Method and apparatus for handling pieces, goods and/or multipacks

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a device for handling a piece of goods (2) in conjunction with the grouping of the piece of goods (2) and / or the layer formation of the piece of goods. The method provides for transporting the goods (2) to the grouping module (20) by means of a transport mechanism (3). Use the manipulator (5) moving inside the capture area (4) inside the grouping module (20) to capture the goods (2) individually or in groups of two or more pieces of goods (2) in succession and through the rotation and / or shifting and / or lifting into a defined stack arrangement (12). Here, the operating steps of capturing, turning, moving and / or lifting at least one item (2) are carried out successively inside the grouping module (20) in a chronological sequence for the construction of a defined stack arrangement (12) At least one of the operating steps provides for lifting the corresponding at least one item (2) and transferring it over at least one other item (2) located in the catch area (4). The part goods ( 2 ) brought into the stacking arrangement ( 12 ) are then transported onward in the transport direction ( TR ) to further handling modules, stacking modules and / or palletizing modules that follow the grouping module ( 20 ) .

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to methods and devices for handling parcels, goods and / or multipacks. Background technique [0002] In known methods for packaging and / or palletizing items, the items are first transported on an in-line transport mechanism and moved, aligned and / or combined in an appropriate manner in order to create the desired The desired stack image, which can then be stacked several times one on top of the other, for example on a pallet prepared for this purpose, such as packages, multipacks or the like. These processing steps can be applied in particular in an apparatus for processing containers for beverages. High-demand shipments can involve, for example, parcels, boxes, cardboard boxes, multipacks or storage boxes. In order for the mentioned pallets to be transported reliably, certain requirements must be met by the combined layer image, which is also referred to as the combined cycle time. Conventionally, in order to establish ...

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Problems solved by technology

Partially discontinuous transports with their relatively sudden changes in speed or direction correspondingly lead to high mechanical loads on the pieces, which can be detrimental to the handling of the protective products of the pieces

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