JPS59209509A - Encasing device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a casebacker or cartoning machine, and more particularly to a casebacker or cartoning machine, which includes a conveyor equipped with a gripping system, and which moves the gripping system to place the case in one place. The present invention relates to a boxing device that engages an article at a box, grips the article, transports the article to a boxing station, places the article in an empty case, and packs the article.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It will be appreciated that boxing machines must quickly group and box a large number of articles with mechanisms that operate reliably and without damaging the articles being processed. In this boxing operation, the flow of items to be packed is transferred to the case packing station ((
The articles are then grouped in a device of known type and picked up together by the gripping means of an article handling conveyor moving on an orbit, and transferred to a packing station; The article grasping means then releases the article and drops it into the empty box. These empty boxes are conveyed to an operating position associated with a fixed track of the article handling conveyor. The article handling conveyor moves in a trajectory in a vertical plane and is provided with a croup of gripping means depending at intervals along the length of the drive conveyor for engagement with groups of articles to be boxed. There is. This known device (・
soil, the lower cartoning station is supplied with an empty tray, and the drive conveyor moves the articles downwardly into the boxes in which they are placed in group f7L, after which the gripping means and conveyor Moving through the remainder of the track, a new box is brought in to accommodate the articles carried by the next group of gripping means in the downstream column 11. .

A device for removing articles from a box, somewhat similar to the present invention, is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,2-5,967.
reactor. However, the present invention relates only to an apparatus for packing articles into boxes. This device is similar to the above-described device except that it operates in one direction, and is also more similar to the device described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,294,057, which relates to a cartoning device. However, in some cases the apparatus described in U.S. Pat. When the article to be processed is lowered into the box, the box and the article are moving at the same horizontal speed.The device processes quickly K, e.g. 20 or more boxes per minute. It is important to accurately position the items to be boxed relative to the feed conveyor and the boxes.

A very small number of article boxing devices have been manufactured using bottle gripping devices not shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,169,621. These bottle gripping devices worked very efficiently when removing items from boxes.

However, in box packing work, if an object such as a bottle is gripped by the object gripping means at its upper end, the bottom end of the object with a large diameter can be more precisely positioned with respect to the partition opening of the empty box, making the work easier. It turns out that it will. It is also said that when the article gripping jaws shown in the above-mentioned U.S. Pat. There was a case.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The general object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved cartoning machine that provides precise control over the position of individual items of a group on a transfer conveyor when the group is placed into an empty box. It is to provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a stabilizer bar or positioning member which engages an end row of articles carried by a moving conveyor for empty cartoning, and which is intended to be packed into empty boxes. These stabilizer bars are arranged elastically on the device to hold the groups together.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cartoning machine of the type in which gripping means carried by the drive conveyor suspend the articles to be cartoned, and to provide stabilizer bars for these when the conveyor approaches the cartoning station. It is to maintain a constant vertical position of the suspended items relative to the conveyor and the box.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mechanical article engagement means that has a long operational life and aids in accomplishing reliable cartoning operations.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cartoning machine comprising a one-drive conveyor for supporting and conveying the articles to be boxed with a stabilizer for a group of hanging articles, the stabilizer being at the top of the articles in one group. and the trailing row and are moved into the required inactive position in the track of the transfer drive conveyor, and the stabilizer is in the position required when the articles are moved from the pick-up station to the cartoning station. The object is to be moved to the operating position when the device is activated.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved article gripping device that has a narrow width and improves the positioning or placement of hanging bottles or similar articles.

Another object of the invention is to use the article handling carriage elements of prior art article handling devices and position control means for the gear rear bar in a new article control assembly for a conveying gear ridge in an article handling device.

Another object of the present invention is to quickly and safely pack a transport box by means of a continuously operating device with articles that are fed into the device in a continuous stream.

Another object of the invention is to provide a leading article-engaging crossbar and a trailing article-engaging crossbar in a helad carriage of a cartoning machine having various position control means, the head crossbar being moved through an orbital cycle. The objective is to avoid the crossbar colliding with other working parts of the cartoning machine, and to allow the crossbar to perform accurate article positioning in one minute.

