A packaging system for packaging an item in an envelope having a front sheet and a rear sheet connected together along respective side edges to form a pouch, includes a supply configured to provide one or more envelopes, and a sled assembly configured to accept an envelope from the supply. The sled assembly includes a sled belt, a retractable sled body, and a plurality of top and bottom suction cups. The sled belt positions the envelope between the plurality of top and bottom suction cups. The top suction cups are disposed on the retractable sled body to engage the front sheet and the bottom suction cups are disposed below the conveyor to engage the rear sheet. The sled body is configured to move between a closed position to an open position to open the envelope, and from the open position to the closed position to close the envelope.
An insulated stacked dunnage liner-making apparatus includes a supply assembly configured to receive a stack of two or more dunnage pads and convey the stack in a downstream direction and a laminating assembly downstream of the supply assembly. The laminating assembly includes two cover sheet material supply supports, each configured to support a respective roll of liner cover sheet material. The laminating assembly is configured to feed the stack in the downstream direction, feed two layers of liner cover sheet material in the downstream direction from the respective rolls of liner cover sheet material supported on each of the two cover sheet material supply supports and laminate the stack in between the two layers of liner cover sheet material to form an insulated stacked dunnage liner.
An insulated bag-making apparatus includes a supply assembly for supplying a continuous strip of insulated padding, a cutting assembly for cutting the continuous strip of insulated padding to form a discrete insulated pad, and a creasing assembly for creasing the pad to form a leading crease, a middle crease, and a trailing crease. A folding assembly is configured to firstly fold the pad at the creases to form a gusset pleat, secondly further fold the pad to overlie the gusset pleat with the pad upstream of the gusset pleat, and thirdly further fold the pad at the leading crease to overlie the pad downstream of the gusset pleat with the pad upstream of the gusset pleat to form a folded pad. Lateral edges of the gusset pleat and of the folded pad are then sealed to form the insulated bag.
B31B 70/52 - Pliage des feuilles, des flans ou des bandes par des organes à mouvement de va-et-vient ou oscillants autres que des plongeurs et des matrices, p. ex. des doigts
B31B 70/62 - Assemblage des surfaces ou des bords opposésCollage par des adhésifs
B31B 70/81 - Formation ou fixation d’accessoires, p. ex. de dispositifs d’ouverture ou de fermeture, de cordons de déchirure
B31D 5/00 - Procédés à plusieurs phases pour la fabrication d'articles à trois dimensions
B65D 30/20 - Sacs, sachets ou réceptacles analogues caractérisés par leur forme ou leur conception comportant des plis, p. ex. pour faciliter le repliage
B65D 81/38 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu avec isolation thermique
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B31B 150/00 - Réceptacles flexibles fabriqués à partir de feuilles ou de flans, p. ex. à partir de tubes aplatis
B31B 150/10 - Réceptacles flexibles fabriqués à partir de feuilles ou de flans, p. ex. à partir de tubes aplatis les axes longitudinaux des réceptacles étant parallèles au sens d’avance des feuilles ou des flans
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B31B 170/20 - Structure des réceptacles flexibles à parois multicouches, p. ex. stratifiées ou doublées
A brake assembly for a dunnage conversion machine (10), the brake assembly comprising a spindle (18) configured to accept a roll (14) of sheet material (12); a tension belt (40) having a tension and configured to engage the spindle (18) and impart a friction force on the spindle (18); a tensioner (42) configured to adjust tension in the tension belt (40), whereby increasing tension in the tension belt (40) increases the friction force imparted on the spindle (18); a controller (26) configured to control the tensioner (42); a sensor (50) configured to detect an amount of sheet material (12) remaining on the roll (14); wherein the sensor (50) detects an amount of sheet material (12) remaining on the roll (14) as the conversion machine draws sheet material (12) off of the roll (14) and signals the controller (26), wherein, in response to the signal, the controller (26) actuates the tensioner (42) to reduce the tension in the tension belt (40) to compensate for the amount of sheet material (12) drawn off of the roll (14).
B65H 23/06 - Positionnement, tension, suppression des à-coups ou guidage des bandes longitudinal par dispositifs de retardement, p. ex. agissant sur la broche de la bobine
A creasing assembly for creasing a strip of packaging material includes a support frame, a first creasing tool mounted to the support frame, a second creasing tool mounted to the support frame and spaced from the first creasing tool, and an end stop mounted to the support frame and spaced from the first creasing tool and the second creasing tool. The first and second creasing tools are manually activated. The first creasing tool can be fixed to the support frame and can serve as a calibration point for the end stop and the second creasing tool. The first and second creasing tools include respective rams and dies defining respective creasing passages through which a strip of packaging material can be fed. The respective rams and dies can crease the strip of packaging material simultaneously.
A roll lock assembly (100) for securing on a spindle (93) a roll of packaging material (91) having a hollow core, the roll lock assembly comprising: a cylinder including an opening extending partially through a side of the cylinder, and a passage along a longitudinal axis of the cylinder that is configured to receive the spindle; a lever (112), disposed in the opening of the cylinder, movable between a raised position that extends proud of the opening in the cylinder, and a lowered position that is substantially flush with the cylinder; and a biasing mechanism, to bias the lever to the raised position.
An insulated dunnage pad-making apparatus includes a supply assembly having expandable slit sheet material supply supports, each configured to support a roll of expandable slit sheet material, and one or more separator sheet material supply supports, each configured to support a roll of separator sheet material. A laminating assembly includes two cover sheet material supply supports, each configured to support a respective roll of cover sheet material. The laminating assembly is configured to selectively feed at least one layer of expandable slit sheet material in an expanded state in a downstream direction from the roll of expandable slit sheet material, feed two layers of cover sheet material in the downstream direction from the roll of cover sheet material, and laminate the at least one layer of expandable slit sheet material in between the two layers of cover sheet material to form a continuous strip of insulated dunnage padding.
A method for wrapping a product for shipment includes advancing a base layer in a downstream direction and placing a product for wrapping on the base layer. After the product is placed on the base layer, an adhesive is deposited onto the base layer at a location adjacent the product. A cover layer is then applied over the top of the product and the base layer. The cover layer is secured to the base layer via the adhesive, and the product is secured to the base layer by the cover layer being secured to the base layer both upstream and downstream of the product. The base layer is then transversely folded over both the cover layer and the product to securely wrap the product for shipment.
