阅读说明：本技术 一种双层包装理料堆垛系统 (Double-layer packaging, arranging and stacking system ) 是由 黄在丹 曾涛威 于 2019-12-06 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请公开的双层包装理料堆垛系统,与现有技术相比,包括：双层送纸机构和顶纸机构；所述双层送纸机构用于向所述顶纸机构输送双层的包装纸巾；所述顶纸机构用于顶升由所述双层送纸机构输送堆积两层的包装纸巾；位于所述顶升机构一侧的第一接料机构,以及位于所述顶升机构另一侧的第二接料机构；所述第一接料机构和所述第二接料机构用于接收所述顶纸机构顶升的纸巾。相较于现有技术而言,其能够实现通过双层送料将单次包装所需的纸巾数量单独送至顶纸机构,继续由顶纸机构将堆积两层的纸巾向上顶送至下一个工位处,提高包装作业效率。(The application discloses double-deck packing reason material stacking system compares with prior art, includes: the double-layer paper feeding mechanism and the paper ejecting mechanism; the double-layer paper feeding mechanism is used for conveying double-layer packaged paper towels to the paper ejecting mechanism; the paper jacking mechanism is used for jacking the packaged paper towels which are conveyed and stacked by the double-layer paper feeding mechanism for two layers; the first material receiving mechanism is positioned on one side of the jacking mechanism, and the second material receiving mechanism is positioned on the other side of the jacking mechanism; the first material receiving mechanism and the second material receiving mechanism are used for receiving the tissues jacked by the paper jacking mechanism. Compared with the prior art, the paper towel stacking mechanism can independently convey the number of the paper towels required by single packaging to the paper pushing mechanism through double-layer feeding, the paper towels stacked in two layers are continuously pushed upwards to the next station by the paper pushing mechanism, and the packaging operation efficiency is improved.)

1. A double wrap collation stacking system comprising:

the double-layer paper feeding mechanism and the paper ejecting mechanism;

the double-layer paper feeding mechanism is used for conveying double-layer packaged paper towels to the paper ejecting mechanism;

the paper jacking mechanism is used for jacking the packaged paper towels which are conveyed and stacked by the double-layer paper feeding mechanism for two layers;

the first material receiving mechanism is positioned on one side of the jacking mechanism, and the second material receiving mechanism is positioned on the other side of the jacking mechanism;

the first material receiving mechanism and the second material receiving mechanism are used for receiving the tissues jacked by the paper jacking mechanism.

2. The double-wrap collation stacking system of claim 1 wherein the double-wrap paper feeding mechanism includes: the upper layer conveying bottom plate and the lower layer conveying bottom plate are used for supporting and packaging the paper towels; a drive chain device; the upper paper pushing rod is arranged on the transmission chain device and used for pushing the packaged paper towels on the upper conveying bottom plate; and the lower paper pushing rod is arranged on the transmission chain device and used for pushing the packaged paper towels on the lower conveying bottom plate.

3. The double-layer packaging, material arranging and stacking system according to claim 2, wherein the upper paper pushing rod and the lower paper pushing rod are mounted on the transmission chain device and specifically comprise: the drive chain device includes: a first chain conveying section; a second chain conveying section; the paper feeding driving motor drives the first chain conveying section and the second chain conveying section to move; the transmission speed and the transmission direction of the first chain section and the second chain section are the same; the paper pushing rod is mounted on the first chain section through a pushing rod seat and moves along with the first chain section; the paper pushing rod is mounted on the second chain section through a pushing rod seat and moves along with the second chain section.

4. The double wrap palletizing system as in claim 1, wherein the paper ejection mechanism comprises: a first paper ejection driving motor; the first crank sliding block mechanism is connected with the first paper ejection driving motor; the paper ejection side top plate is connected with the first crank sliding block mechanism;

a second paper ejection driving motor; the second crank sliding block mechanism is connected with the second paper ejection driving motor; and the paper pushing middle combination plate is connected with the second crank sliding block mechanism.

