Apparatus for forming a sleeve on a container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9707683-B2
Application number	US-201414520876-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2014
Priority date	Oct 22, 2014
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

An apparatus having: a conveyor having a machine direction and a cross-machine direction and a pair of edges spaced apart from one another in the cross-machine direction; a striker having a first position and a second position, wherein the striker in the first position is located at a predetermined location above the conveyor and laterally within the pair of edges, wherein in the striker in the second position is remote from the predetermined location; a driver operatively engaged with the striker to move the striker from the first position to the second position; and a vacuum port proximal to the striker when the striker is in the first position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a conveyor having a machine direction and a cross-machine direction and a pair of edges spaced apart from one another in said cross-machine direction;
a striker having a first position and a second position, wherein said striker in said first position is located at a predetermined location above said conveyor, wherein said striker in said second position is remote from said predetermined location;
a driver operatively engaged with said striker to move said striker from said first position to said second position; and
a vacuum port proximal to said striker when said striker is in said first position.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in said first position a portion of said striker is moving tangentially relative to said predetermined location.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein said striker is a roller.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein said striker is pivotably mounted.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein said apparatus comprises a laser up-line of said striker.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said apparatus comprises two of said strikers and said conveyor has a machine direction and a cross-machine direction orthogonal to said machine direction and a centerline, wherein a projection of said centerline orthogonal to said machine direction and said cross-machine direction and above said conveyor is between said strikers.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said apparatus comprises a top restraint guide positioned above said conveyor.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein said top restraint guide comprises a belt having a drive direction in said machine direction.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said striker is a belt.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said striker is reciprocatingly mounted.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said driver is a servo motor.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said driver is an air cylinder.

13. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said apparatus comprises a top restraint guide positioned above said conveyor.

14. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said striker is pivotably mounted.

15. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said apparatus comprises two of said strikers and said conveyor has a machine direction and a cross-machine direction orthogonal to said machine direction and a centerline, wherein a projection of said centerline orthogonal to the machine direction and cross-machine direction and above said conveyor is between said strikers.

16. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said striker in said first position is located laterally within said pair of edges.

17. An apparatus comprising:
a conveyor having a machine direction and a cross-machine direction and a pair of edges spaced apart from one another in said cross-machine direction;
a striker having a first position and a second position, wherein said striker in said first position is located at a predetermined location above said conveyor, wherein said striker in said second position is remote from said predetermined location;
a driver operatively engaged with said striker to move said striker from said first position to said second position; and
a vacuum port proximal to said striker when said striker is in said first position;
wherein in said first position a portion of said striker is moving tangentially relative to said predetermined location;
wherein said striker is a roller;
wherein said striker is pivotably mounted; and
wherein said apparatus comprises two of said strikers and said conveyor has a machine direction and a cross-machine direction orthogonal to said machine direction and a centerline, wherein a projection of said centerline orthogonal to said machine direction and said cross-machine direction and above said conveyor is between said strikers.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein said striker in said first position is located laterally within said pair of edges.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Goudy Eric Shawn

Classifications

• B25J11/005 Primary

  Manipulators for mechanical processing tasks · CPC title

• B65C3/08

  to container bodies {(B65C3/065 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65C3/065 Primary

  by placing tubular labels around the container (applying preformed tubular sheathings of plastics in general B29C63/18; applying protective covers to closures B67B5/03) · CPC title

• B65C9/00

  Details of labelling machines or apparatus {(attaching articles to carriers B65B15/00; cards of samples G09F5/04)} · CPC title