Method and apparatus for removing an article from a tray

A de-traying method and apparatus for removing articles from trays, is useful with a plurality of trays. The article is detrayed at the detraying assembly by elevating the moveable bottom of the tray at least to the level of the tray rim with an article lifter from below the tray. The article lifter...

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Hauptverfasser:	PILARZ, Nolan R, BAIR, Matthew, FIKE, Rustin
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CONVEYING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS STORING TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A de-traying method and apparatus for removing articles from trays, is useful with a plurality of trays. The article is detrayed at the detraying assembly by elevating the moveable bottom of the tray at least to the level of the tray rim with an article lifter from below the tray. The article lifter includes a lifting base and a plurality of lifting blocks fixed to the lifting base. The lifting blocks are sized and arranged to engage the tray bottom through the opening in response to the lifting base being elevated. The lifting blocks are sized and arranged to maintain orientation of the tray with at least one of said blocks positioned outside of the tray adjacent the rim. The article is displaced off of the elevated tray bottom.