| 摘要 |
<p>A method of and apparatus (1) for handling articles including a conveyor (2) to receive an article (20) from the upstream end of the conveyor (2), a lifting means (4) to lift the said article off the conveyor (2), at least a first sensor (10) located at the upstream end of the conveyor (2) to sense the presence of the leading edge of the article (20) as it moves adjacent the sensor (10) and a second sensor (11) located adjacent the lifting means (4) to sense the presence of the leading edge of the article (20), a controller (5) associated with the sensors (10, 11) to control the operation of the lifting means (4) such that the controller (5) determines when the article (20) is substantially centrally disposed over the lifting means (4) and triggers the lifting means (4) to lift the article (20) off the conveyor (2).</p> |
