Transfer devices
First Claim
1. A transfer device comprising:
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a supply roll rotatably mounted to the housing, the supply roll having a wound supply of liner wound thereon, the liner having an adhesive carrying surface with an adhesive provided thereon;
a take-up roll rotatably mounted to the housing, the take-up roll having at least an end portion of the liner connected thereto such that rotation of the take-up roll in a take-up direction winds portions of the liner unwound from the supply roll onto the take-up roll; and
an application head comprising;
a plurality of rollers rotatable about substantially parallel axes spaced apart from one another; and
a closed-loop belt trained about the plurality of rollers to provide a transfer surface facing outwardly of the device, the rotation of the rollers enabling the belt to travel around the rollers,a portion of the liner between the supply roll and the take-up roll being trained over the application head with the adhesive carrying surface facing outwardly of the device and the transfer surface of the belt engaging a backside surface of the liner opposite the adhesive carrying surface,the head being provided on the device to enable the adhesive to be transferred to a target substrate by engaging the adhesive carrying surface on the portion of the liner trained over the belt with the target substrate and applying pressure to bond the adhesive to the target substrate, andwherein the transfer device is a definite length transfer device and further comprises an advancer operatively connected to at least the take-up roll and configured to rotate the take-up roll in an indexing manner to affect the advancement of the liner so that after each advancement, a new portion of the liner is trained over the application head,the rotation of the take-up roll, the supply roll, and the plurality of rollers of the application head enabling advancement of the liner from the supply roll to the take-up roll with the belt traveling around the rollers of the application head to facilitate movement of the liner over the application head.
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Abstract
Transfer devices are disclosed. At least one transfer device includes a housing, a supply roll rotatably mounted to the housing, a take-up roll rotatably mounted to the housing, and an application head. The supply roll has a wound supply of liner wound thereon, and the liner has an adhesive carrying surface with an adhesive provided thereon. The take-up roll has at least an end portion of the liner connected thereto such that rotation of the take-up roll in a take-up direction winds portions of the liner unwound from the supply roll onto the take-up roll. The application head includes a plurality of rollers that are rotatable about substantially parallel axes spaced apart from one another, and a closed-loop belt that is trained about the plurality of rollers to provide a transfer surface facing outwardly of the device. The rotation of the rollers enables the belt to travel around the rollers.
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Citations
32 Claims
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1. A transfer device comprising:
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a housing; a supply roll rotatably mounted to the housing, the supply roll having a wound supply of liner wound thereon, the liner having an adhesive carrying surface with an adhesive provided thereon; a take-up roll rotatably mounted to the housing, the take-up roll having at least an end portion of the liner connected thereto such that rotation of the take-up roll in a take-up direction winds portions of the liner unwound from the supply roll onto the take-up roll; and an application head comprising; a plurality of rollers rotatable about substantially parallel axes spaced apart from one another; and a closed-loop belt trained about the plurality of rollers to provide a transfer surface facing outwardly of the device, the rotation of the rollers enabling the belt to travel around the rollers, a portion of the liner between the supply roll and the take-up roll being trained over the application head with the adhesive carrying surface facing outwardly of the device and the transfer surface of the belt engaging a backside surface of the liner opposite the adhesive carrying surface, the head being provided on the device to enable the adhesive to be transferred to a target substrate by engaging the adhesive carrying surface on the portion of the liner trained over the belt with the target substrate and applying pressure to bond the adhesive to the target substrate, and wherein the transfer device is a definite length transfer device and further comprises an advancer operatively connected to at least the take-up roll and configured to rotate the take-up roll in an indexing manner to affect the advancement of the liner so that after each advancement, a new portion of the liner is trained over the application head, the rotation of the take-up roll, the supply roll, and the plurality of rollers of the application head enabling advancement of the liner from the supply roll to the take-up roll with the belt traveling around the rollers of the application head to facilitate movement of the liner over the application head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A transfer device for use with a cartridge, the cartridge comprising a body with a longitudinal axis, a supply roll rotatably mounted to the body on the longitudinal axis, the supply roll comprising a wound length of liner having an adhesive carrying surface with an adhesive provided thereon, and a take-up roll rotatably mounted to the body on the longitudinal axis in spaced relation to the supply roll, the take-up roll having at least an end portion of the liner connected thereto such that rotation of the take-up roll in a take-up direction winds portions of the liner unwound from the supply roll onto the take-up roll, the transfer device comprising:
