公开(公告)号：US20190025171A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US15656148

申请日：2017-07-21

Applicant: CHEP Technology Pty Limited

Inventor： DWIGHT BRYAN WHITFIELD, SR. ,  PAUL BARNSWELL ,  JAMES KOONCE ,  Matthew WOOD ,  MOHAMMAD ANSARI

IPC: G01N3/36

CPC classification number: G01N3/36 ,  G01N2203/0039 ,  G01N2203/0048

Abstract: A pallet impact station includes a frame, at least one pendulum swing arm rotatably coupled to the frame, and a carriage assembly carried by the at least one pendulum swing arm. A latching mechanism extends between the frame and the at least one pendulum swing arm, and engages the at least one pendulum swing arm when the carriage assembly is in a lowered position, raises the carriage assembly to a raised positon, and disengages the at least one pendulum swing arm at the raised positon so that the carriage assembly strikes a pallet. A sensor generates a signal corresponding to how high the carriage assembly is raised. A controller operates the latching mechanism, including disengaging the at least one pendulum swing arm when a height of the carriage assembly corresponds to a desired release height so that a predetermined impact force strikes the pallet.

公开(公告)号：US20200079550A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16688378

申请日：2019-11-19

Applicant: CHEP Technology Pty Limited

Inventor： Matthew WOOD ,  Paul BARNSWELL ,  Bradley Wayne DAUBENSPECK ,  Craig Rolland NORMAN

IPC: B65D19/00 ,  B62B5/00 ,  B65D19/42 ,  B65D19/38 ,  B65D19/44

Abstract: A reconfigurable pallet/dolly platform includes a top deck that includes a product support surface and an opposing underside. The underside includes pallet support leg attachment areas for receiving pallet support legs when configured as a pallet, and dolly wheel attachment areas for receiving dolly wheels when configured as a dolly. The product support surface includes pallet support leg receiving areas aligned with the pallet support leg attachment areas and configured to engage the pallet support legs from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a pallet. The product support surface also includes dolly wheel receiving areas aligned with the dolly wheel wells and configured to engage the dolly wheels from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a dolly. Each dolly wheel receiving area partially overlaps with one of the pallet support leg receiving areas.