THIELE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130153366 | CASE TIPPING MACHINE AND METHOD OF TIPPING CASES - A machine and associated method for tipping a cuboidal unit onto its leading face. The machine includes a conveyor, a stop for contacting a leading face of conveyed units so as to arrest continued machine direction conveyance of the conveyed units, and a tipping means, such as a driven friction wheel spaced a vertical distance above the stop, for contacting an arrested unit and driving an upper portion of the unit forward so as to tip the unit over the stop. | 06-20-2013 |
20110065559 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR FORMING A CONTAINER - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for forming a Bliss-type container having main portion with side and bottom flaps and a side support portion. Systems can include a mandrel movably mounted on a path, a hopper providing the side support portion, a feeder providing the main portion, and a folding assembly configured to fold the side flaps over the support portion. The systems may further include a plurality of plows and compression plates for bending side panels of the main portion, the side support portion, and the bottom flaps over the mandrel. Methods can include moving a mandrel forward along a path inside a machine, engaging the side support portion on a first side of the mandrel, and engaging a bottom panel of the main portion on a front of the mandrel such that an edge of the support portion is aligned against said bottom panel. Side panels of the main portion may be bent over opposing sides of the mandrel which are generally perpendicular to the first side of the mandrel. After the side panels are bent, the side flaps may be bent over the first side of the mandrel by a plurality of folding members having extended and retracted positions. Apparatuses can include a folding member on a frame having an opening for receiving a mandrel. The folding member may have a portion movable in a direction generally orthogonal to a direction of movement of the mandrel, and may be configured to fold the side flaps between about 30 to 90 degrees towards the side support portion. | 03-17-2011 |
20100201062 | SIDE GUIDE ASSEMBLY WITH VERTICALLY REPOSITIONABLE SIDE GUIDES FOR USE WITH FRICTION SHEET FEEDING MACHINES - A repositionable side guide assembly with vertically repositionable side guides for use with a friction sheet feeding machine. | 08-12-2010 |
20090206542 | FEED BELT POSITIONING ASSEMBLY - An adjustment mechanism for use on a friction sheet feeding machine to permit selective lateral repositioning of one feed belt on the machine relative to at least one other feed belt on the machine. | 08-20-2009 |
20090096157 | LATERALLY ADJUSTABLE SIDE GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH FRICTION SHEET FEEDING MACHINES - A laterally repositionable side guide assembly for use with a friction sheet feeding machine. The side guide assembly includes (i) a support member, (ii) a carriage, (iii) a side guide, and (iv) a worm screw. The support member is configured and arranged for attachment to a friction sheet feeding machine. The carriage is repositionably mounted on the support member for selective lateral repositioning relative to the support member. The side guide is configured and arranged for laterally guiding sheets through a friction sheet feeding machine. The side guide is attached to the carriage for lateral repositioning with the carriage. The worm screw is in threaded communication with the carriage for effecting linear movement of the carriage along the length of the worm screw upon rotation of the worm screw. | 04-16-2009 |