Cartoner with intermediate transfer
US6711878B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B35/405
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cartoner has an intermediate transfer disposed between each article infeed area and an adjacent bucket conveyor to transfer separate rows of select article count into buckets on the adjacent bucket conveyor. The intermediate transfer runs only the length necessary to feed rows into a bucket for one tier or group of articles. Row selecting and forming devices on, or extending from, buckets or bucket walls are eliminated. A sheet feeder feeds partitions over the upstream end of a group receiving bucket conveyor for deposit on a lower group of articles on which an upper group is to be formed.
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