WO1997046450A1 - Machine d'emballage a ensemble de changement automatique des coins de selection - Google Patents

Machine d'emballage a ensemble de changement automatique des coins de selection Download PDF

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WO1997046450A1
WO1997046450A1 PCT/US1997/004819 US9704819W WO9746450A1 WO 1997046450 A1 WO1997046450 A1 WO 1997046450A1 US 9704819 W US9704819 W US 9704819W WO 9746450 A1 WO9746450 A1 WO 9746450A1
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Jeff Disrud
Timothy Hurtt
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Riverwood International Corporation
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Priority to BR9702131A priority patent/BR9702131A/pt
Priority to AU25451/97A priority patent/AU2545197A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • B65B59/005—Adjustable conveying means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B21/00—Packaging or unpacking of bottles
    • B65B21/02—Packaging or unpacking of bottles in or from preformed containers, e.g. crates
    • B65B21/04—Arranging, assembling, feeding, or orientating the bottles prior to introduction into, or after removal from, containers
    • B65B21/06—Forming groups of bottles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/44—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • B65B59/001—Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the product to be packaged

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  • This invention relates in general to packaging machines and to methods of packaging articles into containers. More particularly, this invention relates to continuous motion packaging machines which form randomly ordered articles into groups of a predetermined
  • a flight-type selector wedge which also directs the groups of articles into a container, such a preformed sleeve-type carton or package
  • Continuous motion packaging machines are known in the art. Continuous motion packaging machines, to include end loading machines, typically group a selected number of
  • the articles are supplied in a randomly ordered series to a selector device.
  • the selector device then groups the articles into a predetermined configuration or pattern.
  • the selector device generally is used in concert with
  • a lane divider/guide assembly for also moving the articles, either singularly, or as group, toward
  • wedges or flights cooperating with the guide rails to move or rake a predetermined number of articles into a article group, and then transfer the group of articles into a container.
  • Langen et al. include a conveyor belt having a plurality of transversely extending spaced apart fence means, i.e., flights or selector wedges, mounted on a conveyor.
  • the fences/ selector wedges of Langen et al. worked in concert with the movement of the
  • selector flight assembly of a continuous motion packaging machine may be readily changed to
  • Patent No. 4,566,248 to Cooley.
  • beverage producer to package beverage containers in four packs, six packs, eight packs, twelve packs, and cases, and not only for one
  • packaging machine which can readily be adapted to handle articles of differing sizes and product group configurations, to include varying article pitches, or combinations of pitches, and can do
  • the present invention provides an improved automatic selector wedge changing assembly for use on a continuous motion packaging machine which overcomes some of the design deficiencies of other continuous motion packaging machines known in the art.
  • selector wedge changing assembly of this invention provides a highly flexible method and apparatus of automatically changing the selector wedges positioned in spaced series along the length of the selector belt, formed as a part of continuous motion packaging machine, which can be matched to the production needs of the packaging machine, and/or packaging operations
  • This invention therefore, provides a much greater degree of flexibility than heretofore known in the art by permitting a packaging machine operator to package articles of a variety of
  • This invention attains this high degree of flexibility while maintaining simplicity in design
  • the novel method of this invention includes the steps of sequentially
  • the selector belt This is done automatically, without any manual or physical handling of the first or second series of selector wedges being removed from, and attached to the selector belt of the machine.
