Material or article handling – Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into – within,... – Stack forming apparatus
Patent
1996-06-04
1999-02-09
Merritt, Karen B.
Material or article handling
Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into, within,...
Stack forming apparatus
414331, 414411, B65G 106
Patent
active
058685456
ABSTRACT:
A method for stocking a plurality of containers in a stocking device and feeding one container at a time to a robot includes the steps of separately supporting each container in a vertically moveable frame and moving the frame to align a selected container at a drawing position. The selected container is withdrawn from the frame and a lid of a pallet on the withdrawn frame is removed. The articles are then supplied to the robot.
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Arai Mitsuo
Azuma Yusaku
Inaba Ryohei
Kasai Shozo
Nikaido Norio
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Krizek Janice L.
Merritt Karen B.
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