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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2020
Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Mumbai, IN;
Venkat Raju Chintalapalli Patta, Bangalore, IN;
Venkatesh Prasad Bangalore Srinivas, Bangalore, IN;
Swagat Kumar, Bangalore, IN;
Rajesh Sinha, Bangalore, IN;
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED, Mumbai, IN;
Abstract
Conventionally, loading and unloading pallets occurred in a factory like environment, wherein traditional systems were used for stacking pallets vertically for retrieval thereof. However, these pallets arrive from a roller conveyer and such set-ups are purely based on the concept of storage purpose and lack in palletizing and depalletizing in effective manner. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide pallet loading and unloading apparatus for automated objects manipulation, wherein pallet(s) from a forklift jack arrives on a linear slider assembly for movement of pallet from loading area to manipulating area using two double-sided cylinders associated thereof. Rollers comprised in apparatus provide flexibility to linear slider to slide freely on top. Manipulator performs palletizing and depalletizing as applicable. During depalletizing, empty pallet is slide down using actuator(s) and guided pins and pushed back to bottom rollers which is below a L-channel and is pushed out towards bottom ramp at pallet exit area.