Transfer table
AssigneeExotec Product France
InventorsBastien CAGNAC, Léa NIBOULIES, Franck KHIER
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Abstract
A transfer table including a first conveyor assembly defining a first plane for conveying articles; a second conveyor assembly defining a second plane for conveying articles; and a raising-lowering mechanism for the first and/or second assemblies, the raising-lowering mechanism including a cam having a track and a pair of rollers respective to the conveyor assemblies and engaging with the track, and the cam is mobile by a pivoting motion between: a first position, in which the first plane is arranged above the second plane; and a second position, in which the second plane is arranged above the first plane.
Claims18
A transfer table comprising:
- a first assembly comprising a first chassis bearing a plurality of first conveyor elements spaced from one another and defining a first plane for conveying articles;
- a second assembly comprising a second chassis bearing a plurality of second conveyor elements spaced from one another and defining a second plane for conveying articles;
- and
- a raising-lowering mechanism for raising and lowering at least one of:
- the first assembly;
- and the second assembly, the raising-lowering mechanism comprising:
- a cam having a track;
- and
- a pair of rollers engaging with the track of the cam, wherein a first roller of the pair of rollers is borne by the first chassis and a second roller of the pair of rollers is borne by the second chassis, and wherein the cam is mobile by pivoting between:
- a first position, in which the first plane is arranged above the second plane;
- and
- a second position, in which the second plane is arranged above the first plane.
A method for transferring articles, the method comprising:
- providing a transfer table comprising:
- a first assembly comprising a first chassis bearing a plurality of first conveyor elements spaced from one another and defining a first plane for conveying articles;
- a second assembly comprising a second chassis bearing a plurality of second conveyor elements spaced from one another and defining a second plane for conveying articles;
- and
- a raising-lowering mechanism for raising and lowering at least one of:
- the first assembly;
- and the second assembly, the raising-lowering mechanism comprising:
- a cam having a track;
- and
- a pair of rollers engaging with the track of the cam, wherein a first roller of the pair of rollers is borne by the first chassis and a second roller of the pair of rollers is borne by the second chassis, and wherein the cam is mobile by pivoting between:
- a first position, in which the first plane is arranged above the second plane;
- and
- a second position, in which the second plane is arranged above the first plane;
- conveying an article by the first assembly;
- pivoting the cam from the first position to the second position;
- and then
- conveying the article by the second assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.