Flexible apparatus and process for placing packages of different sizes in sleeve type boxes
US5214904A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B7/2842
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Packages (10) are assembled with sleeve type boxes having a receptacle portion (14) and a closure portion (24) in a process and apparatus which guide the packages between a fixed guide (52) and a movable guide (50) into a receptacle portion held in the jaws of a grasping device (66), after which the partially completed product is moved along a path (62) into engagement with a closure portion held at an angle to the path by a grasping and holding device (64) which rotates the closure portion into telescopic engagement with the receptacle portion as the two portions move along the path (62). A programmable robot (56) is used to pick up matched pairs of closure and receptacle portions, engage the closure portions with grasping and holding device (64) and engage the receptacle portions with grasping device (66); and, after insertion of a package, the matched pairs are reassembled.
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