摘要 |
The instant invention concerns a cartoning assembly which operates in conjunction with a sheet stacker to pile sheets directly in their carton. The assembly loads a three-sided carton having an open top into the stacker and supports the carton there such that sheets accumulate in the carton. After a predetermined number of sheets have been piled in the carton, succeeding sheets piling into the stacker are segregated and separately supported away from the predetermined pile. The carton is then transferred to a discharge conveyor for processing and lidding. Meanwhile, a further carton is loaded into the stacker and supported beneath the succeeding pile. The succeeding pile is then deposited into the further carton. The further carton is supported in the stacker until the predetermined number of sheets accumulate and the process repeats.
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