Pallet positioning station and associated methods
AssigneeCHEP Technology Pty Limited
InventorsDwight Bryan Whitfield, SR., Paul Barnswell, James Koonce, Matthew Wood, Mohammad Ansari
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Abstract
A method for operating a pallet positioning station for positioning a pallet to be impacted by a pallet impact station is provided. The pallet positioning station includes a pallet push arm assembly adjacent the pallet impact station. The pallet push arm assembly includes a pallet push arm movable between a retracted position and a pallet positioning position. The method includes moving the pallet push arm to the retracted position to receive the pallet for positioning, and moving the pallet push arm to the pallet positioning position to position the pallet towards the pallet impact station for impact.
Claims17
A method for operating a pallet positioning station for positioning a pallet to be impacted by a pallet impact station, the pallet positioning station comprising a pallet push arm assembly adjacent the pallet impact station, the pallet push arm assembly comprising a pallet push arm movable between a retracted position and a pallet positioning position, the method comprising:
- moving the pallet push arm to the retracted position to receive the pallet for positioning;
- and
- moving the pallet push arm to the pallet positioning position to position the pallet towards the pallet impact station for impact.
A method for operating a pallet positioning station comprising a pallet push arm movable between a retracted position and a pallet positioning position, and a movement sensor configured to generate a signal corresponding to movement of the pallet push arm when in the pallet positioning position, the method comprising:
- moving the pallet push arm to the retracted position to receive the pallet for positioning;
- and
- moving the pallet push arm to the pallet positioning position to position the pallet towards a pallet impact station based on the generated signal reaching a predetermined value.
The method according to claim 17 wherein the pallet positioning station further comprises a lift grate moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, the method further comprising:
- moving the lift grate to the retracted position to receive the pallet for positioning;
- and
- moving the lift grate to the extended position when the pallet is to be positioned for impact by the pallet impact station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.