Row sweep system for palletizer
US9783369B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/844
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A row sweep system is configured to allow a sweep pusher arm such as a roller to travel around a station such as a row-forming station of a palletizer at a substantially constant velocity. The row sweep system may include a pair of semi-concentrically continuous drive members such as inner and outer drive chain loops that are connected through inner and outer pivot arrangements to the sweep pusher arm. The inner pivot arrangement may define a slide pivot that allows for varying an effective length of a driven arm defined between the inner and outer pivot arrangements to accommodate movement of the sweep pusher arm through a corner while maintaining a substantially constant velocity.
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