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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2000
Kaoru Yamamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Kyoto Seisakusho Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A case developing machine comprises a case unloading device that unloads a closed case from a case stacking station , a case opening device that opens and develops an unloaded case , and an insertion space forming device that forms an insertion space of rhombic cross section for a title sheet between a case body and a cover . The case opening device includes a suction cup holding the back of a case , at least one pair of suction cups holding the front face and the rear face of a case , respectively, and a pair of claw members engaging with the end face of a case body . The insertion space forming device includes a pair of contact members that maintain the opened case body in the reversed V-shaped cross section, and a suction cup that maintains the cover in the general V-shaped cross section.