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公开(公告)号：US11292624B1
公开(公告)日：2022-04-05
申请号：US16593505
申请日：2019-10-04
申请人： Douglas Machine Inc.
发明人： Aaron M. Frederick , Travis John Bakker , Robert Allan Danner, Jr. , Christopher Todd Davis , Richard W. Lukanen, Jr.
摘要： A robotic end of arm tool to effectuate loaded case closure is provided. The tool includes a loaded case flap folding assembly to effectuate folding of flaps extending from a first case panel of a loaded case and, advantageously, loaded case squaring assemblies. The folding assembly includes flap engaging elements, a linkage and an actuator, the flap engaging elements operatively united with the linkage, the linkage actuatable via the actuator in furtherance of causing the flap engaging elements to engage the flaps extending from the first case panel. Flap engaging elements include a first flap engaging element for engagement with a first flap extending from the first case panel of the loaded case, and second and third flap engaging elements for engagement with second and third flaps opposingly extending from the first case panel, each of the second and third flaps adjacent the first flap.
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公开(公告)号：US20220348368A1
公开(公告)日：2022-11-03
申请号：US17719794
申请日：2022-04-13
申请人： Douglas Machine Inc.
发明人： Aaron M. Frederick , Kasey W. Dillon , Rick W. Lukanen, JR. , Craig Sholts , Jeffery L. Lenarz , Matthew R. Crissinger , Andrew J. Bye , Eric A. Timmerman
摘要： A system for forming retained container groups from an arrayed container group (ACG) via application of an adapted retainer blank to the ACG is generally provided. The system is advantageously characterized by a container conveyance apparatus for conveying arrayed container groups, a supply of retainer blanks from which retainer blanks are dispensable, and a processing station characterized by a segment of the container conveyance apparatus, a die block, for receipt of a dispensed retainer blank from the supply of retainer blanks, and a robotic arm equipped with an end of arm tool (EOAT). The robotic arm is operable so as to selectively position the EOAT within the processing station, the EOAT positionable for urged engagement of a dispensed retainer blank received upon the die block so as to form and secure an adapted retainer blank, the robotic arm thereafter positionable to register the secured adapted retainer blank with a conveyed ACG conveyed on the segment of the container conveyance apparatus of the processing station, the robotic arm further positionable to apply the secured adapted retainer blank to the registered conveyed ACG to thereby form at least two retained container group packs from the registered conveyed ACG.
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公开(公告)号：US20180354727A1
公开(公告)日：2018-12-13
申请号：US15781236
申请日：2017-02-27
申请人： Douglas Machine Inc.
摘要： An article accumulation pattern building load plate assembly is provided. The assembly includes a deck for support of patterned articles, a stop for retaining deck supported articles, and spaced apart guides adjustably positionable in relation to the deck so as to transversely guide articles thereacross towards the stop. Articles of the patterned articles are received at an ingress portion of the assembly from a metered article source, the articles extendable at least across a width of the deck in a direction transverse to an article ingress direction. The stop is adjacent the deck, extending in a direction transverse to the article ingress direction, the stop delimiting an egress portion of the assembly.
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公开(公告)号：US10889452B1
公开(公告)日：2021-01-12
申请号：US16668658
申请日：2019-10-30
申请人： Douglas Machine Inc.
摘要： An article processing station is characterized by an accumulating article shaft and robotic EOAT receiving articles entering the shaft. The shaft includes a grouped article receiving deck within an egress portion of the shaft, opposingly paired sidewalls, and an end wall downstream of the sidewalls. The deck includes spaced apart deck fingers, the end wall includes spaced apart wall fingers, and the EOAT includes spaced apart tool fingers. The tool fingers are registerable in relation to spaces of the spaced apart wall fingers and the spaced apart deck fingers so as to pass there through. The tool travels to, through and from the shaft, so as to receive articles entering the ingress portion of the shaft while traveling from the ingress portion towards the egress portion in furtherance of depositing an article group upon the deck during travel from the shaft.
