Abstract:
A portable inverter, adapted to be moved to a desired location by a fork lift truck, enables bulk goods packed in sacks, boxes and the like and supported on a first pallet to be transferred to a second pallet. The inverter comprises a unitary three-sided, rotatably supported platform, the three sides of which are reinforced by intersecting ribs, which receives bulk goods stacked onto the first pallet, and includes a sheet metal floor onto which the pallet can be placed, a sheet metal side wall for retaining bulk goods resting against it, and a sheet metal rear wall which is longer than the side wall so that the first pallet can be loaded widthwise onto the load platform from the front thereof. A lid is slideably supported on the rear wall of the load platform in spaced parallel relationship to the floor for movement, by means of a hydraulic ram actuator, towards and away from the floor. The lid is adapted to support the base of a second pallet which is placed in the load platform with its load-accepting surface resting on top of the stack of goods. After the two pallets and the intervening bulk goods are loaded into the load platform, the lid is retracted to engage the base of the second pallet, the load platform is then rotated from an initial upright position to an inverted position, the direction of rotation being such that the side wall supports the load during the inversion, and the lid is then moved downwardly to release the load.
Abstract:
An L-shaped member is used for placing horizontal stacks of glass in a substantially vertical position in an L-shaped frame such as a pallet or an L-skid. The glass is transferred from a packing machine by a roller conveyor to the L-shaped member. The L-shaped frame is placed upside down around the glass and the member is rotated between about 91* and 100* so that the glass is in a substantially vertical position resting on edge in the Lshaped frame.
Abstract:
An automatic pallet changer includes a first arm member and a second arm member that are turnable about a first axis extending in an up-down direction and move reversely to each other to a first side and a second side across a predetermined plane including first axis in association with turning about the first axis. Each arm member of first arm member and second arm member is pivotable about a second axis extending in a horizontal direction and included in predetermined plane.
Abstract:
An automation system including a primary conveyor, the system including: an auxiliary conveyor provided to an overlap portion in which the auxiliary conveyor overlaps with the primary conveyor; wherein the auxiliary conveyor is configured to connect with at least one of the plurality of pallets to control the at least one of the plurality of pallets to augment the function of the primary conveyor. A method for controlling an automation system including: providing an auxiliary conveyor in an overlap portion of the automation system, wherein the auxiliary conveyor is configured to connect with at least one of a plurality of pallets; and when the at least one of the plurality of pallets is in the overlap portion, selectively connecting the auxiliary conveyor to the at least one of the plurality of pallets to provide functions to the automation system not available using the primary conveyor.
Abstract:
A pallet loader for a positioning apparatus, including at least two pallet bays and at least one intermediate member, arranged such that at least two pallet bays are located on different sides of the intermediate member, such that at least one pallet can be driven i) from one pallet bay to another, and ii) from one pallet bay to a positioning apparatus, in which the apparatus includes cooperating guide features on the underside of the at least one pallet and on one or more of the intermediate member and pallet bays for guiding the pallet along a predetermined path and/or for controlling the rotational orientation of the pallet about a vertical axis, as the pallet moves across the intermediate member/pallet bay.
Abstract:
A motion synchronized multi-tier pallet rack and a battery formation apparatus are provided. The pallet rack includes a fixation rack, two movable frames, and two actuators. The movable frames are coupled to two corresponding sides of the fixation rack and each includes telescopic arms, a motor, and a drive rod. The actuators are disposed on other the two corresponding sides of the fixation rack to drive the movable frames to move toward or away from each other. The telescopic arms are kinematically connected to the motor through the drive rod to extend from or retract into the movable frame. The battery formation apparatus includes a motion synchronized multi-tier pallet rack, a conveyor module, a formation cabinet, and a controller. The conveyor module carries a battery module. The controller controls the pallet rack to obtain the battery module from the conveyor module and place the battery module in the formation cabinet.
Abstract:
A plurality of workpieces include a plurality of first workpieces of a first workpiece group to be loaded onto a first loaded member according to a first loading sequence and a plurality of second workpieces of a second workpiece group to be loaded onto a second loaded member according to a second loading sequence. On a conveying device, workpieces are arranged at ransom with respect to respective arrangement sequences of the first workpiece group and the second workpiece group and the classifications of the first workpiece group and the second workpiece group. On a conveying device, workpieces of the first workpiece group are sequentially arranged based on the first loading sequence and workpieces of the second workpiece group are sequentially arranged based on the second loading sequence. At the same time, the workpieces of the first workpiece group and the second workpiece group are arranged together.