Patent ID: 6311596
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B26D,B31D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A cushioning conversion machine for converting sheet-like stock material into cut sections of a pad-like cushioning dunnage product, said machine comprising a frame; conversion assemblies which are mounted on said frame and which convert the sheet-like stock material into the cushioning dunnage product; and a cutting assembly which is also mounted on said frame and which cuts the cushioning dunnage product into cut sections;said frame including an outlet opening through which the cushioning dunnage product emerges;said cutting assembly being mounted downstream of said outlet opening;said cutting assembly comprising a first blade and a second blade, said second blade being mounted on said frame in such a manner that it travels in rectilinear motion between a rest position whereat it is removed from said first blade to a cutting position whereat it coacts with said first blade to cut the cushioning dunnage product into a cut section; andsaid cutting assembly further comprising an automatic alignment device which automatically aligns the cut section with the outlet opening when said second blade is moved from said cutting position to said rest position, said alignment device being coupled to said second blade for rectilinear motion together therewith;said cutting assembly further comprising a support bar and a guide track at each end of said support bar, said second blade is fixedly mounted to said support bar, and said support bar is guided at its ends by said guide tracks.