Patent ID: 8097110
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: B65B,B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for using a placement apparatus to place articles on a web, wherein the placement apparatus includes a frame with a die roller, an anvil roller, a bump transfer roll assembly with a bump transfer roll, the method comprising: passing a first web between the die roller and the anvil roller of the web placement module; passing a second web between the anvil roller and the bump transfer roll; cutting the first web using the anvil roller and the die roller to provide cut articles; transferring the cut articles to the second web using the anvil roller; and placing the cut articles on the second web using the bump transfer roll assembly, a motor and mechanical linkage between the motor and the bump transfer roll which includes an eccentric shaft, wherein the mechanical linkage includes an eccentric shaft, and wherein placing articles on the second web using the bump transfer roll includes using the motor to rotate the eccentric shaft of the mechanical linkage to periodically move a bump transfer roll toward the anvil roll, and wherein placing articles on the second web using the bump transfer roll includes using a knob to manually rotate the eccentric shaft of the bump transfer roll to adjust the position of the bump transfer roll.