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Apparatus for packing bags in boxes or cartons
Assignee: INGBUERO fur RATIONALISIERUNG
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Filing: 1970-02-26
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Granted: 1972-07-18
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Expires: 1990-02-26
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for packing in cartons bags containing loose, generally solid, small articles, closing, sorting and palleting the cartons, wherein the cartons are erected from flat blanks, moved to a packing station, held to receive the filled bags which are delivered successively to a plurality of predetermined stack positions, the filled cartons being advanced to a labeling station, carton closing station, inspection and sorting station and held on one or more storage tracks or a ''''reject'''' track, the stored non-rejected cartons being then stacked as required on pallets and all the foregoing steps being carried out by apparatus designed to operate continuously and cooperatively, with the virtual elimination of manual work.
Inventors
- 👤 Gert Gottweis
- 👤 Michael Herrlich
- 👤 Gunther Klas
- 👤 Joachim Schober
- 👤 Peter Thiede
- 👤 Eberhard Zachaus
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-02 12:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B5/00; B65B5/06; B65B5/067
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
In apparatus for packing, means for filling bags with goods and for conveying filled bags to a carton filling apparatus, wherein the carton filling apparatus comprises a frame, a chute supported in said frame, a pivotable guide plate in said chute, bag-sensing devices disposed in a bottom wall of said chute, one disposed in each path formed by the guide plate, the lower end of said chute communicating with chambers formed by side plates and a ceNtral plate, each chamber being provided with flaps pivoted to the side and central plates, and means responsive to said bagsensing device for pivoting said flaps to allow bags contained in the chamber to drop into said box or carton, said chambers being divided by a vertically movable slide member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
In apparatus for packing, means for filling bags with goods and for conveying filled bags to a carton filling apparatus, wherein the carton filling apparatus comprises a frame, a chute supported in said frame, a pivotable guide plate in said chute, bag-sensing devices disposed in a bottom wall of said chute, one disposed in each path formed by the guide plate, the lower end of said chute communicating with chambers formed by side plates and a ceNtral plate, each chamber being provided with flaps pivoted to the side and central plates, and means responsive to said bagsensing device for pivoting said flaps to allow bags contained in the chamber to drop into said box or carton, said chambers being divided by a vertically movable slide member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said flaps and slide member are operated by piston and cylinder devices.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 in which the piston and cylinder devices are pneumatically operated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
89 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which the apparatus for sorting, separating and storing filled boxes or cartons comprises a plurality of photoelectric sensing devices arranged one above another and connected by control means to a first horizontally swingable conveyor track having its free end adapted to be positioned in register with one of a plurality of intermediate storage tracks or a separating-off track, and a horizontally pivotable discharge track adapted to communicate with the end of one of said storage tracks and leading to a palleting apparatus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 4 in which the number of intermediate storage tracks corresponds to the number of types of goods to be packed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 4 in which the length of each storage track corresponds at least to the sum of the lengths of the number of boxes or cartons to be loaded on a pallet.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-07-18 | 1976-01-17 | 1976-07-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-07-18 | 1980-01-17 | 1980-07-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-07-18 | 1984-01-17 | 1984-07-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |