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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
May. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Sidel Canada Inc., Laval, CA;
Inventors:
Franck Klotz, Laval, CA;
Paulo Arruda, Laval, CA;
Assignee:
SIDEL CANADA, Laval, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 47/51 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B65G 61/00 (2006.01); B65G 57/00 (2006.01); B65G 65/00 (2006.01); B65G 65/02 (2006.01); B65B 35/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/0093 (2013.01); B65G 47/5104 (2013.01); B65G 47/5181 (2013.01); B65G 57/00 (2013.01); B65G 61/00 (2013.01); B65G 65/005 (2013.01); B65G 65/02 (2013.01); B65B 35/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an accumulation device, for accumulating products conveyed within an industrial treatment line, including a set of horizontal trays, arranged in a tray zone as a vertical stack, further including a manipulator, such as a robot, for transferring products between a substantially horizontal closed belt type conveyor and the uppermost tray of the bottom portion of the stack. The trays are movable in the vertical direction, at least in order to bring at a predetermined height the tray to be loaded or unloaded. Also disclosed is a corresponding conveying installation and method.