Abstract

A system for stacking or arranging any asymmetric subject of manufacture having a distinguishable front end and a rear end such as a glove. More particularly, a stacking or arranging system and methods enabling bidirectional stacking or arranging one over the other for packing or like purposes of such asymmetric subject of manufacture having a distinguishable front end and a rear end such as a glove. The system for such bidirectional stacking or arranging basically involving a feeder conveyor unit having a pair of feeder conveyer (2,3) disposed below a manufacture process conveyer (1) which can be used for stacking different asymmetric packing elements/subjects such as gloves having distinguishing front and rear end over collecting member/shelf (10,12) in bidirectional manner. Optionally and advantageously, the proposed stacking apparatus includes a sensor driven oscillating means operatively connected with the feeder conveyer pair for driving the feeder conveyer in pendulum type motion and to facilitate the bidirectional stacking of the packing element over a collecting member/ shelf. The advancement is thus directed to provide for an automatized system for bidirectional stacking of asymmetric packing elements/subjects such as gloves to ensure optimized arrangement of the stocks for packing and the like and an even distribution of the weight of the stacked subjects such as when packed in a carton and the like.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 57/081 - Stacking of articles by adding to the top of the stack articles being tilted or inverted prior to depositing alternate articles being inverted
• B65H 15/00 - Overturning articles