US 11,701,854 B2
Packaging machine and systems
Johan Blomberg, Uppsala (SE); and Niklas Pettersson, Västerås (SE)
Assigned to PACKSIZE LLC
Filed by Packsize LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/814,509.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/818,570, filed on Mar. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0290303 A1, Sep. 17, 2020
Int. Cl. B31B 50/00 (2017.01); B31B 50/04 (2017.01); B31B 50/06 (2017.01); B31B 120/30 (2017.01)
CPC B31B 50/006 (2017.08) [B31B 50/042 (2017.08); B31B 50/06 (2017.08); B31B 2120/30 (2017.08)] 47 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A converting assembly for performing a plurality of conversion functions, including cuts and creases, on sheet material to convert the sheet material into packaging templates, the converting assembly comprising:
a plurality of tool rollers comprising a first tool roller on a first axle and at least two tool rollers on a second axle, each of the tool rollers having one or more conversion tools thereon, the one or more conversion tools comprising one or more knives and/or creasing tools, the one or more conversion tools on an individual tool roller being configured to perform a subset of the plurality of conversion functions that convert the sheet material into packaging templates, the first tool roller being rotatable on or about the first axle and the at least two tool rollers being rotatable on or about the second axle, first and second tool rollers of the at least two tool rollers being configured to move symmetrically along the length of the second axle relative to a centerline of the converting assembly such that the first and second tool rollers of the at least two tool rollers simultaneously move away from one another towards opposing ends of the second axle or towards each other near the centerline of the converting assembly, the first and second tool rollers of the at least two tool rollers each comprise a longitudinal creasing tool configured to form a longitudinal crease in the sheet material as part of the conversion of the sheet material into packaging templates, third and fourth tool rollers of the at least two tool rollers on the second axle comprise a side trim knife configured to trim off excess side trim from the sheet material as part of the conversion of the sheet material into packaging templates; and
a control system configured to cause the symmetrical movement of the first and second tool rollers of the at least two tool rollers.