公开(公告)号：US09776750B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US13589485

申请日：2012-08-20

申请人： Kevin T. May ,  Kelly Ziegler

发明人： Kevin T. May ,  Kelly Ziegler

IPC分类号： B65B17/02 ,  B65B21/24 ,  B65B49/14 ,  B65B43/12 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B11/00 ,  B65B11/08

CPC分类号： B65B17/025 ,  B65B11/004 ,  B65B11/08 ,  B65B21/24 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B43/12 ,  B65B43/126 ,  B65B49/14

摘要： An apparatus for forming a carton containing a group of articles and a method of forming a carton. The apparatus comprises an article positioning system for positioning articles into a plurality of groups of articles and moving the groups of articles along a processing path, a blank handling apparatus for conveying a plurality of carton blanks towards the plurality of groups of articles, and a folding mechanism that is downstream of the blank handling apparatus for folding a portion of the ends of each respective carton blank downwardly around the respective group of articles.

公开(公告)号：US07273343B2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-25

申请号：US10235387

申请日：2002-09-05

申请人： Kelly Ziegler

发明人： Kelly Ziegler

IPC分类号： B66C1/00

CPC分类号： B65G47/848 ,  B65G47/915

摘要： A rotary transfer apparatus, comprising a frame structure; a rotatable main shaft supported by the frame structure; a first planetary member connected to the main shaft; at least one first planetary shaft rotatably connected to the first planetary member and rotating in relation to the main shaft; a secondary body connected to each first planetary shaft; a second planetary shaft rotatably connected to each secondary body and rotating in relation to the first planetary shaft; an article transfer mechanism connected to each second planetary shaft; and an offset cam mechanism. The article transfer mechanism is adapted for picking and placing articles, and has at least one stem connected to the second planetary shaft. Each stem has a distal end whose motion defines a product path about the main shaft. The product path has at least two apexes, with one apex wherein the distal end of the stem moves in an in-line motion and another apex wherein the distal end of the stem moves in a non-identical motion. The offset cam mechanism is adapted for providing both in-line motion and non-identical motion at the apex(es) of the product path.

摘要翻译： 一种旋转传送装置，包括框架结构; 由框架结构支撑的可旋转主轴; 连接到所述主轴的第一行星构件; 至少一个第一行星轴，其可旋转地连接到所述第一行星构件并相对于所述主轴旋转; 连接到每个第一行星轴的次体; 可旋转地连接到每个次级主体并相对于第一行星轴旋转的第二行星轴; 连接到每个第二行星轴的物品传送机构; 和偏移凸轮机构。 物品传送机构适于拾取和放置物品，并且具有连接到第二行星轴的至少一个杆。 每个杆具有远端，其运动限定围绕主轴的产品路径。 产品路径具有至少两个顶点，其中一个顶点，其中杆的远端以直列运动移动，另一个顶点，其中杆的远端以不相同的运动移动。 偏移凸轮机构适于在产品路径的顶点处提供在线运动和不相同的运动。

公开(公告)号：US08458874B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-11

申请号：US12797154

申请日：2010-06-09

申请人： Kelly Ziegler

发明人： Kelly Ziegler

IPC分类号： B32B31/00 ,  B23P11/02 ,  B23P19/02 ,  B65H20/00 ,  F16H53/06 ,  B66C1/42

CPC分类号： B23P19/001 ,  B65C7/00 ,  B65H19/10 ,  B65H19/22 ,  B65H20/22 ,  B65H2701/1942 ,  Y10T29/49826 ,  Y10T29/49863 ,  Y10T29/4987 ,  Y10T29/53539 ,  Y10T29/53657 ,  Y10T74/2107 ,  Y10T156/1033

摘要： An apparatus is disclosed for applying tags with attached elastic anchor bands onto the tops of objects such as bottles in a high speed packaging application. The apparatus includes an infeed assembly for feeding a web, a conveyor assembly that receives a web and conveys it along a path in an upstream direction, a rotating selector wheel, a placement assembly, a pair of rotating jaw assemblies, a vacuum cup of the selector wheel, and stretched elastic bands over the tops of respective bottles being conveyed along a path below the placing assembly. The elastic bands then snap onto the tops of their respective bottles to secure the tags to the bottles.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在高速包装应用中将具有附接的弹性锚定带的标签应用于诸如瓶子的物体的顶部上的装置。 该装置包括用于进给幅材的进料组件，接收纸幅并沿上游方向输送纸幅的输送机组件，旋转选择轮，放置组件，一对旋转夹爪组件，真空杯 选择器轮，并且在相应瓶的顶部上的拉伸弹性带沿着放置组件下方的路径传送。 弹性带然后卡在其各自瓶子的顶部上，以将标签固定到瓶子上。

