Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A goods handling method comprising sequentially taking out a desired number of goods from a group of accumulation of goods formed of a plurality of goods accumulated in the height direction, a plurality of goods accumulated in the depth direction, and one or more goods accumulated in the width direction and discharging such taken-out goods into a container, etc., said goods handling method further comprising arranging the height of a bottom surface of goods to be taken out among said group of accumulation of goods generally equal to the height of a goods receiving table and thereafter, taking out said goods onto said receiving table, discharging such taken-out goods into said container, etc., moving goods on the second row to the front row after all goods on the front row have been taken out, and then taking out said goods.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
23 words
A goods handling method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said goods are taken out by sucking tools corresponding to the arrangement thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A goods handling method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said sucking tools are inverted by being rotated by 90 degrees after said goods are taken out.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A goods handling method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said sucking tools are rotated by 180 degrees after said goods are taken out.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
195 words
A goods handling apparatus, in which a desired number of goods are sequentially taken out from a group of accumulation of goods formed of a plurality of goods accumulated in the height direction, a plurality of goods accumulated in the depth direction and one or more goods accumulated in the width direction and such taken-out goods are discharged into a container, etc. , said goods handling apparatus comprising a lifting device able to move upward and downward while supporting said group of accumulation of goods, a sucking device for sucking and taking out a desired number of goods by reciprocally moving sucking tools corresponding to the arrangement of goods of said group of accumulation of goods in said depth direction, a goods restraining device for moving said group of accumulation of goods toward said sucking device, a goods receiving table for receiving the goods taken out by said sucking tools of said sucking device, and a moving device for moving the goods taken onto said goods receiving table to a pushing position, the goods which have been moved to said pushing position being pushed and discharged into said container, etc. by said goods receiving table.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A goods handling apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said goods receiving table can be rotated by approximately 90 degrees about a horizontal axis by said moving device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
194 words
A goods handling apparatus, in which a desired number of goods are sequentially taken out from a group of accumulation of goods formed of a plurality of goods accumulated in the height direction, a plurality of goods accumulated in the depth direction and one or more goods accumulated in the width direction and such taken-out goods are discharged into a container, etc. , said goods handling apparatus comprising a lifting device for supporting and moving upward and downward said group of accumulation of goods, a sucking device for sucking and taking out a desired number of goods by reciprocally moving sucking tools corresponding to the arrangement of goods of said group of accumulation of goods in said depth direction, a goods restraining device for moving said group of accumulation of goods toward said suck ing device, a goods receiving table for receiving the goods taken out by said sucking tools of said sucking device, and a moving device for moving the goods taken onto said goods receiving table to a pushing position, the goods which have been moved to said pushing position being pushed and discharged into said container, etc. by said sucking tools.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A goods handling apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein said sucking device is reciprocally movable on said goods receiving table.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A goods handling apparatus as claimed in claim 7 or 8, wherein said goods receiving table can be rotated by approximately 180 degrees.