Patents by Inventor Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen

Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20090064635
    Abstract: A tape applying device includes a plate, front and rear swinging arms pivoted on the plate, a pressing wheel pivoted on each of the swinging arms to make an adhesive tape stick on a box, a connecting rod pivoted to both the front and the rear swing arms, a cutting mechanism interposed between the front and the rear swinging arms to sever the adhesive tape, a first restoring extension spring joined to the connecting rod, and a second restoring extension spring joined to the rear swinging arm; the front swinging arm is co-movable with the rear swinging arm and the connecting rod, and it has no extension spring directly connected thereto therefore the front pressing wheel won't produce such a reacting force as to cause a box to cave in when the box is moved rapidly onto the front pressing wheel for the adhesive tape to stick thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Patent number: 7493741
    Abstract: A tape applying device includes a plate, front and rear swinging arms pivoted on the plate, a pressing wheel pivoted on each of the swinging arms to make an adhesive tape stick on a box, a connecting rod pivoted to both the front and the rear swing arms, a cutting mechanism interposed between the front and the rear swinging arms to sever the adhesive tape, a first restoring extension spring joined to the connecting rod, and a second restoring extension spring joined to the rear swinging arm; the front swinging arm is co-movable with the rear swinging arm and the connecting rod, and it has no extension spring directly connected thereto therefore the front pressing wheel won't produce such a reacting force as to cause a box to cave in when the box is moved rapidly onto the front pressing wheel for the adhesive tape to stick thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Tien Heng Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Patent number: 7390291
    Abstract: feeding mechanism, an expanding mechanism, a folding mechanism for folding front and rear parts of a bottom of a cardboard box, a folding mechanism for folding left and right parts of a bottom of a cardboard box, and a conveying mechanism; the feeding mechanism has a holding space, in which flattened boxes are received; the expanding mechanism includes a horizontally moving member, an expanding arm pivoted to the horizontally moving member, and several suction elements; a cardboard box will be expanded when the horizontally moving member moves with the suction elements applying suction on the box to fix the box thereto, and with the expanding arm pivoting 90 degrees; after a cardboard box has been expanded, the folding mechanisms function one after the other to fold front and rear parts and left and right parts of a bottom of the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Tien Heng Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Publication number: 20080113856
    Abstract: A cardboard box expanding and folding apparatus includes a feeding mechanism, an expanding mechanism, a folding mechanism for folding front and rear parts of a bottom of a cardboard box, a folding mechanism for folding left and right parts of a bottom of a cardboard box, and a conveying mechanism; the feeding mechanism has a holding space, in which flattened boxes are received; the expanding mechanism includes a horizontally moving member, an expanding arm pivoted to the horizontally moving member, and several suction elements; a cardboard box will be expanded when the horizontally moving member moves with the suction elements applying suction on the box to fix the box thereto, and with the expanding arm pivoting 90 degrees; after a cardboard box has been expanded, the folding mechanisms function one after the other to fold front and rear parts and left and right parts of a bottom of the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Patent number: 7305807
    Abstract: A detecting and protecting device includes detecting devices, and an ultrasonic sensor; the detecting devices are connected to respective ones of expanding assemblies of a shrink film machine, and each include a seat behind a supporting rod of a corresponding expanding assembly, a movable rod passed through the seat and projecting below the supporting rod, a stopping board pivoted to one end of the movable rod, a shading block joined to one end of the stopping board, and a sensor positioned on the movable rod and normally shaded by the shading block; if the stopping board comes into contact with goods while a shrink film is being lowered, it will tilt, and the shading block will no longer shade the sensor; the ultrasonic sensor is used for measuring height of the goods such that sealing and cutting action will start immediately after the film encompasses the goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Tien Heng Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Publication number: 20070169892
    Abstract: A box sealing machine includes a bed, a conveying platform on the bed for conveying goods, a supporting member joined to the bed and adjustable in height, a tape applying mechanism fitted on the supporting member, and a response detecting device; the tape applying mechanism includes a tape stand, a tape roll supported on the tape stand, a cutter for severing the tape, and several supporting rollers, over which a free section of the tape roll is passed; one of the supporting rollers has a responding element fitted thereon; the response detecting device is used for sensing the responding element to monitor rotation of the supporting rollers such that warning signals will be sent out if abnormal conditions are detected when the tape is being applied onto openings of goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Publication number: 20070163207
