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Box stitching apparatus

US3942699A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 2, 1974
Grant dateMar 9, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 2, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB27F7/006
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A box stitching machine is disclosed which includes a stitching head and a set of pull rollers for intermittently moving a box to be stitched past the stitching head. An operating motor drives a shaft which is connected to the pull rollers through a clutch brake combination. Logic circuitry is disclosed which is responsive to a pair of photocells for starting and stopping operation of the stitching head; a manual switch for adjusting the desired spacing between stitches applied by the stitching head and a plurality of photocells for finely adjusting the stitch spacing.

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