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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2009
Jorge A. Nash, Vancouver, WA (US);
Orion A. Cavins, Vancouver, WA (US);
Neil S. Schwinler, Vancouver, WA (US);
Thomas J. Barron, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jorge A. Nash, Vancouver, WA (US);
Orion A. Cavins, Vancouver, WA (US);
Neil S. Schwinler, Vancouver, WA (US);
Thomas J. Barron, Vancouver, WA (US);
Adalis Corp., Vancouver, WA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing strip materials onto one or more moving substrates includes a frame extending transversally of the substrate path that supports guide arms. Each guide arm includes pulleys for dispensing strip materials and is able to be moved along the frame by a friction drive system, which includes crank shafts, pulleys, and cables. Each guide arm can be held in position by a friction braking system, which includes members that are pressed against components of the drive system to frictionally prevent motion. A position feedback system measures and displays the location of the guide arms. A substrate tracking and adjustment system tracks the position of the substrate as it moves side to side from a normal path and automatically adjusts the position of the frame along a guide track to maintain the guide arms in a desired position in relation to the substrate.