| 摘要 |
A packaging system (8) and method according to the invention are generally characterized by a cushioning conversion machine (10) for forming and dispensing cut sections (32) of a cushioning product through a discharge outlet (58), an inclined dispensing chute (12) for sequentially receiving the cut sections (32) of the cushioning product, a cut section presence detector (100) for detecting the presence of a cut section (32) on the inclined chute (12) at a pick-up location (64) remote from the discharge outlet (58) of the conversion machine (10), and a controller (106) which initiates dispensing of a cut section (32) of cushioning product in response to a detected absence of a cut section (32) by the cut section presence detector (100). The dispensing chute (12), which is located adjacent the discharge opening (58) for receiving the cut sections (32) of the cushioning product, has a downwardly sloped bottom surface (64) onto which the cut section (32) of the cushioning product is deposited for sliding by gravity to a lower end of said dispensing chute (12) where an abutment (90) forms a stop engageable by a leading end of the cut section (32).
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