Machine for producing aluminum foil sheets for hair coloring

• US 6,602,177 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2001
• Issued: 08/05/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Grant Muir
• Original Assignee: Grant Muir
• Inventors: Muir, Grant
• Primary Examiner(s): Stashick, Anthony D.
• Application Number:
  US09/888,553
• Publication Number:
  US 20020003157A1
• Time in Patent Office: 770 Days
• Field of Search: 493/415, 493/424, 493/427, 493/434, 493/442, 493/429, 493/459, 493/464
• US Class Current: 493/424
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 19/018 comprising wrapping foils or foldable sheets for enclosing a strand of hair during treatment, e.g. frosting foils
• CPC Class Codes: B26D 1/085 for thin material, e.g. for sheets, strips or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B26D 7/27 Means for performing other operations combined with cutting B26D9/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/1732 Aluminium
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 35/04 from or with transverse cutters or perforators
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 37/06 for folding
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 45/28 Folding in combination with cutting cutting machines B26D
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 225/206 Including means to select or adjust feed-out length
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 225/216 Movable

Abstract

A machine for cutting and folding sheets of aluminum foil dispensed from a roll. The machine comprises means for mounting a roll of aluminum foil so that aluminum foil can be advanced through the machine. Two adjacent rollers can be electrically driven to advance aluminum foil by frictional force from the roll. The machine further comprises a knife mechanism for cutting off a sheet of aluminum foil after it has passed between the rollers and means for folding an edge of a cut sheet produced by the knife mechanism. A control unit for controlling the knife mechanism ensures that the aluminum foil is cut only during predetermined intervals.

Claims

1. A machine for folding sheets of foil, the machine comprising;

a) a means for controllably advancing a sheet of foil along a sheet feed direction through said machine;

b) a means for folding a trailing end of said sheet such that said trailing end including a folded part and the other end left unfolded;

c) a stationary knock down table for receiving said sheet of foil thereon;

d) a knockdown roller for further folding said folded part against said knock down table, said roller made of soft resilient material for engaging with a top edge of said folded part thereby further folding and knocking down said folded part; and

e) a means for discharging said sheet from said folding machine such that said trailing end including a layered edge and said leading edge remaining unfolded.

2. The machine claimed in claim 1 wherein said folded part is initially preferably an upstanding vertical section.

3. The machine claimed in claim 1 wherein said folded part is initially preferably an upstanding vertical section connected to a downwardly disposed tail section forming an inverted V shape.

4. The machine claimed in claim 1 wherein said discharge means further includes a means for flattening said folded part, to form a layered edge.

5. The machine claimed in claim 1 wherein said knock down roller folding said folded part into a three layered tailing edge.

6. The machine claimed in claim 1 wherein said knockdown roller folding said folded part into a four layered trailing edge.

7. The machine claimed in claim 1 wherein said knockdown roller is preferably made of a resilient foam.

8. The machine claimed in claim 1 wherein said folding means including a folding assembly for creasing or folding an end into said folded part.

9. The machine claimed in claim 2 wherein said folding assembly includes V shaped folding member and a cooperating composite blade for initially folding an end of said sheet.

10. The machine claimed in claim 9 wherein said folding member and cooperating composite blade forms a folded part in an end of said sheet which is preferably an inverted V shape.

11. The machine claimed in claim 9 wherein said composite blade including one part being a hard potion and the other part made of a non galling material.

12. The machine claimed in claim 11 wherein said composite blade including one part made of steel and the other part made of brass.

13. The machine claimed in claim 11 wherein said composite blade including one part made of steel and the other part made of ultra high molecular weight plastic.

14. A method of folding sheets of foil, the method comprising the steps of:

a) advancing a sheet of foil through a folding machine;

b) folding a trailing end of said sheet such that said trailing edge including a folded part;

c) receiving said sheet on a stationary knock down table;

d) further folding said folded part against said knock down table with a knockdown roller, said roller made of soft resilient material for engaging with a top edge of said folded part thereby further folding and knocking down said folded part; and

e) discharging said sheet with a trailing layered edge from said folding machine wherein said other edge remaining unfolded.

15. The method of folding sheets of foil claimed in claim 14 further including the step after step d) of:

d′

) further folding said folded part into a three layered edge.

17. The method of folding sheets of foil claimed in claim 14 wherein said folded part initially is preferably an upstanding vertical section.

18. The method of folding sheets of foil claimed in claim 17 wherein said folded part initially is preferably an upstanding vertical section connected to a downwardly disposed tail section forming an inverted V shape.

16. The method of folding sheets of foil claimed in said knockdown roller further folding said folded part into a four layered edge.