Patent Publication Number: US-10781045-B2

Title: Box moving device

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This is the National Phase in the United States of PCT/JP2017/044342, filed Dec. 11, 2017, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-050519, filed Mar. 15, 2017. Both of those applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a box moving device for changing the position of a box having four side surfaces that are connected to each other in a loop. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Conventionally, as disclosed in JP-A No. 2004-155428, a box packing apparatus for packing articles into boxes that are in a state in which their openings face the horizontal direction has been known. The box packing apparatus is equipped with a box moving device for moving, to the position at which the articles are packed, the boxes that have been conveyed thereto in the horizontal direction in a state in which their openings face the horizontal direction. The box moving device moves, to the position at which the articles are packed, the boxes by causing the boxes to drop to a predetermined position along the vertical direction, for example. In this case, the box moving device has a stopper for catching the boxes that have dropped to the predetermined position and stopping the movement of the boxes resulting from the drop. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY 
     However, in the box moving device that causes the boxes to drop along the vertical direction, in a case where the weight of the boxes is small, there is the concern that the boxes will stop midway before touching the stopper. Furthermore, in a case where the boxes are caused to drop while cover portions of the boxes move along a guide, there is the concern that the boxes will stop midway before touching the stopper because of the force that the guide receives from the cover portions. For that reason, the problem that the boxes do not reach the position at which the articles are packed, so that the articles cannot be packed normally into the boxes, has the potential to occur. 
     It is an object of the present invention to provide a highly reliable box moving device that moves a box to a predetermined position and inhibits the occurrence of the problem that the box does not reach the predetermined position. 
     A box moving device pertaining to the invention is a device for changing the position of a box having four side surfaces that are connected to each other in a loop. The box moving device is equipped with a conveyor and a movement control unit. The conveyor has at least a holding mode in which it holds at least one of the side surfaces of the box. The movement control unit drives the conveyor to cause the box to move along a moving direction from a first position to a second position. The conveyor can alternately switch between a first state, in which it is contracted along the moving direction, and a second state, in which it is extended along the moving direction. The movement control unit causes the box to move from the first position to the second position by driving the conveyor that is in the holding mode and simultaneously switching the conveyor from the first state to the second state. 
     The box moving device pertaining to the invention moves the box to the predetermined position by extending the conveyor in the direction in which it moves the box in a state in which the side surface of the box is being held by the conveyor. Because the box moving device uses the conveyor that can extend and contract in the moving direction of the box, the problem that the box is not conveyed normally to the predetermined position is inhibited. Consequently, with the box moving device pertaining to the invention, reliability can be improved. 
     Furthermore, in the box moving device pertaining to the invention, it is preferred that the movement control unit switch the conveyor from the first state to the second state by causing an end portion of the conveyor to move from the first position to the second position and switch the conveyor from the second state to the first state by causing the end portion of the conveyor to move from the second position to the first position. 
     In this case, the box moving device can cause the end portion of the conveyor on the side of the moving destination of the box to extend and contract toward the moving destination of the box. For that reason, the dimension of the conveyor in the moving direction of the box is kept down and a mechanism that moves the conveyor itself along the moving direction of the box becomes unnecessary. Consequently, with this box moving device, space for installing a device other than the conveyor can be ensured in the neighborhood of the box that has been conveyed by the conveyor. 
     Furthermore, in the box moving device pertaining to the invention, it is preferred that the conveyor further have a non-holding mode in which it does not hold the side surface. In this case, the movement control unit causes the box to move from the first position to the second position, then changes the conveyor from the holding mode to the non-holding mode, and then switches the conveyor from the second state to the first state. 
     In this case, the box moving device extends the conveyor to move the box to the predetermined position and then contracts the conveyor in the moving direction of the box in a state in which the side surface of the box is not being held by the conveyor. Consequently, this box moving device can prevent the box from being moved by the conveyor when the box moving device contracts the conveyor after having moved the box. 
     Furthermore, in the box moving device pertaining to the invention, it is preferred that the movement control unit cause the box to move from the first position to the second position by causing the box to move from above to below along the vertical direction in a state in which one of the four side surfaces of the box faces downward. 
     In this case, the box moving device can move the box to the predetermined position in a state in which the opening of the box faces sideways. Consequently, this box moving device can be utilized in, for example, a box packing apparatus for packing articles into boxes that have been conveyed by a conveyor. 
     Furthermore, it is preferred that the box moving device pertaining to the invention be further equipped with a flap guide. In this case, the box further has a flap that is a flat panel-shaped cover portion that extends from the side surface. The flap guide guides the flap while the movement control unit is causing the box to move from the first position to the second position. 
     In this case, the box moving device is equipped with the flap guide for regulating the position of the moving box by guiding the flap of the box. Consequently, this box moving device can prevent positional misalignment of the box that has been conveyed by the conveyor. 
     Furthermore, in the box moving device pertaining to the invention, it is preferred that in the holding mode the conveyor hold the two side surfaces that are along the moving direction. 
     In this case, the box moving device can stably move the box to the predetermined position by moving the box while holding, with the conveyor, the side surfaces on both sides of the box. 
     Furthermore, in the box moving device pertaining to the invention, it is preferred that the conveyor be a telescopic conveyor whose holding surface that holds the side surface can extend and contract in the moving direction. 
     In this case, because the box moving device uses the telescopic conveyor, the dimension of the conveyor in the moving direction of the box is kept down and a mechanism that moves the conveyor itself along the moving direction of the box becomes unnecessary. Consequently, with this box moving device, space for installing a device other than the conveyor can be ensured in the neighborhood of the box that has been conveyed by the conveyor. 
     The box moving device pertaining to the invention inhibits the occurrence of the problem that the box does not reach the predetermined position, so an improvement in reliability can be expected. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic front view of a box packing apparatus  10  that uses a box moving device  20  pertaining to an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a view, seen from a closed bottom cover B side, of a cardboard box C used in the box packing apparatus  10 . 
         FIG. 3A  shows a state just before a first article A is fed into the cardboard box C. 
         FIG. 3B  shows a state just after the first article A has been fed into the cardboard box C. 
         FIG. 3C  shows a state just before a second article A is fed into the cardboard box C. 
