| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus is provided comprising a belt conveyor (10), a transport branch (12) of which exhibits a final tract (13) which defines a rest surface to support a group of objects (N), an end (13a) of the final tract (13) being mobile in a longitudinal direction; a handling head (40) exhibits a flexible support plane (41) which slides along guides (42) of the handling head (40) and which is capable of sliding horizontally below the group of objects until a support plane is provided for the group of objects. Functioning comprises the following stages: bringing the handling head (40) over the final tract (13), the support plane (41) being positioned laterally with respect to the group of objects; advancing a group (N) of objects on the conveyor (10) until the final tract (13) is reached. The method comprises: moving the end (13a) of the final tract (13) in a longitudinal direction between an advanced position in which the final tract (13) defines the entire rest surface for the group of objects, and a retracted position in which the rest surface disappears; moving the support plane contemporaneously and synchronously with the motion of the end of the final tract (13) until the support plane (41) is brought below the layer of objects, during which motion the forward end (43) of the support plane (41) is positioned adjacent to, and on the same horizontal plane as the end (13a) of the final tract (13).</p> |
