Abstract: A device is provided for palletizing a variety of goods by layers. Goods are formed into a unit load by palletizing them layer-by-layer in a order of layer area dimensions from the bottom with consideration to layer area dimensions of goods, dimensions of void spaces which are not occupied with goods, and the dimensional relation among goods so that the palletized goods will not collapse during transport. The palletizing device preferably has a mechanism for holding one layer of goods which includes a goods pressing device; a controller for pressing with the goods pressing device; a controller for controlling the order of palletizing; a centering mechanism which registers the holding mechanism with the center of a good layer; a detector which determines the position for suspending a truck so as to align the sides of layers uniformly; and a lifter for unit load which moves the unit load up and down in respect to the holding mechanism.

Abstract: A goods handling apparatus for carrying in or carrying out goods with respect to storage facilities having multirow and multistage storing spaces. The apparatus includes a goods inlet apparatus or a goods outlet apparatus. The goods inlet apparatus or the goods outlet apparatus travels in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction along the storing spaces of the goods storage facilities, conveying the goods within a plane parallel to a travelling plane of the goods inlet or the goods outlet apparatus, and transferring the goods, in a consecutive manner, from the goods conveying step to the goods inlet step, or from the goods outlet step to the goods conveying step by absorbing a difference between a goods inlet height or a goods outlet height in the goods inlet step or the goods outlet step and a goods conveyance height in the goods conveying step.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of palletizing a variety of goods by layers and a device therefor. Goods are formed in a unit load by palletizing them layer by layer in the order of layer area dimensions from the bottom with due consideration to layer area dimensions of goods, dimensions of void spaces which are not occupied with goods, and the dimensional relation among goods so that the palletized goods will not collapse during transportation. A good may fall into the void on the layer below or project beyond the edge of a lower layer to disturb the equilibrium. The palletizing method according to this invention facilitates handling of easily collapsible cases such as corrugated fiberboard boxes in a unit load by pressing at least the two sides of one layer of goods, releasing the pressure and then pressing and holding the same again.

Abstract: There is disclosed a goods handling method for carrying in or carrying out goods with respect to storage facilities having multirow and multistage storing spaces including the steps of carrying the goods into a goods inlet apparatus or carrying out the goods from a goods outlet apparatus by causing the goods inlet apparatus or the goods outlet apparatus to travel in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction along the the storing spaces of the goods storage facilities, conveying the goods within a plane parallel to a travelling plane of the goods inlet or the goods outlet apparatus, and transferring the goods, in a consecutive manner, from the goods conveying step to the goods inlet step, or from the goods outlet step to the goods conveying step by absorbing a difference between a goods inlet height or a goods outlet height in the goods inlet step or the goods outlet step and a goods conveyance height in the goods conveying step. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.