A carton for holding at least one food product includes a plurality of panels at least partially extending around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels including a bottom panel, at least one side panel, at least one end panel, and an access panel. The carton further includes a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps including a lid flap foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels for forming a closed end of the carton. The carton further includes leak-resistant features including a downwardly sloping arrangement of the at least one side panel and the at least one end panel toward the bottom panel to form a bottom receptacle for one or more fluids in the interior of the carton.

A printing platform includes a printing engine with one or more printheads arranged such that the ink drops are jetted vertically upwards against the action of gravity; and a substrate transportation system where the normal to the surface in contact with the substrate is parallel and with opposite direction to the travelling direction of the jetted ink drops. It is necessary to counteract the weight of the substrate during the printing process to avoid it from falling under the action of gravity. This is achieved through any of a mechanical element that interferes with the falling of the substrate and that keeps it in place; or a system that generates adhesion forces between the element that transmits the motion to the substrate, typically a conveyor belt, and the substrate through the action of electrostatic forces, an air pressure differential between both faces of the substrate, or any other suitable mechanism.

A device for automated packaging of articles, comprising a conveyor for feeding and transporting into the device a blank of corrugated cardboard, a pair of crease wheels for creating two longitudinal crease lines in the blank, a transversal blade or score applicator for successively creating four transversal crease lines in the blank as the blank is transported into the device, and opposite pressing members such as jaws of a press and/or pressing rollers, arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line of the device, whose lateral position is adjustable for their ends or tips to match the two longitudinal crease lines, and activated in a timely manner as the blank is transported into the device to crush the corrugated cardboard in the top, middle and bottom corners of the blank in order to make it easily foldable.

A machine for forming a container from a blank of sheet material is provided. The blank includes a reinforcing panel assembly for forming a reinforcing corner assembly. The machine includes a hopper station for storing the blank in a substantially flat configuration and a forming station for forming the blank into the container. The forming station includes an initial forming station that rotates a first portion of the reinforcing panel assembly with respect to a second portion of the reinforcing panel assembly, and a secondary forming station having male and female forming members with shapes corresponding to an interior shape and an exterior shape of the reinforcing corner assembly, respectively. The male and the female forming members are configured to form the reinforcing corner assembly by compressing together the first and second portions of the reinforcing panel assembly.

A method is disclosed for forming a covered cardboard container from a single template. The template is configured such that, when side panels are lifted off the top face of the template, a front panel and rear panel are lifted together with the side panels. The container is formed when the two side panels, the front panel and the rear panel are all in a substantially vertical position.

After the container is formed it is filled with product, such as apples, pears, avocados, and the like. The container has two top panels that are folded over the product and adhered to one another to form a lid. Score lines in the top panel allow the container to accommodate products of varying size.

A paper box package forming apparatus includes a continuous feeding device, a box folding mechanism and a cover sealing mechanism. The continuous feeding device includes a paperboard stacking frame, an adsorption mechanism and a roll extrusion conveying mechanism. A paperboard is absorbed from a back side of the paperboard stacking frame through the adsorption mechanism and conveyed to a box folding device through the roll extrusion conveying mechanism. The box folding device includes a downward-pressing inner punch, a box folding outer mold and a pushing mechanism. The pushing mechanism conveys a bottom box to the cover sealing mechanism. The downward-pressing and attaching mechanism includes downward-pressing driving mechanism, a top-pressing plate, side-pressing plates and overturning cylinders. The side-pressing plates are hinged to side edges of the top-pressing plate through the driving of the overturning cylinders.

A production line (1) for making a covered box (8) comprises: a forming machine (2), configured to receive a cardboard box blank (6) and to fold it to form the box and including a plurality of folders (21) and a movement system configured to receive the box blank (6) oriented horizontally, and comprising a plurality of columns (23), extending along the vertical direction (V) and configured to abut against the base (6a) of the box blank (6) and to move it along a vertical direction (V); a gluing unit (3), configured to receive a covering blank (7) and to spread glue on the covering blank (7); a positioning device (4), configured to position the box on the covering blank (7); a covering machine (5), configured receive the box coupled to the respective covering blank (7) from the positioning device (4) and to fold the covering blank (7) into contact with the box in such a way as to cover the box.

A box forming apparatus includes first holders configured to hold a first side surface of a cardboard sheet, second holders configured to hold a second side surface of the cardboard sheet, an arm, a first mover, and a second mover. The arm has a support that supports the first and the second holders. The first mover changes a position of the first holders relative to the second holders while the arm is being rotated to open the cardboard sheet. The second mover moves the arm in association with opening of the cardboard sheet so that, when the cardboard sheet has been opened, the second mover will have moved the support a predetermined distance in a second direction opposite a first direction, which is a direction heading from a rotational center of the arm to a distal end of the arm.

The invention disclosed herein is an improved panel arrangement for closing a box. The invention includes two sliding panels and two slotted panels, each slotted panel having a first slot and a second slot for receiving a terminal edge of a sliding panel. In some embodiments of the invention, a flap or flaps are present about a perimeter edge of the slots to allow better access to the slots by the terminal edges of the sliding panels.

A method for producing a bowl formed by a tray closed by a sealing film involves preparing a blank where a first and a second couples of crease lines delimit a bottom panel, two first and two second side walls, each first side wall provided of an internal flap and an external flap delimited by respective third and fourth crease lines, each second side wall provided of an internal flap and an external flap delimited by respective fifth and sixth crease lines, erecting the blank into a tray, folding the internal and external flaps of each first side wall about the respective third crease line and the internal and external flaps of each second side wall about the respective fifth crease line, applying adhesive on the internal and/or external flaps of each first and second side walls, folding the external flap of each first side wall about the respective fourth crease line and the external flap of each second side wall about the respective sixth crease line, forming a rim, applying adhesive on gaps between abutting ends of rims of adjacent first and second side walls, and attaching the sealing film on the rims.