摘要:
Web material is unwound from a roll and supplied to a web unwind unit having a tension sensing mechanism mechanically connected thereto. The web material having a desired tension is drawn by an envelope machine drive at a first preselected linear speed through the web unwind unit into abutting contact with the tension sensing mechanism. The tension sensing mechanism includes a tension sensing roll arranged for rotation with an eccentrically supported shaft by a pair of tension arms. The tension sensing roll is arranged to apply a preselected pressure upon the web material so that the tension sensing roll responds to an increase in web tension by rotating with the tension arms in clockwise direction about the eccentrically supported shaft. The eccentrically supported shaft revolves in clockwise direction to move a pressure roll rotatably supported thereon toward a feed roll urging the web material into frictional engagement therebetween. The web material is fed by the pressure roll and the feed roll at an increased preselected linear speed to decrease the web tension. The tension sensing roll responds to a decrease in tension by rotating in counterclockwise direction with the tension arms. The eccentrically supported shaft also revolves in counterclockwise direction to release the web material from frictional engagement between the feed roll and the pressure roll restoring the web material to the slower preselected linear speed as provided by the envelope machine drive.
摘要:
A mechanism for use with envelope processing machinery in which adhesive is applied to the appropriate locations on the envelope blanks. The mechanism is provided with both a remote controlled adhesive box and a structural arrangement in which the adhesive box is automatically opened and closed relative to the adhesive fountain roll. The latter arrangement is spring-loaded and is held in the open position by means of the viscosity of the liquid.
摘要:
An apparatus whereby the seal score and bottom score is made on the seal and bottom flaps respectively of envelopes or bag blanks. The apparatus provides for split scoring and an adjustment for different size envelopes or bag blanks. Size changes are accomplished by a running adjustment of the one scorer, relative to the other scorer which remains fixed. The construction is such that the pull-out segment engages each envelope blank at a precise location so that the distance on the envelope blank for the first scoring operation thereon is always predetermined. Thus, a fine running adjustment is permitted along with quick size changes for envelopes or bag blanks. The scoring knives also may be mounted on a common cylinder.
摘要:
Apparatus for applying gum or adhesive to the seal flap of an envelope includes a collator vacuum cylinder that feeds the envelope blanks at a predetermined speed relative to the drive shaft of the envelope machine to a collator roll. The collator roll is driven at a speed arranged to move the envelope blanks into overlapped relation as a band onto a gumming belt conveyor. The gumming belt conveyor and the gumming roll drive mechanism are driven at a speed to maintain the envelope blanks in the band in preselected overlapped relation while adhesive is applied to the exposed flap portion of the envelope blanks by the gumming apparatus. The collator roll, gumming belt conveyor and the gumming roll drive mechanisms are driven in timed relation to each other and are drivingly connected to each other. The collator vacuum cylinder is driven at a fixed ratio relative to the main drive shaft. The input shaft of a variable speed drive mechanism is drivingly connected to the collator vacuum cylinder and the variable speed drive mechanism output shaft is drivingly connected to the apparatus for driving the collator rolls, gumming belt conveyor and the gumming roll drive mechanism. With this arrangement the speed of the collator roll, gumming belt and gumming roll drive mechanism may be changed relative to the speed of the collator vacuum cylinder and thus vary the overlapped relationship of the envelope blanks and the width of the strip of seal gum applied to the seal flap portion of the envelope blank.