Machine for feeding tape material

Abstract

The machine for dispensing tape material comprises a feed roller for feeding tape material (4) wound on a reel and pulling means predisposed to unwind said tape material (4) from said reel of tape material and to convey it towards an exit opening (3) of the machine. The machine comprises cut means predisposed to cut a strip of tape material (4).

1 . A machine for dispensing tape material comprising:
 a feed roller configured to feed a tape material, unwinding said tape material from a reel;   a cut means for cutting of said tape material;   at least one measuring device for acquiring at least one figure correlatable with a measure of one dimension of a body to which a strip of said tape material is intended to be applied, said strip having a length proportioned to said dimension to be measured;   a transmission means for transmitting said at least one figure;   a control unit comprising a receiving unit configured to receive said at least one figure transmitted by said transmission, said control unit being configured to determine a value of said proportioned length and to control feeding of said strip of said tape material;   a command means for operating dispensing of said tape material;   an auxiliary measuring device configured to cooperate with said measuring device for acquiring a further figure correlatable to said measure of said dimension of said body and transmitted by said transmission means to said control unit to determine said value of said proportioned length.   
     
     
         2 . A machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising a supplementary command sensor configured to detect an input signal and to convert said input signal in an output signal addressed to said control unit, to perform unwinding of a completion portion of said strip of said tape material, said unwinding of said completion portion of said strip of tape material being subsequent to the unwinding of a starting portion of said strip of said tape material operated by said command means, said starting portion of said strip of said tape material and said completion portion of said strip of said tape material extending together for said proportioned length. 
     
     
         3 . A machine for dispensing tape material comprising:
 a feed roller configured to feed a tape material, unwinding said tape material from a reel;   a cut means for cutting said tape material;   at least one measuring device for acquiring at least one figure correlatable with a measure of a dimension of a body on which a strip of said tape material is to be applied, with a length proportioned to said dimension to be measured;   a transmission means for transmitting said at least one figure;   a control unit comprising a receiving unit configured to receive said at least one figure transmitted by said transmission means, said control unit being further configured to determine a value of said proportioned length and to control dispensing of said strip of said tape material;   a command means for operating the dispensing of said strip of said tape material;   a supplementary command sensor configured to detect an input signal and to convert said input signal in an output signal addressed to said control unit, to perform unwinding of a completion portion of said strip of tape material, said unwinding of said completion portion of said strip of said tape material being subsequent to unwinding of a starting portion operated by said command means, said starting portion and said completion portion extending together for said proportioned length.   
     
     
         4 . A machine according to  claim 3 , wherein said supplementary command sensor is adapted to be operated via a pulling action exerted on said starting portion of said tape material. 
     
     
         5 . A machine according to  claim 4 , wherein said supplementary command sensor comprises a photodetector sensor, said input signal being a light signal and said output signal being an electric signal, said photodetector sensor being associated with a shutter member adapted to be operated via said pulling action exerted on said unwound starting portion of said tape material. 
     
     
         6 . A machine according to  claim 4 , wherein said command sensor is one of a reflection photoswitch, a magnetic sensor and an electric contacts sensor. 
     
     
         7 . A machine according to  claim 3 , further comprising a fixed reference element configured to define a reference system for said at least one measuring device, said fixed reference element defining an abutment for positioning said body with respect to said at least one measuring device. 
     
     
         8 . A machine according to  claim 3 , wherein said at least one measuring device comprises a transducer member predisposed to generate a signal addressed to said body and to receive said signal reflected by said body, wherein a control and processing unit, connected with said transducer member, predisposed is configured to control providing said signal as output and to process said signal reflected by said body so as to extract said at least one figure correlatable with said dimension of said body. 
     
     
         9 . A machine according to  claim 3 , further comprising a case, said feed roller and said cut means being housed inside said case, said case having an exit opening for dispensing said tape material, said at least one measuring device being included in said case. 
     
     
         10 . A machine according to  claim 3 , wherein said at least one measuring device comprises an ultrasound transducer member. 
     
     
         11 . A machine according to  claim 3 , wherein said transmission means is one of a wired transmission means and a wireless transmission means. 
     
     
         12 . A method for dispensing strips of tape material, the method comprising the steps of:
 arranging a machine for dispensing tape material, said machine comprising a feed roller configured to feed said tape material, unwinding said tape material from a reel, said machine further comprising a cut means for cutting said tape material, a measuring device for acquiring at least one figure correlatable with measurement of one dimension of a body to which a strip of said tape material is intended to be applied, having a length proportioned to said dimension to be measured, said machine further comprising an auxiliary measuring device configured to cooperate with said measuring device for acquiring a further figure correlatable with said dimension of said body, a transmission means for transmitting said figure and said further figure, acquired by said measuring device and by said auxiliary measuring device and a control unit comprising a receiving unit configured to receive said figure and said further figure through said transmission means, said control unit being configured to determine a value of said proportioned length and to control dispensing of said strip of tape material, said machine further comprising a command means for operating said dispensing of said strip of tape material;   interposing said body between said measuring device and said auxiliary measuring device;   providing a respective signal directed to a respective facing surface of said interposed body as output via each said measuring device and said auxiliary measuring device;   receiving on each said measuring device and said auxiliary measuring device a respective signal reflected by each surface said body;   extracting from each reflected signal said figure and said further figure, correlatable with said dimension of said body to be measured;   transmitting said figure and said further figure to said control unit via said transmission means, said control unit receiving said figure and said further figure via a receiving unit;   processing said figure and said further figure via said control unit to determine the value of said proportioned length;   operating said command means, to command the dispensing of said strip of tape material, having said proportioned length, determined by said control unit.   
     
     
         13 . A method for dispensing strips of tape material, the method comprising the steps of:
 arranging a machine for dispensing tape material, said machine comprising a feed roller configured to feed said tape material, unwinding said tape material from a reel and at least one measuring device for acquiring at least one figure correlatable with a measurement of one dimension of a body to which a strip of said tape material is to be applied, said strip of said tape material having a length proportioned to said dimension to be measured, said machine further comprising a transmission means for transmitting said at least one figure acquired by said at least one measuring device and a control unit comprising a receiving unit configured to receive said at least one figure from said transmission means, said control unit being configured to process said proportioned length and to control dispensing of said strip of tape material, said machine further comprising a command means for operating dispensing of at least one starting portion of said strip of material of proportioned length and a supplementary command sensor configured to detect an input signal and to convert said input signal in an output signal addressed to said control unit, for unwinding a completion portion of said strip of tape material, said at least one starting portion and said completion portion of said strip extending together for said proportioned length;   placing said body frontally to said measuring device in abutment against a reference element;   transmitting a signal directed towards a facing surface of said body via said measuring device;   receiving on said measuring device a signal reflected by said facing surface of said body;   extracting said at least one figure correlatable with said measurement of said body to be measured from said reflected signal;   transmitting said at least one figure to said control unit via said transmission means, said control unit receiving said at least one figure via a receiving unit;   processing at least one figure via said control unit, wherein said control unit determines a value of said proportioned length;   operating said command means to perform the dispensing of said starting portion of said strip of tape material;   exerting a pulling action on said starting portion, so as to operate said supplementary command sensor and to transmit said output signal to said control unit;   dispensing said completion portion of said strip via said control unit.   
     
     
         14 . A machine according to  claim 1 , wherein said body is a container. 
     
     
         15 . A machine according to  claim 3 , wherein said body is a container. 
     
     
         16 . A method according to  claim 12 , wherein said body is a container. 
     
     
         17 . A method according to  claim 13 , wherein said body is a container.