Global Patent Index - EP 1824772 A4

EP 1824772 A4 20100908 - LAYERED PACKAGE HANDLING METHOD&APPARATUS

Title (en)

LAYERED PACKAGE HANDLING METHOD&APPARATUS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HANDHABUNG VON MEHRLAGIGEN PACKUNGEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE MANIPULATION D'EMBALLAGE STRATIFIE

Publication

EP 1824772 A4 20100908 (EN)

Application

EP 05800959 A 20051110

Priority

  • AU 2005001717 W 20051110
  • US 99025904 A 20041115

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006050564A1] A layered package handling device for forklifts, reach tracks, stock pickers or stackers, comprising a head (14) that has a series of closely parked suction devices (52) set out in a planer array which are served by a common vacuum chamber (20), the head able to be carried by forks (10) and the vacuum is supplied by a separate unit mounted on the forklift. In a modification the head is carried on a sub assembly which allows the head to move to one side of the forklift etc.

IPC 8 full level

B66F 9/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66F 9/085 (2013.01); B66F 9/149 (2013.01); B66F 9/181 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006050564 A1 20060518; AU 2005304275 A1 20060518; CA 2590243 A1 20060518; CN 101107193 A 20080116; CN 101107193 B 20120201; EP 1824772 A1 20070829; EP 1824772 A4 20100908; JP 2008519742 A 20080612

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2005001717 W 20051110; AU 2005304275 A 20051110; CA 2590243 A 20051110; CN 200580043109 A 20051110; EP 05800959 A 20051110; JP 2007540455 A 20051110