Packaging station for producing cushioning material

A packaging station comprising:

• a deformation device configured to convert a web of packaging material drawn from a supply of packaging web into a dunnage material, the deformation device being channel-shaped having a concavely planar channel bottom surface;
• and
• a conveyor structure configured to:
• receive the drawn web of packaging material, and feed the drawn web of packaging material into the deformation device, wherein the conveyor structure comprises:
• a conveyor track comprising a plane sliding support having a surface extending from a reception of the conveyor structure to an entrance of the deformation device in a conveying direction, the conveyor track being configured so that after passing the reception, the web of packaging material travels over the surface in the conveying direction and the conveyor track comprises a bridge arc connecting the supply of packaging material web with the deformation device, wherein:
• the deformation device adjoins the conveyor track such that the surface of the conveyor track and the channel bottom collectively form an arc-shaped structure having a uniform radius of curvature from the reception of the conveyor structure to a disposal opening of the deformation device in the conveying direction, the arc-shaped structure including the bridge arc of the conveyor track, and
• an inclination of the bridge arc is configured to decrease from the reception to an apex of the conveyor track, and starting from the apex of the conveyor track, the conveyor track is configured to descend towards the deformation device.

A packaging station comprising:

• a deformation device including a deformation channel and being configured to convert a web of packaging material drawn from a supply of packaging web into a dunnage material;
• and
• a conveyor structure configured to:
• receive the drawn web of packaging material, and feed the drawn web of packaging material into the deformation device, wherein the conveyor structure includes a conveyor track configured to descend towards the deformation device, the conveyor track including:
• a plane sliding support having a surface extending from a reception of the conveyor structure to an entrance of the deformation device, the conveyor track being configured such that after passing the reception, the web of packaging material travels over the surface of the plane sliding support in a conveying direction, the plane sliding support forming a bridge arc connecting the supply of packaging material web with the deformation device, an inclination of the bridge arc being configured to decrease from the reception until an apex of the conveyor track in the conveying direction,
• wherein a width of a base of the deformation channel transverse to the conveying direction of the deformation channel continuously decreases in the conveying direction from the entrance of the deformation channel to a disposal opening of the deformation channel and a height of the deformation channel between the base of the deformation channel and a channel cover continuously increases in the conveying direction from the entrance of the deformation channel to the disposal opening of the deformation channel.