CZ9904590A3 - Package of a strip of material and method for forming such package of a strip of material - Google Patents

Abstract

A package (10) of a continuous strip (11) of material comprises a plurality of parallel side by side stacks (20, 21, 22, 23) each containing a length of the strip (11) which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack (20, 21, 22, 23) is folded relative to the next portion about a line transverse to the stip (11) and such that the side edges of the strip portions are aligned. The strip (11) is continuous through each stack (20, 21, 22, 23) and is connected by a splice (46) from the end of one stack to beginning of the next stack. The package (10) is compressed to reduce the height of the stacks (20, 21, 22, 23) and maintained in the compressed condition by an evacuated sealed bag (40). The preferred package arrangement uses the package (10) for pay off of the strip (11) in the orientation in which it is formed with the bottom of the stacks (20, 21, 22, 23) resting on a support and the package (10) tilted to one side so that the stacks (20, 21, 22, 23) lean against a support surface (81) for stability. The spliced connecting portions (44, 45) extend along one end of the package (10) and are folded to take up the difference in height between the compressed condition and the released condition for unfolding. A spacer plate (58) prevents the connecting portion from being wrinkled against the end of the package (10) under the compression from the bag.

Description

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The invention relates to a package body (10) of material strips (11) comprising a plurality of parallel bundles (20, 21, 22, 23), each consisting of a belt (11) folded back and forth such that each stacked section of bundles (11) is folded. 20, 21, 22, 23) is folded with respect to another section around the line (25, 26) transverse to the strips (11) and so that the side edges (27, 28) of the strips (11) are aligned. The belt (11) is continuous in each bundle (20,

21, 22, 23) and connected by a connecting section (46) from the end of one bundle to another bundle. The bale body (10) is compressed to reduce the air height from the packaging material bag (40). The terminal upper and lower portions (30, 29) of the belt (11) in each bundle (20, 21, 22, 23) are arranged in a package such that the respective end portions (44, 45) are joined, either to be accessible for connecting their ends to each other in a continuous web made of interconnected bundles (20, 21, 22, 23) or at least one of them is always connected at its end to the end of the connecting portion of another bundle (20, 21, 22, 23) to form a continuous web formed from joined bundles (20, 21,

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The present invention relates to the packaging of sheet material and to a method of forming a package of sheet material.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In many cases, the continuous web material is wound onto a roll, which may be provided with a single thread, known as a reel or spool, or may be wound transversely such that the web extends across the helical back and forward. Both of these structures are limited by the length of the material and require continuous bonding for continuous operation. The wrapping structure can also damage the belt by varying the tension during the changing bale diameter.

Until now, the endless web of material is wrapped in a garland technique in which the web is folded back and forth, so that a number of back and forth belt sections are laid and each section is folded with respect to another section about an axis transverse to the belt. Garlanding has been known for many years and has been used in the packaging of many different materials, but especially fibrous materials such as fabric, nonwoven webs and the like. In this technique, the belt is routinely guided into a bed, such as a cardboard box, wherein the first reciprocating movement causes the sections of the belt to be laid over and folded back and forth, and the second reciprocating movement causes the positions of the sections to be laid. ft ft ftft • A A A ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft

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The garlanding method is designed to wrap a web of material to allow collection by a machine that uses the web. Some users prefer garland packaging over a wrapped package of this type of material. Garland packaging holds a much longer material length than a spiral wrapped package. The garland package can be simply placed on the machine without the need for a powered unwinding stand. In addition, the beginning and end of the belt are located at the top of the bale so that the beginnings and ends of the bale row can be joined to create a larger supply of material. Furthermore, since the material is simply laid into the bale, there is no such problem in controlling the tension in the material when removing from the bale as compared to larger transversely wrapped bales, where the stress control of large bale can be a problem due to the inertia of the bale which requires stand. Thus, when using garland packs, there is no need to use complex unwinding devices that take up much more space that is available and cost significant.

Garland bales are formed in a rigid container or box that correctly confines and holds the material and in which the material is safely stored for transport, while being protected from compression and spreading as a result of transfer of power from the side bales. The cardboard container thus provides support for other similar stacked containers and prevents load transfer from the stacked bale to cause excessive bale compression at the bottom of the stack. However, cardboard containers and the package structure in a traditional arrangement have a number of problems.

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First, the boxes must either be recycled, so they need to be transported from the end user back to the supplier or discarded, both at a considerable cost.

Second, the cardboard containers simply receive the material without squeezing so that space is wasted in the box, since large amounts of air are packed together with the material.

In addition, the classical bale structure does not reduce the amount of air gaps created in the bale. The cost of transporting the material therefore increases significantly with a large volume of material, although the density of the cargo is well below the transport optimum.

Thirdly, the presence of the base box in the formation of the structure means a restriction on the proper control of the web as it is being laid, since the side walls of the box represent a limitation of the position and movement of the guide that drives the web.

Fourthly, it has been found that the side walls of the box that are parallel to the strips when laying them do not exactly match the sides of the bale structure, so that there is a high risk that the strips fall into the gap between the box wall and the rim edge.

In addition, the traditional bale forming technique, in which all strips slide from a web of stock material and are individually wrapped on a separate garland station, is slow and requires a large floor area for a large number of stations.

In addition, the large area covered by the stations causes the belt to cover a long distance from the cutting station to the garland station with possible belt tension problems and belt damage.

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As an example of a conventional storage device, a solution is disclosed in U.S. Patent 5,087,140 to Keeton of February 1992.

There remains considerable demand for packages of this type, but the techniques currently used are unsatisfactory for the above reasons and leave the possibility to improve the package structure.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a better bale structure that can be manufactured at a higher speed and at a longer belt length than the above solutions, where the stability and stiffness of the bale is improved.

It is also known to wind a continuous rubber belt which is wound back and forth in an accordion manner to form a belt bundle so that the belt can be removed from one end of the bundle. Such folded belts, which are simultaneously folded into side-by-side bundles, are known from U.S. Pat. No. 3,729,367 Shore of April 1973. The belts are joined together by a plurality of fasteners which must be removed before the belts are used. Rubber belts are used in extrusion equipment and are fed individually to operators by machine operators.

