Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Packaging machine
- Patent Title (中): 包装机
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Application No.: US12468934Application Date: 2009-05-20
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Publication No.: US08033082B2Publication Date: 2011-10-11
- Inventor: John L. Raudat , J. Michael Weaver , Rick Dolce , Jeffrey Reilly , Lloyd Johnson , Vincent M. Cassarino
- Applicant: John L. Raudat , J. Michael Weaver , Rick Dolce , Jeffrey Reilly , Lloyd Johnson , Vincent M. Cassarino
- Applicant Address: US CT Portland
- Assignee: Standard Knapp Inc.
- Current Assignee: Standard Knapp Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Portland
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: B65B5/06
- IPC: B65B5/06

Abstract:
A packaging machine includes a grouper section having changeable lane sizes and a dual servo grouper that separates product into product sets and allow the product sets to accelerate to the lane chain speed in a controlled manner. The grouper section further includes disappearing lugs that pivot into the lanes via a cam surface provided in the lanes. The product rides upon a raised surface of the cam surface as the lug pushes the product set together down the lane, thus ensuring that no gaps are provided between product set members. A gripper/grid section of the packaging machine includes a bars that travel about a carousel with a gripper head assembly and a grid assembly pair moving up and down the bars as defined by cam surfaces within the gripper/grid section. The grid section is presented below the product set such that the product set is fed through the grid section in a one-way trip into a case. The gripper head assembly cam device and the case feed section both include height adjustment assemblies.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090223177A1 Packaging Machine Public/Granted day:2009-09-10
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