Provided is a gluer apparatus capable of reducing slowdown or delay of a to-be-bonded part due to a contact-type glue gun, and a conveyance assist device for the gluer apparatus. A folder-gluer is configured to apply a glue to a gluing tab of a corrugated paperboard sheet by a glue application device. The corrugated paperboard sheet comprises a folding panel provided with the gluing tab, and a non-folding panel connected to the folding panel through a connection part. A lower conveyance belt of the folder-gluer is configured to convey the non-folding panel in a conveyance direction while contacting the non-folding panel. Further, a conveyance assist device of the folder-gluer is configured to convey the folding panel in the conveyance direction while contacting the folding panel, during contact between a glue application device and the gluing tab.
A slitter-scorer apparatus comprises: a corrugated paperboard-processing tool comprising a plurality of slitters and a plurality of scorers; a width directional movement mechanism and an up-down directional movement mechanism configured to move the corrugated paperboard-processing tool in a width direction and an up-down direction, respectively; and a control device configured to control the two movement mechanisms. The control device is configured to: set a target setup time for moving the corrugated paperboard-processing tool for an order change, based on a cutter cutoff length of a portion of a corrugated paperboard to be cut off by a cutter during the order change, and a paperboard feed speed; set a target acceleration/deceleration so as to allow the movement of the corrugated paperboard-processing tool to be completed in the target setup time; and control the movement mechanisms to move the corrugated paperboard-processing tool with the target acceleration/deceleration.
Disclosed is a corrugated paperboard printer comprising a chamber which reserves ink, wherein the chamber comprises a chamber frame comprising an ink reservoir which reserves the ink. A steel member and a recovery pipe are arranged on the opposite side of an anilox roll across the chamber frame. The steel member comprises a web extending in an up-down direction, and a first flange and a second flange connected, respectively, to up-down directional opposite ends of the web. The web is penetratingly formed with a maintenance opening in accordance with the position of a coupling port valve or the like. The second flange is formed with an insertion part for allowing the recovery pipe or the like to be inserted therein.
Disclosed is a corrugated paperboard printer comprising a pressing device for applying a pressing force to press a chamber which reserves ink toward an anilox roll. The pressing device is configured to apply a first pressing force, and a second pressing force which is greater than the first pressing force, respectively, to a first pressing area and a second pressing area in a back surface of a chamber frame. In a state in which no pressing force is applied by the pressing device, bending occurring in the chamber frame due to a load transmitted from a printing roll to the chamber frame via the anilox roll as printing is performed to a corrugated paperboard sheet is greater in the second pressing area than in the first pressing area.
In a folder-gluer, push-out forces by an air cylinder and a push-out spring mechanism are set such that: (1) when downstream portions of first and fourth panels are passing through a second bending plate, the second bending plate is pushed outwardly in a width direction by the push-out forces to extend the downstream portions of the first and fourth panels in the width direction; and (2) when upstream portions of the first and fourth panels are passing through the second bending plate, the second bending plate is pushed back inwardly in the width direction by the resistance force applied to the second bending plate by the first and fourth panels so as not to extend the upstream portions in the width direction, and wherein the push-out forces are not varied by a control while the first and fourth panels are passing through the second bending plate.
A machine for making corrugated paperboard boxes form corrugated paperboard sheets includes a slotter device with a blade that forms slots in the corrugated paperboard sheet. The machine can handle various sizes and configurations of corrugated paperboard sheets and can determine if the blade of the slotter device has a suitable length to form slots in each of the various corrugated paperboard sheets, using parameters including a circumferential length (N) of the slotter cylinder and dimensions (E, F, G) of the corrugated paperboard sheet.
B31B 50/14 - Cutting, e.g. perforating, punching, slitting or trimming
B31B 50/00 - Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
B26D 1/28 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis substantially perpendicular to the line of cut and rotating continuously in one direction during cutting
B26D 5/00 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
An ink recovery pipe comprises: an inflow port for receiving ink from an ink reservoir, and disposed at a position close to a first machine frame; and an outflow port for discharging ink into an ink container, and disposed at a position close to a second machine frame. A first restriction device is disposed at a position downstream of the inflow por. A first coupling part is configured to couple a high-pressure air generation part with the ink recovery pipe at a position downstream of the first restriction device. A first high-pressure air control device is configured to stop supply of high-pressure air to the ink recovery pipe, while ink is supplied to the ink reservoir, and supply the high-pressure air to the ink recovery pipe, after start of an ink recovery operation of recovering ink from the ink reservoir after completion of supply of ink.
