EP 3804973 A1 20210414 - HANDLE APPLICATOR FOR APPLYING HANDLES TO FLAT-PACK PACKAGING
Title (en)
HANDLE APPLICATOR FOR APPLYING HANDLES TO FLAT-PACK PACKAGING
Title (de)
TRAGEGRIFFAPPLIKATOR ZUM ANBRINGEN VON TRAGEGRIFFEN AN FLACHES VERPACKUNGSMATERIAL
Title (fr)
APPLICATEUR DE POIGNÉE POUR APPLIQUER DES POIGNÉES SUR UN EMBALLAGE EMBALLÉ À PLAT
Publication
Application
Priority
IT 201900018107 A 20191007
Abstract (en)
A handle applicator (1) for applying handles to flat-pack packaging is provided comprising a frame (2) designed for suspending a rotating handle applicator (3) over a conveyor belt (4) for transporting packaging; handle dispensing means (5), handle handling means (6) and a U-shaped waiting track (7), placed along one side of a bridge (22); glue application means (8) arranged at the handle handling means (6); a control station (9); a plurality of actuators (10); a plurality of position sensors (30) for handles and packaging; wherein the rotating applicator (3) has a body (31) connected to one or more of said actuators (10), and wherein, at the upper ends of the applicator (3), some rods (34), rotating integrally with said body (31), are fixed, with the possibility of rotating on themselves with mechanical connections (33); each rod is equipped with a row of suction cups (35), designed for picking up the handles from a position defined by the waiting track (7) and coupling them to the packaging moving on the conveyor belt (4).
IPC 8 full level
B31B 70/86 (2017.01); B31B 50/86 (2017.01)
CPC (source: CN EP)
B31B 50/87 (2017.08 - EP); B31B 70/864 (2017.08 - EP); B65B 61/20 (2013.01 - CN)
Citation (applicant)
- CA 1283319 C 19910423 - HERRING JACK G [US]
- WO 8902362 A1 19890323 - MANVILLE CORP [US]
Citation (search report)
- [YA] US 5437594 A 19950801 - MATTSON LARRY J [US], et al
- [YDA] WO 8902362 A1 19890323 - MANVILLE CORP [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3804973 A1 20210414; CN 112693694 A 20210423; IT 201900018107 A1 20210407
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 20199330 A 20200930; CN 202011072791 A 20201009; IT 201900018107 A 20191007