Method and System for Processing Blanks for Forming Constructs
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorMark Cordova
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Abstract
A method of processing a blank for forming a construct includes obtaining the blank, the blank including a flexible material and is for being formed into a construct. The method also includes moving the blank in a downstream direction on a first guide and a second guide, and pressing an interior region of the blank with a shaping apparatus in a direction transverse to the machine direction as the blank moves in the downstream direction and as a peripheral region of the blank is engaged by at least one shaping bracket.
Claims44
A method of processing a blank for forming a construct, the method comprising:
- obtaining the blank, the blank comprising a flexible material and is for being formed into a construct;
- moving the blank in a downstream direction on a first guide and a second guide;
- and
- pressing an interior region of the blank with a shaping apparatus in a direction transverse to the downstream direction as the blank moves in the downstream direction and as a peripheral region of the blank is engaged by at least one shaping bracket.
A system for processing a blank comprising a flexible material, the system comprising:
- a first guide and a second guide at least partially supporting the blank and extending along a machine direction from an upstream end of the system to a downstream end of the system;
- a shaping apparatus coupled to a support, the shaping apparatus is movable along the support in a direction transverse to the machine direction to press an interior region of the blank;
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- a shaping bracket mounted to at least one of the first guide and the second guide for engaging a peripheral region of the blank as the blank is pressed by the shaping apparatus.
A forming system for forming a construct from a blank comprising a flexible material, the forming system comprising:
- a blank feeder for positioning the blank on a first guide and a second guide, the first guide and the second guide extending in a downstream direction;
- a shaping apparatus downstream from the blank feeder and coupled to a support, the shaping apparatus is movable along the support in a direction transverse to the downstream direction for pressing an interior region of the blank;
- a shaping bracket mounted to at least one of the first guide and the second guide for engaging a peripheral region of the blank as the blank is pressed by the shaping apparatus;
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- a press-forming apparatus positioned downstream from the shaping apparatus and being for forming the construct from the blank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.