US3604181A - Master-container-filling machine - Google Patents
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- said device successively receiving, 53/159,53/258 dropping and pushing a package onto an accumulator platform on which a predetermined number of packages are accu- B65b 35/40, B65b 39/10 mulated and from which the accumulated group is moved by a cross ram into a cylinder at one side of the platform, and after accumulation of another predetermined number of packages that group is moved by the same cross ram into a cylinder at References Clted UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,046,712 7/1962 the opposite side of the platform.
- the groups of packages are moved alternately from the cylinders by a plunger into a master container clamped on the discharge end of each cylinder.
- Conventional master containers for this purpose are made of heavy paper, designed to contain 50 pounds, which may be five I-pound packages or I0 -pound packages, or packages of different weights.
- the main object of the invention is to provide a compact efficientmachine for its intended purpose, capable of speedy, dependable operation, and occupying minimum floor space.
- the machine may be moved easily into package receiving positions relatively to conveyors located in different areas of a plant, without disassembling or alteration of machine parts.
- a receiverpusher device in the form of a box preferably rectangular in cross section having a top adapted to receive a package from a conveyor, and a vertical front wall which serves to push a package onto an accumulator platform after the package has been dropped from the receiver-pusher device by reciprocatory movement of the device.
- the receiver-pusher device is automatically moved rearwardly, in a direction at right angles to the travel of the conveyor, into a stationary open front housing which has a vertical upwardly extending wall designed to contact the package on the receiver-pusher device when said device is moved rearwardly, causing the package to fall onto an intake shelf on the same level as the accumulator platform, to be contacted by the receiver-pusher device as it automatically moves forwardly out of the stationary housing.
- Another feature of the invention is the provision of a pair of cylinders, one at each longitudinal side of the accumulator platform, and a cross ram movable transversely across the accumulator to alternately move a plurality of packages in one direction into the open side of one cylinder and to move another group of packages in the opposite direction into the open side of the other cylinder.
- the invention also includes means for clamping a master container on the discharge end of each cylinder and means for automatically pushing the packages by a plunger into the master containers.
- FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a master-container-filling machine embodying my invention.
- FIG. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view in the plane of the line 22' of FIG. 1, showing one package on the input conveyor, another package which has been dropped onto the intake shelf adjacent the accumulator from the retracted receiver-pusher device; five packages on the accumulator platform, and five packages being moved from one of the cylinders into a master container.
- FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view in the plane of the line 3 3 of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view in the plane of the line 44 of FIG. 1, showing'the discharge ends of the cylinders and forward end of the accumulator platform.
- FIG.'5 is a top-plan view similar to FIG. 1, showing one package on the input conveyor, another package resting on the unretracted receiver-pusher device, five packages on the accumulator, and five packages which have been moved form the accumulator into one of the cylinders for discharge to a master container.
- ' comprises a frame on which are mounted a horizontally disposed accumulator platform 11, cylinders 12, 13, and
- An input conveyor 16 in the form of an endless belt carries filled sacks, herein referred to as packages, from a supply source (not shown), to a receiver-pusher device 17, as shown in FIG. 5.
- the device 17 has the form of a'box with closed top and sides, slidable on a horizontaLintakc shelf 18 into retracted position within a stationary housing I9 located adjacent and rearwardly of the intake shelf and receiver-pusher device I7.
- the top of the device 17 is me horizontal plane slightly below the top of the conveyor I6.
- the intake shelf 18 is adjacent to and on the same level as the accumulator platform 11 and may be a part of the accumulator.
- a package 20 is carried on the conveyor 16 and another package 21 has been. moved by the conveyor to rest on top of the receiver-pusher device 17.
- a package 20 on the conveyor 16 is moving toward the receiver-pusher device 17 which is shown in its retracted position withinthe housing 19.
- the retracting movement of the device 17 as it slides rearwardly on the intake shelf 18 into the housing 19 has caused the package 21 to be pushed off the top of thedevice 17 by the vertical upwardly extending portion 19' of the housing and to fall onto the intake shelf 18 as shown in FIG. 1.
- the forward or return movement of the receiver-pusher17 out of the housing 19 pushes the droppedpackage 21 from the intake shelf 18 onto the accumulator platform 11, five of such packages being indicated at 22; in FIGS. 1 and 5. That same forward pushing movement of the device 17 places it in position for receiving the package 20 from the conveyor.
