Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for folding by approximately 180.degree. a first surface portion of a blank on a rotating drum about a score line onto a second surface portion of the blank. A shaping rail comprises a first surface for acting on a first side of the first portion of the blank to initiate folding the first portion about the score line, a second surface for acting on a second side, opposite the first side, of the first portion of the blank to complete the approximately 180.degree. folding of the first portion about the score line, and a spiral edge for transferring the first portion of the blank from the first surface to the second surface. A first inner guide rail comprising a cylindrical outer surface facing the second surface of the shaping rail and a second outer guide rail having a cylindrical inner surface facing the first surface of the shaping rail are provided to further guide the blank during folding.
Abstract:
A stuffed mailing envelope is formed from webs of paper. A plurality of insert sheets are constructed from webs of insert paper by variably imaging the insert webs, and then intelligently aligning them and cutting them into aligned sheets, and then folding the aligned sheets to produce a formed insert. A plurality of interconnected envelope blanks are formed from an envelope web of paper, and a plurality of insert sheets (including the formed insert) are collected and placed on each of the envelope blanks while they are interconnected in web form. Then, while conveying the interconnected envelope blanks in web form, the blanks are severed from each other and are formed around the inserts to produce a final mailing envelope containing a plurality of insert sheets. The envelope blank typically has two parallel minor flaps and two parallel major flaps. The envelope is formed by sequentially plough folding over the minor flaps, severing the leading interconnected blank from the next blank so that the major flaps are free, changing the direction of conveyance, applying adhesive to the major flaps, and plough folding the major flaps so that the adhesive comes into contact with the minor flaps and the other major flap.
Abstract:
A modified glue flap of a folding carton blank for preventing glue from being squeezed out during the step of adhering the glue flap to the opposite end panel. The face of the glue flap engaged by the glue back-up wheel includes a protrusion near the trailing edge of the flap. Engagement of the protrusion by the back-up wheel causes the glue wheel to skip the trailing area of the flap. The absence of glue in this area prevents glue from being squeezed out when sealing pressure is subsequently applied to the glue flap and the opposite end panel. The protrusion may take the form of an embossed ridge, forming a channel on the opposite side of the protrusion for receiving any excess glue which would have been squeezed out.
Abstract:
Sheet-folding machine, especially for packaging cases made of corrugated cardboard, after they have been produced and printed.It incorporates advancing (10) and folding (22) belts which are maintained at the exact cycle of the machine by means of pulleys (14) provided with recentering fingers (15). The conveyor belts are provided with suction elements (19), and the folding belts are provided with push-studs (25) arranged to correspond to the turned-down portions (5) to be folded.
Abstract:
In a box-making machine a flat blank is passed longitudinally by a conveyor through a plurality of treatment stations at each of which a treatment element displaceable transversely to the conveyor acts on the blank to fold it up into a three-dimensional box. Each of the treatment elements is carried on a respective threaded spindle that can be rotated to position it transversely of the conveyor, and each spindle is connected via a respective electromagnetic clutch to a common drive chain. Also driven by this drive chain is a control spindle carrying a scanning device which can move past a blank or the like and generate a succession of position signals. The scanning device and the treatment elements are all jointly and synchronously displaced in one direction across the conveyor and as each of the position signals is generated the respective treatment element is arrested so that all of the treatment elements can be exactly positioned in one operation.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a folding machine for folding the side flaps flanking the middle section of a foldable cardboard blank. For this purpose in the frontal area of the folding machine auxiliary folding devices are arranged. In addition turning belts for the inward tilting of the side flaps can be arranged, which are provided with projections insuring that the side flaps are swung parallelly to their folding grooves.
Abstract:
A tray forming apparatus and method are provided which advantageously increase the quality and production speed of tray type containers. The apparatus takes a precut paperboard blank through loading, forming, glueing, and compressing phases of operation to form a tray, which phases include conveying blanks from a stacked position to forming the blanks in a partially folded position, gluing using only a single pair of glueing heads for minor panels of the blank, and compressing the folded blank for securing the folds in a structural position sufficient for relying on the strength of the paperboard during the stacking of loaded trays. The tray forming apparatus includes suction cup styled conveyors for moving the blank from a stored position to a position for folding, a platen that contacts a bottom panel of the blank and moves the blank through fold guiding arms for positioning the blank in a partially folded position between guide rails for movement downstream to additional folding arms that hold major panels and minor panels in a position for adding adhesive to the major panels just prior to compression of the partially folded blank into its fully folded position. By applying adhesive just prior to compression of the panels, and by securing the panels in a structurally sound position, the adhesive is effective in securing the blank into its fully formed tray and to forming the tray with folds that provide the structural support necessary to support stacking fully loaded trays without depending on the adhesive for such stacking.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for producing a gusseted container, which method includes the steps of feeding unfolded, corrugated paper, die cut blanks sequentially from the feed module of a corrugated paper box folding apparatus through the prefold, fold and final fold modules, applying glue to the die cut blanks, creasing three gusset areas of the blanks, gathering and pleating the gusset areas, folding a panel tab against the adjacent blank panel, pressing the folded gussets and panel tab against the glue on the blanks and folding the blanks and panel tab to define the gusseted container. The apparatus for producing the gusseted container includes lifting fingers or creasing bars for creasing the respective gusset areas of the die cut blanks, variable speed gathering wheels for gathering the gusset areas to define gussets, upper and lower skis for supporting and stabilizing the blanks, tracker wheels for further stabilizing the blanks on the lower skis, guide bars, fold bars and a folding shoe for biasing the gussets and a panel tab onto the respective adjacent panels of the die cut blanks, glue heads for applying glue to the gussets and panel tab prior to folding the gussets and panel tab against the panels, creasing swords for creasing the gusset panel margins and fold belts for folding the respective blank panels after the respective gussets have been glued to the panels.
Abstract:
An overbending device preferably for use with existing apparatus, such as a gumming apparatus, has ball bearings, fingers or other equivalent members for pressing down and a driven or freewheeling rolling disk for forcing up the adjacent sides of an envelope. The adjacent sides defined by a bend or a score line.
Abstract:
A modified glue flap of a folding carton blank for preventing glue from being squeezed out during the step of adhering the glue flap to the opposite end panel. The face of the glue flap engaged by the glue back-up wheel includes a protrusion near the trailing edge of the flap. Engagement of the protrusion by the back-up wheel causes the glue wheel to skip the trailing area of the flap. The absence of glue in this area prevents glue from being squeezed out when sealing pressure is subsequently applied to the glue flap and the opposite end panel. The protrusion may take the form of an embossed ridge, forming a channel on the opposite side of the protrusion for receiving any excess glue which would have been squeezed out.