公开(公告)号：US4154331A

公开(公告)日：1979-05-15

申请号：US837008

申请日：1977-09-27

申请人： Robert H. Graham

发明人： Robert H. Graham

IPC分类号： B65B21/04 ,  B65G47/28 ,  B65G47/26

CPC分类号： B65G47/28 ,  B65B21/04

摘要： An apparatus for indexing groups of identical containers into patterns in which the component containers are spaced from one another for the purpose of receiving container separating partitions. The containers include bottom edges that define open spaces when the containers are held in a closed group with adjacent containers touching one another. Tapered lugs of the apparatus are urged inwardly between the containers to separate and index them into partition receiving patterns. This is accomplished by longitudinal conveyor assemblies as the partitions are moved to a partition receiving station. The containers are held in the partition receiving pattern by the tapered lugs which remain in position between the containers until after a partition is placed between the containers of the pattern. The tapered lugs are slotted to receive portions of the partitions.

摘要翻译： 用于将相同容器的组索引到其中组件容器彼此间隔开的模式的装置，用于接收容器分隔隔板。 容器包括当容器被保持在相邻容器相互接触的闭合组中时限定开放空间的底部边缘。 装置的锥形凸耳在容器之间被向内推动以将它们分离并分配成分区接收模式。 这是通过纵向输送机组件实现的，因为分隔件移动到分区接收站。 容器通过保持在容器之间的位置的锥形凸耳保持在隔板接收图案中，直到分隔件被放置在图案的容器之间。 锥形凸耳开槽以接纳分隔部分。

公开(公告)号：US3994398A

公开(公告)日：1976-11-30

申请号：US559782

申请日：1975-03-19

申请人： Robert H. Graham

发明人： Robert H. Graham

IPC分类号： B65D71/00 ,  B65D71/36 ,  B65D65/12 ,  B65D75/08 ,  B65D85/30

CPC分类号： B65D71/36 ,  B65D2571/00141 ,  B65D2571/0066 ,  B65D2571/00728 ,  B65D2571/00814 ,  B65D2571/00839

摘要： A carton for a group of capped bottles having sloping upper necks and cylindrical lower portions. The carton is formed from a single molded blank. It includes a rectangular top panel having an inner area slightly less than the composite area of the grouped bottles across their caps. Sloping side and end walls lead downwardly from the top panel to engage shoulders of the bottles at intermediate locations along their height in a horizontal plane. The carton area across this intermediate plane is slightly less than the composite area of the lower portions of the grouped bottles. The carton is applied over the grouped bottles, initially spreading the lower bottle ends because of the restricted area within which the caps are confined. As the carton is closed, the lower bottle portions are pressed slightly toward one another. The yieldability of the carton material at its corner area assures production of a tight package without interior partitions for safe shipping of bottles.

摘要翻译： 用于一组具有倾斜上颈部和圆柱形下部的封盖瓶的纸箱。 纸箱由单个模制坯料形成。 它包括一个矩形顶板，其内部区域略小于分组的瓶子在其盖上的复合区域。 倾斜的侧壁和端壁从顶板向下引导，以便在水平面上沿其高度的中间位置接合瓶子的肩部。 穿过该中间平面的纸箱区域略小于分组瓶子下部的复合面积。 将纸箱应用在分组的瓶子上，由于盖子被限制在其中的限制区域，因此最初扩展了下端瓶。 当纸箱关闭时，下部瓶子部分被相互稍微地按压。 纸箱材料在其角落区域的成品率确保生产紧凑的包装，而不需要内部隔板来安全运输瓶子。

公开(公告)号：US4213526A

公开(公告)日：1980-07-22

申请号：US918086

申请日：1978-06-22

申请人： Robert H. Graham ,  Barry D. Campbell

发明人： Robert H. Graham ,  Barry D. Campbell

IPC分类号： B65G47/84 ,  B65G47/24

CPC分类号： B65G47/846

摘要： An apparatus for unscrambling and erecting a plurality of non-vertical bottles includes a rotatable toothed cam wheel onto which bottles are dropped in an untimed sequence from a first conveyor table. The bottles are then conveyed by the rotatable toothed cam wheel in an erected condition to a second conveying table, with the alternate teeth of the toothed cam wheel simultaneously and directly urging the erected bottles from their stalls.

