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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Ishida Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Tatsuya Iwasa, Ritto, JP;
Atsushi Takahashi, Ritto, JP;
Assignee:
ISHIDA CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 50/26 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 50/262 (2017.08);
Abstract
A cardboard box erector that folds four flaps provided on edges of an opening of a cardboard box so as to surround the opening is disclosed. The four flaps include a locking flap folded last among the four flaps. The cardboard box erector includes a folding unit configured to fold each of the four flaps in a predetermined order to close the opening, and a pushing unit configured to perform an action to push the locking flap inside the cardboard box and pull the locking flap back. The pushing unit has a suction unit configured to such and hold the locking flap.