US3412873A - Centering and lifting means for an automatic case loader - Google Patents

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US3412873A
US3412873A US558978A US55897866A US3412873A US 3412873 A US3412873 A US 3412873A US 558978 A US558978 A US 558978A US 55897866 A US55897866 A US 55897866A US 3412873 A US3412873 A US 3412873A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/54—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/56—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation movable stepwise to position container or receptacle for the reception of successive increments of contents
    • B65B43/58—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation movable stepwise to position container or receptacle for the reception of successive increments of contents vertically movable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F13/00—Common constructional features or accessories
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F7/00—Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts
    • B66F7/06—Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts with platforms supported by levers for vertical movement
    • B66F7/065—Scissor linkages, i.e. X-configuration
    • B66F7/0666—Multiple scissor linkages vertically arranged
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F7/00—Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts
    • B66F7/06—Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts with platforms supported by levers for vertical movement
    • B66F7/08—Lifting frames, e.g. for lifting vehicles; Platform lifts with platforms supported by levers for vertical movement hydraulically or pneumatically operated

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  • ABSTRACT F THE DISCLOSURE Apparatus for centering cases to be loaded with containers including a support means, a tray mounted above the support means, and an expansible frame means which is substantially fiat and is operatively positioned between the support means and the tray.
  • Guide members are secured to the frame means and extend upwardly therefrom at the sides of and extending above the tray.
  • Spring means bias portions of the frame means towards each other but adapt the post members to operatively engage a case on the tray and center it thereon.
  • a pantographic lifting frame means secures the plate means to a base aud uid actuated piston means engage the pantographic lifting frame means to control movement thereof.
  • This invention relates to means for centering and/or lifting empty cases which are to be filled with bottles of beverages or other articles, and, particularly, to pantographic lifting frame means which are utilized to obtain a mechanical distance advantage in the raising of the empty cases so that they may be filled with bottled beverages.
  • the apparatus of the invention also contemplates utilizing pantographic centering frame means which are operatively positioned on the case lifting apparatus so that the empty cases will be centered in proper position to facilitate loading the cases with bottled or canned beverages or other articles.
  • Pantographic lifting frame means are provided to obtain a mechanical distance advantage in the raising and lowering of the cases to be loaded, and Pantographic centering frame means are provided to center the empty cases received in consecutive fashion on the case loading apparatus.
  • FIG. l is a perspective view, partially broken away, particularly illustrating a preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view, partially broken away, similar to FIG. l, particularly illustrating the pantographic case centering apparatus of the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevation, partially broken away, of the apparatus illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2;
  • FIG. 4 is an end elevation, partially broken away, of the apparatus illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view, particularly illustrating the pantoygraphic case centering apparatus of the invention.
  • the numeral generally indicates a substantially flat tray, or plate which is adapted to have slid thereon an empty case 12, indicated in dotted lines.
  • some suitable conveyor means (not shown), consecutively conveys a plurality of empty cases 12 whereby each case is independently pushed onto the tray 10 as selectively desired.
  • the empty case 12 should be positioned so that a plurality of articles, such as bottles 14, also indicated in dotted lines, can be readily deposited into the case 12, it greatly facilitates the case loading process to provide apparatus which accurately and centrally positions each empty 3,412,873 Patented Nov. 26, 1968 case 12 consecutively slid onto tray 10.
  • a pantographic frame indicated generally by the numeral 16, is provided.
  • the pantographic frame 16 basically consists of four rigid bars 18 which are pivotally connected to each other in order to assume a substantial parallelogram form adapted for pantographing.
  • the bars or legs 18 are pivotally connected to each other at points 20, 22, 24, and 26, as best illustrated by FIG. 5.
  • Pivot pins 27, best illustrated by FIGS. 1 and 4, which pivotally and/or slidably connect at points 24 and 26, also Ipivotally mount the entire pantographic frame formed by the legs 18 on a suitable support means or plate 28.
  • the plate 28 is substantially rectangular in shape, and is slightly larger than the tray 10.
  • Suitable bolt means 30' mount the tray 10 in spaced relationship on the plate 28, with the bars 18 which form the pantographic frame 16 extending between the tray 10 and the plate 28.
  • a plurality of post members 32 Iare secured to the ends of the bars 18, with the post members 32 being mounted substantially perpendicular to the bars 18 as illustrated by FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • Rotatably mounted on each post member 32 is a suitable rubber bumper 34, the purpose of such bumpers 34 becoming evident as the description proceeds.
  • Extending between pivotal points 20 and 22 of the pantographic frame 16 is a suitable spring 36, the force of such a helical spring 36 tending to pull the two pivotal points 20 yand 22 of the pantographic frame towards each other.
  • the entire tray 10 and plate 28 are lifted so that the case 12 can be raised to a position where bottles 14 can be dropped into the case.
  • the most efficient bottling and lcase loading assembly occurs when the cases lare lifted in order to permit a plurality of bottles 14 to be dropped therein from a suitable assembly station located directly above, all as well known in the art.
  • the case 12 has been accurately located with relation to the assembly station.
  • Pantographic lifting frame means 40 which also are pivotally connected in parallelgram form.
  • the bottom of the pantographic lifting frame 40 is slidably secured to ra suitable base 44 while the top portion of the frame means is slidably secured to the plate 28.
  • a plurality of transversely extending bars 46 join the two sides of the pantographic lifting frame 40, in the manner best illustrated by FIG. l.
  • bar 46a is frxedly secured to the base 44 and bar 461; is ifixedly secured to the plate 28, respectively.
  • Bar ⁇ 46c is adapted to be slidably received in slot 48 Iformed in ange 50 secured to the base 44 and bar 46d is adapted to be slidably received in slot 51 positioned in flange 52 secured to the plate 28,
  • the purpose of the slots 48 and 51 in llanges 50 and 5-2, respectively, is to permit the bars 46c and 46d to slide inwardly as t'ne pantographic lifting frame 40 is raised, as ⁇ will be explained hereinafter.
  • a suitable double acting fluid actuated piston 54 is provided, the piston 54 being slidalbly mounted in a hollow post 55 secured to the base 44.
  • the piston 54 has integral ears 56 which are atiixed
  • a suitable pressure source 53 is provided and fluid pressure line 60 (shown diagrammatically) transmits the pressure to the hollow post 55.
  • the advantage of the pantographic lifting frame is that a mechanical distance advantage being in this speci-lic instance about three to one is achieved.
  • the piston 54 is moved only eabout 1A the distance in an upward direction that the plate 28 is raised.
  • the apparatus provided enables the case 12 to be raised a considerable distance rapidly with a short stroke required by the piston to effect such a lifting action.
  • bar 46d positioned in slot S1 in flange 52 will slide inwardly until it falls into a notch 62 cut in the flange 52.
  • the bar 46d falls into the notch l62, it indicates that the top plate 28 is at the desired height and the pantographic lifting frame 40 can lbe easily 'held in such a position in order to permit bottles 14 to be dropped accurately into a case 12 positioned on and secured to the tray 10.
  • Apparatus for loading cases, or other carriers with bottles, or other articles including plate means adapted to receive an empty case in association therewith,
  • expansible link means movably mounted on top of said plate means for movement in a horizontal plane
  • Ia tray mounted on said plate means in spaced parallel relation above the plate and the link means to receive a case thereon
  • roller means mounted on each of said post members
  • pantographic lifting frame means adjustably connecting said plate means to said base means in spaced vertical relation thereto
  • fluid actuated piston means operatively secured to near the bottom of said pantographic lifting frame means whereby an upward substantially vertical movement of such piston means a given distance will result in a greater upward vertical movement of said plate means.
  • Apparatus for automatically centering empty cases to be loaded with containers including,
  • a tray mounted in spaced relationship on and above said support means, said tray being adapted to receive an empty case which is slid thereon,
  • expansible frame means which are substantially at and are operatively positioned between said support means and said tray
  • roller means mounted on each of said post members
  • Apparatus according to claim 2 including a base
  • pantographic lifting frame means adjustably connecting said plate to said base
  • Apparatus for loading cases, or other carriers with bottles, or other articles including plate means adapted to receive an empty casein operative association therewith,
  • collapsible, pantographic lifting ⁇ frame means adjustably connecting said plate means to said base means in spaced vertical relation thereto, and
  • uid actuated piston means operatively secured to near the bottom of said pantographic lifting frame means whereby an upward vertical movement of such piston me'ans a ⁇ given distance results in a greater upward vertical movement of said plate means.
  • flange means mounted on said plate means and said base means have horizontally extending slots therein, said slots being adapted to slidably receive end portions of said pantographic lframe means whereby actuation of the piston means causes the pantographic frame means to raise said plate means secured thereto, end portions of said frame means sliding in said slots as such raising action occurs.
  • shock absorber means depend from said plate means, said shock absorber means preventing said plate means from bottoming at too rapid a rate when said frame means is collapsed by said fluid actuated piston means.
  • pantographic Iframe means include a pair of superimposed X-shaped units, the components of each of said units being pivotally secured together and the bottom of the upper unit being pivotally secured to the top of the lower unit, said piston means being secured to the. lower unit at the pivotal joint lbetween the crossed members thereof.

