Abstract:
The present invention provides a system for the manufacturing of pouches (20). The system includes a pouch dispensing module (10), robotics module (16), filling and sealing module (26) and a cartoning module (34). The robotics system is coupled with the other modules and loads containers (22) with pouches (20) for delivery to the filling and sealing module (26). The robotics module (16) increases production and decreases costs of manufacturing the pouches (20).
Abstract:
A predetermined number of articles, as open ended, nested hollow articles, are packed in a container by an apparatus including a first holding means (26) for said articles including a first retaining means (54), as a gate means, adjacent the end portion thereof. Means are provided for moving the first holding means with nested articles thereon into an adjacent carton (12) means are provided for moving the gate means into the open position to permit the articles to be removed from the first holding means, and a second retaining means (62) is provided for holding the articles in the carton while removing the first holding means.
Abstract:
In a machine for automatically inserting a cover cardboard (2) and a booklet (3) into a box-like case (1), a cardboard partially inserting station (12) is provided with folding means (31) adapted to fold a longitudinal flap (2a) of the cardboard (2), according to the angle profile of a receiving seat (9) created in the container (1), and with pushing means (21) adapted to partially insert the cardboard (2) in the seat (9) through a side opening of the case (1). Downstream of the cardboard partially inserting station (12) there is a station (45) for inserting a booklet (3) in the case. The booklet inserting station is provided with pushing means (82) adapted to insert a leading edge of a booklet (3) into the seat (9). The booklet is curved so as to reduce the transverse dimension and is positioned on top of the cover cardboard that is partially inserted in the case. The booklet inserting station is also provided with means (93) for gripping the cardboard (2) while sliding means (49, 50) are designed to work in operation relationship with the pushing means (82) and with the gripping means (93), so as to complete the insertion of the cardboard (2) and booklet (3) into the seat (9).
Abstract:
An article aligning system provided with an article storing-aligning device (7000) capable of temporarily storing articles and simultaneously discharging a predetermined number of articles. The device (7000) includes an inclined storing shelf (7774) consisting of a plurality of gravity roller conveyors (7001) and aligning conveyors (7002) arranged at every stage of the gravity roller conveyors. Package opening devices (1000, 2000) peel off outer flaps of boxes (containers) containing articles, and a flap opening device (4000) opens in the vertical direction the outer flaps on one side portion of boxes. An article take-out device (5000) takes articles out of boxes, and thus taken out articles are supplied to the article storing-aligning device (7000) by an article supply device (6000) consisting of running tracks (6034). The device (7000) uses the aligning conveyor to align articles such that a plurality of articles form lines in a direction substantially perpendicular to the running direction of the aligning conveyor (7002), and an article loading device (8000) loads lines of articles into an aligning container (C).
Abstract:
An apparatus (10, 201) for loading sausages (15, 220) into trays (60, 239), which includes a conveyor (14, 207) for the sausages and another (18, 243) for the trays. The sausages and trays are carried in the same direction (16) laterally adjacent each other, and the trays are arrested one by one at a loading station (24a, 237). A low-friction table surface (22) is located immediately above the tray and sausages are placed in side-by-side relation on the table. When the requisite number of sausages are accumulated on the table, a pusher blade (62) shoves the sausages past the forward end (55) of the table surface and into the forward end of the tray. The tray is then moved forward one-half its length, so that the next batch of sausages is inserted in the rearward end. Alternatively, a collating tray (219) is provided with plural apertures (269) connected to a source of pressurized air. The sausages on the tray tend to float on the pressurized air and are further carried across the collating tray by air jets (221) which form a moving blanket of air across the top of the collating tray. When the tray is full of sausages, the tray is rotated to an inclined position (231) and abruptly stopped so that the sausages, still floating on the air supplied from the apertures, are aligned against an end wall (233) on the alignment tray A vacuum is supplied to the collating tray apertures to hold the sausages in place, and the tray is inverted above a packaging tray (239). The vacuum is discontinued, and the sausages, in properly aligned and collated orientation, fall freely from the collating tray into the waiting packaging tray.
Abstract:
Discrete objects, such as tablets or capsules, are automatically counted and packaged into containers (68) by discharging the objects from a hopper (14) onto a vibrating prefeed tray (16), which in turn discharges the objects onto a vibrating main feed tray (18) defining a plurality of lanes (30) for singularizing the objects. An optical sensor (38) repetitively scans the singularized objects and generates image data indicative of object length and object area. A control unit (110) determines object area and object length, and generates a classification flag for each object indicative of whether the object is a reject or not. A database of predetermined quality profiles for particular object types is also provided, and each profile may instruct the control unit to compensate for reject objects. The control unit also assigns each object scanned to a respective lane and container, and counts the number of objects in each container.
Abstract:
The packaging machine comprises a conveyor (1), a compartment (3) mounted on top of the conveyor, a feed mechanism (6) for loading the compartment (3) with articles to be packed, as well as a pusher (4) adapted to operate transversely relative to the traveling direction of the conveyor (1) through the compartment (3) for packing articles contained in the compartment into a carton (5). The conveyor (1) includes an inclined section (1a), whose extension in the advancing direction of articles to be packed comprises a section (1b) included within the range of application of the pusher element (4), and two separation walls (2), located transversely relative to the conveyor. The separation walls (2) define therebetween the compartment (3) that can be advanced by means of the conveyor (1) onto the inclined section (1a). The discharge point of said feed mechanism (6) for loading articles into the compartment is arranged above the inclined section (1a). Thus, the articles to be packed can be grouped in a narrower space by setting said articles in overlapping relationship in the rows.
Abstract:
A device for packing filled bags in outers comprises means (1, 3) for placing the bags in a row in such a way that they overlap each other, a suction box (8) with suction cups (13, 14) for retaining filled bags, which suction box can be moved between a pick-up position above the means for forming a row and a delivery positon above an outer or device for feeding in an outer, and means (4, 6) for pushing a formed row of bags up against the suction cups of the suction box. The suction box (8) has one or more rows of suction cups (13) having mouths placed relatively high up and one or more rows of suction cups having mouths placed relatively low down. In a first pick-up position of the suction box, the suction cups having mouths placed high up are positioned directly above the means for forming a row of bags, and in a second pick-up position of the suction box, the suction cups having mouths placed relatively low down are situated directly above the means for forming a row of bags.
Abstract:
In the method described, the packages are placed flat on a conveyor belt by a feed device and subsequently placed upright in the transport containers at a transfer station. For this purpose, the containers are moved past the transfer station inclined downwards in the direction of motion and each filled starting at one end. The invention also includes a device for carrying out the method.
Abstract:
A method of packaging a number of furniture support bases (10) in a carton (26) is disclosed, said bases having a plurality of arms disposed about a central axis which comprises: placing a first set (27) of bases in said carton one by another in a substantially ordered stack; placing a second set (28) of bases in said carton one by another in a substantially ordered stack in a plane substantially parallel to and generally co-axially disposed in the same direction as the first set of bases; placing a third set (29) of bases in said carton one by another in a substantially ordered stack in a plane at right angles to the plane of the first set of bases; and placing a fourth set (30) of bases in said carton one by another in a substantially ordered stack in a plane at right angles to the plane of the first set of bases and generally co-axially disposed in the same direction as the third set of bases. A package of bases packed by the method is also disclosed.