Strip material dispensing device

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a device for dispensing tape materials onto a moving substrate, such as paper-like material in a laminating or folding device.

2. RELATED BACKGROUND ART [0002] In US Patent Nos. 6,705,500; 5,759,339; 7,222,653 and 7,255,255; and Canadian Patent No. 2,342,495 disclose embodiments of tape material dispensing devices.

SUMMARY OF THE DESCRIPTION [0003] In one embodiment disclosed herein, a device for dispensing tape materials on one or more moving substrates is described. The device includes a frame extending transversely to the path of movement of the ground, which support frame supports at least one guide arm and a guide arm positioning system. Each guide arm includes means for dispensing band materials and can be independently displaced along the frame by means of a guide arm positioning system. The guide arm positioning system includes at least one crankshaft coupled to the first end of the frame, so that each crankshaft can rotate about an independent axis for the crankshaft. The guide arm positioning system also includes at least one friction drive means coupled to each crankshaft and a respective guide arm, each friction drive means depending on the friction coupling between two surfaces to convert motion

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EP 2 490 969 B1 of the rotary crankshaft for linear movement of the guide arm. Each guide arm is independently movable along the frame by turning the appropriate crankshaft.

[0004] Each friction drive means may include one or more pairs of drive pulley and rear pulley, and ropes that extend around each pair of drive and rear pulleys and which are attached to a guide arm between them. There may also be frictional braking means to hold the guide arms in position, which may include various elements that can be pressed against the components of the propulsion system to prevent frictional movement.

[0005] The device may also include a positioning feedback arm system that may include a magnet attached to each guide arm and a transducer attached to the frame that interact with a remote control panel to measure and display the position of the guide arms.

[0006] The device may further comprise a ground tracking and adjustment system that includes a controller, an actuator and a sensor that can track the position of the ground as it moves from side to side from the normal path of the ground and automatically adjust the position of the frame to adjustment. In one embodiment, the linear actuator can adjust the transverse position of the frame relative to the ground in response to a signal from the ground sensor means, thereby adjusting all of the mounted guide arms simultaneously. This sensor can detect the position of the ground and transmit information about this position to the controller, which can send a control signal to the actuator to

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EP 2 490 969 B1 to displace the frame to align it with the position of the ground. Because the frame moves, so also the guide arms supported by the frame move. This detection, comparison and adjustment loop can be performed repeatedly to keep the frame and the guide arms in a desired position relative to the ground.

[0007] The present document also discloses a method that includes three stages of preparation for dispensing belt materials on a moving substrate. The first stage includes rotating at least one crankshaft coupled to the first end of the frame such that each crankshaft can rotate about an independent axis for the crankshaft, the frame extending transversely to the path of the ground, as a result of which each rotary crankshaft activates the friction drive means, one friction drive means being coupled to each crankshaft and respective guide arm, each frictional drive means depends on the friction coupling between the purpose of converting the motion into a linear movement of the guide arm, whereby each frictional drive means moves the respective lead arm to the desired position along the frame, each guide arm having supporting means for movably coupling the arm to the frame and means dispensing for dispensing to the ground. The second stage involves using means for positively guiding the guide arm to automatically determine the transverse position of each guide arm relative to the predetermined position and displaying these positions on the display device. The third stage involves repeating the first and second stages until the device with two surfaces in a rotating crankshaft guiding the tape materials displays the desired arm positions

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0008] Fig. 1 is a top view of the positioning and dispensing device of band material installed in a substrate processing device.

FIG. 2 is an axonometric view of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3a is a detailed isometric view of the internal components of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3b is a detailed cross-sectional side view of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is different orthogonal views of the guide arm of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is an exploded isometric view of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is an exploded axonometric view from the user side of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7a is an exploded isometric view of the rear end of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7b is a cross-sectional side view of the rear side of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8a is a cross-sectional brake device with FIG uncoupled.

side view of systems 1, with braking systems

FIG. 8b is a cross-sectional side view of the brake systems of the device of FIG. 1, with one of the braking systems engaged.

FIG. 8a is a detailed side view of a brake system component of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional side view of the alternative braking system of the device of FIG. 1.