These and other objects and effects of the present invention will become apparent from the description of the following Mei 41!1 document.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION It should be understood in conjunction with the description of the present invention that articles to be packed and boxes are moved from an upstream location to a downstream location. 1, without moving the article from the pick-up station, designated P in FIG. 1, to the article boxing station, designated D in FIG. The transfer of articles in this device involves the movement of an endless drive conveyor 1o through a fixed track in a vertical plane, which picks up the articles at a pick-up station P and suspends them from the conveyor 1°. Carry it downward in this condition and place it in the empty box 12.

This box is conveyed by conveyor 1o along with the suspended stack of articles to boxing station D, where the boxes are packed in a manner well known as a normal boxing operation.

The group of articles to be boxed has a leading end and a trailing end. The leading edge is the first row of articles in each group moving downstream.

As shown in FIG. 1, according to the invention, means M engages the leading end row of articles of the group of articles to be counterfeited and means N engages the trailing end row of articles from the pick-up station to the cartoning station. On the way to conveyor D, the conveyor assists in the accurate positioning of suspended items and helps maintain these items vertically.

Goods to be packed in boxes, here neck J with reduced diameter
6] 4 has a metal cap or ribbed upper end, and this facilitates the engagement of the gripping member 20 of the device of the invention with the article, i.e. the bottle. .

A conventional device is used to arrange the bottles 14 to be packaged into groups to be packed into one box, and this device is combined with the article feeding conveyor 22 (7) and the non-room 240.
A conveyor 123 disposed in the 10' direction includes scooping and positioning pins or fingers 23 for supplying the articles together as a boxing group to a picking up station P. A conventional conveyor 24 that similarly engages the boxes and feeds them to and through the device is station D.
] Empty box 1 at the same time as the feeding of groups of 4
Supply 2. These conveyors 10.22.123.
26 (・As shown in the previously cited prior patents (1) are properly related to each other. Is the term ('1: ~ expired U.S. Pat. No. 3.1.90,434) a tail article engaging finger system l, and a conveyor 12 disclosed in
3 on the article feeding conveyor 22 (.
[Arrange the items into a boxed group.

As already mentioned, the device of the present invention is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4.2]
, 5,967, and FIGS. 2 and 3 of that patent are used to connect a plurality of crossbars in an apparatus for cartoning operations. This shows a typical bread tag technique. In the present invention, a plurality of carrier bars 30 are provided in each phase packing group, and these carrier bars 30
carries a plurality of gripping members 20 on each carrier bar 30 in laterally interlocking relation. Conveyor pair drive chains connect these carton group or helad carriages as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,215,967, but each carriage also includes an end crossbar, which A pair of mounting means brackets 3
6.36 (FIG. 4) and includes a leading loss bar 34 extending therebetween. A pair of brackets 36, 36 are provided at both the leading and trailing ends of the rad carriage into the valley for the cartoning group. Also carried on the bracket 3G is a pair of rollers 38, 38 for engaging a control cam track 39 located on the frame of the apparatus. Furthermore, as in the known device, the Talospar control arm 40 extends, while an offset plate 42 forms part of the bracket 36;
The block part of the bracket 36 is engaged with one or the other of the pair of driven conveyors 2 forming the driven conveyor 2 to form the carriage of the cartoning group.
The size of the seat gap can be adjusted by means of a pantograph that connects the carrier truck 30 (Fig. 3) and the end bar. Cam follower roll 140 of arm 40 (FIG. 4) engages control cam track 41 to adjust the height of leading carrier bar 30 (FIG. 3).

A control arm 40 is secured to the carrier bar 30 and extends from the carrier bar to adjust the elevation or position of the carrier bar 30 as in the conveyor track, as in known devices. The bracket 36 of the holder is pivotally engaged with the locating shaft 31 for the gear rear bar 30. As shown in FIG. Bracket on helicopter) 3
6.360 pairs, and that number (-34
is fixed to the bracket 36 or to the reinforcing plate 54 of the bracket in any suitable manner, such as by bolts 35. In addition, a locating flange 56 is secured to the lock 34, such as by welding, and extends downstream therefrom.

