Method and apparatus for packaging panel products
US7204070B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2581/053
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for packaging a flat panel product includes a dispensing device for dispensing a length of inner protective packaging material, a folding table for wrapping the inner protective packaging material around the product and folding an outer protective packaging material around the product, and a binding device for binding the outer packaging material, inner packaging material, and product together, suspending the product relative to at least one of the walls of the sidewall and supporting the product laterally. A data entry device provides data related to the length of inner protective packaging material required, and this data is fed to a controller, which controls the dispensing device to provide an appropriate length of material. The data entry device can also provide shipping information, fed to a printer for printing a shipping label.
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