Patent ID: 6584892
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A strapping machine for positioning a strapping material around an associated load and sealing the strapping material to itself around the load, the strapping machine comprising:a frame; a chute defining a strap path and having an opening therein, the chute being mounted to the frame; a modular feed assembly mounted to the frame by a first aligning and mounting assembly, the feed assembly configured to feed the strapping material therethrough, the modular feed assembly being independently removable from the frame; a guide mounted to the frame adjacent the feed assembly, the guide being mounted to the frame independent of the feed assembly, the guide configured to receive the strapping material from the feed assembly and to provide a path for the strapping material toward the chute; and a modular strapping head assembly mounted to the frame by a second aligning and mounting assembly independent of the first mounting assembly, the feed assembly and the guide, the strapping head assembly being independently removable from the frame and configured for receipt in the chute opening and for providing a conveyance path for the strapping material from the guide to the chute, the strapping head assembly further configured to receive a free end of the strapping material and to seal the strapping material to itself, wherein the first aligning and mounting assembly includes first and second cooperating, aligning members for aligning the feed assembly on the frame and a securing member for securing the feed assembly to the frame.