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AssigneeAXIUM Inc.
InventorsRobert Jodoin, Sylvain Morency, Nicolas Durand, Marc Ducharme, Régis Métivier, Philippe Hakier, Christian Simon, Jean-François Forget
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The problem of singulating products that are provided in a pallet layer is solved by breaking up the pallet layer so that each product can be handled separately by a robot tool and outputted in at least one line according to a predetermined orientation. The singulator includes a layer drop zone that receives a pallet layer of products, a break-up system that separates the products by creating gaps therebetween, yielding separated products, a vision system that determines characteristics and position of each separated product; and a robot equipped with a tool that receives information indicative of the characteristics and position of said each separated product to grip and position each separated product onto an output station within at least one line.
A singulator comprising:
A method for singulating products from a pallet layer, the method comprising:
A singulator comprising a break-up station that receives a pallet layer of products and that creates gaps between each two products that are adjacent, yielding laterally and longitudinally separated products, and a robot that uses information indicative of orientation and position of the separated products to grip and position each of the separated products onto an output station in at least one line.
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