GB2106070A - A method of and apparatus for discharging a container filled with stacks - Google Patents
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Abstract
In a method and apparatus for discharging a container 1 filled with stacks of e.g. eggs-filled trays, the container, which is open at two diametrically opposite sides and supported on a lifting table 2, is discharged by pushing by means of a pusher plate 20 from the one open side so that the tray stacks are transferred via the other open side onto a table or discharge conveyor 22. <IMAGE>
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SPECIFICATION
A method of discharging a container tilled with stacks, as well as an apparatus for performing said method
The invention relates to a method of discharging a container filled with stacks, in particular a container wherein stacks with e.g. eggs-filled trays are received. The discharge of such containers supplied in a packing station hitherto takes place manually. The stacks are usually transferred onto a conveyor belt of a sorting apparatus.
It is the object of the invention to provide a method of effectively discharging a container.
To this effect a method for discharging a container filled with stacks, e.g. eggs-filled trays, has the feature that use is made of a container open at least on two diametrically opposite sides, while by pushing from the one open side the tray stacks are transferred via the other open side onto a table or discharge conveyor.
Since in the conventional containers, two or more tray stacks are arranged side by side, in a further elaboration of the invention the said stacks can be simultaneously pushed off on a plurality of spaced stack carriers of a discharge conveyor, each dimensioned for receiving at least one tray stack, while for taking over the tray stacks, the respective stack carriers, before the pushing off, are temporarily brought at an interspace corresponding with a stacking pattern in the container.
The invention furthermore relates to an apparatus for discharging a container open at least on two diametrically opposite sides, said container being filled with e.g. eggs-filled trays. Such an apparatus according to the invention is characterized by a lifting table, at the one side thereof there is arranged a movable pusher plate and at the other side a table or discharge conveyor.
In such an apparatus for discharging a container, filled with a plurality of directly adjacent tray stacks, use can be made of a discharge conveyor fitted with relatively movable stack carriers and of means arranged adjacent the lifting table along the discharge conveyor for modifying the interspace between two or more successive stack carriers. Said discharge conveyor may be fitted with stack carriers interconnected through chains or the like flexible elements and said means may comprise a pistoncylinder assemblythe free piston rod end of which is fitted with a resilient pawl.
In a further elaboration of the invention,the container may be fitted with a plurality of spaced apart, superimposed stack carrier platforms, at least one longitudinal edge of which is fitted at the bottom with a guard plate serving as retaining member for a subjacent tray stack and which platform at least at the side of the longitudinal edge is upwardly movable by means of e.g. a cylinder-piston assembly arranged adjacent the lifting table and adjacent the discharge conveyor, the free plunger end of which is fitted with a resilient pawl.In order to ensure that the tray stacks, which are usually composed of a plurality of superimposed, eggs-filled trays of the type with 5 rows of each 6 eggs, are properly positioned on the stack carriers, the stack carrier platforms are fitted with guiding or positioning ridges which are adapted to coact with tray projections or bulges. As a result it is ensured on the one hand that, as soon as a tray stack is not properly positioned in the container, this is immediately detected, since a complete filling degree of the stack carrier platform can then no longer be attained. Furthermore, said ridges ensure that the tray stacks during the transfer thereof through the pushing movement are guided from the stack carrier platform onto the stack carriers.
In a further elaboration of the invention, the lifting table may be attached to a trolley fitted with rollers, which trolley is adapted for up and down movement along a frame partly provided in a pit-like space, in such a way that each time the stacks to be unloaded can be positioned on the level of the stack carriers.
The trolley can thereby be moved up and down by means of a piston-cylinder assembly arranged in said space, while the free piston rod end is fitted with a yoke which engages a shaft arranged adjacent the top end of the said trolley, on which shaft there is provided at least one chain wheel while the one end of a chain coacting therewith is fixedly connected to the said cylinder or a different fixed point, while the other end is fixedly connected to a lower end of the said trolley.
Furthermore, for the purpose of unloading a container filled with at least two stacks arranged in tandem relationship in the pushing-off direction, the pusher plate may be connected to the free end of two serially arranged piston-cylinder assemblies mounted fixedly on the frame.
