| 摘要 |
A pour spout fitment applicator applies a flanged pour spout fitment 36 through an opening 20 in a carton top panel 22. The applicator includes a rotatable shaft 28 having an anvil 46 secured thereto, a vacuum cup 48 mounted on the distal end of the anvil 46, and a cam-controlled pivotable chute segment 40 for co-ordinating the supply of one fitment 36 at a time to the vacuum cup 48. A linkage-and-toggle system 54 serves to turn the anvil 46 and the cam 30 so as to insert the individual fitment 36 directly into the opening 20. While backed-up by the anvil 46, the flange 37 of the fitment 36 is sealed by an ultrasonic sealer 50 with horn 52 to the inner surface of the top panel 22 around the opening 20. The applicator operates transversely to the path of movement of a single line of cartons 18 along a conveyor 14. Two or more applicators may simultaneously apply fitments (36) to closely adjacent cartons (18) in the single line. <IMAGE> |
