公开(公告)号：US20230150780A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US17987308

申请日：2022-11-15

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Marty Eric Hess ,  Kevin Robert Kaelin ,  Patrick Aaron Parks ,  Evan Marshall Rathbun ,  Gregory James Tenbus

IPC: B65G57/24 ,  B65B23/22 ,  B65B13/02 ,  B65B13/20 ,  B65G57/00 ,  B65G57/18 ,  B65G61/00

CPC classification number: B65G57/24 ,  B65B23/22 ,  B65B13/02 ,  B65B13/20 ,  B65G57/005 ,  B65G57/186 ,  B65G61/00 ,  B65G2203/0233 ,  B65G2203/0241

Abstract: An apparatus that forms bundles of glass articles includes a glass article infeed station including an infeed conveyor that continuously transports individual glass articles to a layer separating conveyor. The layer separating conveyor includes a conveyor belt that forms a layer of side-by-side glass articles. A robotic lift assembly is configured to place the layer of side-by-side glass articles together on a layer separation insert. The layer separation insert has side-by-side slots that each receive a single glass article of the layer of side-by-side glass articles.

公开(公告)号：US11939175B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17987308

申请日：2022-11-15

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Marty Eric Hess ,  Kevin Robert Kaelin ,  Patrick Aaron Parks ,  Evan Marshall Rathbun ,  Gregory James Tenbus

IPC: B65G57/24 ,  B65B13/02 ,  B65B13/20 ,  B65B23/22 ,  B65G57/00 ,  B65G57/18 ,  B65G61/00

CPC classification number: B65G57/24 ,  B65B13/02 ,  B65B13/20 ,  B65B23/22 ,  B65G57/005 ,  B65G57/186 ,  B65G61/00 ,  B65G2203/0233 ,  B65G2203/0241

Abstract: An apparatus that forms bundles of glass articles includes a glass article infeed station including an infeed conveyor that continuously transports individual glass articles to a layer separating conveyor. The layer separating conveyor includes a conveyor belt that forms a layer of side-by-side glass articles. A robotic lift assembly is configured to place the layer of side-by-side glass articles together on a layer separation insert. The layer separation insert has side-by-side slots that each receive a single glass article of the layer of side-by-side glass articles.