Patent ID: 9321604
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: B65H

Claim Text:
1. An automatic splicer for providing a continuous supply of laminar strips, the automatic splicer comprising: a reel holder adapted to hold a first reel holding a first laminar strip and a second reel holding a second laminar strip, wherein the reel holder can be selectively positioned among a feed position adapted to enable feeding of the first laminar strip of the first reel to an application process, a loading position adapted to enable loading of the second laminar strip of the second reel, and a standby position adapted to enable the feeding to continue when first laminar strip of the first reel runs out; a variable-path storage adapted to hold at least one laminar strip; wherein the first and second laminar strips pass to the application process through the variable-path storage; a guide rail mounted above the reel holder, the guide rail having a standby zone and a splicing zone; a moveable splicer head mounted on the guide rail, the splicer head being adapted to move on the guide rail between the standby zone and the splicing zone, wherein while moving between the standby zone and the splicing zone the moveable splicer head passes between a lower support and a plurality of ramps located in an upper portion, the moveable splicer head being further adapted to splice the first and second laminar strips while the first and second laminar strips both move at a selected speed and the splicer head moves at a second speed greater than the selected speed, wherein the automatic splicer continues to provide a constant supply of laminar strips while the moveable splicer head splices the first and second laminar strips.