  • the method also includes the steps of positioning the selector belt at a home position with respect to the first wedge storage pallet prior to removing the selector wedges of the first
  • the method of this invention also includes the steps of positioning the selector belt at a home position with respect to the second wedge storage pallet prior to removing the wedges of the second series of selector wedges
  • the method further comprises the steps of changing the position of a wedge
  • first selector wedge of the second series of selector wedges is attached thereto. This allows not
  • novel automatic selector wedge changing assembly of this invention is well suited for use on continuous motion packaging machine having an infeed end and a spaced discharge
  • an infeed conveyor supplied with a randomly ordered series of articles, and a selector belt
  • the selector belt has a spaced series of removable selector wedges for forming the articles into groups of a predetermined size and for moving the groups of articles into an open ended sleeve-type carton carried on a carton transport conveyor
  • wedge changing assembly of this invention includes a wedge changer positioned on the
  • a first wedge storage pallet positioned on the framework with respect to the wedge changer for receiving and storing a first series of selector
  • the automatic selector wedge changing assembly of this invention may also include a third wedge storage pallet positioned on the framework with respect to the wedge changer and storing a third series of selector wedges thereon.
  • the wedge changer is constructed and arranged to sequentially engage and remove the
  • selector wedges of the first series of selector wedges from the selector belt and place each selector wedge, in series, on the first wedge storage pallet. Thereafter, the first wedge storage
  • the wedge changer then sequentially removes the selector wedges of the second series of selector wedges from the second wedge storage pallet
  • the wedge changer of this apparatus includes an elongate generally horizontal guide rail extending in the direction of the path of travel in substantial alignment with the selector belt, a
  • carriage assembly constructed and arranged for reciprocal movement along the horizontal guide rail, the carriage assembly including an integral and generally vertical guide rail supporting a wedge changing head for reciprocal movement thereon, the wedge changing head being
  • the selector wedges of this invention have a generally elongate body and a pair of spaced mounting pins extending therefrom, the mounting pins being sized and shaped to be receiving within a pair of correspondingly spaced slotted openings defined in spaced selector plates, the
  • selector plates forming the selector belt.
  • the mounting pins of the selector wedges are designed to fit through an enlarged portion of the slotted opening and then moved transversely within an
  • the slotted openings formed in the selector belt occur in a first uniformly ordered series, and a second
  • the method and apparatus of this invention provide for the automatic removal and placement of selector wedges in varying spaced
  • the objects of the present invention include the ability to quickly and automatically change the selector wedges of a continuous motion packaging machine in order to process articles of differing diameters or heights, and to permit various article configurations to be packaged on the machine with minimal production
  • the present invention accomplishes the above-stated objects while providing for flexible, efficient, and continuous high speed article packaging.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a packaging machine having a preferred embodiment of
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a selector wedge of this
  • Fig. 3 is a side elevational view along line 3-3 of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 4 is an end elevational view along line 4-4 of Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the automatic selector wedge changing assembly illustrated
  • Figs. 6A and 6B are sequential and partial end elevational views illustrating the method of removing and attaching selector wedges of this invention.
  • numeral 5 of Fig. 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment of the automatic selector wedge changing assembly of this invention positioned on a continuous
  • Continuous motion packaging machine 7 is provided with a support frame 8 of a type
  • Frame 8 has an infeed end 9, a spaced discharge end 11, and a path of travel "P"
  • An endless infeed conveyor 12 is positioned at infeed end 9 of the packaging machine, and is supplied with a randomly ordered series of articles (not illustrated) which are moved toward a selector belt 13 positioned on frame 8, selector belt 13 being parallel to and adjacent at least a portion of the length of infeed conveyor 12
  • Selector belt 13 has a spaced series of selector wedges (Fig 3) for forming the articles into groups of articles of a predetermined group size, and moving the articles along the guide rails toward the open end
  • a carton magazine assembly 17 Positioned at the infeed end of the packaging machine is a carton magazine assembly 17 provided with a supply of unopened carton blanks (not illustrated), which are passed in series
  • a carton opening station 19 having a carton feed opening wheel assembly for opening the carton blanks into preformed cartons, and for passing the preformed cartons onto the carton transport conveyor
  • the cartons are moved along the carton transport conveyor toward,
  • a dual pocket loader wheel assembly 20 which seats the articles within the cartons
  • packaging machine 7 may include
  • selector wedge 23 used on selector belt 13 is disclosed in Fig. 2.