B65B 11/50 - Enserrage d'objets ou de quantités de matériau en plaçant le contenu entre deux feuilles, p. ex. des feuilles comportant des poches, et en fixant ensemble leurs bords libres opposés
B65B 9/02 - Enserrage d'objets les uns à la suite des autres ou de quantités de matériaux, entre bandes se faisant face
B65B 51/02 - Application d'adhésifs ou de liquides de scellement
B65B 61/06 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur feuilles, flans, bandes, attaches, réceptacles ou paquets pour découper les bandes ou pour séparer les paquets joints par coupe
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PACKAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPANDABLE PADDED MAILERS
A packaging system that enables a packer to open a packaging envelope with one hand and insert an item to be packaged before removing the packaging envelope and closing the packaging envelope for shipment. The packaging system includes an envelope support assembly configured to support an upright stack of a plurality of packaging envelopes, and a capture mechanism configured to engage and hold a top edge of a front sheet of a bottom envelope in the upright stack so that a top edge of a rear sheet can be moved downward and away from the front sheet to open the packaging envelope with one hand for insertion of the item to be shipped. Each packaging envelope has a front sheet and a rear sheet connected together along a bottom edge and along respective side edges to form a pouch into which an item to be shipped can be inserted.
B65B 43/14 - Alimentation en sacs ou en flans de carton séparément à partir de piles ou de chargeurs
B65B 43/20 - Alimentation en sacs ou en flans de carton séparément à partir de piles ou de chargeurs par poussoirs oscillants ou à mouvement alternatif
B65B 43/34 - Ouverture ou distension des sacsOuverture, dressage des boîtes, montage des boîtes, cartons ou flans de carton par pression interne
B65B 57/04 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou à la mauvaise présentation du matériau d'attache ou d'emballage des réceptacles ou des paquets et dont le fonctionnement commande ou arrête l'alimentation de ce matériau, de ces réceptacles ou paquets
B65B 67/04 - Dispositifs facilitant l'introduction d'articles séparés ou de groupes d'articles dans des sacs
B65B 67/12 - Supports de sacs, c.-à-d. bâtis ou châssis avec dispositifs pour tenir les sacs en position ouverte afin de faciliter l'ensachage des objets ou matériaux
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B65H 1/08 - Supports ou magasins pour les piles dans lesquelles on prélève des articles avec moyens pour faire avancer la pile en vue de présenter les articles à un dispositif d'enlèvement
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B65B 55/20 - Enrobage du contenu dans un matériau antichocs, p. ex. mousse plastique, substance granulaire
B43M 3/04 - Dispositifs pour insérer des documents dans des enveloppes automatiques
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Apparatus for dispensing a cushioning wrap material
A packing system includes a conveyor belt that may guide a container downstream from an initial position to a final position, an input conditioning unit located at the initial position that may perform a pre-inspection operation of the container, and a computing unit located downstream of the input conditioning unit. The computing unit includes an imaging device that may generate a point cloud representative of the container, and the computing unit may measure an angle of tilt for each flap relative to an opening into the container based on comparing the point cloud against a pre-set threshold. The system also includes an output quality assurance unit located at the final position, where the output QA unit may confirm that the angle of tilt conforms to the pre-set threshold and/or that a respective container is undamaged, effectively sealed and that an appropriate shipping label is attached.
A printing system that allows printing directly on surfaces of random-height packages includes features to adjust the height of a printer to accommodate differences in heights of different packages. A macro adjustment of printer height may made of the printer relative to a frame. A conveyer, for example a high-friction belt, moves the package into a printing region between the printer and the belt, where the printer prints information on the package, such as address information and/or other information that might normally be printed on a label. The printer height may be adjusted by a lifter that raises the printer relative to the frame to an individual height suitable for printing on that package. As the package passes through the printing region the printer may be maintained at that individual adjusted height suitable for that particular package.
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B65B 59/00 - Dispositions pour permettre aux machines de manipuler des objets de différentes dimensions, d’obtenir des paquets de différentes dimensions, de varier le contenu des paquets ou de donner accès pour le nettoyage ou l'entretien
B65B 61/26 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur feuilles, flans, bandes, attaches, réceptacles ou paquets pour marquer ou coder les paquets achevés
A lifting device (20) for lifting and transporting a dunnage conversion machine (30) to and from an elevated position has a small footprint that allows for better maneuverability in tight spaces difficult for a forklift to access. The lifting device includes a base frame (42), an upright support (44) that is fixed relative to the base frame, and an extendable support (48) that is adjustable between a lower position and a higher position. The lifting device also includes a lifting unit (46) coupled to the extendable support to raise and lower the extendable support relative to the base frame between the lower position and the higher position. The extendable support is configured to be attached to the dunnage conversion machine by a machine interface bracket (60).
B66F 9/18 - Moyens pour saisir ou maintenir la charge
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B62B 3/04 - Voitures à bras ayant plus d'un essieu portant les roues servant au déplacementDispositifs de direction à cet effetAppareillage à cet effet comportant des moyens pour accrocher ou saisir en place les objets à transporterAppareillage de manutention de charges
A system for closing a shipping container that has a rectangular bottom wall, upstanding side walls extending from the periphery of the bottom wall, and an open top end, includes a sled capable of moving the container between a first station and a second station spaced from the first station, and a flap-folding assembly movable with the sled. The flap-folding assembly is configured to inwardly fold flaps of the container while the sled moves the container between the first station and the second station.
B65B 7/20 - Fermeture de réceptacles ou récipients semi-rigides ou rigides, non déformés par le contenu ou n'en prenant pas la forme, p. ex. boîtes ou cartons en repliant des languettes préformées
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B65B 57/12 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou au mauvais positionnement des objets ou matériaux à emballer et dont le fonctionnement commande ou arrête l'alimentation des matériaux d'emballage, des réceptacles ou paquets
Kraft paper; packaging materials made of recycled paper; recycled kraft paper; packaging paper; paper for wrapping and packaging; packaging material made of paper; cushioning material made of paper; void fill materials made of paper”.
