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Continuous motion cartoner assembly

US5241806A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 1992
Grant dateSep 7, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B35/405
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cartoner assembly loading article groups into open carton sleeves. The cartoner assembly comprises an article infeed mechanism supplying at least one stream of articles, an article selecting mechanism intersecting the article infeed mechanism to form and move a stream of article groups of a predetermined pattern, a carton supply mechanism synchronized and moving parallel with said article selecting mechanism to provide cartons with open ends facing the moving article groups, and an article group transfer mechanism constructed and arranged to move article groups into the open ends of the carton sleeves.

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