WO1999007626A8 - Method and apparatus for transferring objects - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for transferring objects

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Publication number
WO1999007626A8
WO1999007626A8 PCT/IB1998/001699 IB9801699W WO9907626A8 WO 1999007626 A8 WO1999007626 A8 WO 1999007626A8 IB 9801699 W IB9801699 W IB 9801699W WO 9907626 A8 WO9907626 A8 WO 9907626A8
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Prior art keywords
magazine
package
unloading device
storage
packager
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/IB1998/001699
Other languages
French (fr)
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WO1999007626A1 (en
Inventor
Gunther Peroni
Giuseppina Martelli
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Exper S A S Di Peroni G & C
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Priority claimed from IT97BO000490A external-priority patent/IT1293293B1/en
Priority claimed from IT97BO000489A external-priority patent/IT1293292B1/en
Priority claimed from EP97203185A external-priority patent/EP0913349B1/en
Application filed by Exper S A S Di Peroni G & C filed Critical Exper S A S Di Peroni G & C
Priority to BR9811067-5A priority Critical patent/BR9811067A/en
Priority to AU94545/98A priority patent/AU735892B2/en
Priority to KR1020007001225A priority patent/KR20010022631A/en
Priority to JP2000507170A priority patent/JP2001513476A/en
Priority to MXPA00001314A priority patent/MXPA00001314A/en
Priority to CA002283443A priority patent/CA2283443C/en
Publication of WO1999007626A1 publication Critical patent/WO1999007626A1/en
Publication of WO1999007626A8 publication Critical patent/WO1999007626A8/en

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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
    • B65B9/00—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages
    • B65B9/02—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs
    • B65B9/023—Packaging fluent material

Abstract

The present invention is an automated and integrated method and apparatus for packaging, loading, storing, and/or retrieving a specified product. A preferred embodiment of a system comprises a packager (1), a feeder device (3), a magazine (4), an unloading device (5), and a control unit. The packager is adapted to package a predetermined quantity of a product in a package. The feeder device has a loading screw which engages the package and transfers it to a storage screw in the magazine. The magazine preferably comprises multiple horizontal rows of storage screws. Each horizontal row of storage screws may be individually rotated about a central axis of the magazine. The control unit maintains a data base of the location and contents of each package in the magazine. The unloading device is adapted to retrieve a desired package from the magazine. The unloading device then transfers the desired package to a predetermined location (6) such as a tote, bin, or patient specific drawer.
PCT/IB1998/001699 1997-08-04 1998-08-04 Method and apparatus for transferring objects WO1999007626A1 (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
BR9811067-5A BR9811067A (en) 1997-10-14 1998-08-04 Method and apparatus for transferring objects
AU94545/98A AU735892B2 (en) 1997-08-04 1998-08-04 Method and apparatus for transferring objects
KR1020007001225A KR20010022631A (en) 1997-08-04 1998-08-04 Method and apparatus for transferring objects
JP2000507170A JP2001513476A (en) 1997-08-04 1998-08-04 Method and apparatus for transferring objects
MXPA00001314A MXPA00001314A (en) 1997-08-04 1998-08-04 Method and apparatus for transferring objects.
CA002283443A CA2283443C (en) 1997-08-04 1998-08-04 Method and apparatus for transferring objects

Applications Claiming Priority (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT97BO000490A IT1293293B1 (en) 1997-08-04 1997-08-04 DEVICE FOR THE PACKAGING OF VARIOUS ITEMS.
ITBO97A000489 1997-08-04
IT97BO000489A IT1293292B1 (en) 1997-08-04 1997-08-04 DEVICE FOR SINGULARIZED FEEDING OF ARTICLES TO RECEIVING BODIES UNDERLYING.
ITBO97A000490 1997-08-04
EP97203185A EP0913349B1 (en) 1997-10-14 1997-10-14 Device for transferring objects
EP97203185.0 1997-10-14
US09/031,584 US5967730A (en) 1997-10-14 1998-02-27 Device for transferring objects
US09/087,607 1998-05-29
US09/087,607 US6217273B1 (en) 1997-08-04 1998-05-29 Method and apparatus for transferring objects
US09/031,584 1998-05-29

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WO1999007626A8 true WO1999007626A8 (en) 1999-11-11

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JP (1) JP2001513476A (en)
AU (1) AU735892B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2283443C (en)
MX (1) MXPA00001314A (en)
WO (1) WO1999007626A1 (en)

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