| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414792700 | Positions lowest article of stack first | 21 |
| 20110206490 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING STACKS OF PRINTED PRODUCTS SUPPLIED IN AN OVERLAPPING FLOW - A method and apparatus for forming stacks of printed products supplied in an overlapping flow by an endless conveyor to a stacking shaft. A main stack is formed on a stack support in the stacking shaft. An auxiliary rake is moved from an idle position outside of the stacking shaft to an end position inside the stacking shaft. The stack support is lowered to form an intermediate space below the auxiliary rake between the main stack and a partial stack. An intermediate element is extended into the intermediate space to an end position in the stacking shaft. The printed products are deposited on the intermediate element or on previously deposited printed products, wherein a partial stack forms on the intermediate element. The main stack is carried away from the stacking shaft and the auxiliary rake is retracted to its idle position. Thereafter the intermediate element is retracted to an idle position outside of the stacking shaft to transfer the partial stack, formed so far, as a new main stack to the stack support. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20100303600 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEIZING AND SETTING DOWN IMPACT-SENSITIVE SHEETS - The invention relates to a device for mechanically seizing and setting down impact-sensitive sheets of various formats on at least one stack assembly, ready for dispatch, said device having the following features: a) a control device in the form of a multi-axis robotic arm ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110243704 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING STANDARD CARGO HOLDERS, ESPECIALLY ISO CONTAINERS AND SWAP BODIES, BETWEEN RAILWAYS AND ROADS - Method and system for transferring standard cargo holders, especially ISO containers and swap bodies, between railways and roads. The standard cargo holders are loaded onto driverless transport vehicles by means of handling equipment or are received by said transport vehicles, and the driverless transport vehicles transport the standard cargo holders between the handling equipment and a loading and unloading zone. Alternatively, a driving zone for driverless transport vehicles for transporting standard cargo holders to or from the handling equipment adjoins the handling equipment, and a loading and unloading zone for transporting standard cargo holders adjoins the driving zone. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120039699 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FORMING STACKS - A method of forming layered stacks of bundles includes providing a gripping appliance comprising a first gripping assembly and a second gripping assembly. The first gripping assembly is configured for grasping one or more first bundles and the second gripping assembly is configured for grasping one or more second bundles. The first and second gripping assemblies are configured such that first and second bundles grasped thereby may be reoriented relative to one another. The method further includes retrieving from a first location one or more first bundles with the first gripping assembly and one or more second bundles with the second gripping assembly and transporting the first and second bundles to a second location, During transport of the first and second bundles, the bundles are reoriented relative to one another. The bundles are deposited at a selected position in the second location to form at least a partial layer of a layered stack of bundles. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120076631 | FEEDING DEVICE - A feeding device transferring feeding trays with workpieces between a first station and a second station includes a fixing frame, a first conveying mechanism, a second conveying mechanism, and a stacking mechanism. The first conveying mechanism is mounted on the fixing frame for conveying feeding trays to the first station one by one. The second conveying mechanism is mounted on the fixing frame for conveying the feeding trays from the first station one by one, and is connected to the first conveying mechanism. The stacking mechanism is mounted on the fixing frame for stacking the feeding trays together. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20110038701 | Method and System for Processing Bundles of Securities, in Particular Banknote Bundles - There is described a method for processing bundles ( | 02-17-2011 |
| 20130094934 | CASK - A cask for whisky ( | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130115040 | LOADING AND UNLOADING APPARATUS AND METHOD - There is provided a loading and unloading apparatus for performing loading and unloading of workpieces with respect to access positions on a pallet, including a plurality of hands which sequentially access the access positions on the palette, the plurality of hands including a first and a second hand. Further, the loading and unloading apparatus includes a managing unit which maintains an access position of the first hand, and a determining unit which determines a movement path of the second hand based on the access position of the first hand. | 05-09-2013 |
| 414792800 | Includes horizontally shiftable, article elevating device | 4 |
