Automated packaging apparatus with vertically extendable product holding members and associated methods and systems
US7526905B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53787
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Packaging systems and apparatus include a product chutes a clipper mechanism residing downstream of the product chute, and a vertically extendable and retractable product holding member disposed downstream of the clipper mechanism. In operation, the product holding member is configured to: (a) automatically vertically move to a first operative position whereby the holding member contacts and traps a target product to inhibit the target product from traveling downstream thereof, then (b) automatically vertically move to a second different position to allow a product to travel downstream thereof.
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