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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2010
Applicant:
Albrecht Hoene, Lappersdorf, DE;
Inventor:
Albrecht Hoene, Lappersdorf, DE;
Assignee:
KUKA Roboter GmbH, Augsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transport system for piece goods includes a conveyor for moving the piece goods along a conveying path, an unloading device including a multi-axis manipulator for unloading piece goods from the conveyor, and a clearing tool. The clearing tool is moved relative to the conveyor by the multi-axis manipulator to discharge a piece good from the conveyor, and the movement of the clearing tool includes a directional component transverse to the direction of movement of the conveying path and a directional component in the direction of movement of the conveying path.