US 12,378,029 B2
Dynamic adjustment of wrap force parameter responsive to monitored wrap force and/or for film break reduction
Patrick R. Lancaster, III, Louisville, KY (US); Michael P. Mitchell, Louisville, KY (US); Richard L. Johnson, LaGrange, KY (US); and Jeremy D. McCray, Waddy, KY (US)
Assigned to Lantech.com, LLC, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed by Lantech.com, LLC, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/303,083.
Application 18/303,083 is a division of application No. 16/278,555, filed on Feb. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,685,567.
Application 16/278,555 is a division of application No. 14/596,626, filed on Jan. 14, 2015, granted, now 10,227,152, issued on Mar. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/927,041, filed on Jan. 14, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0249862 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. B65B 57/04 (2006.01); B65B 11/02 (2006.01); B65B 11/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 57/04 (2013.01) [B65B 11/025 (2013.01); B65B 11/045 (2013.01); B65B 2210/18 (2013.01); B65B 2210/20 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling a load wrapping apparatus of the type configured to wrap a load on a load support with packaging material dispensed from a packaging material dispenser through relative rotation between the packaging material dispenser and the load support, wherein the packaging material is dispensed from a roll of packaging material, the method comprising:
controlling a dispense rate of the packaging material dispenser during the relative rotation based at least in part on a wrap force parameter; and
in response to a roll change, temporarily and automatically adjusting the wrap force parameter used to control the dispense rate for at least one wrap cycle to decrease a wrap force applied during the at least one wrap cycle.