Folding apparatus and method of folding a product

An apparatus for folding a product includes a receiving roll having a first direction of rotation. The receiving roll is adapted to selectively hold first and second portions of the product. A folding roll of the apparatus has a second direction of rotation that is opposite from the first direction...

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Hauptverfasser: KHURIESHI MOHAMMED SHAFI, MITTAPALLI MAHENDRA, RAJALA GREGORY J, ALPHONSE JOHN SOOSAI, COENEN JOSEPH DANIEL
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus for folding a product includes a receiving roll having a first direction of rotation. The receiving roll is adapted to selectively hold first and second portions of the product. A folding roll of the apparatus has a second direction of rotation that is opposite from the first direction of rotation. The folding roll is adapted to selectively hold the first portion of the product thereto. An oscillating member is adapted to transfer the first portion of the product from the receiving roll to the folding roll. The oscillating member is configured to move in both the first direction and the second direction.