Krones Ag

Osterhammer, Martin

Osterhammer, Johann Jun.

Osterhammer, Paul

Martin Osterhammer

Erhard Beer

Manuel Kollmuss

Richard Eschlbeck

Peter Zeiner

Christian Westermeier

Albin Semmelrock

Bernhard Diener

Gerald Heckel

Johann Haas

Florian Hertel

Georg Schweighofer

Marco Ehberger

Dennis Fritsch

Peter Graf

Josef Mohr

Florian Osterhammer

Johann Osterhammer Jun

Paul Osterhammer

Sebastian Grimm

Disclosed are a method and a device () for handling individual intermediate layers (). The method involves removing from each of at least two separate stacks of intermediate layers () an individual intermediate layer () arranged topmost on the particular stack of intermediate layers (). The removed individual intermediate layers () are moved into a detection range of a sensor system () of its own and the particular own sensor system () identifying, preferably by means of optical detection, an outer edge () of the particular intermediate layer (). Subsequently, the removed individual intermediate layers () move toward a particular target location (Z, Z), the particular, preferably optical detection thereby being taken into account, such that the intermediate layers () reach their particular target location (Z, Z) in a predetermined position.

Method and device for handling individual intermediate layers

A method and apparatus for horizontally shifting an article group or article layer, composed of a plurality of articles, from a first position and/or from a conveying movement into a second rest position while largely maintaining the relative positions of the articles in the article layer or group to each other, said transfer being effected by at least one first pusher bar engaging with the articles located at the back of the article group or article layer, as considered in relation to the conveying or feed direction. A support bar, which is at least temporarily allocated to the articles located at the front of the article group or layer, as considered in relation to the conveying direction, moves ahead at a slight distance from or abuts on the foremost articles of the article group or layer at least immediately before or on reaching the rest position.

Method and apparatus for transferring article layers between adjacent modules

The invention comprises a method for horizontal movement of a group or layer of articles () from a vertically movable first support level () of a first module () to a vertically movable second support level () of a second module () immediately downstream of the first conveyor module () in a direction of transport or transfer () while substantially maintaining the relative positions of a plurality of articles () forming the group or layer of articles (). The movement or transfer is carried out by means of a transfer device (). Additionally, the horizontal movement of the group or layer of articles () while the first and second support levels () of the first and second modules (), which can move vertically in a synchronized fashion during the transfer process, are approximately aligned.

Method and device for transferring layers of articles between adjacent modules

The invention comprises a transfer unit () for horizontal movement of a group or layer of articles () between at least two adjacent modules () while substantially maintaining the relative positions of a plurality of articles () constituting the group or layer of articles (). The transfer unit () comprises a horizontal support surface () for the layer of articles (), at least one first bar () or push bar for horizontally moving the layer of articles () that contacts the rear of the group or layer of articles in the direction of transport or feed to an adjacent module () and at least one second bar () or support bar contacting the front of the layer of articles (), the movements of which are at least temporarily coupled with the push bar or first bar () in the direction of transfer (), A first horizontal section of the movement of the first bar () or push bar, to generate the horizontal pushing movement at the level of the layer of articles () moving on the support surface () is longer than a second horizontal section of the movement of the second bar () or support bar to generate the horizontal supporting movement for the layer of articles ().

Method and device for horizontally transferring layers of articles between adjacent modules

This invention concerns a method for horizontal movement of groups or layers of articles () between adjacent conveyor modules (). The groups or layers of articles () are moved from a vertically movable first support level () of a first conveyor module () to a vertically movable second support level () of a second conveyor module () immediately downstream of the first conveyor module () in the direction of transport or transfer () by means of at least one frame-like transfer device (), which is lowered over the layer or group of articles () to be transported and encompasses them on all sides, and moves in the direction of transport or transfer () from the first conveyor module () to the second conveyor module () during the movement of a group or layer of articles () At least during the transfer movement, the support layers () of the first and second conveyor modules () form a common transfer surface at approximately the same height or moving vertically in the same direction. This invention further concerns a suitable device for handling and/or stacking and/or palletizing groups or layers of articles (). The device comprises a vertically movable first conveyor module () with a first support level () and a second conveyor module () with a second support level () immediately downstream of the first conveyor module () in the direction of transport or transfer (), as well as at least one vertically movable frame-like transfer device () for pushing a group or layer of articles () from the first conveyor module () to the second conveyor module (). The transfer device encompasses the group or layer of articles () on all sides, whereby the support layers () of the first and second conveyor modules () form a common, vertically moving transfer surface at approximately the same height or moving vertically in the same direction during the transfer ().

Device and method for horizontal movement of layers of articles between adjacent conveyor modules

The invention concerns a method for horizontal movement of groups or layers of articles from a first support level of a first conveyor module to a vertically movable second support level of a second conveyor module immediately downstream of the first conveyor module in the direction of transport or transfer, in particular by means of a transfer device that remains spatially associated with the first conveyor module during the transfer. Shortly before or after reaching a final position of the transfer device, the respectively transferred group or layer of articles is moved in the direction of transport on the second conveyor module by means of a support surface horizontally movable relative to this second conveyor module and/or centered on the second conveyor module before or during its vertical hoisting movement.

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