It is also known in another art to package separate tapes such as accordion tickets, wherein the bundle is placed in its own separate cassette or container. One example of such an arrangement is described in EP 0 383 501 A to Almex Control Systems Ltd. The strip has a projecting portion that extends from the bottom of the cassette to the open top of the second cassette, where the bands are interconnected. Separate cassettes are made as packages for individual belts. The cassettes are made for issuing parking tickets in parking meters. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. * · · · · · · Tf ft · · ft ft · · ft ft · · »

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Another example in this field is U.S. Patent No. 5,177,934 to Yamamoto of January 1993, which relates to a simple strip of toilet paper that is folded into an accordion instead of a roll and compressed in a vacuum wrap.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The subject of the invention is therefore creation package belt material containing: several volumes, of which each se consists of belt translated backwards and forwards so, that each stacked section

the bundle is folded with respect to another section about an axis transverse to the belt and so that the side edges of the belt sections are aligned; the belt is continuous in each bundle from an upper belt section at one end of the belt to a lower belt section at the opposite end of the bundle;

wherein the bundles are parallel and stacked side by side in the form of a common package with the side edges of the strips of each bundle positioned adjacent the side edges of other adjacent bundles without the intervention of the rigid walls of the container;

characterized in that the upper and lower end sections of the belt in each bundle are arranged in the package such that the respective ends are joined, either so as to be accessible to connect with their ends to each other in a continuous belt made of interconnected bundles or at least one of them always connected with its end to the end of the coupling clean of the next bundle

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A second object of the invention is to provide a method of forming a bale from a web of material comprising:

supplying the web material in the form of several webs placed side by side;

forming a plurality of bundles, each comprising respective strips, which are folded back and forth such that each folded section of the stack is folded relative to another section about an axis transverse to the strip and so that the side edges of the strip sections are aligned;

the belt is continuous in all stacks from the top end section of the stack to the bottom end section of the stack;

positioning the bundles so as to be parallel on the sides to form a package such that the side edges of the strip of each bundle are adjacent to the side edges of another adjacent bundle without the need for rigid container walls;

characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

bale-making at the upper and lower ends of the belt of each bundle of respective connecting sections;

providing accessible end connecting portions for connecting the ends together to form a continuous web of interconnected bundles;

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The solution according to the invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a belt package according to the present invention, the package comprising four belt bundles, and shown prior to joining the belt from each bundle to another, before compressing the bundles and omitting the flexible wrapping material to simplify the illustration.

Fig. 2 shows schematically in an axonometric view the package of Fig. 1 with interconnection between the bundles and after compression of the package, but omitting the resilient packaging material to simplify the illustration.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the embodiment of Figs. 1 and 2, showing a package with interconnected portions prior to compression. This figure contains gaps between bundles, but these are given for illustration only and do not occur in practice.

Fig. 4 shows the embodiment of Fig. 3 in a side view showing the bag not closed before being compressed and rotated 90 degrees so that the joint side is at the top.

Figure 5 shows the same embodiment as Figure 4, but the package is compressed and the bag is closed.

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Fig. 6 shows the same embodiment as Fig. 5, showing a modified configuration of the connected parts with the package rotated for transport and unwinding.

Fig. 7 shows the same embodiment as Fig. 2 showing another modified arrangement of the connected parts.

Fig. 8 shows the package in a side view with yet another modification of the arrangement of the joined parts.

Fig. 9 shows the package of Fig. 8 in a rear view in compressed form and with the web partially unwound for its use.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the package of FIG.

9, showing the belt in more detail and being completed with a cutting portion for cutting it.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a package according to the present invention, showing the package after compression with the belt partially unwound for use and omitting the bag to simplify the illustration.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

A first example of a package according to the invention is shown in Figures 1 to 5, wherein the package consists of a generally rectangular body 10 formed from a strip or strip 11 of a pliable material to be wrapped, and this material is generally fibrous in nature formed from woven or nonwoven , although this is not essential to package structure. Many materials can be packaged by the technique described herein as long as it is permissible to squeeze these materials at the end of each section of the folded web 11.

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The strip 11 has a width greater than its thickness, so that two relatively flat surfaces and two side edges can be defined. The belt should have a constant width, but this is not necessary.

As shown in FIG. 2, where the finished package for use in the final machine is shown, the belt 11 has a front end 12 and a rear end 13 of the bale and is otherwise continuous throughout the bale.

The package stored in the normal position for transport or use, as shown in Fig. 2, has an upper side 14, a lower side 15, two side sides 16 and 17 and two front sides 18 and 19.

The package consists of several stacks of belt 11. In the assemblies illustrated herein, the four bundles of belt 11 are designated sequentially as

20, 21, 22 and 23. The bundles 20, 21, 22 and 23 are parallel and are placed directly next to each other, without auxiliary elements. Volumes 20,

21, 22 and 23 are parallel to the lateral sides 16, 17. The package has boundary bundles 20 and 23 and several (two in this assembly) intermediate bundles.

The term "beam" as used herein does not mean that the beam should have a vertical or some other orientation. Also, although the bundles are normally formed by stacking the strips so that a substantially pillar is formed, this is not essential to the construction.

Users will appreciate that the package dimensions can of course be customized, so the number of bundles, the length of each bundle, and the height of each bundle can be varied within a wide range.

Each belt bundle comprises a plurality of sections which are arranged one after the other. Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, the sections are folded back and forth to form an accordion structure bounded by respective end storage lines 25 and 26 so that the storage lines 25 and 26 lie in a common

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- a vertical plane that delimits the faces 18 and 19 of the bale. Each belt section lies directly on top of the previous portion and the belt has a constant width. As shown in FIG. 3, the side edges 27 and 28 of the belt section lie in common vertical planes 27A. The side edges 27 of the strips in the bundles are therefore aligned in a straight line and the side edges 28 of the strips in the bundles are also aligned.

Thus, the package is formed by laying the sections on top of each other, starting from the bottom section 29 to the top section 30, thereby forming a bundle. Thus, the bale is made up of a plurality of bundles, each of which has a length in the direction of the belt sections from which it is formed, the same as the other bundles and therefore equal to the length of the bale; and the bundles are folded to a common height which is therefore equal to the height of the bale.

As shown in Figures 4 and 5, but for practical reasons omitted from Figure 2, the bale is wrapped with a resilient wrapping material 40, preferably of a sealable plastic film that holds the entire bale. The wrapping material 40 is preferably in the form of a bag having a base 41 and sides 42 with an open top 43 that is closed and wrapped over the package and heat sealed as shown in Figure 5 at 43A. The bale is compressed from the top side 14 and the bottom side 15 so that the height of the bale is significantly reduced and this compression causes the air to be exhausted or expelled from the bale. The closed bag is used in a vacuum packaging system to keep air out of the bale so that the air pressure outside the bale acts to keep the bale compressed in the height direction and keep the bundles in contact with each other. The amount of compression, and therefore the height reduction, can be determined to minimize the bale volume without disturbing the volume of the product when it is removed from the bale. The bundle bounded only by the bundles and the welded bag thus determine the free-standing solid structure. In this way, the bale structure avoids the need for solid walls of the box or

A similar container, since the bale structure is stable due to the compression of the bundles to reduce their height and to the pressure of each bundle against the sides of the side bundles.

