公开(公告)号：US20240059500A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18269268

申请日：2021-12-21

Applicant: Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.

Inventor： Wim DEKOCKER ,  Philippe Jean Marie DUPERRAY ,  Glenn FERREIRA ,  Tom VAN MOER

IPC: B65G47/68 ,  B65G43/08

CPC classification number: B65G47/68 ,  B65G43/08 ,  B65G2201/0244

Abstract: A product handling apparatus, systems and associated methods. A product handling apparatus, includes a continuous circuit having an infeed length; and a discharge length. A carriage configured to travel around the circuit between the infeed length and the discharge length has a first picking tool configured to selectively engage a first product; and a second picking tool configured to selectively engage a second product. The product handling apparatus is configured to pick a first and second product arranged in a first arrangement at the infeed length and place the first and second product in a second arrangement, different to the first arrangement, at the discharge length.

公开(公告)号：US20240092587A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18269529

申请日：2021-12-21

Applicant: Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.

Inventor： Glenn FERREIRA ,  Wim DEKOCKER ,  Philippe Jean Marie DUPERRAY ,  Manu PEELMAN ,  Tom VAN MOER ,  Kristof LAMBRECHTS ,  Frederik TRIEST ,  David ROMBAUT

IPC: B65G47/08 ,  B65B21/06

CPC classification number: B65G47/084 ,  B65B21/06 ,  B65G2201/0244

Abstract: The present invention provides an article picking and placing system, the system comprising: —a first article picking tooling and a second article picking tooling, and an intermediate transportation unit configured in between an article infeed transportation unit and an article outfeed transportation unit; —a control unit for synchronizing the first and second article picking tooling such that (i) the first article picking tooling picks and/or forms a first configuration of articles from the infeed transportation unit for transfer to the intermediate transportation unit, thereby forming an intermediate configuration on said intermediate transportation unit, and (ii) the second picking tooling picks a second configuration of articles from said intermediate transportation unit for transfer to the outfeed transportation unit, wherein the second and intermediate article configurations are different relative to each other and each different from the first article configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20230211965A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18000733

申请日：2021-06-04

Applicant: Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A

Inventor： Wim DEKOCKER ,  Annalisa NARDUCCI ,  Keenan THOMPSON ,  Glenn FERREIRA ,  Philippe Jean Marie DUPERRAY

IPC: B65G54/02 ,  B65B43/00 ,  B65B59/00 ,  B65B65/00

CPC classification number: B65G54/02 ,  B65B43/00 ,  B65B59/003 ,  B65B59/005 ,  B65B65/003

Abstract: A packaging system has a system for assembling a package, a method for assembling a package, and a machine for assembling a package. The packaging system comprises at least one main transportation unit (104) and at least one moveable closed loop transportation unit (102), where the at least one moveable closed loop transportation unit (102) moves three-dimensionally with respect to the at least one main transportation unit (104) for providing the packaging material components to the main transportation unit (104) and/or performing packaging process operations to a package in assembly present at the main transportation unit (104). The at least one moveable closed loop transportation unit (102) includes a number of tools mounted on independently motion-controlled movers for providing the packaging material components to the package in assembly and/or providing the packaging operations to the packaging in assembly. In addition, the present invention also provides systems, methods, and machines for assembly of any other article.