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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2023
Autefa Solutions Germany Gmbh, Friedberg, DE;
Robert Hiesch, Augsburg, DE;
AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH, Friedber, DE;
Abstract
A stacking device (), handling plant and method for goods () in the form of layers of goods, includes a loading station () for feeding and/or removal of layers of goods (), a stacking station () for the arrangement of a stack of containers, which include a mobile stack carrier () and inverted containers () that are stacked on the stack carrier, are open at the bottom and can be stacked on top of one another. A handling device () is arranged between the stacking station and the loading station and handles and moves the inverted container together with a layer of goods between the stacking station and the loading station. The stacking device includes a moveable stack transporter () and alternatingly arranges a filled stack of containers () with inverted containers with layers of goods and a buffering stack of containers () composed of empty inverted containers.