Method and apparatus for automatically loading and unloading piece goods
First Claim
1. A method for automatically loading and unloading piece goods of different shapes, consistencies and masses to/from a permanently installed conveying system, which comprises the steps of:
- providing a-remote-controlled conveyed-goods pick-up device for automatically picking up the piece goods, the remote-controlled conveyed-goods pick-up device having a pick-up platform with a conveyor belt and side walls;
positioning the remote-controlled conveyed-goods pick-up device in a conveying path of the conveying system by a robot;
moving the piece goods from the conveying system onto a pick-up platform of the remote-controlled conveyed-goods pick-up device by friction;
securing the piece goods, after being picked up on the pick-up platform, by at least one of force and shape against slipping off and falling down until unloading the piece goods; and
putting down automatically the piece goods by the remote-controlled conveyed-goods pick-up device at an intended location.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for automatically loading and unloading piece goods of different shapes, consistencies and masses in a permanently installed conveying system. The relevant piece goods are picked up automatically by a remote controlled apparatus, by the piece goods being gripped by friction by the apparatus and moved onto a pick-up platform belonging to the apparatus. Moreover, the piece goods, after being picked up on the pick-up platform, are secured by force and/or shape against slipping off or falling down until they are unloaded, and the loaded goods being put down automatically by the apparatus at the intended location.
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1. A method for automatically loading and unloading piece goods of different shapes, consistencies and masses to/from a permanently installed conveying system, which comprises the steps of:
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providing a-remote-controlled conveyed-goods pick-up device for automatically picking up the piece goods, the remote-controlled conveyed-goods pick-up device having a pick-up platform with a conveyor belt and side walls;
positioning the remote-controlled conveyed-goods pick-up device in a conveying path of the conveying system by a robot;
moving the piece goods from the conveying system onto a pick-up platform of the remote-controlled conveyed-goods pick-up device by friction;
securing the piece goods, after being picked up on the pick-up platform, by at least one of force and shape against slipping off and falling down until unloading the piece goods; and
putting down automatically the piece goods by the remote-controlled conveyed-goods pick-up device at an intended location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for automatically loading and unloading piece goods of different shapes, consistencies and masses to/from a permanently installed conveying system, comprising:
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a robot having a carrying arm to be moved along several axes and being formed from at least two parts and having a free end; and
a remote-controlled conveyed-goods pick-up device disposed at said free end of said carrying arm for automatically picking up the piece goods, said remote controlled conveyed-goods pick-up device having a pick-up platform with a conveyor belt and side walls, said conveyor belt enclosed by said side walls on at least two sides running transversely with respect to a conveying direction of said conveyor belt. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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