(19)
(11) EP 0 868 996 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/41

(21) Application number: 98830194.1

(22) Date of filing: 31.03.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B31B 1/98, B31B 5/26
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 02.04.1997 IT MI970760

(71) Applicant: Engico S.r.l.
20035 Lissone (Milano) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Benzoni, Rinaldo
    20037 Paderno Dugnano (MI) (IT)

(74) Representative: Cicogna, Franco 
Ufficio Internazionale Brevetti Dott.Prof. Franco Cicogna Via Visconti di Modrone, 14/A
20122 Milano
20122 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Multifunctional folding-glueing apparatus and method for making box-like cases


(57) A folding-glueing apparatus for making box-like cases and the like, comprises a folding and glueing section for folding and glueing cut and ribbed starting sheet elements which section is provided, on the same folding and glueing line, with a movable bridge (15) designed for automatically forming loose stacks of strapped packs of folded and glued boxes or of the mentioned starting spread sheet elements.
The method performed by this apparatus provides, alternatively, on the same folding and glueing line, the steps of:
  • both forming folded, levelled and counted box packs;
  • and forming loose stacks of the folded boxes.








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