| 20080310948 | MATERIAL MOVING DEVICE AND METHOD - A material moving device is beneficial for manufacturing. The material moving device has a tower assembly, a vertical trolley assembly adapted to travel up and down the tower assembly, a horizontal trolley assembly adapted to travel back and forth along the vertical trolley assembly, and a material pickup assembly connected to the horizontal trolley assembly. The trolleys are adapted to move the material pickup assembly relative to the tower assembly to thereby move materials for manufacturing on to and off of a work surface. A method for moving sheet materials for manufacturing is also beneficial by joining one or more trolley assemblies to each other and to a tower assembly, moving one trolley assembly with the other trolley assembly relative to the tower assembly, attaching a material pickup assembly to one of the trolley assemblies, retrieving sheet materials from within one or more of vertically-stacked shelves with the material pickup assembly, and reposition the sheet material onto a work surface for manufacturing. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20110142588 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STACKING SHEET MATERIALS - A sheet stacking and pallet loading system configured to stack sheets of material on a first pallet while holding a second pallet in a staging position above the first pallet. The system can include an elevator for supporting the first pallet in a loading position while the sheets are stacked on the first pallet. After a sufficient quantity of sheets has been stacked thereon, the elevator can lower the first pallet from its loading position. The second pallet can then be lowered from its staging position such that the sheets can be stacked thereon. The system can further include extendable pallet supports which can be extended to support the second pallet while the first pallet is being lowered by the elevator. The pallet loading system can further include a pallet-grasping assembly having, first, a frame movable along a track and, second, one or more end-effectors movable relative to the frame for engaging a pallet. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20080219827 | Inline terminal, hub and distribution system - An inline terminal system ( | 09-11-2008 |
| 414792900 | With article gripping means | 1 |
| 20120207577 | LIFTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GLOVES STACKING - A glove stacking apparatus for preparing a stack of gloves prior to packing into a box, and a method of stacking gloves using a glove stacking apparatus for preparing a stack of gloves prior to packing into a box, particularly ambidextrous disposable hygienic gloves are disclosed. A glove stacking apparatus for lifting and depositing gloves to be stacked comprises a lifting means for lifting each of the gloves. The lifting means includes an attractive glove lifting surface, wherein the lifting means includes within the lifting surface a movable member, the movable member being movable from a first position in which the movable member is substantially flush with the lifting surface to a second position in which the movable member stands proud of the lifting surface in order to help dislodge the lifted glove from the lifting surface. The movable member has a surface that is permeable to air flow through the surface, the glove lifting means including a source of positive air pressure and means to control the application of said positive air pressure through the permeable surface of the movable member in order to control the dislodging of the lifted glove from the glove lifting surface. | 08-16-2012 |
| 414793000 | Includes suction-type article gripping means | 1 |
| 20120045309 | APPARATUS FOR HANDLING LAYERS OF PALLETIZED GOODS - An apparatus for handling layers of palletized goods is disclosed including a lift head with a substantially horizontal suction face sized for a pallet including downwardly open suction chambers, which via individual valves are connected to a vacuum source, incorporated in the lift head or provided externally. The suction face is movable against a top side of an upper layer of goods on a pallet. The valves are closed if the associated suction chamber is not closed downwardly by contacting the top side of the goods on the uppermost pallet layer. The lift head along the outer sides of the suction face includes a vertically adjustable skirt with inflatable squeezing pads for exerting an inwardly directed pressure on the outer sides of at least the goods in the upper pallet layer. The skirt interacts with a two-part flexible curtain at opposing ends of the suction face each of which are connected with the adjustable skirt and from each side of the suction face are moved inwardly along the underside of the lifted pallet layer to a position in the middle under the suction face so that the two-part flexible curtain is disposed at the underside of the pallet layer which is lifted and is capable of supporting the lifted pallet layer. | 02-23-2012 |
| 414793200 | Includes magnetic-type article gripping means | 1 |
| 414793300 | And endless belt for transporting | 1 |
| 20120128462 | APPARATUS FOR STACKING VENEER SHEETS - An apparatus for stacking veneer sheets is provided, said apparatus comprising conveyor means for delivering veneer sheets to a stacking point and means for placing veneer sheets on a stack to be formed. The conveyor means comprise a first and a second conveyor element disposed on opposite sides of a veneer sheet, said first and/or second conveyor element being provided with magnet elements arranged for cooperation with a conveyor element present on the opposite side, such that the veneer sheet to be fed in between the conveyor elements is pressed with a desired force between the conveyor elements and is movable thereby to a stacking point, which is provided with stopper means for stopping the veneer sheet and with means for releasing the veneer sheet from between the conveyor elements to enable its placement on a stack to be formed. | 05-24-2012 |
| 414793400 | Includes support vertically alignable with stack then shiftable from beneath article | 2 |
