| 摘要 |
There is illustrated and described a machine for setting up corrugated box blanks having four side panels folded double and sealed along their otherwise adjacent free edges and having top and bottom end flaps extending from each end of each side panel. The machine includes a magazine for holding a plurality of folded blanks, means for removing individual blanks from the magazine and opening same into vertically oriented four-sided tubes, first transfer means for moving the tubes laterally while closing the bottom leading end flap, means for closing the bottom trailing end flap, breaking the bottom side flaps and rotating the open-topped boxes to a loading position, separate, cooperating loading means for depositing product, such as cartons, bottles or the like, into the open-topped boxes, second transfer means for moving the loaded boxes laterally while closing the top leading and trailing end flaps and bringing the top side flaps into contact with converging rails, means for depositing an adhesive along each of the top and bottom oppositely disposed side flaps while the boxes are being moved, and means for compressing, and thus sealing, the top and bottom side flaps onto the respective leading and trailing end flaps, readying the boxes for discharge.
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