Coiler for a dunnage conversion machine and method for coiling a strip of dunnage
US11673361B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB31D2205/0082
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A coiler for producing tighter or smaller coils of dunnage uses a cam to move fork pins from a dunnage-receiving position inwardly to a more closely-spaced coiling position. The fork pins are coupled to pin mounts that cooperate with the cam and slots in a guide plate to move the parallel fork pins between the dunnage-receiving and coiling positions. The fork pins are mounted to extend perpendicular to and through the guide plate on opposing sides of a path of the dunnage to capture and wind a dunnage strip into a coil.
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