Carton loading machine
Abstract
Abstract AN AUTOMATIC PACKAGING MACHINE IS DISCLOSED FOR CONTINUOUSLY LOADING PRODUCTS INTO A SHIPPING CARTON THROUGH ITS OPEN BOTTOM. IN THE EMBODIMENT DESCRIBED, PRODUCTS ARE RECEIVED FROM A SUPPLY SOURCE AND PROGRESSIVELY GUIDED INTO A SINGLE LAYER AND ARRANGED IN A PREDETERMINED ORDER. AS COMPLETED, EACH LAYER IS MOVED TO A STACKING STATION WHICH LOADS ITSELF TO THE DESIRED NUMBER OF LAYERS OR TIERS. THE ACCUMULATED PRODUCTS IN THE COMPLETED STACK ARE THEN MOVED ON TO AN ELEVATOR PLATFORM THAT RAISES THE STACK UPWARDLY AND INTO A CARTON WHICH HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN OPENED AND POSITIONED ABOVE THE ELEVATOR. WITH THE PRODUCTS HELD WITHIN THE OPEN CARTON, ITS BOTTOM END FLAPS ARE CLOSED AROUND THE ENDS OF THE ELEVATOR PLATFORM. THE CARTON IS THEN PUSHED FREE FROM THE ELEVATOR PLATFORM ONTO AN INTERMEDIATE PLATFORM WITH ITS. BOTTOM END FLAPS STILL FOLDED. THEREAFTER THE CARTON IS MOVED LONGITUDINALLY TO CLOSE THE BOTTOM SIDE FLAPS AND THE TOP FLAPS WHILE ALSO APPLYING CLOSURE OR SEALING MEANS SUCH AS A GLUE.
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- 👤 Herbert J Sabel
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