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公开(公告)号：US10549923B2
公开(公告)日：2020-02-04
申请号：US15781236
申请日：2017-02-27
申请人： Douglas Machine Inc.
摘要： An article accumulation pattern building load plate assembly is provided. The assembly includes a deck for support of patterned articles, a stop for retaining deck supported articles, and spaced apart guides adjustably positionable in relation to the deck so as to transversely guide articles thereacross towards the stop. Articles of the patterned articles are received at an ingress portion of the assembly from a metered article source, the articles extendable at least across a width of the deck in a direction transverse to an article ingress direction. The stop is adjacent the deck, extending in a direction transverse to the article ingress direction, the stop delimiting an egress portion of the assembly.
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公开(公告)号：US20240270420A1
公开(公告)日：2024-08-15
申请号：US18441914
申请日：2024-02-14
申请人： Douglas Machine Inc.
发明人： Aaron M. Frederick , Kasey W. Dillon , Rick W. Lukanen, Jr. , Craig Sholts , Jeffery L. Lenarz , Matthew R. Crissinger , Andrew J. Bye , Eric A. Timmerman
CPC分类号： B65B27/04 , B65B17/025 , B65B35/44 , B65B41/18 , B65G61/00 , B65G2201/0235
摘要： A system for forming retained container groups from an arrayed container group (ACG) via application of an adapted retainer blank to the ACG is generally provided. The system is advantageously characterized by a container conveyance apparatus for conveying arrayed container groups, a supply of retainer blanks from which retainer blanks are dispensable, and a processing station characterized by a segment of the container conveyance apparatus, a die block, for receipt of a dispensed retainer blank from the supply of retainer blanks, and a robotic arm equipped with an end of arm tool (EOAT). The robotic arm is operable so as to selectively position the EOAT within the processing station, the EOAT positionable for urged engagement of a dispensed retainer blank received upon the die block so as to form and secure an adapted retainer blank, the robotic arm thereafter positionable to register the secured adapted retainer blank with a conveyed ACG conveyed on the segment of the container conveyance apparatus of the processing station, the robotic arm further positionable to apply the secured adapted retainer blank to the registered conveyed ACG to thereby form at least two retained container group packs from the registered conveyed ACG.
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公开(公告)号：US11905052B2
公开(公告)日：2024-02-20
申请号：US17719794
申请日：2022-04-13
申请人： Douglas Machine Inc.
发明人： Aaron M. Frederick , Kasey W. Dillon , Rick W. Lukanen, Jr. , Craig Sholts , Jeffery L. Lenarz , Matthew R. Crissinger , Andrew J. Bye , Eric A. Timmerman
CPC分类号： B65B27/04 , B65B17/025 , B65B35/44 , B65B41/18 , B65G61/00 , B65G2201/0235
摘要： A system for forming retained container groups from an arrayed container group (ACG) via application of an adapted retainer blank to the ACG is generally provided. The system is advantageously characterized by a container conveyance apparatus for conveying arrayed container groups, a supply of retainer blanks from which retainer blanks are dispensable, and a processing station characterized by a segment of the container conveyance apparatus, a die block, for receipt of a dispensed retainer blank from the supply of retainer blanks, and a robotic arm equipped with an end of arm tool (EOAT). The robotic arm is operable so as to selectively position the EOAT within the processing station, the EOAT positionable for urged engagement of a dispensed retainer blank received upon the die block so as to form and secure an adapted retainer blank, the robotic arm thereafter positionable to register the secured adapted retainer blank with a conveyed ACG conveyed on the segment of the container conveyance apparatus of the processing station, the robotic arm further positionable to apply the secured adapted retainer blank to the registered conveyed ACG to thereby form at least two retained container group packs from the registered conveyed ACG.
