Gripping element suitable for use with an accumulator table, accumulator table provided with such a gripping element and conveyor system comprising such an accumulator table

摘要

A gripping element for a transfer arrangement of an accumulator table, including a pair of opposing transfer devices for engaging a product at a gripping location on an infeed conveyor for the transfer devices and for releasing the product, the transfer devices having a driven, endless carrier including gripping elements, driven such that when the drive system is activated the gripping elements are moved by the endless carrier along an endless trajectory, the transfer devices configured for simultaneously moving all gripping elements, and the product engaged thereby, in a transfer direction along a transfer trajectory from the gripping location to a release location, includes a flexible fin for engaging the product, during use substantially extending in a plane aligned with the transfer direction, the fin having such a shape that, when at that gripping location, the transfer direction is substantially parallel to a product support surface of the infeed conveyor.

主权项

1. A gripping element, suitable for use in a transfer arrangement of an accumulator table, the transfer arrangement comprising a pair of opposing transfer devices for engaging a product at a gripping location on an infeed conveyor for the transfer devices and for releasing the product at a release location, such as on an outfeed conveyor,
wherein the infeed conveyor is positioned in such a way as to deliver the product to the transfer devices of the accumulator table, wherein the transfer devices are suitable for being provided with an endless carrier comprising a plurality of gripping elements, wherein the endless carrier is to be driven by a drive system, in such a way, that when the drive system is activated the gripping elements are moved by the endless carrier along an endless trajectory, wherein the transfer devices are configured for simultaneously moving the gripping elements of both transfer devices, and the product engaged thereby, in a transfer direction along a transfer trajectory from the gripping location to the release location, wherein the transfer trajectory essentially forms part of the endless trajectory,characterized by
a flexible fin for engaging the product, during use substantially extending in a plane aligned with the transfer direction, the plane intersecting the transfer direction, the flexible fin having such a shape that, at the gripping location, when, at that gripping location, the transfer direction is substantially parallel to a product support surface of the infeed conveyor, the product is lifted from the support surface, wherein the flexible fin comprises a sloped section that extends at an upward angle with respect to the transfer direction causing the product to be lifted from the support surface.