摘要 |
Apparatus for picking up flat folded tubular blanks from a magazine and for moving the blanks to an erecting station includes a horizontal shaft (3) for transmitting a rotational movement. A functional arm (5) is hinged at one side to the terminal portion (3h) of the transmission shaft (3) about a first articulation axis (A1), and on at another side, to an arrangement control mechanism (6) for controlling arrangement about a second articulation axis (A2). The functional arm (5) is also operated into rotation about the first articulation axis (A1) between a position (AL) in alignment with the functional arm (5), and a square position (S), arranged at 90 degrees with respect to the functional arm (5), and vice versa. An arm (9), connected to arrangement control mechanism (6, 8), carries means (11) for picking up a flat folded tubular blank (2) through the open bottom (1a) of the magazine (1). Moving means (8) move the arrangement control mechanism (6, 8) with respect to the second articulation axis (A2) for operating the apparatus (10), beside the operation of the functional arm (5) effected by the transmission shaft (3), between a picking up station (P) and an erection station (MV), in which the tubular blank (2) is disposed with vertical axis, and vice-versa. |