(19)
(11) EP 1 253 005 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/15

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/44

(21) Application number: 02250575.4

(22) Date of filing: 28.01.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B31B 1/74, B31B 23/00, B31B 19/90
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 20.04.2001 US 839058
23.04.2001 US 840370

(71) Applicant: CMD Corporation
Appleton, Wisconsin 54912-1279 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Randy C Wied
    Green Bay, WI 54313 (US)
  • Gaylord Guilette
    Luxemburg WI 54217 (US)
  • Scott A Mattila
    Green Bay, WI 54311 (US)
  • David Thomas
    Appleton, WI 54911 (US)
  • Mark Krueger
    Green Bay, WI 54303 (US)
  • Gerard R Winiecki
    Suring, WI 54174 (US)
  • Gary Sargin
    Green Bay, WI 54313 (US)

(74) Representative: Cardwell, Stuart Martin et al
Roystons, Tower Building, Water Street
Liverpool, L3 1BA
Liverpool, L3 1BA (GB)

   


(54) Module pouch machine


(57) A pouch machine (100) includes a controller and first and second modules. Each module has a converting station and the electrical equipment needed to operate the station. The controller controls the converting stations and operating parameters are provided from one module to the next. Each module may be a processing zone (18, 19, 20) and include a registration sensor (22, 32, 42) and a drawroll (21, 34, 41; 401, 402) responsive to the respective registration sensor. Accumulators (23, 33) may be provided in each processing zone. An edge sensor (417, 419) may be provided that senses the edge of the film in one or more modules. The draw roll assembly (403) is mounted on a moveable frame, and is angled in response to the location of the sensed edge. Multiple such assemblies may be included on a single machine.






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