The operation result evaluation system comprises: an operation result information generation part to generate operation result information including a production count and an achieved operating time period; and an operation result evaluation device for, after completion of production of corrugated paperboard boxes for a given order, evaluating an operation result of the box making machine. The operation result evaluation device is operable to: with respect to each order, calculate an additional operating time period which is a difference between a target operating time period and the achieved operating time period; generate analytical information regarding an operating time period (FIG. 8) in each order; with respect to each of the entirety or part of a given number of orders, generate comparative information (FIG. 9); and cause the generated comparative information to be transmitted to a user terminal.
The operation result evaluation system comprises: an operation result information generation part configured to generate operation result information including a production count and an achieved operating time period; and an operation result evaluation device for, after completion of production of corrugated paperboard boxes for a given order, evaluating an operation result of the box making machine. The operation result evaluation device is operable to: with respect to each order, calculate an additional operating time period which is a difference between a target operating time period and the achieved operating time period; generate analytical information regarding an operating time period (FIG. 8) in each order; with respect to each of the entirety or part of a given number of orders, generate comparative information (FIG. 9); and cause the generated comparative information to be transmitted to a user terminal.
A counter-ejector comprises: an elevator including a table displaceable in a forward-backward direction parallel to a feeding-out direction; a backward restriction member for restricting a situation where backward edges of corrugated paperboard sheets in a batch are displaced in a direction opposite to the feeding-out direction; table upward-downward movement drive device; a table displacement drive device; and a control device. The control device executes a table downward movement control processing such that the table is displaced backwardly in at least part of a time period when the table is moved downwardly from the hopper part to a table stop position and a time period when the table is stopped at the table stop position, and a table upward movement control processing such that the table is displaced forwardly in a time period when the table is moved upwardly from the table stop position to the hopper part.
Disclosed is a corrugated paperboard box making machine 1 in which a slotter device 6 comprises: a first slotter unit 61 comprising a first slotter 610, a first stationary blade 612 and a first displaceable blade 613; and a second slotter unit 62 comprising a second slotter 620, a second stationary blade 622 and a second displaceable blade 623. A control device 100 is operable to switch the slotter device 6 between a first production mode and a second production mode. Specifically, the control device 100 is operable, when implementing the second production mode, to acquire and store a total blade length of the first stationary blade 612 and the first displaceable blade 613 and a total blade length of the second stationary blade 622 and the second displaceable blade 623, and perform positioning control for the slotter blades, based on the stored total blade lengths.
B26D 1/28 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis substantially perpendicular to the line of cut and rotating continuously in one direction during cutting
B26D 3/06 - Grooving involving removal of material from the surface of the work
B31B 50/00 - Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
B26D 5/00 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
B26D 11/00 - Combinations of several similar cutting apparatus
B31B 50/14 - Cutting, e.g. perforating, punching, slitting or trimming
Disclosed is a corrugated paperboard box making machine which comprises a feeding control mode setting unit for setting a feeding control mode to one of a first feeding control mode for controlling a sheet feeding apparatus and a second feeding control mode for controlling the sheet feeding apparatus such that the sheet feeding operation is performed plural times during the period of time in which the printing rotor is rotated 360 degrees, and a control apparatus for controlling the sheet feeding apparatus according to the set feeding control mode. The control apparatus is operable to execute a sheet feeding stop control processing of, when the second feeding control mode is set, controlling the sheet feeding apparatus such that the sheet feeding operation is stopped at least once after execution of the sheet feeding control processing.
B65H 5/06 - Feeding articles separated from pilesFeeding articles to machines by rollers
B65H 33/08 - Displacing whole batches, e.g. forming stepped piles
B65H 31/20 - Pile receivers adjustable for different article sizes
B65H 31/32 - Auxiliary devices for receiving articles during removal of a completed pile
B65H 1/14 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the pile to present the articles to a separating device comprising positively-acting mechanical devices
B65H 7/02 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors
B31B 120/70 - Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers having corrugated or pleated walls
B31B 100/00 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs
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Corrugated paperboard box making machine and sheet feeding control apparatus
Disclosed is a corrugated paperboard box making machine which comprises a sheet feeding apparatus, a processing apparatus, a folder-gluer, a counter-ejector for stacking the box-structured corrugated paperboard sheets and separating them as a batch, a speed setting unit for setting a sheet feeding speed, and a control apparatus. The control apparatus is operable to execute a sheet feeding control processing of the sheet feeding apparatus such that a sheet feeding operation of feeding one corrugated paperboard sheet is successively repeated a number of times corresponding to the number of the given number of box-structured corrugated paperboard sheets in the batch, and a sheet feeding stop control processing of, when the sheet feeding speed is greater than an allowable speed, the sheet feeding apparatus such that the sheet feeding operation is stopped at least once after execution of the sheet feeding control processing.
