Patent ID: 11932504
Assignee: QUAD PLUS LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A taping station to apply tape to one or more rolls of material, the taping station comprising:
a plurality of material support rollers to support the one or more rolls of material for rotation in a circumferential direction during a taping operation; and
a plurality of tape head assemblies supported for translation relative to one another in a longitudinal direction transverse to the circumferential direction,
wherein the plurality of tape head assemblies cooperate to apply tape to the one or more rolls of material at multiple locations along an axial length of each of the one or more rolls of material during the taping operation, and
wherein each of the plurality of tape head assemblies includes a backing plate having a front surface and a back surface arranged opposite the front surface and an actuator coupled to the back surface of the backing plate.