Patent ID: 7993095
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: B65G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A modular split palletizer for loading layers of articles on stackable pallets comprising: a frame having a first section, a second section, and a third section, wherein each section includes a plurality of pin guides for aligning the sections, and a plurality of quick-couple and quick-release fasteners for holding the sections together and facilitating disassembly and assembly of the palletizer; wherein the first section includes a layer build area and a first portion of a stacker transfer track; wherein the second section includes a tier sheet bin, a top frame bin, and a second portion of the stacker transfer track; wherein the third section includes a pallet build area and a third portion of the stacker transfer track, and wherein the second section is positioned between the first section and the third section; a power connection and at least one compressed air connection, each connection having a quick disconnect; and, a stacker that, during operation of the palletizer, lifts a layer array from the layer build area, traverses the first, second, and third portions of the stacker transfer track and deposits the layer array onto a pallet or onto the top-most layer array on the pallet in the pallet build area, transverses the third and second portions of the stacker transfer track and lifts either a tier sheet from the tier sheet bin or a top frame from the top frame bin, and traverses the second and third portions of the stacker transfer track and deposits the tier sheet or the top frame onto the top-most layer array on the pallet in the pallet build area; wherein the assembled palletizer is capable of being quickly disassembled and reassembled at a new location by separating the first, second, and third sections, moving the separate first, second, and third sections individually and independently, and re-assembling the palletizer at the new location.