Dual skid absorbent article converter
AssigneeThe Proctor & Gamble Company
InventorsCurtis Hunter VANVALKENBURGH, Matthew Joseph MACURA, Enio Giovanni CIANCI
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a dual skid absorbent article converter. The converter provides for a first skid and a second skid. The first skid provides a plurality of modular unit operations each capable of at least partially modifying a substrate where the plurality of modular unit operations collectively modify the substrate to form the absorbent article. The second skid provides at least one modular unit operation enabling device for cooperative association with a respective modular unit operation of the plurality of modular unit operations disposed within the first skid.
Claims20
A dual skid assembled absorbent article converter comprising:
- a first skid comprising:
- a plurality of modular unit operations, each modular unit operation of said plurality of modular unit operations being capable of at least partially modifying a substrate, said plurality of modular unit operations collectively modifying said substrate to form said absorbent article;
- a second skid comprising:
- at least one modular unit operation enabling device for cooperative association with a respective modular unit operation of said plurality of modular unit operations disposed within said first skid, said at least one modular unit operation enabling device being selected from the group consisting of power feeds, controls, information systems, vacuum, pneumatics, combinations thereof, and the like, said at least one modular unit operation enabling device being placed in a fixed position relative to said second skid;
- wherein said second skid is at least partially disposed in contacting engagement with said first skid;
- and,
- wherein said at least one modular unit operation enabling device disposed within said second skid is in cooperative communication through said first and second skids with said respective modular unit operation of said plurality of modular unit operations disposed within said first skid.
A dual skid assembled absorbent article converter comprising:
- a first skid comprising:
- a plurality of modular unit operations, each modular unit operation of said plurality of modular unit operations being capable of at least partially modifying a substrate, said plurality of modular unit operations collectively modifying said substrate to form said absorbent article;
- a second skid comprising:
- at least one modular unit operation enabling device for cooperative association with a respective modular unit operation of said plurality of modular unit operations disposed within said first skid, said at least one modular unit operation enabling device being selected from the group consisting of power feeds, controls, information systems, vacuum, pneumatics, combinations thereof, and the like, said at least one modular unit operation enabling device being placed in a fixed position relative to said second skid;
- wherein said second skid is disposed proximate to said first skid;
- and,
- wherein said at least one modular unit operation enabling device disposed within said second skid is in cooperative communication through said first and second skids with said respective modular unit operation of said plurality of modular unit operations disposed within said first skid.
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