The flexible packaging material does not necessarily have to be a bag, it can be a simple packaging. The use of a vacuum to keep the package in place and to compress the bundle is convenient but not necessary.

The bale can only be pressed in the direction D, which is perpendicular to the surfaces of the belt sections. This causes the section thickness to be compressed so that the dimension of all beams in the D direction is reduced by this compression. Compression along the sections or at right angles to the bundles is not possible as this would deform the belt. Thus, the mechanical compression of the bale in the D direction by the clamping plates D1 and D2 thus reduces the size of the bale in that direction and allows air to be pumped out of the resilient wrapping material 40 and which keeps the bundles in close contact.

In the rest state of the wrapping material 40, as shown in FIG. 4, the base 41 of the wrapping material 40 or bag is shaped and sized to be slightly larger than the rest or the bale structure itself in an uncompressed state. Thus, the bale structure can be easily inserted into the molded plastic wrapping material 40 and can remain in place retained by the wrapping material 40. During transport and storage, the bale structure is in a compressed and vacuum state. In this state, the sides 42 of the wrapping material 40 are compressed in the D direction to form wrinkles or folds 39. However, after the vacuum has been released, the bale will expand from the compressed state to the normal state.

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A relaxed state causes the bag to expand to its original state so that the folds 44 expand.

The bale may be oriented as shown in Fig. 2, which is the same orientation as created by laying the strip sections horizontally so that vertical bundles can be formed. In this orientation, the top of the bag is at the top of the bale. In the orientation shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the bale is rotated 90 ° so that one front side 18 is at the top. This can be done, but not necessary, to facilitate coupling, as discussed below. In this orientation, the top of the bag is located at the end of the bale. The bale can also be rotated so that one front side is at the top, as shown in Figure 11. In all these orientations, the bale is stable when packed so that it can be transported and handled by conventional lifting and handling systems, stacked on pallets or each other.

However, it is desirable that the package be oriented at least during unwinding so that the bundles remain vertical when the belt 11 is fed to the end-use machine as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. In this orientation, the bundles 20, 21, 22 and 23 are all vertical and side by side so that the individual folded belt sections are horizontal from the horizontal upper section 30 of the belt 11 of each bundle to the horizontal lower section 29 of the belt 11 of each bundle. Therefore, it is appreciated that in this arrangement each bundle must in turn be removed from the upper section 30 of the belt 11 downwards to the lower section 29 of the belt 11.

The initial bale structure, as shown in Fig. 1, comprises bundles formed side by side so that the strip of each bundle is separated from the strip of the next bundle. This can be achieved in one arrangement by cutting the web longitudinally into several parallel strips, which are folded in parallel by ·· ··· ·

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-13 truck with a pair of pressure rollers. These pressure rollers lie in a horizontal plane to the sides 16 and 17. The pressure rollers on the carriage move back and forth in a direction at right angles to their length so that the roller moves back and forth between the faces 18 and 19 and accurately stores the measured the length of the belt and folds the belt sections on the storage lines 25, 26.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper end section 30 of the belt 11 of each bundle 20 generally extends over the top of the stack and has an initial free end 44 on the front side 18 which coincides from the top side 14. create a front end 12.

The lower section 29 of the belt 11 comprises an end portion 45 that is pulled out from beneath the bundle or left hanging from or behind the bundle front 18 before forming the bundle.

For some types of material and in some processes, it may be necessary to package the bale structure as shown in FIG. 1 with the lower end portions 45 not yet bonded or bonded and loosely placed on the packaging material 40 for bonding after shipping and storage. It is interesting to the user that the package structure is stable and therefore readily accessible to any bonding after being moved to the machine to which it is to be fed. Thus, the bonding may be affected after shipping and while the bale is waiting to be pulled, or even when the first bundle 20 is pulled away. Positioning the lower end portions 45 upward along the side of the bale toward the bale position makes the bottom ends readily accessible, as described above, may remain in place with simply the top of the packaging material or bag remaining open or removed to allow access to the upper free ends 44 and the upper end of the end portions 45.

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As shown, all end portions 45 are disposed on the front side 18 of the bale. Theoretically, it is possible, but practically not desirable, that the end portions be alternately mounted on opposite end faces 18 and 19, so that, for example, the end portions 45 of the bundles 21 and 23 would be placed on the end face 19.

As shown in Fig. 2, even before shipping, the end portions 45 are joined to the free ends 44 by the connecting section 46. Since the joint can be made without the need for high-speed action, efficient jointing systems, gluing and heat welds can be used. available on the operating line. The joining sections are shown as overlapping, but in fact folded joints may be used to prevent overlapping sections.

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The joining is carried out in such a way that the surface A of each strip is connected to the surface A of the strip from the secondary bundle and likewise the surfaces Β are joined. In some cases, it is essential that the sheets have different surface properties. In other cases, this may not be essential for belt processing, but generally this is the recommended arrangement to ensure that the belt is fed uniformly and that the belt is not twisted.

In order to ensure that the belt does not twist on removal, it is necessary to twist the end portion 45 in a direction that counteracts the twist that occurs on the belt when the removal from volume 20 to volume 21 is transferred. that switching from one volume to another automatically causes one or two turns. Therefore, this twist must be removed by simply rotating the end portion 47 before joining in the connecting section 46.

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This twist twist is best applied to the first storage line 48 at the top of the first section 50 and the second storage line 49 at the bottom of the section 51. The first storage line 48 and the first section 50 are aligned with the bundle 20 and the first storage line 48 is placed at 45 ° to the horizontal. This creates a horizontal strip section 52 that extends from the first fold line to the second fold line < 49 and is therefore substantially horizontal and at right angles to the normal vertical direction of the end portion 45 and the first section 50 and section 51. The first fold line 48 causes The second storage line is situated such that the vertical section 51 of the end section 45 is within the horizontal section 52. This arrangement means one twist of the twist while minimizing the length of the horizontal section 52 and ensuring a neat an arrangement that is aesthetically attractive and that delimits the free portions of the end portion 45 that might otherwise interfere and become entangled.

The vertical section 51 of the end portion 45 is then vertically extended upwardly by the bundle 21 to the joining section 46, from which the free end 44 continues along the side of the bundle 21 to the top of the bundle 21.