(1) Kraft paper; packaging materials made of recycled paper; recycled kraft paper; packaging paper; paper for wrapping and packaging; packaging material made of paper; cushioning material made of paper; void fill materials made of paper
A conversion assembly for a dunnage conversion machine includes both a downstream pair of rotatable members and an upstream pair of rotatable members upstream of the downstream rotatable members. The downstream rotatable members include a pair of gears, and each gear has a plurality of teeth and is rotatable about a respective axis. The gears are positioned so that the teeth of one gear are sequentially interlaced with the teeth of the other gear as the gears rotate. The upstream rotatable members include a pair of feed wheels, and the gears and the feed wheels define a path for a sheet stock material from between the upstream pair of feed wheels to between the downstream pair of gears. The rate at which the sheet stock material is advanced by the feed wheels is the same as the rate at which the sheet stock material is advanced by the gears.
A packaging system and method supplies dunnage products to a distribution assembly for distribution from a supply to a selected one of a plurality of packing stations. The distribution assembly includes a closed distribution path, at least one dunnage carrier configured to transport the dunnage product along the distribution path, a plurality of control surfaces, and a dunnage deflector at each packing station. Each of the control surfaces has multiple cam paths. The dunnage carrier includes at least one cam follower configured to engage a selected one of the cam paths. And the dunnage deflector is selectively operable to engage the dunnage product in the dunnage carrier to direct the cam follower onto the selected cam path to deliver the dunnage product to the selected one of the packing stations.
B65B 37/00 - Approvisionnement ou alimentation des matériaux solides fluents, plastiques ou liquides, ou de masses en vrac, de petits objets, à emballer
B65B 37/16 - Séparation de quantités dosées de l'approvisionnement
B65B 57/14 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou au mauvais positionnement des objets ou matériaux à emballer et dont le fonctionnement commande ou arrête l'alimentation des objets ou matériaux à emballer
B65G 47/50 - Dispositifs pour décharger les objets ou matériaux des transporteurs avec distribution, p. ex. automatique, aux points voulus selon des signaux de destination enregistrés dans des systèmes séparés
B65B 43/56 - Moyens pour tenir les réceptacles ou les récipients pendant le remplissage avec déplacement par positions successives pour présenter le réceptacle ou récipient en vue de recevoir des apports successifs du contenu
B65B 57/16 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou au mauvais positionnement des objets ou matériaux à emballer et fonctionnant pour arrêter ou commander la vitesse de la machine entière
Kraft paper; packaging materials made of recycled paper; recycled kraft paper; packaging paper; paper for wrapping and packaging; packaging material made of paper; cushioning material made of paper; void fill materials made of paper, namely, filler paper; void fill materials in the nature of honeycomb fillers of paper
A dunnage conversion apparatus for dispensing a cushioning wrap material from a roll of expandable slit sheet material is described. The roll of expandable slit sheet material includes an expandable slit sheet material in an unexpanded state. The expandable slit sheet material is pulled from the roll of expandable slit sheet material and expanded to a pre-expanded state and an expanded state. To expand the expandable slit sheet material and form the cushioning wrap material, a stretching force is applied to the expandable slit sheet material in a stretching direction as it is pulled from the roll of expandable slit sheet material. Accordingly, the dunnage conversion apparatus includes a tensioning device for assisting in the application of such stretching force.
B65H 23/08 - Positionnement, tension, suppression des à-coups ou guidage des bandes longitudinal par dispositifs de retardement, p. ex. agissant sur la broche de la bobine agissant sur la bobine en cours de déroulement
B31D 1/00 - Procédés à plusieurs phases pour la fabrication d'articles plats
B31D 5/00 - Procédés à plusieurs phases pour la fabrication d'articles à trois dimensions
A brake assembly for a dunnage conversion machine includes a first arm and a second arm rotationally affixed to a first location and a second location on a mounting surface, respectively. The arms include a brake pad disposed at an end opposite the mounting surface. The second mounting location is spaced apart from the first mounting location, and the second arm crosses over the first arm. The brake assembly also includes a spring disposed between the first arm and the second arm. The spring biases the brake pads apart from one another. When a roll of sheet stock material is mounted over the brake pads, the weight of the roll and the spring cooperate to provide a sheet material with a consistent tension from the roll to the dunnage conversion machine.
B31D 5/00 - Procédés à plusieurs phases pour la fabrication d'articles à trois dimensions
B65H 23/08 - Positionnement, tension, suppression des à-coups ou guidage des bandes longitudinal par dispositifs de retardement, p. ex. agissant sur la broche de la bobine agissant sur la bobine en cours de déroulement
B65H 23/06 - Positionnement, tension, suppression des à-coups ou guidage des bandes longitudinal par dispositifs de retardement, p. ex. agissant sur la broche de la bobine
B65H 23/182 - Positionnement, tension, suppression des à-coups ou guidage des bandes longitudinal en commandant ou régulant le mécanisme d'avance de la bande, p. ex. le mécanisme agissant sur la bande courante dans les mécanismes de déroulage ou en liaison avec les opérations de déroulage
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END-OF-LINE BOX PROCESSING ONBOARD AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS
A packaging system for end-of-line box processing includes two or more end-of-line box processing stations each configured to perform one or more end-of-line processing operations, an autonomous vehicle, and a controller. The box processing stations include a supply of boxes, a product delivery station where objects to be shipped are placed in a box, and a sensor for detecting characteristics of the box and the objects in the box. The autonomous vehicle is configured to autonomously transport the box from the product delivery station to selected ones of the two or more box processing stations. The controller is in communication with the sensor and the autonomous vehicle, and is configured to selectively direct the autonomous vehicle to transport the box from the product delivery station to other selected ones of the two or more box processing stations, based at least in part on information from the sensor.
