IMPROVED PALLETISER FOR LOADING AND PACKAGING UNSTABLE CONTAINERS

摘要

A palletiser system for efficient loading and packaging of unstable containers such as plastic or glass bottles or cans, the palletiser including a first pallet station including: • a pallet housing having a floor portion to support a pallet thereon, the floor portion being movable by a first lifting means wherein in a loading condition the pallet is raised to a container receiving station • a layer pad store and a layer pad transfer assembly adjacent to the layer pad store • a passageway intermediate the pallet housing and layer pad store • a container lifting sub-assembly mounted within the passageway and a second lifting means • a pusher assembly including a pusher arm member and operable to urge a row of containers to a surface portion of the pallet wherein when a layer pad is placed over a layer of containers on the pallet, the floor portion of the pallet housing is incrementally lowered within the pallet housing to receive a second and progressive layers of containers and that it is lowered automatically.