A tape applicator and methods of applying tape to a surface
Abstract
A tape applicator, comprising: a) a tape head, comprising: i) a base; ii) a ribbon roll carrier fixed to said base; and iii) a tape application roller fixed to said base for applying a tape to a surface, wherein said tape applicator includes a tape path from said tape roll carrier to said application roller; iv) a first cutter fixed to said base along said tape path between said tape roll carrier and said tape application roller to cut a portion of the tape before the tape portion has been applied to the surface; and v) a second cutter fixed to said base to cut the tape after it has been applied to the surface.

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- 1ES 1 062 249 U REIVINDICACIONES 1. Un aplicador de cinta, que comprende:a) una cabeza de cinta, que comprende: i) una base;ii) un portador de rollo de cinta fijado a dicha base;y iii) un rodillo de aplicación de cinta fijado a dicha base para aplicar una cinta a una superficie, en el que dicho aplicador de cinta incluye una trayectoria de cinta desde dicho portador de rollo de cinta hasta dicho rodillo de aplicación;iv) un primer cortador fijado a dicha base a lo largo de dicha trayectoria de cinta entre dicho portador de rollo de cinta y dicho rodillo de aplicación de cinta para cortar una porción de la cinta antes de que la porción de cinta haya sido aplicada a la superficie;y v) un segundo cortador fijado a dicha base para cortar la cinta después de haber sido aplicada a la superficie.
- 2El aplicador de cinta de la reivindicación 1, que comprende:b) un accionador de eje x conectado funcionalmente a dicha cabeza de cinta para mover dicho aplicador de cinta en la dirección del eje x;y c) un accionador de eje y conectado funcionalmente a dicha cabeza de cinta para mover dicho aplicador de cinta en la dirección del eje y.
- 3El cortador de cinta de la reivindicación 1, en el que dicha cabeza de cinta comprende además un primer cilindro de aire para accionar dicho primer cortador.
- 4El aplicador de cinta de la reivindicación 1, en el que dicha cabeza de cinta comprende además un segundo cilindro de aire para accionar dicho segundo cortador.
- 5El aplicador de cinta de la reivindicación 1, en el que dicha cabeza de cinta comprende además un primer rodillo de guía de cinta fijado a dicha base a lo largo de dicha trayectoria de cinta entre dicho portador de rollo de cinta y dicho rodillo de aplicación de cinta.
- 6El aplicador de cinta de la reivindicación 5, en el que dicha cabeza de cinta comprende además, un motor giratorio para accionar dicho primer rodillo de guía de cinta.
- 7El aplicador de cinta de la reivindicación 5, en el que dicha cabeza de cinta comprende además un segundo rodillo de guía fijado a dicha base a lo largo de dicha trayectoria de cinta entre dicho portador de rollo de cinta y dicho primer rodillo de guía de cinta.
- 8El aplicador de cinta de la reivindicación 1, en el que dicha cabeza de cinta de pivote comprende además una guía de cinta fijada a dicha base a lo largo de dicha trayectoria de cinta entre dicho primer cortador y dicho rodillo de aplicación de cinta, en el que dicha guía de cinta de pivote incluye un borde para separar un forro de la cinta.
- 9El aplicador de cinta de la reivindicación 8, en el que dicha cabeza de cinta comprende además un rodillo de forro fijado a dicha base a lo largo de dicha trayectoria de cinta después de dicha guía de cinta de pivote.
- 10El aplicador de cinta de la reivindicación 9, en el que dicha cabeza de cinta comprende además un motor giratorio para accionar dicho rodillo de forro.
- 11El aplicador de cinta de la reivindicación 1, en el que dicho aplicador de cinta comprende además un accionador giratorio conectado funcionalmente a dicha cabeza de cinta para hacer girar dicho aplicador de cinta alrededor de la dirección del eje z.
- 12El aplicador de cinta de la reivindicación 1, que comprende además:d) un bastidor que tiene un tablero, en el que dicho tablero incluye un eje x y un eje y;e) una primera barra de deslizamiento fijada a dicho tablero, en el que dicha primera barra de deslizamiento se extiende en la dirección del eje x;y f) un brazo de soporte para dicha cabeza de cinta, en el que dicho brazo de soporte está montado de modo deslizable en dicha primera barra de deslizamiento que se extiende en la dirección del eje x, en el que dicho brazo de soporte se extiende en la dirección del eje y, en el que dicho brazo de soporte incluye segunda barra de deslizamiento en la dirección del eje y, en el que dicha cabeza de cinta está montada de modo deslizable en dicha segunda barra de deslizamiento.
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DESCRIPTION
Tape applicator.
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to a tape applicator. The present invention relates more particularly to a tape applicator including a tape head having a base, a tape roll holder attached to the base, and a tape application roller attached to the base for applying a tape to a surface, where the tape applicator includes a tape path from the tape roll holder to the tape application roll, and includes an x-axis actuator operatively connected to the tape head to move the tape applicator in the x-axis direction and a y-axis actuator operatively connected to the tape head to move the tape applicator in the y-axis direction. . Background of the invention
Various apparatus and methods are known in the art for attaching labels or tape to articles. For example, US Patent No. 5,356,505, to Salvator, describes an applicator for uniformly applying an adhesive backed metal tape to edges of colored glass pieces. The applicator includes guide members, which direct a metal tape from a tape reel past an application point to a take-up reel. The take-up reel is driven by a motor that pulls the metal tape from the reel of tape at a constant speed and winds a protective backing after it has been removed from the metal tape and the metal tape applied to the edge of a piece of colored glass. .
US Patent No.<sup>°</sup> 6,030,475, to Spotts, Jr. discloses a sealant strip application system for applying a sealant strip to a top surface of a sheet material, adjacent to a plurality of straight edges. The system is configured to support the sheet material and to produce controlled repositioning thereof on an air flotation table with each edge selectively aligned with a leading edge of the table. The sealing strip is applied successively to each edge by a sealing strip applicator that is supported by the air flotation table and is mounted for selective movement along the leading edge thereof.