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US558978A US3412873A (en) 1966-06-20 1966-06-20 Centering and lifting means for an automatic case loader
GB10654/67A GB1195911A (en) 1966-06-20 1967-03-07 Apparatus for Centering Empty Containers.
GB31307/68A GB1195912A (en) 1966-06-20 1967-03-07 Apparatus for Loading Cases.
DE1586186A DE1586186C3 (de) 1966-06-20 1967-03-21 Einrichtung zum Zentrieren und Anheben von in emei automatischen Füllanlage mit Flaschen o.dgl. zu füllenden Kästen
BE696277D BE696277A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1966-06-20 1967-03-29
FR102067A FR1518302A (fr) 1966-06-20 1967-04-10 Appareil de levage et de centrage pour un chargeur de casiers automatique
NL6705749A NL6705749A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1966-06-20 1967-04-24

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US3527336A (en) * 1968-02-28 1970-09-08 Associated Millwrights Inc Guide rail system
FR2300243A1 (fr) * 1975-02-10 1976-09-03 Berglund Kjell Dispositif moteur
US4265582A (en) * 1977-06-08 1981-05-05 Adolf Theobald Arrangement for storing of pallets used for holding material
US4194723A (en) * 1978-04-14 1980-03-25 Jlg Industries, Inc. Scissors linkage workman's platform
US4688760A (en) * 1984-11-06 1987-08-25 Mangar Aids Limited Lifting apparatus
US4786032A (en) * 1984-11-06 1988-11-22 Mangar Aids Limited Lifting apparatus
US4758259A (en) * 1986-10-02 1988-07-19 Ppg Industries, Inc. Hollow glass fiber bushing, method of making hollow fibers and the hollow glass fibers made by that method
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