Container depalletizing apparatus
AssigneeWyard Industries, Inc.
InventorRoman J. Weier
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Abstract
Lift mechanism adapted to receive a pallet containing a plurality of tiers of containers thereon and move said pallet vertically approximately the height of a tier of containers to be depalletized whereby a sweep arm engages the tier of containers between parallel, spaced apart guide rails and a removable restraining arm engages the tier of containers on the opposite side to substantially encircle the tier and urge it on to a conveyor belt. As the tier of containers is urged on to the conveyor belt the restraining arm is removed just prior to the mingling of the tier of containers with containers already present on the conveyor belt.
Claims10
Container depalletizing apparatus comprising:
- a. lift mechanism for receiving a pallet therein having a plurality of tiers of containers stacked thereon and moving the pallet vertically approximately the height of a tier of containers to be depalletized;
- b. conveying means operatively mounted adjacent the lift mechanism for receiving tiers of containers from pallets positioned in said lift mechanism and conveying them to a desired location;
- c. sweep means mounted adjacent said lift mechanism for engaging at least a rear side of the tier of containers to be depalletized and urging said tier of containers onto said conveying means;
- d. container restraining means having a tier engaging position for engaging the leading containers of the uppermost tier and pushing said containers in the tier tightly together toward said sweep means and a disengaged position;
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- e. means connecting said restraining means to said sweep means for movement of said restraining means with said [seep] sweep means to prevent tipping of individual containers in said tier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.