Apparatus for packing
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1. A packing apparatus, comprising:
- a matrix former having a product contact surface pivotable about a first axis between a first position and a second position, wherein said product contact surface faces in a first direction in said first position, and said product contact surface faces in a second direction in said second position;
a platform pivotable about a second axis spaced from said first axis, said platform pivotable between a first position and a second position, wherein said platform faces in the first direction in said first position, and said platform faces in the second direction in said second position;
a lift cage moveable between and aligned with said platform in said second position and said product contact surface of said matrix former in said first position, said lift cage for moving a box therebetween;
a discharge roller; and
a carnage moveable between and aligned with said product contact surface in said second position and said discharge roller.
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Abstract
A packing method and system are disclosed which system includes a first platform having a product support surface for supporting a product and a second platform for supporting a box into which the product is to be packed. After a box is received on and secured to the second platform, the second platform is rotated so that the open top of the box faces the first platform and moved toward the first platform until the box substantially surrounds the product on the product support surface. The first and second platforms are then rotated simultaneously so that the product is transferred from the product support to the box, and the full box is discharged to a discharge conveyor.
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1. A packing apparatus, comprising:
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a matrix former having a product contact surface pivotable about a first axis between a first position and a second position, wherein said product contact surface faces in a first direction in said first position, and said product contact surface faces in a second direction in said second position; a platform pivotable about a second axis spaced from said first axis, said platform pivotable between a first position and a second position, wherein said platform faces in the first direction in said first position, and said platform faces in the second direction in said second position; a lift cage moveable between and aligned with said platform in said second position and said product contact surface of said matrix former in said first position, said lift cage for moving a box therebetween; a discharge roller; and a carnage moveable between and aligned with said product contact surface in said second position and said discharge roller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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