US 5,524,747 A · Method and apparatus for taking up articles

Abstract

Method and apparatus for taking up articles wherein the apparatus includes a receiving table with conveyor belts, an auxiliary member located thereabove and a holding assembly located above the article, wherein, for taking up the article, a pressing member of the holding assembly is pressed onto a rearward part of the article from above, and the auxiliary member is pressed against its upper front face, whereupon the auxiliary member is moved upwardly while still pressing against the article, thereby tilting the article about an axis located close to its upper rear edge, thus displacing the receiving table into the gap opening below the article and loading same onto its conveyor belts. The method allows the take up of package-shaped rigid articles, without requiring additional room behind the article and is especially suited for successively handling a plurality of articles located behind each other.

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Dependent claims

A method for taking up a single article by means of an apparatus including a receiving table, which receiving table is displaceable in a direction of displacement towards said article, said method comprising the steps of:

displacing an auxiliary member of said apparatus towards said article and bringing said auxiliary member into contact with a forward, upper part of said article;
exerting a force with an upward vertical component onto said article by means of said auxiliary member and tilting said article about a horizontal tilting axis, said tilting axis being located in a rearward, upper area of said article, such that a bottom portion of said article is lifted in a forward part of said article;
and
displacing said receiving table at least partially below said article for taking up said article.

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Method and apparatus for taking up articles

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