         FIG. 3D  shows a state just after the second article A has been fed into the cardboard box C. 
         FIG. 3E  shows a state just before a third article A is fed into the cardboard box C. 
         FIG. 3F  shows a state just after the third article A has been fed into the cardboard box C. 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic perspective view of the box moving device  20  and shows a state before conveyors  21 ,  22  move the cardboard box C downward. 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic perspective view of the box moving device  20  and shows a state after the conveyors  21 ,  22  have moved the cardboard box C downward. 
         FIG. 6  is a front view of the box moving device  20  shown in  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 7  is a front view of the box moving device  20  shown in  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 8  is a block configuration diagram of the box moving device  20 . 
         FIG. 9  is a drawing for describing the operation of the box moving device  20  and shows a state at time t 1  in  FIG. 13 . 
         FIG. 10  is a drawing for describing the operation of the box moving device  20  and shows a state at time t 2  in  FIG. 13 . 
         FIG. 11  is a drawing for describing the operation of the box moving device  20  and shows a state at time t 3  in  FIG. 13 . 
         FIG. 12  is a drawing for describing the operation of the box moving device  20  and shows a state at time t 4  in  FIG. 13 . 
         FIG. 13  is a timing chart of control of constituent elements of a movement control unit  23 . 
         FIG. 14  is a schematic perspective view of the box moving device  20  equipped with a pair of flap guides  30  in example modification A. 
         FIG. 15  is a schematic perspective view of a box moving device  120  in example modification B. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     An embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 
     The embodiment described below is a specific example of the invention and is not intended to limit the technical scope of the invention. 
     (1) Configuration and Operation of Box Packing Apparatus 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic view of a box packing apparatus  10  that uses a box moving device  20  pertaining to the embodiment of the invention. The box packing apparatus  10  is installed on a line in a food factory, for example, and is an apparatus for packing, into boxes, articles A that have been produced on the line in the food factory. The box packing apparatus  10  feeds, into a cardboard box C that has been placed in a location to which the articles A that are objects to be packed are delivered one after another, pluralities of the articles A through an opening Op of the cardboard box C to thereby pack the articles A. The articles A are bags in which a food such as potato chips has been packaged with a packaging material. 
     The box packing apparatus  10  is mainly equipped with a box forming unit  1 , a box packing unit  2 , and a box closing unit  3 .  FIG. 1  is a schematic front view of the box packing apparatus  10 . 
     In the following description, terms such as upper, lower, left, right, front (front), and rear (back) are used to describe directions and positions. These terms, unless otherwise specified, mean upper, lower, left, right, front, and rear indicated by arrows in the drawings. 
     (1-1) Box Forming Unit 
     The box forming unit  1  opens cardboard sheets S, which are the cardboard boxes C in a collapsed state, and closes and seals shut, with tape T, bottom covers B of the cardboard boxes C to thereby form the cardboard boxes C in which just one side thereof is open.  FIG. 2  is a view of the cardboard box C seen from the side of the closed bottom cover B. Flaps C 21  to C 24  on a top cover side opposite the bottom cover B are open outward. The open top cover side of the cardboard box C corresponds to the opening Op of the cardboard box C. 
     The cardboard boxes C that have been formed by the box forming unit  1  are conveyed by a conveyor (not shown in the drawings) to the box packing unit  2 . The box forming unit  1  delivers one after another the cardboard boxes C it has formed to the box packing unit  2 . 
     (1-2) Box Packing Unit 
     The box packing unit  2  feeds pluralities of the articles A into the cardboard boxes C to thereby pack the articles A.  FIGS. 3A to 3F  are drawings for describing the operation of the box packing unit  2 . In  FIGS. 3A to 3F , three articles A are sequentially fed, starting from the lower side, into a cardboard box C by the box packing unit  2 .  FIG. 3A  shows a state just before the first article A is fed into the cardboard box C.  FIG. 3B  shows a state just after the first article A has been fed into the cardboard box C.  FIG. 3C  shows a state just before the second article A is fed into the cardboard box C.  FIG. 3D  shows a state just after the second article A has been fed into the cardboard box C.  FIG. 3E  shows a state just before the third article A is fed into the cardboard box C.  FIG. 3F  shows a state just after the third article A has been fed into the cardboard box C. 
     The cardboard boxes C that are in a state in which their openings Op face sideways are supplied by the conveyor of the box forming unit  1  to the box packing unit  2 . Specifically, the cardboard boxes C having the bottom covers B formed on the front side of the box packing apparatus  10  and the openings Op formed on the back side of the box packing apparatus  10  are supplied to the box packing unit  2 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , the cardboard box C used in the box packing apparatus  10  has four side surfaces C 11  to C 14  which are connected to each other in a loop, and eight flat panel-shaped flaps C 21  to C 28 , which extend forward and rearward from the four side surfaces C 11  to C 14 . The flap C 21  and the flap C 25  extend from the back side and the front side, respectively, of the side surface C 11 . The flap C 22  and the flap C 26  extend from the back side and the front side, respectively, of the side surface C 12 . The flap C 23  and the flap C 27  extend from the back side and the front side, respectively, of the side surface C 13 . The flap C 24  and the flap C 28  extend from the back side and the front side, respectively, of the side surface C 14 . 
     At the point in time when the cardboard box C is supplied to the box packing unit  2 , the flaps C 25  to C 28  on the front side of the box packing apparatus  10  have been closed by the box forming unit  1  and sealed shut with the tape T, so that the bottom cover B is formed. Also, at the point in time when the cardboard box C is supplied to the box packing unit  2 , the flaps C 21  to C 24  on the back side of the box packing apparatus  10  are open outward. That is, the cardboard box C is supplied to the box packing unit  2  with its opening Op facing rearward. The cardboard box C is supplied to the box packing unit  2  in a state in which the side surface C 14  faces downward as shown in  FIG. 2 . 
     The box packing unit  2  mainly has the box moving device  20 , a supporting and moving mechanism  30 , a feed mechanism  50 , a shutter mechanism  60 , a spill prevention mechanism  70 , an article conveyance mechanism  80 , and a box conveyance mechanism  90 . 
