Patent ID: 8781616
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
1. A robotic unscrambler for rearranging a plurality of incoming articles into a stable conveyable orientation, said unscrambler comprising: (a) a first conveyance apparatus traveling in a first direction of travel such that said conveyance apparatus transports said incoming articles within an operating region of at least one picker; (b) an uprighting device adjacent said first conveyance apparatus, said uprighting device comprising a plurality of guides pivotably disposed along a second conveyance apparatus traveling in a direction of travel, wherein said picker is configured to remove said articles from said first conveyance apparatus and place said articles onto article support surfaces of said guides of said uprighting device, and said guides pivot upward and transversely to the direction of travel of the second conveyance apparatus to upright said articles and place the articles into a stable conveyable orientation.