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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 1986
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1984
James W Evans, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
John P Scheid, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Daniel R Eichinger, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Cherry-Burrell Corporation, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A transfer system for use in machinery having stations for forming, filling and sealing cartons. The transfer system includes a turret having a hub and a number of spaced radial mandrels received by carton blanks, for use in forming the carton. A main conveyor conveys formed cartons to filling and sealing stations of the machinery. The transfer system includes a transfer conveyor, disposed between the turret and the main conveyor, which receives formed cartons one at a time, from the turret and holds at least one of the formed cartons in alignment with the main conveyor. The transfer system also includes mechanisms for stripping cartons, one at a time, from the mandrels and for transferring a plurality of cartons simultaneously to the main conveyor. A method of transferring cartons from an indexing turret to an indexing main conveyor using an indexing transfer conveyor, is also disclosed.