公开(公告)号：US20210222709A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US16747386

申请日：2020-01-20

Applicant: Flexibility Engineering, LLC

Inventor： Joseph W. Pawelski ,  Thomas Ingraham ,  Bradley N. Hammond

IPC: F15B11/15 ,  F15B11/20 ,  F15B18/00

Abstract: The inventive technology, in certain of its many embodiments, may present a y-number of physically biased, pressurized positioner assemblies, in a single positioner zone, where each assembly includes, inter alia, a plurality of n number of non-precision springs configured in a bimodal or trimodal configuration, and wherein an average of the absolute values of individual deviations, from a design effective spring rate, of the measured, effective spring rates of said positioner assemblies of said zone is less than an average of the absolute values of individual deviations, from said design effective spring rate, of y-number of non-precision springs manufactured to have said design effective spring rate. Spring configurations may be, e.g.: single/double/triple cylinder; single/double pressure cylinder; unimodal/bimodal/trimodal parallel, series and/or nested; internal/external; and/or symmetric/asymmetric. Certain embodiments may include an anti-buckling disc established between series configured springs. Additional aspects of the inventive technology may relate to, e.g., ability to use shorter springs to achieve an intended rate, inter alia.

公开(公告)号：US09884733B1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-06

申请号：US15675425

申请日：2017-08-11

Applicant: Flexibility Engineering, LLC

Inventor： Joseph Pawelski ,  Thomas Ingraham ,  Steven Walker

IPC: B65G51/03 ,  B65G21/20

CPC classification number: B65G51/035 ,  B65G21/2072 ,  B65G2201/0247

Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive technology disclosed herein may improve efficiency of conveyed bottle apparatus by providing bottle jam prevention guides that may be rotatable, whether freely or in response to a motorized force. Such guides may force downward a bottle that undergone excessive swing in a forward and/or rearward direction, and thus has jammed or is in an incipient jam condition. Advantages may include not only increased efficiency of a conveyed bottle process, but also reduction or even elimination of chatter.