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公开(公告)号:US10351355B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-16
申请号:US15500366
申请日:2015-08-03
Applicant: Douglas Machine Inc.
Abstract: Apparatus for automatic adjustment of guide rails for guiding articles on a conveyor via lanes is provided. The apparatus includes spaced apart first and second tracks, a carriage for driven travel along the first track, and a guide rail hanger for select slaved travel along the second track by the carriage in furtherance of lane adjustment. The guide rail hanger is operatively linked with a guide rail hanger positioning bar for select reversible affixation with respect thereto in furtherance of establishing a fixed guide rail position relative to the conveyor. A latch assembly, supported by the carriage, has a latch selectively operable for captured carrying of the guide rail hanger along the second track during travel of said carriage, the latch effectuating release of an affixed guide rail hanger from the guide rail hanger positioning bar in furtherance of enabling relocating and re-affixing the guide rail hanger relative to the guide rail hanger positioning bar in advance of captured carrying thereof.
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公开(公告)号:US11383863B2
公开(公告)日:2022-07-12
申请号:US15756111
申请日:2016-09-02
Applicant: Douglas Machine Inc.
Inventor: Thomas H. Peterman , Christopher T. Davis , Matthew D. Toyli , Aaron M. Frederick , Richard W. Lukanen, Jr. , Christopher D. Harren
Abstract: A top loading assembly is provided. The assembly includes a robotic arm and an article collector assembly supported thereby. The robotic arm is characterized by first and second arm segments and three pivotable arm joints, a first arm joint J1 being a distal arm joint for operatively supporting said collector assembly, a second arm joint J2 being an intermediate arm joint, and a third arm joint J3 being a terminal/anchorable arm joint. The collector assembly, directable from an article collection locus to a collected article loading locus, includes a collector adapted to effectuate select clamping in relation to articles collected by the collector during direction of the collector assembly from the article collection locus to the collected article loading locus.
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公开(公告)号:US20180244410A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-30
申请号:US15756111
申请日:2016-09-02
Applicant: Douglas Machine Inc.
Inventor: Thomas H. Peterman , Christopher T. Davis , Matthew D. Toyli , Aaron M. Frederick , Richard W. Lukanen, Jr. , Christopher D. Harren
CPC classification number: B65B5/06 , B65B35/36 , B65B2220/18
Abstract: A top loading assembly is provided. The assembly includes a robotic arm and an article collector assembly supported thereby. The robotic arm is characterized by first and second arm segments and three pivotable arm joints, a first arm joint J1 being a distal arm joint for operatively supporting said collector assembly, a second arm joint J2 being an intermediate arm joint, and a third arm joint J3 being a terminal/anchorable arm joint. The collector assembly, directable from an article collection locus to a collected article loading locus, includes a collector adapted to effectuate select clamping in relation to articles collected by the collector during direction of the collector assembly from the article collection locus to the collected article loading locus.
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公开(公告)号:US20170217692A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-03
申请号:US15500366
申请日:2015-08-03
Applicant: Douglas Machine Inc.
Inventor: Matthew D. Toyli , Richard W. Lukanen , Christopher D. Harren , Kevin P. Herickhoff
CPC classification number: B65G47/71 , B65G21/2072
Abstract: Apparatus for automatic adjustment of guide rails for guiding articles on a conveyor via lanes is provided. The apparatus includes spaced apart first and second tracks, a carriage for driven travel along the first track, and a guide rail hanger for select slaved travel along the second track by the carriage in furtherance of lane adjustment. The guide rail hanger is operatively linked with a guide rail hanger positioning bar for select reversible affixation with respect thereto in furtherance of establishing a fixed guide rail position relative to the conveyor. A latch assembly, supported by the carriage, has a latch selectively operable for captured carrying of the guide rail hanger along the second track during travel of said carriage, the latch effectuating release of an affixed guide rail hanger from the guide rail hanger positioning bar in furtherance of enabling relocating and re-affixing the guide rail hanger relative to the guide rail hanger positioning bar in advance of captured carrying thereof.
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