Apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorDavid J. Van Eperen
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Abstract
In apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article during assembly thereof at least a portion of the article is transported through a nip defined by first and second members. A bonding segment is disposed on one of the first and second members and a cutting segment separate from the bonding segment is also disposed on one of the first and second members. The apparatus is operable so that a portion of the article is mechanically bonded as the article passes through the nip and a portion of the article separate from the bonded portion is cut as the article passes through the nip.
Claims28
Apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article upon movement of the article in a machine direction, said apparatus comprising:
- a first member and a second member arranged relative to the first member to define a nip therebetween for receiving the article therethrough upon movement of the article in the machine direction;
- a bonding segment on one of the first and second members, said bonding segment being configured for mechanically bonding the article;
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- a cutting segment on one of the first and second members, said cutting segment being configured for cutting the article;
- the apparatus being operable in a bonding mode in which the nip is defined in part by the bonding segment and the cutting segment is disposed external of the nip such that a portion of the article is mechanically bonded as the article passes through the nip, and a cutting mode in which the nip is defined in part by the cutting segment and the bonding segment is disposed external of the nip whereby a portion of the article other than the bonded portion thereof is cut as the article passes through the nip.
Apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article upon movement of the article in a machine direction, said apparatus comprising:
- a first member and a second member arranged relative to the first member to define a nip therebetween for receiving the article therethrough upon movement of the article in the machine direction;
- a bonding segment on one of the first and second members, said bonding segment being configured for mechanically bonding the article;
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- a cutting segment on one of the first and second members, said cutting segment being separate from the bonding segment and configured for cutting the article;
- the apparatus being operable to position the first and second members relative to each other at the nip such that at least one of the bonding segment and the cutting segment at least partially defines the nip as the article passes therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.