Global Patent Index - EP 2996653 A1

EP 2996653 A1 20160323 - METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FOLDING ABSORBENT ARTICLES

Title (en)

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FOLDING ABSORBENT ARTICLES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZUM FALTEN SAUGFÄHIGER ARTIKEL

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREILS POUR PLIER DES ARTICLES ABSORBANTS

Publication

EP 2996653 A1 20160323 (EN)

Application

EP 14732046 A 20140509

Priority

  • US 201361824013 P 20130516
  • US 2014037409 W 20140509

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2014342895A1] The present disclosure relates systems and methods for folding absorbent articles advancing in a converting line. The folding processes and apparatuses herein may be configured with tucker blades that are configured to maximize the period of time wherein the leading edges of the tucker blades move at maximum speeds during the folding process.

IPC 8 full level

A61F 13/15 (2006.01); B65H 29/62 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61F 13/15747 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 45/18 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2801/57 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2014186217A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2014342895 A1 20141120; CN 105377203 A 20160302; EP 2996653 A1 20160323; JP 2016517780 A 20160620; WO 2014186217 A1 20141120

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201414273836 A 20140509; CN 201480025794 A 20140509; EP 14732046 A 20140509; JP 2016513096 A 20140509; US 2014037409 W 20140509