  • Selector wedge 23 has an elongate wedge body 24 preferably made of an injection molded and low friction synthetic material such as nylon or plastic, although almost engineering polymer
  • selector wedge 23 is provided as a durable and rigid selector wedge for use in handling a variety of articles on packaging machine 7. Selector wedge 23 has a leading
  • Selector wedge 23 includes a selector end 27 which first engages the articles positioned on infeed conveyor 12 and selector belt 13 for forming the articles into predetermined groups of articles as described in co-pending U.S. Application Serial No. 08/118, 1 1 1, filed on September 2, 1993, which has been earlier
  • a tapered end 28 Opposite selector end 27 of wedge body 24 is a tapered end 28 which is constructed and arranged to permit either one of the dual pocket loader wheels (not illustrated) of dual pocket loader wheel assembly 20 to be positioned thereabove and extending over selector wedge 23 so that one of the pocket loader wheels is positioned adjacent carton
  • transport conveyer 19 for seating the articles within the open ends (not illustrated) of the cartons
  • Selector wedge 23 is provided with a pair of spaced mounting pins 30 which have a shank
  • Openings 34 and 35 extend through wedge body 24, although openings 34 need not necessarily extend all the way through the wedge body, but need only extend far enough to receive each of a spaced pair of wedge selector pins 66 (Fig. 5) of wedge changing head 57 therein, as described in greater detail below.
  • selector belt 13 is
  • each selector plate 36 being operably connected to three parallel and endless chain conveyors 15 (Fig. 4) extending along the length of selector belt 13, and moving selector belt 13 in the direction of the path of
  • Certain spaced selector plates 36 are provided with pairs of slotted openings 37 defined therein. Slotted openings 37 are provided for receiving the mounting pins 30 of the various spaced selector plates 36 and
  • selector wedge 23 therein for removably fastening or attaching the selector wedges to the selector belt in spaced series along the length thereof. Therefore, each of slotted
  • openings 37 is provided with an enlarged portion 38 sized and shaped to receive tapered head 32 of mounting pins 30 therein, and an elongated locking slot 40 extending away therefrom, the locking slot being sized and shaped to receive shank 31 of mounting pins 30 therein and to lock
  • Selector belt 13 includes, therefore, a first pair of slotted openings 41 defined in spaced series along the length of the selector belt. First pairs of slotted openings 41 form a first series
  • slotted openings will be spaced on 7 1/2 inch centers from each adjacent pair of slotted openings 41 along the length of selector belt 13. This 7 1/2 inch spacing corresponds to the spacing of
  • Selector belt 13 is also provided with a second pair of slotted openings 43, a third pair
  • each of the pairs of slotted openings 43, 44, and 45 which comprise second
  • each pair of slotted openings 41, 43, 44 and 45 are identically constructed to have an enlarged portion 38 for receiving tapered head 32 of mounting pin 30 therein, and an elongated locking slot 40 for locking shank 31 of mounting pins therein to secure
  • selector wedge 23 to selector belt 13. Although one embodiment of selector wedge 23 is shown
  • continuous motion packaging machine 7 will be provided with several embodiments of selector wedges 23, as best illustrated in Fig 5, the embodiments of selector wedge 23 being constructed and arranged for forming predetermined group sizes of a
  • automatic selector wedge changing assembly 5 is illustrated in greater detail, and is shown positioned on frame 8 of packaging machine 7 (Fig. 1)
  • Automatic selector wedge changing assembly 5 includes a carriage assembly 51 supported on an elongated horizontal guide rail 52 by a linear bearing assembly 53 Horizontal guide rail 52
  • Carriage assembly 51 is reciprocably driven on horizontal guide
  • Carriage assembly 51 includes an integral vertical guide rail 56 which supports wedge changing head 57 for reciprocal movement thereon Wedge changing head 57 is raised and
  • Servomotor 59 has a drive pulley 60 fastened thereto, with a corresponding drive pulley 61 driven by belt 63.
