Automatic packaging machine for inserting a few small items with desired orientation into a carton
US5918445A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B5/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic packaging machine includes a first conveyor which carries a batch of small items along a path extending in a first direction. A second conveyor carries boxes in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction. A depositing structure in the form of a twisted funnel rotates the products from the first direction to the second direction before inserting them into a box. An oscillating plate carrying the funnel moves back and forth to fill the box while traveling in a first half of back and forth motion. Then, in the second half of that motion, returns to fill the next box. The oscillating plate may carry a plurality of funnels on each of its opposite sides. A memory of the type of small item carried by each funnel enables a single box to be loaded with different products.
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