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FIG. 10 is an exploded isometric view of the alternative braking system of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 11 is an axonometric view of the braking system of FIG. 10.

FIG. 12 is an axonometric view of another alternative braking system of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 13 is an axonometric view of the control panel of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 14 is a side view of the device of FIG. 1 showing the system for tracking and adjusting the ground.

FIG. 15 is a detailed isometric view of the substrate tracking and adjustment system of FIG. 14.

FIG. 16 shows detailed orthogonal views of the guide rollers and the guide roller support of the ground tracking and adjustment system of FIG. 14.

FIG. 17 is an axonometric view of the device of FIG. 1, and a second similar device, both installed in the device for processing the substrate and dispensing belt materials on and between the pair of movable substrates.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0009] This document discloses a compact, light and easy to move on the floor device for dispensing band materials on a moving substrate in a substrate processing machine. This device comprises at least one guide arm for dispensing the band material, which can be independently adjusted transversely to the direction of movement of the substrate.

[0010] The tape materials can be a web material, such as tape, strand and yarn, different web materials and different material widths, especially tapes that contain glue, such as hot melt adhesive, self adhesive glue

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Hot melt, wettable hot melt, water soluble hot melt, biodegradable hot melt or reproducible hot melt or hot activated glue.

[0011] The substrate may be a film, a nonwoven web, a paper product, a cardboard box, a cardboard cut out, a cardboard box for packaging, corrugated cardboard or other sheet material or web material, all of different widths.

[0012] The substrate processing device may be a wet end, dry end or both wet end and dry end, folding devices, laminating devices, cardboard presses, fiber reinforcing devices, or other similar devices that process a moving substrate . In some embodiments, a substrate processing device may process more than one substrate at a time, e.g., one above the other, and may combine more than one substrate into individual substrates during this processing.

[0013] According to one embodiment, the position of one or more dispensing guide arms is changed by rotating a series of crankshafts located at the front end of the device. Because the guide arms are moved, the control box accurately displays the position of each guide arm. This combination of the displacement of the guide arms from the front end of the device and the accurate reading of the position of the guide arm allows the device to be configured and accurately calibrated without removing the device from the substrate processing device.

[0014] The change of the position of the tape materials is dictated by the desired location of the tape material on the substrate and subsequent production of the substrate. Depending on the strength of the tape material, it will be tape itself,

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A suitable lateral reinforcement of the substrate or will serve as a tear strip enabling easy opening of the container to be formed from the substrate.

[0015] As shown in FIGURES 1 and 2, the device, generally indicated 2, is adapted to be placed at various locations within the substrate processing device 4. Figure 1 shows one of the possible locations. The device 200 corresponding to the device 2 may be additionally placed in the substrate processing device 4, e.g. above or below the device 2 as shown in FIGURES 2 and 17. The device 200 may be placed on the opposite side of the substrate 6 for simultaneously applying tape materials 8 to the other side of the substrate 6. In other embodiments, the device 200 may be arranged to apply the tape materials to the second substrate. The device 200 can be used, for example, when tape materials are to be applied between different layers of laminate substrate, such as in the production of "two-layer" or "three-layer" corrugated board, and / or when tape materials are to be applied both between layers of the substrate, as well as the outer surface of the same substrate. Because device 2 is similar to device 200, only device 2 is described below.

[0016] In some embodiments, two or more vertical support towers 10 can hold the device 2 in a substantially horizontal position at a desired height above ground. Each of these vertical support towers 10 can be mounted on wheels 12 to increase mobility. The device 2 and the towers 10 can be wheeled and rolled on wheels to and from the substrate processing device 4. In one embodiment, after wheeling onto device 4, a portion of device 2, e.g., guide track 110, can be attached to and supported

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By means of a substrate processing device 4, and one or more vertical support towers can then be removed. In another embodiment, the vertical support towers 10 may hold the device 2 in the substrate processing device 4 during operation and the device 2 is not attached to the device 4.

[0017] An extension element 14 can also be used to connect the device 2 to the vertical support tower 10 in such a way that the tower can be positioned further away from the laminating device. The length of the extension element 14 can be adjusted, and in one embodiment, the extension element 14 has a hollow cross section.