摘要翻译： 用于对多个非垂直瓶进行解扰和竖立的装置包括可旋转的齿形凸轮，瓶子以第一输送台的未定序列从其上落下。 然后将瓶子由可旋转的有齿的凸轮转动，以直立的状态传送到第二输送台，同时带齿的凸轮的交替齿同时直接地将竖起的瓶子从其档位推动。

公开(公告)号：US4131058A

公开(公告)日：1978-12-26

申请号：US839884

申请日：1977-10-06

申请人： Robert H. Graham

发明人： Robert H. Graham

IPC分类号： B65B7/20 ,  B31B1/26

CPC分类号： B65B7/20

摘要： A mechanism for folding end tabs over and against the end walls of a partially completed carton. The mechanism is designed to handle cartons of two different lengths fed at random through the machine. It includes kicker elements to inwardly compress the carton and its contents so as to assure proper final carton formation when the end tabs are sealed. The end tabs are folded and sealed while the carton moves continuously along a longitudinal path. They are folded by transverse folding elements mounted across the working flight of an upper conveyor assembly along the carton path. Each tab is folded and sealed against the respective carton end walls as the carton progresses between the infeed and discharge ends of the conveyor assembly. Selected folding elements are activated dependent upon the length of a particular carton being handled.

摘要翻译： 用于将端部突片折叠在部分完成的纸箱的端壁上并抵靠其的端壁的机构。 该机构设计用于处理通过机器随机馈送的两种不同长度的纸箱。 它包括用于向内压缩纸箱及其内容物的起泡元件，以便当端部突片被密封时确保正确的最终纸板箱形成。 端部突片被折叠和密封，同时纸板箱沿纵向路径连续移动。 它们通过横向折叠元件折叠，横向折叠元件沿着纸箱路径跨过上部输送机组件的工作飞行。 当纸板箱在输送机组件的进料和排出端之间进行时，每个凸片被折叠并密封在相应的纸箱端壁上。 选定的折叠元件根据被处理的特定纸箱的长度而被激活。

公开(公告)号：US4179866A

公开(公告)日：1979-12-25

申请号：US892664

申请日：1978-04-03

申请人： Robert H. Graham ,  Jerald R. McBride

发明人： Robert H. Graham ,  Jerald R. McBride

IPC分类号： B65B5/06 ,  B65B49/08 ,  B65B43/39

CPC分类号： B65B5/06 ,  B65B49/08

摘要： A case packer for placement of loads through the bottom of a carton so as to accommodate loads of a type which cannot be dropped or placed into a carton from above or from the side. The apparatus includes a support plate mechanism mounted for elevational movement and supplied with individual case loads by a case conveyor. The cases themselves are delivered sequentially to a case packing station by a case conveyor. The plate mechanism is movable upwardly to locate the load within the downwardly open case. Flap engaging elements then fold opposed flaps beneath the plate mechanism and provide elevational support to the case and load within it. Plate shift means spreads the plate mechanism laterally from a position located between the load and the folded flaps to a position clear of the flaps. The plate mechanism can then be sequentially moved downward to clear the case before it moves outward from the case packing station.

摘要翻译： 用于通过纸箱的底部放置负载以便容纳不能从上方或从侧面掉落或放置在纸板箱中的类型的负载的箱包装机。 该装置包括安装成用于升降运动的支撑板机构，并通过箱式输送机提供单独的壳体负载。 箱子本身通过箱式输送机顺序地送到包装站。 板机构可向上移动以将负载定位在向下打开的情况下。 然后，襟翼接合元件将相对的翼片折叠在板机构下方，并为其内的壳体和负载提供垂直支撑。 板移动装置将板机构从位于负载和折叠襟翼之间的位置横向扩展到没有襟翼的位置。 然后可以将板机构顺序地向下移动以在壳体从盒式包装站向外移动之前将其清除。

