US20050072657A1 - Conveyor system load transfer devices - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to conveyor systems for storage and movement of goods on pallets and slip sheets and, in particular, to the use of slip sheets with roller conveyor systems.
- Slip sheets provide cost, weight, size and other advantages as compared to pallets but are not as stiff as pallets and must therefore be supported with contact over a larger portion of their undersides than pallets. Accordingly, while pallets can be lifted and transported by contact between relatively narrow regions of the pallet understructure and forks, such as conventional lift truck forks, much wider structures must be used to support slip sheets bearing loads. Transfer of loads resting on slip sheets therefore conventionally occurs by sliding the slip sheet and load between two locations by either pushing the slip sheet and load or pulling the slip sheet by grasping an edge of the slip sheet. There are numerous drawbacks associated with these activities.
- FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate a first embodiment of the transfer mechanism of this invention using pivoting rollers that pivot out of the way to make room for lift truck platens or forks.
- FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 illustrate a second embodiment of the transfer mechanism of this invention using pivoting rollers and racks of rollers that pivot down and back to make room for lift truck platens or forks.
- FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 illustrate a third embodiment of the transfer mechanism of this invention using racks of rollers that move down and back on tracks to make room for lift truck platens or forks.
- the transfer structures of this invention enable slip sheet mounted loads to be transferred, for instance, from a lift truck to a roller conveyor by providing structures that cooperate with wide platen forks of a lift truck.
- the structures provide roller contact between at least a portion of the underside of the slip sheet at all times. In other areas there is alternatively contact between a lift truck platen or additional rollers that cooperate in a manner making it possible to move the slip sheet mounted load from the lift truck to an adjacent conveyor system.
- the transfer structure comprises a generally rectangular structure approximating the size of a conventional slip sheet.
- the transfer structure includes: (1) fixed rollers positioned in the same plane as adjacent roller conveyor structure and (2) movable rollers that move, in response to the presence of lift truck platen, from a first position with the rollers in the same plane as the fixed rollers, to a second position that may or may not place the movable rollers in the same plane but that provides room for the lift truck platens.
- FIGS. 1, 2 , and 3 illustrate a first embodiment of this invention where the transfer structure 10 is mounted adjacent to conventional roller conveyor structure 12 .
- fixed rollers 14 and 18 are located at the side edges and middle of transfer structure 10 .
- the tops of roller 14 , 16 , and 18 are in the same plane as, and their rotational axes are parallel with, rollers 12 of the conventional conveyor structure.
- Pivotable rollers 20 are located on either side of rollers 16 and on the inner sides of rollers 14 and 18 .
- Each pivotable roller 20 is mounted on a housing 22 .
- the housing 22 is attached to a bracket 24 that pivots on a hinge bolt 26 that also passes through a mounting bracket 28 that is fastened to a roller support channel 30 .
- FIGS. 1, 2 , and 3 Operation of the transfer structure embodiment shown in FIGS. 1, 2 , and 3 can be appreciated by comparison of FIGS. 1 and 3 .
- a load mounted on a slip sheet resting on platens 32 is moved onto transfer structure 10 by advancement of platens 32 from the position shown in FIG. 1 outside of the transfer structure 10 to the position shown in FIG. 3 where platens 32 are positioned between the central fixed roller 16 and one or the other of rollers 14 and 18 .
- platens 32 move into that position, their ends contact the housings 22 of pivotable rollers 20 and cause the housings to pivot from the positions shown in FIG. 1 with the rollers 20 parallel to rollers 12 to the positions shown in FIG. 3 , in which rollers 20 are generally perpendicular to rollers 12 .
- platens 32 and the load and slip sheet move into the transfer structure as shown in FIG. 3 , platens 32 are lowered until the slip sheet rests solely on rollers 14 , 16 , 18 , and 20 , and platens 32 are withdrawn, allowing pivotable rollers 20 to pivot (under force from springs or other suitable structures not shown) to the position shown in FIG. 1 in which the rotational axes of all rollers are parallel.