- the receiverpusher device 17 is moved back and forth by anair cylinder (not shown) having a piston rod connected to the device 17.
- the cylinders 12 and 13 arealike, horizontally supported at opposite sides of the accumulator platform, each comprising a stationary lower shell 25 to which is hingedly connected an upper shell 26, pivotally movable about the hinges 27 as, best shown in FIG. 4, where the upper shell 26 of the cylinder 13 is in open position and the upper. shell 26 of the cylinder 12 is closed. Both cylinders open at the side toward the accumulator platform 11. The opening and closing of the cylinders is performed by the air cylinders'28, pistons rods29, and arms 30 pivotally connected to the rods 29. The arms30are rigidly connected to the upper shells 26 of the cylinders 12, 13.
- the cylinder lower shell 25.and upper cover shell26 are shaped to enclose a predetermined number of previously filled packages which may be arranged in a single row or in two superposed rows.
- five IOPpound packages 23 may lie side by side on the lowershell 25, longitudinally of the cylinder, in a single row as shown in FIG. 4, or 10 5-pound packages 24 may be arranged in two rows of five each, one lying on the shell 25 and the-other on top of the-first row, as shown in FIG. 7.
- the contour of the cylinders I2, I3 has been designed to enclose the aforementioned packages and also'to conform to the dimensions of the master container 3l,which has an open end 32 surrounding the forward or discharge end of the cylinder I2, 13, to receive. the packages in the cylinder.
- the master container 31 is held in place onthe discharge end of the cylinder l2, 13, by clamp 33 fastened to an arm 34, pivotally connected to the piston rod 35 of an air cylinder 36.
- the clamp 33 serves to spreadthe container end 32 andhold it on the cylinder, and is aided by a bottom clamp 37 actuated by an air cylinder 38.
- the clamp 37 moves upwardly-into clamping position through an opening in the master container supporting members 14, IS.
- a cross ram 40 extendslongitudinally of: the accumulator platform 11 and is movable transversely acrossthe platform from left to right, as shown in FIG. 1 and fromright to left as .shown in FIG. 5.
- the cross ram 40 is actuated by a piston rod 41 connected to the ram andv reciprocated by the air cylinder 42.
- Telescoping mounting. means 43 are connected at 44 to the ram 40.
- Packages 22 are pushed fromv the accumulator platform 11 alternately into cylinders l2-and l3..ln-the cylinders the packages are designated 23. They. are pushedthrough-the cylinders in longitudinal direction by a plunger 45 into the master container 31, the plunger 45 being actuated by a plunger rod 46 reciprocable by air cylinder 47.
- Electrical control means 50, 51 are actuated by contact with the ram 40 at the limits of its transverse movements across the accumulator platform. Controls for the plunger 45 are provided at 52 and 53.
- the arm 54 which depends from the plunger rod 46 actuates the controls 52, 53, as the arm 54 slides back and forth on the rod 55.
- the supports 14, for the master containers 31 are actuated to move them from a slightly downwardly inclined position to a discharging position by air cylinders 60, piston rods 61 connected to the support 14 or 15, and to support 62.
- the filled master containers may be moved by any conventional means (not shown) to a sewing machine for closing of the containers.
- the operation of the machine is as follows: Individual packages are placed on the continuously moving conveyor 16 and are deposited by the conveyor on the slightly lower top of the receiver-pusher device 17 located on the intake shelf 18 adjacent to and aligned with the conveyor 16. In that position the package has been designated 21.
- the receiver-pusher device 17 automatically moves rearwardly by sliding into the open side of the housing 19, located adjacent to and rearwardly of the intake shelf 18, causing the vertical upwardly extending wall 19' to engage the package 21 and cause it to fall onto the intake shelf 18. Automatic return of the device 17 pushes the package 21 onto the accumulator platform 11, and places the device 17 in position to receive a package 20 from the conveyor.
- a conventional counter-control (not shown) activates the ram 40 to move the accumulated packages 22 transversely of the platform into one of the cylinders 12, 13, dropping them into the lower shell while the cover 26 is in the open position.
- the movement of packages 20 and 21 continues so that another group of packages 22 is accumulated on the platform 11 while the pusher 45 pushes packages 23, as a group, through the cylinder.
