摘要:
A preform locator and blow air valve apparatus, for use in a stretch pin assembly in a blow molding machine that produces hollow thermoplastic articles, which functions as a positive blow air shut-off valve means in the absence of a preform in a mold assembly. A tubular valve body is mounted in a stretch pin assembly, with a longitudinally movable blow air nozzle means slidably mounted in the valve body for carrying the preform and locating and sealing the preform against a shoulder in a mold assembly on a blow molding machine. A stretch pin is slidably mounted longitudinally through the blow air nozzle means for stretching a preform mounted on the nozzle means. A blow air passage means is operatively formed through the tubular valve body and blow air nozzle means for admitting blow air under pressure into a preform located in the mold assembly, by said blow air nozzle means, for blowing the preform into a finished article. The blow air nozzle means is moved by mechanical means into an initial position for loading a preform thereon. The blow air nozzle means is movable toward the mold assembly by either a mechanical means or a pneumatic means. The blow air nozzle means is moved a first distance toward the mold to locate and seal a preform in a mold assembly, and in the absence of a preform on the blow air nozzle means, the blow air nozzle means is moved a second distance, whereby it functions as a valve to close the blow air passage means to prevent loss of high pressure blow air and the resultant high noise levels.
摘要:
A carton conveyor means for receiving cartons directly from a carton erecting and forming machine, and conveying the cartons along a linear path through a series of work stations for filling and sealing the cartons. The conveyor includes a pair of roller chains. Each of the roller chains has attached thereto a plurality of spaced apart metal lug carrier clips which are detachably mounted on the chain. A non-metallic conveyor lug is assembled to each of the lug carrier clips in a snap-in-fashion. The conveyor lugs function to transport the cartons along a pair of carton support rails. The conveyor lugs also function as guide means and bearing means for supporting the conveyor chains.
摘要:
A carton magazine apparatus, carton feeder apparatus and carton loader apparatus for feeding and loading erected cartons, in pairs, on a pair of mandrels for forming the bottom end of the cartons. The carton magazine apparatus includes a pair of carton magazines disposed in side-by-side, spaced apart positions, with each of the carton magazines containing a plurality of flattened cartons. The carton feeder apparatus includes a pair of swingably mounted carton feeder arms, with one of the carton feeder arms being operatively disposed adjacent the carton discharge end of one of the magazines and the other carton feeder arm being operatively disposed adjacent the carton discharge end of the other magazine. The pair of carton feeder arms are operable to simultaneously withdraw a flattened carton from each of the carton magazines and move them into an erected tubular position in alignment with a pair of mandrels on a packaging machine. The carton loader apparatus includes a pair of carton loader hooks and carton guide means for moving the pair of erected tubular cartons upwardly onto the two mandrels on the packaging machine. Power drive means is provided for operating the carton feeder apparatus and the carton loader apparatus.
摘要:
This disclosure illustrates and describes a liquid packaging machine including a base frame having a vertical keel mounted along the longitudinal centerline thereof. The units relating to forming blanks into cartons, filling the cartons with consumable liquids, and sealing the filled cartons, along with the required conveying means, are all mounted on one side of the keel, while the motor and related drive and indexing mechanisms are mounted on the other side of the keel, operatively connected to the forming, filling, sealing, and conveying means.
摘要:
A carton bottom end tucker-tacker assembly for folding over, closing and tacking the bottom ends of a pair of cartons mounted on a pair of mandrels on a packaging machine. The tucker-tacker apparatus includes a tucker means for engaging a pair of opposed triangular bottom end closure members on the bottom ends of a pair of cartons and breaking the bottom end closure members and folding them inwardly toward a closed position, after which the tucker apparatus recedes and a pair of swingably mounted tucker and tacker jaws then move under the partially closed bottom end members of the pair of cartons and complete the folding and tucking operations, and concluding with a tacking in place of the bottom end closure tuck-over panel to retain the bottom end closure members in a square condition for subsequent transferral to a carton bottom end pressure sealing operation. The tucker jaw and the tacker jaw are each water cooled, and they are adapted to be operated by the same power drive means as used to operate the tucker apparatus. In one embodiment the tucker apparatus comprises a vertically disposed plate with a pair of recesses having angled sides for simultaneously engaging the bottom ends of a pair of adjacently disposed cartons for a breaking and partial forming operation on the carbon bottom end closure members. In another embodiment, the last described tucking operation is carried out by two pairs of oscillatable tucker blades which are movable between operative and inoperative positions by the same power drive means that is used in the first embodiment.
摘要:
A single to dual indexing carton transfer mechanism involving a turret and conveyor, wherein the turret includes equally spaced mandrels which index at a first predetermined rate, and wherein the conveyor indexes at one-half the rate of the mandrels. Partially formed paperboard cartons are stripped from the respective mandrels as the latter index to their 6:00 o'clock position, and set on a stationary rail. A pusher mechanism is cammed to alternately transfer odd numbered cartons to the conveyor during the latter's dwell period, and even numbered cartons to the conveyor while it is indexing, thereby increasing the production rate along a single conveyor line.
摘要:
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus for blow molding hollow articles from tubular parisons. A rotary parison loading turret loads parisons sequentially onto a plurality of stretch pin means operatively carried on a continuous motion transfer means which then conveys each of said stretch pin means into an operative position in a molding station on a continuous motion multi-station rotary molding turret. The parisons are stretched longitudinally, blown to form a final article, cooled in the molding stations, and then said article is ejected.
摘要:
A floating sealing pressure means for sealing carton ends, and which eliminates undesirable loading of a carton mandrel support system in a packaging machine due to carton and sealing pressure. The floating sealing pressure means is disclosed in a carton bottom sealing embodiment which employs a pressure pad for sealing engagement with the bottom end of a carton, and a reaction or counter pressure pad. The pressure pad and reaction pad are movably supported so as to function like a "C" clamp, so as to allow the pressure pad and reaction pad to operate in alignment with each other and locate on a carton mandrel so as to impart substantially no load into the supporting structure of the mandrel during a carton bottom sealing operation. The pressure pad and reaction pad are powered by a toggle actuator means which balances the loading on the supporting system of the mandrel.
摘要:
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus for blow molding hollow articles from tubular parisons. A rotary parison loading turret loads parisons sequentially onto a plurality of stretch pin means operatively carried on a continuous motion transfer means which then conveys each of said stretch pin means into an operative position in a molding station on a continuous motion multi-station rotary molding turret. The parisons are stretched longitudinally, blown to form a final article, cooled in the molding stations, and then said article is ejected.
摘要:
A continuous process for forming hollow, molecularly oriented articles which comprises: gravity-dropping molded preforms at molecular orientation temperature onto upwardly disposed moving stretch pin assemblies continuously presented at a loading station such that after loading, a closed end is above an open end of each preform, conveying the loaded assemblies into operative position between separated sections of continuous and synchronously moving molds, distending the preforms upwardly via stretch pin members and circumferentially via pressurized air after mold closing and while the preforms are at molecular orientation temperature in order to form the articles, opening the continuously moving molds, conveying the stretch pin assemblies with the upwardly disposed articles thereon away from the molds toward a removal station where the articles are removed from the assemblies without interrupting assembly movement generally back toward the loading station where the unloaded assemblies are again presented for receipt of additional preforms.