Patent ID: 7150707

Claim:
A folding box gluing machine for producing folded boxes from blanks, the folding box gluing machine comprising: a folding station, in which portions of the blanks provided with a glue strip are folded; and a transfer station including a conveyor mechanism, at least two pairs of conveying straps disposed adjacent to the conveyor mechanism, each of the at least two pairs of conveying straps including an upper strap and a lower strap, an adjustable base plate, and a defective box removal device arranged to remove in a sideways direction defective boxes made of the blanks and being located on an exterior portion next to one of the at least two pairs of conveying straps; wherein the upper conveying strap on at least one lengthwise side in the transfer station is supported in a region of its conveying path by support rollers, the support rollers are secured to a bearing plate, said bearing plate being pivotally mounted on the base plate such that a lower edge of the bearing plate is tilted inward with respect to a perpendicular plane producing a v-shaped opening between the upper and lower straps, the bearing plate is arranged so as to move upward to a limited extent; and a guide baffle is secured on an interior portion next to the support rollers, extends upward from an inner edge of the upper conveying strap, and is angled in the direction of the other pair of conveying straps.