sensors, said control unit and its power source for operating said control unit being mounted on said tape applicator.
- 11. A tape monitoring system for use with a tape applicator forming part of a carton sealing machine having a machine frame and used to apply an adhesive tape ribbon to a carton to seal said carton, means for moving said carton past said tape applicator, at least a portion of said tape applicator being removable from said carton sealing machine for replacement of a depleted roll of tape, said tape monitoring system comprising, a control unit for generating output alarm signals to indicate the status of each taping cycle, multiple sensors including a tape roll depletion sensor that senses depletion of a tape roll, a tape feed sensor that senses miss-application of tape to a carton being taped by said tape applicator and a box feed sensor that senses when a box is present in the carton sealing machine, each said sensor being activated by a corresponding signal activator for each said sensor mounted on said carton sealing machine, said sensors being connected to said control unit to communicate therewith to generate said output alarm signals and said control unit and said sensors being arranged in close proximity to each other in a sensing station mounted on a frame of said carton sealing machine said and a power source for said control unit.
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