Position the loss par 50 (FIG. 3) that precedes the article engagement that engages with the leading row of articles in each group formed by the articles, and the successor /<-52 that engages the article that engages the trailing article row. 4 and 5 best illustrate the structure of the new means for doing so.

As shown in Figure 4, both sides of the drive conveyor]011
A leading end carrier par 50 is carried by the leading end carrier par 34 (transversely between the mounting brackets 36, 36, 36, 36) to help form the working group of the article supporting transport carriage. ing. A hanging device or plate 58 is pivotally secured to plate 56 by pins or rivets 60 and is suspended therefrom. Arc slot 62 original number play 1
58, and a member 64 equivalent to Holt or Sosai 1 extends through it and the flanone 56 and breaks;
The hanging position of this mounting plate is adjusted for a certain downward extension of the drive conveyor 10. This is hanging item 1
4 (FIG. 2) to maintain the depending article 14 on the vertical axis during passage. For this reason, it must be removed by attaching the positioning pin or tap shut 68.
-1・☆;1,1 positioning arm 66 of the plate 58
Fix it so that it can rotate. One locating pin or stub shaft 68 is provided on each column plate 58 adjacent the lateral axis of the device. An article-engaging cross spar 50 is secured to the upstream end of the arm 66 and positioned to engage the neck or other portion of the bottle 14 between the art 66 and the nail below; The cross arm or par 50 is elastically disposed and the arm 66 has a hanging number so as to avoid problems in handling grouped articles if malfunction occurs. Example plate 58 is elastically pulled toward the lower end.

For this purpose, a spring 70 is tensioned and secured between a portion of the arm 66 and a portion of the mounting plate 58. In order to adjust the elastic position of this cross spar 50, the control spar is fixed to a stub shaft 68, and several arms 66 are provided on the second side of this stub shaft 68.

A locking screw 76 at -72 (FIG. 3) on the side engages with the relevant part of the mounting plate or its -F member to determine the rotational position of the par 72. Location is restricted. Therefore, lock screw 76
Adjustment of hanging mounting plate 58 and related parts) l:
The final precise position and angular relationship of arm 66 with respect to `` can be determined.

At the opposite end of the rod carriage of the grouped articles, a carrier par provided for this tail end of the grouped articles includes a conventional gripping section (two-position cross-spar 80).

A downwardly extending blanket 82 (FIG. 3) secured to the cross spar 80 by cap screws 84 engages the lower portion 1h1 of the cross spar 80 to securely position the blanket in the drooping position. A positioning plate 86 is secured to the lower end of this blanket 82 in a depending relationship by pins or levers 88 and adapted to engage slots 90 in plate 86 with retaining bolts or screws 92 secured to the mounting blanket 82. This allows precise adjustments to be made between the positioning plate 86 and the blanket 82, which (
r(, l: The rotational positioning movement of the plate 86 can be adjusted.

Of course, there are blankets 82 and associated means at each end of the cross spar 80 (FIG. 5).

Positioning plate 86 by stub shaft 96 etc.
The trailing cross spar 52 is elastically adjusted and positioned by a carrier arm 94 which is rotatably fixed at one end. One end is fixed to the positioning plate 86 by a stub shaft 96 or the like so as to be rotatable.
A spring 98 (FIG. 3) elastically tensions the free end of the carrier arm 9.1. Spring 98 resiliently pulls the end of carrier arm 940 toward the upper portion of locator plate 86, the movement of which is regulated by a set screw 100, such as set screw 76 previously described for the leading edge of the head carriage. . This seven screw 100 has a tap shut 9
6 and is operatively associated with a control plate 102 extending radially therefrom, whereby the setscrew 100 is adjusted relative to the control plate 102 such as by screws 104 and operatively associated with the control plate 102 .
Positioning play I.8 by engaging with related members or parts of 6.
6 and the end of the arcuate section. The operational relationship between the cross bar 52 and the depending bottle 16 of the rear row of bottles or other articles in the carton group formed in the apparatus of the invention and the elastic set position of the cross bar 52 can be adjusted.