US Patent No.<sup>°</sup> 5,441,846, to Negate et al., Describes a system for the preparation of a light-sensitive material comprising a substrate, a light-sensitive layer, and a base film comprising a roll to provide a light-sensitive web. light comprising the base film, the light sensitive layer and a protective film; means for cutting the light sensitive layer and a protective layer in the transverse direction; fixing means for temporarily fixing the sheet; a roller to provide an adhesive tape to remove the protective film; the adhesive tape pick-up roller; a bar for pushing the adhesive tape with its tip towards the front end of the light sensitive sheet and compressing the front end against the bottom of the fixing means and peeling off the protective film from the sheet; an oscillating roll; light sensitive blade cutting means; substrate supply means; and hot rollers to laminate the base film and the light sensitive layer onto the substrate.
US Patent No.<sup>°</sup> 4,294,644 to Anderson describes a servo motor control labeler. The servo motor activates the label feed and employs a control system for the servo motor, which is sensitive to the feed rate or speed of the surface to be labeled as it advances towards the labeller. The control system upon receiving a command signal to label accelerates the servomotor smoothly from zero to the desired labeling speed speed while the surface to be labeled advances towards the labeller a predetermined distance and upon receiving an end for the labeling signal decelerates the servo motor smoothly from labeling speed to zero while the label feed advances a predetermined distance. The arrangement is such that after a command for the label signal that is applied to the control system at a predetermined position of advancement of the surface relative to the labeller, the labeler will accelerate a label from a predetermined starting position and deliver it to come to rest on the surface to be labeled at the precise desired point with the label moving at the same speed as the surface and after an end for the generated labeling signal by a label feed sensor that is fed to the control system, the labeler will decelerate to bring the next label to be supplied to the predetermined starting position in preparation for the next signal to command labeling.
Various types of tape are known. For example, US Patent No.<sup>°</sup> 5,840,407, to Futhey et al., Discloses a tape having a transparent optical film of a polymeric material having a first smooth surface and a second surface structured to provide a simulated beveled appearance. The structured surface of the film is composed of a plurality of spaced parallel grooves, each groove being formed by a first facet that is substantially perpendicular to the first smooth surface and a second facet that forms an angle between 1 and 60 degrees with the first. smooth surface. The film can be adhered to the glass, the adhesive is applied to the first smooth surface or the second structured surface, to simulate beveled glass. An example of a tape incorporating the optical film described in US Patent No.<sup>°</sup> 5,840,407 is commercially available as Accentrim Tape<sup>®</sup> 3M<sup>®</sup>, B200 series and B100 series, from 3M Company, located in St. Paul, MN., USA.
Summary of the invention
One aspect of the present invention provides a tape applicator. The tape applicator comprises: a) a tape head, comprising a base, a tape roll holder fixed to the base, and a tape application roller, fixed to the base, for applying a tape to a surface, wherein the tape head includes a tape path from the tape roll holder to the tape application roll; b) an x-axis actuator operatively connected to the head to move the applicator in the x-axis direction; and c) a y-axis actuator operatively connected to the tape head to move the tape applicator in the y-axis direction.
In a preferred embodiment of the above tape applicator, the tape head further comprises a first cutter attached to the base along the tape path between the tape roll holder and
ES 1 062 249 U the tape application roller to cut a portion of the tape before the tape portion has been applied to the surface. In one aspect of this embodiment, the tape head further comprises a first air cylinder for driving the first cutter. In another aspect of this embodiment, the tape head further comprises a second cutter attached to the base to cut the tape after it has been applied to the surface. In yet another aspect of this embodiment, the tape head further comprises a second air cylinder for driving the second cutter.
In another preferred embodiment of the above tape applicator, the tape head further comprises a first tape guide roll attached to the base along the tape path between the tape roll holder and the tape application roll. In one aspect of this embodiment, the tape head further comprises a rotary motor for driving the first tape guide roller. In another aspect of this embodiment, the tape head further comprises a second tape guide roller attached to the base along the tape path between the tape roll holder and the first tape guide roll.
In another preferred embodiment of the above tape applicator, the tape head further comprises a pivot tape guide attached to the base along the tape path between the tape roll holder and the tape application roll, at wherein the pivot tape guide includes an edge for separating a tape liner. In another aspect of this embodiment, the tape head further comprises a liner roll attached to the base along the tape path after the pivoting tape guide. In yet another aspect of this embodiment, the tape head further comprises a rotary motor for driving the liner roll.
In another preferred embodiment of the above tape applicator, the tape applicator further comprises a rotary actuator operatively connected to the tape head to rotate the tape applicator about the z-axis direction. In yet another preferred embodiment of the above tape applicator, the tape applicator further comprises: d) a frame including a board, wherein the board includes an x-axis and a y-axis; e) a first slide bar attached to the board, in which the first slide bar extends in the direction of the x-axis; and f) a support arm for the tape head, in which the support arm is slidably mounted on the first slide bar extending in the x-axis direction, in which the support arm extends in the y-axis direction, in which the support arm includes a second slide bar in the y-axis direction, and in which the tape head is slidably engaged with the second slide bar.
Another aspect of the present invention provides an alternative tape applicator. This applicator comprises: a) a tape head, comprising a base, a tape roll holder attached to the base, and a tape application roller attached to the base for applying a tape to a surface, wherein the tape applicator includes a ribbon path from the roll carrier to the ribbon application roller, a first cutter attached to the base along the tape path between the tape roll holder and the tape application roller to cut a portion of the tape before the tape portion has been applied to the surface and a second cutter attached to the base to cut the tape after it has been applied to the surface.
In a preferred embodiment of the above tape applicator, the tape applicator further comprises: b) an x-axis actuator operatively connected to the tape head to move the tape applicator in the x-axis direction; and c) a y-axis actuator operatively connected to the tape head to move the tape applicator in the y-axis direction.
In another preferred embodiment of the above tape applicator, the tape head further comprises a first air cylinder for driving the first cutter. In yet another preferred embodiment, the tape head further comprises a second air cylinder for driving the second cutter.
In another preferred embodiment of the above tape applicator, the tape head further comprises a first tape guide roll attached to the base along the tape path between the tape roll holder and the tape application roll. In another aspect of this embodiment, the tape head further comprises a rotary motor for driving the first tape guide roller. In another aspect of this embodiment, the tape head further comprises a second tape guide roller attached to the base along the tape path between the tape roll holder and the first tape guide roll.