The invention furthermore relates to an apparatus for unloading a container open at least on two diametrically opposite sides, filled with a plurality of directly adjacent stacks, each consisting e.g. of eggs-filled trays, which apparatus is provided with a lifting table at the one side thereof there is arranged a movable pusher plate and at the other side a discharge conveyor fitted with stack carriers interconnected through chains or the like flexible elements, and by a piston-cylinder assembly arranged adjacent the lifting table along the discharge conveyor the free piston end of which is fitted with a resilient pawl in such a way that two or more stack carriers can be moved towards each other, while furthermore the lifting table is attached to a trolley fitted with rollers, said trolley being adapted for up and down movement by means of a piston-cylinder assembly along a frame which is partly disposed in a pit-like space, in such a way that each time the stacks to be unloaded can be positioned at the level of the stack carriers.
One embodiment of an apparatus for unloading a container according to the invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a cross-section of an apparatus for unloading a container, filled e.g. with stacks of eggs-filled trays;
Figure 2 is a left-hand side view of the apparatus according to Figure 1 with exploded floor;
Figure 3 is a top view of the apparatus according to Figure 1;
Figure 4 is a right-hand side view of a part of the apparatus according to Figure 3; en
Figures 5 and 6 show one of the stack carriers represented in Figure 3 with guiding or positioning ridges with a tray thereon in proper or improper position.
In the drawing, a container 1, wherein a plurality of stacks of eggs-filled trays are arranged, is disposed on a lifting table 2. To this effect the container is provided at the bottom with a plurality of wheels 3 adapted to coact with rails 4 provided on the lifting table 2. The wheels 3 of the container can be secured through means, not shown, relatively to the rails 4.
The lifting table 2 is attached to a trolley 5 fitted with rollers 6. The rollers can be moved by Usections 50 of a frame 7.
On the shaft 8, whereon the two upper rollers 6 of the trolley 5 are mounted, there is also provided a yoke 9 (see Figure 2) which furthermore is fixedly attached to the free end of a piston rod 10 of a cylinder-piston assembly 11. The end of the cylinder 11 opposite the yoke, like the lower end of the frame 7, is arranged in a recessed portion, in casu pit-like space 12. On the said shaft 8, besides the yoke 9, two chain wheels 13 are mounted for free rotation over which a chain 14 extends, the one end of which is fixedly attached to the top end of the cylinder of the piston-cylinder assembly 11, while the other end is fixedly attached to the trolley 5 in a point not too distant from the lower wheels 6 thereof. As a result, during the movement of the piston rod 10 along a distance a, the trolley 5 with the lifting table 2 is moved along a distance 2a.In other words, it will be sufficient to use a cylinder-piston assembly of comparatively short length.
At the outer sides of the U-sections 50 of the frame 7 there is furthermore provided a piston-cylinder assembly 16 by means of a corner beam 15. The free end of the piston rod 17 thereof is fitted with a connecting plate 18 on which is fixedly mounted a piston cylinder assembly 19. The piston rod 20 thereof is fixedly connected at its free end to a pusher plate 21.
At the other side of the container 1, adjacent the pusher plate 21, there is arranged a discharge conveyor which is generally indicated by 22. The discharge conveyor comprises basically a plurality of stack carriers 23, each being provided with two shafts 24, the outwardly extending ends of which are fitted with a roller 25. As appears from Figure 1, the rollers are supported by beams 26 attached to a frame 27 generally indicated by 27 and likewise designed as encasing. The stack carriers, as shown in Figure 4, are interconnected through chains 28 or the like flexible connection elements.
As appears mainly from Figures 1 and 2, the container 1 open at two opposite sides may be fitted at three sides with transverse sections 29 whereon are mounted stack carrier platforms 30 in loose or rotary relationship. By using loose or rotary stack carrier platforms, the edge of the stack carrier platform not supported on a transverse section 29 may be fitted with a guard plate 32 which is adapted to prevent the stack arranged on the subjacent stack carrier platform from falling out. It will be clear that for the purpose of pushing off a stack by means of the pusher plate 21, the superimposed stack carrier platform 30 together with the guard plte 32 have to be moved upwards.
To this effect, a piston cylinder assembly 33 is mounted, the free end of the piston rod 34 being fitted with a resilient pawl 35. Said piston-cylinder assembly 33 is mounted through a corner support 36 on an encasing 37, only shown in Figure 1 and exclusively provided at the transfer location, said encasing being fitted with buffers 38. Said buffers serve to ensure that the transferred stacks are received in the proper position on the stack carriers.