     The box moving device  20  moves, to a predetermined position, the cardboard boxes C that are supplied one after another from the box forming unit  1 . The box moving device  20  moves the cardboard boxes C from above to below in the vertical direction. The detailed configuration of the box moving device  20  will be described later. 
     The supporting and moving mechanism  30  supports, at the location where the articles A are packed into the cardboard box C, the cardboard box C that has been moved by the box moving device  20 . Furthermore, the supporting and moving mechanism  30  moves the cardboard box C into which the articles C have been packed from the location where the articles A were packed onto a conveyor belt of the box conveyance mechanism  90 . 
     The feed mechanism  50  feeds, into the cardboard box C being supported by the supporting and moving mechanism  30  and through the opening Op of the cardboard box C, the articles A that are conveyed thereto by the article conveyance mechanism  80 . The feed mechanism  50  uses a push plate to push the articles A forward to thereby feed the articles A into the cardboard box C. 
     The shutter mechanism  60  uses a shutter  61  to inhibit the articles A that have already been fed into the cardboard box C from obstructing the feeding of the articles A when the articles A are fed into the cardboard box C. The shutter mechanism  60  uses a pneumatic cylinder or the like to insert the shutter  61  into the cardboard box C and remove the shutter  61  from the cardboard box C. 
     The spill prevention mechanism  70  prevents the articles A that have already been fed into the cardboard box C from spilling out from the cardboard box C, which is in a state in which its opening Op faces sideways. 
     The article conveyance mechanism  80  conveys the articles A before the articles A become packed into the cardboard box C. The article conveyance mechanism  80  conveys the articles A with a conveyor belt at a predetermined timing so that the articles A are conveyed in front of the push plate of the feed mechanism  50 . 
     The box conveyance mechanism  90  conveys in the horizontal direction with a conveyor belt, and supplies to the box closing unit  3 , the cardboard box C that has been moved by the supporting and moving mechanism  30  and which is in a state in which its opening Op faces upward. 
     (1-3) Box Closing Unit 
     The box closing unit  3  closes, and seals shut with tape or the like, the flaps C 21  to C 24  of the cardboard box C that is supplied from the box conveyance mechanism  90  of the box packing unit  2  and whose opening Op faces upward to thereby form the top cover. The cardboard box C in which the top cover has been formed by the box closing unit  3  is conveyed out from the box packing apparatus  10 . 
     (2) Configuration of Box Moving Device 
     The box moving device  20  of the present embodiment mainly has a pair of conveyors  21 ,  22  and a movement control unit  23 . Below, each of the pair of conveyors  21 ,  22  is called a first conveyor  21  and a second conveyor  22  as needed.  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5  are schematic perspective views of the box moving device  20 .  FIG. 4  shows a state before the conveyors  21 ,  22  move a cardboard box C downward.  FIG. 5  shows a state after the conveyors  21 ,  22  have moved the cardboard box C downward.  FIG. 6  is a front view of the box moving device  20  shown in  FIG. 4 .  FIG. 7  is a front view of the box moving device  20  shown in  FIG. 5 .  FIG. 8  is a block configuration diagram of the box moving device  20 . 
     (2-1) Conveyors 
     The conveyors  21 ,  22  move the cardboard box C from above to below in the vertical direction as a result of being driven while they hold the side surfaces of the cardboard box C. That is, the moving direction of the cardboard box C is parallel to the vertical direction. In  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 , the rotational directions of the conveyors  21 ,  22  are indicated by arrows. The cardboard box C that is moved by the conveyors  21 ,  22  has the side surface C 14  facing downward, the side surface C 13  facing leftward, the side surface C 12  facing upward, the side surface C 11  facing rightward, the bottom cover B facing forward, and the opening Op facing rearward. 
     The first conveyor  21  is disposed on the left side of the cardboard box C, and the second conveyor  22  is disposed on the right side of the cardboard box C. That is, the first conveyor  21  opposes the side surface C 13  of the cardboard box C, and the second conveyor  22  opposes the side surface C 11  of the cardboard box C. 
     The conveyors  21 ,  22  are a type of belt conveyor called a telescopic conveyor or a shuttle conveyor in which the length of the conveyor can be extended and contracted. The conveyors  21 ,  22  can extend and contract along the vertical direction. 
     The first conveyor  21  is a belt conveyor in which a first endless belt  21   e  is entrained about one first follower roller  21   a , two first drive rollers  21   b , a first main guide roller  21   c , and a first auxiliary guide roller  21   d . The first follower roller  21   a  is positioned on the right side of the two first drive rollers  21   b . The first main guide roller  21   c  is positioned on the right side of the first auxiliary guide roller  21   d . The first main guide roller  21   c  and the first auxiliary guide roller  21   d  are rollers for changing the length of the first conveyor  21 . Between the first follower roller  21   a  and the first main guide roller  21   c , the right-side surface of the first endless belt  21   e  opposes the side surface C 13  of the cardboard box C. When the first conveyor  21  is driven, the first endless belt  21   e  moves from above to below between the first follower roller  21   a  and the first main guide roller  21   c.    
     The second conveyor  22  is a belt conveyor in which a second endless belt  22   e  is entrained about one second follower roller  22   a , two second drive rollers  22   b , a second main guide roller  22   c , and a second auxiliary guide roller  22   d . The second follower roller  22   a  is positioned on the left side of the two second drive rollers  22   b . The second main guide roller  22   c  is positioned on the left side of the second auxiliary guide roller  22   d . The second main guide roller  22   c  and the second auxiliary guide roller  22   d  are rollers for changing the length of the second conveyor  22 . Between the second follower roller  22   a  and the second main guide roller  22   c , the left-side surface of the second endless belt  22   e  opposes the side surface C 11  of the cardboard box C. When the second conveyor  22  is driven, the second endless belt  22   e  moves from above to below between the second follower roller  22   a  and the second main guide roller  22   c.    
     The first conveyor  21  has the same length as the second conveyor  22  and is installed in the same position as the second conveyor  22  in the vertical direction. The conveyors  21 ,  22  each have a holding mode and a non-holding mode. The holding mode is a mode in which the conveyors  21 ,  22  hold the side surfaces C 11 , C 13  of the cardboard box C. The non-holding mode is a mode in which the conveyors  21 ,  22  do not hold the side surfaces C 11 , C 13  of the cardboard box C. 