5. The double wrap palletizing system as in claim 4, wherein the top paper intermediate composite board comprises: the middle base plate is connected with the second crank sliding block mechanism; the first combined side plate is arranged on one side of the middle base plate; the second combined side plate is arranged on the other side of the middle base plate; the middle top plate is arranged between the first combined side plate and the second combined side plate; and the cylinder drives the middle top plate to move up and down.

6. The double-wrap collation stacking system of claim 5 wherein said first slider-crank mechanism comprises: the first swing arm is connected with the first paper ejection driving motor; the first double-head connecting shaft is connected with the first swing arm; a first linear guide assembly coupled to the first double-ended coupling; the first linear guide rail assembly is connected with the paper-jacking side top plate.

7. The double-wrap collation stacking system of claim 5 wherein said second slider-crank mechanism comprises: the second swing arm is connected with the second paper pushing driving motor; the second double-head connecting shaft is connected with the second swing arm; a second linear guide assembly coupled to the second double-ended connection; the second linear guide rail assembly is connected with the middle base plate.

8. The double-wrap collation stacking system of claim 6 or 7 wherein said paper ejection mechanism further comprises: a slide rail seat plate; the first crank sliding block mechanism and the second crank sliding block mechanism are arranged on two sides of the sliding rail seat plate; and position sensors are arranged on two sides of the sliding rail seat plate and used for detecting the movement positions of the first linear guide rail and the second linear guide rail.

9. The double-wrap collation stacking system of claim 8 wherein said paper ejection mechanism further comprises: the first paper blocking plate, the second paper blocking plate and the third paper blocking plate are used for stabilizing the position of the packaging paper towel in the feeding and jacking processes.

10. The double-wrap palletizing system as in claim 1, wherein the first receiving mechanism comprises: a material receiving rack; the linear moving mechanism is arranged on the material receiving rack; the film supporting belt mechanism is arranged on the linear moving mechanism; the linear moving mechanism is used for driving the film supporting belt mechanism to move on the material receiving rack; the linear movement mechanism includes: the conveying belt group is arranged on the material receiving rack; the material receiving driving motor is used for driving the conveyor belt group; the conveying belt group is connected with the film supporting belt mechanism and is used for driving the film supporting belt mechanism to reciprocate on the first material receiving rack; the film supporting belt mechanism comprises: a sliding seat transverse plate connected with the conveying belt set; the side sliding seat is fixedly connected with the transverse plate of the sliding seat; the transmission roller is fixedly connected with the side sliding seat; the belt mounting seat is mounted on the transmission rolling shaft; and the film supporting belt group is arranged on the belt mounting seat.

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of material packaging, more specifically say, especially relate to a double-deck packing reason material stacking system.

Background

Along with the increasing living standard of people, certain requirements are required for material appearance packaging, in order to publicize own products, the external packaging of the products can strive to make the external packaging of the products more beautiful and higher-grade, and the packaging film is often seen on the external packaging of a plurality of electronic products, foods, cosmetics, medical supplies and the like to play the roles of moisture prevention, scratch prevention, attractiveness and the like.

In the prior art, a double-layer packaging material arranging and stacking system for independently feeding the quantity of paper towels required by single packaging to a paper ejection mechanism through double-layer feeding is not available. Therefore, how to provide a double-layer packaging material arranging and stacking system, which can realize that the number of the paper towels required by single packaging is independently sent to the paper pushing mechanism through double-layer feeding, and the paper pushing mechanism continues to push the paper towels piled up by two layers upwards to the next station, so as to improve the packaging operation efficiency, has become a technical problem to be solved urgently by technical personnel in the field.

Disclosure of Invention

For solving above-mentioned technical problem, the application provides a double-deck packing reason material stack system, and it can realize sending the required paper handkerchief quantity of single packing to a paper mechanism alone through double-deck pay-off, continues to be sent to next station department by a paper mechanism upwards pushing up piling up two-layer paper handkerchief, improves packing operating efficiency.

