Patent ID: 8506464
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: B31B,B31F

Abstract:
1. A folded box gluing machine for making folded boxes from blanks comprising: a plurality of processing stations; a conveying mechanism arranged to deliver the blanks through the plurality of processing stations; and an embossing mechanism including upper and lower embossing dies arranged between two of the plurality of processing stations so as to emboss the blanks; wherein the embossing mechanism is a rotational embossing mechanism including the upper and lower embossing dies; one of the upper and lower embossing dies includes a male mold and the other one of the upper and lower embossing dies includes a female mold arranged to emboss the blanks; the lower embossing die is coupled to a drive of the conveying mechanism and the upper embossing die has a rotation drive; and the rotation drive of the upper embossing die is separate and distinct from the conveying mechanism to which the lower embossing die is coupled.