Title:
PACKAGING SYSTEM WITH VOLUME FILL MEASUREMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004041653
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A system (10), and associated components and methodology, that provides for automatic determination and supply of an amount of dunnage to fill the void left in a container (32) in which one or more objects have been placed. The system (10) comprises a dunnage dispenser (12) which is operable to dispense a controlled amount of a dunnage, a container scanner (14), and a logic device (76). The container scanner includes a height sensor (44) for sensing a height characteristic of a container, a width sensor (46) for sensing a width characteristic of the container, and a contour sensor (48) for sensing a contour characteristic of the objects in the container. The logic device can (1) process sensed characteristic information from the height sensor, width sensor and contour sensor, (2) determine the amount of dunnage needed to fill the void not occupied by the objects, and (3) command the dunnage dispenser to dispense the determined amount of dunnage.
Inventors:
HARDING JOSEPH J
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/034930
Publication Date:
July 01, 2004
Filing Date:
November 03, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RANPAK CORP (US)
International Classes:
B65B55/20; B65B61/22; (IPC1-7): B65B61/22
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