Apparatus and method for accurate carton formation
US11173686B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB31B2120/302
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A carton forming machine includes a carton blank push up device that receives a substantially horizontal folded carton blank and reorients the folded carton blank from the substantially horizontal orientation to an upright orientation below and in a first direction alignment with a carton opening mechanism. A carton blank positioning apparatus shifts the upright folded carton blank in a second direction, transverse to the first direction, below the carton opening mechanism to define a second direction position of the upright carton blank below the carton opening mechanism before the carton opening mechanism engages the upright carton blank for opening of the upright carton blank.
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