Machine with a coupling member to connect two stations which punch and slit corrugated cardboard blanks and then erect them

摘要

A machine for punching out and optionally slitting corrugated cardboard blanks from a web (2) of corrugated cardboard while simultaneously applying folding lines onto said corrugated cardboard blanks (2a). The machine includes two interacting punching tools, such as two interacting cylinders (4, 5), the punching, slitting and folding line tools being mounted on said cylinders. A delivery unit (7, 7a) is mounted immediately after the two interacting cylinders (4, 5) said delivery unit (7, 7a) being adapted to be connected to an erection module (1b) by means of a coupling member (10, 15). The erection module (1b) is adapted to erect the plane corrugated cardboard blanks (2a) punched out and provided with folding lines into a permanent or semipermanent three-dimensional shape. In this manner a significant logistics problem is solved, said problem concerning the moving of corrugated cardboard blanks punched out, but not yet erected. In addition, the machine is very reliable.