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US 12,330,902 B2Granted
Packing system for heat set
AssigneeShaw Industries Group, Inc.
InventorWesley Moore
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Abstract
A system has at least one winder configured to wind yarn to form a yarn package. At least one sampling and tying machine is configured to remove a portion of the yarn of the yarn package and tie off a free end of the yarn around the yarn package to inhibit the yarn package from unwinding. A dunnage supply area has therein at least one support structure for receiving a plurality of yarn packages thereon. A robotic arm is configured to: move the yarn package from the at least one winder to the at least one sampling and tying machine; move the yarn package from the at least one sampling and tying machine to at least one case assembly area; and stack the yarn package on a support structure in the at least one case assembly area.
Claims23
A system comprising:
- at least one winder configured to wind yarn to form a yarn package;
- at least one sampling and tying machine that is configured to remove a portion of the yarn of the yarn package and tie off a free end of the yarn around the yarn package to inhibit the yarn package from unwinding;
- a dunnage supply area having therein at least one support structure for receiving a plurality of yarn packages thereon;
- at least one case assembly area;
- and
- a robotic arm configured to:
- move the yarn package from the at least one winder to the at least one sampling and tying machine;
- move the yarn package from the at least one sampling and tying machine to the at least one case assembly area;
- and
- stack the yarn package on a support structure in the at least one case assembly area,
- wherein each of the at least one winder, the at least one sampling and tying machine. the dunnage supply area, the at least one case assembly area, and the robotic arm is within a locked-out area.
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A system comprising:
- at least one winder configured to wind yarn to form a yarn package;
- at least one sampling and tying machine that is configured to remove a portion of the yarn of the yarn package and tie off a free end of the yarn around the yarn package to inhibit the yarn package from unwinding;
- a dunnage supply area having therein at least one support structure for receiving a plurality of yarn packages thereon;
- at least one case assembly area;
- and
- a robotic arm configured to:
- move the yarn package from the at least one winder to the at least one sampling and tying machine;
- move the yarn package from the at least one sampling and tying machine to the at least one case assembly area;
- and
- stack the yarn package on a support structure in the at least one case assembly area,
- wherein the at least one sampling and tying machine comprises two sampling and tying machines.
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A system comprising:
- at least one winder configured to wind yarn to form a yarn package;
- at least one sampling and tying machine that is configured to remove a portion of the yarn of the yarn package and tie off a free end of the yarn around the yarn package to inhibit the yarn package from unwinding;
- a dunnage supply area having therein at least one support structure for receiving a plurality of yarn packages thereon;
- at least one case assembly area;
- a robotic arm configured to:
- move the yarn package from the at least one winder to the at least one sampling and tying machine;
- move the yarn package from the at least one sampling and tying machine to the at least one case assembly area;
- and
- stack the yarn package on a support structure in the at least one case assembly area;
- and
- a first conveyor that is configured to carry a case from the at least one case assembly area.
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A system comprising:
- at least one winder configured to wind yarn to form a yarn package;
- at least one sampling and tying machine that is configured to remove a portion of the yarn of the yarn package and tie off a free end of the yarn around the yarn package to inhibit the yarn package from unwinding;
- a dunnage supply area having therein at least one support structure for receiving a plurality of yarn packages thereon;
- at least one case assembly area;
- a robotic arm configured to:
- move the yarn package from the at least one winder to the at least one sampling and tying machine;
- move the yarn package from the at least one sampling and tying machine to the at least one case assembly area;
- and
- stack the yarn package on a support structure in the at least one case assembly area;
- and
- a vertical wrapper that is configured to move a roll of wrapping material about a periphery of a case comprising at least one support structure and a plurality of yarn packages thereon.
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A system comprising:
- at least one winder configured to wind yarn to form a yarn package;
- at least one sampling and tying machine that is configured to remove a portion of the yarn of the yarn package and tie off a free end of the yarn around the yarn package to inhibit the yarn package from unwinding;
- a dunnage supply area having therein at least one support structure for receiving a plurality of yarn packages thereon;
- at least one case assembly area;
- a robotic arm configured to:
- move the yarn package from the at least one winder to the at least one sampling and tying machine;
- move the yarn package from the at least one sampling and tying machine to the at least one case assembly area;
- and
- stack the yarn package on a support structure in the at least one case assembly area;
- and
- a horizontal wrapper that is configured to rotate the case to apply wrapping material to a periphery of a case comprising at least one support structure and a plurality of yarn packages thereon.
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A method comprising:
- winding, by a winder, yarn to form a yarn package;
- moving, by a robotic arm, the yarn package from the winder to at least one sampling and tying machine;
- moving, by the robotic arm, the yarn package from the at least one sampling and tying machine to a case assembly area;
- and
- stacking, by the robotic arm, the yarn package on a support structure in the case assembly area,
- wherein the method is performed within a locked-out area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.