OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001330

Load forming system shiftable between automatic and worker-assisted configurations

Published: 2026-09-15T19:05:01.892302Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001330
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

A load forming system includes a feed conveyor, a load former, a transfer
platform and a shifter having a contact body and an actuator for moving the
contact body toward and away from the load former to shift objects from the
transfer platform onto the load former. The shifter has an enabled state in
which the actuator can move the contact body, and a disabled state in which
movement of the contact body is prevented. The transfer platform includes a
first section and a second section hingedly connected to the first section. In
an automated configuration the second section is raised and the shifter is
enabled and a guard is mounted at the second edge of the second section, and
in a worker-assisted configuration the second section is lowered and the
shifter is disabled.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001330
Published 2026-09-15T19:05:01.892302Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001330