Carton assembly system
Through innovative design of paper cutting and assembly equipment, the problems of material waste and high transportation costs in paper box manufacturing have been solved, achieving continuous and efficient production of paper box assembly and reducing equipment footprint and transportation space.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 卓启明
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-03
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-17
AI Technical Summary
Existing technologies for paper box manufacturing suffer from problems such as material waste, large factory floor space requirements, high labor demands, and high warehousing and transportation costs. In particular, the separate storage and transportation of 3D three-dimensional paper boxes require a large amount of space, resulting in persistently high costs.
Two types of paper of different thicknesses are cut into outer decorative pieces and rectangular reinforcing plates of specific shapes using paper cutting equipment. They are then continuously assembled using a continuous workbench and assembly equipment. The cut paper is kept flat to reduce storage and transportation space, and the assembly equipment can be configured in different locations to improve production efficiency.
It effectively reduces material waste, lowers the space occupied by manufacturing equipment and transportation costs, improves production efficiency, achieves continuous and highly mobile cardboard box assembly, and saves warehousing and transportation costs.
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Abstract
Claims
1. A cardboard box assembly system, the cardboard box comprising a rectangular base plate, and front wall panels, rear wall panels, left wall panels, and right wall panels surrounding the four sides of the rectangular base plate; the assembly system comprising a paper cutting device and an assembly device isolated from the paper cutting device, characterized in that: The paper cutting equipment cuts two types of flat paper of different thicknesses separately. The relatively thinner paper is cut into multiple outer decorative pieces, and the relatively thicker paper is cut into multiple rectangular reinforcing plates. Each outer decorative piece includes a central rectangular piece; a front side piece, a rear side piece, a left side piece, and a right side piece extending outward from the four sides of the central rectangular piece; a front folded piece, a rear folded piece, a left folded piece, and a right folded piece extending outward from the four side pieces; and four connecting pieces extending from the two sides of the front side piece and the rear side piece toward the adjacent left side piece and right side piece. The rectangular reinforcing plates are divided into two specifications, including a first reinforcing plate with the same shape as the front side plate and the rear side plate, and a second reinforcing plate that is integrally connected and has the same shape as the left side plate, the central rectangular plate and the right side plate; two first reinforcing plates can form a front reinforcing plate and a rear reinforcing plate according to the assembly steps, and a single second reinforcing plate can form a left side reinforcing plate, a central reinforcing plate and a right side reinforcing plate according to the assembly steps. The assembly equipment is capable of assembling one outer decorative piece, two first reinforcing plates, and one second reinforcing plate into the cardboard box. Each of the outer decorative piece, two first reinforcing plates, and one second reinforcing plate has a bottom surface and a top surface. The assembly equipment includes: a front-to-back continuous worktable, and a first feeding unit, a second feeding unit, a first folding unit, a third feeding unit, a second folding unit, and a third folding unit respectively arranged around the worktable; wherein: The first feeding unit is located at the starting end of the workbench and can lay the bottom surface of the outer decorative sheet flat on the conveyor table and then apply adhesive to the top surface of the outer decorative sheet. The second feeding unit is located downstream of the first feeding unit and can align and adhere the bottom surfaces of the front reinforcing plate and the rear reinforcing plate to the top surfaces of the two opposite front and rear side pieces in the outer decorative piece. The first folding unit is located at the downstream end of the second feeding unit and can fold the front folding piece and the rear folding piece located on the outer side of the front side piece and the rear side piece respectively from the outside to the inside and stick them to the top surface of the front reinforcing plate and the rear reinforcing plate. The third feeding unit is located at the downstream end of the first folding unit and can overlap the bottom surface of the second reinforcing plate onto the top surface of the outer decorative piece. The bottom surface of the central reinforcing plate is overlapped and adhered to the top surface of the central rectangular piece. The left and right reinforcing plates are in an upward vertical state relative to the central reinforcing plate, so that the top surfaces of the left and right reinforcing plates face inward and the bottom surfaces face outward respectively. The second folding unit is located downstream of the third feeding unit. After the front and rear reinforcing plates are erected, the four connecting pieces are bent and adhered towards the bottom surfaces of the left and right reinforcing plates, respectively. These four connecting pieces laterally connect the front, rear, left, and right reinforcing plates, maintaining their upright position. The third folding unit is located downstream of the second folding unit. It can stand the left and right pieces upright, and then attach their top surfaces to the bottom surfaces of the left and right reinforcing plates and the four connecting pieces, respectively. Finally, the left and right folding pieces are folded downwards and inwards and attached to the top surfaces of the left and right reinforcing plates.
