Method for opening and inserting multi-cell partitions
US4829747A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 1987 |
| Grant date | May 16, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B61/207
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method contemplates: providing a set of collapsed multi-cell, crossed panel separator partitions arranged in upright position along a horizontal axis; applying vacuum grip to pull out the lead partition and move along the axis to a transfer station; relieving the pull-out vacuum grip and while supporting the partition in the upright position moving the same away from the transfer station along a second horizontal axis normal to the first axis to an opening station; applying vacuum grip to opposite sides of at least a single panel and rotating the panel to open the partition; and while the gripping force for opening is on the panel, moving the partition along a vertical axis down to an insert station and then removing the gripping force to thereby deposit the partition on the medium for which it is to serve its separating function.
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