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a housing defining a cartridge receiving space; an extension member slidably connected to the housing for rectilinear movement relative to the housing along an extension axis; and a cartridge support slidably connected to the extension member for rectilinear movement relative to the extension member along the extension axis, the cartridge support being constructed to mount the cartridge thereon; the cartridge support, the extension member, and the housing being constructed and arranged to enable the cartridge support and the extension member to be moved between (a) an extended position, wherein the extension member extends outwardly from the housing along the extension axis and the cartridge support extends outwardly from the extension member along the extension axis to enable the cartridge to be mounted to the cartridge support, and (b) a retracted position, wherein the extension member and the cartridge support are moved inwardly into the cartridge receiving space so that, when the cartridge is mounted to the cartridge support, the cartridge is moved into an operative position in the cartridge receiving space. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A transfer device comprising:
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a housing defining a cartridge receiving space; a cartridge comprising; a body with a longitudinal axis; a supply roll rotatably mounted to the body on the longitudinal axis, the supply roll comprising a wound length of liner having an adhesive carrying surface with an adhesive provided thereon; and a take-up roll rotatably mounted to the body on the longitudinal axis in spaced relation to the supply roll, the take-up roll having at least an end portion of the liner connected thereto such that rotation of the take-up roll in a take-up direction winds portions of the liner unwound from the supply roll onto the take-up roll; an extension member slidably connected to the housing for rectilinear movement relative to the housing along an extension axis; and a cartridge support slidably connected to the extension member for rectilinear movement relative to the extension member along the extension axis, the cartridge support being constructed to mount the cartridge thereon, the cartridge support, the extension member, and the housing being constructed and arranged to enable the cartridge support and the extension member to be moved between (a) an extended position wherein the extension member extends outwardly from the housing along the extension axis and the cartridge support extends outwardly from the extension member along the extension axis to enable the cartridge to be mounted to the cartridge support, and (b) a retracted position, wherein the extension member and the cartridge support are moved inwardly into the cartridge receiving space so that, when the cartridge is mounted to the cartridge support, the cartridge is moved into an operative position in the cartridge receiving space.
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20. A transfer device comprising:
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a housing; a supply roll rotatably mounted to the housing, the supply roll having a wound supply of liner wound thereon, the liner having an adhesive carrying surface with an adhesive provided thereon; a take-up roll rotatably mounted to the housing, the take-up roll having at least an end portion of the liner connected thereto such that rotation of the take-up roll in a take-up direction winds portions of the liner unwound from the supply roll onto the take-up roll, the supply roll and the take-up roll being rotatably mounted on a removable cartridge body removably mounted to the housing; and an application head comprising; a plurality of rollers rotatable about substantially parallel axes spaced apart from one another; and a closed-loop belt trained about the plurality of rollers to provide a transfer surface facing outwardly of the device, the rotation of the rollers enabling the belt to travel around the rollers, a portion of the liner between the supply roll and the take-up roll being trained over the application head with the adhesive carrying surface facing outwardly of the device and the transfer surface of the belt engaging a backside surface of the liner opposite the adhesive carrying surface, the head being provided on the device to enable the adhesive to be transferred to a target substrate by engaging the adhesive carrying surface on the portion of the liner trained over the belt with the target substrate and applying pressure to bond the adhesive to the target substrate, and the rotation of the take-up roll, the supply roll, and the plurality of rollers of the application head enabling advancement of the liner from the supply roll to the take-up roll with the belt traveling around the rollers of the application head to facilitate movement of the liner over the application head. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A transfer device comprising:
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a housing; a supply roll rotatably mounted to the housing, the supply roll having a wound supply of liner wound thereon, the liner having an adhesive carrying surface with an adhesive provided thereon; a take-up roll rotatably mounted to the housing, the take-up roll having at least an end portion of the liner connected thereto such that rotation of the take-up roll in a take-up direction winds portions of the liner unwound from the supply roll onto the take-up roll; an application head comprising; a plurality of rollers rotatable about substantially parallel axes spaced apart from one another; and a closed-loop belt trained about the plurality of rollers to provide a transfer surface facing outwardly of the device, the rotation of the rollers enabling the belt to travel around the rollers, a portion of the liner between the supply roll and the take-up roll being trained over the application head with the adhesive carrying surface facing outwardly of the device and the transfer surface of the belt engaging a backside surface of the liner opposite the adhesive carrying surface, the head being provided on the device to enable the adhesive to be transferred to a target substrate by engaging the adhesive carrying surface on the portion of the liner trained over the belt with the target substrate and applying pressure to bond the adhesive to the target substrate, and the rotation of the take-up roll, the supply roll, and the plurality of rollers of the application head enabling advancement of the liner from the supply roll to the take-up roll with the belt traveling around the rollers of the application head to facilitate movement of the liner over the application head, wherein the transfer device is an indefinite length transfer device.
