US 11,667,086 B2
Energy apparatus and methods of providing energy to an item
Michael L. Lohoff, Oshkosh, WI (US); Craig R. Roble, Oshkosh, WI (US); Greg Rajala, Neenah, WI (US); Katherine M. Nackers, Menasha, WI (US); Kelly D. Farmer, Neenah, WI (US); Jason K. Sieck, Neenah, WI (US); Joseph D. Coenen, Kaukauna, WI (US); and Jerry L. Hameister, Neenah, WI (US)
Assigned to KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US)
Filed by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US)
Filed on May 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/662,765.
Application 17/662,765 is a continuation of application No. 17/047,212, granted, now 11,351,737, previously published as PCT/US2019/028308, filed on Apr. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/664,540, filed on Apr. 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0266535 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B29C 65/08 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/48 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 65/085 (2013.01) [B29C 65/087 (2013.01); B29C 65/7885 (2013.01); B29C 65/7894 (2013.01); B29C 66/41 (2013.01); B29C 66/7294 (2013.01); B29C 66/73921 (2013.01); B29C 66/81465 (2013.01); B29C 66/8324 (2013.01); B29C 66/83511 (2013.01); B29C 66/83541 (2013.01); B29L 2031/4878 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An energy apparatus configured for providing energy to an item being transferred over a rotatable drum having a longitudinal axis, the energy apparatus comprising:
a first energy mechanism configured to be fixedly coupled to the rotatable drum and rotate with the rotatable drum;
a second energy mechanism configured to rotate around a circumference of the rotatable drum, the first energy mechanism and the second energy mechanism configured to provide energy to an item; and
a translation system coupled to the second energy mechanism, the translation system comprising at least a first cam, a first cam follower configured to travel along a path of the first cam, and one or more linkages;
wherein the translation system is configured to move the second energy mechanism in an axial direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rotatable drum and a radial direction, the radial direction being radial with respect to a center point of the circumference of the rotatable drum.