Information
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Patent Grant
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6557320
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Patent Number
6,557,320
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Date Filed
Friday, August 31, 200123 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, May 6, 200321 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
- Rada; Rinaldi I.
- Weeks; Gloria R
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 053 157
- 053 473
- 053 474
- 053 237
- 053 240
- 053 457
- 053 443
- 053 2661
- 053 445
- 053 468
- 053 155
- 053 238
- 053 254
- 053 2845
- 053 3821
- 053 3811
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A the compact disk packing machine includes a base having a box providing device for move empty boxes to a box opening device which opens the empty boxes one by one. A transferring device transfers the opened boxes to a disk providing device and a disk positioning device to put a compact disk in each of the opening boxes. A sheet putting device puts a sheet of commercial in the open boxes and a closing device closes the boxes. The boxes having a compact disk and a sheet of commercial are transferred to a collection device and piled up.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a compact disk packing machine that automatically puts a compact disk and a sheet of commercial in a box.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Compact disks are used in a variety of fields such as video games, software, and audio and video films. All of these are stored in a compact disk and sold by receiving the compact disk in a box. A commercial sheet is put in the box so that the customers know the detail information in the compact disk to be bought. There are involved many processes to pack the compact disk and the commercial sheet in the box which generally includes a base and a cover.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a buckle device for luggage and comprising.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a machine that is able to open the box, put the compact disk and the commercial sheet in the box and close the box by several continuous processes.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a perspective view to show the compact disk packing machine of the present invention;
FIG. 2
is a perspective view to show a box providing device of the compact disk packing machine of the present invention;
FIG. 3
is a perspective view to show a box opening device of the compact disk packing machine of the present invention;
FIG. 4
is a perspective view to show a set of opening means of the box opening device of the compact disk packing machine of the present invention;
FIG. 5
is a perspective view to show a compact disk providing device the compact disk packing machine of the present invention;
FIG. 6
is a perspective view to show a commercial sheet providing device of the compact disk packing machine of the present invention;
FIG. 7
is a perspective view to show a sliding frame in the commercial sheet providing device of the compact disk packing machine of the present invention, and
FIG. 8
is a perspective view to show a transfer device in the commercial sheet providing device of the compact disk packing machine of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to
FIGS. 1
to
8
, the compact disk packing machine of the present invention comprises a base
10
, a box providing device
20
, a box opening device
30
, a transferring device
40
, a disk providing device
50
, a disk positioning device
60
, a sheet putting device
70
, a closing device
80
, and a collection device
90
.
The base
10
has parts such as the motor
11
, belts, wheels
12
and links to be installed therein. The box providing device
20
is located beside the base
10
and has a stack portion
21
for collecting the empty boxes and a providing portion
22
is used to provide the empty box one by one. The stack portion
21
includes a large area for the empty boxes to be arranged in the area and a transferring surface
211
is mounted on the stack portion
21
so as to send the boxes transverse to the longitudinal axis of the stack portion
21
. Therefore, when the boxes are arranged in the stack portion
21
, they can be moved in the transverse direction by the transferring surface
211
. The providing portion
22
is located beside the stack portion
21
and a transferring belt
221
is connected to the providing device
22
so that the boxes can be moved in a longitudinal direction after the boxes in the stack portion
21
are sent to the providing portion
22
. A driving member
221
is connected to the providing device
22
so as to individually dispense the empty boxes. A separation bar
23
is located between the stack portion
21
and the providing portion
22
so as to properly separate the stack portion
21
and the providing portion
22
. A V-shaped rack
24
as shown in
FIG. 2
is connected to a side of the providing portion
22
so as to position the empty boxes dispensed from the providing portion
22
.
As shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4
, the box opening device
30
is located beside the box providing device
20
and is used to open the empty boxes provided by the box providing device
20
. As shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4
, the box opening device
30
includes a base frame
31
, opening arms
32
, activation rods
33
and a rotary set
34
. The base frame
31
has two arms
311
, and a base portion
312
and a connection portion
313
are respectively connected to two ends of the arms
311
. Each of the base portion
312
and the connection portion
313
has a hole
314
. The connection portion
313
is connected to the base frame
10
. The opening arms
32
has an action portion
321
and a sleeve portion
322
through which a driving hole
323
is defined. The action portion
321
has sucking members
324
. A shaft
33
extends through the holes
314
in the base portion
312
and the connection portion
313
and the sleeve
322
. A slide member
331
is connected to the shaft
33
and located corresponding to the driving hole
323
of the opening arms
32
. When the shaft
33
moves reciprocatingly, the slide member
331
moves in the driving hole
323
and drives the opening arms
32
to move toward with each other and away from each other. A plurality of the box. opening devices
30
are connected to the rotary set
34
so as to open the boxes continuously. A cam
341
on the rotary set
34
drives the shaft
33
so as to activate the chosen box opening device
30
.
The transferring device
40
is located followed by the box opening device
30
so as to deliver the opened boxes.
As shown in
FIG. 5
, the disk providing device
50
is located on a side of the base frame
10
and has a plurality of rods
52
on rails
51
and the rods
52
are movable on the rails
51
. The compact disks are piled on the rods
52
. Two exchange rails
53
and two exchange arms
54
are located beside the rails
51
. The exchange arms
54
clamp and exchange the rods
52
with compact disks mounted thereon and the rods
52
without compact disks mounted thereon.
