序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开(公告)号 | 公开(公告)日 | 发明人 |
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181 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING CUSHIONING MATERIAL | EP11729795.2 | 2011-05-13 | EP2569150A2 | 2013-03-20 | CHAN, Simon C., S.; YONG, Jiang, Wen |
A dunnage machine and system, and a method of producing dunnage. The dunnage machine can have rotatable forming members with recesses formed thereon. Stationary protruding members can extend into the recesses. A cutting system is provided for cutting dunnage produced by the dunnage machine or system, and a lock mechanism is also provided for locking the cutting system when a cover is removed from the dunnage machine. | ||||||
182 | COMPACT DUNNAGE STORAGE AND CONVERSION SYSTEM | EP11702558.5 | 2011-01-25 | EP2528733A2 | 2012-12-05 | CHEICH, Robert C.; SCHLEGEL, Carrie A.; MENDOSA, Thomas J. |
A self-contained dunnage system includes a box sized to receive a supply of sheet stock material with minimal or no empty space when the box is closed. The box has one or more flaps that are movable between a generally planar closed position where the flaps cooperate to close the box and an inclined operating position displaced from the closed position. In the operating position, the ends of the flaps define a dispensing outlet spaced from an open side of the box defined by the side wall or walls of the box. The dispensing outlet is smaller than the open side of the box such that as the sheet material is pulled from the box and through the outlet, the inclined flaps act as a forming member that inwardly gathers the sheet material, causing it to crumple as it is withdrawn from the box. | ||||||
183 | COMPACT DUNNAGE CONVERTER | EP07784390.2 | 2007-06-11 | EP2040912A2 | 2009-04-01 | CARLSON, Daniel L.; GORG, Donald A.; BILKIE, Thomas A. |
A compact dunnage conversion machine (20) includes a converging chute (74) with a restricted inlet (120), a powered feed assembly (76) with a sealed gearbox (160), a plurality of interchangeable power supplies (200,202), and a restricted outlet chute (100). The converter can convert a sheet stock material into dunnage for use in packaging one or more objects in a container. The restricted inlet and outlet make it more difficult for foreign objects to enter the converter and disrupt the conversion process. The sealed gearbox interposed between the driving elements of the feed assembly and an electric motor facilitates maintenance and repair of the feed assembly, while also protecting the gears therein. Finally, the power supplies provide electrical power to the motor and can include an electrical storage device, such as a battery (212), or an alternating-current-to-direct-current converter (214) which is connectable to a source of electricity for supplying that electricity to the motor in an acceptable form. | ||||||
184 | MANUAL DUNNAGE CONVERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | EP06740340.2 | 2006-04-03 | EP1877242A2 | 2008-01-16 | CHEICH, Robert, C. |
A motor-free dunnage conversion system (100) for converting a sheet stock material into a relatively less dense dunnage includes a container (120) having a wall (122) with an opening (140) therethrough, a supply (132) of sheet stock material within the container, and a forming member (150) . The forming member has converging sidewalls that define a passage alignable with the opening in the wall. The forming member is a converging chute having a relatively larger inlet (151) spaced from the outlet (152) , which is relatively smaller than the inlet. The forming member functions to crumple the sheet stock material as a packer draws the sheet stock material through the forming member to form a crumpled strip of dunnage . The forming member has a dimension that is larger than a corresponding dimension of the opening to keep the forming member from escaping the container as the packer pulls the stock material through the forming member. | ||||||
185 | MOTOR-FREE DUNNAGE CONVERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | EP05823301.6 | 2005-10-25 | EP1827810A2 | 2007-09-05 | CHEICH, Robert, C.; CALS, Hubertus, Y., M.; RIGA, Erwin; GORG, Donald; CARLSON, Daniel, L.; BAIERS, Shawn; MARTIS, Edward, S., Jr.; STEVENSON, Carrie |
A motor-free dunnage conversion system comprises a housing (20) having a dispensing outlet (40) through which sheet stock material (34) can be pulled by a user to form a strip of dunnage. The housing (20) has a forming member (44, 50) with circumferentially converging side walls that gradually inwardly gather and crumple the sheet stock material as it is pulled therethrough. The system can also include one or more of a stand having a support mounted thereto for supporting a supply of stock material, a repositionable member (22) supporting the forming member (44, 50), a guide member at the upstream end of the housing to guide the stock material from a supply to the forming member, and a catch device operative upon movement of the dunnage strip relative thereto to catch and hold the strip for severing a dunnage product therefrom. | ||||||
