Device and method for aligning a carton blank
US11180270B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1766
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An infeed alignment device (10) for aligning a carton blank (14) such that a picking device can pick the carton blank. The infeed alignment device comprises an upper alignment member (11) for pushing on an upper part of the carton blank, a lower alignment member (12) for pushing on a lower part of the carton blank, and wherein the upper and/or lower alignment member is configured to push in a push direction on the top and/or the bottom of the carton blank such that the carton blank is in a picking position for the picking device.
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