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Apparatus for cutting portions out of a web of material
Assignee: Werner Kammann Maschinenfabrik GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1980-10-09
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Granted: 1982-05-25
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Expires: 2000-10-09
Abstract
Abstract In an apparatus for cutting portions such as labels or tickets from a continuously moving web, the web is passed between a blade and a co-operating support member. As the web moves past the blade, the blade is displaced during the cutting operation in the same direction as the web and synchronously therewith, but over a shorter distance than the length of the portion to be cut out. The blade is then disengaged from the web and returned to its initial starting position. The support member may also be displaced in the opposite direction to the movement of the web and blade during the cutting operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Knut Kammann
- 👤 Gerhard Tiemann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:09
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H35/00; B26; B26F; B26F1/00; B26F1/38; B26F1/40; B26F1/42; B31; B31B; B31B50/00; B31B50/74; B31B50/81; B31B50/82; B31B50/83; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/02; Y10T83/0333; Y10T83/0341; Y10T83/04; Y10T83/0515; Y10T83/465; Y10T83/4757; Y10T83/4766; Y10T83/4795; Y10T83/483; Y10T83/4838; Y10T83/788; Y10T83/793
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
Apparatus for punch cutting portions from a web, comprising means for displacing the web, blade means for punch cutting the web, means for engaging the blade means with and disengaging the blade means from the web, means for displacing the blade means in an adjustable cutting stroke movement, at least one rotary support roller disposed at the side of the path of movement of the web opposite to the blade means and operable to support the web during the cutting operation and means for displacing said roller in an adjustable reciprocating stroke movement opposite to the direction of the blade means during the cutting stroke movement thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
Apparatus for punch cutting portions from a web, comprising means for displacing the web, blade means for punch cutting the web, means for engaging the blade means with and disengaging the blade means from the web, means for displacing the blade means in an adjustable cutting stroke movement, at least one rotary support roller disposed at the side of the path of movement of the web opposite to the blade means and operable to support the web during the cutting operation and means for displacing said roller in an adjustable reciprocating stroke movement opposite to the direction of the blade means during the cutting stroke movement thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the blade comprises at least two blade portions which each cut out from the web a respective cut-out portion and which are disposed in succession in the longitudinal direction of the web, and including a support roller associated with each said blade portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said support roller is arranged so that it can be raised and lowered with respect to the blade.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
104 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 including at least one web guide roller disposed upstream of the support roller, the relative positions of the support roller and said web guide roller being such that the path of the web leading to the guide roller and the path of the web leaving the support roller are offset relative to each other but parallel to each other and are at an acute angle to the horizontal blade and including means for displacing the blade, the support roller and the web guide roller along a path which is parallel to said two paths of the web.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 4 wherein the support roller and the web guide roller are carried by a common mounting means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 5 including first guide means on which the common mounting means is displaceably mounted and which extend parallel to said paths of the web.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 5 including a second mounting means carrying the blade and second guide means on said common mounting means reciprocatingly mounting said second mounting means, said second guide means extending parallel to the blade.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 7 wherein said common mounting means has an opening within which said second guide means is arranged.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said support roller is adapted to be driven in rotation in the cutting operation, in dependence on the speed at which the roller is displaceable with respect to the web.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 including a web guide roller disposed adjacent said support roller and adapted to be driven in rotation in the cutting operation, in dependence on the speed at which the roller is displaceable with respect to the web.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
73 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 9 including at least two driven web guide rollers each arranged at a respective spacing from the blade, gear wheels adapted to drive said driven guide rollers and said support roller, and a common flexible elongate drive means interconnecting said gear wheels and extending parallel to the path of the web in the region in which the drive means moves in the same direction as the web.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
102 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 7 wherein said second mounting means includes a carriage carrying the blade and provided with an elongate recess means which extends perpendicularly to the path of movement of the blade, and further including a drive means, a drive member for displacing said carriage and comprising a double-armed lever, a drive member on a first arm of said lever engaging into said recess means, and a cam follower disposed on the second arm of said lever and co-operable with a cam means on a rotatable member, the cam means corresponding to the desired movement of the blade.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
51 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 12 wherein said common mounting means has a recess means which extends perpendicularly to the path of movement of the common mounting means, and further including a drive means comprising a driven member adapted to drive a drive member operatively engaged with said recess means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 13 wherein said driven member is a crank arm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 14 wherein said crank arm is mounted rotatably and adjustably on said rotatable member for driving said carriage.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 including an adjustable transmission means in the drive transmission of the means for displacing the web.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 5 including means for transmitting drive to said common mounting means for displacement thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 7 including means for transmitting drive to said second mounting means for displacement thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 17 wherein said means is adjustable.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
12 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 17 wherein said means is interchangeable.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
12 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 18 wherein said means is adjustable.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
12 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 18 wherein said means is interchangeable.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the rotary movement of the support roller during the cutting operation is derived from the stroke movement of the blade.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein a first web guide roller is disposed upstream of the support roller and a second web guide roller is disposed downstream of the support roller, both web guide rollers being arranged to be reciprocable with the support roller.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
36 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the axis of said support roller is at an acute angle to a line parallel to the blade and perpendicular to the direction of movement of the web.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the longitudinal axis of the cut-out portion which is defined by the blade is at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the web.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the blade has a plurality of blade portions whereby the overall cut-out portion which is defined by the blade comprises a plurality of individual portions.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
40 words
An assembly comprising apparatus as set forth in claim 1 and at least one apparatus for applying print to the web, disposed upstream of the cutting apparatus whereby the web is passed through all the apparatuses in a working operation.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
40 words
An assembly comprising apparatus as set forth in claim 1 and at least one apparatus for applying print to the web, disposed downstream of the cutting apparatus whereby the web is passed through all the apparatuses in a working operation.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
101 words
Apparatus for punch cutting portions from a web, comprising means for displacing the web, blade means for punch cutting said web, means for engaging said blade means with and disengaging said blade means from the web, means for displacing said blade means in an adjustable cutting stroke movement and a support member comprising a plurality of rotary rollers disposed in a stationary arrangement one beside the other at small spacings from each other, and wherein the region within which the rollers are arranged is at least as long as the dimension of at least one said portion to be cut out.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
101 words
Apparatus for punch cutting portions from a web, comprising means for displacing the web, blade means for punch cutting said web, means for engaging said blade means with and disengaging said blade means from the web, means for displacing said blade means in an adjustable cutting stroke movement and a support member comprising a plurality of rotary rollers disposed in a stationary arrangement one beside the other at small spacings from each other, and wherein the region within which the rollers are arranged is at least as long as the dimension of at least one said portion to be cut out.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
35 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 30 wherein the axis of each roller is at an acute angle to a line parallel to the blade and perpendicular to the direction of movement of the web.
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