Patent ID: 11905051
Assignee: ALPHA WERKE ALWIN LEHNER GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. Method for loading storage and transport trays for plastic receptacles, in which plastic receptacles are loaded into a tray in a loading station by a transferring device that has a multi-gripper, the method comprising:
depositing plastic receptacles in a loading lane which is bounded by two side walls of a tray, by a first support rack, and by a second support rack that is arranged essentially parallel to the first support rack, whereby the first and second support racks are inserted at least partially into the tray that is to be loaded;
maintaining the first support rack essentially stationary during loading of the plastic receptacles;
adjusting the second support rack relative to the first support rack from a first position, into a second adjacent position which is a predefinable distance from the first position, in order to open a first loading lane in the tray that is to be loaded;
after the first loading lane is filled with a first row of plastic receptacles, moving the second support rack over the first row of plastic receptacles opposite to a transport direction (V) of the tray essentially into the first position of the first support rack;
moving the second support rack and the tray in the transport direction (V) of the tray by a predetermined distance to open a second loading lane that adjoins the first loading lane; and
moving the multi-gripper toward the second loading lane to load at least one second row of plastic receptacles into the tray whereby the second support rack forms an anti-tipping device for the first row of plastic receptacles during the opening of the second loading lane.