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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc, Norcross, GA (US);
Inventors:
Jean-Christophe Bonnain, Chateauroux, FR;
Pascal Martini, Le Poinconnet, FR;
Assignee:
WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 21/04 (2006.01); B65B 21/18 (2006.01); B65B 35/36 (2006.01); B65B 35/44 (2006.01); B65B 35/50 (2006.01); B65B 35/52 (2006.01); B65B 61/20 (2006.01); B65G 57/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 21/04 (2013.01); B65B 21/183 (2013.01); B65B 35/36 (2013.01); B65B 35/44 (2013.01); B65B 35/50 (2013.01); B65B 35/52 (2013.01); B65B 61/207 (2013.01); B65G 57/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for a packaging machine comprising; a first conveyor for conveying an input stream of articles, a second conveyor for conveying an output stream of articles, a guide path configured as a loop and one or more tools coupled to the guide path. Each tool comprises a tool head for engaging with one or more articles in the input stream. The tool head is operable to transfer the one or more articles from the first conveyor to the second conveyor. The one or more articles are placed upon the second conveyor in discrete groups having one or more tiers.