公开(公告)号：US3672118A

公开(公告)日：1972-06-27

申请号：US3672118D

申请日：1971-02-05

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： JONG EGBERT D DE ,  KOCH HANS ,  MAYNARD KENNETH B

IPC: B65B25/14 ,  G06K19/02 ,  B65B57/20

CPC classification number: G06K19/022 ,  B65B25/141 ,  Y10S414/103 ,  Y10S414/115

Abstract: This apparatus packages a preselected number of like small flat items, such as cards, directly in a series of cartons. Each carton, when loaded, is automatically removed from a loading station and replaced by an empty carton, while cards are supplied to the station without interruption. Cards are delivered successively from a conveyor above the loading station and dropped flatwise, while guided by a cage, to form a stack on a platform that is moved downwardly within the open front of the carton so as to keep the top of the stack at a substantially constant height within the cage. An electronic counter causes the platform to move downward according to the speed at which cards are supplied to the stack. When the counter reaches the preselected number, a knife moves horizontally into the cage to temporarily support the stream of cards while the platform moves rapidly downward to a lower limit position and is then withdrawn from the carton, leaving the stack in the carton. The loaded carton is then automatically advanced from the loading station, while an empty one is being moved into said station. Meanwhile, the platform is withdrawn, raised, and then moved into the open front of the empty carton; whereupon the knife is removed and the empty carton is loaded as above described.

Abstract translation: 该设备将一些预定数量的类似小型平面物品如卡片直接包装在一系列纸箱中。 每个纸箱在装载时自动从装载站中取出，并由空纸盒替换，而卡片则不间断地送到车站。 卡从装载站上方的输送机连续输送，并在由笼子引导的同时平坦地下降，以在平台上形成堆叠，该平台在纸箱的开口前部向下移动，以便将堆叠的顶部保持在 保持架内基本恒定的高度。 电子计数器使得平台根据卡被提供给堆栈的速度向下移动。 当计数器达到预先选择的数字时，刀片水平移动到保持架中以临时支撑卡片，同时平台快速向下移动到下限位置，然后从纸箱中取出，将纸堆放在纸箱中。 装载的纸箱然后从装载站自动前进，而空的装载箱正在移动到所述站中。 同时，平台被撤回，抬起，然后移动到空纸箱的敞开的前面; 然后移除刀，并且如上所述装载空纸箱。