Coordinated soft-touch case packer
AssigneeCommercial Machine Services, Inc.
InventorsJohn L. Raudat, Les Dennison
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Abstract
Disclosed is a product case packing system with a gripping head assembly and a packaging grid assembly linked by a coordination arm that synchronizes the delivery of the product to be packaged and with the positioning of the grid assembly into the packaging container. The system includes a gripper head assembly extension control module, capable of controlling multiple travel distances of the gripper head assembly in a single packing cycle, a product assembly detection module, and a packaging release control element for subtle separation of individual packed containers.
Claims5
A coordinated motion packaging machine for packaging product assembled in a product feed section in a bulk package assembled in a carton feed section, the packaging machine comprising:
- a gripper head assembly, a coordination arm, and a grid assembly;
- the coordination arm having a lead arm, a follow arm, and a frame pivot point;
- the lead arm operatively linked to the grid assembly, and the follow arm operatively linked to the gripper head assembly;
- an angle at the frame pivot point between the lead arm and the follow arm is fixed;
- the gripper head assembly capable of simultaneously lifting a plurality of product and transporting the plurality of product to a position over the grid assembly and the bulk package;
- the grid assembly having fingers for guiding the product into the bulk package;
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- the coordination arm linking motion of the grid assembly to simultaneous motion of the gripper head assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.