公开(公告)号：US4174658A

公开(公告)日：1979-11-20

申请号：US875230

申请日：1978-02-06

申请人： Robert H. Graham

发明人： Robert H. Graham

IPC分类号： B31B50/46 ,  B31B3/26

CPC分类号： B31B1/00 ,  B31B2201/2666 ,  Y10S493/906

摘要： An improvement in a carton forming mechanism of the type wherein a mandrel is reciprocated through a die assembly to fold the side walls and tabs of an upwardly open carton assembly having perpendicular pairs of side walls. It is designed specifically for carton blanks having protruding tabs at the ends of both pairs of side walls, so that each side wall is overlapped by a bent tab when the carton is completed. The folding mechanism includes two opposed pairs of folding irons mounted about parallel spaced pivot axes. Each folding iron has an arcuate surface to fold a first carton wall relative to the bottom carton wall. It also includes a radial extension at the outermost edge of the arcuate surface for folding a first tab relative to the first wall. Radial spacing is provided on each folding iron between the arcuate surface and the shaft mounting it. This spacing is sufficient to permit second tabs at the ends of second side walls of the carton perpendicular to the folded first side walls to pass between the pivot shafts without interference. A pair of pressure rollers are rotatably mounted about parallel axes perpendicular to the pivot axes and at an elevation below that of the folding irons, whereby the second carton side walls are folded along their score lines common to the bottom carton wall as each blank is forced between the rollers by reciprocation of the mandrel. In the resulting partially-folded carton condition, the second tabs remain extended for subsequent completion of the carton.

摘要翻译： 这种类型的纸箱形成机构的改进，其中心轴通过模具组件往复运动以折叠具有垂直成对侧壁的向上开放的纸箱组件的侧壁和突片。 它专门设计用于在两对侧壁的端部具有突出突片的纸箱坯件，使得当纸箱完成时，每个侧壁与弯曲的突出部分重叠。 折叠机构包括安装在平行间隔开的​​枢转轴上的两对相对的折叠铁。 每个折叠铁具有弓形表面，以相对于底部纸箱壁折叠第一纸箱壁。 它还包括在弓形表面的最外边缘处的径向延伸部，用于相对于第一壁折叠第一突出部。 在弧形表面和安装它的轴之间的每个折叠铁上提供径向间距。 该间隔足以允许垂直于折叠的第一侧壁的纸板箱的第二侧壁的端部处的第二突片在枢轴之间通过而不受干扰。 一对压力辊绕垂直于枢转轴线的平行轴线可旋转地安装并且在高于折叠熨斗的高度处的高度处，由此当每个坯件被迫时，第二纸箱侧壁沿着底部纸箱壁共同的刻痕线折叠 通过心轴的往复运动。 在由此产生的部分折叠的纸箱状态下，第二标签保持延伸以随后完成纸箱。

公开(公告)号：US4055110A

公开(公告)日：1977-10-25

申请号：US690159

申请日：1976-05-26

申请人： Robert H. Graham

发明人： Robert H. Graham

IPC分类号： B31B1/36 ,  B31B1/52 ,  B31B3/44 ,  B31B5/36 ,  F01B19/00

CPC分类号： B31B1/00 ,  B31B2201/027 ,  B31B2201/2637 ,  B31B2201/2654 ,  B31B2201/267

摘要： A mechanism for automatically forming and laminating flaps of individual carton blanks as the blanks are moved along a prescribed longitudinal path. The mechanism includes a hopper for supplying individual carton blanks to a conveyor that leads along the prescribed path away from the hopper. A vacuum head is movably located below the hopper to remove successive blanks therefrom. The suction head moves the individual blanks downwardly into engagement with the conveyor. Lugs on the conveyor move the successive carton blanks along the path toward a flap folding mechanism. The flaps are folded over onto the carton blank in two separate steps. Firstly, the flaps are folded upwardly to a substantially 90 degree orientation with the remainder of the blank. This is done by a pair of pivoted arms on opposite sides of the conveyor. As the carton blank continues to move along the conveyor, the upwardly folded flaps are engaged and folded on downwardly into engagement with the remainder of the blank. Pressure rollers are provided at a discharge end of the conveyor to firmly press the folded flaps against the blank bodies. The rollers are driven at a speed greater than the operational speed of the conveyor so as to pull the blanks from engagement with the conveyor lugs and direct them to a carton forming station. The complete flap laminating operation is performed as the cartons move along the path toward a carton forming station.

