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AssigneeKoerber Supply Chain Automation Eisenberg GmbH
InventorsChristopher Blasius, Karlheinz Stollhof
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The invention relates to a palletizing apparatus (10) comprising a set-down belt (50) which has a circulating conveyor belt (52) that defines a transport face (53) for transporting article layers (15), and a compressing apparatus (80) which has at least one front-side stop (81) and one rear-side stop (82), wherein the set-down belt (50) is movable in a longitudinal direction (X) relative to the compressing apparatus (80) between a first longitudinal position, in which the transport face (53) is arranged in a manner offset in the longitudinal direction (X) with respect to the compressing apparatus (80), and a second longitudinal position, in which an article layer (15) located on the transport face (53) is arranged between the stops (81, 82) in the longitudinal direction (X). Here, the set-down belt (50) comprises a first deflection roller (61) that is rotatable about a first axis of rotation (71), wherein a diameter of the first deflection roller (61) is at most 2% of the width of the conveyor belt (52). Also provided is a control device for controlling the set-down belt (50), said control device being set up to drive the circulating conveyor belt (52) with variable speeds such that, when the set-down belt (50) moves from the second longitudinal position into the first longitudinal position, the article layer (15) located on the transport face (53) is pushed temporally in succession against the front-side stop (1) and against the rear-side stop (82). The invention also relates to a method for operating a palletizing apparatus (10) according to the invention.
A palletizing apparatus comprising a set-down belt which has a circulating conveyor belt that defines a transport face for transporting article layers, and a compressing apparatus which has at least one front-side stop and one rear-side stop, wherein the set-down belt is movable in a longitudinal direction (X) relative to the compressing apparatus between a first longitudinal position, in which the transport face is arranged in a manner offset in the longitudinal direction (X) with respect to the compressing apparatus, and a second longitudinal position, in which an article layer located on the transport face is arranged between the stops in the longitudinal direction (X), characterized in that the set-down belt comprises a first deflection roller that is rotatable about a first axis of rotation, wherein a diameter of the first deflection roller is at most 2% of the width of the conveyor belt, and in that a control device for controlling the set-down belt is provided, which is set up to drive the circulating conveyor belt with variable speeds such that, when the set-down belt moves from the second longitudinal position into the first longitudinal position, the article layer located on the transport face is pushed temporally in succession against the front-side stop and against the rear-side stop.
The palletizing apparatus as claimed in either of the preceding claims, characterized in that the set-down belt comprises a drive drum, which is rotatable about a drive axis, for driving the conveyor belt.
The palletizing apparatus as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the conveyor belt bears against the first deflection roller in an angular range of 180°.
The palletizing apparatus as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a length of the transport face is between 80% and 120% of the width of the conveyor belt.
The palletizing apparatus as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the set-down belt and the compressing apparatus are movable in a vertical direction (Z) relative to one another.
The palletizing apparatus as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rear-side stop is movable in a vertical direction from a standby position into a working position.
A method for operating a palletizing apparatus as claimed in one of the preceding claims, comprising the following steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.