(19)
(11) EP 1 129 970 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/14

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/36

(21) Application number: 01200737.3

(22) Date of filing: 27.02.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B65H 20/02
(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: 03.03.2000 IT MI000426

(71) Applicant: ELBA S.p.A.
I-20020 Magnago (Milan) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Dragoni, Francesco
    20020 Villa Cortese, Milan (IT)

(74) Representative: Zanardo, Giovanni et al
Ing. Barzanò & Zanardo Milano S.p.A., Via Borgonuovo 10
20121 Milan
20121 Milan (IT)

   


(54) Feeding unit for plastic material or the like in a welding machine


(57) A feeding unit for plastic material or the like in a welding machine, in particular adapted to promote a high-speed operation, of the type comprising a pair of upper (12) and lower (13) feeding rollers, superimposed to one another and provided with transversal slots or grooves (14, 15) that are staggered between the upper roller (12) and the lower roller (13), there being provided a blower unit above and below a plastic feeding material (11), wherein the blower unit comprises air feeding upper (16) and lower (17) nozzles, exiting from a respective header (18, 19), arranged downstream of said upper roller (12) and lower roller (13) and adapted to favour the flat laying of the fed material (11) passing into the rollers (12, 13). In particular, upstream of the rollers (12, 13) there are provided transversal supports (20, 21) for guiding lattens (22, 23) that insert into the slots (14, 15).







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