Method and apparatus for setting up a box erecting machine

A box erecting machine for erecting a given box, the box having at least a first physical dimension, the machine comprising:

• a frame;
• at least one box manipulation station adjustably mounted on said frame;
• a first scale mounted on one of said box manipulation station and said frame;
• and
• a first pointer mounted on the other of said box manipulation station and said frame, said pointer and said scale being positioned to provide an indication of the location of said box manipulation station with respect to said frame, the indication being scaled to the at least first physical dimension of the given box;
• the box manipulation station being properly adjusted for the given box when the first pointer is aligned with a position on the first scale that corresponds to the first physical dimension of the given box;
• the first scale and first pointer allowing the box manipulation station to be adjusted for the given box before the given box is placed in the box manipulation station.

In a box erecting machine for setting up a given box, the given box having a physical dimension, the machine being of the type having an adjustable box manipulation station mounted on a frame, the improvement comprising:

• a first scale mounted on one of the box manipulation station and the frame;
• a first pointer mounted on the other of the box manipulation station and the frame;
• and
• the first scale corresponding to the physical dimension of the given box;
• the box manipulation station being properly adjusted for the given box when the first pointer is aligned with a position on the first scale that corresponds to the first physical dimension of the given box;
• the first scale and first pointer allowing the box manipulation station to be adjusted for the given box before the given box is placed in the box manipulation station.

A method for setting up an adjustable station of a box erecting machine to function with a given box, the given box having a width and a height, the box erecting machine having a frame, the method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining the width and height of the given box before adjusting the machine;
• providing a scale on one of the adjustable station and the frame of the box erecting machine;
• the scale having markings that correspond to the dimensions of the boxes that the machine is capable of setting up;
• providing a pointer on the other of the adjustable station and the frame of the box erecting machine;
• and
• adjusting the position of the adjustable station with respect to the frame until the pointer reaches and indicates a first setting on the scale, the first setting adapted to correspond with one of the width and height of the given box;
• the adjusting step being performed before the given box is placed in the adjustable station;
• the adjustable station being set up for the given box when the pointer reaches this position.

A method for setting up an adjustable station of a box erecting machine to function with a given box, the given box having a width and a height, the box erecting machine having a frame, the method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining the width and height of the given box;
• providing a scale on one of the adjustable station and the frame of the box erecting machine;
• the scale having markings that correspond to the dimensions of the boxes that the machine is capable of setting up;
• providing a pointer on the other of the adjustable station and the frame of the box erecting machine;
• and
• manually adjusting the position of the adjustable station with respect to the frame until the pointer reaches and indicates a first setting on the scale, the first setting adapted to correspond with one of the width and height of the given box;
• the adjustable station being set up for the given box when the pointer reaches this position.