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Method for transversely positioning an article to be transported

US11718484B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Tom STACHEL · Kempten, DE
Hans Christian WEISS · Dillenburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 8, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65G2201/022
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In order to be able to shingle articles individual slices or partial portions of slices shingled in a longitudinal direction in a transverse direction relative to the running direction of conveyor units on which these articles are transported, the two conveyor units, on each of which one of the two articles is fully supported, are not brought to overlap in order to achieve the transverse shingling, but one of the articles is transported on its conveyor unit with a lateral overhang to the other conveyor unit, and the other article placed there on the edge side with such a height difference that the two articles can finally overlap and be placed on top of each other. However, the two conveyor units only have to be guided closely next to each other for this purpose without overlapping themselves. This simplifies the design of the overlapping unit and reduces its overall height.

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