     When the first conveyor  21  is in the holding mode, the right-side surface of the first endless belt  21   e  touches the side surface C 13  of the cardboard box C between the first follower roller  21   a  and the first main guide roller  21   c . When the first conveyor  21  is driven, the first endless belt  21   e  moves from above to below between the first follower roller  21   a  and the first main guide roller  21   c . Because of this, a force from above to below in the vertical direction acts on the cardboard box C being held by the first conveyor  21 . Conversely, when the first conveyor  21  is in the non-holding mode, the right-side surface of the first endless belt  21   e  does not touch the side surface C 13  of the cardboard box C between the first follower roller  21   a  and the first main guide roller  21   c . For that reason, when the first conveyor  21  is in the non-holding mode, the force does not act on the cardboard box C even if the first conveyor  21  is driven. 
     When the second conveyor  22  is in the holding mode, the left-side surface of the second endless belt  22   e  touches the side surface C 11  of the cardboard box C between the second follower roller  22   a  and the second main guide roller  22   c . When the second conveyor  22  is driven, the second endless belt  22   e  moves from above to below between the second follower roller  22   a  and the second main guide roller  22   c . Because of this, a force from above to below in the vertical direction acts on the cardboard box C being held by the second conveyor  22 . Conversely, when the second conveyor  22  is in the non-holding mode, the left-side surface of the second endless belt  22   e  does not touch the side surface C 11  of the cardboard box C between the second follower roller  22   a  and the second main guide roller  22   c . For that reason, when the second conveyor  22  is in the non-holding mode, the force does not act on the cardboard box C even if the second conveyor  22  is driven. 
     In the first conveyor  21 , the vertical direction length of the right-side surface of the first endless belt  21   e  between the first follower roller  21   a  and the first main guide roller  21   c  is called a first effective holding length L 1 . In the second conveyor  22 , the vertical direction length of the left-side surface of the second endless belt  22   e  between the second follower roller  22   a  and the second main guide roller  22   c  is called a second effective holding length L 2 . The first effective holding length L 1  and the second effective holding length L 2  are the vertical direction dimensions of the sections where the first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22  can hold the side surfaces of the cardboard box C. 
     The first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22  shown in  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 6  are respectively in a state in which the first effective holding length L 1  and the second effective holding length L 2  are at their shortest. The first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22  shown in  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 7  are respectively in a state in which the first effective holding length L 1  and the second effective holding length L 2  are at their longest. The range that the first effective holding length L 1  and the second effective holding length L 2  can take is appropriately set on the basis of, for example, the dimensions of the cardboard box C and the specifications of the box packing apparatus  10 . 
     (2-2) Movement Control Unit 
     As shown in  FIG. 8 , the movement control unit  23  is connected to the first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22  and controls the first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22 . The movement control unit  23  is a computer configured from a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, for example. 
     The movement control unit  23  has a first conveyor driver  23   a , a second conveyor driver  23   b , a first effective holding length changer  23   c , a second effective holding length changer  23   d , a first mode switcher  23   e , and a second mode switcher  23   f , which are programs stored in the ROM or the like and executed. In other words, these elements are sets of machine-readable instructions, stored on non-transitory memory in the movement control unit  23  that, when executed, cause the movement control unit  23  to perform the functions described. 
     The first conveyor driver  23   a  controls the first drive rollers  21   b  of the first conveyor  21 . For example, the first conveyor driver  23   a  can cause the first drive rollers  21   b  to rotate at a predetermined rotational speed. Because of this, the first conveyor driver  23   a  can cause the first endless belt  21   e  to rotate in the direction shown in  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7  to drive the first conveyor  21 . 
     The second conveyor driver  23   b  controls the second drive rollers  22   b  of the second conveyor  22 . For example, the second conveyor driver  23   b  can cause the second drive rollers  22   b  to rotate at a predetermined rotational speed. Because of this, the second conveyor driver  23   b  can cause the second endless belt  22   e  to rotate in the direction shown in  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7  to drive the second conveyor  22 . 
     The first effective holding length changer  23   c  controls the first main guide roller  21   c  and the first auxiliary guide roller  21   d  of the first conveyor  21 . The first effective holding length changer  23   c  changes the vertical direction positions of the first main guide roller  21   c  and the first auxiliary guide roller  21   d  to adjust the first effective holding length L 1  of the first conveyor  21 . Specifically, the first effective holding length changer  23   c  changes the first effective holding length L 1  by using a pneumatic cylinder or the like to cause the first main guide roller  21   c  and the first auxiliary guide roller  21   d  to move the same distance in the same direction. 
     The second effective holding length changer  23   d  controls the second main guide roller  22   c  and the second auxiliary guide roller  22   d  of the second conveyor  22 . The second effective holding length changer  23   d  changes the vertical direction positions of the second main guide roller  22   c  and the second auxiliary guide roller  22   d  to adjust the second effective holding length L 2  of the second conveyor  22 . Specifically, the second effective holding length changer  23   d  changes the second effective holding length L 2  by using a pneumatic cylinder or the like to cause the second main guide roller  22   c  and the first auxiliary guide roller  22   d  to move the same distance in the same direction. 
     The first mode switcher  23   e  alternately switches the first conveyor  21  between the holding mode and the non-holding mode. When switching the first conveyor  21  from the holding mode to the non-holding mode, the first mode switcher  23   e  causes the entire first conveyor  21  to move a predetermined distance leftward. Because of this, the right-side surface of the first endless belt  21   e  of the first conveyor  21  moves away from, to a position at which it cannot touch, the side surface C 13  of the cardboard box C. Conversely, when switching the first conveyor  21  from the non-holding mode to the holding mode, the first mode switcher  23   e  causes the entire first conveyor  21  to move a predetermined distance rightward. Because of this, the right-side surface of the first endless belt  21   e  of the first conveyor  21  moves toward, to a position at which it can touch, the side surface C 13  of the cardboard box C. 
