Cartoning machine, for automatically placing an article, in particular a bottle, into a box
US5014501A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B61/28
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The apparatus has, at a first level (N1), a turntable (4) mounted to rotate about a substantially vertical axis (5) and including receptacles (9) distributed over its periphery to receive boxes (2) during passage past a first work station, and for moving them incrementally, in the course of the rotation of the turntable, to various successive work stations, and, at a level (N3) different from the first, a conveyor (A) for moving the article to a station, vertically below a box (2) in the open state, a displacement device (169) being further provided to introduce the article (1) into the box (2) by a substantially vertical motion, and, at an intermediate level (N2) located between the level (N1) of the boxes and the level (N3) at which the articles are supplied, a stack of precut sheets (17) of corrugated cardboard (3) is provided and a suction device for grasping the sheets (17) one at a time for introducing them into a shaper device (18) provided at the intermediate level (N2), in correspondence with each receptacle (9) of the turntable.
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