US 12,330,830 B2
Wrapping apparatus and method
Marc Juwet, Deinze (BE)
Assigned to KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, Leuven (BE)
Appl. No. 18/269,075
Filed by KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, Leuven (BE)
PCT Filed Dec. 21, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/086991
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 22, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/136369, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 30, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. CA 3104009 (CA), filed on Dec. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0034500 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B65B 1/00 (2006.01); B65B 11/02 (2006.01); B65B 41/12 (2006.01); B65B 45/00 (2006.01); B65B 57/12 (2006.01); B65B 59/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 57/12 (2013.01) [B65B 11/025 (2013.01); B65B 41/12 (2013.01); B65B 45/00 (2013.01); B65B 59/001 (2019.05); B65B 2210/04 (2013.01); B65B 2210/18 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wrapping apparatus for wrapping a load being one or more items placed on a supporting tray, the apparatus comprising:
a wrapper delivery apparatus rotatable around the load to be wrapped;
an angular position sensor at least partially mounted to the wrapper delivery apparatus;
a wrapper delivery unit mounted to the wrapper delivery apparatus, said wrapper delivery unit comprising a servomotor and a wrapper reel receiving unit arranged for mounting packaging material, said servomotor operatively connected to said wrapper reel receiving unit to drive a reel of said wrapper reel receiving unit in rotation,
a wrapper delivery unit controller in data communication with the angular position sensor and operatively connected to the servomotor, the wrapper delivery unit controller being configured to process data supplied by the angular position sensor to determine an angular position of the wrapper delivery apparatus around the load using said data and to control the servomotor based on the determined angular position of the wrapper delivery apparatus around the load.