Patent ID: 7954240
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: B23P,B27M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of repairing a pallet having pallet members including five top deck board members attached to three stringer board members and three bottom deck board members attached to the stringer board members by connecting block members, wherein the pallet members are attached to each other by connector members, comprising: cutting through the connector members of at least one pallet member to be replaced and removing the at least one pallet member to be replaced to create a partially disassembled pallet; transferring new pallet members and the partially disassembled pallet to an assembly station; scanning and storing positions of connector members present in the partially disassembled pallet; and applying new connector members in a position offset with regard to the connector members already present in the partially disassembled pallet to attach the new pallet members to the partially disassembled pallet in said assembly station.