[0018] The device 2 comprises an elongated frame 16. The frame 16 can be rectangular in cross-section and can be made of aluminum. In some embodiments, the frame 16 has a cross-sectional width of about 5.0 to 7.0 inches, and a cross-sectional height of about 4.25 inches. The frame 16 supports and surrounds many of the components of the device 2, shielding them from starch and other impurities.

[0019] The frame 16 supports one or more guide arms 18, which can be mounted in series along the length of the frame 16. The frame 16 can also be attached to the frame 16. include a guide element 18 with

As shown in FIGURES 3a, 3b, include a guide rail 20 Each guide arm 18 may be a component for engaging the arm with a guide rail 20, e.g. a sliding or rolling device with low friction, and in particular a linear bearing 22 that cooperates with the guide rail 20. Each arm guide 18 may have the full range of guide rail 20. As shown in FIG. 1. frame 16 and guide rail 20 may extend laterally beyond the edges of the ground 6 so that the arms

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Guide 16 may be located outside the edges of the substrate 6. As shown in FIG. 4, the guide arms 18 comprise rope pulleys 24 for receiving the web material 8, which can be fed to the guide arms 18 in a transverse direction to the ground from the remote storage 26, and then dispensed onto the ground 6 for fixing and laminating on it.

[0020] In some embodiments, the frame 16 with mounted guide arms 18 and pulleys 24 may have a total cross-sectional width of about 12.1 inches and a total cross-sectional height of about 6.6 inches.

[0021] As shown in FIGURES 1, 2 and 5, an assembly 30 for displacing and holding the guide arm can be located at the end of the frame 16, substantially separate from that part of the frame in which the guide arms 18 are mounted. As shown in FIG. 6, the assembly 30 for moving and holding the guide arm may comprise at least one series, and preferably a series of crankshaft (s) 32, main pulley (s) 34, rope (s) 36 and system brake system (s) 38.

[0022] In one embodiment, a series of crankshafts 32 are rotatably supported by the sides 42 of the frame 16 along parallel horizontal axes. Shaft pairs can be supported by the frame 16 side by side along the same axis. In this arrangement, the middle element 40 of the frame 16 is positioned vertically between two crankshafts 32 and supports the inner ends of both crankshafts 32 so that they can rotate independently. The outer ends of the crankshafts 32 extend through the opposite side walls 42 of the frame 16 and are connected to the drive mechanisms 44. The drive mechanisms 44 can be hand cranks or

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[0023] The main rope pulley 34 is attached to each crankshaft 32 inside the frame 16 so that the main rope pulley 34 rotates with the crankshaft 32. Each rope 36 is attached to the respective guide arm 18 and forms a closed loop wrapped around the main pulley 32 and the rear pulley 46. The rear pulley assembly 48, shown in FIGURES 7a and 7b, is supported by the side walls 42 of the frame at the opposite end, like the main pulleys 34. The rear pulley assembly 48 includes a series of independently rotatable passive pulleys 46 that can be mounted on a common shaft 50 that is parallel to the crankshafts 32.

[0024] The rope-pulley system is a friction drive system that relies on the tension of the rope 36 tensioned around the main pulley 34 to move and hold the guide arms 18 in their desired positions. Stress may be necessary to prevent rope 36 from slipping on rope pulley 34 when guide arms 18 exert force on rope 36, as in the case of residual tension of band material 8 or sporadic jerk resulting from joining two ends of running band material 8. Tension may also be necessary to prevent the rope 36 from slipping on the pulley 34 when the crankshaft 32 is rotated to move the guide arm 18 to the desired position. The friction resistance produced can be the product of the tension force multiplied by the coefficient of static friction between the rope and the pulley materials. The functional resistance of the rope 36 on the pulley 34 and the angle corresponding to the arc of contact between the pulley 34 and the tensioning element are

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The main factors that affect the design and performance of rope-pulley friction drive systems.

