FI100709B - Equipment for assembling consignments from box consignments - Google Patents

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Equipment for assembling consignments from box lots

The present invention relates to an apparatus for assembling consignments of goods 5 from consignments of goods in boxes. The basic part of the equipment consists of roller bases, ie roller coasters, for which so-called roll batches from stacked boxes. Each batch of rollers is usually stacked with boxes of one 10 specific product. From these roll batches, consignments are assembled according to a consignment order, for example from manufacture to a wholesaler, and on the other hand from a wholesaler to be delivered to a retail trade. Such a consignment may be, for example, a transport pallet of boxes stacked at a certain height. There is only a certain item in each box. Stacks on a pallet may have boxes containing one or more items.

In order to assemble such a consignment or pallet load, it is advantageous if the product boxes are in parallel stacks, preferably in stacks comprising a certain number of boxes, so that different goods qualities are as close as possible to the load assembly area to minimize the pick-up distance. Furthermore, the goods must be made to move flexibly to the assembly of the load. Such an operation can be achieved by an apparatus based on the above-mentioned roller bases, so that the coupling between the roller trays is elongated to a limited extent under the tensile or pushing load 30, respectively collapsed by pulling at a distance from each other and by pushing against the opposing roller trays. to form roller batch queues.

In such equipment, the products can be packaged in boxes which are part of the equipment, a certain amount of goods per box, the so-called laatikkoeriksi.

35 100709 2 These boxes, in turn, are stacked on roll pallets, preferably a certain number of boxes per pallet, i.e. roll batches of product are formed. The stacked trays are connected together to form successive roll batch queues, in which queue the roll batches can be easily transferred for pre-delivery, or to a pre-delivery warehouse.

In the implementation of the apparatus, it must be taken into account that there is a sufficient space between the successive roller platforms in the queue 10, which allows the queue to bend in the curves of the transport road. On the other hand, this intermediate space is a waste space when storing queues, which waste space should be removed from the queue when it is stored. This behavior of the queue is achievable by means of a feature of the invention which requires the telescopic operation of the interconnection of the roller substrates to provide a space between the substrates when the queue is pulled and to be truncated when the queue is pushed, respectively.

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From the point of view of the use of the apparatus, it is advantageous to provide a connection between the roller bases which can be connected in a single manner and, accordingly, can be opened easily. Such an operating model is met by hardware with roller platforms. . The connection between the 25 can be achieved by pushing the roller bases against each other in the direction of travel. The coupling can be opened by a vertical force on one of the coupling members. This force is preferably provided, for example, by a pedal attached to the base and acting on the coupling member 30.

“The invention will be explained on the basis of an exemplary description of a roller base included in the apparatus according to the invention, which base is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, so that 100709 3

Figure 1 shows a top view of a roller base according to the invention, and

Figure 2 shows the substrate in an axonometric representation 5 for exposing the components.

The base has a conventional frame frame 1, dimensioned according to the box to be transported. Attached to the frame are corner planes 6, below which are mounted 10 wheels 2 and 3 for moving the platform. One pair of wheels 2 is pivotable to facilitate the movement of the platform.

In order to connect two similar bases in succession, co-operative coupling means 4 and 5 projecting from opposite ends in its intended direction of travel are provided on the substrate 15. In the embodiment of the invention shown, the coupling means is formed by a rotatable wheel end 5, a rail member or a flat member 5. is provided at its protruding end with a bevel surface 5a, and a notch 5b associated with the bevel surface.

The coupling member at the opposite end of the base is, in the embodiment shown, a bracket-shaped, the web part of which is formed outwardly curved and substantially transverse to the base. The arms of the handle are extended in the direction of travel parallel to the base, where they are fixed to the base by sleeves. The sleeves 7 are dimensioned to be somewhat loose with respect to the branches 30 of the handle 4, as well as the dimensioning of their length taking into account that the web part of the handle 4 must have a sufficiently wide vertical movement to allow engagement and opening. These fastening sleeves 7 also guarantee the branches of the handle 7 a longitudinal movement advantage which is advantageous for the operation of the coupling device.

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The coupling means 4 and 5 are dimensioned with each other so that when two similar bases are pushed against each other so that the coupling means 4 and 5 meet each other, the second member 5 acts as a coupling means for the handle 4 to rise along the inclined surface 5a. As the approach movement continues, the bracket falls into the notch 5b of the flat member and remains in this notch due to its weight until it is lifted out of it to open the chain.

In order to achieve this opening, in the embodiment shown, the second branch of the handle 4 has been extended to extend from the end of the base on the side of the flat member 5 to form the pedal 4b. When this pedal is pressed in the operating position of the base, the bracket 4 rises from the notch 5b of the flat member 5. Of course, a similar function can also be achieved by lifting the web part of the handle.

The bracket 4 is movable in its fastening sleeves 7 in a limited amount in the direction of travel of the base, which enables the bases to be pushed substantially against each other in their engaged state, and on the other hand when the bases are pulled there is a sufficient distance between them.

The apparatus according to the invention can be formed as an efficient assembly batch assembly station, for example, by forming a row of guide grooves perpendicular to the pick-up path, preferably on both sides of the pick-up path. With these guide grooves dimensioned according to the roller platforms, the roller batch queues can be arranged as closely as possible in parallel, 35 and guided towards the pick-up path as the rollers included in the queue along the pick-up path are emptied. The queues are supplemented by pushing new roller

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100/09 and queues, in which case the roller trays in the queues push immediately against each other and fill the queue space efficiently. The queues are unloaded by pulling the wagon queue towards the pick-up route. Separate transfer equipment for this purpose is not required. The emptied rolls are removed from each roll batch queue, joined together in a picking path, and removed along it for refilling. 10 The equipment enables more efficient operation than described above, if the transport and distribution points enable the goods to be received in rolls. In this case, the required number of roll batches of the assembly station can be taken for each batch of goods 15 and these can be formed into roll batch queues suitable for transport. Such queues can be directed as such to the means of transport, and further from there to the destination. The transport batch assembly station does not in itself need special structural solutions in order to be able to utilize the equipment according to the invention. The guide grooves for the roller batch rows described above are preferably available, but not essential. It is advantageous to recess the grooves downwards from the level of the floor surface of the station so that the floor level can be used for other purposes, for example for use required by truck traffic. 30 Claims: An apparatus for assembling consignments of goods from box boxes, the apparatus comprising interconnectable roller trays 35 for roller batches comprising at least a pair of pivoting wheels, characterized in that the coupling between the roller trays is under a tensile / pushing load 09. extending to the extent, respectively, collapsing when pulled apart, respectively, when pushed to form roller batches of roller bases against each other. 5 Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coupling between the roller bases is lockable by a pushing load, resistant to the pushing and pulling load on the substrate, characterized in that the locking can be opened by a vertical load on one of the coupling members. Rolling base for an apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a frame (1) dimensioned according to movable boxes or the like and preferably a wheel (2,3) arranged in the region of each corner of the frame, the wheels (2) being forward in the intended direction of travel rotatable, characterized in that the base has means (4,5) at opposite ends in the intended direction of travel for engaging with the respective base, the bases being in contact with each other substantially in the direction of travel, at least one of the coupling means comprising a abutment surface (5a) for raising at least one coupling means 25 when the coupling means meet, that at least one of the coupling means is ascending by this lifting movement, that the coupling means having a abutment surface is provided with a lowering groove (5b) to effect coupling, and that at least one of the coupling means 30 is made limited to the thrust of the approach movement.