B31B 50/00 - Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
B31F 1/28 - Making webs in which the channel of each corrugation is transverse to the web feed by interengaging toothed cylinders combined with uniting the corrugated webs to flat webs
B65H 31/32 - Auxiliary devices for receiving articles during removal of a completed pile
B65H 31/10 - Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled one above another and applied at the top of the pile
B31B 120/70 - Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers having corrugated or pleated walls
Disclosed is a single facer which comprises: a cartridge pivotally supporting a pair of corrugating rolls by a side plate; two cartridges pivotally supporting a pair of corrugating rolls by a side plate, respectively; a single facer body housing the two cartridges in a movable manner so as to exchange respective setup positions of the two cartridges between the in-use position and the rest position; and a hydraulic jack disposed just below the stacked cartridges in a vertical direction and configured to push the stacked cartridges upwardly, wherein, by pushing the stacked cartridges upwardly by the hydraulic jack, the single facer is operable to press an upper end of the side plate of the upper cartridge against a lower end of a ceiling member of the single facer body, so as to clamp the stacked cartridges by the hydraulic jack and the ceiling member of the single facer body.
B31F 1/28 - Making webs in which the channel of each corrugation is transverse to the web feed by interengaging toothed cylinders combined with uniting the corrugated webs to flat webs
A corrugated paperboard sheet processing apparatus for processing a corrugated paperboard sheet being conveyed. The apparatus includes a threaded shaft and a support assembly supported by the threaded shaft. The apparatus further includes a processing module supported by the support assembly. The processing module includes a width-direction movement motor for rotating a rotor provided in the support assembly, a processing tool for performing a given processing on the corrugated paperboard sheet, a processing tool drive device for driving the processing tool to perform the given processing, and an up-down movement motor for moving the processing tool in the up-down direction. The processing module is formed to define itself as independent and separable from the support assembly.
B26D 3/08 - Making a superficial cut in the surface of the work without removal of material, e.g. scoring, incising
B26D 9/00 - Cutting apparatus combined with punching or perforating apparatus or with dissimilar cutting apparatus
B26D 7/12 - Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting by sharpening the cutting member
B26D 1/16 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a circular cutting member, e.g. disc cutter rotating about a movable axis mounted on a movable arm or the like
B26D 7/26 - Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting memberMeans for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member
A corrugated paperboard sheet feeding apparatus comprises: a plurality of sheet feeding rollers; a grate formed with a plurality of opening portions for receiving the sheet feeding rollers and configured to switch between contact and non-contact states of the corrugated paperboard sheet with respect to the sheet feeding rollers; and a suction box configured to suck the corrugated paperboard sheet downwardly by gaps between the sheet feeding rollers and the opening portions, wherein each of the gaps is formed to be 10 mm or less, and wherein the apparatus further comprises a mat switch for detecting an entry of a person into an area in a sheet feeding section, and a control device for stopping movement of the sheet feeding rollers and/or the grate when the mat switch is turned on.
B65H 3/12 - Suction bands, belts, or tables moving relatively to the pile
B65H 7/02 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors
Disclosed is a slitter which comprises: a plurality of slitter heads arranged along and positionally adjustably in a width direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of a corrugated paperboard, wherein each of the plurality of slitter heads includes a circular slitter blade and a drive motor for rotating the slitter blade; a blade radius acquisition unit operable to acquire respective radii of the plurality of slitter blades; and a control unit operable, based on the radii of the plurality of slitter blades acquired by the blade radius acquisition unit, to control respective rotational speeds of the plurality of drive motors so as to allow respective blade edges of the plurality of slitter blades to have the same circumferential speed.