- the load can be pushed in the direction of conveyor rollers 12 and can move along the conveyor system in the conventional manner.
- the transfer structures of this invention can also be used for removal of a load resting on a slip sheet by movement of the load onto the transfer structure and use of the lift truck platens in steps that are reverse in order from the above description.
- FIGS. 4, 5 , and 6 illustrate a second embodiment 50 of the transfer structure of this invention.
- hinged rollers 20 structured in the same manner as hinged rollers 20 in embodiment 10 described above
- Fixed wheels 52 are located as illustrated in the center of embodiment 50 and, optionally, other fixed wheels or rollers (not shown) may be used, depending on the nature of the loads to be handled and their dimensions.
- Embodiment 50 also utilizes two sections of rollers 54 and 56 mounted in a manner so that they are biased by a spring, pneumatic cylinder, or other suitable structure normally to be in the position shown in FIG. 4 .
- sections of rollers 54 and 56 may be caused to pivot downwards by platens 32 (not show in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 ) so that platens 32 may lie on top of the sections of rollers 54 and 56 .
- Stop 58 is coupled to support structure 60 and 62 for rollers 54 and 56 , respectively, causing support structures 60 and 62 to pivot to the right and downward in FIG. 4 to positions out of the way of platens 32 , so that a load resting on a slip sheet in turn resting on platens 32 may be placed on or moved from transfer structure 50 .
- the pivotable rollers 20 pivot.
- the pivotable rollers 20 pivot forward to the position shown in FIG. 4 , and the sections of rollers 54 and 56 move back and up to the position shown in FIG. 4 , providing additional support for the slip sheet that remains on the transfer structure 50 or that is moved from the conveyor rollers 12 onto transfer structure 50 .
- FIGS. 7, 8 , and 9 illustrate a third embodiment 90 of the transfer structure of this invention together with a load mounted on a slip sheet schematically illustrated as a load 92 .
- Transfer structure 90 utilizes relatively short fixed rollers 94 , 96 , and 98 , mounted parallel to rollers 12 of a conventional conveyor structure. Sliding rollers 100 and 102 also mounted parallel to conventional rollers 12 are fixed in rack frames 104 and 106 . Each of frames 104 and 106 is mounted, as may be best appreciated by reference to FIG. 8 , to travel down and under rollers 12 to provide room for platens 32 (not shown) during transfer of a slip sheet mounted load. Roller racks 104 and 106 may, for instance, rest on wheels 108 that travel in tracks 110 . Roller racks 104 and 106 are biased by springs, pneumatic cylinders, or other appropriate devices, to return to the positions illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8 after platens 32 have moved away from the transfer structure 90 .
- all such configurations can provide a transfer mechanism with multiple rollers for supporting a load mounted on a slip sheet so that the load can advance on rollers in the transfer mechanism to a conventional roller conveyor structure or can advance from a conventional roller conveyor structure to the rollers of the transfer mechanism.
- Some of the rollers or wheels of the transfer mechanism remain fixed in a plane that is substantially the same plane as the tops of adjacent rollers of the conventional roller conveyor.
- Other rollers, wheels, or other support structures are positioned and mounted to move from: (1) a first position where their support surfaces are in the same plane with the support surfaces of the fixed rollers, wheels or other support structures to (2) a second position permitting the platens of a lift truck to be positioned with their support surfaces in the same plane as the support surfaces of the fixed wheels or rollers.
- Other load bearing surfaces substitutable for rollers and wheels can be used in appropriate circumstances, including, for instance, low friction surfaces and conveyor belts among other alternatives.
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- This invention relates to conveyor systems for storage and movement of goods on pallets and slip sheets and, in particular, to the use of slip sheets with roller conveyor systems.