B65B 7/16 - Fermeture de réceptacles ou récipients semi-rigides ou rigides, non déformés par le contenu ou n'en prenant pas la forme, p. ex. boîtes ou cartons
B65B 43/42 - Alimentation ou positionnement des sacs, boîtes ou cartons en position dilatée, ouverte ou deboutAlimentation des réceptacles préformés rigides, p. ex. boîtes en fer-blanc, capsules, tubes en verre, flacons, vers la position d'empaquetageMise en place des réceptacles ou récipients au poste de remplissageMaintien des réceptacles ou récipients pendant le remplissage
B65B 43/54 - Moyens pour tenir les réceptacles ou les récipients pendant le remplissage
B65B 57/04 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou à la mauvaise présentation du matériau d'attache ou d'emballage des réceptacles ou des paquets et dont le fonctionnement commande ou arrête l'alimentation de ce matériau, de ces réceptacles ou paquets
B65B 59/00 - Dispositions pour permettre aux machines de manipuler des objets de différentes dimensions, d’obtenir des paquets de différentes dimensions, de varier le contenu des paquets ou de donner accès pour le nettoyage ou l'entretien
B65B 65/00 - Parties constitutives particulières aux machines à emballer non prévues ailleursAménagements de ces parties constitutives
G05B 19/418 - Commande totale d'usine, c.-à-d. commande centralisée de plusieurs machines, p. ex. commande numérique directe ou distribuée [DNC], systèmes d'ateliers flexibles [FMS], systèmes de fabrication intégrés [IMS], productique [CIM]
B65B 55/20 - Enrobage du contenu dans un matériau antichocs, p. ex. mousse plastique, substance granulaire
A dunnage conversion machine includes a forming assembly configured to form a sheet stock material into a strip of dunnage, and a feeding assembly downstream of the forming assembly that is configured to pull the sheet stock material through the forming assembly. The machine also includes a tear assist assembly downstream of the feeding assembly that includes a pinch arm on one side of the path and a stop opposing the pinch arm on an opposite side of the path. The pinch arm is movable between a resting position in which the pinch arm is located on the one side of the path, and a pinching position in which the pinch arm is located in the path to capture the strip of dunnage between the pinch arm and the stop. Reversing the feed assembly while the pinch arm is in the pinching position causes the strip of dunnage to tear.
A method for wrapping a product for shipment includes advancing a base layer in a downstream direction and placing a product for wrapping on the base layer. After the product is placed on the base layer, an adhesive is deposited onto the base layer at a location adjacent the product. A cover layer is then applied over the top of the product and the base layer. The cover layer is secured to the base layer via the adhesive, and the product is secured to the base layer by the cover layer being secured to the base layer both upstream and downstream of the product. The base layer is then transversely folded over both the cover layer and the product to securely wrap the product for shipment.
B65B 5/02 - Machines caractérisées par l'incorporation de moyens pour fabriquer les réceptacles ou les récipients
B65B 9/02 - Enserrage d'objets les uns à la suite des autres ou de quantités de matériaux, entre bandes se faisant face
B65B 11/50 - Enserrage d'objets ou de quantités de matériau en plaçant le contenu entre deux feuilles, p. ex. des feuilles comportant des poches, et en fixant ensemble leurs bords libres opposés
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B65B 59/00 - Dispositions pour permettre aux machines de manipuler des objets de différentes dimensions, d’obtenir des paquets de différentes dimensions, de varier le contenu des paquets ou de donner accès pour le nettoyage ou l'entretien
40 - Traitement de matériaux; recyclage, purification de l'air et traitement de l'eau
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Machines for converting paper or other sheet material into a packing material Custom manufacture of machines that wad and shape paper sheet material for use as packing material inside packages; custom manufacture of packaging and wrapping systems Design services for packaging; design services for packaging, namely, custom design of packaging and wrapping systems
A padded mailer includes a pouch formed by front and rear sheets, each including a bottom edge, a top edge, and opposing side edges. The sheets are connected along their bottom edges and each of their side edges to define an interior space. The top edges of the sheets are unconnected to form an opening into the interior space. The padded mailer also includes a liner disposed in the interior space, including an expandable sheet having a bottom edge, a top edge, and opposing side edges. The bottom edge of the expandable sheet is secured adjacent the bottom edges of the front and rear sheets, and the top edge and the side edges of the expandable sheet are unsecured to the front and rear sheets. Pulling the top edge of the expandable sheet relative to the pouch causes the expandable sheet to expand and increase the thickness of the liner.
B65D 27/00 - Enveloppes ou réceptacles flexibles similaires essentiellement rectangulaires, pour la poste ou d'autres emplois, dont la structure ne prévoit pas un contenu en épaisseur
B65D 81/03 - Enveloppes ou emballages souples avec des propriétés d'amortissement des chocs, p. ex. feuilles avec des bulles incorporées
Machines for converting paper or other sheet material into a packing material, as by wadding, crumpling or shaping, and parts for such machines; packaging systems comprising a machine for converting paper or other sheet material into a packing material, as by wadding, crumpling or shaping and parts for such machines.
(1) Machines for converting paper into a packing material, as by wadding, crumpling or shaping, and parts therefor; packaging systems comprising a machine for converting paper into a packing material, as by wadding, crumpling or shaping and parts therefor
A conversion assembly for a dunnage conversion machine includes both a downstream pair of rotatable members and an upstream pair of rotatable members upstream of the downstream rotatable members. The downstream rotatable members include a pair of gears, and each gear has a plurality of teeth and is rotatable about a respective axis. The gears are positioned so that the teeth of one gear are sequentially interlaced with the teeth of the other gear as the gears rotate. The upstream rotatable members include a pair of feed wheels, and the gears and the feed wheels define a path for a sheet stock material from between the upstream pair of feed wheels to between the downstream pair of gears. The rate at which the sheet stock material is advanced by the feed wheels is the same as the rate at which the sheet stock material is advanced by the gears.
A lifting device (20) for lifting and transporting a dunnage conversion machine (30) to and from an elevated position has a small footprint that allows for better maneuverability in tight spaces difficult for a forklift to access. The lifting device includes a base frame (42), an upright support (44) that is fixed relative to the base frame, and an extendable support (48) that is adjustable between a lower position and a higher position. The lifting device also includes a lifting unit (46) coupled to the extendable support to raise and lower the extendable support relative to the base frame between the lower position and the higher position. The extendable support is configured to be attached to the dunnage conversion machine by a machine interface bracket (60).
B66F 9/06 - Dispositifs pour lever ou descendre des marchandises volumineuses ou lourdes aux fins de chargement ou de déchargement se déplaçant, avec leurs charges, sur des roues ou sur un dispositif analogue, p. ex. chariots élévateurs à fourche
B31D 5/00 - Procédés à plusieurs phases pour la fabrication d'articles à trois dimensions
A printing system that allows printing directly on surfaces of random-height packages includes features to adjust the height of a printer to accommodate differences in heights of different packages. A macro adjustment of printer height may made of the printer relative to a frame. A conveyer, for example a high-friction belt, moves the package into a printing region between the printer and the belt, where the printer prints information on the package, such as address information and/or other information that might normally be printed on a label. The printer height may be adjusted by a lifter that raises the printer relative to the frame to an individual height suitable for printing on that package. As the package passes through the printing region the printer may be maintained at that individual adjusted height suitable for that particular package.
