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Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025

Filed:

May. 03, 2024
Applicant:

Automation, Inc., Brooklyn Center, MN (US);

Inventors:

David E. Helgerson, Plymouth, MN (US);

Reed A. Bailey, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Assignee:

Automation, Inc., Brooklyn Center, MN (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 59/06 (2006.01); B65G 57/16 (2006.01); B65G 60/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 59/063 (2013.01); B65G 57/165 (2013.01); B65G 59/061 (2013.01); B65G 60/00 (2013.01); B65G 2207/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

Assemblies, systems, and methods for stacking, destacking, or stacking and destacking a plurality of trays that includes a conveyor having a first rail and a second rail; a lift subassembly configured to stack or destack a plurality of trays having predetermined dimensions, the lift subassembly comprising a first set of arms slidably coupled to a lift plate; a second set of arms slidably coupled to the lift plate; and a bracket configured to slidably couple the lift subassembly to the first rail and the second rail, wherein the first rail, the second rail, or the first and second rails are adjustable along the bracket of the lift subassembly to correspond to the predetermined dimensions of the plurality of trays, and wherein each of the first and second sets of arms are independently adjustable to correspond to the predetermined dimensions of the plurality of trays.


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