The carrier or positioning arms 6G, 94 are both resiliently positioned such that they can move inwardly of the head carriage or outwardly or axially outwardly of the group forming the articles. Movement of arm 66.94 to is restricted by a Nand screw. To this end, a crossbar is set up to engage the hanging articles, and the leading loss bar and trailing crossbar hold the bottles suspended on a vertical axis, and from the grouped bottles to the end bottles. Don't stop him from leaving. As a result, due to the interaction of the drive between the box conveyor 24 and the conveyor 10, the bottle is precisely positioned, held on a vertical axis, and placed in a preselected location within the item storage box. is packed accurately.

14-17 show further details of an article gripping device utilized in an embodiment of the present invention, and in which the center-open frame 110 is shown in U.S. Pat.
Although this article gripping device is similar in operating configuration to the layering device shown in the '21 patent, only a small portion of the unit is shown. However, as a feature of the present invention, the lower portion of the article gripping device has reduced lateral dimensions even when operated in conjunction with conventional article gripping devices. A pair of gripping jaws 112, 114 are therefore operatively mounted on the frame of the device, and a gripping jaw carrier member 116 carrying the jaws 112, 114 is disposed on the frame and oriented on a vertical axis. I am able to move. A gripping jaw carrier member 116 pivotably supports the lower portion of this pair of gripping jaws 112 and 114, and the gripping jaws 112, 114 project downwardly from the side plates of the frame.

The gripping jaw carrier portion 1116 is movable vertically on the frame, and the cam follower surfaces on the jaws engage cams on the frame to control the position of the gripping jaws with respect to engagement and disengagement of the article. and the position of the gripping jaws is determined by the relative movement between the frame and the gripping jaw carrier parts? 17 controlled. Grasping jaw 112
．． 114 are the upper blade part 118, 118 and part 1, respectively.
18 and includes a lower portion of metal plate 120, 120 extending downwardly therefrom.

These metal plates 120 may be suitably fixed to the lower end of the gripping jaw portion 118 in a conventional manner such as by rivets or the like, and the metal plates 120 are susceptible to lateral internal forces from the outer portions of the upper portion 118 of the gripping jaw. are placed apart. The metal plate 120 is inclined laterally inward on the grip side from the top to the bottom thereof, and the lower edge flange 1 is bent inwardly as shown in FIG.
Metal plate 120 has a laterally inwardly curved lateral edge portion terminating at 24 . These edge flanges 124 facilitate engagement of the gripper jaw plate 120 with the head or top of the item to be boxed. Furthermore, the inwardly curved edge flange 124 is slightly angled toward the central portion of the gripping jaw itself, and this causes the gripping jaw to be located at the neck or top of the bottle, designated T in FIG. It helps you come to terms with it. This will aid in accurate positioning of hanging items for lowering and storing them in the box. Metal plate 1-20 of the gripping jaw without moving the jaw to the normal ejection position.

120 does not protrude further in the lateral direction than the lateral [1'' protrusion of the gripping jaw member 2o itself.

In fact, this gripping jaw member and its frame will not collide with the horizontal gripping jaw part of the same design during operation.

In the fully released position of the gripping jaws (which only occurs in abnormal situations and is not in the normal operating position), the metal plates 120 extend beyond the lateral edges of the frame of the article gripping device.

Figure 6.7 shows how these leading stabilizer or crossbar members 5o and trailing stabilizer or crossbar members 52 do not come into destructive engagement with the case 12 containing the article or with the bottle being fed. It shows how you are moved.

FIG. 6 shows how the preceding loss spar 50 impinges on the cam plate 130 operatively disposed on the frame at the article picking station P as the article gripping device is lowered into engagement with the bottle. It represents something. The length of this cam plate 130 and the height of its working upper surface 132 are properly determined, so that the conveyor]0
When the head carriage I-TC does not move along the arc extending downward and forward from the point O, the crossbar 50 collides with the cam plate 130. Blanket 58 is now facing downstream, but if the crossbar were not marked X, it would be moved above the bottles and eventually come into contact with the leading bottle. As the conveyor 10 advances, the crossbar 50 is at position Y
The crossbar 50 is ready to engage the bottles when the conveyor reaches and the conveyor begins its descent toward the cartoning station.

