Patent ID: 6926456
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
1. A device for guiding a continuous strip past a marking unit, said strip having two opposite longitudinal edges, an upper surface and a lower surface, said marking unit being arranged to non-mechanically provide said strip with markings on at least one of said surfaces, said device comprising: a longitudinal channel that receives said strip, the channel being at least partly defined by guiding elements that are arranged for abutment against the strip from opposite sides of the channel, wherein at least one of the guiding elements is displaceable and biased towards the channel, wherein: each of said guiding elements comprises a freely rotatable body having a cylindrical portion for abutment against said opposite longitudinal edges of the strip, and at least a selected one of said guiding elements comprises a mounting block that receives at least one said rotatable body and is biased towards the channel.