- Goods are stored and shipped throughout the world in relatively uniform size loads that rest on either pallets or thin plates of pasteboard or other fiber material known as slip sheets. Slip sheets provide cost, weight, size and other advantages as compared to pallets but are not as stiff as pallets and must therefore be supported with contact over a larger portion of their undersides than pallets. Accordingly, while pallets can be lifted and transported by contact between relatively narrow regions of the pallet understructure and forks, such as conventional lift truck forks, much wider structures must be used to support slip sheets bearing loads. Transfer of loads resting on slip sheets therefore conventionally occurs by sliding the slip sheet and load between two locations by either pushing the slip sheet and load or pulling the slip sheet by grasping an edge of the slip sheet. There are numerous drawbacks associated with these activities.
- As a result, it is desirable to provide improved structures and means for transferring loads carried on slip sheets on to and off of roller conveyor systems.
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FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate a first embodiment of the transfer mechanism of this invention using pivoting rollers that pivot out of the way to make room for lift truck platens or forks. -
FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 illustrate a second embodiment of the transfer mechanism of this invention using pivoting rollers and racks of rollers that pivot down and back to make room for lift truck platens or forks. -
FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 illustrate a third embodiment of the transfer mechanism of this invention using racks of rollers that move down and back on tracks to make room for lift truck platens or forks. - The transfer structures of this invention enable slip sheet mounted loads to be transferred, for instance, from a lift truck to a roller conveyor by providing structures that cooperate with wide platen forks of a lift truck. The structures provide roller contact between at least a portion of the underside of the slip sheet at all times. In other areas there is alternatively contact between a lift truck platen or additional rollers that cooperate in a manner making it possible to move the slip sheet mounted load from the lift truck to an adjacent conveyor system.
- In the first embodiment of the transfer structure of this invention, illustrated in
FIGS. 1, 2 , and 3, the transfer structure comprises a generally rectangular structure approximating the size of a conventional slip sheet. The transfer structure, as may be seen inFIG. 1 , includes: (1) fixed rollers positioned in the same plane as adjacent roller conveyor structure and (2) movable rollers that move, in response to the presence of lift truck platen, from a first position with the rollers in the same plane as the fixed rollers, to a second position that may or may not place the movable rollers in the same plane but that provides room for the lift truck platens. -
FIGS. 1, 2 , and 3 illustrate a first embodiment of this invention where thetransfer structure 10 is mounted adjacent to conventionalroller conveyor structure 12. As shown inFIG. 1 ,fixed rollers transfer structure 10. The tops ofroller rollers 12 of the conventional conveyor structure.Pivotable rollers 20 are located on either side ofrollers 16 and on the inner sides ofrollers pivotable roller 20 is mounted on ahousing 22. As may be seen by reference to the fragmentary details shown inFIG. 2 , thehousing 22 is attached to abracket 24 that pivots on ahinge bolt 26 that also passes through amounting bracket 28 that is fastened to aroller support channel 30. - Operation of the transfer structure embodiment shown in
FIGS. 1, 2 , and 3 can be appreciated by comparison ofFIGS. 1 and 3 . A load mounted on a slip sheet resting onplatens 32 is moved ontotransfer structure 10 by advancement ofplatens 32 from the position shown inFIG. 1 outside of thetransfer structure 10 to the position shown inFIG. 3 whereplatens 32 are positioned between the centralfixed roller 16 and one or the other ofrollers platens 32 move into that position, their ends contact thehousings 22 ofpivotable rollers 20 and cause the housings to pivot from the positions shown inFIG. 1 with therollers 20 parallel torollers 12 to the positions shown inFIG. 3 , in whichrollers 20 are generally perpendicular torollers 12. Afterplatens 32 and the load and slip sheet (not shown) move into the transfer structure as shown inFIG. 3 ,platens 32 are lowered until the slip sheet rests solely onrollers platens 32 are withdrawn, allowingpivotable rollers 20 to pivot (under force from springs or other suitable structures not shown) to the position shown inFIG. 1 in which the rotational axes of all rollers are parallel. - After the slip sheet and load are thus resting solely on the rollers of
transfer structure 10, the load can be pushed in the direction ofconveyor rollers 12 and can move along the conveyor system in the conventional manner. - As will be appreciated by one skilled in the conveyor art, the transfer structures of this invention can also be used for removal of a load resting on a slip sheet by movement of the load onto the transfer structure and use of the lift truck platens in steps that are reverse in order from the above description.
