Article conveying, grouping and storing apparatus
US5615994A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/57
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for conveying, grouping and storing flat articles includes a storing device which has a plurality of gondolas each having a plurality of vertically spaced, generally horizontally oriented, superposed storing shelves; a gondola support and conveying mechanism for carrying the gondolas and moving them in a predetermined travelling path; an input station situated along the travelling path for presenting the gondolas in succession to receive articles; and an output station situated along the travelling path for presenting the gondolas in succession to discharge articles. There are further provided a conveyor situated at the input station for advancing articles thereto and for placing articles on the storing shelves of the gondola dwelling in the input station; and a grouping device for removing articles from the superposed storing shelves of the gondola dwelling in the output station and for forming article stacks of the removed articles.
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