    Abstract: An adhesive tape applying machine includes two first power sources secured in vertical position, a moving rod joined to output rods of the first power sources at two ends, a second power source connected to the moving rod with an output rod being displaceable in a horizontal direction, a supporting seat joined to the output shaft of the second power source, and an adhesive tape applying mechanism, which is supported on a lower end portion of the supporting seat, and which will apply adhesive tape on an object when it is pressed against and displaced relative to the object; the machine is positioned next to a stretch wrapper such that after the stretch wrapper winds a plastic film around an object, adhesive tape will be stuck on the object and a tail end portion of the plastic film with the adhesive tape applying machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Patent number: 7210278
    Abstract: A detecting and protecting device includes detecting devices, and an ultrasonic sensor; the detecting devices are connected to respective ones of expanding assemblies of a shrink film machine, and each include a seat behind a supporting rod of a corresponding expanding assembly, a movable rod passed through the seat and projecting below the supporting rod, a stopping board pivoted to one end of the movable rod, a shading block joined to one end of the stopping board, and a sensor positioned on the movable rod and normally shaded by the shading block; if the stopping board comes into contact with goods while a shrink film is being lowered, it will tilt, and the shading block will no longer shade the sensor; the ultrasonic sensor is used for measuring height of the goods such that sealing and cutting action will start immediately after the film encompasses the goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Tien Heng Machniery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Publication number: 20070062165
    Abstract: A detecting and protecting device includes detecting devices, and an ultrasonic sensor; the detecting devices are connected to respective ones of expanding assemblies of a shrink film machine, and each include a seat behind a supporting rod of a corresponding expanding assembly, a movable rod passed through the seat and projecting below the supporting rod, a stopping board pivoted to one end of the movable rod, a shading block joined to one end of the stopping board, and a sensor positioned on the movable rod and normally shaded by the shading block; if the stopping board comes into contact with goods while a shrink film is being lowered, it will tilt, and the shading block will no longer shade the sensor; the ultrasonic sensor is used for measuring height of the goods such that sealing and cutting action will start immediately after the film encompasses the goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Publication number: 20070051075
    Abstract: A detecting and protecting device includes detecting devices, and an ultrasonic sensor; the detecting devices are connected to respective ones of expanding assemblies of a shrink film machine, and each include a seat behind a supporting rod of a corresponding expanding assembly, a movable rod passed through the seat and projecting below the supporting rod, a stopping board pivoted to one end of the movable rod, a shading block joined to one end of the stopping board, and a sensor positioned on the movable rod and normally shaded by the shading block; if the stopping board comes into contact with goods while a shrink film is being lowered, it will tilt, and the shading block will no longer shade the sensor; the ultrasonic sensor is used for measuring height of the goods such that sealing and cutting action will start immediately after the film encompasses the goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Publication number: 20070034488
    Abstract: A conveying machine includes two opposed supporting frames, several locating members spaced apart along the supporting frames, and several conveying rollers supported on the locating members at two ends; the locating members can be relocated to adjust the distance between the conveying rollers according to the dimensions of articles to be conveyed with the conveying machine; when the conveying machine is used to convey big articles, the user is allowed to increase the distance between the conveying rollers, thus reducing the number of conveying rollers in use and power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Publication number: 20060272286
    Abstract: An adhesive tape applying machine includes two first power sources secured in vertical position, a moving rod joined to output rods of the first power sources at two ends, a second power source connected to the moving rod with an output rod being displaceable in a horizontal direction, a supporting seat joined to the output shaft of the second power source, and an adhesive tape applying mechanism, which is supported on a lower end portion of the supporting seat, and which will apply adhesive tape on an object when it is pressed against and displaced relative to the object; the machine is positioned next to a stretch wrapper such that after the stretch wrapper winds a plastic film around an object, adhesive tape will be stuck on the object and a tail end portion of the plastic film with the adhesive tape applying machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Patent number: 6971980
    Abstract: A machine is provided for spreading out cardboard boxes automatically, which is structured such that cardboards can be held in a holding mechanism upright and closely side by side, and fed to a main body one after another, and which have sucking disks for drawing the cardboards to spread out the same; the sucking disks can be adjusted in position as well as length of space between them; the machine further has a bending mechanism for bending bottom shutter portions of the cardboard boxes after the cardboard boxes are spread out; adhesive tapes are automatically applied onto the bottom of the boxes to seal the boxes after the bottom shutter portions of the boxes are bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Tien Heng Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Patent number: 6929593
