Stacking of articles

BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B65Thin material handling B65GTRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES

B65G57/00Stacking of articles

B65G57/005by using insertions or spacers between the stacked layers B65G57/02by adding to the top of the stack B65G57/03from above B65G57/035with a stepwise downward movement of the stack B65G57/04by suction or magnetic devices B65G57/06Gates for releasing articles B65G57/08articles being tilted or inverted prior to depositing B65G57/081alternate articles being inverted B65G57/09from alongside B65G57/10by devices B65G57/11the articles being stacked by direct action of the feeding conveyor B65G57/112the conveyor being adjustable in height B65G57/14the articles being transferred from carriers moving in an endless path adjacent to the stacks B65G57/16Stacking of articles of particular shape B65G57/165nested B65G57/18elongated B65G57/183Angle irons B65G57/186Cylindrical articles B65G57/20three-dimensional B65G57/22in layers each of predetermined arrangement B65G57/24the layers being transferred as a whole B65G57/245with a stepwise downward movement of the stack B65G57/26the arrangement providing for spaces between the articles B65G57/28by assembling the articles and tilting the assembled articles to a stacked position B65G57/30by adding to the bottom of the stack B65G57/301by means of reciprocatory or oscillatory lifting and holding or gripping devices B65G57/302added articles being lifted to substantially stationary grippers or holders B65G57/303the stack being lowered by mobile grippers or holders onto added articles B65G57/305by means of rotary devices or endless elements B65G57/306the rotary devices being wheels B65G57/307the rotary devices being screws B65G57/308by means of endless elements B65G57/32characterised by stacking during transit