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30. A transfer device comprising:
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a housing; a supply roll rotatably mounted to the housing, the supply roll having a wound supply of liner wound thereon, the liner having an adhesive carrying surface with an adhesive provided thereon; a take-up roll rotatably mounted to the housing, the take-up roll having at least an end portion of the liner connected thereto such that rotation of the take-up roll in a take-up direction winds portions of the liner unwound from the supply roll onto the take-up roll; and an application head comprising; a plurality of rollers rotatable about substantially parallel axes spaced apart from one another; and a closed-loop belt trained about the plurality of rollers to provide a transfer surface facing outwardly of the device, the rotation of the rollers enabling the belt to travel around the rollers, a portion of the liner between the supply roll and the take-up roll being trained over the application head with the adhesive carrying surface facing outwardly of the device and the transfer surface of the belt engaging a backside surface of the liner opposite the adhesive carrying surface, the head being provided on the device to enable the adhesive to be transferred to a target substrate by engaging the adhesive carrying surface on the portion of the liner trained over the belt with the target substrate and applying pressure to bond the adhesive to the target substrate, wherein the transfer device is a definite length transfer device and further comprises an advancer operatively connected to at least the take-up roll and configured to rotate the take-up roll in an indexing manner to affect the advancement of the liner, and a locator disposed at one end of the housing adjacent the application head so as to provide a locating surface for the device, the rotation of the take-up roll, the supply roll, and the plurality of rollers of the application head enabling advancement of the liner from the supply roll to the take-up roll with the belt traveling around the rollers of the application head to facilitate movement of the liner over the application head. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A transfer device for use with a cartridge, the cartridge comprising a body with a longitudinal axis, a supply roll rotatably mounted to the body on the longitudinal axis, the supply roll comprising a wound length of liner having an adhesive carrying surface with an adhesive provided thereon, and a take-up roll rotatably mounted to the body on the longitudinal axis in spaced relation to the supply roll, the take-up roll having at least an end portion of the liner connected thereto such that rotation of the take-up roll in a take-up direction winds portions of the liner unwound from the supply roll onto the take-up roll, the transfer device comprising:
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a housing defining a cartridge receiving space; an extension member slidably connected to the housing for rectilinear movement relative to the housing along an extension axis; a cartridge support slidably connected to the extension member for rectilinear movement relative to the extension member along the extension axis, the cartridge support being constructed to mount the cartridge thereon, the cartridge support, the extension member, and the housing being constructed and arranged to enable the cartridge support and the extension member to be moved between (a) an extended position, wherein the extension member extends outwardly from the housing along the extension axis and the cartridge support extends outwardly from the extension member along the extension axis to enable the cartridge to be mounted to the cartridge support, and (b) a retracted position, wherein the extension member and the cartridge support are moved inwardly into the cartridge receiving space so that, when the cartridge is mounted to the cartridge support, the cartridge is moved into an operative position in the cartridge receiving space; and an application head having a portion of the liner extending between the supply and take-up rolls of the cartridge trained thereover when the cartridge is in the operative position, the applicator head being provided to enable the adhesive to be transferred to a target substrate by engaging the adhesive carrying surface on the portion of the liner being trained over the head with the target substrate and applying pressure to bond the adhesive to the target substrate, the application head comprising a plurality of rollers rotatable about substantially parallel axes spaced apart from one another; and a closed-loop belt trained about the plurality of rollers to provide a transfer surface facing outwardly of the device, the rotation of the rollers enabling the belt to travel around the rollers, the portion of the liner between the supply roll and the take-up roll being trained over the application head with the adhesive carrying surface facing outwardly of the device and the transfer surface of the belt engaging a backside surface of the liner opposite the adhesive carrying surface, and the rotation of the take-up roll, the supply roll, and the plurality of rollers of the application head enabling advancement of the liner from the supply roll to the take-up roll with the belt traveling around the rollers of the application head to facilitate movement of the liner over the application head.
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Specification