CPC B65B 59/02 (2013.01) [B65B 51/067 (2013.01); B65B 57/02 (2013.01); B65B 59/005 (2013.01); B65B 61/06 (2013.01); B65B 67/02 (2013.01); B65H 35/0013 (2013.01); B65B 2210/04 (2013.01); B65H 2701/377 (2013.01)] | 29 Claims |
1. A tape cartridge for a case sealer, the tape cartridge configured to apply tape to a case moving through the case sealer, the tape cartridge comprising:
one or more mounting plates;
a front roller arm mounted to the one or more mounting plates and comprising a front roller, wherein the front roller arm is movable relative to the one or more mounting plates between a front-roller-arm retracted position and a front-roller-arm extended position;
a roller-arm actuator operably coupled to the front roller arm and configured to actively move the front roller arm between the front-roller-arm retracted position and the front-roller-arm extended position, wherein the roller-arm actuator is configured to actively move the front roller arm from the front-roller-arm retracted position to the front-roller-arm extended position without assistance from a spring;
a cutter arm mounted to the one or more mounting plates and comprising a cutting device, wherein the cutter arm is movable relative to the one or more mounting plates between a cutter-arm retracted position and a cutter-arm extended position; and
a cutter-arm actuator operably coupled to the cutter arm and configured to actively move the cutter arm between the cutter-arm retracted position and the cutter-arm extended position,
wherein the roller-arm actuator and the cutter-arm actuator are configured to:
responsive to the case reaching a first position in the case sealer relative to the tape cartridge, respectively move the front roller arm and the cutter arm from their extended positions to their retracted positions; and
responsive to the case reaching a second position in the case sealer relative to the tape cartridge, respectively move the front roller arm and the cutter arm from their retracted positions to their extended positions.
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