In another preferred embodiment of the above tape applicator, the tape head further comprises a pivot tape guide attached to the base along the tape path between the first cutter and the tape application roll, wherein the Pivot tape guide includes an edge to separate a liner from the tape. In another aspect of this embodiment, the tape head further comprises a liner roll attached to the base along the tape path after the pivoting tape guide. In yet another aspect of this embodiment, the tape head further comprises a rotary motor for driving the liner roll.
In yet another preferred embodiment of the above tape applicator, the tape applicator further comprises a rotary actuator operatively connected to the tape head to rotate the tape applicator about the z-axis direction. In another preferred embodiment of the above tape applicator, the tape applicator further comprises: d) a frame having a board, wherein the board includes an x-axis and a y-axis; e) a first slide bar attached to the board, in which the first slide bar extends in the direction of the x-axis; and f) a support arm for the tape head, in which the support arm is slidably applied to the first slide bar extending in the x-axis direction, in which the support arm extends in the y-axis direction, wherein the support arm includes a second slide bar extending in the y-axis direction, and where the tape head slidably engages the second slide bar.
Brief description of the drawings
The present invention will be better explained with reference to the accompanying figures, in which similar structures are referenced by the same numbers throughout the various views, and in which:
Figure 1 is an isometric view of a preferred embodiment of the present tape applicator.
ES 1 062 249 U invention with the tape head in a first position;
Figure 2 is an isometric view of the tape applicator of Figure 1 with the tape head in a second position, in which the tape head is applying tape to a glass sheet;
Figure 3 is an isometric view of the tape applicator portion a of Figure 1 taken along line 3-3, showing the x-axis actuator, y-axis actuator, rotary actuator, head tape and support arm, with a portion of the support arm removed;
Figure 4 is an isometric view of the tape applicator of Figure 1 showing the tape head rotated about the z-axis of the board 22, the rotary actuator for rotating the tape head about the z-axis, and the support arm ;
Figure 5 is an isometric view of the first side of the tape head of Figure 1;
Figure 6 is a partial isometric view of the first side of the tape head of Figure 5;
Figure 7 is an isometric view of the second side of the tape head of Figure 5;
Figure 8 is a partial side view of the tape head of Figure 5, initiating application of the tape to a glass surface;
Figure 9 is a partial side view of the tape head of Figure 5, illustrating the first cutter cutting the tape just before the tape is applied to the glass surface;
Figure 10 is a partial side view of the tape head of Figure 5, which has just applied the cut tape to the glass surface;
Figure 11 is a partial isometric view of the tape head of Figure 7, illustrating the second tape head cutter cutting tape that was previously applied to the glass surface;
Figure 12a is a top view of a first piece of tape applied to the glass surface, illustrating a preferred sequence of cuts in the first piece of tape made by the second tape head cutter;
Figure 12b is a top view of the tape applied to the glass surface of Figure 12a with the first removable portion of the tape removed from the surface;
Figure 13a is a top view of a second piece of tape applied to the glass surface on the first piece of tape, illustrating a preferred sequence of cuts in the second piece of tape made by the second tape head cutter. ;
Figure 13b is a top view of the tape applied to the surface of Figure 13a with the second detachable portion of the tape removed from the surface to form an intersection between the first piece of tape and the second piece of tape;
Figure 14a illustrates a preferred embodiment of tape applied to a sheet of glass;
Figure 14b illustrates another preferred embodiment of tape applied to a sheet of glass; and Figure 14c illustrates yet another preferred embodiment of tape applied to a sheet of glass. Detailed description of the invention
A preferred embodiment of a tape applicator 10 of the present invention is illustrated in Figure 1. The tape applicator 10 includes a tape head 100 and a board 22. With the use of actuators, the tape head 100 is moved to different locations on the board 22 to apply tape to an item located on the board 22, such as a sheet of glass (2). The tape head 100 first applies a first piece of tape to a glass sheet 2. The tape head 100 then cuts the applied tape, while on the glass surface, to allow removal of a portion of the tape from the sheet of glass 2. The tape head is then moved to another location on the board. 22 to apply a second piece of tape to the glass surface, preferably over the first piece of tape. The tape head then cuts the second piece of applied tape, while on the surface, to allow removal of a second portion of the tape from the surface of the glass sheet 2. The tape applicator 10 is especially useful for applying decorative tape including optical film, as described in the Background Section of US Pat. No. 5,840,407, to a glass sheet surface 2 to form a glass having a simulated etched, grooved or beveled appearance. A layer of adhesive is applied to the optical film to form a tape. The optical film can appear to have a single bevel or multiple bevels. For example, the optical film may appear to have a "V-groove". Such tapes having the optical film described in US Patent No.<sup>°</sup> 5,840,407, commercially available as Accentrim Tape<sup>®</sup> 3M<sup>®</sup>, B200 Series (V-Groove Tape) and B100 Series (Edge Bevel Tape), from 3M Company, located in St. Paul, MN, USA.
The tape applicator 10 preferably includes a frame 12 to hold the tabletop 22. The tabletop 22 is preferably inclined to allow a user to easily position a glass sheet 2 on the tabletop 22. The tabletop 22 may optionally include a system of vacuum to keep the glass sheet 5 stationary on the board 22. Optionally, the tape applicator may include two shields 14 located at opposite ends of the board 22. Each shield 14 contains a shield panel 16 that is preferably of transparent plastic. The tape applicator preferably includes a shield support member 20 that extends between the two opposing shields 14. Board 22 and frame 12 are sized to handle the desired sizes of glass sheet and to support tape head 100 and actuators 30, 32, 34.
The board 22 includes an x-axis and a y-axis in the plane of the board and a z-axis perpendicular to the board 22. The board 22 includes a first raised edge 24 in the x-axis direction and a second raised edge 26 in the y-axis direction. . Each raised edge 24, 26 has a scale 27 to measure the glass sheet 2. The raised edges 24, 26 are cut into the board 22. A user can place a glass sheet 2 on the tabletop and rest the sides of the glass sheet 2 against the raised edges 24, 26.
