Patent ID: 9682826
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B65G

Claim:
1. Infeed apparatus for a palletizer, comprising: a first transport conveyor; a drive connected to the first transport conveyor to move the first transport conveyor at a first speed, at least a portion of the first transport conveyor path defining an item supporting zone for supporting an item thereon, and an item supported on the first transport conveyor in the item supporting zone, said item having a leading surface and a trailing surface; a pusher bar extending across the first transport conveyor in at least a portion of the item supporting zone; a drive connected to the pusher bar to move the pusher bar and a position detector configured for detecting a position of the pusher bar; a first sensor for detecting the leading surface of said item and wherein the detected position of the pusher bar defines a trailing surface position of said item.