PACKAGING SYSTEMS WITH CLIP BLOW OFF AND RELATED CLIPPER ASSEMBLIES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS

摘要

Embodiments of the invention provide clip blow-off pulses of pressurized gas to clip dies using pressurized gas diverted from an onboard knife, gate and/or punch cylinder/valve during a reset or idle period of a clipping cycle and may be particularly suitable for rotating platform systems with circumferentially spaced apart respective clipper stations. Packaging systems include at least one clipper assembly with at least one pulse valve in communication with a pressurized gas (e.g., air) supply configured to generate a respective clip blow-off pulse of pressurized gas across a clip die.

主权项

1. A packaging system comprising:
a rotating table; and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart clipper assemblies held at respective clipper stations, each clipper assembly comprising at least one pulse valve in communication with a pressurized gas supply configured to generate a respective clip blow-off pulse of pressurized gas across a clip die.