Device for assembling collapsible containers
First Claim
1. In a collapsible container having side walls which are pivotal with respect to one another, having no top and a detachable base pallet, the base pallet having a ridge means to receive the walls of the container, wherein the later is secured to the sidewalls by means of a pair of clips, a clip being permanently affixed to each of a pair of opposite walls and engaging the base pallet through openings in corresponding opposing base pallet ridges, a system for manipulating collapsible containers which unfolds collapsed containers and places them on base pallets, the system comprising:
- a. first and second bases;
b. a first upright support member supported by the first base;
c. a roller slide member supported on and movable up and down the first upright support member;
d. a motor means which is capable of moving the roller slide up and down the support member;
e. a switch engagable by the roller slide mounted on the first upright support member;
f. a first horizontal arm fixedly attached to the roller slide and directed towards the second base member;
g. a rail member pivotally attached to the first horizontal support arm, the rail member comprising a first frame, an inverted T-rail being supported by and suspended from the first frame and having a riding surface on each side;
h. a tilting means which is mounted between and to the first horizontal arm and rail member;
i. a trolley means suspended from and movable along the riding surfaces of the T-rail;
j. first and second braking means mounted on the ends of the rail member;
k. a first grasper capable of releasibly engaging a sidewall of a collapsed collapsible container attached to the trolley member, the first grasper comprising a first grasper frame, a grasping means mounted on the underside of the first grasper frame, a second contact switch capable of being engaged by a wall of the collapsed collapsible container attached to the underside of the grasper frame;
l. a second upright member supported by the second base;
m. a second lateral arm mounted on the second upright support member and directed towards the first horizontal arm;
n. a second grasper mounted on the distal end of the lateral arm, the second grasper comprising a frame, a grabbing means mounted on the frame, the grabbing means being capable of releasibly receiving an unfolded container from the first grasper, a third contact switch capable of being engaged by a collapsed collapsible container and activating the grasper;
o. a means to pivot the second grasper being mounted on the second upright support member;
p. a sensor means capable of detecting that the second grasper has pivoted downwards.
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Abstract
A system for re-assembling collapsed collapsible topless containers which have four side walls pivotal to each other and a pallet. The system unfolds a collapsed container by lifting it up by one of the sides. The unfolded container is transferred to an assembling sub-unit which tips the unfolded container upright and deposits it on the pallet which releasably engages two opposing side walls.
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9 Claims
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1. In a collapsible container having side walls which are pivotal with respect to one another, having no top and a detachable base pallet, the base pallet having a ridge means to receive the walls of the container, wherein the later is secured to the sidewalls by means of a pair of clips, a clip being permanently affixed to each of a pair of opposite walls and engaging the base pallet through openings in corresponding opposing base pallet ridges, a system for manipulating collapsible containers which unfolds collapsed containers and places them on base pallets, the system comprising:
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a. first and second bases;
b. a first upright support member supported by the first base;
c. a roller slide member supported on and movable up and down the first upright support member;
d. a motor means which is capable of moving the roller slide up and down the support member;
e. a switch engagable by the roller slide mounted on the first upright support member;
f. a first horizontal arm fixedly attached to the roller slide and directed towards the second base member;
g. a rail member pivotally attached to the first horizontal support arm, the rail member comprising a first frame, an inverted T-rail being supported by and suspended from the first frame and having a riding surface on each side;
h. a tilting means which is mounted between and to the first horizontal arm and rail member;
i. a trolley means suspended from and movable along the riding surfaces of the T-rail;
j. first and second braking means mounted on the ends of the rail member;
k. a first grasper capable of releasibly engaging a sidewall of a collapsed collapsible container attached to the trolley member, the first grasper comprising a first grasper frame, a grasping means mounted on the underside of the first grasper frame, a second contact switch capable of being engaged by a wall of the collapsed collapsible container attached to the underside of the grasper frame;
l. a second upright member supported by the second base;
m. a second lateral arm mounted on the second upright support member and directed towards the first horizontal arm;
n. a second grasper mounted on the distal end of the lateral arm, the second grasper comprising a frame, a grabbing means mounted on the frame, the grabbing means being capable of releasibly receiving an unfolded container from the first grasper, a third contact switch capable of being engaged by a collapsed collapsible container and activating the grasper;
o. a means to pivot the second grasper being mounted on the second upright support member;
p. a sensor means capable of detecting that the second grasper has pivoted downwards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a collapsible container having side walls which are pivotal with respect to one another, having no top and a detachable base pallet, the base pallet having a ridge means to receive the walls of the container, wherein the later is secured to the sidewalls by means of a pair of clips, a clip being permanently affixed to each of a pair of opposite walls and engaging the base pallet through openings in corresponding opposing base pallet ridges, a system for manipulating collapsible containers which unfolds collapsed containers and places them on base pallets, the system comprising:
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a. first and second bases;
b. a first upright support member supported by the first base;
c. a roller slide member supported on and movable up and down the first upright support member;
d. a motor means which is capable of moving the roller slide up and down the support member;
e. a switch engagable by the roller slide mounted on the first upright support member;
f. a first horizontal arm fixedly attached to the roller slide and directed towards the second base member;
g. a rail member pivotally attached to the first horizontal support arm, the rail member comprising a first frame, an inverted T-rail being supported by and suspended from the rail and having a riding surface on each side;
h. a tilting means which is mounted between and to the first horizontal arm and rail member;
i. a trolley means suspended from and movable along the riding surfaces of the T-rail;
j. first and second braking means mounted on the ends of the rail member;
k. a first grasper capable of releasibly engaging a sidewall of a collapsed collapsible container attached to the trolley means, the first grasper comprising a first grasper frame, a grasping means mounted on the underside of the first grasper frame, a second contact switch capable of being engaged by a wall of the collapsed collapsible container attached to the underside of the grasper frame, at least one set of camming devices mounted on the frame, each set of camming devices having cams capable of frictionally engaging a side wall of a collapsible container, air driven piston-cylinder devises mounted on the frame and connected to the camming devices and a sensor means mounted on the frame capable of activating the air driven piston-cylinder devices and the motor means;
l. a second upright member supported by the second base;
m. a second lateral arm mounted on the second upright support member and directed towards the first horizontal arm;
n. a second grasper mounted on the distal end of the lateral arm, the second grasper comprising a second grasper frame which is pivotally attached to the second support arm, a pivoting means mounted on the frame, two space channels mounted on the opposite sides of the frame and capable of receiving respective ends of opposing side walls of the container, the channels having movable and non-movable side plates, at least one first air driven piston-cylinder member mounted on the frame and connected to the movable plate, a first switch to activate air driven piston-cylinder device and a second switch to activate the air driven piston-cylinder member;
o. a means to pivot the second grasper being mounted on the second upright support member;
p. a sensor means capable of detecting that the second grasper has pivoted downwards.
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