Patent ID: 7481643
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: B31F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A convertible embossing device comprising: a structure with two fixed sides and two mobile sides, each of said two fixed sides having an external fixed side face and an internal fixed side face, said internal fixed side face having an upper fixed side face recess with a circular arc profile and a lower fixed side face recess with a circular arc profile, each of said two mobile sides having an external mobile side face and an internal mobile side face, said internal mobile side face having an upper mobile side face recess with a circular arc profile and a lower mobile side face recess with a circular arc profile; a handling means for moving said mobile sides from a first operating position to a second operation position, wherein the mobile sides are joined to the fixed sides and connected to said handling means, said mobile sides being located opposite said fixed sides when said mobile sides are in said first operating position, said upper fixed side face recess of each of said two fixed sides and said upper mobile side face recess of each of said two mobile sides defining a first pair of circular seats for receiving first end flanges of a first embossing roll when said mobile sides are in said first operating position, said lower fixed side face recess of each of said two fixed sides and said lower mobile side face recess of each of said two mobile sides defining a second pair of circular seats for receiving second end flanges of a second embossing roll when said mobile sides are in said first operating position, said mobile sides being located at a spaced location from said fixed sides when said mobile sides are in said second operating position, said upper fixed side recess of each of said fixed sides cooperating with a corresponding first semicircular closure flange to define a first upper pair of circular seats for receiving the first end flanges of the first embossing roll when said mobile sides are in said second operating position, said upper mobile side face recess of each of said mobile sides cooperating with a corresponding second semicircular closure flange to define a second upper pair of circular seats for receiving the second end flanges of the second embossing roll when said mobile sides are in said second operating position.