Other means for properly transferring tray stacks, six of which being present on each stack carrier platform, as shown in Figure 3, in the embodiment shown, are formed by guiding ridges 39 provided on the stack carrier platforms.
The ridges 39 likewise form positioning ridges. As appears from Figures 5 and 6, in case of improper (Figure 6) positioning on a stack carrier platform of a stack of trays 31 (each fitted with 5 x 6 egg receiving recesses), these will be displaced thereon in such a way that there is no space in the container for the contemplated number, in this case three, of adjacent stacks. In case the tray stacks are properly positioned on the stack carrier platform, the above mentioned deficiency does not occur. The said proper position is required in connection with the unstacking operations to be subsequently performed on the stacks transferred onto the discharge conveyor, for the trays have to be rotated each time through 90 in connection with the 5-6 arrangement of the eggs received therein.
In connection with the latter, the stack carriers should be spaced apart from each other when performing the said unstacking operation (Figure 3 discharge conveyor 22, right-hand portion). On the other hand, the stack carriers, during the unloading of a container wherein in the embodiment shown three stacks are adjacently disposed, should likewise be contiguously disposed (Figure 3 discharge conveyor 22, left-hand portion). To this effect, the discharge conveyor, at the transfer location, is provided with a piston-cylinder assembly 40. The piston rod 41 thereof is provided at its free end with a resilient pawl 42. As shown in Figure 4, three stack carriers will be moved towards each other upon retraction of the piston rod 41.
The operation of the above described apparatus is as follows:
After a supplied container 1 has been driven in the manner shown in Figures 1 and 2 onto the lifting table 2 and has been secured thereon, the lifting table is moved downwardly in order to first push off the tray stacks present on the upper stack carrier platform. The proper stopping position of the lifting table during the bringing of the superimposed stack carrier platforms at the required level is thereby determined by an approximation switch 43 (see
Figures 1 and 2) which is responsive to the transverse sections 29.
As soon as the upper transverse section 29 of the container is in the proper position, the cylinder 33 is set in operation, so that the guard plate 32 of the
respective stack carrier platform can be moved
upwardly. As shown in Figure 1, in the embodiment shown the guard plate 32, for retaining the upper
stack in its container, is mounted on a pair of arms 44 mounted for rotation at the top side of the frame of the container 1.
Simultaneously with the above positioning, three successive stack carriers 23 of the discharge conveyor 22 can be moved towards each other in the above described manner. After the first three stacks have been pushed onto the stack carriers 23 through the pusher plate 21 by means of the piston-cylinder assemblies 19, the discharge conveyor 22 (with control of signalling switches, not shown) moves so far that the next three empty stack carriers can be pushed against each other in the proper position opposite the upper stack carrier platform by means of piston-cylinder assembly 40. Hereafter the follow
ing three tray stacks are transferred by the pusher
plate 21 by means of the piston-cylinder assemblies
16.
After returning the pusher plate 21 to the starting position, the lifting table 2 is moved upwardly in such a way that the approximation switch 43 signals the next rising transverse section 29, after which the lifting table stops in the proper position relative to the pusher plate 21 and the discharge conveyor 22.
Hereafter a repetition of the above-described cycle takes place. As soon as the entire container has been unloaded and the pusher plate 21 has again been returned to the starting position, the lifting table 2 is likewise returned to the starting position and the container, after releasing the locking between the wheels 3 of the container and the rails 4 of the lifting table 2, can be removed and replaced by a full one.
After this the entire above described cycle can be started again.
The apparatus described in the above offers the possibility, besides the bringing of the containers onto the lifting table, to have the entire treatment of the eggs supplied with such a container in a packing station take place fully automatically. This offers substantial advantages, not only since one or more workers for unloading a container can be dispensed with, but mainly since thereby a regular supply of tray stacks to the discharge conveyor is ensured.
It is observed in this respect that in order to prevent that the row of tray stacks (in the embodiment shown three) first pushed off i.c. transferred, upon displacement by the discharge conveyor, is hindered by the tray stack remaining on the stack carrier platform, the pusher plate 21 may have a stepped design. The above described bumpers 38 in that case are designed in the shape of a section which, extending slightly obliquely relative to the transport direction, can then likewise function as guiding beam for orienting the tray stacks. Said guiding beam, beyond the transfer location, may possibly coact with a second guiding beam arranged at the other side of the discharge conveyor.
