A machine for shaping boxes from a heat-weldable material

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EP 1 175 996 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	12.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/24

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	30.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/05

(21)	Application number: 01119324.0

(22)	Date of filing: 08.05.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B31B 3/46

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

09.05.1996 ES 9601041

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	97500084.5 / 0806290

(71)	Applicant: Ribawood, S.A.
	50004 Zaragoza (ES)

(72)	Inventors:
	Sanchez Duran, Daniel Emilio 08203 Sabadell Barcelona (ES) Duran Fuentes, Manuel 08203 Sabadell Barcelona (ES)

(74)	Representative: Davila Baz, Angel
	c/o Clarke, Modet & Co., C/Goya, Nr. 11 28001 Madrid 28001 Madrid (ES)

(54)	A machine for shaping boxes from a heat-weldable material

(57) The machine includes means for supply of the unfolded boxes (2), means of transport picking up the boxes from the means of supply and arranging them in a heating unit, means for immobilizing the unfolded boxes in the heating unit, a box former (14); a treader-former (20) introducing the unfolded box in the box former, obtaining the folding of its sides with respect to the base, means of pressing determining the heat welding of the opposite ends of the adjoining sides of the shaped box and means for removing the shaped boxes by the machine.

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