Patent · US Expired

Device for forming a stack on a transport table

US5868546A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
4References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 21, 1997
Grant dateFeb 9, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S414/12
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a device for forming, on a conveyor table (7), a stack (6) of stacked objects, such as, for example, newspapers, magazines or the like, which stack is to be conveyed in the conveying direction. The stack is to be conveyed in the conveying direction. The stack is conveyed to a further, different workstation, for example, whilst being conveyed from a cross boom to a shrink-wrapping unit. The invention is characterized in that the stack has a blocking arrangement which comprises at least one charging electrode (11, 12) disposed in the conveying direction on both sides adjacent the stack and at least one contact roller (16) above the stack.

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