Patent ID: 11905057
Assignee: INTERTAPE POLYMER CORP.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. A mailer packaging apparatus comprising:
a handling station having a robot;
a mailer supply station having a plurality of magazines for holding mailers, the plurality of magazines having at least a first magazine configured to hold a plurality of first mailers and a second magazine configured to hold a plurality of second mailers, and wherein the plurality of magazines are movable with respect to the robot;
a packaging station configured to receive the mailers and open the mailers;
a product supply station configured to supply products to the mailers; and
a controller operatively coupled to the handling station and the mailer supply station and configured to operate the handling station and the mailer supply station;
wherein the controller receives an indication of a product from a product system being received in the mailer packaging apparatus;
wherein the controller determines a mailer for the product being received from one of the plurality of magazines holding the mailers; and
wherein in response to determining the mailer, the controller moves the first magazine of the plurality of magazines adjacent to the robot and the second magazine away from the robot;
wherein in response to determining the mailer, the controller activates the robot to pick the mailer for the product from the plurality of magazines;

wherein the packaging station receives the mailer from the robot and opens the mailer; and
wherein the mailer receives the product from the product supply station.