     The second mode switcher  23   f  alternately switches the second conveyor  22  between the holding mode and the non-holding mode. When switching the second conveyor  22  from the holding mode to the non-holding mode, the second mode switcher  23   f  causes the entire second conveyor  22  to move a predetermined distance rightward. Because of this, the left-side surface of the second endless belt  22   e  of the second conveyor  22  moves away from, to a position at which it cannot touch, the side surface C 11  of the cardboard box C. Conversely, when switching the second conveyor  22  from the non-holding mode to the holding mode, the second mode switcher  23   f  causes the entire second conveyor  22  to move a predetermined distance leftward. Because of this, the left-side surface of the second endless belt  22   e  of the second conveyor  22  moves toward, to a position at which it can touch, the side surface C 11  of the cardboard box C. 
     The movement control unit  23  causes the cardboard box C to move to the predetermined position from above to below in the vertical direction, as described next, by executing at predetermined timings the first conveyor driver  23   a , the second conveyor driver  23   b , the first effective holding length changer  23   c , the second effective holding length changer  23   d , the first mode switcher  23   e , and the second mode switcher  23 . 
     (3) Operation of Box Moving Device 
     An operation where the box moving device  20  moves, from above to below in the vertical direction, one cardboard box C that has been supplied from the box forming unit  1  to until the cardboard box C becomes supported by the supporting and moving mechanism  30  will be described using the drawings.  FIGS. 9 to 12  are drawings for describing the operation of the box moving device  20 .  FIGS. 9 to 12  are front views of the box moving device  20 . The state of the box moving device  20  changes in the order of  FIG. 9 ,  FIG. 10 ,  FIG. 11 , and  FIG. 12  and then returns to  FIG. 9  in the process of moving the cardboard box C. The movement control unit  23  respectively drives, with the first conveyor driver  23   a  and the second conveyor driver  23   b , the first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22  while the box packing apparatus  10  is being driven. That is, in the states shown in  FIGS. 9 to 12 , the first endless belt  21   e  and the second endless belt  22   e  are always being driven. In  FIG. 9  and  FIG. 10 , the first effective holding length L 1  of the first conveyor  21  and the second effective holding length L 2  of the second conveyor  22  are at their shortest as shown in  FIG. 6 . In  FIG. 11  and  FIG. 12 , the first effective holding length L 1  of the first conveyor  21  and the second effective holding length L 2  of the second conveyor  22  are at their longest as shown in  FIG. 7 . 
       FIG. 9  shows a state just before the cardboard box C that has been supplied from the box forming unit  1  becomes held by the conveyors  21 ,  22 . The cardboard box C is positioned in the neighborhood of the vertical direction upper portions of the conveyors  21 ,  22 . The conveyors  21 ,  22  are in the non-holding mode. That is, the first endless belt  21   e  of the first conveyor  21  is not touching the side surface C 13  of the cardboard box C, and the second endless belt  22   e  of the second conveyor  22  is not touching the side surface C 11  of the cardboard box C. 
     In the state shown in  FIG. 9 , the movement control unit  23  uses the first mode switcher  23   e  and the second mode switcher  23  to respectively cause the first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22  to transition from the non-holding mode to the holding mode. Because of this, the conveyors  21 ,  22  transition to the state shown in  FIG. 10 . 
       FIG. 10  shows a state just after the cardboard box C that has been supplied from the box forming unit  1  has become held by the conveyors  21 ,  22 . The cardboard box C is positioned in the neighborhood of the vertical direction upper portions of the conveyors  21 ,  22 . The conveyors  21 ,  22  are in the holding mode. That is, the first endless belt  21   e  of the first conveyor  21  is touching the side surface C 13  of the cardboard box C, and the second endless belt  22   e  of the second conveyor  22  is touching the side surface C 11  of the cardboard box C. 
     In the state shown in  FIG. 10 , the movement control unit  23  uses the first effective holding length changer  23   c  and the second effective holding length changer  23   d  to respectively lengthen the first effective holding length L 1  of the first conveyor  21  and the second effective holding length L 2  of the second conveyor  22 . Because of this, the cardboard box C is conveyed downward in the vertical direction as a result of being held by the conveyors  21 ,  22  in the holding mode, and at the same time the first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22  extend downward in the vertical direction. For that reason, the cardboard box C is conveyed to the neighborhood of the vertical direction lower portions of the conveyors  21 ,  22  extended in the vertical direction. The cardboard box C that has been conveyed becomes supported by the supporting and moving mechanism  30 . Because of this, the conveyors  21 ,  22  transition to the state shown in  FIG. 11 . 
       FIG. 11  shows a state just after the cardboard box C has been conveyed downward in the vertical direction by the conveyors  21 ,  22  to a position where it becomes supported by the supporting and moving mechanism  30 . The cardboard box C is positioned in the neighborhood of the vertical direction lower portions of the conveyors  21 ,  22 . The conveyors  21 ,  22  are in the holding mode. 
     In the state shown in  FIG. 11 , the movement control unit  23  uses the first mode switcher  23   e  and the second mode switcher  23  to respectively cause the first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22  to transition from the holding mode to the non-holding mode. Because of this, the conveyors  21 ,  22  transition to the state shown in  FIG. 12 . 
       FIG. 12  shows a state just after the cardboard box C has been conveyed downward in the vertical direction by the conveyors  21 ,  22  to the position where it becomes supported by the supporting and moving mechanism  30 . The cardboard box C is positioned in the neighborhood of the vertical direction lower portions of the conveyors  21 ,  22 . The conveyors  21 ,  22  are in the non-holding mode. 
     In the state shown in  FIG. 12 , the movement control unit  23  uses the first effective holding length changer  23   c  and the second effective holding length changer  23   d  to respectively shorten the first effective holding length L 1  of the first conveyor  21  and the second effective holding length L 2  of the second conveyor  22 . Because of this, the first effective holding length L 1  and the second effective holding length L 2  shorten to the state shown in  FIG. 9 . Because of this, the conveyors  21 ,  22  transition to the state shown in  FIG. 9 . In the process of transitioning from  FIG. 12  to  FIG. 9 , the conveyors  21 ,  22  are in the non-holding mode, so the cardboard box C is not conveyed by the conveyors  21 ,  22 . 
