Device and method for aligning a carton blank
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorsRichard Persson, Lars Carlsson
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Abstract
An infeed alignment device (10) for aligning a carton blank (14) such that a picking device can pick the carton blank. The infeed alignment device comprises an upper alignment member (11) for pushing on an upper part of the carton blank, a lower alignment member (12) for pushing on a lower part of the carton blank, and wherein the upper and/or lower alignment member is configured to push in a push direction on the top and/or the bottom of the carton blank such that the carton blank is in a picking position for the picking device.
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An infeed alignment device for aligning a carton blank such that the carton blank is in a picking position for a picking device, the infeed alignment device comprising:
- an upper alignment member configured to push on an upper portion of the carton blank;
- and
- a lower alignment member configured to push on a lower portion of the carton blank,
- wherein at least one of the upper alignment member or the lower alignment member is configured to push in a push direction on at least one of the upper portion of the carton blank or the lower portion of the carton blank to move the carton blank into the picking position for the picking device.
A method of aligning a carton blank such that the carton blank is in a picking position for a picking device, the method comprising:
- aligning at least one of an upper portion of the carton blank with an upper alignment member or a lower portion of the carton blank with an lower alignment member;
- and
- pushing the carton blank into the picking position for the picking device by at least one of pushing the upper alignment member on the upper portion of the carton blank in a pushing direction or pushing the lower alignment member on the lower portion of the carton blank in the pushing direction.
An infeed alignment device for aligning a carton blank such that the carton blank is in a picking position for a picking device, the infeed alignment device comprising:
- an upper alignment member configured to push on an upper portion of the carton blank;
- and
- a lower alignment member configured to push on a lower portion of the carton blank, the lower alignment member being mechanically connected to the upper alignment member,
- wherein the upper alignment member and the lower alignment member are configured to push in a push direction on respective upper and lower portions of the carton blank at the same time to move the carton blank into the picking position for the picking device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.