ROLL-UP MACHINE AND METHOD

摘要

The invention generally relates to the packaging of compressible material in to compressed rolls and in particular, to a method and apparatus for packaging fibreglass insulation and similarly compressible materials, into highly compressed, consistently uniform, rolls. Such rolls are easier and less expensive to handle, store an d ship. The main design of the invention is for a roll-up machine which has three continuous belts defining a circular cavity and establishing generally circumferential contac t with the compressible material so that the compressible material its under compressiv e pressure as it is being rolled; means for putting the three continuous belts under tension; means for driving the three continuous belts; and means for feeding the compressib le material into the circular cavity.