[0025] An alternative to the rope-pulley friction drive system, which operates based on the tension of the tensioned rope around the pulley to move and hold the guide arms in their desired positions, is a direct chain-toothed drive system that operates in based on closely connected contact between chain links and for displacement and teeth of the holding wheel positions. In the toothed drive arms of the desired drive, guiding in such a direct system tension is not necessary to prevent the chain from slipping on the toothed wheel when moving the guide arm to the desired position or when the guide arms exert force on the chain. Other direct drive systems include gears and threaded rods, which also function based on tightly connected contact between drive elements to provide the desired drive force.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 6, a series of brake systems 38 may be used to secure the guide arms 18 in desired positions along the guide rail 20. In one embodiment, each brake system 38 includes a horseshoe-shaped element 64, shown in FIG. 8a-8c, which surrounds a part of the respective main pulley 34. This element moves in contact with the main pulley 34 and inhibits the thorns 34 of the main pulley 34 from rotating when the attached brake lever 66 is activated. One end of the horseshoe-shaped element 64 can be attached to the frame 16, while the other end projects through the frame 16 and engages with the brake lever 66. Brake lever 66 may include a cam portion

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EP 2 490 969 B1 and can be coupled to the frame 16 so that the brake lever 66 can be actuated as shown in FIG. 8b and thereby press the horseshoe-shaped element 64 into contact with the main pulley 34. The system 38 can be positioned to hold the main pulley 34 in place when the lever 66 is actuated and keep the main pulley 34 stationary without pressure on lever 66.

[0027] In another embodiment, shown in FIG. 9, brake systems 38 may include a similar horseshoe-shaped friction element 64 that is tensioned, such as by a spring 68, so that it is constantly pressed against the main pulley 34. The constant static friction force generated by the tensioned friction element 64 and the main pulley 34 may be sufficient to keep the steady guide arm 18 against vibrations and forces acting on the guide arm 18 during operation. The constant friction force may, however, be weak enough to be overcome by manually or mechanically rotating the crankshaft 32. In this embodiment, the braking systems 38 need not be used and disengaged or otherwise adjusted during operation of the device.

[0028] In another embodiment, shown in FIGURES 10-11, brake systems 38 may include a clutch brake system 70 mounted on each crankshaft 32. The clutch brake system 70 may include a disc-shaped back plate 72 rotatably mounted on the crankshaft 32. One or more springs 74 may be attached at one end to rear plate 72, and attached at the other end to clutch disc 76. The clutch disc 76 is also rotatably mounted on the crankshaft 32, between the back plate 72 and the main pulley 34. The surface of the clutch disk 76 faces the main pulley

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The rope rope 34 is lined with a friction pad 78 that can be pressed against the side of the main rope pulley 34 by means of springs 74, as shown in FIG. 10. When the back plate 72 is attached to the frame 16, the friction from the friction pad 78 acting on the main pulley 34 can stop the main pulley 34 from rotating until the back plate 72 is released from the frame 16 by means of a lever or other means.

[0029] In yet another embodiment, shown in FIG. 12, braking systems 38 may include a shaft brake 80. Each crankshaft 32 can be threaded at 82 near the side wall 42 of the frame 16. The nut 84 can be screwed onto the crankshaft 32. To prevent rotation of the crankshaft 32, the nut 84 can be rotated so that the nut 84 moves along the shaft crank 32 and pressed against the surface of the frame 16, such as sidewall 42. The drive mechanism 44 (not shown in FIG. 12) may be coupled to the crankshaft end portion 32 shown in FIG. 12 as having a square cross section.

[0030] Each of these embodiments of the braking system may produce a friction braking system that is based solely or mainly on the friction force between the surface of the friction element, such as a horseshoe shaped element 64, brake pad 78, or brake nut 84, and the surface a movable element of the propulsion system, such as the main pulley 34 or the crankshaft 32, to hold the guide arms 188 in their desired positions. In each embodiment, the friction force produced to limit the movement of the guide arm is the product of the normal force exerted on the friction element multiplied by the friction coefficient between the friction element and the propulsion system component. Normal force can be provided by manual pressure transferred to the friction element by means of a suitable one

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Device such as a lever or spring system.

