Box packing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10549872-B2
Application number	US-201515541511-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2015
Priority date	Jan 23, 2015
Publication date	Feb 4, 2020
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020

Abstract

A box packing apparatus supports a box with a sideways facing opening while at a loading location. After loading the box is moved from the loading location. The box packing apparatus includes a supporting and moving component, arms, and a feed mechanism. The supporting and moving component supports the cardboard box in the loading location and moves the cardboard box after loading in the loading location. The arms temporarily support the cardboard box as it is delivered to the loading location with the opening thereof facing sideways, while the supporting and moving component moves the cardboard box. The feed mechanism feeds the articles into the cardboard box through the opening while the box is supported by the arms.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A box packing apparatus configured to feed and load a plurality of the articles to be packed into boxes one after another to a loading location, the box packing apparatus comprising:
a first support component configured to support a first box in the loading location with an opening of the first box facing sideways and further configured to move the first box after loading of the articles from the loading location;
a second support component configured to temporarily support a second box that is delivered to the loading location in a state in which the opening faces sideways when the first support component moves the first box away from the loading location after being loaded with the articles, the first support component being further configured to return to the loading location and support the second box, the second support component being separate from the first support component; and
a feed mechanism configured to feed the articles to be packed into the box being supported at least by the second support component through the opening.

2. The box packing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the first support component is configured to support the box that the second support component supports in the loading location after the first support component has moved the box that has been loaded with the articles from the loading location, and
the second support component is configured to move from a support position in which the second support component supports the box to a retracted position in which the second support component does not support the box when the box that the second support component has been supported is supported by the first support component.

3. The box packing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the second support component is configured to horizontally move between the support position and the retracted position.

4. The box packing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the second support component is configured in such a way that a height position at which the second support component supports the box is adjustable.

5. The box packing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the box packing apparatus is configured to stack and load the articles to be packed in multiple tiers inside the box being in a state in which the opening faces sideways as a result of the feed mechanism feeding the articles to be packed multiple times into the box,
the feed mechanism is configured to feed the articles to be packed through the opening into the box being supported by the first support component, and
the first support component is configured to move the box which the first support component supports in a vertical direction so that the position of the box changes relative to a height at which the feed mechanism feeds the articles to be packed.

6. The box packing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the box packing apparatus is configured to stack and load the articles to be packed in three or more tiers inside the box being in a state in which the opening faces sideways, and
the second support component is configured to support the box until the feed mechanism finishes feeding the second tier of the articles to be packed inside the box.

7. The box packing apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising
a tabular shutter extending in a horizontal direction and configured to be inserted through the opening into the box that is supported by the first support component and inside of which a portion of the articles to be packed expected to be loaded have been loaded, and cover an upper side of the articles that have been loaded inside the box,
wherein
the first support component is configured to move the box upward in a state in which the shutter is inserted through the opening.

8. The box packing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
the feed mechanism is configured to feed the articles to be packed onto the shutter that is inserted through the opening into the box that is supported by the first support component, and
the articles to be packed are loaded inside the box as a result of the shutter being pulled out after the feeding of the articles.

9. The box packing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the second support component is configured in such a way that a height position at which the second support component supports the box is adjustable.

10. The box packing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the box packing apparatus is configured to stack and load the articles to be packed in multiple tiers inside the box being in a state in which the opening faces sideways as a result of the feed mechanism feeding the articles to be packed multiple times into the box,
the feed mechanism is configured to feed the articles to be packed through the opening into the box being supported by the first support component, and
the first support component is configured to move the box which the first support component supports in a vertical direction so that the position of the box changes relative to a height at which the feed mechanism feeds the articles to be packed.

Assignees

• Ishida Seisakusho

Inventors

• Yokota Yuji
• Arimatsu Tatsuya

Classifications

• B65B43/58

  vertically movable · CPC title

• B65B43/59 Primary

  vertically movable (B65B43/58 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65B43/265

  Opening, erecting or setting-up boxes, cartons or carton blanks · CPC title

• B65B5/106

  by pushers (B65B5/12 and B65B5/108 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65B35/10

  Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles · CPC title