Card package production system with modular carrier folding apparatus for multiple forms
First Claim
1. In a card package production system for producing card packages with cards mounted to a bifold carrier form with a body and a pair of parallel, spaced, first and second preweakened fold lines dividing the body into a leading end section, a middle section and a lagging end section, the improvement being a card carrier form folding apparatus, comprising:
- means for defining a folding path;
a stop member in the folding path; and
means for moving the bifold carrier form along the folding path and into the stop member to buckle the leading end section and the middle section away from the folding path along said first preweakened fold line therebetween and to simultaneously fold the bifold carrier form along said second preweakened fold line between the middle section and the lagging end section.
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Abstract
A card package production system (20) for producing card packages (22) with cards (26) mounted to bifold carrier forms (24) with a pair of parallel, spaced, preweakened fold lines (33) and (34) dividing the body (32) of the carrier forms into leading end (35), middle (36) and lagging end (37) sections, a card carrier form folding apparatus (30) having a stop member (46) located extending downwardly into a blocking position along a folding path (44), a plurality of rollers (38)(39) and (40) for moving the carrier forms (24) along the folding path (44) and into the stop member (46) to buckle the leading end (35) and middle section (36) away from the folding path (44), a pushing member (56) driven by an electric motor (57) engaging the lagging end section (37) to push the carrier form (24) along the folding path (44) to pivotally swing the stop member (46) to a nonblocking position enabling the middle section (36) to fall back against the lagging section (37) folding the carrier (24) along fold lines (33) and (34) a transporting pushing pin member (74) interconnected with a circulating chain linkage (76) extending through a slot opening (242) in the folding path (44) to turn the folded carrier (24) about a pivot pin (220) for ejectment to a folded carrier outlet station (240).
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27 Claims
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1. In a card package production system for producing card packages with cards mounted to a bifold carrier form with a body and a pair of parallel, spaced, first and second preweakened fold lines dividing the body into a leading end section, a middle section and a lagging end section, the improvement being a card carrier form folding apparatus, comprising:
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means for defining a folding path; a stop member in the folding path; and means for moving the bifold carrier form along the folding path and into the stop member to buckle the leading end section and the middle section away from the folding path along said first preweakened fold line therebetween and to simultaneously fold the bifold carrier form along said second preweakened fold line between the middle section and the lagging end section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a card package production system for producing card packages with cards mounted to a bifold carrier form with a body and a pair of parallel, spaced, preweakened fold lines dividing the body into leading end, middle and lagging end sections, the improvement being a card carrier form folding apparatus, comprising:
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means for defining a folding path; means for pushing the bifold carrier form along the folding path; means for moving the bifold carrier form to a first folding position in which both fold lines are on one side of the pushing means; a folding fixture at a second folding position along the folding path through which bifold carrier forms are moved to be folded; and means responsive to movement of the bifold carrier form to the first folding position to actuate the carrier pushing means to push the bifold carrier form along the folding path and through the folding fixture to fold the bifold carrier form. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. In a card package production system for producing card packages with cards mounted to a bifold carrier form with a body and a pair of parallel spaced preweakened fold lines dividing the body into leading end, middle and lagging end sections, the improvement being a card carrier form folding apparatus, comprising:
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means for releasably holding the leading end section against movement along the folding path; means for moving the lagging end section toward the leading end section while a leading edge of the leading end is releasably held against movement to fold the bifold carrier form; and means for actuating the releasable holding means to release the leading end section for movement after the form is partly folded to enable completion of folding of the bifold carrier form. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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