查看更多>>摘要：The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied bythe inventors: “In a typical packing operation, articles (i.e., “products”) approach a case packing stationor the like via a flowing article s tream (e.g., a continuous, semi-continuous, or batch continuous streamhaving or igins in an upstream bulk flow of articles). As such operations/processing lines are more oftenthan not intended to aggregate articles in multiples in furthera nce of establishing a multi-pack of arrayedarticles, e.g., multi-pack cases (e. g., 6, 12, 24 article packs or bundles), stacked trays of arrayed articles,etc. , it is necessary to manage, prepare and generally manipulate the inflow stream of articles so as toseparate the articles into arrayed groups (i.e., collated a rrayed articles corresponding to a preselect packpattern consistent with the ca se packing objective) as is generally well known. Once grouped or collated,the article group or set may be further processed, such as by being trayed, cased or sleeved, and/or filmover-wrapped. Notionally, article metering, article separa tion and collation, and arrayed article grouploading (e.g., case or carton load ing) are requisite steps attendant to a majority of article packagingoperations .
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