       FIG. 13  is a timing chart of control of constituent elements of the movement control unit  23 . As shown in  FIG. 13 , the first conveyor driver  23   a  and the second conveyor driver  23   b  are synchronously controlled, the first effective holding length changer  23   c  and the second effective holding length changer  23   d  are synchronously controlled, and the first mode switcher  23   e  and the second mode switcher  23  are synchronously controlled. That is, the movement control unit  23  controls the first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22  in the same way at the same timings. The states shown in  FIGS. 9 to 12  respectively correspond to the states at times t 1  to t 4  in  FIG. 13 . 
     The first conveyor driver  23   a  and the second conveyor driver  23   b  can each take an “ON” state, in which they drive the first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22 , and an “OFF” state, in which they do not drive the first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22 . In  FIG. 13 , the first conveyor driver  23   a  and the second conveyor driver  23   b  are always in the “ON” state. That is, the first endless belt  21   e  of the first conveyor  21  and the second endless belt  22   e  of the second conveyor  22  are always being driven. 
     The first effective holding length changer  23   c  and the second effective holding length changer  23   d  can each take an arbitrary state between a “shortest” state, in which the first effective holding length L 1  and the second effective holding length L 2  are at their shortest, and a “longest” state, in which the first effective holding length L 1  and the second effective holding length L 2  are at their longest. The range that the first effective holding length L 1  and the second effective holding length L 2 , which is the range from the shortest to the longest, can take is appropriately set on the basis of, for example, the dimensions of the cardboard boxes C and the specifications of the box packing apparatus  10 . In  FIG. 13 , the first effective holding length changer  23   c  and the second effective holding length changer  23   d  transition between “shortest” and “longest.” 
     The first mode switcher  23   e  and the second mode switcher  23  can each take the “holding mode” and the “non-holding mode” of the first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22 . In  FIG. 13 , the first mode switcher  23   e  and the second mode switcher  23  transition between the “holding mode” and the “non-holding mode.” 
     (4) Characteristics 
     (4-1) 
     The box packing apparatus  10  is a device for changing the vertical direction position of the cardboard box C having the four side surfaces C 11  to C 14  that are connected to each other in a loop. The box packing apparatus  10  is equipped with the conveyors  21 ,  22  for conveying the cardboard box C downward in the vertical direction and the movement control unit  23  for controlling the operation of the conveyors  21 ,  22 . The movement control unit  23  causes the cardboard box C to move from above to below in the vertical direction by driving the conveyors  21 ,  22  that are in the holding mode and simultaneously switching the conveyors  21 ,  22  from a state in which are contracted along the vertical direction ( FIG. 10 ) to a state in which they are extended along the vertical direction ( FIG. 11 ). The movement control unit  23  can alternately switch the conveyors  21 ,  22  between the state in which they are contracted and the state in which they are extended. 
     The box moving device  20  moves the cardboard box C to the predetermined position by extending the conveyors  21 ,  22  in the direction in which they move the cardboard box C (downward in the vertical direction) in a state in which the side surfaces C 13 , C 11  of the cardboard box C are being respectively held by the conveyors  21 ,  22 . As shown in  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 , the movement control unit  23  can extend and contract the conveyors  21 ,  22  in the vertical direction by adjusting the first effective holding length L 1  of the first conveyor  21  and the second effective holding length L 2  of the second conveyor  22 . 
     In this way, by using the conveyors  21 ,  22  that can extend and contract in the moving direction of the cardboard box C while they hold the cardboard box C, the box moving device  20  can move, with the conveyors  21 ,  22 , the cardboard box C to the predetermined position in a state in which the cardboard box C is held by the conveyors  21 ,  22 . Because of this, the box moving device  20  can inhibit the problem that the cardboard box C is not conveyed normally to the predetermined position. For that reason, the occurrence of the problem that the moving of the cardboard box C stops midway before the cardboard box C reaches the position where it becomes supported by the moving and supporting mechanism  30 , so that as a result the articles A are not fed normally into the cardboard box C, is inhibited. 
     Consequently, the box moving device  20  inhibits the occurrence of the problem that the cardboard box C does not reach the predetermined position, so an improvement in the reliability of the box moving device  20  can be expected. 
     (4-2) 
     In the box moving device  20 , the movement control unit  23  lengthens the first effective holding length L 1  and the second effective holding length L 2  to extend the conveyors  21 ,  22  in the vertical direction by causing the first main guide roller  21   c  and the second main guide roller  22   c  to move downward in the vertical direction. Conversely, the movement control unit  23  shortens the first effective holding length L 1  and the second effective holding length L 2  to contract the conveyors  21 ,  22  in the vertical direction by causing the first main guide roller  21   c  and the second main guide roller  22   c  to move upward in the vertical direction. The first main guide roller  21   c  and the second main guide roller  22   c  correspond to end portions of the conveyors  21 ,  22  on the side of the moving destination of the cardboard box C (the lower side). 
     In this way, the box moving device  20  can cause the conveyors  21 ,  22  to extend and contract downward in the vertical direction, which is the moving destination of the cardboard box C. Because of this, the box moving device  20  does not need to use conveyors with long lengths that extend as far as the neighborhood of the predetermined position to convey the cardboard box C to the predetermined position. For that reason, the dimension of the conveyors  21 ,  22  (the length of the conveyors  21 ,  22 ) in the vertical direction, which is the moving direction of the cardboard box C, is kept down and a large-scale mechanism that moves the conveyors  21 ,  22  themselves along the moving direction of the cardboard box C becomes unnecessary. 
     Consequently, with the box moving device  20 , space for installing a device other than the conveyors  21 ,  22  can be ensured in the neighborhood of the cardboard box C that has been conveyed by the conveyors  21 ,  22 . For that reason, for example, space for installing the feed mechanism  50  and the shutter mechanism  60 , which are used for packing the articles A into the cardboard boxes C, can be sufficiently ensured under the conveyors  21 ,  22 . 
     (4-3) 
     In the box moving device  20 , the conveyors  21 ,  22  each have the non-holding mode in which they do not hold the side surfaces C 13 , C 11  of the cardboard box C. The movement control unit  23  drives the conveyors  21 ,  22  and simultaneously causes the conveyors  21 ,  22  to extend downward in the vertical direction to move the cardboard box C, then changes the conveyors  21 ,  22  from the holding mode to the non-holding mode, and then causes the conveyors  21 ,  22  to contract in the vertical direction. 
