Wrapping apparatus
US4951447A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B11/54
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wrapping apparatus designed so that an attractively wrapped package is obtained at all times irrespective of the kind of a film used and the shape of a tray selected. Namely, there is provided a wrapping apparatus of the type in which a predetermined cut length of film fed by a film feeding mechanism is extended at a predetermined portion of the wrapping apparatus, an article to be wrapped is raised into engagement with the extended film from therebelow by an elevator mechanism, and the edges of the film are folded under the bottom of the article, thereby wrapping the article in the film, by a film folding mechanism comprising left and right folding members and either a front or rear folding member, wherein an article mount section of the elevator mechanism has at least left and right head portions disposed at the left and right sides, respectively, and each constituted by a plurality of heads.
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