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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1986
Steven Tisma, Chicago, IL (US);
Tisma Machine Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An automatic packaging machine has a table with a conveyor mounted thereon to carry a plurality of mandrels. A magazine for cardboard blanks is on a swinging arm which is pivotally mounted on the table, for feeding the blanks toward the mandrels on the conveyor. A pick up includes vacuum cups on a revolving platform which moves the individual blanks from the magazine to individual ones of the mandrels. A circular scale centered on the pivot point enables a swinging of the arm to an azimuth at which the pick up may engage and carry individual blanks. The arm carries a linearly movable fence for holding the blanks in alignment. A linearly moving block is slidably mounted on a pair of guide bars extending perpendicularly away from the swinging arm. A feed screw extends through the block to the arm, whereby the block slides toward or away from the arm responsive to a turning of the feed screw. A linear scale extends between said arm and an end support bracket mounted on the guide bars for identifying the position of the block. The machine is easily upgraded to provide robot operation.