Patent ID: 6048165
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
Apparatus for stacking generally thin pieces at a stacking station, the pieces having projections extending from a side of each piece, the apparatus comprising a first conveyor for conveying pieces along a first path toward the stacking station with the projections of the pieces extending generally upwardly, and a second conveyor for conveying pieces along a second path to the stacking station, the second conveyor inverting the pieces before reaching the stacking station so that the projections of the pieces extend downwardly in the stacking station and intermesh with the projections of the pieces conveyed to the stacking station by the first conveyor, the first and second paths being non-coincident, the second conveyor being arranged with respect to the first conveyor so that pieces on the second conveyor moving along the second path move down into the stacking station while the pieces on the first conveyor moving along the first path enter the stacking station from one side of the stacking station.