FLIPPING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ARTICLES

摘要

A flipping apparatus, a system for processing articles comprising a said flipping apparatus, and a method for processing articles are provided. An article is picked by a first flipping arm. The first flipping arm rotates from a pick position into a pass position, at which the article is passed to a second flipping arm, which is in a receive position. The second flipping arm rotates from the receive position to a place position and places the article. By the passing of the article from the first to the second flipping arm and the rotations a flipping of the article is achieved. The first flipping arm and the second flipping arm each rotate at a higher speed when not carrying an article than when carrying an article. In addition, first and/or second flipping arm may perform a translation movement.

主权项

1. A flipping apparatus for flipping articles comprising:
a first flipping arm configured to pick an article and to perform a rotation between a pick position and a pass position; and, a second flipping arm configured to perform a rotation between a receive position and a place position and to place the article, wherein
the first flipping arm is further configured to perform the rotation from the pick position to the pass position at a first speed, and the rotation from the pass position to the pick position at a second speed, which is higher than the first speed; and,the second flipping arm is further configured to perform the rotation from the receive position to the place position at a third speed, and the rotation from the place position to the receive position at a fourth speed, which is higher than the third speed.