METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING ARTICLES FROM TWO HALVES

摘要

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING ARTICLES FROM TWO HALVES An apparatus for assembling containers from a pair of open faced container sections or halves comprising a frame having a first receiving station and a second receiving station straddling an assembly station. A plurality of first container sections are deposited on a supporting surface at the first receiving station and a plurality of second container sections are deposited on a supporting surface at the second receiving station. A transfer mechanism initially moves from a position above the assembly station to a position above the second receiving station, and an inverting unit moves the first container sections from the first receiving station to the assembly station and inverts the sections, and the transfer mechanism then transfers the second container sections from the second receiving station to the assembly station. The first and second container sections are then moved into mating assembled relation at the assembly station to form a plurality of assembled containers, and a pusher mechanism discharges the assembled containers from the assembly station to a discharge site.