BOTTOM FLAP FOLDING AND CONVEYING APPARATUS

摘要

A pair of axially extending horizontal conveyor surfaces are provided with a space therebetween which accommodates a bottom flap folding and conveying apparatus. Stationary support members which are on the same horizontal level as are the conveyor surfaces accept the incoming product for packaging. A movable carriage having a downstream supporting portion and an upstream combination support-folder pusher plate portion operates in the axial direction through the utilization of an air or hydraulic cylinder and carriage track. After a carton is placed over the product the bottom end flaps are folded upwardly in a manner which positions them adjacently underneath the product. The upstream bottom end flap is folded by the combination support-folder pusher plate which not only folds the flap but causes the carton and product to be moved axially toward the output conveyor surface while supporting a portion of it. The downstream bottom end flap folding means can be either movable or stationary.