Apparatus for loading and/or unloading a container with stacks of packages, such as for instance egg trays
US5807055A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G65/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for loading and/or unloading a container with stacks of packages, such as for instance egg boxes or egg trays, which container comprises a number of shelves which are arranged one above the other. The apparatus includes a collecting table, a sliding device for sliding the stacks of packages on the container shelf, and a transfer device for the transfer of the stacks of packages between the collecting table and one end of a further conveyor. The collecting table includes an endless collecting table conveyor and the transfer device includes an endless conveyor assembly.
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