It is recommended to place the horizontal section 52 on or just next to the bottom of the bundle 20 so that almost the entire end portion 45 is supported by the bundle 21 after the bundle 20 has been consumed. by transferring from the lower section 29 through the end portion 45 to the upper free end 44 of the bundle

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In Fig. 4, the bale is in a state prior to compression but after rotation and rotation and bonding with the open bag or wrapping material 40. In Fig. 5, the bale is in a compressed state maintained by the outer wrapping 40 or bag. In this state, the bale height between the upper side 14 and the lower side 15 is reduced from the rest height to the compressed height, as shown, that portion of the rest height that corresponds to the compressibility of the material.

In such a height reduction, the free section 54 of the free end 44 and the end portion 45 is left free and must be included in the compression. This occurs, as shown in FIG. 5, by carefully folding the free end 44 and end portion 45 on the first transverse storage line 53 and the second transverse storage line 53A, both substantially perpendicular to length and spaced apart from each other. one half of the length of the free section 54.

The compression is carried out mechanically in the D direction by the pressure plates D1 and D2 until the necessary bale height reduction is achieved. During this compression, the free end 44 and the end portion 45 are sagged and a section of excess free section 54 is formed. The folding is done manually and carefully so that the fold, A AAAA

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should be avoided extraction. se wrinkles trailing part 45 at vacuum Expanding member 58 is located between the loose end 44, end part 45 and face 18, which it contains storage line 25. It is desirable to storage line, i After considerable

compression, they created an uneven surface with a series of transverse inversions and ribs bounded by actual stock lines themselves. It is important that the connecting portions 44 and 45 are kept straight and free of folds that would otherwise arise if these connecting portions were compressed by vacuum from the bag (i.e. air pressure outside the bag) to the front side 18.

The spacer member 58 therefore comprises a reinforcing plate 59 that is formed of a relatively rigid flat material that delimits a flat outer surface 60 that is attached to or has a compressible reinforcing material 61, for example, of bubble foam, on the underside. The reinforcing layer may consist of cardboard or the like that is sufficiently rigid to remain substantially flat to define an outer surface 60 that contacts the joining sections. The compressible material or foam is placed to fill the holes between the storage lines and compressed on the storage lines so that the reinforcing sheet can remain straight and not be pushed into the holes.

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The spacer member 58 is inserted during the manufacturing process at a suitable stage before vacuuming the bag. The height of the spacer 58 is equal to the compressed height of the bale.

The spacer 58 may also be used in the situation described above, when the package is transported and packaged after compression in the configuration shown in Figure 1, where the spacer 58 is used to prevent the free end 44 and end portion 45 from creasing.

Referring now to FIG. 6, an alternative arrangement for a splice section is shown that eliminates the need to fold the splice section during compression. Thus, the connecting section that extends from the end portion 45 to the free end 44 is rotated as described and forms a rotating section 47 and joins to form the joined section 46. However, in this arrangement, the connection is made such that the connecting section is stretched around the front side 18 of the bale, where no warehouse corresponds to the warehouse 54 in Fig. 2. Thus, in Fig. 6, the bale is shown in a compressed state with a welded and vacuum bag.

The bale is shown in a position in which the bottom side 15 rests on a horizontal support and the top side 14 is facing upwards. In this orientation, the bag can be opened by releasing the vacuum and allowing the bale to expand back to a standstill. With this expansion, the joining section is not long enough to reach the rest height, therefore, the joining section needs to be extended so that the upper section 30 of the belt 11 is pulled out of the top as shown by the arrows 30A and 30B.

In order to ensure that the upper belt section 30 slips freely over the upper side 14, a sliding foil 30C is provided between the two upper belt sections and the third belt section 30D. Thus, the storage line 26 on the front side 19 of the package extends in the direction of the arrow 30B and can

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Turning now to Fig. 7, there is shown an alternative arrangement for performing the pivot, joining and folding action in the joining sections 44, 45. In this arrangement, the bale remains in the original orientation during processing so that the top side 14 remains up. In this orientation, and prior to compression, the connection section defined by the ends 44 and 45 rotates to form the torsion section 62 as described above, and joins to form the connection section 63 as described above, except that the rotation and connection As these operations are carried out on the top horizontal surface of the bale, they can be carried out manually by means of support from the upper side 14. The joining is carried out so that the height of the end portion 45 from the bottom of the bale along the end of each bundle is equal to the bale height in the uncompressed state.

With the bale structure in the necessary packaging bag when the open end of the bag is facing the front side 18 of the bale. The compression is carried out according to FIG. 3 by means of pressure plates D1 and D2. Forcing the sides of the bale outward during compression is prevented by a pair of side plates 64 and 65 that hold the sides of the bale during compression.

The bag is of course positioned between the plates 64 and 65, below the pressure plate D1 and on the pressure plate D2.

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With the compressed bale, the length of the end section is greater than the compressed height of the bale, so that another section is formed which is then carefully folded as shown in Fig. 7. In a situation where the compressed height is less than half the remaining height, with a multiple fold to define fold 66 including fold lines 67, 68, 69 and 70. Spacer plate 58 is disposed between folds 66 and end portion 45 and face 18 of the package.

Referring now to FIG. 8, yet another alternative solution is shown for performing the necessary joint, rotation and fold in the joint section. In Fig. 8, therefore, the joint 71 is located at the top on the upper side 14, similar to the arrangement of Fig. 7. However, the twist and fold are located on the front side 18 of the bale and are joined into one element. Thus, we have a first upper storage line 72 and a second storage line 73 that is in a direction in which the belt automatically rotates about its length so as to make the desired simple twist 74 in the same position as the storage section. Thus, essentially this folding is an extended version of the warehouse in Fig. 2. This careful folding gives a clean and attractive appearance and reduces the crease or wrinkle of the belt as the storage lines 72 and 73 are separated by the length of the storage twist 74 and almost intersect the length of the belt.

Referring now to Figs. 9 and 10, a solution for removing from a package previously formed and shown in Figs. 2 to 8 is shown. A separate package is shown in Fig. 8, but the twist and joint positions have little or no effect on the unwinding operation, as will be appreciated, and therefore the packages in Figures 2 to 7 will function in the same manner.

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Thus, upon release of bale compression, as shown in FIG. 9, the joining sections fall on free lengths with a twist 74 at some point along the length that allows the joining section to transfer removal from one bundle to another. The wrapping material 40 is cut off so that the top 43 and sides 42 are removed leaving only the base 41 and a portion of the side coinciding over the areas 82. The spacer 58 is removed.

The package is placed on the unwinding stand 80 from which it will be unwound. This provides a generally horizontal main support surface 81 on which the bundles 20 to 23 are set up vertically and unwinding is performed from top to bottom.

