Patents Assigned to Matsusima Electrical Machinery Co., Ltd.
  • Method and apparatus for packing flexible packages
    Patent number: 5044143
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for packing flexible packages, comprises separating and aligning the packages (5) transversely from a single feeding line (11) into plural lines (12), centralizing the packages so as to overlap each other partially (13), subsequently, lifting up the packages in centralizing state through vacuum pads (1), and placing them into an open top outer cartons without dropping the packages by gravity so that they are arranged in tiers as stacked in the cartons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignees: S.S.A. Packaging Engineering & Consultant Pty. Ltd., Matsusima Electrical Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeichi Ako, Kazuyoshi Fujio, Shuzo Takeuchi