The tape applicator 10 includes a support arm 18 to support and move the tape head 100 to different locations on the board 22. The support arm 18 extends in the direction of the axis and of the board 22. The support arm 18 it moves in the direction of the x-axis of the board 22 along the first slide bars 19a, 19b. The end of the support arm 18 opposite the first slide bars 19a, 19b includes a foot 54 and a wheel 56 attached to the foot, which supports the arm 18 above
It is 1 062 249 U of the board 22 and allows the support arm 18 to move along the board 22 in the x-axis direction. The support arm 18 also includes second slide bars 60a, 60b, which are located under the support arm 18 facing the board 22, extending in the direction of the axis and of the board 22. The tape head 100 moves in the y-axis of deck 22 along slide bars 60a, 60b in support arm 18.
Figure 1 illustrates the tape head 100 in the "home position" on the tabletop 22. This is where the tape head 100 is preferably positioned when a user places a glass sheet 2 on the tabletop 22. The Figure 2 illustrates the tape head 100 moved to a different location, applying tape 92 to the glass sheet 2 as the tape head 100 moves. To move the tape head 100 to a new location on the board 22, the tape head may need to move in the z-axis direction and in the y-axis direction. To move the tape head 100 along the x-axis of the board 22, the support arm 18 slides along first slide bars 19a, 19b. To move the tape head 100 along the axis y of the board 22, the tape head moves along second slide bars 60a, 60b that are located under the support arm 18. The tape head 100 may move to a first place on the board 22, begin by taping the sheet of glass 2, and then continue the tape head 100 by taping the glass sheet 2, as it moves towards a second place on board 22.
Figure 3 illustrates the x-axis actuator 30 to move the head 100 in the x-axis direction along the board 22, the y-axis actuator 32 to move the head 100 in the y-axis direction along the board 22, and the z-axis actuator 32 to rotate the tape head about the z-axis of the board 22. The x-axis actuator 30 includes the motor 31, an endless or ball (hereinafter ball) screw 40, an end block 41 that contains a bearing for the ball screw 40 and receives the ends of the first bars 19a, Slide 19b, and a carriage 46 for moving support arm 18 along slide bars 19a, 19b. As the motor 31 rotates the ball screw 40, the ball screw rotates moving the carriage 46 moving in the x-axis along the first slide bars 19a, 19b of the board. As carriage 46 moves, support arm 18 and tape head 100 move with carriage across deck 22. Any commercially available x-axis actuator that satisfies the conditions described herein may be used, such as the Linear System Actuator, sold under the trade name Thomson, commercially available from Thomson Industries, Inc., located in Port Washington, NY , sold under part number 2EB16FTBTL. The motor 31 for the x-axis actuator is preferably a progressive motor sold under the trade name Compumotor, commercially available from the Brass Company located in St. Paul, MN, USA, sold under the reference number CP * 557 -102-MO-25.
The y-axis actuator 32 is similar to the x-axis actuator 30. The y-axis actuator also includes a motor 33, a ball screw 62, an end block 61 that contains a bearing for the ball screw 62 and receives the ends of the first slide bars 60a, 60b, and a carriage 68 for moving the tape head 100 along the support arm 18 in the direction of the axis and of the board 22. The tape head 100 is fixed to the carriage 68 by the plate 64. A portion of the support arm 18 is cut away to illustrate the y-axis actuator 32. As the motor 33 rotates the ball screw 62, the carriage 68 moves along the second slide bars 60a, 60b on the y-axis of the board 22. As the carriage 68 moves, the head 100 of tape moves with carriage 68 along support arm 18. Any commercially available y-axis actuator that satisfies the conditions described herein may be used, such as the Linear System Actuator sold under the trade name Thomson, which is commercially available from Thomson Industries, Inc., located in Port Washington, NY, Sold under part number 2RBM160DMKL1300. Motor 61 for the y-axis is preferably a progressive motor. An example of a suitable progressive motor is a progressive motor sold under the trade name Compumotor, which is commercially available from the Brass Company located in St. Paul, MN, sold under the reference number CP * S57-51-MO-25.
The rotary actuator 34 for rotating the head 100 about the z-axis is mounted on the plate 64. The rotary actuator 34 includes a motor 82, a gear reducer 80, and a flange 86 located between the motor 82 and the reducer 80. The rotary actuator 34 is attached to the tape head 100 by a shaft and to a bracket 107 (not shown in this view). Motor 82 is preferably a drive motor and more preferably a progressive motor. The gear reducer 80 is preferably an in-line gear reducer and more preferably an in-line gear reducer with a ratio of twenty-five to one. This means that each time the motor 82 makes twelve and a half revolutions, the gear reducer 80 will rotate the head 100 of tape 1 <80 'about the z-axis of the board. Any commercially available actuator capable of satisfying the conditions described herein can be used. An example of a suitable drive motor is a progressive motor sold under the trade name Compumotor, commercially available from the Brass Company located in St. Paul, MN, sold under reference number S83 * 135-MO-S. An example of a suitable gear reducer (25 to 1) can be obtained under the trade name Alpha, from the Brass Company, located in St. Paul, MN, sold under reference number LP070MO2-25-1 / ZETA57-21.
Figure 4 illustrates the rotary actuator 34 that rotates the tape head 100 about the z-axis of the board 22. The rotary actuator 34 rotates the tape head 100 about the z-axis to position the tape head 100 at different angles on board 22. Preferably, the tape head is rotated to a desired angle by the rotary actuator 34 to allow the second cutter 156 to cut the tape after it has been applied to the glass sheet 2, as explained in greater detail below. Rotary actuator 34 is mounted on carriage 68 of support arm 18. The rotary actuator 34 includes a motor 82 and a gear reducer 80 to rotate the
ES 1 062 249 U belt head 100 around the z-axis of board 22. Gear reducer 80 has a shaft extending from it (not seen in this view), which fixes it to bracket 107 mounted on the second side of tape head 100. As the actuator 34 rotates the shaft, the tape head 100 rotates with the shaft.
A preferred embodiment of a tape head 100 of the present invention is illustrated in Figures 5 to 7. Tape head 100 begins by first applying the tape to the surface 5 of the glass sheet 2 and then as the tape is applied. , the tape head cuts the tape with a first cutter to form the end of a first piece of tape. The end of the first piece of tape is then applied to the surface by the tape head. The tape head then cuts the tape applied to the surface with a second cutter to form a removable portion of the tape. The removable portion of the tape is then removed from surface 5, preferably by a user. The detachable portion of the tape is preferably angled so as to leave a first piece of tape with one end at a desired angle.
