Feed apparatus and method for feeding blanks into container forming machines
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B31B-001/04
B31B-001/00
B65B-043/08
B65B-043/00
출원번호
US-0521942
(2006-09-15)
등록번호
US-7329218
(2008-02-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Kisch,Raymond George Montague
출원인 / 주소
Kisch,Raymond George Montague
대리인 / 주소
Ryan,Richard A.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
6인용 특허 :
18
초록▼
The feed apparatus for feeding container blanks into a container forming machine comprises a hopper at or near its first end for holding a plurality of blanks, a selecting mechanism for selecting one of the blanks, a moving mechanism to move the blanks toward the elevated second end and then the mac
The feed apparatus for feeding container blanks into a container forming machine comprises a hopper at or near its first end for holding a plurality of blanks, a selecting mechanism for selecting one of the blanks, a moving mechanism to move the blanks toward the elevated second end and then the machine and a transferring mechanism for rotating the blank from its angled direction to a substantially vertical direction for placement at the machine's receiving station. Preferably, the moving mechanism comprises a pair of parallel chains interconnected by a shaft having a gripping mechanism configured to securely grip the blank. A pivot mechanism pivots the shaft and the gripping mechanism, which is selectively opened to grip the blank below the hopper and release the blank at the machine. Laminating, folding and compressing components are provided to add adhesive, fold and then compress sections of the blank before reaching the machine.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A method for feeding a container blank into a receiving station of a container forming machine, said method comprising the steps of: a) placing a container blank into a hopper; b) removing said container blank from said hopper; c) placing said container blank in a first feed
What is claimed is: 1. A method for feeding a container blank into a receiving station of a container forming machine, said method comprising the steps of: a) placing a container blank into a hopper; b) removing said container blank from said hopper; c) placing said container blank in a first feed path; d) engaging said container blank with an engaging means attached to a pair of elongated drive members for engaging said container blank; e) moving said container blank along said first feed path; f) transferring said container blank from said first feed path to a substantially vertical second feed path; and g) moving said container blank along said second feed path to said receiving station. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said engaging means comprises at least one pusher block on each of said elongated drive members and said transferring step further comprises placing said container blank on one or more oscillating guides configured to supportably transfer said container blank from said first feed path to said second feed path, said oscillating guides attached operatively connected to a guide pivoting means for pivoting said one or more oscillating guides to substantially vertically dispose said container blank at said receiving station and operatively connected to an oscillator configured to oscillate said container blank. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said engaging means is on a shaft interconnecting said pair of drive members, said engaging means comprising a means for gripping said container blank, said gripping means configured to securely grip said container blank through said first feed path and said second feed path until said container blank is in position to be received in said receiving station. 4. The method of claim 3 further comprising a pivoting means operatively connected to said shaft for pivoting said shaft, wherein said shaft is pivotally attached to said drive members and said gripping means is fixedly attached to said shaft. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein said gripping means comprises a gripper having a first grip member and a second grip member biased together to securely grip at least a portion of said container blank, said gripping having a gripper opening means associated therewith for selectively opening said gripper to receive said portion of said container blank in said gripper and to release said container blank therefrom at said receiving station. 6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps dispensing an adhesive on said container blank, folding a side section of said container blank onto said adhesive and compressing said side section against said adhesive prior to said transferring step. 7. A feed apparatus for feeding a container blank into a receiving station of a container forming machine, said feed apparatus comprising: a receiving section at a first end of said feed apparatus, said receiving section having a hopper for holding said container blank; means for selecting said container blank from said hopper; means for moving said container blank from said receiving section towards a second end of said feed apparatus, said moving means having one or more elongated drive members and an engaging means associated with said drive members for engaging said container blank, said moving means configured to move said container blank along a first feed path to said second end of said feed apparatus and along a second feed path into said receiving station; and means at said second end of said feed apparatus for transferring said container blank from said first feed path to said second feed path. 8. The feed apparatus of claim 7, wherein said second feed path is substantially vertical. 9. The feed apparatus of claim 8, wherein said first feed path is angled upwardly from said first end to said second end of said feed apparatus. 10. The feed apparatus of claim 8, wherein second feed path is configured to vertically feed said container blank into one or more feed rollers of said container forming machine. 