Continuous motion packer for loading parallel columns of upright containers into partitioned packing cases
US5212930A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B5/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Upright containers of non-rectangular shape move downstream in a plurality of parallel columns and in laterally aligned rows toward a load station where the containers are deposited row-on-row into partitioned packing cases. The cases move continuously through the load station end-to-end and are indexed to the rows of containers by depending pegs that move in between the containers from above. The pegs are provided in flights of an overhead flight bar conveyor and camming means keeps these pegs oriented perpendicular to the upright containers as the legs move in between the containers to control the containers dropped at the load station.
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