Apparatus for packaging nested, uniformly shaped articles
US4052838A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 1976 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B5/064
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for inserting a charge of nested, uniformly-shaped articles into a container such as a cannister. A charge of the articles, which may be uniformly-shaped articles and may be fragile articles such as farinaceous food chips, is separated by a metering unit from a supply of such articles and transferred into a hollow sleeve member. The filled sleeve member is rotated to a container-receiving position in which a container, such as a cardboard or paperboard cannister having one open end, is positioned over the filled sleeve member. The filled sleeve and container are then rotated to a release position in which the container, with the charge of nested, uniformly-shaped articles therein, is released from the sleeve member onto a receiver such as a conveyor which moves the filled container for further processing, for example purging with an inert gas and closing the open end. The metering unit may be, by way of example, a conveyor having a pair of gates which operate to separate a charge of the desired size from the supply of nested, uniformly-shaped articles. The metering unit can include a discharge portion pivotally attached to the conveyor main portion and contacting the slee…
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