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Depalletizing and dispensing apparatus and method

  • US 5,607,282 A
  • Filed: 11/15/1994
  • Issued: 03/04/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A combination depalletizer and dispenser for loads of items stacked on a pallet, comprising:

  • a frame;

    a vertically reciprocable lift mounted at least partially within said frame, said lift having at least a pallet infeed position, a case dispensing position, and a pallet discharge position, each of said positions having a different predetermined height setting;

    a lift conveyor located at least partially on said lift;

    means for securing said stacked items independent of said pallet, said securing means engaging at least the lowermost layer of stacked items on said pallet when said lift is at its pallet infeed position; and

    a pallet transport conveyor located adjacent said lift and arranged to receive and remove the pallet when said lift is in the pallet discharge position.

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