Box Flap Positioning Machine with Inverted Tilting Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing machines for positioning box flaps are inefficient, as they require a long line for bottle insertion due to flaps being tilted outward, and are not easily adaptable to different box sizes, leading to complex modifications.
Innovation Solution
A machine with a deflecting element and orientating device that tilts and grips box flaps to maintain them in a vertical position, allowing for closer box placement and easy adaptation to various box sizes by using a conveying surface, deflecting element, orientating device, and grip device to manage transverse and side flaps.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the flaps are rotated to a position tilted outwards to open the upper flaps, then the flaps can be opened, but the boxes cannot be positioned close to each other and a rather long line is required
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of rotating the flaps outwards as in conventional machines, this invention inverts the approach by tilting the flaps backwards (inwards towards the box) using a deflecting element. This backward tilting allows boxes to be positioned closely together while still achieving effective flap opening, thereby reducing the required line length.
2Productivity
If the machine is structured for a specific box size, then it can process boxes efficiently, but it can be adapted for boxes of a different size only at the cost of difficult modifications
Solution Approach 1:
The machine incorporates adjustable components including the deflecting element and grip device that can be repositioned to accommodate different box sizes. The conveying surface and orientating device are designed with adjustable parameters, allowing the system to dynamically adapt to various box dimensions without requiring difficult modifications, thus maintaining both productivity and versatility.
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AI summary
A machine for positioning the flaps of a box, including: a conveying surface, arranged so as to advance one or more boxes along an advancement direction;a deflecting element, structured so as to tilt two opposite transverse flaps of a box back with respect to the direction of advancement of the boxes, and to tilt two opposite side flaps of the box outwards;at least one orientating device, structured so as to arrange at least one transverse flap in a substantially vertical position, and at least one grip device, which is movable along the advancement direction and structured so as to grip the transverse flap in the substantially vertical position.