Figure 5 illustrates the first side of the tape head 100. The rotary actuator 34 for rotating the tape head about the z-axis has been removed for clarity. The tape head 100 includes a base 106. Preferably, the base 106 includes an upper base arm 106a and a lower base portion 106b. The tape head 100 includes a tape roll holder 102 and a second tape guide roller 108 attached to the upper base arm 106a. The tape roll carrier 102 is adapted to receive a roll of tape 90. The tape roll carrier 102 preferably includes a friction clutch 103 to provide a rearward tension on the tape 92 as it is unwound from the roll 90. of tape, so that the tape does not continue to unwind from the roll 90 when the head 100 stops applying tape to the surface. The tape head 100 also includes a first tape guide roll 110, a taper roll 118, a pivot tape guide 122, a first cutter 116, an application roll 120, and a liner separator roll 136, attached. all in the lower base portion 106b. The first cutter 116 includes a fixed cutting blade 112 and a pivoted cutting blade 114. The application roller 120 is mounted to the lower base portion 106b by a bracket 130. The tape head 100 also includes an application roll air cylinder 131 to drive the bracket 130 around the pivot 133 to position the application roll 120 in contact with the tape 92 and surface 5. The liner separator roll 136 includes preferably a friction clutch 138 to provide tension on liner 94 as it winds over liner separator roll 136, to keep liner 94 taut.
Tape 92 preferably moves along the following path within tape head 100: a) from tape roll holder 102 to second tape guide roller 108; b) then up to the nip formed between the first tape guide roller 110 and the nip roller 118; c) then up to the pivot tape guide 122; d) then between the cutting blades 112, 114 of the first cutter 116, which are spaced apart; e) then under application roller 120, which applies tape 6 to surface 5. Pivot tape guide 122 separates liner 94 from tape 92 as tape 92 passes over tape guide 122. The liner 94 is then separated from the remainder of the tape 92, the liner wraps around the nip roll 118 and is taken up by the liner roll 136, as seen in more detail in Figure 8.
When a new roll 90 of tape is loaded onto tape head 100, the tape is initially threaded through tape head 100 according to the tape path outlined above. The nip roll 118 is mounted on the end of a mounting chute 132. The mounting chute can be moved away from the first guide roller 110 to allow the tape 92 to be positioned in the nip between the nip roller 118 and the first guide roller 110. The liner 94 separates from the remainder of the tape 92 near the pivot tape guide 122. The liner is then wrapped around the narrowing roll 118 and wrapped around the roll 136.
Figure 6 illustrates a partial isometric view of the lower portion of the base 106b. The tape 92 wraps around the first tape guide roller 110 between two opposing tape guides 109. The tape guides 109 help to keep the tape 92 straight just prior to its application to the surface 5 by the application roll 120. Tape 92 then passes over pivot tape guide 122 along guide surface 124. Guide surface 124 includes two opposing tape guides 128. The tape guides 128 also help to keep the tape 92 straight just prior to its application to the surface 5 by the application roll 120. The tape guides 128 on the guide surface 124 are preferably aligned with the tape guides 109 on the first tape guide roller 110. The liner 94 is separated from the remainder of the tape 92 at the edge 126 of the guide surface 124. The edge 126 of the guide surface 124 is preferably sharp to aid in the separation of the liner 94 from the rest of the tape 92. Alternatively, the portion of the edge 126 located between the two tape guides 128 may be sharpened, while the portion Remaining edge 126 located outside the two tape guides 128 may not be sharpened because the liner 94 does not contact the portions of the edge 126 located outside the tape guides 128. The guide surface 124 of the pivot tape guide 122 is pivoted clockwise so that the guide surface 124 directs the tape 92 onto the fixed blade 112 of the first cutter 116. The movable blade 114 is pivoted outwardly. from the fixed sheet 112 to allow the tape to pass between the sheets 112, 114 of the first cutter 116. The tape is then applied to the surface 5 by the application roller 120.
Figure 7 illustrates the second side of the tape head 100, which is opposite the first side of the tape head 100 illustrated in Figure 5. The rotary actuator 34 for rotating the tape head about the z-axis has been withdrawn for clarity. The rotary actuator 34 is attached to the tape head 100 on the bracket 107 by a shaft (not shown). The belt head 100 includes a rotary motor 164 mounted on the lower base portion 106b to drive the first guide roller 110 via the shaft 111 through a one-way clutch bearing (not shown). The one-way clutch bearing will allow the first roller 110
The tape guide ES 1 062 249 U will rotate freely during tape application, but will also allow the first tape guide 110 to be driven by the rotary motor 164 when advancing the tape toward the application roll 120, after having The tape has been cut by the first tape cutter 116. The tape head also includes a first air cylinder 150 attached to the lower base portion 106b to drive the movable cutting blade 114 on the first cutter 116. The tape head includes a second cutter 154 mounted to the lower base portion 106b. The second cutter 154 includes a cutting blade 156 and a bracket 158 to hold the blade 156. The second cutter 154 is driven by the second air cylinder 160 around the pivot 159. The second cutter 154 cuts the tape 92 after it has been applied to surface 5. The rotary actuator 34 (not shown) rotates the tape head 100 about the z-axis to correctly position the sheet 156 at a desired angle relative to the tape 92 applied to the sheet of the glass surface 5 to allow the sheet to 156 cut the applied tape 92. Alternatively, the second cutter 154 could rotate independently of the tape head 100 and therefore does not require the entire tape head 100 to rotate.
Figures 8 to 13 are useful for describing the application of the tape to the surface 5 of the glass sheet and for cutting the tape after it has been applied to the surface 5 to form a tapered end on the applied tape.
Figure 8 illustrates the tape head 100 initially applying the tape 92 to the sheet of glass surface 5. Tape 92 includes a layer 93 of adhesive and a liner 94 covering layer 93 of adhesive. To initiate application of the tape to the surface, the end 95 of the tape is positioned under the application roll 120. The application roller air cylinder 131 drives the application roller 120 in contact with the belt 92 and the surface 5. Once the tape 92 is between the application roll 120 and the surface 5, the adhesive layer 93 bonds the tape 92 to the surface 5 by pressure. These operations are used to initially begin the application of the first end 95 of the tape 92 to the glass sheet 2. To continue the application of the tape 92 to the surface 5, the tape head 100 is moved relative to the stationary sheet. of glass 2, while the application roller 120 applies the tape 92. The tape 92 preferably runs freely along the tape path through the tape head 100 as the tape is applied to the surface. To allow the tape to circulate freely, the tape roll carrier 102 and the first and second tape guide rollers 108, 110 rotate freely. The second tape guide roller 110 is freely rotatable independent of its motor 164.
