Yieldable platform for food wrapping machine

Details Yieldable platform for food wrapping machine Yieldable platform for food wrapping machine

1983-06-30

1985-06-11

Spruill, Robert L.

Package making

Wrapping machines

Cover-wiping passage or pocket for initial wrap

53222, 53226, 53230, B65B 1126, B65B 4908

Patent

active

045220131

ABSTRACT:
A food wrapping apparatus (10) includes a conveyor (12) for passing unwrapped food product (24) to an elevator platform (14). The elevator platform (14) has a plurality of tucking fingers (16) disposed thereon to provide a yieldable platform. When the food product (24) is disposed on the top of the tucking fingers (16), the elevator platform (14) raises the food product (24) upwards into a layer of wrapping material (18). Tucking arms (36) and (38) are operable to pass under the food product (24) disposed on the top of the tucking fingers (16) and pull the wrapping material (18) therearound. The tucking fingers (16) rotate on longitudinal rods (28) to allow the tucking arms (36) and (38) to pass thereover without disturbing the food product (24). Each of the tucking fingers (16) has a tapered leading end (66) and a tapered trailing end (64). The tapered leading end (66) is designed to mesh with the tapered trailing end (64) of an adjacent one of the fingers (16). The tapered ends allow the meshing of two fingers (16) to occur without binding and without breakage.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2125024 (1938-07-01), Houpt
patent: 3662513 (1972-05-01), Fabbri
patent: 4137691 (1979-12-01), Takahashi
patent: 4388796 (1983-06-01), Zelnick

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