Flat article stacking system
US4161095A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B25/143
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for stacking flat articles into containers having essentially imperforate end walls with the flat articles disposed essentially normal to the bottoms; a stacking conveyor having cooperating pinch belts with an input end for receiving flat articles in a shingled stream, one of the pinch belts at the other end terminating before the other pinch belt to provide a delivery end, a conveyor for moving containers past the delivery end, the delivery end being oriented normal to the bottom of a container and terminating a short distance above the upper edge of the container, stack support structure extending into the associated container and terminating a short distance from the bottom thereof, means for generating a gap in the shingled stream that arrives at the delivery end at the completion of the filling of one container and ends when the next empty container is in position, a following roller disposed adjacent to the delivery end and urging the shingled stream thereagainst, a mechanism for lifting the stacking support structure out of the associated container upon the filling thereof; there also is disclosed a stacking system for use with containers having aligned slots in the…
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