摘要翻译： 当坯料沿着规定的纵向路径移动时，用于自动形成和层压各个纸板坯料的折片的机构。 该机构包括用于将单独的纸板坯料供应到沿着规定路径远离料斗的输送机的料斗。 真空头可移动地位于料斗下方以从中除去连续的坯料。 吸头将各个坯料向下移动，与输送机接合。 输送带上的凸起将沿着路径的连续纸板坯沿着折叠折叠机构移动。 襟翼在两个单独的步骤中折叠在纸箱上。 首先，襟翼向上折叠到与坯件的其余部分大致90度的取向。 这通过在输送机的相对侧上的一对枢转臂完成。 当纸板箱坯料沿着输送机继续移动时，向上折叠的折片接合并向下折叠成与坯件的其余部分接合。 压力辊设置在输送机的排放端，以将折叠的折板牢固地压靠在坯体上。 辊子以大于输送机的操作速度的速度被驱动，以便拉动坯件与输送机凸耳的接合并将它们引导到纸箱形成站。 当纸箱沿着朝向纸板箱成型站的路径移动时，执行完整的折页层压操作。

公开(公告)号：US4015516A

公开(公告)日：1977-04-05

申请号：US657844

申请日：1976-02-13

申请人： Robert H. Graham

发明人： Robert H. Graham

IPC分类号： B31B1/06 ,  B31B11/00 ,  B31B7/00

CPC分类号： B31B1/00 ,  B31B2201/0264 ,  B31B2217/103

摘要： An apparatus for inserting a plug pad into a recess formed between opposed bottom flaps of a semirigid folded carton. The pad inserting apparatus is designed to be utilized in conjunction with a carton forming machine. It can be integral with the forming machine or separate from it. It includes a magazine for receiving and supporting a horizontal stack of plug pads. A biasing assembly is utilized to force the stack toward a magazine discharge end. Adjacent the discharge end is a pad stripping mechanism. It operates to take pads one at a time from the magazine and move them to a remote mandrel loading station to be received by a movable mandrel. The pads toward the inside end of the stack are elevationally offset by an inclined surface as they are indexed toward the pad stripping mechanism. The stripping mechanism further includes a positioning feature whereby the end pad is first moved laterally of the remainder of the stack to a preselected position before being shifted to the loading station. This is done as the pad previously located at the inside end of the stack is moved to the mandrel loading station. The mandrel is operated to move the successive pads into the open end of a waiting container. A pad ejecting mechanism is included on the mandrel that is responsive to engagement of the mandrel with a carton bottom to force a pad forwardly into the recess between flaps along the carton bottom.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将插头垫插入形成在半刚性折叠纸箱的相对的底板之间的凹部中的装置。 衬垫插入装置被设计成与纸箱成型机结合使用。 它可以与成型机一体或与之分离。 它包括一个用于接收和支持水平堆叠的插头垫的杂志。 利用偏置组件来迫使堆叠朝向料仓排出端。 排放端附近是垫剥离机构。 它可以从杂志一次一个地接收一个垫片，并将它们移动到远程心轴装载站，以便由可移动的心轴接收。 朝向垫剥离机构的索引处，朝向堆叠的内端的垫朝向偏斜倾斜的表面。 剥离机构还包括一个定位特征，其中端部垫首先在堆叠的其余部分横向移动到预定位置，然后转移到装载站。 这是因为先前位于堆叠的内侧的垫移动到心轴装载站。 操作心轴以将连续的垫移动到等待容器的开口端。 在心轴上包括一个衬垫排出机构，其响应于心轴与纸箱底部的接合，以将衬垫向前推入沿纸板箱底部的襟翼之间的凹槽中。

