Device for processing and applying pieces for making absorbent articles

    公开(公告)号:US11890172B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-06

    申请号:US17053486

    申请日:2019-05-02

    Applicant: GDM S.p.A.

    CPC classification number: A61F13/15764 A61F13/15723 B65H35/08 B65H2801/57

    Abstract: A device for applying pieces to absorbent articles includes a supporting shaft rotating an axis; anvils rotating about the axis; a cutting unit operating with an anvil contact surface defining a cutting station for cutting a web into pieces; pads, each having a retaining surface for a piece, are moved about the axis for conveying a piece from the cutting station to a releasing station for release onto a substrate. Each pad rotates for varying the orientation from the cutting station, where the larger side of the pad is parallel to a feed of the web, to the releasing station, where the larger side of the pad is transversal to the feed of the receiving substrate, and vice versa. Each pad translates parallel to the pad axis, away from and towards the shaft axis. Each pad has an oscillating movement about its own axis.

    LINE AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NAPPY PANTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220395406A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-15

    申请号:US17838468

    申请日:2022-06-13

    Applicant: GDM S.p.A.

    Abstract: A line for the production of diaper pants including at least one absorbent pad and a plurality of elastic bands, forming a pants-like structure; the production line includes a first forming unit for forming a composite web from which said absorbent pads are obtained, a second unit for forming elastic bands for forming said elastic bands and an assembly line for assembling the pads and the elastic bands to construct the diaper pants; the assembly line includes a plurality of processing units, each including a computerized command and control unit and a computerized high level control unit in communication with the computerized command and control units in the assembly line; the high level control unit is configured to impart to each computerized command and control unit at least one control signal for the respective processing unit as a function of the size of the diaper pants being produced in the production line.

    Method and unit for forming an absorbent article

    公开(公告)号:US11376165B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US16563722

    申请日:2019-09-06

    Applicant: GDM S.p.A.

    Abstract: A method for forming an absorbent article including a first absorbent core and a second absorbent core which are superposed on each other, includes feeding a first supporting web along a first feed path in a first feed direction; placing a succession of first absorbent cores on the first supporting web at a preset spacing; feeding a second supporting web along a second feed path in a second feed direction; placing a succession of second absorbent cores on the second supporting web at the preset spacing; coupling the first supporting web to the second supporting web such that each first absorbent core is coupled to a corresponding second absorbent core in a composite web including the succession of first absorbent cores and the succession of the second absorbent cores interposed between the first supporting web and the second supporting web.

    Unit to feed components in an automatic manufacturing machine

    公开(公告)号:US11124370B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-21

    申请号:US15733461

    申请日:2019-01-31

    Applicant: GDM S.p.A.

    Abstract: A feeding unit to feed a component in an automatic manufacturing machine; has: at least one holding head designed to receive and hold the component; a closed curved guide arranged in a fixed position along an application path; an equipment supporting the holding head and provided with at least one slide coupled to the guide by a plurality of wheels; a linear electric motor, and a movable slider electro-magnetically coupled to the stator and is rigidly connected to the slide. The guide has, on the surface in contact with the wheels, a first transverse profile having a concavity or a convexity; the wheels have, on the surface in contact with the guide, a second transverse profile, which has a convexity or a concavity, and generates, with the first profile, a shape coupling between the guide and the wheels, which forbids a transverse movement of the slide relative to the guide.

    Method and a machine for making absorbent sanitary articles

    公开(公告)号:US10821031B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-03

    申请号:US16077260

    申请日:2017-01-30

    Applicant: GDM S.p.A.

    Abstract: A method for making absorbent sanitary articles whereby each absorbent article is provided with at least one pair of side tabs. The method includes the steps of feeding a single continuous web with a longitudinal axis towards at least one cutting station where the continuous web is divided, by a succession of cuts transverse to the longitudinal axis, into a first and a second series of side tabs, each of which has an asymmetrical shape and separately applying each rotated side tab of the first series and each side tab of the second series along a continuous strip of a material for making the absorbent articles, in such a way that each rotated tab of the first series is juxtaposed with a respective tab of the second series to define a respective pair of side tabs.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING AN ABSORBENT PAD

    公开(公告)号:US20200330286A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-22

    申请号:US16760321

    申请日:2018-10-26

    Applicant: GDM S.p.A.

    Abstract: An apparatus for forming an absorbent pad for an absorbent sanitary article including a first layer, a second layer and an absorbent material interposed between the first and the second layer, includes: a forming drum; a first feed system for feeding to the forming drum a first web, intended to form the first layer; and a second feed system for feeding to the forming drum a second web, intended to form the second layer; at least one spreader for spreading the absorbent material on the forming drum; the first web, the second web and the absorbent material together form a composite web and the forming apparatus includes a system for joining the first and second webs and a system for calibrating the thickness of the absorbent material in the composite web and being located upstream of the joining system in a feed direction V of the composite web.

    DEVICE FOR FORMING A COMPOSITE WEB OF AN ABSORBENT PAD FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20200297545A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-24

    申请号:US16822606

    申请日:2020-03-18

    Applicant: GDM S.p.A.

    Abstract: This invention relates to a device for forming a composite web of an absorbent pad for absorbent articles, such as diapers, comprising an extruding means for extruding a thermoplastic material and a delivery means for delivering superabsorbent polymer material; a suction forming surface is configured to receive the filaments of thermoplastic material blown out of the one or more delivery mouths of the extruding means and to receive the superabsorbent polymer material coming out of the delivery means, to make a composite, meltblown web comprising the superabsorbent polymer material; the delivery means has at least one outlet mouth for feeding superabsorbent polymer material and configured to be movable at least from a first distance to a second distance, or vice versa, relative to the delivery mouth of the extruding means in such a way as to vary the concentration of the superabsorbent polymer material in the composite web.

    Machine and method for making absorbent sanitary articles

    公开(公告)号:US10751225B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-25

    申请号:US14784508

    申请日:2014-04-08

    Applicant: GDM S.p.A.

    Abstract: A machine for making absorbent sanitary articles including an absorbent pad with at least one discrete layer of superabsorbent polymer material includes a unit for forming and applying a succession of absorbent pads, which includes a drum for forming the pad, a duct for feeding a charge of superabsorbent polymer material to the drum and intermittent valve mounted along a stretch of the duct and driven by an actuator. A device detects the superabsorbent polymer material and sends a signal to a control and drive unit connected to the device indicating that the superabsorbent polymer material has been detected. The control and drive unit is configured to drive the actuator to bring the valve into phase with the rotation of the drum when the deviation of the signal from a reference signal exceeds a defined threshold value.

    Grouping unit and method to form groups of hygiene absorbent articles in a packaging machine

    公开(公告)号:US10683116B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US15557234

    申请日:2016-03-18

    Applicant: GDM S.P.A.

    Abstract: Grouping unit and method to form groups of hygiene absorbent articles in a packaging machine; a conveyor which receives the single hygiene absorbent articles in an input station is provided, which feeds the hygiene absorbent articles along a grouping path, and releases the groups of hygiene absorbent articles in an output station; wherein the conveyor has a belt which is closed so as to form a ring, is wound around at least two pulleys, and supports a plurality of blades, which extend perpendicular to the belt and delimit, between one another, respective pockets, which are each designed to hold a corresponding hygiene absorbent article; an active braking device is provided, which is arranged at the input station so as to cooperate with a pocket arranged in the input station to slow down the movement with which a corresponding hygiene absorbent article enters the pocket.

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