186 | Cushioning conversion system and method for making a coil of cushioning product | EP07003987.0 | 1998-10-27 | EP1806220A3 | 2007-08-08 | Manley, Thomas E.; Simmons Jr., James A.; Lintala, Edward W.; Ratzel, Richard O.; Harding, Joseph J. |
A cushioning conversion system for making a coil of cushioning product, said system comprising: |
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187 | Cushioning conversion system and method for making a coil of cushioning product | EP07003987.0 | 1998-10-27 | EP1806220A2 | 2007-07-11 | Manley, Thomas E.; Simmons Jr., James A.; Lintala, Edward W.; Ratzel, Richard O.; Harding, Joseph J. |
A cushioning conversion system for making a coil of cushioning product, said system comprising: |
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188 | CUSHIONING CONVERSION SYSTEM | EP97937034.3 | 1997-07-28 | EP0921937B1 | 2000-10-11 | SIMMONS, James, A.; VAN HEUMEN, Herman, R., L.; KOBBEN, Pierre, H., G.; GUNNEWEG, Andre |
A cushioning conversion system (400; 500; 600) comprising a cushioning conversion machine (401; 501; 601), a packaging surface (404; 504; 604), and a dispenser (406; 506; 606). The cushioning conversion machine includes a conversion assembly which converts a sheet-like stock material into cushioning pads. The dispenser includes a receptacle (440; 540; 640) in which the pads are placed in a vertical stack as they are produced by the cushioning conversion machine. The receptacle is positioned above the packaging surface when the pads are selectively withdrawn therefrom to package items on the packaging surface. The cushioning conversion system allows the accumulation of a plurality of cushioning pads for selective withdrawal without the packaging person having to bend over, without sacrificing valuable packaging surface space, and/or without substantially increasing the system's footprint. | ||||||
189 | COMPACT DUNNAGE STORAGE AND CONVERSION SYSTEM | PCT/US2011022396 | 2011-01-25 | WO2011091414A3 | 2012-01-12 | CHEICH ROBERT C; SCHLEGEL CARRIE A; MENDOSA THOMAS J |
A self-contained dunnage system includes a box sized to receive a supply of sheet stock material with minimal or no empty space when the box is closed. The box has one or more flaps that are movable between a generally planar closed position where the flaps cooperate to close the box and an inclined operating position displaced from the closed position. In the operating position, the ends of the flaps define a dispensing outlet spaced from an open side of the box defined by the side wall or walls of the box. The dispensing outlet is smaller than the open side of the box such that as the sheet material is pulled from the box and through the outlet, the inclined flaps act as a forming member that inwardly gathers the sheet material, causing it to crumple as it is withdrawn from the box. | ||||||
190 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING CUSHIONING MATERIAL | PCT/US2011036548 | 2011-05-13 | WO2011143635A2 | 2011-11-17 | CHAN SIMON C S; YONG JIANG WEN |
A dunnage machine and system, and a method of producing dunnage. The dunnage machine can have rotatable forming members with recesses formed thereon. Stationary protruding members can extend into the recesses. A cutting system is provided for cutting dunnage produced by the dunnage machine or system, and a lock mechanism is also provided for locking the cutting system when a cover is removed from the dunnage machine. | ||||||
191 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE WITH TRANSLATING GRIPPERS, AND METHOD AND PRODUCT | PCT/US0118678 | 2001-06-08 | WO0194107B1 | 2003-02-20 | KUNG KURT; SCHWARZ DIETER; COPPUS DAN |
A dunnage conversion machine for converting stock material into a dunnage product includes a forming assembly and a pulling assembly. The pulling assembly includes at least two grippers (62) movable together through a transfer region in opposition to one another and cooperative to grip therebetween the dunnage strip for advancing the dunnage strip through the transfer region, and at least one of the grippers including an aperture operative to gather and laterally capture therein the dunnage strip as the grippers move through the transfer region. Also disclosed is a severing assembly including a movable blade and a reciprocating actuator connected to the blade by a motion transmitting assembly that moves the blade through a full severing cycle upon a stroke of the actuator in either direction. Also disclosed is a void fill dunnage product including a three dimensional crumpled strip of dunnage round in cross-section and including at least one ply of sheet material having, in cross section, a crumpled multi-lobed undulating body, with the lobes thereof extending longitudinally and being dispersed in an irregular pattern. | ||||||
