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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2002
Rodolfo Gaudenzi, Bologna, IT;
I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A., Bologna, IT;
Abstract
A device for folding vertical flaps of a container ( ) moved along a line ( ) for packaging products ( ) into these containers ( ) includes a (cam) member ( ), guided along a cyclical trajectory (T) by support and operating means ( ) cooperating with trajectory correcting means ( ). The trajectory (T) includes a first part (T ), along which the (cam) member ( ) moves close to container ( ), upstream of said rear vertical flap ( ) with respect to the container ( ) movement direction (W), and a second part (T ), along which the rear vertical flap ( ) is pushed. The second part (T ) is substantially parallel to the direction (W) and concordant therewith. The supporting and operating means ( ) include a pulley ( ) and a connecting rod ( ), aimed at guiding the (cam) member ( ) and a bar ( ), connected thereto, along a circumference arc. The trajectory correcting means ( ) include a rotating body ( ), aimed at receiving slildingly the bar ( ) in a seat ( ) made therein.