In addition, the pedestal 80 comprises a side surface 82 at right angles to the support surface 81. The pedestal 80 is then tilted at an obtuse angle of the order of 10 to 20 degrees, just enough for the bale to tilt to the side so that the bundle 23 is supported the side surface 82 and the remaining bundles always rest on the secondary bundle. The angle is sufficient just to prevent the bundles from tipping or tilting away from the side surface 82.

The user will find that due to the tendency of the package to expand and pull the first bundle 20, the first bundle 20 presents the greatest risk of tipping, although the others remain stable. The angle is therefore selected so as to avoid the risk of the first bundle tipping and any subsequent bundle becoming the first bundle when the previous ones are pulled out. Thus, the first bundle 20 is ready to be unwound from top to bottom, followed by the next bundle in turn. This arrangement has the advantage that the sides of the bale do not need additional support and the bale is stable in said unwinding position. Also, the unwinding transfer from one bundle to the other can be carried out without the frictional contact of the belt • · · ·

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with a wrapping material or other pedestal that may tear the weaker material.

Belts are often used by cutting into successive pieces of predetermined length. In order to prevent stock lines from affecting the efficiency of the piece elements, a marker (not shown) is placed in the above-described packaging system when stacking the bundles, by which machine-readable marking 90 is applied to the belt in the stock line registration. The marking 90 may be jet-shaped, perhaps in the form of a dot or a square, visible to both the eye and the cutting machine, or in some cases only to the machine. The marking 90 may or may not be placed directly on the storage line, depending on the location of the sensor on the reader 91 relative to the cutting edge 92, which is therefore adjusted to cut immediately on or at the storage line. In the example shown, the marking 90 is placed in front of the storage line or the planned cutting line. The marking 90 can occupy only a small portion of the width of the belt 11. The user will notice that since marking 90 is registered along with the respective storage lines, each marking 90 is offset by the same distance against its storage line. In an arrangement where only stock lines are jet-marked, there will be only one mark per strip section. In order to maintain the cutting lines on the stock lines, the number of pieces for each section must be exactly an integer. In many cases, the ratio of the length of the pieces to the strip section is such that the integer is greater than one. Thus, either each intended cutting line or only the stock line is designated. The cutting lines are therefore arranged so that the storage lines are arranged close enough to the end of the piece elements so that the power to the piece elements is not compromised.

Let us now proceed to the assembly shown in Fig. 11, where a package made up of the same bundles as described above is ftft ···· ftft ftftftft ftft · ft «ftftft ftft ··· · ft ftftft · ♦ · ft« ftftft ftft · * ·· • ftftft · ···· • ftftft · ftft ftft

23 so that the bundles are stacked horizontally so that they can be removed from top to bottom. Here, the same arrangement for joining, twisting, and folding as described above can be used. However, if the package is oriented in this way, a simpler joining technique can be used. Thus, after wrapping, compressing and sealing, the bale structure is rotated so that the bundles 20-23 are horizontal. In this orientation, applying vertical loads to the bale from other bale causes transmission across the bale structure to the underlying pallet without distorting or damaging the belt. This is possible due to the fact that the strip is relatively stiff in the transverse direction and, when compressed into the bundles, the sheets together form a substantially rigid structure.

As shown in Fig. 11, the upper bundle 20 is partially removed from the front end 12 to the bundle end section 94 on the top side 14 of the package 10. The next bundle 21 has an initial section 95 on the same top side 14 as the end section 94 and is connected The connecting section 96 lies in the same plane as the end of the upper side 14 and extends substantially diagonally between the bundles 20 and 21.

In a symmetrical manner, the end section (not visible) of the beam 21 is connected to the initial section of the beam 22 by means of a connecting section (not visible) which comprises the joint. The bundle end section 21, the joining section, and the bundle beginning section 22 are all disposed on the bale bottom 15 in a plane parallel to the bottom side 15.

Another link section 98 and another link 99 at the end of the upper side 14 interconnect the end section 100 of the beam 22 and the start section 101 of the beam 23.

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The coupling sections 96, 98 and all other coupling sections required for the other bundles are located on the upper side 14. The coupling sections for the spare bundles are located on the opposite bottom side 15. The coupling sections are coplanar with the end sections of the belt and lie flat against the side the package after manufacture and packaging as described above.

This bale orientation used for removal from the bale is shown in Fig. 11. The sack remains in place and holds the end sections of the belt and the joining sections in place, but the top 43 is opened by removing or cutting a small hole to find the front end 12 of the belt 11 and through the hole. Therefore, when the bale is placed in this position, each bundle can unwind without the risk of the bundle bending as it lies on its side and supported by the bundles underneath.

The user notes that this connection technique ensures that the strip of FIG. 11 does not twist when the strip is transferred from one bundle to the other. However, in order to ensure that the belt side A of the belt 20 is attached to belt side A of the belt 21 (and the sides B merge), it is necessary to rotate the belt in belt 21. Symmetrically the belt 22 has the same orientation as the belt 20 and the belt 23 is rotated as a bundle 21. This rotation can be achieved by physically lifting the central bundles and rotating them 180 ° about an axis at right angles to the bundles. The same effect can be achieved by rotating the web 180 ° while feeding into the folding system for side-by-side folding as described above. By this twist, side A reaches the outside in the storage lines on the front side 18 of bundles 20 and 22, and side B reaches out on the storage lines at the same end for bundles 21 and 23.

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In another arrangement (not shown), the folding and compression technique as described above can be applied to a single band bundle. Such a belt may be relatively wide, for example, the length of the carpet or fabric that is folded back and forth, wrapped in a bag, compressed and maintained the vacuum package.

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To prevent unwanted expansion of the package due to accidental puncture during transportation, storage or handling when the vacuum is released, the bag may be further wrapped in a shrink wrap or other material that keeps the package compressed.

In another arrangement (not shown), the package can be formed by building each bundle again from one end of the belt so that the belt is continuous from one bundle to the next without the need for bonding. This technique has the disadvantage that the building is relatively slow and requires more winding stations to accommodate the entire web width from which the webs are unwound.

In yet another arrangement (not shown), the bale shown in FIG. 1 is compressed and packaged and transported to the site of use, leaving the bale with unconnected sections from the top and bottom ends. At the destination, instead of attaching the belt of each bundle to the secondary bundle to pull an endless belt from the package, each bundle is associated with a respective bundle of the secondary bundle. In this way, each bundle supplies a separate belt to the machine, and the belt of each bundle is attached to the bundle in the next packet at the point of use.

