FOLDING APPARATUS FOR A CONTINUOUS WEB, AND A FOLDING METHOD FOR A CONTINUOUS WEB

A folding apparatus (1) for a continuous web (100) being fed in a plant for the production of hygienic absorbent articles and intended to be folded into a "V" or "U" shape in a first and in a second longitudinal portion (101, 102) according to a longitudinal folding line (L) para...

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Main Authors PIANTONI, Matteo, FUSAR POLI, Aldo, ROSANI, Marco
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 28.04.2021
Subjects
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
STORING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A folding apparatus (1) for a continuous web (100) being fed in a plant for the production of hygienic absorbent articles and intended to be folded into a "V" or "U" shape in a first and in a second longitudinal portion (101, 102) according to a longitudinal folding line (L) parallel to a feeding line (D) of the continuous web comprises a folding section (2) comprising a first and a second power-driven, movable suction belt (3, 4) and an adjusting system (5) for adjusting a relative position of the longitudinal edges (100a, 100b) of the continuous web (100) once it has been folded; the adjusting system (5) is configured to adjust the position of the first belt (3) and/or of the second belt (4) depending on at least a first information (11) sent by the first sensor (6) to the computerised control unit (7). [Figure 1]
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20200203509