Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and a machine for forming a container from a blank using a rotatable glue panel folder
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Application No.: US14308230Application Date: 2014-06-18
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Publication No.: US10052837B2Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: Thomas D. Graham , Amer Aganovic , Claudio D'Alesio
- Applicant: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
- Current Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: WestRock IP Legal
- Main IPC: B31B50/28
- IPC: B31B50/28 ; B31B50/64 ; B31B1/00

Abstract:
A machine for forming a container from a blank of sheet material including a glue panel and an overlap panel includes a frame, a mandrel mounted to the frame, a glue panel folder assembly, and a glue panel presser assembly. The mandrel has an external shape complimentary to an internal shape of at least a portion of the container. The glue panel folder assembly includes an actuator and a glue panel folding member operatively coupled to the actuator. The actuator is configured to cause the glue panel folding member to move in a curvilinear path of motion, contact the glue panel, and move the glue panel into at least partial contact with the mandrel. The glue panel presser assembly is configured to press the overlap panel into face-to-face contact with the glue panel to form a manufacturer joint of the container.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150367589A1 METHODS AND A MACHINE FOR FORMING A CONTAINER FROM A BLANK USING A ROTATABLE GLUE PANEL FOLDER Public/Granted day:2015-12-24
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