192 | VOID-FILL DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE, STOCK MATERIAL SUPPORT, AND METHOD | PCT/US2011020477 | 2011-01-07 | WO2011100078A2 | 2011-08-18 | CHEICH ROBERT C; MURPHY DAVID V; TONEFF STEVEN M; POPEK JR JACOB G; SCHLEGAL CARRIE |
A machine for converting a sheet stock material into a dunnage product includes a conversion assembly for converting sheet stock material into a dunnage product as the sheet stock material travels along a path from an upstream end of the conversion assembly to a downstream end of the conversion assembly. The machine further includes a transversely extending guide over which the stock material passes for guided entry into the upstream end of the conversion assembly. The guide is rotatable such that the transverse extent of the guide can be moved between a plurality of relatively rotated orientations to guide the sheet stock material from different sides of the conversion assembly. | ||||||
193 | DUNNAGE DISCHARGE SAFETY CHUTE | PCT/US2010048056 | 2010-09-08 | WO2011031705A8 | 2011-05-05 | ORSINI THOMAS P; KOSTADINOV KOSTADIN I; CHRISTMAN RUSSELL |
A dunnage discharge chute includes features designed to prevent injury to an operator of a dunnage producing machine. The dunnage discharge chute includes at least one door with sensors that monitor the position of the door and output position signals. The position signals are received by a controller which outputs a control signal that disables operation of the dunnage producing machine based at least in part on a change in the position signals over a predetermined period of time. Additional sensors may detect whether the door is open beyond an upper open position, and a relay may disable operation of the dunnage producing machine immediately if the door is opened beyond the upper open position. Thus, if the operator reaches in through the door, the dunnage discharge chute will disable operation of the dunnage producing machine. | ||||||
194 | COMPACT DUNNAGE CONVERTER | PCT/US2007070867 | 2007-06-11 | WO2007143750A3 | 2008-03-13 | CARLSON DANIEL L; GORG DONALD A; BILKIE THOMAS A |
A compact dunnage conversion machine (20) includes a converging chute (74) with a restricted inlet (120), a powered feed assembly (76) with a sealed gearbox (160), a plurality of interchangeable power supplies (200,202), and a restricted outlet chute (100). The converter can convert a sheet stock material into dunnage for use in packaging one or more objects in a container. The restricted inlet and outlet make it more difficult for foreign objects to enter the converter and disrupt the conversion process. The sealed gearbox interposed between the driving elements of the feed assembly and an electric motor facilitates maintenance and repair of the feed assembly, while also protecting the gears therein. Finally, the power supplies provide electrical power to the motor and can include an electrical storage device, such as a battery (212), or an alternating-current-to-direct-current converter (214) which is connectable to a source of electricity for supplying that electricity to the motor in an acceptable form. | ||||||
195 | MANUAL DUNNAGE CONVERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | PCT/US2006012194 | 2006-04-03 | WO2006107811A3 | 2007-05-24 | CHEICH ROBERT C |
A motor-free dunnage conversion system (100) for converting a sheet stock material into a relatively less dense dunnage includes a container (120) having a wall (122) with an opening (140) therethrough, a supply (132) of sheet stock material within the container, and a forming member (150) . The forming member has converging sidewalls that define a passage alignable with the opening in the wall. The forming member is a converging chute having a relatively larger inlet (151) spaced from the outlet (152) , which is relatively smaller than the inlet. The forming member functions to crumple the sheet stock material as a packer draws the sheet stock material through the forming member to form a crumpled strip of dunnage . The forming member has a dimension that is larger than a corresponding dimension of the opening to keep the forming member from escaping the container as the packer pulls the stock material through the forming member. | ||||||
196 | THERMAL INSULATION DUNNAGE AND METHOD | PCT/US2014028838 | 2014-03-14 | WO2014144428A3 | 2014-11-27 | CHEICH ROBERT C |