FIG. 7 shows how the trailing cross spar 52 impinges on the inclined cam track portion 134 on the cam plate 136.
and how it is moved upwards at the cartoning station. The crossbar 52 has a normal position N, but as the box 12 and bottle are moved downstream, @N
It is moved to the position indicated by /. Crossbar 52 is box 12
is raised over the top of the box 12 so that it does not interfere with the storage of items in the rear row into the box 12. The spring member combined with the crossbars 50 and 52 is the crossbar 50.
．． 52 is returned to operative combination with the head carriage to engage the article to be transported.

Figure 7 shows boxing station D, and cam plate 1
3G is arranged to operate in that area.

To further explain the operation of the crossbars 50 and 52,
Refer to Figure 13. These figures show the changing par positions as the par progresses to the article pick-up and cartoning stations.

8-10 illustrate the operation of the crossbar 50 at the article pick-up station as the leading loss spar 50 engages the first row of articles being transported. This crossbar collides with the article (Figs. 8-10) or the box (Figs. 11-13). When the crossbar 50 is positioned for operation, it is in combination with the crossbar 34 and the continuous cam track 39, and the track 39 acts to change the height of the flange 56, and thus the front par 34, so that the article ■4 is grabbed and the rear cross) Par 34, flange 5G and front loss par 50 are quickly swung. This action is 8-10
Best shown in fig.

Of course, this occurs when the carriage picks up the article and begins to leave the station and begins to descend the fixed trajectory for the conveyor 10.

The trailing par 52 is operatively supported by a finger par 80 (FIG. 5) at the trailing edge of the head thousandth ridge.
And the shaft 31 has a pair of end brackets 1-36,
36 is operatively secured to the crossbar. However, one of the control arms 40 is fixed to the finger bar 80 so that its position can be adjusted to the control arm. This control arm 4o engages a pair of cam tracks 41 to establish the rotational relationship between the finger bar 80 and the fixed member relative to the blanket 36. ;IJ control. Since the positioning blanket 82 is fixed to the finger bar 80, the position of this blanket is controlled by the cam track 41, engages the roller 43 on the control arm 40 as in the prior art, and on the vertical axis: ( -Wipe, part rot 2
Retains 0. This is shown in the drawings and forms the basis of the present invention.The prior device is used at critical points in the conveyor trajectory, in particular when, as in the present invention, parts are picked up from the lifting station: It had the function of keeping the member 2° perpendicular when moving toward the clarion.

This control action is explained in the 11th. Immediately following the packing of the goods shown in FIG. The crossbar 52 impinges on the cam plate 136 and is thereby moved upwardly and held in the position shown in FIG. The crossbar 52 and its positioning means are held in position to begin being raised up the conveyor track.

Another control feature of the invention is that in the carriage head:
The various finger bars 30 are provided with guide plates 131 as shown in FIG.

The guide plate 131 extends vertically below the finger bar 30 and is fixed to the trailing edge of the finger bar to engage one edge of the gripping member 20 and to prevent upstream rotation of the gripping member 20 within the carrier bar 30. It prevents movement. This is because there is a degree of freedom of movement between 7% and 7%.

Such looseness in the assembly makes it difficult to position the suspended articles with sufficient precision necessary for case-filling operations.

As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of guide plates 1 140 extend downwardly along the travel path extending downwardly of the article, and these guides 141 are mutually arranged to vary with the width of the article being handled. The guides 141 are laterally adjusted to align the article with the longitudinal flow axis as it moves between adjacent pairs of these guides 141.

The head carriage control arm is of the same construction and operation as in the prior art patents mentioned above.

The crossbars 50,52 can be easily adjusted due to the positioning means provided thereon. As shown in FIG. 3, these bars can be adapted to engage any desired appropriate portion of the article or augmentation 4, such as the base of the neck 16. This helps to ensure that the rocking forces or motions that tend to occur in suspended articles are substantially not exerted primarily on the horizontal axis. spring 7
0.98 and other positioning means engage and hold the suspended articles and the crossbar to prevent undesired movement of the bin 14 and to permit precise article storage operations. .

The self-centering motion of the gripper jaw plate 120 helps provide superior control of the position of the conveyed article.

As already indicated, the helad carriage of the present invention is constructed and operates as in the previously cited prior art patents. However, an end carrier bar 80.180 is added to the head carriage and connected to the pantograph 190 in a known manner as shown in FIG.