Figure 9 illustrates the first cutter 116 that cuts the tape 92 just before the tape is applied to the glass sheet 2. The first cutter 116 cuts the tape 92 transversely by the first air cylinder 150 that drives the sheet 114 of movable cutting for contact with the fixed cutting blade 112. At the same time as movable blade 114 moves to contact fixed blade 112, guide surface 124 on pivot tape guide 122 rotates counterclockwise to separate guide surface 124 from blades 114, 116 cutting of the first cutter 116. The movable blade 114 is attached to the pivot tape guide 122 by a ball joint that allows them to move. As tape 92 is cut, the piece of tape now has a second end 96 with a portion D that is yet to be applied.
Figure 10 illustrates the second end 96 of the tape being applied by the tape head 100. To apply the second end 96 of the tape 92, the tape head 100 continues to move relative to the glass sheet to allow the application roll 120 to compress the remaining tape 92 against the surface 5 to bond the tape 92 to the surface. 5. The first air cylinder 150 has actuated the movable blade 114 again to move the movable blade 114 away from contact with the fixed blade 112. At the same time the movable blade 114 stops contacting the fixed blade 112, the guide surface 124 on the pivot tape guide 122 rotates clockwise to move the guide surface 124 toward the blades 114, 116 of the first cutter 116, between blades 114, 116 to allow tape 92 to pass through first cutter 120 as the tape advances.
Figure 11 illustrates the second cutter 154 which cuts the tape after it has been applied to the glass surface 5. The rotary actuator 134 (not shown) rotates the tape head 100 about the z-axis until it forms a desired angle α relative to the longitudinal direction of the tape to accurately position the blade 156 of the second cutter 154 at a desired angle with relative to the tape applied to the glass sheet 2. Preferably, before the tape head rotates, the applicator roll air cylinder 131 actuates the applicator roll 120 to remove it from contact with the surface 5. The tape head 100 is then moved back and forth in the direction of the orientation of the cutting blade 156 by the x-axis and y-axis actuators 30, 32 to allow the blade 156 to cut through the applied tape 92 forming the angle α, which is acute with respect to the longitudinal direction of the tape.
Figures 12a and 12b illustrate the operations necessary to cut a first piece of applied tape 200 to form a first removable portion of the tape 98 and then remove the first removable portion of tape 98 from the glass surface 5.
Figure 12a illustrates a preferred sequence of cuts in the tape 92 after it has been applied to the glass sheet 2. The sheet 156 cuts the applied tape to form a first removable portion 98 of the tape. The sequence of cuts, shown by reference numbers 1 to 6 in Figure 12a, are all in the same direction to form two aligned cuts on the tape, but the individual cuts have been separated to illustrate the preferred sequence of cuts . Preferably, the cutting blade 156 first contacts the center of the tape 92 to initiate the cut 1 which facilitates damping of the blade when it first contacts the hard surface 5 of glass. If the blade initially makes direct contact with the glass, the glass or blade may be damaged.
The tape head 100 performs the following operations to make cuts 1 through 6 in the first piece of tape 200 illustrated in FIG. 12a. First, the tape head 100 moves the cutting blade 156 to the position in the center where the first slant side 208 of the first slant end 204 will be.
In use, the second air cylinder 160 acts to position the cutting blade 156 of the second cutter 154 to contact the applied tape 92. Third, tape head 100 is then moved to make cut 1 at angle α allowing cutting blade 156 to rotate freely, partially cutting through tape 92 as head 100 moves Fourth, head 100 The tape is then moved in the opposite direction to allow blade 156 to make cut 2 at angle α. Fifth, the tape head 100 is moved in the opposite direction to allow the blade 156 to make the cut 3 at angle α. Cuts 1 through 3 preferably cut through tape 92, but not through glass surface 5. Sixth, the second cutter 154 is actuated by a second air cylinder 160 to bring the sheet 156 out of contact with the applied tape. Seventh, the tape head 100 is then moved to position the sheet 156 in the center where the first slant side 214 of the second slant end 205 will be. The first slant side 214 of the second slant end 205 is preferably parallel to the first slant side 208 of the first slant end 204, but offset a distance "b", as explained below. Eighth, the tape head 100 is then moved to make the cut 4 at an angle α allowing the cutting blade 156 to rotate freely, partially cutting through the tape 92 as the tape head 100 moves. Ninth, the tape head 100 is then moved in the opposite direction to allow the blade 156 to make the cut 5 at angle α. Tenth, the tape head 100 is moved in the opposite direction to allow the blade 156 to make the cut 6 at the angle α. Cuts 4 through 6 preferably cut through tape 98, but not through glass surface 5. Eleventh, second cutter 154 is actuated by second air cylinder 160 to bring blade 156 out of contact with applied tape Twelfth, tape head 100 rotates by angle δ, which in one embodiment is preferably 90<sup>°</sup>, to initiate cutting at the second slant side 212 of the second slant end 205 and the second slant side 210 of the first slant end 204. The tape head 100 and the cutter blade 156 of the second cutter 154 perform the second sequence of cuts 1 to 6 in a manner similar to the first sequence of cuts 1 to 6 described above.
Alternatively, a single blade could make a single cut instead of three individual cuts 1 to 3 or instead of six individual cuts 1 to 6.
Figure 12b illustrates how the first detachable portion 98 is then removed from the glass sheet 2 to form two individual pieces of applied tape from the first piece of applied tape 200. In this case, the first detachable portion 98 is a butterfly-like shape. Each end of the two applied pieces of tape is angled to form angled ends 204, 205. The first angled end 204 has a first oblique side 208 and a second oblique side 210. The second angled end 205 has a first oblique side 214 and a second oblique side 212. The first angled end 204 and the second angled end 205 are cut at an angle α relative to the longitudinal direction of the tape. Preferably, the angled ends 204, 205 are cut to fit together and give the desired intersection 220. The angle α can be selected for a desired appearance. For example, the angle α can be 30<sup>°</sup>, 45<sup>°</sup> or 60<sup>°</sup> or any other angle. Alternatively, each angled end 204, 205 may include different angles α. There is a distance "a" between the two angled ends 204, 205 of the first piece of tape. Preferably, the distance "a" is between 0.3 mm and 3 mm. More preferably, the distance "a" is between 0.3 mm and 0.5 mm.