The technical scheme provided by the application is as follows:

the application provides a double-deck packing reason material stacking system includes: the double-layer paper feeding mechanism and the paper ejecting mechanism; the double-layer paper feeding mechanism is used for conveying double-layer packaged paper towels to the paper ejecting mechanism; the paper jacking mechanism is used for jacking the packaged paper towels which are conveyed and stacked by the double-layer paper feeding mechanism for two layers; the first material receiving mechanism is positioned on one side of the jacking mechanism, and the second material receiving mechanism is positioned on the other side of the jacking mechanism; the first material receiving mechanism and the second material receiving mechanism are used for receiving the tissues jacked by the paper jacking mechanism.

Further, in a preferred aspect of the present invention, the double sheet feeding mechanism includes; the upper layer conveying bottom plate and the lower layer conveying bottom plate are used for supporting and packaging the paper towels; a drive chain device; the upper paper pushing rod is arranged on the transmission chain device and used for pushing the packaged paper towels on the upper conveying bottom plate; and the lower paper pushing rod is arranged on the transmission chain device and used for pushing the packaged paper towels on the lower conveying bottom plate.

Further, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mounting of the upper paper pushing rod and the lower paper pushing rod on the transmission chain device specifically includes: the drive chain device includes: a first chain conveying section; a second chain conveying section; the paper feeding driving motor drives the first chain conveying section and the second chain conveying section to move; the transmission speed and the transmission direction of the first chain section and the second chain section are the same; the paper pushing rod is mounted on the first chain section through a pushing rod seat and moves along with the first chain section; the paper pushing rod is mounted on the second chain section through a pushing rod seat and moves along with the second chain section.

Further, in a preferred mode of the present invention, the paper ejection mechanism includes: a first paper ejection driving motor; the first crank sliding block mechanism is connected with the first paper ejection driving motor; the paper ejection side top plate is connected with the first crank sliding block mechanism;

a second paper ejection driving motor; the second crank sliding block mechanism is connected with the second paper ejection driving motor; and the paper pushing middle combination plate is connected with the second crank sliding block mechanism.

Further, in a preferred mode of the present invention, the top paper middle composition sheet includes: the middle base plate is connected with the second crank sliding block mechanism; the first combined side plate is arranged on one side of the middle base plate; the second combined side plate is arranged on the other side of the middle base plate; the middle top plate is arranged between the first combined side plate and the second combined side plate; and the cylinder drives the middle top plate to move up and down.

Further, in a preferred aspect of the present invention, the first slider-crank mechanism includes: the first swing arm is connected with the first paper ejection driving motor; the first double-head connecting shaft is connected with the first swing arm; a first linear guide assembly coupled to the first double-ended coupling; the first linear guide rail assembly is connected with the paper-jacking side top plate.

Further, in a preferred aspect of the present invention, the second slider-crank mechanism includes: the second swing arm is connected with the second paper pushing driving motor; the second double-head connecting shaft is connected with the second swing arm; a second linear guide assembly coupled to the second double-ended connection; the second linear guide rail assembly is connected with the middle base plate.

Further, in a preferred mode of the present invention, the paper ejection mechanism further includes: a slide rail seat plate; the first crank sliding block mechanism and the second crank sliding block mechanism are arranged on two sides of the sliding rail seat plate; and position sensors are arranged on two sides of the sliding rail seat plate and used for detecting the movement positions of the first linear guide rail and the second linear guide rail.

Further, in a preferred mode of the present invention, the paper ejection mechanism further includes: the first paper blocking plate, the second paper blocking plate and the third paper blocking plate are used for stabilizing the position of the packaging paper towel in the feeding and jacking processes.

