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US 12,685,676 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for folding absorbent sanitary articles
AssigneeFameccanica.Data S.p.A.
InventorAntonio Giansante
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Abstract
A method for folding absorbent sanitary articles, wherein a plurality of absorbent sanitary articles advancing at a first speed are alternately routed towards at least two folding lines, are slowed down to a second speed less than the first speed, are folded while advancing at the second speed, and are fed aligned with each other in a common outlet array.
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A method for folding absorbent sanitary articles, comprising:
- providing an inlet array formed by a plurality of absorbent sanitary articles, wherein in the inlet array the absorbent sanitary articles are unpackaged and advance along a machine direction at a first speed,
- routing the absorbent sanitary articles coming from said inlet array towards at least two folding lines,
- in each of said at least two folding lines, slowing down the absorbent sanitary articles at a respective second speed less than said first speed, wherein the at least two folding lines include a conveyor belt advancing at the second speed,
- in each of said at least two folding lines, folding said absorbent sanitary articles around respective transversal axes while said absorbent sanitary articles advance at said respective second speed, and
- feeding folded absorbent sanitary articles aligned together in a common outlet array.
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An apparatus for folding absorbent sanitary articles, comprising:
- an inlet conveyor configured to advance an inlet array formed by a plurality of absorbent sanitary articles along a machine direction at a first speed,
- at least two folding lines each comprising a slowing device configured to slow down the absorbent sanitary articles to a respective second speed less than said first speed, wherein the at least two folding lines include a conveyor belt advancing at the respective second speed, wherein said at least two folding lines are configured to fold said absorbent sanitary articles around respective transverse axes while said absorbent sanitary articles advance at said respective second speed, and
- a routing device configured to route the absorbent sanitary articles coming from said inlet array towards said at least two folding lines,
- wherein said at least two folding lines are configured to feed folded absorbent sanitary articles aligned with each other in a common outlet array.
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