11. The feed apparatus of claim 7, wherein said transferring means disposes said container blank outwardly from said second end of said feed apparatus prior to lowering said container blank into said receiving station. 12. The feed apparatus of claim 7 further comprising a shaft interconnecting a pair of said drive members, said engaging means on said shaft, wherein said engaging means comprises a means for gripping said container blank, said gripping means configured to securely grip said container blank through said first feed path and said second feed path until said container blank is in position to be received in said receiving station. 13. The feed apparatus of claim 12 further comprising a pivoting means operatively connected to said gripping means for pivoting said gripping means so as to dispose said container blank in a substantially vertical position at said second end of said feed apparatus. 14. The feed apparatus of claim 13, wherein said shaft is pivotally attached to said drive members, said gripping means is fixedly attached to said shaft and said pivoting means is configured to pivot said shaft to pivot said gripping means. 15. The feed apparatus of claim 12, wherein said gripping means comprises a gripper having a first grip member and a second grip member biased together to securely grip at least a portion of said container blank, said moving means further comprising a gripper opening means for selectively opening said gripper at said first end of said feed apparatus to receive said portion of said container blank in said gripper and to release said container blank therefrom at said receiving station. 16. The feed apparatus of claim 15, wherein said shaft is pivotally attached to said drive members and said gripper is fixedly attached to said shaft, said feed apparatus further comprising a pivoting means operatively attached to said shaft for pivoting said shaft so as to pivot said gripper and dispose said container blank in a substantially vertical position at said second end of said feed apparatus. 17. The feed apparatus of claim 7 further comprising a laminating section having a means of dispensing an adhesive on said container blank, a folding section having a means of folding a side section of said container blank onto said adhesive and a compressing section having one or more compression rollers to compress said side section against said adhesive. 18. The feed apparatus of claim 17, further comprising one or more guide members configured to support said container blank through at least a portion of said first feed path, said compression roller configured to compress said container blank against at least one of said one or more guide members. 19. The feed apparatus of claim 17 further comprising one or more conveyor belts operatively attached to said compression rollers, said conveyor belts configured to move said container blank from said compression rollers to said transferring means. 20. The feed apparatus of claim 7, wherein said engaging means comprises at least one pusher block on each of said elongated drive members. 21. The feed apparatus of claim 20, wherein said transferring means comprises one or more oscillating guides configured to supportably transfer said container blank from said first feed path to said second feed path. 22. The feed apparatus of claim 21, wherein said transferring means further comprises a guide pivoting means for pivoting said one or more oscillating guides to substantially vertically dispose said container blank. 23. The feed apparatus of claim 22, wherein said transferring means comprises an oscillator attached to at least one of said one or more oscillating guides, said oscillator configured to oscillate said container blank. 24. A feed apparatus for feeding a container blank into a receiving station of a container forming machine, said feed apparatus comprising: a receiving section at a first end of said feed apparatus, said receiving section having a hopper for holding said container blank; means for selecting said container blank from said hopper; means for moving said container blank from said receiving section towards a second end of said feed apparatus, said moving means having a pair of elongated drive members, a shaft interconnecting said pair of drive members and a gripping means on said shaft for securely gripping said container blank, said moving means configured to move said container blank along a first feed path to said second end of said feed apparatus and along a second feed path into said receiving station, said second feed path being substantially vertical to vertically feed said container blank into said receiving station; and means at said second end of said feed apparatus for transferring said container blank from said first feed path to said second feed path. 25. The feed apparatus of claim 24 further comprising a pivoting means operatively connected to said shaft for pivoting said gripping means so as to dispose said container blank in a substantially vertical position at said second end of said feed apparatus, wherein said shaft is pivotally attached to said drive members and said gripping means is fixedly attached to said shaft. 26. The feed apparatus of claim 25, wherein said gripping means comprises a gripper having a first grip member and a second grip member biased together to securely grip at least a portion of said container blank, said moving means further comprising a gripper opening means for selectively opening said gripper at said first end of said feed apparatus to receive said portion of said container blank in said gripper and to release said container blank therefrom at said receiving station. 27. The feed apparatus of claim 24 further comprising a laminating section having a means of dispensing an adhesive on said container blank, a folding section having a means of folding a side section of said container blank onto said adhesive and a compressing section having one or more compression rollers to compress said side section against said adhesive.
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