SG11201900419TA - Apparatus and method for container coning and/or deconing - Google Patents

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INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 (10) International Publication Number WO 2020/009656 Al (43) International Publication Date 09 January 2020 (09.01.2020) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: B65D 90/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/SG2018/050335 (22) International Filing Date: 06 July 2018 (06.07.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (71) Applicant: PSA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD [SG/SG]; 460 Alexandra Road, #38-00 PSA Building, Singapore 119963 (SG). (72) Inventor: LIM, Tian Yew; c/o PSA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD, 460 Alexandra Road, #38-00 PSA Building, Sin- gapore 119963 (SG). HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, 1E, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to the identity of the inventor (Rule 4.17(0) as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) (74) Agent: CHANG, Jian Ming; c/o 80 Raffles Place, #16-01 UOB Plaza 1, Singapore 048624 (SG). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (54) Title: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTAINER CONING AND/OR DECONING 210 Discharging guide (340) (Out in put) E 350 300 Figure 3A (57) : An apparatus and method for container coning and/or deconing, wherein the apparatus comprises: a processor; a store for storing connectors; a sorter for identifying type of connector; a conveyor mechanism comprising holders for holding connectors, the conveyor mechanism being configured for moving one or more holders to a location for coning or deconing a container; a dispensing mechanism configured to dispense a connector out of a holder; and a memory for storing indexing data indicating: presence of connector in each holder; type of connector held in each holder; and position of each holder on the conveyor mechanism, wherein the sorter is configured to pick one connector, identify its type, orientate it for placement into one holder, and the processor operates the apparatus to update the indexing data to indicate presence of a connector in the holder containing the placed connector, and the identified type of the placed connector. kin O O O CN11 O CN11 C [Continued on next page] GeatrOX 314 WO 2020/009656 Al HIM IIIIIIII II 111111 IIIII ill IIIII IIII I II III IIIII ill IIIII IIIII IIIII 111111111111111111111 Published: with international search report (Art 21(3)) in black and white; the international application as filed contained color or greyscale and is available for download from PATENTSCOPE