Patent ID: 6357985
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A system for the automatic loading/unloading of products, comprising:a) a store (19â€²) for the products comprising a plurality of housings (23â€²) each formed by a shelf (20,20â€²) adapted to house or store a product thereon, the shelves of said housings being aligned and arranged on a platform (29) in the form of a carousel including means for rotating said platform (29) about a vertical axis; b) an unloading station (32) comprising a fixed traveling lift (31) in the form of a roller conveyor for moving a product by means of gravity from a housing (23â€²) to be unloaded, and an inclined top (33) consisting of an inclined roller conveyor connecting the shelf (20,20â€²) of the housing (23â€²) to be unloaded to the traveling lift (31); c) a loading station (34) comprising a conveyor belt (30) with driving means for lifting a product to a housing (23â€²) to be loaded, an inclined top (35) consisting of an inclined roller conveyor connecting the shelf (20,20â€²) of the housing (23â€²) to be loaded to the conveyor belt (30), and a collection conveyor (18) associated with conveyor belt (30) at the loading station (34) for directing the product to be loaded from the belt (30) onto the inclined top (35) to be transported by means of gravity onto the shelf (20,21â€²) of the housing (23â€²) to be loaded; and d) pushing means (50) arranged adjacent the housing (23â€²) to be unloaded on a side thereof opposite traveling lift (31) for pushing a product in the housing (23â€²) to be unloaded onto the inclined roller conveyor of the inclined top (33) to be transported by means of gravity to traveling lift (31).