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And in yet another arrangement, not shown but similar to the structures shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, portions of protruding end portions 45 are alternately deposited at the opposite end of the bale structure. In such an arrangement, it is possible to avoid twisting in the connecting section and to connect the end sections directly to the upper section of the next adjacent layer. If free end sections are joined without twisting, the automatic twisting caused by the transfer of removal from one layer to the other causes the belt to twist 360 °. This twist is canceled by twisting in the opposite direction at the next transmission point.

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PATENT CLAIMS A strip of material package comprising; a plurality of bundles (20, 21, 22, 23) each comprising a belt (11) folded back and forth such that each stacked section of the bundle is folded relative to another section about a line (25, 26) transverse to the belt and so that the side edges (27, 28) of the belt sections are aligned; the web is continuous in each bundle (20, 21, 22, 23) from the upper web section (30) at one end of the web to the lower web section (29) at the opposite end of the web; wherein the bundles are parallel and stacked side by side in the form of a common body (10) with the side edges (27) of the strips of each bundle positioned adjacent the side edges (28) of the other adjacent bundles without intervention of the rigid walls of the container; characterized in that the upper and lower end portions (30, 29 in Figs. 1 and 2 and 94, 101 in Fig. 11) of the belt in each bundle are arranged in a package such that respective end portions (44, 45 in Figs. 1, 2, and 96 in FIG. 11) are connected, either to be accessible to join with their ends to a continuous web made of interconnected bundles, or at least one of them is always connected at its end to the end of the connecting portion of another bundle to form a continuous a strip formed from bonded bundles. The package according to claim 1, characterized in that the bundles (20, 21, 22, 23) are substantially vertical to the lower section (29) and the upper section (30), having two side faces (16, 17) parallel -28AAAA BA ·· AAAA A A A «AA · A A A AA A A A * AA · * Aft with the side edges (27, 28) of the strip in the bundle and two end walls (18, 19) that are in contact with the lines (25, 26) of the bundle storage, the end of the free fold (45) underneath The beam is provided with a free, unconnected end that extends from the lower portion (29) of the belt and passes to the front side (18) of the beam. Package according to claim 1, characterized in that one end portion (45 in Figs. 2 and 94 in Fig. 11) of each bundle is connected by means of a connecting section (46 in Figs. 2 and 96, 97 in Fig. 11). to one end of the free fold (44 in Figs. 2 and 95 in Fig. 11) of another adjacent beam. A package according to claim 3, characterized in that the end section (94 in Fig. 11) of the top side (14) of the bundle is coupled to the top end of the next adjacent bundle to form a first coupled coupling part (96, 97) coplanar and extending across the top of the bundle, the end joint portion of the bottom side (15) of said bundle being coupled to the joint end portion of the lower side of the second adjacent bundle to form a second coupled joint portion coplanar with and extending across the top side of the bundle. Package according to claim 4, characterized in that the package is oriented so that the bundles (20, 21, 22, 23) are horizontal and thus the weight from the upper bundles (20) is transferred to the lower bundles (23) over the edges of the belt. . Package according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the next adjacent bundle (21) is inverted (A / B) with respect to one bundle (20) so that the orientation of the strip is reversed, whereby the first joined connecting section (97) is located between the bundles so that the first belt surface (A) of one bundle is attached to the first one 9 -29the surface of the strip of the next adjacent beam and the second surface (B) of the strip of one beam is attached to the other surface of the strip of the next adjacent beam. Package according to claim 3, characterized in that the bundles are substantially upright from the bottom side (15) to the top side (14), the two side sides (16, 17) being parallel to the side edges (27, 28) of the bundle strips. and two fronts (18, 19) connect the bundle store lines (25, 26), the connecting end portion (45) of the bottom side (15) of the bundle being connected to the free end (44) of the top side (14) of another adjacent bundle to form a connected connecting portion (44, 45, 46) that extends along the front side (18) of the bundle. A package according to claim 7, characterized in that it comprises at least three bundles (20, 21, 22), wherein the interconnected connecting portions (44, 45, 46) are positioned such that strip twisting does not accumulate when there are three bundles (20). , 21, 22). Package according to claim 7, characterized in that it comprises at least three bundles (20, 21, 22), the parts (44, 45, 46, 30) of the belt formed by the joined joint portions (44, 45, 46) and the end upper section (30) comprise a 360 degree belt twist (47) such that the belt twist does not accumulate when the three bundles (20, 21, 22) are unfolded. Package according to claim 7, characterized in that it comprises at least three bundles (20, 21, 22), wherein the interconnected portions of the alternating bundles are located on opposite fronts (18, 19) of the bundles and each interconnected connecting portion (44, 45, 46) is located to connect between the lower belt section (29) of one bundle and the upper belt section (30) of the next bundle without * A • AAA · A · A · A · A · · · A · · · · · And «♦ · -30 twist so that the bundles (20, 21, 22) are not unfolded. belt twist when there are three Bale according to claim 7, 8, 9 or 10, characterized in that the bale is in a compressed state such that the height of the bundles (20, 21, 22, 23) is reduced from a free height to a compressed height, the bale being positioned. in a wrapping material (40) that maintains compression, each bonded connecting portion (44, 45, 46) having a length (Fig. 6) that is substantially the same as the compressed height and therefore less than the free height and the bale is positioned such that that when extended to a free height, the length must include each connecting portion to a free height that is referenced (30A, 30B) from the two upper belt sections (30) in the bundle. Package according to claim 7, 8, 9 or 10, characterized in that the package is in a compressed state such that the height of the bundles is reduced from a free height to a compressed height, wherein the package is placed in a packaging material (40) which maintains wherein each coupled coupling portion (44, 45, 46) has a length at least equal to the free height, and the coupled coupling portion is undulated (54) about fold lines transverse to their length so as to achieve a difference between the length of the coupled coupling portion and the compressed height. A package according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that it is provided with a retracted sheet (30C) between two belt portions (30, 30D) to allow relative sliding movement between the two belt portions when the bale is unfolded. A bale according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the bale is in a compressed state such that the height of the bundles is reduced from a free height to a compressed height, wherein the bale is disposed in the packing material (40) that provides compression. • «··· · -30 • «· · ·» Package according to any one of claims 11 to 14, characterized in that the compression is sufficient to reduce the thickness of each part of the belt in the bundle. Package according to claim 15, characterized in that the strip is fibrous. A package according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is provided with a spacer (58) between the fold lines (25) of the warehouse at the front (18) of the package and the end portion (44, 45). A package according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of