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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2013
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Joseph Daniel Coenen, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Gerald Sosalla, Appleton, 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 products includes a conveying member adapted to convey the product, an oscillating member disposed adjacent the conveying member, and a folding roll disposed adjacent the conveying member and the oscillating member. The oscillating member is adapted to grasp and lift a first portion of the product from the conveying member while the product is being conveyed by the conveying member. The oscillating member is moveable in a first direction away from the conveying member and in a second direction toward the conveying member. The folding roll is adapted to receive the first portion of the product from the oscillating member and to place the first portion of the product into engagement with a second portion of the product such that the product is in a folded configuration.