Patent ID: 9517914
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: B31B,B65B,B65H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An application roller arm assembly for use with a tape cartridge, comprising: a first application roller arm having first and second ends and adapted to be coupled to the tape cartridge, the first application roller arm movable between a first position for applying tape to a front surface of a case and a second position for applying tape to a top surface of the case; a coupling link configured to transmit a biasing force from a biasing element, wherein the coupling link, at one end, is pivotably coupled to the first application roller arm and, at another end, is configured to be coupled to the biasing element, and the biasing element is configured to be coupled between the coupling link and the tape cartridge; a guide rod having a slide block slidably positioned thereon, the slide block pivotally connected to the coupling link, the guide rod having a first end configured to be pivotally coupled to a second application roller arm assembly; and an actuator having a first end coupled to the first application roller arm and a second end configured to be coupled to the tape cartridge, the actuator including a pneumatic cylinder and a piston rod extending from the pneumatic cylinder, wherein the piston rod is configured to retract when the first application roller moves from the first position to the second position, wherein the actuator is configured to reduce the biasing force transmitted from the biasing element to the first application roller arm during movement of the first application roller arm from the first position to the second position.