MAGAZINE FOR CONTAINER FORMING SHEETS OR THE LIKE ADJUSTABLE FOR PREDETERMINED SHEETSIZES

摘要

PCT No. PCT/SE89/00703 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 21, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 21, 1991 PCT Filed Nov. 30, 1989 PCT Pub. No. WO90/06275 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 14, 1990.An apparatus for automatically adjusting the dimensions of the carton blank magazine in a machine for forming carton blanks to select a variety of predetermined sized carton blank formats and for delivering the carton blanks to an exit of the machine. The apparatus includes a pair of movable side tool portions and a movable bottom tool portion for guiding a carton blank. A format selecting wheel corresponds to each of the tool portions and each format setting wheel includes a plurality of pins having a different length corresponding to one of the dimensions of a particular predetermined carton blank format. Each of the pins has a free end which engages a respective bottom or side tool portion to fix the portion in a position determined by the selected blank format. The apparatus further includes a bottom guide device for delivering the carton blank to the exit of the machine.