B41J 25/304 - Mécanismes mobiles pour têtes d'impression ou chariots mobiles vers ou à partir de la surface du papier
B41J 25/308 - Mécanismes mobiles pour têtes d'impression ou chariots mobiles vers ou à partir de la surface du papier avec des mécanismes de réglage de la distance entre l'élément d'impression et le matériau d'impression
B65B 61/26 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur feuilles, flans, bandes, attaches, réceptacles ou paquets pour marquer ou coder les paquets achevés
B41J 3/407 - Machines à écrire ou mécanismes d'impression ou de marquage sélectif caractérisés par le but dans lequel ils sont construits pour le marquage sur des matériaux particuliers
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Coiler for a dunnage conversion machine and method for coiling a strip of dunnage
A coiler for producing tighter or smaller coils of dunnage uses a cam to move fork pins from a dunnage-receiving position inwardly to a more closely-spaced coiling position. The fork pins are coupled to pin mounts that cooperate with the cam and slots in a guide plate to move the parallel fork pins between the dunnage-receiving and coiling positions. The fork pins are mounted to extend perpendicular to and through the guide plate on opposing sides of a path of the dunnage to capture and wind a dunnage strip into a coil.
A dunnage conversion system for making a coil of dunnage from a sheet stock includes a coiler, a movable dancer upstream of the coiler and interposed in a path of the sheet stock, and a controller communicatively coupled to each of the coiler and the movable dancer. The coiler is configured to wind the sheet stock, and the controller is configured to control the speed of the coiler based on the position of the movable dancer to control tension of the sheet stock upstream of the coiler. The sheet stock drawn about the movable dancer may be a slit-sheet stock having a plurality of slits configured to expand under tension applied in a feed direction. The controller may be configured to control expansion of the slit-sheet stock upstream of the coiler allowing conversion of the sheet stock into a coil of relatively less dense dunnage prior to or during winding.
B65H 23/195 - Positionnement, tension, suppression des à-coups ou guidage des bandes longitudinal en commandant ou régulant le mécanisme d'avance de la bande, p. ex. le mécanisme agissant sur la bande courante dans les mécanismes d'enroulage ou en liaison avec les opérations d'enroulement
B31D 5/00 - Procédés à plusieurs phases pour la fabrication d'articles à trois dimensions
B65H 23/198 - Positionnement, tension, suppression des à-coups ou guidage des bandes longitudinal en commandant ou régulant le mécanisme d'avance de la bande, p. ex. le mécanisme agissant sur la bande courante dans les mécanismes d'enroulage ou en liaison avec les opérations d'enroulement avec commande à moteur
A bag forming apparatus for forming a flat bottom of a bag includes a base, opposing sidewalls that extend upright relative to the base, and a top that is operably coupled to an upper portion of each of the sidewalls. The top has an intermediate pivot axis between the sidewalls that enables the top to pivot about the pivot axis between a collapsed state and an expanded state. In the collapsed state, the upper portions of the respective sidewalls are closer together and the top extends upright relative to the base to form a tip for insertion into an opening of the bag. In the expanded state, the upper portions of the respective sidewalls are spaced further apart and the top extends horizontally relative to the base to form a platform for forming the flat bottom of the bag.
A packaging system for transferring a dunnage product to a packaging container includes a dunnage sensor configured to detect the dunnage product registered at an alignment reference plane in a staging location. The packaging system also includes a package sensor configured to detect the packaging container registered at the alignment reference plane in a loading location. A dunnage placement apparatus is configured to transfer the dunnage product from the staging location to the packaging container in the loading location after both the dunnage sensor detects the dunnage product registered at the alignment reference plane in the staging location and the package sensor detects the packaging container registered at the alignment reference plane in the loading location.
B65B 61/22 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur feuilles, flans, bandes, attaches, réceptacles ou paquets pour ajouter des cartes, des coupons ou d'autres encarts au contenu pour placer des feuilles protectrices, des tampons ou des bouchons autour du contenu, p. ex. de la ouate dans les tubes de pilules
B65B 57/04 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou à la mauvaise présentation du matériau d'attache ou d'emballage des réceptacles ou des paquets et dont le fonctionnement commande ou arrête l'alimentation de ce matériau, de ces réceptacles ou paquets
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DUNNAGE CONVERSION APPARATUS AND METHOD AND POUCH PACKAGE-MAKING APPARATUS AND METHOD
An automated pouch package-making apparatus includes a dunnage conversion apparatus and an enveloping apparatus. The dunnage conversion apparatus includes a layering device to layer an upper cover sheet material upon a lower cover sheet material with an expanded slit-sheet material therebetween, and a cross pressure applicator to apply a pressure to the layered product to bond via an adhesive a lower surface of the upper cover sheet material to an upper surface of the lower cover sheet material, thereby forming a strip of expanded dunnage. The enveloping apparatus includes a folding device to fold the strip upon itself, at a cross-wise extending crease, such that an upper surface of a first strip portion overlays an upper surface of a second strip portion, and to compress the opposite longitudinal sides of the strip along respective locations of longitudinally extending adhesive to bond the opposite longitudinal sides of the strip.
B31B 155/00 - Réceptacles flexibles fabriqués à partir de bandes
B31B 160/10 - Forme des réceptacles flexibles rectangulaire et plate, c.-à-d. sans configuration particulière pour tenir compte de l’épaisseur du contenu
B31B 170/20 - Structure des réceptacles flexibles à parois multicouches, p. ex. stratifiées ou doublées
A machine for converting a sheet material into a relatively less dense dunnage product includes a forming assembly and a feeding assembly downstream of the forming assembly. The forming assembly is configured to cause lateral edges of the sheet material to roll towards one another, forming a tubular shape. A deflector at a downstream end of the forming assembly is configured to engage the lateral edges of the sheet material and to urge the lateral edges into an interior of the tubular shape. This juxtaposes lateral edge portions of the sheet material adjacent the respective lateral edges. A forming channel at a downstream end of the forming assembly faces the deflector to receive the lateral edge portions and shape them into a tab. Finally, the feeding assembly includes rotating connecting members that engage and connect together the overlapping lateral edge portions of the sheet material forming the tab.
