Glass packaging system and method
AssigneeFANUC Robotics North America, Inc.
InventorsStuart Craig Shepherd, Thomas Carl Zito
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Abstract
A system and method for packaging a plurality of substantially rigid sheet-like members. The system includes apparatus for carrying out the method steps of applying a liquified material to a selected location on a surface of each of the plurality of sheet-like members, cooling the liquified material to form a removable solid element adhering to the selected location on the surface, and stacking the plurality of sheet-like members for packaging such that the solid elements act as interleaving spacers therebetween protecting the sheet-like members from handling and shipping damage.
Claims22
A method for preparing a plurality of substantially rigid sheet-like members for packaging, the method comprising:
- a. applying a liquified material to a plurality of selected locations on a surface of a first sheet-like member;
- b. cooling the liquified material to form a removable solid element adhering to each of the selected locations on the surface;
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- c. stacking a second sheet-like member against the first sheet-like member for packaging such that the solid elements act as interleaving spacers therebetween protecting the sheet-like members from handling and shipping damage.
A system for preparing a plurality of substantially rigid sheet-like members for packaging comprising:
- means for transporting each of a plurality of sheet-like members to a work position;
- means for applying a liquified material to a selected location on a surface of each of the plurality of sheet-like members at said work position;
- and
- means for cooling said liquified material to form a removable solid element adhering to said selected location on said surface whereby said solid elements act as interleaving spacers between adjacent ones of said sheet-like members when stacked together protecting said sheet-like members from handling and shipping damage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.