     Because of this, the box moving device  20  can move, with the conveyors  21 ,  22 , the cardboard box C to the predetermined position and then, in a state in which the side surfaces C 13 , C 11  of the cardboard box C are not being respectively held by the conveyors  21 ,  22 , return the first effective holding length L and the second effective holding length L 2  to the state before the cardboard box C was moved ( FIG. 9 ). 
     Consequently, the box moving device  20  can prevent the problem that the cardboard box C ends up being held and moved by the conveyors  21 ,  22  when the conveyors  21 ,  22  become contracted after they have moved the cardboard box C. 
     Furthermore, just after the box moving device  20  conveys the cardboard box C to the predetermined position and changes the conveyors  21 ,  22  from the holding mode to the non-holding mode ( FIG. 12 ), the next cardboard box C that has been supplied from the box forming unit  1  can be set between the conveyors  21 ,  22  as shown in  FIG. 9 . Because of this, just after the cardboard box C has been conveyed by the supporting and moving mechanism  30  to the box conveyance mechanism  90 , the box moving device  20  can prepare to hold, with the conveyors  21 ,  22 , the next cardboard box C. Consequently, the box moving device  20  can efficiently convey the cardboard boxes C and can improve the capacity of the box packing apparatus  10 . 
     (4-4) 
     The box moving device  20  can move the cardboard box C from above to below along the vertical direction in a state in which the side surface C 14 , which is one of the four side surfaces C 11  to C 14  of the cardboard box C, faces downward. Because of this, the box moving device  20  can move the cardboard box C to the predetermined position in a state in which the opening Op of the cardboard box C faces sideways (rearward). 
     Consequently, the box moving device  10  can be utilized in the box packing apparatus  10  for packing the articles A in the horizontal direction into the cardboard boxes C that have been conveyed by the conveyors  21 ,  22 . 
     (4-5) 
     In the box moving device  20 , telescopic conveyors whose holding surfaces that hold the side surfaces C 13 , C 11  of the cardboard box C can extend and contract in the moving direction of the cardboard box C are used as the conveyors  21 ,  22 . The holding surfaces are the right-side surface of the first endless belt  21   e  of the first conveyor  21 , which touches the side surface C 13  of the cardboard box C, and the left-side surface of the second endless belt  22   e  of the second conveyor  22 , which touches the side surface C 11  of the cardboard box C. 
     Because of this, the box moving device  20  can cause the conveyors  21 ,  22  to extend and contract downward in the vertical direction, which is the moving destination of the cardboard box C. For that reason, the dimension of the conveyors  21 ,  22  (the length of the conveyors  21 ,  22 ) in the vertical direction, which is the moving direction of the cardboard box C, is kept down and a large-scale mechanism that moves the conveyors  21 ,  22  themselves along the moving direction of the cardboard box C becomes unnecessary. Consequently, with the box moving device  20 , space for installing a device other than the conveyors  21 ,  22  can be ensured in the neighborhood of the cardboard box C that has been conveyed by the conveyors  21 ,  22 . 
     Furthermore, the box moving device  10  can stably move the cardboard box C to the predetermined position by moving the cardboard box C while holding, with the conveyors  21 ,  22 , the side surfaces C 13 , C 11  on both sides of the cardboard box C. 
     (4-6) 
     The speed at which the cardboard box C is moved by the box moving device  20  is equal to the speed of the first endless belt  21   e  of the first conveyor  21  and the second endless belt  22   e  of the second conveyor  22 . Furthermore, the speed at which the cardboard box C is moved by the box moving device  20  is independent of the extension/contraction speed (the speed at which the first effective holding length L 1  and the second effective holding length L 2  change) and the extension/contraction timing (the timing when the first effective holding length L 1  and the second effective holding length L 2  change) of the first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22 . For that reason, it is not necessary to strictly synchronize the extension/contraction speed and the extension/contraction timing of the first conveyor  21  and the second conveyor  22 . Consequently, inexpensive mechanisms such as pneumatic cylinders can be employed as the drive source for changing the positions of the first main guide roller  21   c  and the first auxiliary guide roller  21   d  of the first conveyor  21  and the drive source for changing the positions of the second main guide roller  22   c  and the second auxiliary guide roller  22   d  of the second conveyor  22 . 
     (5) Example Modifications 
     An embodiment of the invention has been described above, but the invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be changed in various ways in a range that does not depart from the spirit thereof. 
     (5-1) Example Modification A 
     It is preferred that the box moving device  20  of the embodiment be further equipped with a flap guide  30 . While the box moving device  20  is moving the cardboard box C downward in the vertical direction, the flaps C 21  to C 24  of the cardboard box C, which are located on the back side of box packing apparatus  10 , are open outward. The flap guide  30  guides the flaps C 21  to C 24  of the cardboard box C to regulate the front and rear direction and right and left direction position of the cardboard box C while the box moving device  20  is moving the cardboard box C downward in the vertical direction. 
     The flap guide  30  has a structure that can guide, along the vertical direction, at least one of the flaps C 21  to C 24  of the cardboard box C.  FIG. 14  shows an example of the flap guide  30  of the present example modification.  FIG. 14  is a schematic perspective view of the box moving device  20  equipped with the flap guide  30 . The flap guide  30  guides the flap C 21  on the right side of the cardboard box C. 
     The flap guide  30  is installed on the vertical direction lower side of the right-side conveyor  22 . The flap guide  30  is mainly configured from a fixed guide portion  31  and a movable guide portion  32 . The fixed guide portion  31  is installed on the rear side of the flap C 21  of the cardboard box C that moves downward in the vertical direction. The fixed guide portion  31  is fixed in a predetermined position. The fixed guide portion  31  has a fixed guide surface  31   a  that is orthogonal to the front and rear direction. The fixed guide surface  31   a  touches the rear-side surface of the flap C 21  being guided by the flap guide  30 . 
     The movable guide portion  32  is installed on the vertical direction lower side of the right-side conveyor  22  so as to be movable in the front and rear direction and the right and left direction by a drive mechanism (not shown in the drawings). The movable guide portion  32  can, together with the fixed guide portion  31 , sandwich, on the front side of the fixed guide portion  31 , the flap C 21  of the cardboard box C that moves downward in the vertical direction. The movable guide portion  32  can have an arbitrary shape that can, together with the fixed guide portion  31 , sandwich the flap C 21 . 
