Apparatuses and methods for loading containers with products
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsTravis Martin GARTHAFFNER, Tamika MURRELL, Ahmet ERCELEBI
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Abstract
At least one example embodiment relates to a system for filling a plurality of containers with oral products. The system comprises a container station and a shuttle assembly. The container station is configured to provide a plurality of containers. The shuttle assembly is configured to move between a first shuttle position to receive a plurality of oral products and a second shuttle position to deposit the oral products into the containers. At least one example embodiment relates to a method of filling a plurality of containers with oral products.
Claims20
A system for filling a plurality of containers with oral products, the system comprising:
- a container station configured to provide a plurality of containers;
- a shuttle assembly configured to move between a first shuttle position to receive a plurality of oral products and a second shuttle position to deposit the oral products into the containers;
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- a guide block configured to direct the oral products from the shuttle assembly to the containers, the guide block configured to move between a first guide block position spaced apart from the containers to a second guide block position to engage lids of the containers and close the containers.
A method of filling a plurality of containers with oral products comprising:
- providing a plurality of products to a shuttle assembly in a first shuttle position;
- providing a plurality of containers to a filling station;
- moving a guide block of the filling station from a first block position to a second block position, the guide block being closer to the containers in the second block position than the first block position;
- moving the shuttle assembly from the first shuttle position to a second shuttle position;
- in the second shuttle position, transferring the oral products from the shuttle assembly to the containers;
- moving the shuttle assembly from the second shuttle position to the first shuttle position;
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- partially closing the containers by moving the guide block from the second block position to the first block position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.