| 20090028686 | ROBOTIC PALLETIZING SYSTEM - A robotic palletizing system is provided for receiving objects from a conveyor and loading the objects on a pallet using a robot having an articulated arm assembly. A lift station is located below the robot and includes a lift assembly that is operable to raise an object in a lift area of the lift station to a pick position from which the robot can grasp the object. When the lift is raising an object, a barrier is raised to prevent any other objects from moving into the lift area. A sensor is operable to detect objects moving into the lift area and a sensor bank is operable to detect the presence and size of any objects in the lift area. | 01-29-2009 |
| 414794200 | Plural coacting supports shifting in opposite directions | 1 |
| 20100189539 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STACKING PLATE-SHAPED BODIES - The invention relates to a device for stacking plate-shaped bodies, comprising the following features: a) a plate-shaped body ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 414794400 | Includes endless belt for delivering | 3 |
| 20110171002 | ZERO VELOCITY STACKING DEVICE - A stacking device includes a drive mechanism coupled to a movable band. The movable band is configured to move along an orbital path, and a twin roller with first and second portions engages the movable band and folds the movable band into at least two portions. In some cases, the drive mechanism can also include, or be attached to, two additional rollers that are inside the band and move along the orbital path. A stacking device may also include a roller set with first and second portions that press against a band. A mechanism may cause the band to orbit along a path such that it causes the band to receive a stackable item and move it to a predetermined location. At the predetermined location, the band releases the stackable item while continuing to orbit along the path, but while having zero total velocity. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20120070264 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING ARTICLES IN A STORAGE COMPARTMENT - An apparatus and method for distributing articles made by series production is configured to deliver articles to selected storage positions in side-by-side rows of adjacent storage positions for stacked articles in a storage compartment. After selection of a storage position, a transport platform movably mounted on a horizontally movable carriage above the rows is driven to a location above the selected storage position with the platform moved between two possible positions for dispensing articles into the respective rows, an article conveyor on the platform is actuated to transport the article off the platform into the underlying storage position, where it is stacked on top of any previously stacked articles, and the platform is driven back to a start position to receive the next article. The procedure is repeated to distribute subsequent articles to selected storage positions in the storage area. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20130017052 | Apparatus and Method for the Stacking of Stackable PartsAANM Dorner; ReinerAACI EppingenAACO DEAAGP Dorner; Reiner Eppingen DE - An apparatus for the stacking of stackable parts with a conveyor station with at least one conveyor on which the parts may be transported separately, and at least one stacking container in which the parts may be stacked wherein, a stacking device is provided, which takes parts from the conveyor of the conveyor station and stacks them in the stacking container. The stacking device has at least one pair of stacking robots operating independently of one another, wherein the stacking robots alternately or simultaneously take up parts from the conveyor and are so controlled by a control unit that a first and/or second stacking robot takes up at least one part from the conveyor, while simultaneously the second and/or first stacking robot transfers to or stacks in the stacking container used by both stacking robots a part already picked up. | 01-17-2013 |
| 414794800 | Includes roller conveyor for delivering | 2 |
| 20110236172 | CARD ELEVATING/LOWERING DEVICE, CARD CARRYING-OUT/CARRYING-IN DEVICE AND CARD ISSUING/COLLECTING APPARATUS - A card elevating/lowering device for use with cards may include a card storage part in which the cards are stacked and accommodated, and an elevating/lowering mechanism by which the cards accommodated in the card storage part are elevated and lowered. The elevating/lowering mechanism may be provided with a placing table on which the cards accommodated in the card storage part are placed and an urging member which urges the placing table in an upper direction, and a spring constant of the urging member may be substantially equal to a weight per unit thickness of the card. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20080199296 | BUNDLING SYSTEM FOR LONG PRODUCTS - A system for bundling long ferrous products comprises a roller table for delivering the products longitudinally to a receiving station. A cradle is spaced laterally from the receiving station and is constructed and arranged to receive and accumulate the products in bundle form. A stacker is positioned between the receiving station and the cradle, and a pre-stacker is positioned between the stacker and the receiving station. A transport system laterally advances products from the receiving station to the pre-stacker, and the pre-stacker operates in concert with the transport system to pre-stack multiple layers of the products into sub-bundles and to transfer the sub-bundles to the stacker, which then operates to deposit the sub-bundles in the cradle. | 08-21-2008 |
