Conveying and stacking system for articles

申请号 US33897173 申请日 1973-03-07 公开(公告)号 US3865258A 公开(公告)日 1975-02-11
申请人 HOLSTEIN & KAPPERT MASCHF; 发明人 MULLER FRIEDHELM;
摘要 A conveying system has a conveyor which conveys articles in a predetermined path, and laterally of this conveyor there is arranged a platform which can be raised to and lowered from the level of the conveyor. Extending between the platform and the conveyor is an assembly station where articles being conveyed are assembled during transfer between the conveyor and the platform, or vice versa, and an arrangement is provided which engages the articles and pushes them off and on the assembly station, as the case may be.
权利要求
1. A conveying system, comprising first means for conveying articles in a path; second means laterally spaced from said path and operative for raising and lowering of articles to and from the level of said path; third means intermediate said first and second means for assembling batches of articles which are to be transferred to one of said first and second means; and fourth means for transferring articles said first, second and third means, said fourth means comprising an arm pivotable about a horizontal axis above said level and having spaced ends each provided with an engaging portion respectively adapted in dependence upon pivoting of said arm to move behind respective articles to be transferred at a side thereof which is opposite the direction of transfer, and moving means for moving said arm with reference to said first, second and third means so as to effect transfer of the engaged articlles.
2. A conveying system as defined in claim 1, wherein said first means comprises an endless conveyor.
3. A conveying system as defined in claim 1, wherein said second means comprises a vertically displaceable platform.
4. A conveying system as defined in claim 1, wherein said first means comprises a belt conveyor.
5. A conveying system as defined in claim 1, wherein said third means comprises an endless conveyor.
6. A conveying system as defined in claim 1, wherein said moving means comprises a displaceable carriage, and said fourth means comprises an additional pivotable arm, both arms Being provided on said carriage spaced from one another and individually insertable behind respective articles at a side thereof opposite the direction of intended transfer.
7. A conveying system as defined in claim 6, wherein said arms are insertable by being raised and lowered with reference to the articles.
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