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Paper conversion dispenser machine

US6632165B1 · kind B1 · utility

44Cited by
28References
12Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 1, 2000
Grant dateOct 14, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 16, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB31D2205/0082
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A paper conversion dispenser machine for converting sheet-like material into a relatively low density cushioning dunnage product. The machine has a stock supplying assembly that supplies at least one stock paper roll, a shaping member for crumpling and converting sheet-like material of the roll(s) into a three-dimensional shape that consists of a pre-entry section with two side entry guiding rollers for guiding and reducing the sheet-like material of a supplied width to a narrower width non linear crumpled stream of paper, and an entry section with two side entry rollers to guide and reduce the crumpled down stream of paper to an even narrower width relatively low density cushioning dunnage product. The machine also has a guiding tunnel of a substantially uniform cross section, a feed mechanism with driving rollers for driving the stock material through the shaping member, and an automatic cutting set for cutting the dunnage product.

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