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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2008
Bruno Cartal, Montelier, FR;
Francois Madar, Bourg les Valence, FR;
Matthew Good, Marriottsville, MD (US);
Bruno Cartal, Montelier, FR;
Francois Madar, Bourg les Valence, FR;
Matthew Good, Marriottsville, MD (US);
SOLYSTIC, Gentilly Cedex, FR;
Abstract
The device for unloading an open-top tray filled with flat articles placed in a stack on the bottom of the tray comprises a pivot member suitable for taking hold of the tray and for tilting its opening downwards. The device further comprises: a pusher for holding the flat articles at the bottom of the tray when the tray is tilted; a shuttle box moved by a conveyor between the pivot member and a box unloading zone remote from the pivot member, the shuttle box having a bottom with back and front walls that are retractable or removable relative to the bottom; a box tilting device for tilting the box into a tilted position immediately below the tray; and a moving paddle mounted to be moveable vertically and horizontally, and designed in such a manner as to retract the front wall of the box and as to be inserted between the back wall of the box and the stack of flat articles.