Figures 13a and 13b illustrate a second piece of tape 202 applied over the first piece of tape 200 in the area where the detachable portion 98 was previously, before it was detached. Preferably, the first piece of tape 200 and the second piece of tape 202 are applied to the glass surface 5 at an angle of 90<sup>°</sup> with each other to form intersection 220 illustrated in FIG. 13b. To apply the second piece of tape 202, the rotary actuator 34 rotates the tape head 100 around the z-axis and the x-axis driver moves the tape head 100 to apply a second piece of tape 202 on top of the first piece. tape 200.
Figure 13a illustrates a preferred sequence of cuts in the second piece of tape 202 after it has been applied to surface 5 on the first piece of tape 200. The cutter blade 156 of the second cutter 154 cuts the applied tape to form a second detachable portion 99 of the tape. In the second piece of tape 202 the same sequence of cuts is made as was made in the first piece of tape 200, as described above, As explained previously, the sequence of cuts, shown by reference numerals 1- 6 in Figure 13b, they are all in the same direction to form two aligned cuts on the tape, but the cuts have been separated to illustrate the preferred sequence of cuts.
Figure 13b illustrates how the second removable portion 99 is removed from the top of the first piece of tape and of the glass sheet 2 by a user to form two individual pieces of applied tape outside of the second piece of applied tape 202. Also in this case, the second detachable portion 99 is butterfly-like in shape. Each end of the two applied tape pieces 202 is angled to form angled ends 204, 205 similar to angled ends 204, 206 formed on the first tape end 200. The first angled end 204 has a first oblique side 208 and a second oblique side 210. The second angled end 205 has a first oblique side 214 and a second oblique side 212. The first angled end 204 and the second angled end 205 are cut at an angle α relative to the longitudinal direction of the tape. Preferably, the angled ends 204, 205 are cut to fit together and give the desired beveled appearance. The angle α can be selected for the desired beveled appearance. For example, the angle α can be 30<sup>°</sup>, 45<sup>°</sup> or 60<sup>°</sup>, or any other angle. Alternatively, each angled end 204 205 may include different angles α. There is an equal distance "b" between the two angled ends 204, 208 of the first piece of tape 200 and the two angled ends 204, 208 of the second piece of tape 202. Preferably, the distance "b" is between 0.1 mm and 2.5 mm. More preferably, the distance "b" is between 0.1
ES 1 062 249 U mm and 0.4 mm. After removal of the second detachable portion 99 from the glass sheet, there is an intersection 220 formed between the angled ends 204, 205 of the first piece of tape 200 and the angled ends 204, 205 of the second piece of tape 220.
Figures 8-13 describe applying tape to sheet of glass 2 and for cutting the tape after it has been applied to sheet of glass 2 to form the intersection 220 of the first piece of tape 200 and the second piece of tape 202 illustrated in figure 13b. However, the tape head 100 can be used to form multiple intersections between multiple pieces of tape on a single sheet of glass. Figures 14a-14c illustrate preferred embodiments of various pieces of tape first applied to a single sheet of glass and then cut after the tape has been applied, as described above.
Figure 14a illustrates an embodiment 300 of a glass sheet 2 that includes several pieces of tape 92, which give the glass sheet a simulated "classic" style of chemical etching. The optical film on tape 92 appears to have multiple bevels, to give a "V-groove" appearance. A suitable tape for this embodiment is commercially available as Accentrim Tape.<sup>®</sup> 3M<sup>®</sup>, B200 Series (V-groove), from 3M Company, located in St. Paul, MN. To form this embodiment 300, the tape head 100 applies a first piece of tape 230 along the glass sheet 2, as explained above. The tape head 100 then cuts the first angled ends 204 and the second angled ends 205 at the first piece of tape 230 at each intersection 220, as discussed above. The opposite ends of the first piece of tape 230 are illustrated at an angle of 90<sup>°</sup>, cut relative to the longitudinal direction of the tape, as cut by the first cutter 116. However, the opposite ends can also be cut obliquely relative to the longitudinal direction of the tape by the second cutter 154 to have angled ends. similar to angled ends 204, 205. The tape head 100 returns to its "home position" on the board 22, as illustrated in FIG. 1, to allow a user to remove the first removable portion of tape from each intersection 220 of the first tape piece 230. Next, the tape head 100 is moved from the "home position" to apply a second tape piece 232 and a third tape piece 234 parallel to the second tape piece 232 to cut with the first tape piece 230 forming. an angle of 90<sup>°</sup>. Then, the tape head 100 cuts the first angled ends 204 and the second angled ends 205 at the second tape piece 232 at the intersection 220 and at the opposite ends of the second tape piece 232, as discussed above. Next, tape head 100 cuts first angled ends 204 and second angled ends 205 at third tape piece 234 at intersection 220 and at opposite ends of third tape piece 234, as discussed above. Finally, the tape head 100 returns to its "home position" on the board 22, as illustrated in FIG. 1, to allow a user to remove the second separable portions of the second tape piece 232 and the third tape piece 234. tape each intersection 220 and opposite ends of the tape.
Figure 14b illustrates another embodiment 310 of a sheet of glass 2 that includes several pieces of tape 92 that give the sheet of glass a simulated "prairie" style of etching. The optical film on tape 92 appears to have multiple bevels, to give a "V-groove" appearance. A suitable tape for this embodiment is commercially available as Acceentrim Tape.<sup>®</sup> by 3M<sup>®</sup>, B200 series (V-groove), from the 3M Company, located in St. Paul MN.
