System and method to build mixed pallet layers from full pallet layers
First Claim
1. A system to build mixed pallet layers from full pallet layers comprising:
- a palletizing/de-palletizing system, including product accumulators, for receiving full pallet layers, each including identical products from a predetermined group of products, for storing the identical products in a selected one of the product accumulators and for producing mixed pallet layers from selected products retrieved from the product accumulators;
a feeding system for feeding the full pallet layers to the palletizing/de-palletizing system; and
a mixed pallet output system for receiving the mixed pallet layers from the palletizing/de-palletizing system.
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Abstract
A method and system to build mixed pallet layers from full pallet layers comprises a palletizing/de-palletizing system, a feeding system for feeding the full pallet layers to the palletizing/de-palletizing system; and a mixed pallet output system for receiving the mixed pallet layers from the palletizing/de-palletizing system. The palletizing/de-palletizing system includes a ball table to receive and support the full pallet layers of products and to support the mixed pallet layers; a plurality of product accumulating rows located adjacent the ball table for receiving and accumulating identical products from the full pallet layers and a robot, provided with a tool, to pick products from one of the full pallet layers on the table, to store the products in a selected one of the accumulating rows, and to form a mixed pallet layer on the table by picking selected products in the accumulating rows and by positioning the selected products according to a mixed layer pattern.
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1. A system to build mixed pallet layers from full pallet layers comprising:
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a palletizing/de-palletizing system, including product accumulators, for receiving full pallet layers, each including identical products from a predetermined group of products, for storing the identical products in a selected one of the product accumulators and for producing mixed pallet layers from selected products retrieved from the product accumulators;
a feeding system for feeding the full pallet layers to the palletizing/de-palletizing system; and
a mixed pallet output system for receiving the mixed pallet layers from the palletizing/de-palletizing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system to build mixed pallet layers from full pallet layers comprising:
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a table to receive and support the full pallet layers and to support the mixed pallet layers;
each of the full pallet layers including identical input products selected from a predetermined group of products;
a plurality of product accumulating rows located adjacent the table for receiving and accumulating the input products;
a product manipulator to pick the identical input products from each one of the full pallet layers on the table, to store the identical input products in a selected one of the accumulating rows, and to form a mixed pallet layer on the table by picking selected products in the accumulating rows and by positioning the selected products according to a mixed layer pattern. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method to build mixed pallet layers comprising:
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receiving full pallet layers, each including identical products selected from a predetermined group of products;
uniquely associating to each group of products an accumulator from a series of accumulators;
de-palletizing each of the full pallet layers and accumulating each of the identical products included therein in a first selected accumulator from the series of accumulators which is associated to the identical product;
for each of the mixed pallet layers to build;
i) providing a list of selected products from the predetermined group of products to include in said each of the mixed layers to build;
ii) determining a mixed-layer pattern using the list of selected products to include; and
iii) building the mixed pallet layer by retrieving each of the selected products in a second selected group of accumulators from the series of accumulators corresponding to the series of accumulators which are associated to the selected products, and by positioning said selected products according to the mixed-layer pattern;
the second selected group of accumulators including accumulators. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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