| 摘要 |
Apparatus and method for closing boxes, and a box closed by the apparatus and method, comprising a conveyor for bringing a box in a centralised position between two vertically arranged transport belts (29) which can be moved toward each other to engage the side walls of the box, the four top flaps of which are open, whereafter said transport belts move the box to a bridge (33), the height of which is adjustable and which is provided with a sensing member (34) which on the engagement thereof with the fore wall of the box when the bridge is in its lowest position operates means to cause raising of said bridge until said sensing member comes into engagement with the fore wall flap, which flap is closed by further movement of the box, the bridge being provided with a pivotably mounted arm (64) carrying a rotatable wing (73) for closing the rear flap, with fixed arms (46) for raising the side flaps and with pivoting arms carrying closing members which can be moved downward at an oblique angle toward the centre of the upper surface of the box for closing the side flaps. |