To form this embodiment 310, the tape head 100 applies a first piece 240 of tape along the glass sheet 2, as explained above. Next, the tape head 100 applies a second piece 242 of tape along the glass sheet 2 parallel to the first piece 240 of tape, as explained above. Then, the tape head 100 cuts the first angled ends 204 and the second angled ends 205 into the first tape piece 240 at each intersection 220 and at their opposite ends of the first tape piece 240, as discussed above. Next, the tape head 100 cuts the first angled ends 204 and the second angled ends 205 into the second tape piece 242 at each intersection 220 and at opposite ends of the second tape piece 242, as discussed above. The tape head 100 returns to its "home position" on the board 22, as illustrated in Figure 1, to allow a user to remove the first separable portion of the tape from each intersection 220 and from opposite ends of the first piece 240 of tape and the second piece 242 of tape. Next, the tape head 100 is moved from the "home position" to apply a third piece 244 of tape and a fourth piece 246 of tape parallel to the third piece 244 of tape. The third tape piece 244 and the fourth tape piece 246 intersect the first tape piece 240 and the second tape piece 242 forming 90<sup>°</sup>. The tape head 100 then cuts the angled ends 204 and the second angled ends 205 at the third tape piece 244 at each intersection 220 and at opposite ends of the third tape piece 244, as discussed above. Next, the tape head 100 cuts the first angled ends 204 and the second angled ends 205 into the fourth piece of tape 246 at each intersection 220 and at opposite ends of the fourth piece of tape 246, as discussed above. Finally, the tape head 100 returns to the "home position" on the board 22, as illustrated in FIG. 1, to allow a user to remove the second separable portions of the third tape piece 244 and the fourth tape piece 246. tape from each intersection 220 and from the ends of the tape.
Figure 14c illustrates an embodiment 320 of a sheet of glass 2 that includes several pieces of tape 92 that give the sheet of glass a simulated "framed" style of chemical etching. The optical film on tape 92 has a unique bevel appearance. A suitable tape for this embodiment is commercially available as Accentrim Tape.<sup>®</sup> 3M<sup>®</sup>, B100 Series (Edge Bevel), from 3M Company, located in St. Paul, MN.
To form this embodiment 320, the tape head 100 first applies a first piece 250 of tape and a second piece 252 of tape parallel to the first piece 250 of tape along the length of the glass sheet 2, as explained previously. Then9
In use, the tape head 100 cuts a first angled end 222 and a second angled end 224 into the first piece of tape 250 at each intersection 230, as explained. Next, the tape head 100 cuts a first angled end 222 and a second angled end 224 into the second piece of tape 230 at each intersection 230. The tape head 100 returns to its "home position" on the board 22, as illustrated in FIG. 1, to allow a user to remove the first separable portions of tape from each intersection 230 of the first tape piece 250. In this case, the first detachable portion is in the shape of a triangle. The tape head 100 is then moved from the "home position" to apply a third tape piece 254 and a fourth tape piece 256 parallel to the third tape piece 254 which are cut with the angled ends 222, 224 of the first piece 250 of tape and the second piece 252 of tape at 90 ° angles. The tape head 100 then cuts the first angled end 216 and the second angled end 218 into the third piece 254 of tape at each intersection 230, as explained above. Next, the tape head 100 cuts a first angled end 216 and a second angled end 218 into the fourth piece 256 of tape at each intersection 230. Finally, the tape head 100 returns to its "home position" on the board 22, as illustrated in FIG. 1, to allow a user to remove the second detachable portions of the third tape piece 254 and the fourth piece 256 of tape. tape of each intersection 239. In this case, the second detachable portion is in the shape of a triangle.
Figures 14a to 14c illustrate just a few preferred embodiments of tape applied to a glass sheet. However, the tape applicator can create any tape arrangement on a glass surface due to the flexibility of the tape head 100 and actuators 30, 32, 34 to move the tape head 100 at any angle α along the length of the tape. board 22, to apply tape at any angle α along the board, and to cut the tape at any angle after it has been applied to the glass surface.
To operate the x-axis actuator 30, the y-axis actuator 32, and the rotary actuator 34 to move the tape head 100, the tape applicator 10 preferably includes a processor and a computer controller for sending signals to the actuators. 30, 32, 34 such as where to move the tape head 100 relative to the board 22. For example, a user may wish to make the sheet of glass illustrated in one of Figures 14a to 14c. The user enters a set of commands in the computer processor about what the tape design should be. The processor and computer controller then determine how to direct the actuators 30, 32, 34 to move the tape head 100 to apply the tape to the glass and to cut the tape after it has been applied. The processor and computer controller preferably include an "open loop" system, which calculates where the tape head 100 is located on the board 22, based on a known series of movements. For example, the ball screw will move on the x-axis driver 30 or on the axis driver 32 and the tape head 100 a known distance for a rotation of the ball screws. If the computer processor knows the home position of the tape head 100, as well as the "home position" for example, it can determine the end position of the tape head 100, based on how many turns the ball screw has turned in the actuator. The computer processor will send a signal to the x-axis and y-axis actuators 30, 32 to rotate the ball screws a number of turns to move the tape head 100 a certain distance on a particular axis. The computer processor may also send signals to the rotary actuator 36 that the tape head 100 is to rotate relative to the z-axis of the board 22. A suitable controller is a controller sold under the trade name Compumotor, which is commercially available from the Braas Company located in St. Paul, MN, sold under reference number 6K4. Alternatively, the computer processor may include a "closed loop" system, which calculates where the tape head 100 is at any time on the board 22.
To determine the initial position of the tape head 100 on the board 22, the actuators 30, 32, 34 preferably include sensors to determine the location. Suitable sensors for actuators 30, 32, 34 are Prox sensors sold under the Omron trade name, commercially available from the Braas Company located in St. Paul, MN, sold under the reference number E2E-X1R5E1-M1-N .
The present invention has been described with reference to various embodiments thereof. The detailed description above and examples are given for ease of understanding only. They are not to be understood as unnecessary limitations on it. The present invention is described as optical application tape for decorative purposes. However, the present invention can apply any kind of decorative or functional tape and can apply such tape to windows, doors, mirrors, other glass surfaces or any other surface. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many changes can be made to the described embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the exact details and structures described herein, but rather to the structures described by the language of the claims and the structures equivalent thereto.
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Titles2
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- APLICADOR DE CINTA Y METODOS PARA APLICAR CINTA A UNA SUPERFICIE
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- TAPE APPLICATOR
Classification
- CPC, 10
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