B31D 5/00 - Procédés à plusieurs phases pour la fabrication d'articles à trois dimensions
B65D 81/05 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu spécialement adaptés pour protéger leur contenu des dommages mécaniques maintenant le contenu en position éloignée des parois de l'emballage ou des autres pièces du contenu
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Dunnage conversion machine for producing a dunnage pad having slit-sheet material therein
A dunnage conversion machine includes (i) a pair of gripping rollers configured to rotate at a first rotational speed to advance a slit-sheet material in a downstream direction; (ii) a pair of expansion rollers configured to rotate at a second rotational speed, faster than the first rotational speed, creating a stretching force on the slit-sheet material and further advancing the slit-sheet material, causing expansion of the slit-sheet material to a fully expanded state; and (iii) a pair of relaxation rollers configured to rotate at a third rotational speed, slower than the second rotational speed, reducing the stretching force and further advancing the slit-sheet material, allowing the slit-sheet material to relax to a partially expanded state. The pair of relaxation rollers (iii) also are configured to capture the slit-sheet material in the partially expanded state between a top cover sheet and a bottom cover sheet to form a dunnage pad.
Machines for converting paper or other sheet material into a packing material, as by wadding, crumpling or shaping, and parts for such machines; packaging systems comprising a machine for converting paper or other sheet material into a packing material, as by wadding, crumpling or shaping and parts for such machines
(1) Paper designed for conversion into a packaging, cushioning, or void fill material for the purposes of protecting a good during shipment; Packaging material made of paper; Cushioning material made of paper; Void materials made of paper; Paper that is designed for superior protective performance for use with paper wadding, crumpling and shaping machines for the production of packaging, cushioning or void fill material
A dunnage conversion apparatus for dispensing a cushioning wrap material from a roll of expandable slit sheet material is described. The roll of expandable slit sheet material includes an expandable slit sheet material in an unexpanded state. The expandable slit sheet material is pulled from the roll of expandable slit sheet material and expanded to a pre-expanded state and an expanded state. To expand the expandable slit sheet material and form the cushioning wrap material, a stretching force is applied to the expandable slit sheet material in a stretching direction as it is pulled from the roll of expandable slit sheet material. Accordingly, the dunnage conversion apparatus includes a tensioning device for assisting in the application of such stretching force.
B65H 23/08 - Positionnement, tension, suppression des à-coups ou guidage des bandes longitudinal par dispositifs de retardement, p. ex. agissant sur la broche de la bobine agissant sur la bobine en cours de déroulement
A system for closing a shipping container that has a rectangular bottom wall, upstanding side walls extending from the periphery of the bottom wall, and an open top end, includes a sled capable of moving the container between a first station and a second station spaced from the first station, and a flap-folding assembly movable with the sled. The flap-folding assembly is configured to inwardly fold flaps of the container while the sled moves the container between the first station and the second station.
B65B 7/20 - Fermeture de réceptacles ou récipients semi-rigides ou rigides, non déformés par le contenu ou n'en prenant pas la forme, p. ex. boîtes ou cartons en repliant des languettes préformées
B65B 7/28 - Fermeture de réceptacles ou récipients semi-rigides ou rigides, non déformés par le contenu ou n'en prenant pas la forme, p. ex. boîtes ou cartons en appliquant des fermetures séparées préformées, p. ex. couvercles, capuchons
B65B 57/12 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou au mauvais positionnement des objets ou matériaux à emballer et dont le fonctionnement commande ou arrête l'alimentation des matériaux d'emballage, des réceptacles ou paquets
A supply of single-ply, fan-folded sheet stock material includes a holder that facilitates simultaneously loading multiple plies of sheet stock material into a dunnage conversion machine for conversion into a dunnage product. The holder has inclined support surfaces and intersecting support walls that support the support surfaces in their inclined orientations. The holder has a W-shape cross-section, with inclined outer support surfaces and inclined inner support surfaces that may meet in the middle. The inner support surfaces generally are perpendicular to adjacent outer support surfaces to support a generally rectangular stack and sub-stacks of single-ply, fan-folded sheet stock material. The inclined support surfaces of the holder facilitate splitting the stack in half and supporting the two sub-stacks so that pages on top of the two stacks, connected by a center fold line, can be drawn into the conversion machine simultaneously.
B31D 5/00 - Procédés à plusieurs phases pour la fabrication d'articles à trois dimensions
B65H 1/28 - Supports ou magasins pour les piles dans lesquelles on prélève des articles en compartiments, pour recevoir les piles l'une à côté de l'autre
B65H 20/26 - Mécanismes pour faire avancer les bandes vers les bobines ou depuis l'intérieur de celles-ci
A dunnage conversion system includes a conversion machine, a coiling mechanism, and a controller. The conversion machine includes a conversion assembly that converts a sheet stock material into a strip of dunnage that has a density that is lower than the density of the stock material. The coiling mechanism is arranged to receive the strip of dunnage from the conversion machine, and includes rotatable coiling elements that can selectively wind the strip of dunnage into a coil configuration. The controller is in communication with the conversion machine and the coiling mechanism and controls operation of the conversion assembly to produce a plurality of discrete lengths of dunnage of a desired length and controls the coiling mechanism to selectively coil one or more lengths of dunnage.
A cushioning conversion machine converts a sheet stock material into a relatively lower-density cushioning dunnage product. An exemplary sheet stock material includes two sheets that each overlap a common side of another sheet and are connected to respective lateral edges of the other sheet. The conversion machine includes a forming assembly having a former for shaping and randomly crumpling the sheet material, a set of adjustable guide members to guide the crumpled sheet material to a feeding assembly downstream of the forming assembly, and a severing assembly downstream of the feeding assembly that separates discrete lengths of cushioning. The severing assembly includes a window frame passage that guides the crumpled sheet material to an outlet during operation of the feeding assembly and constrains the crumpled sheet stock material during operation of the severing assembly.
A machine for converting a sheet material into a relatively less dense dunnage product includes a forming assembly and a feeding assembly downstream of the forming assembly. The forming assembly is configured to form the sheet material into a tubular shape with lateral edges of the sheet material adjacent one another. A deflector at a downstream end of the forming assembly is configured to engage the lateral edges of the sheet material and to urge the lateral edges into an interior of the tubular shape. This juxtaposes lateral edge portions of the sheet material adjacent the respective lateral edges. A forming channel at a downstream end of the forming assembly faces the deflector to receive the lateral edge portions and shape them into a tab. Finally, the feeding assembly includes rotating connecting members that engage and connect the overlapping lateral edge portions of the sheet material forming the tab.
