Patent ID: 11904567
Assignee: KLIKLOK LLC
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A carton blank erector, comprising:
a frame supporting at least one of a carton former, a hopper supporting a plurality of cartons, a take-away conveyor, and a feeding and shuttle machine, the feeding and shuttle machine including (a) a first driven belt supported by a first plurality of pulleys attached to a first side and a second driven belt supported by a second plurality of pulleys attached to an opposing second side, (b) a first rod attached to the first driven belt and a second rod attached to the second driven belt, each of the first and second rods extending across the first and second opposing sides, and (c) a plucking head supported by the first and second rods such that common motion of the first and second driven belts moves the plucking head along a transport path between an initial position from which the plucking head engages a carton blank and an intermediate position where the plucking head disengages the carton blank; and
at least one controller for controlling movements of (a) the first driven belt and (b) the second driven belt.