APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING ARTICLES

摘要

The method of the present invention removes at least a plurality of articles (02) arriving consecutively in a transport direction (FR) from an infeed (03), and subsequently, arranging and grouping the articles (02), while simultaneously lifting and collectively transferring the article (02) from the infeed (03) to a staging surface (04). At the staging area are one or more outer packagings (05), and into which the articles (02) are placed. Individually or groupwise, as seen in a direction in parallel to the transport direction (FR), the individual distances between the articles (02) corresponding to a defined arrangement (20) are increased and/or decreased, and finally, the articles (02) are simultaneously lowered and released into the one or a plurality of outer packagings (05). The apparatus of the present invention comprises an infeed (03) of articles (02) being transported, at least one staging surface (04) arranged next to the infeed (03). On the staging surface (04), outer packagings (05) are staged, and which will be filled with articles (02) removed from the infeed (03). From the staging surface (04), the filled outer packagings (05) are discharged. A gripping device (07) is used to simultaneously seize a plurality of articles (02) from the infeed (03). The gripping device (07) has one gripper head (70) per article. The gripping device (07) has at least one manipulator (71) with a horizontally and vertically movable manipulator head (72).

主权项

1. An apparatus (01) for the handling of articles (02), which handling provides to simultaneously remove a plurality of articles (02) from an infeed (03) and to transfer them into at least one outer packaging (05) staged on a staging surface (04), comprising:
an infeed (03) of articles (02) being transported in a transport direction (FR); at least one staging surface (04) arranged next to the infeed (03) as seen in the direction of a horizontal axis (06), on which staging surface (04) one or more outer packagings (05) have been and/or are being staged, which the one or more outer packagings (05) are to be filled with articles (02) having been removed from the infeed (03), and from which staging surface (04) the one or more outer packagings (05) are discharged after the articles (02) have been placed therein; and a gripping device (07) for the simultaneous seizing of a plurality of articles (02) from the infeed (03),wherein:
the gripping device (07) has one gripper head (70) per article, which gripper head (70) is lowerable coming from above onto an article (02) in the infeed (03), the gripping device (07) has at least one manipulator (71) with a manipulator head (72) that is at least horizontally movable along a horizontal axis (06), and vertically movable along a vertical axis (08), with the gripper heads (70) arranged on the manipulator head (72), and the gripper heads (70) are individually and/or groupwise movable relative to each other in at least a first horizontal direction that is parallel to the transport direction (FR) of the infeed (03).