bundles are disposed such that the belt of each bundle has side edges (27, 28) along the entire length of the belt unattached from the side edges of the belt of another adjacent bundle. Package according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the strip of each bundle is cut lengthwise from the net, so that each side edge (27, 28) of the strip is cut off by the edge completely from the strip of the next adjacent bundle. A package according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the side edges (27, 28) of the belt portions of each bundle are directly connected to the side edges of the belt portions of another adjacent bundle. Package according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the package is wrapped in a resilient wrapping material (40) in the form of a closed bag from which air is sucked out and which is closed against air ingress such that the bundles are kept in a compressed state in shape with right angles to the surface «· ···· The belt parts and bundles are kept in contact with each other at atmospheric pressure in the packaging material. A bale according to claim 21, wherein the bale is held in a compressed state by a resilient wrapping material in a shape at right angles to the bundle bands in an amount forming a rigid free fit of the bale body (10) without the rigid walls of the container. Package according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the strip in each bundle is provided with a plurality of machine-readable marks (90) which are disposed longitudinally on the strip and are intended to identify the longitudinal distance of the respective individual lines (25, 26). ) warehouse. A method of forming a bale from a web of material, comprising: supplying the web material in the form of a plurality of webs (11) placed side by side; forming a plurality of bundles (20, 21, 22, 23) each comprising respective strips (11) which are folded back and forth such that each folded section of the stack is folded relative to another section about the fold line (25, 26) of the transverse warehouse to the belt and so that the side edges (27, 28) of the belt sections are aligned; the belt is continuous in all bundles (20, 21, 22, 23) from the upper bundle end section (30) to the lower bundle end section (29); placing the bundles (20, 21, 22, 23) so that they are parallel on the sides to form a bale body (10) such that - the side edges (27, 28) of the belt of each bundle are adjacent the side edges of another adjacent bundle without the need for rigid container walls; characterized in that it comprises the following steps: making a bale on the top and bottom (30, 29 in FIGS. 1 and 2 and 94, 94 in FIG. 11) of the belt of each bundle of respective connecting sections (44, 45 in FIGS. 1, 2 and 96 in FIG. 11) and providing (FIG. 1) accessible end splice portions (44, 45) to join the ends to each other to form a continuous web of interconnected bundles; attaching at least one bundle end splice section to a respective bundle end splice section to form a continuous web made of interconnected bundles. A method according to claim 24, characterized in that the bundles (20, 20, 20, 20, 20). 21, 22, 23) are substantially vertical to the lower section (29) and the upper section (30), have two lateral sides (16, 17) parallel to the side edges (27, 28) of the belt in the bundle and two end walls (18). 19, which are in contact with the bundle storage lines (25, 26), the end of the free fold (45) underneath each bundle being provided with a free unconnected end that extends from the lower strip section (29) and passes to the front side (18). ) volume. The method of claim 24, wherein one end portion (45 in Figs. 2 and 94 in Fig. 11) of each bundle is connected by a connecting section (46 in Figs. 2 and 96, 97 to -34picture 11) to one end of the free fold (44 in FIG. 2 and 95 in FIG. 11) of another adjacent beam. Method according to claim 26, characterized in that the end section (94 in Fig. 11) of the top side (14) of the bundle is connected to the top-side connecting end portion of another adjacent bundle to form a first interconnected connecting portion (96, 97) coplanar and extending across the top of the beam, the end connecting portion of the lower side (15) of said beam being coupled to the connecting end portion of the lower side of the second adjacent beam to form a second joined connecting portion coplanar with and extending across the upper side of the beam. Method according to claim 27, characterized in that the bale is oriented so that the bundles (20, 21, 22, 23) are horizontal and thus the weight from the upper bundles (20) is transferred to the lower bundles (23) over the edges of the belt . Method according to claim 27 or 28, characterized in that the next adjacent bundle (21) is inverted (A / B) with respect to one bundle (20) so that the orientation of the strip is reversed, whereby the first joined connecting section (97) is positioned between the bundles such that the first belt surface (A) of one bundle is attached to the first belt surface of another adjacent bundle and the second belt surface (B) of one bundle is attached to the second belt surface of another adjacent bundle. The method of claim 29, wherein the next adjacent bundle (21) is rotated by twisting the web 180 degrees prior to folding. -359 4,9444 4494 44 44 4 4 4 9 4 4 4 9 9 4 4 4 4 Method according to claim 26, characterized in that the bundles are substantially upright from the bottom side (15) to the top side (14), the two side sides (16, 17) being parallel to the side edges (27, 28) of the bundle strips and two fronts (18, 19) connect the bundle store lines (25, 26), the connecting end portion (45) of the bottom side (15) of the bundle being connected to the free end (44) of the top side (14) of another adjacent bundle to form a connected connecting portion (44, 45, 46) that extends along the front side (18) of the bundle. A method according to claim 31, characterized in that it comprises at least three bundles (20, 21, 22), wherein the interconnected connecting portions (44, 45, 46) are positioned such that the belt twist does not accumulate when there are three bundles (20). , 21, 22). Method according to claim 31, characterized in that it comprises at least three bundles (20, 21, 22), wherein the parts (44, 45, 46, 30) of the belt formed by the joined joint portions (44, 45, 46) and the end upper section (30) comprise a 360 degree belt twist (47) such that the belt twist does not accumulate when the three bundles (20, 21, 22) are unfolded. A method according to claim 31, characterized in that it comprises at least three bundles (20, 21, 22), wherein the interconnected portions of alternating bundles are located on opposite fronts (18, 19) of the bundles and each interconnected connecting portion (44, 44). 45, 46) is positioned to connect between the lower belt section (29) of one bundle and the upper belt section (30) of the other bundle without twisting so that the belt twisting does not accumulate when the three bundles (20, 21, 22) are unfolded. ···· 44 ·· · · 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 · 4 · · 4 4 4 4 -3635. Method according to claim 31, 32, 33 or 34, characterized in that the bale is compressed downwards (D) so that the height of the bundles (20, 21, 22, 23) is reduced from free height to the compressed height, placed in a wrapping material (40) that maintains compression, each bonded connecting portion (44, 45, 46) having a length (Fig. 6) that is substantially the same as the compressed height and therefore less than the free height and the bale is positioned so that, when extended to a free height, the length must include each connecting portion to a free height that is pulled (30A, 30B) from the two upper belt sections (30) in the bundle. A method according to claim 31, 32, 33 or 34, characterized in that the bale is compressed in a downward direction (D) such that the height of the bundles is reduced from free height to a compressed height, wherein each coupled connecting portion (44, 45). 