Patents Assigned to Automatic Manufacturing Systems, Inc.
  • Adhesive components peel and apply apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5938890
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing components that are adhesively mounted on a release coated web roll and applying them to items includes holding the component securely in a chuck and then peeling the web from underneath the component. This is achieved by forcing a chuck against a component on a movable peeler plate and holding it in place with vacuum. Tension on the web then pulls the peeler plate away from the component while the web passes over the edge of the peeler plate and peels the web from the adhesive face of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Automatic Manufacturing Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamie P. Schlinkmann, Alex W. Schlinkmann