公开(公告)号：US5833092A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-10

申请号：US803219

申请日：1997-02-20

申请人： Scott E. Godfrey ,  Leonard L. Hierath ,  Mark E. Hillam ,  Michael R. Schmehl ,  Charles F. Watson

发明人： Scott E. Godfrey ,  Leonard L. Hierath ,  Mark E. Hillam ,  Michael R. Schmehl ,  Charles F. Watson

IPC分类号： B65D88/64 ,  B65G65/48 ,  B67D5/64

CPC分类号： B65D88/64 ,  B65G65/4818

摘要： Apparatus for feeding poorly flowable dry particulate materials includes a rotary supply hopper having an interior chamber for receiving and containing a quantity of material and an annular sidewall open at a lower edge, a stationary platform having a circular groove formed in a top surface of the platform encircling an upright central axis and an opening extending through the platform adjacent to the circular groove, spaced from the central axis and defined between the circular groove and central axis, a support structure supporting the hopper above the platform to undergo rotation relative to the platform about the upright central axis with the lower edge of the supply hopper being spaced from and extending downward into the circular groove of the platform such that the platform serves as a stationary bottom for the rotary supply hopper, and an annular discharge spout attached at an open upper end to the platform below and encircling the opening through the platform and having a transfer passage extending from the open upper end to an open lower end so that material can undergo gravity-assisted flow downward through the platform opening and discharge spout passage for discharge at the open lower end of the discharge spout. The apparatus also includes a stripper blade rotatably mounted to the discharge spout and extending radially inward across the open lower end thereof for engaging discharging material to assist its movement away from the open lower end of the discharge spout.

摘要翻译： 用于供给不良流动干燥颗粒材料的设备包括旋转供料料斗，其具有用于接收和容纳一定量材料的内部室和在下边缘开口的环形侧壁，具有形成在平台的顶表面中的圆形槽的固定平台 环绕直立的中心轴线和与该圆形槽相邻的平台延伸穿过平台的开口，与中心轴线间隔开并限定在圆形槽和中心轴线之间;支撑结构，其支撑在平台上方的料斗以相对于平台围绕 供应料斗的下边缘的直立中心轴线与平台的圆形槽间隔开并向下延伸到平台的圆形槽中，使得平台用作用于旋转供料料斗的固定底部，以及附接在开口上部的环形排出喷嘴 结束到平台下面，并通过平台环绕开口，并具有一个转动 从打开的上端延伸到开口的下端，使得材料可以经受重力辅助的流动，通过平台开口和排出喷口通道，以在排放口的开口下端排出。 该设备还包括可旋转地安装到排出口并且沿其开口的下端径向向内延伸的剥离器叶片，用于接合排出材料以帮助其移动远离排放口的敞开的下端。

公开(公告)号：US5041907A

公开(公告)日：1991-08-20

申请号：US484565

申请日：1990-02-23

申请人： James L. Sager ,  Michael R. Schmehl

发明人： James L. Sager ,  Michael R. Schmehl

IPC分类号： B07C5/342 ,  B07C5/36 ,  B23P19/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J19/02 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06T7/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/08 ,  B07C5/3422 ,  B07C5/361 ,  B23P19/00 ,  B25J19/023 ,  B25J9/0093 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  G05B19/4182 ,  G06T7/004 ,  G05B2219/40005 ,  Y02P90/083

摘要： An apparatus and method for picking up and manipulating randomly oriented and randomly positioned objects moving on an object belt and transferring them to randomly oriented and randomly positioned destinations moving on a destination belt. An image processing unit using a vision system identifies and locates objects and destinations in successive overlapping vision windows up to a predetermined optimum number of objects. The locations of those objects and destinations are entered in an output queue which is transmitted to the object and destination location queues of a first robot motion controller. The first robot picks up and deposits to destinations all the objects it can in the time available while the objects and destinations pass, and enters the locations of the objects not picked up and destinations to which no object is placed in an output queue which is transmitted to the object and destination location queues of a second robot motion controller. The robots can be arranged in a series of any number and the image processing units and vision systems can also be arranged in a series.

摘要翻译： 一种用于拾取和操纵在对象带上移动的随机取向和随机定位的物体并将其转移到在目的地带上移动的随机定向和随机定位的目的地的装置和方法。 使用视觉系统的图像处理单元识别并定位连续重叠的视觉窗口中的物体和目的地，直到预定的最佳数量的物体。 这些对象和目的地的位置被输入到发送到第一机器人运动控制器的对象和目的地位置队列的输出队列中。 第一个机器人拾取并存放目的地物体和物体在通过时可用的所有物体，并进入未被拾取的物体的位置和没有物体放置在被传送的输出队列中的目的地 到第二机器人运动控制器的对象和目的地位置队列。 机器人可以布置成一系列任意数量，并且图像处理单元和视觉系统也可以一系列地布置。

公开(公告)号：US5040056A

公开(公告)日：1991-08-13

申请号：US472044

申请日：1990-01-29

申请人： James L. Sager ,  Michael R. Schmehl

发明人： James L. Sager ,  Michael R. Schmehl

IPC分类号： B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J19/02 ,  G06T7/00

CPC分类号： B65B5/105 ,  B25J19/023 ,  B25J9/0093 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  B65B23/14 ,  G05B19/4182 ,  G06T7/004 ,  Y02P90/083

摘要： An apparatus and method for picking up and manipulating randomly oriented and randomly positioned objects moving on a belt. An image processing unit using a vision system identifies and locates objects in successive overlapping vision windows up to a predetermined optimum number of objects. The locations of those objects is entered in an output queue which is transmitted to the object location queue of a first robot motion controller. The first robot picks up and deposits all the objects it can in the time available while the objects pass, and enters the locations of the objects not picked up in an output queue which is transmitted to the object location queue of a second robot motion controller. The robots can be arranged in a series of any number and the image processing units and vision systems can also be arranged in a series.

摘要翻译： 一种用于拾取和操纵在带上移动的随机取向和随机定位的物体的装置和方法。 使用视觉系统的图像处理单元识别并定位到连续重叠的视觉窗口中的对象，直到预定的最佳数量的对象。 这些对象的位置被输入到发送到第一机器人运动控制器的对象位置队列的输出队列中。 第一个机器人拾取并存放在物体通过时可用的所有物体，并进入未被拾取的输出队列中被传送到第二个机器人运动控制器的物体位置队列的位置。 机器人可以布置成一系列任意数量，并且图像处理单元和视觉系统也可以一系列地布置。