公开(公告)号：US10017285B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US14516251

申请日：2014-10-16

Applicant: PREMIER TECH TECHNOLOGIES LTEE

Inventor： Jean-Robert Boudreau ,  Michel Corriveau ,  Yannick Savard ,  Sebastien Soucy

IPC: B65B35/58 ,  B65B35/36 ,  B65G61/00 ,  B65G47/46 ,  B65G57/03 ,  B65B35/38 ,  B25J9/00

CPC classification number: B65B35/58 ,  B25J9/0051 ,  B25J9/0084 ,  B65B35/36 ,  B65B35/38 ,  B65B2220/16 ,  B65G47/46 ,  B65G57/03 ,  B65G61/00 ,  B65G2201/02

Abstract: An apparatus displaces and positions items in a predetermined configuration. The apparatus includes a grouping station, a grouping manipulator using at least two degrees of freedom and having a prehension end-effector and a placing manipulator using at least four degrees of freedom and having a prehension end-effector. The grouping manipulator is configured to pick items at a first item location, displace the items towards the grouping station, and release the items at the grouping station to form a group of items. The placing manipulator is configured to pick the group of items at the grouping station, change an orientation of the group of items, and release the group of items at a receiving station in the predetermined configuration. A method displaces and positions items in a predetermined configuration.