CA2608190A1 - Apparatus for applying external corner or edge protectors onto external corner or edge regions of packages or palletized loads - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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Abstract
Apparatus for placing external corner protectors upon the external corner regions of palletized loads, prior to the wrapping of the palletized loads within wrapping material, comprises four corner protector pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanisms (248) respectively disposed adjacent to the four corner regions of the palletized load, wherein the corner protector pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanisms are movable independently of the external corner protector magazine assemblies. The external corner protector pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanisms (248) are rotatably mounted upon rotatable actuators (350) which are rotatably movable through angular movements comprising 270~, and, in turn, the rotary actuators are mounted upon linearly movable mechanisms which are movable in both X and Y directions.
Claims (15)
1. Apparatus for placing external corner protectors upon ex-ternal corner regions of an article disposed at a wrapping station in preparation for being wrapped within wrapping ma-terial, comprising:
a framework;
a magazine assembly stationarily mounted upon said framework for accommodating and housing a plurality of ex-ternal corner protectors to be mounted upon external corner regions of an article disposed at a wrapping station in pre-paration for being wrapped within wrapping material.; and a pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism, mounted upon said framework so as to be movable, independent of and relative to said magazine assembly, between a first position, at which said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism picks up a leading one of the external corner pro-tectors from said magazine assembly, and a second position at which said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism can ap-ply the leading one of the external corner protectors onto the external corner region of the article disposed at the wrapping station.
a framework;
a magazine assembly stationarily mounted upon said framework for accommodating and housing a plurality of ex-ternal corner protectors to be mounted upon external corner regions of an article disposed at a wrapping station in pre-paration for being wrapped within wrapping material.; and a pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism, mounted upon said framework so as to be movable, independent of and relative to said magazine assembly, between a first position, at which said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism picks up a leading one of the external corner pro-tectors from said magazine assembly, and a second position at which said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism can ap-ply the leading one of the external corner protectors onto the external corner region of the article disposed at the wrapping station.
2. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 1, further comprising:
first means movably mounted upon said framework for undergoing movement in a first linear direction;
second means movably mounted upon said first means for undergoing movement in a second linear direction; and means for mounting said pickup, transfer, and ap-plicator mechanism upon said second means such that when said first and second means respectively undergo movements along said first and second linear directions, said pickup, trans-fer, and applicator mechanism can be moved in said first and second linear directions so as to positionally adjust said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism with respect to an external corner region of the article upon which the leading one of the external corner protectors can be applied.
first means movably mounted upon said framework for undergoing movement in a first linear direction;
second means movably mounted upon said first means for undergoing movement in a second linear direction; and means for mounting said pickup, transfer, and ap-plicator mechanism upon said second means such that when said first and second means respectively undergo movements along said first and second linear directions, said pickup, trans-fer, and applicator mechanism can be moved in said first and second linear directions so as to positionally adjust said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism with respect to an external corner region of the article upon which the leading one of the external corner protectors can be applied.
3. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 2, wherein:
said first linear direction, along which said first means is movably mounted upon said framework, comprises a longitudinally oriented direction; and said second linear direction, along which said sec-ond means is movably mounted upon said first means, comprises a laterally oriented direction which is disposed substantial-ly perpendicular to said first longitudinally oriented linear direction.
said first linear direction, along which said first means is movably mounted upon said framework, comprises a longitudinally oriented direction; and said second linear direction, along which said sec-ond means is movably mounted upon said first means, comprises a laterally oriented direction which is disposed substantial-ly perpendicular to said first longitudinally oriented linear direction.
4. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 3, wherein:
said first means, movably mounted upon said frame-work for undergoing movement in said first longitudinally or-iented linear direction, comprises a pair of laterally spac-ed, longitudinally oriented linear bearings; and said second means, movably mounted upon said first means for undergoing movement in said second laterally ori-ented linear direction, comprises a laterally oriented linear bearing operatively connected to said pair of laterally spac-ed, longitudinally oriented linear bearings.
said first means, movably mounted upon said frame-work for undergoing movement in said first longitudinally or-iented linear direction, comprises a pair of laterally spac-ed, longitudinally oriented linear bearings; and said second means, movably mounted upon said first means for undergoing movement in said second laterally ori-ented linear direction, comprises a laterally oriented linear bearing operatively connected to said pair of laterally spac-ed, longitudinally oriented linear bearings.
5. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 4, further comprising:
a pair of toothed rack members respectively fixed upon said pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally oriented linear bearings; and rotary drive means rotatably mounted upon said frame member and having pinion means fixedly mounted upon op-posite end portions thereof for enmeshed engagement with said pair of toothed rack members.
a pair of toothed rack members respectively fixed upon said pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally oriented linear bearings; and rotary drive means rotatably mounted upon said frame member and having pinion means fixedly mounted upon op-posite end portions thereof for enmeshed engagement with said pair of toothed rack members.
6. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 4, further comprising:
a laterally oriented guide rail; and a rodless cylinder operatively mounted upon said guide rail and fixedly connected to said laterally oriented linear bearing.
a laterally oriented guide rail; and a rodless cylinder operatively mounted upon said guide rail and fixedly connected to said laterally oriented linear bearing.
7. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 2, wherein:
said means for mounting said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism upon said second means comprises a ro-tary actuator.
said means for mounting said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism upon said second means comprises a ro-tary actuator.
8. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 7, wherein:
said rotary actuator is capable of undergoing ro-tary arcuate movements encompassing 270° of movement such that said apparatus can be alternatively disposed in perpendicular and parallel modes with respect to the wrapping station.
said rotary actuator is capable of undergoing ro-tary arcuate movements encompassing 270° of movement such that said apparatus can be alternatively disposed in perpendicular and parallel modes with respect to the wrapping station.
9. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 1, wherein said maga-zine assembly, stationarily mounted upon said framework for accommodating and housing the plurality of external corner protectors to be mounted upon the external corner regions of the article disposed at the wrapping station in preparation for being wrapped within wrapping material, comprises:
a first lower conveyor mechanism;
a second upper conveyor mechanism operatively coop-erating with said first lower conveyor mechanism for convey-ing the plurality of external corner protectors toward said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism such that said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism can pick up the leading one of the external corner protectors from said mag-azine assembly and apply the leading one of the external corner protectors onto the external corner region of the art-icle disposed at the wrapping station.
a first lower conveyor mechanism;
a second upper conveyor mechanism operatively coop-erating with said first lower conveyor mechanism for convey-ing the plurality of external corner protectors toward said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism such that said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism can pick up the leading one of the external corner protectors from said mag-azine assembly and apply the leading one of the external corner protectors onto the external corner region of the art-icle disposed at the wrapping station.
10. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 9, wherein:
said first lower conveyor mechanism comprises a first drive pulley around which a first lower conveyor belt is adapted to be disposed;
said second upper conveyor mechanism comprise,s a second drive pulley around which a second upper conveyor belt is adapted to be disposed;
first rotary drive means is operatively connected to said first drive pulley so as to drive the first lower conveyor belt;
second rotary drive means is operatively connected to said second drive pulley so as to drive the second upper conveyor belt; and means interconnects said first and second rotary drive means so as to drive the first and second lower and up-per conveyor belts together.
said first lower conveyor mechanism comprises a first drive pulley around which a first lower conveyor belt is adapted to be disposed;
said second upper conveyor mechanism comprise,s a second drive pulley around which a second upper conveyor belt is adapted to be disposed;
first rotary drive means is operatively connected to said first drive pulley so as to drive the first lower conveyor belt;
second rotary drive means is operatively connected to said second drive pulley so as to drive the second upper conveyor belt; and means interconnects said first and second rotary drive means so as to drive the first and second lower and up-per conveyor belts together.
11. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 9, further compris-ing:
means for adjustably mounting said second upper conveyor mechanism relative to said first lower conveyor mechanism such that said magazine assembly can accommodate and house different sized external corner protectors.
means for adjustably mounting said second upper conveyor mechanism relative to said first lower conveyor mechanism such that said magazine assembly can accommodate and house different sized external corner protectors.
12. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 11, wherein said means for adjustably mounting said second upper conveyor mechanism relative to said first lower conveyor mechanism comprises:
a vertically movable carriage assembly mounted upon said framework.
a vertically movable carriage assembly mounted upon said framework.
13. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 12, wherein:
said framework comprises a pair of laterally spac-ed, vertically upstanding mast members; and said carriage assembly comprises a pair of carriage blocks fixedly connected to said second upper conveyor mech-anism and movably mounted upon said pair of laterally spaced, vertically upstanding mast members.
said framework comprises a pair of laterally spac-ed, vertically upstanding mast members; and said carriage assembly comprises a pair of carriage blocks fixedly connected to said second upper conveyor mech-anism and movably mounted upon said pair of laterally spaced, vertically upstanding mast members.
14. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 13, further compris-ing:
a pair of guide rods fixedly mounted upon said pair of laterally spaced, vertically upstanding mast members for 0guiding said pair of carriage blocks of said carriage assem-bly as said carriage assembly undergoes vertical movements;
a pair of vertically oriented threaded rods thread-edly engaged with said pair of carriage blocks; and means for rotating said pair of vertically oriented threaded rods so as to cause said carriage blocks to be ver-tically moved along said pair of guide rods.
a pair of guide rods fixedly mounted upon said pair of laterally spaced, vertically upstanding mast members for 0guiding said pair of carriage blocks of said carriage assem-bly as said carriage assembly undergoes vertical movements;
a pair of vertically oriented threaded rods thread-edly engaged with said pair of carriage blocks; and means for rotating said pair of vertically oriented threaded rods so as to cause said carriage blocks to be ver-tically moved along said pair of guide rods.
15. The apparatus as set forth in Claim 4, further compris-ing:
programmable logic control (PLC) means for opera-tively controlling components of said magazine assembly, said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism, said pair of lat-erally spaced, longitudinally oriented linear bearings, and said laterally oriented linear bearing.
programmable logic control (PLC) means for opera-tively controlling components of said magazine assembly, said pickup, transfer, and applicator mechanism, said pair of lat-erally spaced, longitudinally oriented linear bearings, and said laterally oriented linear bearing.
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