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EP 0037841 B1 19840125 - BAG FOLDING MACHINE AND METHOD OF FOLDING FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL

Title (en)

BAG FOLDING MACHINE AND METHOD OF FOLDING FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL

Publication

EP 0037841 B1 19840125 (EN)

Application

EP 80101941 A 19800410

Priority

EP 80101941 A 19800410

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0037841A1] An improvement in a bag folding machine (10) of the type which winds the bag (60) into a roll in a rolling cage (12), the improvement which comprises utilizing the same rolling components used to roll the bag to also flatten fold the rolled bag (60) prior to discharge.

IPC 1-7

B65H 45/30; B65B 49/00

IPC 8 full level

B31B 19/98 (2006.01); B65H 45/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65H 45/12 (2013.01); B31B 70/982 (2017.07)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0037841 A1 19811021; EP 0037841 B1 19840125; DE 3066239 D1 19840301

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 80101941 A 19800410; DE 3066239 T 19800410