APPARATUS FOR TAKING OUT FOLDED BOX FROM STORAGE CHUTE AND DELIVERING IT TO CONVEYOR

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save a required space without decreasing processing capacity in apparatus for taking out a collapsible box 2 from a storage chute (a tubular body for storage) 3, and delivering it to a conveyor 4.

SOLUTION: An axial position fixed wheel 14 (" a solar wheel") is provided with a drive mechanism 16 for the purpose of changing its rotation angle position as required. A coaxial holder 9 in the axial position fixed wheel 14 is only provided with an orbiting rotation member ("planetary" member) 11, which supports a catching mechanism 12 for catching the collapsible box 2. An orbiting rotation wheel 13 which has a coaxial shaft with the orbiting rotation member 11 is connected directly or indirectly with the axial position fixed wheel 14. The catching mechanism 12 takes a extended posture position 18 at two locations on a unsymmetrical track 17 along a hypo-cycloid (hypo-cycloid) by a rotary drive.

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