(19)
(11) EP 1 762 375 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.06.2012 Bulletin 2012/25

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/11

(21) Application number: 06077150.8

(22) Date of filing: 07.07.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B31D 5/00(2006.01)
B65H 35/10(2006.01)
B31D 1/02(2006.01)
 B26F 3/00(2006.01)
B31F 1/28(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 07.07.2003 US 485283 P
22.09.2003 US 504762 P

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
04777807.1 / 1648689

(71) Applicant: RANPAK CORP.
Concord Township, Ohio 44077 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Riga, Erwin
    6135 HH Sittard (NL)
  • Coppus, Dan
    6439 BL Doenrade (NL)
  • Klemke, Patrick
    4851 Plombieres (BE)
  • Demers, Raimond
    6374 EJ Landgraaf (NL)
  • Varrewaere, Kristien
    4700 Eupen (BE)

(74) Representative: Johnstone, Helen Margaret 
Potter Clarkson LLP Park View House 58 The Ropewalk
Nottingham NG1 5DD
Nottingham NG1 5DD (GB)

   


(54) Dunnage converter with separation device and method


(57) A tabletop converter (30) has a conversion assembly that inwardly gathers and crumples a stock material (32) to form a strip (34) of dunnage. The conversion assembly includes a feeding assembly (54) that moves the stock material and a controller (60) that controls the feeding assembly to operate in both a forward direction and a reverse direction. To automatically separate a discrete dunnage product from the strip, a holder (164) grabs and holds the strip of dunnage at a holding location downstream of the feeding assembly. The feeding assembly then operates in a reverse direction and urges the strip away from the holding location. This causes the strip to separate at or between the holding location and the feeding assembly, leaving a discrete dunnage product ready for use. The converter is mounted to a stand (40) that allows the converter to rotate relative to part of the stand about both a horizontal axis and a vertical axis.







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