| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packing method and unit for folding a sheet of packing material about a parallelepiped-shaped article. <P>SOLUTION: There is provided a unit 12 for folding a sheet 5 of packing material about a parallelepiped-shaped article 2. The packing unit has: a conveyor 16 for feeding the article along a path P1; a feed device 18 for feeding the sheet of packing material perpendicularly to the path and in front of the article, so the article, as it moves forward, intercepts and gradually folds the sheet of packing material into a "U"; two lead-in devices 19 mounted to move parallel to the path and positioned on opposite sides of the article, so the article is enclosed between the two lead-in devices; and an actuating device 20 for feeding the two lead-in devices parallel to the path and together with the article, so the sheet of packing material is also intercepted by the lead-in devices 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT</p> |
