公开(公告)号：US20230339695A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18010345

申请日：2021-06-09

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas HENSEL ,  Martin BAUER ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Juergen WERNER ,  Marcus SEIDL

IPC: B65G43/08 ,  B65G47/71 ,  B65G47/76 ,  B65G47/82 ,  B65G47/14

CPC classification number: B65G43/08 ,  B65G47/71 ,  B65G47/766 ,  B65G47/82 ,  B65G47/1492 ,  B65G2203/042 ,  B65G2203/0241

Abstract: The invention relates to a transport device (1) and a method for distributing a plurality of similarly shaped and dimensioned articles (10).
The transport device (1) comprises an infeed (2) for conveying a plurality of similarly shaped and dimensioned articles (10) in a mass flow; a distribution section (3) downstream of the infeed (2), which distribution section (3), in the conveying direction (FR) of the articles (10), leads into a row transport (4), in which distribution section (3) the articles (10) are conveyed onwards or transported away in at least two separate parallel rows (5).
The transport device (1) also comprises at least one sensor device (6, 8, 11) for detecting and monitoring the mass flow within the infeed (2), within the distribution section (3) or within the rows (5), which at least one sensor device (6, 8, 11) is signal-coupled to a motor-driven actuator (14), which actuator (14) is assigned to the distribution section (3) for influencing a transverse distribution of the articles (10); wherein, in the event of detected gaps, interruptions or in the event of a detected termination of the article flow within the infeed (2) or within the distribution section (3) or within the rows (5), the actuator (14) moves a movable steering device (16), which steering device (16) is adjoining the article flow at least on one side.