  • Drive pulley 61 is fastened to an elongated threaded rod (not illustrated) housed within vertical guide rail 56, a ball screw (not illustrated) being formed as a part of wedge changing head 57.
  • Servomotor 59 rotates drive pulley 60, and drive pulley 61 via drive
  • Wedge changing head 57 is supported on vertical guide rail 56 of an elongated linear bearing assembly 64 (Figs. 6 A 6B).
  • Wedge changing head 57 is illustrated in Figs. 3-5, and includes a spaced pair of wedge
  • support bracket 67 is mounted on a linear actuator
  • wedge changing head 57 includes a vacuum suction cup 70 for
  • Vacuum suction cup 70 is a venturi vacuum pump which creates a suction pressure when
  • compressed air is passed through a venturi formed as a part of the vacuum pump.
  • a venturi formed as a part of the vacuum pump.
  • suction cup 70 is of the type of vacuum pumps manufactured by PIAB, Inc.
  • automatic selector wedge changing assembly 5 includes a first wedge storage pallet 71, a second wedge storage pallet 72, and a third wedge storage pallet 73. Each of the wedge storage pallets is supported on frame 8 of packaging machine 7,
  • Each of wedge storage pallets 71, 72, 73 has a generally quadrilateral bottom plate 75 supporting a series of spaced pairs of wedge rods 76 extending upwardly therefrom, and
  • wedges 23 for holding, i.e., storing, selector wedges 23 on the wedge storage pallets when not
  • selector wedges 23 are stored on wedge rods 76, they are
  • pins being receiving within a corresponding spaced pair of pin storage openings 50 defined in each wedge body 24 so that selector wedges 23 lie adjacent each other on wedge rods 76.
  • Each of selector wedges 23 is constructed so that its spaced pair of openings 34 will be in substantial alignment with the spaced pair of wedge selector pins 66 formed as a part of
  • each selector wedge 23 is so sized and shaped that its
  • each wedge rod 76 extending
  • bottom plate 75 upward and away from bottom plate 75 is tapered so that each of selector wedges 23 can be easily received thereon and passed downward toward bottom plate 75 for being stored on each
  • first and second wedge storage pallets 71 and 72 are
  • wedge storage pallets 71 and 72 are centered with respect to wedge changing head 57 and vertical guide rail
  • bottom plate 75 of first and second wedge storage pallets 71, 72 is supported
  • Linear actuator 77 and linear bearing assembly 79 are spaced from, and are parallel to one another.
  • linear bearing assembly 79 includes a guide rail 80 mounted on frame 8, and a slide block 81 mounted on bottom plate 75, slide block 81 being sized and shaped to be snugly fitted on guide rail 80 so that it cannot be removed upwardly therefrom, but yet travels freely along the length of the guide rail.
  • wedge storage pallet is centered with respect to wedge changing head 57 when first and second wedge storage pallets 71, 72 are each respectively moved into carriage assembly's 51 path of travel along horizontal guide rail 52. It is anticipated that wedge storage pallets 71 and 72 will be centered with respect to wedge changing head 57 when first and second wedge storage pallets 71, 72 are each respectively moved into carriage assembly's 51 path of travel along horizontal guide rail 52. It is anticipated that wedge storage pallets 71 and 72 will be
  • a third wedge storage pallet 73 is fixed in position on frame 8, and is aligned with the longitudinal axis "A" passing through carriage assembly 51 and in particular wedge changing head 57.