[0031] The device 2 may include a system for determining the position of the guide arms 18 transversely to the direction of movement of the ground or the machine direction of the ground 6. In such a system, the linear bearing 22 of each guide arm 18 may have a magnet 88 mounted on it, which cooperates with the transducer 90, as shown in FIG. 3. The frame 16 supports the transducer 90 to read the position of the guide arms 18 relative to the frame 16. The transducer 90 may be connected to the control panel 92 shown in FIG. 13, having a display 94 providing a numerical digital readout indicating the position of the guide arms 18 along the frame 16. The control panel 92 may have buttons 96 for user input so as to select which arm 18 to be monitored. The control panel 92 may be located in a remote location and in one embodiment is mounted on the vertical support tower 10. The cable 98 connecting the transducer 90 to the control panel 92 can be routed through the frame 16 and through the hollow extension element 14, thereby holding the cable 98 protected from damage.

[0032] The magnets 88 cooperate with the transducer 90 to obtain a signal in response to a current pulse sent from the control panel 92 along the transducer 90. The signal from each arm 18 can be recognized by the electronics in the control panel 92 to calculate the distance of any particular guide arm 18 from the predetermined "0" and then the numerical value can be displayed on the display 94.

[0033] Operation of transducer 90 and control panel 92 allows the operator to see the exact location of any guide arm 18. The control circuit can

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Trigger transducer 90 to send a current pulse along a wire held inside transducer 90. Current in the wire can then generate an electric field around the wire. When current flowing along the conductor flows into a given guide arm 18, the electric field of the conductor interacts with the magnetic field of the magnet 88 on the guide arm 18. This interaction generates torque in the conductor generating a signal through the arm 18. The electronics of the transducer 90 calculates the length of time that has elapsed since sending a current pulse along the wire until a response signal is detected in the wire. Based on this information, the position of the guide arm 18 is recognized and the distance from the current "0" is calculated, and a numerical value is displayed on the control panel display 92. The electronic system can be designed to recognize the magnet 88 from which it is to read the signal of the location of the electric-magnetic field. The operator then has a precise position reading and can adjust the arms 18 if necessary by turning the respective crankshafts 32.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 14, a system 100 for tracking and adjusting the ground comprising the ground sensor 102, the control panel 92 and the actuator 106 can be used to track the position of the ground 6 as it moves sideways from the normal path of movement or the position of the ground. A system 100 for tracking and adjusting the ground is used to maintain the position of the frame 16 relative to the ground 6. The substrate tracking sensor 102 may be located somewhere in the substrate processing device 4, e.g. in front of the device 2, looking in the running direction of the device as shown in FIG. 1, or the tracking sensor 102 may be attached to the device 2, preferably in a fixed location. The substrate sensor or sensors 102 may include

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[0035] As shown in FIG. 15, the movable end 120 of the linear actuator 106 can be attached to the frame 16 by means of the actuator-frame bracket 118, and the stationary end 122 of the actuator 106 can be attached to the guide track 110 by means of the actuator-track bracket 116. The actuator 106 can be driven hydraulically, pneumatically, magnetically, by means of a motor, or by other suitable driving means. The frame 16 may be mounted on a guide track 110 on two or more pairs of guide rollers 112, shown in detail in FIG. 16, so as to allow the frame 16 to move freely along the length of the guide track I 10, if the frame 16 was not attached to the linear actuator 106. These pairs of guide rollers 112 2 can be attached to the side wall 42 of the frame via guide roller supports 124. The sidewall 42 of the frame may be provided with a plurality of mounting locations along its length, such that the guide roller brackets 124 can be attached at a variable distance from each other. The actuator 106 can move the frame 16 on the guide track 110 by lengthening and shortening. The guide track 110 can be attached to a stationary object, such as the frame of the substrate processing device 4, via the track support 114.

[0036] In one embodiment, the device 2, comprising from one to eight guide arms 18, friction propulsion systems, horseshoe type friction braking systems 38, linear bearings 22 and magnets 88, plus transducer 90, guide rollers 112 track brackets 114, and other necessary components, but not including the extension element 14, vertical support towers 10 or guide track 110, may weigh 130 pounds to 165 pounds,