B26D 5/00 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
B26D 7/26 - Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting memberMeans for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member
G05B 19/18 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
A corrugated paperboard sheet manufacturing apparatus (1) comprises a single facer (8) for preparing a single-faced corrugated paperboard sheet (6), a double facer (12) for preparing a double-faced corrugated paperboard sheet (12), a slitter-scorer (17) for performing a scoring and a slitting of the double-faced corrugated paperboard sheet (10), a cutter (20) for cutting the double-faced corrugated paperboard sheet (10) after the scoring and slitting, and a printer (18) for printing individual identification information on the double-faced corrugated paperboard sheet, in a non-contact state. The printer (18) is disposed on a conveyance line of the corrugated paperboard sheet manufacturing apparatus (1) at a position on a downstream side of the double facer (12).
B31F 1/28 - Making webs in which the channel of each corrugation is transverse to the web feed by interengaging toothed cylinders combined with uniting the corrugated webs to flat webs
B41J 11/70 - Applications of cutting devices cutting perpendicular to the direction of paper feed
B41J 13/00 - Devices or arrangements specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
B41J 25/308 - Bodily-movable mechanisms for print heads or carriages movable towards or from paper surface with print gap adjustment mechanisms
Disclosed is a folder-gluer comprises: a conveyance device configured to convey a corrugated paperboard sheet; a pair of bending bars configured to bend a first panel and a fourth panel of the corrugated paperboard sheet from 0 degree to about 90 degrees; a pair of bending plates provided in a zone where the first and fourth panels are bent from 0 degree to about 90 degrees, and configured such that distal ends thereof come into contact, respectively, with crease lines of the first and fourth panels or vicinities of the crease lines, wherein each of the bending plates is configured to be pushed and moved outwardly in a width direction, by a push-out device; a detector configured to detect a position of the corrugated paperboard sheet; and a control device configured to control the push-out device.
B31B 100/00 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs
B31B 120/30 - Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers collapsibleConstruction of rigid or semi-rigid containers temporarily collapsed during manufacturing
B31B 110/35 - Shape of rigid or semi-rigid containers having a polygonal cross section rectangular, e.g. square
Disclosed is a corrugated paperboard sheet feeding apparatus which comprises: a plurality of sheet feeding rollers rotatable to feed a bottommost one of a plurality of stacked corrugated paperboard sheets; an up-and-down member movable up and down with respect to the plurality of sheet feeding rollers; a drive motor; a motion conversion mechanism configured to convert a unidirectional rotation of the drive motor into a motion for causing the up-and-down member to be moved up and lowered, and transmit the converted motion to the up-and-down member; and an up-and-down control section configured to perform variable speed control for the unidirectional rotation of the drive motor, according to a given up-and-down speed control pattern, wherein the up-and-down control section is operable to change the up-and-down speed control pattern in conformity to a sheet length of the corrugated paperboard sheet in a feeding direction.
Disclosed is a sheet stacking apparatus which includes: a leading-edge regulating member configured to be positionally adjustable depending on a length of a plurality of corrugated paperboard sheets; a sheet stopper installed in the leading-edge regulating member in such a manner as to be movable with respect to a contact surface of the leading-edge regulating member reciprocatingly between a first position and a second position, and contactable with a leading edge of the corrugated paperboard sheet to be stacked in the hopper section; a detection section disposed upstream of the hopper section, and configured to detect a passing of each of the corrugated paperboard sheets; and a synchronization control device configured to reciprocatingly move the sheet stopper according to a detection signal, in such a manner as to allow the leading edge of the corrugated paperboard sheet to come into contact with the sheet stopper.
B65H 7/02 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors
B65H 9/06 - Movable stops or gauges, e.g. rising and falling front stops
B65H 9/10 - Pusher or like movable registersPusher or gripper devices which move articles into registered position
B65H 31/08 - Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled one above another
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Sheet feeder of corrugated cardboard sheet box making machine
A sheet feeder of a corrugated paperboard box making machine includes a sheet feed table, feed rolls, an adjusting mechanism, a main unit, and a backing roller. The adjusting mechanism holds support plates pivotally supporting both ends of a first feed roll opposed to a second feed roll having an axis fixed to the main unit so as to allow an axis of the first feed roll to move with respect to the main unit. The support plates support a first backing roller via a connecting member connecting the support plates so that the first backing roller contacts with an outer peripheral surface of the first feed roll.
