Loading method and loading station for conveying containers
AssigneeDürkopp Fördertechnik GmbH
InventorSigurd Völker
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Abstract
A loading method for conveying containers with goods from a stream of goods includes feeding the stream of goods to a separation point. The stream of goods includes first goods and second goods. The first goods are admissible for loading into the conveying containers and the second goods are inadmissible for loading into the conveying containers. The method further includes separating the goods, automatically identifying the separated goods, discharging the second goods from the stream of goods, and loading the conveying containers with the first goods.
Claims17
A loading method for conveying containers with goods from a stream of goods, the method comprising:
- feeding the stream of goods to a separation point, wherein the stream of goods includes first goods and second goods, wherein the first goods are admissible for loading into the conveying containers, and wherein the second goods are inadmissible for loading into the conveying containers;
- separating the goods;
- automatically identifying the separated goods;
- discharging the second goods from the stream of goods;
- and
- loading the conveying containers with the first goods,
- wherein the conveying containers to be loaded are each loaded with exactly one first product, and
- wherein the conveying containers are hanging bags which are transported in a suspended manner in an overhead conveyor facility.
A loading method for conveying containers with goods from a stream of goods, the method comprising:
- feeding the stream of goods to a separation point, wherein the stream of goods includes first goods and second goods, wherein the first goods are admissible for loading into the conveying containers, and wherein the second goods are inadmissible for loading into the conveying containers;
- separating the goods;
- automatically identifying the separated goods;
- automatically classifying the identified goods, wherein the automatically classifying includes classifying on the basis of goods characteristics,
- wherein the goods characteristics are at least one selected from the group consisting of dimension and mass;
- discharging the second goods from the stream of goods;
- and
- loading the conveying containers with the first goods.
A loading station for conveying containers, the loading station comprising:
- a feed unit for feeding a stream of goods comprising first goods and second goods, wherein the first goods are admissible for loading into the conveying container and wherein the second goods are inadmissible for loading into the conveying container;
- a separation point for separating the goods, arranged downstream of the feed unit in a goods conveying direction;
- an identification point with an identification unit for the automated identification of separated goods;
- a discharge point for discharging the second goods from the stream of goods;
- and
- a loading point coupled to the discharge point for loading the conveying containers with the first goods,
- wherein the conveying containers to be loaded are each loaded with exactly one first product, and
- wherein the conveying containers are hanging bags which are transported in a suspended manner in an overhead conveyor facility.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.