- the ram 40 makes a return movement across the platform 11 in the opposite direction to move accumulated packages 22 into the 23 positions in the other cylinder.
- the first cylinder has been emptied by the plunger 45 forcing the packages 23 into a master container which has been clamped into receiving position on the discharge end to the cylinder 12 or 13.
- a machine for filling a master container with a plurality of packages comprising a. an accumulator platform,
- a master container filling machine for moving previously filled packages from a conveyor into a master container, comprising i a. an accumulator platform on which a predetermined number of packages are automatically accumulated in a row,
- a receiver-pusher device adjacent one end of the accumulator platform having a top to receive a package thereon from a conveyor
- c. means reciprocating the receiver-pusher device
- a package-contacting member adjacent the receiverpusher device which contacts a package on the receiverpusher and causes the package to drop when the receiverpusher is moved in one direction
- a package-receiving cylinder located at each side of the accumulator platform in position to receive a row of packages from the platform
- a cross ram movable transversely across the platform in one direction to move a row of packages into one cylinder and in the opposite direction to move a row of packages into the other cylinder
- w h. a plunger movable through each cylinder to force a row of packages form the cylinder into a master container on the discharge end of the cylinder.
- the packagecontacting member which contacts a package on the receiverpusher and causes the package to drop is an open sided housing into which the receiver-pusher is moved, said housing having an upwardly extending member above the open side for contacting the package on the receiver-pusher and causing it to drop when the receiver-pusher is retracted into the housing.
- the packagereceiving cylinders each comprise a receiving lower shell and an upper cover hingedly connected to the lower shell and pivotally movable to provide an open side in the cylinder adjacent the accumulator platform.
- cross ram is a vertically disposed plate extending longitudinally of the accumulator platform and having a lower edge slidable over said platform.
- the packagereceiving cylinders each comprise a lower shell and an upper cover longitudinally and hingedly connected, cover actuating means to open and close the cylinder, and clamp means on the cover for holding a master container on the discharge end of the cylinder when the cover is closed.
- a machine for filling a master container with a plurality of packages comprising a. an accumulator platform,
- . means causing movement of packages from each cylinder into a master container
- mechanism automatically actuating the package-depositing means, ram and means causing movement of packages from each cylinder into a master cylinder, whereby a predetermined number of packages is accumulated on the platform from which an accumulated group is moved by the ram into one of the cylinders and another accumulated group is moved by the ram into the other cylinder, and alternately moved from the cylinders into master containers.
- cross ram is a vertically disposed plate extending longitudinally of the accumulator platform and has a lower edge slidable over said platform.
- the packagereceiving cylinders each comprise a lower shell and an upper cover longitudinally and hingedly connected, cover-actuating means to open and close the cylinder, and clamp means on the cover for holding a master on the discharge end of the cylinder when the cover is closed.
- a machine for filling a master container with a plurality of packages comprising a. an accumulator platform,
- e. means causing movement of packages from the cylinder into a master container
- cross ram is a vertically disposed plate extending longitudinally of the accumulator platform and has a lower edge slidable over the platform.
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A machine for filling a master container with a plurality of packages by automatically moving the packages individually from a conveyor to a receiver-pusher device adjacent the conveyor, said device successively receiving, dropping and pushing a package onto an accumulator platform on which a predetermined number of packages are accumulated and from which the accumulated group is moved by a cross ram into a cylinder at one side of the platform, and after accumulation of another predetermined number of packages that group is moved by the same cross ram into a cylinder at the opposite side of the platform. The groups of packages are moved alternately from the cylinders by a plunger into a master container clamped on the discharge end of each cylinder.
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United States Patent 3,513,623 5/1970 Pearson.,...................... 53/159 X Primary ExaminerTheron E. Condon Assistant Examiner-E. F. Desmond [72] Inventor L. D. Adcox 620 S. Adams St., Monte Vista, C010. 81 144 r es r. G c. M a h t r e mm r w n l 7 9 l 4 3 M J 1 8D. 2 8M& 0. d N. m wmm AHP "MM 224 ABSTRACT: A machine for filling a master container with a [54] MASTER-CONTAlNER-FILLING MACHINE 1 plurality of packages by automatically moving the packages individually from a conveyor to a receiver-pusher device ad- 18 Claims, 8 Drawing Figs.
