The invention comprises a carpet wrapping apparatus. The apparatus comprises a pair of rotatable rollers for supporting a roll of sheet material and for rotating the roll of sheet material supported thereon and a vertically extending curtain disposed adjacent and spaced from the roll of sheet material so that there is a horizontal gap between the curtain and the roll of sheet material when supported on the rollers. The apparatus also comprises a source of pressurized air directed toward the curtain and a plastic film dispenser disposed above the rollers for dispensing a plastic film between the curtain and the source of pressurized air so that the pressurized air blows the plastic film toward the curtain and into the gap. A method of wrapping a roll of carpet with a plastic film is also disclosed.
B65B 11/04 - Wrapping articles or quantities of material, without changing their position during the wrapping operation, e.g. in moulds with hinged folders the articles being rotated
B65B 51/20 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by fluid pressure acting directly on folds or on opposed surfaces, e.g. using hot-air jets
B65B 41/04 - Feeding sheets or wrapper blanks by grippers
B29C 65/10 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using hot gases
B29C 65/18 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated tool
B65B 25/14 - Packaging paper or like sheets, envelopes, or newspapers, in flat, folded, or rolled form
B65H 19/22 - Changing the web roll in winding mechanisms or in connection with winding operations
B65B 51/10 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof
The invention concerns an improved tufting machine which comprises a tufting head translatable within said tufting machine in X- and Y-directions with respect to backing fabric by means of a movement system. The tufting head comprises a tufting mechanism having a cyclic mode of operation, a hollow needle mounted in the tufting mechanism that is moveable relative to a cooperating foot in a reciprocating manner to insert a tuft of yarn into backing fabric in each cycle, a yarn supply mechanism mounted in the tufting mechanism and operable to supply a length of yarn to the hollow needle in each cycle, a yarn cutter mounted in the tufting head that is selectively operable to cut the length of yarn in selected cycles to produce loop or cut pile, and a computer-operated motion control system.
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