Further, in a preferred mode of the present invention, the first receiving mechanism includes: a material receiving rack; the linear moving mechanism is arranged on the material receiving rack; the film supporting belt mechanism is arranged on the linear moving mechanism; the linear moving mechanism is used for driving the film supporting belt mechanism to move on the material receiving rack; the linear movement mechanism includes: the conveying belt group is arranged on the material receiving rack; the material receiving driving motor is used for driving the conveyor belt group; the conveying belt group is connected with the film supporting belt mechanism and is used for driving the film supporting belt mechanism to reciprocate on the first material receiving rack; the film supporting belt mechanism comprises: a sliding seat transverse plate connected with the conveying belt set; the side sliding seat is fixedly connected with the transverse plate of the sliding seat; the transmission roller is fixedly connected with the side sliding seat; the belt mounting seat is mounted on the transmission rolling shaft; and the film supporting belt group is arranged on the belt mounting seat.

Compared with the prior art, the double-layer packaging material arranging and stacking system provided by the invention comprises the following components: the double-layer paper feeding mechanism and the paper ejecting mechanism; the double-layer paper feeding mechanism is used for conveying double-layer packaged paper towels to the paper ejecting mechanism; the paper jacking mechanism is used for jacking the packaged paper towels which are conveyed and stacked by the double-layer paper feeding mechanism for two layers; the first material receiving mechanism is positioned on one side of the jacking mechanism, and the second material receiving mechanism is positioned on the other side of the jacking mechanism; the first material receiving mechanism and the second material receiving mechanism are used for receiving the tissues jacked by the paper jacking mechanism. Compared with the prior art, the paper towel stacking mechanism can independently convey the number of the paper towels required by single packaging to the paper pushing mechanism through double-layer feeding, the paper towels stacked in two layers are continuously pushed upwards to the next station by the paper pushing mechanism, and the packaging operation efficiency is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a general schematic diagram of a two-layer wrapping and stacking system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a double-deck paper feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a paper ejection mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

a double-layer paper feeding mechanism 1; a paper ejecting mechanism 2; a first receiving mechanism 3; a second receiving mechanism 4; an upper conveying floor 101; a lower conveying floor 102; a paper pushing up lever 103; the paper pushing rod 104; a first chain segment 105; a second chain segment 106; a paper feed driving motor 107; a first sheet ejection drive motor 201; a second paper ejection drive motor 202; a first slider-crank mechanism 203; a second slider-crank mechanism 204; a paper-top side top panel 205; an intermediate shim plate 206; a first composite side panel 207; a second composite side panel 208; an intermediate top plate 209; a cylinder 210; a first swing arm 211; a first double-headed coupling shaft 212; a slide rail seat plate 213; a second swing arm 214; a second double-ended coupling shaft 215; a first baffle plate 216; a second paper blocking plate 217; a third baffle 218.

Detailed Description

In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solutions in the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" or "disposed" on another element, it can be directly on the other element or be indirectly disposed on the other element; when an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or be indirectly connected to the other element.

It will be understood that the terms "length," "width," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "first," "second," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like, as used herein, refer to an orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings that is solely for the purpose of facilitating the description and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be considered as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present application, the meaning of a plurality of or a plurality of is two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

It should be understood that the structures, ratios, sizes, and the like shown in the drawings are only used for matching the disclosure of the specification, so as to be understood and read by those skilled in the art, and are not used to limit the practical limit conditions of the present application, so that the modifications of the structures, the changes of the ratio relationships, or the adjustment of the sizes, do not have the technical essence, and the modifications, the changes of the ratio relationships, or the adjustment of the sizes, are all within the scope of the technical contents disclosed in the present application without affecting the efficacy and the achievable purpose of the present application.

