公开(公告)号：US10882715B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US15768105

申请日：2015-10-16

申请人： O&M Halyard, Inc.

发明人： Mark Thomas Pamperin ,  Nathan Craig Harris ,  Joseph P. Weber ,  Ajay Y. Houde ,  David Lamar Harrington

IPC分类号： B65H69/06 ,  A62B23/02 ,  B65H69/00

摘要： A method and system are provided for splicing a reserve nose wire to a running nose wire in a facemask production line. Prior to depletion of the running nose wire, a reserve nose wire is brought up to a transport speed in a conveying direction of the running nose wire. At or near a zero relative speed between the running nose wire and the reserve nose wire, a leading end of the reserve nose wire is introduced onto the running nose wire, and the two wires are spliced together. The running nose wire is then cut upstream of the splice location such that the reserve nose wire becomes a new running nose wire in the production line.

公开(公告)号：US10828842B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US15768139

申请日：2015-10-16

申请人： O&M Halyard, Inc.

发明人： David Lamar Harrington ,  Mark Thomas Pamperin ,  Nathan Craig Harris ,  Joseph P. Weber ,  Ajay Y. Houde

IPC分类号： B29C65/00 ,  A41D13/00 ,  A62B18/00 ,  A62B23/00 ,  B29C65/48 ,  A41D13/11 ,  B29C65/52 ,  B29C69/00 ,  A62B18/02 ,  A62B23/02 ,  B65H45/22 ,  B65H45/28 ,  B29L31/48

摘要： A method and associated system for cutting and placing individual nose wires in a facemask production line include supplying a continuous wire from a supply source to a cutting station where the continuous wire is cut into individual nose wires having a defined length. The nose wires are then conveyed to a treatment station prior to being deposited onto a carrier web. At the treatment station, a surface treatment is performed on a side of the nose wires that results in an increased surface attachment of the nose wires to the carrier web.

公开(公告)号：US10143246B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-04

申请号：US15307534

申请日：2015-10-16

申请人： O&M Halyard, Inc.

发明人： Ajay Y. Houde ,  David Lamar Harrington ,  Mark Thomas Pamperin ,  Nathan Craig Harris ,  Joseph P. Weber

IPC分类号： B65H51/20 ,  B65H51/30 ,  A41D13/11 ,  B65H49/34

摘要： A method and system are provided for cutting and placing individual nose wires in a facemask production line. A continuous wire is supplied from a source to a cutting station in the production line. At the cutting station, the wire is engaged with a set of driven feed rollers that advance the wire at a first speed to a cutting roller, wherein the wire is cut into individual nose wires. The individual nose wires from the cutting roller are then engaged by a set of delivery rollers to deposit the individual nose wires onto a running carrier web. The delivery rollers are independently driven relative to the feed rollers and cutting roller such that the nose wires from the cutting roller are initially accelerated and transported away from the cutting roller at a second speed that is greater than the first speed and then decelerated and moved onto the carrier web at a third speed that is less than the first speed.

公开(公告)号：US11059690B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US15768182

申请日：2015-10-16

申请人： O&M Halyard, Inc.

发明人： David Lamar Harrington ,  Mark Thomas Pamperin ,  Nathan Craig Harris ,  Joseph P. Weber ,  Ajay Y. Houde

IPC分类号： B65H31/32 ,  B65B35/32 ,  B65B35/50

摘要： An automated method and system for stacking and loading wrapped or unwrapped facemasks into a carton in a facemask production line includes conveying individual wrapped facemasks in a continuous stream to a stacking location. At the stacking location, the facemasks are deposited into a vertical accumulator such that the facemasks are stacked in the accumulator. Upon reaching a predetermined fill level of facemasks in the accumulator, a bottom retainer in the accumulator is opened such that the stacked facemasks drop into a carton placed below the accumulator. Upon opening the bottom retainer, a mid-level retainer is actuated in the accumulator that captures facemasks that continue to be deposited into the accumulator at an intermediate height above the bottom retainer. The bottom retainer is closed after the stacked facemasks drop into the carton, and the mid-level retainer is then opened such that the facemasks captured by the mid-level retainer drop onto the bottom retainer.

公开(公告)号：US10913559B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-09

申请号：US15768170

申请日：2015-10-16

申请人： O&M Halyard, Inc.

发明人： Ajay Y. Houde ,  David Lamar Harrington ,  Mark Thomas Pamperin ,  Nathan Craig Harris ,  Joseph P. Weber

IPC分类号： B65B9/02 ,  B65B5/10 ,  B65B25/20 ,  B65B35/58 ,  B65B65/00 ,  B65B9/067 ,  B65B35/26 ,  B65B35/18 ,  B65B57/14 ,  B65B57/10 ,  B65G47/84 ,  B65B61/06

摘要： An automated method and system for stacking and loading wrapped facemasks into a carton in a facemask production line include conveying individual wrapped facemasks to a delivery location adjacent to a rotary wheel, the rotary wheel conveyor having individual pick-up devices spaced around a circumference thereof. Each wrapped facemask is picked-up with a respective pick-up device on the rotary wheel conveyor and transported to a first carton staging area at a first location on the circumference of the rotary wheel. At the first staging area, the facemasks are released from the rotary wheel conveyor and deposited into a carton.

公开(公告)号：US10227202B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US15307448

申请日：2015-10-16

申请人： O&M Halyard, Inc.

发明人： Mark Thomas Pamperin ,  Nathan Craig Harris ,  Joseph P. Weber ,  Ajay Y. Houde ,  David Lamar Harrington

IPC分类号： B65H49/18 ,  A41D13/11 ,  B65H51/20 ,  B65H51/30 ,  A62B18/02 ,  A62B23/02

摘要： A method and associated system are provided for cutting and placing individual nose wires in a facemask production line. A continuous wire is supplied from a supply source to a cutting station in the facemask production line where the continuous wire is cut into individual nose wires having a defined length. A first web is conveyed to a vacuum conveyor, and the individual nose wires are deposited from the cutting station onto the vacuum conveyor such that the nose wires are drawn by vacuum against the first web at a defined spacing and orientation. With the vacuum conveyor, the first web and attached nose wires are conveyed to a folding station wherein the first web and nose wires are combined with a second web such that the nose wires are encapsulated between the first and second webs.

公开(公告)号：US10786020B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-29

申请号：US15768149

申请日：2015-10-16

申请人： O&M Halyard, Inc.

发明人： Nathan Craig Harris ,  Joseph P. Weber ,  Ajay Y. Houde ,  David Lamar Harrington ,  Mark Thomas Pamperin

IPC分类号： A41D13/11

摘要： A method and system are provided for placing nose wires in a facemask production line. A supply of individual pre-cut nose wires are supplied to a dispenser in the production line. With the dispenser, the nose wires are metered at a defined spacing and orientation onto a running carrier web that is conveyed past the dispenser. The carrier web and nose wires deposited thereon are conveyed to a folding station wherein a binder web is folded over an edge of the carrier web such that the nose wires are encapsulated between the binder web and the carrier web.