1. Field
Example embodiments relate to an automatic packing apparatus which automatically packs products in boxes and an automatic packing method using the same.
2. Description
In general, after various products are manufactured, the products are packed in boxes in order to prevent the products from being damaged and to ship/handle the products.
The packing boxes are made of a material, such as thick corrugated cardboard, so as to protect the products from external impact. The manufactured packing boxes are stored in an unassembled state in which the boxes are unfolded in a flat shape so as to reduce a space occupied thereby before being used to pack the products. Then, when the packing boxes are used to pack the products, the packing boxes are assembled (folded) to pack the products.
A worker folds a packing box into an original shape, and then covers a product with the packing box, thereby packing the product in the packing box. Here, the product is covered with the box downwardly from above. Packing of a large-sized home appliance product, such as a refrigerator, a TV or an air conditioner, in such a box requires at least two workers.
As described above, workers manually pack products in boxes and thus packing requires considerable manpower, and a large amount of time is consumed packing each product and thus productivity is reduced.