  • 71-73 has a centrally defined cut-out portion 83 sized and shaped for receiving that portion of carriage assembly 51, and in particular vertical guide rail 56 on which wedge changing head 57
  • Each of linear bearing assemblies 53, 64, and 79 is a conventional linear bearing assembly of the type manufactured by THK, Inc. and in particular may be THK's type SR... W (heavy-load type) linear bearing assemblies, each of which has an elongated guide rail, and a slide block having a retained series of ball bearings therein received on the guide rail of the bearing
  • second wedge storage pallets 71 and 72 are conventional band cylinders, among others, of the type manufactured by either TOL-O-MATIC or MOSIER, among others, which
  • Servomotors 55 and 59 are conventional servomotors, and may include those servomotors manufactured by INDRAMAT or PACIFIC
  • packaging machine 7 is supplied with three distinct series of
  • selector wedges 23 A first series of selector wedges 91 is shown partially stored on first wedge storage pallet 71 in Fig. 3, the remainder of the first series of selector wedges being spaced
  • selector belt 13 A second series of selector wedges 92 is shown
  • each series of selector wedges 23 of 1 st through 3rd series 91 -93 of selector wedges are sized
  • the first series of selector wedges 91 are those placed within the first
  • selector wedges of the second series of selector wedges 92 are used for forming article configurations of a four-up configuration
  • the third series of wedges 93 positioned on wedge storage pallet 73 are used for forming a three-up packaging configuration of articles, and are placed on fifteen inch centers within slotted openings 43-45 of the second series 48 of slotted openings in selector belt 13
  • Selector wedges 23 of the 1st through 3rd series of selector wedges 91-93 may be color
  • selector wedge is positioned on selector belt 13 for the appropriate packaging requirements, i.e., selector wedges 23 of first series of selector wedges 91 are being used for two-up product configurations, rather than selector wedges 23 of third series of selector wedges 93, and so on
  • each pair of wedge rods 76 could be varied so that only a specific type of selector wedge 23 could be positioned thereon in order to help ensure that the appropriate selector
  • Automatic selector wedge changing assembly 5 includes a pair of proximity switches (not
  • each of wedge storage pallets 71 and 72 includes a pair of proximity switches mounted on frame 8 for detecting the position of the wedge changing storage pallet in either its extended or retracted position, the retracted position of wedge storage pallet 71 being shown in Fig 5, and the retracted position of wedge
  • wedge changing head 57 includes a photoelectric sensor (not illustrated) mounted on support bracket 67 adjacent the spaced pair of wedge selector pins 66 for detecting the presence of a selector wedge 23 adjacent the wedge changing head to ensure that a selector wedge is in the appropriate position, either on selector belt 13, or on one of wedge storage
  • automatic selector wedge changing assembly 5 will sequentially remove each selector wedge of the series of selector wedges positioned on selector
  • Selector belt 13 is shown in its home position in Fig 3, in which spaced selector plates of belt 13 carry a selector wedge 23 thereon, positioned with respect to carriage assembly 51, and in particular wedge changing head 57 thereof In Fig 3 selector belt 13 is also shown
  • selector wedges 23 are removed from selector belt 13, they are stacked, in series, starting at the rearmost pair of wedge rods 76
  • carriage assembly 51 is moved with respect to first wedge storage pallet 71, i.e., it is moved or
  • selector belt 13 When the first selector wedge 23 is being removed from selector belt 13, selector belt 13 is first positioned at its home position, as shown in Fig 3, and then indexed backward with respect to the pair of wedge rods 76 in the rearmost position of first wedge storage pallet 71 with respect to carriage assembly 51, so that as selector wedge 23 is removed from the pair of slotted openings in which mounting pins 30 are received, the selector wedge is moved vertically downward onto wedge rods 76, the wedge rods extending
  • the process of removing selector wedges 23 from selector belt 12 involves the first step of positioning wedge changing head 57 with servomotors 55 and 59 in an approach position
  • carriage assembly 51 is moved forward so that the spaced
  • wedge selector pins 66 is received within spaced openings 34 defined in wedge body 24
  • wedge changing head 57 in communication with the control processor, will constantly know
  • selector wedge is in its appropriate position either on the bottom plate, or stacked on others of
  • first wedge storage pallet 71 is moved into its retracted position with respect to carriage assembly 51 (Fig. 5) by retracting linear
  • control processor then emits a signal to linear actuator 77 of second wedge storage pallet 72, which extends it into alignment with carriage assembly 51 and with wedge changing head 57,
  • first wedge storage pallet 71 in Fig. 5.
