| 摘要 |
A carton forming machine having a blank feeding section (1) which receives blanks from stacked supplies of blanks (10, 11) means (2) f or gluing foldin g and compressing side wall of the blank to form reinforced side walls and end flaps, mandrel means (3) about which the blanks are folded, glued and held t o form an open topped carton, the mandrel means including first and second mandrels mounted on a rotating turret (15) and having associated blank holdi ng means (17, 18) the machine being operable to rotate the mandrels when a cart on has been formed while the carton is held by the holding means to ensure that the glue sets and to present an empty mandrel about which the next blank is to be folded, thereby ensuring that the throughput of the machine is not compromised while the glue sets. |
