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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2009
Gerhard Schäfer, Neunkirchen, DE;
Gerhard Schäfer, Neunkirchen, DE;
SSI Schäfer Noell GmbH Lager- und Systemtechnik, Giebelstadt, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for unloading a load support, particularly a tray, which can be loaded with at least one packing unit, particularly with a pallet layer of packing units, includes a roller array comprising a plurality of driven rollers, and having a size which corresponds substantially to a size of a loading area of the load support; and a lifting mechanism lifting the roller array or lowering the load support such that the rollers engage through holes within the loading area of the load support, in order to remove from the loading area a packing unit, preferably in a desired manner, by driving the rollers.