摘要 |
A device for fully erecting a flat collapsed carton into an erected carton sleeve, the device comprising an arm linkage comprising a first arm (20a, 20b) coupled to a shaft (12), said shaft (12) being coupled to a drive means to achieve rotational movement of the arm linkage, a second arm (24a, 24b) pivotally coupled at one end to the first arm (20a, 20b) and at an opposite end further coupled to at least one suction device (16,17,18), said suction device actuated to engage a panel of a flat collapsed carton, and a third arm (22a, 22b) coupled to the shaft (12) such that the second and third arms are maintained substantially parallel to one another, the second and third arms being coupled to one another by a support arm (26a, 26b), which support arm is substantially parallel to the first arm (20a, 20b), and wherein the first and third arms are driven at different angular velocities to effect construction of a flat collapsed carton into an erected carton sleeve. |