Apparatus for folding cardboard articles

摘要

To simplify and speed up folding of plate-like elements ( 1 ) along a fold line ( 2 ), more particularly in a continuous operation, a method and a an apparatus for folding plate-like elements ( 1 ) are proposed which eliminate the use of counter-impression elements in the region of the fold line ( 2 ). The apparatus includes a second impression device ( 6 ) that folds a second section ( 4 ) of the plate-like element ( 1 ) about the fold line ( 2 ) by a first force component oriented perpendicular to the plane of the second section ( 4 ). At the same time the second impression device ( 6 ) produces a second force component oriented in the plane of the second section ( 4 ) and acting in the direction of the fold line ( 2 ) to urge a first section ( 3 ) of the plate-like element ( 1 ) against a first impression device ( 5 ).