The disk positioning device
60
is located between the transferring device
40
and the disk providing device
50
. Four picking members
61
,
62
,
63
and
64
are connected to the disk positioning device
60
and each of which has a sucking member to pick up the compact disks. The disk positioning device
60
can be operated at 90 degrees and moves forward and backward. Two
61
,
62
of the picking members
61
-
64
pick disks in the forward stroke from the disk providing device
50
, and put the picked disks on the stand-by positions
65
in the backward stroke. The other two picking members
63
,
64
pick the disks from the stand-by positions
65
in the forward stroke and put the disks in the boxes in the backward stroke.
As shown in
FIGS. 6 and 7
, the sheet putting device
70
includes a base frame
71
, a slide frame
72
, a sheet picking wheel
73
, a transfer member
74
and a sheet putting means
75
. The base frame
71
has a setting portion
711
so that the sheets are piled in the setting portion
711
and an opening
712
is defined in a lower end of the setting portion
711
so that the sheets can be dispensed from the opening. A rack
713
is located beside the base frame
71
. The slide frame
72
is located corresponding to the opening
712
and is connected to the base frame
71
by the slide rods
721
so that the slide frame
72
can be slid on the slide rods
721
. The sheet picking wheel
73
is pivotally connected to the end of the slide frame
72
. A gear
731
is connected to the base frame
71
and is engaged with the rack
712
. Two sucking members
732
are connected to the sheet picking wheel
73
so as to suck a sheet from the opening
712
. The transfer member
74
is moved upward or downward, and has a transfer surface
741
in which sucking apertures
741
are defined so as to suck sheets on the sheet picking wheel
73
via the transfer surface
741
. The sheet putting means
75
has two inward surfaces
751
on which sucking members
752
are connected. The sheet picking wheel
73
is rotated by the slide frame
72
and the sheets are sucked and transferred to the sheet putting means
75
. The sheets are sucked by the sucking members
752
on the sheet putting means
75
and transferred by the slide frame
72
so as to be put in the boxes.
The closing device
80
is composed of swiping arms and gear sets so that when the gear sets activate the swiping arms to close the boxes.
The collection device
90
collects the boxes having a compact disk and the sheet received therein. Two sensors are used to check the sheets or the compact disks in the boxes, and the boxes are then pushed by a pushing rod
91
to be piled up and transferred to a collection surface
94
. The boxes that are checked to be lack of the compact disk or the sheet are collected by the pushing rods
91
to a pre-decided position.
The machine of the present invention automatically opens the boxes and put the disk and the sheet in each of the boxes, the packed boxes are then collected. All the processes are automatically operated which meets the requirements of the industry.
While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Claims
- 1. A compact disk-packing machine comprising:a base (10) having a box providing device (20) located beside the base (10), the base (10) having a stack portion (21) which is adapted to collect empty boxes, and a providing portion (22) which is used to provide the empty box one by one; a plurality of box opening devices (30) connected to a periphery of a rotary set (34) and each including a base frame (31), opening arms (32) and activation rods (33), the base frame (31) having two arms (311), a base portion (312) and a connection portion (313) respectively connected to two ends of the arms (311), the connection portion (313) connected to the base frame (10), the opening arms (32) having an action portion (321) and a sleeve portion (322), a driving hole (323) defined a wall of the sleeve portion (322), the action portion (321) having sucking members (324), a shaft (33) extending through holes (314) defined in the base portion (312) and the connection portion (313) and the sleeve (322), a slide member (331) connected to the shaft (33) and located corresponding to the driving hole (323) of the opening arms (32), when the shaft (33) moves reciprocatingly, the slide member (331) moves in the driving hole (323) and drives the opening arms (32) to move toward with each other and away from each other; a disk providing device (50) located on a side of the base frame (10) and having a plurality of rods (52) movably installed on rails (51), two exchange rails (53) and two exchange arms (54) located beside the rails (51); a disk positioning device (60) having four picking members (61, 62, 63 and 64) and each of the picking members having a sucking member; a sheet putting device (70) including a base frame (71), a slide frame (72), a sheet picking wheel (73), a transfer member (74) and a sheet putting means (75), the base frame (71) having a setting portion (711) for sheets piled in the setting portion (711), an opening (712) defined in a lower end of the setting portion (711) for dispensing the sheets, a rack (713) located beside the base frame (71), the slide frame (72) located corresponding to the opening (712) and connected to the base frame (71) by the slide rods (721) so that the slide frame (72) can be slid on the slide rods (721), the sheet picking wheel (73) pivotally connected to the end of the slide frame (72), a gear (731) connected to the base frame (71) and engaged with the rack (712), two sucking members (732) connected to the sheet picking wheel (73), the transfer member (74) having a transfer surface (741) in which sucking apertures (741) are defined, a sheet putting means (75) having two inward surfaces (751) on which sucking members (752) are connected; a closing device (80) having swiping arms and gear sets so that when the gear sets activate the swiping arms, the swiping arms being adapted to close the boxes, and a collection device (90) having two sensors and adapted to push the boxes by a pushing rod.
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