B31D 5/00 - Procédés à plusieurs phases pour la fabrication d'articles à trois dimensions
B65D 81/05 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu spécialement adaptés pour protéger leur contenu des dommages mécaniques maintenant le contenu en position éloignée des parois de l'emballage ou des autres pièces du contenu
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DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE AND METHOD WITH ASSISTED TEAR APPARATUS
A dunnage conversion machine includes a forming assembly configured to form a sheet stock material into a strip of dunnage, and a feeding assembly downstream of the forming assembly that is configured to pull the sheet stock material through the forming assembly. The machine also includes a tear assist assembly downstream of the feeding assembly that includes a pinch arm on one side of the path and a stop opposing the pinch arm on an opposite side of the path. The pinch arm is movable between a resting position in which the pinch arm is located on the one side of the path, and a pinching position in which the pinch arm is located in the path to capture the strip of dunnage between the pinch arm and the stop. Reversing the feed assembly while the pinch arm is in the pinching position causes the strip of dunnage to tear.
A dunnage conversion system includes a machine for converting a stock material into a strip of relatively lower-density dunnage, a coiling mechanism for winding the strip into a coil, a taping mechanism for automatically securing a trailing end of the strip to the coil, and a coil ejecting mechanism for automatically removing the coil from the coiling mechanism. The taping mechanism includes a guide surface between an outlet of the machine and the coiling mechanism to guide the strip to the coiling mechanism and to guide tape for engagement with a trailing end of the strip and to secure the trailing end of the strip to the coil. The coil ejecting mechanism includes a lever arm that pivots to push the completed coil off the coiling mechanism.
A coiler for producing tighter or smaller coils of dunnage uses a cam to move fork pins from a dunnage-receiving position inwardly to a more closely-spaced coiling position. The fork pins are coupled to pin mounts that cooperate with the cam and slots in a guide plate to move the parallel fork pins between the dunnage-receiving and coiling positions. The fork pins are mounted to extend perpendicular to and through the guide plate on opposing sides of a path of the dunnage to capture and wind a dunnage strip into a coil.
A conversion assembly for a dunnage conversion machine includes both a downstream pair of rotatable members and an upstream pair of rotatable members upstream of the downstream rotatable members. The downstream rotatable members include a pair of gears, and each gear has a plurality of teeth and is rotatable about a respective axis. The gears are positioned so that the teeth of one gear are sequentially interlaced with the teeth of the other gear as the gears rotate. The upstream rotatable members include a pair of feed wheels, and the gears and the feed wheels define a path for a sheet stock material from between the upstream pair of feed wheels to between the downstream pair of gears. The rate at which the sheet stock material is advanced by the feed wheels is the same as the rate at which the sheet stock material is advanced by the gears.
A dunnage conversion system for expanding an unexpanded slit sheet stock material to form an expanded dunnage product. The dunnage conversion system includes a converging chute to inwardly gather laterally-extending edges of sheet stock material towards one another, causing random crumpling of the sheet stock material to form a modified ply. The conversion system also includes feed wheels that advance the modified ply through the converging chute and pinch rollers that cooperate with the feed wheels to expand the modified ply traveling between the feed wheels and the pinch rollers to form a dunnage product. The expanded dunnage product is expanded both in a longitudinal feed direction and in thickness as compared to the unexpanded slit sheet stock material, and thus is a three-dimensional product having increased volume and lower density per unit of length as compared to the unexpanded slit sheet stock material.
A bound pad presents a compact and convenient form of providing a two-ply construction that includes a slit-sheet stock material that may be positioned on or hung from a flat surface at the end-user's site. The bound pad includes sheets of slit-sheet stock material that are interleafed with non-die cut separator sheets. The sheets are bound together adjacent one edge, and may be weakened adjacent the bound edge to facilitate their removal from the bound pad during use. A user creates tension by pulling a free edge of the sheet of slit sheet material away from the bound edge, thereby expanding the slit material sheet to form an expanded packaging material. The user places an article on the bound pad, wraps the article in the sheets, and tears the sheets to remove the wrapped article from the bound pad.
B65D 81/127 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu spécialement adaptés pour protéger leur contenu des dommages mécaniques maintenant le contenu en position éloignée des parois de l'emballage ou des autres pièces du contenu utilisant des feuilles rigides ou semi-rigides en matériau amortisseur de chocs
B31D 5/00 - Procédés à plusieurs phases pour la fabrication d'articles à trois dimensions
B65B 61/22 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur feuilles, flans, bandes, attaches, réceptacles ou paquets pour ajouter des cartes, des coupons ou d'autres encarts au contenu pour placer des feuilles protectrices, des tampons ou des bouchons autour du contenu, p. ex. de la ouate dans les tubes de pilules
B65D 65/46 - Emploi de matériaux désintégrables, solubles ou comestibles
B65D 81/02 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu spécialement adaptés pour protéger leur contenu des dommages mécaniques
A padded mailer includes a pouch formed by front and rear sheets, each including a bottom edge, a top edge, and opposing side edges. The sheets are connected along their bottom edges and each of their side edges to define an interior space. The top edges of the sheets are unconnected to form an opening into the interior space. The padded mailer also includes a liner disposed in the interior space, including an expandable sheet having a bottom edge, a top edge, and opposing side edges. The bottom edge of the expandable sheet is secured adjacent the bottom edges of the front and rear sheets, and the top edge and the side edges of the expandable sheet are unsecured to the front and rear sheets. Pulling the top edge of the expandable sheet relative to the pouch causes the expandable sheet to expand and increase the thickness of the liner.
B65D 81/03 - Enveloppes ou emballages souples avec des propriétés d'amortissement des chocs, p. ex. feuilles avec des bulles incorporées
B65D 81/05 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu spécialement adaptés pour protéger leur contenu des dommages mécaniques maintenant le contenu en position éloignée des parois de l'emballage ou des autres pièces du contenu
B65D 27/00 - Enveloppes ou réceptacles flexibles similaires essentiellement rectangulaires, pour la poste ou d'autres emplois, dont la structure ne prévoit pas un contenu en épaisseur
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Supply of sheet stock material for a dunnage conversion machine and a method of converting same into a dunnage product
A supply (22) of sheet stock material (24, 34) for a dunnage conversion machine (26) that is readily spliced to another supply includes (a) one or more plies of sheet material (24, 34) having (i) multiple longitudinally-extending sections, including a center section (42) bounded by lateral sections (40), where the lateral sections (40) are folded over a common face of the center section (42) along longitudinal fold lines (44) at lateral edges of the folded sheet material, and (ii) a leading end (60) and a trailing end (62) at respective longitudinally-opposite ends of the sheet material, where the lateral sections (40) are separated from the center section (42) adjacent the leading end (60) and adjacent the trailing end (62) along respective lines of separation; and (b) a splicing adhesive (76) applied to the sheet material adjacent the leading end (60) or the trailing end (62) on both the center section (42) and each of the lateral WO 2020/092578 A1 sections (40) to facilitate splicing each section to respective sections of two supplies.
