Global Patent Index - EP 0632776 B1

EP 0632776 B1 19970604 - CROSS LOADING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH CARTONING SYSTEMS

Title (en)

CROSS LOADING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH CARTONING SYSTEMS

Title (de)

BESCHICKUNGSVORRICHTUNG ZUR VERWENDUNG IN KARTONIEREINRICHTUNGEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE CHARGEMENT CROISE DESTINE A ETRE UTILISE AVEC DES SYSTEMES D'ENCARTONNAGE

Publication

EP 0632776 B1 19970604 (EN)

Application

EP 93909164 A 19930324

Priority

  • US 9302764 W 19930324
  • US 85645092 A 19920324
  • US 2266193 A 19930301

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9318968A1] An article group transfer apparatus constructed and arranged to move article groups into open ends of the carton sleeves. The apparatus (16) is incorporated in a continuous motion cartoner assembly for loading article groups (23) into cartons which comprises an article infeed mechanism (13, 14) supplying at least one stream of articles; an article group selection and transport mechanism (12) intersecting the article infeed mechanism to form and transport a longitudinal stream of article groups of a predetermined pattern; a carton supply and transport mechanism (11) synchronized and moving parallel with the article group selecting mechanism to provide cartons with open ends facing the moving article groups; and the article group transfer apparatus (16) which moves the article groups into the open ends of the carton sleeves.

IPC 1-7

B65B 5/06; B65B 35/40

IPC 8 full level

B65B 35/32 (2006.01); B65B 5/06 (2006.01); B65B 35/30 (2006.01); B65B 35/40 (2006.01); B65B 61/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 35/405 (2013.01); B65B 61/207 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9318968 A1 19930930; AT E153938 T1 19970615; AU 2853897 A 19970911; AU 3967493 A 19931021; AU 686536 B2 19980205; CA 2131102 A1 19930930; CA 2131102 C 20050104; DE 69311322 D1 19970710; DE 69311322 T2 19971023; EP 0632776 A1 19950111; EP 0632776 A4 19950201; EP 0632776 B1 19970604; ES 2102646 T3 19970801; GR 3024508 T3 19971128; JP 3347731 B2 20021120; JP H07507257 A 19950810

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9302764 W 19930324; AT 93909164 T 19930324; AU 2853897 A 19970709; AU 3967493 A 19930324; CA 2131102 A 19930324; DE 69311322 T 19930324; EP 93909164 A 19930324; ES 93909164 T 19930324; GR 970402149 T 19970821; JP 51682693 A 19930324