Tensioning Control Device

• US 20170036800A1
• Filed: 10/21/2016
• Published: 02/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Co
• Original Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Co
• Inventors: Gisler, Scott William, McNeill, Philip C., Verma, Kaushal
• Granted Patent: US 10,220,973 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 15/16 Means for tensioning or winding the web
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/4075 Tape printers; Label printers
• CPC Class Codes: B65C 3/08 to container bodies B65C3/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65C 3/16 by rolling the labels onto cylindrical containers, e.g. bottles
• CPC Class Codes: B65C 9/42 Label feed control
• CPC Class Codes: B65C 9/46 Applying date marks, code marks, or the like, to the label during labelling manually-controlled or operable apparatus having printing equipment B65C11/02; ticket printing and issuing G07B1/00 ; apparatus for ticket validating or cancelling G07B11/00
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 23/1806 in reel-to-reel type web winding and unwinding mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on web-roll spindle
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2801/75 Labelling machines

Abstract

A tensioning control device having a first motor that applies a torque to a first end of a substrate in a first direction and a second motor that applies a torque to a second end of the substrate in a second direction that is generally opposite the first direction is disclosed. In this manner, the first motor and the second motor apply torque to the substrate in opposing directions, thereby placing the substrate in tension. In one embodiment, the first motor applies a torque to the first end of the substrate that is equal to the torque applied to the second end of the substrate by the second motor. By placing the substrate in tension in this manner, an actuator is able to incrementally move the substrate in a forward direction and a backward direction independent of the tension applied to the substrate.

Claims

1. A tensioning control device for tensioning a substrate, the tensioning control device comprising:

a printer configured to print onto a portion of the substrate;

a first motor applying a first torque to a first end of the substrate in a first direction; and

a second motor applying a second torque to an opposing second end of the substrate in a second direction, the second direction generally opposite the first direction thereby placing the substrate in tension.

2. The tensioning control device of claim 1, wherein the first torque applied to the first end of the substrate is equal to the second torque applied to the opposing second end of the substrate.

3. The tensioning control device of claim 1, further comprising an actuator adapted to move the substrate in a forward direction and a backward direction.

4. The tensioning control device of claim 3, wherein the actuator is adapted to move the substrate in the forward direction and the backward direction independent of the tension applied to the substrate.

5. The tensioning control device of claim 3, wherein the actuator is adapted to move the substrate by predetermined increments.

6. The tensioning control device of claim 1, wherein the substrate is configured to include a label and configured to be applied to a syringe.

7. The tensioning control device of claim 6, wherein the label includes information relating to the syringe or contents contained within the syringe.

8. A labeling system for labeling a syringe, the labeling system comprising:

a material having a label and configured to be applied to the syringe, the material having a first end and an opposing second end;

a first motor applying a first torque to the first end of the material in a first direction; and

a second motor applying a second torque to the opposing second end of the material in a second direction, the second direction generally opposite the first direction thereby placing the material in tension.

9. The labeling system of claim 8, further comprising an actuator adapted to move the material in a forward direction and a backward direction independent of the tension applied to the material.

10. The labeling system of claim 8, further comprising a cutting mechanism for cutting a portion of the label.

11. The labeling system of claim 8, wherein the material comprises a removable backing layer.

12. The labeling system of claim 11, further comprising a removal device adapted to automatically remove the removable backing layer from the material.

13. The labeling system of claim 8, wherein the first torque applied to the first end of the material is equal to the second torque applied to the opposing second end of the material.

14. The labeling system of claim 9, wherein the actuator is adapted to move the material by predetermined increments.

15. The labeling system of claim 8, wherein the label includes information relating to the syringe or contents contained within the syringe.