Naturally, a great many modifications are possible within the scope of the invention.
Claims (12)
1. A method of discharging a containerfilled
with stacks of e.g. eggs-filled trays, characterized in
that use is made of a container open at least on two
diametrically opposite sides, while by pushing from
the one open side of the tray stacks are transferred
via the other open side onto a table or discharge
conveyor.
2. A method according to claim 1, characterized
in that two or more adjacent tray stacks are simul
taneously pushed onto a plurality of spaced stack
carriers, each being dimensioned for receiving at
least one tray stack, while for the take-over of the
tray stacks, the respective stack carriers, before the
pushing, are temporarily brought at an interspace
corresponding with the stack pattern in the con
tainer.
3. An apparatus for discharging a container open
on two diametrically opposite sides, said container
being filled with stacks of e.g. eggs-filled trays,
characterized by a lifting table, at the one side of
which there is arranged a movable pusher plate and at the other side a table or discharge conveyor.
4. Apparatus according to claim 3 for discharg
ing a container filled with a plurality of adjacently
disposed tray stacks, characterized by a discharge
conveyor fitted with relatively movable stack carriers
and by means arranged adjacent the lifting table
along the discharge conveyor for varying the inters
pace between two or more successive stack carriers.
5. An apparatus according to claim 4, characte
rized in that the discharge conveyor is fitted with
stack carriers interconnected by means of chains or
the like flexible elements and the said means
comprise a piston-cylinder assembly the free piston
rod end of which is fitted with a resilient pawl.
6. An apparatus according to claim 3,4 or 5,
characterized in that the container is fitted with a
plurality of spaced apart, superimposed stack carrier
platforms at least one longitudinal edge of which is fitted at the bottom with a guard plate serving as
retaining member for a subjacent stack, and which
platforms at least at the side of the said longitudinal
edge are movable upwardly by means of e.g. a
cylinder-piston assembly arranged adjacent the lift
ing table and beside the discharge conveyor, the free
plunjer end of which is fitted with a resilient pawl.
7. An apparatus according to claim 4, 5 or 6,
characterized in that the stack carrier platforms are
provided with guiding or positioning ridges which
are adapted to coact with tray projections.
8. An apparatus according to claim 3-7, characte
rized in that the lifting table is mounted on a trolley
provided with rollers, said trolley being movable up
and down along a frame which is partly arranged in
a pit-like space in such a way that the stacks to be
discharged can be positioned at the level of the stack
carriers.
9. An apparatus according to claim 8, characte
rized in that the trolley can be moved up and down
by means of a piston-cylinder assembly arranged in the said space, while the free piston rod end is
provided with a yoke engaging a shaft provided
adjacent the top end of the said trolley, on which shaft there is mounted at least one sprocket wheel, while the one end of a coacting chain is fixedly connected to the said cylinder or a different fixed point, while the other end is fixedly connected to a lower end of the said trolley.
10. Apparatus according to any one of claims 3-9, adapted to discharge a container filled with at least two stacks arranged in tandem relationship in the pushing direction, characterized in that the pusher plate is connected to the free end of two serially arranged piston-cylinder assemblies mounted fixedly on the frame.
11. An apparatus for discharging a container open on two diametrically opposite sides, said container being filled with a plurality of directly adjacently disposed stacks, each consisting e.g. of eggs-filled trays, which apparatus is provided with a lifting table, at the one side of which there is arranged a movable pusher plate and at the other side a discharge conveyor fitted with stack carriers interconnected by chains or the like flexible elements, and by a piston-cylinder assembly arranged adjacent the lifting table along the discharge conveyor, the free piston rod end of which is fitted with a resilient pawl in such a way that two or more stack carriers can be moved towards each other thereby and while furthermore the lifting table is mounted on a trolley fitted with rollers, which trolley is movable up and down by means of a piston-cylinder assembly along a frame which is partly arranged in a pit-like space in such a way that the stacks to be discharged can be positioned at the level of the stack carriers.
12. An apparatus according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pusher plate has a stepped design and adjacent the tray stack transfer location there are arranged guide beams of plates on one or both sides of the discharge conveyor.
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