Methods and machine for forming a shipping and display container from a blank assembly using a pre-fold mandrel section
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B31B-003/28
B31B-003/60
B31B-050/60
B31B-050/28
B31B-050/52
B31B-050/62
B31B-050/81
B31B-100/00
B31B-050/07
B31B-050/06
B31B-120/10
출원번호
US-0033153
(2013-09-20)
등록번호
US-9878512
(2018-01-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Graham, Thomas D.
Aganovic, Amer
D'Alesio, Claudio
출원인 / 주소
WestRock Shared Services, LLC
대리인 / 주소
WestRock IP Legal
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A machine for forming a container from a blank assembly including a tray blank and lid blank includes a frame, a mandrel assembly mounted to the frame, a pre-folding assembly, and a glue panel presser assembly. The mandrel assembly includes a first mandrel and a second mandrel positioned downstream
A machine for forming a container from a blank assembly including a tray blank and lid blank includes a frame, a mandrel assembly mounted to the frame, a pre-folding assembly, and a glue panel presser assembly. The mandrel assembly includes a first mandrel and a second mandrel positioned downstream from the first mandrel. The first mandrel has an external shape complementary to an internal shape of at least a first portion of the container, and the second mandrel has an external shape complementary to an internal shape of at least a second portion of the container. The pre-folding assembly is configured to fold a first portion of the blank assembly around the first mandrel to form a partially formed container. The glue panel presser assembly includes a first presser plate configured to form a first manufacturer joint, and a second presser plate configured to form a second manufacturer joint.
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1. A machine for forming a container from a blank assembly including a tray blank coupled to a lid blank, the tray blank providing a tray portion of the container, the lid blank providing a lid portion of the container, the machine having an upstream end at which the blank assembly is loaded and a d
1. A machine for forming a container from a blank assembly including a tray blank coupled to a lid blank, the tray blank providing a tray portion of the container, the lid blank providing a lid portion of the container, the machine having an upstream end at which the blank assembly is loaded and a downstream end at which the container is discharged, said machine comprising: a frame;a mandrel assembly mounted to the frame, the mandrel assembly comprising:a first mandrel having an external shape similar to an internal shape of at least a first portion of the container; anda second mandrel positioned downstream from the first mandrel, the second mandrel having an external shape similar to an internal shape of at least a second portion of the container;a pre-folding assembly that folds a first portion of the blank assembly around the first mandrel to form a partially formed container, the first portion of the blank assembly corresponding to the first portion of the container, the first portion of the blank assembly comprising a first planar panel and a plurality of additional planar panels, wherein the first mandrel is configured to contact the first panel before the second mandrel contacts the first panel, the pre-folding assembly being configured so that, during folding of the first portion of the blank assembly around the first mandrel, the first panel is maintained unrotated and none of the plurality of additional planar panels rotates more than 90 degrees relative to the first panel of the blank assembly; anda glue panel presser assembly comprising a first presser plate and a second presser plate, the first presser plate that forms a first manufacturer joint along the lid portion of the container, and the second presser plate that forms a second manufacturer joint along the tray portion of the container. 2. A machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein the glue panel presser assembly further comprises: a first actuator operatively coupled to the first presser plate; and a second actuator operatively coupled to the second presser plate, the second actuator moveable by the first actuator such that actuation of the first actuator displaces the second actuator and the second presser plate. 3. A machine in accordance with claim 2, wherein the tray blank includes a plurality of tray side panels, the lid blank includes a plurality of lid side panels, the first actuator causes the first presser plate to couple a first lid side panel to a second lid side panel to form the first manufacturer joint, and the second actuator causes the second presser plate to couple a first tray side panel to a second tray side panel to form the second manufacturer joint. 4. A machine in accordance with claim 3, wherein the first and second lid side panels are corner panels, and the second tray side panel is an end panel. 5. A machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein the first manufacturer joint at least partially forms a corner wall of the container, and the second manufacturer joint at least partially forms an end wall of the container. 6. A machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein the pre-folding assembly comprises: folding rods that rotate a plurality of panels from the first portion of the blank assembly around the first mandrel; and at least one tray panel folder that folds a panel from the tray blank around the first mandrel. 7. A machine in accordance with claim 6, further comprising: a transfer assembly for transferring the partially formed container from the first mandrel to the second mandrel. 