NO175890C - Fremgangsmåte og maskin for fremstilling av en eske med polygonalt tverrsnitt - Google Patents

Fremgangsmåte og maskin for fremstilling av en eske med polygonalt tverrsnitt

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NO175890C
NO175890C NO891246A NO891246A NO175890C NO 175890 C NO175890 C NO 175890C NO 891246 A NO891246 A NO 891246A NO 891246 A NO891246 A NO 891246A NO 175890 C NO175890 C NO 175890C
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Prior art keywords
machine
section
box
polygonal cross
making
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NO891246A
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English (en)
Norwegian (no)
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NO891246D0 (no
NO891246L (no
NO175890B (no
Inventor
Jean-Claude Serre
Guy Coalier
Original Assignee
Otor Sa
Embal Systems
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B31B50/26—Folding sheets, blanks or webs
    • B31B50/28—Folding sheets, blanks or webs around mandrels, e.g. for forming bottoms
    • B31B50/282—Folding sheets, blanks or webs around mandrels, e.g. for forming bottoms involving stripping-off formed boxes from mandrels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2100/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs
    • B31B2100/002—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs characterised by the shape of the blank from which they are formed
    • B31B2100/0022—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs characterised by the shape of the blank from which they are formed made from tubular webs or blanks, including by tube or bottom forming operations
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B31B50/02—Feeding or positioning sheets, blanks or webs
    • B31B50/04—Feeding sheets or blanks
    • B31B50/06—Feeding sheets or blanks from stacks
    • B31B50/066—Feeding sheets or blanks from stacks from above a magazine
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B31B50/02—Feeding or positioning sheets, blanks or webs
    • B31B50/04—Feeding sheets or blanks
    • B31B50/07—Feeding sheets or blanks by air pressure or suction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B31B50/26—Folding sheets, blanks or webs
    • B31B50/28—Folding sheets, blanks or webs around mandrels, e.g. for forming bottoms
NO891246A 1988-03-22 1989-03-21 Fremgangsmåte og maskin for fremstilling av en eske med polygonalt tverrsnitt NO175890C (no)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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FR8803719A FR2629012B1 (fr) 1988-03-22 1988-03-22 Procede et machine pour la realisation de caisses a section polygonale en une matiere en feuille et caisses ainsi obtenues

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NO891246D0 NO891246D0 (no) 1989-03-21
NO891246L NO891246L (no) 1989-09-25
NO175890B NO175890B (no) 1994-09-19
NO175890C true NO175890C (no) 1994-12-28

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US (1) US4932930A (ko)
EP (1) EP0334707B1 (ko)
JP (1) JP2529731B2 (ko)
KR (1) KR960010447B1 (ko)
AT (1) ATE91662T1 (ko)
AU (1) AU604411B2 (ko)
CA (1) CA1326153C (ko)
DE (2) DE68907622T2 (ko)
DK (1) DK172144B1 (ko)
ES (1) ES2044155T3 (ko)
FI (1) FI87903C (ko)
FR (1) FR2629012B1 (ko)
HU (1) HU205730B (ko)
IE (1) IE64249B1 (ko)
IL (1) IL89470A0 (ko)
NO (1) NO175890C (ko)
NZ (1) NZ228204A (ko)
OA (1) OA08989A (ko)
PT (1) PT90073B (ko)

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FI891323A (fi) 1989-09-23
DE68907622D1 (de) 1993-08-26
DE334707T1 (de) 1993-04-08
NO891246D0 (no) 1989-03-21
AU3114589A (en) 1989-09-28
US4932930A (en) 1990-06-12
FR2629012A1 (fr) 1989-09-29
ATE91662T1 (de) 1993-08-15
PT90073A (pt) 1989-11-10
IE64249B1 (en) 1995-07-26
FI891323A0 (fi) 1989-03-21
DK172144B1 (da) 1997-11-24
DE68907622T2 (de) 1993-12-09
FR2629012B1 (fr) 1994-01-14
HU205730B (en) 1992-06-29
DK100489A (da) 1989-09-23
NO891246L (no) 1989-09-25
ES2044155T3 (es) 1994-01-01
EP0334707A1 (fr) 1989-09-27
NZ228204A (en) 1990-12-21
IE890635L (en) 1989-09-22
KR890014253A (ko) 1989-10-23
NO175890B (no) 1994-09-19
CA1326153C (fr) 1994-01-18
AU604411B2 (en) 1990-12-13
EP0334707B1 (fr) 1993-07-21
DK100489D0 (da) 1989-03-02
JP2529731B2 (ja) 1996-09-04
KR960010447B1 (ko) 1996-08-01
HUT54561A (en) 1991-03-28
OA08989A (fr) 1990-11-30
FI87903B (fi) 1992-11-30
JPH0222043A (ja) 1990-01-24
IL89470A0 (en) 1989-09-10
PT90073B (pt) 1994-03-31
FI87903C (fi) 1993-03-10

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