SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PACKAGING ITEMS VARYING IN SIZE AND NUMBER FOR SHIPMENT

• Main Authors: Sytema, Herman, de Boer, Fokke
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 04.11.2020
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS; MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNERANALOGOUS TO PAPER; MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN AMANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; UNPACKING; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUSTO PAPER

A system for automatically packaging items that vary in size and number for shipment, comprising a packaging station for holding a pre-folded cardboard box (10) to receive one or more items (26, 28, 30, 32) to be packaged, said pre-folded cardboard box (10) having a bottom panel (12), two side panels (14, 16) and a first end panel, the first end panel being joined to each of said side panels (14, 16), the side panels (14, 16) and the end panel being erected from the bottom panel (12) to form a box having an open top and an open side, the bottom panel (12) having an end portion intended to form a second end panel, each side panel having an end portion intended to form a corner panel, at least one cutting unit for adjustably shortening the end portions of the side panels (14, 16) and the end portion of the bottom panel (12) and at least one folding unit for folding the corner panels and the second end panel to close said open side of the box.