A method for making an insulating dunnage product (10) includes the steps of (a) permanently deforming at least one non-planar interior layer (12) that includes a paper sheet to form a plurality of air pockets (14), (b) surrounding the at least one interior layer (12) on all four sides and over the top and bottom sides of the at least one interior layer (12) with at least one outer layer (16) of sheet material and (c) peripherally sealing the at least one outer layer (16) to capture the at least one interior layer (12) therein such that the interior layer (12) has major portions that are free to shift relative to adjacent portions of the at least one outer layer (16). | ||||||
197 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH STOCK SUPPLY ALIGNMENT | PCT/US2011060542 | 2011-11-14 | WO2012067987A3 | 2012-12-20 | LINTALA EDWARD W; SCHLEGEL CARRIE |
A dunnage-producing system includes a dunnage conversion machine for converting a stock material into a relatively less dense dunnage product, a supply of stock material, and a guide element. The conversion machine is rotatable about a substantially vertical axis. The supply of stock material includes a support for the stock material that is movable relative to the conversion machine, such as for replenishing the stock material. The guide element is rotatable with the conversion machine to maintain a consistent position relative to the conversion machine, thereby consistently positioning the support relative to the conversion machine to avoid tearing or jamming problems associated with an improperly aligned supply of sheet stock material. | ||||||
198 | MOTOR-FREE DUNNAGE CONVERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | PCT/US2005038811 | 2005-10-25 | WO2006047696A3 | 2006-08-03 | CHEICH ROBERT C; CALS HUBERTUS Y M; RIGA ERWIN; GORG DONALD; CARLSON DANIEL L; BAIERS SHAWN; MARTIS EDWARD S JR; STEVENSON CARRIE |
A motor-free dunnage conversion system comprises a housing (20) having a dispensing outlet (40) through which sheet stock material (34) can be pulled by a user to form a strip of dunnage. The housing (20) has a forming member (44, 50) with circumferentially converging side walls that gradually inwardly gather and crumple the sheet stock material as it is pulled therethrough. The system can also include one or more of a stand having a support mounted thereto for supporting a supply of stock material, a repositionable member (22) supporting the forming member (44, 50), a guide member at the upstream end of the housing to guide the stock material from a supply to the forming member, and a catch device operative upon movement of the dunnage strip relative thereto to catch and hold the strip for severing a dunnage product therefrom. | ||||||
199 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH STOCK ROLL LOADER | PCT/US0140950 | 2001-06-13 | WO0196097A3 | 2002-05-02 | LINTALA EDWARD W |
A dunnage conversion system (10) includes a dunnage conversion machine (12) which converts sheet stock material into a relatively lower density dunnage product useful for packing, and a stock roll loading assembly (14) which raises a roll of the sheet stock material (16) from a receiving position (18) to an elevated loading position (19) to load the stock roll onto the machine. The stock roll loading assembly has a powered elevator which lifts a stock roll and the machine also may have a stock supply assembly with a catch mechanism that engages and then captures a stock roll holder therein. A magazine provides for storage of one or more stock rolls in a vertical arrangement. | ||||||
200 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE WITH TRANSLATING GRIPPERS, AND METHOD AND PRODUCT | PCT/US0118678 | 2001-06-08 | WO0194107A2 | 2001-12-13 | KUNG KURT; SCHWARZ DIETER; COPPUS DAN |
A dunnage conversion machine for converting stock material into a dunnage product includes a forming assembly and a pulling assembly. The pulling assembly includes at least two grippers movable together through a transfer region in opposition to one another and cooperative to grip therebetween the dunnage strip for advancing the dunnage strip through the transfer region, and at least one of the grippers including an aperture operative to gather and laterally capture therein the dunnage strip as the grippers move through the transfer region. Also disclosed is a severing assembly including a movable blade and a reciprocating actuator connected to the blade by a motion transmitting assembly that moves the blade through a full severing cycle upon a stroke of the actuator in either direction. Also disclosed is a void fill dunnage product including a three dimensional crumpled strip of dunnage round in cross-section and including at least one ply of sheet material having, in cross section, a crumpled multi-lobed undulating body, with the lobes thereof extending longitudinally and being dispersed in an irregular pattern. |