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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Joseph Daniel Coenen, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Gregory J. Rajala, Neenah, WI (US);
John Soosai Alphonse, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Mohammed Shafi Khurieshi, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Mahendra Mittapalli, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Joseph Daniel Coenen, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Gregory J. Rajala, Neenah, WI (US);
John Soosai Alphonse, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Mohammed Shafi Khurieshi, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Mahendra Mittapalli, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for folding a product having a first portion and a second portion has a receiving roll with a drive assembly for rotating the receiving roll at variable surface speeds in a first direction of rotation. The receiving roll is adapted to selectively hold the first and second portions of the product thereto. A folding roll has a drive assembly for rotating the folding roll at variable surface speeds in a second, opposite direction of rotation. The folding roll is adapted to selectively hold the first portion of the product thereto. An oscillating member is adapted to transfer the first portion of the product from the receiving roll to the folding roll. The oscillating member has a drive assembly for moving the oscillating member at variable surface speeds in both the first direction and the second direction.