Container unit, apparatus for managing containers and method for managing containers
AssigneeNuova Ompi S.R.L.
InventorTod Urquhart
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Abstract
A container unit for handling containers includes a support surface arranged with a plurality of seats. Each of said sets is adapted to contain a container, and each container is provided with a container data carrier adapted to contain a unique identifier of the container. The container unit comprises at least one container unit data carrier adapted to contain data of the containers contained in the seats, said data comprising the unique identifiers of each container, and the position of each container in the seats. A nest locator is provided on the surface of the container unit. The nest locator is adapted to be the reference for mapping the position of the containers in the seats.
Claims19
A container unit for handling containers, comprising:
- a support element provided with a support surface arranged with a plurality of seats, each of said seats being adapted to contain a container, each container being provided with a container data carrier adapted to contain a unique identifier of the container;
- a tray adapted to be associated with said support element for handling said support element and the containers;
- at least one container unit data carrier adapted to contain data of the containers contained in the seats, said data comprising the unique identifiers of each container, and the position of each container in the seats;
- a nest locator provided on the support surface of the support element and adapted to be the reference for mapping the position of the containers in the seats;
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- wherein said nest locator is configured to be identified by a first camera reader in order to map the position of the containers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.