Patent ID: 11952159
Assignee: SIGNODE INDUSTRIAL GROUP LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A case sealer comprising:
a base assembly;
a top-head assembly supported by the base assembly;
an actuator operably connected to the top-head assembly to move the top-head assembly relative to the base assembly;
a first sensor configured to transmit an object-detected signal responsive to detecting an object and an object-undetected signal responsive to no longer detecting the object;
a second sensor configured to transmit an object-detected signal responsive to detecting the object beneath the top-head assembly;
a tape cartridge downstream of the second sensor and configured to apply tape from a tape supply to the object; and
a controller communicatively connected to the first and second sensors and operably connected to the actuator, the controller configured to:
receive a first object-detected signal from the first sensor;
responsive to receiving the first object-detected signal from the first sensor, control the actuator to begin raising the top-head assembly;
after receiving the first object-detected signal from the first sensor, receive a first object-detected signal from the second sensor; and
after receiving the first object-detected signal from the second sensor and responsive to receiving a second object-detected signal from the first sensor while the object is beneath the top-head assembly and before the object has reached the tape cartridge, control the actuator to begin raising the top-head assembly.