Certain parts of the device have been omitted for clarity.The device of the present invention is lightweight, provides new and improved functionality, and accomplishes the objectives originally stated.

Although the best embodiment of the present invention has been described, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. The technical idea of the present invention should be understood based on the claims.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially schematic side view of a cartoning apparatus embodying the principles of the present invention. Figure n2 is an enlarged side view of a portion of the apparatus in Figure 1. FIG. 3 is a partially exploded, partially sectional side view of the carriage for the cartoning group. 4 is a perspective view of the portion of the boxing group of FIG. 3 taken from the leading end of the carriage; FIG. 5 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 4 of the rear end of the boxed group of FIG. 3; FIG. FIG. 6 is a partially schematic side view of the article pick-up station. FIG. 7 is a partially schematic side view of the trailing end of the carriage for a group of articles at an article cartoning station; FIG. 8 is a partially schematic side view of the preceding loss bar assembly as it passes through the pick-up station. FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 8, but with the preceding mouth spar and associated means advanced somewhat downstream. FIG. 10 is a side view similar to FIG. 8, but with the leading loss bar further following its working cycle and engaging the conveyed article. FIG. 11 is a partially schematic side ii'+j view of the rear end of the carriage and the trailing crossbar arriving at the goods cartoning station 7. FIG. 12 is a side view similar to FIG. 11, but the trailing crossbar has advanced somewhat downstream. FIG. 3 is a partially schematic feed plane view similar to FIG. 11, showing the trailing crossbar and its positioning means as it begins to roll from the article cartoning station. FIG. 14 shows the article gripping means of the apparatus of the invention.
It is a side view of 4B. FIG. 15 is a bottom view of the article gripping means of FIG. 14. 16 is a perspective view of the metal gripping jaws forming part of the article gripping means of FIG. 14; FIG. 17 is a partially schematic bottom view of the gripping jaw means of FIG. 14 showing the neck of the article with which the gripping jaw means engages; FIG. 10; 22; 26; 123...conveyor, 12...box 1
4.Bottle, 16.Neck of bottle,
0...Carrier bar, 34...Preceding tie or crossbar 536...Blanket, 38...0-ler, 40...
・Control arm, 42... Offcent plate, 50...
Article engaging crossbar 152...Following crossbar 154...
・Reinforcement plate, 58...Mounting plate, 60...Reve='l-162φ・Arc-shaped slot, 6 low arm,
68... Sea't'7, 72... Control, 766
Φ lock screw, go; 180...end carrier bar, 82...blanket, 86...positioning plate, 90...slot, 92--screw or retaining bolt, 94...carrier arm, 96...stub shaft , 98ΦΦ spring, 102... control grate, 112; 114; l16... gripping jaw,
1.18...Grip jaw part, 120...Meta/l
/ Great, l-IC... Head carriage, 131...
・Guide plate, 130; 136・・Cam play 1・, 1.40・・Roller, 141・・Guide,
180...End gear υ Yabar.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) Endless, driving conveyor (lO) and article gripping means (2)
0) and a roller bar (30
), said endless drive conveyor having a downwardly extending portion connecting an article picking station (P) to an article packing station (D), said article grasping means (20) having a mlJ mark. An endless, driven conveyor (10) is adapted to depend from the carrier bar (30) as it moves the carriers 7--(30) from the article picking station (P) to the article cartoning station (D); (30) and said article gripping means (20) are operatively connected to said endless drive conveyor (10) having a carriage to form cartoning groups (HC) spaced longitudinally of said endless drive conveyor. , each of these cartoning groups (IC) is provided with leading and trailing end carrier means (34, 80,
82, 180) and engage leading and trailing rows of articles carried by each of said cartoning groups.
0,52) and are located inside the upstream and downstream ends of the crossbar-like boxing groups;
and positioning means (36, 58,
66, 86, 94). (2) an endless drive conveyor (10) having a fixed track in two vertical planes with D; an article gripping means; a bar (30), the endless drive conveyor comprises an article picking station (30);
P) to an article cartoning station (D), wherein said article gripping means (20) is adapted to transport said endless article gripping means (20) from said article picking station to said article cartoning station; Carriage means (1-I C