53/615 jacent the conveyor, said device successively receiving, 53/159,53/258 dropping and pushing a package onto an accumulator platform on which a predetermined number of packages are accu- B65b 35/40, B65b 39/10 mulated and from which the accumulated group is moved by a cross ram into a cylinder at one side of the platform, and after accumulation of another predetermined number of packages that group is moved by the same cross ram into a cylinder at References Clted UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,046,712 7/1962 the opposite side of the platform. The groups of packages are moved alternately from the cylinders by a plunger into a master container clamped on the discharge end of each cylinder.
11 I 8 7 0 3 e3 6 a 11 11111 41 .I11 &l. Alu- I hlnhml1 n .n w I z\ 1 um w 2 2 2 w n f a 1.1-11.1.1 11111 111 7 11 3 1 1 1 t w M. LQ :2 4 Ill Wfhwsn: 1 a. l 311111. 1111 7 0 w w 3% 6 A 4 MASTER-CONTAINER-FILLING MACHINE This invention relates to a machine for filling a master container with a plurality of previously filled sacks of potatoes or other produce or material herein referred to as packages.
Conventional master containers for this purpose are made of heavy paper, designed to contain 50 pounds, which may be five I-pound packages or I0 -pound packages, or packages of different weights.
The main object of the invention is to provide a compact efficientmachine for its intended purpose, capable of speedy, dependable operation, and occupying minimum floor space. The machine may be moved easily into package receiving positions relatively to conveyors located in different areas of a plant, without disassembling or alteration of machine parts.
One of the novel features of the machine is a receiverpusher device in the form of a box preferably rectangular in cross section having a top adapted to receive a package from a conveyor, and a vertical front wall which serves to push a package onto an accumulator platform after the package has been dropped from the receiver-pusher device by reciprocatory movement of the device. The receiver-pusher device is automatically moved rearwardly, in a direction at right angles to the travel of the conveyor, into a stationary open front housing which has a vertical upwardly extending wall designed to contact the package on the receiver-pusher device when said device is moved rearwardly, causing the package to fall onto an intake shelf on the same level as the accumulator platform, to be contacted by the receiver-pusher device as it automatically moves forwardly out of the stationary housing.
Another feature of the invention is the provision of a pair of cylinders, one at each longitudinal side of the accumulator platform, and a cross ram movable transversely across the accumulator to alternately move a plurality of packages in one direction into the open side of one cylinder and to move another group of packages in the opposite direction into the open side of the other cylinder.
The invention also includes means for clamping a master container on the discharge end of each cylinder and means for automatically pushing the packages by a plunger into the master containers.
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FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a master-container-filling machine embodying my invention.
FIG. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view in the plane of the line 22' of FIG. 1, showing one package on the input conveyor, another package which has been dropped onto the intake shelf adjacent the accumulator from the retracted receiver-pusher device; five packages on the accumulator platform, and five packages being moved from one of the cylinders into a master container.
FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view in the plane of the line 3 3 of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view in the plane of the line 44 of FIG. 1, showing'the discharge ends of the cylinders and forward end of the accumulator platform.
FIG.'5 is a top-plan view similar to FIG. 1, showing one package on the input conveyor, another package resting on the unretracted receiver-pusher device, five packages on the accumulator, and five packages which have been moved form the accumulator into one of the cylinders for discharge to a master container.
' comprises a frame on which are mounted a horizontally disposed accumulator platform 11, cylinders 12, 13, and
inclined master-container-supporting members 14, 15. An input conveyor 16 in the form of an endless belt carries filled sacks, herein referred to as packages, from a supply source (not shown), to a receiver-pusher device 17, as shown in FIG. 5. The device 17 has the form of a'box with closed top and sides, slidable on a horizontaLintakc shelf 18 into retracted position within a stationary housing I9 located adjacent and rearwardly of the intake shelf and receiver-pusher device I7. The top of the device 17 is me horizontal plane slightly below the top of the conveyor I6. The intake shelf 18 is adjacent to and on the same level as the accumulator platform 11 and may be a part of the accumulator.