A dunnage product has a length dimension with a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A plurality of segments are distributed along the length dimension between the first end and the second end, including an uncrumpled segment of uncrumpled sheet stock material. The uncrumpled segment is positioned between at least one randomly-crumpled segment of randomly-crumpled sheet stock material on each side of the uncrumpled segment. The uncrumpled segment facilitates easier insertion of the dunnage product into a container and allows for layering a crossing dunnage product without increasing the thickness of the products in the area of overlap.
B65D 81/05 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu spécialement adaptés pour protéger leur contenu des dommages mécaniques maintenant le contenu en position éloignée des parois de l'emballage ou des autres pièces du contenu
B31D 5/00 - Procédés à plusieurs phases pour la fabrication d'articles à trois dimensions
B65B 55/20 - Enrobage du contenu dans un matériau antichocs, p. ex. mousse plastique, substance granulaire
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MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DUNNAGE HAVING AN X-SHAPED CROSS-SECTION PROFILE
A dunnage conversion machine includes a bunching assembly that randomly crumples at least two plies of sheet stock material into modified plies having a relatively thicker three-dimensional shape, and a feeding assembly that advances and connects together longitudinally-extending portions of the modified plies to form a dunnage strip. A diverter minimizes overlap of and encourages separation of lateral edges of the modified plies from one another, and a severing assembly severs distinct dunnage products from the strip. An exemplary resultant dunnage product includes two or more plies of crumpled sheet material interconnected along a longitudinally-extending portion having interconnected overlapped portions of each of the plies and a longitudinally-extending line of connection. Each ply may extend laterally outwardly along randomly crumpled edge portions having a crumpled lateral width greater than a lateral width of the longitudinally-extending portion, the edge portions extending from the line of connection to opposed, laterally-extending free edges.
40 - Traitement de matériaux; recyclage, purification de l'air et traitement de l'eau
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Automated equipment in the nature of machines for handling, forming, sizing, and sealing boxes, cartons, and other containers, and filling boxes, cartons, and other containers with void-fill, cushioning, and insulating material, and components therefor. Custom manufacture of automated equipment for handling, forming, sizing, and sealing boxes, cartons, and other containers, and filling boxes, cartons, and other containers with void-fill, cushioning, and insulating material, and components therefor. Design of automated equipment for handling, forming, sizing, and sealing boxes, cartons, and other containers, and filling boxes, cartons, and other containers with void-fill, cushioning, and insulating material, and components therefor.
Machines for converting paper or other sheet material into a packing material and parts therefor; packaging systems comprising a machine for converting paper or other sheet material into a packing material and structural and replacement parts therefor.
(1) Machines for converting paper or other sheet material into a packing material and parts therefor; packaging systems comprising a machine for converting paper or other sheet material into a packing material and structural and replacement parts therefor
40 - Traitement de matériaux; recyclage, purification de l'air et traitement de l'eau
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Automated equipment in the nature of machines for handling, forming, sizing, and sealing boxes, cartons, and other containers, and filling boxes, cartons, and other containers with void-fill, cushioning, and insulating material, and parts therefor (1) Custom manufacture of automated equipment for handling, forming, sizing, and sealing boxes, cartons, and other containers, and filling boxes, cartons, and other containers with void-fill, cushioning, and insulating material, and parts therefor
(2) Design of automated equipment for handling, forming, sizing, and sealing boxes, cartons, and other containers, and filling boxes, cartons, and other containers with void-fill, cushioning, and insulating material, and parts therefor
A bag forming apparatus for forming a flat bottom of a bag includes a base, opposing sidewalls that extend upright relative to the base, and a top that is operably coupled to an upper portion of each of the sidewalls. The top has an intermediate pivot axis between the sidewalls that enables the top to pivot about the pivot axis between a collapsed state and an expanded state. In the collapsed state, the upper portions of the respective sidewalls are closer together and the top extends upright relative to the base to form a tip for insertion into an opening of the bag. In the expanded state, the upper portions of the respective sidewalls are spaced further apart and the top extends horizontally relative to the base to form a platform for forming the flat bottom of the bag.
A packaging system for transferring a dunnage product to a packaging container includes a dunnage sensor configured to detect the dunnage product registered at an alignment reference plane in a staging location. The packaging system also includes a package sensor configured to detect the packaging container registered at the alignment reference plane in a loading location. A dunnage placement apparatus is configured to transfer the dunnage product from the staging location to the packaging container in the loading location after both the dunnage sensor detects the dunnage product registered at the alignment reference plane in the staging location and the package sensor detects the packaging container registered at the alignment reference plane in the loading location.
B65B 55/20 - Enrobage du contenu dans un matériau antichocs, p. ex. mousse plastique, substance granulaire
B65B 61/22 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur feuilles, flans, bandes, attaches, réceptacles ou paquets pour ajouter des cartes, des coupons ou d'autres encarts au contenu pour placer des feuilles protectrices, des tampons ou des bouchons autour du contenu, p. ex. de la ouate dans les tubes de pilules
B65B 57/00 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité
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DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A DUNNAGE PAD HAVING SLIT-SHEET MATERIAL THEREIN
A dunnage conversion machine includes (i) a pair of gripping rollers configured to rotate at a first rotational speed to advance a slit-sheet material in a downstream direction; (ii) a pair of expansion rollers configured to rotate at a second rotational speed, faster than the first rotational speed, creating a stretching force on the slit-sheet material and further advancing the slit-sheet material, causing expansion of the slit-sheet material to a fully expanded state; and (iii) a pair of relaxation rollers configured to rotate at a third rotational speed, slower than the second rotational speed, reducing the stretching force and further advancing the slit-sheet material, allowing the slit-sheet material to relax to a partially expanded state. The pair of relaxation rollers (iii) also are configured to capture the slit-sheet material in the partially expanded state between a top cover sheet and a bottom cover sheet to form a dunnage pad.
