Pail palletizer with rotatable clamps
US4498573A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 1980 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/90
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for transferring articles, such as pails, from a first station to a second station so that the articles may be loaded at the second station in a preselected spaced-saving array includes a transfer carriage operable for selective shifting along a path between the first and second stations and a gripping device utilizing clamps mounted on the transfer carriage operable for selectively gripping and releasing the articles. An orienting device is operatively associated with the gripping device and is operable for selectively imparting rotation thereto so that the articles may be loaded in a nested array.
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