Apparatus for constructing multi-piece cartons
US5656007A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB31B2120/20
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for constructing multi-piece cartons, comprising a tray member supply hopper, a tray conveyor, a glue station, a web placement and compression station including a reciprocating placer, a preform conveyor, a forming station having at least three vertically aligned mandrels and a carton output conveyor. The apparatus process paperboard cartons for fresh produce and the like. The apparatus is operable in a cartoning mode and a preform mode wherein flat unerected carton preforms are output.
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