Patent ID: 6511281
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A device for palletizing parcels comprising:a lifting frame, movable up and down in a stand and provided with a plurality of rollers forming a roller track for sliding pallets on and off said frame; a conveyor unit for supplying in a conveying direction parcels to be stacked on a pallet; a transfer unit for taking the supplied parcels from the conveyor unit and depositing said supplied parcels on the pallet; a pair of clamping elements synchronously movable toward and away from one another such that a first clamping element moves in the conveying direction while a second clamping element moves either toward or away from the first clamping element in a direction opposite said conveying direction; and a pair of stop elements synchronously movable toward and away from one another such that a first stop element moves transversely to the conveying direction while a second stop element moves also in a direction transverse to the conveying direction and either toward or away from the first stop element; said clamping elements and said stop elements acting on said pallets to adjust a position of said pallets on said roller track of said frame to accurately position parcels thereon.