Patent ID: 6080097
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B23Q,B31D,Y10S

Abstract:
A cushioning conversion machine for converting sheet-like material into a dunnage product, said machine comprisinga forming assembly with guides to form the sheet material into a continuous three dimensional strip of dunnage; anda feed and cut-off assembly including a drive motor,first and second clutches operatively connected to the drive motor,a feed mechanism to advance the sheet material through the forming assembly; anda cut-off mechanism to cut the strip of dunnage into cut strips of desired length;the first clutch selectively connecting the feed mechanism and the second clutch selectively connecting the cut-off mechanism to the drive motor;wherein the cut-off mechanism includes a blade mounting bar which carries a blade, a pair of connecting rods having distal ends connected to opposite ends of the mounting bar, and a pair of crank arms operably coupled to respective connecting rods and an output shaft of the second clutch to drive the connecting rods to move the blade mounting bar in a reciprocating motion.