Taping head
A taping head for taping a wire harness with tape of a tape roll includes a base body and a rotatable tape dispenser with a mouth and mandrel for receiving the tape roll. The tape dispenser is configured to rotate the tape roll and is mounted to the base body by means of a quick-release coupling.
1 . A system, comprising:
at least one docking unit; and
at least one tape dispenser, wherein the tape dispenser has a mouth and a mandrel for receiving a tape roll and wherein the tape dispenser is releasably supported on the docking unit, the tape dispenser being coupled to a base body by means of a quick-release coupling, the base body having a quick mount configured to mount the base body to a robot arm.
2 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising a locking device for releasably securing the tape dispenser on the docking unit.
3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the docking unit comprises an actuator configured to actuate a latch of the tape dispenser.
4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the docking unit comprises an actuator configured to displace the tape dispenser supported on the docking unit.
5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the docking unit comprises a base and a support slideably received on the base.
6 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the docking unit comprises a clamping element configured to clamp a free end of a tape.
7 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the docking unit comprises a sensor configured to sense presence of the tape dispenser on the docking unit.
8 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein at least two docking units are mounted on a rotatable platform.