公开(公告)号：US10981682B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US16291136

申请日：2019-03-04

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： James D. Evans ,  Herbert Cary Longest ,  Tamika S. Murrell ,  Robert V. Powell Jr. ,  Jeremy Straight ,  Jarrod Chalkley

IPC: B65B5/10 ,  B65B1/24 ,  B65B1/46 ,  B65B29/00 ,  B65B35/30 ,  B65B39/00 ,  B65B43/54 ,  B65B5/06 ,  B65B5/08 ,  B65B65/00 ,  B65B37/10 ,  B65B9/20

Abstract: Systems and methods for manufacturing and inserting a pre-determined number of material-filled pouches into containers are disclosed. A system includes a pouch providing system comprising a plurality of lanes, wherein each one of the plurality of lanes includes a pouch making machine and a hold-back structure. The system also includes a conveyor system structured and arranged to move a plurality of containers into alignment with the plurality of lanes. The system further includes a controller structured and arranged to control the hold-back structure in each one of the plurality of lanes such that the pre-determined pouches are inserted into the plurality of containers when the plurality of containers are aligned with the plurality of lanes.