  • carriage assembly 51 is moved along horizontal guide rail 52 until it is positioned adjacent the first of
  • selector wedges 23 positioned at the top of the stack of selector wedges closest to the carriage
  • wedge changing head 57 is moved vertically into its approach position by servomotor 59, whereupon the photoelectric eye (not illustrated)
  • linear actuator 68 is in its home position so that pins 66 will be aligned with openings
  • vacuum suction cup 70 is activated for creating a vacuum force to hold selector
  • pair of mounting pins 30 extending upwardly from the bottom of selector wedge 23 are passed into enlarged portion 38 of slotted opening 37, at which point a position data signal is emitted
  • control processor then emitting a control signal to linear actuator 68 to move into its lock/release position which fires and moves selector
  • selector wedge 23 transversely with respect to the length of the selector belt (Fig. 4) for guiding shank 31 of mounting pin 30 within elongated locking slot 40, the elongated locking slot locking shank 31 therein, and thus securing selector wedge 23 to selector belt 13.
  • the selector belt is moved with respect to the wedge changing head and the pairs of wedge rods on the wedge storage pallets so that the next pair of slotted openings defined in
  • selector belt 13 is properly positioned with respect to the selector wedge, and wedge rods therefor, being removed from or attached to selector belt 13.
  • selector belt 13 (not illustrated) which drives selector belt 13 so that selector belt 13's home position is indexed
  • selector belt 1 to be spaced in series along the length of selector belt 1 .
  • Second wedge storage pallet 72 remains in its extended position until such time as the selector wedges of the second series of wedges 92 are removed from selector belt 13.
  • selector wedges of the second series of wedges are removed from selector belt 13 in the same
  • both wedge storage plates 71 and 72 are moved
  • selector wedge changing assembly 5 based on the needs of the packaging machine operator, as
  • selector belt 13 had a length relatively greater than that shown in Fig. 1 , then several movable wedge storage pallets could be positioned in series, and adjacent one another, along frame 8 of packaging machine 7 with an elongated

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Abstract

Ensemble (5) destiné à changer automatiquement les coins de sélection dans une machine d'emballage (7) à mouvement continu et comprenant un ensemble chariot (51) effectuant un déplacement alternatif le long d'un rail de guidage horizontal (52) aligné sensiblement sur une bande de sélection (13) située sur la machine d'emballage (7). L'ensemble chariot (51) comprend un rail de guidage vertical (56) destiné à déplacer une tête (57) de changement de coins, dans un sens vertical par rapport à la bande de sélection (13) et à des palettes de stockage (71, 72, 73) conservant des séries de coins de sélection. L'ensemble (5) retire une première série de coins de sélection de la bande de sélection (13), les place sur une première palette de stockage (71), retire une deuxième série de coins de sélection d'une deuxième palette de stockage (72) et les fixe à la bande de sélection (13).
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CA002227580A CA2227580A1 (fr) 1996-06-07 1997-03-25 Machine d'emballage a ensemble de changement automatique des coins de selection
JP10500554A JPH11510772A (ja) 1996-06-07 1997-03-25 自動セレクター楔交換組立体を有する包装機械
EP97916979A EP0848683A1 (fr) 1996-06-07 1997-03-25 Machine d'emballage a ensemble de changement automatique des coins de selection
BR9702131A BR9702131A (pt) 1996-06-07 1997-03-25 Processo e conjunto de mudança automática de cunhas seletoras de uma máquina de embalagem aparelho para a mudança das mesmas e máquina de embalagem tendo conjunto de mudança automática de cunhas seletoras
AU25451/97A AU2545197A (en) 1996-06-07 1997-03-25 Packaging machine having automatic selector wedge changing assembly

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