In FIG. 5, a package 20 is carried on the conveyor 16 and another package 21 has been. moved by the conveyor to rest on top of the receiver-pusher device 17. In FIG. I, a package 20 on the conveyor 16 is moving toward the receiver-pusher device 17 which is shown in its retracted position withinthe housing 19. The retracting movement of the device 17 as it slides rearwardly on the intake shelf 18 into the housing 19 has caused the package 21 to be pushed off the top of thedevice 17 by the vertical upwardly extending portion 19' of the housing and to fall onto the intake shelf 18 as shown in FIG. 1. The forward or return movement of the receiver-pusher17 out of the housing 19 pushes the droppedpackage 21 from the intake shelf 18 onto the accumulator platform 11, five of such packages being indicated at 22; in FIGS. 1 and 5. That same forward pushing movement of the device 17 places it in position for receiving the package 20 from the conveyor. The receiverpusher device 17 is moved back and forth by anair cylinder (not shown) having a piston rod connected to the device 17.
The cylinders 12 and 13 arealike, horizontally supported at opposite sides of the accumulator platform, each comprising a stationary lower shell 25 to which is hingedly connected an upper shell 26, pivotally movable about the hinges 27 as, best shown in FIG. 4, where the upper shell 26 of the cylinder 13 is in open position and the upper. shell 26 of the cylinder 12 is closed. Both cylinders open at the side toward the accumulator platform 11. The opening and closing of the cylinders is performed by the air cylinders'28, pistons rods29, and arms 30 pivotally connected to the rods 29. The arms30are rigidly connected to the upper shells 26 of the cylinders 12, 13.
The cylinder lower shell 25.and upper cover shell26 are shaped to enclose a predetermined number of previously filled packages which may be arranged in a single row or in two superposed rows. For example, five IOPpound packages 23 may lie side by side on the lowershell 25, longitudinally of the cylinder, in a single row as shown in FIG. 4, or 10 5-pound packages 24 may be arranged in two rows of five each, one lying on the shell 25 and the-other on top of the-first row, as shown in FIG. 7. The contour of the cylinders I2, I3, has been designed to enclose the aforementioned packages and also'to conform to the dimensions of the master container 3l,which has an open end 32 surrounding the forward or discharge end of the cylinder I2, 13, to receive. the packages in the cylinder.
The master container 31 is held in place onthe discharge end of the cylinder l2, 13, by clamp 33 fastened to an arm 34, pivotally connected to the piston rod 35 of an air cylinder 36. The clamp 33 serves to spreadthe container end 32 andhold it on the cylinder, and is aided by a bottom clamp 37 actuated by an air cylinder 38. The clamp 37 moves upwardly-into clamping position through an opening in the master container supporting members 14, IS.
A cross ram 40 extendslongitudinally of: the accumulator platform 11 and is movable transversely acrossthe platform from left to right, as shown in FIG. 1 and fromright to left as .shown in FIG. 5. The cross ram 40 is actuated by a piston rod 41 connected to the ram andv reciprocated by the air cylinder 42. Telescoping mounting. means 43 are connected at 44 to the ram 40.
Electrical control means 50, 51, are actuated by contact with the ram 40 at the limits of its transverse movements across the accumulator platform. Controls for the plunger 45 are provided at 52 and 53. The arm 54 which depends from the plunger rod 46 actuates the controls 52, 53, as the arm 54 slides back and forth on the rod 55.
The supports 14, for the master containers 31 are actuated to move them from a slightly downwardly inclined position to a discharging position by air cylinders 60, piston rods 61 connected to the support 14 or 15, and to support 62. The filled master containers may be moved by any conventional means (not shown) to a sewing machine for closing of the containers.
