公开(公告)号：US12195218B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US18447448

申请日：2023-08-10

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Barry S. Smith ,  Steven R. Rinehart ,  Danielle R. Crawford

IPC: B65B5/06 ,  B65B1/00 ,  B65B1/02 ,  B65B1/16 ,  B65B1/36 ,  B65B5/04 ,  B65B7/20 ,  B65B29/00 ,  B65B35/20 ,  B65B35/40 ,  B65B39/04 ,  B65B39/14 ,  B65B43/26 ,  B65G51/00 ,  B65G51/02 ,  B65G53/04 ,  B65G53/06 ,  B65G53/16

Abstract: An apparatus for packaging of loose product includes a loading station, a box forming station and an uploading station. The loading station includes moveable chutes in spaced apart relation. Each chute has an open top, an open upstream end, and an open downstream end. The open top is configured to receive loose product while moving along a first feed path. The box forming station is operable to partially erect boxes in spaced apart relation with first and second open sides and align the first open side of each box with the downstream end of a corresponding chute while moving along a second feed path. The unloading station includes a stationary vacuum head in communication with the second open side of each box. The vacuum head provides a continuous vacuum source along the second feed path operable to move loose product from the chute into the boxes.

公开(公告)号：US11724839B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US16889108

申请日：2020-06-01

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Barry S. Smith ,  Steven R. Rinehart ,  Danielle R. Crawford

IPC: B65B5/06 ,  B65B1/00 ,  B65B1/02 ,  B65B35/20 ,  B65B1/16 ,  B65B1/36 ,  B65B43/26 ,  B65B29/00 ,  B65B39/14 ,  B65B7/20 ,  B65G51/02 ,  B65G53/04 ,  B65B39/04 ,  B65B5/04 ,  B65B35/40 ,  B65G51/00 ,  B65G53/16 ,  B65G53/06

CPC classification number: B65B5/061 ,  B65B1/00 ,  B65B1/02 ,  B65B1/16 ,  B65B1/363 ,  B65B7/20 ,  B65B29/00 ,  B65B35/205 ,  B65B39/14 ,  B65B43/265 ,  B65G51/02 ,  B65G53/04 ,  B65B5/04 ,  B65B35/20 ,  B65B35/405 ,  B65B39/04 ,  B65B2210/10 ,  B65B2220/18 ,  B65G51/00 ,  B65G53/06 ,  B65G53/16

Abstract: The method includes covering a first opening of at least one first chute using a lid, delivering air from a pressurized air source into the at least one first chute, and advancing at least one first plunger through a first end of the at least one first chute to transfer a product through a second end of the at least one first chute and into a first open side of at least one first box.

公开(公告)号：US10683110B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US15845334

申请日：2017-12-18

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Barry S. Smith ,  Steven R. Rinehart ,  Danielle R. Crawford

IPC: B65B5/06 ,  B65B29/00 ,  B65B1/00 ,  B65B1/02 ,  B65B35/20 ,  B65B1/16 ,  B65B1/36 ,  B65B43/26 ,  B65B39/14 ,  B65B7/20 ,  B65B39/04 ,  B65B5/04 ,  B65B35/40 ,  B65G51/00

Abstract: A method of filling packaging with pouches of product comprises conveying a plurality of spaced apart chutes along a first feed path. Each chute is loaded with pouches of product at a chute loading station. Erect boxes are conveyed along a second feed path to a chute unloading station wherein the second feed path is substantially parallel to the first feed path at the chute unloading station. The pouches of product are transferred from the chutes into interior spaces of the erect boxes at the chute unloading station as the chutes move along the first feed path and the erect boxes move along the second feed path. The chutes are returned to the chute loading station to be filled with pouches of product.

公开(公告)号：US20180105295A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15845334

申请日：2017-12-18

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Smith S. Barry ,  Steven R. Rinehart ,  Danielle R. Crawford

IPC: B65B5/06 ,  B65B29/00 ,  B65B39/14 ,  B65B7/20 ,  B65B1/16 ,  B65B1/36

Abstract: A method of filling packaging with pouches of product comprises conveying a plurality of spaced apart chutes along a first feed path. Each chute is loaded with pouches of product at a chute loading station. Erect boxes are conveyed along a second feed path to a chute unloading station wherein the second feed path is substantially parallel to the first feed path at the chute unloading station. The pouches of product are transferred from the chutes into interior spaces of the erect boxes at the chute unloading station as the chutes move along the first feed path and the erect boxes move along the second feed path. The chutes are returned to the chute loading station to be filled with pouches of product.