    Abstract: A machine is provided for spreading out cardboard boxes automatically, which is structured such that cardboards can be held in a holding mechanism upright and closely side by side, and fed to a main body one after another, and which have sucking disks for drawing the cardboards to spread out the same; the sucking disks can be adjusted in position as well as length of space between them; the machine further has a bending mechanism for bending bottom shutter portions of the cardboard boxes after the cardboard boxes are spread out; adhesive tapes are automatically applied onto the bottom of the boxes to seal the boxes after the bottom shutter portions of the boxes are bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Tien Heng Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Publication number: 20050170941
    Abstract: A machine is provided for spreading out cardboard boxes automatically, which is structured such that cardboards can be held in a holding mechanism upright and closely side by side, and fed to a main body one after another, and which have sucking disks for drawing the cardboards to spread out the same; the sucking disks can be adjusted in position as well as length of space between them; the machine further has a bending mechanism for bending bottom shutter portions of the cardboard boxes after the cardboard boxes are spread out; adhesive tapes are automatically applied onto the bottom of the boxes to seal the boxes after the bottom shutter portions of the boxes are bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Publication number: 20050170942
    Abstract: A machine is provided for spreading out cardboard boxes automatically, which is structured such that cardboards can be held in a holding mechanism upright and closely side by side, and fed to a main body one after another, and which have sucking disks for drawing the cardboards to spread out the same; the sucking disks can be adjusted in position as well as length of space between them; the machine further has a bending mechanism for bending bottom shutter portions of the cardboard boxes after the cardboard boxes are spread out; adhesive tapes are automatically applied onto the bottom of the boxes to seal the boxes after the bottom shutter portions of the boxes are bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Patent number: 6381929
    Abstract: An automatic bagging machine using cool-shrinking film includes mainly a machine body, a bag conveying device, a bag sealing device, a bag sucking device, and a bag supporting device combined on the machine body. The bag conveying device sends continual bags to the bag sucking device to suck and stick to a lower opening of each bag to open it for a first stage. Then the four corners of the opening of the bag are respectively sucked to stick to suck drums fixed with air suckers by operation of position air pressure cylinders beside each air sucker. Then the bag is expanded out to a preset medium size, not falling down during expanding process. Next, the bag supporting device continually sends out a certain length of the bag to be positioned in the bag supporting device, which then expands the bag again to a preset maximum size. The bag together with the bag supporting device are lowered down by elevating frames to release the bag to cover and surround products (or cartons) together with the storing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Tien Heng Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Patent number: 6352498
    Abstract: A material picking device and a forming device for an automatic circulating carton opening machine are fixed on the table of the machine. The material picking device has a revolving unit including a swinging arm, two rotatable gear units fixed at two ends of the swinging arm. Each gear unit has an outermost belt wheel connected to a parallel arm, and a sucking disc fixed with the parallel arm. The forming device has a forming guide plate fixed on an intermediate portion of the table of the machine in front of the revolving unit and located at one side of the moving route of the swinging arm. The two parallel arms fixed with the sucking discs are moved horizontal to let the sucking discs to alternately and continuously pick a carton material board out of the material feed device of the machine to carry onto the forming guide plate for forming a carton shape. So operating of the machine is speeded up largely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Tien Heng Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Patent number: 6080095
    Abstract: A carton-shaping machine includes a material conveying mechanism, an opening mechanism, a shaping mechanism, and a band sticking mechanism combined on a worktable. A vertical and a horizontal cylinder of the opening mechanism control fixing members to force needles on them insert firmly in an upper folding portion of a carton and turn the carton to extend to standing position so as to permit opening process operated with accuracy. Then, the band sticking mechanism may seal the bottom portion of the carton and the carton is moved to the packing process, without any need of manual work to turn it for a right angle to stand upright.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Tien Heng Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen
  • Patent number: 5916106
    Abstract: A cap-folding and sealing machine for common or retrieved cartons includes a table, a folding device, a first cap frame, a second cap frame, and a double sealing device. The folding device includes upper swing rod units, a side pressing unit, and a folding guiding arm for swinging and folding a front cap, a rear cap, and two side caps with help of the first cap frame after a carton is moved into the table. Then the carton is moved into the second cap frame and the double sealing device, which seals the upper and the lower side with adhesive tapes by means of two pairs of upper main and lower main sealing members of the double sealing device. The two pairs of the sealing members alternately perform sealing operation so that sealing may be kept on continuously without stopping the machine for replacing adhesive tapes even when used up or ripped off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Tien Heng Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tuan-Mei Chiu Chen