As shown in fig. 1 to fig. 3, the stacking system for double-layer packing and tidying provided by the embodiment of the present application includes: a double-layer paper feeding mechanism 1 and a paper ejecting mechanism 2; the double-layer paper feeding mechanism 1 is used for conveying double-layer packaged paper towels to the paper ejecting mechanism 2; the paper jacking mechanism 2 is used for jacking the packaged paper towels which are conveyed and stacked by the double-layer paper feeding mechanism 1 for two layers; the first material receiving mechanism 3 is positioned on one side of the jacking mechanism, and the second material receiving mechanism 4 is positioned on the other side of the jacking mechanism; the first material receiving mechanism 3 and the second material receiving mechanism 4 are used for receiving the tissues jacked by the paper jacking mechanism 2.

The embodiment of the invention provides a double-layer packaging material arranging and stacking system, which specifically comprises: a double-layer paper feeding mechanism 1 and a paper ejecting mechanism 2; the double-layer paper feeding mechanism 1 is used for conveying double-layer packaged paper towels to the paper ejecting mechanism 2; the paper jacking mechanism 2 is used for jacking the packaged paper towels which are conveyed and stacked by the double-layer paper feeding mechanism 1 for two layers; the first material receiving mechanism 3 is positioned on one side of the jacking mechanism, and the second material receiving mechanism 4 is positioned on the other side of the jacking mechanism; the first material receiving mechanism 3 and the second material receiving mechanism 4 are used for receiving the tissues jacked by the paper jacking mechanism 2. Compared with the prior art, the paper towel stacking machine can independently convey the number of paper towels required by single packaging to the paper pushing mechanism 2 through double-layer feeding, and continuously push up the paper towels stacked in two layers to the next station through the paper pushing mechanism 2, so that the packaging operation efficiency is improved.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the double sheet feeding mechanism 1 includes; an upper conveying bottom plate 101 and a lower conveying bottom plate 102 for supporting the packaged paper towels; a drive chain device; an upward pushing rod 103 mounted on the transmission chain device and used for pushing the packaged paper towels on the upper conveying bottom plate 101; and the lower paper pushing rod 104 is arranged on the transmission chain device and is used for pushing the packaged paper towels on the lower conveying bottom plate 102.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the mounting of the paper pushing rod 103 and the paper pushing rod 104 on the transmission chain device specifically includes: the drive chain device includes: a first chain conveying section; a second chain conveying section; a paper feed driving motor 107 for driving the first chain conveying section and the second chain conveying section to move; the transmission speed and the transmission direction of the first chain segment 105 and the second chain segment 106 are the same; the paper push-up rod 103 is mounted on the first chain section 105 through a push rod seat and moves along with the first chain section 105; the lower paper pushing rod 104 is mounted on the second chain segment 106 through a pushing rod seat and moves along with the second chain segment 106.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the paper towels on the upper layer conveying bottom plate 101 and the lower layer conveying bottom plate 102 are respectively pushed forward by the paper pushing up rod 103 on the first chain segment 105 and the paper pushing down rod 104 on the second chain segment 106, and the paper feeding driving motor 107 drives two chain wheels on one chain wheel shaft, so that the transmission speeds of the paper pushing up rod 103 and the paper pushing down rod 104 on the two chains are the same, thereby realizing that the paper towels on the upper layer conveying bottom plate 101 and the lower layer conveying bottom plate 102 can be accurately stacked into two layers on the paper pushing mechanism 2.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the paper ejection mechanism 2 includes: a first sheet ejection drive motor 201; a first crank slider mechanism 203 connected with the first paper ejection driving motor 201; a paper-supporting side top plate 205 connected to the first slider-crank mechanism 203;

a second paper ejection drive motor 202; a second crank-slider mechanism 204 connected to the second paper ejection driving motor 202; and the top paper middle combination plate is connected with the second crank slider mechanism 204.