) is operatively connected to the endless drive conveyor ( ] 0) and the article gripping means are positioned such that the cartoning cruises are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the endless drive conveyor 1', and the article gripping means allows the articles to be picked up by the article gripping means. are arranged in horizontal rows within said cartoning group, and end carrier bars (34, 8) are attached to said carriage means (IC).
0) Wrap O6 and bracket (3G) and attach these brackets (36) to the end carrier bar (34).
, 80), the crossbars (
so, 52) and positioning means (66, 58, 94, 86), to name a few, are provided for each of the gear ridge means (■■C) of the article loose;
The positioning means includes the rear crossbar (52) fixedly attached to the bracket, so that the positions of the leading and trailing crossbars (R11) are fixed when the drive conveyor moves on its track. The gripper shows (12) can be controlled separately so that the control position and action of the crossbars can be varied, and the article gripping means (20) have a gripper (12) with a lower edge (124).
0) so that their lower edges are inclined inwardly from both edges to provide article centering and support, and the positioning devices (66, 52) for the crossbars (50, 52) , 58, 94, 86) can be adjusted in two different precise directions so that the crossbar can be brought into engagement with the depending article in the cage in the desired position, and the longitudinal direction of the carriage means can be adjusted in two different precise directions. Other parts of the positioning means (100, 102, 76,
72) prevents the carriage means (HC) from moving outward in the axial direction. (3) Endless drive conveyor (10) and article gripping means (20)
) and a carrier bar (30) for this article gripping means.
and wherein said endless drive conveyor has a downwardly extending portion connecting an article picking station (P) to an article cartoning station (D), said article grabbing means (20
), the carrier bar (
The carrier bar (30) hangs from the carrier bar (30).
0) and said article gripping means (20) are operatively connected to said endless drive conveyor having gear bar means to form longitudinally spaced cartoning groups (HC) of said endless drive conveyor, said cartoning Group (HC
) are provided with leading and trailing end gear rears (34, 80, 82, 180), respectively, which engage the leading and trailing rows of articles that are mutually carried by the boxing group. side hanging crossbar (
50, 52), positioning means (36, 52) for positioning the crossbar inwardly of the upstream and downstream ends of the cartoning group, and for attaching the crossbar to each end portion of the cartoning group; 58, 66, 8
6, 94), wherein said positioning means for said leading crossbar (50) includes a suspension unit (58) adjacent each side edge of said carriage means, each of said units having an upstream direction. the crossbar (50) is attached to and extends between the arms, and the positioning means for the rearward crossbar (52) is pivotally supported by the arms (66) of the rearward crossbar (52); An end carrier includes a hanging device (82) attached to the means (80), and a positioning arm (86) which is pivotally cut out from the hanging device (82) and hangs therefrom.
) are pivotally and adjustably engaged with these locating arms (86) and extend downwardly therefrom when said crossbar is brought into operative engagement with the rear row of articles in a group. A mounting arm (94) is provided for the trailing loss bar to help keep them suspended vertically from the endless drive conveyor, and is a part of the gear ridge means (HC). A boxing device characterized in that it is provided with a pantograph device (190) to which all of the Karanobi Kariki carry bar (30) is attached, and the end gear rear bar (80, 180) does not have a gripping means. . (4) includes a pair of vertically oriented and vertically spaced cam means operatively associated with the frame side plates; a J-rule center-open frame; 41] A pair of grips that are pivotally supported by the rear part of the jaw carrier (part of the rear part) and the gripping jaw carrier (part of the gripping jaw carrier part) 12 that protrude inwardly from the side plate and have a cam jaw lower surface at the upper end. a jaw means and means for immobilizing said jaw carrier member on said frame in the direction of the force, said cam no lower surface operatively engaging said cam means to engage said loom and said jaw gear; ) the position of said gripping jaw means is controlled by relative movement between said gripping jaw means and said gripping jaw means each including an upper portion from which a metal plate extends downwardly; terminating in a grip/yaw, said metal plate having outer surfaces spaced apart by a distance less than the lateral width of said upper portion when said metal plate engages an article.