| 摘要 |
Apparatus and method for packaging individual articles, such as can ends, in groups within sleeves for protection during storage and shipment. The apparatus is preferably associated in use with an end counter/ separator, is capable of taking individual stacks from one or more storage areas or inbound "lanes", picking up the ends in arrays or groups and placing them in a group receiving area wherein they may he advanced under the control of an insertion unit to the interior of a sleeve formed during another portion of the machine cycle. The sleeve is taken from a continuous supply of sleeve stock, advanced by a shuttle mechanism and transiently affixed to a positioner which secures the sleeve while it is filled; end flaps are formed on the package ends and the package thus formed is removed to a storage area on a continuous basis. |
