US 12,384,635 B2 · Adjustable tray stacker/destacker assembly

Abstract

Assemblies, systems, and methods for stacking, destacking, or stacking and destacking a plurality of trays that includes a conveyor having a first rail and a second rail; a lift subassembly configured to stack or destack a plurality of trays having predetermined dimensions, the lift subassembly comprising a first set of arms slidably coupled to a lift plate; a second set of arms slidably coupled to the lift plate; and a bracket configured to slidably couple the lift subassembly to the first rail and the second rail, wherein the first rail, the second rail, or the first and second rails are adjustable along the bracket of the lift subassembly to correspond to the predetermined dimensions of the plurality of trays, and wherein each of the first and second sets of arms are independently adjustable to correspond to the predetermined dimensions of the plurality of trays.

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Dependent claims

A tray stacking assembly comprising:

(a) a conveyor having a first rail and a second rail;
(b) a lift subassembly that is configured to stack or destack a plurality of trays having predetermined dimensions;
said lift subassembly includes:
(i) a first set of arms that are slidably coupled to a lift plate;
(ii) a second set of arms that are slidably coupled to said lift plate;
and
(iii) a bracket that is configured to slidably couple said lift subassembly to said first rail and said second rail;
and
wherein said first and/or second rails are adjustable along said bracket of said lift subassembly to correspond to said predetermined dimensions of said plurality of trays;
and
wherein each of said first and second sets of arms are independently adjustable to correspond to said predetermined dimensions of said plurality of trays.

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A tray stacking and destacking assembly, comprising:

(a) a conveyor having a first rail and a second rail;
(b) a first lift subassembly that is configured to destack a plurality of trays having predetermined dimensions;
said first lift subassembly includes:
(i) a first set of arms that is slidably coupled to a first lift plate;
(ii) a second set of arms that is slidably coupled to said first lift plate;
and
(iii) a bracket that is configured to slidably couple said first lift subassembly to said first rail and said second rail;
and
(c) a second lift subassembly that is configured to stack said plurality of trays;
said second lift subassembly includes:
(i) a first set of arms that is slidably coupled to a second lift plate;
(ii) a second set of arms that is slidably coupled to said second lift plate;
and
(iii) a bracket that is configured to slidably couple said second lift subassembly to said first rail and said second rail;
and
wherein said first and/or second rails are adjustable along said bracket of said first lift subassembly and said bracket of said second lift subassembly to correspond to said predetermined dimensions of said plurality of trays;
and
wherein each of said first and second arms of said first lift subassembly and said first and second arms of said second lift subassembly are independently adjustable to correspond to said predetermined dimensions of said plurality of trays.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Adjustable tray stacker/destacker assembly

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Adjustable tray stacker/destacker assembly

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Abstract

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