Package making – Methods – Group forming of contents into a unit
Patent
1993-02-17
1994-08-09
Coan, James F.
Package making
Methods
Group forming of contents into a unit
53247, 53258, 53260, 53539, 53543, B65B 508, B65B 2104, B65B 2118
Patent
active
053354826
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for continuously loading containers into cartons in oriented two row arrays is provided. A supply delivers the containers individually to a depositing device for individually receiving respective containers. The depositing device is then moved to individually deposit the containers delivered thereto in a first collection device for collecting the containers in rows and columns corresponding to the array. The first collection device includes a matrix of dedicated channels similar to the array into which channels the depositing device deposits the containers in a sequential manner whereby the matrix is repeatedly filled with the containers row by row. Individually and alternately after each associated row of the matrix is filled, each row of containers in the first collection device is next delivered to a second collection device for collecting the containers in separated rows. The second collection device includes a respective bay for each respective row of the array of containers. After collecting the containers in two separated rows in the second collection device, and after presenting a carton adjacent the second collection device, the two separated rows of containers in the two bays of the second collection device are fed as the array into the presented carton. All of the containers in the rows in the second collection means are positively fed into the adjacent carton with a positive feed device which also serves to eliminate partially or unfilled containers from the array.
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Kinigakis Panagiotis
McGovern John J.
McGovern William A.
Coan James F.
Kraft General Foods Inc.
Marcoux Thomas A.
Savoie Thomas R.
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