Apparatus for packing boards
AssigneeBoral Australian Gypsum Limited
InventorThomas J. Dekker
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Abstract
Apparatus for packing a pack of boards, eg plaster board, for wrapping and then delivery to a site is disclosed. The apparatus 1 comprises broadly about 30 to 40 board storage units or bins 2, 3 arranged in two sets. Each bin 2, 3 stores a different size and specification of plasterboard. The apparatus 1 also includes a conveyor 4 onto which the boards are tipped from the bin 2, 3 and which conveys the boards from the bins 2, 3 to a packing point. The apparatus 1 also includes a stacker 5 at the packing point for stacking the boards and also attaching for tying the boards together to form a single pack suitable for transport to the site.
Claims48
Apparatus for packing boards, the apparatus including:
- a plurality of board storage units each storing a plurality of a specific size and specification of board, each board storage unit having means for dispensing a board in the board storage unit;
- and
- a conveyor for conveying the boards in sequence from the various board storage units to a packing point such that a lot or pack of boards can be formed at the packing point comprising boards of desired sizes arranged in a desired sequence.
A method for assembling and wrapping a pack of boards so as to produce a single wrapped pack that can be transported to a building site, the method including:
- selecting individual boards having specific dimensions in turn from a plurality of board storage units, each unit holding a specific size of board;
- dispensing the selected boards from the board storage unit onto a conveyor as they are selected;
- and
- conveying the boards on the conveyor in the sequence in which they are selected and dispensed to a packing point where they can be stacked to form a pack of boards.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.