OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000003077

Method and apparatus for forming item groups

Published: 2026-09-15T19:23:54.039761Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003077
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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ABSTRACT

An apparatus for forming an item group in a container, includes a first
conveyor carrying the items; a second conveyor; and a plurality of container
carriers mounted on the second conveyor. Each container carrier has a support
for holding and positioning a container such that a container bottom and a
container side wall are oriented obliquely to the advancing direction of the
second conveyor. A pickup device lifts an item from the first conveyor,
transports it to the second conveyor and deposits it into a container
positioned by a container carrier. A control device controls the motions of
the pickup device to selectively deposit items in a flat-lying orientation on
the container bottom or on the container side wall. After uprighting the
containers subsequent to their charging with items, each item is either in a
flat-lying orientation or in an edge-wise standing orientation with respect to
the container bottom.

1. Drawings

[0001] Sheet 1.

[0002] Sheet 2.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000003077
Published 2026-09-15T19:23:54.039761Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003077