DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE, METHOD, AND PRODUCT WITH A POLYGONAL CROSS-SECTION

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...

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Hauptverfasser:	WAGNER, Dennis, CHEICH, Robert C
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS CONVEYING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNERANALOGOUS TO PAPER MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN AMANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSESB31B OR B31C PACKAGES PACKAGING ELEMENTS PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS STORING TRANSPORTING WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUSTO PAPER
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Zusammenfassung:	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.