A cell component de-stacking device for vertically de-stacking separated cell components, including at least one vertical de-stacker with a vertical magazine for accommodating a plurality of the cell components in a vertical arrangement and with a lifting and lowering device for lifting and lowering the cell components in the vertical magazine and for de-stacking separated cell components in the vertical direction, and a delivery device for delivering separated cell components at a filling station to the vertical de-stacker. The vertical de-stacker) is configured for filling the vertical magazine at the filling station by individually accommodating the cell components and moving them by means of the lifting and lowering device, and for being moved between the filling station and the stacking station, and for individually dispensing the cell components in the vertical direction at the stacking station by means of a downward movement.

A lumber stacking machine has a stacking mechanism forming a stack of lumber from the bottom upwardly. The stacking mechanism includes a lift mechanism formed with a plurality of stacking fingers that lift a layer of lumber vertically above a conveyor. With the formation of a new layer of lumber, the stacking mechanism moves below the new layer with the stacking fingers retracting to pass by the new layer and resting the growing stack of lumber on top of the new layer, and then extending below the new layer to raise the entire stack to allow another new layer to be formed. Stops are provided to control the movement of the individual boards from the infeed station into the stacking station and also to control movement of the new layer beyond the stacking station. Two conveyors cooperate to move the lumber with an overlap in the stacking station.

A lumber stacking machine has a stacking mechanism forming a stack of lumber from the bottom upwardly. The stacking mechanism includes a lift mechanism formed with a plurality of stacking fingers that lift a layer of lumber vertically above a conveyor. With the formation of a new layer of lumber, the stacking mechanism moves below the new layer with the stacking fingers retracting to pass by the new layer and resting the growing stack of lumber on top of the new layer, and then extending below the new layer to raise the entire stack to allow another new layer to be formed. Stops are provided to control the movement of the individual boards from the infeed station into the stacking station and also to control movement of the new layer beyond the stacking station. Two conveyors cooperate to move the lumber with an overlap in the stacking station.

A container processing facility (100) includes: a loading section (2) that receives a stacked container group (9) from a transport vehicle (60); an unloading section (3) that transfers a stacked container group (9) to the transport vehicle (60); a work station (80); an unstacking device (1A) that performs unstacking processing; a stacking device (1B) that performs stacking processing; a first conveyor device (41) that conveys the stacked container group (9) received from the transport vehicle (60) at the loading section (2) to the unstacking device (1A) and convey containers (90) sequentially separated from the stacked container group (9) by the unstacking device (1A) to the work station (80); and a second conveyor device (42) that conveys the containers (90) from the work station (80) to the stacking device (1B) and convey the stacked container group (9) generated by sequentially stacking the plurality of containers (90) at the stacking device (1B) to the unloading section (3).

Each first locking unit of a pair of first locking units (11) is positioned in such a manner that a plurality of first locking portions (14) are respectively locked to side surfaces of a plurality of containers (90) included in a stacked container group arranged in a container group arrangement region (A), in a state where the first locking portions (14) are lined up along an up-down direction (V) and face the container group arrangement region (A). Each second locking unit of a pair of second locking units (21) is positioned in such a manner that a second locking portion (24) is locked to a side surface of the lowest container (90) of the stacked container group arranged in the container group arrangement region (A), in a state where the second locking portion faces the container group arrangement region (A).