46) has a length at least equal to the free height, and the coupled connecting portion is crimped (54) about fold lines transverse to their length so as to achieve a difference between the length of the coupled connecting portion and the compressed height. A method according to claim 35 or 36, characterized in that it is provided with a retracted sheet (30C) between two belt portions (30, 30D) to allow relative sliding movement between the two belt portions when the bale is unfolded. Method according to any one of claims 24 to 34, characterized in that the bale is compressed downwards (D) so that the height of the bundles is reduced from a free height to a compressed height, wherein the bale is placed in the packaging material (40) which ensures compression. -37 to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · to · this · The method of any one of claims 35 to 38, wherein the compression is sufficient to reduce the thickness of each portion of the belt in the bundle. 40. The method of claim 39, wherein the web is fibrous. Method according to any one of claims 24 to 40, characterized in that it is provided with a spacer (58) between the fold lines (25) of the warehouse on the front side (18) of the package and the end portion (44, 45). 46). Method according to any one of claims 24 to 41, characterized in that a plurality of bundles (20, 21, 22, 23) are positioned such that the strip of each bundle has side edges (27, 28) along the entire length of the strip from the side the strip edges of the next adjacent beam. A method according to any one of claims 24 to 42, characterized in that the strip of each bundle is cut lengthwise from the web so that each side edge (27, 28) of the strip is cut off edge completely from the strip of another adjacent bundle. Method according to any one of claims 24 to 43, characterized in that the side edges (27, 28) of the belt portions of each bundle are directly connected to the side edges of the belt portions of another adjacent bundle. Method according to any one of claims 24 to 44, characterized in that the bale body (10) is wrapped in a resilient wrapping material (40) in the form of a closed bag from which air is sucked out and which is closed against air ingress such that · ···· 4444 The bundles are held in a compressed state in a shape at right angles to the surface of the portions of the web, and the bundles are kept in contact with each other at atmospheric pressure in the packaging material. The method of claim 45, wherein the bale is held in a compressed state by a resilient wrapping material (40) shaped at right angles to the bands of bunches in an amount forming a rigid free fit of the bale body (10) without the rigid walls of the container. Method according to any one of claims 24 to 46, characterized in that the strip in each bundle is provided with a plurality of machine-readable marks (90) which are disposed longitudinally on the strip and are intended to identify the longitudinal distance of the respective individual lines (25). 26) a warehouse, including strip layout, scanning the striped pattern for locating machine readable marks, and cutting the striped pattern using machine-readable marks to locate a cutting line transverse to the strip at or near the warehouse line. A method according to any one of claims 24 to 47, comprising folding the web and cutting it in a cutting line transverse to the web, each folded portion of the web in a plurality of sheets with two cutting lines of each folded portion of the web being located on or in near the adjacent fold line of the respective folded portion of the belt such that the center work surface of each sheet is free of the fold line. A method according to any one of claims 24 to 48, comprising forming a folding station having an inclined support surface for placing the bale on the folding station (80) such that the bundles are tilted at an angle to the vertical such that the bundle (23) ) creates one side at one end • · ··· · • ft · ft ft · A surface which is inclined and is supported by an inclined support surface such that the bundles (20, 21, 22) are inclined and supported by other adjacent bundles and the strip extending from the bundle (20) on the side opposite the support surface such that each the volume is decomposed and taken upside down. A method of forming a bale from a web of material, comprising: forming at least one bundle (20, 21, 22, 23) comprising a belt (11) that is folded back and forth such that each folded section of the at least one stack is folded relative to another section around the fold line (25, 26) transverse to and so that the lateral edges (27, 28) of the belt sections are aligned; the belt is continuous over at least one bundle from a lower belt end section (29) at the bottom of the at least one bundle to an upper belt end section (30) at the top end of the at least one bundle; portions of the strip are disposed in the form of a first plurality of warehouse lines (25) on the front side (18) of the at least one bundle and a second plurality of warehouse lines (26) on the opposite front side (19) of the at least one bundle; compressing the at least one bundle in the direction (D) to reduce the height of the at least one bundle and maintaining the at least one bundle with the wrapping material (40) so as to obtain the at least one bundle in a compressed state for transport characterized by forming on the at least one bundle a belt end portion (45) extending from the bottom of the belt; and 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 «··· · 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 · 4 4 4 4 projecting on the other front side (18) of at least one bundle which are suitable for gluing. Method according to claim 50, characterized in that the packaging material (40) is formed by a resealable bag closed to prevent air leakage and to prevent the closed bag from expanding from the compressed state. The method of claim 50 or 51, wherein the amount of compression and the resilient wrapping material are assembled to form a substantially rigid free-standing bale. 53. The method of claim 50, 51 or 52, wherein the compression is sufficient to reduce the thickness of all portions of the beam strip. 54. The method of claim 53, wherein the web is fibrous. Method according to claim 50, 51, 52, 53 or 54, characterized in that it is provided with a spacer (58) between the fold lines (25) and the bale end (18) and the connecting end portion (44, 45). 56. A strip of material package comprising: at least one bundle (20, 21, 22, 23) comprising a belt (11) that is folded back and forth such that each folded section of the at least one stack is folded relative to another section around the fold line (25, 26) transverse to the belt and so that the side edges (27, 28) of the belt sections are aligned; ·· ···· ·· ft ··· -41 the belt is continuous over at least one bundle from the lower belt end section (29) at the bottom of the at least one bundle to the upper belt end section (30) at the top end of the at least one bundle; portions of the strip are disposed in the form of a first plurality of warehouse lines (25) on the front side (18) of the at least one bundle and a second plurality of warehouse lines (26) on the opposite front side (19) of the at least one bundle; the at least one bundle is compressed in a direction (D) to reduce the height of the at least one bundle and retain the at least one bundle by the wrapping material (40) so as to obtain at least one bundle in a compressed state for transport, characterized in that the at least one bundle is provided with a belt end portion (45) extending from the bottom of the belt and extending on the other front side (18) of at least one bundle which are suitable for bonding. Package according to claim 56, characterized in that the packaging material (40) is formed by a resealable bag closed to prevent air leakage and to prevent the closed bag from being compressed. The bale of claim 56 or 57, wherein the compression amount and the resilient wrapping material are assembled to form a substantially rigid free-standing bale. ·· ···· Φ ··· ** -4259. Package according to claim 56, 57 or 58, characterized in that the compression is sufficient to reduce the thickness of all parts of the bundle strip. 60. The package of claim 59, wherein the web is fibrous. A package according to claim 56, 57, 58 or 59, characterized in that it is provided with a spacer (58) between the warehouse lines (25) and the package end (18) and the connecting end portion (44, 45).