System and method for replacing web folding boards
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsLeslie T. Long, John H. Evans
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Abstract
A system and method for selectively replacing one set of folding boards with another set of folding boards is provided. In one embodiment, a first set and a second set of folding boards are secured to carriage assemblies that are moveable in and out of a web-receiving position. Through the system and method of the present invention, it has been discovered that a set of folding boards may be quickly and efficiently replaced with another set of folding boards.
Claims29
A system for selectively replacing a first set of folding boards with a second set of folding boards, said system comprising:
- a first carriage assembly capable of being secured to the first set of folding boards, said first carriage assembly being located at a web-receiving position, said first carriage assembly moveably engaging first rails to permit movement from the web-receiving position;
- a second carriage assembly capable of being secured to the second set of folding boards, said second carriage assembly being located at a first inactive position, said second carriage assembly moveably engaging second rails to permit movement from the first inactive position;
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- a transfer apparatus that operatively connects said first carriage assembly to said second carriage assembly to permit the selective movement of the first set of folding boards from the web-receiving position to the first inactive position or a second inactive position and the selective movement of the second set of folding boards from the first inactive position to the web-receiving position.
A system for selectively replacing a first set of folding boards with a second set of folding boards, said system comprising:
- a first carriage assembly capable of being secured to the first set of folding boards, said first carriage assembly being located at a web-receiving position, said first carriage assembly moveably engaging first rails to permit movement from the web-receiving position;
- a second carriage assembly capable of being secured to the second set of folding boards, said second carriage assembly being located at a first inactive position, said second carriage assembly moveably engaging second rails to permit movement from the first inactive position;
- a transfer apparatus capable of aligning said first carriage assembly with said second rails and said second carriage assembly with said first rails to permit the selective movement of the first set of folding boards from the web-receiving position to the first inactive position or a second inactive position and the selective movement of the second set of folding boards from the first inactive position to the web-receiving position;
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- a stationary frame that supports said first carriage assembly while in the web-receiving position, wherein said first rails are secured to said stationary support frame.
A method for selectively replacing one set of folding boards with another set of folding boards in a system for folding webs, said method comprising:
- placing a first carriage assembly secured to a first set of folding boards in a web-receiving position and a second carriage assembly secured to a second set of folding boards in a first inactive position, said first carriage assembly moveably engaging first rails and said second carriage assembly moveably engaging second rails;
- moving said first carriage assembly from the web-receiving position through said first rails;
- aligning said second rails with said first rails;
- moving said second carriage assembly to the web-receiving position through said second rails so that said second carriage assembly moveably engages said first rails when in the web-receiving position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.