Systems and methods for diverting objects

    公开(公告)号:USRE49707E1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-24

    申请号:US17695457

    申请日:2022-03-15

    申请人: LAITRAM, L.L.C.

    IPC分类号: B65G17/24

    CPC分类号: B65G17/24

    摘要: In one embodiment, a conveyor system includes a conveyor belt having a plurality of conveyor belt rollers configured to divert objects on the conveyor belt, and a drive mechanism that engages the conveyor belt rollers, the drive mechanism being configured to drive the conveyor belt rollers, the drive mechanism being adjustable such that the conveyor belt rollers can be selectively driven in a first angular direction and a second, opposite angular direction so that objects can be selectively diverted to either side of the conveyor belt at a desired diverting angle.

    Linear-motor conveyor system
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11198568B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-14

    申请号:US17069375

    申请日:2020-10-13

    申请人: Laitram, L.L.C.

    IPC分类号: B65G54/02 B65G35/06 B65G17/00

    摘要: A tray conveyor in which plastic trays with rows of embedded translators are driven by stators in multiple conveyor sections. Washing stations in cleaning zones in each conveyor section are provided to automatically clean empty trays in the conveyor's return path. Indicia on each tray identify the tray as belonging to a specific family of trays. Each of the conveyor sections conveys only conveyor trays that belong to a predetermined family assigned to that conveyor section.

    DYNAMIC GAPPING CONVEYOR SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200109011A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-04-09

    申请号:US16098555

    申请日:2017-04-26

    申请人: Laitram, L.L.C.

    IPC分类号: B65G47/31 B65G43/08 B65G43/10

    摘要: A conveyor system conveying packages with controlled gaps or pitches to a processing station and a method for controlling the speed of an infeed conveyor to supply packages to the processing station with maximized throughput. The conveyor system comprises the infeed conveyor followed by a separation conveyor, a gapping conveyor, and a processing conveyor delivering packages to the processing station. The length of a string of packages and interpackage gaps is measured on the separation conveyor and compared to the length of a string of packages on the processing conveyor. If the string length on the processing conveyor exceeds the string length on the separation conveyor, a programmed controller adjusts the infeed speed down. If the string length on the separation conveyor exceeds the string length on the processing conveyor, the controller adjusts the infeed speed up.

    WET CASE DETECTOR IN A CONVEYOR BELT
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200109009A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-04-09

    申请号:US16305250

    申请日:2017-06-12

    申请人: Laitram, L.L.C.

    IPC分类号: B65G43/00 B65G17/08

    摘要: A detector detects the presence of liquid on a conveyed product using optics. The detector comprises a light source adjacent to a conveyor belt for directing a light beam into the conveyor belt body towards a top conveying surface and a light receiver for detecting the light beam after it reflects off of the top conveying surface. A reduction in intensity of the reflected light beam may indicate the presence of wetness on the top conveying surface.

    Multi-directional roller assembly
    9.
    发明授权
    Multi-directional roller assembly 有权
    多向滚轮组合

    公开(公告)号:US09193533B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-24

    申请号:US14644304

    申请日:2015-03-11

    申请人: Laitram, L.L.C.

    摘要: A multi-directional roller assembly for directing articles in a conveying system. The multi-directional roller assembly has a rotatable roller frame housing at least one set of mutually-actuating rollers. The multi-directional roller assembly directs an article supported by the assembly along a trajectory determined by the orientation of the multi-directional roller assembly relative to an input force. The orientation of the multi-directional roller assembly may be changed to change the trajectory. A conveyor system may include an array of multi-directional roller assemblies. An actuator controls the orientation of the multi-directional roller assemblies individually and may also control an array of multi-directional roller assemblies as a group.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在输送系统中引导物品的多向辊组件。 多向辊组件具有容纳至少一组相互致动的辊的可旋转辊框架。 多向辊组件沿着由多向辊组件的取向确定的轨迹相对于输入力引导由组件支撑的物品。 可以改变多向辊组件的取向以改变轨迹。 输送系统可以包括多方向辊组件阵列。 致动器单独地控制多向辊组件的取向,并且还可以将一组多方向​​辊组件控制为一组。

    Conveyor employing a vacuum
    10.
    发明授权
    Conveyor employing a vacuum 有权
    输送机采用真空

    公开(公告)号:US09073704B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-07

    申请号:US14021018

    申请日:2013-09-09

    申请人: Laitram, L.L.C.

    摘要: A sorting conveyor employs suction to stabilize products on a conveyor belt. The sorting conveyor comprises a conveyor belt including a plurality of embedded rollers for moving conveyed objects relative to the conveyor belt. A vacuum chamber below the conveyor belt houses activators for the rollers and selectively creates a vacuum zone above the conveyor belt for pulling objects on the conveyor belt.

    摘要翻译: 分拣机采用吸力来稳定输送带上的产品。 分拣输送机包括一个输送带,该输送带包括多个嵌入辊,用于相对于传送带移动被输送的物体。 在传送带下方的真空室容纳辊子的活化剂,并且选择性地在传送带上方产生真空区,用于牵拉传送带上的物体。