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Method of folding and shaping sheet, and apparatus for folding and shaping sheet

CA 2254746 A1 · Owner: Yokoyama, Yoshimasa · Inventors: Yamamoto, Masahiro; Yokoyama, Yoshimasa

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A method of folding and shaping a sheet by which a sheet formed with a single or a plurality of mountain-shaped folds and a single or a plurality of valleyshaped folds, the first and second folds being parallel and alternate can be , rapidly and smoothly folded and shaped and an apparatus therefor. The method comprises the steps of supplying a sheet (1) in a naturally developed state onto a support guide (3), and applying a light pressing pressure on the sheet (1) in a direction, in which folds (10 11) are increased in bent angles, by , means of a pressing guide (6) which acts in a direction of moving toward and away from a support surface of the support guide (3) when a pair of …

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  • Filed May 8, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 8, 2017.
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FiledMay 8, 1997
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedMay 8, 2017
Patent numberCA 2254746 A1
Classification (IPC)B65H45/30 +2 more

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