Specifically, in an embodiment of the present invention, the top paper middle combination board includes: an intermediate pad 206 connected to the second slider-crank mechanism 204; a first combined side plate 207 provided on one side of the intermediate shim plate 206; a second combined side plate 208 arranged at the other side of the middle backing plate 206; an intermediate top plate 209 disposed between the first and second combined side plates 207 and 208; and the air cylinder 210 drives the middle top plate 209 to move up and down.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the first slider-crank mechanism 203 includes: a first swing arm 211 connected to the first sheet ejection driving motor 201; a first double-headed coupling shaft 212 connected to the first swing arm 211; a first linear guide assembly coupled to the first double-headed coupling shaft 212; the first linear guide track assembly is connected to the paper-top side top plate 205.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the second slider-crank mechanism 204 includes: a second swing arm 214 connected to the second sheet ejection drive motor 202; a second double-headed coupling shaft 215 connected to the second swing arm 214; a second linear guide assembly coupled to the second double-headed coupling shaft 215; the second linear guide assembly is coupled to the intermediate plate 206.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the paper ejection mechanism 2 further includes: a slide rail seat plate 213; the first slider-crank mechanism 203 and the second slider-crank mechanism 204 are mounted on two sides of the slide rail seat plate 213; and position sensors for detecting the movement positions of the first linear guide rail and the second linear guide rail are mounted on two sides of the sliding rail seat plate 213.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the paper ejection mechanism 2 further includes: a first paper baffle plate 216, a second paper baffle plate 217 and a third paper baffle plate 218 for stabilizing the position of the packing paper towel in the feeding and jacking processes.

In the embodiment of the invention, position sensors are arranged on both sides of the slide rail seat plate 213, the position of a top plate on the linear guide rail is further controlled by detecting the movement position of the linear guide rail, after a paper towel is fed onto a top paper plate of the paper pushing mechanism 2 by the double-layer feeding mechanism, two motors of the paper pushing mechanism 2 are simultaneously driven, so that the top plate on the side edge of the top paper and the middle combination plate of the top paper form a plane to be pushed upwards, and except for the feeding position, paper blocking plates are arranged on three position surfaces of the paper pushing mechanism 2, so as to ensure that the relative position of the packaging paper in the feeding and pushing processes is kept stable;

after jacking is in place, combining and receiving the materials from two side material receiving plates to the middle of the next procedure, controlling a first paper pushing driving motor 201 to start driving when the material receiving plates on two sides are close to a paper pushing side top plate, so that the paper pushing side top plate descends firstly, and controlling a second paper pushing driving motor 202 to start driving when the material receiving plates on two sides are close to a left top plate and a right top plate of a paper pushing middle combination plate, so that the paper pushing middle combination plate descends;

in the whole material receiving process, the top paper side top plate descends firstly, then the top paper middle combined plate descends again, in order to ensure that packaged tissues can be well received by the material receiving plate, when the top paper middle combined plate descends, the air cylinder is upwards jacked at a certain speed, the middle top plate is enabled to continue to jack the middle position of the packaging paper, and when the two side material receiving plates are close to the two sides of the middle top plate, the middle top plate is separated from the lower layer tissues.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first receiving mechanism 3 includes: a receiver frame 301; the linear moving mechanism is arranged on the material receiving rack; the film supporting belt mechanism 302 is arranged on the linear moving mechanism; the linear moving mechanism is used for driving the film supporting belt conveyor 302 to move on the material receiving rack 301; the linear movement mechanism includes: the conveying belt group is arranged on the material receiving rack; the material receiving driving motor is used for driving the conveyor belt group; the conveyor belt group is connected with the film supporting belt mechanism 302 and is used for driving the film supporting belt mechanism 302 to reciprocate on the first material receiving rack 301; the film supporting belt mechanism 302 comprises: a sliding seat transverse plate connected with the conveying belt set; the side sliding seat is fixedly connected with the transverse plate of the sliding seat; the transmission roller is fixedly connected with the side sliding seat; the belt mounting seat is mounted on the transmission rolling shaft; and the film supporting belt group is arranged on the belt mounting seat.

It should be noted that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "first", "second", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. referring to the embodiments of the present invention indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, but does not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation and operation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application.

The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.