摘要:
A wipe-down implement system, for performing a wipe-down operation upon a trailing end portion of a wrapping film wrapped around a palletized load, comprises a support arm pivotally mounted upon a vertical standard between a first position remote from the palletized load and a second position adjacent to the load, and a wipe-down implement pivotally mounted upon the support arm between extended and retracted positions. The wipe-down element is moved to the extended position, and the support arm is moved to the position adjacent to the palletized load, so as to perform a wipe-down operation upon the trailing end portion of the wrapping film disposed upon the palletized load, whereupon conclusion of the wipe-down operation, the wipe-down element is moved to the retracted position before the support arm is returned to the remote position such that the wipe-down implement is disengaged from the trailing end portion adhered upon the palletized load so as not to cause the trailing end portion of the wrapped film to become dislodged from its adhered state upon the wrapped load.
摘要:
A stretch head for facilitating the wrapping of palletized loads within packaging or wrapping film comprises a vertical downright, and a carriage assembly vertically movable along the vertical downright. A base plate is mounted upon the carriage assembly and is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane so as to have a first end thereof disposed at a higher elevation than a second opposite end thereof. A supply roll of wrapping or packaging film is rotatably mounted upon the first higher end of the base plate, and a pair of tension rollers are mounted upon a substantially central portion of the base plate. A strain gauge roller is also mounted upon the base plate for receiving the wrapping film exiting from the tension rollers, a first idler roller is mounted upon the base plate for receiving the wrapping film from the strain gauge roller, and a second idler roller is mounted upon the second opposite end of the base plate for receiving the wrapping film from the first idler roller. Since the second idler roller is mounted upon the lowest end portion of the base plate, in view of the inclined disposition thereof, the second idler roller is capable of positioning the wrapping film at the lowest elevation whereby the wrapping film can be wrapped around the lowermost regions of the palletized load. The second idler roller also comprises a rubberized sleeve member for preventing movement of the wrapping film in an axial direction along the external periphery of the second idler roller so as to ensure proper positioning and orientation of the wrapping film with respect to the palletized load.