Material or article handling – Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into – within,... – Stack forming apparatus
Patent
1992-07-29
1993-10-26
Huppert, Michael S.
Material or article handling
Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into, within,...
Stack forming apparatus
414786, 53532, B05B 508
Patent
active
052560295
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for forming article groups from flat articles includes a belt conveyor for advancing thereon an article column formed of individual, flat-lying articles; a sensor supported above the conveyor surface for sensing the presence of articles on the conveyor surface; a series of article grippers situated downstream of the sensor as viewed in the direction of advance; a mechanism for shifting the grippers from above the conveyor surface to a position laterally of the conveyor surface; a group-forming device including a plurality of containers and a mechanism for positioning the containers at a location in which the articles are released by the grippers and are deposited into the containers to form stacks of superposed articles therein. The mechanism moves the containers stepwise downwardly during the stacking operation. There is further provided a control apparatus having an input connected to the sensor for receiving signals therefrom. The control apparatus has outputs connected to the shifting and positioning mechanisms.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3434603 (1969-03-01), Horman
patent: 4955794 (1990-09-01), Fluck
Huppert Michael S.
Morse Gregory A.
SIG - Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft
LandOfFree
Method and apparatus for forming article groups does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for forming article groups, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for forming article groups will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-954750