Patent ID: 9260207
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B65B,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A system for transferring an article from a source container to a reception container, comprising: an article holder configured for taking the article from the source container and placing the article into the reception container, a protection case movable between a source position above the source container and a reception position above the reception container, a gate configured to provide an opening in a bottom portion of the protection case when the gate is in an open state, and to close the opening when the gate is in a closed state, the protection case being configured for moving from the source position to the reception position when the article holder transfers the article from the source container to the reception container, and a position control system for checking a position of the article held by the article holder, the article holder being configured to hold the article above the bottom portion of the protection case when the article holder is moved from the source container to the reception container, and the article holder being further configured for taking the article from the protection case when the position control system indicates that the article is not held by the article holder.