CART LOADING MACHINE

摘要

2110706 9221598 PCTABS00017 An apparatus and method for automatically loading successive layers of similary shaped objects, such as newspaper bundles and the like, into wheeled carts (130). The bundles (B) are first delivered at a controlled rate from a source thereof to a device that arranges and delivers the objects in organized groups to an initial loading position (61). The organized group is then moved onto a carrier (74) from the loading position (61). The carrier (74) then moves from its loading position to a position within the wheeled cart (130). A blocking plate (86) serves to prevent the objects from moving with the carrier (79) as it moves back to its initial loading position wherein the objects are deposited in the cart (130). The cart (130) is held on a lift (10c) and is first moved to a top loading position for receiving the first layer of bundles and subsequently lowered the needed amount for receiving successive layers of bundles. An electronic control provides for the coordinated control of the systems of the present invention so that the cart can be automatically and quickly filled with layers of the organized bundles.