公开(公告)号：US3645410A

公开(公告)日：1972-02-29

申请号：US3645410D

申请日：1970-06-22

Applicant: MANDREL INDUSTRIES

Inventor： POWELL JOHNNIE L

IPC: B65G57/00 ,  B65G57/24

CPC classification number: B65G57/06 ,  B65G57/00 ,  B65G57/04 ,  B65G57/245

Abstract: A pallet that is dimensioned for fully supporting a certain number of cans that are packed in layers, and the layers in an even number of staggered diamond pattern rows, is to be packed with an extra row in each layer. The bottom layer is to be centered on the pallet so that the containers of the edge rows, including the extra row, each overhang beyond the pallet by less than half so as still to be solidly supported. The apparatus accomplishes this packing by moving a set including the extra row of containers along a path above the pallet with the set preceded by a single row and followed by a remainder to permit the set to separate therefrom; and then removing the preceding row before the set is lowered onto the pallet. The containers of the preceding row are then recirculated to the upstream portion of the path to beome part of a subsequent set.

Abstract translation: 尺寸设计为用于完全支撑一定数量的层叠的罐，以及偶数交错的菱形图案行中的层的托盘将在每层中包装一个额外的行。 底层以托盘为中心，使边缘行的容器（包括额外的行）各自突出超过托盘，不到一半，以便仍然牢固地支撑。 该设备通过沿着托盘上方的路径移动包括容器的额外行的集合来实现该包装，其中该组前面是单行，然后是剩余部分，以允许集合从其中分离; 然后在将集合下降到托盘上之前移除前一行。 然后将前一行的容器再循环到路径的上游部分以成为后续组的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US3565034A

公开(公告)日：1971-02-23

申请号：US3565034D

申请日：1968-10-25

Applicant: MANDREL INDUSTRIES

Inventor： BIRCHALL THOMAS D ,  POWELL JOHNNIE L

IPC: B41F17/22 ,  B05C1/02

CPC classification number: B41F17/22

Abstract: Cylindrical cans each with one closed and one open end are metered one by one between a pair of differentially corotating driving wheels having resilient rims that grasp each can by the closed end and spin it against a rotating printing wheel so as to imprint a band of ink completely around the can; and the can is then discharged downwardly onto a ramp guide on which it rolls in the direction of spin, away from and out of the apparatus. The ramp guide includes levers activated by the can to inhibit metering of the cans into the apparatus if there is a stoppage and backing up of the can flow; and to meter a predetermined amount of ink to the printing wheel on passage of each can, so that just the right amount of ink is printed on, regardless of the rate of flow of the cans.