Apparatus for rapidly expanding and folding cardboard boxes
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B31B-001/80
B31B-001/74
출원번호
US-0599315
(2006-11-15)
등록번호
US-7390291
(2008-06-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Chiu Chen,Tuan Mei
출원인 / 주소
Tien Heng Machinery Co., Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Rosenberg, Klein & Lee
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
2인용 특허 :
13
초록▼
feeding mechanism, an expanding mechanism, a folding mechanism for folding front and rear parts of a bottom of a cardboard box, a folding mechanism for folding left and right parts of a bottom of a cardboard box, and a conveying mechanism; the feeding mechanism has a holding space, in which flattene
feeding mechanism, an expanding mechanism, a folding mechanism for folding front and rear parts of a bottom of a cardboard box, a folding mechanism for folding left and right parts of a bottom of a cardboard box, and a conveying mechanism; the feeding mechanism has a holding space, in which flattened boxes are received; the expanding mechanism includes a horizontally moving member, an expanding arm pivoted to the horizontally moving member, and several suction elements; a cardboard box will be expanded when the horizontally moving member moves with the suction elements applying suction on the box to fix the box thereto, and with the expanding arm pivoting 90 degrees; after a cardboard box has been expanded, the folding mechanisms function one after the other to fold front and rear parts and left and right parts of a bottom of the box.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for rapidly expanding and folding cardboard boxes, comprising (a) a bed, (b) a feeding mechanism, the feeding mechanism being disposed on one side of the bed, the feeding mechanism holding cardboard boxes, each of which includes four wall portions, and a bottom i
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for rapidly expanding and folding cardboard boxes, comprising (a) a bed, (b) a feeding mechanism, the feeding mechanism being disposed on one side of the bed, the feeding mechanism holding cardboard boxes, each of which includes four wall portions, and a bottom including four parts; (c) a box expanding mechanism, the box expanding mechanism including: a horizontal rail, a horizontally moving seat fitted on the horizontal rail in a linearly displaceable manner, a box expanding arm, the box expanding arm being pivoted to the horizontally moving seat, and a plurality of suction elements, the suction elements being fitted to the horizontally moving seat and the box expanding arm, the plurality of suction elements applying suction force on the cardboard boxes; (d) a first folding mechanism folding the front and rear parts of the bottom of the cardboard box, the first folding mechanism including the front and rear folding arms, the first folding mechanism folding the front and rear parts of the bottom of the cardboard box respectively, the pair of suction elements contact on the side of the cardboard box in the vertical direction, the pair of suction elements contact on the top of the cardboard box in the horizontal direction, the horizontally moving seat and the box expanding arm both have suction elements and the horizontally moving seat is pivoted with the box expanding arm, after the suction elements of the horizontally moving seat and the box expanding arm suck the cardboard box body, the box expanding arm rotates at a predetermined angle to expand one side of the cardboard box body; (e) a second folding mechanism folding left and right parts of the bottom of the box, the second folding mechanism including: an up and down moving member, an up and down moving assembly being interposed between the bed and the up and down moving member for making the up and down moving member move up and down relative to the bed; two arm holders, the arm holders being each connected to an opening and closing device so as to be movable left and right on the up and down moving member; and two clamping arms, the clamping arms being each connected to a rotary member, the rotary member is used for causing rotational motion of the clamping arm in relation to the arm holders; the left and right parts of the bottom of the box being moved to be received in the clamping arms when the up and down moving member is moving up and down, and the opening and closing device is moving; the clamping arms being positioned to cause left and right parts of the bottom of the box to fold when the clamping arms are rotating after the left and the right parts have been received in the clamping arms; and (f) a conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism including: a pushing unit pushing an expanded and folded cardboard box to one side, and a plurality of conveying belts moving an expanded and folded cardboard box to a rear after the pushing unit has pushed the cardboard box. 2. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the up and down moving member has an extension portion, which has a curved guide rail, and the box expanding arm has two guide bars on one side thereof, which are fitted in the curved guide rail, and a pushing member is pivoted at one end thereof to the box expanding arm, and connected at other end to the horizontally moving seat; when the pushing member is lengthening and shortening, the box expanding arm being moved along the curved guide rail, and rotate relative to the extension portion of the horizontally moving seat. 3. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the suction elements includes a suction cap, and a pipe for removing air through, and at least one pair of said suction elements are securely fitted to the box expanding arm and the extension portion of the horizontally moving seat respectively, and at least one pair of said suction elements are respectively fitted to the box expanding arm and the extension portion in a movable manner so as to be adjustable in position. 4. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the first folding mechanism further includes front and rear upright post parts, and first and second telescopic moving elements; the front and the rear folding arms being pivoted to the front and the rear upright post parts respectively; the first telescopic moving element being pivoted to the front folding arm at one end, and the front upright post part at other end; the second telescopic moving element being pivoted to the rear folding arm at one end, and the rear upright post part at other end; the front and the rear folding arms being positioned to pivot relative to the front and the rear upright post parts respectively when the telescopic moving elements are lengthening and shortening. 5. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein the rear upright post part is securely joined to an adjustment assembly, which includes a sliding member, an adjusting rod, two guide rods, and a rotating rod; the rear upright post part being secured to the sliding member at a lower end; the adjusting rod being passed through and threadedly engaged with the sliding member; the guide rods being positioned on two sides of the adjusting rod and passed through the sliding member; the rotating rod being connected to one end of the adjusting rod so that the rear upright post part will be linearly displaced to adjust position when the rotating rod is rotated. 6. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the up and down moving assembly includes a telescopic driving member, a bent arm, and a short connecting rod; the telescopic driving member being connected at one end thereof to the bed, and pivoted at other end thereof to a first end of the bent arm; the bent arm being pivoted to the bed at a middle portion thereof; the short connecting rod being pivoted at one end thereof to other end of the bent arm, and pivoted at other end thereof to the up and down moving member; thus, the up and down moving member will be moved up and down when the telescopic driving member is lengthening and shortening. 7. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the opening and closing devices includes at least one rail, a threaded rod, and a transmission module; the arm holders being fitted to respective ones of the rails in a linearly displaceable manner so as to be slideable on the up and down moving member; both of the threaded rods being passed through respective ones of the arm holders with their threads being in opposite directions; the transmission modules being connected to first ends of the threaded rods respectively; when motion is passed on to the threaded rods through the transmission modules, the threaded rods being moved to turn so as to make the arm holders move synchronously in either a same direction or opposite ones. 8. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein each of the transmission modules: a first connecting rod; the first connecting rod being pivoted at one end thereof to said first end of a corresponding threaded rod; a second connecting rod; the first connecting rod being pivoted at other end thereof to one end of the second connecting rod; a first transmission belt; a second transmission belt; a transmission axle; the transmission axle being connected to the bed in a rotary manner; the second connecting rod being pivoted at other end thereof to the transmission axle; and a connecting axle with first and second turning wheels thereon; the connecting axle being disposed at a pivotal joint between the first and the second connecting rods; the first transmission belt being passed over the threaded rod, and passed over the first turning wheel of the connecting axle; the second transmission belt being passed over the second turning wheel of the connecting axle, and passed over the transmission axle; when the transmission axles are rotated, motion being positioned to pass on so as to cause rotational motion of the threaded rods through the first transmission belts, the connecting axles, and the second transmission belts. 9. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the rotary members includes an eccentric rod, and a telescopic control element; each of the eccentric rods being fixedly joined to a respective one of the clamping arms at one end thereof, and pivoted at other end thereof to one end of a respective telescopic control element; the telescopic control elements each being connected to the bed at other end thereof; when the telescopic control elements are lengthening and shortening, motion will be passed on through the eccentric rods so as to make the clamping arms rotate. 10. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the pushing unit of the conveying mechanism has a rod shape, and is fitted at one end thereof to the bed in a movable manner moving an expanded and folded cardboard box. 11. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the conveying mechanism further includes: two bearing portions for propping folded left and right parts of a bottom of a cardboard box, and a propping element for propping folded front and rear parts of a bottom of a box. 12. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein the propping element includes an upright plate part, and a bottom plate part perpendicular to the upright plate part; in use, the upright plate part passing through an aperture between folded left and right parts of a bottom of a cardboard box so as to prop folded front and rear parts of the bottom of the box. 13. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 1 further having a tape applying device on a lateral side of one of the conveying belts; the tape applying device being positioned to apply a tape on folded left and right parts of a bottom of a cardboard box when the box is being moved through it, thus sealing the aperture between the folded left and right parts. 14. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the rotary members includes: left and right connecting rod assemblies, the left and the right connecting rod assemblies being pivoted at first ends thereof to the arm holders so as to move left and right, and up and down together with the arm holders; the left and the right connecting rod assemblies being pivoted to the bed at other ends thereof; a left transmission assembly connected at a first end thereof to one of the clamping arms; a right transmission assembly connected at a first end thereof to other one of the clamping arms; the left and the right transmission assemblies being connected together at second ends thereof; a plurality of transmission wheels, the transmission wheels being fitted to the left and the right connecting rod assemblies; the left and the right transmission assemblies being connected to the transmission wheels so as to be supported on the left and the right connecting rod assemblies respectively; and a rotary driving element, the left and the right transmission assemblies being connected to the rotary driving element at the second ends thereof such that the left and the right transmission assemblies will be driven to rotate so as to cause rotational motion of a corresponding clamping arm by means of the rotary driving element. 15. The cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus as recited in claim 14, wherein each of the rotary driving elements includes a telescopic driving unit, and a little connecting rod; the telescopic driving unit being pivoted at one end thereof to a first end of the little connecting rod; the little connecting rod being connected at other end thereof to one of the left and the right transmission assemblies; thus, when the telescopic driving unit is lengthening and shortening, it will make the little connecting rod swing, and drive the left and the right transmission assemblies so as to rotate a corresponding clamping arm.
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