     In  FIG. 14 , the flap C 21  of the cardboard box C moving downward in the vertical direction is sandwiched between the fixed guide portion  31  and the movable guide portion  32 , whereby movement of the flap C 21  in the front and rear direction and the right and left direction is regulated. Because of this, movement, in the front and rear direction and the right and left direction, of the cardboard box C 21  moving downward in the vertical direction is regulated by the flap guide  30 . 
     In this way, the flap guide  30  regulates the front and rear direction and right and left direction position of the moving cardboard box C by guiding the flap C 21  of the cardboard box C while the cardboard box C is being moved downward in the vertical direction by the movement control unit  23 . Consequently, the box moving device  20  can prevent, with the flap guide  30 , positional misalignment of the cardboard box C that has been conveyed by the conveyors  21 ,  22  and can move the cardboard box C in a predetermined posture to the predetermined position. As a result, when the articles A are packed into the cardboard box C by the feed mechanism  50 , the problem that the articles A collide with the cardboard box C because of positional misalignment of the cardboard box C, so that the cardboard box C moves in the horizontal direction, is inhibited. 
     Furthermore, in  FIG. 14 , the flap guide  30  guides the flap C 21  on the right side of the cardboard box C. However, the flap guide  30  may also guide the flap C 23  on the left side of the cardboard box C, or may also guide both the flaps C 21 , C 23  on both the right and left sides of the cardboard box C. 
     Furthermore, as mentioned above, with the box moving device  20  of the embodiment, space for installing a device other than the conveyors  21 ,  22  can be ensured in the neighborhood of the cardboard box C that has been conveyed by the conveyors  21 ,  22 . For that reason, in the present example modification, space for installing the flap guide  30  can be sufficiently ensured under the conveyors  21 ,  22 . 
     Furthermore, the flap guide  30  may also have another structure that can guide at least one of the flaps C 21  to C 24  of the cardboard box C while the cardboard box C is being moved downward in the vertical direction by the movement control unit  23 . That is, the flap guide  30  can have an arbitrary structure for regulating the front and rear direction and right and left direction position of the cardboard box C moving downward in the vertical direction. 
     (5-2) Example Modification B 
     The box moving device  20  of the embodiment moves the cardboard box C to the predetermined position by extending the conveyors  21 ,  22  in the direction in which they move the cardboard box C (downward in the vertical direction) in a state in which the side surfaces C 13 , C 11  of the cardboard box C are being respectively held by the conveyors  21 ,  22 . In this way, the box moving device  20  moves the cardboard box C by respectively holding, with the conveyors  21 ,  22 , the two side surfaces C 13 , C 11  of the four side surfaces C 11  to C 13  of the cardboard box C. 
     However, the box moving device  20  may also move the cardboard box C to the predetermined position in a state in which at least one of the four side surfaces C 11  to C 13  of the cardboard box C is held. For example, the box moving device  20  may also move the cardboard box C by holding, with the conveyor  21 , just the side surface C 13  on the left side of the cardboard box C. Furthermore, the box moving device  20  may also move the cardboard box C by holding, with the conveyor  22 , just the side surface C 11  on the right side of the cardboard box C. In these cases, it is preferred that the side surface not held by the conveyors  21 ,  22  out of the side surfaces C 13 , C 11  on both the right and left sides of the cardboard box C be guided by an arbitrary guide member while the cardboard box C is moving downward. 
       FIG. 15  is a schematic perspective view of a box moving device  120  in the present example modification. In  FIG. 15 , a conveyor  122  is installed on the right side of the cardboard box C and a conveyance roller  121  is installed on the left side of the cardboard box C. The conveyor  122  has the same structure and function as the conveyor  22  of the embodiment. That is, the conveyor  122  has a holding mode and a non-holding mode. 
     The conveyance roller  121  is fixed in a predetermined position. The conveyance roller  121  has plural rollers  121   a  disposed along the vertical direction. The rollers  121   a  are rollers with open cylinder shapes, for example. The rollers  121   a  are disposed in such a way that the rotational axes of the open cylinder shapes are along the front and rear direction. That is, the rollers  121   a  are rotatable along the vertical direction. 
     When the conveyor  122  is in the holding mode, the surface C 13  on the left side of the cardboard box C touches the rollers  121   a  of the conveyance roller  121 . While the cardboard box C is being moved downward in the vertical direction by the conveyor  122 , the rollers  121   a  of the conveyance roller  121  rotate while touching the side surface C 13  on the left side of the cardboard box C. In this way, the conveyance roller  121  guides the cardboard box C conveyed by the conveyor  122 , regulates the right and left direction position of the cardboard box C, and prevents positional misalignment of the cardboard box C. 
     It will be noted that, in  FIG. 15  a conveyor having the same structure and function as the conveyor  21  of the embodiment may also be installed on the left side of the cardboard box C, and a conveyance roller having the same structure and function as the conveyance roller  121  of the present example modification may also be installed on the right side of the cardboard box C. 
     (5-3) Example Modification C 
     The box moving device  20  of the embodiment moves the cardboard box C from above to below along the vertical direction in a state in which the side surface C 14 , which is one of the four side surfaces C 11  to C 14  of the cardboard box C, faces downward and the opening Op faces sideways (rearward). However, the orientation of the cardboard box C conveyed by the box moving device  20  and the moving direction of the cardboard box C can be appropriately changed depending on the apparatus in which the box moving device  20  is used. 
     For example, the box moving device  20  can also be applied to an apparatus that moves the cardboard box C along the horizontal direction in a state in which the bottom cover B of the cardboard box C faces downward and the opening Op faces upward. In this case, the positions and orientation of the conveyors  21 ,  22  are appropriately changed in the box moving device  20 . 
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           20  Box Moving Device 
           21  First Conveyor (Conveyor) 
           21   c  First Main Guide Roller (End Portion of Conveyor) 
           22  Second Conveyor (Conveyor) 
           22   c  Second Main Guide Roller (End Portion of Conveyor) 
           23  Movement Control Unit 
           30  Flap Guide 
         C Cardboard Box (Box) 
         C 11  to C 14  Side Surfaces 
         C 21  to C 24  Flaps