摘要:
Articles being conveyed on a source conveyor belt with uniform spacing between them are deposited on a receiving conveyor belt with a different uniform spacing between them utilizing a device that has one or more transfer units mounted for being driven rotationally about a common axis, each transfer unit having axially extending article pickup members which all rotate or orbit in the same circular path for gripping successive articles being presented on the source conveyor and transferring the articles to the receiving conveyor. The transfer units are driven rotationally with individual servomotors which are controlled to accelerate and decelerate cyclically such that the article pickup members arrive at the source conveyor or moving at the same linear speed as the source conveyor to pickup an article and arrive at the receiving conveyor moving linearly at the same speed as the receiving conveyor to deposit the article without relative motion between the pickup members and the conveyors while picking up and while depositing the articles.
摘要:
A method of reversing direction of an article, or of speeding up or slowing down an article is disclosed by engaging an article with a first belt to move the article in a first direction; disengaging the article from the first belt; and then engaging the article with a second belt to move the article at a different speed. An apparatus to change speed of an article is also disclosed by a first belt rotating in a first direction; a second belt rotating in the direction at a second speed; the first belt engaging an article at a first time while the second belt is disengaged with the article, the first belt disengaging the article at a second time, and the second belt engaging the article at a third time while the first belt is disengaged with the article.
摘要:
A method of reversing direction of an article, or of speeding up or slowing down an article is disclosed by engaging an article with a first belt to move the article in a first direction; disengaging the article from the first belt; and then engaging the article with a second belt to move the article at a different speed. An apparatus to change speed of an article is also disclosed by a first belt rotating in a first direction; a second belt rotating in the direction at a second speed; the first belt engaging an article at a first time while the second belt is disengaged with the article, the first belt disengaging the article at a second time, and the second belt engaging the article at a third time while the first belt is disengaged with the article.