Tape loading and positioning device
First Claim
1. Device for loading and positioning a tape in a machine equipped with a tape guide means defining a tape path between an entry point and an exit point on the machine and tape drive means, said tape drive means comprising;
- at least a first roller, a first shaft, said first roller being mounted on said first shaft, manual means for rotating said first shaft, said device comprising;
a control arm incorporating a finger, said finger having an end constituting an obstacle on said tape path, means for rotatably mounting said control arm with respect to said tape path such that said finger end is selectively retractable by the end of the tape when driven along said path, whereby said finger constitutes a control lever for said control arm, and said control arm further including a claw having an end immobilizing said first shaft when said finger is retracted.
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Abstract
A machine for producing labels from tape is equipped with tape guide means defining a tape path between an entry point and exit point on the machine and tape drive means comprising at least a first roller, a first shaft on which the first roller is mounted and manual means for rotating the first shaft. A device for loading and positioning the tape in this machine comprises a control arm incorporating a finger having an end adapted to constitute an obstacle on the tape path. It is selectively retractable by the end of the tape when the tape is driven along the tape path. This finger thus constitutes a control lever for the control arm. The device also comprises a claw having an end adapted to immobilize the first shaft when the finger is retracted.
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1. Device for loading and positioning a tape in a machine equipped with a tape guide means defining a tape path between an entry point and an exit point on the machine and tape drive means, said tape drive means comprising;
- at least a first roller, a first shaft, said first roller being mounted on said first shaft, manual means for rotating said first shaft, said device comprising;
a control arm incorporating a finger, said finger having an end constituting an obstacle on said tape path, means for rotatably mounting said control arm with respect to said tape path such that said finger end is selectively retractable by the end of the tape when driven along said path, whereby said finger constitutes a control lever for said control arm, and said control arm further including a claw having an end immobilizing said first shaft when said finger is retracted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- at least a first roller, a first shaft, said first roller being mounted on said first shaft, manual means for rotating said first shaft, said device comprising;
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