11results about "Wrapper supporting apparatus" patented technology

An inventory management system can include a workspace defining a plurality of loading zones separated by passages and each sized to contain a palletized item stack. A carriage suspended over the workspace may move above the loading zones. An accessory may be coupled with the carriage and extend at least partially downward into the passages. The accessory can include a main body; a boom extending at least partially upward from the main body toward the carriage; a dispenser coupled with the main body and arranged for supporting a spool of stretch wrap material; and a driving wheel extending from the main body. The driving wheel may rotate against the target palletized item stack and propel the main body and the boom within the passages and along a perimeter of the target palletized item stack so that stretch wrap material is deployed around the target palletized item stack.

The invention relates to an apparatus, arrangement and method for packaging loaded goods (2) that are palleted or arranged on a pallet (1) by winding a paper web (3) around the goods helically whilst simultaneously unwinding the paper web (3) from a paper roll (4), comprising:—a rotary device (5) for rotating the pallet (1) and the loaded goods (2) located on the pallet (1) about a pallet rotational axis (6), —a roll holder (7) with at least one holding extension (8) for rotatably holding a paper roll (4) about a roll rotational axis (9), —an output device (10) for outputting the paper web (3) unrolled from the paper roll (4) in an output direction (11) pointing towards the rotary device (5) or the loaded goods (2), and—a lifting device (12) for changing the height (13) of the output of the paper web (3) from the output device (10), a pivoting device (14) with a pivoting carrier (16) pivotable about a pivot axis (15) being provided to tilt the output direction (11) of the paper web (3).

A palletizer system (5) and method configured to automate the assembly of pallets in a compact space employs a turntable (7) including a conveyor (9) upon which a support base (28), various product arrays (48, 67, 71, 72) and a top support (74) are stacked by a first robotic mechanism (12) including an arm (16) provided with a transfer unit (18), preferably in the form of a vacuum or suction gripping surface. Concurrent with this building process, a second robotic mechanism (32) is employed to pick and position comer posts (57) within corner post receivers (55) provided on the turntable (7), with the turntable (7) being indexed as the first robotic mechanism (12) is shifted in connection with building the pallet. Once completed, the stacked product arrays (48, 67, 71, 72) are rotated on the turntable (7) while a film wrapper (40) wraps a film about the stacked product arrays (48, 67, 71, 72). Finally, the conveyor (9) of the turntable (7) is employed to transfer the completed palletized product (73) and the entire operation is repeated.

An apparatus for shaping a box by wrapping-around includes a shaping device with a carousel, on which shaping supports are circulated along a closed circular trajectory. A portion of the trajectory constitutes a box shaping path. The carousel rotates around a vertical axis of rotation with a continuous motion. The shaping supports are adapted to receive products to be packaged. The apparatus also includes a dispenser device of blanks intended to be wrapped around to contain the products to be packaged. The apparatus includes a transfer device of blanks, apt to sequentially pick-up the blanks and insert them, one at a time, into the shaping path. A process for shaping boxes by wrapping-around is also described.

A method of paper wrapping a pallet of goods (12) comprises: passing a front side of the pallet of goods (12) into a paper curtain, formed by a continuous paper web extending from a paper roll (22), and extending across a wrapping path (18) at a wrapping gate (16), to cover the front side with paper; passing the pallet of goods (12) through the wrapping gate (16), first and second side segments of the paper web thereby covering lateral sides (12c, 12d) with paper; deflecting at least one rear wrap segment of the paper web across the wrapping path (18) to cover the rear side (12b) of the pallet of goods (12); attaching a distal end of the paper web, and a proximal attachment portion formed of a proximal paper web segment between the paper roll (22) and the first side segment, along an attachment plane which is parallel to the rear side of the pallet of goods; and cutting the proximal paper web segment between the proximal attachment portion and the paper roll (22).

The invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing pouches received in a packaging, the apparatus comprising a pouch manufacturing device (2) adapted to produce pouches (42) containing infusible material in a water permeable packaging and a sealing station (100) comprising two sealing jaws (102, 104) movable relative to each other to seal the pouches (42) in a packaging formed by a packaging material (40). The apparatus is characterized in that it comprises a pouch handling device (10) for removing finished pouches (42) from the pouch manufacturing device (2) and a packaging material handling device (20) for handling the packaging material (40) during the U-shaped packaging of the packaging material (40), wherein the pouch handling device (10) and the packaging material handling device (20) are adapted such that a pouch (42) held by the pouch handling device (10) and a packaging material (40) held by the packaging material handling device (20) are guided into the sealing station (100).