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US 12,053,949 B2Granted
Converting machine
AssigneePacksize LLC
InventorsNiklas Pettersson, Ryan Osterhout
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Abstract
A system that converts sheet material into packaging templates includes a converting assembly that performs conversion functions, such as cutting, creasing, and scoring, on the sheet material as the sheet material moves through the converting machine in a first direction. The converting assembly may be mounted on a frame such that the converting assembly is elevated above a support surface. One or more longhead converting tools performs conversion functions on the sheet material in a first direction and a crosshead converting tool performs conversion functions on the sheet material in a second direction in order to create packaging templates.
Claims19
A converting machine used to convert sheet material into packaging templates for assembly into boxes or other packaging, the converting machine comprising:
- a converting assembly configured to perform one or more transverse conversion functions and one or more longitudinal conversion functions on the sheet material, the one or more transverse conversion functions and the one or more longitudinal conversion functions being selected from the group consisting of creasing, bending, folding, perforating, cutting, and scoring, to create the packaging templates, the converting assembly comprising:
- one or more longheads having one or more converting instruments that perform the one or more longitudinal conversion functions on the sheet material, wherein at least one of the one or more longheads is adapted to be selectively repositioned along a width of the converting assembly in order to make the one or more longitudinal conversion functions at different positions along the width of the sheet material, the at least one of the one or more longheads comprises a brake pivot arm that is configured to selectively pivot between a locked position and an unlocked position, the brake pivot arm being configured to engage a brake belt when the brake pivot arm is in the locked position to substantially prevent the at least one of the one or more longheads from being repositioned along at least a portion of the width of the converting assembly, the at least one of the one or more longheads being configured for selective repositioning along at least a portion of the width of the converting assembly when the brake pivot arm is in the unlocked position, at least one of the one or more longheads does not have any electrical or pneumatic actuators and is not connected to a cable chain or other conduit that transfers signals or energy.
A converting machine used to convert sheet material into packaging templates for assembly into boxes or other packaging, the converting machine comprising:
- a converting assembly configured to perform one or more transverse conversion functions and one or more longitudinal conversion functions on the sheet material, the one or more transverse conversion functions and the one or more longitudinal conversion functions being selected from the group consisting of creasing, bending, folding, perforating, cutting, and scoring, to create the packaging templates, the converting assembly comprising:
- a brake belt;
- one or more longheads having one or more converting instruments that perform the one or more longitudinal conversion functions on the sheet material, at least one of the one or more longheads being selectively repositionable along a width of the converting assembly in order to make the one or more longitudinal conversion functions at different positions along the width of the sheet material, the at least one of the one or more longheads comprises a brake pivot arm that is selectively pivotable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the brake pivot arm being configured to engage the brake belt when the brake pivot arm is in the locked position, the engagement of the brake pivot arm and the brake belt substantially preventing the at least one of the one or more longheads from being repositioned along at least a portion of the width of the converting assembly, the at least one of the one or more longheads being free of any electrical or pneumatic actuators and connections to a cable chain or other conduit that transfers signals or energy to the at least one of the one or more longheads.
A converting machine used to convert sheet material into packaging templates for assembly into boxes or other packaging, the converting machine comprising:
- a converting assembly configured to perform one or more transverse conversion functions and one or more longitudinal conversion functions on the sheet material, the one or more transverse conversion functions and the one or more longitudinal conversion functions being selected from the group consisting of creasing, bending, folding, perforating, cutting, and scoring, to create the packaging templates, the converting assembly comprising:
- one or more longheads comprising a body and one or more cutting wheels or one or more creasing wheels that perform the one or more longitudinal conversion functions on the sheet material, at least one of the one or more longheads being selectively repositionable along a width of the converting assembly to make the one or more longitudinal conversion functions at different positions along a width of the sheet material;
- a converting roller that may be selectively moved between a raised position and a lowered position between performance of successive longitudinal conversion functions by the one or more longheads, the converting roller being configured to support the sheet material when the one or more longheads perform the one or more longitudinal conversion functions on the sheet material, the converting roller being configured to engage at least one of the one or more cutting wheels or one or more creasing wheels of the one or more longheads when the converting roller is in the raised position, and the converting roller being configured to disengage the at least one of the one or more cutting wheels or one or more creasing wheels of the one or more longheads when the converting roller is in the lowered position and between performance of successive longitudinal conversion functions by the one or more longheads, such that the one or more longheads may be selectively repositioned along at least a portion of the width of the converting assembly.
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