Patent ID: 9701088
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B31B,B65D

Claim:
1. A machine for forming a container from a blank of sheet material, said machine comprising: an outer body frame; a mandrel mounted to the body frame and having an external shape complimentary to an internal shape of at least a portion of the container, the mandrel comprising a central longitudinal axis and a plurality of side faces, wherein the blank includes a plurality of side panels, the blank positionable beneath the mandrel; a lifting assembly coupled to the body frame, the lifting assembly movable in a first direction and an opposite, second direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the mandrel; a lateral presser assembly and a folding arm assembly coupled to the lifting assembly, the folding arm assembly comprising a support frame and a folding arm rotatable relative to the support frame; and a first servomechanism operatively connected to the lifting assembly, wherein the first servomechanism electrically controls at least one of a speed and a timing of movement of the lifting assembly independently of a speed and a timing of rotational movement of the folding arm relative to the support frame, the first servomechanism causing the lifting assembly to move towards the mandrel in the first direction and wrap a first portion of the blank around the mandrel to at least partially form the container.