公开(公告)号：US10406678B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15527093

申请日：2015-11-09

申请人： KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

发明人： Christian Westermeier ,  Josef Unterseher ,  Manuel Kollmuss ,  Marco Ehberger ,  Michael Hartl ,  Peter Zeiner

IPC分类号： B25J9/02 ,  B25J17/02 ,  B25J9/00

摘要： The present invention includes an apparatus (1) and a method for handling articles and comprises an upper suspension (3) with at least three rotatably driven positioning arms (5), where the positioning arms (5) each comprise at least two arm sections (7, 9) that are swivelable relative to each other and operated independently of one another. A manipulator (32) comprises one or more clamping jaws (34, 36) and is mechanically coupled to the positioning arms (5) such the manipulator can be positioned by movement of one or more of the positioning arms (5). At least one drive shaft (12) is linked non-rotatingly to the manipulator, such that the manipulator is rotated by movement of the at least one drive shaft (12). Rotation of the at least one drive shaft (12) also controls the one or more clamping jaws (34, 36) via the at least one actuating shaft (14).

公开(公告)号：US10336553B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-02

申请号：US15737381

申请日：2016-05-23

申请人： KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

发明人： Josef Unterseher ,  Michael Hartl

IPC分类号： B65G47/08 ,  B65B35/36 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B35/54 ,  B65B59/00 ,  B65G47/32 ,  B65G47/26 ,  B65B35/16 ,  B65B35/24

摘要： The invention is a method and device for reducing bundles (2) being conveyed in a transport direction (TR) in n rows (3) to a smaller number of continuing transport rows, in particular to (n−1) or (n−2) or (n−3) continuing transport rows (3-1, 3-3). A space (8) is formed at least between the individual bundles (2) of at least one incoming and continuing transport row (3-1, 3-3). The size of the space (8) corresponds to at least the value of a longitudinal extent of an individual article or of an individual group (2) in transport direction (TR). At least two bundles (2) of the at least one row (3-2) are transferred simultaneously by a gripper (10) into a number of consecutive spaces (8) between bundles (2) of a continuing transport row (3-1, 3-3) adjacent to the row (3-2).