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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Barry-wehmiller, Inc., Green Bay, WI (US);
Inventors:
Peter A. Klaassen, Hoek, NL;
Willem Zegers, Zaamslag, NL;
Assignee:
Barry-Wehmiller, Inc., Green Bay, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 57/06 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01); B65G 57/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 57/06 (2013.01); B65G 47/902 (2013.01); B65G 47/907 (2013.01); B65G 57/03 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0267 (2013.01); B65G 2811/0663 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gripper mechanism for a palletizer apparatus is configured to receive articles from an associated infeed conveyor in any one of a plurality of orientations of the gripper mechanism relative to the infeed conveyor. In a preferred embodiment, the gripper mechanism is configured to receive articles through any one of four sides of the mechanism.