A sorting/handling system for sorting/handling parcels or packets (P) comprises a tray conveyor (1) and a loading unit (3) for loading packets onto the trays of the conveyor, which loading unit comprises a plurality of pusher shoes (5) mounted to slide on a slat conveyor and spaced apart in pairs with uniform spacing, said pusher shoes being guided in a rail (8) forming a cam for injecting the packets onto the trays of the tray conveyor.

A transfer mechanism includes a rail, first and second tables on the rail, first and second arms each having a base pivotably supported by the first and second tables, respectively, and first and second drive mechanisms that move the first and second tables along the rail, respectively. The first and second arms are pivotaly connected to each other at a position between a tip side and a base side. Tip side portions of the first and second arms than a connected portion of the first and second arms serve as fingers for holding a workpiece. The first and second drive mechanisms independently move the first and second tables, respectively. A relative movement of the first and second tables causes the first and second arms to operate a clamp/unclamp operation. A coordinated movement of the first and second tables causes the first and second arms to perform an advance/return operation.

A case orienting system comprising a frame having a reference datum a traverse transport pivotally coupled to the frame about a traverse pivot axis, the traverse transport including a substantially continuous movable platform configured to support and transport at least one case in a case traverse direction along a traverse axis. The substantially continuous movable platform pivots about the traverse pivot axis to orient the case traverse direction to another traverse direction and a bias support disposed adjacent to and opposing the traverse transport and being movably coupled to the frame to move relative to the frame in opposition to the traverse transport, the bias support being configured to engage and seat against a seating surface of the at least one case to support the at least one case in a first orientation relative to the reference datum.

A case orienting system comprising a frame having a reference datum a traverse transport pivotally coupled to the frame about a traverse pivot axis, the traverse transport including a substantially continuous movable platform configured to support and transport at least one case in a case traverse direction along a traverse axis. The substantially continuous movable platform pivots about the traverse pivot axis to orient the case traverse direction to another traverse direction and a bias support disposed adjacent to and opposing the traverse transport and being movably coupled to the frame to move relative to the frame in opposition to the traverse transport, the bias support being configured to engage and seat against a seating surface of the at least one case to support the at least one case in a first orientation relative to the reference datum.

An apparatus for emptying and filling horizontal freezers, which includes a first and a second chain actuator, the chain actuators being arranged parallel to each other and parallel to an y axis, the chain actuators having first and second ends, a sliding beam arranged between the first and second chain actuators nearby, or at, the first end of the first and second chain actuators, and a feeding arrangement for retracting the first and second chain actuators from an extended configuration to a collapsed configuration and for extending the chain actuators from a collapsed configuration to an extended configuration.

An apparatus for emptying and filling horizontal freezers, which includes a first and a second chain actuator, the chain actuators being arranged parallel to each other and parallel to an y axis, the chain actuators having first and second ends, a sliding beam arranged between the first and second chain actuators nearby, or at, the first end of the first and second chain actuators, and a feeding arrangement for retracting the first and second chain actuators from an extended configuration to a collapsed configuration and for extending the chain actuators from a collapsed configuration to an extended configuration.

Discussed is a battery pack manufacturing apparatus and method, and more particularly, a battery pack manufacturing apparatus allowing automatic production and having a minimized manufacturing defect rate. The battery pack manufacturing apparatus manufactures a battery pack having a pack housing and a battery module, and includes a lifting mechanism having a frame configured to mount the pack housing and a moving unit configured to move the frame so that the battery module is inserted into an inner space of the pack housing; and a module support configured to support the battery module.

A rotatable tray mechanism includes a base, a rotatable tray, and a revolute pair assembly and an actuating unit arranged between the base and the rotatable tray. At least one of the rotatable tray and the base includes a revolving shaft arranged on at least one edge. The revolute pair assembly is arranged on at least one of the base and the rotatable tray and is at a location opposite to the revolving shaft. One revolving shaft mates with at least one revolute pair assembly including a revolute pair and an enable mechanism, wherein the revolute pair has a first state and a second state. The enable mechanism is enabling the revolute pair to switch over between the first state and the second state. When the revolute pair is in the first state, the rotatable tray rotates with respect to the base by taking the revolving shaft as a rotating shaft and taking the revolute pair as support of the revolving shaft when the actuating unit applies an acting force, wherein the direction of the acting force applying the rotatable tray is a direction far away from the base.

A button fastener transfer device can detect a fastener with one or more legs are bent radially outward. The button fastener transfer device includes a transfer path for passing the fastener with the base down; a movable member movable in the transfer path for moving the fastener downstream in the transfer path; a rotation applying part capable of contacting the fastener moving in the transfer path and configured to rotate the fastener in the circumferential direction of the base; at least one first conductive member and at least one second conductive member, which are normally electrically isolated from each other; a detection part configured to detect a non-normal fastener having at least one non-normal leg bent radially outward; and an energization mechanism configured to cause an electric current to flow between the first conductive member and the second conductive member if the detection part detects the non-normal fastener.

A button fastener transfer device can detect a fastener with one or more legs are bent radially outward. The button fastener transfer device includes a transfer path for passing the fastener with the base down; a movable member movable in the transfer path for moving the fastener downstream in the transfer path; a rotation applying part capable of contacting the fastener moving in the transfer path and configured to rotate the fastener in the circumferential direction of the base; at least one first conductive member and at least one second conductive member, which are normally electrically isolated from each other; a detection part configured to detect a non-normal fastener having at least one non-normal leg bent radially outward; and an energization mechanism configured to cause an electric current to flow between the first conductive member and the second conductive member if the detection part detects the non-normal fastener.