8. A machine in accordance with claim 7, wherein the mandrel assembly further comprises: mandrel guide rails extending between the first mandrel and the second mandrel, wherein the mandrel guide rails facilitate transporting the partially formed container from the first mandrel to the second mandrel. 9. A machine in accordance with claim 8, wherein the blank assembly is in a first plane when initially placed on the first mandrel, and wherein a top surface of the first mandrel is coplanar with a top surface of the mandrel guide rails such that the partially formed container is transported along the mandrel guide rails in the first plane, wherein the tray panel folder maintains alignment of the partially formed container as the partially formed container is transferred from the first mandrel to the second mandrel. 10. A machine in accordance with claim 8, wherein the transfer assembly comprises: a pusher foot operatively coupled to a linear actuator, the pusher foot that engages the partially formed container and pushes the partially formed container along the mandrel guide rails to transfer the partially formed container from the first mandrel to the second mandrel. 11. A machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein the tray blank includes a plurality of tray side panels and the lid blank includes a plurality of lid side panels, the machine further comprising: an adhesive applicator assembly mounted to the frame between the first mandrel and the second mandrel, the adhesive applicator assembly including an adhesive dispenser positioned in a horizontal orientation, wherein the adhesive applicator assembly applies adhesive to a tray side panel and a lid side panel. 12. A machine in accordance with claim 11, wherein the tray side panel is an end panel and the lid side panel is a corner panel. 13. A machine in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a pick-and-place assembly that places the blank assembly on top of the first mandrel in a horizontal position. 14. A machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein the lid blank forms a lid portion of the container and the tray blank forms a tray portion of the container. 15. A machine in accordance with claim 14, wherein the lid portion is releasably coupled to the tray portion. 16. A machine for forming a container from a blank assembly including a tray blank coupled to a lid blank, the tray blank providing a tray portion of the container, the lid blank providing a lid portion of the container, the machine having an upstream end at which the blank assembly is loaded and a downstream end at which the container is discharged, said machine comprising: a frame;a mandrel assembly mounted to the frame, the mandrel assembly comprising:a first mandrel having an external shape similar to an internal shape of at least a first portion of the container; anda second mandrel positioned downstream from the first mandrel, the second mandrel having an external shape similar to an internal shape of at least a second portion of the container;a pre-folding assembly that folds a first portion of the blank assembly around the first mandrel to form a partially formed container, the first portion of the blank assembly corresponding to the first portion of the container, the first portion of the blank assembly comprising a first planar panel and a plurality of additional planar panels, wherein the first mandrel is configured to contact the first panel before the second mandrel contacts the first panel, the pre-folding assembly being configured so that, during folding of the first portion of the blank assembly around the first mandrel, the first panel is maintained unrotated and none of the plurality of additional planar panels rotates more than 90 degrees relative to the first panel of the blank assembly, the pre-folding assembly comprising:folding rods that rotate a plurality of panels from the first portion of the blank assembly around the first mandrel; andat least one tray panel folder that folds a panel from the tray blank around the first mandrel; anda wrapping assembly that wraps a second portion of the blank assembly around the second mandrel, the second portion of the blank assembly corresponding to the second portion of the container, the wrapping assembly comprising:a glue panel presser assembly comprising a first presser plate and a second presser plate, the first presser plate forms a first manufacturer joint along the lid portion of the container, and the second presser plate forms a second manufacturer joint along the tray portion of the container. 17. A machine in accordance with claim 16, wherein the glue panel presser assembly further comprises: a first actuator operatively coupled to the first presser plate; and a second actuator operatively coupled to the second presser plate, the second actuator moveable by the first actuator such that actuation of the first actuator displaces the second actuator and the second presser plate. 18. A machine in accordance with claim 16, wherein the mandrel assembly further comprises: mandrel guide rails extending between the first mandrel and the second mandrel, wherein the mandrel guide rails facilitate transporting the partially formed container from the first mandrel to the second mandrel. 19. A machine in accordance with claim 16, further comprising a transfer assembly for transferring the partially formed container from the first mandrel to the second mandrel. 20. A machine in accordance with claim 16, wherein the tray blank includes a plurality of tray side panels and the lid blank includes a plurality of lid side panels, the machine further comprising: an adhesive applicator assembly mounted to the frame between the first mandrel and the second mandrel, the adhesive applicator assembly including an adhesive dispenser positioned in a horizontal orientation, wherein the adhesive applicator assembly applies adhesive to a tray side panel and a lid side panel.
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