Dunnage product transfer using an alignment reference plane
US11958648B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B57/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A packaging system for transferring a dunnage product to a packaging container includes a dunnage sensor configured to detect the dunnage product registered at an alignment reference plane in a staging location. The packaging system also includes a package sensor configured to detect the packaging container registered at the alignment reference plane in a loading location. A dunnage placement apparatus is configured to transfer the dunnage product from the staging location to the packaging container in the loading location after both the dunnage sensor detects the dunnage product registered at the alignment reference plane in the staging location and the package sensor detects the packaging container registered at the alignment reference plane in the loading location.
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