公开(公告)号：US20100306988A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-09

申请号：US12797154

申请日：2010-06-09

申请人： Kelly Ziegler

发明人： Kelly Ziegler

IPC分类号： B23P11/02 ,  B65H20/00 ,  F16H53/06 ,  B66C1/42 ,  B23P19/00 ,  B23P19/02

CPC分类号： B23P19/001 ,  B65C7/00 ,  B65H19/10 ,  B65H19/22 ,  B65H20/22 ,  B65H2701/1942 ,  Y10T29/49826 ,  Y10T29/49863 ,  Y10T29/4987 ,  Y10T29/53539 ,  Y10T29/53657 ,  Y10T74/2107 ,  Y10T156/1033

摘要： An apparatus is disclosed for applying tags with attached elastic anchor bands onto the tops of objects such as bottles in a high speed packaging application. The apparatus includes an infeed assembly for feeding a web in which multitudes of tags and bands are defined by score lines along which the tags and bands are detachable from the web. A conveyor assembly receives the web and conveys it along a path in an upstream direction. A rotating selector wheel bearing peripheral vacuum cups is disposed above the path and a rotating placing assembly is disposed below the path. The placement assembly includes an array of radially arrayed openable and closable jaw assemblies having extendable and retractable pins at their distal ends. As the web approaches the selector wheel and placing assembly, the adjacent pins of a pair of adjacent closed jaw assembles rotate up through the elastic band of each tag to capture the elastic band. A vacuum cup of the selector wheel then engages each tag and pushes down on the tag to detach it and its elastic band from the web. The detached tags are then carried around the placing assembly on the pins and, at the same time, the adjacent jaw assemblies are opened and their ends spread apart by respective cam mechanisms to spread the pins and thus stretch the elastic band. The rotating jaw assemblies then move the stretched elastic bands over the tops of respective bottles being conveyed along a path below the placing assembly and the pins are retracted by a cam mechanism to release the elastic bands. The elastic bands then snap onto the tops of their respective bottles to secure the tags to the bottles.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在高速包装应用中将具有附接的弹性锚定带的标签应用于诸如瓶子的物体的顶部上的装置。 该装置包括用于馈送网的进料组件，其中多个标签和带由标记线定义，其中标签和带可从纸幅分离。 输送机组件接收纸幅并沿着上游方向的路径传送。 具有外围真空杯的旋转选择器轮设置在路径上方，并且旋转放置组件设置在路径下方。 放置组件包括径向阵列的可开启和闭合的钳口组件的阵列，其在其远端具有可伸缩销。 当纸幅接近选择器轮和放置组件时，一对相邻的闭合颚组件的相邻销向上旋转穿过每个标签的弹性带以捕获弹性带。 然后，选择轮的真空杯接合每个标签并向下推动标签，以从纸幅上分离其弹性带。 然后将分离的标签围绕放置组件携带在销上，并且同时相邻的钳口组件被打开，并且它们的端部由相应的凸轮机构分开以扩展销并因此拉伸弹性带。 旋转的夹爪组件然后将拉伸的弹性带移动到沿着放置组件下方的路径输送的相应瓶的顶部上，并且销由凸轮机构缩回以释放弹性带。 弹性带然后卡在其各自瓶子的顶部上，以将标签固定到瓶子上。

公开(公告)号：US20130042580A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-21

申请号：US13589485

申请日：2012-08-20

申请人： Kevin T. May ,  Kelly Ziegler

发明人： Kevin T. May ,  Kelly Ziegler

IPC分类号： B65B43/12

CPC分类号： B65B17/025 ,  B65B11/004 ,  B65B11/08 ,  B65B21/24 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B43/12 ,  B65B43/126 ,  B65B49/14

摘要： An apparatus for forming a carton containing a group of articles and a method of forming a carton. The apparatus comprises an article positioning system for positioning articles into a plurality of groups of articles and moving the groups of articles along a processing path, a blank handling apparatus for conveying a plurality of carton blanks towards the plurality of groups of articles, and a folding mechanism that is downstream of the blank handling apparatus for folding a portion of the ends of each respective carton blank downwardly around the respective group of articles.

摘要翻译： 一种用于形成包含一组制品的纸箱的装置和一种形成纸箱的方法。 该装置包括物品定位系统，用于将物品定位成多组物品并沿着处理路径移动该物品组;一个坯料处理设备，用于将多个纸箱坯料朝向多组物品输送;以及折叠 在坯料处理装置的下游，用于将各个纸箱的各个端部的一部分的一部分向下折叠成围绕相应的一组物品的下游。