摘要:
A loading apparatus for loading blister cards into sleeves includes a blister card magazine for receiving a stack of blister cards and a sleeve magazine for receiving a stack of sleeves. A loading conveyor moves a lug along a path to load a blister card into a sleeve. A gate releasably retains the sleeve in a loading position as the blister card is loaded into the sleeve. The loading apparatus also includes a hopper that facilitates loading sleeves into the sleeve magazine and sensors that ensure the blister cards are properly loaded into sleeves.
摘要:
A loading apparatus for loading blister cards into sleeves includes a blister card magazine for receiving a stack of blister cards and a sleeve magazine for receiving a stack of sleeves. A loading conveyor moves a lug along a path to load a blister card into a sleeve. A gate releasably retains the sleeve in a loading position as the blister card is loaded into the sleeve. The loading apparatus also includes a hopper that facilitates loading sleeves into the sleeve magazine and sensors that ensure the blister cards are properly loaded into sleeves.
摘要:
A plunger assembly (30) is disposed on the access side of a conveyor (20). The conveyor (20) has a conveying surface upon which it transports articles by moving the conveying surface in a direction of flow (F). The plunger assembly (30) is mounted overhead vertically with respect to the conveying surface of the conveyor (20) such that sufficient clearance below the plunger assembly (30) is maintained to provide an access space through which the conveyor (20) and mechanisms and elements thereof can be accessed. Further, the plunger assembly (30) may be mounted both above and at least partially offset horizontally from the conveyor surface of the conveyor (20), such that no operative portion of the plunger assembly (30) breaks the plane (C) of the conveyor surface.
摘要:
An infeed station for conveying and positioning a stack of carton blanks for sequential removal by a carton feeder, for automatically adjusting the rate of advancement of the carton blanks to compensate for excessive tilting and gaps between the carton blanks, and for providing alerts to signal the need for operator intervention or automatic shutdown. The infeed station includes a hopper and a magazine that receives carton blanks from the hopper. The magazine includes a sensing mechanism including a control sensor and a warning sensor mounted in proximity to the carton blanks in the infeed station, and a processor that, according to a condition signaled by the sensing mechanism, controls the rate at which advancing belts advance a queue of carton blanks toward the magazine.
摘要:
A packaging machine includes a carton feeder with rotary feeders that select, transport, and partially erect collapsed sleeve-type cartons in preparation for loading articles into each partially erected carton before its ends are sealed. A guide causes the collapsed carton to conform to the orbital path of a transfer feeder so as to optimize its presentation for engagement by an erecting feeder. An extended carton hold down member stabilizes the collapsed carton so as to enable the transfer and the erecting feeders to briefly engage the collapsed carton simultaneously, thereby partially erecting the carton, while preventing fluttering and jamming caused by premature release of the carton. The guide also prevents the extended carton hold down member from interfering with the passage of the collapsed carton. The rear portion of the carton hold down member provides stabilizing pressure to prevent the carton from collapsing before it is loaded.
摘要:
Cartons (10) are stored in imbricated fashion on a coil, or spiral roll (20). An imbricated roll or coil of cartons is wound around a disk utilizing a length of a tape, band or belt (24). A de-curler mechanism removes a curl that is imparted to cartons stored on a roll so as to restore the cartons to a substantially flat condition.