AU2001241518A1 - Vacuum ear-folding process and apparatus - Google Patents

Vacuum ear-folding process and apparatus

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Publication number
AU2001241518A1
AU2001241518A1 AU2001241518A AU4151801A AU2001241518A1 AU 2001241518 A1 AU2001241518 A1 AU 2001241518A1 AU 2001241518 A AU2001241518 A AU 2001241518A AU 4151801 A AU4151801 A AU 4151801A AU 2001241518 A1 AU2001241518 A1 AU 2001241518A1
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AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
ear
vacuum
folding process
folding
vacuum ear
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU2001241518A
Inventor
Lee Arnold Weinig
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
Original Assignee
Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
Kimberly Clark Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc, Kimberly Clark Corp filed Critical Kimberly Clark Worldwide Inc
Publication of AU2001241518A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001241518A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/15577—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing
    • A61F13/15707—Mechanical treatment, e.g. notching, twisting, compressing, shaping
    • A61F13/15747—Folding; Pleating; Coiling; Stacking; Packaging
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/22—Longitudinal folders, i.e. for folding moving sheet material parallel to the direction of movement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2406/00—Means using fluid
    • B65H2406/30—Suction means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1924—Napkins or tissues, e.g. dressings, toweling, serviettes, kitchen paper and compresses

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)
AU2001241518A 2000-02-18 2001-02-15 Vacuum ear-folding process and apparatus Abandoned AU2001241518A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US50692000A 2000-02-18 2000-02-18
US09506920 2000-02-18
PCT/US2001/004978 WO2001060731A2 (en) 2000-02-18 2001-02-15 Vacuum ear-folding process and apparatus

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2001241518A1 true AU2001241518A1 (en) 2001-08-27

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AU2001241518A Abandoned AU2001241518A1 (en) 2000-02-18 2001-02-15 Vacuum ear-folding process and apparatus

Country Status (6)

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EP (1) EP1259452A2 (en)
JP (1) JP2004502616A (en)
AU (1) AU2001241518A1 (en)
MX (1) MXPA02007336A (en)
NO (1) NO20023909D0 (en)
WO (1) WO2001060731A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7285178B2 (en) 2004-09-30 2007-10-23 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Method and apparatus for making a wrapped absorbent core
US7396349B2 (en) 2004-09-30 2008-07-08 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Wrapped absorbent core
JP5396132B2 (en) * 2009-04-03 2014-01-22 ユニ・チャーム株式会社 Absorbent article manufacturing apparatus and method for manufacturing absorbent article
WO2011091843A1 (en) 2010-01-27 2011-08-04 Sca Hygiene Products Ab System for folding an outer portion, in particular a flap, of an absorbent article and method of folding an outer portion of an absorbent article
CN109925126A (en) * 2017-12-19 2019-06-25 珠海东美纸业有限公司 A kind of production line of absorbent cores

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB401478A (en) * 1931-09-28 1933-11-16 Edward John O Neill Improvements in machines for making sanitary napkins
US4682977A (en) * 1986-07-21 1987-07-28 Paper Converting Machine Company Apparatus for folding spaced segments of web material
US5714027A (en) * 1996-03-22 1998-02-03 The Procter & Gamble Company Method of folding and handling a web of material in a continuous operation

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Publication number Publication date
NO20023909L (en) 2002-08-16
JP2004502616A (en) 2004-01-29
MXPA02007336A (en) 2002-12-09
NO20023909D0 (en) 2002-08-16
EP1259452A2 (en) 2002-11-27
WO2001060731A3 (en) 2002-05-16
WO2001060731A2 (en) 2001-08-23

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