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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1976
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1975
Jerome A Selusnik, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert W Wolfe, Oak Lawn, IL (US);
William J Cartwright, Palos Park, IL (US);
Oliver C Tate, Darien, IL (US);
Continental Can Company, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A depalletizer apparatus for unloading containers or other articles stacked in tiers which are separated by paperboard upon a pallet. The apparatus has a pallet infeed section, an elevator means for sequentially raising a loaded pallet to a height of one tier and sweep means operated in conjunction with the elevator to remove each tier onto a conveyor. Also disclosed is a pallet discharge means, and a paperboard removal means which together with the sweep means operate to move the pallets, the containers, and the paperboard onto three conveyors for transporting same to three separate collection areas, all conveyors being located adjacent the top of the elevator means. Finally, this specification also discloses a second elevator means for receiving the unloaded pallets and stacking same as well as a compartment for receiving paperboard and collecting same in a manner to facilitate subsequent removal and reuse.