The operation of the machine is as follows: Individual packages are placed on the continuously moving conveyor 16 and are deposited by the conveyor on the slightly lower top of the receiver-pusher device 17 located on the intake shelf 18 adjacent to and aligned with the conveyor 16. In that position the package has been designated 21. The receiver-pusher device 17 automatically moves rearwardly by sliding into the open side of the housing 19, located adjacent to and rearwardly of the intake shelf 18, causing the vertical upwardly extending wall 19' to engage the package 21 and cause it to fall onto the intake shelf 18. Automatic return of the device 17 pushes the package 21 onto the accumulator platform 11, and places the device 17 in position to receive a package 20 from the conveyor. Repetition of the reciprocatory movement of the receiver-pusher device 17, receiving a package 20, dropping it to the shelf 18 and pushing it to the accumulator 11, causes a predetermined number of packages 22 to be accumulated on the platform 11. A conventional counter-control (not shown) activates the ram 40 to move the accumulated packages 22 transversely of the platform into one of the cylinders 12, 13, dropping them into the lower shell while the cover 26 is in the open position. The movement of packages 20 and 21 continues so that another group of packages 22 is accumulated on the platform 11 while the pusher 45 pushes packages 23, as a group, through the cylinder. At that time the ram 40 makes a return movement across the platform 11 in the opposite direction to move accumulated packages 22 into the 23 positions in the other cylinder. Simultaneously, the first cylinder has been emptied by the plunger 45 forcing the packages 23 into a master container which has been clamped into receiving position on the discharge end to the cylinder 12 or 13.
It will be understood that when packages are to be placed in the cylinders in superposed rows, as are the packages 24 of PK]. 7, the packages of the lower row are first pushed by the ram 40 into one of the cylinders 12 or 13, the next group of packages on the accumulator 11 is pushed by the ram 40 to form a bottom row in the other of the two cylinders, the next group of packages is pushed by the ram into the first cylinder to lie on top of the previously placed bottom row, and a following group of packages is pushed in the opposite direction into the second cylinder to lie on top of the previously placed bottom row.
I claim:
I. A machine for filling a master container with a plurality of packages, comprising a. an accumulator platform,
b. a receiver-pusher device adjacent one end of the platform,
c. a cross ram movable across the top of the platform in opposite directions,
(1. a package receiving cylinder located adjacent each side of the platform,
e. a plunger movable longitudinally in each cylinder in opposite directions, and
f. mechanism automatically actuating the receiver-pusher device, ram and plungers,
whereby packages are individually successively received and dropped by the receiver-pusher device and are pushed thereby on the accumulator platform on which a predetermined number of packages are accumulated and from which the accumulated group is moved by the ram into one of the cylinders and another accumulated group is moved by the ram into the other cylinder, and alternately moved by the plungers from the cylinders into master containers.
2. A master container filling machine for moving previously filled packages from a conveyor into a master container, comprising i a. an accumulator platform on which a predetermined number of packages are automatically accumulated in a row,
b. a receiver-pusher device adjacent one end of the accumulator platform having a top to receive a package thereon from a conveyor,
c. means reciprocating the receiver-pusher device,
d. a package-contacting member adjacent the receiverpusher device which contacts a package on the receiverpusher and causes the package to drop when the receiverpusher is moved in one direction,
e. a side surface on the receiver-pusher which pushes the dropped package on the accumulator platform when the receiver-pusher is moved in the opposite direction,
f. a package-receiving cylinder located at each side of the accumulator platform in position to receive a row of packages from the platform,
g. a cross ram movable transversely across the platform in one direction to move a row of packages into one cylinder and in the opposite direction to move a row of packages into the other cylinder, and w h. a plunger movable through each cylinder to force a row of packages form the cylinder into a master container on the discharge end of the cylinder.
3. The machine defined by claim 2, in which the receiverpusher device top is slightly below the plane of an adjacent input conveyor, and the bottom of the receiver-pusher is on the same plane as the accumulator platform.
4. The machine defined by claim 2, in which the packagecontacting member which contacts a package on the receiverpusher and causes the package to drop is an open sided housing into which the receiver-pusher is moved, said housing having an upwardly extending member above the open side for contacting the package on the receiver-pusher and causing it to drop when the receiver-pusher is retracted into the housing.
5. The machine defined by claim 2, in which the packagereceiving cylinders each comprise a receiving lower shell and an upper cover hingedly connected to the lower shell and pivotally movable to provide an open side in the cylinder adjacent the accumulator platform.
6. The machine defined by claim 5, in which the lower shell of each cylinder has an edge adjacent the platform in a plane below the plane of the platform.
7. The machine defined by claim 2, in which the cross ram is a vertically disposed plate extending longitudinally of the accumulator platform and having a lower edge slidable over said platform.
8. The machine defined by claim 2, which includes air cylinders and pistons operatively connected with the receiverpusher device, the ram and the cylinder plungers, and means for automatically actuating each of said elements in timed relationship.
