Packaging machine infeed, separation, and creasing mechanisms
AssigneeAvercon Bvba
InventorsDavid Michel Provoost, Herman Germain De Dycker, Dimitri Daniël Raphaël Van Steenkiste, Stefaan Albert Marie-Louise Hamerlinck
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Abstract
A machine for forming packing templates includes a infeed mechanism that can feed multiple feeds of sheet material into the machine without repositioning the infeed mechanism or forming creases or bends in the sheet material. The machine also includes a separation and cutting systems with one or more cutting tables and biased knives that cut the sheet material packaging templates. The machine also includes creasing roller(s) that forms creases in the sheet material. The machine also includes a system for reducing or eliminating the impact of irregularities in the sheet material.
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A packaging machine used to convert generally rigid sheet material into packaging templates for assembly into boxes or other packaging, the packaging machine comprising:
- an infeed mechanism that directs a first feed of the sheet material and a second feed of the sheet material into the packaging machine, the infeed mechanism comprising:
- a first low friction surface and an associated first advancement mechanism, the first advancement mechanism being configured to engage and advance the first feed of the sheet material along the first low friction surface and into the packaging machine;
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- a second low friction surface and an associated second advancement mechanism, the second advancement mechanism being configured to engage and advance the second feed of the sheet material along the second low friction surface and into the packaging machine;
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- one or more converting tools configured to perform one or more conversion functions on the sheet material as the sheet material moves through the packaging machine, the one or more conversion functions being selected from the group consisting of creasing, bending, folding, perforating, cutting, and scoring, to create the packaging templates.
A packaging machine used to convert generally rigid sheet material into packaging templates for assembly into boxes or other packaging, the packaging machine comprising:
- an infeed mechanism that directs a first feed of the sheet material and a second feed of the sheet material into the packaging machine, the infeed mechanism comprising:
- a first low friction surface and an associated first advancement mechanism, the first advancement mechanism being configured to engage and advance the first feed of the sheet material along the first low friction surface and into the packaging machine;
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- a second low friction surface and an associated second advancement mechanism, the second advancement mechanism being configured to engage and advance the second feed of the sheet material along the second low friction surface and into the packaging machine,
- the first low friction surface and the second low friction surface being parallel opposing sides of a plate and being configured to enable the sheet material to be advanced into the packaging machine without creating any folds or creases in the sheet material and with limited or no repositioning of the infeed mechanism;
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- one or more converting tools configured to perform one or more conversion functions on the sheet material as the sheet material moves through the packaging machine, the one or more conversion functions being selected from the group consisting of creasing, bending, folding, perforating, cutting, and scoring, to create the packaging templates.
A packaging machine used to convert generally rigid sheet material into packaging templates for assembly into boxes or other packaging, the packaging machine comprising:
- an infeed mechanism that directs a first feed of the sheet material and a second feed of the sheet material into the packaging machine, the infeed mechanism comprising:
- a first low friction surface and an associated first advancement mechanism, the first advancement mechanism being configured to engage and advance the first feed of the sheet material along the first low friction surface and into the packaging machine;
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- a second low friction surface and an associated second advancement mechanism, the second advancement mechanism being configured to engage and advance the second feed of the sheet material along the second low friction surface and into the packaging machine,
- the first low friction surface and the second low friction surface forming an acute angle with one another, the acute angle being configured to enable the sheet material to be advanced into the packaging machine without creating any folds or creases in the sheet material and with limited or no repositioning of the infeed mechanism;
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- one or more converting tools configured to perform one or more conversion functions on the sheet material as the sheet material moves through the packaging machine, the one or more conversion functions being selected from the group consisting of creasing, bending, folding, perforating, cutting, and scoring, to create the packaging templates.
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