Patent ID: 6371902
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B31B,B31F

Abstract:
An apparatus for forming a score line on a sheet goods blank, comprising:a machine frame; a rotation drive; a drive shaft connected to said rotation drive; a scoring blade roller that is rotatably supported on said machine frame and mounted on said drive shaft to rotate said scoring blade roller with said drive shaft; and a counter roller that is rotatably supported adjacent to said scoring blade roller and that is mounted on said machine frame so as to be tiltable, adjustable and fixable at a selected adjusted position relative to said scoring blade roller so as to contact and cooperate with said scoring blade roller; wherein said scoring blade roller includes at least one scoring blade adapted to cooperate with said counter roller to form a score line on a sheet goods blank, and a suction shell that is mounted on said drive shaft and that extends on a first angular portion of a circumference of said scoring blade roller; and wherein said suction shell has a plurality of suction holes in an outer arcuate surface thereof that are adapted to be connected to a suction vacuum so as to suction hold said sheet goods blank onto said suction shell to engage and transport said sheet goods blank on said scoring blade roller.