Global Patent Index - EP 3439967 B1

EP 3439967 B1 20201125 - LOADING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOADING TRAYS FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORT WITH PLASTIC CONTAINERS

Title (en)

LOADING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOADING TRAYS FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORT WITH PLASTIC CONTAINERS

Title (de)

BELADUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BELADUNG VON LAGER- UND TRANSPORTBEHÄLTERN MIT KUNSTSTOFFBEHÄLTNISSEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR CHARGER DES RÉSERVOIRS DE STOCKAGE OU DE TRANSPORT AVEC DES CONTENEURS EN MATIÈRE PLASTIQUE

Publication

EP 3439967 B1 20201125 (DE)

Application

EP 17713042 A 20170329

Priority

  • CH 4572016 A 20160407
  • EP 2017057454 W 20170329

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017174420A1] The present document describes a loading device for loading storage and transport vessels, or trays for plastic vessels, in particular plastic bottles, which device has a preferably automatable transport device for the trays and a transposer for the plastic vessels that has a multi-gripper for a number of plastic vessels arranged in a row. In a loading station for the trays there is arranged a stabilizing device that has a first support rack (8) and a second support rack (9) that are arranged essentially parallel to one another and can be inserted at least partially into a tray (11) to be loaded. The second support rack (9) can be moved relative to the first support rack (8) from a first mutually adjacent position into a second position with a predefinable distance from one another, in order to open a first loading aisle (14) in the tray (11) that is to be loaded. Once the first loading aisle has been loaded with plastic vessels (20), the second support rack (9) can be moved away from and above the first loaded loading aisle (14) counter to the transport direction (V) of the tray (11), essentially to the first position of the first support rack (8), thus making it possible, by moving the second support rack (9) and the tray (11) in the transport direction (V) of the tray (11) essentially by a predetermined amount while the first rack (8) remains essentially stationary, to open a second loading aisle (15) adjoining the first loading aisle (14). The sequentially opened loading aisles can respectively be approached by the multi-gripper and each loaded with at least one row of plastic vessels. In that context, the second support rack (9) provides tipping protection for the deposited row of plastic vessels (20) while the next loading aisle is opened.

IPC 8 full level

B65B 21/02 (2006.01); B65B 5/06 (2006.01); B65B 5/10 (2006.01); B65B 21/06 (2006.01); B65B 21/12 (2006.01); B65B 39/00 (2006.01); B65B 57/12 (2006.01); B65B 57/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 5/068 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 5/105 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 5/108 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 21/02 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 21/06 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 39/006 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 57/12 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 57/14 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 21/12 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 39/007 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017174420 A1 20171012; CH 712327 A1 20171013; EP 3439967 A1 20190213; EP 3439967 B1 20201125; ES 2855725 T3 20210924; PL 3439967 T3 20210531; US 11905051 B2 20240220; US 2019031378 A1 20190131

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2017057454 W 20170329; CH 4572016 A 20160407; EP 17713042 A 20170329; ES 17713042 T 20170329; PL 17713042 T 20170329; US 201816151763 A 20181004