9. The machine defined by claim 2, in which the packagereceiving cylinders each comprise a lower shell and an upper cover longitudinally and hingedly connected, cover actuating means to open and close the cylinder, and clamp means on the cover for holding a master container on the discharge end of the cylinder when the cover is closed.
10. The machine defined by claim 9 which includes clamp means beneath the cylinder for engaging the master container.
11. A machine for filling a master container with a plurality of packages, comprising a. an accumulator platform,
b. package-depositing means adjacent the platform for moving packages onto the platform,
a cross ram movable across the top of the platform in opposite directions,
d. a package-receiving cylinder located adjacent each side of the platform,
. means causing movement of packages from each cylinder into a master container, and
f. mechanism automatically actuating the package-depositing means, ram and means causing movement of packages from each cylinder into a master cylinder, whereby a predetermined number of packages is accumulated on the platform from which an accumulated group is moved by the ram into one of the cylinders and another accumulated group is moved by the ram into the other cylinder, and alternately moved from the cylinders into master containers.
12. The machine defined by claim 11, in which the cross ram is a vertically disposed plate extending longitudinally of the accumulator platform and has a lower edge slidable over said platform.
13. The machine defined by claim 11, which includes air cylinders and pistons operatively connected with the package depositing means, the cross ram, and the means causing movement of packages from each cylinder into a master container, and means for automatically actuating each of said elements in timed relationship.
14. The machine defined by claim 11, in which the packagereceiving cylinders each comprise a lower shell and an upper cover longitudinally and hingedly connected, cover-actuating means to open and close the cylinder, and clamp means on the cover for holding a master on the discharge end of the cylinder when the cover is closed.
15. A machine for filling a master container with a plurality of packages, comprising a. an accumulator platform,
b. package-depositing means adjacent the platform for moving packages onto the platform,
c. a cross ram movable across the top of the platform in opposite directions,
d. a package-receiving cylinder located adjacent a side of the platform,
e. means causing movement of packages from the cylinder into a master container, and
f. mechanism automatically actuating the package-deposit ing means, ram and means causing movement of packages from the cylinder into a master container, whereby a predetermined number of packages is accumulated on the platform from which an accumulated group is moved by the ram into the cylinder and moved from the cylinder into a master container.
16. The machine defined by claim 15, in which the cross ram is a vertically disposed plate extending longitudinally of the accumulator platform and has a lower edge slidable over the platform.
17. The machine defined by claim 15, which includes air cylinders and pistons operatively connected with the packagedepositing means, the cross ram, and the means causing movement of packages from the cylinder into a master container, and means for automatically actuating each of said elements in timedrelationship.
18. The machine defined by claim 15, in which the packagereceiving cylinder comprises a lower shell and an upper cover
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1. A machine for filling a master container with a plurality of packages, comprising a. an accumulator platform, b. a receiver-pusher device adjacent one end of the platform, c. a cross ram movable across the top of the platform in opposite directions, d. a package receiving cylinder located adjacent each side of the platform, e. a plunger movable longitudinally in each cylinder in opposite directions, and f. mechanism automatically actuating the receiver-pusher device, ram and plungers, whereby packages are individually successively received and dropped by the receiver-pusher device and are pushed thereby on the accumulator platform on which a predetermined number of packages are accumulated and from which the accumulated group is moved by the ram into one of the cylinders and another accumulated group is moved by the ram into the other cylinder, and alternately moved by the plungers from the cylinders into master containers.
2. A master container filling machine for moving previously filled packages from a conveyor into a master container, comprising a. an accumulator platform on which a predetermined number of packages are automatically accumulated in a row, b. a receiver-pusher device adjacent one end of the accumulator platform having a top to receive a package thereon from a conveyor, c. means reciprocating the receiver-pusher device, d. a package-contacting member adjacent the receiver-pusher device which contacts a package on the receiver-pusher and causes the package to drop when the receiver-pusher is moved in one direction, e. a side surface on the receiver-pusher which pushes the dropped package on the accumulator platform when the receiver-pusher is moved in the opposite direction, f. a package-receiving cylinder located at each side of the accumulator platform in position to receive a row of packages from the platform, g. a cross ram movable transversely across the platform in one direction to move a row of packages into one cylinder and in the opposite direction to move a row of packages into the other cylinder, and h. a plunger movable through each cylinder to force a row of packages form the cylinder into a master container on the discharge end of the cylinder.
