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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Mark Agostini, Roscoe, IL (US);
Ronald Worden, Maple Park, IL (US);
Tom Aidich, Sycamore, IL (US);
Joe Minkwitz, Rockford, IL (US);
Mark Agostini, Roscoe, IL (US);
Ronald Worden, Maple Park, IL (US);
Tom Aidich, Sycamore, IL (US);
Joe Minkwitz, Rockford, IL (US);
Alloyd Co,. Inc., Dekalb, IL (US);
Abstract
A blister packaging machine comprises a combination load/offload station having a blister magazine that is filled from the outside of the machine rather than the inside of the machine. The load mechanism includes a pick and place mechanism that is adapted to place individual blisters into nesting trays on a rotary carousel. The offload mechanism includes a pick and output mechanism that is adapted to pick formed blister packages from the nesting trays and output them into a collection bin. The load mechanism is arranged to cooperate with the offload mechanism without interference. The load and offload mechanism may be incorporated into a six station blister packaging machine.