Gerald W Hieronymus

Address:

10000 Little Crk Rd, Mint Hill, NC 28227

VIN:

2T1BU4EE5AC416383

Make:

TOYOTA

Model:

COROLLA

Year:

2010

US Patent:

55015719, Mar 26, 1996

Filed:

Jan 21, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/007646

Inventors:

William Van Durrett - Charlotte NC
Gerald W. Hieronymus - Charlotte NC
Marguerite A. Pond - Charlotte NC
Todd D. Price - Charlotte NC
Margaret L. S. Scurry - Charlotte NC
William C. Steene - Gastonia NC

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

B65G 5726

US Classification:

414786

Abstract:

An automatic palletizer system loads a random set of different size and weight boxes onto a pallet without a prior knowledge of the boxes to be loaded. As the boxes pass along a conveyor belt on the way to the pallet, a weighing, dimensioning, and scanning station determines the weight, dimensions and contents of each box. A processor uses this information to continuously remap the optimal pallet configuration for the loading of the remaining boxes as the pallet is loaded. A queuing station, under direction of the processor, reshuffles the sequence of a limited number of boxes to improve the final pallet configuration. The pallet is loaded by a robot arm under direction of the processor.