IP Library Granted Patent US 11,286,073
Granted Patent B2
US 11,286,073 · App. 16/491,088 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Box erecting method and system

Inventor: Niklas Pettersson (Västerås, SE)
Assignee: PACKSIZE LLC
B65B43/265B31B50/004B31B50/006B31B50/262B31B50/36B31B50/624B65B11/004B65B59/003B31B2110/35B31B2120/302B65B2210/04
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Patent No.
US 11,286,073
App. No.
16/491,088
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and a system for erecting boxes from box templates of different sizes, said method comprising the steps of: adjusting a size of a frame ( 5; 105 ) according to a size of a box template ( 3; 103 ) which should be erected; wrapping the box template ( 3; 103 ) to be erected around the frame ( 5; 105 ); and separating the frame ( 5; 105 ) from the box template.

Claims (33)

1. A box erecting system for erecting boxes from box templates of different sizes, said box erecting system comprising:

a frame comprising:

adjustable parts defining a size of the frame;

extendable pushing arms configured for pushing two second opposing bottom flaps of the box template outwards from each other at least during an initial part of a folding of two first opposing bottom flaps of the box template for forming a bottom of the box; and

a control system connected to said frame and configured for:

adjusting a size of the frame by adjusting said adjustable parts according to a size of a box template which should be erected;

wrapping the box template to be erected around the frame; and

retracting the extendable pushing arms before folding the two second opposing bottom flaps for forming a bottom of the box.

2. A box erecting system according to claim 1 , further comprising a sealing device connected to said control system, wherein said control system is configured for controlling said sealing device to seal a manufacturer's joint of the box template during or after the wrapping of the box template around the frame.

3. A box erecting system according to claim 1 , wherein said control system is further configured for sealing the folded bottom and then separating the frame from the erected box.

4. A box erecting system according to claim 1 , wherein said control system further is configured for controlling the position of the frame for wrapping the box template around the frame.

5. A box erecting system according to claim 4 , further comprising an attaching device configured for attaching the frame to a first end of a box template to be erected and wherein said control system is configured to rotate the frame for wrapping the box template around the frame.

6. A box erecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustable parts of the frame comprise four corner posts, wherein the control system is configured for controlling the position of said corner posts for different box sizes to be erected.

7. A box erecting system according to claim 6 , wherein each corner post will be provided in a corner between two side walls of the wrapped box and an adjustment of the size of the frame is provided by adjusting the distances between the corner posts which distances correspond to a width and a length of the box to be erected.

8. A box erecting system according to claim 6 , wherein at least one of the corner posts comprises an attachment device to which a first end of a box template can be attached during wrapping of the box template around the frame.

9. A box erecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured for providing the frame to the box template with a distal end of the frame in line with bottom flap creases of the box template such that a bottom can be folded while keeping the frame inside the wrapped box template.

10. A box erecting system according to claim 1 , wherein said control system comprises a processor and a computer program which when run on the processor causes the control system to perform the functions of adjusting, wrapping, and retracting as claimed in claim 1 .

11. A box erecting system for erecting boxes from box templates of different sizes, said box erecting system comprising:

a frame comprising four adjustable corner posts defining a size of the frame, each of the four adjustable corner posts being separate and distinct from one another, distances between each of the four adjustable corner posts and the other corner posts being selectively adjustable; and

a control system connected to said frame and configured for:

adjusting a size of the frame by adjusting the distances between the four adjustable corner posts according to a size of a box template which should be erected; and

wrapping the box template to be erected around the frame.

12. A box erecting system according to claim 11 , wherein each of the four adjustable corner posts has a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axes of the four adjustable corner posts being generally parallel to one another.

13. A box erecting system according to claim 12 , wherein the frame is selectively rotatable about an axis that is generally parallel to the longitudinal axes of the four adjustable corner posts.

14. A box erecting system according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the four corner posts comprises an attaching device configured for attaching the frame to a first end of a box template, and the control system being configured to selectively activate or deactivate the attaching device to selectively attach or release the first end of the box template.

15. A box erecting system for erecting boxes from box templates of different sizes, said box erecting system comprising:

a frame comprising four adjustable corner posts defining a size of the frame, each of the four adjustable corner posts having a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axes of the four adjustable corner posts being generally parallel to one another, the frame being selectively rotatable about an axis that is generally parallel to the longitudinal axes of the four adjustable corner posts; and

a control system connected to said frame and configured for:

adjusting a size of the frame by adjusting the four adjustable corner posts according to a size of a box template which should be erected; and

wrapping the box template to be erected around the frame.

16. A box erecting system according to claim 15 , wherein each of the four adjustable corner posts is separate and distinct from one another.

17. A box erecting system according to claim 16 , wherein distances between each of the four adjustable corner posts and the other corner posts are selectively adjustable.

18. A box erecting system according to claim 15 , wherein at least one of the four corner posts comprises an attaching device configured for attaching the frame to a first end of a box template, and the control system being configured to selectively activate or deactivate the attaching device to selectively attach or release the first end of the box template.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2025
From: PACKSIZE LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 071282/0082 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2024
From: PACKSIZE LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 068730/0393 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2020
From: PACKSIZE LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053240/0637 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2020
From: PETTERSSON, NIKLAS
To: PACKSIZE LLC
Reel/Frame 053031/0488 →
Priority Claims (1)
SE 1750247-7 · Mar 6, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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