Apparatus and method for forming a block of folded material
CA 2340538 A1 · Owner: Gevas Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh · Inventors: Sander, Thomas
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An apparatus and a method for forming a block (5) of folded material are provided, whereby the apparatus comprises means (2 3) for folding a web (4) to a block , (5) means (10) for holding an end (7, 7') of the web (4) from the bottom layer of the block, (5) and an automatic cutting mechanism (9 11, 13) for providing an end , portion (14) from the uppermost layer of the block (5). According to the method a web (4) on a, receiving element (6) is folded until a portion of the web (4) forms a block (5) of de-, sired height and the uppermost web layer is fed to a cutting mechanism (9 11, 13). Then the uppermost web layer is cut and the end portion (7 7') from the , bottom layer, of the …
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- Filed March 13, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 13, 2021.
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