B65H 5/06 - Feeding articles separated from pilesFeeding articles to machines by rollers
B31B 15/02 - Machinery characterised by making covered or externally-reinforced boxes or cartons and having means for feeding or positioning sheets, blanks, or webs
B65H 5/04 - Feeding articles separated from pilesFeeding articles to machines by movable tables or carriages
B65H 11/02 - Feed tables angularly adjustable in plane of articles
A single facer comprises: a swingable frame supporting a press roll in such a manner as to allow a gap between one of a pair of corrugating rolls and the press roll to be changed; an adjusting screw contactable with a contact member coupled to the swingable frame; an encoder for detecting vibration of the press roll occurring during formation of a corrugated medium by the pair of corrugating rolls; and a control section for controlling drive of a motor for displacing the adjusting screw. The control section is configured to execute a first control processing of driving the motor until a magnitude of the vibration is reduced to a given value.
B31F 1/28 - Making webs in which the channel of each corrugation is transverse to the web feed by interengaging toothed cylinders combined with uniting the corrugated webs to flat webs
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Single facer and corrugating roll pair exchanging method therefor
Disclosed is a single facer for producing a plurality of types of single-faced corrugated paperboard sheets having different flute configurations. The single facer of the present invention comprises: a plurality of corrugating roll pairs; a plurality of cartridges each pivotally supporting a pair of corrugating rolls arranged in an up-down direction in a respective one of the corrugating roll pairs, each of the cartridges being selectively serving as an operational cartridge supporting one of the corrugating roll pairs located in an operational position, and a rest cartridge supporting one of the corrugating roll pairs located in a rest position; and a single facer body having a frame structure internally formed with a transfer space for the cartridges, wherein the operational cartridge is disposed above the rest cartridge in such a manner that the operational cartridge is supported from therebelow by the rest cartridge.
B31F 1/20 - CorrugatingCorrugating combined with laminating to other layers
B31F 1/28 - Making webs in which the channel of each corrugation is transverse to the web feed by interengaging toothed cylinders combined with uniting the corrugated webs to flat webs
A corrugated paperboard box making machine, which includes: a slotter for slotting a corrugated paperboard sheet to form slots; a die-cutter disposed downstream of the slotter, the die-cutter including a die cylinder with a punching die and an anvil cylinder; a cutting blade for cutting, in cooperation with the anvil cylinder, the corrugated paperboard sheet slotted by the slotter, into two small-size corrugated paperboard sheets, along a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction; and a displacement mechanism for displacing the cutting blade as to allow the cutting blade to be selectively set in a cutting position and a non-cutting position.
B26D 9/00 - Cutting apparatus combined with punching or perforating apparatus or with dissimilar cutting apparatus
B26D 3/14 - Forming notches in marginal portion of work by cutting
B26D 5/00 - Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
B26D 5/02 - Means for moving the cutting member into its operative position for cutting
B26D 5/04 - Means for moving the cutting member into its operative position for cutting by fluid pressure
B26D 7/26 - Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting memberMeans for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member
B26F 1/12 - Perforating by punching, e.g. with relatively-reciprocating punch and bed to notch margins of work
B31B 1/00 - Box, carton, envelope or bag making machinery characterised by performing specific operations
B26D 1/40 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis parallel to the line of cut and coacting with a rotary member
B26D 1/42 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a cutting member moving about an axis with a non-circular cutting member moving about an axis parallel to the line of cut and slidably mounted in a rotary member
An automatic inspection device for a corrugated paperboard machine includes comprises a position setting section for setting movable members to positions within moving ranges; a control section for driving each of the drive motors at a given rotational speed so as to allow a respective one of the movable members to be moved within a corresponding one of the moving ranges; a current detection section for detecting a drive current being supplied to each of the drive motors when the drive motor is driven at the given rotational speed; and a current determination section for determining whether the drive current of each of the drive motors exceeds a given threshold. The automatic inspection device is configured to, when the current determination section determines that the drive current of a specific one of the plurality of drive motors exceeds the given threshold, detecting that a defect occurs in the movable member.
B31F 1/28 - Making webs in which the channel of each corrugation is transverse to the web feed by interengaging toothed cylinders combined with uniting the corrugated webs to flat webs
A counter ejector of cardboard sheet box-making machine is disclosed. A front contact plate contacting cardboard sheets is movable in a feed direction. A spanker is disposed to face the front contact plate in the feed direction, and contacts the back edge portion of the cardboard sheet, aligning the sheet edge portions. Ledges separate cardboard sheets loaded between front contact plate and the spanker, forming a batch of a predetermined number of sheets. A transfer conveyor transfers batches in a transfer direction, which is the same direction as the feed direction. An elevator is furnished with a table, and carries batches from the height at which the front contact plate and the spanker are disposed to the height at which the transfer conveyor is disposed. The table is moved by the same amount and in the same movement direction as the movement of the front contact plate.
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