Compact dunnage conversion machine

A dunnage conversion machine for converting a sheet stock material into a relatively thicker and less dense dunnage product, comprising:

• a conversion assembly that includes a pair of rotating members mounted for rotation about respective axes to feed stock material along a path between the rotating members, and a chute that bounds the path,
• where a portion of the chute and one of the rotating members are part of a subassembly that can be removed from the conversion assembly as a unit separate from another portion of the chute and the other rotating member.

A dunnage conversion machine for converting a roll of multi-ply sheet stock material into a relatively thicker and less dense dunnage product, comprising:

• a frame, a conversion assembly mounted to the frame to convert the stock material into a dunnage product, and a stock supply assembly mounted to the frame upstream of the conversion assembly, the stock supply assembly including a transverse member that defines separate paths for respective plies from a support for a roll of sheet stock material to a common transverse member at an upstream end of the conversion assembly,
• where one path extends substantially vertically downward as it approaches the transverse member and substantially vertically upward as it leaves the transverse member to define a U-shape path from the support to the common transverse member.

A dunnage conversion machine for converting a stack of fan-folded sheet stock material into a relatively thicker and less dense dunnage product, comprising:

• a conversion assembly for converting the stock material into a dunnage product as the stock material moves through the conversion assembly from an upstream end toward a downstream end,
• a constant-entry member upstream of the conversion assembly transverse an upstream-to-downstream direction that defines a constant path to the upstream end of the conversion assembly, and
• a housing containing a portion of the conversion assembly, the housing having a top wall offset along an axis from the constant-entry member, and a platform for supporting a stack of sheet stock material to be delivered to the constant-entry member.

A dunnage conversion machine for converting a stack of fan-folded sheet stock material into a relatively thicker and less dense dunnage product, comprising:

• a conversion assembly for converting the stock material into a dunnage product,
• a stock supply assembly for supplying sheet stock material to the conversion assembly, the stock supply assembly including a pair of laterally-spaced apart supports for optionally supporting a roll of sheet stock material, and
• a housing containing a portion of the conversion assembly, the housing having a top wall for optionally supporting a stack of sheet stock material between the supports.

A dunnage conversion machine for converting a sheet stock material into a dunnage product, comprising

• a conversion assembly with a feed mechanism that feeds stock material through the conversion assembly and a chute for guiding stock material to the feed mechanism, the chute defining a path for the stock material and being open on one side;
• and a housing that substantially encloses the chute, where the housing includes a door adjacent the open side of the chute.