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[0037] In some embodiments, the installation of the device 2 with the system 100 for tracking and adjusting the substrate to the operating position in the substrate processing device 4 can be accomplished by first installing the guide track 110 and the actuator-track bracket 116 on the stationary structural component of the device 4 for processing the substrate, via one or more track supports 114. Then, with the guide rollers 112 mounted on the frame 116 and the linear actuator 106, the device 2 can be wheeled on two vertical support towers 10, as shown in FIG. 2, to a position where the first pair of guide rollers 112 are adjacent to the end of the guide track 110. Then, the first pair of guide rollers 112 are installed on the guide track 110 by allowing the end of the guide track 110 to move between the first pair of guide rollers 112. Then, one of the vertical support towers 10 is removed and the guide track 110 supports the mounted end of the device 2. Then, device 2 is further rolled into device 4 until a second set of rollers 112 of the guide track is mounted at the end of the guide track 110. Finally, the stationary end 122 of the linear actuator 106 is attached to the actuator track bracket 116.

[0038] Since the substrate 6 passes through the substrate processing device 4 in the same direction in which the band material 8 is applied, the substrate sensor 102 can detect the lateral position of the substrate 6. The substrate sensor 102 can then send the substrate position information to the controller 104. The control panel 92 can then compare this position of the ground with the set position

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EP 2 490 969 B1 position of the frame. If the ground position is not aligned with the predefined frame position, the control panel 92 may send a control signal to the actuator 106 to move the frame 16 so that it is aligned with the ground position. Because the frame 16 moves along the guide track 110, each of the guide arms 18 mounted on the frame 16 is simultaneously moved the same distance. This detection, comparison and adjustment loop can be performed continuously to keep the frame 16 and the guide arms 18 in a desired position relative to the ground 6.

[0039] When the device is completely installed in the substrate processing device, operation can begin. First, strip materials 8 are taken from a storage source and passed through or around various tape guides 130 attached to the vertical support tower 10, as shown in FIG. 17. Then, the band materials are guided around the pulleys 24 of the guide arms and attached to the ground 6. Then, as the substrate moves, it draws the band materials from the storage source, through guides 130 and pulleys 24, and onto the movable substrate. The tape materials can be attached to the substrate during the movement of the substrate or while it is stationary. In addition, the guide arms need not be in the desired transverse positions along the frame prior to attaching the strip materials to the ground or before the ground begins to move through the device. The guide arms can be adjusted while the substrate is moving and dispensing belt materials.

[0040] To adjust the position of each strip of material on the ground, the respective braking systems 38 are loosened, if necessary, and then

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The user rotates the respective drive mechanisms 44, which can be hand cranks, which in turn rotate the crankshafts 32 and attached drive pulleys 34. The rotation of the drive pulleys 34, in a coordinated manner with the rear cable pulleys 46, causes displacement ropes 36 along the loop. As the ropes 36 move, they pull the connected guide arms 18, which slide along the frame via the guide rail 20 on the bearings 22.

[0041] To measure each new position, the magnets 88 of each guide arm interact with the transducer 90 and send a signal to the control panel 92 indicating the position of each guide arm 18 relative to the predetermined position "0" along the frame. The user can then use the buttons 96 and display 94 to select and read the position of each guide arm. If the guide arms are not in the desired positions, the user can then repeat these steps to adjust the position of the guide arms so that they are more precise.

[0042] When all the guide arms 16 have similarly been moved to the desired new positions, braking systems 38 can optionally be used to hold them in place. The user can also manually hold the drive mechanisms 44 to hold the guide arms 16 in place. Brake systems 38 can be implemented in various ways as described above, such as by means of actuating levers or rotary nuts. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8b, the brake lever 66 can be rotated towards the side wall 42 of the frame, thereby using the cam at the base of the lever 66 to pull down the attached horseshoe shaped element 64 and to frictional contact with the main pulley 34. With braking systems used

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With or without them, usually with the braking systems used, the process of applying the band material can be started.

[0043] For greater accuracy during the application process, the ground tracking and adjustment system can optionally be used to automatically perform a consistent adjustment in the transverse direction of all guide arms in response to side-to-side changes of the moving substrate.

[0044] When another change in position of the guide arm is desired, these steps can be repeated to re-adjust the guide arms, for example when the order is changed to produce another product. All these steps can be performed without removing this device from the substrate processing device or stopping the movement of the substrate.

[0045] In view of the large number of possible embodiments to which the principles of the disclosed devices and methods can be applied, it should be considered that the embodiments shown are only preferred examples and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

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