3. The machine defined by claim 2, in which the receiver-pusher device top is slightly below the plane of an adjacent input conveyor, and the bottom of the receiver-pusher is on the same plane as the accumulator platform.
4. The machine defined by claim 2, in which the package-contacting member which contacts a package on the receiver-pusher and causes the package to drop is an open sided housing into which the receiver-pusher is moved, said housing having an upwardly extending member above the open side for contacting the package on the receiver-pusher and causing it to drop when the receiver-pusher is retracted into the housing.
5. The machine defined by claim 2, in which the package-receiving cylinders each comprise a receiving lower shell and an upper cover hingedly connected to the lower shell and pivotally movable to provide aN open side in the cylinder adjacent the accumulator platform.
6. The machine defined by claim 5, in which the lower shell of each cylinder has an edge adjacent the platform in a plane below the plane of the platform.
7. The machine defined by claim 2, in which the cross ram is a vertically disposed plate extending longitudinally of the accumulator platform and having a lower edge slidable over said platform.
8. The machine defined by claim 2, which includes air cylinders and pistons operatively connected with the receiver-pusher device, the ram and the cylinder plungers, and means for automatically actuating each of said elements in timed relationship.
9. The machine defined by claim 2, in which the package-receiving cylinders each comprise a lower shell and an upper cover longitudinally and hingedly connected, cover actuating means to open and close the cylinder, and clamp means on the cover for holding a master container on the discharge end of the cylinder when the cover is closed.
10. The machine defined by claim 9 which includes clamp means beneath the cylinder for engaging the master container.
11. A machine for filling a master container with a plurality of packages, comprising a. an accumulator platform, b. package-depositing means adjacent the platform for moving packages onto the platform, c. a cross ram movable across the top of the platform in opposite directions, d. a package-receiving cylinder located adjacent each side of the platform, e. means causing movement of packages from each cylinder into a master container, and f. mechanism automatically actuating the package-depositing means, ram and means causing movement of packages from each cylinder into a master cylinder, whereby a predetermined number of packages is accumulated on the platform from which an accumulated group is moved by the ram into one of the cylinders and another accumulated group is moved by the ram into the other cylinder, and alternately moved from the cylinders into master containers.
12. The machine defined by claim 11, in which the cross ram is a vertically disposed plate extending longitudinally of the accumulator platform and has a lower edge slidable over said platform.
13. The machine defined by claim 11, which includes air cylinders and pistons operatively connected with the package depositing means, the cross ram, and the means causing movement of packages from each cylinder into a master container, and means for automatically actuating each of said elements in timed relationship.
14. The machine defined by claim 11, in which the package-receiving cylinders each comprise a lower shell and an upper cover longitudinally and hingedly connected, cover-actuating means to open and close the cylinder, and clamp means on the cover for holding a master on the discharge end of the cylinder when the cover is closed.
15. A machine for filling a master container with a plurality of packages, comprising a. an accumulator platform, b. package-depositing means adjacent the platform for moving packages onto the platform, c. a cross ram movable across the top of the platform in opposite directions, d. a package-receiving cylinder located adjacent a side of the platform, e. means causing movement of packages from the cylinder into a master container, and f. mechanism automatically actuating the package-depositing means, ram and means causing movement of packages from the cylinder into a master container, whereby a predetermined number of packages is accumulated on the platform from which an accumulated group is moved by the ram into the cylinder and moved from the cylinder into a master container.
16. The machine defined by claim 15, in which the cross ram is a vertically disposed plate extending longitudinally of the accumulator platform and has a lower edge slidable over the platform.
17. The machine defined by claim 15, which includes air cylinders and pistons operatively connected wiTh the package-depositing means, the cross ram, and the means causing movement of packages from the cylinder into a master container, and means for automatically actuating each of said elements in timed relationship.
18. The machine defined by claim 15, in which the package-receiving cylinder comprises a lower shell and an upper cover longitudinally and hingedly connected, cover-actuating means to open and close the cylinder, and clamp means on the cover for holding a master container on the discharge end of the cylinder when the cover is closed.
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