Box forming equipment
First Claim
1. A compact box forming apparatus for erecting from a folded, generally flat, storage condition to a generally rectangular erect condition a box having opposing end walls and opposing side walls and at least opposing bottom end edges and opposing bottom side edges connected to the opposing end walls and opposing side walls respectively and the bottom edges being operable to be folded into a bottom surface of the box with a bottom seam, said box forming apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
means connected to said frame for raising a box material from a folded, generally flat storage condition into a generally rectangular shape with at least open, and mutually opposing, bottom end edges and open, and mutually opposing, bottom side edges at a box forming station;
means connected to said frame for folding the open, mutually opposing, bottom end edges toward each other at said box forming station;
means connected to said frame for folding open, mutually opposing, bottom side edges toward each other at said box forming station following folding of the open, mutually opposing, bottom end edges toward each other; and
means connected to said frame for applying box adhering tape onto the box along the bottom seam, said means includingreciprocating tape means for being driven beneath the box with its folded bottom end and side edges positioned at said box forming station and for applying a strip of adhering tape, at said box forming station, said reciprocating tape means beginning movement at an initial position at least partially upon an end wall of the box, said reciprocating tape means continuing movement along a bottom seam extending between the opposing bottom side edges and upon each of the opposing bottom side edges, and completing its movement at least partially upon an opposing end wall of the box to secure the bottom of the box in an erect condition and said reciprocating tape means returning to said initial position.
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Abstract
A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a box forming machine operable to raise folded box material to a box frame, and to fold the edges that comprise the box bottom into a bottom area and to tape the folded edges. The forming equipment is equipped with a box material supply that stores folded box stock material. The apparatus withdraws a piece of box material from the box material supply station by means of a vacuum chuck. The box stock material is raised to a box frame by means of a raise guide and further to a bottom folding station that folds the inner box edges which extend in a direction transverse to a taping direction. Outer edges are then folded into the bottom areas along the taping direction and a tape head tapes together the inner edges by means of a tape head drive.
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7 Claims
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1. A compact box forming apparatus for erecting from a folded, generally flat, storage condition to a generally rectangular erect condition a box having opposing end walls and opposing side walls and at least opposing bottom end edges and opposing bottom side edges connected to the opposing end walls and opposing side walls respectively and the bottom edges being operable to be folded into a bottom surface of the box with a bottom seam, said box forming apparatus comprising:
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a frame; means connected to said frame for raising a box material from a folded, generally flat storage condition into a generally rectangular shape with at least open, and mutually opposing, bottom end edges and open, and mutually opposing, bottom side edges at a box forming station; means connected to said frame for folding the open, mutually opposing, bottom end edges toward each other at said box forming station; means connected to said frame for folding open, mutually opposing, bottom side edges toward each other at said box forming station following folding of the open, mutually opposing, bottom end edges toward each other; and means connected to said frame for applying box adhering tape onto the box along the bottom seam, said means including reciprocating tape means for being driven beneath the box with its folded bottom end and side edges positioned at said box forming station and for applying a strip of adhering tape, at said box forming station, said reciprocating tape means beginning movement at an initial position at least partially upon an end wall of the box, said reciprocating tape means continuing movement along a bottom seam extending between the opposing bottom side edges and upon each of the opposing bottom side edges, and completing its movement at least partially upon an opposing end wall of the box to secure the bottom of the box in an erect condition and said reciprocating tape means returning to said initial position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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