Automated processing of container assembly systems and methods
AssigneeBerkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
InventorsSamuel Naseef, Jeffrey Kittredge, Joshua Best, Abhishek Kaluri, Emmanuel Bisse
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Abstract
A container assembly processing system is disclosed that includes a container lifting assembly for lifting a container vertically from a carrier on a conveyor system.
Claims26
A container assembly processing system for assembling and de-assembling container assemblies comprising:
- a plurality of carriers, containers and collars, wherein the carriers carry the containers and the containers carry the collars when assembled to form the container assemblies;
- a conveyor system on which the container assemblies are assembled and de-assembled;
- a container lifting system comprising two container lifting assemblies positioned on opposite sides of the conveyor system, wherein the two container lifting assemblies are configured to lift a container of the plurality of containers vertically from a carrier of the plurality of carriers on the conveyor system;
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- a collar lifting system comprising two collar engagement systems positioned on opposite sides of the conveyor system, wherein the two collar engagement systems are configured to lift a collar of the plurality of collars vertically from the container on the conveyor system,
- wherein the collar is configured to engage at least one closure flap of the container to maintain the container in an open configuration.
The container assembly processing system as claimed in 3, wherein the V-shaped channel structure of each container lifting assembly includes guide plates that facilitate entry of the outer edge of the at least one closure flap into the area of the V-shaped channel structure.
A container assembly processing system for assembling and de-assembling container assemblies comprising:
- a plurality of carriers, containers and collars, wherein the carriers carry the containers and the containers carry the collars when assembled to form the container assemblies;
- a conveyor system on which the container assemblies are assembled and de-assembled;
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- a container lifting system comprising two container lifting assemblies positioned on opposite sides of the conveyor system, wherein the two container lifting assemblies are configured to lift a container of the plurality of containers vertically from a carrier of the plurality of carriers on the conveyor system, and wherein each container lifting assembly includes a V-shaped channel structure for capturing an outer edge of at least one closure flap of the container.
A container assembly processing system for assembling and de-assembling container assemblies comprising:
- a plurality of carriers, containers and collars, wherein the carriers carry the containers and the containers carry the collars when assembled to form the container assemblies;
- a conveyor system on which the container assemblies are assembled and de-assembled;
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- a collar lifting system comprising two collar engagement systems positioned on opposite sides of the conveyor system, wherein the two collar engagement systems are configured to lift a collar of the plurality of collars vertically from the container on the conveyor system by engaging a recess of the collar prior to lifting the collar from the container, wherein the collar is configured to engage at least one closure flap of the container to maintain the container in an open configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.