Packing machine for paper product converting line and method for packing of paper products
AssigneeKorber Tissue S.p.A.
InventorsDaniele Bolognesi, Fabio Pattuzzi, Umberto Scalici
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Abstract
Converting line for paper rolls, including at least one converting apparatus adapted to convert paper plies, wound in parent reels, into rolls, a packing machine that in turn includes—a carrier conveyor, on which the rolls coming from the converting apparatus are arranged, —at least one side area at the side of the carrier conveyor, where the rolls are packed, —at least one robot adapted to take the rolls from the at least one conveyor belt and to put them in the at least one side area.
Claims16
A converting line for converting paper plies, starting from parent reels, into paper products, comprising at least two different converting branches for converting the paper plies into at least two different paper products including two or more branches for converting the paper plies into the at least two different paper products, that end in a common packing machine, so that on said common packing machine there are different types of paper products, wherein said common packing machine for packing paper products, comprises:
- at least one carrier conveyor, onto which the paper products to be packed are arranged;
- at least one side packing area at a side of the at least one carrier conveyor, where said paper products are packed;
- at least one robot adapted to take the paper products from said at least one carrier conveyor and to put the paper products in said at least one side packing area;
- wherein said at least one side packing area comprises a transport belt parallel to said at least one carrier conveyor;
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- wherein said different types of paper products processed by said common packing machine comprise rolls of toilet paper, rolls of kitchen towels, napkins, handkerchiefs, paper towels, packs of rolls of toilet paper, packs of rolls of kitchen towels, packs of napkins, packs of handkerchiefs and/or packs of paper towels.
A method for packing of paper products, comprising steps of:
- producing at least two different paper products starting from parent reels, through at least two different converting lines for converting paper plies,
- moving said at least two different paper products onto at least one carrier conveyor,
- moving by at least one robot, said at least two different paper products from said at least one carrier conveyor to at least one side packing area arranged at a side of said carrier conveyor, wherein said at least one side packing area is defined on at least one transport belt moving parallel to said at least one carrier conveyor,
- making a pack, containing a plurality of said at least two different paper products, on said at least one side packing area so as to make, on a common packing machine equal packs containing different products,
- wherein the at least one transport belt moves in a common direction or in an opposite direction with respect to that of the at least one carrier conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.