Apparatus and method for opening case blanks using two carriages, each carriage is adapted to grip opposing faces of the blank

摘要

A case blank opening apparatus is disclosed. The case blank opening apparatus includes a rotatable member adapted to grip a first face of a case blank, and an opening means adapted to grip the opposite face of the blank. The rotatable member is capable of plucking the case blank from a magazine of blanks and rotates the blank as it translates it to an opening station to present the opposite face of the blank to the opening means. The blank can be gripped on opposite sides and the opening means is capable of moving relative to the rotatable member to thereby enable the blank to be opened.