Patent ID: 6170228
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A wrapping system comprising:(a) a plurality of parallel extending conveyors for moving loaded pallets from a loading area to a respective wrapping area of each conveyor;(b) a mobile wrapping machine including wheels for running along a floor, a motor for driving said wheels, and controls for receiving remote signals;(c) guide means for maintaining said machine in a linear path, said path being perpendicular to the extent of said conveyors and passing adjacent each of said loading areas;(d) position sensor means for detecting the presence of a loaded pallet in a loading area and transmitting a signal thereof; and(e) computer control means for receiving signals from said position sensor means and for transmitting signals to said controls on said mobile wrapping machine, said computer control means including program means for directing said wrapping machine to wrap loaded pallets on a prioritized basis.