CROSS LOADING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH CARTONING SYSTEMS

摘要

2131102 9318968 PCTABS00025 An article group transfer apparatus constructed and arranged to move article groups into open ends of the carton sleeves. The apparatus (16) is incorporated in a continuous motion cartoner assembly for loading article groups (23) into cartons which comprises an article infeed mechanism (13, 14) supplying at least one stream of articles; an article group selection and transport mechanism (12) intersecting the article infeed mechanism to form and transport a longitudinal stream of article groups of a predetermined pattern; a carton supply and transport mechanism (11) synchronized and moving parallel with the article group selecting mechanism to provide cartons with open ends facing the moving article groups; and the article group transfer apparatus (16) which moves the article groups into the open ends of the carton sleeves.