Global Patent Index - EP 1594745 A1

EP 1594745 A1 20051116 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING AND ERECTING CARTONS

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING AND ERECTING CARTONS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM ZUFÜHREN UND ERRICHTEN VON KARTONS

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE D'ACHEMINEMENT ET DE MONTAGE DE CARTONS

Publication

EP 1594745 A1 20051116 (EN)

Application

EP 04712804 A 20040219

Priority

  • US 2004004697 W 20040219
  • GB 0303805 A 20030219
  • GB 0316244 A 20030711

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004074108A1] An apparatus for withdrawing from a carton feed hopper collapsed cartons (16, 116) having oppositely disposed panels and for initiating set up thereof, comprises carton pick-up means (9, 10, 11) for sequentially engaging one of the opposed panels and for withdrawing from the hopper a collapsed carton which includes the one panel, and means for transferring the carton orbitally about a primary generally horizontal axis from the hopper to an infeed end of a packaging machine. Panel engaging means (11a) is provided within the path of orbit for engaging the other of the panels in a manner to pull the other panel in a direction away from the carton pick-up means (9, 10, 11) so as to initiate opening of the carton.

IPC 1-7

B65B 43/30; B31B 5/80

IPC 8 full level

B31B 5/80 (2006.01); B65B 43/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B31B 50/78 (2017.08 - KR); B65B 43/30 (2013.01 - KR); B65B 43/305 (2013.01 - EP); B31B 50/804 (2017.08 - EP); B31B 2100/00 (2017.08 - EP); B31B 2120/30 (2017.08 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004074108 A1 20040902; AT E341488 T1 20061015; AU 2004213430 A1 20040902; AU 2004213430 B2 20071101; CA 2516800 A1 20040902; DE 602004002671 D1 20061116; DE 602004002671 T2 20070830; DK 1594745 T3 20070205; EP 1594745 A1 20051116; EP 1594745 B1 20061004; ES 2274428 T3 20070516; JP 2006518312 A 20060810; KR 20050105227 A 20051103; MX PA05008830 A 20070301; PT 1594745 E 20070131; RU 2005129113 A 20060410; RU 2007105671 A 20080820

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004004697 W 20040219; AT 04712804 T 20040219; AU 2004213430 A 20040219; CA 2516800 A 20040219; DE 602004002671 T 20040219; DK 04712804 T 20040219; EP 04712804 A 20040219; ES 04712804 T 20040219; JP 2006501173 A 20040219; KR 20057015332 A 20050819; MX PA05008830 A 20040219; PT 04712804 T 20040219; RU 2005129113 A 20040219; RU 2007105671 A 20070214