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FIGS. 4, 5 , and 6 illustrate asecond embodiment 50 of the transfer structure of this invention. Inembodiment 50, hinged rollers 20 (structured in the same manner as hingedrollers 20 inembodiment 10 described above) are utilized. Fixedwheels 52 are located as illustrated in the center ofembodiment 50 and, optionally, other fixed wheels or rollers (not shown) may be used, depending on the nature of the loads to be handled and their dimensions. -
Embodiment 50 also utilizes two sections ofrollers FIG. 4 . However, sections ofrollers FIGS. 4, 5 and 6) so thatplatens 32 may lie on top of the sections ofrollers - In operation of this
embodiment 50, the ends ofplatens 32contact stop 58 as the platens move to the right inFIG. 4 .Stop 58 is coupled to supportstructure rollers support structures FIG. 4 to positions out of the way ofplatens 32, so that a load resting on a slip sheet in turn resting onplatens 32 may be placed on or moved fromtransfer structure 50. - As described above relative to the first embodiment (20) of this invention, the
pivotable rollers 20 pivot. When the load is lifted off oftransfer structure 50 orplatens 32 are moved out from under the load and slip sheet, thepivotable rollers 20 pivot forward to the position shown inFIG. 4 , and the sections ofrollers FIG. 4 , providing additional support for the slip sheet that remains on thetransfer structure 50 or that is moved from theconveyor rollers 12 ontotransfer structure 50. -
FIGS. 7, 8 , and 9 illustrate a third embodiment 90 of the transfer structure of this invention together with a load mounted on a slip sheet schematically illustrated as aload 92. Transfer structure 90 utilizes relatively shortfixed rollers 94, 96, and 98, mounted parallel torollers 12 of a conventional conveyor structure. Sliding rollers 100 and 102 also mounted parallel toconventional rollers 12 are fixed in rack frames 104 and 106. Each of frames 104 and 106 is mounted, as may be best appreciated by reference toFIG. 8 , to travel down and underrollers 12 to provide room for platens 32 (not shown) during transfer of a slip sheet mounted load. Roller racks 104 and 106 may, for instance, rest onwheels 108 that travel intracks 110. Roller racks 104 and 106 are biased by springs, pneumatic cylinders, or other appropriate devices, to return to the positions illustrated inFIGS. 7 and 8 afterplatens 32 have moved away from the transfer structure 90. - As will be appreciated by reference to the Figures. and description of this invention above, it can be practiced in several alternative configurations including configurations not shown in the drawings.
- In general, all such configurations can provide a transfer mechanism with multiple rollers for supporting a load mounted on a slip sheet so that the load can advance on rollers in the transfer mechanism to a conventional roller conveyor structure or can advance from a conventional roller conveyor structure to the rollers of the transfer mechanism. Some of the rollers or wheels of the transfer mechanism remain fixed in a plane that is substantially the same plane as the tops of adjacent rollers of the conventional roller conveyor. Other rollers, wheels, or other support structures are positioned and mounted to move from: (1) a first position where their support surfaces are in the same plane with the support surfaces of the fixed rollers, wheels or other support structures to (2) a second position permitting the platens of a lift truck to be positioned with their support surfaces in the same plane as the support surfaces of the fixed wheels or rollers. Other load bearing surfaces substitutable for rollers and wheels can be used in appropriate circumstances, including, for instance, low friction surfaces and conveyor belts among other alternatives.
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