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Patent No.:

US 12377546 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 24, 2021

System and method for automatically sorting and combining board pieces

Applicants:

Mekanika Inc., Sainte-Marie, CA;

Pro-automation Inc., Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, CA;

Inventors:

Richard Audet, Sainte-Marie, CA;

Simon Kirouac, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, CA;

Assignees:

MEKANIKA INC., Sainte-Marie, CA;

PRO-AUTOMATION INC., Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, CA;

Attorneys:

Brouillette Legal Inc.

Philippe Brouillette

Primary Examiner:

Ernesto A Suarez

Assistant Examiner:

Laurence R Brothers

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B07C 5/14 (2006.01); B25J 5/02 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B65G 47/08 (2006.01); B65G 15/02 (2006.01); B65G 15/10 (2006.01); B65G 15/58 (2006.01); B65G 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1687 (2013.01); B07C 5/14 (2013.01); B25J 5/02 (2013.01); B25J 9/0084 (2013.01); B25J 9/0093 (2013.01); B65G 1/0464 (2013.01); B65G 1/1371 (2013.01); B65G 47/082 (2013.01); B07C 2501/0063 (2013.01); B25J 15/00 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0217 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0282 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0208 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sorting and combining system for board pieces is provided by the present invention. The system comprises a conveying system for the board pieces in association with at least one robotic arm and accumulating rows. The system may further comprise side rows for additional storing of board pieces. With the help of stopping systems, board pieces of the conveyor are assembled into stacks of predetermined length by the at least one robotic arm on the accumulating rows before being sent to an outfeed section. A method is further provided, the method analyzing the presence of board pieces on a conveyor, stopping gates and a reserve in order to complete stacks of rows of predetermined length on sorting boxes. The method makes the use of a robotic arm for the manipulation and displacement of board pieces.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Audet, Richard. (2025). System and method for automatically sorting and combining board pieces (U.S. Patent No. 12377546). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12377546

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