Automated utensil packaging system

Details Automated utensil packaging system Automated utensil packaging system

1991-09-26

1993-08-24

Coan, James F.

Package making

Methods

Group forming of contents into a unit

53238, 53142, 53474, 53493, B65B 510, B65B 2500, B07B 1305

Patent

active

052378012

ABSTRACT:
An automated apparatus and method for identifying, picking up, placing and packaging a plurality of different packaging a plurality of different types of items such as utensils. Utensils are deposited onto a conveyor belt system that separates clusters of utensils and transports them to an identification site where a vision system identifies them by type, location and orientation and to a pick-up site where they are selectively picked up and placed in a collection pan to form a desired utensil set. When the collection pan has a desired utensil set, it is emptied into a placement bucket on a movable bucket conveyor which transports the set to an automatic bagging machine. The set may be supplemented with napkins dispensed from an automated napkin dispenser or other with other items from other machines operatively connected to the system.

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