Apparatus for loading frangible articles inverted into packing case
US5212932A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B39/006
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Groups of articles are received from a conventional drop packer grid, into one side of a rotatable carrier that defines pockets for receiving the articles. Each pocket is defined by upright fingers that form funnels for each article. These fingers are resiliently deformed by a star shaped cam located alongside each pocket so as to close around each article and hold it securely while the carrier is inverted. A second set of pockets accepts a second charge of articles while the first charge is dropped into a case lifted into place below the carrier. This case can be so positioned while the fingers are closed to reduce the verticle height through which the articles are dropped.
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