公开(公告)号：US4010593A

公开(公告)日：1977-03-08

申请号：US697857

申请日：1976-06-21

申请人： Robert H. Graham

发明人： Robert H. Graham

IPC分类号： B65B21/24 ,  B65D71/00 ,  B65D71/36 ,  B65B21/14 ,  B65B21/22

CPC分类号： B65D71/36 ,  B65B21/24 ,  B65D2571/00141 ,  B65D2571/0066 ,  B65D2571/00728 ,  B65D2571/00814 ,  B65D2571/00839

摘要： The method utilizes a carton for a group of capped bottles each having a sloping upper neck and a cylindrical lower portion. The carton is formed from a single molded blank. It includes a rectangular top panel having an inner area slightly less than the composite area of the grouped bottles across their caps. Sloping side and end walls lead downwardly from the top panel to engage shoulders of the bottles at intermediate locations along their height. The carton area across this intermediate plane is slightly less than the composite area of the lower portions of the grouped bottles. As the carton is applied over the grouped bottles, the lower ends of the bottles are initially spread because of the restricted area within which the caps are confined at the top of the carton. As the carton is wrapped about the lower portions of the bottles, they are pressed tightly toward one another and returned to parallel upright positions. The carton material is yieldable or compressible to assure production of a tight package without the need for interior partitions.

摘要翻译： 该方法使用一盒装有瓶盖的瓶子，每个瓶盖具有倾斜的上颈部和圆柱形的下部。 纸箱由单个模制坯料形成。 它包括一个矩形顶板，其内部区域略小于分组的瓶子在其盖上的复合区域。 倾斜的侧壁和端壁从顶板向下引导，以沿着它们的高度在中间位置处接合瓶的肩部。 穿过该中间平面的纸箱区域略小于分组瓶子下部的复合面积。 当将纸箱应用于分组的瓶子时，瓶子的下端最初是由于盖子被限制在纸箱顶部的限制区域而扩展的。 当纸箱被包裹在瓶的下部周围时，它们彼此紧紧地压紧并返回到平行的直立位置。 纸箱材料是可屈服的或可压缩的，以确保生产紧密的包装而不需要内部隔板。

公开(公告)号：US3982662A

公开(公告)日：1976-09-28

申请号：US632501

申请日：1975-11-17

申请人： Robert H. Graham

发明人： Robert H. Graham

IPC分类号： G07F11/16

CPC分类号： G07F11/16

摘要： An escapement mechanism for successively releasing rectangular groups of articles from an upright stack. The articles are of the type having reduced top ends and enlarged bottom ends. The articles are held within an upright hopper that guides the stack gravitationally toward the escapement mechanism. Successive groups of articles are engaged by a first stop mechanism at a first elevation and are lowered thereby to a second elevation. A retractable support is located at the second elevation to receive and support the successive groups of articles. While articles are resting upon the retractable support, the stop means is moved upwardly again to engage the bottom sides of the next successive group of articles and lift them upwardly from engagement with the top ends of the article group presently supported on the retractable support. Once to successive groups become disengaged from one another, the support is retracted to allow one group to fall gravitationally to a transfer mechanism. The stop mechanism is then again operated to gradually lower the next successive group of articles toward engagement on the retractable support.

摘要翻译： 用于从直立堆叠连续释放矩形物品组的擒纵机构。 这些制品是具有减小的顶端和扩大的底端的类型。 物品保持在竖直的料斗中，该料斗将重力引导堆垛朝向擒纵机构。 连续的物品组在第一高度处通过第一止动机构接合，并且由此降低到第二高度。 可伸缩的支撑位于第二高度处以接收和支撑连续的物品组。 当物品搁置在可伸缩的支撑件上时，止动装置再次向上移动以接合下一个连续的一组物品的底侧，并将其从当前支撑在可伸缩支撑件上的物品组的顶端向上提升。 一旦连续的组变得彼此脱离，则支撑件被缩回以允许一组重力地下降到传送机构。 然后再次操作停止机构以逐渐降低下一个连续的一组物品以朝向可伸缩支撑件上的接合。