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公开(公告)号：US20160031573A1
公开(公告)日：2016-02-04
申请号：US14815652
申请日：2015-07-31
申请人： Douglas Machine Inc.
IPC分类号： B65B5/06
CPC分类号： B65B35/36 , B65B5/061 , B65B5/068 , B65B35/44 , B65B35/50 , B65B35/56 , B65B39/145 , B65B43/52 , B65B2220/18
摘要： Apparatus for receipt and select accumulation of individual articles so as to form an article group, and subsequent transfer of the article group in furtherance of cartoning same, is provided. The apparatus includes a track assembly, an article receiver and an article group advancer. The track assembly delimits a track travel path, the track travel path characterized by an individual article ingress segment, and an article group egress segment. The article receiver is operatively supported by the track assembly for travel corresponding to the track travel path, the article receiver receiving individual articles at the article ingress segment of said track travel path. The article group advancer selectively engages and advances an article group formed in relation to the article receiver within a segment of the track travel path downstream of the individual article ingress segment thereof, received articles having a first orientation at the individual article ingress segment of the track travel path, select accumulated articles having a second orientation at the article egress segment of the track travel path.
摘要翻译： 提供了用于接收和选择单个物品的积累以形成物品组的装置，以及随后的物品组的转运，以促进装盒。 该装置包括轨道组件，物品接收器和物品组推进器。 轨道组件限定轨道行进路径，轨道行进路径由单个物品入口段和物品组出口段表征。 物品接收器由轨道组件可操作地支撑，用于对应于轨道行进路径的行进，物品接收器接收在所述轨道行进路径的物品入口段处的各个物品。 物品组推进者选择性地接合和推进在物品接收片段的下游的轨道行进路径的段内相对于物品接收器形成的物品组，在轨道的各个物品入口段处具有具有第一取向的接收物品 行进路径，在轨道行驶路径的物品出口段选择具有第二方向的累积物品。
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公开(公告)号：US11505341B1
公开(公告)日：2022-11-22
申请号：US16593288
申请日：2019-10-04
申请人： Douglas Machine Inc.
发明人： Robert Allan Danner, Jr. , Christopher Todd Davis , Aaron M. Frederick , Richard W. Lukanen, Jr. , David L. Anderson
摘要： A robotic case packer is provided. The packer includes a case conveying apparatus, a case set up station, a case loading station, downstream of the case set up station, and a loaded case closure station, downstream of the case loading station, the case conveying apparatus receiving and conveying a case blank for case set up, case loading and loaded case closure operations, a process flow path as to case operations delimited by the case conveying apparatus. The case set up station, characterized by a case set up robot operable in a process flow path direction, secures a case blank from a source of case blanks and transfers the blank to the case conveying apparatus. The case loading station, characterized by a case loading robot operable across the process flow path direction, transfers an article group for case loading into a set up case conveyed by the case conveying apparatus. The case closure station, characterized by a loaded case closure robot operable in the process flow path direction, effectuates a compressed sealed closure of a loaded case conveyed by the case conveying apparatus.
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公开(公告)号：US11383863B2
公开(公告)日：2022-07-12
申请号：US15756111
申请日：2016-09-02
申请人： Douglas Machine Inc.
发明人： Thomas H. Peterman , Christopher T. Davis , Matthew D. Toyli , Aaron M. Frederick , Richard W. Lukanen, Jr. , Christopher D. Harren
摘要： A top loading assembly is provided. The assembly includes a robotic arm and an article collector assembly supported thereby. The robotic arm is characterized by first and second arm segments and three pivotable arm joints, a first arm joint J1 being a distal arm joint for operatively supporting said collector assembly, a second arm joint J2 being an intermediate arm joint, and a third arm joint J3 being a terminal/anchorable arm joint. The collector assembly, directable from an article collection locus to a collected article loading locus, includes a collector adapted to effectuate select clamping in relation to articles collected by the collector during direction of the collector assembly from the article collection locus to the collected article loading locus.
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