2. A paper box assembly system, the paper box comprising a rectangular base plate, and front wall panels, rear wall panels, left wall panels, and right wall panels surrounding the four sides of the rectangular base plate; the assembly system comprising a paper cutting device and an assembly device, characterized in that: The paper cutting equipment cuts two types of flat paper of different thicknesses separately. The relatively thinner paper is cut into multiple outer decorative pieces, and the relatively thicker paper is cut into multiple rectangular reinforcing plates. Each outer decorative piece includes a central rectangular piece; a front side piece, a rear side piece, a left side piece, and a right side piece extending outward from the four sides of the central rectangular piece; a front folded piece, a rear folded piece, a left folded piece, and a right folded piece extending outward from the four side pieces; and four connecting pieces extending from the two sides of the front side piece and the rear side piece toward the adjacent left and right side pieces. The rectangular reinforcing plates are divided into two specifications, including a first reinforcing plate with the same shape as the front and rear side plates, and a second reinforcing plate that is integrally connected and has the same shape as the left side plate, the central rectangular plate, and the right side plate; two first reinforcing plates can form a front reinforcing plate and a rear reinforcing plate according to the assembly steps, and a single second reinforcing plate can form a left side reinforcing plate, a central reinforcing plate, and a right side reinforcing plate according to the assembly steps. The assembly equipment assembles one outer decorative piece, two first reinforcing plates, and one second reinforcing plate into the cardboard box. Each of these components has a bottom surface and a top surface. The assembly equipment includes: a front-to-back continuous worktable, and a first feeding unit, a second feeding unit, a first folding unit, a third feeding unit, a second folding unit, and a third folding unit, respectively arranged around the worktable. The first feeding unit is located at the starting end of the workbench and can lay the bottom surface of the outer decorative sheet flat on the conveyor table and then apply adhesive to the top surface of the outer decorative sheet. The third feeding unit is located downstream of the first feeding unit and can overlap the bottom surface of the second reinforcing plate onto the top surface of the outer decorative piece. The bottom surface of the central reinforcing plate is overlapped and adhered to the top surface of the central rectangular piece. The left and right reinforcing plates are in an upward vertical state relative to the central reinforcing plate, so that the top surfaces of the left and right reinforcing plates face inward and the bottom surfaces face outward respectively. The second feeding unit is located downstream of the third feeding unit and can align and adhere the bottom surfaces of the front reinforcing plate and the rear reinforcing plate to the top surfaces of the two opposite front and rear side pieces in the outer decorative piece. The first folding unit is located at the downstream end of the second feeding unit, and can fold the front folding piece and the rear folding piece located on the outer side of the front side piece and the rear side piece respectively from the outside to the inside and stick them to the top surface of the front reinforcing plate and the rear reinforcing plate. The second folding unit is located downstream of the first folding unit. After the front and rear reinforcing plates are erected, the four connecting pieces are bent and adhered towards the bottom surfaces of the left and right reinforcing plates, respectively. These four connecting pieces laterally connect the front, rear, left, and right reinforcing plates, maintaining their upright position. The third folding unit is located downstream of the second folding unit. It can stand the left and right pieces upright, and then attach their top surfaces to the bottom surfaces of the left and right reinforcing plates and the four connecting pieces, respectively. Finally, the left and right folding pieces are folded downwards and inwards and attached to the top surfaces of the left and right reinforcing plates.
3. The carton assembly system of claim 1 or 2 wherein, The assembly equipment also includes a receiving unit capable of automatically collecting materials, which is located downstream of the third folding unit.
4. The carton assembly system of claim 1 or 2 wherein, The workbench is circular, with the first feeding unit, the second feeding unit, the first folding unit, the third feeding unit, the second folding unit, and the third folding unit surrounding the workbench.
5. The carton assembly system of claim 1 or 2 wherein, The workbench is linear, and the first feeding unit, the second feeding unit, the first folding unit, the third feeding unit, the second folding unit, and the third folding unit are arranged on one side of the workbench or staggered on both sides.