Beverage container holder

B - Operations – Transporting – 31 – F

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B31F 1/00 (2006.01) B31B 3/00 (2006.01) B31B 3/36 (2006.01) B31D 5/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2458487

A machine and method for producing beverage container holders of consistently high quality at high production rates and at an economical cost is disclosed herein. Beverage container holders (500) can be produced on the machine using the method disclosed herein at a rate of 50,000 beverage container holders per hour. The initial step of introducing the blanks 810) into the machine's conveying mechanism assures that the the blanks are properly aligned and have a predetermined spacing there between, which avoids jamming of the machine and the resulting work stoppage (Fig. 2). The process includes steps for pre- breaking or pre-folding the flaps (Fig. 5) which enable the final folding of the flaps to be performed with the necessary reliability and speed. All except the final step of the manufacturing process are performed while the blanks are being conveyed at a constant high rate along the length of the machine.

La présente invention concerne une machine et un procédé permettant la production de supports de contenants de boisson de première qualité constante et à des cadences de production élevés à un coût économique. Les supports de contenants de boisson (500) peuvent être produits sur une machine mettant en oeuvre le procédé de l'invention à une cadence de 50,000 contenants de boisson par heure. L'étape initiale consistant en l'introduction des préformes (10) dans le mécanisme de convoyage de la machine assure l'alignement correct des préformes et un espacement prédéterminé entre elles, permettant d'éviter un blocage de la machine entraînant un arrêt de fabrication (Fig. 2). Le procédé comportent des étapes de rupture ou de pliage préalable des rabats (Fig. 5) qui permettent d'effectuer le pliage final des rabats avec la fiabilité et la vitesse requises. Toutes les étapes, à l'exception de l'étape finale, sont effectuées lors du transport des préformes à une vitesse élevée constante selon le sens machine.

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