Patent ID: 7740573

Claim:
A dunnage conversion machine wherein sheet stock material is crumpled to form a crumpled strip, comprising a feeding assembly that includes opposed feeding members that engage and advance the crumpled strip therebetween, one of the feeding members including a rotating member supported on a shaft for rotation about the axis of the shaft, the shaft being mounted for movement in a transverse direction, transverse the axis of the shaft, toward and away from the other feeding member to accommodate variations of thickness of the crumpled strip as it is advanced between the opposed feeding members, and a guide member positioned laterally adjacent the rotating member progressively to guide a portion of the crumpled strip underneath the shaft, wherein the guide member is mounted to the shaft for movement with the shaft, and has a surface that extends progressively further from the shaft in an upstream direction and that extends progressively transversely further away from the opposed feeding member in the transverse direction.