Folding apparatus for folding sheet packaging elements
US11040511B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB31B2100/0028
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Folding apparatus (1) for folding sheet packaging elements (2), comprising main conveying means (12), configured to sequentially receive the packaging elements (2) from a feeding station (13) and to advance each packaging element (2) along a first path (A), forming means (15), carried by the main conveying means (12) and configured to cooperate in use with a first face (2b) of each packaging element (2) while the packaging element (2) is advanced along the first path (A), and folding means (18), advanced by auxiliary conveying means (16) along a second path (Q), having a first portion (Q1) distinct from the first path (A) and a second portion (Q2), which is in common with the first path (A) and along which the folding means (18) cooperate with a second face (2a), opposite the first face (2b), of each packaging element (2) to fold the packaging element (2) against the forming means (15).
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