Patent ID: 6237870
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A device for removing packing material from a web comprising:a knife;means for displacing said rotatable knife along an axis of said web to slit said packing material;a feed device effective for rotating said web;an arcuate rollup conveyor;at least one guide member for guiding a slit edge of said packing material to said arcuate rollup conveyor;a second rollup conveyor;said second rollup conveyor having first and second positions;in its first position, said second rollup conveyor being positioned to be contacted by said slit edge;said second rollup conveyor having a working surface movable in a direction toward said arcuate rollup conveyor, whereby said packing material is rolled up into a tube;a transport conveyor leading from a lower level of said arcuate rollup conveyor;said second position placing said rollup conveyor into a position in which its working surface is below a working surface of said transport conveyor, whereby said tube rests on said transport conveyor; andsaid transport conveyor being movable for displacing said tube out of said arcuate rollup conveyor in a direction at right angles to an axis of said tube toward a disposal location.